People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 378 Surrender
"Your Majesty has been deceived by treacherous ministers. This is not your Majesty's fault, but the fault of the treacherous ministers. The weapons we are targeting are not your Majesty, but the treacherous ministers around you. Your Majesty only needs to kill Fu Xie, Fu Wan and others, and we can naturally put away our weapons, and the disaster before us will be eliminated.

I only hope that Your Majesty will take the lives of the soldiers into consideration and seriously consider this matter to avoid a meaningless war. I will wait for Your Majesty's decision!"

When Liu Xie turned and left, Liu Bei shouted from a distance, but these words did not make Liu Xie pause for a moment. Liu Xie was still thinking about the words "not even the emperor can do this".

Under the gaze of the soldiers, Liu Xie walked while shaking his head, with an expression of grief, anger and self-mockery on his face.

At this moment, he finally came to his senses. In fact, he had never been considered an emperor. Whether it was Cao Cao or Liu Bei, he had no place in the Han Dynasty that they were supposed to protect.

However, he soon felt relieved and slowly got out of this emotion.

Shouldn't I have understood this kind of thing long ago? Isn't this the reason why I don't want to go back to being that tool emperor? Then why should I be angry about it?

Walking back to the top of the city wall, Empress Fu immediately came up to them and asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, what are they going to do?"

"What are they going to do?" Liu Xie glanced into the distance of the city. Liu Bei and the others had already left. He sneered, "They just want to trample on my face."

Empress Fu screamed in surprise, then covered her mouth with both hands, and soon her eyes turned red.

Liu Xie just sighed, then sat aside, staring at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

"In fact, what they said is not without reason. It has come to this. There is really no need to send the soldiers to their deaths. Since they have requested it, I will tie my own hands and feet later. Your Majesty can then hand me over to them."

At some point, Fu Xie stood beside Liu Xie. Without much emotion, he calmly explained his fate.

Liu Xie turned his head, looked at Fu Xie in a daze, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"How could I be such a wicked person? Looking around, I can't find a more loyal minister than Fu Qing in this world. If I were to send my only loyal person to die, I would be left alone. In this case, I might as well die."

At this point, Liu Xie paused for a moment, and then seemed to be somewhat free and easy: "In fact, compared to going back to be that wooden emperor, perhaps death is also a kind of relief."

As soon as these words were spoken, Fu Xie and Empress Fu's faces both changed.

Fu Xie opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw the carefree and relieved look on Liu Xie's face, he didn't know what to say.

Emotionally speaking, such an ending may indeed be a relief.

Empress Fu burst into tears and she tightly grasped Liu Xie's arm: "No matter what happens to your majesty, I will follow you through thick and thin!"

The atmosphere quieted down. Liu Xie looked at Empress Fu's pretty face and felt very distressed for a moment.

Liu Xie, who had briefly tasted the life of a true emperor, could no longer bear to go back to being a puppet emperor. At this moment, he had indeed made up his mind to die, but he could not bear to let Empress Fu die with him.

"I was wrong," Liu Xie muttered to himself.

Empress Fu and Fu Xie both looked over, both of them had gloomy expressions.

Liu Xie smiled bitterly and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should not have dreamed of seizing the military power. Since I have already disguised myself as a commoner, why can't I continue to hide my identity? This will harm not only myself, but also the Queen and Fu Qing. If I can go back, I would rather be an ordinary commoner for the rest of my life than come back to be this crappy emperor." Queen Fu burst into tears, and soon her clothes were wet with tears.

How could she not feel that Liu Xie had lost all desire to live and seemed to have reached the end of his life? Although she decided to follow him through life and death, she was also sad for the fate of Liu Xie and herself.

However, Fu Xie's eyes flashed, and no one knew what he was thinking about. He seemed to look outside the city once or twice.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Your Majesty, are you really willing to remain incognito, shed your imperial identity, and return to the home of the common people?"

Liu Xie smiled bitterly and nodded: "If you can live, who would want to die? But now I don't want to go back to being a wooden emperor, and I can't be an ordinary citizen. I can only sigh helplessly."

Fu Xie sighed: "If your majesty is really willing to be an ordinary person, there is actually a way."

Liu Xie was stunned. "What else can I do? I can't escape now. I can't hide from people. It's just a luxury to hide my identity. Since I didn't continue to pretend to be a commoner, I don't have the chance now."

Fu Xie paused, and then said: "In fact, this is not difficult. As long as Your Majesty is willing to surrender, it will be fine."

Liu Xie's eyes were filled with more doubts. "I am already in this state, so why should I talk about whether I am willing to surrender? Even if I surrender, will Cao and Liu do what I want? I am not a smart man, but I am not stupid either. After I really go back, it will not be up to me whether I will be the emperor or not. Even if they want to tie me up, they will tie me up and continue to be a figurehead."

Fu Xie smiled bitterly, then turned his head and looked into the distance, seeming to be lost in thought.

At this moment, he also gave up. He could no longer continue with the cause of supporting the Han Dynasty. In fact, when Liu Xie refused to go back, he had already declared that his ideal of supporting the Han Dynasty had failed.

Liu Xie was unwilling to even continue to be the emperor, so what kind of Han Dynasty was he supporting?

It was just that his last bit of unwillingness forced Liu Xie to make this final struggle, but unfortunately the final result was not satisfactory.
Since the emperor is really desperate and only wants peace, then let me, a loyal minister, help him fulfill this last wish. This is not only letting the emperor go, but also letting myself go.
"When I say surrender, I mean surrender to Xuan Xia." Fu Xie pointed into the distance, where was the silent Yellow Turban Camp.

"What!" Liu Xie stood up suddenly, but he was stunned the next moment.

When he heard about Xiang Xuanxia's surrender, his first reaction was anger, but when he came to his senses, he realized that this seemed to be the only solution.

Cao Cao will not let him go, but to Xuan Xia, his identity as the emperor is not that important.

As for the humiliation of the Han emperor surrendering to Xuan Xia, it doesn't seem to be such a big deal now.

After being stunned for a long while, Liu Xie sat down again, his expression showing visibly struggle and hesitation.

After a while, Liu Xie saw Empress Fu wiping her tears, and slowly, his eyes became relieved.

"Will Xuan Xia let me go?" Liu Xie looked at Fu Xie.

Fu Xie said: "Based on my understanding of Xuan Xia and Xu Chen, if Your Majesty goes, they will not mind giving Your Majesty an ordinary and stable life."

(End of this chapter)