Liu Xie, the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty, is ten years old this year.To say that he is down is really down, after all, none of the real power faction in Chang'an city takes him seriously; but no matter how down, there are still more than 500 people who are willing to flee with him.

Half of them are court ladies and eunuchs.

The other half is composed of survivors and loyal soldiers.The leader is Taiwei Yang Biao, the head of Hongnong Yang's family.Counting down, there are Zhang Wen, Ding Gong, Liu Ai, Yang Qi, Zhong Ji, etc., and the only Dong Cheng who can lead troops.

Empress Dowager Dong's natal family was completely slaughtered by Yuan Shao and He Jin when the First Prince and Second Prince were fighting for the throne.Only Dong Cheng escaped unharmed because he joined the army in Xiliang.He is considered to be Liu Xie's cousin, and also the closest relative by blood.

It was also because of this relationship that Dong Chengcai desperately betrayed other members of the Xiliang Army, and took two hundred soldiers on an uncertain escape road.

Going out of Chang'an in the east, the most dangerous pass is Tongguan, which is heavily guarded.When the precipitous pass revealed its true face in the haze, Yang Biao asked everyone to drive clearly, and the abandoned emperor sat on the carriage wearing the marquis's costume to show his face, and a group of people marched to the pass.

"Before Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself emperor, he promised Han Emperor Hongnong the title of title. Unexpectedly, he passed away before he could promise. Now, the king of Xiliang, Guo Si, and the king of Beiliang, Li Jue, only sealed a small peace. The Marquis of Yin drove the Han Emperor out of Chang'an, which is simply too deceitful." Yang Biao's words were burning, with an angry expression on his face, which really frightened the soldiers guarding Tongguan.

Immediately, a waiter, Liu Ai, pinched little Liu Xie's arm, and whispered, "Your Majesty, cry quickly."

Liu Xie burst into tears from the pain, and wiped his face: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo."

The court ladies and eunuchs all wept in mourning, and the crying was loud for a while.

"It's unfortunate for the big man." All kinds of grey-bearded veterans knelt on the ground and patted the wheels. "In the past, the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Shang Dynasty. The courtesy received, and the humiliation received by Emperor Han, is really heart-wrenching!"

The Xiliang warriors couldn't understand their polite words, but they aroused a lot of ridicule instead. "Old man, what bookbag are you pulling? Let you get out of here."

"There is not much population left in Pingyin County, and there is no way to guarantee food and clothing for the Emperor Han, so what should we do?"

"How do we know this? Do you still want to borrow food from Tongguan? Gun Gun Gun, this year's drought, there is little food, but there is no extra. Besides, that kid is no longer the emperor, why should we support him? ?”

Under the meticulous performance of Yang Biao and others, Liu Xie and his party successfully tricked the guards at Tongguan and entered the border of Hedong.Yang Biao even made the decision and sold most of the court ladies in the team to Tongguan, two women for one horse.

Once out of Tongguan's field of vision, all the luggage was abandoned and marched towards Tokyu.The nobles headed by Emperor Fei rode horses, while those with low status ran on their legs.The line stretched so long that people kept getting left behind and sank into the withered grass, never to be seen again.

Even so, by the evening of that day, Chang'an's pursuers still chased after him.They are all bloodthirsty Xiliang veterans who are good at fighting, and they can feel the terrifying murderous aura attacking from behind without looking back, forcibly turning the hot air into ice cold.

Helpless, Dong Cheng's troops can only be cut off.

Yang Biao personally carried the exhausted little Liu Xie on a fast horse, galloping all the way, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "The emperor of Han just wants to find a way out, all the kings will kill them all, are you not afraid of being criticized by the world?" ?”

His voice was so loud that he could really reach the ears of the pursuers.

Guo Bang chopped off an infantryman with a single knife, then raised his head and replied: "You have lived in Chang'an for five years, and you are living well? Didn't you go out of Tongguan with your life, didn't you just want to find the princes of the Kanto to attack us? I have already I have seen through you celebrities and great families!"

"Your Majesty has absolutely no such intention." Yang Biao almost bit his teeth off, "Your Majesty said, treat the envoys of the kings of Liangzhou with the above courtesy, and dare not be disrespectful. Your Majesty, speak quickly, hurry up."

Liu Xie was so frightened that he spoke quickly: "The King of the West is here, so I just want to go back to Luoyang to worship my father and ancestors. I am a person who was rejected by my ancestors, and I dare not have more ideas except to make up for my sins. It is even more important to order the princes of the Kanto Nonsense, who will listen to me?"

He was able to say such a thing at the age of ten, which made the veterans feel sad again.

But Guo Si didn't buy it. "Hahaha, since the princes of the Guandong don't listen to you, then you can go back with me."

We couldn't reach an agreement, so we could only fight and run.Fortunately, not far to the east of Tongguan is Hongnong County, which was supported by some parts of Hongnong Yang's family.In the end, Liu Xie and his party crossed the river at the cost of the blood and corpses stretching all the way, leaving the vicious Xiliang army on the other side of the river.

At this time, it was already late at night.

Liu Xie sat tremblingly in the woods, listening to Yang Biao, Zhang Wen, and Liu Ai counting the number of people.

There are no female relatives left, even Yang Biao's wife and Dong Cheng's daughter have been abandoned.The eunuchs were rather desperate, and more than 40 survived by running with their legs, which was more than the number of low-level officials.The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and even civil servants who knew how to use swordsmanship died a lot.

"Your Majesty," Yang Biao's voice seemed to have aged ten years in the darkness, "there are 190 and three others. We will try our best to rescue Your Majesty."

Liu Xiaoxie hugged his knees: "They all said that I was rejected by my ancestors, and I was born to die."

Yang Biao's voice trembled: "You must not say that."

"..."

"Don't say that! If you are here, the Han Dynasty is here. If you are gone, unless there is a second Emperor Guangwu who is appointed by Heaven, the Han Dynasty will really be gone."

Although there was an urgent situation on his head, Liu Xie was still a ten-year-old child after all, and he didn't have the insomnia problem of adults, and he fell asleep worryingly.When he woke up again, he was already in an abandoned village.

A familiar little eunuch brought him water to wash his face, and then put on the formal suits that had been carefully dusted off.In the end, a twelve-point crown was pressed on the head.

Liu Xie frowned and asked, "Do you still need to pay attention to your manners on the way to escape?"

Yang Biao replied outside the collapsed wooden door: "When Confucius was down and down, he never forgot to sing on the drum and qin. It was during his exile that he had to pay more attention to his moral character."

Although Liu Xie didn't understand half of it, he respectfully bowed to the students: "I would like to be taught."

After the number of personnel decreased, the target also became smaller. The team of more than 100 people came out day and night, hiding in the mountains, forests and villages, and even escaped the Xiliang army several times.As they got closer and closer to Luoyang, the surrounding scenery became more and more desolate.

The traces of the flames, even after several years, are still clearly visible.The farmland is barren, and nine out of ten villages are empty. Even finding a household to light a fire and cook has become a luxury.

The Xiliang army, who were accustomed to living a good life, couldn't stand it at first.The cavalry carried food for three days, and they would starve to death after seven days, and there were no people for them to harvest, so they had to retreat to the west of Tongguan.

The threat of pursuit was lifted, and famine ensued.Ten years ago, when Emperor Ling ruled the sky and the earth, who said that the Han emperor would beg in Luoyang one day, who would believe it?But such a ridiculous thing just happened.

Everyone is equal before hunger.

There were only three bowls presented to Liu Xie, a bowl of thin corn porridge, a bowl of wild beans, and a bowl of wild vegetables.No meat and no salt, almost inedible.

The corn was obtained by begging from the ruins after walking three miles from Xiaohuangmen, going door to door.The wild beans were found by the soldiers from the deserted and dry fields.The wild vegetables were picked by Sangong Jiuqing from the corner of the wall.This was as much food as this pampered team could find.

Except for Liu Xie himself, others only had to cook and eat wild vegetables.

For example, Ding Gong, who used to be the master who didn’t eat without meat soup, what about now?I broke off two branches and used them as chopsticks, and snorted and drank dandelion leaves.A bowl of bitter and rough wild vegetables will not fill you up at all.

"When will this kind of day be the end?" The officials surrounded Yang Biao, waiting for him to make up his mind.

"Silence!" Yang Biao shouted, "How dignified are Jiuqing, Shangshu, and Shizhong?! I have written to Liu Yan in Yizhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Cao Cao in Yanzhou. Rescue will arrive soon."

In fact, there are two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who are adjacent to Luo Yang.But because Yuan Shao once destroyed Dong Chengman's family and supported Liu Yu's youngest son as emperor in Jizhou, they just wanted to die.As for Yuan Shu, he proclaimed himself emperor, so let's not mention it.

The only ones who can rely on now are Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yanzhou. The others are too far away, and the distant water cannot save the nearby fire.In fact, everyone is more inclined to Cao Cao in their hearts, and the migration all the way is also in the direction of Yanzhou.Liu Yan and Liu Biao are both surnamed Liu, and they are not sure when they will "click" to proclaim themselves emperor; only after Cao Cao is an eunuch, it is flattery for the Emperor of Han to take refuge in him.

"Will someone really come to save the orphan?" Liu Xie was wearing three layers of deep clothing, and even in the early autumn when the weather was getting colder, he was sweating profusely from the heat.

"Your Majesty, you should call yourself mine!"

Liu Xie bit his lower lip: "Since the first emperor, only those who control the world can be called 'zhen'. I am like this now, and it is very good to be able to be called a widow."

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Yang Biao strode up to the abandoned emperor, his brows and eyes were stern, "Your Majesty is of the blood of the Han Dynasty, and is extremely honorable. If you underestimate yourself, what do you want those of us who follow you to do?"

Before the gentry officials said anything, the eunuchs hugged their heads and cried together.The shrill cries of men and women fill one's ears like a magic voice.

Intimidated by Yang Biao, the team did not disperse.Begging all the way to the east, all the way to Xingyang, and I didn't see any reply from the princes.Going forward, you will leave Luoyang territory. Whether you want to enter Yanzhou or Jingzhou, or turn to Yizhou, it is best not to break into other people's territory until you make up your mind.

In this way, Liu Xie and his party stopped in Xingyang.

Xingyang used to be a prosperous place, and it was only across a river from the Ao warehouse used to store grain in Luoyang.Although it was looted by Dong Zhuo when the capital was moved, gradually some people sneaked back because of the fertile land.Now there are hundreds of households, and groups of refugees and beggars make a living here.

When I first heard that Emperor Han lived here, every day people came to the broken courtyard where Liu Xie lived to "peek at the traces of the emperor".Those who are more respectful, kowtow outside the courtyard; those who are bolder, just look in the courtyard to see what clothes the little emperor is wearing and doing, so that he can brag to others when he turns around.

But when Liu Xie lived in Xingyang for a full month, the situation took a turn for the worse.Who can tolerate a beggar begging for food every day for a month?Originally, there was a severe drought this year, and my family lived on the food stored in previous years.Even if the beggar bears the title of "emperor", it doesn't work!

When they were in a hurry to ask for food, some peasant children came to spit at Liu Xie's door. "Hey, are you still the emperor? When the people are displaced, they don't see you, they just grab food happily."

It made Liu Xie cry again.

Losing soldiers and destroying generals can't even forcefully requisition food.When the emperor reached this point, it was really a failure.

It's halfway through September.Liu Yan in the middle of Shu wrote back and said that the road to Shu there was difficult, and the team to welcome Emperor Han would not arrive until the beginning of next spring.

"Excuse! Nonsense!" Yang Biao said.

Liu Biao from Jingzhou said that he would come to pick him up after he discussed with the Jingzhou family.Cao Cao from Yanzhou said that he would come to pick him up when he raised some food.But in the final analysis, it is not right now, and there is no specific deadline.

Up to the Sangong Jiuqing, down to the servants and soldiers, it is like mourning and examining concubines.The days of being looked down upon by ordinary people must continue.Gradually, even beggars are no longer afraid of the "Emperor's Courtyard".The refugees wandered outside the courtyard laughing and singing nursery rhymes about the dying Han Dynasty handed down from the Yellow Turban era, which even Yang Biao could not stop.

One day, when Liu Xie was eating, he saw two dirty faces, one big and one small, staring eagerly at the beans in his bowl outside the fence.

Liu Xie's heart tightened, and he quickly called out to the left and right to be on guard.

"I am supreme," the little emperor hid behind the eunuch carrying a wooden stick, "you go, don't do anything more disrespectful, I will not hold you accountable."

The older beggar held the beggar in his arms, neither dodging nor avoiding. "My lord, this child and I have been hungry for three days. The adults can bear it, but the child can't. You are kind, please give us some food."

He spoke earnestly.Liu Xie couldn't bear it, so he found a broken bowl and poured half a bowl of millet porridge into it.

"Your Majesty." The eunuchs on the left and right hurriedly dissuaded, "No."

Liu Xie shook his head: "Go. I have a bad appetite today."

That's why Xiao Huangmen gave the porridge bowl to the beggar sullenly. "Drink quickly, I'm flattering you."

The beggar changed hands and gave the bowl to the younger one.The little beggar took it, drank half of it, and pushed it back to the older one. "Uncle Six, you drink too."

The man called Uncle Six didn't answer. "I don't eat what I eat. You drink."

The little beggar put the bowl on the ground and ran three steps away by himself. "Uncle Six, you drink."

Sixth Uncle just drank the rest of the porridge, bowed to the yard, and took the child away.They walked around the half-new and half-old ruins in Xingyang, and finally turned into a farmhouse that was not old enough.

In front of the room is the chicken shed, where five old hens are raised.The sound of clucking and clucking reminds people of the prosperous chicken farms in Dalian Port.

The old lady who was feeding worms to the chickens was already bent, but her movements were still agile and her eyes were bright. "The six ghosts are back. So soon, didn't they mean to see Emperor Han?"

"I've seen it." Qin Liu carried the mink tail to the well and began to scrub the dirt off his body. "It's been a long time since I asked for help. Da Lang is sending people to rush here. Let's not rush."

"There are times when you don't make the trip?" The old lady joked, "Then how are you going to explain to the master?"

"I'm here to be her informer. Just tell the truth." Qin Liu cleaned himself up first, then slipped leisurely to the backyard to write a coded letter, sealed it in a wax pill, and let the pigeons fly.

A few gray dove feathers fell from the sky and floated to Qin Liu's feet.The little emperor's temperament is not bad, but there is always a feeling that something is lacking.Qin Liu couldn't tell, but he had an intuition that if the master sat across the fence, he would definitely reject him.

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