Though this small village was not far from Luoyang, even cavalry pushing hard would need seven or eight days to reach it.
"Far too long. Five days at most. We must arrive within five days!"
Gao Changgong said in a grave voice.
Hearing this, Verdant Green Maiden glanced at him and said, "Though the Zhou Army and the Turkic People are besieging Luoyang, Jinyong City's defenses are strong, and it has a garrison. It'll be safe for the time being."
"Gao Changgong, haste makes waste. We can't march too fast."
Gao Changgong sighed. "I know, but Luoyang must not suffer any mishap. The Duke of Wei is there."
"The Duke of Wei..."
Verdant Green Maiden raised an eyebrow. "Is he a descendant of Cao Wei?"
Gao Changgong nodded. "That's right."
Long ago, with emperors of Cao Wei dying one after another in their youth, the realm fell into chaos. The Imperial Clan's power was steadily weakened, while several great aristocratic families rose on the tide and took control of the government.
At last, amid a great civil war, the Gao Clan installed a member of the Cao Wei Imperial Clan as emperor, openly challenging the powerful ministers of the Yuwen Clan, the Yuan Clan, and others.
The Yuan Clan and the Yuwen Clan also set up a new emperor in Chang'an.
Cao Wei was split apart.
Later, the Yuan Clan usurped the throne and proclaimed itself emperor, yet still called its state Great Wei and upheld Cao Wei's legitimacy.
Gao Yang, too, received the abdication of Cao Wei's last emperor and ascended the throne, establishing Great Qi. He gave the last emperor the title Duke of Wei and settled him in Luoyang City, while building a new capital in Ye City.
Though the Yuan Clan's reign as emperors had been