It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 549: Ghosts in the Secret Passage

When Liu Cong left, he asked about the gold, silver and jewelry in the armory again. Yang Xianrong was very unhappy and asked him to burn down the Yang family mansion to prove that he didn't hide anything here.

This time, Liu Cong actually nodded in approval of the matter, and ordered Sima Jing and others to be released. He also sent a carriage and several guards to escort them out of Luoyang, and then returned to Tai'an County on his own.

Sima Jing refused to leave, and was finally forced into a carriage by Liu Guang.

Even though Yang Xianrong was extremely reluctant, she knew under the circumstances that if she took so many people with Liu Cong to Pingyang, they would all be a burden.

She secretly touched the sharp dagger hidden at her waist, feeling extremely complicated.

Liu Cong left Liu Guang to her, saying that Liu Guang could handle anything, and whether she wanted to follow Liu Yao was up to her. However, the current requirement was that she had to follow them to Pingyang and could not stay in Luoyang.

Yang Xianrong just nodded, but still said that they had to go to another place and at least get some food before following.

When he heard that there was food, Liu Cong's eyes lit up.

When marching and fighting, the most important thing is food. They burned, killed and looted in order to find food. Soldiers had to eat enough to have the strength to fight hard.

After joining Liu Guang's men, Yang Xianrong was surrounded by exactly one hundred guards. It just looked a little chaotic, because there were guards wearing the uniforms of the Jin Dynasty's imperial guards, the bald heads of Lingshan Temple monks, and the armor of Xiongnu soldiers. It was incredibly strange to see such a large group of people following her.

But now was not the time to get organized, so she thought about it and let them discuss on their own whether they still wanted to follow her to Pingyang. Then she took Yuan Jianshuo to Mingyue Tower nearby, saying that she was going to see if there was any food or medicinal materials stored in the kitchen.

In fact, her only goal was the secret passage in Mingyue Tower. It led directly to the Northern Army Mansion, and the secret passage in the Northern Army Mansion led to the Luoyang Palace. At the beginning, Yang Xianrong transported some of the gold, silver and jewelry from the armory and hid them in the secret passage. Only she, Cui Xi and Zhang Du knew about this, so although Yang Xianlian knew that she had been to the armory to move things, she never thought that she was not hiding it in the Yang family, but in the secret passage of the palace.

Above their heads was the Jiaofang Palace, which was the palace of the deposed empress Jia Nanfeng. No one had lived here for a long time.

Seeing so many boxes of rare treasures, Yuan Jianshuo's eyes widened. These things were also carefully selected by Yang Xianrong, and they were all easy to carry. She whispered to Yuan Jianshuo: "This is our last private money, don't let anyone know. Now, I have to go to Pingyang with Liu Cong. Although there is no need to worry about my life for the time being, I can't leave these things here."

"Send it back to Tai'an County?" Yuan Jianshuo rubbed his hands and tried to lift a medium-sized box, but it was indeed quite heavy and he had some difficulty.

"It's not safe." Yang Xianrong shook her head. "It's complicated to leave Luoyang City. They will definitely see us. But leaving it here is indeed dangerous. After all, I don't know if I can come back. If I died yesterday, these things would be left here and someone would find them. It would be that person's luck. But now, these things are still here, so we have to find a way to get rid of them."

"This... is really hard to take away." Yuan Jianshuo was in a dilemma.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly came from above. Someone must have broken into Jiaofang Palace and was rummaging through things, cursing and looking very unhappy.

Yang Xianrong and Yuan Jianshuo immediately blew out the candles, moved closer to the wall of the secret passage, tried to reduce their breathing as much as possible, and listened attentively to their movements.

This was a branch of General Huyan Yan's army that attacked Luoyang. When they learned that they were to do the mopping-up work, they were very unhappy. When they attacked before, they were the vanguard, suffered heavy losses, and did not gain any benefits. When they first entered the palace, General Huyan Yan specifically ordered them not to rob anything in order to show that the Han army was a disciplined army. As a result, after the attack was completely completed, General Wang Mi rushed in with his men, robbed everything indiscriminately, and took away all the valuables. At this time, General Huyan Yan reacted and allowed his soldiers to rob as well.

But it was already too late; everyone had already bought them all.

Later, General Huyan said that he would come to cover the rear, and asked Liu Cong to take his men back to Pingyang first. He led his men to go around the Luoyang Palace for a long time, but found nothing except some broken pieces of gold. His soldiers were so angry that they beat the wall and set fire to many places.

"This place is so desolate, there must be nothing left." Soldier A used his long knife to scratch the bluestone floor, making a harsh sound.

"It is said that this is where the deposed queen lived. There must be many wronged souls who died in vain." Soldier B was randomly digging around with a wooden stick in his hand.

"Hey, don't scare me. I was almost scared to death by that kid the other day, and I'm still trembling inside."

"Didn't you beat that kid up so he became much more obedient? What's there to be afraid of?"

"If he showed up again in the middle of the night and stood at my bedside with his eyes wide open, I would be scared to death." Soldier A patted his chest, "It's not my fault. His father is a coward. He ran away when His Majesty was in need of him."

"The general has never liked fighting, and he has left more than once or twice. His Majesty hasn't said anything yet, so why are you complaining?"

"But there is no one around your majesty. Look at this General Huyan and Wang Mi. They are not on good terms with each other. Sooner or later, they will fight."

"That's the generals' business. Why do you care so much? By the way, I have to remind you not to be too harsh on that child. The general has returned. I heard that he promised His Majesty yesterday that he would not leave."

"Can he get away? When we entered Luoyang, I saw him hacking and killing people with my own eyes. There was blood everywhere. There was one official in particular, he was not young anymore, I don't know who he was, but the general grabbed his collar and asked him why he wanted to let the empress be buried alive with him. The man said that both the emperor and the empress deserved to die. The general chopped off his head directly, and said with a smile, "Now let's see how you help them write the edict... Hey, you don't even know what the scene is, it's really scary."

"I remind you again, don't bother, don't ask, don't look, and be nice to that kid. The general will recognize this son after all."

"Tsk, what son? He is Liu Sheng's son. The general has adopted him as his adopted son. What is there to be afraid of? It doesn't matter if he is beaten to death."

"Don't be like this. When Liu Sheng killed your brother, it was also the emperor's order, not his..."

"I don't care, I just hate it!" Soldier A used the long knife in his hand to chop the table in the hall, and they were under the bluestone slab under the table. Therefore, they felt that the sound was also very scary.

At this moment, Yang Xianrong suddenly felt something moving around her, which she couldn't see clearly in the darkness. She was secretly surprised, but she didn't dare to move, for fear of disturbing the ghosts in the dark night.

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