At the foot of the Beibi Mountain, Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and other four people rushed away with the Son of Heaven and Liu Xie, they didn't close their eyes all night, they were extremely sleepy, and they just wanted to rest, but there were endless shouts of killing behind them: "The traitor is leaving!" ”

"Grandpa Zhang!" Duan Gui panicked.

Zhang Rang didn't say a word, but came to the Son of Heaven and Liu Xie and bowed again with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, take care!" Your Highness, take care! The old minister can no longer serve you! ”

Zhang Rang got up and said to Duan Gui gloomily: "Everyone has been colleagues for decades, and now I have nothing to say, I have stabbed the enemy and escaped from the palace, everyone is trying to survive!" After speaking, he turned to look at the Luoshui behind him that was sparkling in the moonlight.

There is no love in life, although there is no regret in death!

"Plop!"

"Grandpa Zhang!" Others exclaimed.

I hope this Luo water can wash away the sins of remembering this life.

Duan Gui looked at the bubbling bubbles bubbling in Luoshui with a wry smile, looked at the backs of the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu's panicked escape, and looked at the murderous cavalry shouting and killing in front of him who surrounded him.

"Where is the Son of Heaven?" Min Gong pointed his sword at Duan Gui and said viciously.

"I killed them and threw them into the river to feed the fish!" Duan Gui was at a loss.

"Damn! You bastard! Min Gong stabbed Duan Gyu's throat with a sword, drew his sword and motioned for his men to go down and salvage the body.

Duan Gui fell to the ground and twitched, his mouth was indistinct: "Do you really think that Dong Zhuo was summoned into the capital by He Jin?" ”

"What did you say?" Min Gong asked suspiciously.

"My lord, this man is dead!"

"My lord, the corpse in the river is not His Majesty's, it is the eunuch Zhang Rang!" Several soldiers went down to the river to grope for a while, and saw that it was Zhang Rangdu, and they were disappointed.

"Zhang let Duan Gui die like this, it's really cheap for them!" Min Gong cut off the heads of the two and hung them on his horse, and said with an angry expression, "Your Majesty will not be killed, you will search me carefully, and don't let go of a corner!" ”

"No!"

Liu Wei and Liu Xie were fine, but they were walking carelessly, they tripped over a stone and fell into the grass, and they were just about to get up only to hear the noisy sound of people and horses, and the two were frightened, they didn't know the truth or reality, so they simply hid in the grass and didn't dare to make a noise, and the military horses didn't see the Son of Heaven, so they gradually dispersed.

The autumn night is slightly cool, the two of them wait until the fourth watch, they don't feel the frost, their clothes are wet, they have always been pampered, brocade clothes and jade food, when have they suffered such hardship, they can't help but cry, plus the stomach is hungry, I want to get up to find something to eat, and I am afraid of being succeeded by the bad guys, so I can only swallow my voice and cry in the recklessness.

Liu Xie thought that there was no way to go on like this, so he said: "We can't stay here for a long time, we must find another way to live."

Liu Wei sobbed: "What if we get separated? ”

Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "It's okay, we won't get lost if we tie up our clothes!" ”

"My brother is really smart!" Liu Wei said and immediately untied his clothes and tied the knot with Liu Xie, and the two children easily climbed onto the shore, but they saw that all they saw were thorns and trees, and in the dark, they stretched out their five fingers and were still missing, not to mention the road. After a while, their robes were torn, and their hands were covered with scars.

"Brother, put on my coat!" Seeing Liu Bian's sad expression, Liu Xie took off his coat and draped it over to Liu Bian.

"My younger brother is young, how can I..."Liu Wei was moved.

"My brother is the master of all vehicles, and we must not lose it." Liu Xie said that he had already taken the initiative to run in front and grope for the way.

Moreover, we are still brothers.

The two of them hadn't walked a few steps, and suddenly there was a bright light in front of them, lingering in front of them, and when they looked closely, it turned out to be countless flowing fires, which were as bright as day for a while.

Liu Xie was overjoyed and said: "Great, brother, this is really God helping our brother!" ”

The two of them then followed the glowing fire and continued to walk, until dawn was really painful in their feet and weak legs, and they happened to see a pile of grass on the side of the hill, so they lay down next to it and fell asleep.

"Whose children are these two?" The two of them were sleeping soundly, when suddenly an old voice came from behind the haystack, startling the three of them.

I saw a kind old man standing in front of him, like a hermit.

Liu Wei thought it was a chasing soldier, but he hadn't come back to his senses at this time, and he couldn't speak tremblingly, but Liu Xie said: "This is the emperor today, and he is the king of Chen Liu, who was in the rebellion of the ten permanent servants last night, and fled here overnight, I don't know who the old man is?" ”

The old man was taken aback, and hurriedly bowed again: "The grass people are the first to the Taiwei Cui Lie's younger brother Cui Yi is also, because he saw the ten permanent servants selling * officials and jealousy, so he lived in seclusion here, last night I dreamed that two days and January fell into the village, I was puzzled, and I got up in the morning and saw the red light here again, I was afraid that the grass was on fire, so I hurried over, I don't want Your Majesty and His Royal Highness to come here, please go to the village with the grass people to rest for a while, and wait for the grass people to prepare food for Your Majesty and His Royal Highness." ”

"Okay, Mr. Cui, please lead the way." Liu Xie pulled Liu Wei with a frightened face with one hand, and walked towards him with Cui Yi.

The meal was quickly brought up by Cui Yi, Liu Xie was hungry, no matter how difficult the food here was, a meal of nonsense, full of mouths - indistinct, Cui Yi stood respectfully beside him, looking at the two people in front of him who were crying and laughing but kept eating and drinking, and wanted to ask the ins and outs of the matter, but before he could speak, there was a sudden movement in the courtyard.

Cui Yi said with a tight expression: "Your Majesty, don't be surprised, wait for the grass people to see what happens!"

Min Gong searched all night, but he couldn't find the location of the Son of Heaven, people were sleepy and lacking horses, and suddenly saw this village, so he got off the horse and shouted outside: "There are people in the village!"

Cui Yi went out and saw a general leading a horse standing outside the village, with two human heads hanging on the horseback! He immediately became alert, stepped forward and asked, "Who is the general?" When I came to the little old man's humble house, I don't know what to say? ”

Cui Yi's expression changed of course by Min Gong in the eyes, he concluded that the Son of Heaven was here, so he hugged his fists and said: "Mr. forgive me, I am Peng Min Gong in central Henan, yesterday there was turmoil in the palace, the ten permanent servants killed the general He Jin and kidnapped His Majesty and King Chen Liu, I pursued here overnight, and I couldn't find any trace of His Majesty, this is the head of the first Zhang and Duan Gui of the Ten Standing Servants!"

"Ah, Zhang Rang Duan Gui!" Cui Yi looked at the two heads carefully, and it was indeed Zhang Rang Duan Gui, so he said with confidence: "It turned out to be General Min, and the little old man was Cui Lie, the younger brother of Cui Lie, the first lieutenant of the dynasty, Your Majesty and the two highnesses are in the house, and the general can go to meet him!"

"Really?" Min Gong walked into the house quickly, and sure enough, when he saw that it was the Son of Heaven, he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty has suffered!" Suddenly, several people cried again.

"The country cannot be without a king for a day, please Your Majesty will drive back to the capital immediately!" Min Gong woke up from crying, he knew that now was not the time to be sad, although the palace was in charge of the overall situation, but after all, she was a woman, and after a long time, it was indispensable to reuse the villain, so that the court fell into a vicious circle of foreign relatives and eunuchs taking turns to interfere in politics, which has been the case for nearly two hundred years, and the Han can no longer afford such a toss.

"Yes, Brother Huang, you are the Son of Heaven, and you are going to preside over the great government!" Liu Xie also said.

"But, brother, I'm afraid!" As soon as Liu Wei heard that he was going back to the palace, he began to tremble again.

"Brother Huang, don't be afraid, the ten permanent servants are dead, and now the palace is full of good people, and they are all loyal ministers." Liu Xie comforted Liu Wei, but in fact, he didn't know what was waiting for them, who knew what would be waiting for them?

Liu Wei thought uneasily, but he looked at his younger brother's encouraging gaze and Min Gong Cui Yi's expectant eyes, and nodded.

"There is a thin horse on the grass village, if your majesty does not dislike it, please deign to ride, the general and the two highnesses ride together, the grass people are willing to lead the horse for your majesty!" Cui Yi said.

"I... I can't ride a horse! Liu Wei said with a red face.

Min Gong said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister can come and drive the horse!" ”

The plan has been decided, a few people rode out of the village to look at the official road, did not go far, they saw Lu Zhi, Wang Yun, Yang Biao, Sikong Liu Hong, Yuan Kui, Yuan Shaochun, Yu Qiong, Zhao Rong, Feng Fang, Xia Mu and other hundreds of people came to look for the Son of Heaven, everyone caught the Son of Heaven's holy drive, the monarch and the ministers saw each other and cried bitterly, Yuan Shao ordered his subordinates to first pass the heads of Zhang Rang and Duan Gui to the head of Luoyang to appease the people. Another good horse was changed for Liu Wei and Liu Xie to ride, and everyone surrounded Liu Wei to return to the palace.

At this time, Liu Xie, the youngest, was thinking about a nursery rhyme he had heard in the palace before: "Hou Feihou, Wang Feiwang, ride thousands of miles to the north!"

Hmph, it turned out to be a prophecy, and now it has been fulfilled.

Just don't know what else awaits them.

What does the current Luoyang look like?

The car of the hundred officials to greet the Son of Heaven gradually approached the palace, and the stones hanging in everyone's hearts were about to be put down, when suddenly the dust in front of them covered the sky, the flag covered the sun, and a force lined up violently.

"When I heard about the turmoil in Kyoto, I came three hundred miles day and night non-stop, why did I retreat? You little courtiers, are you afraid that I won't be able to cut off your heads? Suddenly, I saw the shadow of the embroidered flag, and a general Pegasus came out and pointed at Cui Yi and Min Gong, and the two of them split their heads and covered their faces, and they were scolded.

The two were immediately shocked, and when they saw that the other party's military appearance was quite magnificent, and the honor guard was distinct, they were shocked and frightened and speechless.

"Who even dares to stop the holy driver, wants to rebel?" Yuan Shao saw that the holy car was blocked, and he also slapped his horse forward and asked, "Who is blocking the way!" ”

The general ignored Yuan Shao, and actually rode over.

"Stay!" Yuan Shao stopped the general, he had already seen the Dong Zi banner, and secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, and then looked at his person, it was really Dong Zhuo!

Dong Zhuo glanced at Yuan Shao contemptuously and asked sharply, "Where is Your Majesty?" ”

When the hundred officials heard this, they were all very frightened, but they still mustered up the courage to reply: "I don't know who Your Excellency is, I have an edict from the Son of Heaven ordering you to withdraw quickly!" ”

Dong Zhuo sneered: "What are you doing when you retreat? Let the thieves rob Your Majesty? As ministers of the country, you are not able to rectify the royal family, which has caused turmoil in the country. I have been here from the starry night of Xiliang, and now I am asked to withdraw from the army, why! Unless the Son of Heaven Chrysostom said! ”

He crossed the crowd and saw a young man in the crowd wearing a somewhat tattered dragon robe, and said in his heart that this person must be the Son of Heaven. ”

Liu Wei had already been shocked by the formation of the coming general, he trembled and did not dare to speak, Liu Xie saw this, so he had to rein in his horse and ask loudly: "Who is coming?" ”

Dong Zhuo saw that Liu Xie was wearing a python robe, and he didn't look panicked like others, he secretly said in his heart that this must not be an idle person, so he replied respectfully: Former general, Xixiang Marquis, and state pastor Dong Zhuo. ”

"Dong Zhuo!" Liu Xie looked at the person in front of him who was also looking at himself, and saw that he was fat and bloated, with a charitable and kind face, but his age was still impressed, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised by him, and also responded loudly: "Dong Zhuo, the lonely king asked you, are you here to protect or rob the driver?" ”

Dong Zhuo replied: "Chente is here to protect!" ”

Liu Xie asked again: "Since you are here to protect the Son of Heaven here, why don't you get off your horse and bow down?" ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Dong Zhuo was shocked, hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, but he had a bad idea in his heart: it turned out that Liu Xie spoke fluently before he met, and there was nothing improper from beginning to end, and he said in his heart that this is the bearing of the Son of Heaven, if he is the minister who cares about his life, he will definitely abolish the cowardly Liu Biaoli as the Son of Heaven.

While thinking about it, he knelt down to Liu Xie, and shouted in his mouth: "Long live my emperor!" ”

"Presumptuous!" Liu Xie was furious, "Lonely is King Chen Liu, that is the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Huh?" Dong Zhuo glanced at Liu Wei and walked over with a reluctant face, "No, no, no, it's not right, it's the ministers who are confused, and they often connive at the eunuchs to make trouble, and it is not Your Majesty himself who caused today's disaster?" If it was His Royal Highness King Chen Liu, who was the Ninth Five-Year Honor, how could such a thing happen? Hehehehehe! Long live our emperor! ”

After saying a lot of true and false words, Dong Zhuo still bowed to Liu Wei.

"Dong Zhuo, you..." Yuan Shao was furious, but he was not blind, there was no need to look around Dong Zhuo's Xiliang cavalry, and he could die here if he was not careful, so he stopped his mouth very interestingly.

Liu Xiedao, "Dong Aiqing, since you are here to protect you, please escort me back to the palace!" ”

"Yes!" Dong Zhuo got on the horse and commanded the army, "Get out of the way and escort the Son of Heaven back to the palace!" ”

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!"

A group of people rushed to Luoyang, and soon arrived, Dong Zhuo stationed the army outside the city, and everyone hugged the Son of Heaven into the city.

Just enter Luoyang, only to see the market is prosperous and abnormal, pedestrians and vehicles are like carp crossing the river, shops are lined up, street vendors are intertwined, but after arriving at the palace, the traces of yesterday's turmoil can be vaguely seen, the blood stains on the palace wall have not been washed, the messy weapon scratches, the tragic situation of the carved beams and paintings outside the grass and wood hall in the garden is vividly remembered.

Liu Xie and Liu Bian's ministers entered the main hall, and He Hou sat upright, looking happy and surprised, and took Liu Bian and Liu Xie in their arms and cried bitterly: "Bian'er, Xie'er, you are back, you are worried about your death!" ”

When she cried, the officials also sobbed.

"Alright, alright!" He Hou finally let go, "Your Majesty has suffered, and all Aiqing have also suffered, now that the general is dead, what can I do with the major affairs of the government in the future?" ”

Before everyone could speak, Xun You, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the minister has taken someone to thoroughly investigate the palace, and the jade seal of the country is gone!" ”

"Huh?" Others were shocked, the heirloom jade seal is a symbol of power and status, what does it mean to be gone?

Hundreds of officials looked at each other, and Dong Zhuo said: "The minister is willing to send 200,000 iron cavalry to thoroughly investigate Luoyang and the surrounding counties and counties, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!" ”

"This-" Of course, Empress He understood the deep meaning of Dong Zhuo's words, it was just 200,000 iron horses-

If Dong Zhuo wants to rebel.

He Hou was silent, and the officials were silent, they wanted to use this to show that they ignored Dong Zhuo's proposal, but Dong Zhuo acquiesced when they didn't speak.

In fact, who could stop him?

Wang Yun said: "Your Majesty, the old minister still has something to play, although Han Sui is peaceful, Zhang Chun's rebellion is not peaceful, Gongsun Zhan was besieged by Qiu Liju in Guanzi City in Liaoxi for more than 100 days at this time, and he is in danger, please send someone to rescue him!" ”

Liu Wei sighed and asked the ministers: "Everyone, Aiqing, who is willing to go to the rescue of Gongsun Zhan?" ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone turned their eyes to Dong Zhuo, and said, "If it's not Dong Zhongying, you can't do it!" ”

Dong Zhuo listened, but shook his head again and again: "The old lady Ma is tired from afar, not to mention that Luoyang has just encountered turmoil at this time, and is about to guard His Majesty, where is it worth saving Gongsun Zhan?" Now that Liu Yu and Liu Bo'an are not on the list, have they already become Youzhou pastors? This person has always had a clear hope in Wuhuan, why not ask him to write a letter to Qiu Liju, state the interests and disadvantages, and solve his siege! ”

Yuan Shao sneered: "Lord Dong Zhuo is talking nonsense!" Wuhuan Jiukou border, how can it retreat for no reason? Gongsun Chan is on the border. If he doesn't save him, won't the big man cut off his arm? ”

Dong Zhuo knew that Yuan Shao wanted to use this excuse to divide his soldiers and horses to weaken his own power, and he Dong Zhuo would not be so stupid, so he asked Yuan Shao rhetorically: "Since you are loyal to the country, why don't you invite your own soldiers and horses to go?" ”

Yuan Shao was furious, but it was not easy to attack, Yuan puppet said: "This is easy, Gao Yi is now Hongnong, and he also has nearly 10,000 horses in his hands, plus Ma Teng's 7,000 cavalry, it can be described as huge, he still has tens of thousands of horses in Nanyang, and it is not difficult to pacify Qiu Liju!" ”

Dong Zhuo stared at Yuan Puppet and Yuan Shao, and said with hatred in his heart: "What a pair of uncles and nephews, they are really eloquent!" ”

"That's good, add Gao Yi as the general of Pingdong, and lead the troops to Liaoxi on the same day!" Liu argued.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Long live Baiguan Mountain.

Yuan Shao said to Yuan Puppet: "Why did my uncle propose that Gao Yi do this? ”

Yuan Puppet said helplessly: "This is also a way to do it, Dong Zhuo has 200,000 iron horses, only Gao Yi and Ding Yuan can compete with it at the moment, outsiders can not be trusted, we can only trust our own family, you go to your hometown quickly and move the Yuan family and the Gao family to Nanyang!" ”

Yuan Shao nodded: "Nephew understands!" ”

"Why don't you see the cadet captain?" Wang Yun asked suddenly.

"Yes, we split up yesterday to look for Your Majesty, why hasn't he come back yet?" Yuan Shao was also puzzled.

At this time, Cao Cao was in the pavilion, he knew the news of Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, and he also brought 200,000 iron horses, after the crusade against the Han Sui Rebellion, there was no one to compete with Dong Zhuo's forces, He Jin was afraid of Huang Fu Song and Gao Yi, so he acted carefully, but Huang Fu Song's 20,000 horses were really not to be ashamed, although Gao Yi had tens of thousands of horses, and led nearly 20,000 horses under Ma Teng's command, but Gao Yi is also an impenetrable person, and now Helan Demon no longer works for himself because Ma Teng is his biological father, and he can be regarded as a person who has indirectly become Gao Yi, And the worst result is that Gao Yi and Dong Zhuo join forces, and the consequences are really unimaginable.

"Lieutenant Dian, Lord Wang Yun is affectionate!" The postman came in and said.

"Who else were invited?" Cao Cao calmed down and asked.

"All the ministers are here!"

Cao Cao changed his clothes and got on his horse and left the post house, but he saw a group of soldiers passing by on the street, looking at He Jin's subordinates, what are they going to do? Wu Kuang, who killed Le Yin, was also among them, thinking of Le Yin, Cao Cao was heartbroken again, after coming back yesterday to see the Son of Heaven, he wanted to bury Le Yin, but he was told by the soldiers that Le Yin's body had been secretly taken away by two disciples called Zhao and Shi Lu, what a pity!

"General Wu Kuang, where are you going?" Cao Cao asked.

"Let's go to Dong Zhuo!" Wu Kuang's answer sounded in Cao Cao's ears like a thunderbolt, and he just wanted to ask why, but Wu Kuang had already passed.

Take refuge in Dong Zhuo!

On Wang Yun's house, the ministers were full of ministers, discussing the situation in Luoyang.

"Hasn't Mengde arrived yet?" Wang Yun had a wrinkled face and greeted Baiguan at the door.

"Nope!" Yuan Shao looked at the streets on both sides, "I don't know what he's been busy with lately, he doesn't seem to care about the affairs of the court as much as he used to!" ”

"Who's speaking ill of me? Yuan Shao didn't say a word, only to see a horse flying over.

"It's really Cao Cao, Cao Cao to hehe!" Yuan Shao applauded in surprise.

The person who came was Cao Cao, he dismounted with a smile and pointed at Yuan Shao and said, "It's not that I deliberately want to be late, but because of bad news!" ”

"Bad news! You Cao Cao can't bring some good news, I don't dare to listen to any bad news now! Yuan Shao laughed at himself.

"What's the bad news?" Wang Yun asked.

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Let's talk about it inside!" ”

"What? The generals and the generals of the Che Cavalry all defected to Dong Zhuo? Wang Yun was shocked, and the officials were also shocked.

"That's bad news, isn't it?" Cao Cao laughed.

"You're still laughing!" Yuan Shao said with a straight face, "There are at least more than 30,000 people under the general and the general of the chariot cavalry, although the combat power is not strong, but if Dong Zhuo is trained, it will definitely greatly increase his power!" ”

Bao Xin said: "Dong Zhuo came from Liangzhou, his dissenting heart is self-evident, and the princes must design to eliminate future troubles!" If we don't plan it sooner now, I'm afraid we will be controlled by him, we should take advantage of the fact that he has just arrived in Luoyang, and the soldiers are tired, so we don't have to fight head-on, as long as we sneak attack, we can capture him alive! ”

"What to sneak up on him? We only have a few thousand soldiers and horses at our disposal, don't forget that there are countless people outside Dong Zhuo City? If you don't enter the city, you're demonstrating to us, and the sneak attack is not bad, but it must be the closest person around Dong Zhuo to do it, right? Every time Cao Cao spoke, he directly said the most important point, which made people have to admire his extraordinary analytical ability.

Bao Xin listened to Cao Cao's words and nodded: "That's what I mean, what did Brother Ben Chu say?" ”

Yuan Shao said: "The court is newly decided, and it can't be moved lightly!" ”

Are you afraid of Dong Zhuo's power? Bao Xin sneered and asked Wang Yun again: "What does Lord Wang think?" ”

Wang Yun sighed and said: "This matter is very important, and it can be discussed again, it cannot be succeeded overnight." ”

Bao Xin looked at others, and there were many neutral or negative opinions, and he couldn't help but be a little angry: "Hmph, since the princes have no ambitions, then Bao Xin has no choice but to leave!" After saying that, he left the table and bowed again, and left angrily.

Cao Cao hurriedly caught up with him behind: "Where is Yuncheng going?" ”

"The general sent me to Mount Tai to recruit troops, but I also recruited more than 3,000 people, and used this as a foundation to fight Dong Zhuo!" Bao Xin said resolutely.

"What a big breath! It's just that I'm afraid that when that day comes, Luo Yang doesn't know what it will become! Cao Cao said.

"What, Meng De, do you plan to stay in Luoyang?" Bao Xin asked Cao Cao in confusion.

"Yes, I still have something to do here!" Cao Cao nodded.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The situation in Luoyang is unknown, Ding Yuan's 50,000 and state troops will arrive in a few days, although Dong Zhuo claims to be 200,000 iron cavalry, but it may not be a day, at this time Dong Zhuo's personal soldiers must not even be 10,000, plus the newly attached army is up to 50,000 people, and Ding Yuan's son Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, the general Zhang Liao Gaoshun, are known as 10,000 enemies. What's more, there are very few people in Luoyang who support Dong Zhuo, so I said that there is still something to be done! ”

Bao Xin's eyes lit up: "It seems that I didn't analyze the problem well enough, okay, I'll stay." ”

"No!" Cao Cao said, "Brother Yuncheng Chen's troops are on the outside, I am restrained on the inside, and the inside and outside are united, and the Han room can be revitalized!" ”

Bao Xin thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I understand, Meng De take care!" ”

"Brother Yuncheng take care!"

Cao Cao turned around, looked at Dong Zhuo's garrison in the West Campus, and sighed in his heart: Dong Zhongying, let me Cao Mengde see your courage!