The Wei family easily captured Luoyang with only seven men.
Whether this news was intentional or not, in just half a month, it spread to every corner of the Han Dynasty.
Half a month is enough for Wei to make a lot of arrangements.
For example, to appease the aristocratic families in Luoyang City, including the Yuan family of Runan.
There is another member of the Yuan family in Jizhou, and that is the eldest son Yuan Shao.
Surprisingly, Yuan Shao's performance was beyond expectations. He accepted the recruitment without any hesitation.
In fact, it is quite normal. When it comes to understanding the Wei family, Yuan Shao takes the lead.
Not only did he go to Hedong to ask for help, and he had a good relationship with Wei Cheng, but he also faced the power of the Longshan Army. Moreover, Yuan Shao had no ambition to dominate the world. Unlike Yuan Shu, everything he had done so far, Yuan Shao had Want to be recognized by the family.
It was quite difficult for Yuan Shao to give birth to a son as a concubine.
Unlike Yuan Shao, the ambitious Cao Cao was confused.
He knew that the Wei family was powerful, but he still had illusions, fantasies about Xu Tuzhi, and fantasies about one person being inferior to ten thousand people.
The current Cao Cao has no ambition to become the hero of the Wei Dynasty. He just wants to become the second He Jin and Dong Zhuo.
However, the dream was shattered.
Youzhou further north.
After Gongsun Zan got the news, he didn't have much reaction. He was focused on making great achievements and just wanted to drive Wuhuan away.
Unlike Liu Yu, Wei Cheng also hated foreigners, which coincided with him.
But now that Wei Cheng has taken that position, in Gongsun Zan's view, this is good or bad news.
If possible, he would like to ask the Wei family to send people to join him in conquering Wuhuan. Of course, he must first recognize his status as Youzhou Mu.
There are still people from aristocratic families such as Kong Rong of Qingzhou left in the north. They got the news last and acted the most fiercely.
Kong Rong was okay, but the others stood on the moral high ground and criticized Wei's behavior for three days and three nights.
In particular, some great Confucian scholars followed the rule of heaven and earth, and believed that the Liu family was the orthodox Han Dynasty recognized by heaven and earth.
The Wei family is plotting to usurp the throne, it is a wolfish ambition, it is an act of chaos, and it should not be tolerated by heaven and earth.
Unfortunately, their voices could not reach Luoyang, and even if they did, the Wei family would not take them seriously.
As early as when they decided to replace the Liu family, the elders of the Wei family were already prepared to be cast aside by the world.
Nowadays, it's just a few grasshoppers hopping around, and they don't bother to pay attention to it.
Rather than caring about these boos, the most important thing for Wei now is... to persuade Wei Cheng to become emperor.
Yes.
Wei Mou gave up his choice again and refused to be emperor no matter what.
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The streets of Luoyang.
Because Wei Min and others calmed the people immediately, there was no chaos.
Those who should set up stalls will set up stalls as usual, and the shops that should do business will continue to operate as usual.
Wei Cheng skipped the meeting again and took Hao Zhao out for shopping, accompanied by the long-legged Lu Ling and her little maid.
As early as a few days ago, Lu Ling came to Luoyang. Lu Bu also had a mansion in Luoyang, and his clansmen lived in it.
"Miss Lu, where is the barbecue shop you mentioned?"
It was approaching noon, and Wei Cheng suggested finding a place to try local food.
Lu Ling then volunteered to be a guide. After all, she had lived in Luoyang for a while.
However, the four of them had been walking around several streets for a long time, but they still couldn't find the shop.
"Have they moved away already?" Hao Zhao reminded weakly.
Lu Ling shook his head and said it was impossible, and said with certainty: "No, no, let's go a few steps further. There is a donkey drinking water at the door of that shop. It's easy to recognize."
Wei Cheng was so hungry. When he heard that there were donkeys, he thought of his favorite donkey meat roasted on fire. His eyes lit up and he nodded: "Well, let's go look further and see if that shop sells donkey meat." Right?"
Lu Ling was stunned, shook his head and said: "It's not donkey meat, it's mutton. The meat is very delicious, but it's authentic."
When Wei Cheng heard this, he frowned, looked at Lu Ling uncertainly, and asked tentatively: "Miss Lu, apart from the donkey drinking water, do you remember anything else, for example, what is the name of that shop?"
Lu Lingxiu frowned slightly, thought for a while, then shook his head, "I don't remember anything else, I just remember the donkey drinking water."
Wei Cheng glanced at the maid behind Lu Ling. The maid had an innocent look on her face. She clasped her hands in front of Wei Cheng and said silently, "Forgive me, but my young lady has not known her way around since she was a child."
The corner of Wei Cheng's mouth twitched, he looked at Lu Ling, and asked with a serious face: "Well, Miss Lu, do you think there is a possibility that the donkey was not raised by the store, but was tied there by the dining guest? ."
Lu Lingruo said "Hmm" in a thoughtful tone and said, "That's for sure. When I went to eat, the horse was also tied to the door to drink water."
Wei Cheng: "..."
Hao Zhao glanced sideways at Lu Ling, then put his head in and said, "Sir, the shop with the manger at the door still sells food. We passed by it a long time ago. At that time, you took a look inside and said there were so many customers."
Wei Cheng: "..."
"Hey, why are you walking back? Let's look further forward. I remember it's around here."
When Lu Ling saw Wei Cheng suddenly turning around and leaving, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop Wei Cheng. She cherished the time alone with Wei Cheng. She thought Wei Cheng was going back and secretly blamed the shop for why it was so hard to find it. .
Wei Cheng said speechlessly: "Miss Lu, the donkey can drink water anywhere, it doesn't have to be in front of that shop."
Lu Ling looked innocent, but still nodded, indicating that Wei Cheng was right.
Wei Cheng sighed helplessly, pointed forward, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to that shop."
"Have you seen the donkey?" Lu Ling was overjoyed.
Wei Cheng was too lazy to explain. He nodded and said, "Yeah, just follow me."
She looks like a nice girl, but she's just a road fool.
Sure enough, no one is perfect.
"Hey, guests, please come in quickly, a few seats have just been vacated."
The four of them came to the shop. The shop was not big, but the shopkeeper was very enthusiastic.
Wei Cheng looked up and saw that the house number was simple, with the word "Wei Ji" engraved in small seals, and there was a menu sign next to it.
"Hey, it's really here. The boss is this big bearded guy." Lu Ling recognized the boss at a glance.
Upon hearing this, the store owner bowed respectfully and said, "Wei Ding, a commoner, has met Miss Lu. How about bringing half a lamb to me today?"
Lu Ling raised her eyebrows at Wei Cheng proudly, nodded and said, "Just half a lamb, and another piece of chicken."
"Chili Chicken."
"Oh, yes, yes, roast another pepper chicken."
The shopkeeper responded respectfully and shouted into the room: "My dear, half a lamb and a pepper chicken."
Someone from the kitchen immediately agreed. From the sound of her voice, she must be a woman in her early forties. Looking at the age of the owner, she turned out to be a husband and wife team.
The four of Wei and Cheng were taken to a window facing the street and sat down. There were no chairs in the shop, only futons and low tables.
Wei Cheng was not used to futons, so Hao Zhao used three futons to make it easier for Wei Cheng to sit cross-legged.
Many customers in the shop were eating barbecue. Wei Cheng looked carefully and saw that most of the dishes were mutton, but also chicken. It seemed that they were still charred on the outside and tender on the inside, which made people very appetizing.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, roast lamb and chicken were served.
The store owner whispered: "Ms. Lu, eat first. This belongs to the customer at the previous table, hehe."
Lu Ling raised her eyebrows at Wei Cheng again, as if to say, look, this young lady is so famous in Luoyang.
Wei Cheng smiled and said nothing, tore off a chicken wing, looked around, and smelled it. There was a scent of pepper and some medicinal materials. It should have been pickled, and the meat looked very good. Fresh and tender, they use hens that are about one year old.
Seeing Wei Cheng's serious look, the store owner hurriedly explained: "Young master, please feel free to eat. This pepper chicken is my signature dish, and this chicken is carefully selected by my mother-in-law. The chicken is guaranteed to be soft and not chewy." ."
Wei Teng smiled slightly and took a bite. Although it was not spicy, the pepper chicken had a good taste and was roasted at just the right temperature. The skin was crispy and the muscles were tender and juicy.
"Yeah, it's delicious." Wei Cheng praised sincerely.
The shopkeeper smiled shyly and said, "Young master, it's fine if you like it. By the way, there are also a few pots of fruit stuffing in the store. Mr. and Miss, would you like a pot?"
Wei Cheng raised his head and looked at him, thinking that the store owner had been introducing him for a long time because he valued Lu Ling and was here to sell his feelings.
Hao Zhao said directly: "There is no need to make fruit wine. We will bring the wine ourselves."
As he spoke, he took off a large wine bladder from his waist and poured a bowl for Wei Cheng and Lu Ling respectively.
When the shopkeeper saw this, he was a little disappointed at first, but when he smelled the aroma of the wine, he was startled again and said excitedly: "What a good wine. This wine seems to be produced in Hedong. A bottle costs thousands of yuan."
Wei Cheng smiled and took a sip. Sure enough, when eating meat, you still need some wine to taste it.
Wei Teng drank it himself, so naturally it couldn't be worse, either Maotai or Wuliangye.
Just then.
Several young men dressed in a fashionable manner appeared at the door of the store. As soon as they entered, they kicked away the broomsticks placed behind the door.
"Hand over the man, where is Wei Yan, and tell him to get out of here."
When the store owner saw so many people making trouble, his expression was surprisingly calm, as if he was used to it.
"You have to go find him yourself. What are you doing here? I don't recognize him as a son of a bitch anymore."
Wei Cheng frowned slightly and muttered in a deep voice: "Wei Yan?"
At this time, the leading young man pulled a bandaged young man up with a lame leg, and shouted sternly: "Uncle Wei, considering that you and my father were comrades in arms, I don't share your knowledge." , you let Wei Yan come out, he beat my brother like this, he should give an explanation."
Wei Ding's thick eyebrows were furrowed, and the beard on his face seemed to be trembling with anger.
"I haven't seen him for several days. If you ask me to find someone for you, you can go outside and look for him. If you find him, you can do whatever you want."
The young man who was beaten covered the wound on his face, pointed at the kitchen and said: "Wei Yan, don't think that no one will know if you hide in the back. The sixth wife next door said that she saw you climb in through the window with her own eyes."
Wei Ding frowned, turned around and shouted to the kitchen: "Smelly bitch, just spoil him, stinky boy, get out of here."
There was a commotion in the kitchen, and then a woman came out dragging a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Mom, be gentle, be gentle, it's really not my fault this time, it was Zhou Laosan who did it first."
The woman is also very tall and tall, comparable to Xiao Hua, and they both belong to the square group.
The boy whose ear she was tugging looked somewhat similar to the bearded shopkeeper. From the look between his eyebrows, he could tell that he was his biological father and son.
Seeing the people who were causing trouble in his store, Wei Yan angrily shouted at the injured young man: "Well, you Zhou Laosan, your father is a coward, and so are you. If you can't beat him, just call your brother. What's the point?"
The injured young man suddenly became anxious and retorted: "Wei Dagou, shut up, my father is not a coward, he is a hero."
Wei Yan was unreasonable. Although his mother grabbed his ear, he still retorted forcefully: "You are a coward if you run away from the battle. Xing'er's father, the leper's father is a hero, and your father is neither."
When the young man heard this, he didn't know how to retort and started crying.
The young man leading the group had a gloomy face, and he felt that the companions behind him were looking at him with a bit of teasing.
The young man is the older brother of the injured boy, so the two of them naturally have the same father. If the boy's father is a coward, then so is his father.
The reason why Wei Yan called their father a coward was all because of the battle half a month ago.
The father of the two brothers was one of the five hundred elites. Although he survived in the end, he was infamous for no reason.
Wei Yan was so proud that he still wanted to talk.
Suddenly he was slapped on the head, and when he turned around he saw his father's menacing look, which frightened him so much that he immediately withered.
Wei Ding took a deep breath, cupped his fists and saluted the young man, "Dalang, Sanlang, this brat is ignorant, don't try to be like him, Lao Zhou is not a coward, he is a real hero."
When the two brothers saw the elder Wei Ding bowing to apologize to them, their eyes turned red.
But at this moment, a diner in the shop suddenly sneered: "Humph, what kind of heroes are they? If they hadn't tried their best, would Luoyang have been captured so easily? I think Wei Yan is right, they are just cowards. Not even shit."
What's even more annoying is that several diners have also expressed their agreement.
"Yes, if it weren't for them, Luoyang would not have been captured. The real heroes are those who died on the battlefield."
"Five hundred people can't beat seven, just because people like them who are afraid of death are holding them back, huh."
The two brothers did not expect such a scene. In order to defend Luoyang, their father is still lying on the bed. Not only has he suffered serious internal injuries, there is no one to express condolences, let alone reinstatement.
"You're talking nonsense. My father is a great hero. He was seriously injured to protect you. My father is not a coward!"
Bah~
The leading young man became angry for a moment, picked up the futon next to him and threw it towards the person who made the sarcastic remarks.
The man was tall and thick, and he didn't expect the young man to dare to attack him, so he was furious.
"You're such a bastard, if you dare to embarrass me, I must teach you a lesson today."
As he said that, he was about to go forward and beat the young man.
Just then.
Wei Cheng winked at Hao Zhao.
Hao Zhao frowned slightly, and with one swift step he pressed the big man to the ground.
All this happened so fast, and when everyone reacted, they could only hear the big man's voice begging for mercy.
Wei Teng took out a handkerchief and wiped the greasy corners of his mouth, stood up, walked to the injured boy, and helped him up from the ground.
"You're right, your father is a hero, they are all."
