Chapter 124 Welcome the Emperor

Luoyang.

It's autumn, and Luoyang City has been reorganized from the original ruins. Amidst the depression, wisps of vitality are blooming.

When Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, he burned down Luoyang, leaving the glorious capital of the Han Dynasty in ruins. When Cao Mengde ordered Xiahou Yuan to occupy Luoyang, it took a lot of effort to gradually clean up this dilapidated giant city.

And with Cao Mengde's various political orders, this giant city in ruins is gradually recovering its popularity.

Over the past few years, Luoyang has regained its prosperity. The entire Henan Province, under the leadership of Luoyang, has gradually healed the huge wounds caused by the war in the past.

Cao Mengde appointed Zaozhi as the order of Luoyang to manage the government affairs of Luoyang. Zao is good at governing the people and farming, and has done quite well in recent years.

"Everything in the palace has been turned into dirt... Looking back on those days, it's really sad."

Xun Yu and Zao Zhi rode their horses side by side on the street. When they saw the sparse crowd, they sighed in their hearts.

Zao just smiled and said: "Yao Cunjie died, and heaven behaved as usual. Don't you see the ancient Haojing and Chaoge?"

Xun Yu smiled and nodded: "Brother Zaozhi is right..."

He said with a look of nostalgia on his face: "The Han Dynasty's four hundred years are finally coming to an end."

Zao was silent.

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "I, a self-proclaimed Han official, will end it with my own hands..."

Zao just opened his mouth and couldn't help saying: "The three ancient dynasties are so sacred, but they are also ancient. The Xia, Shang, Zong and Zhou are so enviable, but they are also ancient. The first emperor of Ancestor Long swept across the eight wastes and settled the tripod and Liuhe. Perish in this world? The word "Han" is imprinted on all the Xia, and Liu's achievements will be remembered forever. However, the death of the dead is due to the movement of heaven, so there is no need to miss it. The Lord is talented and has great strategies, and with the help of the immortal family, he will definitely create an unprecedented world. There is no future prosperous age, Mr. Xun, you and I should look forward and encourage each other."

Xun Yu looked sad and just nodded.

Then he asked the people around him: "Go outside the city quickly and see where Emperor Luan has arrived."

The attendants on the left and right quickly rode away.

When the group of people arrived at the city gate, someone came to report: "The Emperor Luanjia has arrived ten miles away."

Xun Yu and Zao just looked at each other: "Hurry up and greet us!"

There is a wide and flat cement road, stretching for ten miles, with a long pavilion. The Emperor Luanjia stayed here, either to rest or for the dignity of the Emperor. When the emperor arrives, he should be greeted with great gifts.

At this time, the young emperor was pacing back and forth in the pavilion, looking quite uneasy.

After walking around for a few times, he couldn't help but ask Jia Xu next to him: "Mr. Wenhe, do you think Cao Mengde will accept me?"

Jia Xu twisted his beard and chuckled: "Your Majesty has asked you this no less than a hundred times. Your Majesty is the emperor and inherits the destiny of heaven. Duke Cao is a Han official, how dare you not accept it?"

Jia Xu also said this a hundred times.

Jia Xu looked down upon this little emperor. He is the emperor, but he has no composure in the city. I often have random thoughts and have no opinions of my own. As expected, the Han Dynasty is about to perish.

On the other hand, Concubine Fu, although she is a female, is much better.

At this time, a guard from Yulin came to report: "Xun Yu, the chief of Cao Gong's tent, and Ling Zaozhi of Luoyang, led the crowd to greet the emperor!"

The emperor Liu Xie quickly regained his composure, sat on the throne, and said to Jia Xu, "Excuse me, Mr. Wenhe."

Jia Xu nodded and walked out of the pavilion. After a while, he led Xun Yu and Zao Zhi into the pavilion.

When the two of them saw the Emperor, they bowed and said, "Your Majesty, see the Emperor. May the Emperor be safe!"

Emperor Liu Xie forced out a smile and said, "You two gentlemen, please get down quickly and give me a seat."

During the Han Dynasty, the emperor and his ministers sat down to discuss Taoism. Except when there are great national rites such as offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, there is usually no kneeling, just bowing.

The two then knelt down and faced the emperor.

The emperor said: "I wonder where Cao Qing is?"

When Xun Yu heard this, he and Zao just looked at each other. Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shao from Hebei, Yuan Shu from Jiangdong, Liu Yao, and Liu Biao from Jingzhou all have disloyal intentions. Now there are wars everywhere, and Duke Cao is busy with military affairs, so he never came."

Liu Xie was really unhappy, with a slightly annoyed expression on his face. He finally calmed down and said, "I see. I care about Luoyang, the capital of my country. Have the palaces and palaces been properly cleaned?"

Cao Mengde's current political center is in Puyang, and Liu Xie certainly knows that. But he really didn't want to rely on others anymore, so he was worried about not going to Puyang, but wanted to return to Luoyang as the capital.

How could Xun Yu and Zao Zhi not know the meaning behind the words?

Xun Yu sighed slightly, thinking of Cao Mengde's instructions, so he said: "Your Majesty, please step aside."

When the emperor heard this, his heart trembled slightly, and he said in a trembling voice: "Is Cao Mengde going to kill me?!"

Suddenly, there was silence.

Xun Yu looked at the emperor with great disappointment and said seriously: "Your Majesty, please step aside!"

Jia Xu sighed slightly, waved his hands left and right, and left the pavilion with all his attendants under the helpless eyes of the emperor.

So there were only three emperors left.

Xun Yu stood up and bowed with his hands: "Since the emperor is the emperor, he is so cowardly. I really let my subordinates feel disappointed!"

The emperor opened his mouth and turned pale.

Xun Yu took a heavy breath and said, "I am here to deliver a message for Duke Cao! Your Majesty, please listen!"

"Cao Gong said: Before the emperor abdicates, he should respect the emperor's dignity and dare not neglect it. However, the emperor is only the emperor and lives in the palace. He is not allowed to leave the capital and has private contact with the courtiers and generals. All important military and political affairs are for Cao Gong to take care of himself. Don't Emperor Xu is worried."

After Xun Yu said this, he ignored the emperor's angry look and said: "This is the intention of the immortal family. If the emperor does not obey, he should ask him himself."

Then he walked away with a flick of his sleeves, and a voice came from outside the pavilion: "Get up quickly and enter the city!"

...

In late autumn, the war is raging.

Cao Mengde welcomed the emperor to Luoyang, which immediately touched the nerves of all the princes. The surrounding princes finally responded and raised their troops to fight back. Therefore, the war is even worse than before. However, Cao Mengde had already made various calculations and resisted one by one. Not only did he quickly crush the offensives of the princes from all sides, but he also achieved considerable results.

Cao's army was elite. If Cao Mengde hadn't fully digested the several states under his control and felt that his background was not enough, I'm afraid that he would have wiped out several princes this time.

But even so, on the northern battlefield, Cao Mengde also occupied half of Qingzhou. Zhang Liao first defeated Zhu Ling, then defeated the attacking Yan Liang, and advanced the battle line north to the center of Qingzhou, bordering Gongsun Zan. Going west, they entered Jizhou, leaving Yuan Shao with a light on his back.

And Guanzhong, Hanoi, and Hedong are all in Cao Mengde's pocket. Sun Ce and Lu Bu have joined forces and are attacking Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui.

As for Jingzhou, Cao Ren defeated Fancheng and confronted Xiangcheng across the Han River.

The so-called Xiangyang is actually two cities divided into two by the Han River, or it can be called Xiangfan. Fancheng is to the north of the Han River, and Xiangyang is to the south of the Han River. Since Cao Ren's troops did not yet have a naval force, they could only occupy Fancheng but could not cross the river.

As for Jiangdong, although Yuan Shu and Liu Yao reluctantly united, they were not united, allowing Xiahou Dun to seize the opportunity and adopt the strategy of claiming the east and attacking the west, crossing the river, occupying Niuzhu, and seizing the springboard to invade Jiangdong.

All things considered, the situation is excellent.

At this time, Cao Mengde came to Taihe Courtyard again, accompanied by the emperor Liu Xie.