Chapter 621 Luo Kong, you bastard!
Everyone was waiting anxiously in the hall.
Not long after, Empress He came with three underage princes, namely the future Crown Prince Liu Bian, the emperor's illegitimate son Liu Xie, the emperor's second legitimate son Liu He, and a ten-year-old girl, Liu Bian's wife Tang Ji, who was brought to Luoyang first, and would be promoted to Crown Princess once the Crown Prince was canonized.
Liu Bian was the eldest son, twelve years old, and was the crown prince for sure. The decree to enthrone him had already been issued, and he only had to wait for the final enthronement ceremony to officially become the crown prince.
The three princes were not very old, but Liu Bian and Liu Xie were both over ten years old and had basically escaped the danger of early death.
But the third prince, Liu He, was only three or four years old. At this age, he was still in danger of premature death. If he continued to travel thousands of miles by boat, he would basically be dead.
If you stay in the city.
Luo Kong thought about his brother, who might be able to save his life. As for the beautiful women in the harem, with his brother's temperament, he would not make things difficult for these women and children.
On the surface, Luoyang City seemed to be in imminent danger, and everyone was worried that Zhang Jue would break into the city and start a massacre, but in fact, the only ones in danger were the rebellious ministers and the emperor.
Empress He was able to rise from a humble family to become the empress, so naturally she must have been extremely beautiful and a rare beauty. Moreover, as an empress, she exuded nobility, and her glance was breathtaking.
But for Luo Kong, the only thing that attracted him were the two children held by Queen He.
Seeing the princes enter the palace, the emperor said anxiously: "Marquis Wushuang, now that the three princes have arrived, please tell us your plans for the future."
Luo Kong had already prepared a plan in his mind. He looked at the emperor and the ministers and asked loudly, "Your Majesty, ministers, Zhang Jue may appear at the gates of Luoyang at any time. I don't know how much time we have to leave. The longer we delay, the greater the casualties will be. Do you still want to pack up your belongings?"
The emperor naturally didn't want to deal with it. He was the ruler of the world. As long as he could escape with his life, what could he not get?
But how could the Ten Eunuchs give up all the wealth they had amassed over decades?
Some ministers in the palace who have always had a good reputation can be said to have nothing of their own, so they naturally don't care about these things, but most of them are extremely wealthy, and like the Ten Attendants, they are unwilling to give up.
These ministers and eunuchs knew in their hearts that it was impossible to take away everything, but they clamored to take away some valuables, and the palace became a little noisy for a while.
Luo Kong did not have the slightest impatience in his heart, but sneered, he walked straight towards Liu Bian and Liu Xie, then turned around and said: "Your Majesty, since all the ministers are going to pack up their belongings, then quickly return to the palace.
The princes are young and have difficulty moving, so I will take them back to the military camp first and prepare the best carriages for them to prevent the bumpy ride from causing inconvenience to the two princes.
The Crown Princess also came with me, and the Third Prince is still young, so it is not appropriate for him to leave the Queen’s side.”
Following Luo Kong's words, the hall suddenly became quiet. After all, Luo Kong's arrangements were very appropriate and he also gave them the opportunity to pack up their belongings.
No one expected Luo Kong to be so easy to talk to. They thought Luo Kong would definitely scold them for their behavior of valuing money over their lives.
After all, this Wushuang Marquis was notoriously bad-tempered, and he was a strange creature among the always polite Luo family members.
Little did they know that Luo Kong didn't want to waste time with these people at all.
While the emperor was still hesitating, the ministers stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Marquis Wushuang said is very appropriate. There is no time to lose. Please give the order quickly. Zhang Jiao may be at the gates of the city at any time."
This was probably a rare scene where the ministers in the court could reach a consensus with the Ten Attendants, and the eunuchs and the relatives of the emperor's wife did not come into direct conflict.
Empress He's face was full of reluctance, but she still handed Liu Bian's hand to Luo Kong, "Marquis Wushuang, the prince is now in your hands."
Luo Kong smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not a life-and-death separation. You and the prince will definitely meet soon."
He was secretly delighted in his heart that the prince was in his hands. He did not expect that it would be so smooth. He reached out and pulled Liu Xie up. He felt more confident. With double insurance, this wave of progress was stable.
Then he said to the little girl Tang Ji beside him in a friendly manner: "Crown Princess, please follow the Crown Prince and follow me."
The little girl had no idea what was going on, but when she saw her husband obediently following the somewhat embarrassed uncle in front of her, she nodded coquettishly.
Luo Kong pulled the two princes to bow to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to the military camp first. Long live your Majesty, and long live the Han Dynasty!"
After saying that, he led the three people out of the palace. Of course, he was not the only one entering the palace. There were also three personal guards and three female officials, all of whom came from Zhaocheng.
When the six people saw Luo Kong walking out of the hall, they hurriedly came forward and Luo Kong introduced the identities of Liu Bian and the other two to them.
The six people's eyes lit up instantly. A crown prince, a crown princess and a prince, this lineup was really enough. Two guards directly carried Liu Bian and Liu Xie onto the horses, while Tang Ji was carried onto the horse by the female official beside Luo Kong.
"Wushuang Hou!"
As Luo Kong left, the ministers in the palace also began to walk out. Suddenly, Luo Kong heard someone running towards him. He turned around and saw a scholar with a very elegant appearance coming towards him.
"My Lord, I am Cai Yong."
Cai Yong!
Even though Luo Kong lived in the Western Regions, he had heard of Cai Yong's name. He was a great scholar of the time and was invited to Zhaocheng many times to publish various scriptures.
The most important thing is that he had a photographic memory and had a huge collection of books. Apart from the Luo family, there was almost no one else in the world who had a larger collection of books than Cai Yong.
"Does Lord Cai have anything important to do?"
Cai Yong sighed slightly and said, "My Lord, I have wasted half my life, and there are no treasures in my family except for the ten thousand volumes of books that the Cai family has collected for many years. However, Yong knows that it is impossible to take these treasures away.
But when Yong watched these books destroyed by the Taiping Army, he no longer had any hope of survival. He was unwilling to go into exile in Chang'an and was only willing to live and die with these books.
But among this collection of books, there are hundreds of volumes that are unique copies. Even the Luo family’s storage room does not have them. It would be a real pity if they were lost like this.
Yong has a daughter named Yan, who has a photographic memory. Yong asked his daughter to memorize all the thousands of volumes of books. I hope you can take her away with you."
Luo Kong never expected that Cai Yong would do this for this matter. When he heard that Cai Yong was willing to live and die with his collection of books, Luo Kong knew that Cai Yong would not die. His brother would never do such a thing as burning books. Cai Yong was a great scholar who enjoyed special subsidies from the Luo family. His brother would never kill him.
However, there was no need to tell Cai Yong about these things. He would know them in the due time. Luo Kong was very interested in Cai Yan as mentioned by Cai Yong, a remarkable woman who could memorize hundreds of volumes of books. Not many people in the Luo family could do it. Luo Kong himself could not do it anyway.
He looked at Cai Yong again, seeing that he was such an elegant and handsome man, and immediately responded, "Mr. Cai is very affectionate, and books are indeed the most precious things in the world.
The Luo family values their collection of books the most, and they will ensure Miss Cai's safety even at the cost of their own lives.
When the world is a little more stable, I will send Miss Cai to Zhaocheng. I wonder if Miss Cai can get married?"
Cai Yong's heart started pounding at Luo Kong's words. He quickly said, "My daughter hasn't been promised to anyone yet, so she doesn't have to be bound by etiquette. If you are willing to take my daughter away, and Yong has no sympathy, I will leave the marriage to you."
Cai Yong often went to Zhaocheng to work for the Luo family. His daughter was so outstanding, so of course he always wanted his daughter to marry into the Luo family.
Over the years, there have been people who wanted to marry him, but he has rejected them all. He plans to choose a time to go to Zhaocheng and take his daughter with him.
I didn’t expect that I would have such an opportunity now. It’s such a pleasant surprise.
Luo Kong smiled and said, "If the young lady is really talented, I will definitely help her find a good marriage in the Luo family. Yu'er, the three of you will follow Lord Cai to the Cai Mansion and bring Miss Cai to the military camp. Go quickly and come back quickly."
As Luo Kong's most trusted men, these people knew how anxious Luo Kong was. The remaining guard and two female officials quickly took Cai Yong away.
Luo Kongze and three other female guards took Liu Bian and the other two and hurried out of the palace. The day was gradually getting brighter, and the wealthy families were packing up their belongings. This scene naturally attracted many people's attention, but ordinary people in Luoyang City didn't know what was going on.
Luo Kong had to rush all night to arrive. The rest of the defeated troops had not yet reported the defeat, so although they knew that the court was fighting a war, no one thought that the court would really lose. After all, the emperor was in Luoyang City. Could he really be beaten to Luoyang City by those rebellious Taiping Taoists?
After Luo Kong and his companions left the palace, they could not help but burst into laughter, and they rushed to the military camp outside the palace almost without stopping.
The guards at the city gate naturally would not stop Luo Kong, and as the creaking suspension bridge was lowered, the few of them left Luoyang City very smoothly.
Only a few hours had passed from the time Luo Kong entered the palace to the time he left. This efficiency was really too high. It was indeed the right thing to do not to quarrel with those useless ministers in the court.
Luo Kong estimated that his brother would definitely let the Taiping Army rest for a night before starting their journey the next day, and the army would definitely not be able to travel as fast as he did.
However, I am afraid that the cavalry will arrive first and drive back all those who attempt to leave Luoyang, so if I don’t want to fight the Taiping Army again, I must leave here within two or three hours.
After a short rest, the Western Region Army regained a lot of energy and only brought dry food and water. As long as they could escape into Guanzhong, they would have these things.
Ta-ta-ta!
With a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds, the three people who had left with Cai Yong rode back on their horses. One of the female officials was holding a young girl in her arms. Judging from her age, she should have just reached the age of 15. The first time Luo Kong saw the girl, his reaction was: She is so beautiful!
To be praised as beautiful by Luo, one can imagine how valuable this is. The second reaction is that it is full of spiritual energy.
The whole body was overflowing with bookish air, and those eyes were full of spiritual energy, just like the clear sky after the rain. This must be a talented woman, and Cai Yong must not have lied. The moment he saw this girl, Luo Kong knew that the younger generations of the Luo family were blessed.
Both "Records of the Grand Historian" and "Book of Han" have biographies of remarkable women, including chapters about ancestors. Who wouldn't be yearning for them?
Mr. Luo did not like marriage, but when he met those extraordinary women whose names would be passed down through the ages, he was not at all reserved and would always take the initiative.
For 1,300 years, the Luo family has known that women like their ancestors Xizi and Mingfei were favored by God, which is why they have qualities beyond the comprehension of mortals, such as eternal beauty.
Which son of the Luo family doesn't want a wonderful woman favored by God as his wife?
Our ancestor King Su always congratulated such marriages.
Luo Kong didn't know whether this girl had the ability to stay young forever, but she must be someone favored by God.
Make money!
Luo Kong felt that helping Cai Yong was a great success. Cai Yan looked at Wushuang Hou, who had a holy mark on his forehead, and bowed as she got off her horse, saying, "Yan greets Uncle Shi."
Luo Kong still looks quite young, but if you really calculate it based on his age of early marriage, there is indeed no problem for him to be Cai Yan's father.
Especially since Cai Yong directly handed over Cai Yan's marriage to Luo Kong, he immediately smiled and said, "Good girl, since you call me uncle, I will take good care of you in the future. Yu'er, the Crown Princess and Miss Cai will be handed over to the three of you, please take good care of them.
Let’s go! ”
Set off?
Liu Bian and the others were a little confused. Liu Bian was a little cowardly, but Liu Xie asked directly: "My Lord, don't we wait for our father and the ministers to leave together?"
Let’s go together?
It would be better to say that we die together.
Luo Kong had never agreed to go with them. How could he still run away after those people had packed up all the valuables?
What was said in the palace before did not mention that they had to wait for the emperor and the ministers, they just thought so.
Now the prince is in his hands. The emperor will definitely die this time, so he will directly support the prince to ascend the throne. The only pity is that the position of the son of heaven will definitely be lost this time, and only the position of the emperor will remain.
As Luo Kong led the others away, he said, "Your Highness Prince Xie, remember, the emperor cannot abandon his subjects and escape. If he abandons his subjects, the Mandate of Heaven will disappear."
When the word destiny was mentioned, and Luo Kong spoke in a sinister tone, Liu Xie, a little boy, was immediately frightened and nodded repeatedly.
The Western Region cavalry broke camp and left at an extremely fast speed. Within almost a quarter of an hour, the long military camps outside Luoyang city disappeared, leaving only the empty space.
"You said that all the Western Region troops have left?"
When the emperor heard the news, he was completely stunned, and the ministers who received the news also had their heads buzzing.
"The prince has been taken away!"
If they still didn't know what was happening at this time, they would be fools. Luo Kong had played a trick and deceived everyone, including the emperor.
He took the crown prince away and left the emperor in Luoyang, even saying: "The emperor should not abandon his subjects and flee. Although the emperors of Zhou Dynasty were often unjust, they never abandoned Luoyang. Your Majesty, if you hold on to Luoyang, the loyal armies of the world will surely be inspired, and the Han Dynasty can be revived."
The emperor and countless ministers angrily cursed: "Luo Kong, you bastard, you are so deceitful, you will not die well!"
Luo Kong led the Western Region Army and marched towards Guanzhong without stopping.
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Kong was a man of power and strategy, and was good at making changes. At that time, peace was about to come to Luoyang, and the emperor and the ministers still valued money and goods. Kong saw that the situation was urgent, so he disguised his intentions with words and fled with the crown prince Bian, the crown princess Tang Ji, and the prince Xie, and they were saved. - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Wushuang Hou"
(End of this chapter)
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