Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Greenwood Palace

Yang Feng had a warrior named Xu Huang and styled Gongming. I saw him riding a chestnut horse, wielding a pair of big axes, rushing over to trample on Guo Si's men and horses.Those who stepped forward to block them all turned into bloody smoke, their corpses were incomplete. Guo Si's men were defeated.Yang Feng immediately took advantage of the situation and ordered Xu Huang, saying: "Those thieves who want to flee with Luanyu in their arms, don't leave any behind, and all of them will be wiped out from the king's side!" "Decree!" Xu Huang swung the flaming blood axe, turned the chestnut horse, and rushed over.

Li Jue and his subordinates used the imperial chariot as a shield and hid behind the chariot. Without the courage to fight, they all fled.But the palace people couldn't abandon the emperor and run for their lives, so they sat on the ground together and waited for Yang Feng to deal with it. Soon Yang Feng received the halberd, ordered the soldiers to line up, and worshiped the imperial chariot from a distance.Then he held the helmet in his hand, knelt under the beaded curtain of Emperor Xian, bowed his head and bowed. Emperor Xian was very happy, stepped down from the imperial chariot, grabbed Yang Feng's hand, and said: "You saved me from danger, and your meritorious deeds will be engraved in my heart, and I will never forget it." Who is this gentleman?"

Yang Feng beckoned for Xu Huang to come, and said: "Hedong Yang County, Xu Huang, styled Gongming, is my subordinate." Emperor Xian awarded Xu Huang meritorious service and honor. that night.Emperor Xian's chariot came to Yang Fengying Village in Ningji Village, Huayin, and rested in the village. At dawn, just as I was about to leave, an unexpected voice came: "There are enemies!" It was yesterday's enemy who came early in surprise attack.Moreover, the attacking army was several times that of yesterday. "I will unite here and get rid of Yang Feng who is in the way. Otherwise, you and I will be in trouble."

Li Jue, who was defeated by Yang Feng, and Guo Si, who was crushed by Yang Feng, both became generals of the defeated army, suffering the same sorrow and pity for each other.The two of them suddenly united together, started last night, moved quietly, even searched for rogue bandits from nearby states and counties, shouted loudly, surrounded the camp, determined to win. Although Xu Huang fought with all his strength, no less than yesterday, he was outnumbered, and after all, the Emperor Xian's imperial chariot and the palace people were all fetters, and the situation was on the verge of crisis every second.

What luck.At this time, Dong Cheng, the father of Emperor Xian's favorite concubine and veteran Dong Cheng, led a group of soldiers and horses to follow the imperial chariot. Emperor Xian had to escape from the tiger's mouth and fled forward. "Don't let the imperial chariot run away!" "Hand over the emperor!" Li Jue's subordinates were scolded to chase after the imperial chariot. Seeing that these enemies were in a mess, Yang Feng suggested to Xiandi and his followers: "Throw all the pearls, jade and property on the road." The queen threw the beaded crown and pectoral, and the emperor threw the talisman and classics beside the seat out of the imperial chariot without hesitation.

"Life is not exchanged for gold." The palace servants and generals also took off their clothes, untied their gold belts, and scattered all the things they brought on the road as they ran. "Hey, the pearl is falling!" "There is a gold hairpin!" "And the golden gown!" The soldiers chasing up were all like hungry wolves, tempted by the belongings on the ground, picking them up one after another, scrambling to be the first. "Bastard! Go after it! Chase the emperor's chariot! Don't pick up those things!" No matter how Li Jue and Guo Si scolded and kicked their horses, the "maggots" surrounding the gold and jewelry just wouldn't leave.For them, the wealth of a hundred dollars is far more important than chasing after the emperor's ruts.

Speaking of northern Shaanxi, there are still uncivilized Miao people living there.Needless to say, this is a remote place far from civilization. In order to achieve their goals, Guo and Li worked hand in hand, and the joint forces pursued them tenaciously.Xiandi's imperial chariot changed its route and finally escaped here. "Since this is the case, we have no other choice. Please send an order to the Baibo Shuai Gang to summon them. The only thing left is to use them to drive back Guo Si and Li Jue's disciples." The people around Emperor Xian persuaded. What kind of gang is Bai Boshuai?Emperor Xian knew nothing.Issued the imperial edict obediently.

Although it is a chaotic world, there are also accidents that fall from the sky!After receiving the edict, Bai Boshuai's leaders were very surprised. They live in the ancient mountains and forests. They are the green forest followers who live by eating the flesh and drinking the blood of travelers and good people. They are the so-called bandits and robbers. "Hey, go out and have a look." "Is it true? The emperor ordered us to go?" "There will be no fakes. No matter what, there are rumors that the emperor has nowhere to go to escape the chaos in Chang'an."

"It won't be a trap, let us lead the whole family out, and we will catch them all." "Do they have such a large army? We can't be the boss of tigers and wolves forever. Now is the time to jump out of the crowd. Take your men out of the mountain." The three leaders, Li Le, Han Xian, and Hu Cai, discussed and decided, gathered more than a thousand wolves in the forest, and ordered: "From today onwards, we will be officers and soldiers. Everyone must tidy up." Then they galloped away. Come. Receiving assistance, the imperial chariot set off again, hurried to Hongnong, and soon encountered the Guo-Li coalition army on the way.

Bandits and bandits were also mixed in their army. The fierce beasts bit each other fiercely, and even the sun was covered in blood mist, black and without light. "The enemy soldiers are probably also the Green Forest gang." As soon as Guo Bang noticed this, he immediately remembered the situation when his soldiers and horses were attracted by the belongings scattered on the imperial chariot and by the palace servants just now.Then, the property and gold and silver confiscated from the soldiers and packed in a carriage were scattered on the battlefield. Sure enough, Li Le and others' subordinates stopped fighting and competed with each other for property.

Therefore, not only did the officers and soldiers get together with great difficulty, but the leader Hu Cai died in battle, and Li Le also followed the imperial chariot and escaped after narrow escapes. Emperor Xian hurried to the bank of the Yellow River.Li Le went down the cliff and finally found a boat.However, the broken wall on the river bank was like a screen, extremely precipitous, Emperor Xian only looked down, and then let out a voice of despair.The queen sobbed blindly. "What should I do?" Yang Feng, Yang Biao and other courtiers were also racking their brains to find a way. The enemy was chasing very quickly, as if they were about to come close.Moreover, there are very few soldiers and horses of their own that can be seen back and forth. The queen's elder brother, Fude, unloaded dozens of bolts of silk from the cart, wrapped the emperor and queen's body tightly, and hung them from the cliff with ropes. In the end, except for Emperor Xian and the Empress, only a dozen or so people managed to get on the boat.The other soldiers and palace people who were running slowly also jumped into the Yellow River, trying to escape together.Several people grabbed the side of the boat with their hands desperately out of the water. "It can't be done! It can't be done! If we come up again, we won't be saved!" Li Le drew out his sword, clicked, cut off all those fingers and wrists.Even the waves that hit the ship's side turned red. So far, the palace people who have been serving Emperor Xian were not able to board the ship because of their slow movements, and were basically killed.Those who grabbed the side of the boat were also ruthlessly pushed away and turned into algae in the Yellow River. Emperor Xian's imperial tears flowed down his cheeks.Shouted: "Alas! The day I go to the ancestral temple again, I will definitely sacrifice to your spirit waiting in heaven!" Due to the cruelty, the Queen's face turned pale, and she moved forward with the boat, the wind was rough and the waves were high, and her heart gradually became ashamed. When he finally reached the other side, Emperor Xian's clothes were soaked through.The queen fainted in the boat, unable to move.Volde picked up the queen on his back and staggered forward. The autumn wind blows the reeds coldly and whistles.The weather is gloomy, everyone's clothes are becoming more and more dry, and everyone's lips are turning purple. In addition, the imperial chariot had been abandoned and there were no more vehicles, so Emperor Xian had to walk barefoot.Unaccustomed to walking, the skin on the feet quickly cracked and oozes blood.That way, it was painful to watch. "Be patient...there will be a village after a while." Yang Feng supported Emperor Xian's arm and encouraged him frequently.But after a while, Li Le, who was walking behind, urgently urged in his rough language as usual: "Oh! No way! The enemy on the other side is going to find a fishing boat to cross the river! If you drag on, you will be caught up!" Yang Fengdao: "I saw a family of native people over there. Please wait here." He left the side of Emperor Xian and rushed over. Not long after, he pulled an ox cart from the farmhouse over there. It was originally a broken cart for farming, but Yang Feng spread the mats and made them sit on the throne for the Emperor and Empress. He held the reins and said, "Okay, let's hurry up." Li Le picked up a thin bamboo, beat the cow's butt non-stop, and said, "Run! Run!" The throne on the car rattled and swayed as if on the top of a big wave.When it was time to light up the lamps, I managed to walk to a village called Dayang, and borrowed a farm hut, which was used as a berth for the emperor's imperial chariot. "A nobleman is staying here." Farmers in the village whispered to each other, but they didn't know that this nobleman was actually the emperor of the Han Dynasty. There was an old woman who had prepared millet rice and brought it over, saying, "Please use it, nobleman." Yang Feng took the offering, and when Emperor Xian and the Empress were hungry, they immediately put the rice into their mouths, but immediately showed a look of difficulty swallowing. At dawn, Taiwei Yang Biao and Taifu Han Rong, who were dispersed in the rebellion, came here with some people, and said: "Ah, so it is here." "So, you were the ones who crossed the Yellow River by fishing boat yesterday?" Yang Feng and the other followers were all overjoyed. Especially Emperor Xian, at this time, even if one of his own people is added, he will feel confident in his heart, saying: "It's safe and well, that's great!" As he said, he shed tears again. Still, it's not a place to stay forever.The followers and others laid out plain mats on the ox cart, let Emperor Xian and the Empress sit on it, and the group left the village and moved on. "Although I don't know whether it will succeed or not, Guo Si and Li Jue trust me. I want to rely on this old relationship to go back and risk my life to persuade them to withdraw. I think they may not be willing." Tai Pu Han Rong said goodbye to everyone on the road, and went back alone. Emperor Xian wandered like a refugee, and lasted for many days. Although there were people coming from behind, almost all of them were Li Le's subordinates, rough and ferocious. Therefore, in the group, only Li Le has more than 200 people under his command, and he is more domineering than anyone else. Taiwei Yang Biao advised Emperor Xian: "Go to Anyi (now northwest of Xia County, Shanxi) first, and find a temporary palace for the time being, so how about protecting the body?" "Okay." Emperor Xian seemed hopeless. "Since that's the case..." The ox cart drove to Anyi.But there is no house here suitable for a temporary palace. "Quan Qie is here..." People found the place, although there was an earthen wall, but no door, and it was in the dense grass. "It's really a suitable place for me to live. Look, there are thorns all around. It's a prison of thorns!" Emperor Xian said to the queen. However, no matter how bad the abandoned house is, once it becomes the residence of the emperor, it will immediately become a forbidden palace and a forbidden door. Since Li Le, the leader of the Green Forest, followed Emperor Xian, he was also given the serious title of General Who Conquers the North.He doesn't know Chang'an and Luoyang, even here, he is in a good mood. "Your Majesty. The guys under my command have endured hardships for His Majesty. Please give them an official position. Censor, captain, give them a title." With the growth of power, he has not waited for his ministers recently. When he played, he ran to the throne and forced him rudely. Because it was too despicable, the courtiers stopped him, so Li Le showed his true colors, slapped the court official with a slap, and said: "Shut up!" This is gentle.When the thunder broke out, he either kicked the courtiers who offered to Emperor Xian away, or twisted the courtiers' ears and threw them outside the door. Emperor Xian knew this, so he nodded in everything according to Li Le's words.However, there must be jade seals for the bestowal of official positions.Pen, ink and paper can be obtained by some means, but Yuxi doesn't have any at hand now.For this reason, Xiandi said: "Wait a while." Li Le didn't accept this account, and said nonsense: "Isn't the jade seal the emperor's seal? Can't you engrave one by hand!?" "Chop down a thorny trunk!" He forced Xiandi to use trees as printing materials, and if he didn't have a carving knife, he used an awl to carve a seal with his own hands. Li Le was very proud. He came to the camp of his subordinates, put on a face of credit, told the story, and said: "Okay! I will give you a censor. I will give you a school lieutenant. You must do a good job for me! Celebrate tonight .What, no wine?! Look in the village. Open the floor, and you can always find a tank or two." The ugly and tyrannical appearance is unbearable to witness. At this time, Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong, sent some food and clothes.Emperor Xian and the Empress were finally freed from hunger and cold by relying on this little charity. Earlier, eunuch Han Rong bid farewell to Xiandi and his party, left halfway, went to meet Li Jue and Guo Si alone, and persuaded them to stop fighting.Soon, he came back with many palace people and soldiers. He prostrated himself on the spot and said: "Please rest assured! They also followed my advice, stopped the war and released many captives." The two violent generals, Li and Guo, changed their minds after listening to some advice, which is amazing.Everyone was surprised, but after hearing Han Rong's detailed explanation, they all said, "Well, it's not so much their conscience, it's better to say that the impact of famine forced the war to stop." As autumn passed and winter came, the great famine of that year was deeply manifested in the lives of ordinary people.Farmers picked and gnawed dates, boiled grass to drink juice, and ate dry grass roots and soil after the grass withered.Although the thatched hut palace has greatly increased the confidence of Emperor Xian due to the sudden increase in the number of palace people, but at present it is impoverished by the lack of food for the court officials. "Luckily Luoyang." Emperor Xian said frequently. Li Le always sang the opposite tune, saying: "If you go to Luoyang, you won't be able to escape this famine." The courtiers all thought: "The emperor cannot stay in such a small place for a long time. Luoyang has been the place where the emperor built his business since ancient times..." Everyone hoped for luck. However, due to Li Le's stubborn persistence, the court proceedings always fell by the wayside. So, one night, when Li Le led his men to search for wine and women in the village again, when he was not in the hut and palace, the courtiers and attendants who had already made up their minds suddenly pulled out the imperial chariot and announced, "Lucky Luoyang!" Yang Feng, Yang Biao, Dong Cheng and others guarded the imperial chariot while advancing rapidly in the dark.After a difficult journey for several days and nights, we soon arrived at the gate of Jiguan (between Yuanqu in Shanxi and Jiyuan City in Henan).At the fourth watch of the night, in the darkness of Wanshan, there was a little torch, shining brightly, forcing them to come over, shouting everywhere, saying: "Li Jue and Guo Si have been lying in ambush here for a long time." Emperor Xian was shocked, and Yang Feng comforted him: "No, no, no. How could Li Jue and Guo Si appear here? In my opinion, it must be Li Le who attacked under the false name. Xu Huang, where is Xu Huang?" "Xu Huang is here!" Xu Huang replied behind the imperial chariot. "You are the army. You don't have to bear it anymore today." Yang ordered. "Obey!" Xu Huang was overjoyed and extremely brave, urging the imperial chariot to say, "Hurry up and go first! Go first!" Then stay where you are.Soon Li Le came after him.Xu Huang opened his big hands on the horse and shouted loudly: "Beast! Wait a minute! Going forward is the capital of Luoyang, not the way of beasts!" Xu Huang swept away the shouting enemy soldiers, and thundered, "I have endured until today!" Once the anger accumulated in the daily life was vented, he raised the knife and slashed Li Le. Two cuts, neat and tidy.