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Chapter 8: The Road Has Hungry

Early the next morning, when the morning sun rose, a general with a white horse and silver spear led a carriage protected by ten servants and slowly drove away from Luoyang City and headed for Hongnong.

Sitting in the car is Wang Nan, the former king of Hongnong Liu Bin.

The carriage and servants were sent by Wang Yun to escort him. Cao Cao and Wang Yun decided to assassinate Dong Zhuo tomorrow. Whether it was successful or failed, Luoyang City would be in chaos at that time. In order to ensure his safety, they had to send him back to the fiefdom of Hongnong County. Although Hongnong County had been divided into pieces by Dong Zhuo, there was still a place firmly controlled in his hands - Hongnong County, which was under Tang Ji.

Tang Ji, the Tang Concubine, was Liu Bian's only concubine during his lifetime. Before Liu Bian ascended the throne, his uncle General He Jin made a marriage with the two, which was said to be to appease Tang Ji's father. As for the specific reason, Liu Bian is unknown.

"I don't know where Hongnong is, and who guards the side?" Liu Bian's thoughts jumped with the shaking of the carriage. He is now like a headless fly, unable to distinguish between the east, south, west and north at all. Some ideas are inevitable. Now the military power in the court is under Dong Zhuo, and the army stationed in Xiliang is 200,000 outside the city, and it has become a force. According to the discussion with Wang Yun last night, Bohai Prefect Yuan Shao has now begun to summon soldiers to train day and night, ready to raise an army at any time. From this we know that the prefects of other counties should not be idle either.

The princes from all walks of life were clearly clearing the royal family and serving their loyalty, but who had no plans to do so? The Han Dynasty's Liu family's world was obviously over.

Liu Bian is no longer the Liu Bian of the past, and he doesn't care much about the survival of the Han Dynasty. In his opinion, as long as he saves his life, he will be able to do so. As for that damn country, whoever has the ability will take it will have nothing to do with him.

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The servants walked too slowly. They took a day to cross the Yellow River. Now they have been walking for two more days. According to the general who was riding a horse, it took at least three days to enter the range of Hongnong County.

The white horse general looked elegant in silver armor and a silver spear. It was a pity that he spoke hoarse and dry, and it was hard to hear, making people feel itchy when they listened to it. In addition, he was wearing a silver armor mask that was as ugly as an evil ghost, which made people reluctant to approach, and even the servants were a little afraid of him.

Wang Yun just asked the general to escort Liu Bin to Hongnong, but did not mention his identity. Only Cao Cao and Wang Yun knew about King Hongnong's inexplicable resurrection. So Liu Bin had to wear a cloth high crown to cover his head in case of being recognized by those who were interested. Under Wang Yun's repeated instructions, Liu Bin had not allowed anyone to see his appearance in the past few days, not to mention that he also found some dye to dye his face into a big flowery face. After all, be careful to sail for ten thousand years.

When I opened the curtain of the carriage, I saw that the treetops outside were covered with snow. Just last night, heavy snow fell all over the sky, with a thin layer on it.

The temperature suddenly dropped, and everyone's progress had already slowed down.

The rugged ancient roads and several barren and sparse farmhouses are the only scenery on the road. Occasionally, one or two yellow-faced farmers pass by them, but they all look pale and thin-faced, which makes them look malnourished.

This is still at the foot of the emperor, near Luoyang City. From this we can see the living conditions in other places. No wonder Zhang Jiao wanted to revolt!

"Young master, it's already noon now. I see a village not far ahead. Why don't we go and ask for some hot water and just take a rest and eat some dry food?" The hoarse voice sounded next to the carriage, and the general said to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian responded and agreed to his request. Since Wang Yun asked this person to escort him, there must be his reason, so let him do it.

I heard that I could rest, but the housekeepers who had been on the road all morning cheered twice and their paces accelerated. Rest means being able to eat, and their stomachs had become empty after all the troubles for the morning. They are usually not used to walking far away, so they can't afford to take a break at this time.

As the carriage stopped, Liu Bian also walked out of it, still carrying the tall crown on his head.

At this time, we had arrived in a small village, and the servants were borrowing a house to boil water and boil soup to drive away the cold.

The snow in the sky began to scatter again, and the cold wind blew, and a few snowflakes fell into the brocade robe beside Wang Nan's neck, making him shivering.

The masked general was pouring a bucket of water from the well, washing the mud spots splashed on the white horse. It seemed that he was paying great attention to cleaning.

Soon, the aroma of the rolling bacon flapped open in the cold wind, causing Liu Bian's stomach to roar.

Wang Yunguan became Situ, and his family was not short of money and money. He thought that Liu Bian was an emperor and would definitely not suffer, so his exercise along the way was carefully prepared. Not only did he bring enough money, but even the carriage was full of bacon and dried food, for fear that Liu Bian would be hungry on the way. Unfortunately, as soon as he left Luoyang City, the money was nowhere to be used, and it was wasted.

"Young Master, go in and drink a hot soup to keep warm."

The silver-faced general washed the white horse and came to greet Liu Bian.

The servant served the snow-white noodles on a plate and started chewing it in big mouthfuls with the hot broth Liu Bin. Although these things were not considered delicious food in the eyes of his past life, he was really hungry and he also ate with relish.

At this moment, a cry of a child suddenly came from the side.

A little girl, six or seven years old, ran out of the hut next door, looked at the big pot of fragrant broth and pancakes, and shouted: "It's delicious, I want it! I want it!" While reaching out, she grabbed the pancake.

Before she could catch the dough, a ragged peasant woman rushed out quickly and hugged the little girl.

"Go and go, didn't you give you money? Don't be shocked by the young master." A nearby servant quickly waved his hand to drive them away.

"Yes, yes!" The woman hugged the little girl and dragged it back, but the little girl cried: "I'm hungry! I'm hungry! I want to eat!" She struggled and twisted.

Liu Bin stood up and was about to ask the servants to give her a few bread cakes, the woman looked at the child in her arms, gritted her teeth, and suddenly knelt down with a "thump": "Several adults, you are good, please give this child a bite. I pity her that she has no food for two days! Please, please!"
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