Chapter 54: Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Returns
Li Jue and Guo Si turned against each other and led the army to kill each other. Emperor Xian of Han fled Chang'an under the protection of the "civil and military officials" and returned to Luoyang east. This incident shocked the world.
However, the princes were watching. Not to mention Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others, even if Cao Cao claimed to be concerned about the Han Dynasty, he actually did not take Emperor Xian of Han seriously at all. All the princes in the world regarded Emperor Xian of Han as a puppet.
Just because Emperor Xian of Han was appointed by Dong Zhuo, a puppet who killed the Shao Emperor, how can you respect the princes in your heart?
If it weren't for the ordinary people who didn't know too much, they would only recognize the emperor of the Han family, and the princes would not even give the superficial face to Emperor Xian of Han, so they would just show them to ordinary people, block the world's verbals and not give other princes an excuse to besiege themselves.
The princes were watching and waiting for the actions of the other princes. No one dared to be the first to be the first to stand out easily. Some people even wanted Emperor Xian of Han to be killed by anyone on his way back to the east. In that case, the world would really become a masterless world.
Hanzhong County.
Because he was close to Guanzhong and had been paying close attention to the situation in Guanzhong, Liu Yu was the first to get news.
He asked Guo Jia quietly: "Fengxiao, how about you say we should use the emperor to command the princes?"
Guo Jia was startled at first, but thought about it but said, "It's not appropriate. If the eldest brother has occupied Guanzhong, this move is great. But now the eldest brother only has five counties, and except for Hanzhong, all the poor small counties, with a total population of less than one million. There is Liu Zhang in the south, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Cao Cao's military front is only two counties separated from Shangyong County at this time, and the eldest brother is also preparing to seize Guanzhong. If the eldest brother takes charge of the emperor at this time, Li Jue in Guanzhong, Guo Si will be facing a great enemy. The two will suppress hatred and reunite. With Yuan Shu, this person is not capable but has great ambitions. He will definitely drag his elder brother down. Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Zhang and other princes will also guard against the eldest brother, which is difficult to take in Guanzhong."
Liu Yu sighed disappointed: "That's a pity."
Guo Jia paused and said, "But the elder brother can send a group of troops to protect the emperor. One is the elder brother who is a relative of the Han Dynasty. This is the case. The princes dare not doubt that there are other things. The other is that they can also make great contributions and use the emperor's name to earn more official positions."
Liu Yu flashed his spirit, and the name of official positions was second-hand. It was the most important thing to make Emperor Xian of Han confirm his name as "Emperor Uncle". By then, "Emperor Uncle Liu" would become his Liu Yu. Will Liu Bei, who is a man who is a generation younger than him, never become "Emperor Uncle"?
Also, he was sure that Cao Cao would definitely want to move Emperor Xian of Han to Xudu as in history to "use the emperor to command the princes", and he could not let Cao Cao go too smoothly.
So Liu Yu called Zhao Yun and ordered him to lead three thousand iron cavalry to escort Emperor Xian of Han to the east.
Xu Du.
After occupying Yingchuan, Xingyang and Runan, Cao Cao moved his core from Yanzhou to Xudu.
When he learned that Emperor Xian of Han was returning to the east, Cao Cao, at Mao Jie's suggestion, planned to use the emperor to order the princes. He then raised an army westward on the grounds that Li Jue and Guo Si were chasing Emperor Xian of Han and wanted to protect Emperor Xian of Han.
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Under the protection of Yang Feng, Dong Cheng, Yang Biao, Zhu Jun and other civil and military officials, Emperor Xian of Han was caught up by Guo Si first and besieged at the foot of Huashan Mountain.
Originally, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others were less than 10,000 troops, and they were no match for Guo Si’s tens of thousands of troops in any case.
Just as Guo Si attacked Yang Feng and Dong Cheng, Li Jue also led his army to catch up. Li Jue undoubtedly wanted to steal Emperor Xian of Han, and even wanted to take the opportunity to kill Guo Si. He was not polite and joined the melee.
The three armies fought in a melee at the foot of Mount Hua. Yang Feng and Dong Cheng's troops were the weakest, and neither Li Jue's army nor Guo Si's army would cut and kill their soldiers. With less than 10,000 troops, more than half of them were lost in an instant.
Fortunately, taking advantage of Li Jue and Guo Si's fight again, Yang Feng and Dong Cheng still had the opportunity to protect the "civil and military officials" such as Emperor Xian of Han and Yang Biao and others, who broke through the siege.
Yang Feng had a general named Xu Huang, whose courtesy name was Gongming, who used a big axe and was quite brave.
Xu Huang killed Li Jue and Guo Si, and led his troops to fight a path of blood, protect Emperor Xian of Han and others to break through the siege in the chaos, headed straight to Tongguan, and soon passed Tongguan and entered the Hongnong County area. As long as you pass Hongnong again, you can return to Luoyang.
During the melee between Li Jue and Guo Si, they learned that Emperor Xian of Han took advantage of the chaos to escape again.
Li Jue said to Guo Si: "If the emperor returns to Luoyang and gains a foothold in the east, he will definitely inform the world and let the princes attack you and me together, and my two and three tribes will not be protected."
Guo Si also felt that it was inappropriate to let Emperor Xian of Han escape back to Luoyang. After thinking about it, he simply said, "Since that's the case, we will join forces to chase the general, kill the emperor, and divide Guanzhong equally."
Li Jue smiled and said, "Okay, that's right!"
The two of them immediately joined forces and left Tongguan, chasing Emperor Xian of Han, and passing by, plundering all over the place, causing countless people to suffer.
When Yang Feng, Dong Cheng, Emperor Xian of Han and others learned that Li Jue and Guo Si's army were chasing him again, they were frightened and fled eastward desperately. They all abandoned the baggage, talismans, classics, and imperial objects, and fled lightly.
Along the way, he was bitten by Li Jue and Guo Si's army from time to time, and he could retreat only after fighting to the death. There were nearly 10,000 troops, and there were fewer and fewer food and grass, and all the tents were lost.
That night, Emperor Xian of Han and Empress Fu could only stay in a dilapidated thatched hut, so that they could only fill their stomachs with millet rice. However, the rice was so thick that it was hard to swallow. Emperor Xian of Han and Empress Fu could cry silently.
Empress Fu was quite virtuous and comforted Emperor Xian of Han softly, saying that everything would be fine when returning to Luoyang.
In order to prevent Li Jue from catching up with Guo Si's army again. In the early morning, before dawn, Emperor Xian of Han took off and continued to advance eastward.
Of course, the journey could not go smoothly. As the closer it was to Luoyang, Li Jue and Guo Si were also a little anxious. They abandoned the infantry and led only thousands of iron cavalry to chase him. This time, Emperor Xian of Han could not run faster than them, so they were caught up again at the foot of Ji Mountain.
Yang Feng and Dong Cheng had only more than 2,000 soldiers left, of course they could not stop Li Jue, Guo Si's seven or eight thousand cavalry, and the army was dispersed. Li Jue and Guo Si personally led some of the cavalry to chase the carriages of Emperor Xian of Han and Empress Fu.
Emperor Xian of Han was frightened and he didn't know if he could escape successfully this time.
Just as Li Jue and Guo Si's iron cavalry were chasing closer and closer, and Emperor Xian of Han gradually became a little desperate, the iron cavalry rushed out from the west. The leader was a young man with white horse and silver spear, which was Zhao Yun.
"Zhao Zilong in Changshan is here, how can the thief dare to be arrogant!" Zhao Yun shouted and took Li Jue and Guo Si directly.
Li Jue and Guo Si were shocked. When they fought against Lu Bu, the two of them, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji were still defeated. Zhao Yun once fought with Lu Bu for 500 rounds under Hulao Pass and was undefeated. His courage was definitely not something that he and the other two could defeat.
Then they worked together to fight Zhao Yun, and in just a few rounds, the two led the army and fled.
Zhao Yun left five hundred cavalry to protect Emperor Xian of Han, led the remaining cavalry to chase and kill for a while, and killed more than a thousand thieves and then returned.
At this time, Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others also found Emperor Xian of Han. When they saw the elite cavalry surrounding Emperor Xian of Han, they were both shocked. After Emperor Xian of Han said that this was Zhao Yun's army to rescue the lords, they suddenly said, "Is it Liu Yu's subordinate?"
Emperor Xian of Han’s eyes lit up and asked, “But the Han family’s relative, Hanzhong Hou, Liu Yu, and Liu Shimin?”
Yang Biao said, "Your Majesty, it is Liu Yu, the Marquis of Hanzhong." After a pause, Yang Biao said, "This Zhao Yun is also a famous general all over the world. In the past, he fought with the Marquis of Wen Lu Bu at Hulao Pass for 500 rounds."
Emperor Xian of Han nodded, and at this time, Zhao Yun also led his troops back.
Zhao Yun got off his horse and kowtowed and said, "Zhao Yun greets His Majesty."
"General Zhao quickly ask for help." Emperor Xian of Han personally stepped forward and helped Zhao Yun up. He sighed: "The only princes in the world, only Hanzhong Marquis sent troops to rescue me. I am very pleased. If General Zhao had not arrived in time, I might have suffered an accident."
Zhao Yun said, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. My elder brother is a relative of the Han Dynasty. It is a lifelong responsibility to protect the Han Dynasty. How can the emperor not come to rescue him when he is in trouble? If there is no important matter in Hanzhong, my elder brother would like to come in person. He has a saying that Yun should bring to Your Majesty. Li Jue and Guo Si two thieves forced Your Majesty to come here. It is hateful and hateful. In the future, he will kill these two thieves and present their heads to make it a success for Your Majesty to suffer today."
Emperor Xian of Han was moved. Over the years, he was first bullied by Dong Zhuo, and then by Li Jue and Guo Si. He felt that it was the poor Han clan that led to frequent traitors in the world and no one truly protected the Han clan. Perhaps only Liu Yu was able to resist the Han clan and reshape the power of the Han clan.
After being moved and thinking about it, Emperor Xian of Han blurted out: "In the past, when he was fighting against the Yellow Turban, his father praised the bravery of Hanzhong Hou many times. Today, Hanzhong Hou sent troops to rescue me in a dilemma and be able to be the "Emperor Uncle". I want to make the Emperor Uncle the King the King and summon the Emperor Uncle to the court."
Emperor Xian of Han was shocked when he said this.
Chapter completed!