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Chapter 181 Aman, I will help you kill the false emperor!

Yecheng.

"Tap tap tap——"

The sound of hurried horse hooves was heard, and a soldier rode a horse into the city at full speed, with a yellow flag erected on the horse's back.

Military regulations state that raising a yellow flag means that important military information must be conveyed and no one is allowed to stop it. Therefore, the guards at the gate of Ye City and the people on the road all moved out of the way when they saw it and did not dare to block the way.

The soldier was covered in dust, looked haggard, and showed signs of uncontrollable fatigue, but his eyes were extremely excited.

"Great victory at Yangzhou! Great victory at Yangzhou!"

As soon as he rode into the city, he could not help but shout loudly: "The General of the Cavalry led an army of a thousand men to defeat the traitor Sun Ce's army of ten thousand half a decade ago!"

"Kill two thousand enemies! Behead Sun Ce!"

……

The soldier galloped on his horse and shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the people along the road, with looks of shock on their faces.

"What did he just say? He defeated ten thousand with a thousand and killed Sun Ce?"

One of the common people was confused and couldn't help asking the people around him, his face full of shock.

Not only him, but many people on the street who heard the news were also extremely shocked, and each of them doubted whether they had heard it wrongly.

That’s the son of Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong!

Sun Ce, known as the Little Overlord!
Such a powerful general, actually lost to an army of 10,000 men against 1,000 men, and even lost his life, with his head chopped off by the General of Cavalry?
This is incredible!

After some clever people reacted, they ran towards the mansions of the wealthy families in the city without hesitation. After all, if they spread the news of such a great victory to those wealthy families, they would be so happy that they would give them rewards.

Soon, the news spread like wildfire in Yecheng.

……

Imperial Palace, Tai'an Hall.

After entering Yecheng, the soldier who brought the news went directly into the palace and brought the news to Liu Xie.

"Your Majesty! Great victory in Yangzhou!"

The soldier knelt on one knee, suppressed his excitement, and said respectfully to the emperor above: "Half a decade ago, the general of the cavalry led his troops to attack Sun Ce's food and grass, but was ambushed by Sun Ce."

"The general of the cavalry led only 1,000 men against an enemy force of 10,000, beheaded 2,000 of them, and finally beheaded the traitor Sun Ce in public!"

"Here is the head of the traitor Sun Ce. The General of the Cavalry ordered me to bring it to your majesty!"

As the soldier spoke, he took off a package on his back, revealing a sandalwood box. After opening the box, he took out a head that was covered in quicklime and looked extremely hideous and terrifying!

It’s Sun Ce’s head!
"Lord Wen is truly an unrivaled warrior!"

Liu Xie stood up in surprise.

He knew that Lu Bu was powerful, but he didn't expect him to be so powerful. Even when he was ambushed, he was able to defeat an enemy group that was ten times his size, and even killed Sun Ce who was leading the troops!
This must be the God Lu Bu!

Once Sun Ce died, Jiangdong was devastated.

Sooner or later, all of them will be taken back by the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Liao, Taishi Ci, Huang Zhong, Guo Jia, Sima Yi and others were all in the hall. After hearing the news from the soldiers and seeing the hideous head, they were all shocked.

Taishi Ci said with great admiration: "He defeated the enemy with a small force and killed a general in the midst of thousands of troops, and the one he killed was Sun Ce. What an amazing achievement! Duke Wen is indeed the most powerful general in the world!"

He had heard of Lu Bu's name a long time ago.

As a military general, he was well aware of how exaggerated the value of Lu Bu's achievement was.

"How can a mere Sun Ce be a match for the General of Cavalry?"

Zhang Liao's face was full of pride. As a general under Lu Bu, he felt honored to hear that his general had made such a great contribution.

Liu Xie sighed: "Like a demon slayer from heaven, he is truly a Tai Sui God on earth! What a great Lu Fengxian..."

After giving a fourteen-character evaluation, Guo Jia said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wen is a man of unparalleled power. Now he will help Your Majesty get rid of Sun Ce, who is entrenched in Jiangdong. Recovering Yangzhou is just around the corner!"

"I congratulate Your Majesty in advance on the conquest of another piece of land!"

Since the death of Yuan Shu, the most powerful force in Yangzhou has been Sun Ce; now that Sun Ce is dead, who in the entire Yangzhou can stop Lu Bu?
It is a foregone conclusion that Yangzhou has fallen into our control!

Facing the congratulations from his ministers, Liu Xie was very happy and did not hesitate to praise him: "Duke Wen is truly my Wei Qing and Huo Qubing!"

His strategy is comparable to Zhang Liang, and his martial arts is comparable to Wei Huo.

This is the highest honor and praise in the Han Dynasty.

Seeing this, Sima Yi said, "It is precisely because Your Majesty is a wise and powerful sage like Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Wu that you can get a general like Duke Wen who is as powerful as Wei Huo."

This flattery is really on point.

But Liu Xie didn't buy it.

After having the messenger soldier taken away to rest, he was just about to discuss with everyone how to reward Lu Bu when Xun Chen hurried into Tai'an Hall.

Xun Chen said with a delighted look on his face: "Your Majesty! I have good news to report!"

Liu Xie smiled and said, "Xun Qing is late. I already knew it just now."

"Your Majesty already knows?"

Xun Chen was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "The news that Xu You killed Shen Pei has just been reported back to the Shen family. When did Your Majesty know about it?"

"what?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked again.

Did Xu You kill Shen Pei?
The expressions of Liu Xie and Guo Jia changed. The king and his minister looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. Then Liu Xie asked, "Xun Qing, please tell me the details of this matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In response to Liu Xie's question, Xun Chen answered truthfully: "I heard from the Shen family that Xu You wanted to avenge his wife and children, so he killed Shen Pei in anger and fled to Yanzhou."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Yuan Shao has lost another arm!"

Although Xun Chen knew that Xu You had long been the emperor's man, he did not expect him to be so bold as to kill Shen Pei directly for revenge, who was Yuan Shao's right-hand man!

However, the only thing that puzzled him was why Xu You did not flee back to Yecheng after killing someone, but instead fled to Yanzhou.

Killing Shen Pei was a great achievement. Even if the Shen family was in Yecheng, they had the emperor's blessing. What was there to be afraid of? Would the emperor allow his meritorious officials to be retaliated by the Shen family?
"I understand."

After listening to this, Liu Xie pondered for a moment, raised his head and said to the crowd: "Everyone, please leave. Fengxiao, stay. I have something to tell you."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

All the ministers bowed and left Tai'an Hall.

Only Guo Jia stayed.

Without the outsiders, Liu Xie could no longer hide his joy and said to Guo Jia with a smile: "Xu Ziyuan did a really great job. He killed Shen Pei and got away calmly."

"If he takes this letter of surrender to Cao Cao this time, he will definitely win Cao Cao's trust, and I will also be able to grasp the movements in Xu County."

He originally asked Xu You to go to Yuan Shao to plot the killing of one of Tian Feng, Ju Shou and Shen Pei. It was just a casual move and he did not hold much hope. Unexpectedly, Xu You actually succeeded.

Now, Jia Xu and Xu You are hiding in ambush under Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao respectively, so the role they can play is not that big.

However, he was also a little worried. After Shen Pei's death, the only counselors available to Yuan Shao were Tian Feng and Ju Su. In addition, given his current situation, he might trigger his passive skill of going against the wind and transform into the God Yuan.

"His Majesty."

Guo Jia frowned and said, "It is a good thing that Xu You went to Cao Cao's army to hide, but I think Your Majesty needs to be wary of him."

"With Xu You's current status, he can serve Your Majesty or Cao Cao. No matter where he is, he will be trusted and feel at home... Be careful that he may act as a two-way agent." Guo Jia did not completely trust Xu You.

The reason is simple, it's just that Xu You's identity is too delicate.

As a spy sent by Liu Xie, if Liu Xie finally restored the Han Dynasty, then Xu You would naturally be a loyal and devoted follower of the emperor.

However, Xu You's letter of allegiance was heavy enough, and coupled with his relationship with Cao Cao, Cao Cao would also trust him deeply. If Xu You went along with the situation and worked for Cao Cao, he would still enjoy wealth and glory.

This is the source of Guo Jia’s concerns.

After hearing what Guo Jia said, Liu Xie smiled faintly, and then said: "I know it very well, but this risk has to be taken, Fengxiao does not need to worry too much."

"I just want to be the final winner."

Liu Xie understood very well what Guo Jia meant. He was simply worried that Xu You would play some Infernal Affairs, but he had no leverage over Xu You and Xu You could turn against him at any time.

But so what?
As long as he has the last laugh, Xu You will naturally know which side to take. We can't just throw away such a good chess piece because we are worried that Xu You will turn against us.

"As long as your majesty understands."

Guo Jia breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that Liu Xie would completely trust Xu You, but now it seemed that Liu Xie knew the uncertainty of Xu You better than he did, and that was enough.

Xu You cannot be ignored, but it needs to be used with caution.

If you find any rebellious intentions, you must eliminate them!

……

Yingchuan, Xu County.

Cao Cao was the first to learn the news that Sun Ce had been beheaded. After hearing the news, he was so restless that he suffered from insomnia for several days.

The same thing happened tonight. Cao Cao, who had been tossing and turning in bed, simply gave up sleeping. He put on his clothes and went for a walk in the yard, while replaying the battle between Sun Ce and Lu Bu in his mind.

"Ten thousand men ambushed one thousand men, and Sun Ce led the troops himself, how could they lose? Lu Bu had one thousand cavalrymen, and Sun Ce had eight hundred. How did Lu Bu win?"

Cao Cao was deeply uneasy.

He was well aware of how brave Sun Ce was. He was able to conquer the four counties of Jiangdong with just a few thousand men, which was even more powerful than Sun Jian.

At least he did not have any generals as brave as Sun Ce under his command. Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and Cao Chun were not good enough. He had to admit that.

But even such a powerful Sun Ce was killed by Lu Bu when he was outnumbered. If Lu Bu comes to attack Yuzhou or even Yanzhou in the future, who will he let to resist him?

"Oh! It would be nice if E Lai was still here."

The mighty and honest face of Dian Wei emerged in Cao Cao's mind, and he couldn't help feeling heartbroken. He regretted more and more why he slept with Zhang Xiu's aunt in Wancheng last time.

Because of his impetuous behavior, he lost his eldest son, a nephew, a horse and a general.

If Dian Wei were still there, he might be able to resist Lu Bu.

Just when Cao Cao was feeling disappointed, Xu Chu walked into the courtyard and reported to him, "My lord, there is someone outside the palace who wants to see you. He claims to be your close friend."

"No, no, just say I'm asleep."

Cao Cao was in a very low mood now. He was still immersed in the memories of his eldest son and Dian Wei. He had no intention of seeing anyone and said impatiently.

"promise!"

Xu Chu turned and left without saying a word.

"and many more."

But Cao Cao thought about it and called him out. After all, the person who wanted to see him claimed to be his close friend. He asked, "Who is the person who wants to see you outside the palace? What's his name?"

Xu Chu replied: "His surname is Xu, his given name is You, and his courtesy name is Ziyuan... My Lord?"

Before Xu Chu could finish his words, Cao Cao ran out of the mansion, taking off his outer coat and shoes as he ran, leaving only his inner garment.

Seeing this, Xu Chu scratched his head, picked up the clothes and shoes, and chased after him.

Outside Cao's mansion.

Xu You sat on the steps at the door, drinking from a gourd with big gulps, looking like a madman, and occasionally glancing at Cao's mansion out of the corner of his eye.

"Ziyuan! Ziyuan——!"

After a while, a joyful voice came from Cao's mansion. Cao Cao ran out barefoot. When he saw Xu You sitting on the steps, he immediately went to greet him.

"Ziyuan, it's really you!"

Cao Cao held Xu You's hand and said with great excitement and surprise, "I didn't expect you to come so late at night. This is really a mountain of gold falling from the sky!"

Xu You took a look at Cao Cao's bare feet and disheveled appearance and couldn't help laughing: "It seems that I came at the wrong time and disturbed your sleep, Aman."

"Hey! No way!"

Cao Cao waved his sleeves and said seriously: "You and I are close friends. As long as you are happy, you can come anytime."

"I got up in a hurry and forgot to put on my shoes and clothes. It was a bit rude..."

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Xu Chu followed him breathlessly, holding his clothes and shoes. He said to Cao Cao in confusion, "My lord, why did you take off your clothes and shoes? It's so late at night. It's not good to catch a cold."

Cao Cao: "..."

The fist is hard.

Xu You's lips curled up slightly, and he took the initiative to skip this topic and said, "Ah Man, do you want me to stand outside the mansion forever? Why don't you invite me in to sit down?"

"Ah... yes, yes, yes! Come into the house quickly!"

Cao Cao gave a dry laugh and entered the mansion with Xu You.

Xu Chu held up the shoes behind him and said, "My lord, you should give me the shoes first..."

"roll!"

"Eh."

……

The lobby of Cao Mansion.

Cao Cao asked the butler to serve tea to Xu You, and then asked curiously: "Ziyuan, weren't you following Yuan Benchu ​​in Jizhou? Why did you suddenly come to Xu County?"

"You didn't even inform me in advance. If I had known, I would have led people ten miles out of the city to meet you."

Xu You said calmly, "Ah Man, you and I are old friends, why do you have to act like this? Don't you really know why I came to Xu County?"

"Don't tell me you don't know what I did in Jizhou."

It took him more than a month to come to Xu County, during which time he kept taking detours to avoid being hunted down. During such a long time, what happened in Jizhou had already spread to Xu County.

Cao Cao's eyes flickered, and he stopped testing Xu You and asked directly, "Did you really kill Shen Pei? Doing so would be tantamount to betraying Yuan Benchu."

"How could it be false?" Xu You was very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's question and snorted coldly, "Shen Pei falsely accused my son of corruption and killed my wife and children. I hate him to the bone! How can I relieve the hatred in my heart if I don't kill him!"

"As for Yuan Benchu, he has long forgotten our friendship. He indulged Shen Pei and ignored me. He even refused to let me pay the fine to redeem the lives of my wife and children!"

"He was ruthless first, so what's wrong with me being unjust?"

Xu You's tone was full of anger and hatred - this came from his heart, without any disguise, he really hated Yuan Shao.

After taking a deep breath and suppressing his anger, Xu You looked at Cao Cao and said in a deep voice: "Aman, I want to help you fight against Yuan Benchu ​​and avenge my wife and children!"

"And... destroy the fake emperor Yuan Shao set up in Ye City!"

(End of this chapter)