Chapter 688: The Son of Heaven is miserable
Li Dao and Guo Yan fought chaotically, and the soldiers under their command suffered heavy casualties, and after months of fighting, Li Dao and Guo Yan gradually began to sober up. They kidnapped Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty earlier, and were condemned as thieves by all forces in the world, and now if the two of them fight their forces, then they will inevitably die. Therefore, after careful consideration, coupled with the fact that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty sent ministers to persuade peace, Li Dao and Guo Yan pushed the boat to lift the state of war. Moreover, Li Dao also agreed to Emperor Xian's request to return to Luoyang. I have to say that Emperor Han Xian is also a sad emperor, and he has to agree to return to the old capital.
Of course, Li Dao also agreed after careful consideration.
At the beginning, as Dong Zhuo's subordinates, they were not exonerated after Dong Zhuo's death. Under the persuasion of Jia Xu, he raised troops to kidnap Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Now, the imperial court is in decline, and all forces are vying for territory, so there is no time to take care of them. The benefits that can be grabbed from Emperor Han Xian are almost squeezed, and Li Dao doesn't want to continue to raise Emperor Han Xian, so it's better to be a soil emperor.
So, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, under the escort of Guo Yan, Dong Cheng, Yang Feng and others, set off towards the old capital Luoyang.
The 400-mile road from Chang'an to Luoyang can only be reached in half a day if the cavalry marches in a hurry, and even if it is an infantry, it takes only two days to march in a hurry. However, now that the Son of Heaven has moved back to the old capital, there is naturally no need to march in a hurry, the honor guard of the Son of Heaven and the palace maids, plus the families and servants of the hundred officials and the hundred officials, the speed of movement is naturally extremely slow, and the road is not more than two or three miles a day before stopping to rest, and then setting off again the next day. In this way, if you travel two or three miles a day, from Chang'an to Luoyang for four hundred miles, it will take three months at the shortest, and besides, today's roads are different from later generations, and they are not so easy to walk, and some sections of the road can walk a mile a day is considered good.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty marched for more than a month before reaching Weinan County, walking nearly one-sixth of the way, so it will take half a year to reach Luoyang.
Some people asked, why didn't Emperor Han Xian speed up and arrive in Luoyang as soon as possible?
First of all, Emperor Han Xian did not know that Li Dao would repent, so naturally there was no need to rush to the city; second, what was the use of Emperor Han Xian returning to Luoyang with a small number of people, if there were no hundred officials, palace maids, and guards, what kind of emperor was he? After all, when Dong Zhuo was forced to move from Luoyang to Chang'an, the entire Luoyang City was emptied, and there were not a few people left, so the population and affairs naturally had to follow. After all, unlike those emperors who just change their offices, there are several sets of teams under their hands. Just like Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, he went to Luoyang Palace to escape the summer, there are also ministers in Chang'an City to do things, and Luoyang can also have a wave of ministers to work, today's Han Xian Emperor does not have such conditions.
Therefore, taking into account various factors, Emperor Han Xian could only take these honor guards, hundred officials, guards and palace maids to move forward slowly.
It's just that the days of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty are really hard now. When he came out of Chang'an City, Li Wei only gave Emperor Han Xian a small amount of food, which could meet the food of him and a few people, if he arrived in Luoyang in a short time, the food would naturally be enough, but at such a speed, the food could not last in Luoyang at all. Moreover, it was impossible for Emperor Han Xian to eat these grains himself, and let those officials and guards starve, so how could he gain their loyalty? After all, Emperor Han Xian was not stupid, so he distributed his own grain, so Emperor Han Xian's grain was even more insufficient.
Later, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty asked Guo Yan for food, but Guo Yan refused.
If it was only for Emperor Han Xian's food, Guo Yan would naturally not refuse. However, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty still had to feed the countless officials, guards and palace maids below, in that case, the soldiers under Guo Yan's command would not be able to feed. Guo Yan is not stupid, he has survived until now by relying on the soldiers under his command, not Emperor Han Xian, so in addition to giving Emperor Han Xian enough food to eat, other people want food, no way.
So, the first thing the team did when they went to the place was to ask the local officials for food.
Originally, the Son of Heaven wanted food, so naturally there was no problem. However, after Dong Zhuo's scourge at the beginning, the vicinity of Luoyang and Chang'an could be said to be ten rooms and nine empty, and there were no peasants to plant them, so how could they get food? In addition, in the past two years, natural disasters have continued, and there is not much grain left, and the people in many places have experienced the tragedy of cannibalism.
"Woo, is the sky going to kill my big man!"
In the camp outside Weinan City, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was crying bitterly while gnawing on a rough flatbread. Next to them, Queen Fushou and Concubine Dong Guifei also choked and swallowed the flatbread.
After eating the flatbread, she comforted softly: "Your Majesty's mourning, now the world is difficult, chaotic ministers and thieves are troubled, Your Majesty is in trouble for a while, and after returning to Luoyang, with Your Majesty's talents, you will be able to restore the prosperity of the Han family, and you will not be able to live up to the ancestral inheritance." ”
"What the queen said is very true, I must live well and not live up to the expectations of my ancestors!"
Liu Xie bit the pie viciously and said firmly. After all, Liu Xie has suffered so much, and the sadness just now was just a momentary feeling, and it could not destroy his mind. In addition, the queen and Dong Guifei next to him are both performing well, and he can't let himself behave as well as a woman.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something important to report!"
Outside the tent, the slightly excited voice of the abbot sounded. Liu Xie was surprised, Fu Wan had always been calm, what could make him so excited. However, Liu Xie did not dare to slack off, and now there are only two people who can really make him believe, one is the Lao Tzu of Fu Wan, the queen Fu Shou, and the other is naturally Dong Cheng, the son of Dong Guifei. As for the others, they are just thinking of using him, thinking that he is now trapped in the shallows, and wants to fight for the dragon's skill. Of course, Liu Xie would not be stupid enough to refuse these people, after all, he really needs these now.
Let the queen and Dong Guifei hide behind the screen, Liu Xie ordered the guards outside the tent to ambush in. However, it was not only Fu Wan who came in, Dong Cheng, Yang Feng, Guo Yan and other people who can call the shots now also came in together.
"Guozhang, I don't know what's the matter?"
Liu Xie's face was calm, as if the thing he cried just now had never happened. Dong Zhuo was able to answer the same question when he was in front of him, but could the situation be worse now than it was then.
Fu Wan and the others naturally praised in their hearts, thinking that the Han family was promising, and seeing Liu Xie's inquiry, Fu Wan hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao and Youzhou Mu Yuan Chang sent a message, saying that they were leading troops to come to King Qin. With the help of these two state ministers, His Majesty will be able to get out of the current predicament and restore the prosperity of the Han family. ”
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