The roar of the east city gate was just a loud noise in everyone's ears, but in Zhao Hanzhang's ears it was the collapse of a city gate, followed by a huge cry of killing.
The sound of horse hooves, shouts of death, and screams came from far away from the East City Gate. Together with the light of fire, the entire city of Luoyang heard that the East City Gate had been breached.
Zhao Hanzhang immediately went to Zhao Ji and said, "Uncle, let's leave the city immediately."
"What?" Zhao Ji glared, "There are rebels outside at this time. If you don't stay at home, why did you run out?"
"The east and west of the city are mostly occupied by official families and wealthy people, and the palace is close to the north of the city. No matter who is attacking the city, they will definitely attack the city directly. Our family is not safe here. We will take advantage of the rebel army before they attack. When we get here, we take the west city gate immediately and leave, maybe we can avoid this disaster."
"They are just a little kid, but you think too highly of them. Luoyang has an army of 200,000 from the King of the East China Sea."
"But the 200,000-strong army is not in the city, and that's just a name." The ominous feeling in Zhao Hanzhang's heart became stronger and stronger, and she was a little irritated. "The King of Donghai sent people to kill the King of Hejian. Jingzhao County has been in chaos. Who can Do you know if he sent private troops to quell the chaos?"
Zhao Hanzhang said: "If he did not have an army of 200,000 and could not rescue him in time, Luoyang would fall, and those who stayed in Luoyang City would not have a good end. Even if he really had an army of 200,000 in Luoyang, by the time they came back to rescue us, we would have been destroyed long ago. If you snatch it away, it’s still unknown whether you can survive by then.”
Zhao Ji: "Stop making alarmist remarks here. Just go back to the mourning hall and guard it. If you dare to go out and cause trouble to my Zhao family, don't blame me for not caring about my kindness."
When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he turned around and left.
She called Cheng Bo and said, "Prepare the carriages and horses, tie up my grandfather's coffin, and we will leave the city immediately."
Uncle Cheng was surprised, "Zhao Qianli and Mr. Fu Dalang haven't arrived yet."
Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and then said: "Fleeing for one's life is like avoiding fire. We can't wait for them anymore. Let's leave a message to them. I will send you out first and meet up outside the city."
Since the death of Zhao Changyu, Zhao Hanzhang has been Cheng Bo's master. Naturally, he listened to her, so he went down to prepare.
When Zhao Ji knew that Zhao Changyu's coffin was tied to the car, he quickly came with his people, pointed at Zhao Hanzhang and was so angry that he couldn't speak, "Why are you so stubborn? You don't know that there are rebels outside the house. If you want to die, don’t drag everyone with you."
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Uncle, don't worry, even if I go outside, I will not reveal that I am from the Zhao family. I will only take away my grandfather's coffin and my dowry, and I won't touch the rest."
"You!" Zhao Ji said angrily: "This is the time to unite together and maybe we can get through the difficulties. If you take so many people away at this time, you will put the whole Zhao family in danger. What's more, if you leave like this, how can I How can I explain to my father when I have to explain to my uncle?"
Zhao Ji didn't allow her to leave and asked someone to stop the car.
Zhao Hanzhang's face darkened, he reached out and drew out the guard's sword and pointed it at Zhao Ji, "Uncle, do you want to meet me in battle?"
Zhao Ji suddenly turned pale.
Zhao Hanzhang said with a solemn face, "I must leave the city today. If my uncle stops me, we will have to fight in the house first. In this way, both sides will suffer, and no one will be able to gain favor."
Zhao Ji pointed at her with trembling fingers, "You, you would rather lose both sides than leave?"
"That's right," Zhao Hanzhang said, "I am a daughter, and I don't have the courage of my uncle, so I must do what I want to do, even if it means losing both sides and being broken into pieces."
Regardless of whether what she said was true or false, Zhao Ji hesitated because of her momentum. He couldn't risk it, but he couldn't lose face either.
During the stalemate, the two guards rushed back from outside panting, "Da Lang, Master Lang has returned with a handwritten letter."
They were the guards who had followed Zhao Zhongyu away in the early morning. They knelt in front of Zhao Ji and offered a piece of cut silk cloth.
Zhao Ji opened it and looked at it. There were only four messy big characters on it, "Leave the city immediately!"
Zhao Ji:!!!
If it weren't for the fact that these two guards were indeed his father's, and that he himself was indeed his father's, he would have suspected that Zhao Hanzhang did it.
He couldn't help but look at Zhao Hanzhang opposite.
Zhao Hanzhang's heart moved, he took back his sword, stepped forward and pulled the silk cloth, so fast that Zhao Ji couldn't react in time.
Seeing the four big characters on it, Zhao Hanzhang felt even heavier. He handed the silk cloth back to Zhao Ji with a serious look on his face, "Uncle, time is urgent. It's better to follow my uncle's instructions and leave as soon as possible."
Zhao Ji squeezed the silk cloth in his hand and asked the two guards, "What happened outside?"
The two guards knelt on the ground and replied, "I escorted Master Lang into the imperial city, and then followed orders outside the palace gate. I didn't know what was going on inside the palace."
"But there are a lot of rebels outside. Some people have been attacking the imperial city, and some people are scattered in the city to cause chaos. The prince's general who stayed outside the palace gate with us to listen to orders said that it was the escaped Gao Tao who colluded with the rebels in Jingzhao County.
Siege the city, and say..."
Zhao Ji asked, "What else can you say?"
"It is also said that there are Qiang and Hu troops among them, and the opponent's soldiers and horses are strong. There are troops from the King of Hejian in sieges and street battles, and the Qiang and Hu cavalry outside the city are unbeatable, so the King of Donghai plans to take His Majesty out of the city for temporary refuge."
Zhao Ji was dumbfounded and asked: "We are leaving, what will my father do?"
"Many officials are in the palace city, and they will go with His Majesty, King Donghai."
Zhao Ji didn't ask any more questions. Two years ago, when Emperor Hui was still there, because he was robbed here and there, the officials were robbed along with him. When he fled Luoyang in a package, it often happened that he escaped with his family members separately.
Zhao Ji was already used to the strange things. He was about to give orders when Zhao Hanzhang suddenly asked: "In the north of the city are the remaining troops and Qiang Hu left by King Hejian. Who is attacking the city in the east?"
The guard hesitated without speaking and looked at Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji was angry, "See what I do, why don't you tell me quickly?"
"We are not sure. We only vaguely heard that they were Huns. It seems that Liu Yuan, the Xiongnu's left virtuous king, led the army."
At this time, not only Zhao Hanzhang but also Zhao Ji changed their expressions. He finally stopped inking, looked at Zhao Hanzhang solemnly, then turned around and left.
Zhao Hanzhang pursed his lips and summoned all the servants in her room, "You should all take some money with you and your own packages. When you go out, follow the group. It's okay if you don't break up. If you accidentally break up,
, you figure out a way to survive on your own, as long as you can return to Runan, the door of my Zhao family will always be open to you."
Everyone was panicked.
Zhao Hanzhang looked resolute and said seriously: "I will do my best to protect you along the way. I hope you will never give up."
Everyone bowed in response.
Following Zhao Ji's instructions, the people in the mansion moved very quickly. Since they were escaping for their lives, they could only bring gold, silver, and soft things with them.
But after cleaning up the second room, I discovered that... they didn't have much gold, silver, or soft goods. Only when I thought about it did I remember that all the things in their house had been exchanged with Zhao Hanzhang.
Zhao Ji paused for breath, but he quickly ignored the matter and watched everyone get ready before meeting Zhao Hanzhang in the front yard.