At sunset, the battle flag with the word "Su" was already flying high over Hangu Pass.

After Zhang Ji and other routs fled to Guancheng, they knew that they had no way to hold it, so they had to abandon the pass and flee.

Chang'an is in the west, Luoyang City is in the east, and between the east and west, it is the famous Hangu Pass.

Su Zhe captured this pass, which was equivalent to choking the throat of the Western Liang army's eastward advance, and it would not be so easy for Dong Zhuo to invade his territory again.

After passing through Hangu Pass to the west, he entered Hongnong County, Dong Zhuo deployed heavy troops in the county, and Su Zhe couldn't get any benefit from chasing him any longer, so he wisely ordered to stop the pursuit and stop at Hangu Pass.

After staying in the city for one night, Su Zhe left 3,000 elite soldiers to guard the pass, and led his army back to Luoyang City.

Two days later, Su Zhe finally rode his horse and stepped into the old capital of the Han Empire.

Landing on the head of Luoyang City and looking down at the ruined imperial capital, Su Zhe could vaguely imagine how prosperous she was back then.

It's a pity that all the prosperity was burned by Dong Zhuo and turned into a passing cloud.

Su Zhe knows very well that the value of Luoyang City does not lie in how prosperous it is, but in its geographical location in the world.

And the position in the world is decided, even if Luoyang City is now in ruins, sooner or later it will rise again and become the imperial capital again.

Su Zhe is familiar with history, of course, he remembers that Luoyang City in history has also been destroyed several times, but it has returned to prosperity several times, and stands dazzlingly in the Central Plains as the imperial capital.

He also knew that if he wanted to achieve the cause of the emperor, sooner or later he would have to move his ruling core to Luoyang City.

However, the time has not yet come.

The most realistic problem is that Luoyang is too desolate, although many people have returned over the years, some houses have been rebuilt scattered on the ruins, and some people have returned to the countryside outside the city and began to reopen the barren fields.

It's just that the current return of the population is really a drop in the bucket, and it is not enough to support Su Zhe to move the ruling center from Wancheng to Luoyang.

Not to mention his tens of thousands of troops, even to support the Empress of Heaven, as well as the ministers and their families who eat idle meals, the daily consumption of money and food is innumerable, and the population of Luoyang and Henan County, where it is located, is simply not enough to support so many mouths.

Moreover, Luoyang is Dong Zhuo's territory to the west, Cao Cao's territory is to the east, and Yuan Shao's Jizhou is too close to the north.

The recapture of Luoyang, that is, because of its imperial capital, is to show the legitimacy of the Son of Heaven to the people of the world, so as to facilitate Su Zhe to maximize the appeal of the remaining Son of Heaven.

After thinking for a long time, Su Zhe retracted his thoughts and said, "Li Yan, I plan to play tomorrow, appoint you as Henan Yin, and sit in Luoyang for me, do you have the courage to take on this important responsibility?" ”

Li Yan's body was shocked, and he looked at Su Zhe with surprise, as if he couldn't believe that Su Zhe would hand over such an important burden to him.

That's Henan Yin, although the official position is the same level as the county Taishou, but because there is an imperial capital in the jurisdiction, the power position is far better than the ordinary Taishou.

Su Zhe asked him to be Henan Yin, which was equivalent to handing over the imperial capital to him, and made him change from a general of the Su family army to a feudal official who could defend one side for him Su Zhe.

In other words, his Li Yan's status in the Su Zhe Group will be higher than that of ordinary generals like Gan Ning and Hu Che'er.

Li Yanyan can not be excited.

"Why, don't you have the guts to take on such a heavy responsibility?" Su Zhe asked with a smile.

Li Yan realized from the surprise at this time, and he was busy, and said angrily: "Thank you for your trust, Yan Ding should do his best, the lord can rest assured, Yan will live up to the trust of the lord." ”

Su Zhe nodded and asked, "Then tell me, how do you plan to sit in Luoyang?" ”

Li Yan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Luoyang is a wedge inserted into the Central Plains by the lord, and it will be of great use to seize the Central Plains in the future, but the goal of the lord is to take Jingzhou first, so what Yan has to do is to defend Luoyang for the lord, restore the people's livelihood and economy in Luoyang, and prepare for the lord's future northward direction." ”

Su Zhe smiled slightly and motioned for him to continue.

Li Yan continued: "So what Yan has to do is to hold the Hangu Pass in the west and the Tiger Prison Pass in the east with elite soldiers, and then rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River in the north to prevent the enemy on three sides, and only defend but not attack." ”

"At the same time, Yan also wants to rebuild Luoyang City, recruit displaced people to reclaim the surrounding wasteland, and build a large number of tuntians to enrich Dingkou and accumulate grain and grass."

"In time, when the lord is heading north, Yan will have enough grain and grass here, and sufficient civil and material resources to provide security for the lord's army."

After listening to Li Yan's plan, Su Zhe nodded with satisfaction, secretly admiring Liu Bei's skills in his heart.

Thinking that Liu Bei Bai Emperor entrusted Gu and appointed Li Yan as the minister of Gu Life, he sat in Jiangzhou for Shu and guarded against Eastern Wu, Li Yan did a very good job, so that the eastern part of Shu was stable for a long time.

Of course, later Li Yan was belittled by Zhuge Liang, which is another matter.

And Li Yan's words also won Su Zhe's heart, and it proved that he was a pillar of talent, and he had the strength to sit on one side, which strengthened Su Zhe's heart with him.

Moreover, Su Zhe looked at his command, and only Li Yan was able to be literate and martial, and he had the talent to stand alone.

At that moment, Su Zhe smiled happily and patted him on the shoulder: "Very good, Zhengfang, I really didn't mistake you, I will hand over this Luoyang to you!" ”

Li Yan was also excited, and said proudly: "Don't worry, my lord, when your army goes north, I will definitely give you a prosperous Luoyang City again." ”

"Good! I remember what you said, don't break your promise. Su Zhe smiled.

At the head of the city, the two ministers looked at each other and laughed.

The laughter stopped suddenly, Su Zhe saw something, pointed to the direction of the south gate, and said, "What is the origin of the people along the way?" ”

Li Yan squinted a few times, and hurriedly said: "That should be the car of the Son of Heaven and the queen, did you forget, did you forget, you said that you want to invite the emperor and queen to return to the capital, and go through the motions." ”

"So that's the case, I almost forgot, let's go, go and see our Son of Heaven." Su Zhe remembered at this time, so he went down to the city.

Hundreds of steps away, the south gate of Luoyang.

The imperial chariot, which symbolized the emperor's chariot, slowly drove into Luoyang City, and the moment the carriage entered the south gate, Liu Xie was so excited that he almost jumped up.

"Luoyang, Luoyang, I'm finally back again......" Looking at the ruins and desolation of the city, Liu Xie was full of emotion.

His memory suddenly returned to the not-so-distant past.

He recalled the prosperity of Luoyang City and the magnificence of the South Palace and the North Palace, just like the Han Empire, brilliant and dazzling.

He also remembered the agitation when he reigned in the world, standing in the golden palace, looking down on the towering Luoyang.

Everything is like a dream, it happened yesterday, and when I wake up today, I am only left with this ruin in front of me.

"Dong Zhuo, old thief, if it weren't for your fire, how could my imperial capital become a ruin!" Liu Xie clenched his fists and clicked, secretly gritting his teeth.

Fu Shou beside him sighed: "Your Majesty, don't forget, if it weren't for Dong Zhuo, Your Majesty would just be King Chen Liu, and this Luoyang City would not belong to Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie's body was shocked, and he was speechless for a while by Fu Shou's words.

After a while, Liu Xiecai hated and said: "Why is my luck so bad, I escaped from the traitor of Dong Thief, but I fell into the hands of another traitor, hateful——"

The "other traitor" in his mouth naturally alludes to Su Zhe.

Fu Shou immediately sighed again: "Your Majesty, don't forget, if it weren't for the traitor in Your Majesty's mouth, Your Majesty would not have had a chance to return to Luoyang." ”

"What do you mean, Queen? Why do you always talk to me like that? Liu Xie finally became angry and lost his temper at Fu Shou.

Fu Xing said lightly: "Your Majesty is angry, the concubine said these words, in fact, I just want to remind Your Majesty to remember more of Su Qing's merits, less of his mistakes, and take the opportunity of recovering the imperial capital to ease relations with him, only in this way can we seize this last opportunity." ”

"Last chance? What do you mean? A glimmer of light flashed in Liu Xie's eyes.

Fu Shou lowered his voice and said: "Luoyang is not as good as Wancheng, this is not Su Ziming's lair, his control over this place must be far inferior to Wancheng, as long as His Majesty is still in Luoyang, there will be a chance to re-entangle the power of loyalty." ”

"Besides, Luoyang is not as remote as Wancheng, not to mention Dong Zhuo in the west, there must be many loyal people in the two rivers and states in the north and east, Your Majesty is in Luoyang, it will be more convenient to secretly contact and recruit these loyal people, and in time, Your Majesty will have the opportunity to get rid of Su Ziming's control and be a veritable Son of Heaven."

As soon as Fu Shou spoke, Liu Xie's heart was shocked, and suddenly his eyes swept with enlightenment.

After chewing for a long time, the corners of Liu Xie's mouth rose slightly, hooking up a cold and smug sneer.