On the night of August 25th, the fourteen-year-old young emperor Liu Bian and the nine-year-old Chenliu King Liu Xie were sitting in the same car. The surroundings were as dark as ink, but there were occasional flashes of fire, and there was always a sound in their ears.
It was the sound of human breathing, the sound of horses' hooves, the creak of wheel axles, and the clash of swords. The young emperor was timid by nature, so he often hugged King Chen Liu tightly, closed his eyes, and let the carriage bump and bump, feeling as if he was drifting on the ocean.
The nine-year-old King Chenliu was very courageous. He often stared at his bright eyes from his brother's armpit, wanting to see what was going on outside the window. Zhang Rang, because of the experience of the Queen Mother jumping out of the window and escaping not long ago, ordered Zhang Rang to simply
The car window was blocked. As a result, the young emperor and King Chen Liu completely fell into the dark hell.
At about the second watch, when I left the suburbs of Luoyang, I saw the bank of the Yellow River in front of me. The vast waves swept away many heroes. At this time, Zhang Rang saw the endless water and was filled with emotions for a moment.
The joys and sorrows seemed to be merged into the waves.
Going upstream, that is Dong Zhuo's territory in the direction of Liangzhou, and they must not go there. They can only flee downstream. Fortunately, the dense reeds hide their figures. Cao Zhi also asked the team to take this road for this reason. Although this
Huiqiao County is a bit far away, but the safety factor is high.
At this time, Zhang Rang was thinking about where they could stay temporarily. Zhang Rang thought of Zhang Xiang, the magistrate of Mengjin County, who was a distant nephew of his. He came to see him in the early years of Zhongping, and he arranged for him to be the magistrate of Mengjin County.
I gave it to him, but I haven’t seen Zhang Xiang in several years.
Zhang Rang sent people to Mengjin first to get in touch with Zhang Xiang. Mengjin is not far from Luoyang, and it won't take much time to go back and forth. Besides, they were too exhausted and could no longer walk. Zhang Rang and others usually show off their power in the capital and are free and easy.
, I have never traveled a long distance and suffered so much, so as soon as I stopped, I immediately staggered around, and even without turning on my heels, some people fell asleep.
The night gradually deepened, and after some time, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats pierced the night sky, awakening the sleeping guard from his dream. Zhang Rang got up in a hurry, ordered the person to hold his breath, then pushed aside the reeds and headed towards the shore.
Look.
"Master Hou!"
Zhang Rang heard that the person named Hou Ye was Zhang Xiang.
Afterwards, Zhang Rang threw the guards and filed out. Zhang Rang hurriedly dismounted his horse and saw the carriage coming out from behind. It was probably the Young Emperor who was sitting on the carriage. He immediately knelt down and said, "Kowtow to the Emperor! Lord Marquis! I am late for escorting you, please forgive me!"
"Xiang'er! No need! The emperor is asleep!"
Zhang Xiang was suspicious that the young emperor could sleep peacefully despite such a scene in the capital.
The young emperor and King Chenliu in the car were not sleeping at all, and they could clearly hear the movement outside. King Chenliu leaned in the young emperor's ear and whispered: "...You and I have to find a way to escape!"
"How to escape?"
"I can't tell. When the time comes, just let me run away!"
Zhang Rang and Zhang Xiang talked again and explained some things. Zhang Xiang also confirmed that the young emperor was indeed in the car. Zhang Rang was about to order Song Dian and the others to set off and go to Zhang Xiang's Mengjin for temporary shelter. After walking a few steps, Zhang Xiang
He winked at his yamen servants, and then said to Zhang Rang and the others with a ferocious expression: "Let's go! Humph! Where to go! You bunch of rebellious officials and traitors, your death has come, and none of you can even think of leaving."
"Zhang Xiang! You..." Zhang Rang was trembling with anger, speechless, and stunned. Zhang Xiang shouted, stepped forward, and slashed at Zhang Rang. Zhang Rang took a step back, but was not slashed.
But the two sides started fighting fiercely. During the melee, I saw an army in the distance rushing towards us with open fire. It turned out that Zhang Xiang knew that he had few government officials, so he had already sent someone to contact people in Luoyang before he came. Luoyang
After receiving the news, since Yuan Shao was still gathering troops and horses, Shangshu Lu Zhi immediately sent troops from central Henan Province Min Gong to rescue him.
Taking advantage of the chaos, King Chen Liu quietly opened the car window and pinched the young emperor's leg. Then they got out of the car window one after another and rolled down into the reeds beside the road. Horse hooves and human legs were pressed against theirs.
Their heads stepped over... They crawled along the shore. Reed leaves brushed from their faces, and dew dripped on their hands and necks. Gradually, the sounds of people and horses became weaker, and the sound of frogs and frogs became more and more peaceful.
The unknown autumn insects began to buzz. King Chenliu wiped his tears and said, "We can't stay here for long. Let's go to the other side of the river." So the two tied their clothes together and waded across the river carefully. Maybe it was because of the flood during the dry season.
It was so shallow that the two of them successfully crossed the river. After crossing the river, the sky was already dimly lit. They were so hungry and sore that they couldn't walk. At this time, a rooster crowed, which made them energetic.
I was startled. I looked up and saw a hilly slope in front of me. There were thick weeds at the bottom of the slope.
King Chenliu then said: "Let's take a rest in the grass somewhere?"
The young emperor said: "Okay."
As soon as the two of them lay down on the soft thatch, they immediately felt a unique warmth. It was much more comfortable than lying on the bed with carved dragons and phoenixes in the palace. The two of them were really tired and fell asleep after a while.
I don't know how much time passed, but they heard the messy sound of horse hooves and the sound of people talking again. The sound came from far and near, and it was obviously not one or two people. The sound of the conversation gradually became clearer. Only one person was heard saying: "Don't worry, brother.
I have asked Cao An to lead the 500 people who left the city before me to catch up with Dad and Xia Houyuan's convoy. With a thousand people protecting them, the journey should be safer."
The person in the back said "Yes" and said helplessly: "That's the only way it can be." The person in front continued to explain something.
When these people came closer, Chen Liuwang and Liu Xie pricked up their ears to distinguish carefully. He seemed to have heard the voice of the person in front of him somewhere. He couldn't help but be curious and stretched out his little head to look out. What a coincidence that someone in the cavalry team was looking out.
Looking over here, he saw someone shouting "Who is that?" The shout alerted the cavalry to a halt. Immediately, someone pushed aside the bushes and came to check. When the bushes were pushed aside, Liu Xie saw Cao Zhi sitting on the horse at a glance.
In front of the cavalry, he hurriedly shouted "Doctor Cao."
Cao Zhi and Cao Cao came naturally. Cao Zhi only found Cao Cao at midnight last night. Cao Cao opposed He Jin and Yuan Shao's plan to kill the eunuchs, so Yuan Shao arranged for him to block Zhang Rang's retreat in the Beigong and massacre the Beigong.
The matter of the eunuchs was left to Yuan Shu. It can also be said that Cao Cao did not really participate in the massacre of the eunuchs, and there was not much loss of troops and horses. Although poor Cao Cao is now the deputy general of the imperial army, Yuan Shao only sent him one of the eunuchs.
Thousands of troops. Only after Cao Zhi found Cao Cao did he learn from his subordinates that the Queen Mother and the Emperor had been kidnapped by Zhang Rang and fled. Cao Zhi immediately prepared to pursue them, but Cao Cao had to fulfill his duties loyally.
Cao Zhi had to persuade Cao Cao to leave with him. There was nothing left to miss here. It was so chaotic now, and it would be even more chaotic when Dong Zhuo came. At first, Cao Cao just smiled bitterly and shook his head. Cao Zhi knew that Cao Cao still couldn't let go of him.
This future and the hope for the Han Dynasty. Cao Zhi had no choice but to use his trump card to have a showdown with Cao Cao, telling him that he had kidnapped his father and his family back to his hometown of Qiao County, and that he had also led people to rob the eunuch Shi Changshi.
If you, Cao Cao, don't leave, I, Cao Zhi, will be here waiting to die with you. Although Cao Cao was furious after hearing this, the work is done. Cao Zhi struck while the iron was hot and told him the importance of finding the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
Cao Cao also felt that it made sense.
Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao asked Yuan Shao for orders to go with Cao Zhi on the pretext of looking for the Holy Driver. Yuan Shao was too busy to deal with the matter with his troops, so he immediately agreed. Now there are the Young Emperor, King Chenliu and Cao Cao.
An encounter with Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi, Cao Cao didn't pay attention to the situation here. He only thought that there were one or two children who got up early. They should have seen the officers and soldiers being scared, so they were peeping. But when he heard this call, Cao Zhi immediately felt that something was wrong, "Doctor Cao!"
This title was only given to him in the palace. Others outside generally called him "Captain Cao" or "General Cao." Cao Zhi immediately shouted back and blocked his sight. He was about to grab Chen Liu Wang Liu Xie and Young Emperor Liu Bian.
Looking into the grass, he saw something strange. At this time, Cao Cao also saw it. He immediately got off his horse and rushed to the young emperor Liu Bian who was only trembling. He pushed aside the soldiers and knelt down and shouted, "Cao Cao, the deputy general of the Forbidden Army, Sili Xiaowei, comes to see the emperor."
"King Chenliu, my rescue is late." When Cao Cao and the soldiers brought by Cao Zhi heard this, they immediately cheered and fell down.