Liu Xuan looked up and saw Zhang Rang's disheveled hair. His clothes were messy and tattered. He didn't know whether he fell down or was scratched by something. His face was black and red, and he looked extremely embarrassed. If anyone saw him at this time, he might be...

No one could have imagined that this man would be Zhang Rang, a powerful eunuch who brought trouble to the imperial court.

At this time, Cao Cao also saw the person coming clearly. When he saw it, he was furious. He pulled out the long sword that had been inserted in the sheath on his waist and shouted angrily: "Eunuch, you are the one waiting for me today."

Death date!"

He had already seen that the one chasing after him was Lu Zhi, the minister of the dynasty. Lu Shangshu had seen that the struggle in the court was becoming increasingly fierce. Both groups were fighting endlessly for their own interests. No one paid attention to the chaotic situation in the world today.

It seems that people like him who really want to contribute to the people of the world and the Han Dynasty are full of indignation and depression. In the end, they can't bear it anymore and even have the intention of resigning and leaving - since they can't change, they just turn a blind eye.

Don't worry.

But just when he made up his mind and was about to leave, Cao Cao, one of the eight captains of the Xiyuan Army, got the news out of nowhere and took the initiative to visit him and persuade him not to abandon the people of the world because of his temporary anger.

And the new emperor ignored it.

After some persuasion, although Lu Zhi did not really put away his thoughts of leaving, he did not really resign after all. Instead, he agreed to see if the new emperor was a wise emperor, then Lu Zhi would not

No matter how much you dedicate yourself to the country and the country, if the new emperor behaves like the previous emperor, then there will really be nothing left to cherish.

Cao Cao knew that it was impossible to persuade Lu Zhi to give up his original idea at once. Seeing that Lu Zhi was interested in staying, he said goodbye and left without any further words.

In the following days, Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song also visited.

These two men were appointed by the late emperor together with him to lead troops and horses to pacify the Yellow Turban army in various places. In addition, they were both involved in practical matters in the court, so they had close contacts with each other.

I don't know how the two of them found out about his intention to leave, but they came to persuade him. In this case, Lu Zhi had no choice but to nod and stay, putting aside his thoughts of resigning for the time being.

Of course he didn't know that all this was secretly arranged by Liu Xuan.

In the past few months, Liu Xuan, besides practicing and tempering a handy weapon, was thinking about what happened during this period. After thinking about it, besides Empress Dowager Dong being killed by Jiu, it was Lu Zhi who

During this period, he will become disheartened and resign.

In my impression, Lu Zhi could be regarded as a great scholar in the late Han Dynasty. He was also well-known in the court. At the same time, he was also quite talented and capable of doing things. Naturally, Liu Xuan could not let go of such a talent.

The more important point is that Lu Zhi has a student, who is known as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. In terms of seniority, he is still Liu Xuan's uncle. He is Liu Bei, the leader of the Shu Han Dynasty who later got one-third of the world. If he can keep Lu Zhi, can he?

Recruit that cheap uncle into the court?

However, this is just a casual move. The most fundamental purpose of leaving Lu Zhi is to increase his bargaining chip - only Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song and Cao Cao are not enough, he also needs more people in the court to support him.

Lu Zhi has enough prestige, and he is different from Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song. These two are only famous generals today. In addition to being able to lead troops in war, Lu Zhi is also a great scholar in the world.

In this era, the appeal of great Confucians is much higher than that of famous generals. The most important reason is that there are countless students and former officials under great Confucians (indeed, there are so many that Lu Zhi can't even remember that he has accepted such a person as Liu Bei)

students), these people are a terrifying force that can overthrow a dynasty. Before this power can no longer be destroyed, we can only control it as soon as possible to avoid trouble again.

Lu Zhi did not resign at this time, and was naturally surrounded by personal guards. When he saw the fire in the palace, he immediately knew that something had happened, and rushed over with his people.

After knowing the situation, he was different from those Xiyuan troops who went around killing eunuchs. The first thing he thought about was the emperor's safety, so he went to find the emperor with his personal guards.

It was also a coincidence that when he led people to find them, the Queen Mother He, the Emperor, and King Chen Liu were being kidnapped by Duan Gui and Zhang Rang and were fleeing. When Lu Zhi saw them, he immediately blocked the way and shouted angrily: "How dare you kidnap the Emperor?

Queen Mother? Come quickly and accept your punishment and die!"

Duan Gui and Zhang Rang had just come out of the pavilion at this time. They didn't expect that they saw Lu Zhi wearing armor and shouting angrily with his sword raised before leaving the door. There were soldiers and guards behind him. They knew immediately that something was wrong and raised his hand.

He pushed the Queen Mother He forward, and then while Lu Zhi was helping the Queen Mother, he hugged the new emperor Liu Bian and King Chen Liu and ran back to the pavilion, then jumped out of the window and escaped.

Zhang Rang also jumped out of the window with Duan Gui, but when he saw Lu Zhi coming with his soldiers, he knew that today's situation was already a dead end. There were countless soldiers and horses mobilized in the palace and the entire Luoyang City.

If he gets up to chase himself and others, how far can he run with his own two legs?

"Even if I run out of Luoyang, I'm afraid I'll be chased by soldiers and horses, and I'll still be dead at that time!"

What's more, Zhang Rang is already over fifty this year. At this age, he is already old and frail. Even if he can run with just one breath, he still can't escape the soldiers and horses chasing him all over the city.

"If you don't ask for it now, I'm afraid you won't have another chance!"

Recalling that he had finally gotten close to Liang Wang Liu Xuan, and now begging him to protect himself in such a situation was probably much more reliable than escaping on his own two legs. He no longer hesitated and immediately turned around and ran.

Liu Xuan went to the palace and left.

But he never thought that as soon as he turned around, Duan Gui looked back and suddenly shouted: "The thief Zhang Rang is running south!"

Lu Zhi snatched back the Queen Mother He and was about to rescue the Emperor when he heard such a voice. Although he knew there was a fraud in it, Zhang Rang was the culprit and must be eliminated, so he left his soldiers to protect the Queen Mother and randomly called two soldiers to follow him.

Go up and hunt down Zhang Rang.

It was also because of this that Zhang Rang narrowly escaped Lu Zhi from catching up - Lu Zhi was also quite old, he was in his early fifties this year, and he was still wearing armor, so he could barely hang behind Zhang Rang.

, if it weren’t for Zhang Rang, he wouldn’t be able to run fast, and he might have been lost long ago.

However, at this time, he also saw that Zhang Rang was alone, and there was no crown prince or King Chenliu beside him. He knew that he was afraid that he had fallen into the trap, but he thought that as long as he caught Zhang Rang, he would naturally be able to find out the emperor's whereabouts, so he also

I didn't give up, I just kept chasing.

After chasing and escaping, Zhang Rang could no longer hold on. He didn't expect to meet Liu Xuan halfway. When he saw this, he almost cried. Fortunately, he knew the priorities and immediately shouted for help, but he never thought

, as soon as he opened his mouth, the general next to King Liang actually drew his sword in his hand. Did he mean to kill him?

My heart felt cold, and I felt that my death was coming. If it weren't for inertia, my legs would have weakened and I would have fallen to the ground. But in the blink of an eye, Liang Wang took a step forward and reached out to grab the general's arm.

Press it, then stand there and look at yourself, as if you want to come closer?

"Prince Liang wants to save my life?"

Hope arose in his heart, and his already weak legs suddenly burst out with strength. He ran a few steps and rushed directly to Liu Xuan. Then his legs softened and he knelt down with a loud bang.

Calling: "Your Highness, save me... Your Highness, save me..."

As Zhang Rang was a regular attendant and a prince, he did not need to do this when meeting the emperor. Besides, the Han Dynasty did not like this kind of kneeling ceremony. Only when the emperor went to court, the ministers saluted the emperor, but that Dynasty

Everyone in the hall knelt down to discuss matters, which was completely different from the kneeling ceremony of a certain dynasty - although Liu Xuan was the Prince of Liang, no matter how great he was, he could not be the emperor. Zhang Rang, who usually met a prince, had to return the favor according to the etiquette system.

, but no one cared about these things at this time. Liu Xuan just raised his hand and said to Zhang Rang: "Dignified princes, how can you behave like this? Get up and speak!"

After Zhang Rang heard these words, he immediately understood that the Liang King did not have the intention to kill him, and judging from the vague meaning of these words, he was quite angry about his current situation?

He has been in the palace for so many years, and his mind has long been extremely clear. He figured out all the key points in just a moment: "It seems that His Highness is very dissatisfied with the fact that the general led his troops into the palace without permission to kill the eunuch!"

When I think about it, this is what happened. The palace is an important place. You, a group of officers and soldiers rushed in as soon as you wanted to. The people in the palace were killed as soon as they were asked to kill.

Others don't think so, but what will the people in the royal family think? Even if the eunuchs do something wrong, you can't lynching them at will? How can the majesty of the Tian family be compromised by such chaos?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was hope for my survival today, especially when I noticed that the general next to the prince, who was clearly the most vicious member of the Xiyuan Army who committed the most murders today, was so obedient to King Liang's words, and he felt a sudden shock in his heart.

Surprised: "This man seems to be Cao Cao, the grandson of Cao Teng and one of the eight captains of the Xiyuan Army. How did the eldest prince get acquainted with this man?"

Zhang Rang knew all the affairs in the palace by heart, and immediately remembered that Cao Bao, Liu Xuan's personal assistant, happened to be a relative of Cao Teng. Is there any connection between them?

He rolled his eyes and was quite surprised. The eldest prince actually had the power to support him without even knowing it. Although he didn't know how big it was, his skills and knowledge were comparable to those who didn't know anything.

How high is the new emperor who has been on the throne for several months but has done nothing?

Thinking more deeply, could the chaos in the palace today have something to do with the eldest prince? After all, one of the main participants in today's chaos is the Xiyuan Army, and Cao Cao is one of the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan.

Thinking of this, Zhang Rang felt that his back was covered with cold sweat. Although he stood up, he did not dare to look at Liu Xuan. He just stood aside silently, feeling that the eldest prince was becoming more and more unpredictable.

Although these were complicated, they only happened in a moment. It didn't take much time for Zhang Rang to kneel down and call, then to stand up and stand aside, even before Lu Zhi rushed forward.

After another two breaths of time, Lu Zhi rushed forward. Fortunately, this great scholar of the time was more discerning than Yuan Shao. When he saw the situation, he knew that Liu Xuan's identity was unusual. He did not rush forward rashly, but left.

He stood three or four steps away and asked, "Who are you? Do you want to protect this evil thief?"

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Chapter completed!