after being kidnapped by the general

The news that Chu Hechao had killed Li Li spread throughout Luoyang City the next day.

When the people in Luoyang learned that Li Li's body was hung on the city wall, they dragged their families to the city wall and spit and threw stones at Li Li's body to express their resentment.

As for Chu Hechao and Yuanli, who killed Yan Yu, Li Li and other thieves, their prestige has also reached a level that others look up to.

The emperor also began to prepare rewards for their salvation.

But the embarrassing thing is that all the money, gold and silver have been stolen by Li Li, and all the dignity of the Northern Zhou royal family has been trampled underfoot. The emperor can't give anything practical, only official positions and titles.

But the official position is not so easy to give. All the states in the world support their own soldiers, and they can only give official positions to the hundreds of officials in the court.Among the hundreds of officials in the court, the highest official position is the Sangong.

There was originally a cabinet above it, but before his death, Emperor Jianyuan finally realized that the cabinet he set up was redundant and that the harm outweighed the benefits, so he dismissed the cabinet himself.

The emperor Qin Yan was in a dilemma and was extremely entangled.

The reputation of these three gentlemen is resounding, but they are all fictitious titles. He thought and knew that Yuanli and the others would not want them.

As for the title, once King Chu died, Chu Hechao would be the new King Chu, how could it be higher?And Yuanli, should he be granted the title of Duke...?

But Yuanli is so young, if he becomes a Duke, what will he do in the future? Could it be that he becomes a king?

From Taizu to Emperor Jianyuan, each generation of emperors tried to get rid of kings with different surnames as much as possible and weaken the power of kings with different surnames.How could he easily make someone a king again?

The emperor was really embarrassed, so he went to Yuanli and asked Yuanli and Chu Hechao what reward they wanted.

In fact, Yuanli and Chu Hechao didn't plan to ask for any reward at all. They also knew that the emperor had nothing to give them, and the prestige and intangible things they could get from killing Li Li were enough to satisfy them.

Yuan Li smiled and said: "It is the duty of the minister to come to rescue you, so naturally I dare not ask for anything. If it is possible, after the emperor goes to the south, leave this Luoyang to the minister to take care of, and let the minister rebuild Luoyang After the prosperity of the past, bring the emperor back from Yangzhou to Luoyang."

The emperor was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears, "Inspector Yuan, I really can't repay you for treating me like this..."

Yuan Li smiled slightly, "The minister is the minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, your minister, and it is no exaggeration to die for you. If your majesty owes you something, then you can promote the minister and the general's subordinates."

How could the emperor refuse, he just felt that Yuanli really thought of him, and found a way for him to reward them without losing the face of the Northern Zhou royal family. All of He Chao's subordinates were conferred imperial official positions and titles.

What did Yuanli say, what did the emperor write, and after the imperial decree was finally written, the emperor's hands were sore, he sighed and said: "Inspector Yuan, this is really the day I write the most."

Yuan Li put away the imperial decree and said with a smile, "Thanks for your hard work, Your Majesty."

The emperor was happy to have solved the problem that had troubled him for several days, so he left Yuanli to eat in the palace that night.After eating, he and Yuanli walked around the palace together, talking and laughing all the way, very happy.

This matter quickly reached the ears of King Chen, and King Chen's sense of crisis became stronger.

He decided that he could not procrastinate like this any longer. On the second day, King Chen sent someone to King Chu's mansion again to ask Yuan Li and Chu Hechao cryptically, how could they be willing to let King Chen take away the Son of Heaven.

Yuan Li was watching Chu Hechao write.

After hearing the news, Chu Hechao took the opportunity to throw away the pen and heaved a sigh of relief, "It's finally here."

"Yeah, it's finally here." Yuan Li curled his lips.

Chu Hechao asked, "How much do you plan to ask for?"

"Why do we have to decide this matter?" Yuan Li raised his eyebrows, and looked back at him with a smile, the smile was meaningful, "You should ask how much Chen Wang is willing to give us, after all, the value of the emperor cannot be given by such vulgar things as gold, silver and treasure. Measurable."

Yuan Li also told the people sent by Chen Wang, and when Chen Wang heard it, his head suddenly ached.He rubbed the center of his brows, feeling Yuanli's difficulty for the first time, "This Mr. Yuanle..."

Chen Xi also frowned, "Yuan Le Jun means this, but you want us to look at it?"

"Look at it?" Chen Wang frowned, and snorted coldly, "He wants me to give him all my wealth. He didn't ask us for things, but asked us to take the initiative to send things over. If there are fewer gifts , Doesn’t this mean that the Son of Heaven is only worth the money? I thought he wouldn’t open his mouth like a lion, but he actually left this problem to me.”

If you want to take the emperor away, how much should you give to the Youzhou soldiers?

Wouldn't it be a shame to give less.How should the Son of Heaven and others think and view King Chen?

Chen Wang smiled wryly, now, he had no choice but to give the bottom line directly to Mr. Yuan Le.

Soon, King Chen made up his mind, closed his eyes and said: "Tomorrow, we will prepare our bags. Apart from the rations for the army's return trip, we will give Yuan Lejun and Chu Ciye all the spoils and military pay we got along the way."

"Father!" Chen Xi exclaimed, "How can you give so much!"

When they came, they brought many good things from Jiangdong, in order to dedicate them to the emperor, so that the emperor would yearn for them.And they got a lot of spoils along the way, especially when they met Li Li in Luoyang, they not only rescued the emperor from Li Li, but also robbed a lot of gold, silver, treasures and rice grains. ...It was already a number that surprised even Chen Xi.

But Chen Wang's decision cannot be questioned. He emphasized his tone and said, "Just do as I say! It's just wealth. If it's gone, there will be a day when it will come back. It's worth spending at this time."

Chen Xi didn't have the domineering spirit of his father, and his heart ached like he was bleeding. After a while, he reluctantly said: "My son knows."

King Chen sorted things out for half a month, and after half a month, he sent the things directly to the barracks of Youzhou soldiers stationed outside Luoyang City.

Yuan Li and Chu Hechao got the news that day, and when they rushed to the barracks to have a look, they were immediately taken aback by the thousands of carts.

"Good guy," Yuan Li's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Good guy."

After Chu Hechao read it bit by bit, his eyes sparkled, "Chen Wang is really rich."

Lieutenant Colonel Yang Zhongfa, Wu Kai and other lieutenant generals swallowed their saliva. They have seen many good things with Yuanli in the past two years, but they were still shocked by the things sent by King Chen at this time, enough to imagine what happened to King Chen. What a lot of money.

Yang Zhongfa coughed and coughed, eyes stared straight, "If these things can be exchanged for food, it will be enough for us to eat for several years."

"That's right," Yuan Li suddenly smiled, "Wang Chen can really be called decisive."

Just looking at this courage, Yuan Li knew that Chen Wang would be a more difficult opponent than Wu Shanshi and Li Li.

He squinted his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chu Hechao raised his eyebrows when he looked back at his appearance, "Tell me, what bad idea did you think of?"

Yuan Li said slowly: "To take away the Son of Heaven from us, other than these things are not enough, I am going to make another covenant with King Chen."

He hooked his lips and said slowly, "The five-year covenant."

At the beginning of November, Youzhou soldiers and Yangzhou soldiers stood on the east and west sides. By the Luoshui River, Chen Wang Chenliu and Yan Jun Hou Yuanli made a five-year alliance.

The two sides swore that they would never send troops against each other within five years, and that the North and the South would coexist peacefully.Yuanli, as the governor of Youzhou and Marquis of Yan, made an alliance with King Chen's blood. If anyone violated it, he would be stigmatized all over the world, and he would bear the eternal infamy during his lifetime and after his death.

It was called the "Luoshui Covenant" in history.

When making the oath, Chen Wang couldn't laugh even if he wanted to.

He looked deeply at Yuan Li, his sunken eye sockets seemed to see through Yuan Li.In the end, King Chen took the blood of the livestock, dripped the blood into the wine glass, and sighed: "Mr. Yuan Le, if I have a son like you, even if I pass on the throne now, I will die without regret."

Yuan Li's smile remained the same, neither humble nor overbearing, "His Royal Highness Chen Wang is absurd."

"You don't need to be modest," Chen Wang shook his head, and laughed again, "The five-year peace covenant, Mr. Yuan Le, how did you think of this... Your actions will always exceed my expectations."

Who would have thought that Yuanli would propose a five-year covenant?

As soon as the covenant was mentioned, even if King Chen spent all his time to welcome the emperor back to Yangzhou, even if King Chen could annex the south in the name of the emperor, he would not be able to take action against Yuanli and Chu Hechao within five years, so he could only watch helplessly. Yuanli and Chu Hechao became stronger and stronger, and even unified the north.

And similarly, the five-year peace covenant is not all beneficial to King Chen. Yuanli and Chu Hechao will also be restricted by the covenant and will not attack him. It also gives him time to raise his troops and strengthen himself. .

Each has advantages and disadvantages.Because of this, King Chen agreed to make a five-year covenant with Yuanli.

But being dominated by a young man, Chen Wang had to say that he still underestimated Yuan Lejun after all.

"You are an amazing hero," Chen Wangdao, "What's even more amazing is that you are still so young. Mr. Yuan Le, I really don't know what you will look like after five years."

Yuan Li smiled without saying a word.

Chen Wang couldn't help sighing again, "If you are my son..."

But if it's just an if, it won't be a reality. After all, Chen Wang didn't continue talking.

Yuan Li acted as if he didn't hear it, and ordered the blood of livestock to be dripped into the wine glass. He raised the wine glass and said to Chen Wang, "His Royal Highness, please."

King Chen raised his wine glass and drank it down with him.

On the third day after the Luoshui Covenant, the [-] Yangzhou soldiers packed their bags and finally left Luoyang.

As soon as King Chen and the Son of Heaven left, Yuanli handed over the renovation of Luoyang to Zheng Rong, and left Zheng Rong 100 Youzhou soldiers and a full [-] million shi of grain to restore the people's livelihood in Luoyang.

Zheng Rong never thought that he would be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility, his voice trembled with excitement, his legs were a little weak, and he forced himself to calm down: "Don't worry, my lord, this subordinate will definitely restore Luoyang to its original state."

"You are good at civil affairs, and I will feel at ease when I hand over Luoyang to you," Yuan Li said with a smile, "If there is not enough food, feel free to write to Youzhou. Don't let me down."

Zheng Rong immediately said resoundingly: "Yes!"

Fearing that Zheng Rong alone was not enough, Chu Hechao promoted a miscellaneous general named Ji Zhuo from the army, and ordered him to stay in Luoyang and lead troops to garrison.

After explaining all this, Yuanli and Chu Hechao also left with Youzhou soldiers.

But Yuanli did not rush back to Youzhou immediately. Instead, he detoured to Jiyin County and Hanoi County, gave these two counties food for the winter, and took away tens of thousands of people who were willing to follow them to Youzhou. , and rushed to Youzhou together.