For a long time, I don't know who scolded Dong Zhuo first, breaking the unusual calm. After that, everyone looked worried and scolded Dong Zhuo one after another.
Yuan Wei stood up at this time and said loudly: "Bingzhou Lu Bu has gone to pursue Dong Zhuo. I heard that he has a red rabbit horse under his command. Maybe he can chase your majesty back."
"Then what if we can't recover it?" Liu Biao's face suddenly looked a little anxious. He looked at the ministers and then said, "Is it possible that we have to kneel facing the west in the future? No, we have to get it from Dong Zhuo's hands as soon as possible.
Your Majesty will have to snatch it back."
Liu Biao, who had always been slow to react, suddenly became very interested today, which was beyond everyone's expectation. But on second thought, Liu Biao was a relative of the emperor and a member of the Han Dynasty. The emperor was kidnapped by others, so it was strange that he was not in a hurry.
Yuan Shao seemed to have a good understanding of the overall situation at this moment. He coughed lightly and then said: "It has been at least two hours since Dong Zhuo took His Majesty away. Today is already far west, and people and horses are exhausted. Even if you continue, you will be far away."
It's useless to chase after him
Now we can only place our hope on Lu Bu, hoping that he can live up to everyone's high expectations and bring His Majesty back. The top priority now is to set up camp and wait for the arrival of other armies. All armies will stay outside the city tonight.
Down."
After the instructions were given, everyone nodded in agreement. Even Gao Fei had no objections and ordered to bring out all his troops and station them in the northeast corner outside Luoyang City. The ministers all took the initiative to come out and join those who had arrived.
When the princes met, some did not bring troops at all, but only brought a few personal followers to stay in the city, and Zhu Jun was also responsible for guarding the city gates.
Zhu Jun heard that it was Shi Sun You who killed the city gate captain appointed by Dong Zhuo. Without saying a word, he asked Shi Sun You to replace the city gate captain and be responsible for guarding the gates. The princes, ministers, aristocratic families, wealthy gentry and dignitaries in Luoyang City
They all led their troops back to their homes, and the city gate returned to calm again.
…
Hongnong County, inside Hangu Pass.
Dong Zhuo, who had just escaped from death and retreated all the way from Luoyang, crossed the Zhushui River under the protection of his brother Dong Min and his subordinate Ma Teng. Being exhausted and exhausted, they saw the setting sun and twilight, so they could only temporarily condescend to Hangu Pass.
Dong Zhuo sat out of breath in his official residence in the pass, with a very ugly expression on his face. Although he had changed his clothes and regained some of his energy, he still had to run away for three consecutive days and travel hundreds of miles.
, it has become a bit too much for his pampered body.
"Crack!"
Dong Zhuo smashed the wine glass he had just raised, and in anger overturned the table in front of him. The dazzling array of food carefully prepared for him on the table spilled all over the floor.
"Shame...shame..."
Dong Zhuo beat his chest and stamped his feet, and a grown man suddenly burst into tears. He sobbed and said: "I am really blind, and I am just raising a tiger for trouble. This damned Lu Bu never thought that he would dare to rebel against me..."
When he said this, his expression suddenly changed, he pointed at his brother Dong Min and roared: "Go...find me that damn Li Su, I want to chop off his head and become a bartender..."
The hall no longer had the atmosphere of gathering generals in the past. There were only two generals, Dong Min and Ma Teng, who looked extremely deserted.
Dong Min clasped his fists and said, "I'm telling you, Grand Master, as soon as Lu Bu rebelled at Hulao Pass, Li Su surrendered to Lu Bu..."
"Li Su, who suffered a thousand blows, and Lu Bu must have joined forces to murder me, but it was a pity that my red rabbit horse was there. If there was a red rabbit, why would I be in such a mess?" Dong Zhuo
His nose was filled with runny nose and tears. He was still a little shaken up to this day, and he couldn't figure out what happened that night. He only knew that after leaving Hulao Pass, he kept running westward, and even Luoyang City had no time to enter.
"Don't worry, Grand Master. As long as we guard Hangu Pass and collect the old soldiers, we will definitely be able to make a comeback. Luoyang is only a hundred miles away, and His Majesty has already followed the Grand Master out. Those rebels in Guandong will not be rampant for much longer.
The last general has 20,000 cavalry. Han Sui, Guo Si, and Niu Fu are still on the march. Li Ru, Zhang Ji,
There is no news about Fan Chou and Yang Feng. As long as the Grand Master accumulates strength, he will definitely be able to attack Luoyang City again." Ma Teng has been deceived by Dong Zhuo's rhetoric. Like many people in Liangzhou, he was bewitched by Dong Zhuo.
Ma Teng said that there were rebels in Guandong and asked them to serve the king. Then Ma Teng actively led his troops and came from Liangzhou.
After Dong Zhuo heard Ma Teng's impassioned words, he gained some confidence. He wiped away a handful of old tears, burst into laughter, and said hurriedly: "Shou Cheng is right, I still have nearly 100,000 Xiliang cavalrymen."
Everyone, I should cheer up..."
"Report——" A Flying Bear Army hurriedly ran in and shouted in a long voice, "Report to the Grand Master, Your Majesty still refuses to eat, and is crying for his mother..."
"Mother, mother, he knows that his mother has been killed by the rebels a long time ago. Go and tell him, if I hadn't had someone take him out of Luoyang in advance, he would have been killed by the rebels right now. Love to eat
Don't eat it!" When Dong Zhuo heard this, he became furious.
Ma Teng was patriotic and extremely loyal to the Han Dynasty. When he heard Dong Zhuo speak like this, he was probably out of anger, so he hurriedly said: "Grand Master, let me try. Your Majesty is always a child. My son Ma Chao is about the same age as your Majesty.
I still understand the child's thoughts, and I have a way to make your majesty eat."
Dong Zhuo thought about how thanks to the protection of Ma Teng's subordinates along the way, he felt very irritated. He wanted to talk to Li Ru, but Li Ru was no longer around, so he waved his hand casually and said: "Go, go, as long as
Just let His Majesty have a meal."
After receiving Dong Zhuo's order, Ma Teng followed the others to the Young Emperor's residence. Before leaving, he deliberately called Ma Chao.
In the backyard of the official residence, a child of seven or eight years old, wearing a dragon robe, was beating things in the underground room vigorously, smashing everything in the room to pieces, and making those who were waiting for him angry.
They were all at a loss. He was playing with the eunuchs and maids in the palace.
He was fine, talking and laughing under the care of his mother, but suddenly a group of tiger warriors broke in and took him away without saying a word. He was very angry, but no matter how he
He shouted, but those people wouldn't let him go and took him all the way to Hangu Pass.
Under the corridor, Ma Chao was wearing a suit of armor and walked very mightily. A ten-year-old child looked much taller than his age. With his delicate face, he also looked very handsome. As he walked, he asked impatiently
He said: "Dad, why did you bring me here? I am practicing marksmanship."
"I'll take you to see His Majesty." Ma Teng said very calmly, "When you see Your Majesty, you should calm down. Last time at Hulao Pass, you almost got into a fight with Lu Bu. Who is Lu Bu? Even my father respects me.
He made a three-pointer. If he had really taken the shot at that time, I'm afraid you wouldn't have even died."
"I'm not afraid, I have magical power to protect my body..."
"Guard your ass! The stinky Taoist priest pretends to be a ghost and deceives everywhere. Don't let me see that stinky Taoist priest again. If I see him again, see if I don't cut out his tongue. I heard that he ran to Hanzhong, where
Open an altar and preach, everyone who enters Taoism
He must pay five buckets of rice. Isn’t this stinky Taoist priest clearly cheating..." Ma Teng kept chattering, and finally cursed fiercely, "Damn Zhang Xiu, sooner or later I will have to do it.
Go to Hanzhong and eradicate him."
"Dad! No matter what, he told my fortune and told me that I would become a general in the future. I am working hard in this direction."
Ma Teng ignored Ma Chao and arrived at the emperor's residence in the time he was talking. Hearing a crackling sound coming from the room, he hurriedly asked the soldier at the door: "What's going on inside?"
The soldier told the truth how the emperor refused to eat, how he shouted for his mother, and how he smashed things.
After hearing this, Ma Teng knew something in his mind, so he took Ma Chao's hand, bent down, put his hands on Ma Chao's shoulders, and said softly: "Don't mess around after you go in. The person inside is His Majesty the Emperor, you must be polite.
, do you understand?”
To Ma Chao, the emperor was like a rare animal. He nodded excitedly, with expectations in his eyes.
Ma Teng smiled at Ma Chao, gently pinched Ma Chao's fair face with his right hand, and then straightened up. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a wooden stick flying towards him. With his skill, he had to dodge it.
The stick was by no means difficult, but he stood there motionless, letting the stick hit him on the head.
The child's strength was not very strong, but Ma Teng still felt a headache, and there was a red and swollen patch on his forehead. After receiving this blow, he stood outside the door with a smile on his face and bowed respectfully.
"My ministers, Liangzhou Mu, and General Ma Teng of Zhenxi, salute your Majesty, long live, long live, long live, long live!"
When he was kneeling on the ground, he pulled Ma Chao to his knees and whispered: "Don't raise your head."
Ma Chao was curious about what the emperor looked like, so he took a sneak peek and looked up to see a child with runny nose and tears. He was wearing a dragon robe. The dragon robe was also dirty. If his father hadn't told him that the person inside was the emperor.
, he would have thought he was an opera singer. He slowly lowered his head and said secretly: "So this is the emperor. The emperor is so bear-like, he is not as good as me. If I had known he was such an emperor, I wouldn't have come.
Watched it."
The little emperor inside was furious and hit Ma Teng with a sap. He hid in fear. He thought Ma Teng would be angry, but he couldn't see a trace of anger. Instead, he smiled foolishly and knelt down in front of him.
.This was the first time since leaving Luoyang. He felt it was a bit strange, so he blinked his eyes, raised his arms, and said, "Ai Qing's body is flat."
Ma Teng immediately pulled Ma Chao up and stood up. He turned to the soldier and said, "Go and make something for your majesty that children like to eat. You don't want those big fish and meat ones, just what ordinary people eat. I'm here."
, it’ll be fine.”
The soldier nodded, thinking about where a child could go, and left.
When the emperor saw the fierce soldiers leaving, he stretched out his finger, hooked Ma Teng, and said slowly: "Come in, come in!"
Ma Teng said "Promise" and went in with Ma Chao. He knelt down and said, "I'm here to see your Majesty. I wonder what your Majesty's orders are."
The little emperor was quite smart and knew that Ma Teng and Dong Zhuo were not the same thing. He hurriedly got out from under the table and said hurriedly: "Ma Aiqing, if you kill Dong Zhuo for me, I will make you the general to protect the country. King Liang... also...
Hereditary neglect..."
When Ma Teng heard this, he hurriedly said: "I am scared, Master Dong is very loyal to His Majesty..."
"Dong Zhuo is not good at all. His men bullied me all the way. He is the biggest villain in the world. Kill Dong Zhuo and take me back to Luoyang. There are many loyal ministers in Luoyang, and their soldiers have all reached Luoyang...
...Well, looking for Yuan Shao, yes, looking for
Yuan Shao can protect me, and... and Yuan Shu..." The little emperor talked without restraint, talking endlessly, and soon he told how Dong Zhuo abused him and how he tortured the ministers in front of him.
He said it all in a confused manner.
Ma Teng was sweating profusely after hearing this. He never expected that Dong Zhuo would be such a person. Seeing that the emperor hated Dong Zhuo so much at such a young age, he asked, "Is everything your Majesty said true?"
The little emperor nodded: "It's absolutely true. I keep my promise. How can I lie to you?"
Ma Teng thought about it. The emperor never made jokes, so he naturally kept his word. He glanced sideways at Ma Chao and asked, "What do you think?"
Although Ma Chao was young, he still had a bright mind, at least many times more bright than the little emperor. He said to Ma Teng: "Father, it seems that Dong Zhuo deceived us first. Otherwise, how could there be so many people in the world who want to
Kill him, and he still said the same thing. Father
My dear, Dong Zhuo doesn’t have many soldiers and horses in Hangu Pass. Apart from the Flying Bear Army, Tiger Soldiers, and Yu Lin Lang, the rest are my father’s soldiers. Most of my father’s soldiers are Han people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. As long as my father
With just one order, those people will definitely be able to kill Dong Zhuo."
"Ma Aiqing, your son is right. He is very right. As long as you can save me, I will make you the general who protects the country, King Liang..."
"What about me? I also want to be crowned king and general..." Ma Teng interrupted the little emperor and pointed at himself, as simple as a child playing house.
The little emperor thought for a while and then said: "How about I make you the Cavalry General and King Hongnong?"
Ma Chao's face was filled with joy and he cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward..."
"General Ma... General Ma..." A strong shout came from outside, "General Ma, Niu Fu is back, and the grand master asked you to go there."
Ma Teng was thinking a lot. He was determined to do this. He whispered to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, you are responsible for protecting His Majesty's safety here. I'll go see what's going on. Then I'll act according to the situation. If I really want to
If you want to kill Dong Zhuo, I will send someone to help you."
Ma Chao nodded and watched Ma Teng leave. Seeing no one around, he grabbed the little emperor's hand and smiled: "Your Majesty, King Hongnong is too young. I also want a man who is the same as my father."
As a king of the same age, how about you make me the King of Qin? As long as I, Ma Chao, am here, I will protect your majesty from now on and won't let anyone bully your majesty. How about that?"
The little emperor agreed without even thinking about it, making the pony very happy.