Chapter 17 The tragedy of Luoyang, the shame of the great Han! (Thanks to [Ming Ningyun]
The emperor Liu Xie, together with a group of civil and military officials, concubines and maids, escorted by Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others, finally left Chang'an City where they had been imprisoned for two or three years.
Under Jia Xu's planning, they successfully escaped Zhang Ji's control.
But on the way back east, they still have to face hunger and pursuit...
Fortunately, it's summer now, so we don't have to endure the harsh winter.
Otherwise, Liu Xie and others might not have the chance to return to Luoyang due to hunger and cold.
After walking for about a month, the pursuers finally arrived.
The two sides fought in Dongjian,
Yang Feng and Dong Cheng were defeated. Hundreds of officials and their families accompanying the emperor suffered numerous casualties, and all the important documents and property in the court were lost.
People were in panic, but fortunately Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others fought tooth and nail to protect Emperor Xian and the officials from the siege. They managed to escape with only about 600 guards left.
In August, the emperor had already passed Mang Mountain, and Luoyang City was in front of him. So the emperor issued an edict, inviting all the princes in the world to come to Luoyang for King Qin!
A few days later, Liu Xie, who was in ragged clothes and with dull eyes, slowly walked into Luoyang surrounded by many haggard ministers.
Entering Luoyang City,
Wherever you look, there is charcoal everywhere, broken walls and ruins...
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Some people couldn't help but began to cover their faces and cry.
Such a hellish situation made Liu Xie unable to help but feel sad.
Kneeling on the ground, Liu Xie howled and cried, "O ancestors, ancestors! Unfilial son Liu Xie, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the great man!"
"Your Majesty! Wuwuwu~~~"
"This is not your Majesty's fault..."
More people were affected by Liu Xie's sad cries and started to cry.
Just when the ministers were comforting each other and being generous to each other, Dong Cheng suddenly led a few soldiers to report.
"Your Majesty! There is a huge tomb outside the city!"
"Tomb?" Liu Xie was a little confused for a moment, "Where did the tomb come from outside Luoyang City?"
Dong Cheng stepped aside and motioned to the soldiers who discovered the tomb to explain.
"Back to Your Majesty, the younger ones were patrolling the surrounding area, and then they suddenly discovered a huge tomb.
The tomb is a huge earth pit. After the earth mound was buried, stones were piled on top to reinforce it.
It is estimated that the size of the tomb is enough to bury the bones of tens of thousands of people."
"Bury tens of thousands of people??" Taiwei Yang Biao, who was kneeling behind Emperor Xian, seemed to have realized something.
He stood up and looked around.
Sure enough, there were countless dark and black blood stains on the ground, but he didn't see the shadow of a corpse.
"The Xiliang army killed so many people, it's impossible not to see the bones." Yang Biao murmured to himself, "Unless someone buried them... I'm afraid they are in that huge tomb!"
Yang Biao's words were heard by Liu Xie. He raised his head and looked at Yang Biao with confused eyes, but he didn't react for a while.
The soldier said again: "There is also a monument in front of the tomb."
"What's written on the tombstone?" Yang Biao asked first.
"I don't know...you guys...you guys can't read..." the soldier replied in a nagging tone.
It was not their fault that they were illiterate. Yang Biao did not criticize them harshly, but said, "Take me to see them."
"Here!"
Yang Biao helped Liu Xie and handed him over to Dong Cheng, saying: "Take good care of your Majesty."
Then Yang Biaoyou said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, you go back to the palace first... Find a place with shelter from the wind and rain to rest for a while. I will go back as soon as I go." Yang Biao originally wanted to go to the palace, but now, where
And a palace?
Liu Xie nodded and replied: "My dear... go back as soon as possible..."
"Here!"
...
This is a mass grave,
Buried in Luoyang City are the remains and souls of countless people who died in vain!
When he first saw this scene, Yang Biao was shocked by this huge tomb.
Arriving at the front of the tomb, Yang Biao bowed deeply to the tombstone, and then looked at the words engraved on the tombstone.
The mottled wooden tombstone has only one sentence engraved on it, "The tragedy of Luoyang, the shame of the Han Dynasty!"
With just these words, Yang Biao was already in tears.
However, this sentence reminded Yang Biao of the burning, killing and looting by the Southern Huns that occurred in the Sanfu area of Chang'an not long ago...
When we look at the sentence "The tragedy of Luoyang, the shame of the Han Dynasty",
Yang Biao covered his face and said: "We... are all sinners, sinners!"
There is also a line of small words on the tombstone, which should be a signature, but the small words are covered in dust and cannot be seen clearly.
Yang Biao wiped the tears from his face, and his face, which was already full of dust and stains, suddenly became more stained.
Go to the tombstone and wipe off the dust on the tombstone with your hands,
While Yang Biao looked at the small characters on it, he couldn't help but read aloud: "Han, Fenwu General Cao Cao, stands."
"Cao Cao, Cao Mengde!"
This name is so familiar!
When Yang Biao saw the name Cao Cao, the young man who was not tall and had an unattractive appearance immediately appeared in his mind.
He also remembered the young man who failed to assassinate Dong alone, but then united with the allied forces to attack Dong Zhuo.
"That's right... It seems that only Meng De's lone army chased and killed Dong Zhuo who moved the capital to Chang'an. Unfortunately, I heard that he was defeated miserably... and almost lost his life for it."
Yang Biao sighed, but there was relief in his tone,
"I just didn't expect that he could actually chase Luoyang City... If he had been given a hundred thousand elite soldiers at that time, wouldn't so many tragic things have happened in the future?"
If Cao Cao really had 100,000 elite soldiers at that time, maybe Lu Yan would have lived a refined life of three days fishing and two days drying nets.
...
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
But he said that after Cao Cao met Lu Yan, he immediately ordered his troops and horses to march towards Luoyang. He didn't even have time to take a bite of the hot pot prepared by Lu Yan for him.
"Changsheng, I'm afraid I haven't been back to Chenliu for three years...or four years. I didn't expect that the prosperity here is no longer as prosperous as Luoyang City in the past!"
Along the way, Lao Cao was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking around curiously and asking endless questions.
"Get rid of it, this is your boss Cao's rule! Don't act like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world?" This was Lu Yan's inner voice, but it was a pity that Lao Cao couldn't hear it.
"Cao Gong, Chen Liu's rapid development is due to the improvement of productivity. The improvement of productivity is due to the new tools developed by the workshop and more scientific working methods."
"Hmm..." After thinking for a long time, Cao Cao nodded and said, "I don't understand..."
"..."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you think it's right, then do it boldly!" Cao Cao encouraged.
Lu Yan listened to Cao Cao's words. After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked the question that had troubled him for many years.
"Mr. Cao, I have a doubt and I don't know whether I should speak out."
"Tell me, there is no need for secrets or doubts between us."
"Why does Duke Cao trust Lu so much?" Lu Yan looked into Cao Cao's eyes and asked.
Cao Cao also looked directly into Lu Yan's eyes. Those small but sharp eyes revealed only sincerity and trust at this moment, "Since you advised me to bury the dead outside Luoyang City, I have no doubts about you (
And there is a diary to see what you are thinking...). A person who always keeps the people in his heart will never do anything to harm the people."
Lu Yan remained silent and thought to himself: "So, that's it... What the people want most is to live a peaceful and secure life. Boss Cao actually understands me so well..."