Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 107 Don’t even think about getting your hands on my grandson’s kingdom!

(PS: The last chapter was really a typo! Father-in-law was typed as foster father! Corrected!)

Become father-in-law?

Lu Bu looked up at Liu Xie, and saw Liu Xie said seriously: "I heard that Fengxian has a daughter who is now of marriageable age. I want to take her into the harem. What do you think of Fengxian?"

If you want to subdue Lu Bu, friendship alone is not enough, you must bind him with fame, wealth and interests.

Taking Lu Bu's daughter into the harem is the best choice to bring the two sides closer.

"Yes! Of course I am willing!"

Lu Bu was extremely surprised and nodded quickly.

Father-in-law!
That’s the father-in-law of the emperor!
If his daughter entered the emperor's harem, he would be able to become a royal relative; and if he were promoted to a general, it would be such a great honor!

"Very good! Very good!"

Liu Xie then smiled again, and then said meaningfully: "In fact, I want to make Fengxian's daughter the queen."

"It's just that my original queen is still in the hands of Cao. If I appoint another queen without authorization, I'm afraid it will cause criticism from the world."

"When all the princes are pacified and the world is unified, I will make Fengxian's daughter the queen, and if she gives birth to a child in the future, I will make her the crown prince!"

Liu Xie began to paint a rosy picture for Lu Bu.

If you want to win people's hearts, they are not afraid of your bragging or making too big promises, but they are afraid of you not bragging or making too big promises.

Lu Bu's eyes widened to their maximum, and he was extremely excited. He was afraid that Liu Xie would go back on his word, so he said firmly: "I will send someone back immediately to bring my daughter here to serve Your Majesty!"

He thought that becoming the father-in-law of the emperor was the limit.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xie wanted to make his daughter the queen!

He even wants his grandson to be the crown prince!
At this moment, Lu Bu's mentality changed completely. He originally just wanted to repay the emperor's trust and work hard for the position of general; but now, he has to work hard for his grandson!
You bunch of traitors, don’t even think about laying your hands on my grandson’s kingdom!

“Fengxian… No, father-in-law, don’t worry.”

Liu Xie took Lü Bu's hand and helped him up, then said, "My words are as good as gold. Since I have said that I will marry your daughter, I will not go back on my word. It will not be too late to send her to me when you return."

"Your Majesty is right."

Lu Bu felt warm and comfortable when Liu Xie called him "father-in-law". How could he possibly object?

Of course, whatever Liu Xie says is what it goes.

Seeing this, Liu Xie continued to strike while the iron was hot and further pua Lu Bu, constantly making big promises until he had made Lu Bu completely confused, and then sent him out of the palace.

Before leaving the palace, Lu Bu was still reluctant to leave and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, please wait in this palace. I will personally lead the troops to break through Yecheng and rescue you!"

"I hope that after my daughter enters the palace, she can give birth to an heir to the throne as soon as possible."

"But your majesty, please don't misunderstand me. I think it would be detrimental to the country if the ruler of a country had no heirs. I am definitely not in a hurry to become the prince's grandfather."

Liu Xie nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law. I understand everything and will definitely work hard."

Only then did Lu Bu feel completely relieved, and then he took his leave.

After watching Lü Bu go away, Liu Xie finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, "Isn't he going to be completely devoted to me now?"

He really tried his best today.

Appeal to them with emotions, move them with reason, lure them with benefits, and bind them with affection.

A series of events connected closely together, and finally he threw out the prince as a powerful weapon, just to tie Lu Bu to death on his own boat.

From now on, in terms of loyalty to him, even Guo Jia may not be as good as Lu Bu, because he has too many buffs.

"With Lu Bu and Liu Bei accumulating strength for me, and Guo Jia causing chaos within Yuan Shao, this is considered a phased progress, right?"

"The only ones left to deal with are Jia Xu and Zhen Mi."

Liu Xie was secretly calculating in his mind.

By winning over Jia Xu, Guo Jia would gain an additional arm under Yuan Shao, making it easier for him to trip up Yuan Shao; by winning over Zhen Mi, he would be able to win over the Zhen family, allowing him to use them to carry out operations even while living in the palace.

Only then can he truly gain a certain degree of freedom.

It is indeed nice to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

Liu Xie felt more and more like a termite, slowly eating away at Yuan Shao's lush tree from the inside.

Then, the dead tree will be reborn!
……

Yecheng, prison.

After Yuan Shao arrived by carriage, he walked into the prison alone. The jailer naturally did not dare to stop him. After taking him to the outside of one of the prison cells, he quietly left.

Looking at the figure lying on the cold and damp floor of the prison, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with a complicated expression. After standing in silence for a long time, he slowly spoke: "Now that things have come to this, do you regret it?"

The person lying on the prison floor was Yuan Shu.

He came to see him.

Yuan Shu's current appearance is extremely miserable.

Earlier in the hall, because he refused to kneel down, Lu Bu broke his legs, and now he could only lie on the ground and struggle to survive.

But when he saw Yuan Shao appearing outside the prison, he ignored the severe pain in his legs, struggled to sit up, raised his head and looked at Yuan Shao with an indifferent expression.

"Did you come here just to laugh at me? I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you."

Yuan Shao said calmly: "I am only here to see you off for the last time. After all, you and I are both descendants of the Yuan family and brothers. Do you have any last words or wishes?"

He doesn't mind showing a little mercy to the dying.

However, Yuan Shu became furious upon hearing this, and yelled, "Get out of here with your pity! I don't need a little slave like you to pity me!" Yuan Shu had never looked down on Yuan Shao, and even though he was now a prisoner, he would never bow his head in front of Yuan Shao!
This is his pride as the legitimate son of the Yuan family!

So in his opinion, Yuan Shao's mercy on him was simply an insult, trampling on his dignity!
"idiot."

Yuan Shao frowned, said nothing more, and turned and left.

But at this time Yuan Shu suddenly called out to stop him.

"Wait a minute!"

Yuan Shao stopped and turned around to look: "Have you changed your mind?"

Yuan Shu snorted coldly, "I am only going to die now, but an emperor must die in an emperor's way. He cannot be killed by swords. It would be too undignified to die... Do you have white silk or poisoned wine?"

He wanted nothing more now but a dignified death.

A death befitting an emperor.

Yuan Shao sneered at this and said, "You are just a fake emperor, and you still want the emperor to die? I came to see you today just out of the last bit of affection for our clan. Don't push your luck here."

White silk, poisoned wine, and suicide are ways of dying that can leave the body intact, and only a true emperor can use them.

Yuan Shu was just a fake emperor who committed the crime of treason. He must be publicly executed in front of the people to prove that Yuan Shao was impartial and selfless, and that he was willing to sacrifice his relatives for the sake of justice, and to leave a good reputation for himself.

Therefore, it was impossible for Yuan Shu to die as he wished no matter what.

"You are such a hypocritical villain!"

Yuan Shu was so angry that he couldn't help but curse.

Yuan Shao was getting impatient at this point and said, "I'll give you one last chance. I can satisfy one of your reasonable requests. If you don't, I'll leave."

Yuan Shu's expression was uncertain, and after changing several times, he finally spoke: "Is the emperor in the hall today real or fake? Tell me the truth, so that I can die with my eyes closed!"

This is something he still hasn't figured out.

He didn't believe Yuan Shao's words in the hall, that the emperor had escaped from Xu Du by chance.

Not to mention that Cao Cao was cautious by nature, so how could he give the emperor a chance to escape? Even if the emperor could escape, how could he run all the way from Xudu across Yuzhou and Yanzhou to Jizhou?
Moreover, Yuan Shao did not recognize Liu Xie, the Emperor Jian'an established by Dong Zhuo. The person he really wanted to support was Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou. He even wrote a letter asking him for his support, but he refused.

Combining these two points, he knew there must be something fishy going on.

He won't be able to rest in peace until he dies if he doesn't get to the bottom of it.

But Yuan Shao did not answer him directly, but just said: "Whether it is true or false, what does it matter now?"

"If I say he is real, he is real."

Yuan Shu was stunned at first, then he pointed at Yuan Shao and laughed out loud: "As expected! I knew it! You are so good, Yuan Benchu, you actually fooled the whole world! Hahahaha!"

Yuan Shao seemed to have no answer, but in fact he answered everything.

How could Yuan Shu not understand what he meant?
The so-called emperor in the palace is a fake!
However, judging from the current situation, this fake emperor has the endorsement of the Yuan family, the imperial seal in his hand, and Lu Bu's loyalty. The fake may become real, and the real may become fake!

But the most interesting thing is that what is true and what is false is entirely decided by Yuan Shao alone. This emperor is completely his puppet!
No matter how much Yuan Shu disliked Yuan Shao, he had to admit that his trick of subverting the status quo was simply brilliant!

As he was laughing, Yuan Shu accidentally pulled the wound on his body. He was in so much pain that sweat broke out on his forehead. It took him a long time to recover, and his face became paler.

"Hello...Yuan Benchu."

Yuan Shu panted and looked up at Yuan Shao. This time, there was no indifference or hostility on his face, only calmness.

"I am a loser. Don't follow my path."

"The future of the Yuan family's great cause depends on you."

No matter how big the rift between him and Yuan Shao was, they were all descendants of the Yuan family after all. He hoped to see the Yuan family become the number one family in the world one day. After his death, this burden would fall entirely on Yuan Shao.

"Don't compare me with a traitor like you."

Yuan Shao responded coldly, and after saying this, he left the prison without looking back, his steps steady and firm.

At this moment, his heart was in turmoil.

If Yuan Shu could become emperor, what about him?
After the world is unified, let that puppet abdicate?
……

The second day after Lu Bu entered the palace to meet Liu Xie.

Guo Jia also entered the palace to meet Liu Xie.

Liu Xie told Guo Jia every detail of how he met Lu Bu in the palace yesterday and how he conquered Lu Bu, including taking Lu Bu's daughter into the harem and making her the queen in the future.

"Feng Xiao, Lü Bu has been subdued by me now. Do you think I can rely on him to defeat Yuan Shao?"

Liu Xie asked Guo Jia.

He now wanted to ask Guo Jia's opinion to see how likely it was to defeat Yuan Shao relying solely on Lu Bu.

After all, Guo Jia always sees things much more comprehensively than he does.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Lü Bu is indeed brave, but it is impossible for him to develop power beyond Yuan Shao because he lacks the support of the aristocratic family."

"The Yuan family has three dukes in four generations, and they are very famous. However, Lu Bu is just a commoner. Even though he has been named General of the Cavalry and Duke of a county, and has made great contributions in defeating the false emperor, he still has no foundation and background."

"Besides, Lü Bu once killed his adoptive father Ding Yuan, which further ruined his reputation. No noble family was willing to support him."

Family background and origin are what the aristocratic families value most.

It can be seen from Lu Bu's previous occupation of Xuzhou that no local nobles were willing to help him, and those who came to join him were all military generals, and the only famous scholar was Chen Gong.

You have to know that he was General Fenwei and a county marquis at that time. His position and title were not low at all, but in the eyes of the real wealthy families, they were nothing. After all, who doesn't have a few dukes, ministers, and marquises in their ancestors or in their family?
Without the help of wealthy families, it would be very difficult to grow and develop.

In this era, it is still the aristocratic families who hold the power of discourse.

(End of this chapter)