Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, stood outside the north gate of Luoyang City with mixed feelings, waiting for the arrival of a person.

True, the emperor was waiting. Like the other courtiers standing solemnly on the left and right, he was looking forward to the faintly visible Mangdang Mountain in the distance.

Today is the day when the hussar general Liu He arrived in Luoyang. The "Dahan Times" and several other newspapers have been almost all about Liu He in recent times, so the people and princes and ministers in Luoyang City can accurately understand Liu He's itinerary even if they don't leave home.

For Liu He's arrival, most people in Luoyang City are holding a feeling of gratitude and expectation, except for a few families and wealthy families with other intentions, everyone still remembers the general who once held on to Luoyang for two years in the most difficult time, and gradually accepted a series of reform policies implemented by the general in Luoyang, and took it for granted that it should be so.

Because of the propaganda effect of the newspaper, hundreds of thousands of people around Luoyang City also knew about Liu He's arrival in advance, and they spontaneously rushed to the periphery of Luoyang City from the nearby township a few days ago, and then set up a grass tent, just to see the face of Liu Shiren, the benefactor of his life.

The Emperor was in his twenties, the age of his flesh and blood, but his temperament had become gloomy and taciturn because he had lived in fear and displacement since his youth. Liu Xie, who has returned to Luoyang for five years, has not gotten the power he desires most in his heart, because the entire court is controlled by the Taifu who is highly respected in the whole Han Dynasty, and this Taifu is still from the Han clan, and has a son who is more powerful than Huo Guangjia Weiqing and Wang Mang.

Although the emperor has never been able to taste the taste of power, Liu Xie can't hate Liu Yulai in his heart. Because although Liu Yu controls the government of Luoyang, he is not as incompetent as He Jin at the beginning. is not as cruel and unkind as Dong Zhuo, so the emperor's life in the palace is rich and stable. From time to time, you can also see some ministers loyal to the royal family, and receive gifts from all over the world, but it is difficult to see generals from all walks of life.

After five years of pampering, Liu Xie doesn't have to worry about someone walking in front of him with a glass of poisoned wine one day, and he doesn't have to worry about a palace man holding a three-foot white silk and forcing him to hang himself from a beam. Far from the threat of death, hunger and poverty, the emperor finally cultivated some of the qi of the Son of Heaven, and now when he stands outside the north gate of Luoyang, he also looks extraordinary and magnificent.

The emperor personally went out of the city to greet him. This kind of etiquette belongs to the ultimate that people and ministers can enjoy, but it does not seem abrupt when it is added to Liu He, on the contrary, there is something that should be so. At that time, during the court discussion, Situ Luzhi, Sikong Zhengtai, Sima Hanfu and Taiwei Ma Riyan and other ministers unanimously proposed that the emperor personally lead the courtiers out of the city to meet the hussar generals, but Taifu Liu Yu objected. Liu Xie could see that the mention of the princes of the dynasty was definitely sincere, and Liu Yu's opposition was also sincere.

After the court meeting ended, Zheng Tai also deliberately stayed to explain to the emperor, saying that going out of the city to greet him could show the people of the world that the relationship between the emperor and the general was harmonious. There is no suspicion, which can not only calm people's hearts, but also bring the relationship between the emperor and the general closer.

Liu Xie is already smart, and he can't hear the meaning of Zheng Tai's words. So he readily agreed, and decided to personally lead the minister out of the city to meet Liu He. In the Emperor's heart, I think I have so much respect for you. It's not good for you to come to Luoyang and snatch the throne from me right away, right?

On the official road ten miles away from Luoyang, it has long been crowded with people. The people who came to hug each other looked solemn and solemn, holding tea, red dates, eggs and various snacks in their hands. Quietly waiting for the arrival of that person.

For today's entrance ceremony, Liu He's strategists and generals racked their brains, anticipated various possible dangerous situations, and formulated corresponding disposal plans, but everyone was still worried that Liu He might be assassinated if he showed up in public. After all, body armor and bulletproof cars have not yet appeared in this era, and if someone in the welcoming crowd secretly carries a weapon such as a short crossbow, or if someone hires a super strong assassin to suddenly burst out of the crowd and stab Liu He, it will be an unimaginable consequence.

If Liu He is not allowed to appear in front of the people because of security issues, it will disappoint the people who came to welcome him, and it will also damage Liu He's reputation of being close to the people and loving the people; If you ignore the safety hazards and let Liu He wave to the people along the road, in case there is an assassin, it will be a very strict political incident, even if Liu He's temper is good, I am afraid that a large group of people will be implicated afterwards, or even fall to the ground.

After much deliberation, Liu He's think tank finally came up with a compromise solution, that is, to ask the best craftsmen to build a special chariot, when Liu He stood on this chariot, people outside the car could clearly see his figure and hear his voice, but when people outside wanted to throw any items including arrows and hidden weapons on Liu He, they couldn't.

To build such a special-purpose vehicle, it requires not only exquisite technology, but also some special materials and processes. For example, a layer of tough gold wire mesh needs to be sandwiched between two layers of polished crystal transparent sheets, so that this layer of mesh can block the violent penetration of sharp objects; Another example is to install a device with sound gathering and amplification effects on the vehicle, so that Liu He can transmit sound to the outside of the car even through two layers of crystal pieces. In addition to safety considerations, this special chariot should also show the highest level of Youzhou manufacturing technology in appearance, not only to look tall enough, but also to set off Liu He's heroic and extraordinary.

Although there are many technical problems in manufacturing this "bulletproof car" with cross-era significance, there are many skilled craftsmen in Youzhou, various new technologies and new materials are constantly emerging, and Liu He himself has a huge charisma, so before Liu He set off to leave Yecheng, the skilled craftsmen of Jicheng still sent a large chariot with a graceful appearance and a sturdy and safe interior to Yecheng.

After repeated inspections by Ding Guo and Shi A and other personal guards, it was proved that this "General No. 1" chariot did meet the original construction requirements, so Liu He took this luxury carriage that cost up to 200,000 taels of silver along the way, and came to the foot of Mangdang Mountain domineeringly.

Through the bright crystal windows, the people on both sides of the road clearly saw that the general Liu He was wearing a military uniform, wearing a golden hood, holding the hilt of the long sword in his left hand, and waving his right hand at everyone.

"Great General Wan Sheng!"

"The general has worked hard and made great achievements!"

The crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers, and some people tried to break through the guards on both sides of the road, and watched the general's voice and smile more closely, but were kindly dissuaded by the soldiers holding hands. Others stuffed boiled eggs, red dates, walnuts, and other food into the soldiers' arms, or simply put the whole basket at the soldiers' feet.

Because the speed of the chariot is not fast, Liu He can clearly see the expressions and movements of the people on both sides when they see him in the car, although he has already seen many similar scenes along the way, but the closer he gets to the imperial city of Luoyang, the greater the emotion and touch in Liu He's heart. Holding the power of life and death can indeed greatly satisfy a man's desire to conquer, but if he only does whatever he wants to satisfy his selfish desires, such a person can only bring endless disasters to the country and the nation, but cannot benefit the people, or even future generations.

No matter how long the road is, there will be an end. No matter how warm the welcome ceremony is, there will be a time to end. When Liu He's carriage slowly drove towards the north gate of Luoyang City, there were no idle people on both sides of the official road, and there were only dozens of officials wearing black and red-trimmed court clothes standing there under the empty city gate, accompanying the emperor who was also wearing Xuanyi.

Above the city gate, the supreme commander in charge of today's on-site security guard was Zhao Yun, who held a small green flag and shook it to Dian Wei next to the carriage, indicating that it was normal and that the general could get out of the car and salute the emperor. After Dian Wei saw Zhao Yun's gesture clearly, he gently knocked on the wall of the car, and made five consecutive sounds. A moment later, the carriage stopped thirty paces in front of the emperor, and Liu He pushed the door open and walked out of it, and then smiling, striding in the direction where the emperor was standing.

"Chen Liu He has seen the Son of Heaven!" Liu He was in armor, bowed down and clenched his fists, and gave a military salute to the emperor.

When Liu Xie saw Liu He walking towards him with a smile on his face, he suddenly fell into a trance, and he remembered that when he was still in Luoyang, the weak young man often went in and out of the court and the palace, and tried his best to block some humiliation and bullying for the young son of heaven at that time, Liu Wei and him.

"Uncle Huang, hurry up and excuse me, I've been tired all the way, I've worked hard for you!" Liu Xie temporarily forgot some worries and unhappiness in his heart, and returned the salute to Liu He with the same smile.

The ministers behind the emperor saw that the monarch and ministers had finished saluting, so they came forward to salute Liu He.

Although Liu He was the youngest of the people present, he held the power of the soldiers and horses in the five northern states, and he had made a shocking move to save tens of millions of Li people, so it was not an exaggeration for these ministers to take the initiative to salute Liu He, after all, they can now live in Luoyang with a head and face, relying on Liu He's protection and support.

After meeting the ministers, Liu He looked at the emperor with a sincere face and said something that surprised everyone around him. "Your Majesty, the minister boldly mentions yì, can you take a car with the minister and enter the city and return to the palace?"

The emperor's reaction was very fast, when Dong Zhuo forced the emperor's brother Liu Zhuo to death, no one jumped out to oppose it, and now Liu He just mentioned that the monarch and the ministers took a car into the city and returned to the palace, no matter how you look at it, this kind of action is not as brutal and domineering as Dong Zhuo's original way of acting, so he nodded without hesitation and said: "Uncle Huang's mention is exactly what I want!" ”

Next, in the stunned eyes of the ministers, Liu He stretched out his hand to help the emperor into the carriage, and then followed into the chariot, standing side by side with the emperor, Shi Shiran drove into the city gate hole. (To be continued......)