With only seven men, the Wei family easily captured Luoyang.

Whether this news was intentional or not, in just half a month, it spread to every corner of the Han Dynasty.

Half a month is enough for Wei to make a lot of arrangements.

For example, to appease the aristocratic families in Luoyang City, naturally including the Yuan family of Runan.

There is another member of the Yuan family in Jizhou, and that is the eldest son Yuan Shao.

Surprisingly, Yuan Shao's performance was beyond expectations. He accepted the recruitment without any hesitation.

In fact, it is quite normal. When it comes to understanding the Wei family, Yuan Shao takes the lead.

Not only did he go to Hedong to seek help, and he had a good relationship with Wei Zhen, but he also faced the power of the Longshan Army. Moreover, Yuan Shao had no ambition to dominate the world. Unlike Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao had done everything he had done so far.

I want to be recognized by my family.

It was quite difficult for Yuan Shao to give birth to a son as a concubine.

Unlike Yuan Shao, the ambitious Cao Cao was confused.

He knew that the Wei family was powerful, but he still had illusions, fantasies about Xu Tuzhi, and fantasies about one person being inferior to ten thousand people.

The current Cao Cao has no ambition to become the hero of the Wei Dynasty. He just wants to become the second He Jin and Dong Zhuo.

However, the dream was shattered just like that.

Youzhou further north.

After Gongsun Zan got the news, he didn't have much reaction. He was focused on making great achievements and just wanted to drive Wu Huan away.

Unlike Liu Yu, Wei Cheng also hated foreigners, which coincided with him.

But now that Wei Cheng has taken that position, in Gongsun Zan's view, this is good news.

If possible, he would like to ask the Wei family to send people to join him in conquering Wuhuan. Of course, he must first recognize his status as Youzhou Mu.

There are still people in the north such as Kong Rong of Qingzhou and other aristocratic families. They got the news last and acted the most fiercely.

Kong Rong was okay, but the others stood on the moral high ground and criticized Wei's behavior for three days and three nights.

In particular, some great Confucian scholars followed the rule of heaven and earth, and believed that the Liu family was the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy recognized by heaven and earth.

The Wei family is plotting to usurp the throne, it is a wolfish ambition, it is an act of chaos, and it should not be tolerated by heaven and earth.

It's a pity that their voices could not reach Luoyang. Even if they did, the Wei family didn't take them seriously.

As early as when they decided to replace the Liu family, the elders of the Wei family were already prepared to be cast aside by the world.

Nowadays, it's just a few grasshoppers hopping around, and they don't bother to pay attention to it.

Instead of caring about these boos, the most important thing for Wei now is... to persuade Wei Cheng to become emperor.

Yes.

Someone in Wei gave up his career again and refused to become emperor no matter what.

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Streets of Luoyang.

Because Wei Min and others calmed the people immediately, there was no chaos.

Those who are supposed to set up stalls will set up stalls as usual, and the shops that are supposed to be doing business will be open as usual.

Wei Cheng skipped the meeting again and took Hao Zhao out for shopping, accompanied by the long-legged Lu Ling and her little maid.

As early as a few days ago, Lu Ling came to Luoyang. Lu Bu also had a mansion in Luoyang, and even his clan members lived in it.

"Miss Lu, where is the barbecue shop you mentioned?"

It was approaching noon, and Wei Cheng suggested finding a place to try local food.

Lu Ling then volunteered to be a guide. After all, she had lived in Luoyang for a while.

However, the four of them had been walking around several streets for a long time, but they still couldn't find the shop.

"Have they moved away already?" Hao Zhao reminded weakly.

Lu Ling shook his head and said it was impossible, and said with certainty: "No, no, let's go a few steps further. There is a donkey drinking water at the door of that shop. It's easy to recognize."

Wei Cheng was so hungry that when he heard that there were donkeys, he thought of his favorite donkey meat roasted on fire. His eyes lit up and he nodded: "Well, let's go look further and see if that shop sells donkey meat."

Right?"

Lu Ling was stunned, shook his head and said: "It's not donkey meat, it's mutton. The meat is very delicious and authentic."

When Wei Cheng heard this, he frowned, looked at Lu Ling uncertainly, and asked tentatively: "Miss Lu, apart from the donkey drinking water, do you remember anything else, for example, what is the name of that shop?"

Lu Ling frowned slightly, thought for a while, then shook her head, "I don't remember anything else, I just remember the donkey drinking water."

Wei Cheng glanced at the maid behind Lu Ling. The maid had an innocent look on her face. She clasped her hands in front of Wei Cheng and said silently, "Forgive me, but my young lady has not known her way around since she was a child."

Wei Cheng twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Lu Ling, and asked with a serious face: "Um, Miss Lu, do you think there is a possibility that the donkey was not raised by the store, but was tied there by the dining guest?

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Lu Lingruo said "Hmm" in a thoughtful tone and said, "That's for sure. When I went to eat, the horse was also tied to the door to drink water."

Wei Cheng: "..."

Hao Zhao glanced sideways at Lu Ling, put his head in and said, "Sir, the shop with the manger at the door still sells food. We have passed by it a long time ago. At that time, you took a look inside and said there were so many customers."

Wei Cheng: "..."

"Hey, why are you walking back? Let's look further forward. I remember it's near here."

When Lu Ling saw Wei Cheng suddenly turning around and leaving, she hurriedly stepped forward to stop Wei Cheng. She cherished the time alone with Wei Cheng and thought that Wei Cheng was going back. She secretly blamed the shop for why it was so hard to find it.

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Wei Cheng said speechlessly: "Miss Lu, the donkey can drink water anywhere, it doesn't have to be in front of that shop."

Lu Ling looked innocent, but still nodded, indicating that Wei Cheng was right.

Wei Cheng sighed helplessly, pointed forward, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to that shop."

"Have you seen the donkey?" Lu Ling was overjoyed.

Wei Cheng was too lazy to explain, so he nodded and said, "Yeah, just follow me."

She looks like a nice girl, but she's just a road fool.

Sure enough, no one is perfect.

"Hey, please come in quickly, some guests, a few seats have just been vacated."

The four of them came to the shop. The shop was not big, but the shop owner was very enthusiastic.

Wei Cheng looked up and saw that the door number was simple, with the word "Wei Ji" engraved in small seals, and there was a menu sign next to it.

"Hey, it's really here. The boss is this big bearded guy." Lu Ling recognized the boss at a glance.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he bowed respectfully and said, "Wei Ding, a commoner, has met Miss Lu. How about bringing half a lamb to me today?"

Lu Ling raised her eyebrows at Wei Cheng proudly, nodded and said: "Just half a lamb, and another piece of chicken."

"Chili Chicken."

"Oh, yes, yes, roast another pepper chicken."

The shopkeeper responded respectfully and shouted into the room: "My dear, half a lamb and one pepper chicken."

Someone in the kitchen immediately agreed. From the sound of her voice, she must be a woman in her early forties. Looking at the age of the owner, she was actually a husband and wife team.

The four of Wei and Cheng were taken to a window facing the street and sat down. There were no chairs in the shop, only futons and low tables.

Wei Cheng was not used to futons, so Hao Zhao used three futons to make it easier for Wei Cheng to sit cross-legged.

Many customers in the shop were eating barbecue. Wei Cheng took a closer look and saw that most of the food was mutton, but there was also chicken. It seemed that it was still charred on the outside and tender on the inside, which made people very appetizing.

After waiting for about a stick of incense, the roast lamb and chicken were served.

The store owner whispered: "Ms. Lu, eat first, this belongs to the customer at the previous table, hehe."

Lu Ling raised her eyebrows at Wei Cheng again, as if to say, look, this young lady is so famous in Luoyang.

Wei Cheng smiled and said nothing, tore off a chicken wing, looked around, and smelled it again. There was a scent of peppercorns and some medicinal herbs. It should have been pickled, and the meat looked very good.

It's fresh and tender, using hens that are about one year old.

Seeing Wei Cheng's serious look, the store owner hurriedly explained: "Young master, please feel free to eat. This pepper chicken is my signature dish, and this chicken is carefully selected by my mother-in-law to raise the chicken to ensure that the meat is soft and rotten, and it is not clogged."

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Wei Cheng smiled slightly and took a bite. Although it was not spicy, the pepper chicken had a good taste and was roasted at just the right temperature. The skin was crispy and the muscles were tender and juicy.

"Yeah, it's delicious." Wei Cheng praised sincerely.

The shop owner smiled shyly and said, "Young Master, it's fine if you like it. By the way, there are also a few pots of fruit stuffing in the store. Would you like a pot, Master and Miss?"

Wei Cheng raised his head and looked at him, thinking that the store owner had been introducing him for a long time because he valued Lu Ling and was here to sell his feelings.

Hao Zhao said directly: "There is no need to make fruit wine. We will bring the wine ourselves."
To be continued...