Below a hillside.
Emperor Xian of Han was resting under a big Pagoda Tree tree. At this time, he was panting, with a look of weakness on his face, and his voice was hoarse. "Water, water... is there Honey Water..."
Because he was running too fast, the Dragon Carriage he was riding broke down halfway. He had no choice but to ride a horse, but this was fatal to him.
As Son of Heaven, he usually lives in the palace for a long time and travels by Dragon Carriage. When did he ride a long distance on horseback?
Along the way, Emperor Xian of Han felt like his whole body was about to fall apart. Now every part of his body ached, and his throat was so thirsty that it was about to smoke.
"You..."
These words made Dong Cheng furious.
Brother, you are running for your life!
Still thinking about drinking Honey Water?
Although he really wanted to scold this Pretender Emperor for not being able to distinguish the situation, but because he was surrounded by Tiger Guard and there were so many people and eyes, he couldn't be disrespectful, so he had to hold back his anger and said:
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to rest, we are not completely out of danger yet."
"When it's really safe, you can drink Honey Water."
Military Coup failed. Emperor Xian of Han was completely disheartened at this moment. After hearing Dong Cheng's words, he couldn't help but laugh miserably.
"Safe? Where is it safe now?"
"I am a dignified Son of Heaven, but I ran away from Xu County like a bereaved dog. This is the second time I have escaped for my life."
"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!"
"This world is so big that there is no place for me! Although there are many Han ministers, there are no loyal ministers who can protect me!"
"Even if I want to drink Honey Water, it's a luxury!"
Emperor Xian of Han was filled with sorrow and indignation. He only felt that he was the most failed emperor in history. He simply had no face to face Great Han's Former Emperors of Every Era!
"This kid has acted again..."
Dong Cheng's eyes twitched, he pressed down his hardened fist, took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, you are not without a place to go, Great Han still has ministers who are loyal to you."
"Three hundred miles straight west from here is the boundary of Jing Province. As long as we go to Jing Province and find Liu Biao, he will definitely assist Your Majesty Restore the Great Han."
"That one is the true Han Dynasty loyal minister!"
Liu Biao is the serious Han House clansman after Liu Yu, King Gong of Lu of Han, and he controls Jing Province. He has huge power and is even stronger than Cao Cao.
Now it is undoubtedly the best choice to go to Liu Biao.
"Liu Biao?"
When Emperor Xian of Han heard this name, his expression suddenly changed. He immediately shook his head like a rattle and flatly refused. "No! I will never go Jing Province!"
He doesn't trust anyone now, including Liu Biao.
Because being loyal to the Han Dynasty does not mean being loyal to Son of Heaven!
Not to mention whether Liu Biao will recognize him, even if he does, who can guarantee that Liu Biao has no ambitions? You know, if Liu Biao holds him hostage, it will be much more legitimate than Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and others!
It is even possible to force him to take the Zen position!
With Han House clansman's identity and excellent reputation, he is strong and has taken root in Jing Province for many years.
There must be many people who want to make Liu Biao the emperor.
If he goes to Jing Province, it is probably not a question of whether Liu Biao wants to be emperor, but a question of whether the officials of the Jing Province faction under his command want to become Conglong heroes.
As Son of Heaven, Emperor Xian of Han has this political sense.
Once Yuan Shao wanted to support Liu Yu, which suddenly made him alert to Han House clansman.
As he said that, he couldn't help but glance at Dong Cheng.
The fear in my heart became more and more serious.
Dong Cheng definitely didn't have any good intentions when he asked him to go to Jing Province. He probably also wanted to seek refuge with Liu Biao and support Liu Biao as emperor.
In fact, Dong Cheng does have such thoughts.
This was also the idea he had on the way to escape.
Although he knows that Emperor Xian of Han is Pretender Emperor, the name Son of Heaven is not completely fake. It just depends on whose name it is used and how it is used.
If Emperor Xian of Han gives the Zen position to Liu Biao, then I believe there will be many people in the world who will support Liu Biao as emperor.
Because the bloodline of Liu Biao is undeniably orthodox, and Han Dynasty is currently in danger. As a great prince of a separatist regime, as long as Liu Biao has a legitimate name, it is indeed possible for him to recreate Flourishing Han.
Zen is the best name.
So what if it is the Son of Heaven position ceded by Pretender Emperor who does not know whether it is true or not? Liu Biao is of the bloodline of the Han Dynasty, and coupled with its strong strength, this is enough.
"Could it be that he saw it?"
Dong Cheng also didn't expect that Emperor Xian of Han would actually reject his proposal. He was quite surprised and asked calmly:
"Then Your Majesty, where do you think you can go now? Apart from Liu Biao, there seems to be no better place to go."
Emperor Xian of Han opened his mouth and was speechless for a moment.
Dong Cheng This sentence is indeed correct.
Nowadays, among all the princes in the world, who is loyal to him, Son of Heaven, who doesn't want to replace him, and who has the ability to protect him?
"Wait... there's still somewhere to go!"
Emperor Xian of Han suddenly thought of someone, and suddenly became excited, and said in a high-spirited voice, "Go to Yang Province! Let's go to Yang Province to find Marquis of Wen!"
"Marquis of Wen is loyal to me. He was just deceived by that Pretender Emperor. As long as Marquis of Wen sees me, he will definitely turn against me!"
Emperor Xian of Han was very excited at this time.
Why did he forget Lü Bu!
Lü Bu is loyal to him and has no ambitions, which he is extremely sure of; and Lü Bu occupies Xu Province and half of Yang Province, and is very powerful, fully capable of protecting him!
"Marquis of Wen is too naive. Pretender Emperor is very scheming and looks similar to me, so he deceived Marquis of Wen."
"As long as I meet Marquis of Wen in person, he will definitely recognize who True Son of Heaven is!"
Emperor Xian of Han The more I thought about it, the more excited I became. I suddenly felt full of strength, my waist no longer hurt, and my legs were no longer sore.
He stood up holding on to the tree and ordered to the many Tiger Guard people around him, "Pass my decree and set off immediately for Shou County!"
"No!"
Tiger Guards all took the order.
Emperor Xian of Han glanced at the dull-looking Dong Cheng, sneered in his heart, and walked towards the horse not far away with a puff of sleeves.
His steps gradually became firmer, his back straightened, his eyes bright, and his expression extremely confident.
"Marquis of Wen, your emperor is here!"
Chapter 218 Chen Lü Bu, see Your Majesty
Liang Province.
Ma Teng army station.
After sending Imperial Envoy away from Ye City, Ma Teng returned to Central Army Camp Tent worriedly.
Ma Teng, more than Eight Feet in height, tall in stature, with a handsome face and nose.
Ancestors is General Who Subdues the Waves Ma Yuan who is shrouded in horse leather.
When he was young, his family was poor and he made a living by chopping firewood.
In the last years of Emperor Ling, he was called into the army due to the Qiang and Hu rebellion.
In just a few years, he repeatedly achieved military exploits and was promoted to Army Commandant based on his military exploits, and was promoted to general.
Just talking about his military exploits against the Yi and Di people has indeed not discredited his ancestor General Who Subdues the Waves.
Such a forthright man, holding Imperial Edict at this time, fell into a tangle.
After a long time, he shouted outside Camp Tent:
"Call brothers Mengqi and Lingming."
After about half a stick of incense, his Eldest Son Ma Chao, second son Ma Xiu, third son Ma Tie, nephew Ma Dai and confidant Great General Pang De arrived at Central Army Camp Tent.
Pang De As soon as he entered Camp Tent, he asked, "The general is about to lead his troops to go to Qianghu to fight the autumn wind. The general called me to come. Why?"
Ma Teng motioned Pang De to sit down and handed Imperial Edict in his hand to him and Ma Chao to pass them around one by one.
After they finished reading one after another, they asked, "Lingming, Mengqi, what do you think?"
Ma Chao said happily, "Son of Heaven named his father General of the Vanguard, Acting Authority over the Banners, and added Marquis of Huaili. This is a good thing. With this letter Imperial Edict, who dares to call his father Rebel?"
Pang De nodded and agreed, "The general believes that what Eldest Son said is true. With this letter Imperial Edict, the general will have Han Dynasty's righteousness and Han Sui will have a headache!"
However, there was never any joy on Ma Teng's face.
These superficial benefits don't need to be analyzed by Zihe's close confidants for him to see them.
Shaking his head, Ma Teng expressed his worries.
"In the fourth year of Zhongping, I united with Han Sui to elect Wang Guo as leader, raised an army to rebel against Imperial Court, and plundered Three Fu. It has been branded as Rebel."
"Wang Guo was defeated by Huangfu Song, and Han Sui and I took advantage of the situation to separate ourselves from Liang Province. This further confirmed the name of Rebel."
"In the third year of Chuping, I surrendered to Imperial Court, but when I led my troops to arrive at Chang'an, Dong Zhuo was dead. On the surface, I surrendered to Imperial Court, but in fact, I surrendered to the traitor Li Jue."
"Later, I turned against Li Jue and joined forces with Han Sui to attack Chang'an. At that time, Son of Heaven Faction Emissary came to persuade us to make peace, but I ignored him."
"In the eyes of Son of Heaven, I am no different from Rebel."
Ma Chao heard this and laughed disapprovingly.
"Father, don't worry. Son of Heaven is in a worrying situation. It's time to buy horse bones for a thousand dollars. How can you compare what your father did before?"
"Yuan Shao conquers Yi City, and it will take less than five months to seize the entire territory of You Province. Son of Heaven hangs alone on Ye City, facing Military Might of Yuan Shao."
"In Imperial Edict, Son of Heaven named his father Marquis of Huaili to guard the important place of Three Fu. The meaning is self-evident. It is simply to let his father contain Yuan Shao's army."