The sunset disappears, and the autumn wind is cold.

"Gugugugu!"

The gurgling sounds of hunger echoed one after another, making the sleeping people scream.

At this moment, the intestinal rumbling sound on the front chest against the back became the main theme, and hunger defeated the fatigue of the body.

The northwest wind was howling, and waves of irresistible chill enveloped everyone, causing them to curl up after waking up from hunger, hiding under the broken low wall to resist the cold wind, rub their hands and breathe to keep warm.

However, their eyes were unprecedentedly unanimously looking at Dong Cheng sitting on the stone steps of the Taoist temple, but they didn't know that Dong Cheng had been sitting on the stone steps for most of the day, as if he had passed away, his body was motionless, and he stared in a daze in the distance.

What is in the distance? It’s still mountains, rolling towering mountains, and golden jungles.

The footsteps of "bangbang" came into Dong Cheng's ears. He did not look back or get up, but he knew who the person was.

"When Dong Hou woke up, you might as well sit down and see the scenery. The view here is wide and the scenery is charming. Wei Chen,,,,,,,,, I haven't seen such a beautiful scenery for a long time."

After hearing this, Dong Hou Liu Xie frowned and looked very unhappy. He turned his head to look at the hundreds of pairs of hopeful eyes behind him. He tried his best to suppress his anger and whispered: "All the officials, oh no, everyone is watching you, waiting for food!"

"Yes." Dong Cheng nodded slightly, turned his head and said to everyone in the yard: "The horse meat is in the bag of the soldiers. Please take it out and share the food. There is no need to keep it anymore. You must not make a fire, you can only fill your stomach. Otherwise, the Xiliang cavalry who were chasing us would come over when they see the thick smoke, and no one can escape when I wait!"

Seeing everyone getting up to untied their bags and eating the horse meat cooked a few days ago, Dong Hou swallowed his saliva and sat next to Dong Cheng with difficulty.

"Dong Cheng, you are still in the mood to see the scenery at this time. This is clearly an excuse. I, I don't believe it. Tell me, what are you looking at?"

"Dong Hou Ruizhi, he hit the nail on the head. He really didn't want to see the scenery, but was watching the smoke from the cooking stove."

"Smoke? See what the smoke in the cooking stove is? Oh, I understand. Where there are smoke in the cooking stove, there are houses or villages. In this way, we have food and clothes to keep warm!"

"Dong Hou is extremely smart, and that's true. However, Dong Hou was only half right. There are naturally families and villages where the smoke from cooking is rising. But this does not mean that we have food and clothes."

"Why is this? On the territory of my Han Dynasty. I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

After hearing this, Dong Cheng looked shocked, rolled his eyes, shook his head slightly with amusement, looked sideways at Liu Xie, who was full of indignation, and whispered: "We have always been on the territory of the Han Dynasty, why do we still have to escape? Dong Hou is so smart and wise, and will definitely be able to reorganize the dynasty in the future. He revived the Han Dynasty, but now he cannot forget where we are and what situation is there?

I believe that Mr. Dong also saw that the gold, silver, fine and rare plays we carried when we left the palace were all kidnapped by horse thieves, and more than 300 people were kidnapped or attacked by horse thieves. The accompanying guards suffered heavy casualties, but now there are less than 200 people left, and they are all thin, with broken weapons and no armor, and they no longer have the courage they used to be.

Now, we only have the silver and jewelry in our bags, and there is no money left to be used. Therefore, in the future, we will have to tighten our clothes and eat, otherwise this little bit of money will not support Luoyang at all, and we will become refugees begging along the way. At the same time, if the villages along the way cannot buy food and clothes, we cannot use strong power; otherwise, these villagers might sue the officials or fight with us. Dong Hou should know that Sili and Xiliang are brave, and the people here are not weak and can be bullied. Once they are forced into a hurry, it will be difficult for us to escape unscathed."

Speaking of this, Dong Cheng solemnly said to Liu Xie: "As long as we have not arrived in Luoyang, Dong Hou will not be able to disclose his identity, otherwise we may not be able to return to Dongdu alive. In addition, there are many thieves and bandits along the way, so we must not be proud of them. We can only continue to pretend to be refugees, so that we can not be targeted by Xiliang Xizuo and the thieves."

"Okay, everything is as Dong Qing said." With a perfunctory look, Liu Xie stood up and walked into the yard, and walked straight to the "bedroom".

Turning his head to look at Liu Xieyi's uneven back, Dong Cheng's expression was dull, his eyes were quite worried, and he whispered to himself: "Your Majesty is too young after all, he is not in a deep way, he speaks boldly and is full of energy. He doesn't know that this is a sign of being light and immature, thinking everything is too beautiful and too simple. What can I do if I leave Xiliang? Although there are many princes in the world, they are hard to distinguish between loyalty and treacherous, and there are many ambitious people. It's not easy to revive the Han Dynasty, but the task is heavy and the way is far away!"

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In the "bedroom" behind the main room of the Taoist temple, Liu Xie chewed the cold and hard horse legs with disgust, and chewed it for a while. Then he swallowed it hard, and he rolled his eyes straight, and his throat was unbearable and he couldn't help but retching a few times.

Although horse meat is also meat, it tastes really not very good, dry, rough, and has a very strong smell, which makes people sick and difficult to swallow. Moreover, the horse meat in Liu Xie's hand is still cooked without any seasonings. It was cooked a few days ago and kept in a bag with a strong sweaty smell for many days. It has become slightly moldy. It can be imagined how this horse meat tastes. So when Liu Xie saw the horse meat, he was jealous, but he was hungry in his stomach and had to eat it, otherwise the hunger would feel even more uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty eat slowly and drink some water." Queen Fu Shou handed over a bowl of clear water and said softly while wiping off the corner of Liu Xie's mouth with a scarf.

Fu Shou and Dong Guiren had a small appetite, so they wouldn't be hungry if they chewed carefully and ate a few bites. But Liu Xie was different. He had a lot of food. Although the horse meat was rough, dry and hard and difficult to swallow, he still covered his nose and ate a piece of horse meat as big as a palm.

"Gudu Gudu!" After drinking a bowl of clear water in one breath, Liu Xie's painful expression improved slightly, and he let out a long sigh of relief: "I choke to death! This, the meal is too rough. If I had not forced myself, I would never want to see it again."

Fu Shou and Concubine Dong nodded in agreement. Concubine Dong said, "This place is not far from Xingyang Camp, so it is not suitable to make fire, otherwise it will be discovered by the thief army. I have caused your Majesty to suffer in the past few days. I will be patient for a while. When I go further, the hard days will come to an end."

Liu Xie closed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. He felt much more comfortable. He then picked up the bowl and drank the last sip of water at the bottom of the bowl, wiped off the water stains at the corner of his mouth. He handed the golden bowl to Fu Shou casually. Liu Xie stretched out his arm. Seeing this, Guiren Dong obediently knelt behind him and gently kneaded his shoulders.

Turning his head to look at the beautiful Concubine Dong, Liu Xie said in a resentful expression: "Your father was nagging in front of me again, saying that from today on, I have to hide my identity until I arrive in Luoyang safely. I can't understand why I have escaped from the rule of Li Zhe and stayed away from the Western Liang army. I am the great emperor of the Han Dynasty. After escaping from Li Zhe's clutches, I can clearly show my carriage and horse, take the imperial carriage and go directly to Luoyang. Why is it so sneaky? Is it really necessary to do this?"

When Concubine Dong heard this, her pretty face turned slightly red. She wanted to defend her father Dong Cheng for a few words, but she was worried that she would annoy Liu Xie and make him dislike him. Therefore, she lowered her head and did not dare to answer. She felt very aggrieved. She turned her head to look at Fu Shou, and then carefully rubbed Liu Xie's shoulders and remained silent.

Seeing Liu Xie taking his anger on Concubine Dong, Fu Shou gently pressed Liu Xie's thigh and said softly: "Your Majesty calmed down. If the Confessional Men had not taken good care of him, we might not have been able to escape the pursuit of the thieves' army, and even had life threatening. Although we have left the territory of Xiliang, I have heard that the bandits are rampant in Luoyang and Henan Yin, and the robbers are raging, and the public security is extremely chaotic. You may as well imagine that Luoyang, the eastern capital, is the capital of the Han Dynasty, and Yin of Henan, is an important town in the Central Plains that protects the capital. Why did no princes come to occupy this place?"

"Huh?" Liu Xie was surprised and confused when he heard the sound, "Why is this? The bedroom,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there are only three of us, here, so the queen might as well say it bluntly." After the bedroom said, Liu Xie couldn't help but his cheeks became hot and he hurriedly changed his words.

Hearing the word "Door Palace", Fu Shou and Dong Guiren couldn't help but turn their heads and turn their heads around the broken walls full of holes, then look up at the hole as big as a dustpan (skylight) above the top of their heads, and the two girls felt sad.

Abandoning distracting thoughts, Fu Shou said softly: "The reason why the eastern capital Luoyang and Henan County were not occupied by the princes is not that they do not want to seize this place, but that they dare not step into the territory of Sili. Now, Li thieves stationed 30,000 cavalry in Daying in Xingyang, Hangu Pass and Tongguan, and more than 40,000 troops were stationed in two counties in Hedong and Henei, totaling more than 100,000 troops. Li thieves stationed all 100,000 troops in Sili, and they also controlled Bingzhou, which invisibly formed an encirclement of Sili. In this way, which princes in the world dare to advance to Sili without authorization, and who dares to occupy Luoyang and Henan County?"

"Your Majesty just said that we can take the imperial carriage and go to Luoyang on the official road, which is indeed a bit entitled. I dare to assert that as long as your Majesty's emperor and the imperial carriage appear on the official road, the Xiliang cavalry will immediately catch up and capture us in one net every night. In other words, if the political situation of the Xiliang army is in chaos, internal strife and fight, and fall apart, we can naturally take the imperial carriage, set a flag, go to Luoyang openly, and summon all forces along the way to serve the king and escort Your Majesty back to the Eastern Capital.

However, now Li thieves are in charge of Xiliang. The Xiliang army is the most powerful army in the world, and Li thieves are the overlord of the princes. Therefore, even if someone knows that Your Majesty has left Chang'an and has gotten rid of the control of Li thieves, they will definitely not dare to act rashly in the situation, and will not send troops to welcome the emperor's carriage. Therefore, we must hide our identity and secretly go to Luoyang, and then issue an edict to summon all the princes to the capital to serve the king, so that our Majesty can be safe and sound."

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Chapter completed!