Chapter 20: The Young Emperor Disappears
He Jin was already a little impatient at this time, and said: "These ideas of yours are too naΓ―ve, I now hold the power of the whole world, and I hold the heavy troops of Luoyang City, what can a group of eunuchs do to me?" β
Yuan Shao stood up at this time and said, "If you must go, then you can do it, please allow me to bring some soldiers and horses to go with you in order to protect your safety." β
So Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each selected 500 elite soldiers and ordered Yuan Shao's younger brother Yuan Shu to lead them, while Yu Yi followed behind He Jin, intending to enter the palace with him.
Everyone walked to the gate of Changle Palace, and the Yellow Gate suddenly came to spread the decree of the Empress Dowager He, "The Empress Dowager only announced that General He entered alone, and others were not allowed to follow!" β
Huangmen's behavior made Yu Yi further feel the existence of the conspiracy, and he strongly asked to go in with He Jin, but He Jin didn't think so, just asked everyone to wait for him outside, and he walked in with his head held high.
Walking to the gate of the Jiade Palace, Zhang Rang and Duan Jue greeted them together, and then there was a knife and axe hand, He Jin was startled, and a cold sweat broke out.
Zhang Rang reprimanded He Jin loudly, and said: "What kind of crime did the Empress Dowager Dong commit, you must poison her to death, after being buried, you still claim to be sick, don't think we don't know, you are originally a butcher, junior, we are the close servants of the Son of Heaven, so we have today's glory and wealth, you don't want to be grateful, always want to take our lives, you say that we are the source of trouble, who is the upright person?" β
This series of rhetorical questions left He Jin speechless, and he hurriedly looked for a way out, but the palace gates around him were closed, and the knife and axe hand moved forward, cutting He Jin into two pieces, and in this way He Jin paid the price for his stupidity.
Yuyi and the others waited outside for a long time and didn't see He come in or out, so they shouted outside the palace gate, "Please get in the car and go home!" β
Zhang Rang sent someone to take He Jin's head out of the palace gate from the wall, read out the edict of the Empress Dowager He, and said: "He Jin has rebelled, and he has been corrected on the spot, and the others are all forgiven and innocent." β
Looking at He Jin's head, Yu Yi turned his face away, looking a little sad, to say that this He Jin is not a bad person, but unfortunately he didn't listen to persuasion, and now he has paid a heavy price, which is also pitiful.
Yuan Shao was not as calm as Yuyi, and shouted: "The eunuch has murdered the minister, let's eliminate the harm together!" β
He Jinbu general Wu Kuang was extremely angry when he learned the news of his murder, and he didn't care about 3721, and set fire to him outside the Qingzuo Gate, Yuan Shu took this opportunity to take the soldiers into the court, and wherever he passed, as long as it was a eunuch, no matter who it was, he would kill him when he saw it. Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Yuyi also entered the palace together. Zhao Zhong, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng were rushed to Cuihualou and chopped into meat puree.
The flames in the Luoyang City Palace soared to the sky, Zhang Rang, Duan Jue, Cao Jie, and Hou Lan robbed the Empress Dowager He and the prince together, and walked through the North Palace from the back road, wanting to escape.
Lu Zhi was angry about He Jin's recruitment of foreign soldiers, and resigned from his official position, but he had not yet left Luoyang City, and when he saw the monstrous fire in the palace, he put on his armor and wanted to go near the North Palace Gate to see the situation, and just saw Duan Jue pushing the Empress Dowager He in his direction, Lu Zhi shouted loudly: "Duan Jue, you traitor, dare to kidnap the Empress Dowager He!" β
After Duan Jue heard the voice, he sighed that the situation was not good, turned around and left, Empress Dowager He jumped out of the window, and Lu Zhi caught up, which saved her.
Wu Kuang led the soldiers into the inner court, and when he saw He Miao walking out with a sword, Wu Kuang couldn't believe his eyes and shouted: "He Miao, you actually participated in the murder of your brother, it is really intolerable, please kill him together." β
When everyone heard this, they were also very angry, and they responded one after another, saying, "We want to kill the thief who murdered my brother!" β
He Miao wanted to escape, but was surrounded by soldiers around him, and was instantly cut into pulp by a random knife.
In order to expand the effectiveness, Yuan Shao ordered the soldiers to split up to find the ten permanent servants, even their families did not let go, regardless of age, they had to be killed, Yuyi was supposed to stop it, for fear of causing trouble, so he participated in the rescue of the fire in the palace with Cao Cao, Lu Zhi rescued the Empress Dowager He, Cao Cao suggested that she should be in charge of the overall situation, and at the same time sent some soldiers to find the way of the young emperor.
Yuan Shao's actions caused many innocent people to die tragically, and also made Yu Yi change his opinion of him, thinking that although he was a general of Wei and commanded a part of the forbidden army, the distant water could not save the near thirst and could not play any role.
Zhang Rang and Duan Jue kidnapped the young emperor and Chen Liuwang, braved the fireworks, and fled to the vicinity of Beibi Mountain overnight, and at the time of the second watch, they suddenly heard a shout from behind, and a team of people came, it was Min Gong, a Peng'an in central Henan, his purpose was very clear, and he was also ordered to ask for thieves.
At this time, the Yellow River in front and the pursuers in the back, Zhang Rang reached the end of the road, thinking about the taste of being tortured to death after being caught, Zhang Rang turned around and jumped into the Yellow River.
The young emperor and Chen Liuwang didn't know whether the person who came was a reliable person, and they didn't dare to make a sound until the military horse slowly dispersed, and then they came out, and the two of them lay on the ground for too long, and their arms were unconscious, and when they arrived at the fourth watch, they felt very hungry, hugged each other and cried bitterly, and they were afraid that the cry would be eye-catching, so they hid in the grass again.
Chen Liuwang suggested: "This place should not stay for a long time, we should go elsewhere to find a way to live." β
So the two walked together, climbed to the shore, and encountered that the road was full of thorns, and they could not see the road clearly in the dark, and there were many scratches on their bodies.
Just as he was hesitating, a team of fireflies suddenly flew from elsewhere, shining with light, lighting up the road ahead, and the fireflies circled in front of the young emperor and refused to leave, as if they were escorting him.
Chen Liuwang sighed: "This is the heavens protecting our two brothers!" β
So by the light of the fireflies, he walked forward, and when he arrived at the fifth watch, he really felt that his feet hurt and he couldn't move, so he lay down on a haystack next to the hill.
In front of the haystack is a farmyard, the owner of the farmer always dreamed that there was something in the backyard that night, so he put on his clothes and carried a lantern to explore the situation, looked around, and sure enough, he saw someone lying flat on the haystack, so he asked about the situation, and said: "Whose children are you, why do you come to my backyard to sleep?" β
The young emperor was a little timid and didn't dare to answer, but King Chen Liuwang straightened his waist and pointed at the young emperor and said: "He is the saint of today, because of the disaster of the ten permanent servants, the two of us fled here, I am King Chen Liu." β
The owner of the village was very surprised when he heard this, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "I am Cui Yi, the younger brother of Situ Cui Lie of the former dynasty. β
Chen Liuwang sighed: "That's great, please help us." β
Cui Yi nodded, hurriedly picked up the two, took them to the manor to eat something, arranged for them to move in, and entertained them well.
Zhang Rang and Duan Qi escaped separately, after Zhang Rang jumped into the river, Duan Qi became the key target, he did not have the courage of Zhang Rang, and was quickly caught.
Min Gong personally interrogated and inquired about the whereabouts of the young emperor and King Chen Liu, and replied: "I got separated halfway, and I don't know their current situation." β