Liu Xie ordered Chen Gongtai and Shi Ci to stay behind to guard Gongguan, and he returned to Luoyang with Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Feng, Zhang He and others.

Before leaving, he met with Chen Gong alone, and Liu Xie said: "I know that you have talent and strategy, and I also know that you are loyal, but you must also know that although I am young, I also need to know that I have clear rewards and punishments, and I am not easy to be fooled." ”

Chen Gong was smart, and immediately understood the meaning of Liu Xie's words, which was dissatisfied with his previous transfer of troops, and knelt down and said: "The minister is sincere and afraid, and he feels the grace of His Majesty's knowledge, dare not to die for it?" ”

Liu Xie helped him up and said with a smile: "Don't doubt the public platform, just do your best." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has no two hearts."

When Liu Association saw Chen Gongbi, he made an appointment with Tai Shici alone, and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and Tai Shici also made it clear that he swore allegiance to the death.

Liu Xie rested in the Gongguan military camp for a night. During the night, the Southern Xiongnu Baibo coalition army launched only one attack, and there was no more news, and many attacks were fruitless, and the attack was temporarily abandoned.

Early the next morning, Liu Xie was about to go back to Luoyang, Chen Gong saw him off, Liu Xie held his hand and said: "Gongguan is important, and the public station is attentive." ”

Chen Gong said: "Your Majesty, but it doesn't hurt to go, the minister swears to defend Gongguan to the death!" ”

Liu Xie and his entourage went on the road, crossed the river to the south bank, and there were already a thousand cavalry waiting to escort Liu Xie back to Luoyang.

Cai Yan, Tong's mother and son, these three people never returned to Luoyang on the south bank, and waited for Liu Xie here. Liu Xie asked Xiao Luozi and Zhao Long to sit in the carriage with him, and Cai Yan rode a horse to accompany him.

originally planned to let Cai Yan also sit in the car to chat with him, but considering that Cai Yan was a married woman after all, it was inconvenient, so he gave up.

During the march, Liu Xie lifted the curtain and saw Cai Yan in front of the carriage, so he asked, "How is the eighteenth beat of my aunt's Hu Ji completed?" ”

Cai Yan said: "I'm not afraid of Your Majesty's jokes, if there is no trip to Hedong, the courtier's eighteen beats may not be completed." It's just that this time I was in prison and suffered Your Majesty, and the courtiers felt really uneasy. ”

"Aunt doesn't have to worry about it," Liu Xie said, "The troubled times are scattered, and when you encounter small ups and downs, you can't worry about it." ”

Cai Yan said again: "Yes, Your Majesty." Since killing King Zuoxian, the courtier's heart has suddenly opened up a lot, and she has also begun to conceive of Changle Weiyang, and she already has an overall framework. ”

Liu Xie attaches great importance to Changle Weiyang, because this epic song and dance drama is to praise him for his merits, and it is also to inspire the people, once it is written, it is bound to boost the morale of the entire Han army and the people of the world.

Although this crossed the Yellow River and reached the boundary of Luoyang, it was still a whole day's journey from Luoyang City. Cai Yan is a generation of craftsmen who combine music and literature, how can she ride a horse all the way to delay her creation?

Liu Xie said: "Auntie can come to the car and play the qin to create." ”

Cai Yan said: "I'm afraid it's inconvenient, right? ”

Liu Xiexin said: This woman, in order to keep me warm when the temple was broken, she hugged me tightly, but at this time she had to avoid it, but it was better to be restrained, after all, I still want to be a benevolent monarch who is admired by the world.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie stopped the carriage, and asked Xiao Luozi and Zhao Long to get off with him, and said: "Back to Luoyang, the day is just around the corner, the road is comfortable, we three children will ride horses, and my aunt will get on the car and compose music." ”

Cai Yan said: "This is Your Majesty's dragon, absolutely not." ”

Liu Xie smiled and said: "I am nine years old, and everyone says no." What I don't like the most is red tape, I just say it's okay! ”

Cai Yan said: "The courtier is just a middle-aged village woman, Your Majesty can't treat me so kindly." ”

Liu Xie also said: "I once said that I only appreciate talented people, whether they are men and women, beautiful or ugly. You get in the car quickly, and if you don't get in the car, it's a protest! ”

Cai Yan had no choice but to agree to get in the car.

Liu Xie and Xiao Luozi rode horses and followed the side of the carriage, Zhao Long was too young to ride alone, so he could only ride with his mother Tong.

The army moved on.

Cai Yan was grateful, he couldn't calm down for a long time when he was alone in the spacious dragon bowl, so Liu Xie said outside: "Auntie, this Changle Weiyang, I hope it is a masterpiece, such a huge project, I will hand it over to you to complete, how can I do it without the best treatment?" You just have to create with peace of mind, you don't need to care how the world sees it, if anyone is not convinced, just let him do it. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty," Cai Yan said, and began to play the piano.

Along the way, only the sound of the piano in the car was heard, sometimes soothing, sometimes high-pitched, sometimes intermittent, and sometimes not into a tune.

In Liu Xie's cognition, Changle Weiyang will be a magnificent epic drama, a masterpiece integrating singing, dancing, poetry and writing. Cai Yan also clearly told him that she can't do it alone, she must have a large number of musical and literary talents, and she will be the editor-in-chief of this epic drama.

As everyone knows, it was just a creative requirement of Liu Xie, and Cai Yan painted for 40 years to perfect Changle Weiyang, which is a later story, not to mention for the time being.

But said that the Han army went all the way, and finally returned to Luoyang, Wang Yun led hundreds of civil and military officials out of Luoyang to meet the car, and there were outstanding generals in the team, and the four Xiaomei actually came, Liu Xie was quite surprised, and he didn't expect that these four little Loli each rode a batch of pocket horses, not afraid of fatigue, and went out of the city to meet them.

What surprised him even more was that he actually saw Zou Yuan, Yan Er, Ma Chao and Ma Dai in the team, which showed that they had returned triumphantly from Zhang Xiu.

When he came to the front and saw hundreds of officials, Liu Xie came to Zou Yuan and asked, "My aunt must have won a big victory in Zhang Xiu, right?" ”

Zou Yuan's face was full of excitement, and he said: "Thanks to Your Majesty Hongfu, I went to take Wancheng in one fell swoop." ”

Liu Xie pretended to be angry: "You won the battle, and you didn't know how to send a good news to me." ”

Zou Yuan smiled and said: "The courtiers are guilty, Your Majesty forgives." Yan'er wanted to send a good news to His Majesty, but was stopped by the courtiers. ”

"So why?" Liu Xie asked.

Zou Yuan said: "The courtiers want to tell Your Majesty in person, and they want to give Your Majesty a surprise." ”

Liu Xie smiled and said, "Since this is the case, I will forgive you." However, I want you to tell me in person about your expedition to Zhang Xiu. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie praised Yan Er and Ma Chao brothers again.

After entering Luoyang City, the people were welcomed, and Liu Xie sighed: "Two years ago, I was only nine years old, and I defeated Li Guo's 150,000 Xiliang army with 6,000 people, and the victory was triumphant. Today, I led 10,000 elites to crusade against the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Hedong, but unexpectedly returned with a big defeat. The same is to return to Luoyang, the same people greet each other, but it is very different. ”

Yan Er said: "Your Majesty, don't be sad, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, we have a solid foundation, and the soldiers are good enough to eat, and sooner or later we will destroy Yu Fuluo and Guo Tai." ”