Chapter 197: Don't give in

Liu He led the crowd to leave Hangu Pass, traveled eastward for another three days, and finally came to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Zhu Jun, who had already received the report, led dozens of officials and officials who stayed in Luoyang to go out of the city for thirty miles to welcome Liu He's army into the city with the highest specifications.

Although Liu He went to Guanzhong and did not even take a picture of the emperor's face, no one can erase his achievements in leading the army to quell the rebellion in Chang'an, and his various good deeds to the people of Luoyang were passed on by word of mouth. When the people near Luoyang heard that Liu Shizhong had led the army back, they rushed to tell each other and rushed outside the city to welcome Liu He's return.

This time, Liu He changed his low profile when he went to Chang'an, and once again put on the gorgeous outfit that the "Propaganda Minister" Xu Miao had purchased for him in Jicheng, and led the army into the city with a prancing horse and whip.

On that day, I saw Liu He wearing dazzling bright light armor, wearing a golden tiger headband, riding a dark horse under his crotch, with a three-foot long sword hanging from his waist and a scarlet cloak behind his shoulders.

Immediately behind Liu He were a hundred mysterious black-armored knights, behind the black-armored knights were neatly arranged Youzhou cavalry, behind the Youzhou cavalry was the Luoyang Forbidden Army, and after the Luoyang Forbidden Army were thousands of Shenxi soldiers.

Li Meng's 5,000 Xiliang soldiers with a bad reputation did not enter the city with Liu He on this trip, and were temporarily led by Xu Rong and stayed thirty miles outside Luoyang City, and the next step will soon be to Youzhou, far from the sight of the people of Luoyang.

Liu He's high-profile behavior today is certainly not as simple as pretending to be cool in front of people, he is trying to increase the sense of security of the people of Luoyang and the confidence to rebuild their homeland.

If someone else led a group of tiger and wolf troops into Luoyang, the people inside and outside the city would only feel scared and worried, but Liu He, with his dual identity as a servant of the Son of Heaven and a descendant of the royal family, was enough to make the people believe that he was completely different from He Jin and Dong Zhuo, who held a large army, and was a good official who could be trusted and relied on.

Liu He's ancestor. It is Liu Qiang, the king of the East China Sea, and Liu Qiang is the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, who was the crown prince at first, and was later renamed the vassal king by Liu Xiu. After the revival of Guangwu, Liu Xiuding was the capital of Luoyang, and Liu Qiang, who was the crown prince at that time, stayed in Luoyang to supervise the country, although it was more than a hundred years ago, but it could not be forgotten.

As long as the people of Luoyang think that Liu He's ancestors once guarded and governed Luoyang, they will take it for granted that Liu He is different from all the other warlords, because this great Han country originally belonged to their Liu family. Liu He can't fight with others anymore, he will only protect and govern with his heart.

In other words, in the minds of Luoyang people, Liu He and his son are the masters who are the masters, and Zhu He Jin, Dong Zhuo and others are all thieves who steal the master's things, and they are completely different in nature.

Under the guidance of the veteran Zhu Jun, Liu He entered Luoyang energetically amid the loud cheers of tens of thousands of people on both sides of the road. The scene at that time was recorded by the historians, and later became a strong stroke in the "Chronicle of the Holy King".

After entering Luoyang, the first thing Liu He did was to announce in a high-profile manner that he would rebuild the palace in the city and build a Taifu mansion at the same time.

Rebuilding the Royal Palace. It was Liu He who showed the people of the world his determination to welcome the Son of Heaven to return to the east; The construction of the Taifu Mansion is Liu He's declaration of the existence of his father Liu Yu to the world.

He Jin, the general who once held the monopoly of power in Luoyang, was killed by the eunuchs, and Dong Zhuo, the Taishi who was once domineering in Luoyang and Chang'an, was also hacked to death by people. Who else has the prestige and strength to compete with Taifu Liu Yu for the position of the first powerful minister of the Han Dynasty?

When Dong Zhuo was in power, he first appointed Liu Yu as the Grand Sima, and then appointed him as the Taifu a year later. According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, whether it is Da Sima or Taifu, they are all higher in rank than the three princes of Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong. If Dong Zhuo hadn't gotten himself a prince's hat at that time, his position would not have surpassed Liu Yu, which shows how high Liu Yu's prestige and status were in the government and the opposition at that time.

Although Liu Yu is now in Youzhou, his son is leading a tiger and wolf army that defeated the combined forces of Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Zhang Ji to sit in Luoyang.

After Liu He temporarily settled down in Luoyang, he immediately went to the Chang'an Imperial Court and asked the imperial court to crown Zhu Jun as General Wei and Henan Yin, and at the same time appoint the judge as the Luoyang Order, appoint Qian Zhao as the Luoyang Lieutenant, and appoint Wei Qi as the Luoyang Cheng.

After Wang Yun saw Liu He's recital, he couldn't find a suitable reason to oppose it, because Liu He didn't mention half a word to the imperial court at all, and Zhu Jun, as one of the three heroes who pacified the Yellow Turban Rebellion, had originally served as Henan Yin, and later led the Zhongmu Yijun to continue to fight against Dong.

Wang Yun wanted to entrap Lü Bu and the generals under his command to continue to use them for his own use, so he proposed in the court to give Lü Bu, Zhu Jun and a group of generals who had made meritorious contributions to the war at the same time.

As soon as Ma Riyan spoke, many officials in the DPRK and China stood up to support him, believing that Liu Yu's father and son had made great contributions and that they had to be relied on and grasped as the most reliable force.

Liu Xie, the little emperor who had already begun to enter the dynasty, didn't know who he was instructed by, and he also said in public that "the Han family should be governed by someone surnamed Liu", and Wang Yun choked at that time.

The little emperor began to speak ruthlessly in public, clearly expressing dissatisfaction with Wang Yun's unauthorized power, if Wang Yun dared to prevent the ministers of the court from befriending Liu Yu's father and son, then he would become the target of public criticism, not only to bear the notoriety of Dong Zhuo's second, but also to lose the support of more ministers.

After some fierce debate, the imperial court finally issued a decree, and once again crowned Liu Yu as the prince, and concurrently led the military post of hussar general, with full authority to manage the affairs of the states north of the Yellow River.

Why do you say that Liu Yu was crowned as the Taifu again? Because when Dong Zhuo was in power, the appointment documents and seals that crowned Liu Yu as the Taifu were not sent to Liu Yu's hands, so this time the court had to send them again.

The most powerful part of the decree issued by the imperial court to Liu Yu this time is the three words "fake festival".

"Jie" is the long bamboo pole that Su Wu held in his hand when shepherding sheep, "Yue" is similar to the shape of an axe, and "Jie" and "Yue" are both tokens of the emperor in ancient times.

"Festival" represents the identity of the emperor, and all the envoys who hold the festival represent the emperor's personal presence, symbolizing the emperor and the country. Corresponding powers may be exercised. If the military general is "on vacation", he can directly kill the non-commissioned soldiers in the army who violate the military order without asking for instructions and reporting in wartime.

"Yue" is an axe, which is a kind of torture tool, that is, the "axe" in "the armor soldier is used for the big punishment, and the axe is used secondly". The "axe" is exclusive to the king, and occasionally it is temporarily lent to the ministers, which is called the "false festival Yue". Among all the king's authorized methods, the standard of the "false knot" is extremely high. With the power of "fake jieyue", not only can you kill soldiers who violate military orders at will. It can also go on expeditions in place of the monarch and has the power to kill the generals.

That is to say, there can be more than one civil and military general who holds the festival, but there is only one minister who holds the "fake festival", because this person can dispose of the general who holds the festival instead of the emperor!

In addition, the fake words in this "fake festival" do not mean true or false, but the meaning of temporary agency.

In addition to delegating power to Liu Yu, this time the imperial court gave Lu Bu an official position. He was appointed as the general of the left, with a position like Shangqing, a golden seal and a purple ribbon, and was in charge of the Beijing division and guarding the border passes. Defeat the Four Razors. All the generals under Lu Bu's command were also promoted, and the original captains all had the title of miscellaneous generals, and the original captains were all promoted to captains.

In order to appease Liu He, the imperial court followed Liu He's table. Zhu Jun was crowned as General Wei, Henan Yin, and at the same time appointed as Luoyang Ling. Appointed Wei Qi as the deputy of the judge, and appointed Jian Zhao as the lieutenant of Los Angeles.

When Dong Zhuo was alive, he had crowned Liu He as the middle of the imperial history, but at that time, Duan Xun, who had been heralded, was sent to Gongsun Du of Liaodong by Liu and the means used, and then Liu He came to Chang'an, which means that he did not receive this appointment. In fact, the official position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history is very remarkable, and he has the right to supervise hundreds of officials, if it is really given to Liu He, I don't know how many officials will be unlucky.

This time, the imperial court finally officially issued an order, crowning Liu He as the general of the tiger ben, and concurrently leading the embroidered imperial history, although each position is not very high, but the status is noble, and his identity is completely equal.

Hu Ben Zhonglang will be an important official under Guangluxun, one of the nine Qings, and his status is second only to the Wuguan Zhonglang General, the Left Zhonglang General and the Right Zhonglang General, and is a senior reserve cadre in the Praetorian Guard who is directly promoted and reused by the emperor.

The imperial history of the Han Dynasty generally refers to the imperial history, and its authority is to raise the illegality and violation of hundreds of officials, and can also be ordered to arrest and torture guilty officials. The Imperial History of Embroidery was not a regular practice, and its main task was to suppress armed resistance in various places. This time, the imperial court appointed Liu He as the embroidered imperial history, obviously wanting Liu He to rush to the forefront of suppressing the Yellow Turban rebellion in various places in the future, which sounds very powerful, but it is a thankless errand.

When Liu He received the appointment from the imperial court, he didn't care about these two positions, because he valued his father more because he got the power of "fake jieyue".

Liu Yu couldn't come to Luoyang to take up his post for the time being, but Liu He took the position of Taifu Changshi on his own, and then set up the Taifu Mansion for his father in Luoyang with great fanfare, and at the same time recruited wise men from various states to serve as subordinate officials of the Taifu Mansion.

According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, the officials under the Taifu Mansion have a long history and a thousand stones; There are twenty-four people belonging to Peng, and twenty-two people are each subordinate to Ling Shi and Imperial Command. The long history is the chief of the officials of the Taifu Mansion, and he is a consultant. Peng's subordinates are relatively high-level subordinate officials, and they are divided into Cao's affairs. Lingshi and royal subordinates are relatively low-level officials, handling clerical matters, chariots and horses.

Liu He did not wait for the appointment documents of the imperial court to be transmitted to Youzhou to take the post of Taifu Changshi, although he was too anxious to eat, but everyone did not dare to squeak with him.

With Liu He's current prestige and status, with Liu He's identity as Liu Yuyan's eldest son, he holds the position of Taifu Changshi in Luoyang, who dares to compete with him?

Liu He has long figured out his father's temper, as long as he is sincere in doing things for the people of the society, Liu Yu will not care about his son's behavior of overstepping his responsibilities.

After Liu He took on the three positions, he immediately appointed Tian Chou, Li Yan, Guo Jia, Chen Yi, Zhang Yi and others as the subordinates of the Taifu Mansion, and asked them to assist him in handling official affairs, while he himself plunged into the barracks and took charge of the "merit evaluation" activity at the end of the year.

At the beginning of the year, Liu He carried out a "large-scale military training" activity in Macheng, saying that by the end of the year, all the soldiers participating in the training would be evaluated and evaluated, and those who performed well within the year would receive various rewards, including promotion to posts, distribution of fields, rewards of money, weapons, war horses, armor, and a series of dazzling incentives.

Although Liu He can't return to Youzhou now, he must fulfill what he said, even if only some of the Youzhou Han cavalry participated in the original large-scale military training, this activity must also be done well, as an important system, it will be widely implemented in all armies in the future. (To be continued......)

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