Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 704
Luoyang, the imperial palace.

When Dong Zhuo moved the capital in the past, the ruins that were emptied of fire were now rebuilt. The new Luoyang City is still under construction, but the main outline has been completed.

The new Luoyang City straddles the Luoshui River. The main structure of the city is based on the eight trigrams. Seen from above, it is a regular octagon. , making people feel their own insignificance.

As the symbol of the capital, the imperial palace has been designed and planned three years ago, and it is still not completed until now. However, the main hall where the courtiers discuss matters and some main sleeping palaces have been completed. It is not luxurious, but it shows the majesty of the royal family.

But as the emperor, Liu Xie hasn't felt much happiness since moving back to Luoyang.

The Luoyang City he was familiar with in the past is no longer there. Although the new Luoyang City is even more majestic, he is very clear that this is not his own Luoyang City. He is just a passerby in this huge palace.

After the coup that year, it has been five years now. Fu Shou gave birth to a daughter for him. She is very cute. However, Fu Shou was slaughtered because Fu's family participated in the coup. In the second year, he died of depression.

There are fewer people around who can talk.

In the past five years, regardless of the Southern Expedition or other matters, it was basically the Prime Minister's Mansion that made the decision, and finally gave himself a notice that the Sangong Jiuqing and the Six Ministers, except for Kong Rong, are now all under Chu Nan's sect.

In addition, the older generation of officials disappeared one after another in the past few years, Yang Biao fell to Chu Nan, and other people also followed Jingzhou's surrender, either left the field sadly, or defected, and became one of Chu Nan's countless supporters. a member of

In the past few years, Liu Xie has really realized what it means to be alone.

The big man is already dead in name only, and even though he, the emperor, knows what will happen in the future, he has no choice but to wait for that day to come in this magnificent palace.

"Your Majesty~"

Yang Rang took small steps, came in a little excitedly, and saluted Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, great joy, great joy!"

Chu Nan died suddenly?
Or was he killed by an assassin?

Such a thought flashed in Liu Xie's mind. For him, apart from this news, he couldn't think of anything else that could be considered a happy event.

"Just now the prime minister sent back news from Jingzhou that Jiaozhou took the initiative to join him. The court took Jiaozhou without a single soldier. The Ministry of Officials has appointed Xu Shu as the governor of Jiaozhou and rushed to Jiaozhou to take up his post." Yang Rang said with a smile: "There is also Liaoxi The Gongsun family also took the initiative to send all the clan members to Luoyang, and the unification of the world is imminent!"

What a joy!
There was a smile on Liu Xie's face, but in this smile, apart from self-deprecating, it was irony. He knew that it was Chu Nan, not himself, who surrendered to the irony of these surrenderers. , no longer exists.

"There are more~" Yang Rang squeezed the orchid fingers, looked at Liu Xie and smiled, "The prime minister's army has already been dispatched, and in a few days, the prime minister will return to court~"

"That's really great. There is no prime minister in this court, so my heart is empty." Liu Xie nodded and smiled. He smiled naturally. He was prepared for this result. Although he still felt uncomfortable, he I'm used to accepting it.

Yang Rang laughed dryly and didn't speak, but he didn't leave either.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Liu Xie glanced at him and said indifferently.

"The Ministry of Rites hopes that His Majesty can personally meet the triumphant division." Yang Rang said cautiously.

"Do you want me to take the prime minister hard?" Liu Xie chuckled, closed his eyes and said, "An order from Kong Rong?"

"Kong Lingjun, he...has been unwell for the past few days and claims to be sick at home." Yang Rang said in a low voice.

"I know." After a long silence, Liu Xie nodded and said: "When the army returns, I will go out of the city to meet you."

"If there is nothing else, the servant will leave first." Yang Rang found that since the queen's death, he could not understand the emperor's joy and anger more and more, so he didn't dare to stay longer, bowed silently, and bowed to leave.

Looking at the empty hall in front of him, Liu Xie was silent for a long time, until his daughter came to look for him bouncing around, he felt some comfort in his heart.

Three days later, Chu Nan gathered the returning army at Yique Pass and merged into Yique Pass.

This time, the 13 troops from the expedition are naturally impossible to return. Except for the [-] troops sent to the battlefield outside the sky, the rest of the troops have tasks. They may station in Jingzhou and Jiangdong to continue to stabilize the place, or move to Guanzhong to prepare for the next step. In fact, only [-] soldiers and horses returned to the capital, and these will also be the strength to defend the capital in the future.

"Prime Minister, this is a letter from Hanzhong. Five buckets of rice teacher Zhang Lu is willing to come to Luoyang, but..." Ju Shou handed over a recently received memorial form to Chu Nan.

"What request?" Chu Nan asked, looking at the other party.

"Zhang Lu is willing to donate all the household registrations in Hanzhong, but hopes that the imperial court can keep the Five Dou Rice Religion." Ju Shou bowed.

Chu Nan sat on the horseback, thinking as he walked.

This matter does not seem to be serious, but it is not unreasonable for Jushou to be a little embarrassed. The Taiping Sect has the advantage of the past. Once this religion spreads, the harm will not be much worse than a party struggle, and it may shake the foundation of the country.

Right now, the Five Dou Rice Religion is only spread in the Hanzhong area, and its influence is not too great, at least as far as the world is concerned, but if it is given a wider platform, it is hard to say what it will develop into.

"Let Zhang Lu send someone to bring all the teachings of the Five Dou Rice Sect and the classics of the sect. I want to look it up. Remember, it's all of them!" Chu Nan said looking at Ju Shou.

"The prime minister can absolutely refuse. With the current strength of our army, it is not difficult to break through Hanzhong." Ju Shou took the memorial and asked: "Besides, Zhang Lu's attitude in the memorial is not tough."

"It has nothing to do with his attitude." Chu Nan shook his head and said: "This religion is inevitable, and people's hearts sometimes need comfort. It is better to guide it to develop in favor of the court, this religion is used well, and it can lead people to be good.”

Ju Shou nodded when he heard the words. If so, the Wu Dou Mijiao family cannot be the only one. Otherwise, the family will dominate and may cause harm in the end.

"Report~"

Just when Chu Nan was about to negotiate with him, a young general rushed towards Chu Nan, cupped his fists and saluted, "Prime Minister, Your Majesty is leading a hundred officials to meet you ten miles outside Luoyang City."

"Understood, pay attention to your surroundings and beware of thieves." Chu Nan nodded, and demon ants and mantises flew out to investigate the surroundings. He believes that even now, there are still many people who want to die by themselves, even among the officials who have served him. , and there are not a few of them, especially at this time, the more we cannot relax our vigilance.

"No!" The young general agreed and rushed away.

"Let's go, don't make His Majesty wait too long." Chu Nan signaled the whole army to speed up, and soon arrived outside Luoyang City, and saw Liu Xie, surrounded by courtiers, who had already been waiting here.

Chu Nan straightened his clothes, rode out with Zhou Cang on his horse, came a few steps in front of Liu Xie, got off his horse, went up to Liu Xie, cupped his fists and said, "How dare Your Majesty go out to meet him in person?"

"It doesn't matter, it seems that there is only this that I can do now." Liu Xie shook his head and smiled: "Congratulations, Prime Minister, the world is almost peaceful now, thanks to the Prime Minister's contribution."

"Your Majesty is serious. I'm just doing my part. Your Majesty, hurry back to the palace. Don't catch the cold outside." Chu Nan said with a smile.

Liu Xie nodded, and walked back to the city side by side with Chu Nan, talking and laughing along the way, showing no sign of discord at all.

Chu Nan returned to court, which also declared that the battle between Jingzhou and Jiangdong was completely peaceful, and the next thing was naturally to reward meritorious deeds.

In this battle, Huang Zhong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Yu Jin, as the commanders-in-chief of the various armies, have made a lot of contributions. The four of them are already in the positions of the four conscripts. In addition to the property, Chu Nan asked for orders, and the titles of the four were all promoted and became county lords.

For generals like them, titles mean that most of the luck of the people in the fief will be added to them. Others may not know it, but they have career titles, so they naturally understand the benefits of this. In addition to the luck that came, a part of extra luck will be shared.

Wei Yan, Xu Huang, Li Tong, and Zhang Yun under him officially entered the ranks of the generals of the four towns and were granted the title of township marquis. In addition, Jia Xu, Chen Gong, Man Chong, Lu Lingqi, and Zhou Cang made great contributions to resisting the enemy from the heaven. Awarded as well.

After that, a group of counselors, including Yang Xiu, who was Zhang Liao's aide in this battle, were rewarded accordingly.

Although Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong had the talents to manage the world, but after all, they were newcomers, and Chu Nan did not give them too high a position. Pang Tong became the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Zhuge Liang became the servant of the household department. These two official positions are not high, but they have great power. Now, the military department and the household department are basically managed by the left and right servants. What Chu Nan did was to train the two as the six ministers of the future. They can be promoted only after they have made enough contributions and qualifications.

The soldiers of the three armies made great achievements in defeating the enemy, and they were given property, and those who died in battle were paid five times the pension.

However, Liu Xie gradually noticed that the taste was coming. Just like last time, Chu Nan rewarded everyone, but left him alone. Liu Xie knew that Chu Nan must ask for something in doing so.

But this time, Chu Nan didn't betray him. The day after he awarded the rewards to the officers and soldiers, someone sent a letter to ask Chu Nan to take the throne.

"Being a public servant." At the Jiade Palace, Liu Xie touched his chin, nodded and smiled, "With the prime minister's merits, this is what should be done. What does the prime minister think?"

"The meritorious service of the minister is not worth mentioning. I dare not be greedy for credit. To have such a record, it is all thanks to the courage of the soldiers to achieve today's great victory." Chu Nan shook his head and said.

"The prime minister is humble." Liu Xie shook his head and said, "In that case, the prime minister will be made the Duke of Chu, and enjoy the six prefectures of Xuzhou. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Hearing the words, the officials all bowed in response, thinking that it was only natural for Chu Nan to call him a public servant.

Under Chu Nan's repeated refusal, one month later, Chu Nan officially became the Duke of Chu, and two months later, there began to be rumors among the people that due to Chu Nan's merits, it would not be too much to become the King of Chu...

(End of this chapter)