Luo Zhaoyun toured Luoyang in the east, and the accompanying civil and military officials were close to 100 people, some of whom were close ministers, and some of whom were wealthy nobles who were not at ease, and brought them to the eastern capital for a period of time.

Du Ruhui, Chu Suiliang, Xiao Yu, Qu Tutong and others followed and helped His Majesty deal with some important government affairs.

Laihu'er, who guarded Luoyang, brought some Luoyang officials, big businessmen and Confucian celebrities in the city to greet His Majesty together.

Luo Zhaoyun praised the stable situation maintained by Hu'er in Luoyang City, and expressed to people from all walks of life in Luoyang that the imperial court was eager to seek talents, and would vigorously promote the imperial examination and encourage some new policies for doing business, which was praised by officials, gentry, celebrities, and ordinary people on the spot.

Luoyang City belongs to the hinterland of the Central Plains, the Central Plains culture is relatively deep and extensive, with this as the core, radiating to Hebei, Henan and Shandong, representing the ancient orthodox Chinese civilization. Although from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Guanlong culture with Chang'an as the core had the upper hand, the Eastern Central Plains civilization has also been developing in tandem.

In the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties, the gradual collapse of the Guanhui group and the eastward movement of the capital made the culture of the Central Plains suddenly become the most mainstream part.

Luo Zhaoyun is very clear about the development of this historical and cultural context, and in order to quickly get rid of the elbow system of the Xungui group, it is necessary to support the cultural clans in Luoyang, Shandong and other places, integrate the cultures of multiple zones, and use talents to balance the pattern of the imperial court and move forward steadily.

Any group with too much power and power tilting towards the government and the opposition will pose a threat to the imperial power, affect the government and government, and finally do whatever it wants and abolish the imperial family.

In particular, the division of the feudal domains at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the melee of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms caused great trauma to China, and how to avoid the military generals' group supporting the army and self-respect is also a problem.

But with the rise of the nomadic peoples on the periphery, how to domesticate these states is also a question worth considering, otherwise it is easy for future generations to be harassed and oppressed by the rising Jurchen, Khitan, Western Xia, and Mongol like the Two Song Dynasty.

It is necessary to find the most suitable system between the Tang and Song systems, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, the country will be rich and strong, the military will not be abolished, the military generals will obey orders, the status of the literati cannot be low, nor too high, and all strata can integrate with each other and realize the value of each other's existence, so that the society can have a virtuous circle.

After entering Luoyang City, Luo Zhaoyun and civil and military officials lived in their respective courtyards and post houses.

That night, Luo Zhaoyun summoned some of his cronies, such as Qu Tutong, Lai Hu'er, Du Ruhui and others, to get together to discuss the next southern expedition.

Lai Hu'er hugged his fists and said: "After receiving His Majesty's secret letter, the minister began to prepare, recruiting new soldiers, mobilizing grain and grass, carrying soldier armor, and temporarily forming 50,000 new soldiers, fully equipped, with sufficient grain and grass, and can go south with the army." ”

"Fifty thousand recruits!" Luo Zhaoyun nodded slightly, this amount is not easy to get together in a period of time.

However, the 50,000 soldiers and horses are all new troops, and their combat effectiveness is limited, so they need to be trained simply on the way, and when they arrive on the battlefield, they can use them well to stimulate their combat strength.

plus the 60,000 horses and horses brought from the Guannai, and the 20,000 Great Internal Forbidden Army, together, 130,000 soldiers and horses are enough.

After Luo Zhaoyun pondered, he said: "By the way, the Yellow River continues to suffer, and many villages along the river basin must be affected. These disaster victims will consume a lot of food in the local area, and they will not be able to use their physical strength, so they will be brought over to join the army and make meritorious contributions, which can also reduce the probability of local disaster victims gathering to make trouble. ”

Du Ruhui praised with a smile: "Your Majesty's method is good, it can kill two birds with one stone, which can not only relieve the pressure of local disaster relief, but also solve the urgent need of conscription." ”

"The front line is precarious, we can't stay in Luoyang longer, three days later, the army goes south, and the ministers who are not on the list will all stay in Luoyang, waiting for my triumphant return, and they must not leave Luoyang without authorization, come to the general, you are in Luoyang to supervise, continue to be in charge of Luoyang's military and political affairs, Qu Shangshu, you are responsible for the allocation of grain and grass and troops on the front line, and all other things will be given way." Luo Zhaoyun personally drove the expedition, and the matter became even more critical, because once he failed on the front line, it would affect the prestige of the imperial court and his own safety, which was not the same as the meaning of the failure of other generals.

"The minister understands!" Qu Tutong gave up his hand and understood this deep meaning, so he stayed in Luoyang, and his task was to meet all the will and needs of His Majesty at the front.

After Luo Zhaoyun asked everyone to retreat, he walked around the Luoyang Palace, the magnificent palace, because there were not many people living in it, it was extremely deserted.

"How many dynasties rise and fall here, and if there is no long-term dynasty, it will become history!"

Luo Zhaoyun felt that the future traveler has seen too many historical rise and fall stories from textbooks, some of which are just a stroke of history, but it may be a tragic war or a thrilling mutiny.

"No one can stop the great cause of reunification!" Luo Zhaoyun finally turned into a sonorous and powerful emotion, firm belief, and the whole person stood tall like a mountain, shouldering the weight of the society.

Three days later, the army set out from outside Luoyang City, with 1340,000 horses and sufficient grain, grass and supplies, and marched south.

The generals accompanying him this time include the veteran Zhang Zhenzhou, the young generals Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Gongjin, Xue Wanshu, Lai Heng, Gao Biaoren, He Ruohuaikuo, Zhou Zhongyin, Bing Yuanzhen, Wang Junkuo and others.

Young generals such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Luo Shixin, and Pei Xingyan were all in the Shuofang area, and they went north to attack the Turkic tribes, but they didn't have time to rush back.

The vanguard army was led by Xue Wanshu and Lai Heng, with 30,000 troops, and opened the road first, going straight to Dongjun in the lower reaches of Huaishui, and then crossed the river through the lower reaches of the river, and wanted to attack Shanyangcang in Jiangdu County, preparing to knock out an important granary of the Jianghuai army, causing a dilemma for the Jianghuai army, and facilitating Dahua's advance.