Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 217: The Emperor Punishes the Traitors, the King Dies for the Country

The night is hazy and the moon is bright in the sky.

The streets of Xu County, which had entered a curfew, were deserted and extremely quiet, but the silence was soon broken by the sound of footsteps and the clashing of armor.

A group of soldiers holding torches stepped into the street and ran towards the Sikong Mansion under the moonlight - they were the Huben Guards!
Most of these guards were covered in blood. They first fought with the guards stationed by Cao Cao in the palace and killed all of them before attacking us.

At this time, Dong Cheng and Emperor Xian of Han were also among them.

Dong Cheng was wearing armor, holding a bloody blade, and exuding an aura of ferocity.
Emperor Xian of Han sat on the dragon chariot, wearing the emperor's crown and holding the emperor's sword in his hand, and was surrounded by the tiger guards and moved forward.

"Your Majesty, the Sikong Mansion is just ahead!"

"As long as Cao Cao is killed, we can seize the military power!"

Dong Cheng suppressed his joy and said.

The eight hundred Tiger Guards are simply no match for the limited force in Cao Cao’s mansion. Victory is at hand, and the position of general is within reach!

Emperor Xian of Han did not say anything when he heard this. He was very nervous at this moment, and even the hand holding the Emperor's Sword was covered with sweat.

"I cannot be timid. Things have come to this point. There is no turning back. Only by successfully seizing power can I escape the fate of being a puppet!"

"I am the Emperor of the Han Dynasty! The two capitals and thirteen states of the Han Dynasty are all on my shoulders. I have no choice but to succeed!"

Emperor Xian of Han silently warned himself in his heart.

His eyes gradually became firm.

Not long after, everyone arrived outside Sikong Mansion.

Then they had to stop.

Because right in front of them, rows and rows of armored soldiers holding heavy shields were already waiting there, all of them fully armed, and there were at least a thousand of them!

"Damn it! Why are the city defense troops here?!"

Dong Cheng's face suddenly turned ugly. It only took a short time for the incident in the palace to happen and the city defense army to arrive so quickly?

He even recognized the general leading the troops on the opposite side.

The one with only one eye is Xiahou Dun!
Emperor Xian of Han did not expect that there would be so many soldiers here. After gritting his teeth, he stood up from the dragon chariot, looked coldly at the many city defense troops waiting in front of him, and shouted sternly:

"I am going to enter the palace to kill the traitors! Who gave you the courage to stop me? You are holding swords against me, do you want to rebel?"

"Get out of here now!"

Although Emperor Xian of Han usually behaved cowardly, he was the emperor after all. He remained fearless in the face of thousands of soldiers and displayed an astonishing majesty.

After hearing his shout, the city defense soldiers in the front row all showed fear on their faces and could not help but take a step back, while lowering the blades in their hands.

Although most of them had never seen the emperor, they still recognized Emperor Xian of Han in his dragon robe and crown. Now he called him "I", how could they not panic?

"That's it!"

Dong Cheng was delighted when he saw this. It turned out to be the right decision to let the emperor come along today. As long as the emperor showed up, these city defense troops would not dare to act rashly!
It's even possible that they will rebel!

Thinking of this, he no longer remained silent, and stood up and said loudly: "The thief Cao held the emperor hostage and disrupted the government. His crimes are heinous!"

"Your Majesty is here in person tonight, leading the Tiger Guards to eliminate the traitors. Since you are soldiers of the Han Dynasty, you should help the emperor to fight against the traitors. How can you help Cao to commit atrocities?"

"Make way! Let your majesty enter the palace and kill Cao the thief!"

As soon as the words fell, the eight hundred Tiger Guards stepped forward and shouted at the same time: "Kill the traitors! Support the Han Dynasty!"

"Kill the traitors! Support the Han Dynasty!"

"Kill the traitors! Support the Han Dynasty!"

The roar of the Huben Guards was so powerful and imposing that many city defense troops retreated continuously and dared not confront them.

Only Xiahou Dun stood still and said expressionlessly: "Dong Cheng is holding the emperor hostage. Your Majesty has been deceived by Dong Cheng and wants to kill loyal ministers!"

"Soldiers, do not be deceived by the traitors! Kill the traitor leader! Rescue His Majesty!"

"Fuck me!"

Xiahou Dun's words slightly stabilized the morale of the army. Most of the city defense troops trusted Cao Cao more than Dong Cheng, and the originally low morale was re-agglomerated.

Under Xiahou Dun's urging, he gritted his teeth and charged towards the Huben Guards!

"How dare you be so rude!"

Emperor Xian of Han never thought that Xiahou Dun would dare to give the order to attack. He was so angry that he drew out the Emperor's Sword and shouted angrily: "Cao Mengde's intentions are known to everyone!"

"The traitor will be killed today!"

"I will advance and retreat together with all the soldiers!"

This is exactly:
He climbed onto the carriage, drew his sword, and fought against the rebel ministers!
Lingyun feels the stars are shining, and he mounts the chariot to punish the rebels!
The words and actions of Emperor Xian of Han greatly boosted the morale of the Tiger Guards. It was such an honor for the emperor to fight alongside them!

"kill--!"

The city defense troops and the Tiger Guards rushed to the same place in an instant.

Although the Huben Guards were the elite among the elite and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, the city defense forces were not weak either. The two sides fought to a stalemate and the battlefield was in chaos.

Emperor Xian of Han was filled with blood and wanted to pick up the emperor's sword and kill the traitor several times, but was stopped by Dong Cheng every time.

"Are you crazy? Sit here quietly!"

Dong Cheng looked grim and cursed in a low voice.

He did not dare to leave the side of Emperor Xian of Han for a moment, because if anything happened to Emperor Xian of Han, everything would be over, and Cao Cao would definitely put the blame on him.

Emperor Xian of Han had completely awakened the bloodline of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. He no longer had any of his usual cowardice. He shook off Dong Cheng's hand and said angrily: "A real man was born between heaven and earth. How can he be depressed and live under someone else for long!"

"I will start the rebellion tonight. I will not care about life or death! I will definitely kill Cao the thief and restore the glory of the Han Dynasty!"

After saying this, Emperor Xian of Han jumped off the dragon chariot, rushed forward and hacked a soldier to death, but due to his status, the surrounding city defense troops could only retreat, and no one dared to attack him.

Dong Cheng was stunned watching from behind.

This kid... is he obsessed with acting?

At this moment, he suddenly saw a large number of city defense troops holding torches rushing towards the battlefield at the other end of the street, and his expression changed drastically!
"Oops!"

When Dong Cheng saw this group of city defense troops, he knew that there was no chance of killing Cao Cao tonight. There was no way the eight hundred Tiger Guards could defeat so many city defense troops!
Without hesitation, he took two guards and forcibly put Emperor Xian of Han onto the dragon chariot, then retreated.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

"I will continue to kill the enemy!"

Emperor Xian of Han was already blood-thirsty. He had never felt so happy since he ascended the throne. This was the day he felt most like an emperor!
Upon hearing this, Dong Cheng wanted to slap him twice in the face to wake him up. This fake emperor really couldn't understand the situation!

"Don't kill them! Cao Cao's reinforcements are coming!"

Emperor Xian of Han looked in the direction of Dong Cheng's finger, and then he saw countless city defense soldiers holding torches rushing towards this place in the distant streets!
The number is far greater than that of the Tiger Guards!
When Emperor Xian of Han saw this, his heart, which was originally full of passion, suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured on it, and it instantly became cold.

"Where, where did all these troops come from!" Emperor Xian of Han finally couldn't help but start to panic. He grabbed Dong Cheng's hand and said helplessly: "We can't defeat so many people. Didn't you say we would win? What should we do!"

Dong Cheng had a grim expression on his face. He did not expect that the mutiny tonight would be so unsuccessful. Cao Cao was obviously much weaker than Yuan Shao. How come the Emperor of Yecheng could succeed but they couldn't?
Why!
Although he was filled with resentment, Dong Cheng still managed to calm down and ordered, "Escape to the west gate! The city defense troops are coming now, and the defense at the city gate must be weak! Let's fight our way out!"

He himself didn't have the confidence to say this.

No matter how weak the defense at the city gate was, they could not break through it, and it was impossible for Cao Cao to mobilize all the city defense forces.

But there is no other way right now.

Retreating to the palace or fighting to the death here would surely lead to death. Only by trying to rush out of the city could there be a glimmer of hope!
Following Dong Cheng's order, the Huben guards surrounded the emperor's dragon chariot and fled to the west gate. Seeing this, Xiahou Dun led the city defense troops to chase slowly from behind.

Always kept a certain distance from Emperor Xian of Han and others.

The two sides chased each other and soon arrived at the west gate. Then Dong Cheng saw that the west gate was not closed and there were no guards on the city wall!
"This thief Cao is so stupid!"

Dong Cheng was overjoyed when he saw this, and without suspecting anything, he drove the emperor's dragon chariot out of the city and headed for the military camp in the western suburbs.

There are also his two thousand private soldiers there!

Emperor Xian of Han was very surprised to see that they had left Xu County, but at the same time he remembered something and could not help but anxiously said to Dong Cheng: "We have to go back, the emperor... my concubines are still in the palace!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Are you going back to die?!"

Dong Cheng glared at Emperor Xian of Han. How could he care about the concubines in the harem at this time? He couldn't even care about his daughter Dong Guiren who was still in the palace!

But these are all trivial matters. It's just a daughter. He can just have another one. Anyway, the emperor is still young and he is still in his prime. It won't be difficult to have another daughter to enter the palace as queen.

"But……"

Emperor Xian of Han was extremely anxious. If Empress Fu stayed in Xu County, she would surely be retaliated by Cao Cao. It was heard that the villain liked other people's wives very much, so he would definitely not let Empress Fu go!
But Dong Cheng didn't care what Emperor Xian of Han thought. Before he could finish speaking, he whipped the horse whip hard, and the dragon chariot immediately sped up and rushed towards the military camp.

All the soldiers in the barracks did not rest tonight.

Because Dong Cheng had informed them in advance that if their rebellion was successful, he would immediately call all the garrison troops into the city to take over the city defense.

But now that the mutiny has failed, he can only lead the garrison to escort Emperor Xian of Han to escape and can no longer stay.

……

West Gate City Wall.

Xiahou Dun watched the emperor's dragon chariot go away, and could not help but frowning. He looked at Xu Chu with one eye and asked, "My lord, why did you let Dong Cheng and the emperor go?"

If it weren't for Cao Cao's order, Dong Cheng's 800 Tiger Guards would have been surrounded and killed outside the Sikong Mansion, let alone escaping from the city.

"I do not know."

Xu Chu spread his hands, indicating that he was also confused.

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Dun sighed, knowing that it was useless to ask, so he ordered his troops to withdraw and return to Sikong Mansion to report to Cao Cao.

……

Inside Yang's house, outside the wing room.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Is Yang Gong asleep?"

"Boom boom boom!"

A knock on the door woke Yang Biao from his sleep. He put on his clothes, got out of bed and went to open the door. He found that it was Xu You standing outside the door. He couldn't help but look puzzled.

"Why did Ziyuan come to visit so late at night?"

Xu You breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that Mr. Yang hasn't slept yet. Please pack up quickly, Mr. Yang, and I will take you out of the city."

"What? Out of town?"

Yang Biao lost all his sleepiness when he heard this, and couldn't help asking, "It's curfew now, the city gates are closed, how can we leave the city?"

Xu You explained, "Dong Cheng started a mutiny and fled Xu County with the fake emperor. The city is in chaos right now, so Cao Cao asked me to take advantage of the chaos to escort you out of the city."

"???"

Yang Biao felt even more confused.

How come he can understand each word individually, but can't understand them when they are combined together?
Dong Cheng launched a mutiny?

Cao Cao wants to send them out?
what's the situation!
Xu You had no choice but to tell the emperor about the decree and said, "Dong Cheng and his men mutinied tonight, and Cao Cao deliberately let him escape in order to avoid the charge of holding the emperor hostage."

"As for you, Lord Yang, as well as the father-in-law and the queen, Cao Cao also intends to send them all away, so I am here to deliberately let you escape."

"This is a rare opportunity to escape. The carriage is already waiting outside. I still have to look for Fu Guozhang and the Queen. Let's not waste time;"

He was called over by Cao Cao in the middle of the night.

He also did not expect that Dong Cheng and the false emperor would dare to launch a mutiny to seize power, and he did not expect that Cao Cao would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to foil the conspiracy of the imperial edict.

He could only admire Cao Cao's quick wit.

At the same time, I can't help feeling regretful.

Because if the false emperor did not launch a mutiny, then given Cao Cao's character, he would most likely choose to serve the emperor of Yecheng when he had no other choice.

After hearing this, Yang Biao felt a chill in his heart.

With his experienced eyes, how could he not see that the imperial edict was meant to kill them? It was basically a trap set up with their lives, to completely ruin the reputation of the false emperor, and force Cao Cao to surrender, or become his enemy!
A conspiracy that is unsolvable!

"No wonder Your Majesty was able to successfully launch a mutiny in Yecheng and drive Yuan Shao out. Such means, such a mentality, and such cruelty... are truly terrifying."

Yang Biao felt very complicated.

Although he felt a little disappointed with Liu Xie's actions, he was more willing to do so and admired him from the bottom of his heart.

This shows that Liu Xie has grown into a qualified emperor. He will use any means to achieve his goals, and he is decisive and ruthless. This is the character that a superior should have.

In those days, Emperor Taizu Gaozu even pushed his own daughter off the carriage in order to escape.

Everything can be sacrificed to establish the reputation of the Han Dynasty's legitimacy!
With such an emperor, why should the Han Dynasty worry about its prosperity?
"What a shame that Cao Cao is such a coward. If he had killed me directly, it would have saved my reputation. I, Yang, would have been highly valued by the emperor!"

Yang Biao was not afraid of death. He would rather die in exchange for the prosperity of the Yang family. He understood that the emperor knew his thoughts, so he reached the same tacit understanding with him.

If Cao Cao chose to kill him, then when the emperor revived the Han Dynasty, his Yang family would be ranked among the top three in the list of merit, and at least could guarantee prosperity for the next one or two hundred years!

But Cao Cao's cowardice ruined everything.

After sighing slightly, Yang Biao packed up simply, followed Xu You out of Yang Mansion, went to the dungeon where Fu Wan was imprisoned, and rescued Fu Wan.

Finally, we headed to the Imperial Palace.

Looking for Empress Fu.

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