Ma Chao took advantage of the chaos to get out of the palace and sent Tang Ji and Diao Chan to a shop of the Zhen family in the east of the city overnight and handed them over to Fa Zheng who was sitting there for placement. All the way, I saw that the streets were full of Yulin Army, and the fire in the direction of the palace went straight to the sky, and the city of Luoyang was as bright as day. Not only that, but the Cheqi General's Mansion, which was not far from the shop, was also on fire, and the shouts of killing continued.

Ma Chao knew that He Jin's subordinates Wu Kuang, Zhang Zhang and others hated He Miao for favoring the eunuchs and refused to be with He Jin, so he united with Dong Zhuo's younger brother Dong Min to lead troops to attack He Miao. Soon after, He Jin and He Miao's 20,000 or 30,000 parts will also be incorporated by Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo's strength has also increased dramatically, and he has controlled Luoyang City in one fell swoop.

However, it is said that Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and Sun Zhang galloped on horseback, and rushed to Beibi Mountain after traveling a few miles, and the surging Yellow River was in front of them.

At dawn, a group of five people finally came to Xiaopingjin Ferry, Zhang Rang let go of his throat in front of the gate of the village and shouted: "There is a thief army in Beijing to rebel, and the Son of Heaven is here!" You will quickly rock the boat and send me to take refuge across the river, and it will change when it is too late! ”

The guard general stationed in Xiaopingjin was named Min Gong, and the Taiyuan people of Zhouzhou, who were the rafters in the middle of Henan at the time, did not dare to slack off when he saw the Son of Heaven here, and immediately ordered someone to open the gate of the wall. But at this moment, he suddenly saw dozens of horsemen chasing after Zhang Rang from afar, and the scout who rushed to the front shouted: "The eunuch party has kidnapped the Son of Heaven and the king of Xie, and the queen mother has an order, don't let the eunuch party cross the river!" ”

The man was miles away, but the voice was clearly audible. Min Gongdun was suspicious, and then thought of the fire in Luoyang City last night, and immediately believed a little, and shouted: "The eunuch of Wu Na dares to reverse right and wrong to deceive the general, and he is not quick to hand over the Son of Heaven and the King of the Association to surrender!" If you dare to say half a word, you will be chopped into meat sauce immediately! ”

Zhang Rang's face turned pale, and he turned around and said urgently: "Follow the Yellow River to the west and enter Beibi Mountain, and avoid the limelight for the time being!" The three of them were hungry and tired, and they galloped west with Liu Wei and Liu Xie.

Seeing this, Min Gong immediately dressed up and stepped on his horse, and personally led more than a dozen horsemen to chase after him.

At this moment, the sky was already bright, and Cao Ying faintly saw Zhang Rang and others fleeing westward with the help of the light of dawn, and immediately turned his horse's head and took a shortcut to chase after him.

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong are nearly sixty years old, and they are usually pampered, all of them are pot-bellied and fat, this time the horses galloped for most of the night, and even the people and horses were exhausted, all with a strong support for victory! After running for more than ten miles, seeing that Min Gong behind him was getting closer and closer, he knew that he would be caught up sooner or later if he continued like this. Zhang Rang said: "The matter has come to this point, I am afraid that we will not escape!" The first emperor treated me well, and I must not harm the blood of the first emperor! ”

Zhao Zhong's eyes were slightly red, and he said in a rough manner: "What Zhang Changshi said is very true, it is better to let go of the Son of Heaven and the King of Xie, and the three of us will flee alone!" If Min Gong gets two princes, he may not be wiped out! ”

Zhang Rang said: "That's exactly how it should be! After that, the three of them slowed down their horses, found a pile of firewood and grass from a farmer's house along the coast, threw Liu Wei and Liu Xie down, and said humbly: "Please also ask the Son of Heaven and the King of Xieduo to take care, the old slave is tired of the first emperor Longen, and now I am afraid that I will follow the first emperor!" As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Zhao Zhong said: "Everyone in the world scolds us as rebellious ministers and thieves, but who knows about our loyalty to the first emperor?" A man is about to die, and his words are good! If the Han family is prosperous, it needs to rely on the elders of the court, and the two princes must not let the champion Hou lead the troops into Beijing, otherwise the surname will be Ma in this world, not Liu, remember! Remember! ”

Liu Wei was ignorant, and he didn't take it to heart when he heard the words, but Liu Xie's eyes flashed and he was thoughtful! The two brothers were hungry and tired, and so frightened that they could not speak for a while.

Zhang Rang sighed, shook his head and said, "Let's go, we will die at most today!" We must not fall into the hands of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government, otherwise we will be tortured! We have been doing whatever we want for decades, enjoying the glory and wealth of the world, and we have no regrets when we die! ”

Zhao Zhong and Sun Zhang nodded in unison, they are now over fifty years old, their parents are long gone, and they have no children under their knees, so they have nothing to worry about. The three of them left the two princes and rode straight to the west, and after a while, Min Gong led people to catch up, dismounted and bowed: "The last general is too late to save the car, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive your sins!" ”

Liu argued: "The general has worked hard, those eunuchs dare to kidnap me and the Queen Mother, take it down quickly, and escort it back to Luoyang to punish the crime!" ”

Liu Xie thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty wants to live, can the general understand?" ”

"The last general understands!" After Min Gong finished speaking, he turned around and ordered: "Wait for the three eunuchs to be taken down quickly, if you run a head, come and see you!" ”

"No!" More than a dozen people answered, and immediately chased after them! But just after running a few steps, I realized that something was wrong, and I saw that the west was suddenly dusty, and a large group of men and horses galloped along the road in the distance, and there were thousands of horses, and even the earth seemed to shake with it.

Liu Wei and Liu Xie glanced at each other, their faces full of surprise. Min Gong frowned and said: "The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister!" Your Majesty and the King of the Association need not be afraid, the last general will swear to the death! After that, he picked up Liu Wei and Liu Xie in turn, put them side by side on the back of the war horse he was riding, and took the reins and galloped in the direction that Cao Ying and the others were chasing!

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were also dumbfounded, and they saw a big banner with the word "Dong" written on it, fluttering in the wind, as if a pair of devil's claws were asking for their lives!

There are tigers blocking the road in front, there are vicious wolves begging for their lives behind, the turbulent Yellow River water is on the left, and the steep Beibi Mountain is on the right. Sun Zhang said: "Dong Zhuo failed in the crusade against the Yellow Turban, and it all depended on me to keep his official position!" If you come forward and ask for good words, maybe he can let me wait for a horse in the past! ”

Zhang Rang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I, Zhang Rang, entered the palace as a eunuch at the age of seven, and it has been forty-seven years now, and I didn't expect to die in the Yellow River today!" That Dong Zhuo has a good face and an evil heart, and he is really a jackal! When they bribed us and others in the past, how could they let us go in front of everyone's eyes? Instead of going up and waging your tail and begging, it's better to die happily! Two brothers, the miscellaneous family has gone first! After that, he turned the horse's head and ran straight towards the rolling Yellow River, and with the help of horsepower, he plunged into the churning Yellow River, and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye!

Sun Zhang saw that the chasing soldiers were coming, and sighed and said: "What Zhang Changshou said is true, it is better to die than to be humiliated in vain!" Let's hit the road too! ”

Zhao Zhong sighed: "It's a pity that the treasure!" People come in the light without taking a penny, and now they are gone, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, they can't take a penny! Alas! Regret not being at the beginning! After that, the two jumped into the surging Yellow River hand in hand, leaving only a lifetime of sins for posterity to comment!

When Dong Zhuo and Cao Ying's two groups of men and horses arrived, there were only three war horses left in the same place, how could there be half a figure? However, everyone saw the scene of the three jumping into the river, and the flow of the Yellow River in this section was extremely turbulent, and the chance of survival was extremely small. Cao Ying was still not at ease, so he turned around and ordered: "Send two teams of men and horses to search along the riverbank, and see people alive and dead to see corpses!" ”

"No!"

Dong Zhuo rode a fiery red rabbit horse and led more than 3,000 cavalry to the front, and shouted in a deep voice: "Who are you waiting for, where is the Son of Heaven?" "It's impressive!

Cao Ying said: "I am the captain of the military academy, Cao Mengde, too!" The Son of Heaven is here, and he still doesn't get off the horse to give gifts! "With that, let go and let Min Gong lead the horse.

Dong Zhuo has a grand figure, eight feet five inches, and a waist circumference with a Chengren hug; The face is rough, the bull's eyes are stiff, the eyebrows are surprisingly long, and the appearance is ugly but it is very pleasing to the eye, and it is quite affinity.

Dong Zhuo looked at the two princes, and did not mean to get off the horse, and arched his hand: "The minister is late to save the driver, and please atone for your sins!" ”

Liu argued: "You are Dong Zhuo!" Back then, you failed in the crusade against the Yellow Turbans and lost your soldiers, can you be guilty? Also, the year before last, the emperor asked you to be the assassin of the state, why didn't you shirk it? ”

Dong Zhuo coughed lightly a few times, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not going, but there are often rebellions in the land of Xiliang, once the old minister goes to the state and takes office, the subordinate Qiang soldiers are afraid that no one can control them, and the first emperor already knows this!" I hope Your Majesty will understand! ”

Liu was about to refute, but Liu Xie in front of him preemptively said: "Dong Zhuo, this king asks you, are you here to save the driver?" I'm still here to hijack it! If this is the former, why doesn't the Son of Heaven dismount here? ”

Dong Zhuo was stunned for a moment, quickly turned off the red rabbit horse, knelt down, and said respectfully: "Xiliang Thorn Shi Dong Zhuo has seen Your Majesty, and I have seen the King of Hejian Xie!" ”

Liu Xie nodded, and then said: "Today's new creation of the imperial court, your escort came in time, it is really a great achievement, and you should make up for it in the future, so that you can do it yourself!" ”

Dong Zhuo said: "How dare the minister not do his best to protect the imperial court!" ”

Liu Xie nodded and said in a loud voice: "Get up and return to the palace!" ”

Luoyang City. Ma Chao stayed up all night, waiting for news from Zhao Yun and Pang De, while asking Wei Zhongdao to inquire about the movements in the palace. At noon, the sun was shining, but the city of Luoyang was full of smoke. Just after lunch, a guard suddenly came to report: "Qi Yu Lord, there are two generals outside who ask to see him, claiming to have come at the invitation of the lord, one is Wu Kuang, the other is Zhang Zhang,"

Ma Chao was overjoyed, stroked his palms and smiled: "Hurry up, please!" ”

Now that He Jin is dead, He Miao was attacked and killed by these two, and this is a good opportunity to subdue these two. Tens of thousands of Yulin troops are also leaderless, and most of He Jin's soldiers and horses are in the hands of these two people. Therefore, Ma Chao sent someone to send a secret letter to Wu Kuang last night and made an appointment to meet at a location!

Not long after, the two entered together, and when they saw Ma Chao, they bowed down and bowed, hugged their fists and said: "The last general Wu Kuang (Zhang Zhang) visited General Wei, and now the general has unfortunately died, and tens of thousands of Yulin troops in the capital are leaderless!" Please also ask the general to come out and support the overall situation! ”

Ma Chao hurriedly returned the salute and said urgently: "The two generals, please hurry up!" The general is newly deceased, and the general is also sad, and he only hates that he can't kill all the eunuchs to avenge the general! ”

After the two got up and sat down, Wu Kuang hugged his fists and said: "Now that all the eunuchs have been killed, the plundered Son of Heaven and the King of Xiewang are also returned to the court under the escort of General Cao and Xiliang Assassin Shi Dong Zhuo!" ”

"What? Dong Zhuo has entered Beijing? Ma Chao stood up abruptly when he heard this, and he was surprised and delighted! (To be continued.) )