When you come out of Yong'an Palace, you will see the North White Tiger Gate to the west. After you go out, you will see the West Garden.
One of the favorite places of His Majesty Liu Hong, Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty.
In history, there is no such thing.
But now, because Yutangdian has floor heating, Liu Hong likes to be in the West Garden in spring and summer. When it gets cold in autumn and winter, he stays in Yutangdian.
When Liu Bei passed by the West Garden on horseback, he glanced at the gate of the West Garden with complicated eyes. It was dark inside. Through the blazing light of the Beigong, he could still see the Yuntai Pavilion inside, standing in the dark night.
When I first met the Emperor, it was here. Time flies, more than half a year has passed, but now times have changed, things have changed, and people have changed.
"Brother."
Chen Mu on the side was keenly aware that Liu Bei was distracted.
Because as he looked toward the Western Garden, his horse slowed down, and the Xuanjia heavy cavalry behind him also began to slow down.
"Um."
Liu Bei came to his senses, cheered up, gently clamped the horse's belly, and trotted towards the upper west gate.
The gate to the upper west gate was opened. The gatekeepers and gate soldiers had long disappeared. Outside the city was the West Market. In the distance, fires were shooting into the sky, thick smoke was rising, and there was a chaos of war.
Liu Bei was shocked and said: "Why is this? How could Yuan Benchu lead the war outside the city? The West Market is where the people live!"
Chen Mu looked out from his horse and said, "Looking in the direction, it seems to be the General's Mansion."
The General's Mansion is the original Liang Ji Garden, and the area is no smaller than that of the West Garden. How can He Jin, Miao Wuyangjun, and many of his retainers, servants, guards, and thousands of people live in such a huge mansion and still feel empty?
How luxurious this garden was when Liang Ji first built it.
But at this moment, blazing flames shot up into the sky, and the flames that shot straight upward seemed to ignite half of the sky. It was obviously the time to fall asleep at midnight, and the night was shrouded in the distance, but the area near the General's Mansion was like daylight, and the sounds of killing were endless.
Zhang Fei wondered and said: "Didn't Yuan Shao's rebels fight in the name of avenging the general? Why did they start fighting in the general's palace instead? Could it be that the eunuch's soldiers came here to kill him?"
"Third brother, this idea is very creative and imaginative."
Chen Mu rolled his eyes and thought with his toes that if the eunuch still had the strength to attack the general's palace, why would he escape in a hurry at night?
Even if Zhang Rang really had magic soldiers descending from heaven to help him, he would have lost his mind and instead of fighting Yuan Shao, he would have gone to the general's mansion instead.
"Do you think so too?"
Zhang Fei chuckled: "I think so too."
At this moment, a group of rebel soldiers ran past. Liu Bei rode over to intercept them and asked loudly: "Why did you make trouble in the general's palace?"
Seeing that this group of soldiers was well-equipped and their armors were covered with bloodstains, the leader of the rebels knew that they were not easy to mess with, so he said honestly: "General, Army Sima Wu Kuang, Dong Min and others said that He Miao and Wuyang Jun betrayed the general.
, so he rushed to the general's house and chopped the two of them into pieces."
Liu Bei's heart sank and he asked again: "Where did Yuan Benchu go?"
The rebel soldiers said: "The eunuchs kidnapped the emperor and King Chenliu and left the valley gate to go north. Yuan Xiaowei chased them all the way. I don't know where they went."
To the north?
Liu Bei looked to the north. Coming out of the upper west gate, directly to the north was the Hu River, and further to the north was Mang Mountain. Mang Mountain rose and fell steeply in the night, like a huge mouth of an abyss, as if it was about to swallow everything into nothingness.
"Brother, when the emperor goes to Bei Mang, he must either go into the deep mountains and old forests of Mang Mountain, or go through the mountain road to Ping County. Yuan Shao has many soldiers, so he must go into the mountains to search. If we divide the troops into two directions, we should go to Ping County.
The county tries its luck.”
Chen Mu suggested.
Liu Bei nodded: "Okay, then go to Ping County."
Chen Mu added: "A short-distance attack with heavy cavalry is acceptable, but Beimang is a mountainous area. We must have fewer troops and light cavalry. We should remove our armor and divide our troops with a small number of elite troops. It is not suitable for large groups of troops to enter the mountains."
"Zhao Hu."
"Humble."
"You take the brigade to meet the second general."
"only!"
"Third and fourth brothers, let's lead fifty people into the mountain."
"good."
Liu Bei gave the order, and the fifty Xuanjia heavy cavalry took off their armor and went into battle lightly.
The mountain terrain is narrow and unfriendly to cavalry, especially the mountain roads are rugged. A few horses are fine, but if there are too many, it is impossible to increase the speed. It is better to go faster than walking.
Zhao Hu took the remaining soldiers back to the palace to find Guan Yu. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Chen Mu took fifty cavalry and headed north through Ping Le Garden.
After crossing the Jishui River, there is a dark forest ahead, with weeds everywhere and rocks. There are countless barren graves in the forest, and each one stands tall, with ghostly ghost fires rising up.
Mang Mountain is not without roads. In fact, Chen Mu often takes a boat from the Yellow River to Jinan, so he is very familiar with several roads in Mang Mountain, especially the mountain road from Luoyang to Mengjin, the ferry of the Yellow River. Since it is often used by people, the roads are relatively opposite.
Much flat and open.
Everyone turned to this road and ran north.
After walking for more than an hour, there was sudden movement in the quiet mountains ahead, and dozens of figures were seen standing in the distance. Before they could get closer, someone shouted: "Who is coming?"
Liu Bei was surprised and happy when he heard this familiar voice: "Is it Master? I am Liu Bei."
The people in front were none other than Lu Zhi and his party.
After Yuan Shao led his troops into the palace, some of them stayed behind to chase and kill the eunuchs in the palace. Another group of people, led by Wu Kuang, Dong Min and others, went to the General's Mansion to kill Lord He Miao and Wuyang. The last group of people were
Chased into Mang Mountain with Yuan Shao.
The altitude of Mang Mountain is not high, but as a remnant of the Qinling Mountains and a branch of the Yaoshan Mountains, the length from left to right can reach more than 100 kilometers. The mountains are densely forested and the vegetation is prosperous. Yuan Shao's troops went into the mountains to search, but soon became separated.
After Lu Zhi, Minggong from central Henan and dozens of others rescued Queen Mother He, they followed into the mountains and met Liu Bei here.
"It turns out to be Xuande."
Lu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and put the sword back into its sheath.
Liu Bei galloped over, got off his horse and said, "Master, have you found the Emperor?"
Mingong was once a subordinate of Liu Bei, because Liu Bei had served as Henan Yin, and Henan Central Division was an official of Henan Yin. He had a good relationship with Liu Bei, so he replied: "The emperor was kidnapped by Zhang Rang and no trace was found. Lu Shangshu suspected
They went to Ping County."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, there is no human habitation near Mang Mountain. Zhang Rang and others fled into the forest. Without food and drink, they will not be able to survive for long. The only way to escape is
The only direction is Ping County."
Ping County is Xiaopingjin, just behind Mengjin. In history, Zhang Rang did take Liu Bian and Liu Xie to the edge of the Yellow River in Xiaopingjin.
Liu Bei looked at Chen Mu and said, "Fourth brother thinks so too, so let's go to Ping County."
The group of people gathered together and continued heading north.
It was about fifty miles from Luoyang to Xiaopingjin, but the mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk, and there were vast mountains. They didn't arrive at Ping County until dawn.
The Han people rested at sunset and plowed at sunrise. There were already farmers outside Ping County who got up early to plow.
Lu Zhi, Liu Bei and others came forward to inquire, and heard from a farmer living outside the city that more than an hour ago, before it was fully light, they did vaguely see a group of people coming from the direction of Mang Mountain, and they continued heading north in a panic.
Went there, but it was gray and gray at that time, and only the silhouettes of people could be seen, but there was no appearance.
Chen Mu thought: "This must be Zhang Rang and others. There are soldiers and horses stationed at Xiaopingjin Ferry. They cannot cross the river and can only go down the Yellow River. It seems to be heading east."
Lu Zhi said: "Zi Gui's words are exactly what I thought. Let's go down the river and go east."
So the group continued to chase eastward.
As we walked along the Yellow River, we found things from time to time, such as pieces of broken cloth, blood-stained swords, an upturned shoe, etc.
These harvests are undoubtedly exciting, and everyone can't help but step up and continue searching.
When it was almost noon, they finally found Zhang Rang and others by the Yellow River. They saw more than ten people lying on the ground resting on the river beach in the distance.
Two of them looked like children, already paralyzed from exhaustion.
It was Zhang Rang and others.
Zhang Rang kidnapped Liu Bian and Liu Xie and fled northward in a panic. He wanted to cross the Yellow River, but there was no ferry, so he had no choice but to go down the river.
After arriving here, everyone was tired, hungry and sleepy. They had no choice but to rest where they were.
When Lu Zhi and Mingong saw them, they were overjoyed and quickly galloped forward.
Hearing the sound of horse hoofbeats, Zhang Rang, Duan Gui and others got up from the ground in panic. They were all sweating profusely, panting and overwhelmed.
"His Majesty!"
Mingong saw that the emperor and King Chenliu were in a state of embarrassment, and their bodies were dirty. He was furious. He drew his sword and killed several paralyzed eunuchs. He pointed at Zhang Rang and said: "You eunuchs have brought trouble to the country's affairs, and now they are also hijacking people."
Emperor, it is not a pity to die."
Zhang Rang, who was over fifty years old, was also exhausted. He struggled to get up and said with a horrified look on his face: "If the general hadn't insisted on putting me to death, how could we have dared to resist desperately? What's more, Yuan Shao introduced troops into the palace and massacred them.
, what does it have to do with me?"
"You still dare to quibble?"
Mingong raised his sword and was about to kill Zhang Rang.
Zhang Rang was frightened to the extreme. He was about to draw his sword to defend himself, but suddenly his eyes lit up and he waved with joy and shouted: "Xuande, Zigui, save..."
He saw Liu Bei and Chen Mu standing up from behind Lu Zhi.
Poof!
A spear stabbed like a snake's letter, piercing Zhang Rang's heart, making him unable to speak the next sentence.
Zhang Rang opened his eyes wide with disbelief on his face.
It's Zhang Fei!
He is Liu Bei’s third sworn brother, and Chen Mu’s third sworn brother Zhang Fei!
Why?
Why did he kill himself?
We are obviously in the same group. If it weren't for me, if it weren't for me... how could you...
Severe pain surged from his chest. Zhang Rang felt suffocated at this moment and could no longer speak.
His eyes were wide open, staring at Liu Bei and the others.
He saw a puzzled expression on Liu Bei's face, as if he was saying, "Am I familiar with you?"
He saw a look of disgust on Zhang Fei's face, as if he was killing himself and dirtying his hands.
He saw that Chen Mu's face was expressionless, with his hands in his sleeves and his eyes as cold as frost.
At this moment, Zhang Rang seemed to have figured out something.
turn out to be.
I have always been taken advantage of.
They have never been of the same mind as themselves, and they have never been on their side.
No wonder Liu Bei never visited him after arriving in Luoyang.
No wonder Wang Jun went to ask for reinforcements, but they didn't arrive.
That’s how it turns out…
A bitter smile appeared on Zhang Rang's face.
All my life, I have been nothing but the emperor's dog.
Even if you die, you will only end up like a rabbit that dies and a dog is cooked...
Maybe, this is your destiny...
Zhang Rang's eyes gradually darkened.
I recall countless fragments in my mind, including the hesitation when I entered the palace for the first time, the feeling of walking on thin ice when Emperor Huan was in a humble position and underemphasized, the pride of being in control of power and having a prosperous family under Emperor Kang.
The past was like smoke, all dissipated in the dust. The head slowly lowered, and there was no more sound.
Zhang Fei pulled out a eight-foot-long steel spear and pushed it gently. Under the force of the push, Zhang Rang's body turned upwards and fell into the Yellow River.
In just a moment, his body was swept away by the huge waves and disappeared into the ebb and flow of the river.
Chen Mu watched everything that happened numbly.
Watching him being killed by Zhang Fei.
Watching his body being washed away by the river.
Zhang Gong.
Good journey.
I will never forget your kindness in helping me.
So at least your clan will not be massacred by Yuan Shao like in history.
But regardless of whether I killed you or not, you will definitely die today.
so......
I will lend you your head to give my brother a lasting reputation and popularity!
Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang.
After you get down, say hello to the late Emperor for me.