Chapter 86 Luoyang Chaos
As soon as the commander died, the remaining rioters saw that the Beigong Wei was fierce, so they dared not fight. Ren Hongchang and Li Shuxiang rushed back and forth, leaving hundreds of corpses behind, and then scattered and fled to other directions.
Ma Nanxiang wanted to chase him again, but was stopped by Ren Hongchang.
"Don't chase the enemy. The situation is unclear at this time, so don't move randomly." Ren Hongchang hung his silver spear on the back of the horse and said in a deep voice.
Ma Nanxiang returned to the team as he said, frowned and looked at Beigong direction, "I don't know what happened. These people are crazy. How dare they attack the Forbidden Palace?"
Ren Hongchang shook his head. Tonight, Luoyang City may change, but this seems to have nothing to do with their Beigong Guard. Their duty is to guard the place. As for the others, she will not take the initiative to take care of them before receiving the order.
"General, have you sent someone to notify Ye Hou?" Li Shuxiang looked at Ren Hongchang and said.
"Nanxiang, you go to Hulao Pass in person and tell your lord about this." Ren Hongchang nodded, and she also felt it was necessary to inform Ye Zhao of this matter.
"Here!" Ma Nanxiang agreed, turned over a war horse, and galloped outside the palace.
In Yong'an Palace, when the fighting sounded outside, Zhang Rang realized something was wrong.
He looked at Liu Bian and Liu Xie who had been kidnapped by him, and a hesitant look flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that those people outside would dare to go straight to Beigong. In this way, even if the emperor was in hand, he would probably not be able to save his life.
"Let me go quickly. There is chaos in the palace. I'm afraid that even if you take me hostage, it will be useless. Let's run away while those people have not come yet." Liu Bian looked at Zhang Rang and suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Rang looked at Liu Bian in surprise. Although Liu Bian was afraid at this moment, he did not flinch. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart and bowed to Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm not loyal to me, but this scholar and the general's persecution. If not, I'm afraid my life will be lost. Don't worry, I'll never hurt Your Majesty at all. As long as I'm safe, I'll let Your Majesty return to the palace."
As he said that, he stepped forward and grabbed Liu Bian and prepared to leave.
"Is that okay..." Liu Bian glanced at Liu Xie in his arms and looked at Zhang Rang and said, "Xie is useless. Can you please let him go? I will go with you, don't worry, I will not resist."
"Your Majesty, sometimes, you are still too naive!" Zhang Rang glanced at Liu Xie and shook his head and said, "If I only take you away, do you believe it or not? Even if we leave Luoyang, I am safe, those people may support him ascend the throne tomorrow. I am for your own good."
"Then let Xie be this emperor." Liu Bian lowered his head and looked at Liu Xie with some doting eyes and said, "When his father passed away, his favorite was Xie. If it weren't for his uncle, I wouldn't have been able to sit in this position, right? Xie has been smart since childhood, and perhaps more suitable for this position than me."
Liu Xie, who was held in Liu Bian's arms, heard this, and a hint of undepressed joy flashed in his eyes. However, he turned his back to Liu Bian. This look was not seen by Liu Bian, but Zhang Rang saw it all.
"Your Majesty is kind, but unfortunately, some people may not be able to receive this friendship from Youth Majesty." Zhang Rang sneered. Liu Xie was almost the one who grew up watching him. This kid is indeed smart, but his heart is so deep and his temperament is so cold that he doesn't look like a seven-year-old doll.
Thinking about it, it is actually not difficult to understand. Although I have lost my mother since I was a child, I was raised by Empress Dowager Dong, but I am not my biological child after all, and it is hard to say what Queen Dowager Dong wants to beat her. In addition, Empress He cannot have any good feelings for this person who is very likely to threaten Liu Bian's position as the heir. Since childhood, she grew up in such an environment. I am afraid that even ten Liu Bians tied up together may not be the opponent.
"Your Majesty, I didn't find the jade seal." Gao Wang hurried over and said with a ugly expression.
They came over to hold the emperor hostage. This emperor was not only Liu Bian himself, but also included the imperial seal. The emperor issued an imperial edict. If the imperial seal was not covered, the ministers below could use this as a reason to not accept the imperial edict. Without the imperial seal, the value of the emperor Liu Bian would be at least half weakened.
The sound of fighting outside was constantly approaching here. Gao Wang looked at Zhang Rang in a panic: "Mr. Rang, what should we do?"
Zhang Rang was also panicked, but his face was still calm. He knew that at this time, he must not be confused.
"Let's go!" At the moment, they didn't care about looking for the imperial seal anymore. The palace could not stay anymore and had to leave. As long as they left, there was a chance with the emperor and Prince Xie in their hands.
Bi Lan rushed to Yong'an Palace with the defeated generals in panic. When he met Zhang Rang and others who were about to leave, he said in a panic: "Rebellion! They all rebelled! Lord Jeong, what should we do now?"
"What else can I do? Let's evacuate Luoyang first!" Zhang Rang looked around. There were two or three hundred soldiers around them. Although their combat effectiveness was worrying, they were all their confidants. They would definitely not be able to fight against the Lun Army. However, there was still a chance to rush out while the Lun Army had not yet completely surrounded him.
On the other hand, Zhao Zhong also took Queen He and his men and came. The group took advantage of the chaos before the chaos entered the Yong'an Palace and sneaked out of the corner gate of the palace and went straight out of Luoyang.
The chaos in the palace has begun to spread to the entire Luoyang City. Along the way, there were plundering soldiers everywhere. These plundering soldiers who had lost control were burning, killing, looting everywhere, and they were even more brutal than thieves. Although Zhang Rang had not many people, they gathered together. The scattered plundering soldiers did not dare to provoke them. Zhang Rang and others did not care about killing the enemy at this moment. Seeing that no one came to stop him, they headed straight to Zhengyang Gate.
As he was about to break out of the city gate, a man suddenly broke out from the slanting thorn. A veteran was sitting on the back of a horse, holding a spear, and his head was covered in white hair floating in the night wind. When he saw Zhang Rang and his party, he came up with his men and horses, pointing to Zhang Rang from afar and said, "The traitor, you won't get off the horse and die!"
"Lu Zhi, why is he here?" Seeing Lu Zhi, Gao Wang and others couldn't help but feel timid.
However, Lu Zhi was visiting Cai Yong's mansion. The chaos in Beigong shocked the two old ministers and hurriedly came out to watch. However, he saw many places in Beigong being on fire. He was shocked. Cai Yong did not have a battle formation, so he handed over the family members in the mansion to Lu Zhi and led them to Beigong with Lu Zhi. On the way, he saw Zhang Rang and others running away. He was confused. The two of them decided to join in. Zhang Rang and others were close servants of the emperor. It was not right to escape outside the city at this moment. He immediately decided to block them and finally blocked Zhang Rang and others near the city gate.
Zhang Rang narrowed his eyes and looked at the people behind Lu Zhi, but only seventy or eighty people, and he felt a lot of peace in his heart, and immediately said, "There are few enemy soldiers, let's kill them!"
"Okay!" Zhao Zhong and others calmed down. Seeing that Lu Zhi was a few people, they immediately clamored to lead people to kill Lu Zhi.
"What a thief, I'm looking for death!" Lu Zhi was furious when he saw this. He picked up the spear in his hand, and then he made a simple move of the Zhongping thorn. Bi Lan just rushed up and was overturned by Lu Zhi.
Don’t look at Lu Zhi as famous as Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan, but don’t forget that unlike the other two, Lu Zhi is also a famous Han general who is as famous as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun. He once led troops to fight, and his military strategy and martial arts are not bad.
The Cai family generals brought by Lu Zhi were not ordinary family generals. Some of the retired veterans selected by Ye Zhao from the army were trained by Ye Zhao. At this moment, when they fought, the number of people was small, they were brave and brave. The soldiers brought by Zhang Rang were almost defeated.
Seeing this, Zhang Rang was shocked. He could not defeat the Five Northern Army Clans, and it would be fine if the Yulin Army and even the New Army in Xiyuan. Why could his soldiers not even defeat the dozens of family generals brought by Lu Zhi?
Seeing Lu Zhishen's mighty power, he pointed a spear in the crowd and attacked the soldiers in the palace who were killed by his family, Zhang Rang couldn't help but feel anxious. If this continues, they will be dragged here. After the chaotic troops in the palace react, they will be surrounded and there will be no chance.
"Let the Duke protect His Majesty, the Empress Dowager will leave first, I will hold him back!" Zhao Zhong shouted to Zhang Rang in the critical moment.
"How can you leave Mr. Zhao alone!" Zhang Rang said anxiously.
"Don't say anything more, otherwise neither of you nor me will leave!" Zhao Zhong shouted, then took two hundred soldiers to the top and launched a fierce attack on Lu Zhi.
Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and stopped hesitating. He ordered people to take Liu Bian, Liu Xie and Empress Dowager He to bypass Lu Zhi and walk out of the city.
Lu Zhi was fighting with Zhao Zhong, and suddenly saw Empress He in the crowd. Her expression changed drastically. She shouted sternly: "The pickled thief is bold, and he dares to rob the Queen Mother! Why don't you let me go!"
Liu Bian and Liu Xie were not strong enough to mix in the crowd and didn't see it, but Empress Dowager He was in luxurious service and was quite tall. She looked extremely eye-catching in the crowd at this moment. She was recognized by Lu Zhi at first sight, ignored Zhao Zhong and rushed over with her.
Zhang Rang could not block it. He could only abandon He Hou, took Liu Bian and Liu Xie hostage, and ran all the way out of the city.
"Is the Empress Dowager safe?" Lu Zhi didn't care about continuing to hunt down Zhang Rang. After rescued Empress Dowager He, he quickly got on the horse and asked.
Queen Mother He has been blocked by Zhang Rang and others and cannot speak out. At this moment, Lu Zhi tore off the cloth strip that was blocked by him. She didn't care about her disheveled manners and grabbed Lu Zhi and said, "Don't care about the Ai family, go and save Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is here too!" Cai Yong also walked up at this time, shocked when he heard this. The emperor was kidnapped, which was a great secret.
"That's right, this group of traitors conspired to kill the general and even abduct His Majesty and Ai's family. The two Qing families will save people quickly. It would be too late if His Majesty was taken away from Luoyang by them!" Queen He grabbed Lu Zhi's hand, with a crying voice in his voice.
Lu Zhi and Cai Yong looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. They quickly stood up and turned around to look for it, but there were no figures of Zhang Rang and others.
"Boji escorts the Empress Dowager back to the palace, I will take people to save Your Majesty!" Lu Zhi looked at Cai Yong seriously and said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!