Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 371: Conferred the title of King Lie, Governor of the Eight States

"Do you know what this is?"

Gu Rubing held the seal in his hand, and as Gu Rubing took out the seal, everyone present held their breath. They all knew that the imperial seal was in Yuan Shao's hands, and they also knew that Yuan Shao was defeated by Gu Rubing, but they were not sure whether the imperial seal was in Gu Rubing's hands.

Now that they saw Gu Rubing coming out with a seal, no one could sit still. Everyone's eyes seemed to be fixed on the seal and could not be moved away. Even Cao Cao, who was sitting in the position of Grand Tutor under the dragon throne, had his breathing held and stared at the seal intently.

"What is this?"

Liu Xie was the first to ask. After he ascended the throne, he had never seen the imperial seal that symbolized the country's orthodoxy. Now that Gu Rubing had taken it out, how could he not be excited? But he quickly calmed down. Even if Gu Rubing handed the imperial seal to him now, it would eventually be taken away by Cao Cao, and it would be meaningless.

"Your Majesty, I have learned that this is the imperial seal that I seized from Yuan Shao. I have come here to present it to Your Majesty."

When they heard the words "Heirloom Seal of the Realm", everyone's eyes seemed to be glued to the seal and would never leave it.
Cao Cao's eyes were shining as he looked at the imperial seal that was getting closer and closer to him. Even he was so excited that he could hardly sit still. Now he still kept Liu Xie because the imperial seal had not been found, and he needed something, or a person, that could indirectly replace the seal.

Liu Xie was the person chosen by Cao Cao, the representative of the Han Dynasty. However, if the imperial seal fell into his hands, everything would be different. He could completely kill Emperor Xian of Han and replace him. As long as the imperial seal was in his hands, he would be the legitimate heir.

Just as Gu Rubing was about to walk up to Cao Cao with the seal in his hand, Liu Xie suddenly spoke.

"It's just a seal. It's nothing to talk about. My presence here represents the legitimacy. Why do I need anything else to prove it? Uncle, you can keep this seal for me for now. When the traitors are driven out and the Han Dynasty is stable, you can give it back to me."

When Cao Cao heard Liu Xie's words, he suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Xie. There was an unconcealable murderous intent in his eyes, and the murderous intent was about to become reality.

"Why is Prime Minister looking at me like this? Are you questioning my decision?"

Liu Xie was determined to die at this moment. He knew that only one of the imperial seal and himself was in Cao Cao's hands would keep him safe. If both were in his hands, he would be useless to him. Therefore, he must not let the imperial seal fall into Cao Cao's hands.

That's why he said these words despite Cao Cao's threats. Gu Rubing looked up at Liu Xie above him and understood that Liu Xie was not stupid. Just like in history, he was just controlled by Cao Cao. He was not incompetent. At least he could accurately judge the current situation.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Your Majesty's decision is of course correct. How could I question your decision?"

Cao Cao suppressed his anger and said to Liu Xie with a smile that he must not say anything treasonous in front of the civil and military officials.

"That's good."

Liu Xie nodded, then turned to look at Gu Rubing.

"Uncle, you have worked hard and made great contributions to me. You helped me take the imperial seal from Yuan Shao. I have decided to make you the Lie King. The land of Qingzhou will be your fiefdom. The imperial seal will be used as your seal after you are crowned king. From now on, you are the Lie King and can bring weapons into the palace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Without giving others the chance to refuse, Gu Rubing immediately clasped his fists and bowed to express his gratitude. Liu Xie turned to look at the Minister of Rites standing beside him.

"Now that the emperor's uncle is the fierce king, can he lead his troops to the palace?"

"That's ok."

The Minister of Rites felt helpless. Even though he had Cao Cao as his backer, he dared not go against the holy name in public. Cao Cao, who was sitting below Liu Xie, was almost spitting fire from his eyes. He did not expect that Liu Xie would stab him in the back at this time, causing the imperial seal that was about to fly away from him again.

"Your Majesty, I have another matter to attend to when I come to the capital today."

Gu Rubing clasped his fists and Liu Xie waved his hands.

"If you have something to say, just tell me. You don't have to be polite, uncle."

Liu Xie had really given up. After today, he would definitely be placed under house arrest by Cao Cao again, and he would probably lose even his basic personal freedom. So before that, Liu Xie was prepared to create as many favorable conditions as possible for Gu Rubing so that Gu Rubing could rescue him faster.

"When I was suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Yuan Shikai's rebellion, I was fortunate to have the help of several generals, which enabled me to suppress the rebellion so quickly. I hope Your Majesty can reward them."

"of course can."

Liu Xie waved his hand.

"I have heard that the emperor's uncle has many powerful generals under his command. What positions does the emperor's uncle want to give them?"

"Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, is from Jie County, Hedong Prefecture. He has followed me in battle for many years. He is now stationed in Bingzhou to resist foreign barbarians! Your Majesty, please appoint Guan Yunchang as the governor of Bingzhou to guard Bingzhou for Your Majesty."

"allow!"

Liu Xie hardly listened to what Gu Rubing said and agreed directly.

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu immediately bowed and thanked him.

"Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, is from Zhuo County, Youzhou. He has been guarding Yanzhou for Your Majesty for many years and has helped Your Majesty suppress the princes in the surrounding areas. His merits are outstanding. Your Majesty, please appoint Zhang Yide as the governor of Yanzhou and let him guard Yanzhou for Your Majesty!"

"allow!"

Zhang Fei followed Guan Yu's example and expressed his gratitude.

"Xu Rong and Xu Wenliang are from Liaozhou. They guard Youzhou for Your Majesty and have suppressed the invasions of various foreign tribes many times. Your Majesty, please appoint Xu Wenliang as the governor of Youzhou to guard Youzhou for Your Majesty!"

"allow!"

"Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan."

"allow!"

"Taishi Ci, Taishi Ziyi."

"allow!"

"Zhang He, Zhang Junyi."

"allow!"

Five names in a row, five consecutive "Yun", completely stunned the civil and military officials present. Is there such a way to confer titles? In just a short while, five governors were given out, which is five states.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to report."

Gu Rubing continued, this time, in addition to the civil and military officials, even Liu Xie himself was speechless. You are going too far.

"Go on." "Liu Biao of Jingzhou passed away due to illness the day before yesterday. Your Majesty, please recommend Liu Biao's son Liu Qi to succeed him as the governor of Jingzhou."

"Jing Sheng was always favored by the former emperor, so he agreed."

"Han Sui and Ma Teng of Liang Province died in the internal strife. Now Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, has pacified the counties of Liang Province. Your Majesty, please recommend Ma Chao to succeed as the governor of Liang Province.

"allow!""

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Rubing put away the imperial seal again and bowed to Liu Xie. At this point, Gu Rubing of Qingzhou, Guan Yu of Bingzhou, Xu Rong of Youzhou, Zhang Liao of Xuzhou, Zhang He of Jizhou, Ma Chao of Liangzhou, Liu Qi of Jingzhou, and many other generals under Gu Rubing all had their own fiefdoms. This also meant that if Cao Cao and Sun Jian wanted to join forces to attack Gu Rubing again, it would be an act of rebellion, and they would be despised for doing so without a just cause.

Cao Cao had already closed his eyes and was resting at this moment. He no longer went to see Gu Rubing. No matter how Gu Rubing was conferred in the palace, or what official positions his generals held, as long as he could not leave Xu Du, everything would be in vain.

But when he heard that Han Sui was also dead, a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face. According to Dian Wei and Xu Chu, Han Sui would send 10,000 first-class war horses to Xu Du after killing Ma Chao. However, it has been nearly a week, and Cao Cao has not even seen any horse hair, let alone horses.

Now hearing the news that Han Sui was dead, how could Cao Cao not be suspicious? Cao Cao turned to look at Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing, who had already stood back at the head of the ministers, smiled and nodded at him, as if he already knew the doubts in Cao Cao's mind and was answering them for Cao Cao.

"Oh my god, what's the point of this? Just agree to it like that? Is this governor so worthless?"

"My goodness, among the brave generals under Liu Caoxie, Zhao Yun is the only one who does not have an official position. So why not give him an official position? Whether in terms of seniority or strength, he is the best under Gu Rubing. Logically speaking, he should not be left out."

"Zhang Fei is used in Yanzhou for support. Whenever there is a war of support, the first choice is to send Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei and the Eighteen Riders of Yanyun seem to know no fatigue, even the horses are the same."

"Liu Caoxie didn't ask Zhao Yun to be an official. It should be because Zhao Yun wanted to protect Liu Caoxie personally. When Liu Caoxie left Jingzhou alone, wasn't it Zhao Yun who protected him? It seems like Zhao Yun has some buff. The more enemies he has, the more excited he is."

"I've also discovered that the more people the enemy has, the stronger Zhao Yun's fighting power becomes. The same is true for Zhang Liao. They are all ruthless people who like to lead a small number of troops to fight against a large army."

"Liu Caoxie is now truly the number one lord. No, we can't call him a lord anymore. We have to call him King Lie."

"This idiot emperor Liu Xie is quite smart. He knows how to cooperate with Gu Rubing, and he also knows that only Gu Rubing will not kill him."

The netizens in the live broadcast room were discussing the topic heatedly, especially the part where Gu Rubing was asking for a ban, which caused many netizens in the live broadcast room to sigh and say that it would be great if they could be like him.

The protagonist of the incident, Gu Rubing, was silently thinking about his title. The word "Lie Wang" was too special. If he changed the word, Gu Rubing would definitely not think of anything else. After all, in history, Liu Bei's posthumous title was Emperor Zhaolie of Han! And he happened to be named Lie Wang, which was really a coincidence.

"Everyone, is there anything else?"

Liu Xie stood up and asked. Seeing that all the ministers had fallen silent, Liu Xie turned around and was about to leave, but Cao Cao got there first and passed in front of him with a cold snort. Four armored generals followed Cao Cao out. Liu Xie knew that he had offended Cao Cao to death, but fortunately, the imperial seal was still in Gu Rubing's hands, so he was safe and would not worry about his life.

"If there is nothing else, then let's leave!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Listening to the shouts coming from the hall, Cao Cao's eyes had become extremely cold.

"Order the troops waiting outside the palace to surround the entire palace and make sure no one can get out. No one is allowed to leave the palace without permission!"

Cao Cao roared in a low voice, his heart filled with rage. The only way to rescue him now was to keep Gu Rubing in Xu Du. Even if he could not kill Gu Rubing, he had to prevent him from leaving Xu Du.

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun!"

"Chen is here!"

The four of them spoke in surprise.

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, the two of you are responsible for killing Guan Yu. Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, the two of you are responsible for killing Zhang Fei! Where are Cao Ren and the others?"

"I'm already waiting outside the palace with my soldiers."

"Let Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Le Jin and the others join forces to kill Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun. Don't let any of them live. Even if it means sacrificing our lives, we must kill them all!"

Cao Cao was really angry and dispatched almost all his generals. Except Dian Wei who was a famous general, the rest were all first-rate generals. Second-rate generals were no longer worthy of participating in this encirclement and suppression. Even if they came, they would be committing suicide. These were the most powerful group of generals in the world today, and almost two-thirds of them had gathered in this small city of Xudu.

"Yes!"

A soldier took the order and turned away to inform Cao Ren and others that they had now sealed all the gates of the imperial palace and were quietly waiting for Gu Rubing's arrival.

On the other side, Gu Rubing, after leaving the hall, took Guan Yu and the other three and walked straight out of the palace. None of the officials present dared to approach them, for fear that Cao Cao would think that they had a close relationship with Gu Rubing and bring about their own death.

"Hahaha, they think we are the plague gods and don't even dare to get close to us."

Gu Rubing said with interest, but Guan Yu was dismissive.

"A bunch of spineless people."

"Brother, if you feel uncomfortable with them, I will catch them and beat them up."

Zhang Fei glared at the officials who were hiding far away from them. After hearing this, Gu Rubing hurriedly tried to dissuade Zhang Fei.

"No need, Third Brother. They are just people who curry favor with the powerful. We don't need to do anything. We just need to wait until the Han Dynasty is revived, and then they will start to spit on Cao Cao and cling to us. Then, we can settle accounts with them."

The five people walked towards the palace gate in a V-formation. Gu Rubing walked in the front, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu followed behind him, and Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun were a little behind.

Soon, they saw the palace gate, and in front of the gate, there was a row of people lined up. Cao Cao was the leader, standing in the front. Behind him on both sides were Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan, and the Xiahou Dun brothers. Behind the four of them were several more people, many of whom were old acquaintances.

For example, Cao Ren, Yu Jin, and Le Jin, these were all defeated generals who had fought against Guan Yu and his men. There were also many unfamiliar people. Even Gu Rubing couldn't match their appearance with their names. There were more than a dozen people in total, and each of them exuded a strong aura.

Gu Rubing sighed inwardly. He had already recruited Zhang Liao and Zhang He, two of the Five Elite Generals, but Cao Cao still had a steady stream of generals under his command, just like Cao Cao in history.

"What does the Prime Minister mean?"

Gu Rubing asked with a smile, crossing his arms over his chest, looking at Cao Cao with contempt, his eyes full of disdain. Cao Cao seemed to be hurt by this look and suddenly became furious.

"Who do you think you are?! Today, you can either leave your life behind or call out the imperial seal. Or, leave both and I will kill you and then take the imperial seal from you. It's your choice."

(End of this chapter)