Chapter 110: Luoyang Xingzhi Outside the South Palace
In 184 A.D., on the twenty-second day of the lunar month, Luoyang City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The weather in the month of Wax is already unusually cold. But today's Luoyang City is more lively than usual.
Since yesterday, the entire city of Luoyang has been lit up. Bright red lanterns were hung in the treetops on both sides of the road and on the corners of shops. The neat and bright red lanterns were hung from the Pingcheng Gate of Luoyang City to the palace gate of Nangong.
Under the two road signs made up of red lanterns is a clean and neat floor. The floor on this road hasn't been so clean in some time. The stalls that used to be on these floors are gone. Because early this morning, a group of Han Praetorian Guards came to this road and set up a guard line.
But even so, the street was already full. Because soon after, the army of the Han Dynasty went out to fight against the Yellow Turban Army, and he had to take the triumphant crown to the review and reward of the Son of Heaven of the Great Han.
The sun that brings hope and light rises higher and higher, and the time is getting closer and closer to noon. Suddenly, a long horn sounded over the head of Luoyang City, and then the blood-boiling war drums also sounded.
The drum sounded three ways, and the flat gate of Luoyang City slowly opened in a creaking sound. Outside the city, facing the city gate is the majestic and mighty Han Wang Shi wearing red battle clothes.
Another long horn sounded, and the Great Han Hero, who was originally standing quietly outside the city, began to move slowly with the sound of the horn.
They lined up in a neat line, walked in unison, held straight chests, and walked into the Pingcheng Gate and Luoyang City.
Huangfu Song rode a tall horse and took the lead in the front of the team. Cao Cao, Cao De, Yuan Shao and others followed. Behind them were two thousand soldiers dressed in brand-new suits.
At the moment when the army just came out of the city gate, fierce cheers rang out violently. This is the strength of our Han, this is the reliance of our Han, and this is the guardian of our Han.
The two thousand troops gradually drove to the gate of the South Palace in Luoyang amid the cheers of the citizens of LY.
solemn and magnificent palace gates. The flag covers the sky and the sun, and the ribbons flutter. The Praetorian Guards, dressed in bright armor and armed with bright weapons, stood majestically on the palace walls.
Looking down further, ninety war drums are divided on both sides of the palace entrance, each side is divided into five rows, and each row is nine frames, symbolizing the ninety-five supreme. And there is a long horn in front of each war drum. Further on, the Praetorian Guards, who were also dressed in furious horses, acted as guards.
When Huangfu Song and the others came to the gate of Nangong Palace, the time was still a little bit away from three o'clock in the afternoon. The 2,000 soldiers who had the honor of entering Beijing to receive the reward after returning from victory quickly formed their formation. A neat phalanx formation was formed.
The hourglass has been replaced by the hourglass at noon. The time was getting closer and closer to three o'clock in the afternoon. Although there were five or six thousand troops and tens of thousands of people in the square outside the palace gate of Nangong, the noise was getting smaller and smaller. In the end, the whole world seemed to fall into silence.
Little by little, time slipped by.
One hour at noon, two subjects at noon. Cao De's originally calm heart was beating violently at this moment. A quarter of an hour to go!
Three o'clock in the afternoon! Cao De's heart seemed to be jumping out! But Cao Deqiang has endured the violently beating heart for a quarter of an hour, and the closed door of Nangong Palace still shows no sign of opening!
Four o'clock in the afternoon! Five o'clock in the afternoon! Liu Hong hasn't come out yet. But the square of tens of thousands of people was as calm as ever. Half an hour had passed since three o'clock in the afternoon, and the enthusiasm of the excited crowd had basically calmed down.
At this moment, the palace gate of Nangong finally opened. A bright yellow chariot pulled by sixteen pure white tall horses slowly drove out of the palace gate. Liu Hong is finally here!
At this moment, Cao De's already calm heart shook again.
The huge chariot slowly approached. The huge door curtains on the car luan slowly opened to both sides, and Liu Hong, who was wearing an imperial crown and an imperial robe, finally appeared. At the same time, the little eunuch on the side shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived, and all the people kneel to greet you!"
After tens of thousands of people moved in unison, there was a clattering sound of armor pieces colliding and tens of thousands of people shouting in unison.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
"Everyone, love Qing Ping!" Liu Hong's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached Cao De's ears. As for whether others heard Cao De or not, I don't know.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Then there was a rattling of iron scraping.
Then, Liu Hong lazily glanced at the tens of thousands of people in the square and waved his hand lightly. The little eunuch beside Liu Hong immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty's oracle! In March of the first year of Zhongping, a thief Zhang Jiao gathered a crowd to rebel, disturbing our Han country and disturbing our Han people. I was deeply angry, so I appointed Huangfu Aiqing as the general of Zuo Zhonglang and led the king to attack him. General Huangfu took the lead and fought bravely to kill the enemy. In the end, it lasted for nine months, and Yu Dangping was a thief with a yellow turban. I am very pleased.
I am the king of the world. The courtiers are meritorious, and I should be rewarded lavishly.
Huangfu Song, after the gate, once served as the Taishou of the Northland, was ordered to lead the left Zhonglang general, and led the army to conquer the Yellow Turban anti-thief. Countless enemies were broken, and the thief's first horn was fought under the giant deer city, and it was broken. I was deeply gratified and rewarded for my merits. Huangfu Song is now appointed as the general of the left chariot cavalry, leading the Jizhou pastor, and sealing the marquis of Huaili.
Zhu Jun, the capital of the Han Dynasty, led the right Zhonglang general, and led the army to beg for food and yellow turbans. Countless enemies were broken, and the Yellow Turban thieves of Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou were leveled for the Han Dynasty. I am very pleased. Zhu Jun is now appointed as the general of the right chariot cavalry, increased the number of people by 5,000, and changed the title of Qiantang Hou.
Cao Cao, after the famous family, Cao Song, the eldest son of the former Taiwei, was ordered to lead a large army to assist General Huangfu to fight thieves. I have repeatedly made suggestions for thieves, and I have broken countless enemies, and I am gratified. Cao Cao is now appointed as the Minister of State of Jinan.
Yuan Shao, after the famous family, the current concubine of Sikong Yuan Feng, was ordered to lead a large army to assist General Huangfu to fight thieves. has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and once fought with the thief's first horn under the giant deer city. Kill the thief's first horn. I'm pleased. Yuan Shao is now appointed as the Taishou of Julu. I hope that Yuan Shao will live up to the emperor's grace and be diligent for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Yuan Shu, after the famous family, the current Sikong Yuan Fengzhi's son-in-law, was ordered to lead a large army to assist the Huangfu general Tao Ze. He once fought with the thief's first horn under the giant deer city. Break the city and kill thieves, and destroy countless enemies. I'm pleased. Yuan Shu is now appointed as the Taishou of Nanyang. I hope that Yuan Shao will live up to the emperor's grace and be diligent for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Cao De, after the famous family, Cao Song, the son of the former Taiwei. The Hanzhong County of the Great Han Dynasty is too guarded. At the time of danger, he was inspired by my call and organized an army to defeat the traitors. Break countless enemies and kill the thief's first treasure. I'm pleased. Cao De is now appointed as the general of Anbang and leads the Hanzhong Taishou. I hope that Cao De will live up to the emperor's grace and be diligent for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Gongsun Zhan was originally a commoner. Later, he served as the county magistrate of Dahan Zhuo County. Influenced by my call, he formed his own army to fight the traitors. He once assisted General Huangfu in the decisive battle between the thief leader and the giant deer city. Countless enemies have been broken, and great contributions have been made. And Gongsun Chan has made great contributions to the stability of the frontier. Huangfu Song is now appointed as the Taishou of Zhuojun and the capital is sealed.
Sun Jian, after Sun Wu. It is the county order of Shouchun County, Dahan. Influenced by my call, he organized his own army to conquer the traitors. He once assisted General Zhu Jun to level the gold thieves in Yangzhou and Xuzhou. I'm pleased. Sun Jian is now appointed as the Sima of the other department. I hope that Sun Jian will be diligent for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei, the common people also. Influenced by my call. Assemble your own army to fight the traitors. Kill countless enemies. Liu Bei is now appointed as the county lieutenant of Anxi County. I hope that Liu Bei will be diligent for the revival of the Han Dynasty.
The generals are rewarded here. The rest of the soldiers were rewarded for their meritorious deeds.
Now the rebellion of the Yellow Turban has been extinguished, the world is peaceful, and the people are back to live and work in peace and contentment. I hope that all the ministers will work together to create a great river and mountain in our Han Dynasty.
Chin this. ”
The war drums and horns, which had been prepared for a long time, made a deafening sound at this moment, celebrating the ascension of the generals. At the same time, after the little eunuch read aloud to Qin, all the generals and soldiers who had been entitled, knelt on one knee neatly, and shouted in unison: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”
Immediately afterwards, the little eunuch shouted screaming: "Your Majesty has a will, drive back to the palace!" ”
Then, tens of thousands of people in the square knelt down together, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”
Liu Hong's Jinluan car turned around and drove towards Nangong Palace!
This is called a bounty! From beginning to end, when Liu Hong just came out and made a show. A holy decree is also not verbose, and it is over when Liu Hong's official position of reward is directly read!
It's really a reward for meritorious deeds!
Since Liu Hong is gone, and the generals and soldiers who have won the war have also been rewarded, there is no need to continue to be coquettish here. As a result, the 2,000 soldiers who survived from the front line who happily entered the city entered Luoyang City and how they went out. It's just that when I came in, I received a welcome in the middle of the road, and when I went out, I didn't even have half of the people watching the excitement.
Let's not talk about the process of this anticlimactic reward. Let's take a look at the results first. So far, Zhu Jun and Sun Jian, who are mentioned in Liu Hong's edict, have not come to Luoyang City at all. Although these two people are also people who have contributed to the Yellow Turban Raid, they are far away. So this time, the two of them didn't have time to come to Luoyang City. Therefore, the absence of these two is also expected. But Liu Hong didn't say a word about Dong Zhuo's exploits. Although Dong Zhuo was unfortunately defeated by the Yellow Turban Army in the later battle, Dong Zhuo also contributed to the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army after all. Isn't it too much for you Liu Hong to not even mention others, is this the reason why Dong Zhuo caused trouble in Luoyang later?
As for the people who came to Luoyang and were rewarded, except for Cao De and Liu Bei, almost all of them were treated fairly. Let's talk about Liu Bei first. Liu Bei is also known as the emperor's uncle in the original history, and Liu Bei is a cousin with Liu Hong. You, Liu Hong, are still in the court, saying that Liu Bei was originally a commoner. It can be seen that there is really no Liu Bei in the genealogy of the Eastern Han Dynasty of the Liu family. Maybe it's really as I said before, the big ears are prepared, maybe it's really after Liu Jing, the king of Zhongshan, but Liu Jing has too many wives, and many Liu family trees don't bother to record his sons. Maybe it may be that the current Liu Bei has no name at all, and the Liu family tree only picks a few top-ranked or somewhat talented people to record. But what none of them expected was that Liu Jing's son, Li Izu, was the most important Liu Bei who they looked down on at the beginning. Liu Bei is also miserable, Liu Jing died when he was young, leaving them orphans and widows. After all, Liu Jing has too many wives, and there are many people who divide the property after Liu Jing's death, Liu Bei's mother and son basically failed to get anything, and can only live by weaving mats and straw shoes. Finally, Liu Bei grew up and became a little promising, and he became famous with a group of friends. But the Liu clan ancestral hall doesn't remember this Liu Bei. It's sad.
Cao De is a little better than Liu Bei. But it's still worse than Yuan Shao's concubine. Although Yuan Shao is a concubine, he is the eldest son. Besides, Yuan Shao's father is the current commonplace. Cao De's father is an over-the-top lieutenant. Another point is that Cao De is from the son. The difference between the slave and the eldest is the boss. Besides, Cao Cao and Cao De's grandfather, that is, Cao Song's father, was born as a eunuch. That is, Cao Song was raised by a eunuch. Could it be biological? Although, Cao Cao, Cao De, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are the most famous princelings in Luoyang at present. But from the background, the Cao brothers are still inferior to the Yuan brothers.
Although Cao De's official position has not changed, he just has the title of General Anbang. But this Anbang general is just a miscellaneous general. Although the current Han is still in a period of relatively few wars. Even a miscellaneous general can be regarded as a big official. But soon after, chaos broke out, and the miscellaneous generals appeared one after another as if they were worthless. At that time, Cao De's Anbang General was really nothing.
Although Cao De's official position has not changed, Cao De's power has increased. After all, it is the Taishou who still has the title of a general. According to Cao De's understanding, he can grasp the military and politics. In this way, Cao De can really show his strength on the one-third of an acre of land in Hanzhong. I have the right to form an army, and none of you can control it.
Compared with Cao De, Cao Cao's reward can be said to be very generous. Cao Cao was originally just a police chief in Luoyang City. And there are several police stations at the same time. This is now the district police station. Now Cao De has been assigned to the local government and has become the minister of Jinan. This minister is nothing more than the minister of a feudal state. Starting from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, the back covers of various imperial relatives have been reduced. There was a county as a back cover, and all of them were large. Today's Cao Cao can be said to be the county commander of Jinan County. According to the current statement, Cao Cao is in Jinan County, which is more than 10,000 people under one person. In addition to the need to obey orders and the orders of the children of the Liu family who were divided into Jinan countries, Cao Cao is the second-in-command. But the problem now is that the lord of Jinan, that is, the son of the Liu family, has long disappeared when the Yellow Turban is in rebellion. Therefore, Cao Cao had a second-in-command upgraded to a first-in-command.
Cao Cao went from being the head of a small district police station to the mayor of a city. That's a big deal. But don't forget, whether the ******** of Jinan is dead or alive is still unknown.
As for the rewards of other people, it can basically be said that they have been treated fairly.