Liu Kuan had sent Liu Yu to Luoyang earlier to pick up his brother Liu He's family and his father-in-law Zhang Wen's family back to Youzhou, but for a few months, there was no news at all, and he was very anxious.

Liu Kuan knew that Luoyang would be burned by fire, and the royal family would be full of classics, and if it was not rescued, Chinese civilization would suffer heavy losses. Liu Kuan was led by cavalry, reacted quickly, and went straight to Luoyang.

However, it was said that Liu Yu had already sneaked into Luoyang and met Liu He, Zhang Wen and Liu Yu's friends Xun Shuang, Yang Ci and others.

Liu He was a close minister of the emperor, and when he saw that the emperor was in trouble, he had been wronged and thoughtful, and refused Liu Yu's request on the spot, saying that he could not abandon the emperor and hide himself when His Majesty was in trouble. Liu Yu went to Zhang Wen and others again, and got the same answer.

Liu Yu had no choice but to use both soft and hard, day and night persuasion, and finally Liu He and Zhang Wen agreed that Liu Yu would take his family back to Youzhou, while Zhang Wen and Liu He himself were unwilling to leave the martyred Emperor Xian of Han.

Finally Dong Zhuo personally led the troops to the Tiger Prison Pass, Liu Yu took the entourage to Zhang Wen and Liu He's family out of Luoyang City, to the Tiger Prison Pass dozens of miles, because Dong Zhuo was heavily guarded by the pass, unable to pass the pass. He went north to prepare to cross the Yellow River, but saw Dong Zhuo's army cruising along the Yellow River, and Liu Yu was at a loss.

These days, I heard that Liu Kuan's troops were attacking the Tiger Prison Pass, so he took everyone to hide in the mountains dozens of miles away in the Tiger Prison Pass, hoping that Liu Kuan could enter the pass and pick everyone up.

On this day, the spies sent by Liu Yu came to report that the Tiger Prison Pass had been broken, and Liu Yu hurriedly went to the official road to intercept Liu Kuan. After Liu Kuan saw Liu Yu and his sister-in-law Yang and Zhang Wen's family, he assigned 3,000 tiger and leopard camps to Liu Yu to protect the two families and their families back to Youzhou, and he rushed all the way to Luoyang.

Dozens of miles away from Luoyang City, Liu Kuan, Xun You, Tian Yu, Zhao Yun and others were shocked. I saw that the fire in Luoyang City was monstrous, and the smoke was billowing out, but there was no one on the roads and fields outside the city.

Liu Kuan scolded, "Dong Zhuo, this stupid pig! ”

Hurry up and lead the team into the city and go straight to the palace to put out the fire. Now I can't take care of ordinary people and private houses, so let's save the palace first.

Liu Kuan rushed to the palace, but saw that Sun Jian's troops had already arrived and were organizing firefighting, and many palace eunuchs and maids who were not taken away by Dong Zhuo were also busy fighting fires.

Liu Kuan shouted: "I am the former general Liu Kuan, where is His Majesty the Emperor?" ”

A leading eunuch came to answer, saying that the emperor and the civil and military officials were taken to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo. Liu Kuan hurriedly ordered Wu Qiujian to lead 5,000 men and horses to the surrounding area to fight the fire.

Xun You stepped forward and said to Liu Kuan: "The most important task at the moment, take the classics as the most, and Hou Ye should lead the troops to block Lantai, Dongguan, Renshoutai and other places, sort out and rescue the collections!" "Xun You has served as a waiter of the Yellow Gate in Luoyang for many years, and he knows these situations well.

Liu Kuan knew the importance of collecting books, and thought it was so, so he called a few eunuchs and took himself, Tian Yu, Zhao Yun, Xun You and others to Lantai, Dongguan, Renshoutai and other book collections to rescue the books.

These places have a collection of books from the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years, and the books, classics, and catalogues are as vast as the sea, and Dong Zhuo can't take much with him when he flees in a hurry.

While hurrying on the road, Liu Kuan ordered his subordinates to collect vehicles everywhere and load the intact or blackened and broken books into the car covercloth.

However, it was said that Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, after hearing that Dong Zhuo had escaped, did not pursue them, and came to Luoyang one after another, and while organizing firefighting, they privately sent sergeants to look for gold, silver, jewelry, and valuable objects. At the end of the day, the fire in the palace was extinguished, and the palace was turned upside down, and nothing of value was found.

Liu Tong followed Liu Kuan, and when he saw that Liu Kuan was busy loading books, he came over and pulled Liu Kuan aside, "Dad, let's go get the thing in the well." ”

Liu Kuan knew that Liu Tong was talking about the jade seal, shook his head and said, "This thing is so greedy and ominous, let it go." ”

When Liu Tong saw Liu Kuan say this, he gave up.

In the evening, a soldier came to report that Zhao Yun and Nanyang's people had a fight. Liu Kuan hurriedly rushed to Renshoutai, where Zhao Yun was, and when he arrived, he saw Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Han Fu and others were also there. Yuan Shu's general, Ji Ling, was lying on the ground to receive treatment from the army doctors, and Zhao Yun looked at Ji Ling with a silver gun with a disdainful expression. Yuan Shu was talking to Yuan Shao, Han Fu and the others like thunder.

It turned out that Yang Hong, the general of Yuan Shu, led the team to look for valuable things everywhere to no avail, and heard that Renshoutai was surrounded by Youzhou soldiers, and outsiders were not allowed to enter, thinking that it was a treasury inside, so he brought the team and wanted to go in and rob it. Yang Hong and Zhao Yun, who received Renshoutai and did not let Ji Ling in, fought. Yuan Shu happened to be with Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others, and after getting the report, they came together.

Yuan Shao saw Liu Kuan coming, and pointed to hundreds of carts of objects, "Brother Zihua, we have to enter the city after a bloody battle, how can you set up troops to rob the royal family of goods and wound General Ji Ling?" ”

"All goods should be handed over to the alliance leader for unified disposal!" Yuan Shu said loudly, "If you hurt me, the general will also be severely punished!" ”

"If you lose, let's fight again." Liu Tong said to Yuan Shu disdainfully, Yuan Shu blew his beard and glared at him after hearing this, and when he saw that it was Liu Tong, the little dragon, he didn't dare to say much, so he put on a posture that adults didn't remember the villain's mistakes, and ignored Liu Tong. After Liu Tong fought with Lu Bu, Xiao Canglong's "notoriety" had already spread.

Liu Kuan didn't explain too much, so he asked Zhao Yun to open the cover cloth on the car and invite Yuan Shao and others to watch. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Han Fu and others, after inspecting one car after another, showed embarrassment, only Han Fu and Fu Zhu kept nodding their heads and approving.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I ordered my subordinates to rescue the classics, preserve my Chinese civilization, and return them after Your Majesty returns, I don't know why General Yang Hong provoked? I don't know how Brother Highway wants to punish me severely? ”

Yuan Shu glared at Yang Hong, there was nothing to fight for in a pile of broken bamboo, and he felt bored, so he left with Yuan Shao and the others.

Liu Kuan hired some people and vehicles, sent 2,000 cavalry to escort them, and nearly 500 carts of classics were transported back to Jicheng.

After Liu Kuan made the arrangements, he called Tian Yu and asked Tian Yu to lead 5,000 cavalry to the west to meet Cao Cao. Cao Cao earlier took Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin and others to pursue Dong Zhuo alone.

Liu Kuan came to the camp of the coalition army, but saw Yuan Shao and others questioning Sun Jian, it turned out that Sun Jian came to bid farewell to Yuan Shao and wanted to lead the army back to Jiangdong. Yuan Shaode reported that Sun Jian had obtained the jade seal, and when he saw Sun Jian leaving in a hurry, he asked Sun Jian, where is the thing in the well of the Jianzhang Palace? Hand it up quickly, lest you bring it upon yourself. Sun Jian swore that if he got this treasure and hid it privately, he would not die well and die under the sword and arrow.

Liu Kuan didn't bother to talk to Sun Jian, shook his head and left, and was full of contempt for Sun Jian. Sun Jian fought bravely, bravely and strategically, and commanded Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Ling Cao and other fierce generals like clouds, who have always been the vanguard of Dong Dong, but he did not expect that he was also blinded by power, and now he has a jade seal and hides, and the Sun family's rebellious heart is clearly revealed!

On the second day, Tian Yu picked up the embarrassed Cao Cao and returned. However, Dong Zhuo listened to Li Ru's strategy, concluded that someone from the coalition army would come to pursue, and arranged for Lu Bu to ambush him on the way out, almost killing Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao came back, he scolded Yuan Shao for his lack of conspiracy and led his troops to Yangzhou.

After Cao Cao left, Liu Dai, the Taishou of Yanzhou, asked the Taishou Qiaomao of Dongjun to borrow grain, and there was a conflict, Liu Dai led the troops into the Qiaomao camp, killed Qiaomao, and took his troops and left.

Yuan Shao saw that everyone was scattering, and he also led his troops to go to Kanto. Liu Kuan knew that Zhang Wen, Liu He and others had gone to Chang'an, and he was helpless. On the second day, I came to see Han Fu and told him that he was ready to return.

Liu Kuan, Xun You, Han Fu, Fu Zhu and others stood at the head of Luoyang City, looking at the desolate inside and outside of Luoyang City, sighing. Han Fu was one of the active advocates of this debate against Dong, and he was even more saddened by the defeat of the Kwantung Coalition Army.

When Liu Kuan sighed, he suddenly remembered Cao Cao's later "Artemisia Journey", and recited it with feeling.

"There are righteous people in the Kanto region, and they raise troops to fight against the murderers. In the early days, the alliance was in Jin, and the heart was in Xianyang. The forces of the army were uneven, and they hesitated and walked wildly. Snobbery makes people fight, and heirs fight each other. The title of Huainan brother is engraved in the north. The armor is full of lice, and all surnames die. The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines. Liu Kuan recited it directly.

Although Han Fu, Xun You, Fu Zhu and others did not understand the meaning of the title of Huainan Di, it did not prevent their admiration for Liu Kuan, and the poem not only expressed great grief and sympathy for the suffering of the people who were in dire straits due to the war, but also exposed and criticized the culprits who caused them, and also summarized the reasons for the defeat of the Kwantung Coalition Army. Everyone was impressed by Liu Kuan's feelings, sharp vision and heroic spirit of the people in the country.

The next day, Liu Kuan led Tian Yu, Wuqiu Jian, Zhao Yun and others to lead 10,000 cavalry to the direction of Qingzhou.