The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 69 Luoyang Upheaval
"Ziyu has done a great job."

When Wei Tao brought people to Yuzhou to find Cao Cao, the story of Wei Tao defeating Guangzong and beheading Zhang Liang had spread all over the world.

I don't know what the court princes thought, and also beheaded Zhang Bao, but according to the court princes, Wei Tao contributed more.

Wei Tao's reputation is not bad among scholars.

In particular, the name of emphasizing filial piety has won praise from many people. Now, beheading Zhang Liang, one of the leaders of the Yellow Turban bandits, has allowed Wei Tao to get a lot of praise.

There are many aristocratic families who have been harmed by the Yellow Turban.

"I'm afraid the imperial court will make an official decree after a while. At that time, Ziyu, you will be able to become an official official. In the future, you will be able to make great progress."

Cao Cao obviously had a lot of leisure time, and even had time to play with Wei Tao, which made Wei Tao shake his head slightly.

"Brother Meng De is joking. Besides, my elder brother conquered the entire Yuzhou by himself, and his achievements are even greater. Presumably, the good news of my elder brother's promotion is already on the way!"

Yes, there are basically not many yellow scarves in Yuzhou now.

Under Cao Cao's strong attack, all the Yellow Turbans fled and hid, and they were no longer as powerful as before.

While Cao Cao and Wei Tao were talking, an angel came outside the camp and stated that there was a decree to be announced to Wei Tao and Cao Cao.

"The angel actually came at this time?"

Wei Tao was also very surprised, he just returned to Yuzhou, could it be that he was rewarded?
Thinking of this, Wei Tao was also a little excited.

The biggest difficulty for a prophet is that it is difficult to make preparations for knowing the future. Because of his own age, Wei Tao has not really gained much support, nor has he been able to recruit troops justifiably.

It can only use various situations to promote their own reputation and prepare for the future.

So to be honest, Wei Tao is also very keen on getting official rewards.

But this time it was obviously quite different. When the angel arrived, he asked Wei Tao and Cao Cao to obey the edict. Although the two felt strange, they also obeyed the edict.
"The imperial edict said: Wei Tao, Wei Ziyu, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde are all loyal and courageous ministers. They have made great contributions to eradicating the Yellow Turbans. The special decree goes to Beijing immediately to reward them. In June of the first year of Zhongping."

The year name of Zhongping was the year name changed by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty after the Yellow Turban riots this year.

"The minister waits for the order!"

This decree was true, Wei Tao and Cao Cao naturally obeyed the order, but obviously the angel was in a hurry and urged him directly.

"The Holy Majesty is waiting for the two generals to return to Luoyang, please don't delay the two generals, and leave immediately at our house."

"Dare to ask my father-in-law, why is this?"

This time it was Wei Tao's "acquaintance" Cui Ying who hurried over, so Wei Tao didn't have so many scruples, so he just asked directly.

In fact, both Wei Tao and Cao Cao were curious.

Even if Emperor Ling of Han wanted to reward his ministers, he would not be in such a hurry to issue an edict.

"This is an important matter. Don't ask too many questions. You will find out when you arrive in Luoyang. Now the priority is to settle in the army early, and then return to Luoyang with me."

It's a pity that Cui Ying said it seriously, but that's the case, Wei Tao and Cao Cao also felt that something was wrong this time, and they didn't dare to delay too much.

Naturally, the handover of military power cannot be that simple, but with the will of the Holy One, Cao Cao had to step up the handover.

Fortunately, the Yuzhou Yellow Turban Army had been expelled at this time, so the only thing left was to bring the army back, so although the transfer of military power was in a hurry, there was no fear of any abnormalities.

Galloping their horses, Wei Tao and Cao Cao soon returned to Luoyang.

As soon as they returned to Luoyang, Wei Tao and Cao Cao felt something was wrong.

The whole Luoyang seemed to be filled with an extremely tense atmosphere. From time to time, there were soldiers patrolling the roads. As long as they were pedestrians walking on the street, they would be stopped and interrogated in detail from time to time.

"Why is this?"

Wei Tao could feel that if it wasn't for the big Han sergeants beside him, those soldiers would even want to question him and others.

"Eunuch Cui, since we have arrived in Luoyang, please speak up if there is anything wrong, and if there is anything wrong with us, please help us."

While talking, Wei Tao was a skater who slipped the gold and silver into Cui Ying's hands. Cui Ying who got the gold and silver finally smiled slightly, and then sighed softly.

"Hey... Now that we're in Luoyang, our family always wants to mention something. As for His Majesty, I'm afraid there won't be a summons for a while, and our family can just talk to the two generals."

Wei Tao and Cao Cao looked at each other even more, but they didn't understand why.

Such a hurry was to make the two of them rush back to Luoyang, but after returning to Luoyang, they seemed to be in no hurry at all, which really made people confused.

"Actually, this time it's not just the two generals. In fact, His Majesty also ordered several other generals to come back together. These include General Yuan Shao, General Yuan Shu, General Dun Yuqiong and so on."

Hearing Cui Ying's words, Wei Tao and Cao Cao were a little confused, and Wei Tao immediately clapped his hands and said.

"Eunuch, please make it clear."

"Actually, this is a good thing for you."

Finally, Cui Ying didn't try to show off any more, and let out a long sigh of relief, with a hint of fear on her face.

"Not long ago, shortly after the heads of the two bandit leaders Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao were delivered to the court, there was a rebellion in Luoyang..."

"what!"

Wei Tao and Cao Cao were both shocked. There is actually a Yellow Turban rebellion in Luoyang?

"Elder-in-law's words are serious? Didn't Ma Yuanyi, the Yellow Turban bandit, have already given his leadership, and Tang Zhou has already captured all the bandits hiding in Luoyang? How can there still be a Yellow Turban rebellion?"

Wei Tao felt even more anxious, so he quickly stepped forward and asked again.

That Zhang Jiao didn't die in Guangzong, that's all. After all, Zhang Jiao died of illness in history. Wei Tao believed that even if he could escape, he wouldn't live for long.

But Wei Tao didn't remember that there would still be a Yellow Turban rebellion in Luoyang after the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out.

All the yellow scarves hidden in Luoyang should have been betrayed by Tang and Zhou, and they were wiped out after capturing Ma Yuanyi.

"Hmph! Such a big mistake, Tang Zhou has already been sent to prison, and I don't know how he became the apprentice of the bandit leader Zhang Jiao, and he doesn't even know about the Yellow Turban bandits in Luoyang."

Cui Ying first scolded bitterly before speaking.

"After the rebellion broke out, we learned from the traitor Tang Zhou that the layout of Luoyang was managed by Ma Yuanyi, and Tang Zhou himself only knew some people. Tang Zhou was so disturbed by it, Damn it!"

"My father-in-law means that Tang Zhou dared to report his merits for credit, and bluntly said that all the yellow scarf bandits would be wiped out?"

It was easy for Wei Tao to understand what Cui Ying meant. If so, he could indeed set off a rebellion in Luoyang.

"But Luoyang is an important place in the capital, and there are many elite soldiers. If you think about it, even a little bit of banditry can be wiped out. How did you disturb Shengjia?"

"A little bit of banditry? The thousand-odd Yellow Turban rebellion is also a little bit of banditry?"

Cui Ying was obviously also frightened by the Yellow Turban, and couldn't help showing a mocking smile when this matter was brought up.

"It's nothing more than a sudden rebellion by more than a thousand yellow turbans, but they almost broke into the palace. Now His Majesty is furious, and several important officials who have been guarding the capital have been sent to prison directly to be dealt with. Even the general has been reprimanded. Now His Majesty is so angry that he ordered the two thieves Zhang Liang to hang outside the city gate, and thoroughly investigated them day and night."

"We didn't see any heads when we entered the city."

Cao Cao frowned slightly. Even Wei Tao couldn't remember this point, but Cao Cao could remember it.

"This is what made His Majesty even more annoyed. The two heads disappeared after only three hours. Annoyed, His Majesty was overwhelmed with anger and ordered to recall all the generals who have made great achievements. "

Cui Ying sighed again, although the eunuchs are not high-ranking, they are indeed worthy of being people in the palace, and the news is really well-informed.

"All the generals have made great contributions in the battle against the Yellow Turban. It can be said that they are the nemesis of the Yellow Turban. Now the capital is probably going to be handed over to the generals to guard."

Hearing what Cui Ying said, Wei Tao and Cao Cao were quite surprised. When they wanted to ask more questions, Cui Ying kept silent.

However, he already knew that he was going to be reused, even Cao Cao was quite happy, but when he thought of the disaster of the Yellow Turban, Cao Cao angrily scolded him for disturbing the world, and his expression was different for a while.

Wei Tao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Dun Yuqiong have already recalled five of them in a hurry. Although their merits vary, they all killed a lot of Yellow Turbans in the suppression of the Yellow Turbans this time, which can be regarded as a great contribution .

However, after the return of the people, Emperor Han Ling has never made a will.

According to the information obtained by Cao Cao, this time Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was first frightened by the rebellion, and then annoyed by the behavior of the Yellow Turban again and again, and was bedridden for a while.

In this way, it is natural to ignore Wei Tao and others.

In this regard, even Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are helpless, but since Wei Tao and Cao Cao can get the front and back of things from Cui Ying, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu can naturally know.

Even compared to Cao Cao and Wei Tao, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu knew more, and when they met on weekdays, they always had a bright face.

However, compared with Yuan Shao's treatment of Wei Tao who was still in harmony with each other, Yuan Shu always looked down on Wei Tao.

For this, Wei Tao was naturally helpless, but thinking about it, Yuan Shu looked down on Cao Cao, and it was also obvious to himself.

Until one month later, Emperor Han Ling returned to the court to manage the government. This time, Emperor Han Ling summoned Wei Tao and other five people directly.

(End of this chapter)