All the eunuchs were killed, leaving only the emperor and King Chenliu.
Lu Zhi, Min Gong, Liu Bei and Chen Mu stepped forward to help them up and asked about the situation.
The fourteen-year-old young emperor Liu Bian was panicked, with tears in his eyes, and said with a horrified look on his face: "I..."
On the contrary, Chenliu Wang Liu Xie who was standing aside said calmly: "I'm hungry, do you have anything to eat?"
Several people looked at each other, where did the food come from in this wilderness?
Mingong thought for a while and said: "When I came here, I saw a farmer there, so why not go to the farmer and ask for some food."
"Yeah, yeah, let's go find the farmer and ask for some food."
Liu Bei nodded repeatedly and said to Liu Bian: "Your Majesty, please give me your horse."
Liu Bian was only fourteen years old and was not tall enough to climb up. Liu Bei carried him onto the horse and taught him to put on the stirrups and lead the horse.
Zhang Fei followed suit and carried Liu Xie onto another horse. With the help of the stirrups and Zhang Fei's support, he would not fall off.
The emperor and King Chenliu were on horseback, so everyone had to dismount and follow on foot. Lu Zhi led the horse and walked alongside Chen Mu.
It was dark before and he was anxious to find the emperor. He didn't pay attention until now. Lu Zhi discovered that Liu Bei's army horses actually had double stirrups. He couldn't help but said to Chen Mu in surprise: "This footcloth is very novel. It is not only on both sides, but also on both sides."
It’s still iron.”
According to the pottery figurines and murals unearthed in the Han Dynasty, stirrups existed as early as the Western Han Dynasty. However, the stirrups at that time were not made of iron, but a piece of cloth with only one side for people to easily mount their horses, which was called a tread cloth.
Iron stirrups and double stirrups did not really begin until the Northern Wei Dynasty, so Lu Zhi was surprised to see iron stirrups.
Chen Mu smiled and said: "I also got inspiration from the tread cloth. It is really convenient to have this thing."
Lu Zhi was even more surprised and looked at it: "Did you invent it?"
"Um."
Chen Mu smiled and nodded.
Lu Zhi said happily: "When you and Xuande came to join me, I knew you were extraordinary. Now you and Xuande, one is a minister, the other is a lieutenant, and they have the merits of killing eunuchs and saving the emperor.
, in the future this imperial court will be dominated by you and the rest of the world will be yours, but you must assist the emperor with ease, and you will be the one who will rejuvenate the great man."
Chen Mu smiled slightly: "My brother has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and you know that. In the past, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty threatened the Empress Dowager, but my brother was not afraid and argued hard because he had respect for his elders and the late emperor in his heart.
Your Majesty, it is ridiculous that those eunuchs think that my brother is on the same side as they helped the Empress Dowager."
"hehe."
Lu Zhi smiled and said nothing.
He had seen Zhang Rang acting like a savior when he saw Liu Bei, and he became suspicious, so he clicked on Chen Mu.
Chen Mu also gave a reasonable reason, that is, when He Jin threatened the Empress Dowager, Liu Bei was the first to stand up and defend him.
Since the eunuch's protective umbrella was the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, the eunuch thought that Liu Bei was with the Empress Dowager and should be on the same side as them.
This reason is not far-fetched, but it is not very convincing. But after all, there are no outsiders here, and Mingong did not notice this. As long as Lu Zhi believed in this reason, no one would question it anymore.
Min Gong couldn't understand the mystery behind their words, so he couldn't help but ask Lu Zhi: "Lu Shangshu, now that the eunuchs have been executed, the emperor has returned to the country, and the government needs to be stabilized, but the empress dowager and the empress dowager are at odds, what should we do?"
Lu Zhi's heart sank. He didn't know how to solve this problem. The emperor was young, and he had a mother and grandmother vying for power.
If women interfere in politics, it will be difficult for the government to be clear in the future.
"Zigui, do you have an idea?"
Lu Zhi saw Chen Mu on the side smiling and continuing to move forward without saying a word, and couldn't help but ask.
Chen Mu shook his head and said, "I have no idea."
"Really do not have?"
"Really do not have."
"You kid."
Lu Zhi shook his head. In fact, he knew that Chen Mu had an idea, and he also had an idea himself.
Later generations always thought that Lu Zhi was just a war general.
In fact, Lu Zhi was not only a great Confucian, but also a fierce man who was capable of both literary and military skills. He could fight on horseback and bring peace to the people.
The intelligence is so high that in the Three Kingdoms game, it must be above 90, which is no less ruthless than any counselor.
What other means can women use to interfere in politics?
One is like Huo Guang, who led the ministers to force the empress dowager and the empress dowager to return to the palace, and did not allow them to listen to politics behind the curtain and control the emperor.
Like Empress Lu, Empress Dowager Deng and others, the two competed to determine who was the best, and eventually a winner was selected to take charge of politics.
It's just that these two methods are not easy to handle no matter what. The former requires a powerful minister, and the latter requires one of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother to have the ability, skill and vision.
Now that He Jinyi is dead, the powerful officials are gone.
As for the Empress Dowager or the Queen Mother, who has the ability?
One only knows how to make money, and the other dares to blatantly poison and kill even the emperor's favorite concubine, and has a very short-sighted mind. Whoever comes to power will be a disaster for the country.
This was also the reason why Lu Zhi had a headache, so he wanted to ask Chen Mu if there was any better way.
But it seems that he didn't either.
The team went forward for several miles and found a farmer. Liu Bei exchanged a piece of jade he wore around his waist for a sheep, slaughtered and roasted it, and ordered people to go to the well to draw water. He offered the roasted sheep and well water to the farmer.
The young emperor and King Chenliu satisfy their hunger.
After eating and drinking, they were tired and tired, so they slept in this farmhouse. They waited until dark before they got up and started on the road again.
At this time, countless troops and horses came from outside Ping County.
The leader has big ears and a fat body. He is sitting on a red horse and looking around.
The person coming was none other than Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses had already arrived at Sunset Pavilion, twenty miles away from Luoyang. At midnight, he saw the flames and smoke billowing over Luoyang. He guessed that a major change had occurred in the court, so he hurriedly ordered the march.
After marching all night, he arrived at Xianyang Garden this morning. He found out that Zhang Rang, the minister of the Central Military Commission, and others had kidnapped Emperor Liu Bian and went to Beiman Mountain, so he rushed to Mang Mountain again.
After arriving at Mang Mountain, they happened to meet Yuan Shaojun who had been searching for the emperor all night but could not find the emperor in Mang Mountain. Yan Zhong and Jia Xu guessed that the emperor was not in Mang Mountain and must have crossed Mang Mountain and headed north to Ping County.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So after another half day of galloping, we just arrived outside Ping County.
Before it was completely dark, Dong Zhuo saw from a distance a group of people and horses coming slowly to the east by the Yellow River. The leader was riding on a horse and was being held by someone. He looked vaguely like a young man.
Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and immediately galloped forward on his horse, heading that way.
Behind him were dozens of cavalry, but there were thousands of infantry. Mang Mountain was not suitable for riding horses. Like Liu Bei, Dong Zhuo left his Xiliang cavalry in Luoyang and only brought the infantry.
However, with thousands of troops and horses galloping, Liu Bian, who was sitting on the horse, turned pale and trembled with fright. If Liu Bei hadn't helped him, he might have fallen off the horse.
When he came near, Dong Zhuo reined up his horse and stopped, turned over and dismounted. Instead of kneeling down and kowtow, he lowered his head and bowed his hands in a salute, saying loudly: "Your Majesty, Dong Zhuo, came late to save you. I hope the Emperor will forgive me."
After waiting for a while, there was no response. Dong Zhuo was puzzled. When he looked up, he saw that the emperor's face was pale, his whole body was trembling, his legs were trembling, and he could not speak.
When Liu Bei saw this, he said: "The emperor was held hostage by Zhang Rang. He didn't rest all night and was a little frightened."
"I see. I wonder if the Emperor and King Chenliu are fine?"
Dong Zhuo asked again.
Liu Bian said nothing, but Liu Xie looked as usual and said calmly: "I'm fine. Please lead the way, General Dong, and escort my brother and I back to the palace."
"only."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand, and a long-hubbed carriage came out from behind. It looked a bit like a chariot from the Spring and Autumn Period. There was an umbrella cover on the carriage, and he said: "Please get on board, the Emperor and King Chenliu."
This kind of carriage was indeed used exclusively by the emperor. It was called the Emperor's Sixth Chariot at the time. It was found by Dong Zhuo in Xianyang Garden. It was originally the carriage that Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty used to travel during the military parade. It was later placed in Xianyang Garden and was brought by Dong Zhuo.
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Since the emperor's riding in this carriage was in line with etiquette and rules, and the horses were bumpy and it was indeed not as comfortable as a carriage, Liu Bei said to Liu Bian: "The emperor gets in the carriage," and helped him down.
Zhang Fei also helped Liu Xie down, and the two of them were helped to the carriage.
The two of them got on the carriage, so logically speaking, everything would be fine.
But the next second, everyone opened their eyes wide.
Then he saw that Dong Zhuo had also got on the chariot and was standing side by side with the Emperor.
The scene was somewhat silent for a while.
After a while, Liu Bei said angrily: "Why did the general of chariots and cavalry overstep his bounds and stand side by side with the emperor?"
"Um?"
Dong Zhuo turned around, his eyes were fierce, he drew his sword and said: "The emperor is young, I am afraid that the road is bumpy and the emperor may fall off the car. Does Captain Sili think it is inappropriate?"
As soon as he said this, the surrounding soldiers gathered around him. They each pulled out their swords and looked at Liu Bei with unkind expressions.
Zhang Fei took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Bei. His eyes were wide open and he looked at Dong Zhuo fiercely. His tendons were knotted together, as if he was ready to fight. Just waiting for a fight, he stabbed Dong Zhuo with a spear.
die.
For a moment, Dong Zhuo was caught by Zhang Fei's fierce gaze, but he thought to himself that he seemed to be too close. Once a fight started, he seemed to be in danger of being stabbed to death by Zhang Fei.
You know, Dong Zhuo and Liu Guanzhang are not strangers. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Guanzhang served as a general of the Northern Army under Dong Zhuo for a while.
Dong Zhuo was very aware of Zhang Fei's fighting power. Although he had a large number of people, the problem was that Zhang Fei was not far in front of him.
At such a close distance, he would be killed by the two brothers Liu Bei and Zhang Fei before the surrounding soldiers could rush up. He and Liu Bei would be evenly matched, and Zhang Fei would be added to the mix...
The scene calmed down, the atmosphere solidified, and the two sides were at war with each other, as if a volcano was about to erupt, and they would fight and kill each other at any time.
At this moment, at Xiaopingjin Ferry in the distance, countless people and horses were slowly coming towards Pingxian County. Because it was getting dark and sunset was approaching, the exact number of people could not be seen, but the silhouettes of people seemed to be boundless, walking forward step by step.
The whole earth was trembling.
The tense atmosphere was broken by this sudden change, and everyone looked over there. The other side seemed to have noticed the movement outside Ping County, and dozens of horses galloped over, approaching here.
After a while, Liu Bei was overjoyed.
Because he saw that the person on the horse in the front was none other than his subordinate Dian Wei Qianzhao, and behind them were Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others.
My troops in Yewang County finally arrived in Luoyang.