After entering the North Palace, I saw that there were walled pavilions everywhere, and the palaces were lined up, and the terrain was a little complicated. But I saw in the distance that Yuan Shao and the others were fighting with the forbidden army, while searching for the hiding place of Zhang Rang and others, and I followed them leisurely with Lu Zhi on my back.

As I walked, I suddenly heard a snoring sound on my back. I couldn't help but turn my head and look, I went, this old guy really has a set, he actually fell asleep on my back, what kind of thing is this.

Subsequently, after a night of fighting and fighting, everyone searched all the houses in the North Palace, and finally found the eunuchs who abducted the young emperor and King Chen Liuwang in the northernmost Chaoyang Palace. But at this time, the forbidden army in front of the palace was still struggling to block it, and Yuan Shao and others could not attack it for the time being. Because the soldiers were very tired after a day and a night, Yuan Shao ordered them to temporarily retire and recuperate.

After dawn, Lu Zhi woke up. He couldn't help but stretch and said, "Oh, it's dawn, hey, where am I sleeping?" ”

I couldn't help but say, "Uncle, you're awake, I think you're too tired, so I just found a room for you to sleep in." ”

Lu Zhi said: "Oh, I have a good nephew for you; What is the situation now, have the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang been rescued? ”

I replied, "Not yet, there are pastries here, uncle, do you want to eat them?" ”

"What! The Son of Heaven hasn't been rescued yet! Lu Zhi couldn't help jumping up from the bed immediately, and immediately pulled me and said, "Oh, it's important to save people, don't eat it, when you rescue the Son of Heaven, you will have enough to eat when you turn around!" ”

I couldn't help but stop him and said, "Oh, uncle, don't worry, the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang are all right now, and those eunuchs won't do anything to them." ”

Lu Zhi was puzzled: "How do you know that the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang are fine?" ”

I explained: "Let me tell you the truth, most of the people who planned the murder of General He this time were Empress Dowager He, and those eunuchs just acted according to orders. ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but wonder: "Where did you hear about this?" ”

I couldn't help but say, "Do you need to listen to others?" Empress Dowager He would leave her son and run for her life, which is an unreasonable thing in itself; Either she was ruthless by nature, or she was sure that the eunuchs would not harm her son, and in my opinion the second case was more likely; Moreover, even if the main envoy of the murder of General He was not Empress Dowager He, she herself must have nothing to do with this matter; So you don't have to worry at all, the Son of Heaven and King Chen Liuwang will be fine. ”

"Oops." Lu Zhi couldn't help but hurriedly looked around, and found that no one was there, so he couldn't help but say: "Virtuous nephew, you can't talk nonsense, if you hear it, the Empress Dowager He will kill her head." ”

I waved my hand and said, "Don't worry, there's not even half a figure around this room; As long as you don't tell the truth, how will Empress Dowager He know. ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but nod and said, "Well, that's also - huh?" How did you find out about this? ”

I smiled and asked, "Want to know?" ”

"Ahh He nodded.

I hooked my finger at him, and he brought his ear to him, and then I said, "Don't let the secret of heaven be revealed." ”

"Oh, you kid, don't shake your old body!" Lu Zhi was suddenly very depressed by me.

I couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't care how I know about this matter, I naturally have my own way; Okay, let's not talk so much, let's eat something to cushion my stomach, this pastry still tastes good. ”

"Hmm." He couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, and then saw that I was eating so deliciously, so he also took a piece and tasted it, and swallowed it whole in one gulp. Then, before he could enjoy it, he took another piece and put it whole in his mouth.

I pushed the tea to him and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke." ”

He took a sip of tea and asked as he ate, "Well, I've never eaten such a delicious pastry before, where did you get it?" ”

I said, "I went around the Shangshan Prison and found that everyone had run out, and I couldn't find anything to eat after looking for a long time, so I made some rice cakes by myself; How's that, the taste is still okay, right? ”

He nodded again and again and said, "Well, it is both soft and soft, sweet but not greasy, and it is much better than the rice cakes I used to eat; I don't see that you still have such craftsmanship. ”

I laughed and said, "Where; By the way, uncle, I heard that Liu Xuande is your disciple, right? ”

He nodded and said, "Well, you know about that, too?" ”

I said, "Yes, I've heard it; Don't know what about others? ”

But seeing Lu Zhi said helplessly: "Alas, don't mention it, that kid has been learning for a while, and he doesn't learn all day long, and he actually knows that doing some cockfighting and dog walking with people is far worse than his fellow disciples; If he hadn't looked at him as a descendant of the Han family, the old body would have expelled him from the door a long time ago. ”

I couldn't help but laugh. In other words, if this old man knew that Liu Bei would become a hegemon in the future, he didn't know if he would have such thoughts as he did now. Speaking of which, Liu Bei himself really doesn't have much ability, and if he can't write anything, he can't do martial arts. However, he has one virtue that many people don't have, and that is indomitable. Because he has that indomitable spirit, when the opportunity came, he succeeded in counterattacking. In fact, opportunities are usually given by the times, not created by the people themselves.

said that Zhang Rang and the others were trapped in the Chaoyang Palace, and there was nothing they could do at this time, and it was impossible for them to turn things around. Therefore, for the sake of today's plan, we can only take the best policy. After some discussion, Zhang Rang and the others decided to let the Praetorian Guards delay time in front of the palace, and they took Liu Wei and Liu Xie to escape through the back door of the North Palace.

The eunuchs' every move is under my watch, so I don't have the slightest fear that they will escape from the palm of my hand. Moreover, this situation was originally what I expected, after all, it was much easier to deal with a few eunuchs than to deal with a large group of forbidden troops.

Immediately, I asked Lu Zhi: "Uncle, do you want to make a big contribution?" ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help asking, "What is the great credit?" ”

I said, "Come with me if you want." ”

With that, I got up and walked out of the room. Lu Zhi hesitated slightly, then quickly got up and caught up with me: "Hey, nephew, where are you going?" ”

I smiled and said, "Don't ask so much, just follow me." ”

Then, the two of us walked out of a door on the right side of the North Palace. Then he turned to the north, intending to leave Luoyang City through the arsenal from the valley gate next to Taicang. Seeing this, Lu Zhi couldn't help but wonder: "Virtuous nephew, are we going out of the city?" ”

I nodded and said, "Well, that's right, the emperor and King Chen Liuwang are no longer in the palace, and it's useless for us to stay in the palace any longer." ”

"What!" When Lu Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but change his face greatly, and said: "The Son of Heaven and King Chen Liu are no longer in the palace, how can this be?" ”

I couldn't help but say: "What's so strange about this, the situation in the palace itself is very unfavorable for the eunuchs, if you don't take the emperor to sneak away as soon as possible, do you still have to wait to be caught by you?" ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but say generally: "Alas, fortunately, you have the foresight to be virtuous, otherwise you would have let that eunuch party escape." ”

I smiled disapprovingly. But when he saw him, he couldn't help but ask again: "By the way, nephew, you have been talking with the old man for so long, and I still don't know who your surname is?" ”

This old man is so funny, it took a moment to remember to ask me for my identity. I replied: "My name is Shaoran, the word is Lian, you can call me Lian." ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but move, but asked, "Oh?" You're just-"

"That's right, I'm the young man who is called the "God General"; I said why do you love to ask this sentence as soon as you open your mouth, can't you change your lines? Before he could finish, I interrupted him.

"Hehe, the virtuous nephew is really funny." He couldn't help but smile, and then his expression moved, and said, "By the way, nephew, now that the young emperor has ascended the throne as emperor, you have to change your surname." ”

I couldn't help but shake my head a little puzzled and said, "Alas, you people here are really troublesome, just for the sake of an emperor title, you have to change my ancestor's surname; Forget it, whatever, you can't die if you change your surname anyway. ”

Lu Zhi smiled, and then said: "It's better to do this, how about the old man take a new surname from the virtuous nephew?" ”

I said, "You just have to keep watching." ”

"Hmm." Lu Zhi couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and then asked, "Virtuous nephew, I don't know if Ling Zun is still alive now?" ”

I said, "I'm an orphan, and I haven't had a father or mother since I was a child." ”

When Lu Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas, it's really pitiful! In this case, the old body is given the surname "Min" for you because of the life experience of the virtuous nephew, do you think it is good? ”

In the ancient language, the word Min means pity and regret. I just nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but smile and said, "In this way, the old body will give another name to the virtuous nephew; Hmm, the surname is Min Minggong, do you think it's good? ”

Damn, this old guy is really annoying, it doesn't matter if he changes his surname, he has to change his name again. Really, how can there be such a person in this world. I said, "Whatever, it's just a title anyway." ”

Lu Zhi said, "Hey, the virtuous nephew's words are wrong—"

As soon as I heard that he was about to preach again, I hurriedly interrupted: "Hey, wait, don't talk about it, I understand what you mean; Min Gong is Min Gong, I can't listen to you when you're old. ”

Lu Zhi couldn't help but smile and shook his head and said, "Young man, it's just impatient; By the way, nephew, where are we going? ”

I replied: "Xiaopingjin Pass, the eunuch will take the emperor from there to cross the river to the north." ”

"Oh, that's a bit far." Lu Zhi couldn't help but nod and said.

From the north gate of Luoyang, to Xiaopingjin Pass about 30 kilometers to walk, if the horse riding usually only takes more than an hour, but it takes a long time to walk, slow people may have to spend a day.