Luoyang, year 179, deep winter. It was almost the new year.
Cai Manor, backyard.
A wave of quiet and pleasant zither music came from the courtyard. It was like celestial music that fell from the sky, and it was so pleasant that it made one's soul fly out.
"Miss, Miss, good news…"
The zither music was cut off.
"Xiao Hong, didn't I tell you not to disturb me?”Cai Yan was dressed in white, his hands were placed on the zither strings, his voice was light and ethereal, containing a tinge of blame.
Xiao Hong gave a crafty smile and walked behind Cai Yan. She giggled and said,"Of course it's about Miss's marriage. Otherwise, how would Little Red dare to disturb Miss's elegant mood?”
"Marriage? Asking for a beating!" Cai Yan turned around and knocked on Little Red, saying,"Is it about Brother Zihong?”
"Exactly!" "I heard the servants say that son-in-law won a great battle in the north and will come to Luoyang to present the prisoners in a few days!"”
When Cai Yan heard Xiao Hong's words, the image of the majestic back riding on a bull and carrying a gun flashed through his mind. He thought of Liu Zihong's handsome and tough face, and a hint of redness flashed across his face."Will Brother Zihong come to Luoyang?"
"I don't know. Why don't Miss go and ask Old Master?”
Cai Yan heard this and immediately stood up, lifting up her skirt and leaving for Cai Yong's study.
" Father," Cai Yan gently pushed open the door and saw Cai Yong concentrating on studying the ancient books. He walked over lightly and called out softly.
Cai Yong looked up at his daughter, put down the brand new book in his hand, and said with a smile,"Zhao Ji, what's the matter? Hehehe…"
"Father!" Cai Yan looked at the ridicule that flashed in his father's eyes and knew that his father had long known that he would come. He could not help rebuking,"Can't a daughter come to see daddy if she's fine?!”
"I'm afraid you're not here to see daddy, right?" Cai Yong stroked his short beard and smiled: "I have news about Liu Zihong here, hehehe..."
Looking at his daughter's blushing face, Cai Yong couldn't continue teasing her, so he said,""I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Zhao Ji. Zihong didn't come personally to present the prisoners this time, but this subordinate did it on his behalf. Yuyang had just been pacified. As the prefect, he definitely could not leave without permission. Moreover, the border officials could not leave their jurisdiction and return to Luoyang without the emperor's edict.”
Cai Yan nodded his head in disappointment." I wonder how Brother Zihong is doing now. Are you injured?"
Luoyang's Hero Tower.
The Tower of Heroes was Liu Yi's tavern.
The current Hero Tower was not as shabby as it was half a year ago.
Liu Yi was quite good at doing business. Coupled with some of his lord Liu Yuan's business ideas, the Hero Pavilion had already established branches and leaves in Luoyang. There were more than ten of them! Moreover, the decoration was brilliant, the service was thoughtful, and there was immortal wine for sale. It was a mix of good and bad people.
It was noon, and many scholars, heroes, merchants, and peddlers gathered in the Hall of Heroes to drink and talk about current affairs.
"Brothers, now that we have won a great victory in the northern borders and defeated the Wuhuan Hu cavalry, it has greatly increased the prestige of our Great Han!”A ranger laughed and raised his wine glass."For this, let's toast!"
"Fuck!"
After drinking, another person said,"This kind of grand occasion is rare!" In a few days, there will be people from the northern borders coming to Luoyang to offer prisoners. We have to take a good look, hahaha…"
"Tsk!" Just as everyone was rejoicing, someone from a nearby table of scholar-like scholars made a disdainful sound.
"What great victory in the northern borders? I think Liu Zihong is just bragging!”A young man with an extraordinary appearance, but a pale face, who was obviously drunk and lustful, said,"Moreover, the Wuhuan have been under the Great Han for a long time and are subordinates of the Great Han. Liu Zihong attacking the Wuhuan on his own is treason!”
"Bullshit!" There was a burly man among the paladins. He was furious. He picked up the boning knife beside him and stood up abruptly. He shouted,"You scholar, you only know how to fart on the table. How do you know the suffering of the people of the northern border?!”
"Not bad!" "All these years, the Wuhuan, Xianbei, Goguryeo, Fuyu, Sanhan, and other foreign races have been sending out small groups of cavalry to plunder Youzhou, kill civilians, and slaughter villages. We are great men, yet we have to suffer such humiliation?"!”
"That's right. The Wuhuan surrendering to us is a thing of the past. How could a dogshit scholar like you know the danger of the Great Han Dynasty? Rubbish armchair strategist, if you were to come to power, I don't know how many times my Great Han would have perished!”
The rangers had traveled far and wide, and they had seen a lot. The group of people spoke one after another, and the scholar's face turned purple from the scolding, but he was speechless.
Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu sat at the side, quietly listening to their argument. Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh,"I didn't expect this Liu Zihong to be so amazing. I'm not as good as him!”
"Hmph, Liu Zihong? Who does he think he is? He's just an official that he bought. How can he compare to the four generations of the Yuan family?”" You still say that the weak can defeat the strong?" Yuan Shu said disdainfully." Twenty thousand soldiers defeated fifty thousand Wuhuan Cavalry? Ridiculous!" The 50 to 60 thousand regular troops under the Wuhuan Commandant were forced to retreat to the Yan Country. This Liu Yuan had just arrived in Yuyang, but could he defeat the Wuhuan with just one county? I'm just bragging!"
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and shook his head."Otherwise! In my opinion, although the Wuhuan are strong, they are not unbreakable. As long as the strategy is used properly, they can be broken. However, Liu Zihong is really amazing. I have to admire him!”
The news of Liu Yuan defeating the Wuhuan quickly spread throughout the Central Plains with the help of the Huaxia Trading Company, the Central Plains Trading Company, and the Zhen family. People were all talking about it, but Liu Yuan's name was raised.
Today, it was just nine o'clock in the morning.
The winter sun always rose too late. It had only just revealed its face at this time. Wisps of warm sunlight sprinkled over Luoyang, illuminating the thousand-year-old imperial capital with brilliant splendor.
Countless citizens, merchants, and officials gathered outside Luoyang City to wait. This was because the captive army was about to arrive!
Great General He Jin led a group of courtiers with an extraordinary aura of honor.
Originally, He Jin did not want to come, but because of the rumors spreading among the people and the emperor's attention, he had no choice but to abandon the embrace of the beautiful concubine and lead the honor guard outside the city.
"Rumble…"
On the official road in the distance, the sound of horse hooves getting louder and louder made people nervous. In a moment, a black line appeared on the official road under the sunlight. The black line became thicker and thicker as the sound of hooves got louder and louder. One could vaguely see the appearance of an army equipped with armor and weapons.
"He's here!"
It was unknown who shouted, but everyone involuntarily stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and waited anxiously.
It was close, it was close!
The two people at the front of the group were riding on majestic warhorses. One of them was dressed like a general, while the other was dressed like a scholar. Behind them was a prison carriage, and one could vaguely see a burly figure with tangled hair and beard imprisoned inside.
Behind the prison carriage, a large group of people in ragged clothes had their hands and feet tied with hemp ropes, forming a row that stretched for an unknown distance.
On both sides of the captives were two groups of high-spirited soldiers. They held a large shield in their left hand and a saber hilt in their right hand, looking extraordinary.
"Stop!"
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