Liu Xie turned his head, looked at Zhou Zhong, whose face was flushed and flushed, and gently struggled his sleeves.
"Mr. Zhou, please say something well, don't pull it. My newly made court uniform is very thin, and this is the only one. If you break it, I won't change it."
Zhou Zhong, who was full of righteous indignation, heard this, hurriedly let go of his hand and bowed to salute.
"I am guilty of being rude, and I am guilty of death."
Liu Xie looked at his sleeves and couldn't help asking, "When Duke Zhou entered the door, I thought you were in a bad mood. Could it be that... I got up too early and didn't have a good rest?"
"My name..." Zhou Zhong calmed down and said earnestly: "Your Majesty is pity for the ministers, and I am deeply grateful. But a gentleman is not serious, and it is not a powerful person. It is not advisable to be too casual in the court..."
"Mr. Zhou misunderstood." Liu Xie smiled. "The court is in Hedong, and here is just a walk."
Zhou Zhong was stunned and didn't react for a while.
Strictly speaking, the emperor is right. It is indeed not the court here, it is just a matter of doing things.
Whether to move the capital to Chang'an is still being discussed, and there is no conclusion.
"Even if... it's okay..." Zhou Zhong smacked his lips, not knowing what to say.
After all, he has also been to the northwest and has seen how wandering around.
"Duke Zhou, everything is invented, and many etiquettes are not yet discussed yet, especially military affairs." Liu Xie said, patting Zhou Zhong's arm. "The generals are not educated enough, and the etiquette of the court needs to be learned. Take your time.
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As they were talking, a group of people walked in from outside, talking while walking, and some even greeted the ministers under the corridor.
The general of the Fu Army, Han Sui, walked over quickly and bowed deeply to Liu Xie.
"Marquis of Jincheng, General of the Fu Army, I have met Your Majesty."
"The General is here so quickly." Liu Xie smiled and signaled to the maid beside him to send snacks. "Have you eaten at the same time? Try it. You have been in Luoyang for so long, so you should be familiar with the taste of Guandong, right?"
Han Sui rolled up his sleeves and held up a cup of tea with the other hand, but didn't take a snack. "I am in Luoyang, and what I miss most are the yolk soup from Liangzhou and the skewers. Is this Guandong taste sweeter? Occasionally
It’s okay to taste it, eat it every day, it’s a bit tired.”
Liu Xie laughed and blinked. "Today I will make you what you want. Although there is no sheep from Jincheng, it is a tribute sent by She Zeyan. If you want to eat yam soup or grilled skewers, you can do it."
"Then I will not leave today, I must take this bite." Han Sui also laughed.
Zhou Zhong was speechless.
This is not the court of Weiyang Palace, it is clearly the one who is walking beside Xiu Tuze.
Before Zhou Zhong could react, Lu Bu and several generals with obvious Xianbei characteristics came over, saluted Liu Xie, exchanged greetings, turned around and saw Zhou Zhong beside him, and hurriedly greeted Zhou Zhong.
After chatting with Lu Bu for a few words, Zhou Zhong was surprised.
The Lu Bu in front of him was completely different from the one he remembered. He behaved calmly, spoke elegantly, and had a bit of the style of a Confucian general.
However, what surprised Zhou Zhong even more was the Xianbei people.
They saluted Liu Xie in a little cramped manner, saying stiff Chinese words, with a respectful expression and nervousness, and could see dense beads of sweat on their foreheads.
"Wen Hou, this is..."
"The newly surrendered Xianbei coach." Lu Bu winked and led Zhou Zhong aside. "Don't Zhou still remember the Fuluhan tribe that we defeated?"
"Know."
"Some of their remnants escaped to the grassland and reunited, trying to offend me. These people refused to follow them and contacted us and informed us. The relationship was very important, so I took them back."
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Zhou Zhong was shocked. "Has the Xianbei people recovered again?"
Lu Bu shook his head. "It's not that fast. It's just that a few defeated generals gathered together and felt that they were OK again. If they don't come, let them see the power of our Han cavalry."
Zhou Zhong was skeptical. "Since that's the case, why should you hurry to return to the court?"
"I have something else to go back to the court to ask for an imperial edict." Lu Bu turned around and looked around, lowering his voice. "Guardian Cao wanted to take this opportunity to take action deep into the grassland, eliminate the remaining enemies, and make the cavalry from Guandong familiar with it by the way. Let’s get to the grassland.”
Zhou Zhong understood the gods. "I want baggage?"
Lu Bu smiled.
Zhou Zhong couldn't laugh.
Jizhou is not yet settled, and the emperor is still thinking about conquering Liaodong. Now Cao Cao and Lu Bu are not willing to be lonely and want to go deep into the grassland.
It turns out that if a martial man is a country, he will inevitably be invincible and will be in a state of war.
As Zhou Zhong expected, the relevant military discussions began to heat up from the beginning.
The general of the Fu Army, Han Sui, fought with the wolf cavalry commander Lu Bu.
As soon as Lu Bu explained Cao Cao's thoughts, Han Sui stood up to express his objection.
His reason is also very direct: he does not have the foundation for deep combat in the grasslands.
Xiaowu swept across the northern part of the Mobei region and was built on the accumulation of the 70 countries of the Han Dynasty. Just now, peace has been restored, and Shandong has not fully accepted the imperial edicts of the court. The prefectures and counties are slandering, and it is difficult to overcome the fields. The court even opened normally. I was struggling and had to save everywhere. Where did I get the money and food to go deep into the grassland to fight?
Instead of going deep into the grassland and competing with several Xianbei remnants, it is better to use troops to Guandong and implement military control of prefectures and counties that oppose Dutian.
If Dutian could be fully implemented, it would not take seventy years. Perhaps in just seven years, the court would have enough strength to march northward.
Han Sui was very excited and Zhou Zhong was frightened when he heard it.
He knew that Han Sui was not satisfied with garrisoning Luoyang, so he did not cause any trouble, but wanted to make a real contribution to pacify Shandong. Yuan Shao withdrew, and he set his sights on the Shandong clan who opposed Dutian.
He almost heard Han Sui's teeth grinding, like sharpening a knife.
Lu Bu was also very direct and retorted Han Sui, saying that the situation in Guandong and outside the Great Wall is different, so you can't confuse it. You have consumed so much money and food for more than half a year in Luoyang. What have you done? If you can take out some of it and support the border. , it is only three months shorter and less than half a year long, and we can eliminate the remnants of Xianbei.
At the end, Lu Bu was still unsatisfied, regardless of Han Sui's face was already very ugly, and he added another sentence.
If you attack Jizhou, I will not only not fight with you, but as long as the emperor issues an edict, we can cooperate with you in the battle. Several bandits who oppose Dutian are also worthy of your comments here? Just treat it as an opponent of the training, an exercise It was solved.
When the millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans entered Yanzhou, Cao Dudupu only used a few thousand people to pacify it. If you are not sure, you might as well go to the martial arts hall to listen to the lesson for a few days, or find a military strategy that Cao Dudupupu prefaced. look.
Han Sui was stunned, staring at Lu Bu, his eyes wide open.
Zhou Zhong was also stunned.
Are Lu Bu and Cao Cao so close? They are mortal enemies.
At this time, Yang Biao broke the silence. "Your Majesty, I have different opinions."
Liu Xie nodded. "Mr. Yang might as well speak out."
"Weapons are weapons, and the saints have no choice but to use them. Your Majesty advocates openness and speaking freely. I believe that what the General of the Fu Army and the Wolf Cavalry Governor said were all in their hearts. Since that is the case, I have to say that they are powerful weapons in hand. , the murderous intention arises, and I forgot His Majesty’s good intention to stabilize the frontier.”