Qu Yuangu and his son returned to Luoyang City with their few subordinates, feeling very depressed.
Not long ago, he controlled Luoyang, with countless money and food, and 30,000 cavalry in his hands. When he sneezed, all the officials in Luoyang were so frightened that they could not stand up. However, in a short period of time, no one could follow him back to Luoyang. Thousands of people, and Luoyang's money and food had long been accepted by the Chu army.
When he thought that all the gold, silver and silk he had stored in several houses were rewarded by the Chu army, his heart ached.
For several days in a row, no one came to pay attention, and the door was deserted.
Qu Yuangu was depressed, and Qu Manying was also full of resentment.
But no matter how dissatisfied I feel, what can I do
Luoyang is already the Luoyang of Chu people. Now, instead of thinking about restoring its former glory, we have to worry about enemies in Luoyang city who want to cause trouble for us.
Qu Yuangu did not forget that when the Northwest Army entered Luoyang, they looted and looted without hesitation, and the people suffered greatly. The officials and wealthy people in Luoyang also began to hate him. Entering the palace, Qu Manying strangled Beitang Feng with a bowstring, which made everyone in Luoyang feel deep hatred.
Although he went on a killing spree, the officials and people of Luoyang did not dare to make mistakes, but because of this, the Chu people captured Luoyang. What the Northern Han people hated was not the Chu people, but the traitors Qu and his son.
After the Chu army entered the city, they were strictly disciplined and did not do any harm to the people. Some Chu soldiers committed crimes in the city and were immediately caught and executed in public. Yue Huanshan issued a notice that all businesses in Luoyang should be as they were before. If you are doing business, you should be studying. If Chu soldiers harass the people in the city, you can directly submit a complaint to the newly established Supervisory Department. Once the situation is true, the Chu soldiers who harass the people will be severely punished, regardless of official position. No matter how big or small your military achievements are, everything is equal.
As a result, the hostility of the officials and people of Luoyang towards the Chu army quickly weakened at first. When all walks of life returned to their original state, and the Chu army was fine, many people were happy for the arrival of the Chu army.
Since the death of Beitang Huan, various princes have been vying for the throne. Luoyang City has become the center of the storm, and the people have suffered greatly. Everyone hopes that Luoyang can restore peace as soon as possible. What the Northern Han Dynasty failed to do, it happened after the arrival of foreigners. If you do it, this will naturally make the officials and people of Luoyang happy.
Moreover, the Chu army did not impose any punishment on the officials in Luoyang. Many officials still retained their original official positions and performed their duties, and even received their salaries as usual.
The people no longer panicked, the officials no longer worried, and within a short period of time, Luoyang returned to calm. Although the flag of Chu was changed on the city wall, many people felt that nothing had changed much.
But of course the lives of Qu Yuangu and his son have undergone earth-shaking changes.
The Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed, but there were still remnants of the old subjects who were loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty in Luoyang. These people had no hatred for the Chu people, but they hated Qu and his son with gnashing of teeth, and they wanted to cut the father and son into pieces.
What's even more terrible is that after the Han army surrendered to Chu, although it was reorganized, many generals in the Han army were brought back to Luoyang.
If it had not been for Qu Yuangu's treason and surrender to the enemy, the Han army would not have surrendered without a fight, and Zhong Li'ao would not have committed suicide to apologize. For the fall of Luoyang, the Qu family and his son were the biggest sinners. The generals under Zhong Li Ao were naturally hostile to the Qu family. Father and son hated him to the core.
It is said that the Chu people were very tolerant to Zhong Li'ao's generals. They not only allowed them to reunite with their families, but also gave these people full freedom.
In the past two days, several generals under Zhong Liao passed by Qu Yuangu's residence from time to time. Qu Yuangu got the news and hid behind the crack in the door to look outside. Sure enough, he saw those generals with sabers on their waists. Passing by the door, and when passing by, he stopped for a moment outside the main door and stared at the door, his eyes full of murderous intent.
After a few days, Qu Yuangu was exhausted mentally and physically.
Fortunately, he still had some guards under his command, otherwise Qu Yuangu was really worried that those people would rush into the house and chop the father and son into pieces.
He was worried during the day, fearful at night, and sometimes even suspicious. He was worried that his guards would be bribed by Zhong Li'ao's people. When he saw the guards approaching him with knives, he became frightened. The father and son kept their knives close to their bodies day and night, fearing that they would be bribed by Zhong Li'ao's people. Suddenly his head was chopped off with a knife.
This torture lasted for many days, until Qining finally sent someone over, saying that the Emperor of Chu had sent someone to deliver a reward decree, and a banquet was going to be held in the evening, and the father and son were invited to attend the banquet to receive the decree.
Qu Yuangu naturally knew that the decree was to officially confer him the title of King of Jin, but this time the King of Jin was different from his previous King of Jin. He used to be the King of Jin of the Northern Han Dynasty, which was no longer valuable. This time he was conferred the title of King of Chu. The king of Jin is actually a king.
He only hoped that after the canonization, the father and son could leave Luoyang as soon as possible, preferably to Jianye. Even if they could not go to Jianye, they could find another place to live. In short, they could not stay in Luoyang.
In order to receive the order, the father and son specially bathed, changed clothes, and tidied up. After all, they had been frightened day and night for the past few days, and they looked extremely haggard despite not eating or sleeping well.
When they went out, the father and son brought dozens of guards to protect them, and both of them carried swords, lest someone come out on the way.
Fortunately, the journey was uneventful. Although the people on both sides of the road pointed at the father and son when they saw them, and some even threw eggs and rocks at them, they were protected by guards and the two arrived at the General's Mansion unscathed.
The General's Mansion was once the residence of Changling Marquis Beitangqing. After Beitangqing was imprisoned in Jiugong Mountain, this mansion has been empty. After the Chu army entered the city, Beitangqing's mansion was reorganized, and the Chu army's commander-in-chief Yue Huanshan I will stay here temporarily, and tonight's banquet will be held at the General's Mansion.
The guards outside the general's mansion were heavily guarded, and the father and son naturally had to hand over their sabers before entering the mansion.
Qu Yuangu didn't know how many people were attending the banquet tonight. When he was led into the lobby, he found that there was no one else in the lobby except the chairman. There were several seats on the left and right sides. It seemed that the people attending the banquet tonight would not The elder was ushered into the guest seat on the left. After the father and son took their seats, there was still no one coming. The lobby was a little deserted, and they suddenly felt a little nervous.
Suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps, and then I saw two people coming out of the side door. The first one was Qi Ning, who was dressed in brocade clothes, and the one behind him was the Chu army commander Yue Huanshan.
The father and son stood up hurriedly and saluted Qining. Qining already smiled and said: "No need to be polite, please take a seat first." He went over and sat in the chairman's seat, while Yue Huanshan went to the right seat and sat down.
"General Qu, we didn't invite too many people to the banquet tonight." Qi Ning said with a smile: "The emperor's decree of reward has just arrived recently. I originally went to announce the decree, but I thought that I haven't had a meal with General Qu yet, so tonight I specially There is a banquet, please come forward, just after the decree is announced, get drunk and then rest."
Qu Yuangu said with a smile on his face: "My father and son are deeply grateful that Your Majesty takes such good care of me."
"There is another matter that I want to mediate." Qi Ning smiled and said: "Someone came to report that there are several generals under Zhong Li'ao who have been wandering around your residence in recent days, but I don't know if there is such a thing. thing?"
Qu Yuangu and his son looked at each other and saw Qi Ning's gentle expression. Qu Yuangu felt sad and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, my father and son abandoned the dark and turned to the bright side. They surrendered to Da Chu early, but in the eyes of those people, they became They are a thorn in their flesh. They are hostile to me, Da Chu, and therefore they are also resentful towards the two of us. They have indeed been around the mansion in the past few days with evil intentions. My lord, they are so evil-minded that they still think they are from the Northern Han Dynasty. , I hope the prince will tell you clearly, those people must not stay."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of footsteps again, and then he saw someone leading several generals over. Qu Yuangu took a look and knew that it was the people under Zhong Li'ao, who filed in and killed four people. One person is Zhai Zhi.
These people were all wearing armor. As soon as they entered the hall, they all looked at Qu and his son, with fierce looks in their eyes.
Qu Yuangu couldn't help but shrink back, and saw that the sabers of several people had been taken away. He felt relieved. He thought that this was the general's palace. No matter how audacious these people were, how dare they do anything here? After a moment's hesitation, he turned his head and stopped looking at them.
The four of Zhai Zhi entered the hall, first saluted Qining, and then bowed their hands to Yue Huanshan. Yue Huanshan raised his hand and said: "Everyone, please take a seat!"
Zhai Zhi and a general sat down at the foot of Yue Huan Mountain, while the other two sat down at the foot of Qu Yuangu and Qu Manying.
"Today's guests have all arrived." Qi Ning said with a smile: "Everyone, I was saying just now that there is a small misunderstanding between you. I want to be a mediator and mediate. From now on, everyone is a big brother. I am a minister of Chu, and I am a minister of the same palace. If you have any unhappiness in the past, please don’t keep it in your heart. After today’s banquet, the previous grudges and grudges have been wiped out. But I wonder if you can give me this face?"
There was silence in the hall, and then Qu Yuangu took the lead and said: "Since the prince personally mediates, I must obey." He picked up the wine glass and looked at Zhai Zhi. He didn't say much, just shook the wine glass, and Qu Manying also picked up the wine glass. , Zhai Zhi hesitated, and finally picked up the wine glass. Seeing this, the other three generals also picked up the wine glass. Everyone was silent and drank it all in one gulp.
"That's very good." Qi Ning clapped his hands and said with a smile: "The world has been settled for the first time, and everything is waiting to be revitalized. In the future, you will assist the Holy Emperor, be loyal to the court, and work for the welfare of the people of the world." He picked up the wine glass and said, "Pour it on, everyone. I dedicate this glass of wine to you!"
Everyone poured the wine, stood up, bowed slightly to Qining, and drank it all in one gulp.
Putting down the wine glass, Qining nodded slightly to Yue Huanshan. Yue Huanshan stood up and said loudly: "The Holy One has a decree." Someone immediately sent an imperial edict. After Yue Huanshan took it, he unfolded the edict, and everyone knelt down. Yue Huanshan then preached: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor issued an edict: The Northern Expedition was a difficult and difficult battle. Fortunately, Qu Yuangu abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, and the world was unified. Qu Yuangu made great contributions and was granted the title of King of Jin. Qu Manying was Lord Zhongyong, admire this!"
Qu Yuangu was about to thank him when he suddenly heard a sharp shout from beside him: "Thief, take your life!"