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t　the　head　of　his　guards　burst　in　and　fell　to　slaying　the　eunuchs　without　regard　to　age　or　rank。　Yuan　Shao　and　Cao　Cao　broke　into　the　inner　part　of　the　Palace。　Four　of　the　eunuchs………Zhao　Zhong；　Cheng　Kuang；　Xia　Yun；　and　Guo　Sheng………fled　to　the　Blue　Flower　Lodge　where　they　were　hacked　to　pieces。　Fire　raged；　destroying　the　buildings。

Four　of　the　Ten　Regular　Attendants………Zhang　Rang；　Duan　Gui；　Cao　Jie；　and　Hou　Lan………led　by　Zhang　Rang　carried　off　the　Empress；　Emperor　Bian；　and　Prince　Xian　of　Chenliu　toward　the　North　Palace。

Lu　Zhi；　since　he　had　resigned　office；　was　at　home；　but　hearing　of　the　revolution　in　the　Palace　he　donned　his　armor；　took　his　spear；　and　prepared　to　fight。

He　saw　Eunuch　Duan　Gui　hurrying　the　Empress　along　and　called　out；　〃You　rebel；　how　dare　you　abduct　the　Empress？〃

The　eunuch　fled。　The　Empress　leaped　out　of　a　window　and　was　taken　to　a　place　of　safety。

General　Wu　Kuang　burst　into　one　of　the　inner　halls　where　he　found　He　Miao；　sword　in　hand。

〃You　also　were　in　the　plot　to　slay　your　own　brother；〃　cried　Wu　Kuang。　〃You　shall　die　with　the　others！〃

〃Let　us　kill　the　plotter　against　his　elder　brother！〃　cried　many。

He　Miao　looked　around：　His　enemies　hemmed　him　in　on　every　side。　He　was　hacked　to　pieces。

Yuan　Shu　bade　his　soldiers　scatter　and　seek　out　all　the　families　of　the　eunuchs；　sparing　none。　In　that　slaughter　many　beardless　men　were　killed　in　error。

Cao　Cao　set　himself　to　extinguish　the　fires。　He　then　begged　Empress　He　to　undertake　the　direction　of　affairs；　and　soldiers　were　sent　to　pursue　Zhang　Rang　and　rescue　the　young　Emperor　and　the　young　Prince　of　Chenliu。

Meanwhile；　Zhang　Rang　and　Duan　Gui　had　hustled　away　the　Emperor　and　the　Prince。　They　burst　through　the　smoke　and　fire　and　trav