Tongguan, the snowflakes in the sky have stopped for many days, the warm sun began to shine on the earth, giving this ice and snow world a warm taste, as if burning the heating home, the snow on the ground began to melt, and the snow water was like a child returning home, converging into a river.

All this seems to tell people that the New Year is over! It's time for family reunion!

On this day of the New Year, Cao Jun, which has tripled to 150,000, cannot go back to his distant hometown, and the soldiers take Tongguan as their home and their comrades-in-arms as their family, and under Tongguan, they sing loudly to celebrate the New Year.

"Auspicious New Year!"

Cao Xing shuttled between the celebratory soldiers, and when he didn't get anywhere, he got loud blessings from his subordinates!

"Brethren! Auspicious New Year! ”

Cao Xing responded enthusiastically to these soldiers.

Dong Zhuo retreated, and Cao's army gathered some of the former Huangfu Song troops with the most loyal veterans, a total of 50,000, stationed in Hanyang 10,000, Hanzhong Wudu 10,000, Longguan 10,000, and Sanfu 20,000.

The remaining army, through the reorganization of 20,000 Dong troops in Dazhenguan and Hanyang County, swept away the rebels and Zahu barbarians in Hanyang, Sanfu, Hanzhong, and Wudu, and gained 30,000 soldiers, making Cao's army expand by 50,000 again.

It has reached the formation of 150,000 troops under the current Tongguan.

In addition, the remaining more than 100,000 old and weak women and children of the barbarian tribes in these places have all moved to Jingzhou, and will take Jingnan and Jiaozhou as their resettlement places.

As a result, with the efforts of Cao's army, the Qiang people in Hanyang and Sanfu, and the Bayi barbarians in Wudu and Hanzhong were not one out of ten, and the position of the Han people in these places became unshakable.

The joy of the New Year slowly relieved some of the new joiners in Cao Jun, their nervousness, let go of the wine and meat and delicacies they ate and drank, and made them forget their troubles.

The veterans who don't have to be on duty are even more drunk and drunk every time they push glasses with them.

Alcohol and meat can promote the affection of men, and men who serve in the army are no exception.

After the celebration, returning to the main general's tent, Zhong Wenwu did not show the ease just now, Liu Gui, who rushed over from Luoyang, stood under the hall:

"Lord, urgent news, Yuan Kui has become prime minister!

In these days when you were away, the hundred officials first recommended Yuan Kui as the prince, and then recommended him as the prime minister!

Among them, Ding Gong, Xu Xiang, and Wang Yun are the most active, but this Wang Yun is not good, and the vacated position of Situ did not fall into his hands, but became Yuan Feng's head! ”

The news brought by Liu Gui was like a bombshell, exploding in everyone's hearts, except for Cao Xing, everyone in the audience couldn't believe it, the position of prime minister has been abolished for two hundred years, and now Yuan Kui has regained his reputation as prime minister, and his reputation is no longer with him in the world.

The Yuan family, which has protégés and former officials all over the world, will go to the next level!

Even if Cao Xing compares with it, in terms of fame, it is simply a comparison between fireflies and the sun.

"Ding Gong, Xu Xiang, Wang Yun, ungrateful villains! Don't look at who made them sit in their current position, Wang Yun is even more self-inflicted, you lick your tongue and be the dog of the Yuan family, and the Yuan family doesn't take you seriously at all! Such a person still wants to be a Situ! ”

Cai Yang gritted his teeth angrily and opened his mouth to scold.

"General Cai is right! Lord, let the last general lead the army to Luoyang, I want these ungrateful people to see if our heavenly painting halberd is not sharp! ”

Lu Bu made a gesture of jealousy and hatred, with a reputation for his unparalleled loyalty.

"My lord! I'm willing to go to Luoyang! ”

All the generals present asked for battle.

Cao Xuan waved his hand, the scene quieted down, and he looked at Gai Xun, who was speechless: "General Gai, do you think you should send troops to Luoyang?" ”

Gai Xun raised his head, revealing his face with distorted facial features, and the wrinkles on his face suddenly felt a lot more, densely packed like roots:

"Please also ask the general for His Majesty's sake......"

Gai Xun's following words were speechless, but Cao Xuan already knew what he meant, and his eyes swept over Zhu Wenwu, there are really not a few people like Gai Xun, among the scribes Liang Yan, Zhao Song, Chen Diao, etc., and the military generals Huang Zhong, Yang Feng, Xu Huang, etc., are among them.

I can't imagine that there are so many people under his command who have feelings for the imperial court, and they should have known it a long time ago, unless they are nested in the south, once they enter Luoyang and enter the court, there are not a few such people.

Cao Xing sighed in his heart, his face was still unshocked: "Luoyang must go back, but remember to go back, not to go, let alone send troops to fight!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Gai Xun, Liang Yan, Huang Zhong, etc. in the hall breathed a sigh of relief, and these Cao Xing also saw it in their eyes.

"Yuan Kui becoming prime minister is His Majesty's choice, and we should respect it! In the future, Prime Minister Yuan must not be criticized in the army! ”

"No!"

Lu Bu, Lu Fan and others will not be willing to follow.

"Mr. Zhang Min, this time you have to go out again, take the first step for me and go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to congratulate!"

"No!"

Zhang Min, who had a complicated expression, took the order and left.

The audience suddenly fell into silence, perhaps this year was the most torturous year they had ever lived.

The next day, the whole army packed up, accelerated the march, and rushed to Luoyang.

Under the city of Hongnong, Cao Xing wanted to lead the army to rest here, and merged into Hongnong to purchase some materials, but the Hongnong defenders closed the door, and Hongnong Taishou didn't know when, and replaced it with the great Confucian Zhao Qi.

Cao Xuan did not preach with this master of scripture, and the army made a detour to Luoyang.

Hurry up, the familiar Luoyang finally came into view, but under the city gate, the figure of the guard was no longer so familiar.

The arrival of Cao's army caused a great sensation among the defenders, so much so that they did not stop Li Ru and his party from leaving the city.

Li Ru went straight to the Chinese army's tent, and was brought to Cao Xing by the tiger and leopard: "Meet the lord!" The list of subordinates who have secret communication with Yuan Kui in the army is presented! ”

As soon as Li Ru spoke, the people around him gasped, and the word traitor suddenly surfaced in their minds, and Cao Xuan took over the list, and something that made the people around him even more shocked happened.

I saw that Cao Xing didn't look at it, and tore the envelope written on the new paper of Chudi into two sections, and took out the fire fold, Li Ru shouted: "Lord, don't!" ”

Cao Xuan was indifferent, blew the fire fold, lit the envelope, and the new paper turned into ashes, and he could no longer see the list inside.

"Pass the order! I'm back! ”

Cao is full of pride! People can't help but admire! Morale was immediately high!

The 150,000 Cao army, without hindrance, stepped over the new-faced defenders and entered the city of Luoyang, and the poor 10,000 new pawns that the Yuan family had just formed didn't even dare to move in front of the 150,000 Cao troops killed by the corpse mountain and the sea of corpses.

The army took control of Luoyang, and Cao Xing returned to the Hou General's Mansion and closed his door.