I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 27 Three Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty
Lu Chunqiu personally greeted the two emperors. Fan Li, as a minister of the Chu State, evaded a little and fell into the middle of the honor guard.

But he wasn't idle either.

At this moment, three officials of the Han Dynasty took the initiative to ask for an audience.

"After King Jing of Zhongshan, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, General Han Zuo, and Marquis Ting of Yicheng led the shepherds of Yuzhou, the great uncle Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty paid a visit to Prime Minister Fan."

Fan Li hadn't reacted yet, thinking why this person's name was so long.

When he saw clearly that the person who came was more than seven feet tall, with ears hanging down from the shoulders, hands above the knees, and a natural nobility, he realized that it was Liu Bei who was here!

"People often say that Liu Bei pretends to be a member of the royal family, but in fact he is not of the dragon and phoenix bloodline at all. But now it seems that if he were not a noble man from Tianhuang, he really would not be worthy of such appearance and magnanimity."

Fan Li is not from the Appearance Association.

But when he saw Liu Bei for the first time, he was really shocked by the emperor's aura.

Two more people came with Liu Bei.

One of them was short in stature, but his eyes were like torches, which gave people a sense of deep sorrow.

"Big man, Sikong Cao Cao, I have met Duke Jin of Great Chu."

Cao Cao's shock to Fan Li was even greater than that of Liu Bei.

Especially when Cao Cao looked at Fan Li, he had complicated eyes, admiration, guarding, suspicion, jealousy, appreciation...

Fan Li read so many emotions from Cao Cao's eyes, which reminded him of what the famous scholar Xu Shao said to Cao Cao.

"A capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times."

The youngest among the three has the weirdest appearance.

With blue eyes, purple beard, long body and short legs, and a wide mouth, he looks like a foreign youth in his early 20s.

"The great Han chariot and cavalry general Sun Quan has met the Duke of Jin."

Sun Quan bowed deeply to Fan Li!
Among the three, Liu Bei's attitude is the most cordial, Cao Cao is the most formal, and Sun Quan is the most humble.

Such thoughtful etiquette made Fan Li feel a sense of intimacy with Sun Quan, and immediately weakened his defenses a little.

But he woke up immediately!

Perhaps, this is the purpose of Sun Quanli! ?

"These three guys will never get together in their lifetime. Today I have opened my eyes." Fan Li thought in his heart.

He didn't neglect at all, and paid homage to the three of them with the same respect.

"I've heard about their names for a long time. The three of them are the emperors of the Han Dynasty. What do you do for them?"

Cao, Liu, and Sun look at me and I look at you. It seems that everyone has something to say, but they don't want to say it in front of the other two.

Fan Li understood instantly.

He smiled and said: "Marquis Wenxin has arranged a palace for the emperors of the Three Kingdoms. Why don't we wait until we enter the city and invite three adults to come to my palace in Chu State to discuss it in detail?"

A satisfied smile immediately appeared on the three people's faces.

"What Duke Jin said is very true. After entering the city, I will ask for advice."

After Cao Liusun left, Fan Li smiled wryly and shook his head.

He said softly: "Liu Xie expects these three people to revive the Han Dynasty for him. I'm afraid he won't be able to escape the word 'dedication' in this life."

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The three emperors of Chu, Han and Ming have all arrived in Lucheng, but the alliance between the three emperors will officially begin tomorrow.

There seemed to be an undercurrent surging in Lucheng. Three different emperor's honor guards were stationed in the east, west and south triangles of the city.

At this moment, Da Chu is visiting the palace.

Fan Li came to Lucheng with Yujia, and of course he had to be fully responsible for all matters in the palace.

He was arranging the guards for the palace and brought a group of good men selected from the garrison to the palace garden.

It just so happened that Xiang Ning was enjoying the flowers here, and when he saw Fan Li leading a team of soldiers, he immediately felt a bit unwelcome.

"Mr. Jin, be careful not to damage the flowers and plants in the palace." Xiang Ning reminded him with a frown.

Fan Li was not in the mood to admire the flowers and plants.

He said casually: "I am only responsible for your Majesty's safety. As for small ornamental things like flowers and plants, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to take care of them."

Xiang Ning was not happy when he heard that.

"Jin Gong should learn more from the great Han!"

"The three ministers who came with Emperor Han this time are all loyal, wise, alert and capable."

"Especially, the three of them know how to serve the king. I heard that the arrangement of Emperor Han's palace was quite comfortable and comfortable."

After Xiang Ning finished speaking, he gave Fan Li a look that said, "Look at me, then look at you."

Fan Li heard it funny.

"Your Majesty wants me to learn from Hanchen? Even if I want to learn, as a minister, I am still benchmarking against Dong Zhuo, the Grand Master of the Han Dynasty."

Xiang Ning was dumb for an instant!

Learn from Dong Zhuo?
do not!Do not!
After all, Lu Cheng is not the palace of the Great Chu, and Fan Li is willing to give Xiang Ning more face in an outsider's territory.

He persuaded him sternly: "Your Majesty, please don't forget that the Three Emperors Alliance is related to the fate of the country. Your Majesty's visit to Lucheng is not for fun, but for national affairs!"

Xiang Ning knew that he was in the wrong, and it was rare to see Fan Li being so serious. He just nodded like a student being scolded and said nothing.

She completely lost interest in admiring the flowers, and said: "This time I come to Lucheng, as long as I form an alliance with Liu Xie, I can make Daming dare not spy on Chu Han, right?"

Fan Li nodded, then shook his head again.

"That's just the basic goal."

Because of Princess Changle's attitude, the Chu-Han alliance was already a certainty, and there was no chance of any further surprises.

Fan Li originally thought that the alliance of the Three Emperors was just going through the motions.

However, Lu Chunqiu's completely different attitudes towards the three emperors of Chu, Han, and Ming gave Fan Li some other thoughts.

"The alliance between Chu and Han will definitely be feared by Ming. But if Lu Cheng seeks refuge with Ming, causing Confucian and Taoist practitioners all over the world to turn to Ming, then Chu and Han will still be at risk."

As Fan Li said, Xiang Ning was already dumbfounded.

Lu City has existed for thousands of years, and Wen Xinhou of all dynasties has maintained a neutral attitude and only educated the world with "Lu Shi Chun Qiu".

But even Wen Xinhou's direct disciples, after finishing their studies, either lived in seclusion and wrote books, or entered the court as an official, had nothing to do with Lu Cheng Wenxinhou.

Will Lu Cheng give up his neutrality one day?
With Xiang Ning's wisdom, he could not foresee this possibility.

"Duke Jin... Is it possible for Lu Chunqiu to submit to Daming?"

Fan Li said in a deep voice: "If I were Lu Chunqiu, leading the whole family to seek refuge with Daming would be the best choice I could think of."

"Why?" Xiang Ning asked puzzled.

"Because of the general trend of the world, long-term divisions must unite, and long-term unions must divide. As long as there is a hero in the three kingdoms, the world may be unified. Rather than waiting to be conquered by the hero, Lu Cheng should take the initiative to surrender."

For the sake of Fan Li's words, Xiang Ning also understood.

Neither she nor Liu Xie is qualified to be a hero, but Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty is different.

That is an absolutely powerful king!

At this moment, Xiang Ning was in a very complicated mood.

The sense of precarious danger made her no longer in the mood to appreciate those beautiful and exotic flowers and plants.

"Then...should Fan also consider joining the Ming Dynasty?" Xiang Ning suddenly asked quietly.

Fan Li wanted to laugh when he heard this.

The Fan family is the most prominent family in Great Chu, but if they voted for Ming Dynasty, they might be reduced to third-class citizens.

It's just a matter of interest, and Fan has no reason to surrender.

What's more, Fan Li didn't appreciate Emperor Jiajing.

He shook his head: "Fan will never betray Da Chu."

When Xiang Ning heard this, a gratified smile appeared on his face.

But she couldn't help asking: "Fan's will not betray Da Chu, so will you betray me?"

(End of this chapter)