"Xu Gongming, Fengming Mountain, come here quickly and come to me!"
At the north gate of Luyang City, a grand drama of the emperor's kindness and his ministers' loyalty is being staged.
When the emperor named Xu Huang and Feng Qi were personally welcomed, they all looked like they were in tears of gratitude - the current little emperor was no longer the emperor who had been cornered by Li Jue, Guo Fan and Zhang Ji. The current emperor...has achieved immortality! Not only can he pinch and calculate, he can also summon meteorites, and he can even bring the dead back to life!
How could Xu Huang, Feng Qi, and the thousands and hundreds of White Wave Army warriors not be flattered when such a god and emperor personally came to greet him?
"My ministers Xu Huang and Feng Qi... pay homage to the Emperor!"
Xu Huang and Feng Qi walked up to the emperor and immediately knelt down to perform the ceremony.
Liu Xie hurriedly took two steps forward, bent down, and helped the two of them up with one hand on each other. He also smiled and asked them: "Gongming, Mingshan, what are your current positions?"
This is about getting promoted to a higher position!
Xu Huang said: "In the Tian family, I am now the captain of the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion."
Feng Qi then said: "Thanks to the Tian family, I am now the commander of the Chariot and Cavalry General's Mansion."
The official positions reported by these two people are all subordinate officials of the Chariot and Cavalry General Shogunate, that is, the subordinates recruited by the Chariot and Cavalry General on their own. They do not need to be approved by the Taiwei Mansion and the Emperor. The superiors of the Han Dynasty, regardless of whether they are local The chiefs of states, counties, countries, counties, and roads, the superiors and third princes of the imperial court, or the generals who open the government, all have great personnel power and can appoint their own staff! Nowadays, due to the loss of the authority of the imperial court, local heroes have emerged, and even county and road chiefs can be appointed directly by state shepherds and county governors without going through the imperial court.
In addition, those powerful men in one of the separatist regimes could also appoint themselves as state shepherds, county governors, or self-proclaimed generals or school captains without the approval of the court through methods such as "self-promotion" or "mutual representation."
Of course, the legitimacy of those chiefs who were appointed by themselves or represented each other was insufficient, and they were easily attacked by powerful local nobles. Therefore, as long as the separatist forces in various places can get the emperor's appointment, they are still willing to spend a little money...
For Liu Xie, the top priority now is to rebuild the Central Forbidden Army, which is the five commanders of the Northern Army, the guards of Weiweifu, Huben and Yulin. Now he only has a small number of guards on hand. The rest of the army was destroyed during the emperor's eastward movement and has not yet been rebuilt. As for General Wei Dong Cheng's several hundred people, they are part of General Wei's palace, not the emperor's imperial army.
This is why Liu Association values Xu Huang, Feng Qi and the Baibo Army they lead so much!
"Now that Yang Feng has been dismissed from the post of General of Chariots and Cavalry, you two are no longer Yang Feng's subordinates!" Liu Xie, the little emperor, pulled two burly men who stood a head taller than him and said with a smile, " I think you are all heroes, so you might as well become an official by my side. Xu Gongming, I will make you the Tiger Guard Lieutenant General! Fengming Mountain, I will make you the Yu Lin Lieutenant General, and I will also make you Dong Tinghou!"
Zhonglangjiang is the official position of "bierqianshi". In the Han Dynasty, "two thousand shi" was also divided into four categories: "zhong erqianshi", "true erqianshi", "two thousand shi" and "bierqianshi". There are different levels, and the salary received by each level is different. Among them, "middle two" has the most, and "better two" has the least.
Liu Xie was granted the "bier" title of Xu Huang and Feng Qi. In theory, he could get a salary of one hundred dendrobiums per month, with half of the money and grain. One year is 1,200 dendrobium, which is much worse than the full 2,000 shi.
But General Habayashi and General Huben are the commanders of the emperor's own army! And now the imperial court does not have the Yulin Army or the Huben Army, so the Baibo Army they brought with them suddenly became the emperor's personal army.
This status and trust are already top-notch for them!
If the Han Dynasty can regain stability in the future, it is possible for them to be granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and the title of General!
Xu Huang and Feng Qi hurriedly bowed down to express their gratitude. The little emperor once again helped them up with his own hands, and then said to the hundreds of Baibo soldiers outside the north gate of Luyang: "Baibo warriors, you have all seen that Xu Gongming and Fengming Mountain are now in my feather forest." The general is the general and the general is the general! From now on, you are my Yulinshi and Hubenshi!
Those who originally served as officers in the Baibo Army would be given official positions in the Yulin Army and the Huben Army! When the silk and Jingzhou rice personally escorted by Liu Jingzhou's son arrive, silk and rice will be distributed to you.
In addition, after I return to Luoyang, I will give you a house and farmland. You will be my subordinates from now on! Are you willing? "
Buqu are private soldiers with personal attachments. Liu Xie's announcement now that he will accept the Bai Bo army brought by Xu Huang and Feng Qi as a buqu is to express to the officials and Cao Cao who is about to arrive that these thousands and hundreds of people , it’s all his own, don’t get involved!
"Yes! Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Of course the Bai Bojun outside the north gate of Luyang City was willing - the emperor was a "god emperor" who could "fall stone magic", "calculate with fingers", and "resurrection from the dead"! Are you still afraid that you will have no future if you follow the "God Emperor"?
Moreover, the "God Emperor" was very generous. Not only did he give them silk and rice, but he also gave them a house and land in Luoyang. From now on, they would be Luoyang people!
"Tianjia," Wei General Dong Cheng had already approached Liu Xie at this time and said to him with a smile, "there are more than 10,000 Yingchuan Yellow Turbans in the Baibo Army camp. Please Tianjia send envoys to recruit them as well. ”
Liu Xie looked back at Xu Huang and Feng Qi, and said with a smile: "Marquis Duting and Marquis Dongting, are you familiar with these Yingchuan Yellow Turbans?"
"Zhen Tianjia," Xu Huang replied, "These Yingchuan Yellow Turbans were defeated by Cao Mengde not long ago. Because they had no way to go, they took refuge under Yang Feng and were taken in by him to strengthen their momentum. Although they are large in number, But they are not elite and cannot compare with the Baibo Army."
Liu Xie nodded and glanced at Dong Cheng again, who looked expectantly.
Liu Xie thought: Okay, this emperor is about to become a god, and he only dares to recruit a few hundred Baibo troops as part of his troops. You're good... there are more than 10,000 people who have directly set their sights on the Yingchuan Yellow Turban. If you are ambitious, you can fight with Cao Mengde! If you can fight with Cao Mengde for a while, then I, the emperor of Luoyi, will be more stable.
"General Wei," Liu Xie waved his hand with a smile and said, "Your contribution to this battle in Luyang is not small. You can open the three divisions of Kaifu, Jiejie and Yitong!"
Dong Cheng had been looking forward to this for a long time, and there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart. He quickly knelt down and bowed his head to express gratitude.
His current official position is General Wei, a general with the same title as the Hussars General and Chariot General, but he does not get the privileges of Kaifu, Jiajie, and Yitong. If you can't open a government, you can't recruit a large number of subordinates. If it is not a holiday, it cannot represent the king and kill those who violate military orders. As for the three divisions of Yitong, the ceremonial guard is like the three princes to show their dignity!
Cao Cao's Sili Xiaowei is an official who upholds integrity, so Cao Cao has "integrity" in hand! He also recorded affairs with the three public officials, and he was almost "like the three public officials". As for opening the government... Cao Cao came in such a hurry with his army, no matter what, he had to be credited with saving Cao Cao, the general. He is always one of the four positions of Grand Sima, General of Hussars, and General of Chariots and Cavalry. Isn’t it a matter of course to open a government?
Therefore, if Dong Cheng does not open a mansion, does not have "Ru San Gong", and does not have a scepter, he is not qualified to compete with Cao Cao... Of course, it is not enough to open a mansion, "Ru San Gong", and false festivals. There must be enough parts.
"General Wei," the young emperor Liu Xie said to Dong Cheng again, "I order you to appease the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans in the Baibo Military Camp with integrity, and select a thousand strong men to serve as your troops. The rest will be brought back to Luoyang and handed over to the Luoyang Order for placement. "
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Southeast of Luyang City, at the crossing of Shuishui River.
When Dong Cheng took the scepter he had just obtained to appease the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans in the Baibo Army Camp, Cao Cao's five thousand elite soldiers had already crossed the Shuishui River and were preparing to attack the Baibo Army and Yingchuan Yellow Turbans surrounding Luyang County. .
Just as he was getting ready, Minister Pushe Zhong Yao came to him with the imperial edict from the young emperor Liu Xie.
"Yuan Chang, why are you here?" Cao Cao was stunned when he saw Zhong Yao, "What's going on over there in Luyang County?"
Because Zhong Yao had the holy decree, he bowed to Cao Cao, and then said to Cao Cao: "Secretary, you are late. Yang Feng and Han Xian have been defeated by the emperor!"
"What? Defeated? Yuan Chang, are you saying that Yang Feng and Han Xian have withdrawn their troops?"
Zhong Yao shook his head: "They did not withdraw their troops. They just fled towards Yingchuan County with a few of their confidants. They probably wanted to surrender to Yuan Gongliu or Lu Feng first."
Cao Cao was stunned: "Yuan Chang, what did you say? Yang Feng and Han Xian escaped with only a few of their confidants? How is this possible?"
Zhong Yao said: "The ministers didn't know something. The emperor first built dozens of trebuchets, and used flying stones to hit the thieves at the top of the city. Then he took the injured soldiers of the Baibo thieves into the city for treatment, and used them in public... Performed a resurrection technique!"
"Ah? The art of bringing the dead back to life?" Cao Cao was shocked, his mouth wide open, his eyes wide open, his round face full of disbelief, "Yuan Chang, is this really true?"
"It should be true!" Zhong Yao nodded, "Xiaguan was with the emperor at that time, and saw with his own eyes that the emperor used his magical power to resurrect a dead Baibo bandit! Last night, the little emperor released sixty-five The wounded soldiers of the Baibo Army who were treated by him included the Baibo Army who was resurrected by the emperor. As a result, a mutiny broke out in the Baibo Army camp this morning... Yang Feng and Han Xian were expelled, and a thousand Hundreds of elite members of the White Wave Army have voted for the Emperor!"
Cao Cao didn't know what to say for a moment... Wasn't this little emperor "becoming a god" too fast? He originally planned to coerce the emperor and command the princes, but now that the emperor has become a god, how can he "coerce" him?
Guo Jia, the counselor who followed him, shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible, there must be a fraud!"
Dong Zhao also agreed with Guo Jia's judgment: "White Bo and Yellow Turban all believe in ghosts and gods. The emperor must be pretending to be a ghost!"
Ding Chong asked Zhong Yao: "Yuan Chang, could it be that the emperor also learned the magic of resurrecting the dead from the heavenly book passed down by Emperor Gao?"
Zhong Yao shook his head slightly and said: "The emperor said he doesn't know magic..."
Cao Cao was confused: "How can you bring the dead back to life if you don't know magic?"
Zhong Yao said: "The emperor said that what he learned from the heavenly book passed down by Emperor Gao was medical skills!"
And have such powerful medical skills? Cao Cao said in his heart: I don’t know if the emperor’s medical skills can cure my headache?
Guo Jia still firmly did not believe it: "There must be a fraud! Someone in the Bai Bo army must have colluded with the emperor and conspired with Yang Feng and Han Siam!"
After hearing Guo Jia's words, Dong Zhao immediately remembered Xu Huang's performance on the way eastward: "Could it be that Xu Gongming, the Marquis of Duting, secretly defected to the emperor?"
When Zhong Yao heard this, he also thought it was possible. He nodded and said, "Gongren's words are right. It is Xu Gongming and another Baibo Army Sima named Feng who led their troops to surrender. Now Xu Gongming and that Feng The army commanders and horses were all reused by the emperor, and they were granted the titles of Yulin Zhonglang General and Huben Zhonglang General respectively. The thousands and hundreds of elite soldiers they brought with them all became Yulin Shi and Hu Ben Shi!"
Cao Cao slapped his thigh and sighed heavily: "Oh, I still underestimate the emperor!"
