Chapter 21: Father and Son Enter Beijing
Chapter 21 Father and Son Enter Beijing Ding Yuan deeply understands the benefits of supporting the army and self-respect, this person in troubled times is born to know how to protect himself, so he does not object to what Lu Bu does, but he told Lu Bu to do things for people must be low-key, and the eunuch forces and relatives in power in the DPRK and China do not like the local forces to become bigger, and they don't like the local forces to meddle in the disputes in the central government.
However, Ding Yuan also agreed with Lu Bu's point of view, Jiuyuan and the land in the clouds are all located in the border fortress, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, as long as Lao Tzu has soldiers in his hands, there is no need to be afraid too much.
After resting for two days, Ding Yuan decided to take LΓΌ Bu to lead the army to escort the coffin of King Youxian, the prisoners of Xiongnu nobles such as Humble Chi, and some of the captured gold and silver treasures.
Their father and son are not stupid, they did not hand over all the gold and silver treasures they seized, they gave part of the gold and silver treasures to the Taishou of other counties who led the army to aid Yunzhong County, these people are Ding Yuan's old friends in the army, and they used to robe, such as Dingxiang, Yanmen, Xihe, Wuyuan, Shuofang and other counties.
Ding Yuan also promised that he would not forget to mention the kindness of these Taishou in the seal of the performance, and he would report their military exploits together.
More treasures were hidden by the father and son, including a large number of captives, especially Xiongnu women, a large number of war horses, cattle, sheep and livestock, which were not handed over, left for their own use, and some rare objects and gold and silver were brought by Ding Yuan to prepare to deal with the eunuchs and relatives in Beijing.
Ding Yuan was very satisfied with the trap camp trained by Lu Bu, and agreed with Lu Bu that when he returned from Beijing this time, Ding Yuan's soldiers and horses would accept Lu Bu's new training methods, and Lu Bu also recommended Gao Shun and others to Ding Yuan, and Ding Yuan said that as long as Lu Bu thought it was reliable and usable, he could be entrusted with important tasks.
Lu Bu naturally promised that through military training, he would have the opportunity to control more troops, even Ding Yuan's subordinates.
Ding Yuan and Lu Bu each selected 500 soldiers and horses, a total of 1,000 horses, escorted the Xiongnu nobles prisoners, the coffin of the right Xian King, and a large amount of loot on the road, to the eastern capital of Luoyang, along the way with great fanfare, to the best of publicity, specially recruited a large number of gong and drum musicians from the clouds, blowing and playing well is not lively.
Along the way, the people heard that Ding Yuan's father and son defeated the Huns, and now they are entering Beijing to offer prisoners, and they are all welcomed, especially the people in the border counties, who are not less harassed by the Huns and other nomads, and compete to see the appearance of the Hun captives, but also to see who Ding Yuan, Lu Bu and his son, who have won a great victory and saved many Han people's suffering.
The fast horses that reported the victory had already been divided into several waves, and they rushed to Luoyang to deliver the letter with 600 miles. The counties and county orders of the passage are personally out of the city to usher in the send-off, the great defeat of the Northern Huns is the Eastern Han Dynasty for decades has not been a grand occasion, especially the shooting of the right Xian King, the capture of the right Xian Wang's son, the thousand cavalry Han army dared to run thousands of miles, deep into the grassland of the Hun royal court, talking about it is fascinating, blood is open.
Go south from the clouds, pass through Taiyuan County, pass through Shangdang County, go out of Taihang Mountain, pass through Hanoi, cross the river (that is, the Yellow River), pass through the Tiger Prison Pass, and arrive at Luoyang, the political, economic and cultural center of the Han Dynasty at that time.
On the way to Luoyang, Lu Bu attached himself to Ding Yuan's ear and instructed: "Father, this time in Beijing, if His Majesty the Emperor commends you and me, and keeps you and me serving in Luoyang, please ask your father to resign, or continue to return to the local post as the best policy." β
"Oh? Why did Feng Xian say this? This time, you and my father and son have made a lot of contributions, and it is reasonable to promote you and my father and son to official positions, and staying in the capital as an official is a shortcut to promotion, why don't children let their father stay in Kyoto? Ding Yuan was puzzled, hoping to get a reasonable explanation from Lu Bu, of course he would not suspect that Lu Bu would harm him.
"Father, you also know that the current court is still a competition between the eunuchs and relatives, and the eunuchs have a slight upper hand, if the father stays in Beijing, he will inevitably be suspicious or compete with the two parties, and the father has no foundation in the court, how can he want to fight with them? Moreover, I think that the general trend will soon be chaotic, and my father will have many opportunities to take advantage of when he stays in the place, and as long as our father and son have a firm grasp of the soldiers and horses, we can not change to meet all changes. Through these few incidents, Ding Yuan is convinced of Lu Bu's ability, and he will not be measured by Lu Bu's age.
Ding Yuan felt that what Lu Bu said made sense, and said that if things were really as Lu Bu predicted, he would definitely follow Lu Bu's plan.
The team entered the Tiger Prison Pass, and there was already Henan Yin Li Xie waiting here on the side of the road, this Li Daren is the descendant of Li Gu, when the court is a famous person, the prestige is very high, Ding Yuan and Lu Bu do not dare to slack off, treat each other with courtesy.
Li Xie said that his duty was to accompany them all the way and escort them to Luoyang. Li Xie saw that Lu Bu was talented, handsome and extraordinary, and praised Ding Yuan and said: "Lord Ding has such a son, how fortunate he is, Feng Xianxian's nephew, it is really true."
"Lu Bu among people, red rabbit among horses!" One in a million, one in a million" This comment has spread all over the world.
Finally, Ding Yuan and Lu Bu came to Luoyang, Kyoto accompanied by Li Xie, Lu Bu came to such a large metropolis for the first time in this era, Luoyang at this time has not suffered from military disasters and fires, the Eastern Han Dynasty has built two hundred years of historical accumulation, the entire Luoyang City is magnificent, splendid, tall city walls, wide city gates, clean streets, and bustling crowds have made people who have seen it for the first time deeply shocked.
On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, the ministers of the Three Princes and Nine Qing lined up outside the city gate to greet the triumphant army, Ding Yuan and Lu Bu were only allowed to bring three hundred people into the city, and they needed to be disarmed, Lu Bu selected three hundred soldiers who fell into the camp, personally led the team, and escorted the coffin of the Right Xian King, the Hun nobles such as Humble Chi, and the captured gold and silver treasures into the city, and the people of Luoyang were empty alleys to witness the triumphant Han army and the prisoners and booty, the avenue was crowded with people on both sides, and the soldiers in the camp also played a full twelve points of spirit, and changed into brand new military uniforms, Wearing iron armor and steel helmets, although he did not wear weapons, he still strutted with his head held high, the army was in strict formation, and shouted the slogan of trapping the camp as he walked
"The will to fall into battle, there is death and no life!"
"Fallen soldiers, I am invincible!" The neat pace was matched with a unified and high-pitched slogan, and the people of Luoyang, civil and military officials, were amazed, believing that only such an army could make such a record.
After a short time, the team came to the gate of the palace, the minister of civil and military affairs entered the palace to resume his life, and Ding Yuan and Lu Bu waited outside the Suzaku Gate.
Soon there was a small yellow gate, that is, a eunuch eunuch to announce the decree,
"Your Majesty has a will, the Yunzhong County is too guarded by Ding Yuan, the Yunzhong County Army is Sima Lu Bu, and the Deyang Palace is driving." Ding Yuan and Lu Bu got up after receiving the order and followed the eunuch into the palace.
On the way, Ding Yuan stuffed the gold ingot with the eunuch, and the eunuch happily closed his mouth, praised Ding Yuan for being sensible, and told Ding Yuan that the emperor was very happy today, as long as Ding Yuan's father and son abided by the palace etiquette and praised the current emperor, they would be richly rewarded.
Ding Yuan thanked the eunuch for his suggestion and nodded to Lu Bu, who understood and nodded.