At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

But it's good now, not to mention saving a lot of money, and you can directly send people to Yizhou, and it will not be difficult to control Yizhou in the future. Liu Jiyu has made a contribution to me. If there is anything he needs , you should try to help him, satisfy him, and don't follow the truth. "

"According to the order."

He Zheng replied, go to work immediately.

The news of Liu Zhang's arrival in Luoyang spread quickly in the streets and alleys of Luoyang, and everyone from officials to common people found it very interesting.

Because at about this time a year ago, Liu Cong of Jingzhou was captured in Luoyang and surrendered to His Majesty the Emperor, and at this time this year, Liu Zhang of Yizhou came to surrender again.

Successive victories stimulated people's nerves.

This kind of message made them believe that the army led by their emperor was invincible, and they lived in an invincible country with low taxes and food.

The cohesion and people's hearts belonging to Guo Wei's regime are constantly being born, born, constantly born, and constantly improved.

The memory belonging to the Han Empire is constantly disappearing, while the memory belonging to the Wei Empire is constantly being born and consolidated.

This is how the Wei Empire has fundamentally replaced everyone's memories of the Han Empire, and established their self-consciousness and inertia as Wei's citizens.

When Liu Zhang established the Shuhan, there were some small waves, but they didn't make any sense. After he was eliminated, the small waves no longer existed.

People will only believe that God's will requires Wei to replace Han, and the era of the Wei Empire has come.

Whether some people are willing to admit it or not, this era has arrived, and the inertia has been formed and will not be easily broken.

These last survivors of the Han Empire will also accept their fate.

When Liu Cong was enjoying himself at home with the money that Guo Peng gave him, when he heard that Liu Zhang was captured in Luoyang, a trace of undetectable sadness flashed in his eyes.

After Han Song, who was working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heard about this incident, he only paused his movements for a while, and then returned to normal. He continued to find out the official records of the Western Regions in the past Han emperors, and made summary records.

Liu Zhang and his surrender team were announced three days later to attend the surrender ceremony held by Emperor Wei.

A group of people need to all change into prison uniforms, put on shackles, and walk to the main square of the palace to surrender to His Majesty Wei Tianzi in a disgraceful posture under the custody of the soldiers of the Wei army.

Then His Majesty Emperor Wei will announce forgiveness and rewards to them, and give them a new official status belonging to the Wei Empire, and they will start a new life with this new status.

Liu Zhang still didn't know what arrangement Guo Peng gave him, so he asked He Zheng, but He Zheng didn't give him an accurate answer, he just said that he would be satisfied, which made Liu Zhang a little uneasy.

Putting on prisoner's clothes and shackles, Liu Zhang led the team and walked in front of a group of surrendered officials, feeling very depressed.

On the way to the palace, a large number of people on both sides of the road watched curiously, watching what happened to the "rebel" defeated by their majesty, and pointing at them from time to time, which made Liu Zhang and others very embarrassed.

This is what they must do, because they resisted, and they caused the loss of the Wei army. They must appear here as sinners to appease the anger in the hearts of the Wei people.

So no matter how embarrassing it is, let me bear it!

This group of people is the main combat faction among Yizhou locals and Dongzhou people, excluding Xu Jing and other main surrender factions, they are treated differently, so those people of the main surrender faction are very happy.

They had already set off for the imperial palace ahead of time to accept the reward from the emperor. When Liu Zhang and others appeared, they would stand in the queue of Wei officials. It was Guo Peng helping them compensate for the unfair treatment they had encountered with Liu Zhang before.

Now this group of people is complacently waiting for Liu Zhang and his group to appear in front of them.

With an extremely embarrassing gesture.

It is conceivable that even if these people become officials in the court later, they will become two groups of people who are hostile to each other, and they will definitely be incompatible with each other.

Thinking of this, Guo will feel happy and joyful from the bottom of his heart.

It was really fun to have them fight back and forth.

This group of people must not be allowed to be harmonious, and this group of people must be divided into factions to continue fighting and fighting.

Otherwise, someone Guo will feel uneasy.

Chapter 858 Eighty-One Shu Dance Welcomes Liu Zhang

Liu Zhang and his group lowered their heads, only thinking about completing the journey as soon as possible.

After finally finishing the journey, they arrived at the large square at the entrance of the palace, where they still faced the common gaze of all the officials of the state of Wei.

That mocking gaze of contempt.

It's not a good feeling.

But who made them do such a thing?

What made Liu Zhang and others feel even more upset was that the group of people who advocated surrender, especially Xu Jing, had put on official Wei's clothes and stood in the ranks of officials, looking at them with mocking expressions. Stupid rebels.

brazen!

Despicable!

shameless!

Immediately, various negative words were born in the heads of Liu Zhang and others.

They looked at Xu Jing and the others angrily, gritted their teeth and hated this group of traitors seeking glory, and wished that they would die here on the spot without a place to die.

But in fact, they are the most depressed and helpless group of people.

Guo Peng treated them pretty well. He didn't kill them, but made them suffer a little.

But at this moment, in their hearts, the most hateful thing is of course this group of brazen bastards wearing Wei official costumes to show off their might.

As the host of the ceremony, Cui Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, controlled and presided over the entire process. Under the watchful eyes of all officials, he read Guo Peng's edict.

Then Liu Zhang finally got his treatment.

Guo Peng thought that although Liu Zhang once resisted Wang Shi's advance and brought some troubles to Wang Shi, he finally chose to surrender and gave up resistance. , to give a set of Luoyang mansion.

After all, Liu Zhang didn't give up resistance like Liu Cong, so Liu Cong got [-] households, while Liu Zhang only had [-] households.

Liu Cong, who was wearing Wei official costume and was standing among the group of Wei officials, looked at Liu Zhang who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed slightly.

Brothers and sisters.

After that, we can make a pair.

Afterwards, Cui Yan ordered the prisoner's clothes and shackles to be removed from them, the clothes were burned, and new clothes were given to them, symbolizing that they would start a new life.

Liu Zhang was awarded the title of Marquis of Anle, but he did not get an official position, so he obviously wanted to be raised in captivity.

And the surrendering officials behind him counted one by one, and they were all clearly arranged by the new dynasty.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban were considered to have the ability to command the army and should be appointed, but they needed to be inspected, so they were included in the guard army and worked under the command of the guard general Zhao Yun.

Huang Quan and Zhang Su were included in Shangshutai's Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs is currently very short of manpower.

Zhang Song, the big-mouthed cannon, is the most special. He was actually brought into the cabinet by Guo Peng and became a close minister of Guo Peng.

As soon as this arrangement came out, those surrender factions who surrendered in advance were slightly surprised.

They thought that the positions they got were pretty good, but it turned out that the positions that the main fighters got were not bad, and more importantly, Zhang Song was actually included in the cabinet of his most trusted department directly under the Central Government by Guo Peng.

They already knew a little bit about the special status of the cabinet in Guo Wei's regime. Those who could get in were all promising stars that Guo Peng was optimistic about. What's the matter?Does Zhang Song count?

This big-mouthed cannon with short limbs and unattractive appearance is actually the star of tomorrow that Guo Peng is optimistic about?

Even the previous batch of Jingzhou vassals were surprised by this and felt incomprehensible. How could a vassal, or a vassal of the main combat faction, be able to enter the cabinet?

Some people don't understand Guo Peng's decision, but Guo Peng is the emperor, no matter how he doesn't understand, he must understand.

They are all fish.

After the reward and acceptance of those who surrendered, there was a grand banquet of singing and dancing, just like the one a year ago.

And this banquet is also extremely luxurious and joyous, and it is more luxurious and joyful than the last time.

The delicacy of the food, the splendor of the music and dance, and the luxury of the decoration are all unmatched by the last time.

Obviously, the fact that the Wei Empire is only one step away from true unification and the status quo of the Wei Empire's thriving national power is the confidence of these high-ranking officials and dignitaries to dance and dance to their heart's content.

The brilliant scene also allows the monarchs and ministers in the middle of Shu to see through the biggest gap between the Shu Han and the Wei Empire at a glance.

The gap between different levels of national power is too obvious. Seeing the little things and thinking a little bit divergently, you can figure out many things and figure out many things that you couldn't figure out before.

The great unification of Wei State cannot be stopped.

Guo Peng comforted Liu Zhang's mood with a gentle voice, raised his glass to drink with Liu Zhang himself, not only that, but also stepped down from the high platform, called Liu Zhang and Liu Cong together, and drank with them.

"In the past, we were once hostile, but now, we are no longer hostile, and we can have a drink together. From now on, you can move around more when you have nothing to do, and don't always be bored in the house. Guiyihou, you and An Lehou is of the same clan, An Lehou is new here, you need to take care of him, understand?"

Guo Peng looked at Liu Cong with a smile.

Liu Cong bowed with a bewitched smile on his face.

"What Your Majesty said, I... keep it in mind!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing Liu Cong's fascinated appearance and Liu Zhang's embarrassed appearance, Guo Peng couldn't stop laughing.

A smart person is smart, and the smarter he is, the longer he will live.

In Luoyang, in Luoyang of the Wei Empire, people who are not smart enough cannot survive, no matter who you are.

Turning around, walked up to the high platform and sat down, watching the dancers try their best to show their appearance, after a little thought, Guo Peng gave the order.

"An Lehou has just arrived, so I asked the palace servants to perform a Shu dance to welcome Anlehou!"

At the order of Guo Peng, a team of court musicians who have been trained and proficient in folk music from all over the country replaced the Shuzhong instruments and played the original Shuzhong ditties.

The dancers also changed to a team of dancers who are proficient in Sichuan dance, and put on the original costumes of Sichuan dancers.

The makeup is elegant, the clothing is light and gauzy, slightly covering the jade-like skin, and there is another kind of beauty in the haze.

Afterwards, the elegant Shuzhong ditty, accompanied by the Shu dance, bloomed a different style in the banquet hall of Luoyang.

Wei officials and generals admired this different style with great interest, just for fun.

Many people also saw Guo Peng's thoughts, so they looked at the team of surrendered ministers in the middle of Shu, and watched those people's performance.

For example, Cheng Yu just stared at the group of people without hiding his eagle-like eyes.

Among the group of surrendered ministers in the middle of Shu, only a few showed a contented attitude, watching the Shu dance without any psychological pressure, and even showed a pig-like expression, enjoying it very much, such as Xu Jing.

And most of the surrendered ministers showed a feeling of sadness, couldn't bear to look directly, avoided looking, and shed tears secretly, such as Wu Yi, Wu Ban, Huang Quan, Zhang Su and others.

It can be seen that the pain of the loss of the family and the country cannot be wiped away by a new official position. It is true that the family and the country are annexed, but this pain is also real.

Liu Zhang also belongs to this category.

Although he didn't cry, he didn't smile, and his eyes didn't dodge, but he pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth were down, trembling slightly, it was conceivable that his mood was not stable.

Liu Zhang.

You are not as good as Liu Adou.

Not as smart as him, and not as ruthless as him.

Of course, someone under Guo is not Sima Zhao.

Guo Peng smiled slightly.

"An Lehou?"

Liu Zhang didn't respond.

"An Lehou?"

Guo Peng raised his voice, and Liu Zhang realized this, and quickly turned to Guo Peng.

"His Majesty."

"Marquis Anle, you have lived in Shuzhong for many years. Gu knows that you are used to the life in Shuzhong, so I am worried that your life in Luoyang is not comfortable enough, so I decided to give you some musicians and dancers for you to watch at any time. Dance, to relieve the melancholy of missing Sichuan, okay?"

Guo Peng smiled and spoke softly.

Chapter 859 860 Nine 30 Years Ago

As soon as Guo Peng's words came out, the ministers in the middle of Shu were stunned.

Immediately, a group of people were not in the mood to watch Shu dance or listen to Shu music, and Qi Qi looked at Liu Zhang.

What does it mean?