Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Liu Xie's order caused the faces of many princes present to change slightly, and various thoughts arose in the minds of different princes.

obedience?

Or boycott?

At this moment, all kinds of bold ideas emerged in Yuan Shao's mind.

As early as half a year ago, Yuan Shao had been thinking about supporting Liu Yu as the new emperor, thereby weakening Liu Xie's influence, and then step by step using the Yuan family to control the new emperor Liu Yu, using the chicken to lay eggs, and finally seizing the world with full legitimacy.

Unfortunately, Liu Yu refused!

Fortunately, it was Liu Yu who stepped forward to denounce Dong's behavior of deposing and enthroning the emperor as being against propriety and law, and called on relatives and princes to join forces to defeat Dong.

Therefore, Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, is now in an awkward situation of "neither right nor justifiable".

In fact, Yuan Shao had arranged five assassins armed with powerful crossbows to ambush the surrounding area last night.

If Liu Xie appeared at night, these five assassins would appear in the name of Dong Zhuo's remnants and assassinate Liu Xie.

Once Liu Xie died, the throne of the Han emperor was completely vacant. This was ideal for Yuan Shao's ambition, and the Yuan family would no longer have any scruples.

However, what Yuan Shao did not expect was that, either because Lu Bu did not find Liu Xie in the palace for a long time, or because he anticipated that someone would assassinate him at night, he never let Liu Xie show up at night.

Now, it's dawn!

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yuan Shao could not help but hesitate...

Various gains and losses were constantly weighed in Yuan Shao's mind.

It was not convenient to attack with a crossbow in broad daylight. Otherwise, if the assassins were seen emerging from Yuan Shao's army, it would be too far-fetched to say that they were the remnants of Dong Zhuo, which would damage the reputation of the Yuan family.

Then, the only choices left were: either to continue to respect Liu Xie as the emperor of the Han Dynasty in name only and hand Liu Xie over to Lu Bu for control; or to insist that Lu Bu wanted to emulate the thief Dong and held the emperor hostage, and then to raise one's arms and kill Lu Bu and the emperor together here.

Nervous, hesitant, hesitant...

As Yuan Shao's eyes kept changing, the atmosphere around him became more solemn. Many small princes who followed Yuan Shao's lead were also watching Yuan Shao's actions.

Liu Xie, who had survived under Dong Zhuo's tyranny for nearly a year, was particularly sensitive to that kind of invisible malice. He keenly noticed that Yuan Shao's expression seemed to have a bit more ferocity and murderous intent.

This made Liu Xie, who was already frightened, take a step back almost instinctively when facing Yuan Shao, and he even felt weak all over.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!! Don't block me from seeing the emperor!"

A rude voice sounded behind the princes.

Today, Zhang Fei is very famous among the allied forces. In addition to the name "Fierce Zhang Fei", what scares countless people is his vulgar words.

As a result, after Zhang Fei appeared, everyone subconsciously made way for him as if they were avoiding the plague.

The small princes were afraid that Zhang Fei would verbally insult their ancestors over and over again in public.

After Zhang Fei glanced around, he quickly noticed a young figure wearing a dragon robe standing at the palace gate.

However, Zhang Fei didn't know much about the palace rules. He dismounted from his horse and walked to Yuan Shao's side. Then he saluted Liu Xie and spoke loudly.

"Your Majesty, I am Zhang Fei, the 17th generation grandson of King Jing of Zhongshan and the sworn brother of Liu Bei Liu Xuande. I have come here in the name of my elder brother to protect you. I have killed and expelled all the Xiliang rebels who were causing chaos in Luoyang City. Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."

Hearing these seemingly straightforward words, Liu Xie inexplicably felt like crying.

This was the first time since Liu Xie ascended the throne that he felt respected.

Before, under Dong Zhuo's rule, he lived a precarious life, being manipulated like a puppet.

Especially after Dong Zhuo sent someone to poison his brother Liu Bian, Liu Xie was frightened and worried all day long, fearing that he would be the next one.

Even Lu Bu, who broke into the palace last night and claimed to have killed the thief Dong and came specially to protect the emperor, did not show the slightest respect in his actions.

Liu Xie, who had been used to living a hard life and eating pig food, suddenly felt such respect from Zhang Fei. How could he not be deeply moved?

Knew it……

Outsiders are simply unreliable!
He has to be a family member, and Liu Bei, a relative of the Han Dynasty, still cares about my safety!
Liu Xie tried hard to maintain the demeanor of an emperor and spoke.

"The emperor's uncle is thoughtful, but I don't know where he is now?"

The title that Liu Xie suddenly said in public made everyone slightly stunned, and then they realized that the "imperial uncle" Liu Xie was calling was Liu Bei.

"Brother is still in the rear commanding the allied infantry and will arrive in Luoyang soon..."

After a pause, Zhang Fei recalled the key points mentioned in the cloth, then bowed and said, "My elder brother asked me to ask His Majesty where to place the allied infantry after they arrive?"

Take a look!

This is a loyal minister!

A great loyal minister!!
The Han Dynasty still has loyal ministers!!!

Rather than those traitors who break into the palace as if they were at home without any rules, and certainly not those beasts who sleep on the dragon bed more accustomed to it than I am.

At this moment, Liu Xie really had the urge to cry. He felt like he had finally found a backer and organization after a year of adversity. Our uncle has arrived, and the thief Dong is dead. The day of the Han Dynasty is finally coming!
"Uncle, uncle..."

Liu Xie couldn't help wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes and said.

"Uncle, you can set up camp around Luoyang. After you arrive in Luoyang, please come to the palace to meet me."

Zhang Fei, who didn't know anything about court etiquette, almost grinned and responded loudly. "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I will definitely convey it to Your Majesty."

It was just that Liu Xie's closeness to Liu Bei made Lu Bu frown, and he spoke in a tone that could not be refused.

"Your Majesty, there are still rebellious troops from Xiliang in the city. It is not appropriate for you to linger at the palace gate any longer. Please return to the palace and rest."

Suddenly, Liu Xie, who had just shown a hint of joy on his face, looked obviously wilted, but he did not dare to disobey and had to speak.

"Marquis Wen is right. The rest of you, please settle down in the city first. I will reward you one by one based on your merits another day."

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to bow and salute, and respectfully sent Liu Xie back to the palace.

As for the crazy idea that Yuan Shao had originally had in his mind, after Zhang Fei appeared, he realized that it was impossible to do so.

In particular, most of the allied forces are now still in Liu Bei's hands.

As long as Liu Bei does not agree with this matter, Yuan Shao will not be able to completely control the entire allied forces.

When the other princes saw this, they also saluted Liu Xie.

As the palace gate slowly closed again, Lu Bu, who had been tense and ready to fight at any time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As early as last night, Lu Bu found Liu Xie in the palace.

However, Chen Gong was worried that the allied forces would take advantage of the darkness of night and pretend that the Liu Xie found by Lu Bu was a fake, or even directly attack Liu Xie.

Therefore, Chen Gong advised Lu Bu to wait until daybreak before letting Liu Xie show up and reprimand the allied princes to disperse.

As long as the princes of Guandong accepted Liu Xie's order this time, it would mean that they still tacitly acknowledged Liu Xie's position as the emperor, and it would also mean that Lu Bu's situation would completely turn from danger to safety.

"Your Majesty, I will take you back to the palace."

Lu Bu spoke in a tone that brooked no rejection.

Liu Xie, who had long been accustomed to Dong Zhuo's tyranny, nodded subconsciously, and then went towards the direction of the bedroom.

At this moment, the emperor's bedroom was in a bloody mess. Under the command of Chen Gong, several Bingzhou Wolf Riders were fetching well water to clean the floor of the bedroom, which dissipated some of the strong smell of blood.

The Xiliang cavalry, which was originally responsible for guarding the imperial palace, turned to looting the palace and naturally would not let go of the emperor's bedroom.

Therefore, there were quite a few soldiers who broke into the palace.

Liu Xie was lucky enough to survive because he had been frightened every night and had difficulty sleeping during this period. When he heard the shouting and killing outside the palace, he subconsciously ran out of the palace and hid.

Otherwise, Liu Xie would probably have been killed by the soldiers before Lu Bu could find him.

As Liu Xie returned to his bedroom, Chen Gong immediately performed the great ceremony of emperor and subject to Liu Xie with great respect.

However, Liu Xie knew very well that Chen Gong was Lu Bu's confidant, so he naturally would not put on airs in front of Chen Gong. He quickly helped Chen Gong up.

For Chen Gong, who still had some Han spirit in his heart, Liu Xie's courtesy made him extremely grateful.

Afterwards, after Liu Xie, who had been in fear all night, rested in the palace, Lu Bu and Chen Gong withdrew.

However, Chen Gong also noticed Lu Bu's contemptuous attitude towards Liu Xie, without a trace of respect, which made Chen Gong feel a little worried.

Based on Chen Gong's understanding of Lu Bu, he also realized that Lu Bu probably had little awe or respect for the Han Dynasty.

In Chen Gong's view, this was undoubtedly not a good signal, and would sooner or later lead to a fierce conflict between the emperor and Lu Bu.

Then, after Chen Gong followed Lu Bu in the imperial palace for a while, he suddenly spoke.

"Wen Hou, I have a plan that can make Wen Hou and the emperor work together."

"Hmm?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong.

"Marquis Wen has a daughter who is about the same age as the emperor. If she can marry the emperor, Marquis Wen can become a relative by marriage."

After a pause, Chen Gong continued, "In this way, Your Majesty can rely on the power of Marquis Wen to deter the disobedient people in all directions, and Marquis Wen will certainly get Your Majesty's full support."

When Lu Bu heard this, his heart was pounding.

Relatives!

This was undoubtedly a rather special group during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Almost every relative of the emperor can hold great power and become a high-ranking official...

On the other hand, the fate of most of the relatives by marriage would not be very good, and almost all of them could not escape the fate of being liquidated.

However, under the current special situation, if Lü Bu could become a relative of the emperor, he would undoubtedly be able to gain a huge amount of political capital instantly, and would be able to wash away most of his previous bad reputation. (End of this chapter)