Chapter 385 Entering Luo three times
"The emperor is overjoyed to have returned triumphantly from the southern expedition. He is now waiting in the palace and hereby orders us to go out of the city to welcome him."
Zhong Yao is the emperor's official envoy, so he naturally talks to Liu Feng first.
Dong Zhao, Cao Ang, Man Chong and others stood aside, each with a smile on his face.
"The emperor has been a prince for a long time, and I am ashamed to be worthy of it."
Liu Feng immediately expressed his thanks, and then introduced Zhong Yao and everyone came.
After the introduction, Zhong Yao asked in a low voice: "Where is Yuan Gongli?"
Liu Feng replied: "Right in the middle of the team, guarded by soldiers."
Zhong Yao nodded, and then his face showed uncontrollable excitement and joy: "What about the jade seal...?"
Liu Feng gave the other party a calm look: "You have followed me into Luo. When you go to see the emperor, Feng will personally offer it to you."
After hearing this, Zhong Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and then specially comforted him: "The emperor was extremely happy when he learned about this, and he was full of praise for Qiusi and Zhengnan in front of us. I was just worried that something was wrong. It’s unexpected, so I’ll confirm it first and ask Zhengnan not to worry.”
Liu Feng had an understanding smile on his face, but he said jokingly: "I think Yuan Chang is overly concerned."
Zhong Yao burst out laughing.
"The son is promoted to a virtuous brother."
Cao Ang came over at this time, bowed his hands to Liu Feng, and said with a smile on his face: "Unexpectedly, I haven't seen you for more than a year. My wise brother has made great achievements in the southeast, while my foolish brother is doing nothing in Luo, wasting his time. It's really embarrassing. I’m ashamed.”
Liu Feng immediately returned the greeting, but then he defended: "Yuan Gongdao implemented a cruel government in the southeast, suppressed the people and exploited the powerful, and could not do his best by beating the marrow and sucking the bones. Therefore, the people in the southeast all hate him and want to live but can't eat his flesh."
Thinking of the tragic situation in the southeast, Liu Feng couldn't help but sigh: "Therefore, as soon as the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court arrived, the soldiers and the people rebelled, and the rebels who relied on the tyranny to survive were also helpless. I only achieve things because of people, so how can I compare to Zixiu?" My brother is assisting the general in Luozhong and handling all important affairs in the world?”
When Liu Feng talked about dealing with all the important matters in the world, Cao Ang looked a little embarrassed.
During this year, the struggle between Cao Cao and the Emperor became more and more intense.
Cao Cao now no longer dares to enter the palace lightly, and often uses Cao Ang to act on his behalf. Whenever Cao Cao needs to enter the palace in person, he must clear the way with soldiers wearing inner armor and go straight outside the palace.
The core issue in the fight between the two sides is authority.
According to the Eastern Han Dynasty system, the general acted as regent for the emperor, which was very reasonable.
But now there are two flaws.
The first flaw is that Cao Cao's general is not a relative, and he does not have a daughter or sister to marry the emperor.
The second problem is that although the emperor is young, he is already married. According to the Han system, the general should return power to the emperor.
But Cao Cao also had a countermeasure, that is, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty did not receive the nominal return of power from the Queen Mother until he was twenty-one years old, and he would not be able to truly gain power until seven years later, when Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was twenty-eight years old. .
Now that Emperor Liu Xie is only eighteen, there is no need to worry.
One wants to take back power, while the other wants to retain it. It would be strange not to have a confrontational conflict.
Moreover, because of the emergence of Liu Feng, Liu Bei's power has been greatly expanded, while in contrast, Cao Cao's power has shrunk a lot.
Compared with the same period in history, Cao Cao has now lost at least the territory of Liang State, Lu State, Rencheng State, Pei State, part of Runan County and Yingchuan County. In the second half of this year, Cao Cao was able to rely on Yuan Shu to assassinate Liu Chong and Luo Jun, and thus gained access to Chen State, which had a prosperous country and a prosperous people.
On the emperor's side, many forces were preserved because of Liu Feng's appearance, such as Yang Feng, Han Xian, Zhang Yang, etc., who were no longer with Liu Xie at this time in history.
But now not only are they still united around Liu Xie, Liu Xie also holds the important official position of Sili Xiaowei, making it difficult for Cao Cao to eradicate dissidents through legal means.
Therefore, Liu Xie's courage is undoubtedly much greater than in the original time and space, and he has the courage to fight for power with Cao Cao. If the emperor hadn't been afraid of the threats from Yuan Shao in Hebei and Yuan Shu in Henan, Cao Cao's life would have been even more troubled.
From this perspective, Liu Feng's elimination of Yuan Shu so neatly was quite bad news for Cao Cao.
After the embarrassment flashed across Cao Ang's face, he apologized and said with a smile: "Zi Sheng is joking. The story of my virtuous brother capturing Yuan Shu alive and retrieving the national jade seal was reported to Luozhong. The emperor was excited about it and all the officials regarded it as God's blessing. My father too I am so amazed that my dear brother is so outstanding. Today the emperor invites you, and I expect that Zi Sheng will have no time to entertain you tomorrow.
"The general is busy with state affairs, but he also cares about me, a minister of a foreign vassal. Feng should have taken the initiative to ask for an audience, but the king's orders are on his side."
Liu Feng first apologized, and then solemnly responded: "In that case, I will wait quietly in the mansion tomorrow for Brother Zixiu to arrive."
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Cao Ang showed true gratitude.
Cao Ang's character is really different from Cao Cao. Cao Ang is more sincere than Cao Cao, and his character is not as extreme as Cao Cao.
However, Liu Feng couldn't get close to Cao Ang. After all, both the Cao family and his son had romantic personalities. From Cao Cao to Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, they were all exactly the same. It was quite difficult to deal with such people, because your casual words and words If something happens, they will be offended, and they will be hated for the rest of their lives.
After the emperor and the general's envoys talked, Liu Feng entered Luoyang surrounded by everyone.
At this time, Luoyang has changed greatly. Compared with last year, it seems like a world away.
The burned-down South and North Palaces have been rebuilt to a certain extent, and the emperor no longer lives in the Zhao family's old residence, but moved back to Da Nei.
It was still because of Liu Feng's appearance that the tributes from various princes and vassal towns during the same period were much greater than in the original time and space.
In the original time and space, Liu Biao was not mentioned. Yuan Shao was basically a talker in the original time and space, and very few real money was sent to him as a gift.
But now, in the first half of this year alone, Yuan Shao has sent 20,000 shi of grain, more than 100 cattle and sheep, 200 shi of lamp oil, 500 pieces of fine silk, 100 jins of gold, 200 jins of silver, and 5 baht for 5 One million coins, ten stones of frost sugar, twenty stones of honey, and fifty stones of snow salt. Other honorary soldiers wore armor, crowns, robes, and many food, drink, and playthings.
Although these combined, it is not more than one-tenth of Hebei's annual tax. But the significance of Yuan Shao's tribute is quite great, and these things are also tributes, not taxes. They go into the emperor's private treasury, not the national treasury.
When the emperor had money, his life would naturally be much easier, and he would have more money to bribe his courtiers and attendants. This also made Cao Cao's situation quite uncomfortable.
After Liu Feng entered the city, Cao Ang said goodbye and left.
Only Zhong Yao, Dong Zhao and Liu Feng were left to attend the palace together.
On the way into the palace, Liu Feng lowered his voice and whispered to Zhong Yao: "Yuan Chang, when I enter Luo, I want to be a shepherd in Yangzhou. I wonder if I can get what I want?"
When Zhong Yao heard Liu Feng's question, his expression tightened, and he slowly shook his head and said: "Zisheng, I won't bully you, I'm just afraid that you may not get what you want."
"Why?"
Liu Feng had a look of worry on his face. Their father and son had always been respectful to the emperor, and now they had eliminated Yuan Shu, a serious problem for the emperor, and also found the imperial seal.
With such extraordinary achievements, isn’t it worthy of a Yangzhou shepherd?
Zhong Yao smiled bitterly and said: "Zi Sheng knows that the conflict between the emperor and the general is getting stronger and stronger. Although it is not a fire and water situation at the moment, it is still very unhappy. Therefore, the emperor wants to keep his son and be promoted to an official position in Luozhong." Liu Feng's gaze Looking past Dong Zhao, the fat man with black face nodded slightly at him, obviously implying that what Zhong Yao said was true.
Liu Feng suddenly realized that Liu Xie wanted to be the leader and check and balance Cao Cao for him.
I don’t know who gave Liu Xie such a bad idea. It’s really disgusting.
Liu Feng was very unhappy and his face darkened.
He pondered it in his mind.
Although he is young now, his status is not low. If he wants to stay in Luozhong, it is actually difficult to appoint him as an official.
There is no need to talk about the three princes, although there are both great commanders and generals at the moment.
Of the three great super-ranks, only Taifu has no real title. Sangong has firmly fallen to the status of a first-rank official. However, Liu Feng is only fourteen years old, and he cannot be a fourteen-year-old Sangong no matter what.
In the same way, if Liu Feng wants to serve as Jiuqing, although his merits are enough, his qualifications and age are still big barriers.
But apart from the three gongs and nine ministers, it would be a shame to retain Liu Feng only as a servant, even if the nine ministers were added as deputies to work part-time.
You must know that the one hanging on Liu Feng's body is the title of General Zhengnan, which is the first three ranks among the generals with miscellaneous titles, and he was also awarded the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, which means he is above the Jiuqing.
Just give it to Jiu Qing. If he is Jiu Qing's deputy, wouldn't that mean he is demoted?
Liu Feng made such great achievements, but was demoted instead. People in the world don't care what Liu Xie thinks, they will only say that the court is unfair, the emperor is unkind, and rewards and punishments are unknown.
From Liu Feng's point of view, there is probably only one suitable official position.
Liu Feng's eyes fell on Zhong Yao.
That is Captain Sili.
Sili Xiaowei always sat alone, his majesty was not inferior to that of the three princes, and he had great power. Especially if Sili Xiaowei is also involved in the affairs of Lu Shangshu, he can really compete with the general.
In fact, if the general wants to monopolize power and suppress the emperor, Sili Xiaowei is a position that cannot be missed.
Cao Cao can't suppress the emperor now, largely because the current Sili captain Zhong Yao is not his man.
When He Jin first took over as general, the Sili captain in Luozhong was Yuan Shao.
Liu Feng's eyes fell on Zhong Yao from time to time, guessing that Zhong Yao didn't know this clearly and what the other party was thinking.
Thinking of this, Liu Feng was glad that he had just told Zhong Yao what he wanted.
Now Zhong Yao should know that he does not want to stay in Luozhong, but wants to ask Yangzhou Mu to return to the southeast. Moreover, Zhong Yao's Sili Xiaowei helped him succeed.
Liu Feng was thinking about something in his mind when Zhong Yao suddenly spoke again.
"Zisheng didn't know something. The emperor originally wanted to send Lieutenant Yang Biao to take the lead in welcoming you today. However, Lieutenant Yang complained of illness, so it was replaced by me."
As soon as Zhong Yao finished speaking, the fat black man Dong Zhao nodded immediately after feeling Liu Feng's gaze.
"What about Situ and Sikong?"
Situ Zhao Wen and Sikong Guo Gong are both pro-Liu faction, especially Guo Gong, who is an ally with Liu Feng. Every year, Liu Feng brings generous gifts to Luo, and Guo Gong has an unshakable share. The gift list is rich. It was enough for his family to live comfortably in Luozhong.
Dong Zhao said at this time: "Zhao Situ is really ill, and Guo Sikong was sent by the emperor to go to Hongnong in Chijie."
Dong Zhao's words are very interesting. What does it mean to be really sick? Could it be that someone is pretending to be sick?
Relating to what Zhong Yao said just now, isn't the person who faked the illness the same as Taiwei Yang Biao?
Zhong Yao turned a blind eye to Dong Zhao's words, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Does Yang Biao have a problem with himself?
Liu Feng's heart sank. He didn't know where he offended this old man. Besides, even if he hated himself, it was abnormal to show it so obviously.
Yang Biao was not a newcomer to the officialdom. If the Yuan family dared to claim the surname of Zhong in the world, the surname of Ji in the world would be the Yang family of Hongnong. This powerful ancestor who made his fortune by stealing a piece of Xiang Yu's thigh is now a member of a distinguished family with three generations and three nobles.
Judging from Dong Zhao's words and Zhong Yao's reaction, this matter is almost the same, but Liu Feng really didn't think clearly about where he offended Lao Deng.
It has been more than a year. I am far away in the southeast, and Lao Deng is in Luozhong. I obviously want to offend him but there is no way to offend him.
Liu Feng looked at Dong Zhao and Zhong Yao. One of them showed a mean smile, the other smiled bitterly, but neither of them spoke to answer him.
Liu Feng suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and decided to torture Fatty Hei again after he returned. Judging from the situation, he seems to know more than Zhong Yao, and Dong Zhao is also easier to talk to.
Most of the palace city and the city walls are still dilapidated, but the palace gate is completely new. There are four armored soldiers standing inside and outside the palace gate, holding halberds, looking majestic.
At this point, Liu Feng and others dismounted, and after being inspected by the soldiers, entered the palace gate.
Zhong Yao led the way, while Liu Feng walked behind, accompanied by Dong Zhao. Xu Chu and others were unable to enter the palace because they did not obey the emperor's edict and were equipped with swords and armor, so they had to stay with their armor guards. The entrance to the palace.
Zhuge's uncle and nephew, Pang Tong and others went to the Hussar General's Mansion first, waiting for Liu Baosheng's return.
After stepping into a small door, more than a hundred soldiers suddenly poured out from both sides, wearing armor and holding halberds in their hands, full of murderous intent.
Liu Feng was immediately shocked, and the expressions of Zhong Yao and Dong Zhao changed drastically.
Fortunately, these soldiers did not come towards Liu Feng, but lined up in two rows at the door. Then the hundreds of halberds in their hands staggered out, and they collided at a high place with a golden sound, forming a halberd. Bing Kong said.
At this time, Liu Feng had already realized that this was the halberd ceremony that originated in the Zhou Dynasty.
There are two types of halberd ceremony, one is daoyin and the other is door halberd, collectively called "Ji halberd".
Generally, it means to guide or show off the family.
When the emperor used it, it was not only to intimidate and show off his strength, but also to warn against danger, and at the same time, it also meant to take it seriously.
It's just that it's so random that it's hard for people to feel that it's kind.
After all, this thing is a real weapon and can kill people.
(End of chapter)