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Chapter 141 Ju Su: This boy wants to turn the fake into the real, he must not be allowed to stay!
"You...you are not a human being!"

Sun Ce cursed loudly.

He has no daughter, only a younger sister.

But how old is my little sister?

If she were sent to the palace, she would not be able to face her father when she leaves.

"Bofu, why are you scolding me?"

Zhou Yu frowned, very confused. He was just offering advice, so why was he not acting like a human being?

"My younger sister will have to wait at least another three to five years before she can enter the palace!" Sun Ce said gritting his teeth.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu’s eyes widened instantly and he stared at Sun Ce in disbelief.

"Bofu, you... you actually want to send my little sister to the palace! My little sister is just a child now, and she won't be old enough to get married in three to five years. How can you have such an idea?"

"If you really do this, you are worse than an animal! Not to mention that the world will laugh at you, I also look down on you!"

Sun Ce was a little confused looking at Zhou Yu's righteous words.

Could it be that Gongjin didn't mean this? Was he just thinking something wrong?
Even though he was invincible on the battlefield, he was known as the Little Overlord.

At this moment, his handsome face turned red with shame.

"Gongjin, I was mistaken. Don't mention this matter again, or I will be too embarrassed to see anyone."

Zhou Yu lectured Sun Ce again, saying that a gentleman should do what he should do and should not do what he should not do, and that a real man should stand tall and upright and should not do things that act like beasts.

He didn't stop until he almost did what Sun Ce said, that is, he had to dig a hole and crawl into it.

"In addition to the two Qiao sisters from Jiangbei, there is another woman in Lujiang named Bu Lianshi, who is beautiful and tolerant, and has the appearance of a national beauty. Bofu may as well find Bu Lianshi and present her to the emperor."

Sun Ce finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.

"I will arrange some personnel to find that trainer right away."

……

Youzhou front line, Jizhou military camp.

Inside the Chinese military tent.

Wen Chou's stiff, headless body lay coldly on the ground. Yuan Shao looked at the corpse in front of him, feeling heartbroken and extremely angry at the same time. He could not help but pound the table hard and cursed: "For just a city like Yi, I lost a great general and thousands of soldiers!"

For nearly two months, he attacked Yicheng at all costs, but in the end he failed to capture the gateway to Youzhou and suffered heavy losses!

There are two reasons for failure.

First, it is because Yicheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is as solid as a rock;
The second is that all the men under Gongsun Zan's command are elite soldiers who have experienced many battles.

Today, another Zhao Yun appeared, beheading generals in front of the battlefield and allowing the troops to come and go freely among them.

But no matter what the reason is, the disastrous outcome cannot be changed.

"Lord!"

Yan Liang stepped forward, his eyes red as he said, "Tomorrow please let me lead the troops to attack the city in person!"

"I will personally cut off the heads of Gongsun Zan and Zhao Yun to offer a bloody sacrifice to the heroic spirit of my uncle!"

Yan Liang and Wen Chou have always been good friends.

Wen Chou was stabbed to death by Zhao Yun this time because he was trying to cover his retreat. This added to his guilt. The most important thing was that Wen Chou's head was cut off by Zhao Yun!
There's not even a complete corpse!

After he finished speaking, Ju Su stepped forward and said, "My lord, we lost this battle and the morale of the army is low. We should not attack rashly in the short term."

Yan Liang's eyes widened immediately, and he angrily said to Ju Shou: "Not attacking the city? Are you not going to avenge Shu'e? His head is still hanging on the gate tower of Yicheng!"

"This is a great disgrace!"

Ju Shou said calmly: "General Yan, I understand your feelings. I am also very sad about the death of General Wen, but it is indeed not suitable to attack at the moment. We must consider the overall situation."

"Don't even think about it! You're just scared!"

Yan Liang became furious upon hearing this and started cursing at Ju Shou.

Now he just wants to avenge Wen Chou!

"enough!"

Yuan Shao's face turned pale, and he shouted at Yan Liang, "I will make the decision whether to attack or not. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, you want to fight with your own people?"

Yan Liang was unwilling, but he still bowed helplessly and said, "I dare not!"

Yuan Shao suppressed his excitement and ordered: "Take Shu'e's body away for a proper burial, and carve his head out of sandalwood. I will retrieve his head when I conquer Yicheng in the future!"

"Everyone else please go out, Gongyu stay."

The generals carried Wen Chou's body out of the tent.

Only Ju Su stayed behind.

Yuan Shao rubbed his head which was beginning to ache again, and said with a slightly tired look: "It is my fault for fighting today. I should not have fought the generals, I should have directly launched an attack."

If he had not wanted to use the fight to undermine the enemy's morale, Wen Chou would not have died, and Zhao Yun would not have succeeded in charging into the battle line, causing his own morale to plummet while the morale of Gongsun Zan's side greatly increased.

If you launch an attack directly.

Then the outcome is still unknown.

Ju Su heard this and said, "My lord, this is not your fault. Zhao Yun is too brave, even as brave as Lu Bu. I never thought that Gongsun Zan has such a brave general under his command."

The previous failures were acceptable.

But today's siege failed, and it was all due to Zhao Yun.

Who would have thought that an unknown young general could be as brave as Lu Bu?

Not only did he kill Wen Chou, he also charged forward in the battle formation, unstoppable; he even fought hard against Yan Liang, Han Meng, and Chunyu Qiong. If Ju Yi had not intervened in the end, he would have probably taken Yuan Shao's head amidst thousands of troops!
Yuan Shao felt a little scared when he thought about it afterwards.

Even though he was surrounded by a large army and several generals to protect him, he was still attacked in the face and almost stabbed to death!
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao said to Ju Su: "We can't let the emperor stay. It's too dangerous in the army. Where is he now?"

He originally thought that the emperor was safe with the protection of a large army.

But after Zhao Yun charged into the battle, he began to have doubts.

If Zhao Yun led the White Horse Volunteers to attack his camp and abduct Liu Xie, then all his previous efforts would be in vain for Gongsun Zan!
Ju Su replied, "His Majesty is visiting the wounded in the camp. He said that the morale of the army is low after the defeat, and he wants to help his lord."

"Take me to see it."

Yuan Shao was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he stood up and walked out of the tent with Ju Shou.

Soon they found Liu Xie.

Liu Xie had taken off his armor and changed into casual clothes. He was in the tent where the wounded were, personally bandaging their wounds and applying medicine. He had none of the airs and demeanor of an emperor and seemed very approachable.

Every soldier he took care of showed a look of gratitude, and some even couldn't help but cry with emotion.

The emperor took care of them personally.

What an honor!

Yuan Shao watched from the dark for a while and then left. He returned to the central army camp and said approvingly, "This kid is indeed a talent and has helped me a lot."

He was very satisfied with Liu Xie's actions.

They actually thought of spontaneously taking care of the wounded to ease the depressing atmosphere brought about by the defeat.

This would save him a lot of trouble.

But despite the praise, Yuan Shao still did not forget his business and ordered: "Tell someone to tell him that someone will escort him back to Yecheng tomorrow."

Although keeping the emperor in the military camp can indeed boost morale.

But for safety reasons, this cannot be done.

Ju Su was a little hesitant. In his opinion, Liu Xie's behavior was just short of having the words "win people's hearts" written on his forehead.

He wanted to say something, but looking at Yuan Shao's expression, it seemed he wasn't going to listen.

Given Yuan Shao's character, he believed that Liu Xie was under his control and that his life and death were not his own, so no matter how much he tried, it would be of no use.

What's more, he was very satisfied that Liu Xie helped him calm the morale of the troops after the defeat.

Ju Shou finally chose to keep his mouth shut, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent. "This boy wants to turn the fake into the real, he must not be allowed to stay!"

After leaving the camp, Ju Su began to think about how to get rid of Liu Xie without affecting the situation and Yuan Shao's reputation.

However, he thought hard all night and could not come up with a perfect solution.

"The tail is too big to fall off!"

Lying on the couch, Ju Su tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

No one would have thought that in less than two years, Liu Xie would become too powerful to be eliminated.

……

The next morning, Liu Xie set out to return to Yecheng.

Although he wanted to stay in the barracks and get closer to the soldiers to further establish his image as an emperor, Yuan Shao did not give him this opportunity, so he had to go back reluctantly.

Half a decade later.

Yecheng, outside the imperial palace.

Liu Xie got off the carriage, rubbed his aching buttocks, and cast his eyes toward the palace he had been away from for a long time, and said with emotion: "I'm back!"

The journey home was extremely torturous.

Unlike when we went to the front line in Youzhou, it was already the coldest time of the year when we came back, and it was snowing heavily. It was cold and bumpy sitting in the carriage, and we couldn't even get a good night's sleep.

But as long as I can come back safely.

Liu Xie let out a long sigh, and strode into the palace without getting in the carriage.

After returning to the palace, he planned to meet Zhen Mi first.

After all, as an affectionate emperor, after being away from the palace for such a long time, the first thing he would do after returning is to see his sweetheart first, which is in line with his personality.

At this time, Zhen Mi was leaning on the small couch by the window reading a book.

Although it was winter, the heating in the Qingli Palace was burning very strongly and the house was as warm as spring. Zhen Mi was only wearing a silk dress and a light-colored belt around her slender waist that could be held in one hand.

Add to that a light purple cape with a white fox edge, and the fluffy white fox fur gathered around her neck, which made her delicate face look even more charming and pretty, making people unable to take their eyes off her.

After Liu Xie came in, he stopped the maid from reporting.

He quietly walked forward and snatched the book from Zhen Mi's hand.

"you……"

Zhen Mi frowned slightly, and was about to see who was so bold, but when she looked up, she saw Liu Xie's face that she was worried about day and night, and she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Your Majesty? When did Your Majesty come back?"

"Ugh."

Liu Xie held the bamboo slips in his hand and said with disappointment, "My beloved concubine is so obsessed with reading that she didn't even go to greet me when I returned to the palace. This really makes me sad."

"No, I didn't know that Your Majesty had returned to the palace..."

Zhen Mi hurried to explain.

She didn't receive any message at all.

After thinking for a while, Zhen Mi hesitantly suggested: "How about... Your Majesty wait outside the palace for a while, and I will go to greet you again?"

"Snapped!"

Liu Xie tapped her head with a bamboo slip, not too hard or too lightly, and said unhappily, "It's fine that you didn't come to greet me, but now you want me to suffer the cold outside?"

Zhen Mi blushed and remained speechless.

Seeing her silly look, Liu Xie stopped teasing her and said with a smile: "I was joking. How could I blame my beloved concubine? I have been away from the palace for so long, and I miss my beloved concubine very much."

Zhen Mi was surprised and delighted. She hugged Liu Xie and asked, "I miss your majesty too... Will your majesty leave again after you come back this time?"

During the time when Liu Xie went to the front battlefield.

She worried about him all the time.

Liu Xie shook his head and said, "I won't leave. Yuan Shao asked me to go to the frontline in Youzhou just to boost morale. I am the emperor, how can I stay at the frontline forever?"

"You can stay in the palace and spend time with your beloved concubine from now on."

Zhen Mi was very happy to hear this. She really didn't like the days of being separated from Liu Xie. It was simply torment for her.

"That's right, my dear."

After spending some time with Zhen Mi, Liu Xie asked her, "How are you doing with the things I asked you to hand over to Zhen last time? Is there any progress?"

He didn't come to see Zhen Mi just to chat.

The purpose is to inquire about the research progress of those technologies.

Zhen Mi nodded vigorously and said, "Your Majesty has given me the skills to make horseshoes and stirrups."

"In addition, the method of refining fine salt was also successful!"

"Now Zhen's can continuously produce fine salt and refined salt."

Zhen Mi originally just wanted to give it a try, but she didn't expect it to be successful, especially the fine salt refining technique, the potential benefits behind it were simply too huge.

This item alone is enough to make the Zhen family earn a fortune!
"What about iron smelting and colored glaze?"

Liu Xie was not surprised that these technologies were successful, because they were the simplest and what he cared about was iron smelting.

Whether further progress can be made in iron smelting determines whether powerful weapons and armor can be created.

Whether the glass will be successful is not so important.

Although glass can be sold as a luxury product, the profits are still far less than those from salt.

However, once the manufacturing skills are sophisticated in the future, we will be able to create strategic materials such as telescopes!

“These two technologies are still under research.”

Zhen Mi shook her head and explained to Liu Xie: "The craftsmen said that what comes out of burning sand is a black mass, which is not colored glaze at all."

"There has been some progress in iron smelting. The double-liquid quenching method has significantly improved the toughness and strength of weapons, but the steel pouring method has not yet been mastered. It will take some time to study."

Hearing this answer, Liu Xie felt a mixture of joy and sorrow.

He had never expected to succeed in a short period of time.

"I was too impatient. Besides, it's only been less than two months. If we give the craftsmen more time, it shouldn't be a problem for them to master the techniques of iron smelting and glass refining."

“The results so far are good enough.”

Liu Xie comforted himself in his heart. After all, he himself did not know the specific steps and only proposed vague concepts. It was indeed unrealistic to expect the craftsmen to master all the techniques immediately.

He looked at Zhen Mi and said, "My beloved, please write a letter and ask Zhen to provide Lord Wen with a batch of money and food, as well as stirrups, horseshoes, and weapons and equipment made by the double-liquid quenching method."

"Now Lord Wen is short of money and food, and needs support from the Zhen family as soon as possible."

Of course he would not forget Lu Bu when he got something good.

The best way is to equip your own people first!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Ten days ago, our clan had already dispatched a batch of grain and grass to Xuzhou, and it will be delivered to Lord Wen soon."

"Horseshoes, stirrups, and weapons and equipment are also being mass-produced. Once they are manufactured, they will be delivered via Zhen's merchant ships as soon as possible."

Zhen Mi understood the importance of this matter.

Liu Xie was trapped in the deep palace, and only Lu Bu was fighting outside. They, the Zhen family, must fully support Lu Bu in developing his power.

Only when Lu Bu had a strong army did he have a chance to fight against Yuan Shao.

Liu Xie nodded when he heard this, thinking to himself: "With the support of money, food, weapons and equipment, what can Sun Ce use to share the territory of Yangzhou with Lu Bu?"

Lu Bu's problem has always been logistics.

As long as the logistics are guaranteed, he will be invincible!
Liu Xie never doubted this.

After talking about this, Zhen Mi said shyly, "Your Majesty, Lord Wen's daughter entered the palace the day before yesterday. I heard that Your Majesty has canonized her as a noble lady..."

　My dear ministers, please count your votes. If you have collected 4,000, I will allow you to enter the palace with your swords and shoes, and pay your respects without any hesitation.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)