In the dead of night, people are still, and the candlelight is flickering.
In the soft couch and fragrant boudoir, Dong Zhuo lay on his side on the beauty's knees, his thick eyebrows furrowed tightly, as if he was upset.
The woman above is stunningly beautiful, and her peach blossoms reveal restraint and fear.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo did nothing but sighed when he arrived, she bravely asked, "Grand Master, what difficulties have you encountered?"
This concubine, who was doted upon by the Ling Emperor, is now nothing more than Dong Zhuo's plaything.
There are many other concubines like her. Some were unwilling to be humiliated and committed suicide in Bai Ling, while others endured hardships and lingered on.
Fortunately, Dong Zhuo was not without merit. He still treated his obedient concubines by providing them with delicious food and drink, and also helped their natal families become officials and enlist in the army, which for a time also captivated the hearts of many ignorant girls.
Dong Zhuo turned over, turned his face to the inside, took a greedy breath, looked around and asked: "Have there been any changes in the harem in the past few days?"
The concubine was stunned for a moment, with a stern look in her eyes, and said: "Everything else is normal, but Concubine Li..."
The concubine was about to speak but hesitated, but the idea was enough.
Sure enough, when Dong Zhuo heard that Concubine Li was causing trouble again, he couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "What do those eunuchs do? Why don't we let them keep an eye on them?"
The concubine sneered and said: "Zhang Dayan did use some tricks, but due to the identity of Concubine Li, she is Wang Situ's biological sister after all, so she didn't dare to go too far."
Dong Zhuo sat up and shouted sternly: "Don't you dare to go too far? They are indeed eunuchs without balls. You can go back and handle this matter yourself. If she makes trouble again, her legs will be broken. If she dares to talk nonsense, she will open her mouth and be beaten."
Until she is convinced."
The concubine's eyes lit up, she hugged Dong Zhuo's plump body excitedly, and said coquettishly: "Grand Master, how dare you hit Empress Li?"
Dong Zhuo felt the softness in his arms and suddenly became distracted, and the worries in his mind were suddenly thrown away.
"Hey, my little sweetheart, if you are afraid, just give birth to a son for me as soon as possible. Then, it won't hurt if I personally make you the queen..."
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Under the dark palace wall, several figures quickly passed by.
Jia Xu turned around and whispered to the secret guards: "The young emperor and the two empresses live in Gui Palace. This wall is over the wall. It is also the safest way to sneak in. There are only a few eunuchs in Gui Palace who have some strength.
It shouldn’t be a problem for you.”
Hearing this, the secret guard nodded and said, "Sir, there is no need to worry. Since we are here, we are fully prepared. The Young Emperor and the two queens are behind, right?"
Jia Xu nodded and looked at their actions curiously.
The leading secret guard made a gesture with the people behind him, and then the others took out a strange steel claw from behind.
The palace built by the previous dynasty has been around for some time. The walls are slightly inclined and the gaps between the bricks and stones are obvious. It can be seen that it has not been repaired for a long time.
The secret guard turned back and said: "Sir, please come with us to the rescue."
Jia Xu nodded, and then a member of the secret guard wrapped him up with a set of clothes similar to a robe, which was actually the later Wia.
"After we go up, we will drag Mr. up. After all, he is the only one who has seen the Young Emperor, so he will be troubled."
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way."
After a while, several secret guards easily climbed onto the palace wall. After confirming that there was no one on the other side, they lowered two ropes.
The secret guard and Jia Xu put on their clothes, put on the wire themselves, and made a gesture to the top.
By the time Jia Xu landed again, the group had already arrived at the Gui Palace. In front of them was a mess of shrubs, several rockeries, and a smelly fish pond.
The secret guards looked at each other. The leader looked back at Jia Xu and frowned: "Sir, are you sure that the young emperor and the two queens live here?"
Jia Xu was also stunned by the panic in front of him. However, he was very sure of his information and nodded: "It's absolutely true. A few strong men don't know that the now favored Concubine Jade is a stupid woman. In order to suppress the Queen, she will do anything.
It can be done.”
Hearing this, the secret guard nodded slightly: "Sir, please lead the way."
Jia Xu recalled the route of Gui Palace, and after some observation, he pointed to a cold pavilion with closed windows and doors, and said, "It should be there."
The secret guards looked at each other and quickly dispersed. Some went to deal with the eunuchs, some went to explore the surrounding situation, and some were on guard duty.
The leader of the secret guards led Jia Xu to the Han Pavilion. As soon as they approached, they smelled a foul smell.
To put it mildly, it is called night fragrance, but it is actually the smell produced by urine after fermentation for several days and nights.
The secret guard looked at Jia Xu suspiciously again.
Jia Xu blushed and said: "Really here, these methods are very common in the harem."
The secret guard frowned. It was hard to imagine that the king of a country and the two mothers of the country lived in such a place... It was simply a cesspool.
Bang bang bang~
The secret guard came forward and knocked on the door.
They are here to save people, not to scare people. Besides, there are queens and emperors inside, so the proper etiquette is indispensable.
After knocking once and getting no response, the secret guard turned back to look at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu was really anxious. He was sure that his information would not be wrong, so he stepped forward, knocked again, and shouted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's me, Jia Wenhe, do you still remember me?"
"Jia Wenhe?" There was a voice this time, a weak female voice.
Hearing this, Jia Xu said excitedly: "Yes, it's me, your minister Jia Xu, who has met the Queen."
"What are you doing here?"
There was some vigilance in the woman's voice, which was normal. In the middle of the night, a grown man, Jia Xu, came to see their orphaned and widowed daughter, asking her not to worry.
Jia Xu also knew why Queen Wang was wary, and it was all the fault of Dong Zhuo.
"The Queen, there are people from the Hedong Wei family with me. We are here to help the Queen and Your Majesty leave the city."
The room fell silent.
Just when Jia Xu and the secret guards were waiting impatiently, the door creaked open.
I saw a woman with disheveled hair standing behind the door holding an eight or nine-year-old child.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When the child saw Jia Xu, he asked excitedly: "Sir, are you really going to save us from the city?"
Jia Xu was about to speak, but when he saw the woman, his expression suddenly changed, "You are not the Queen, who are you?"
Li Fei Wang Qing frowned and looked at Jia Xu and the secret guards in front of her, and asked without answering: "Are you really here to save us?"
The secret guard was also shocked. He pulled Jia Xu back a step, took out the saber from his waist, and said to the woman, "Tell me, who are you?"
At this time, Liu Xie suddenly stopped in front of the woman and said, "Don't hurt my little aunt."
"Little aunt?"
Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, looked at the woman, frowned and said: "You are... Concubine Li. Then, where are the Queen Mother and the Empress?"
Concubine Li Wang Qing looked miserable, and the young emperor Liu Xie also lowered his head, his eyes red.
Wang Qing said in a cold voice: "They are all dead. They were poisoned by Dong Zhuo's men. First they poisoned Bian'er, then they poisoned the Queen Mother. In the end, even the Queen Mother was not spared."
"this……"
Jia Xu and the secret guards were both shocked.
They knew that Dong Zhuo was ruthless, but they didn't know that he was so rebellious that he would even dare to poison the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress.
Jia Xu was speechless for a moment. He didn't know about this either. He thought he could rescue the two queens.
The secret guard did not say anything, but looked at Jia Xu, pointed at Liu Xie and said: "He is the Young Emperor, right?"
Jia Xu was stunned. To be precise, Liu Xie was not yet the emperor because he had not officially declared the emperor to the emperor. But after Liu Bian died, Liu Xie was the only one who could inherit the throne.
So, he nodded and said, "That's right."
The secret guard nodded slightly, and then made a gesture to the surroundings. Soon the secret guards appeared, and each reported the situation.
It's nothing, this place is no different from a cold palace, there are only a few eunuchs and maids guarding it, and they are all in a daze.
Seeing this, Jia Xu said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, they are all from the Wei family in Hedong. Aren't you worried about the whereabouts of your sister Wannian? Princess Wannian is now in Hedong County. I will take your Majesty to reunite with the princess.
"
Liu Xie was overjoyed when he heard this and was about to agree when he suddenly remembered the woman beside him, took Wang Qing's hand and said, "Auntie, please go too, shall we escape together?"
Wang Qing's eyes lit up and she looked at Jia Xu.
Jia Xu was stunned and looked at the secret guard aside.
The secret guard didn't expect that both empresses were dead. They were originally supposed to save someone, but now it was easy to save two people, so they agreed. Besides, this woman seemed to be a concubine, so it should be considered a meritorious service.
"Okay, let's go together."
Liu Xie was overjoyed when he heard this, and Wang Qing also felt happy about surviving the disaster, but she didn't show it.
"Wait a moment, I will leave with something to remember you."
Wang Qing turned around mysteriously, and when she reappeared, she had a small baggage on her, and Jia Xu didn't pay much attention to it.
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Half an hour later.
The group of people arrived at a foothold prepared by Jia Xu in the city without any danger.
The yard is not big, it is a small house with two entrances.
But the feeling given to Wang Qing and Liu Xie was many times easier than that in the deep palace.
After Jia Xu settled the two of them, he talked with the secret guards in the study.
"Right now, the city gate is closed, and it's almost impossible to get out. If there were just a few of us, it would be easy to climb out. But with the two of them, there's nothing we can do. We can only find a way to get out in disguise tomorrow morning.
.”
The secret guard raised his eyes and said to Jia Xu.
When Jia Xu heard this, he frowned and thought deeply.
At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open, and Wang Qing, dressed as a civilian woman, walked in.
At this time, Jia Xu and the secret guards discovered that Wang Qing turned out to be a great beauty. It is no wonder that those who have the name Li Fei are usually stunningly beautiful.
"You two, you don't have to worry about me, you just need to rescue Xier."
When Jia Xu heard this, he frowned and said, "What about the empress?"
Wang Qing said with a cold expression: "I am from the Wang family in Taiyuan."
Hearing this, Jia Xu and the secret guards looked at each other in shock.
Yes, the Wang family of Taiyuan... was destroyed by Wei Cheng's men, and they were beheaded in public. It is not an exaggeration to say that this hatred was irreconcilable.
Jia Xu thought for a moment and suggested: "If the empress does not want to go together, I suggest that we leave tonight. In addition, the safety of the empress is actually guaranteed. At present, Wang Situ has united many forces, which is more than enough to fight Dong Zhuo. In addition,
…”
"Ahem." The secret guard coughed lightly, signaling Jia Xu not to say too much.
When Jia Xu saw this, he laughed twice, indicating that it was an unintentional mistake.
Wang Qing glanced at the secret guards in confusion, then bowed to the two of them and said: "Sir, what you said is also my intention. I still have family members in the city, who can keep me safe. Sir, I also have this person."
...There is no need to worry about me, all I need to do is rescue Xie'er."
The secret guard cupped his fists and saluted, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Madam, we will definitely accomplish what the Second Master has ordered. When Your Majesty goes to Hedong, it will be much better than here. At least it will ensure his wealth for the rest of his life."
Wang Qing's eyebrows trembled, and an inexplicable fire flashed in her eyes.
The secret guard was unafraid and looked directly at her.
Anyway, that's what I mean.
It would be good if I, the Wei family, could protect him from wealth and honor for the rest of his life. If it were Dong Zhuo, he would be caught sooner or later. Young Emperor Liu Bian, Empress Dowager Dong, and Empress Wang would learn from the past.
Jia Xu was caught in the middle and was speechless for a moment.
The secret guards are a bit arrogant, but they have the capital to be arrogant.
It's hard to say anything myself.
All she could do was say to Wang Qing: "Madam, it's getting late. I'll send someone to take you to Situ's Mansion right now."
Wang Qing took one last look at the secret guard and wanted to leave angrily. After a moment of silence, she said harmoniously: "Please be kind to your majesty and the princess."
The secret guard didn't expect that she would emphasize the issue of identity at this time, so he sneered and answered.
Jia Xu apologized in embarrassment and quickly sent Wang Qing away to avoid further trouble.
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A.D. 190, May 17th.
Han Emperor Liu Xie quietly left Chang'an and headed for Hedong County.
The next day is May 18th.
Lü Bu led an army of 60,000 troops to attack the city of Chang'an, and declared a break with Dong Zhuo. He announced Dong Zhuo's various crimes, including poisoning the young emperor Liu Bian, the queen mother, and the empress, and committing adultery in the harem.
For a time, there was a turmoil, which attracted many officials and noble families loyal to the Han Dynasty to attack.
The first to respond to Lu Bu's challenge to Dong was Yuan Shu of Nanyang, Liu Bei of Jingnan, and Liu Biao of northern Jing. There was also an unexpected force, which was the number one clan in the Han Dynasty today - the Wei clan of Hedong.
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May twenty-first.
Hedong, Anyi.
Wei Cheng was reading in the yard. It turned out that making medicine was his daily homework.
But considering that Cai Yan was about to give birth and couldn't smell many medicinals, he put all the Chinese herbal medicines in the warehouse.
He saw that the book was a miscellany, and he didn't know which scribe wrote it. It talked about some local customs and landforms, which was quite boring.
The main reason why I read this book is that I think this man's calligraphy is interesting and has a touch of Wang Xizhi's charm.
But looking back, it seems that the Calligrapher was a figure from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, two hundred years earlier than him, because this miscellany was handed down from Wang Mang's new dynasty, and the paper was made of tanned paper made of leather, not papyrus.
Just when Wei Cheng was looking at it with great interest and was thinking about copying some calligraphy.
Tian Feng, Wei Min and Wei Zhu came together.
As soon as Wei Min entered the small courtyard, he said excitedly: "Cheng'er, good news or bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
Wei Cheng was stunned for a moment, raised his eyes to look at the three of them, and said with a smile: "Then that's good news."
Wei Min laughed and said: "The good news is that Dong Zhuo is dead and his head is already on the road. Lu Fengxian cut it off with his own hands."
Wei Cheng was not surprised and nodded, "What about the bad news?"
The expressions of Wei Min and the other two people calmed down, and they frowned and said: "The bad news is that Yuan Shu led his troops to occupy Luoyang, and... gained the support of the civil servant group, and also obtained the imperial seal."
Wei Yao said in a deep voice: "It is said that Wang Yun gave it to him."