Chapter 86: Luoyang Rebellion
As soon as the main general died, the rest of the rebellious army saw that these Beigong guards were fierce, how could they dare to fight, and they were rushed back and forth with people by Ren Hongchang and Li Shuxiang, and after leaving hundreds of corpses, they scattered in a hurry and fled in other directions.
Ma Nanxiang wanted to chase again, but was stopped by Ren Hongchang.
"Don't chase after the poor, the situation is unclear at this time, don't act rashly." Ren Hongchang hung the silver spear on the horse's back and said in a deep voice.
Ma Nanxiang returned to the team as he said, frowned and looked in the direction of Beigong and said, "I don't know what happened, these people are crazy, they dare to storm the Forbidden Palace?" β
Ren Hongchang shook his head, tonight, this Luoyang City is probably going to change, but this doesn't seem to have anything to do with their Beigong Guard, their duty is to guard here, as for the rest, she won't take the initiative to care about it before she gets an order.
"General, did you send someone to inform Ye Hou?" Li Shuxiang looked at Ren Hongchang and said.
"Nanxiang, you personally go to the Tiger Prison Pass and inform the lord of this matter." Ren Hongchang nodded, she also felt the need to inform Ye Zhao about this matter.
"Whoa!" Ma Nanxiang agreed, turned over a war horse, and galloped towards the outside of the palace.
In Yong'an Palace, when the sound of fighting outside sounded, Zhang Rang noticed that something was wrong.
He looked at Liu Wei and Liu Xie, who had been kidnapped by him, a look of hesitation flashed in his eyes, he didn't expect that those people outside would dare to go straight to the North Palace, in this way, even if he had the Son of Heaven in hand, he was afraid that he would not be able to save his life.
"Let the public ...... You go quickly, there is a mess in this palace, I'm afraid that even if you hold me hostage, it will be useless, while those people haven't come over now, run for your life. Liu Wei looked at Zhang Rang and suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty......" Zhang Rang looked at Liu Wei with some surprise, although Liu Wei was scared at this moment, but he did not flinch, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and bowed to Liu Wei: "Your Majesty, it's not that the old slave is disloyal, it's just that this scholar and the general are persecuted badly, otherwise, the old slave is afraid that his life will not be guaranteed, Your Majesty can rest assured, the old slave will never hurt Your Majesty in the slightest, as long as the old slave is safe, let Your Majesty go back to the palace." β
As he spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed Liu Wei and prepared to leave.
"Is that ......" Liu Wei glanced at Liu Xie in his arms, looked at Zhang Rang and said: "Xie is useless, can the prince let him go?" I will go with you, rest assured, I will not resist. β
"Your Majesty, sometimes, you are still too naΓ―ve!" Zhang Rang glanced at Liu Xie, shook his head and said: "If the old slave only takes you away, believe it or not, even if we go out of Luoyang and the old slave is safe, those people may support him to ascend the throne tomorrow, and the old slave is for your good." β
"Then let Xie be the son of heaven." Liu Wei lowered his head, glanced at Liu Xie with some doting, and said: "When my father was alive, my favorite was Xie, if it weren't for my uncle, I wouldn't be able to sit in this position, right?" Xie has been smart since childhood, and may be more suitable for this seat than me. β
Liu Xie, who was held in Liu Bian's arms, heard this, and an irrepressible joy flashed in his eyes, but he turned his back to Liu Bian, and this look was not seen by Liu Bian, but it was seen by Zhang Rang.
"Your Majesty is benevolent, but unfortunately, some people may not be able to appreciate Your Majesty's friendship." Zhang Rang sneered, Liu Xie almost grew up with him, this kid is indeed smart, but this heart is so deep and his temperament is so cold, he really doesn't look like a seven-year-old doll.
Thinking about it, in fact, it is not difficult to understand, since I was a child, I have no mother, although I was brought up by the Empress Dowager Dong, but after all, I am not my own child, and what the Empress Dowager Dong is thinking about, it is difficult to say, plus He Hou has no good impression of this person who is very likely to threaten the position of Liu Wei's heir, growing up in this environment since childhood, that scheming, I am afraid that ten Liu Wei tied together may not be an opponent.
"Rang Gong, I didn't find the jade seal." Gao Wang hurriedly walked over and said with an ugly face.
They came over, one is to hold the Son of Heaven hostage, this Son of Heaven is not only Liu Wei himself, but also includes the jade seal of the country, the edict issued by the Son of Heaven, if there is no jade seal of the country, the courtiers below can use this as a reason not to obey the edict, without the jade seal of the country, the gold content of Liu Bian, the son of heaven, has to be weakened by at least half.
The sound of fighting outside was constantly approaching this side, and Gao Wang looked at Zhang Rang with some panic: "Ranggong, what should we do?" β
Zhang Rang was also flustered, but his face remained calm, he knew that at this time, he must not mess up.
"Let's go!" At the moment, they can't care about looking for the jade seal of the country anymore, the palace can't stay any longer, they have to leave, as long as they leave, with the Son of Heaven and Prince Xie's in hand, they will still have a chance.
Bi Lan rushed to Yong'an Palace in a panic with the remnants of the defeated army, and met Zhang Rang and others who were about to leave, and said in a panic: "It's the opposite!" It's all the other way around! What do we do now? β
"What else can I do? Evacuate Luoyang first! Zhang Rang looked around, beside them, there were two or three hundred armor soldiers, although their combat effectiveness was worrying, but they were all their henchmen, and they would definitely not be able to fight the rebel army, but now that the rebel army has not been completely surrounded and rushed out, there is still a chance.
On the other side, Zhao Zhong also hijacked He Hou and rushed with his men and horses, and the group took advantage of the fact that the chaotic army had not yet broken into Yong'an Palace, slipped out of the corner gate of the palace, and went straight out of Luoyang.
The chaos of the palace has begun to spread to the entire Luoyang City, along the way, there are looting soldiers everywhere, these uncontrolled rebels, burning and looting everywhere, more ferocious than thieves, although Zhang Rang's people are not many, but gathered together, the scattered rebels do not dare to provoke at all, and Zhang Rang and others can't care about killing the enemy at the moment, seeing that no one is coming to stop, they go all the way to Zhengyangmen.
Seeing that, about to kill out of the city gate, a group of men and horses suddenly came out of the oblique stab, the first veteran sat on horseback, holding a spear, full of white hair fluttering in the night wind, saw Zhang Rang and his party, he took the men and horses to meet him, and pointed at Zhang Rang and said: "Traitor, don't get off the horse and die!" β
"Lu Zhi, why is he here?" Seeing Lu Zhi, Gao Wang and the others couldn't help but feel scared.
But it was Lu Zhi who was a guest with Cai Yong's mansion, and the turmoil in the direction of the North Palace alarmed the two old ministers, and they hurriedly came out to watch, but saw that many places in the direction of the North Palace were on fire, and they were suddenly shocked, Cai Yong did not pass through the battle array, so he handed over the house to Lu Zhi to lead, and Lu Zhi went to the North Palace to kill, and saw Zhang Rang and others fleeing halfway, and had doubts.
Zhang Rang squinted at the people behind Lu Zhi, but there were only seventy or eighty people, and he was a lot of settlers in his heart, and immediately said: "There are few enemy soldiers, let's kill them!" β
"Good!" Zhao Zhong and the others also calmed down, and when they saw that Lu Zhi had few people, they immediately clamored to lead people to kill Lu Zhi.
"Good thief, look for death!" Seeing this, Lu Zhi was furious, and with a spear in his hand, a simple move was a Zhongping stab, and Bi Lan was overturned by Lu Zhi as soon as he rushed up.
Don't look at Lu Zhi most of the time he is a master of scripture on the same level as Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan, but don't forget, unlike the other two, Lu Zhi is also a famous general of the Han Dynasty on the same level as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun.
And the generals of the Cai Mansion brought by Lu Zhi are not ordinary generals, they are some retired veterans selected by Ye Zhao from the army, all of whom have been trained by Ye Zhao.
Zhang Rang couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this, he couldn't beat the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army, the Yulin Army and even the Xiyuan New Army, how could his own armor not even be able to defeat the dozens of generals brought by Lu Zhi?
Seeing that Lu Zhishen was majestic, pointing a spear at the east and west in the crowd, and the palace soldiers who were about to kill his family were defeated, Zhang Rang couldn't help but be anxious, if they continued like this, they would be dragged here, and after the chaotic army in the palace reacted, they would be surrounded before and after, and they would have no chance.
"Let the princess protect His Majesty and the Queen Mother and go first, and I'll drag him down!" At the critical moment, Zhao Zhong shouted at Zhang Rang.
"How can you leave Zhao Gong alone!?" Zhang Rang said urgently.
"Don't say it again, otherwise neither of you nor I will be able to leave!" Zhao Zhong shouted, and then brought two hundred armor soldiers to the top and launched a fierce attack on Lu Zhi.
Zhang Rang gritted his teeth, no longer hesitated, and ordered someone to take Liu Wei, Liu Xie, and Empress Dowager He to bypass Lu Zhi and go out of the city.
Lu Zhizheng was fighting with Zhao Zhong, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Empress He in the crowd, his face couldn't help but change greatly, and he shouted: "The pickled thief is bold, he dares to kidnap the Queen Mother!" Don't let me go yet! β
Liu Wei and Liu Xie were not large enough and didn't see them in the crowd, but the Empress Dowager He was dressed in a luxurious service and was quite tall, and she was extremely eye-catching in the crowd at the moment, and was recognized by Lu Zhi at a glance, and he didn't pay attention to Zhao Zhong at the moment, and killed him with someone.
Zhang Rang could not cover it, so he could only abandon He Hou, hijack Liu Wei and Liu Xie, and rushed all the way out of the city.
"Is the Queen Mother okay?" Lu Zhi didn't care about continuing to chase and kill Zhang Rang, and after rescuing the Empress Dowager He, he hurriedly got on the horse to inquire.
Empress Dowager He has been gagged by Zhang Rang and others, and she can't make a sound, and at this moment, Lu Zhi tore off the strip of cloth that gagged her mouth, and she didn't care about her untidy demeanor, so she grabbed Lu Zhi and said: "Don't take care of the mourning family, go and save Your Majesty!" β
"Your Majesty is also there!?" Cai Yong also followed up at this time, and was shocked when he heard the words, the Son of Heaven was kidnapped, which is not trivial.
"Exactly, this group of traitors murdered the general, and even kidnapped His Majesty and the mourning family, the two Qing families quickly save people, if your Majesty is taken away from Luoyang by them, it will be too late!" He Hou grabbed Lu Zhi's hand, with a cry in her voice.
Lu Zhi and Cai Yong glanced at each other, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes, and hurriedly got up and turned back to look for it, but there was still Zhang Rang and others.
"Bo Jiao escorts the Queen Mother back to the palace, and I will take someone to rescue Your Majesty!" Lu Zhi looked at Cai Yong seriously and said in a deep voice.
"Go quickly, don't worry here." Cai Yong also knew that even if he followed now, he wouldn't be able to help much, so he nodded and got up immediately, and led someone to escort He Hou to leave together, while Lu Zhi took Cai's generals and rushed all the way in the direction where Zhang Rang and the others left.