The next day.
Cao Cao took Ma Chao, Duan Xuan and Huangfu Yi with him and went to Xu Du's palace together.
As for Dong Zhuo's former soldiers who surrendered, including some of the Flying Bear Army, they were all arranged to the military camp and handed over to brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong.
Chen Zhou went to Guanzhong and not only pacified two states, but also brought back a strong general and tens of thousands of soldiers. It was a complete victory.
Cao Cao is now in a good mood with a smile on his face.
Not long after they arrived at the main hall of the palace, the emperor came.
After everyone saluted, Cao Cao first said: "Your Majesty, Li Jue and Guo Si have been executed. Chen Zhou, the governor of Guanzhong, has returned from a great victory. Zhong Kang will quickly bring their heads up."
He originally wanted to take Chen Zhou to court with him, but Chen Zhou didn't want to go to court early in the morning. He might as well sleep in at home, so he firmly refused and gave up.
"real?"
Liu Xie was overjoyed and said quickly: "Hurry and show me."
After a while, the heads of the two people appeared in front of Liu Xie.
Liu Xie hated them so much that even if they turned into ashes, he could still recognize what they looked like. At this time, he could confirm at a glance that the heads were fine. It was Li Jue and Li Jue who laughed and said: "Okay, well done. ! Come and hang the heads of the two thieves on the gate of Xudu City for three days!"
After he finished speaking, he felt more relaxed than ever before.
The fear that was once dominated by Guo Si and the two men disappeared at this time.
Xu Chu took the head down.
"Cao Qing."
Liu Xie said again: "Where is that Chen Duzhi? Please invite him in quickly. I will reward you greatly."
Chen Zhou's name has been circulated in Xudu, a great Han Dynasty court, since the time of the Governor of Chijie. However, no official of the Manchu Dynasty had ever seen Chen Zhou, let alone knew who he was.
They just knew that Chen Zhou was from Cao Cao, and they were very curious and interested in Chen Zhou. They all wanted to see what this man whose name they had never heard before looked like.
"Return to your majesty!"
Cao Cao did not think that these rewards were given by Liu Xie. Chen Zhou was his own, so he should reward them himself. He continued: "Chen Duzhi is like a wandering cloud and a wild crane. His ambition is to pacify the world and does not want an official position. He doesn’t want to be in charge, let alone get a reward. I also want to bring him into the court, but he would rather sleep at home than come."
"You are such a noble and upright person who doesn't care about fame and fortune!"
Liu Xie didn't seem to have any scheming thoughts. After hearing this, he just thought Chen Zhou was very good.
He wanted to get to know such a person.
At this time, Cao Cao said again: "The one who killed Guo Si was Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi! The one who killed Li Jue was Duan Xuan, Duan Zhongming, and Huangfu Yi Huangfu Jianshou!"
He looked at the three people standing behind him and continued: "Both of them are warriors in the army. Without their help, Guanzhong would not have been pacified so quickly. I would like to ask for credit for them!"
After hearing this, Ma Chao and the others took two steps forward and bowed in salute.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"good!"
When Liu Xie heard that they had killed the two thieves, he recalled the vacant official positions and said cheerfully: "I will appoint Ma Mengqi as a guard."
Weiwei, an official position guarding the Forbidden Palace, belongs to the emperor's personal bodyguards.
After hearing this, Cao Cao guessed what Liu Xie was thinking.
Ma Chao killed Guo Si. Liu Xie must have had a good impression of Ma Chao, so he wanted to promote Ma Chao and cultivate a group of his own soldiers.
In this way, no matter where you go, you will have no soldiers to use and you will have to be controlled by others.
Liu Xie actually wants to break this dilemma.
But Cao Cao didn't care at all. He was convinced that Ma Chao had been won over by him and would not switch to Liu Xie.
He still has the confidence to win over someone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Thank you Ma Chao.
Liu Xie asked again: "Ma Mengqi is from Liangzhou, what is his relationship with General Fubo Ma Yuan?"
"My ancestor."
"So good!"
Liu Xie was even more relieved.
General Fubo is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
"What is the relationship between Huangfu Jianshou and General Huangfu Song?"
Liu Xie asked again.
Huangfu Yi said: "Huangfu Song is my father. I was deceived by Dong Zhuo and turned into a traitor, which caused your Majesty to suffer. Please forgive me."
Liu Xie changed his mind and said loudly without any intention of blaming: "Huangfu Jianshou can abandon the darkness and turn to the light. I will not care about the past things anymore, and the same goes for Duan Zhongming. Long Xiang's army is the elite of the Han Dynasty. I have passed through Huayin before, and I am like Wu Duan." Zhongming, I still don’t know what to do. I confer Huangfu Jianshou as the Cavalry Captain, succeeding the old general Huangfu as Duxiang Marquis, and Duan Zhongming as the General of Anxi, and continue to command the Longxiang Army."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
They both bowed in unison.
The promises made by Chen Zhou at that time were all fulfilled now, and they put down their worries.
"You two don't need to be polite."
Liu Xie said and asked: "Cao Qing, I still want to reward Chen Duzhi, but how should I reward a man of integrity?"
When Cao Cao saw that Liu Xie would not give him something, he seemed to be unwilling to give up. He thought for a long time and said, "Chen Duzhi doesn't want much, so how about your majesty reward him with some money? Although a high-minded and upright man may not necessarily be rich, but he has no money in life." no."
"Then reward money."
As Liu Xie said this, he thought that he actually didn't have much money, and then frowned. The Han royal family was too poor.
However, there are still some beautiful jade and other accessories. I will send two pieces to Chen Zhou later.
"His Majesty."
At this moment, Fu Wan suddenly stepped forward, looked at Dong Cheng, and said: "Now that Guanzhong has been pacified, Chang'an is stable, and Luoyang has been almost burned by Dong Zhuo, it is not appropriate to go back, but it should be okay to go back to Chang'an." OK, I sincerely request to move the capital again."
When Liu Xie heard this, he frowned.
He finally left Chang'an, but actually he didn't really want to go back.
Moreover, now he feels that Cao Cao is still a loyal minister and it is good to stay in Xudu. There is nothing wrong with it.
"Your Majesty, I think this is not possible."
Cao Cao glanced sideways and stepped forward and said: "Moving the capital costs a lot of money and the journey is long. Your Majesty has just settled down, so there is no need to travel around anymore. In addition, Chang'an is close to the Hetao, and that place is currently used to house the Huns. Those Huns have no intention of us." The Han Dynasty was full of ambitions. Not long after Dong Zhuo moved the capital, the Huns went south to burn, kill and plunder. Your Majesty, do you remember that?"
Of course Liu Xie remembered it and was deeply impressed.
It is really dangerous to go back to Chang'an.
Liu Xie said fearfully: "We will discuss the matter of moving the capital after Luoyang is rebuilt!"
There are eight defenses around Luoyang.
Liu Xie thought it was much safer than Guanzhong.
Dong Cheng and others were helpless. Now that Cao Cao had monopolized power, they had no choice but to give up their relationship with Cao Cao.
Soon, the court meeting was over.
When Cao Cao led Ma Chao and the three of them out of the palace.
"Thank you, my lord!"
The three of them said in unison.
Cao Cao laughed and said: "You should thank Du Zhi, but with your help, it will be easier for me to pacify the world. Wen Ruo, first prepare the residences in Xudu for the three generals."
"Thank you, my lord."
They said again.
Hearing that they were willing to call him "Lord", Cao Cao was confident that Liu Xie could not win them over.
The people Du Zhi brings back are still his people after all.
Longxiang Army and Sanhe Five Schools can only be his subordinates.
Duan Xuan and Huangfu Yi also knew that they were taking refuge in the Han Dynasty, but the Han Dynasty was withering and could not be supported. It seemed that taking refuge in Cao Cao was better than taking refuge in the Han Dynasty.
