"Rumble--"

The continuous loud noises stunned everyone on the bank of the Yellow River. They saw that the carriage pulling the emperor suddenly went crazy, and the four horses rushed forward like crazy, heading straight towards the river.

"Quick! Stop the emperor's carriage!"

Cao Cao, who was not far away, roared loudly, but the impact of the mad war horses was far beyond human control, not to mention that there were four of them. Some loyal and fearless knights tried to stop them, but were knocked away as soon as they got close. Seeing this, the cavalry in front of the carriage could only stay away from them, and would never dare to rush forward and die.

The eunuch who was driving the horse had been thrown off the carriage by the huge bumps and was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown. Empress Fu did not hold on to the wall of the carriage and was also thrown out. However, she was lucky and fell on a corpse, which was not fatal. Guan Hai picked her up when he passed by the chasing carriage to prevent her from being trampled to death by the pursuing cavalry.

At this time, the three fighting parties had automatically stopped. The people near the carriage were chasing it desperately, and those who were far away were also rushing towards the carriage. The shouts, yells, and the rumbling of horse hooves resounded through the sky.

The carriage was moving at an extremely high speed and soon arrived near the Yellow River. Due to the severe drought this year, the water level in the river was very low, and a large area of ​​dry riverbed was exposed on the shore. The river bank here was extremely high, and the distance between the bank and the riverbed was more than ten feet, which was no different from a cliff. At such a high speed, if you fell down, you would die.

When Cao Cao saw Fu Shou fall out of the car but luckily survived, he hurriedly shouted to the car, "Your Majesty! Jump out of the car, jump out quickly!"

Liu Xie and his concubine in the carriage just clung to the wall and cried, not daring to let go and jump out of the car. After just a few breaths, everyone heard a loud bang, and the four mad horses pulled the carriage down the riverbed. The huge impact force created a big hole in the riverbed, and the four horses died on the spot with blood oozing from their mouths, noses and eyes. The carriage was also smashed to pieces.

Time seemed to stop all of a sudden, the noisy clamor around suddenly quieted down, and the people standing on the shore with their horses reined in stared blankly at the ground below.

"Quick! Go down and save His Majesty!"

I don't know who shouted first, but everyone came to their senses and quickly dismounted. Some of them untied the reins, some took off their clothes, and together they twisted out a rope and lowered it into the riverbed. Several soldiers slid down the rope, lifted up the broken carriage and carried out Liu Xie, but they saw that he was just like the horses, bleeding from all seven orifices and had no breath!

Yuan Shao, who had come from behind, saw this scene and froze on his horse, muttering to himself, "It's over! Everything is over!"

I don't know who is finished.

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment. This shouldn't be the case! This shouldn't be the case!

Dead? After a moment of shock, Qu Yi pointed at Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and shouted, "Traitors, if you two hadn't led the troops to attack His Majesty's carriage, how could it have been startled? You two have murdered the Emperor, and you deserve death! Why don't you die now to atone for your sins!"

After he finished cursing, he winked at Qu Shu, who understood and encouraged the soldiers to shout, "Yuan and Cao led their troops to attack Your Majesty's carriage, causing Your Majesty to fall to his death. They deserve to be put to death!"

"Yuan Cao led his troops to attack Your Majesty's carriage, causing Your Majesty to fall to his death. They deserve the death penalty!"

Loud roars echoed along the banks of the Yellow River. Yuan Shao's face grew paler and paler, at a loss. What should he do now? It seemed as if the emperor had really been killed by them.

Cao Cao reacted and yelled, "Bullshit! It's clearly you who failed to protect the emperor!"

However, his words were not convincing at all. Even his own soldiers thought he was quibbling and making specious arguments.

Qu Yi and Hua Xiong led the troops to attack Yuan and Cao again. The Bingzhou army was very excited and shouted that they wanted to avenge the emperor!

Seeing this, Xun You hurriedly squeezed to Cao Cao's side and said to him, "My lord, quickly withdraw the troops and return to Yanzhou!"

The emperor's carriage was indeed hit by their army, causing the horses to lose control. The accident has already happened. It is meaningless to stay and argue. The angry Bingzhou army and Duan Wei in Huayin City will definitely attack them in the name of eliminating traitors. If Zhang Ji and Fan Chou have also surrendered to Lu Bu, if they don't escape now, they may not be able to escape later. Therefore, it is most important to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

Ju Su also advised Yuan Shao to return to Jizhou as soon as possible, so Yuan Shao ran away in a panic like a dog that had lost its home.

However, Qu Yi and Hua Xiong refused to let them go and led their troops to chase them until they reached the vicinity of Hu County!

News of the incident quickly reached Huayin. Li Su and Li Jue were equally distraught upon hearing that the emperor had fallen into the river. Li Su, in particular, was worried that without the emperor, who would care about him? He feared that Lü Bu would soon arrive to take him down. What should he do now? Should he seek refuge with Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liang Province, or with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?

Li Su hesitated for a moment, then hurriedly retreated to Chang'an with his troops.

When Li Jue saw Li Su retreat, he also led his troops away.

However, Lu Bu, the secret manipulator, acted heartbroken and carefully collected the emperor's body and transported it back to Luoyang for burial. At the same time, he ordered Cai Yong to write a manifesto to punish the rebels and distribute it to all provinces and counties across the country, denouncing the crimes of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and vowing to eradicate the treacherous officials for the Han Dynasty. He ordered Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Qu Yi, and Xu Rong to organize the army and prepare to attack Jizhou!

Of course, these are all things that happened later. At this time, Lu Bu had just crossed the river and was busy collecting Liu Xie's body.

Although Lu Bu had learned from Zhang Mo for many years, he was still not very good at pretending. He could not cry and wail like Cao Cao. He just stood silently beside the emperor's body and bowed in silence.

Yang Biao and other court officials knelt down and cried bitterly. None of them had expected that things would turn out like this. Without the emperor, the imperial capital, and the imperial seal, what was the use of them as court officials?

The bodies of Liu Xie and the imperial concubine had already been collected by the soldiers. Lü Bu looked at the courtiers and said, "My ancestors of the Han Dynasty are all buried in Mount Mang. I wish to transport Your Majesty back to Luoyang for a proper burial. If you wish to follow me, please do so. If not, please return home. Once Your Majesty is buried, I will dispatch troops to Jizhou to eliminate the treacherous officials and comfort Your Majesty's spirit."

Yang Biao and the others stopped crying and looked at Lü Bu, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao in bewilderment. What should they do now? Are they really going to go back to their own homes and disband the Han court?

Yang Biao was stunned for a moment, then said, "The country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. After your majesty is buried, I intend to choose a relative from the Han royal family to ascend the throne. What do you think, Governor Lu?"

What he meant was very clear. He wanted to choose an emperor to be Lu Bu's puppet.

Lü Bu asked, "Does General Yang have the imperial seal? Do you have the imperial edict? If not, how can anyone recognize the emperor you chose? You can choose, Liu Jingzhou can choose, and Cao Mengde can choose. Who should we respect?"

Yang Biao and the others could not help but look at each other in bewilderment. Shi Sun Rui said, "We are all officials appointed by His Majesty. So the one we choose is the legitimate one."

Lu Bu sneered, "Since you all think so, then choose an emperor and go find an imperial capital!"

Everyone was stunned. Was Lu Bu's brain water? They said this because they wanted to return to Bingzhou and give Bingzhou a chance to dominate the world, but he actually refused? Was he really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?

"Does Governor Lu not want to keep the imperial court in Bingzhou?"

Lu Bu shook his head. "No! I want to welcome the true emperor, not some royal relative. If you want to appoint a royal son, I will choose one myself. There is no need to trouble you."

He no longer paid attention to the others and said to Qu Yi, "Let's set off to Luoyang!"

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