Chapter 45: The Emperor
The imperial capital, the East and West Palaces, the Nine Dragon Gates of the South Palace, and the former symbol of the authority of the Han Dynasty, were all caught in the fire at this time.
Although Zhang Rang once again ordered Yuan Shao to withdraw from the army, he appointed a new lieutenant of Si Li, but without Emperor Ling, how could Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong fight against Yuan Kui, an old fox. Seeing that there were still many guards in the palace, Yuan Kui talked nonsense with Zhang Rang, and waited for Wu Kuang, the henchman of the general He Jin, and Zhang Zhang also led his troops to arrive. Yuan Kui smiled coldly and asked the general He to come in and out to talk. He Jin has been cut into several pieces, and Zhang Rang naturally can't hand over the person, so he can only throw He Jin's head out of the palace gate, saying that He Jin rebelled and has been beheaded.
Yuan Kui immediately tore his face, and Yuan Shao immediately led his troops to attack the palace. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong played tricks and were insidious and not inferior to others, but how could they compare to these professional soldiers in marching and fighting. There are also thousands of guards in the Zhongran Palace, but He Jin's soldiers are even more. Hu Ben Zhonglang also led Yuan Shu to arrive.
It didn't take long for the palace to be broken, and Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others only led dozens of people to leave the north with the little emperor and King Chen Liu.
Lu Zhi and Peng Mingong in central Henan each led their troops to chase after each other, the moon shadow was swaying, and the night was like weaving. At the foot of Beibi Mountain, Min Gong finally took the lead in catching up with Zhang Rang and his party.
"The chaos of the dynasty is first, and after the emperor leaves, you will poke yourself in the neck, or do you want me to do it myself!" Min Gong raised his knife and shouted, wielding a knife and slashing several eunuchs.
Sigh----
Dozens of people stopped at the river, looking at the surging water in the night, Zhang Rang's expression was sad, his voice was sharp, and he cried loudly.
"That's it, let's take the young emperor back, but you have to remember to treat the young emperor well, otherwise I won't spare you if I am a ghost!"
"Your Majesty, the cold winter is coming, you must remember to add more clothes when it is cold, although the honey is good, drinking more is not beneficial to the body, remember, remember. The old slave can no longer serve His Majesty, take care! ”
Zhang asked Zhao Zhong to kneel at the feet of the young emperor and wept bitterly.
"It's not a pity to die, just cut yourself, killing you is insulting the treasure knife in someone's hand! Return your majesty! Min Gong put away his knife and stood up, although Zhang Rang and others were sincere in their love for the young emperor, which made people look sideways. But the position is different, but they are also soft-hearted.
"Becoming a king or defeating a coward, you and others will do their own thing in the name of punishing the traitorous eunuchs, they are very selfish, and sooner or later they will be harmed by themselves, I will take the first step, and see that after Dong Zhuo enters Beijing, you can get a good result." Zhang Rang got up and laughed sharply, "Take care, old slave!" ”
After speaking, Zhang Rang took the lead in jumping into the boiling river, and Zhao Zhong, Duan Gui and others also followed closely and committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river.
Young Emperor Liu Bian, Chen Liuwang Liu Xie, two young children watched the rest of the eunuchs beheaded by several famous soldiers and men, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others, who usually protected them to grow up, were forced to throw themselves into the river, and they were too young to know why these adults wanted to fight for such a spare place, and the swords and soldiers met each other. Although the dozens of men in military clothes who came were still polite to them, saying that it was a rebellion by eunuchs, and before Zhang Rang and others said that it was a rebellion by the general He Jin, until now, neither of them knew what had happened.
Under the moonlight, Min Gong helped the young emperor Liu Bian and Chen Liuwang Liu Xie to return along the road they came. I chased too quickly before, and when I ran to the mountain road, the horse didn't know where I lost it, and after walking for a while, the two brothers Liu Bian and Liu Xie were tired and thirsty, and they suddenly encountered a big change, and their bodies were not as good as adults after all.
I happened to come across a private house, asked the farmer for an ox cart, and together we rode the starlight south. Usually in the palace, there are people to take care of everything, eat and drink spicy, and have whatever you want. But at this time, it was the first time to endure hunger, and I had to face those fierce and evil people. Especially the big man with a knife next to him, forced Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who usually took care of him, to death.
The emperor's relics were reduced to this, thinking of this, the young emperor Liu Bian couldn't help crying. Min Gong was upset, but this kid was the emperor, and he couldn't do anything with him. I can only comfort and say something nice, such as the traitor remembers his death, and he will have a good life when he returns to the palace.
The ox cart walked for a while and ran into dozens of ministers chasing from the palace. Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he didn't think about who was choosing it anymore, he just wanted to return to the palace quickly, have a good meal, and sleep well, and completely forget about this nightmarish night.
Thinking that tonight's ordeal was about to pass, all the ministers also celebrated with their crowns, the death of the ten permanent servants, the killing of the killing, in order to harm the court, the eunuchs who controlled the government were all dead, that is, the eunuchs in the palace, also to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao killed no piece of armor, and some people who did not have beards were killed by mistake. I got a lot of unbearded stripping to prove that the thing was still there, and I escaped the scourge of being killed.
If these ministers were all time-travelers, they would definitely sing in unison that today is a good day, but blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and soon these people will know what it means to be happy and sad.
Deserved, the fire in the distance soared into the sky, and a long dragon composed of torches meandered in the night, and the sound of hooves was bursting, even the night, and it could not hide the fierce and iron-blooded aura. It didn't take long for thousands of iron horsemen to come in front of you.
"Who's coming?" He Miaoce stepped forward immediately, with an edict in his hand, and shouted loudly, this is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and usually pulling an official out casually is the object that those military men can only worship. He Miao's IQ is not much higher than that of his brother He Jin, and he feels that he alone can defeat a thousand armies, and this shouting and scolding is also very cool, but he doesn't know that he was played by Yuan Kui in the team as a monkey. In his opinion, a little military man, in front of a minister like him, still kneels and begs for mercy.
"The last general, Xiliang Dong Zhuo, is also, he was ordered to enter Beijing and come to escort!" The cavalry gave way to the sides, and the action was like a cloud, and in the middle was a general with a big face and broad ears, a strong physique, a majestic face, and a very majestic voice.
"Today's rebellion is all ambushed, and His Majesty has issued an edict to order Er to withdraw and stand by!" He Miao said loudly again.
"The public is the minister of the country, and he can't correct the royal family, so that the country is sown, how can there be soldiers! A starry night galloped hundreds of miles into Beijing, and drove a certain person back without seeing His Majesty's side, did you think that the treasure knife in a certain hand was not good? Dong Zhuo's face was indignant, and he sneered in his heart, he had been an official in the Han family for many years, and he couldn't be clearer about a person like He Miao who was well-dressed and actually very inward-looking. When the authority of the Han family is still there, it can still be a fox. Now that the imperial power is declining, and he still wants to be powerful, he is really looking for death! You said that if you call Lao Tzu, you will call it, and if you drive it away, you will drive it away, how will Lao Tzu, the first brother of Xiliang, mix up after he goes back?
Dong Zhuo gave a look, and the two members snatched out the fierce faces. The knife was only half drawn, and He Miao was frightened and almost fell off the horse.
Dong Zhuo stepped forward to worship the emperor. The young emperor Liu Zhuo was frightened, and his feelings were slightly relieved, and when he saw the cavalry with no end in sight, he was frightened and cried again, and the ministers couldn't frighten Dong Zhuo, and the emperor was out of control, so he didn't know what to do.
However, Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, is not as good as Liu Bian, he was raised by his grandmother since he was a child, as the saying goes, the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, Liu Xie is of course not a poor person, but he is not a prince and is not usually very popular, etc., and has experienced the death of his grandmother and relatives around him, and his heart is much tougher than that of the young emperor Liu Bian.
Seeing the soldiers domineering, Liu Xie, who was only nine years old, raised his voice and said, "Who are you and what do you want?" Want to protect it, want to hijack it? ”
"A certain Xiliang Dong Zhuo, who came to protect him by edict, killed the treacherous evil." Dong Zhuo dismounted and bowed, and said hurriedly.
"Now that the thief army has been killed, you can lead the troops to escort the imperial brother back to the city, and then make plans!" Liu Xie said in a childish voice.
"Whoa!" Dong Zhuo was overjoyed in his heart, and said secretly, these ministers have lived in vain for most of their lives, Lao Tzu has run hundreds of miles, and he wants to send people back without even drinking a sip of water, or is this King Chen Liu, who is kind-hearted, born as an emperor, and has a family education. Dong Zhuo saw that Chen Liuwang was not afraid of him at such a young age, but he only felt that Liu Xie was instigated by other ministers, and he was suspicious, and asked some more about the process of rebellion, Liu Xie was able to answer them one by one, it is really rare to be so old and so temperamental. Dong Zhuo couldn't help but glance at Liu Xiegao, the rise of troubled times is really heroic, although Dong Zhuo is not an excellent commander in battle, but he can make a huge scene, and his courage and ability are not lacking, so he naturally likes Liu Xie more.
The army marched all the way, and there were still military horses rushing to Pishan one after another, it was the emperor who was not the emperor, and the king was not the king, and thousands of people rode away to the north.