The signal of three large fires was something Liu Wei had arranged with Wang Fangyi beforehand when he came out of Beiman Mountain.
He knew that he was surrounded by a large number of soldiers.
Moreover, they will launch an attack as soon as Liu Wei returns.
Liu Wei was certainly not foolish enough to go back and reunite with the guards of Beiman Mountain before leaving together.
On his way to the palace, he encountered Cao Cao who came to warn him, and he had already prepared a countermeasure.
With the assistance of Lu Wenzhao, Ding Xiu, Pei Lun and other Jinyiwei, Liu Wei and Yan Shisan left the east gate of Luoyang and met at a farmhouse outside the city for a short rest.
At the same time, three large fires were lit to send a signal to Wang Fangyi, Yan Da, and others on the distant mountain to evacuate.
"My lord, what should we do with this Mr. He? It seems we can't get the ransom now?" Lu Wenzhao asked.
After receiving the ransom from He Miao, the Embroidered Uniform Guard kidnapped Xun You and He Yong.
While Shen Lian led Yang Lian, Zou Ling, Fu Rou and others to retreat first, he also took Xun You with him.
He Yong was left behind and He Jin was asked to produce 2,500 taels of gold to ransom the people.
Before the deal even started, He Jin and Yuan Shao deployed their troops and attacked Liu Wei first.
Therefore, the Embroidered Uniform Guard kept He Yong locked up outside the city.
"This guy is neither worth killing nor worth discarding!" Liu Wei smiled faintly.
This person is like Comrade Trump, staying on the enemy's side to give bad advice, but in reality, he is helping himself.
I was hoping to exchange it for some money, but now I'm afraid I won't be able to!
The commotion caused by Liu Wei leaving the city through the east gate meant that He Jin would definitely send men to chase after him!
"How about this..." Liu Wei whispered to Lu Wenzhao to give him some instructions.
"My lord, I understand. I will do it now!"
Lu Wenzhao smiled and took his leave.
At this time, He Yong was locked in the woodshed of this farmhouse, his mouth gagged and his hands and feet bound.
This has been going on for several days now!
I ate leftovers every day, feeling both cold and hungry.
He knew that the people who kidnapped him were Liu Wei's men, the King of Clouds, and he kept shouting that he wanted to see Liu Wei, but no one paid any attention to him.
He felt a little smug when he heard that his kidnappers wanted 2,500 taels of gold to ransom him.
This price is even higher than He Miao's. I can't believe I'm worth more than He Miao to Liu Wei!
But after waiting all night, nothing happened!
Until tonight, there have been constant footsteps outside the woodshed, as if someone is coming.
He vaguely heard someone calling for his lord. He pricked up his ears, trying to find out some information, but the voice was too low and he couldn't hear anything.
Just then, someone spoke in the courtyard:
"My lord, weren't you in Luoyang? How did you get out of the city so late at night?"
The lord remained silent, but his attendant said, "Fortunately, General Yuan Shao sent someone to warn us and opened the city gates for us; otherwise, we might not have been able to leave Luoyang!"
"So General Yuan was secretly helping us, no wonder!"
Immediately, someone asked:
"My lord, the pursuers have spotted our campfire and are likely to arrive soon. We should leave immediately."
"We suggest that Your Highness cross the river at Fuxian, northeast of Beiman Mountain, and enter Zuofengyi via Hedong! This route is safe and avoids the two passes of Hangu Pass and Tong Pass."
"Moreover, the pursuers will definitely not expect us to cross the river at Fuxian County."
Then, it seemed that the young master pondered for a moment before saying, "Alright, let's leave now. At the same time, send someone to contact Commander Wang and have them cross the Beiman Pass tonight to come to Fu County and meet me."
"My lord, I will take care of it immediately! Once you and Commander Wang cross the Yellow River at Fu County, you will be safe all the way!"
The group looked like they were about to leave.
"Ouch, damn it!"
Suddenly someone clapped their hands and shouted, "We forgot there's a hostage in the woodshed!"
Who is it?
"He Yong, the chief advisor to General He Jin."
"So it was him! Let's go see what he's doing now."
Upon hearing this, He Yong hurriedly returned to the haystack, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.
A moment later, a man came in, opened the door, looked around with a torch, and shouted a few times:
"Mr. He, Mr. He!"
He Yong definitely didn't respond. The person even came in and pushed He Yong a few times, but He Yong didn't budge.
"Oh ho, I didn't expect him to be sleeping so soundly!"
One of them turned and left, cursing, and closed the door behind him.
You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep!
Outside the woodshed, Liu Wei and Lu Wenzhao exchanged a smile.
"My lord, he's sleeping like a log! What should we do with him? Should we kill him?"
Liu Wei shouted, "It would be a pity to kill him. After I leave, you can continue to demand the ransom from He Jin. Once you get the ransom, you can keep it for your own operating expenses."
"But my lord, 2,500 taels of gold is far too much; we certainly can't afford it. Could you reduce the price a bit?"
"You can decide that. How much less do you want?"
"250 taels!"
"Is that all the flexibility you've got?" Liu Wei almost burst out laughing. "Retreat!"
"My lord, be careful!"
Liu Wei, accompanied by Yan Shisan and about ten Imperial Guards, headed towards Mengjin.
He Yong, who was pretending to be asleep in the woodshed, was both amused and exasperated when he heard that his ransom had been reduced to 250.
It must be that Liu Wei was being chased by He Jin and fled overnight. Judging from his appearance, he was going to cross the river in Fuxian County.
Fu County is thirty li northeast of Luoyang City; it can be reached in one night.
If He Jin's pursuers had gone in the wrong direction and ended up at the Mengjin ferry crossing in the northwest, wouldn't that be going in the opposite direction?
If Liu Wei is allowed to cross the river tomorrow morning, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill him will be gone forever!
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