Lu Zhi led his army to the secret passage exit that Empress He mentioned, which is the north of Mangshan. However, when he saw the secret passage exit opened in the hole and the messy footprints around him, Lu Zhi immediately knew that something was wrong. Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang and others were still very fast and walked out of the secret passage so quickly. Of course, this is actually because he was delayed in the palace for too long. If he found that Zhang Rang and others disappeared and asked Empress He, the result might be completely different. Similarly, if Empress He was not scared at the beginning, he could remember to tell Lu Zhi about these things as soon as possible, it would not be the current situation...

However, there are not so many assumptions in fact. The reality is that Zhang Rang escaped from here, and took away the Shao Emperor Liu Bian and King Chenliu Liu Xie. If these two people have any problems, they would have broken the roots of the Han Dynasty! When Lu Zhi thought of this, the cold sweat on his forehead could not stop.

At this time, a general quickly ran to Lu Zhi and said, "General Qi Jue, after careful inspection by his subordinates, the eunuch Zhang Rang must have fled north with the emperor and others. Judging from the traces around, they have not left for a long time. As long as we speed up, we will definitely be able to catch up with him."

When Lu Zhi heard this, he immediately ordered: "Very good! Summon all the soldiers immediately and chase me along the direction of the eunuchs' escape. Be sure to rescue the emperor and King Chenliu.... Let's set off!"

At that moment, Lu Zhi led more than 30,000 cavalry to the north. The general who was very talented in searching for traces rushed to the front to lead the way. Although he occasionally stopped along the way, his speed was still much faster than walking...

As we chased each other, we kept finding eunuchs or soldiers who fell to the ground and died from the bushes on both sides of the road along the way. From the clothes and equipment of these people, we can see that all the dead soldiers were guards. As for how these people died, Lu Zhi didn't know.

However, whether it is the eunuchs or the Imperial Guard, there are scars on the bodies, and they are all fatal injuries. There are also some differences between them, that is, the eunuchs are basically killed with one knife, while the Imperial Guards have more scars on them. Seeing this, Lu Zhi seemed to understand a little. Perhaps these people ran away all the way. Some eunuchs were exhausted or the Imperial Guards were unable to keep up with the speed of the large army's escape because they were injured. In order not to let these people fall behind, they exposed their destination. Zhang Rang and others chose to kill all of these people. However, because of the haste, they just hid the bodies of these people, but they did not expect that they were discovered by Lu Zhi's army.

...

As Lu Zhi thought, Zhang Rang and his group fled for desperate times and indeed killed many companions, but for those who wanted to survive, what was the point of killing some people? Among this group of people, who are not the ones who kill without blinking? Even if Liu Bian or Liu Xie, who was only nine years old, there are probably many people who were killed by him.

Although it would take a lot of time for Lu Zhi to catch up with Zhang Rang and others, Zhang Rang did not dare to take it lightly at all because their escape journey was not smooth.

After coming out of Mangshan, it was only more than 200 kilometers to the shore of the Yellow River. If there were war horses to travel, it would only take more than two hours, but it would take at least half a day to walk, which would have to be done by someone with strong strength. Fortunately, Zhang Rang and others walked at least five or six hours before Lu Zhi. Moreover, because the secret passage was straight, it saved a lot of time than Lu Zhi who rushed out directly from the palace, so they would not be caught up by Lu Zhi for a while. What gave Zhang Rang a headache was that he had encountered countless interceptions from players along the way.

How did these players know Zhang Rang's escape route?

Of course I don't know this, but these players knew about the turmoil in the palace yesterday. Although they were not sure that Zhang Rang would definitely come out of Mangshan and flee to the shore of the Yellow River according to the historical trajectory, there was always a certain chance, not to mention that there are more than tens of millions of players pouring into Luoyang now. Although the terrain in this area is vast, it cannot withstand many people. It can be said that the reason why those players met Zhang Rang's group of people was completely blind cats and dead rats. But what Zhang Rang was very confused was that there seemed to be too many blind cats.

Fortunately, the blind cat is always blind cat. Their strength is not very strong. Under the impact of that small team of elite guards, they were unable to resist, otherwise Zhang Rang and others would be really tragic.

The people who block the road this time are not without benefits. At least they contributed a lot of war horses to Zhang Rang and others, so that people with low strength but high status can be arranged on the horse's back, greatly increasing the speed of escape. As for those guards, it is not necessary. Although their speed is not as fast as these war horses, it is more than twice as fast as ordinary people.

But this player is not easy to mess with. After all, under the crushing of the Imperial Guard, although most of the people died in battle, some timid people survived. They passed on the directions of Zhang Rang and others through word of mouth. Although this would not allow a large number of players to gather in this area in a short time, the people around here rushed towards this side like bulls in heat.

You should know that there is a great emperor among this group of people! How did Cao Cao rise? I'm afraid that if you ask a hundred players, a hundred players will say to you "hijack the emperor to command the princes". Usually, the emperor hides in the palace, and it will be difficult for players to meet each other, let alone hostage them. But the situation is different now. The emperor has left the palace and left Luoyang City. What makes them even more moved is that there are not many soldiers and horses around the emperor. Isn't this a good opportunity? As long as you can capture the emperor, even if you don't have the ability to control it, you can resell it to other forces, and you can also gain a huge amount of wealth! As for loyalty to the emperor? The dignity of the emperor? Go to hell, these messy things have never existed in the players' minds.

Therefore, the more Zhang Rang and others moved forward, the more difficult it was. The crazy players rushed towards them like moths to the fire, which was a sign of being ruined and dared to pull the emperor off.

Seeing the passing of time minute by minute, Zhang Rang and others were anxious. He naturally knew how much trouble Queen He who had left before he escaped would bring to him and others. If Lu Zhi could not find them to escape and let go under such circumstances, then Lu Zhi would be sorry for his title of famous general.

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In Luoyang City, Yang Tian was still staying in the inn he rented, but his bloody smell showed what he had just experienced. In order to avoid being seen, Yang Tian took a shower seriously, put the robe stained with blood into the ghost ring, and then changed into a scribe outfit, which looked quite arrogant.

"Master, is this trip going smoothly?" Guo Jia asked faintly when Yang Tian walked out of the room.

Yang Tian looked at the love minister. Although he acted very casually, Yang Tian still found a hint of excitement in his eyes. There were not many things that could make Guo Jia feel so in such a mood! Yang Tian immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fengxiao! Everything went very smoothly. By the way, is Zhang Rang and others still in Luoyang City now?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "According to the news from the young master, Zhang Rang had already escaped from Luoyang City in the early morning this morning and is now heading towards the shore of the Yellow River. It is estimated that at noon, they will be able to reach the shore of the Yellow River. At the same time, Zhang Rang was also brought out by Han Shaodi and King Chenliu."

Yang Tian nodded and smiled, "It seems that this is a good idea to escape. How about the things we prepared?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Please rest assured, lord, the seal has already hidden the ship on the Yellow River. Just wait for Zhang Rang to arrive and he can pick them up smoothly. But his subordinates still have a suggestion, and I hope the lord will accept it!"

Yang Tian smiled bitterly and said, "But I just said that, when did I not adopt your suggestion?"

Guo Jia said disrespectfully: "Has the lord ever considered the situation that will happen after saving Zhang Rang and others? And the young emperor and others, is the lord planning to take it away together?"

Yang Tian was stunned and then said, "Why do you need to consider this? I saved Zhang Rang just to return his favors that were beautiful in front of Emperor Ling of Han. Give him a place to settle in the territory. As long as we keep it completely confidential, we will naturally not let outsiders know. Could there be any consequences like this?"

Guo Jia did not directly answer his question and said, "Lord, you were in Zhang Rang's dealings before. Was he the one who took the initiative, or did you take the initiative?"

Yang Tian hesitated for a moment and said, "This... of course he took the initiative. After all, I had to ask for help at that time, so I naturally had to be a little lowered. Is there anything wrong with this?" At this point, Yang Tian suddenly understood a little and asked, "You mean, if I take Zhang Rang back to the territory, he will continue to treat us in a manner of issuing orders?"

Guo Jia nodded and said, "This situation is not impossible. Moreover, if the lord and the young emperor of Han take it away, Zhang Rang will definitely pretend to be his 9,000th year old. If the lord does not act according to his orders, he may be a reputation of disobeying the emperor's orders. This is undoubtedly a handover to other warlords. If he is not careful, he will cause others to attack him."
Chapter completed!