In this way, the bandit army, which already had a numerical advantage, became even more powerful. When Li Le's troops arrived in Lehou, they met in Weiyang. Guo Bin had already robbed a lot of supplies, especially some clothes, so he sent soldiers to take these things away. They were thrown everywhere. Li Le's army lacked discipline and was a bandit. Naturally, they couldn't stand the temptation, so they all went to fight for it. No one noticed that they were fighting, and soon the team dispersed.
So Li and Guo took the opportunity to attack from all sides and engage in melee. Li Le's troops were definitely defeated. Yang Feng and Dong Cheng could not resist. They could only protect Emperor Xian and continue walking north. The enemy troops came from behind. Li Le said: "The situation is very critical now. Please get off the sedan and ride on the horse!"
Emperor Xian said: "It is precisely because this is a critical time that I cannot abandon the officials and escape on my own."
After hearing this, everyone was very moved and even shed tears. Hu Cai, who soon came to help, was also beheaded by the rebel army. This news added new despair to the already miserable atmosphere. Yang Feng and Dong Cheng saw behind them. The thieves were chasing him in a hurry, so they told him not to take the car and walk to the bank of the Yellow River.
It happened that Li Le and others saw a boat and hurriedly called over.
It was winter at that time, and it was especially wet and cold along the Yellow River. Everyone was breathing heavily. Emperor Xian and others felt even more cold because they had not had a good meal for a long time.
Emperor Xian and the Queen helped him to the shore. The shore was not high, so he had to get off the boat. The pursuers arrived from behind.
Yang Feng said: "You can tie the rope holding the horse to the boat and let Emperor Xian get off the boat."
So someone took out about ten pieces of white silk brought by the uncle and said, "These pieces of cloth I obtained from the rebel army can be used for joining."
The marching captain Shang Hong tied Emperor Xian and the Queen with silk and asked everyone to let them get off first, while Li Le stood at the bow of the boat.
Many people on the shore saw this way of escaping and scrambled to grab the side of the boat. Li Ledu hacked them all and threw them into the water. After General Xiandi had crossed the Yellow River, he began to ferry others. In order to strictly enforce discipline, all those who had a fight had their fingers cut off, and there was a sudden burst of crying, which was very miserable.
It lasted for a while and was very chaotic. In the end, only a dozen people were left with Emperor Xian. Yang Feng found an ox cart and took Emperor Xian to the sun. He ran out of food on the way and rested in a broken tile house at night. Seeing that they were really hungry, the villagers offered extra food to them. Emperor Xian and the Queen ate a few mouthfuls and felt that the food was not for human consumption at all. However, they had no choice but to forcefully swallow it in order to fill their stomachs. They did not know the taste. .
When he arrived at Lin Er, he felt grateful for Li Le's contribution and issued an edict to reward him and made him the General of the Northern Conquest. Han Xian was made the General of the Eastern Conqueror and set out again.
On the way, two ministers found this place and cried and worshiped on the ground. Emperor Xian saw that their faces were none other than Taiwei Yang Biao and Taishi Han Rong.
Han Rong said: "These two evil thieves, Li Cui and Guo Si, still believe in my words. I will risk my life to convince them to stop fighting. Your Majesty, you must take good care of your dragon body."
Han Rong left after that. Li Le asked Emperor Xian to rest in Yang Feng's camp. Yang Biao suggested that the late emperor settle down temporarily in Anyi County. There was no decent house in this place. Emperor Xian and the queen lived in thatched huts, and there were no people around. The door is blocked and can only be replaced by thorns, causing severe drafts.
Emperor Xian and his ministers were discussing state affairs under the hut, while the generals brought troops and horses outside to suppress them and protect the local order.
At that time, Li Le finally revealed his true colors and began to embark on the path of authoritarianism. As long as any official offended him, he would beat and insult him regardless of the occasion. Sometimes he would even offer some dirty wine and coarse food if he was in a bad mood. Emperor Xian could only swallow his anger.
Not only that, Li Le and Han Xian also named more than 200 guanzou wudu, buqu, witch doctors, and foot soldiers, and became school captains, censors and other officials. There were too many people to engrave official seals, so they could only be used temporarily. Pictures replaced him, and he paid no attention to the laws and regulations of the court.
Han Rong really fulfilled his promise, You Guo and Li stopped pursuing him, and they agreed to let all officials and palace officials return.
This year was another famine year, and the people all went to dig wild vegetables. The people were in dire straits and starved to death everywhere. Knowing that after Emperor Xian returned to Luoyang, the princes all expressed their gratitude. Zhang Yang, the governor of Hanoi, offered rice and meat, and Wang Yi, the governor of Hedong, offered silk. This made Emperor Xian feel very relieved. After all, not all princes were like Guo Si and Li Cui. There are still some people who respect themselves.
Dong Chen and Yang Feng also discussed and sent people to Luoyang to rebuild the palace, hoping to return to the eastern capital of Luoyang as prime minister.
However, when Li Le knew about it, he had great objections. Dong Cheng advised: "Luoyang was originally the place where the Han Dynasty established its capital. Anyi is just a place. It can't even put a carriage frame. It is right to return to Luoyang."
Li Le didn't care and said: "Then you can go to Luoyang with me. I want to stay here."
So Yang Feng and Dong Cheng took Emperor Xian towards Luoyang. However, Li Le was certainly not stupid. His domineering life was because Emperor Xian was around. There would definitely be no meaning once Emperor Xian left, so he secretly went to find him. Guo Si and Li Cui immediately discussed going together to rob the son on the road.
Dong Cheng and others were not stupid either. They knew that Li Le would not let Emperor Xian go so easily, so they conspired together and set up some traps at night to escort the carriage to
Go forward in the direction of Jiguan. After Li Le got the news, he led his own troops to Jishan without waiting for Guo Si and Li to urge him. Around the fourth watch, he rushed to Jishan and shouted: "Don't leave the carriage, Guo Si and Li are here!" "
Having been chased to begin with, Emperor Xian was frightened and frightened when he heard the sound, and the mountain also lit up with a flash of fire.
Yang Feng stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, don't be surprised. This is Li Le. He lied that he was Li Cui and Guo Bang." Then he ordered Xu Huang to attack. After all, Li Le didn't know the opponent's strength and thought he was an unknown soldier. , as a result, the two met for one round, and were hacked to death by Xu Huang. The other party members were also killed, and Emperor Xian passed Jiguan smoothly.
Prefect Zhang Yang set up a formation to welcome Emperor Xian, who was named Grand Sima on the spot. Zhang Yang found an excuse and left.
In this way, Emperor Xian and his party finally overcame many difficulties and returned to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
After entering Luoyang, he saw that the once bustling streets had become deserted. The palace still had traces of being burned by fire. It was all black, weeds grew on the ground, and there were ruins everywhere. He felt sad for a moment. Actually left tears.
He asked Yang Feng to build a new house to live in. All the officials came to congratulate him, but they all stood in the midst of thorns.
So Emperor Xian issued an edict to change the title of the year from Xingping to Jian'an. This year happened to be another famine year. There were less than a few hundred residents in Luoyang City and there was nothing to eat. They could only dig wild vegetables outside the city. , peel off the bark of trees, and even eat grass directly.
All officials suffered hardships. From Shang Shulang down, they all went out of the city to find food. Many people died of starvation on the road due to the complicated terrain, and many were bitten by poisonous snakes. It was true that the fortune of the Han Dynasty had weakened. .
