Ye Mo and the others only rested in Qingzhou for two days, but they didn't stay long.

First, it was because Ye Mo had been going east for too long this time, and he hadn't gone home for several years, and Ye Mo also missed those people in Ye's mansion a little.

Second, when Ye Mo left, Qingzhou did not completely choose to obey the orders of the imperial court. If it weren't for the disaster of the island country, Ye Mo would not have come to Qingzhou. Now that the problem of the island country has been solved, Ye Mo does not dare to guarantee whether Cao Cao will make a move at this time.

Cao Cao saw that Ye Mo was leaving, so he didn't do much to stay, but just smiled mysteriously at Ye Mo, which made Ye Mo nervous for several days.

It wasn't until Ye Mo heard about something that he put down his heart.

It turned out that when Cao Cao decided to send 200,000 troops to the island country, Cao Cao also decided to completely submit to the imperial court and listen to the orders of the imperial court. Cao Cao was not a big careerist, and when he found out that the situation of the Han Dynasty was already thriving, Cao Cao was determined to be a great loyal minister.

Sending Cao Ang to the island country together was Cao Cao's last move. If the imperial court refuses to accept Cao Cao, it will not make the Cao family extinct.

However, the reaction of the imperial court made Cao Cao more loyal. The imperial court not only did not take back Cao Cao's official position as Qingzhou Mu and General Zhendong, but also crowned Cao Cao as the king of Zhenhai, so that he could establish a country on his own in a county in Qingzhou without paying taxes to the imperial court.

After hearing the news, Ye Mo understood what Cao Cao's smile meant.

Of course, when this news reached Ye Mo's ears, it also made Ye Mo understand. Now the Han Dynasty can be said to have controlled all the original territory. Even. Because of the continuous expansion of Ma Chao, Gongsun Zhan, Sun Ce and others. The territory of the Han Dynasty has also expanded a lot.

In the territory of the Great Han, everyone did not have to worry about anything when marching. Therefore, along the way, the army stopped and stopped, and the right was taken as relaxing, and it was not until half a month later that it returned to Luoyang.

On the day that Ye Mo and the others returned to Luoyang, Liu Xie, hundreds of officials in the court, and the people in the city also got the news that the army had returned to the court with a great victory. Liu Xie led hundreds of officials and waited for the east gate of Luoyang City to greet them early.

However, the ink artist didn't know that the Liu Association came out to greet the hundred officials. After all, he hadn't come back for several years, and Ye Mo naturally thought that there was already a capable person in the court to take his place. You must know that at this time, there are still countless capable people in the Han Dynasty who have reached the age of weak crowns, and they can just stand up and serve the country.

For example, Zhuge Liang and his ilk, if he comes out as an official, he will at least win Liu Xie's trust.

Especially the previous appearance of Ye Mo, it made many talented people in the Han understand that a man does not have to come out to start a career until he is thirty. Think about the great achievements of the ancients, Ganluo came out at the age of twelve. Today's people are not as good as this, and it is okay to be twenty years old.

Far from it. In other words, Ye Mo calculated the time, as long as he could arrive before the gate of Luoyang City was closed. If you don't delay everyone for dinner, then it's nothing.

Especially those soldiers, who are cowardly in their hometowns and there are always some friends or brothers who died in the island country, they are still thinking about how to explain to the families of those comrades who died in the war when they go back with the ashes, and they are not willing to go too fast.

It wasn't until noon that Ye Fu saw that they hadn't arrived yet, and he felt strange in his heart, so he sent someone all the way to find out Ye Mo's news. At this time, Ye Mo found out that Liu Xie had been waiting for them at the city gate all morning.

"Look, Mr. Guiyi, isn't it time for us to speed up our march?" After getting the news, Lu Bu was also embarrassed and uneasy. As a courtier, he actually made the emperor wait for a morning, which is a bit unreasonable.

Ye Mo glanced at Lu Bu, although he was also a little embarrassed in his heart, he still pretended to be extremely calm, and said, "No, it's better to follow our original marching speed." If we suddenly change the pace of the march, it will seem that we have done something wrong. Send the order down, let the army wear white clothes, and send the souls of the soldiers who died in battle home! ”

When Lu Bu heard Ye Mo say this, he slandered everyone in his heart that everyone had done something wrong. Otherwise, where would it take so long for everyone to march. However, for the order that Ye Mo wanted to convey, Lu Bu expressed his high appreciation.

When it was almost time to close the gate of Luoyang City, the army finally arrived at the gate of Luoyang City with a mourning look.

After seeing that Liu Xie and the others were still there, Ye Mo and the others also put on a look of extreme surprise, hurriedly dismounted, walked quickly in front of Liu Xie, and saluted: "Your Majesty will greet you in person, and my subordinates are very grateful." ”

Liu Xie had been waiting for a day, and he was also a little angry in his heart. But when he saw that the soldiers who came back were wearing filial piety clothes, he suddenly felt that there should be something he didn't know, so he hurriedly helped Ye Mo and the others up, and then said carefully: "It's okay." It's just that why is the army dressed up like this? ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, although the army returned victorious, during this period, 102,537 soldiers were killed in the battle, and more than 70,000 soldiers were wounded. The army has suffered heavy losses, please punish your majesty. When Ye Mo saw Liu Xie asking, he also told the number of soldiers killed in the battle.

As soon as Ye Mo spoke, all the officials were shocked. More than 100,000 soldiers were injured, although they also understood that a large part of them were Qingzhou soldiers. However, now the Qingzhou Army also belongs to the imperial court.

Especially Lu Bu also stepped forward at this time and said to Liu Xie: "Please punish Your Majesty." ”

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were once again on Lu Bu, who had a broken arm. They naturally knew about Lu Bu's martial arts, but even Lu Bu had a broken arm, who else could say a word about Ye Mo's fault?

"Aiqing has suffered a lot for the sake of the Han Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, who has been away from home for so many years. If I still blame you for waiting for a while, won't I let the people of the world poke me in the backbone? ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xie looked back at the officials behind him, and said again: "Pass the order, but all the families of the fallen soldiers will be issued a hundred taels of silver, tax-free for a hundred years." The rest of the soldiers received three times the salary, and the family was exempt from taxes for ten years. ”

Liu Xie's order immediately caused a burst of cheers from the soldiers who came back, shouting long live.

"I have recently ordered the imperial dining room to prepare wine and food, and the generals and hundreds of officials will enter the palace with me to welcome the triumph of the army." Liu Xie saw that the soldiers were happy, and his heart was also full of joy, even if he wanted to prepare a banquet in the palace.

On the way back, Liu Xie also pulled Lu Bu, who had a broken arm, and asked non-stop, and from time to time he also let out bursts of exclamation.

"Village chief, what has happened in the past few years?" Ye Mo also knew why Liu Xie pulled Lu Bu with him this time, and he didn't think much about it in his heart, but walked to Ye Que's side and asked about what had happened in the Han Dynasty in recent years when he was away.

Ye Que had already expected Ye Mo to ask this question, so he immediately replied: "Everything is going well, the preparations before the change of the law have been almost prepared, and the new law is still being prepared." It's just that there is some chaos in the northwest. ”

"Oh? What mess? Hearing that something happened in the northwest, the first person that flashed in Ye Mo's mind was Ma Chao.

"The Xiongnu colluded with other Western races, which made Ma Chao suffer a lot. Fortunately, a young man named Zhuge Liang defected to the past, and together with Xu Shu and Guo Jia, he barely kept Ma Chao's foundation. ”

After Ye Mo heard this, he immediately froze. Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, and Guo Jia worked together to keep Ma Chao's foundation. How terrible is this foreign race recruited by the Huns? Could it be that the crisis of the Han Dynasty at the beginning, in addition to the island country, also had the northwest? (To be continued.) )