At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Don't miss this opportunity.

Although the four Jingnan counties are not very prosperous, in Guo's opinion, they are still indispensable in his plan.

Chapter 809 810 Eight Liu Cong went north to Luoyang

In addition to the plan to attack the four counties in southern Jing, Guo Peng also ordered Zhu Ling to personally lead the troops, leading an army of [-] to station in Yiling.

Integrating the troops led by Gan Ning, a total of [-] troops were stationed in Yiling to guard against the Yizhou Army Wu Ban who was stationed in Quren County to wait and see the situation.

Now that Jingzhou has ended its resistance, the only separatist force in the south that is still resisting is Yizhou Liu Zhang——

This is Liu Zhang who is still proclaiming himself emperor.

Now, Liu Zhang's forces were completely locked in the Sichuan Basin, and looking around, there was no longer any force that could unite against Guo Peng.

In this way, Jingzhou calmly started the post-war arrangements.

The rich and powerful families are dividing up the spoils, and Guo is also arranging officials from the Central Plains who will go to Jingzhou to establish the Wei regime system.

This time, Guo Peng slightly controlled the number of officials sent to Jingzhou to take up grassroots positions.

They did not send people from the Central Plains to work in Yangzhou on a large scale like in Yangzhou, and did not even leave grassroots positions in many places for Yangzhou people. They established a rural system on a large scale and occupied the land for developing Jiangdong.

Mr. Guo was quite polite to Jingzhou, and he didn't treat Jingzhou for a while, so the gentry tycoons who survived Jingzhou after the war were actually more grateful to Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, and Guo Peng.

Of course, they were very disgusted with Liu Biao who was dying to drag them into the water, as well as Liu Biao's cronies. They were very happy to know that these people were transferred from Jingzhou by Guo Peng.

It was already mid-August when Liu Cong, who was uneasy, and Liu Qi, who was even more uneasy, arrived in Luoyang, the capital of the Wei Kingdom.

At the same time, Le Jin had already ordered the preliminarily reorganized army to cross the river and start attacking the four counties in Jingnan.

And Zhu Ling also established a firm foothold in Yiling, and began to gradually move his army to Zigui, preparing to move further to Wu County, where he also established a forward base.

Because the next link of military operations must be to attack Yizhou, and the Wei army is preparing to attack Yizhou at the same time. Because Yizhou's terrain is dangerous and the transportation is inconvenient, it is necessary to carry out more complete preliminary preparations and establish more advance bases. necessary.

Zhu Ling is using Jingzhou's materials to make preparations for this aspect, and is reusing Gan Ning, who is from Yizhou, to let Gan Ning be the leading party.

Gan Ning, who received the rank of General Zhen Guo and the title of third-class viscount, expressed satisfaction and happiness, and more actively took advantage of the leading party.

He took Zhu Ling around the roads in Jingzhou that he used when he fled from Yizhou, and explained to him the dangerous terrain of these places along the way.

Zhu Ling expressed his satisfaction, and then wrote many reports and sent them to Luoyang. After Guo Peng learned about it, he specially issued an edict to reward Gan Ning, so Gan Ning became more motivated to work.

Jingzhou is busy arranging major events, and Luoyang is hot. In order to take care of Liu Cong, Mrs. Cai, and the frail Liu Qi, Guo Peng specially sent someone to arrange a reception envoy more than ten miles south of Luoyang City. .

The envoys were eunuchs sent by Guo Peng. They received Liu Cong and others with ice cubes and freshly squeezed juice.

When Liu Cong and others came to the outside of Luoyang city covered in sweat, the eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time offered them a glass of cold fruit juice with smiles like chrysanthemums.

After drinking the cold fruit juice, Liu Cong and others felt the generosity and generosity of someone from Guo.

And not only for drinking, but also for use, Mr. Guo not only gave them cold drinks, but also asked the eunuchs to bring a lot of ice cubes in buckets.

"Your Majesty said that the weather is so hot that Guiyihou may feel uncomfortable, so he specially ordered me to bring ice cubes to Guiyihou and put them in the car. The cool air is very comfortable."

Those who came to do business all knew that the young supervisor, He Zheng, had a chrysanthemum-like smile on his face, and continued to let Guo Peng's grace shower on Liu Cong even more forcefully.

Only then did Liu Cong let go of his uneasiness, feeling that Guo Peng would most likely treat him kindly and would not take the opportunity to punish him.

Sitting in the cart with ice cubes, Liu Cong and others entered Luoyang City with the eunuchs leading the way.

Before entering, Liu Cong and others were amazed at the tall city of Luoyang and the wider moat, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden.

Not to mention Jiangling, even Xiangyang City, which Liu Biao vigorously built, does not have such tall walls and wide and deep moats as Luoyang City.

Through the long corridor, the convoy of Liu Cong and others entered Luoyang City, and what they saw was another vast world.

Liu Cong was very surprised by the pedestrians coming and going, the army patrolling the law and order, the clean streets, the buildings that were not messy at all, and the unexpected fresh air.

Luoyang has a large population, and there are pedestrians coming and going, but the overall look is messy but not chaotic, with a sense of order that is indescribable.

From the residents to the soldiers, they seem to know where they should go and what they should do, making everything look orderly and prosperous.

Of course, what surprised the people of Jingzhou the most was that there was no smell of shame in the air in Luoyang that they were familiar with.

To be precise, during the journey northward, none of the big cities they entered had a similar stench, which was very strange.

No matter how much Guo Peng loves to be clean, can he still make dirty things like feces and urine lose their original smell?

Does he have such a special function?

But in the final analysis, Liu Cong doesn't have too much leisure time to pay attention to the scenery of Luoyang and the humanities of Luoyang.

He came to surrender, not to travel. Even if Guo Peng was magnanimous, he would have to wait for his treatment to be implemented before he would be interested in wandering around Luoyang.

He cares about what treatment Guo Peng will give him, what position he will give him, where he will live and how he will live.

The convoy was soon led to the Luoyang post station. Guo Peng will meet Liu Cong and others three days later because of his busy government affairs.

Before that, they were required to live in the station for three days, and if they needed anything, they could tell He Zheng, who was their plenipotentiary hospitality envoy.

Liu Cong and others thanked He Zheng, and then under He Zheng's arrangement, they entered the post station for a temporary rest.

After dinner that day, Liu Cong met Kuai Liang, Liu Xian, Fu Xun and others in his room, and finally Han Song to discuss what would happen next.

Kuai Liang and others told Liu Cong that according to their understanding, Guo Peng will hold a ceremony in the palace three days later, which is about the surrender ceremony of Liu Cong and others, including presenting the surrender form, and then Guo Peng will personally announce The treatment of Liu Cong and others.

After the ceremony, Guo Peng will give them a banquet, have a happy gathering with them, have a meal, and end the whole process.

Then how should everyone live.

Liu Cong’s treatment of them is actually full of distrust. Since these people half-forced him to surrender, he has distrusted these people very much. The real procedure is to meet them, and the ones who really want to be interviewed are those who have always opposed his surrender. Han Song.

After the surrender, Liu Cong knew that Han Song and others had tried to take him away from Jingzhou and go to Yizhou to join Liu Zhang in order to maintain his freedom. Unfortunately, their efforts were terminated by Kuai Yue, leaving Liu Cong in a state of isolation and helplessness , had to surrender.

So for these people, he complained quite a lot, and his heart was full of dissatisfaction.

As for Han Song, he trusted him more.

At this moment, he lacks a sense of security, so he can only rely on Han Song and others to obtain a negligible sense of security. He hopes that Han Song can say something to him to make him feel at ease, even if it is just to lie to him.

"Han Qing, do you think... Emperor Wei will kill me?"

Chapter 810 810 Jiu Hanqing, I want to go home

Han Song could understand Liu Cong's mood, and he could also feel Liu Cong's grief and fear.

So in the face of Liu Cong's fear, Han Song tried his best to comfort him.

"In order to demonstrate his benevolence and weaken the resistance of Liu Jiyu and Liaodong Gongsundu, Guo Zifeng will definitely treat the king kindly. Don't worry, the king. Whatever Guo Zifeng asks, the king can answer whatever he has. There is no need to worry about other things."

"Really? Will he really not kill me?"

Liu Cong showed fear on his face: "Sun Quan was killed by him before, or the whole family was killed, isn't it?"

"Sun Quan was caught after forcibly resisting, so he was killed. This is not the case with the king. The king surrendered voluntarily and did not resist. It is absolutely impossible for Guo Zifeng to do something to mutilate the king, because once he did that, he would tell Liu Jiyu and Gongsun Du must fight to the death, or they will be killed."

Han Song held Liu Cong's hand and tried his best to comfort him.

After a while, Liu Cong calmed down and maintained a certain degree of trust in Han Song's statement.

but……

"Han Qing, I want to go home, I want to go back to Jingzhou..."

Liu Cong held Han Song's hand tightly, tears streaming down his face, showing his anxiety and fear to the surface.

The uneasiness he has been suppressing deep in his heart is fully exposed in the reality that people are knifed and I are fish and meat, and in an environment that is extremely insecure.

Seeing Liu Cong's fragility and pain, Han Song felt very uncomfortable.

While mourning for it, he also deeply felt the hatred for Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Cai Mao and others.

A group of sellers seeking glory, for their own fame and fortune, discarded Liu Cong like a used pawn.

From then on, they only cared about their own glory, but ignored all Liu Cong's needs, ignored Liu Cong, and had no righteousness as a monarch and minister. They are really villains.

Han Song gritted his teeth and hated those traitors, wishing he could eat their flesh and drink their blood.

Unfortunately, he has no way to save the situation.

When he was still free, he couldn't save Liu Cong. Now, he is no longer free, and he doesn't have any support around him, and he is still in Luoyang, the base camp of Wei State, so it is even more irreparable.

Racking his brains and thinking about it, Han Song suddenly thought of a solution that was not a solution.

He approached Liu Cong and spoke in a low voice.

"Although Jingzhou can no longer be transformed back into the state of Chu, I think it might not be difficult for your majesty to return to live in Jingzhou."

"Really?"

Liu Cong immediately looked at Han Song very excitedly.

"Yes, my lord, I have a solution."

Han Song said in a low voice: "When Guo Zifeng meets the king, he will definitely give a banquet and call for singing and dancing. The king can cry during the singing and dancing. At that time, Guo Zifeng will definitely ask why the king is crying.

So the king can say that the late king liked singing and dancing the most, and when he saw things and thought about people, he thought of the late king whose tomb was far away in Jingzhou. He felt very painful because he could not keep his filial piety by his side, so he shed tears.

Let Guo Zifeng feel that the king misses the ancestors and feels the truth of the king's filial piety. The king can ask Guo Zifeng to return to Jingzhou to observe the filial piety of the ancestors. In this way, although the king is not free, he can return to Jingzhou and avoid being kept in Luoyang. "

Liu Cong thought about it carefully and found it very reasonable, so he was overjoyed, held Han Song's hand tightly, and said in tears: "Among all the officials in Jingzhou, only Han Qing is for my consideration, the others are bastards, all treacherous. little man."

Han Song let out a long sigh.

"It's a pity that Mr. Han has no military strategy, no strength to restrain the chicken, can't defend the king, can't protect the king, and let the king fall into this situation. Han is deeply ashamed and feels sorry for the trust of the former king. "

Liu Cong shook his head again and again.

"Han Qing is willing to advise me, which is much better than others. Others have received my father's favor, but they still do such things, coerce me to surrender, and let me fall into this Bu Tiandi, isn't it the fault of those people?"

Han Song was saddened by it.

"What the king said, why is it not correct? I only hate Han for not being able to resist humiliation. This is all that Han can do, and I ask the king to make amends."

Han Song bowed deeply and was supported by Liu Cong.

"I am no longer the King of Chu in the Han Dynasty. I am now the Marquis of Guiyi in the Wei Dynasty. Don't call me the king, Han Qing. If someone hears it, I will not be guilty of usurpation. When the time comes, I will be proven. Where am I?" There is still room for turning around? Right now, people are swordsmen, and I am fish, how can I not be careful?"

When Liu Cong said this, Han Song's nose soured and he almost shed tears.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

He also felt deep sadness and pain, and hated Kuai Yue and others even more.

Three days passed quickly.

During these three days, Guo Peng took some time to meet Zhang Yun and Kuai Liang, two representative figures of the capitulation faction, to encourage them and comfort them.

Then they had a special interview with Mr. Pang De, Sima Hui, and Huang Chengyan, several "celebrities" in the upper circles of Jingzhou.

It is said that they are famous, they are indeed famous, and they are said to have ability, one or two seem to be very noble and famous, but they do not know whether they have real ability or not.

At the time of great changes in history, in order to leave a good reputation, he chose to go back to the mountains and forests, but he left a few deliberately contrived strokes in the history books, so as to appear to be extraordinarily detached from the world.

It's just that such a person who is out of the world, but actively recommends his disciples, sons and family descendants to become officials, invest in various regimes, and does not want the family to lose their status and power in the new dynasty. The world has reached the extreme, which is a typical example of getting cheap Also behaved.

Therefore, compared with realists like Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, Guo is even more disgusted with these "celebrities" who are cheap and good-looking.

It's just that they are famous, and they are the game rule-setters in the upper circles of Jingzhou. They belong to the kind of family elders, they have some influence, and they belong to the objects that the Wei Empire needs to win over in Jingzhou.

It's as if Liu Bei hated Xu Jing, but under Fazheng's persuasion, he praised Xu Jing highly.

Some people have great fame, no matter whether they have real skills or not, it is beneficial to hold them up, just like buying a horse bone with a thousand dollars, it doesn't matter if they have no skills, if they have skills, then they will make money.

To be honest, Mr. Guo himself established his invincible golden body by relying on the personality and reputation he created. He brazenly relied on the phrase "worry about the world first, worry about the world's joy later", and establish himself as an invincible Shattered moral walls.

Compared with these people, I am really in the same boat as them, and it's hard to say who else.

However, Mr. Guo still has the status of Emperor Wei. Sitting in this position, he can naturally play double standards brazenly.

In the eyes of Pang Degong and others, Guo Peng's recruitment is also different from that of Han Emperor. Everyone knows what kind of virtue Han Emperor is, and it would be beneficial not to follow the edict.

As for Guo Peng's situation, everyone knows that it is not necessarily beneficial to not obey the edict.

These guys are very capable of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. As long as their interests can be preserved, there is nothing they can't do.