Chapter 278 Running ahead
King Donghai was on call and tried hard to act indifferently, but he could not hide the gloom and resentment in his heart.
"The princess has taught you a lesson again?" Han Ruzi asked.
King Donghai glanced at the two guards and the chief supervisor Liu Jie in the tent, "Your Majesty is too resolute and has no time to prepare. There are dozens of people in the Tan family, the oldest is in their seventies or eighties, and the youngest is only three or four years old. He said he would go on the road and didn't even eat breakfast. It would be as miserable as possible."
Han Ruzi turned her head and asked Liu Jie: "Is that true?"
Liu Jie bowed and said, "The Tan family has a total of forty-seven people, plus ten servants. The oldest is 63 years old and the youngest is 8 years old. He is healthy and has no headaches and fever. He sent an order at the hour of Mao this morning, and he left the mansion at the hour of Chen. In the first hour of the past, he carried a total of fifty gold ingots and silver ingots."
Han Ruzi raised his hand and said that he had enough, "It is said that everyone in the Tan family practices martial arts, and what he said is indeed true. With the financial resources of the Tan family, it is not difficult to go out for a long distance temporarily, right?"
The King of East China Sea's face turned red and red, and he stuttered: "What's the matter with the princess who said that Your Majesty summoned me?"
Han Ruzi winked, and Liu Jie and two guards bowed and withdrew.
Han Ruzi stood up, circled around Donghai King, and said, "Are you not convinced?"
The face of Donghai was already bad, and his expression suddenly changed, "You, your Majesty wants to get rid of me, just say clearly that the king wants his minister to die, that one does not need to make up a crime, just give me death, hang himself, commit suicide, and suffocate to death, give me some poison, the kind that is blood-stricken, anyway, my mother dies like this, we are mother and son."
King Donghai couldn't continue to say anything, and Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, I'm not going so quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty? You still have to do it?"
"Tell me, what are the movements of the Tan family? They won't just wait for death, right?" Han Ruzi corrected her color.
"I, does my Majesty want me to betray the Tan family?"
"I want you to save their lives, and I will not pardon the Tan family again." Han Ruzi said coldly. During the general amnesty, he could not pick out the Tan family alone to punish him, but he has been paying attention to "Buyi Tan" and believes that they will not become honest.
"I, I really don't know. I just heard a few casual conversations, and the Tan family seemed to be writing a letter to someone for help."
"To whom?"
"I really don't know about this. They don't treat me as a member of the Tan family." King Donghai sighed. Since his defeat in the throne, his status in the Tan family has plummeted.
Han Ruzi felt that she couldn't ask anything anymore, so she retreated to the chair, sat silently for a while, and suddenly said, "Why don't you run away."
Donghai King was so scared that he almost jumped up, "You said just now that you wouldn't do it too quickly, why did you change your mind now?"
"This army is walking too slowly. I want to go out to join Chai Yue. I have to have a suitable excuse to get around those conservative habits."
"You are the emperor, can't you just issue an order? Who dares not listen?"
"Everyone listened and then gave my will a discount in the name of safety. I don't want to waste time fighting with them at this time, so"
King Donghai stared at the emperor, "How do I know that Your Majesty did not have ulterior motives, or did a false act, and really gave me a charge of escape?"
"If I really do that, you have no choice." Han Ruzi smiled. It is impossible and unnecessary to gain the trust of King Donghai.
"I, I'll go back and prepare."
"We can't always let the princess make a decision for you. We have to avoid the Tan family in this matter. You stay here, and we will set off later."
No matter how you think about it, you feel dangerous, but you dare not object, "Since that's the case, I agree. Anyway, my life is in your hands, but there is a saying I have to say ahead."
"explain."
"Your Majesty leaves the camp without authorization. If someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble, your Majesty cannot blame me, let alone me plan it, because you decided the idea."
Han Ruzi knew who "that" was, "Cui Hong? Without you, he would have lost his flag. With his prudence, he would never make trouble at this time. On the contrary, he would catch up immediately to show his loyalty."
"Your Majesty really believes in Cui Hong so much? He is my uncle, but I don't believe in him at all."
"I have a way." Han Ruzi blinked.
King Donghai was stunned, always feeling that the person in front of him didn't look like the emperor, and couldn't help but say, "This is not a joke. Your Majesty's foundation is unstable. If it happens, few people in the court will think of Your Majesty."
"It's like fighting. The court has a large number of people and well-armed soldiers, but there are no horses and they act slowly. Our people are much smaller and the weapons are not that good. But if it is a head-on confrontation, we will definitely lose. At this time, we have to ride a horse and run while fighting. We should not be too close or too far away. Let the court follow me, not me follow the court."
King Donghai stayed for a while, "This is the way the Huns fight."
"Whose style of play doesn't matter, what matters is that you can win."
"Your Majesty will cleanse me of the crime afterwards?"
"Your escape is just a rumor. I won't pursue it in the end, who will mention it?"
Donghai Neptune thought about it for a while and decided to find a reliable witness, "Call Cui Teng."
Cui Teng arrived as soon as he called out. He had met a small number of Northern Army and a large number of flags led by Chai Yue in Baiqiao Town. He admired his brother-in-law so much that he was overwhelmed. He never expected that it was just a coincidence that Chai Yue didn't have time to lead the army south at that time, so he used this bluff to coincide with Juenhou.
Hearing that he was about to sneak out of the camp, Cui Teng agreed without saying a word and wanted to set off immediately.
It was the fourth update of the night, and the emperor suddenly led a thousand elite troops out of the camp, with only thirty guards with him, and he didn't even bring the eunuchs who were serving him personally. He left a bunch of unprocessed memorials and half-written letters in his tent.
By the time the entire military camp realized it, it was half an hour later, and rumors spread everywhere, saying that the King of Donghai fled at night, the emperor went to chase him personally, leaving an order before leaving, allowing General Cui Hong to take charge of the entire army.
Cui Hong was shocked, but he saw half a letter in the emperor's tent, which made him feel much more at ease. The letter vaguely stated that the queen was pregnant.
Cui Hong immediately sent people to chase the emperor, then rectified the entire army, leaving behind the rear army and a large number of nobles to set off normally, and he led the main army to set off immediately.
Han Ruzi finally ran away without being restrained again.
It was early spring, the snow was melting and the road surface was slightly softening. It was a good time to ride a horse.
Shortly after dawn, this army of thousands of people arrived in Shang County. The camp had been arranged outside the city. If the normal march was marching, this was the emperor's place to stay the next day, only a few dozen miles from the previous camp.
The emperor suddenly arrived, which scared the officials in the camp. Han Ruzi didn't say much, but asked a few ambiguous words, making the other party mistakenly think that he was chasing someone. Then he ordered the soldiers to fed on the spot, replaced the weak horses, and set off on the road again. The county magistrate and other officials who rushed over had only time to hear the sound of horse hooves.
This thousand-man army was still half of the Northern Army and half of the Southern Army. They all followed Juanhou to participate in the Battle of the North Gate and obeyed the emperor's orders.
Veteran Fang Daye did not follow him. He was too old and staying in the Central Army was also a supervision of Cui Hong.
The next camp was still thirty or fifty miles apart. According to this arrangement, it would take ten days to reach Hangu Pass. Cui Hong was indeed extremely cautious.
Because the emperor was the emperor's commander, after receiving his orders, he prepared early. Therefore, this journey was very easy, and he could rush forward with a light brisk. He only rested for three hours at night. The officials at the resident were waiting outside all night, and were confused about the emperor's behavior. However, he was low and low, and he was not qualified to meet the saint, nor was he qualified to ask questions.
King Donghai was exhausted and chose a tent, fell asleep when he went in and didn't even eat.
Cui Teng was more energetic and chatted with the officials outside the camp for a while. He was the queen's brother and a confidant brought by the emperor. Although he had no specific official position, he was very respected. After returning to the camp, he was very happy and said to the emperor: "It's not bad, it's a good trip."
Han Ruzi only slept for more than two hours. First, the messenger sent by Cui Hong caught up, not only one, but three in succession. The first one begged the emperor to stay where he was waiting for the army in the name of a general. The last two officials signed more and more, even Fang Daye was among them.
Han Ruzi knew what would be written in the letter, so he just glanced at it and put it aside. On the contrary, he carefully asked the messenger about the situation and distance of the army and confirmed that Cui Hong led the army to follow him, so he felt more at ease.
He is playing a dangerous game, but only in this way can he fight quickly.
Before dawn, the messenger of the former general Chai Yue also arrived. After reading the letter, Han Ruzi ordered the entire army to set off.
As the Empress Dowager expected, Shangguan Sheng did not hold on to Hangu Pass, set off a fire and led his army to escape.
Chai Yue had led his army to the pass, put out the flames, summoned the remnants of General Han Xing, and waited for the emperor's will.
In the initial plan, if Shangguan Sheng fled, Chai Yue should stay in Hangu Pass for a while until the number of soldiers gathered reached 10,000 before making plans.
It was another non-stop itinerary. In the afternoon of that day, Han Ruzi arrived at Hangu Pass, which was faster than he planned.
Shangguan Sheng fled in a hurry, and the fire was not sufficient, so he was quickly put out. The remnants of Han Xing who Chai Yue gathered, plus the people he brought, were close to 10,000. He was about to set off early the next morning, and when the emperor arrived, he was also shocked.
At Hangu Pass, Han Ruzi got bad news. Shangguan Sheng indeed gathered a group of refugees, claiming to capture Luoyang, open warehouses and release grain, and save the world.
"Shangguan Sheng has guidance from experts." Han Ruzi could only draw such a conclusion.
"It must not be Lin Kunshan, he doesn't have the ability." said King Donghai.
Chai Yue also found Han Xing's guards. The information they provided confirmed Han Ruzi's previous speculation. Someone did send a sword. After Han Xing saw it, he immediately summoned the person, but was assassinated. Afterwards, both the assassin and the sword disappeared.
"The Luoyang City is deep and the pond is deep. Shangguan Sheng cannot capture it. He only needs to stay for three days before the army can encircle him." Chai Yue is full of confidence in defeating Shangguan Sheng.
Han Ruzi was worried that Shangguan Sheng's plan was not that simple, so he ordered Chai Yue not to wait any longer, and immediately led his army to take as many people as he could, and the rest stayed at Hangu Pass and were rectified by the emperor.
Chai Yue led 6,000 people to set off overnight.
Chapter completed!