After counting the treasures in the Guangwu Secret Treasure, Ao Lie rewarded his subordinates separately.

Xu Huang got a Tiangang axe, Xu Chu got a Chaos Heaven Opening Knife, and Dian Wei got a pair of Earth-splitting halberds.

After the reward, there were still twenty-one divine soldiers left in Ao Lie's hand, and he carefully wrapped the remaining divine soldiers with oil paper and carefully stored them. At the same time, Ao Lie also sent someone to return to Youbeiping with his transfer order to transfer troops, Xiahou Lan rushed over with a thousand blood killing battalion elites and two thousand infantry troops, Ao Lie stayed in Wancheng for a few days, and let him take the men and horses to secretly escort the weapons and armor taken out of the Guangwu Secret Treasure back to Youbeiping, leaving only five hundred blood killing battalion elites to follow his side to obey his orders.

In the days that followed, Ao Lie was much easier, he asked Zhao Yun to continue to train 2,000 veterans, and Xu Huang and Ma Chao to train 30,000 new soldiers respectively, and handed over all the political affairs in the county to the two brothers Wu Xi and Wu Qiong, and started to be the shopkeeper himself. In addition, Wang Ao Laozu and Tong Yuan both stayed in Youbeiping and did not follow Nanyang, so no one forced Ao Lie to undergo hellish training, which made Ao Lie's mind all devoted to collecting talents.

You must know that Nanyang is a good place, in history, Nanyang has a lot of capable people, if you can find one or two to join your command, it will be of great help to yourself. And Ao Lie's favorite character in his previous life, the famous Mr. Wolong Zhuge Liang is ploughing in Nanyang, for such a person who can rely on his own strength to influence the general trend of the world, even if he can't communicate with each other after the most, it is good to be able to see it.

Just when Ao Lie hollowed out his mind to collect talents in Nanyang, he passed the good news that the 6,000 Han army broke the Yellow Turban and 150,000 people, and beheaded Zhang Shao from the 10,000 army.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Ao Lie's achievements shocked Luoyang's civil and military officials and powerful families.

In an inconspicuous courtyard, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are still playing. Glancing at Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song smiled and said, "Gongwei, how is it?" The old man is not wrong, this Ao Mohan is now defeating the Yellow Turban Army, should you send those two jars of West Wind spirits to the old man? ”

Zhu Jun was not frustrated at all after losing the bet, but was excited: "Brother Yizhen is really a discerning hero, this little overlord is really good, and Jun is already convinced of him." As for the gambling contract, Jun will definitely send it to Brother Yizhen in person tomorrow. ”

The two glanced at each other, and they both looked up to the sky and laughed. With a rising star like Ao Lie, the mood of the two seems to have become much more relaxed all of a sudden.

Imperial Palace, Deyang Palace. Liu Hong was sitting on the dragon chair and watching Ao Lie's good news. A group of civil and military officials stood quietly in the hall with various thoughts.

After Emperor Liu Hong read Ao Lie's good news word by word, Long Yan Dayue handed the good news in his hand to Zhang Rang: "Someone will copy a thousand copies of the good news of Ao Lie's nephew, and post a notice in the city tomorrow to calm the people's hearts." ”

Zhang Rang took the good news with a bitter heart, he really didn't want to see Ao Lie make such a great achievement, but this is already a fait accompli, he has no power to change it, and now Liu Hong is on the rise, he is not easy to dissuade, he can only pretend to be full of smiles, and said sycophantly: "Yes, the slave wrote it down." ”

Liu Hong turned his head, looked at the civil and military officials standing in the main hall, and said loudly: "Emperor Ao Lie's nephew is loyal to the monarch and defenders of the country, his ambition is commendable, and he is also the champion of the three armies, and he broke Zhang Shao and other Yellow Turban thieves of 150,000, and pacified the Wancheng Rebellion. ”

Zhang Rang is a treacherous person, and he knows that he can't come out to obstruct Liu Hong's prosperity, but not everyone has Zhang Rang's brain. He Jin, the first general to stand up, was obviously not as smart as Zhang Rang: "Shengshang, Ao Mohan is just a seventeen-year-old yellow-haired boy who has been lucky enough to get some credits, how can he be so easily awarded a title of such an honorable title as a high-ranking official and a champion marquis like a hussar general?" I think that this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run. ”

There is a natural foil for demolition, and the doctor Liu Tao stood up and said: "The minister thinks that the difference between what the general said, although Ao Huwei is young, but his cultural and martial arts can be called a handsome man for a while, and with such a person, the court will not reuse it, it is a way to take chaos, and it is not a wise move." Moreover, the saint personally promised that if Ao Huwei beheaded Zhang Shao and broke the Yellow Turban Army, he would be named a hussar general and a champion marquis. ”

Ao Lie's eldest brother Liu He stood up and said: "Saint, although Mo Han is the minister's own brother, but the minister can not shy away from saying that even if Mo Han's merits are not as good as the Huo Hussar who was powerful in the past, but it is not far behind. ”

With the opening of these three people, the rest of the civil and military officers stood up more than a dozen one after another, belonging to two camps, and argued with each other. Just when the two sides were arguing, a guard hurriedly ran to the door of the main hall, knelt on the ground and said loudly: "Qi Song Sheng, there are tens of thousands of people in Luoyang City outside the palace. ”

Liu Hong was in pain for the argument of the hundreds of officials in the court, and when he heard someone writing tens of thousands of words, he hurriedly said: "Take the leader to the palace!" "In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the people spontaneously wrote to the people, which had two meanings, one was to show that the current saint was a Ming monarch, so the people would speak directly to the Son of Heaven; The second is that what will be performed must be a feat that conforms to the will of the people.

A gray-haired old man, led by the guards, walked into the main hall tremblingly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong said: "Boss, get up quickly, I don't know what happened when my boss led the people in the city to write thousands of books?" ”

The old man stood up and said a little nervously: "Qi Song Sheng, the grass people have lived in Luoyang City for generations, and they have a little prestige among the neighbors and villagers, so the fathers and villagers in the city entrusted the grass people to write a book of the people, and a total of more than 80,000 people have put their handprints on the book of the people. ”

After listening to the old man's words, He Jin couldn't help but reprimand angrily: "A group of flat-headed people, what do you know about the world's major events? How dare you talk about government politics? ”

Liu Tao immediately responded: "The general's words are wrong, the people are the foundation of the country, and the people's health is peaceful, and the lessons of the Yellow Turban Rebellion are just around the corner. How could the general turn a blind eye? Liu Tao is notoriously hard tempered, no matter who it is, he dares to speak out, although his temper is not treated by hundreds of officials, but his prestige among the literati is very high, the pen in the hands of the literati is better than the knife in the hands of the generals, the fame of the literati can even affect the development direction of some major events, plus Liu Tao is also a royal family, although Liu Hong does not like Liu Tao very much, but he also knows that what Liu Tao says most of the time has a certain truth.

So Liu Hong spoke up to help Liu Tao: "That's right, the root of Jiangshan Sheji is the people, the world of those who win the hearts of the people, this sentence is still said to me privately by Emperor Ao Lie's nephew, He Aiqing, you step back for the time being, there is no need to say more." ”

When He Jin heard Liu Hong's words, he was speechless for a while, and retreated in disdain.

Liu Hong looked at the old man with a pleasant face, and said with a smile: "Old man, why do you want to promote the nephew of Emperor Ao Lie to the position of hussar general?" ”

The old man replied: "Although the grass people are not the people under the rule of Ao Huwei, but I have long heard that Ao Huwei loves the people like a son, treats people generously, and is a good general who really puts the people in his heart, not to mention that since Huo Hussar in the past, there is no general who can resist the repeated attacks of Wuhuan and Xiongnu, but Ao Huwei has done it, defeating the Xiongnu and Wuhuan one after another, and trying to ensure that the border of our Han Dynasty is not lost, so that the people can live in the frontier with peace of mind. In addition, some time ago, Zhang Shao gathered hundreds of thousands of people in Wancheng to make a rebellion, and the soldiers pointed directly at Luoyang, so that everyone in Luoyang City was in danger, and they were afraid all day long, and they were ready to leave their hometowns to avoid the war. The grass people and others deeply regret it. ”

The old man's words were speechless for the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty. Everyone can say high-sounding beautiful words such as benefiting the people, but there are very few people who really do practical things for the people and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. It is precisely for this reason that Ao Lie won the hearts of the people in Luoyang City with his unique leniency and cordial attitude.

"Good! You can say that again! Liu Hong laughed and applauded loudly, and then said loudly: "I have made up my mind, canonized Ao Lie as a hussar general, the champion of ten thousand households, before Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao recommended the new Nanyang Taishou, Ao Lie temporarily served as the Nanyang Taishou, and his original position as the Right Beiping Taishou remains unchanged." ”

Liu Hong's official appointment can be regarded as a definitive conclusion for Ao Lie's merits, that is, to worship the general and become a marquis, a second-class general, and ten thousand households!

Liu Tao and other ministers of the loyal court were all happy in their hearts, and together with the old man with tens of thousands of words, they thanked Liu Hong: "Holy Wisdom! ”

The news of Liu Hong's canonization of Ao Lie was recited by the eunuchs and guards, and reached the ears of tens of thousands of people waiting outside the palace, and the people suddenly sent out a burst of joyful celebrations.

Nanyang, Wancheng is too guarded. Ao Lie sat in his chair with a sad face, worried about the search for talents. Calculating the days, he has led his troops to be stationed in Wancheng for more than a month, but no matter how he explores, he has not been able to find a person who is familiar in his impression, not to mention a big man like Zhuge Liang, and even a little famous person has not found one.

Zhao Yun walked in quickly and said to Ao Lie: "Lord, the imperial court has sent an envoy. Then he added: "It's not Wu Lingjun, it's a fresh face." ”

"Oh? Let's go out to meet us immediately. Ao Lie temporarily put aside the troubles in his heart and walked out.

Outside the Taishou Mansion, Ao Lie saw a messenger about forty years old sitting in the carriage, walked quickly to the front of the carriage, and was just about to bow his hand, the messenger on the carriage hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, stopped Ao Lie's movements, and said: "Torture the villain, the villain can't afford to be the salute of the prince, but the prince has been canonized as a hussar general and champion by the saint." ”

Ao Lie was not polite when he heard this, and invited the envoy to enter the Taishou Mansion.

After coming to the middle hall, the messenger took out the edict of the Son of Heaven and read it aloud: "Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty said: General Huwei, Zhongyi Hou Ao Lie bravely crowned the three armies, broke the Yellow Turban Army with more than 100,000 people, killed the thief Zhang Shao, and pacified the rebellion in Wancheng, so that Nanyang was saved from war, and the merit was great. The position of the original right Beiping Taishou remained unchanged, and temporarily served as the Nanyang Taishou. Chin this! ”

Ao Lie hurriedly saluted and thanked him: "Thank you, Shengshanglongen!" ”

That night, Ao Lie set up a banquet in the Taishou Mansion to entertain the envoys, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others were also present to accompany him, during the banquet, the envoys told Ao Lie in detail about He Jin and Liu Tao and other ministers of the DPRK and China, divided into two factions to argue the process, and tactfully reminded Ao Lie to be careful of the open guns and hidden arrows from the two parties of relatives and eunuchs. Through the envoy's narration, Ao Lie had a further understanding of the situation in the DPRK and China and the position of the hundred officials.

At the same time, Ao Lie also realized that there are still many loyal people in the Han family, at least far more than in the Three Kingdoms era more than ten years later, more than ten years later, Liu Bei was able to use the identity of the Han clan to gather a large number of people who had the Han family in their hearts to work for him, thus establishing the Shu Han regime, so now he has more advantages than Liu Bei at that time, although he has no interest in being the emperor, but he can completely gather a group of people with lofty ideals and help the Han family to revitalize the dynasty, Let the people of the whole world live a stable and happy life, and let the situation of chaos never happen on the land of China.