Ever since Emperor Guangwu established Luoyang as the capital, it had experienced the prosperity of the 11 emperors, and it had also experienced bloodshed.
Ever since the death of the Spirit Emperor and the killing of Jian Shuo by General He Jin, the power of He Jin and the eunuchs like the Attendants of the Ten Generals could be said to be like fire and water. The entire Luoyang was trembling under their rivalry.
In the pitch-black night, the huge walls of Luoyang City could be vaguely seen. The night was filled with a quiet and peaceful atmosphere.
At some point, a flame soared into the sky, followed by a loud clamor. There was no lack of the sound of metal clashing.
As the fire rose, a group of attendants with knives could be seen driving a carriage out of Luoyang's Imperial Palace in a panic towards the east gate.
"Avenge the Great General." Shouts came from the Imperial Palace, accompanied by the screams and cries of the palace servants. The entire power center of the Great Han Kingdom was in a state of panic as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was cracking.
Yuan Shao led Dian Wei and Yan Liang to kill anyone they saw, regardless of gender. The blood that splashed out dyed the fish scales red. Yuan Shao's handsome face was also covered in blood, some of which had even dried up.
"My lord, we found a palace. The palace door is wide open.”Yan Liang said as he knelt on one knee with a steel spear in his hand.
"Let's go in and take a look. You guys be careful too." Yuan Shao wiped the blood on his face with his hand and warned Dian. Second General Yan.
"My lord, I don't understand these words.”Dian Wei spat on the ground and asked while looking at the plaque on his forehead.
"Commander Dian, this is called the Cry Palace." Yan Liang knew that Dian Wei was illiterate, so he spoke.
Yuan Shao quickly walked into Er Ming Palace, not knowing that Empress Dowager He lived there.
At this moment, not only was the palace gate wide open, but the furniture and clothes were scattered all over the ground. Yuan Shao saw this and frowned slightly as he walked in quickly. He saw a beautiful woman in her thirties with skin as white as jade and a good figure sitting on the ground and crying.
Dressed in a gorgeous robe embroidered with flying birds and a crown on her forehead that symbolized the Empress Dowager, she was the birth mother of the current Emperor, Empress Dowager He of the Han Dynasty.
"This official Si Li Lieutenant Yuan Shao pays respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager live for thousands of years.”Yuan Shao hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and said.
"This general pays his respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager live for thousands of years.”Yan Liang and Dian Wei knelt on one knee and said.
However, due to the armor on his body, the sound of Yuan Shao's scales clashing against each other was as clear as a golden bell clashing against each other.
Empress Dowager He was stunned for a moment. Then, as if she had grabbed onto her last life-saving straw, she ignored the previous grudges in the imperial court and said to Yuan Shao,"Tonight, Zhang Rang and the others rebelled and kidnapped my son to Northern Mang Mountain. I hope General Yuan will not hold it against me and quickly send troops to save my son.”
"What?" Yuan Shao said in shock when he heard this.
Then, he suddenly stood up and said to Empress Dowager He with a solemn expression,"Empress Dowager, take care. This official will go search for His Majesty now.”
"Dian Wei, Yan Liang, let's go." Yuan Shao strode out of the palace without turning his head.
"Thank you…Thank you!" Empress Dowager He muttered to herself.
"Sigh! When would the Darkhan Dynasty welcome light?”Cao Mengde looked at the dark sky worriedly and sighed with Heavenly Sword in hand.
"Forget it, forget it. My lifelong ambition is to be the Great Han's Western Conquering General. Let me, Cao Mengde, shed my last drop of blood for the Great Han.”Cao Mengde then walked toward the palace.
The death of General He Jin. The disappearance of Emperor Han was like a bolt from the blue, causing the already unstable burly man to tremble.
A night of fighting had yet to end.
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In Wu Pass, Dong Zhuo received a report from a scout. He quickly gathered his counselor Li Ru and his subordinates and asked,"Now that He Jin is dead, what should I do?”
Li Ru narrowed his eyes and muttered,""We can first hide 3,000 Feixiong soldiers and rush to Luoyang overnight to investigate the situation.”
"Good! Where is Li Jue?" Dong Zhuo looked around and asked.
"I'm here!" Li Jue stood up and cupped his fists.
"I order you to lead 3,000 Feixiong soldiers to Luoyang. The rest of the troops will gather their troops and head to Luoyang!”Dong Zhuo ordered.
"Yes!" The generals stood up and cupped their fists.
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The sound of galloping horses came from afar, stirring up dust as if thousands of horses were galloping over. Standing on the wall of Luoyang's east gate, the captain's expression suddenly changed. He shouted to the soldiers on his left and right,"Hurry up! Close the city gates, there are cavalry!"
"Uh, what's wrong with these?"
"Yeah, what happened?" The soldiers did not know what they had discovered, and they still had their usual lazy attitude.
"Bastard, you're all trash! Didn't you hear what I said?" The captain was about to go crazy with anger.
The soldiers were about to pull up the drawbridge and close the city gates.
One of them was wearing Radiant Armor and holding the Great Xia Dragonfinch Saber. He was riding a bright yellow horse, followed by countless cavalrymen. He was none other than the valiant general Huang Zhong.
"Hurry up! The entire army quickly crossed the suspension bridge and entered Luoyang City.”Huang Zhong couldn't care less. He urged A Lamp for a Thousand Miles to step onto the suspension bridge and slashed the iron chain with his saber.
Clang! Sparks flew everywhere. The iron chain pulling the suspension bridge suddenly broke.
The cavalrymen quickly crossed the suspension bridge. Behind the cavalrymen were the light infantrymen carrying bows and crossbows.
"Hurry, we have to hurry." Huang Zhong rode his horse on the suspension bridge and shouted loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, he galloped into Luoyang City.
The officers and soldiers on the city wall were all stunned! The mouth of the city guard captain was so wide open that an egg could be stuffed into it. When he came back to his senses, he was nowhere to be seen. He asked around in a daze,"Where are they?"
"We walked for quite a while." The guard pointed at the city in a daze.
After Huang Zhong led his troops into Luoyang, he relied on his memory to lead his troops towards Grand Tutor Yuan's residence.
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Northern Mang Mountain was also known as Northern Mang Mountain. From the head of Mangshan Mountain, Baima Mountain, to the west to Shenwei Mountain, a total of thirty-three peaks. It passes through Mianchi, Xin 'an, Luoyang, Mengjin, Yanshi and Gongxian counties, stretching more than 380 li from east to west.
Yuan Shao led Dian Wei and Yan Liang to Beimang Mountain with a hundred elite soldiers, ready to find Young Emperor Liu Bian and Prince Chen Liu Liu Xie.
Yuan Shao knew very well that as long as he could be the first to rescue the Young Emperor of Han, Liu Bian, and Prince of Chen Liu, Liu Xie, from Zhang Rang's hands, it would be a meritorious deed. Only then would he be able to rightfully obtain the position of Jizhou Prefecture Overseer.
The [A ] rank mission issued by the system was like a mountain, pressing down on Yuan Shao's heart. If he failed the mission, he would be erased!
Yuan Shao didn't want to die. He hadn't had enough of living like a landlord, or rather, he was very reluctant to leave.
Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, two of the Ten Constables, held Young Emperor Liu Bian and Prince Chen Liu Liu Xie hostage. They brought more than thirty fully armed men from the Little Yellow Gate and ran towards Mount Mang in a panic, all the way to Mengjin Ferry.
There was no one at the ferry, only two small boats floating there alone. "Quick!" Zhang Rang said in delight. Let's get on the boat first."
As for where to flee to, Zhang Rang's mind was blank.
Things were always so coincidental. It was the will of heaven! Yuan Shao happened to meet Zhang Rang and the others by chance.
Yuan Shao rode his horse forward and pointed his sword at Zhang Rang and the others. He laughed and said,"Zhang Rang, you can still live with the sins of the heavens, but you can't live with your own sins!”
The elite soldiers behind him stepped forward and surrounded Zhang Rang and the others with their ring-shaped sabers.
"Retreat! Back off! If you dare to take another step forward, I will kill Liu Bian!”Zhang Rang pressed the steel knife in his hand against Liu Bian's neck. His eyes were bloodshot and he was extremely agitated, like a ferocious beast that was about to devour him.
Yuan Shao saw that Zhang Rang and the other eunuchs were surrounding the little Emperor and Prince Chen Liu with swords and spears. He was afraid that if he continued to kill, they would cause a life-and-death struggle and hurt the little Emperor. If he failed to save the Emperor, he would end up losing his life. He was afraid that he would be a chicken flying and eggs falling. Thus, he did not move and first negotiated conditions with Zhang Rang.
"All of you, back off and put away your sabers!" Yuan Shao dismounted, raised his hands, and walked toward Zhang Rang.
"My lord, please be careful." Dian Wei quickly dismounted and followed behind Yuan Shao in case of any mishaps.
Yan Liang narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhang Rang. He gripped the steel spear in his hand tightly.
Yuan Shao approached Zhang Rang and said softly,""Attendant Zhang, I actually don't want to kill you.”
Seeing Yuan Shao approaching, Zhang Rang was so nervous that he could not even hold his sword tightly."Then let us go."
Yuan Shao motioned for Zhang Rang to take a few steps forward and said in a low voice,"I can let you go, but I have to use the treasures of your Ten Attendants to exchange for it. Tell me where it is."
Seeing that his life was in danger, Zhang Rang knew that his wealth was all for naught. He could only ask helplessly,"You won't go back on your word, right?"
Yuan Shao snorted coldly and said with disdain,"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. You've fallen into my hands today. If you want to escape unscathed, you'll have to pay the price.”
"Alright…it's in my residence. There's a secret passage in my bedroom. As long as I turn the bed three times, the secret passage will open.”After Zhang Rang finished speaking, he looked listless like a frosted eggplant.
"Hehe! Go to hell." Yuan Shao laughed coldly. He grabbed the hilt of his sword and stabbed it into Zhang Rang's heart.
Puchi! A sound rang out.
"You... Why?"
The sharp blade stabbed into his heart, causing him to feel an intense pain. Fresh blood kept gushing out. Zhang Rang held his chest with his left hand and pointed at Yuan Shao with his trembling right hand. The malevolence in his eyes seemed to want to remember Yuan Shao's face in his heart. Despair. Unwilling. Furious!
I actually died like this. I can't accept this! Zhang Rang slowly closed his eyes and died.
"Dian Wei, do it!" Yuan Shao had just killed Zhang Rang when he ordered Dian Wei.
Dian Wei didn't waste any time. He threw the iron halberd in his left hand at Zhao Zhong.
"Ding dong! Dian Wei triggered the halberd throwing attribute. Strength 7. Base Strength: 98. Current Strength: 105.”
The iron halberd whistled through the air as it struck Zhao Zhong's heart, killing him instantly.
Dian Wei didn't even look at them. He rushed into the eunuchs with a halberd in one hand and started a massacre. The iron halberd flew up and down, chopping, stabbing, and stabbing. Every time he waved the halberd, one person would die under it. In an instant, more than twenty eunuchs were killed.
"Commander Dian, leave some for me!" Yan Liang shouted loudly when he saw this. He hurriedly joined the battle in a daze.
The twelve steel spears were brandished, and the remaining eunuchs covered their necks with their hands and fell to the ground with unwilling expressions.
"I! Yuan Shao, a lieutenant of Si Li, came to the rescue late. I beg Your Majesty and King Chen Liu to forgive me.”Yuan Shao knelt on one knee and apologized to the two little brats.
" This…Thank you…Yuan Qing." Young Empress Liu Bian couldn't even finish her words.
"Yuan Qing, please rise. Yuan Qing has saved the emperor's life…Yuan Qing is the general of the North Conquest, the herdsman of Jizhou, and the Marquis of Zhao. Can Imperial Brother do it?" Prince Chen Liu Liu, on the other hand, spoke up for Liu Bian in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
"Ah…yes, the Si Li Commandant has rendered meritorious service in saving the Emperor. He is now conferred the title of General of the Northern Expedition, Jizhou Prefecture Animal Husbandry, and Marquis of Zhao. The original Jizhou Mu Han Fu changed to Jingzhou Mu.”Young Emperor Liu Bian hurriedly said.
"I! Yuan Shao received the imperial edict and thanked the emperor. Long live our emperor.”When Yuan Shao heard this, his heart leaped with joy and he immediately knelt down.
"Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord! He was granted the title of Jizhou Shepherd and General of the Northern Expedition." When Yan Liang heard that he was one of the Four Conquest, a second-grade official of the court, and his status was only below the Great General, he felt that he had followed the right person and hurriedly went forward to kneel.
"Although I don't know what's going on? As long as the lord is happy." Dian Wei took out the iron halberd from Zhao Zhong's body and smiled honestly.
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