Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 374: Betrayal and separation
After the test, the army's morale was boosted and it soon calmed down, but the soldiers trained even more diligently.

However, Liu He couldn't calm down.

Although he had decided to take a wait-and-see attitude towards the situation in the Central Plains for the time being, he couldn't help but worry about it day and night.

The Eagle Guards sent to Luoyang to lurk, as well as the two Eagle Guards who took Zhao Zhong back to Luoyang, would send back news every day. On the sixth day after the test, Liu He received news that there had been a huge change in the palace. General He had never come out since he entered the palace. Not long after, a group of soldiers waiting outside, led by two general-looking men, brazenly broke into the palace.

Less than an hour later, several eunuch-looking men, escorted by a group of soldiers, kidnapped the two children and hurriedly fled from the harem. The two generals then led their troops in pursuit, chasing them all the way out of the north gate of Luoyang City.

The content of the letter ended here, and Liu He read it over and over again.

"It seems that history is repeating itself. It takes a day for a carrier pigeon to send a letter from Luoyang to Yanmen. It seems that He Jin must have died yesterday. The two general-looking men must be Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Since the letter only mentioned that the two of them went out of the city to chase and kill, but did not mention the result, Zhang Rang was at least alive yesterday. I don't know if Cao Cao and his men have caught up with these eunuchs today, and I don't know if Zhao Zhong is doing well."

Liu He took out a fire starter and burned the secret letter.

"Now that He Jin is dead, as long as this plan succeeds, the Yuan family and the aristocratic family will also suffer heavy losses. By then, these three major forces will either be dead or disabled. I will then cite the late emperor's will and gain the support of the people. Then I will lead the royal army out of Yanmen and see who in the world can stop me..."

At this time, on the northwest side of Luoyang City, beside the Yellow River.

The Yellow River here is more vast and majestic than that in Shuofang County, with turbulent waves and roaring river water rushing towards the east.

A group of people were walking in a hurry, looking dusty, as if they were running for their lives.

There were nine people in the lead, all dressed like eunuchs, and they were Zhang Rang and others.

One of the eunuchs kept looking back.

"Zhang Rang, take a break. I don't think He Jin's followers can find us for a while. Your Majesty and Prince Chenliu are young and can't stand such a torment. They are our amulets and must not be harmed."

Zhang Rang looked behind him and saw that there was indeed no sign of any pursuers, so he went to the carriage beside him and lifted the curtain.

The two children with red lips and white teeth inside were so scared when they saw Zhang Rang that they hugged each other, their faces full of fear. Especially the young man in the dragon robe, he was almost scared to tears.

Zhang Rang walked away, sighing bitterly.

"I'm so thirsty, is there any water?"

A guard covered in dust ran over and handed over the water bag.

Zhang Rang hurriedly took it, uncorked it, and began to drink it down with gulps. However, he did not notice that dozens of soldiers behind him were staring at him with eager eyes.

After just a few sips, the water bag was empty. Zhang Rang shook it vigorously, then threw it aside angrily.

"How despicable! Yuan Shao is fine, but Cao Aman, the descendant of a eunuch, didn't help us and instead sided with He Jin. If he had been willing to help us, we wouldn't have ended up like this!"

Another eunuch came over and said with a look of despair on his face, "Alas, if I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have been so anxious to kill He Jin. Originally, I would have acted according to the plan and coordinated with Yanmen Liu He inside and outside, and great things would have been accomplished without any worries. But now... Alas..."

"Duan Gui, what do you mean? When we heard that He Jin was going to kill us, I suggested that we strike first, but you all agreed. Now that you have failed, are you going to put the blame on me? I am not Jian Shuo!"

"Guo Sheng, you said the situation was so critical at the time that we couldn't refuse. Why are you shirking responsibility now?"

"You...you deceive people too much!"

A group of people suddenly started to quarrel, making Zhang Rang, who was already upset, even more uneasy.

"What are you still arguing about now?"

Zhang Rang just felt upset and extremely desperate.

"The only plan now is to cross the Yellow River and find a way to go to Yanmen to join Zhao Zhong. We have His Majesty and the Prince of Chenliu in our hands. With the help of Liu He's army, we can march south and still have a chance of survival..."

This sentence gave everyone hope, but soon someone raised a question. "But we don't have a ferry, and there are no villages around. How can we cross the Yellow River when it is so turbulent?"

This was a perfectly normal question, but Zhang Rang was on the verge of an emotional breakdown. This ordinary question made him extremely angry.

"If there's no ferry, go find one! If you can't find one, cut down trees right here. If you can't even do that, what use are you? You're just trash, complete trash!"

The guards who were insulted by him looked a little unhappy. One of them stood up and said, "Why is the eunuch angry? We risked our lives to escort you here. We have done our best. Today's situation is not our fault..."

This made Zhang Rang very angry. He drew his sword and rushed forward.

"Traitor, how dare you speak to me like that? I'll chop you up!"

Duan Gui and others hurriedly stopped him and finally persuaded him to give up.

"Hurry up and find a ferry!"

Duan Gui turned around and shouted at the guards. Although the dozens of guards were somewhat reluctant, they still walked away.

The dozens of people walked around, but there was really no one around, and they met in a small forest, all sighing.

"These eunuchs are usually a disaster to the country and the people, but now they are in such a state of decline, they still dare to be arrogant. If they piss me off, I will take their heads to see Generals Yuan and Cao, and I will even get a reward."

Everyone was already filled with resentment, and this man's words brought all the resentment out.

"Brother, you are right. If we continue to follow them, we will die anyway. It would be better to tie them up and escort His Majesty back to the capital. This will be a great achievement!"

"Well, this plan is feasible! The eunuch thief is abominable and should have been executed long ago. Now he dares to kidnap Your Majesty and Prince Chenliu. His crime is really heinous!"

Soon, dozens of guards colluded with each other and sent a few people to look for a way out and water source, while the others continued to pretend to look for a ferry.

After a while, one of the guards who went to find water came back in a hurry, and everyone hurried to meet him.

"What? Did you find a source of water?"

The man, however, had a look of delight on his face, and kept shaking his head.

"No, it's... it's..."

Everyone was confused: "Is it true or not?"

"Yes... the imperial army has arrived, right over there..."

He pointed to the mountain path behind him, and everyone was surprised to hear that.

"The imperial army? Is it General Cao or General Yuan?"

"Neither. I looked at the flag and it was the Dong flag."

Now everyone became confused.

"Dong? Among all the generals in the court, I have never heard of anyone with the last name Dong. There is only one Dong Zhuo, who also suppressed the rebellion in Xiliang..."

The others didn't care: "Who cares which General Dong he is? Let's go over and ask him first!"

The group ran in the direction the man pointed, and sure enough, they saw a large group of people and horses vaguely visible in the rising dust, and large flags with the word "Dong" on them. Everyone was very happy and hurried to meet them.

(End of this chapter)