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Outside Luoyang City, all the civil and military officials were waiting. In order to show his benevolence, Liu Hong personally came to the city gate to welcome him.
The officials were all smiling. After all, although the Yellow Turban Rebellion had swept through the world, it had also brought about a lot of opportunities.
Because of Liu Hong's imperial edict, the powerful people of the four quarters recruited their own troops to fight against the Yellow Turban bandits. The most outstanding ones were naturally those from the great clans.
For example, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could easily pull out an army of tens of thousands of well-equipped elites because of their family background.
How could other despots or righteous people compare to them?
Originally, these aristocratic families thought that they would be the first to take credit for the Yellow Turban Rebellion. They just didn't expect Lu Qing to appear.
However, it was still acceptable for now. Lu Qing had obtained the title of Liaodong Marquis, while the others had more or less obtained some official positions.
"Your Majesty is here!"
The young eunuch beside him said excitedly. Liu Hong, who was bored to death, suddenly stood up from the dragon carriage.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of the ground shaking could be heard. In the expedition against the Yellow Turban bandits, the imperial court had only sent tens of thousands of cavalry.
They had already lost a lot in the continuous battle. The sound of the horses 'hooves coming in unison was naturally from Lu Qing's cavalry.
Originally, the Youzhou army was supposed to be sent back to Youzhou after the war ended. However, Liu Hong was a boastful person. He directly ordered the army to return to the capital so that the people of Luoyang City could see that although Liu Hong liked to play, the Great Han Dynasty was still powerful.
The officials looked up and finally saw the cavalry troops in the distance. At the front were ten thousand Snow Dragon Cavalry.
After the 10,000 Snowy Dragon Cavalry, there were 40,000 Youzhou Black Armor Heavy Cavalry.
"Hiss!"
General He Jin, the Ten Attendants, and the others gasped when they saw this elite cavalry. Although their intelligence told them that the Youzhou cavalry was very powerful, they only knew how powerful the Youzhou cavalry was after seeing it with their own eyes.
For a moment, He Jin and the Ten Attendants of the Common People had an idea. If they could obtain such an elite army, wouldn't their position in Luoyang be as stable as Mount Tai?
No one knew what the two of them were thinking. Liu Hong's words were first shocked, then excited.
"Hahaha, this is the Great Han Army!”
With the sound of hooves, the Snowy Dragon Cavalry and the Black Armored Heavy Cavalry led the 200,000 soldiers who had returned from the expedition to the outskirts of the city.
Lu Zhi and the other generals dismounted first. Then, they brought the generals who had made contributions in the Yellow Turban Rebellion to Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The generals bowed.
Liu Hong laughed out loud. He had completely forgotten about his displeasure when he heard that Zuo Feng had been killed. He went forward and helped Lu Zhi up.
"Please rise, dear minister. It's all thanks to your efforts to turn the tide of the Yellow Turban rebellion.”
Hearing Liu Hong's words, Lu Zhi said with shame.
"Your Majesty, this old subject is truly defeated. If it weren't for the Youzhou Provincial Governor Marquis Lu Yun's help, the Yellow Turban Rebellion wouldn't have ended so quickly.”
Lu Zhi had a straightforward personality, so he was telling the truth and would not hide Lu Qing's credit.
Hearing Lu Zhi's words, everyone looked at Lu Qing enviously. Although Liu Hong didn't like Lu Zhi, Liu Hong trusted him because of his upright personality.
After all, people who could become emperors were not stupid. The reason why they were muddle-headed and did many unreasonable things was because they regarded themselves as the only rulers of the world. No matter what they did, it was only right.
Therefore, Lu Zhi speaking up for Lu Qing would definitely make Liu Hong treat Lu Qing better.
As expected, Liu Hong looked at Lu Qing and nodded in satisfaction.
"Provincial Governor Lu is so handsome and uses troops like a god. It's really the fortune of our Great Han!”
Indeed, in ancient times, looks were very important. If you looked good, it would be a bonus.
It was better during the Eastern Han Dynasty. If this was the Song Dynasty, sometimes one's appearance could even determine one's future.
The army was stationed outside the city, and the officials escorted Liu Hong back to the palace.
It was Lu Qing's first time in the palace. The last time he came to Luoyang was to buy an official position, so he only stayed in the west garden for a while. He hadn't entered the palace yet.
Now that he had come to the palace, he could not help but sigh at the wisdom of the ancients. Even in the modern era, it would take a lot of effort to build this majestic palace.
However, in ancient times, it was built by the ancients, brick by brick, without any processing by machines.
At the banquet, Liu Hong took the opportunity to announce the rewards for the generals.
Firstly, it was Lu Zhi, the commander-in-chief. Because Liu Hong was in a good mood today, Zuo Feng was directly forgotten by him.
Therefore, Lu Zhi was directly conferred the title of three dukes. It could be said that he had ascended to the heavens in one step. After all, in the original history, Lu Zhi had been dismissed and punished.
But this time, because of Lu Qing, he had managed to persevere until the end and was even conferred the title of one of the three dukes. It could be said that his status in the imperial court was already comparable to that of the ruling court.
Moreover, because of this expedition, all the generals had taken orders from Lu Zhi, so Lu Zhi's prestige in the army was very high.
Next was Huangfu Song, Zhu Rong, and the others who also received considerable rewards.
After that, people like Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the others would either receive military merits or be conferred the title of prefect. It could be said that they had reached the heavens in one step.
After all, if they had their own county, even if they had a foundation, they would be able to calmly deal with whatever happened in the future.
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