Luoyang, Yong'an Palace.

The night was deep, and the moon at the end of February was like a silver hook, faintly scattering cold light, pouring down like water in the entire cold palace, passing through the bamboo and cypress cold branches, passing through the dilapidated window lattice, and projecting in the hall.

A woman in palace costume sat alone beside an old golden silk nanmu case, on which a faint bronze oil lamp was burning, gently swaying in the wind. This woman is about twenty-eight years old, and her face is beautiful, but she has a light frown, and there is an indescribable sentimentality and melancholy between her eyebrows.

Suddenly, the woman listened intently, and she seemed to hear the screams, the noise, as if there was nothing. She pulled up her skirt, got up hurriedly, propped up the lattice, and continued to listen.

"Your Majesty!" She turned and screamed, her voice clear and only anxious.

There was no response.

"Your Majesty!" She screamed even more anxiously.

"Concubine Tang......, Concubine Tang, why are you so anxious?" A young but hoarse voice sounded lazily and weakly, and the voice should be the voice of a young man in the voice change period.

Who is the young man in this Yong'an Palace, only the young emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the abolished emperor Hongnong King Liu Wen'er. He was sixteen years old at the time, and he should have been the most high-spirited and scolded Fang Qiu, but in the past few years, he was manipulated by eunuchs, relatives, and powerful ministers, and the life of always worrying about being killed had already tormented him into a cowardly, timid and fearful person.

"Your Majesty, you come and listen! There was a murmur outside the palace...... "The woman in the palace should be the young emperor's empress, the current Hongnong princess, Concubine Tang, she said anxiously."

"Oh......" King Hongnong got up from the couch slowly, walked to Concubine Tang's side, and climbed the window lattice to look out. It was cold outside the window, and I saw that the grass, trees, bamboos and cypresses in the courtyard were dark and dark, and it was pitch black further away. You don't have to look at it, the deep walls of the high courtyard are blocking the prison here. King Hongnong smiled sadly and shook his head.

"Listen......" Concubine Tang was still listening.

King Hongnong listened attentively, but his face was even more miserable, his pale face became even paler, he sat on the ground dejectedly, and said, "Concubine Tang, why listen again." Dong thief's chaotic ministers and thieves were lewd in the palace, and the palace maid screamed and fled......"

He muttered, "Mo Dao is bitter, and my brother is also bitter!" …… Haha," King Hongnong laughed in a low voice.

"No...... No...... Your Majesty, you listen. The noise was louder than in previous days, with the sound of moving, smashing, screaming and crying...... There seems to be a lot of chaos outside. Concubine Tang tilted her head and listened, her face also pale.

When King Hongnong heard this, he sat on the ground and didn't get up, but only grabbed Concubine Tang tightly, and said in horror: "Could it be ...... Could it be ...... My brother was killed too? My Han country has been taken away ......"

He was terrified, the hand that grabbed Concubine Tang was so hard that Concubine Tang's weak arms were about to be broken, the pain was unbearable, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

Concubine Tang didn't want to break free, she only choked back tears, frowned in pain, and said, "Your Majesty, no, no, Your Majesty." I have countless loyal and righteous courtiers, Dong Zhuo was arrogant for a while, and he was arrogant for a lifetime. Xu Yes...... Xu Yes...... My Han loyal ministers have entered the palace, and it is uncertain to punish Dong Zhuo......"

King Hongnong slowly let go of his hands and said dejectedly, "Is that so?" …… Will I see this day? ”

Suddenly, he grabbed it back again, looked at Concubine Tang nervously and said, "Them, they...... Will it kill me? Killing the king......"

"No, it won't...... Your Majesty, no. It's useless for me to wait here and think nonsense, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'll wait and rest" Concubine Tang regretted that she called King Hongnong to listen to the voice outside the palace, so she had to comfort her poor husband softly.

"Yes...... Useless...... What about the outside of the palace, I am still imprisoned in this Yong'an Palace, just waiting for the day when the guillotine comes down...... Haha, kill the king......" King Hongnong collapsed on the cold ground.

"Your Majesty, I'm worried about the cold." Concubine Tang moved her arm that was twisted and grabbed painfully, and stepped forward to help the decadent King Hongnong. How could this delicate woman drag a soon-to-be-adult King Hongnong, only to pull her palace clothes untidy, her temples were scattered, and her sweaty hair was in a bun.

After a long time, Hongnong Wang Fang came back to his senses and said, "Concubine Tang, don't pull it, I will go back to rest." ”

He gently broke Concubine Tang's hand, but held her in his hand, and said softly: "Concubine Tang, it's just that I have suffered from you......"

"Your Majesty......"

The two men who had once been the most noble of status snuggled up to each other and returned to the bed. King Hongnong cried and cried for so long, perhaps he was tired, and finally fell asleep. In vain, Concubine Tang was even more sleepless and full of thoughts.

The night was getting deeper.

Suddenly.

"Who!" In the dark, Concubine Tang screamed in horror and shrank into the arms of King Hongnong.

"Ah...... Who! Who...... Don't kill me, don't kill orphans! King Hongnong woke up in his dream, and he screamed in fright, hugging Concubine Tang and curling up together.

"Your Highness! ......" A faint oil lamp lit up, accompanied by a low greeting, "Your Highness...... Shhhhh......h

Under the dim oil lamp, King Hongnong was shocked to find a column of Praetorian Guards soldiers wearing armor kneeling on the ground, each holding a sharp blade.

"You ...... What are you going to do? King Hongnong trembled, shrunk behind Concubine Tang and asked tremblingly.

"Your Highness, don't panic! …… Shhhh......h

Or did Concubine Tang react quickly, seeing that these guards had no malicious intent, it might be ...... It may be ......, she hurriedly pushed King Hongnong with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, they are here to King Qin." ”

Seeing that the guards were respectful, King Hongnong slowly let go of his fear, and he asked tremblingly, "What's the matter?" ”

The general continued to clench his fists, and said softly but clearly: "Your Highness, it is extremely urgent. Don't get excited, listen to the villain speak quickly. ”

Concubine Tang comforted King Hongnong with both hands, and said softly: "Say it! ”

"The villain Yan Qing is under the command of Song Jiang, the prime minister of Dongping in Yanzhou. The master of my family was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's wolf and unkindness, abolished the monarch and destroyed the country, defiled the palace ban, controlled the government, scattered all the family property, recruited volunteers, responded to the call, and together with the rest of the dozen or so righteous troops, formed an alliance to crusade against Dong Zhuo and kill the group of murderers......"

"How's it going? Did the Allies enter Luoyang? ......" King Hongnong instantly became excited, and his pale face began to flush.

Yan Qing shook his head and continued respectfully: "Your Highness, the allied soldiers are loyal and righteous, and they are not afraid of death, and they have taken down several cities in a row, and they have conquered the Tiger Pass in Surabaya and attacked Luoyang soon......"

"Good!" King Hongnong's face flushed to an extreme state, and he stood up, wanting to vent loudly.

"Your Highness, listen to me!" Yan Qing couldn't help but aggravate his voice, seeing that King Hongnong was quiet, he continued to say respectfully: "Dong Zhuo is invincible, retreat to Luoyang, he wants to move the capital to Chang'an, burn Luoyang ......" Yan Qing said clearly word by word.

"What? Moved the capital to ...... Burn Luoyang ......" King Hongnong's face instantly turned pale, he fell on the couch, and scolded with trembling hands: "Dong Zhuo...... Dong Zhuo...... He ......"

Yan Qing couldn't talk to this Hongnong King anymore, and he wanted to quickly explain the ins and outs. He didn't say anything else, picked up the most important point and said: "Dong Zhuo will come to kill His Highness tomorrow, and he will not let His Majesty go before moving the capital!" ”

"Ahh ......" King Hongnong exclaimed, trembling all over, "I know, I know, he won't let me go, he won't let me go, he won't let me go......"

Can you listen to me! Yan Qing really wanted to scold her mother. He couldn't help but increase his voice and said, "So, my master ordered me to sneak into the palace secretly and rescue His Highness......"

"Time is urgent, please come with me!" Yan Qing bowed.

"Please come with me, Your Highness!" All the Praetorian Guards bow down.

"Can you get out?" Concubine Tang was also panicked, and her temples were scattered, but she still didn't forget to ask.

"Yes, I waited for everyone to step on the spot many times, and I waited for the palace to know that everyone in the capital was in chaos tonight before they could sneak in. Since you can enter, you will be able to leave the palace. ”

"Can you get out of Luoyang?" Concubine Tang is still very cautious.

"Yes. The Yellow Gate squire Xun You was brought out of Luoyang by us. ”

"Your Majesty, then shall we go?" Concubine Tang asked King Hongnong, who was trembling.

"Okay, let's go...... Go, if you don't go, Dong Zhuo is coming...... Go," King Hongnong struggled to his feet.

Yan Qing hurriedly stood up and supported King Hongnong, and the guards took out two sets of guard armor to help King Hongnong and Concubine Tang put them on. Concubine Tang's cheeks were flushed, but the matter was urgent, and she didn't stop it.

"Let's go!" Yan Qing ordered in a low voice.

The guards blew out the oil lamps and crawled out of the Yong'an Palace in the dark. Then they lined up, pretended to be night guards, and walked out of the palace by the same way. Fortunately, there is Xun You, the squire of the Yellow Gate, the path in the palace, the clear and dark whistles, the time of the guards to patrol the route, and even the dog hole out of the palace is clear and abnormal. It's a pity that the assassination he planned, if there was no Wood to denounce it, it would not have been possible to successfully assassinate Dong Zhuo. Yan Qing thought secretly.

Under the dark moonlight, it was already the second half of the night, and a team of guards walked hurriedly on the streets of Luoyang, sometimes hidden, sometimes swaggering.

Back at the Chengdong Hotel, they dodged in, and instead of going into the hole, they came to an old house next to the kitchen at the back of the house.

In the middle of the old house lay a stone mill, under which a larger stone was cushioned.

Several Praetorian Guards worked together to remove the heavy stone mill and the larger stone. A dark and bottomless hole immediately appeared in front of everyone.

Yan Qing clasped his fists at King Hongnong, smiled slightly, and said loudly: "Your Highness, this cave entrance leads to the outside of Luoyang City. It's just small and dark, and the breath is turbid, I hope Your Highness and the princess will forgive me. ”

He turned around and instructed Le He to the side: "Brother Le He, you will lead forty brothers to escort His Royal Highness Hongnong out of the city, you must ensure the safety of His Royal Highness and the princess, and you must send them to the lord's side, remember to remember." He grabbed Lehe's hand tightly and gestured.

Le He nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, even if I Le He dies, I will complete the task." Send His Highness to the lord's side. ”

At the moment, twenty Praetorian guards were heading into the tunnels; Yan Qing of the Hongnong Dynasty arched his hand and also got into it with Concubine Tang; The last twenty only the Praetorian Guards also got in.

Le He was about to lean over and get in, Yan Qing grabbed him, was extremely calm, and reminded in a low voice: "What I said is clear, send it to the lord." If you can't send it, kill him, and you can't let others take it. ”

"Understood!"