Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 314 Zhuge Liang Requests Battle: Your Majesty, I am quite proficient in Qimen Dunjia

"The fake emperor of Xu County?" Noble Lady Fu was slightly stunned when she heard this, and asked with a little confusion: "Sister, why are you asking about the fake emperor?"

Empress Fu had lived with the false emperor for three years in Xu County. Now that she has returned to Yecheng, she should cut off all ties with the false emperor.

Wouldn't it be courting death to find out about the fake emperor?
For a moment, Concubine Fu was worried.

Empress Fu said calmly, "I'm just curious about the fate of this fake emperor."

"I have lived in the palace for a long time and have not paid attention to the outside world for a long time. I wonder if Your Majesty has caught him?"

The Pepper Palace is isolated from the outside world, and she can't hear any news.

This was the first time she had seen someone other than a palace maid in recent months.

Hearing this, Concubine Fu felt a little relieved. She snorted and cursed, "This fake emperor is very lucky. I heard he has already fled to Jingzhou."

"But it's useless for him to run away anywhere. Your Majesty has already led his troops south not long ago to fight against the traitors and recover the Central Plains. Sooner or later, the false emperor will be captured by the royal army."

Upon learning that Emperor Xian of Han had not been captured, Empress Fu was relieved, but the following sentence shocked her again. She couldn't help but ask, "He's heading south to the Central Plains? So... so soon?"

She remembered that Liu Xie had a powerful enemy, Yuan Shao, in Jizhou, and the two sides were fighting fiercely.

Logically speaking, he didn't have any extra troops to recover the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty has already defeated Yuan Shao and unified the north. Now you have recovered Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou. You must go south to the Central Plains and return to the old capital to unite the world once again."

Concubine Fu blinked her eyes, feeling that Empress Fu’s knowledge of the outside world was no longer just slow, but completely blocked.

But she didn't know how much impact her words had on Empress Fu.

Defeat Yuan Shao and unify the north.

These eight words struck deeply into Empress Fu's heart, causing huge waves in her calm heart that could not calm down for a long time.

Yuan Shao's strength was much stronger than Cao Cao's. He was known as the Lord of the North and the greatest prince in the world. Cao Cao could only avoid Yuan Shao's edge in front of him.

However, such a powerful prince was defeated in less than a year!

For a moment, Empress Fu didn't know what to say, and no words could express her shock at the moment.

"He has unified the north. Can he really end the war and restore the Han Dynasty by himself?"

"But he is obviously..."

It was hard for Empress Fu to imagine that a fake emperor who pretended to be an emperor actually took on the responsibility of restoring the Han Dynasty and did what even a real emperor could not do.

Nowadays, the fake is more real than the real.

Seeing that Empress Fu indeed knew very little about the news, Concubine Fu told her all the major events that had happened during this period.

For example, defeating Yuan Shao, exterminating the entire Yuan family, providing relief to disaster victims, taking over Bingzhou, encouraging the people to open up wasteland, and so on.

Empress Fu listened quietly, and her opinion gradually changed because of Concubine Fu's words.

She originally thought that Liu Xie was just a fake emperor who took advantage of his looks and conspiracy to steal the throne and the Han Dynasty.

But after listening to what Concubine Fu said, she found that Liu Xie's actions completely met the standards of a wise monarch. Not only did he single-handedly defeat a powerful enemy like Yuan Shao, he also implemented benevolent policies for the people. He could be called a capable monarch.

“Could it be that he is really the man of destiny?”

Empress Fu couldn't help but think about it, because she had to admit that compared to the wisdom and bravery of the fake emperor, the real emperor was indeed far inferior.

The gap between the two sides is as huge as heaven and earth.

At a time when the Han Dynasty was in decline, such a person appeared to replace the real emperor. Perhaps it was really a sign of the continued fortune of the Han Dynasty and the destiny.

"Sister, how is your illness?"

After Concubine Fu finished talking about Liu Xie's deeds, she turned to be concerned about Empress Fu's health. After all, she had been recuperating for such a long time but still didn't get better, which was inevitable to make people worry.

Empress Fu gathered her thoughts after hearing this and shook her head, saying, "It's still not getting better... I'm always a little afraid to see people. The imperial physician said that this is a mental illness left over from the shock I suffered."

"But don't worry, sister. This palace is quiet and I am fine staying here."

She didn't dare to tell the truth that she was imprisoned in the Pepper Palace, because once it was revealed, the lives of everyone in the Fu family would be in danger.

Especially after hearing that the Yuan family was exterminated, her fear became even greater. She didn't want to see the Fu family suffer the same fate.

"It's all the fault of that fake emperor in Xu County."

Concubine Fu was somewhat indignant. If it weren't for that fake emperor, how could her sister have suffered such a heartache?
Although my sister said that nothing was wrong, her thin appearance could not deceive anyone, and she felt extremely distressed.

Empress Fu did not continue the discussion on this topic, and instead asked, "Sister, how is your life in the palace? Have you had any conflicts with Concubine Zhen and Concubine Lu?"

"You are not good at intrigue, so you need to be more tolerant and don't argue with them."

What she is worried about now is Concubine Fu.

She had met Zhen Mi, a very beautiful and jealous woman. Although her methods were immature, she was extremely favored by the false emperor, and the Zhen family behind her should not be underestimated.

As for Concubine Lu, she is okay and doesn't seem to be scheming or cunning, but her father is Duke Wen Lu Bu, the top general under the pseudo-emperor, and his background is terrifyingly powerful.

She knew that the future queen would definitely be chosen from these two people. The reason why she still sat in the position of queen was only because Liu Xie needed her to suppress the forces behind these two people.

Because once the position of queen remains vacant, it will inevitably cause turmoil.

"Don't worry, sister." Concubine Fu smiled bitterly and said with a somewhat lonely look: "I can't get the favor of your majesty at all, how can I compete with them for favor?"

"Your Majesty only visited me once, on the night I entered the palace. Am I really that unlovable?"

"Alas." Empress Fu sighed in her heart. She naturally knew that the reason why Liu Xie did not favor Concubine Fu was actually because of her.

But she couldn't say such words, so she could only touch Fu Guiren's face and comfort her softly: "It doesn't matter whether you are favored or not, as long as you are well."

"Hmm..." Fu Guiren nodded somewhat disappointedly, "Father also told me not to compete for favors, and not to be a jealous woman."

The two sisters chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Concubine Fu left the Pepper Room.

Empress Fu was extremely reluctant to leave, because after meeting Concubine Fu this time, she didn't know when they would meet again.

"well done."

Suddenly, a faint voice sounded in the bedroom.

Empress Fu looked in the direction where the voice came from, and her pupils suddenly shrank - because she saw a figure wearing a dragon robe walking into the bedroom.

It’s Liu Xie!

But when she saw the culprit who imprisoned her, Empress Fu did not feel the slightest resentment in her heart, only deep fear. She even accidentally knocked over a box of pastries beside her in her nervousness.

However, the sound also brought her back to her senses. She bit her red lips, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty... I pay my respects to you."

His tone and attitude were extremely respectful. Looking at the docile Empress Fu in front of him, Liu Xie was quite satisfied. After being imprisoned for half a year, she had indeed become much more obedient.

"Your Majesty, please excuse me."

Only then did Empress Fu dare to stand up.

Liu Xie walked forward, picked up the cake box from the ground, and smiled at Empress Fu, saying, "I am very pleased to see the changes in the Empress."

He heard the conversation between Concubine Fu and Empress Fu.

The reason why he allowed the two to meet was to see whether Empress Fu would still be as stubborn as before after being under house arrest for half a year.

Now it seems that a lot has changed.

If Empress Fu had heard this half a year ago, she would have felt humiliated and even retorted, but now she just lowered her head and said nothing.

"But there is one thing that makes me very unhappy."

Liu Xie's smile slowly faded and gradually became indifferent, "You are my queen, why do you want to inquire about the whereabouts of the fake emperor?"

"Could it be that the Queen has not yet come out of the shadow brought by the false emperor?"

Empress Fu's expression changed slightly, and she quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was just asking out of curiosity, and I have no other intentions."

"It would be best if this were the case." Liu Xie's expression was icy as he glanced at Empress Fu. "But don't worry, Empress. It won't be long before I deliver the head of the fake emperor to you."

"Then the Queen's worries will naturally be resolved."

Liu Xie knew that Empress Fu was still concerned about Emperor Xian of Han, but he didn't care.

The submissive attitude displayed by Empress Fu at the moment was enough to satisfy him. As for what she thought in her heart, what did it have to do with him?
She was just a tool he used to balance Lu Bu and the Zhen family. After the unification of the world, Empress Fu lost her value.

This time he led his troops south to recover the Central Plains. The next step was to send troops to Jingzhou and capture and kill the false emperor.

Empress Fu's eyes were slightly red and she didn't dare to speak.

Liu Xie no longer looked at her, turned around and strode out of the Pepper Room, but before leaving the palace he stopped for a moment and left a few plain words.

"Today is your birthday, you can be happy."

Empress Fu's heart trembled, and she could not help but look up, but she only saw Liu Xie's tall and majestic back gradually disappearing at the entrance of the hall.

……

After testing Empress Fu, Liu Xie went back to deal with memorials until very late. He did not even return to the bedroom and went straight to sleep in the Xuanshi Hall.

After sleeping for more than two hours, his biological clock woke him up before dawn.

Before he had time to wash up with the help of the eunuchs, Gao Lan came hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, urgent military information has been received from Yanzhou!"

Liu Xie yawned and asked, "But Duke Wen has already led his troops across the Yellow River and invaded Yanzhou?"

The person in charge of leading the Western Army was Lu Bu, and Liu Xie had no doubt about his ability.

With Lu Bu and Sima Yi, and an army of tens of thousands of well-armored troops, it was impossible for Cao Cao to stop them.

Gao Lan hesitated for a moment, then carefully considered his words and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Wen has indeed entered Yanzhou...but the situation is somewhat unexpected."

Liu Xie frowned and asked, "Did you encounter any obstacles?"

Gao Lan said: "Your Majesty, Duke Wen's army did not encounter any obstruction in the Yellow River area, and there was not even any garrison in Yanzhou."

"Cao's army has completely evacuated Yanzhou. They abandoned the entire Yanzhou and took away all the local people, food and supplies, leaving only the old, weak and sick."

"Duke Wen led his troops to pursue and kill them, but was stopped by the battle array set up by Cao's army before Guandu."

Gao Lan briefly explained the situation to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was surprised and asked, "What kind of military formation is this? Even Lord Wen can't break it with force?"

Lu Bu's bravery is unparalleled in the world, and this time he has 5,000 elite Bingzhou cavalry under his command. What army formation would not be dispersed in front of such a lineup?
Gao Lan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Cao army's formation is extremely strange, and there are seven generals in the formation. If Duke Wen rushes into the formation, he will be besieged by seven people and cannot be broken by force."

"Sima Yi observed the enemy's formation for three days but could not find a way to break it."

After listening to this, Liu Xie snorted coldly: "Even Lord Wen and Zhongda are helpless, this formation must be extraordinary. But there are many capable people in the court. Cao thief wants to stop our Han army with a mere military formation, it is simply a foolish dream!"

"Go to Tai'an Palace!"

“Yes!” Gao Lan clasped his fists and retreated.

After Liu Xie washed and changed his clothes, he rode the dragon chariot to Tai'an Palace.

When he arrived, all civil and military officials had already gathered here in advance as usual.

"No need to be polite."

Liu Xie waved his hand, signaling all the officials who were paying their respects to sit down.

After sitting on the dragon throne, he got straight to the point and said, "The Western Army has sent back military information that Cao's army has abandoned Yanzhou and gathered its forces at Guandu River."

"Officer Cao crossed the river and set up a strange military formation, blocking the offensive of the Western Route Army."

After roughly explaining the problems encountered by Lu Bu, Liu Xie said, "I want to send one person to the front line of the Western Army to help Duke Wen break the formation and capture Guandu."

"Who among you, my dear ministers, is proficient in military formations?"

The Western Army's offensive could not be stopped at Guandu. Although Lu Bu did not ask him for help, he still decided to send people to help break the formation.

It is imperative to defeat Cao Cao and recover the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!" Zhao Yun was the first to step out. He said with a sharp gaze, "Although I am not good at the art of battle formation, I am good at charging into the battle formation!"

"Your Majesty, please send me to help Lord Wen. Lord Wen and I will definitely be able to break through the enemy's formation together!"

It is really shameless for seven enemy generals to fight against Lu Bu alone.

He was well aware of Lu Bu's martial arts ability, which was not comparable to that of ordinary generals. The seven opponents could join forces to stop Lu Bu, so they must be powerful generals.

Liu Xie nodded and said, "With Zilong's help, Lord Wen will certainly be relieved of his pressure. To be on the safe side, we still need someone who is proficient in formations to go."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the ministers in the court one by one, but the corner of his eye fell on a figure wearing a feather fan and a long scarf, with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

This is a rare opportunity to accumulate military merit and reputation...

After achieving success, you can be promoted legitimately.

The figure did not disappoint Liu Xie's expectations. After Liu Xie finished speaking, he stood up and said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, I am quite knowledgeable about Qimen Dunjia, and I am willing to go to Guandu."

(End of this chapter)