Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 34: Uncle! I am suffering!

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little stiff.

It is true that Yuan Shao disrespected the emperor and was rude to Liu Xie; but saying it directly is equivalent to lifting the last layer of fig leaf.

"Yide, you..."

Liu Bei was very helpless. He had repeatedly warned Zhang Fei not to talk nonsense, but he didn't expect that he still failed to guard against it.

My third brother is good in every way except that he is too impulsive.

Doesn’t the emperor have any shame?
Can you just say something like this?
You have to be a little more tactful!

But since he had already said it, he couldn't take it back, so Liu Bei had no choice but to continue, "Your Majesty, I thought Yuan Shao was a loyal minister to the Han Dynasty, but what I saw tonight has greatly disappointed me."

"May I ask whether Your Majesty was coerced by Yuan Shao?"

He needs to know Liu Xie's current specific situation.

And is Yuan Shao the new Dong Zhuo?

In response to Liu Bei's question, Liu Xie was silent for a moment, then sighed, walked over to a chair and sat down.

"His Majesty?"

Liu Bei was puzzled and didn't know why Liu Xie didn't answer.

Just as he was about to continue asking questions, Liu Xie raised his hands, covered his face with his sleeves, and began to sob softly.

"Uncle Huang doesn't know."

Liu Xie's eyes were red and filled with tears. He choked and said, "I also thought Yuan Shao was a loyal minister at the beginning, so I went through so much trouble to escape from Cao Cao and come to Jizhou, hoping to get his help."

"Who would have thought, who would have thought that just after escaping the wolf's den, we would fall into the tiger's mouth again!"

"He imprisoned me in this palace, not allowing me to contact the outside world, and even forced me to order him to be appointed as the general! He holds all the power!"

"I live in the deep palace all day long, I can't control what I say or what I do, sometimes I can't even eat enough..."

"Uncle! I am suffering!"

When talking about sad things, Liu Xie hugged Liu Bei and burst into tears. His tears and snot mixed together and smeared on Liu Bei's clothes.

Liu Xie's crying was so sad that it made anyone who heard it sad and cried.

It was the first time that Liu Bei saw the emperor behave so out of control. One can imagine how much injustice he had suffered at the hands of Yuan Shao.

He hugged Liu Xie, his face as gloomy as water, and he was very angry.

Guan Yu's eyes were wide open, and the anger in his pupils seemed to be bursting out.

"Yuan Shao, you bastard! How dare you bully the emperor like this! Big brother, I'm going to chop off his head."

Although Guan Yu worshipped Liu Bei as his elder brother, the outlook on life and morals he established since childhood made him have basic respect for the emperor who called him uncle.

He could not bear to see the emperor being humiliated in front of him.

"Brother, don't do that!" Liu Bei quickly grabbed Guan Yu and said, "You are so reckless that you are putting His Majesty to death."

Guan Yu also understood that if he killed Yuan Shao, his three brothers and the emperor would not have a good ending. His face kept changing, and in the end he could only groan in anger.

"Yuan Shao, have you finally become like Dong Zhuo?"

Liu Bei sighed.

When Yuan Shao led the 18 princes to attack Dong Zhuo, he was so full of vigor and ambition. He admired him from the bottom of his heart at that time.

But now Yuan Shao was gradually approaching Dong Zhuo.

"Your Majesty has suffered."

Liu Bei looked very remorseful, "It is because of my incompetence that I cannot rescue Your Majesty from here. I can only watch Your Majesty suffer such humiliation here."

"Uncle, please don't say that!"

Liu Xie wiped his tears and said with emotion: "I am satisfied that my uncle has this heart! My Han Dynasty is not completely hopeless. At least there is a loyal minister like my uncle!" Feeling the heavy trust in Liu Xie's words, Liu Bei was excited and said seriously: "Your Majesty! I beg you to give me an imperial edict. I will leave Yecheng tomorrow and go to summon the princes from all over the country to rescue you!"

If Liu Bei had the emperor's edict in hand, he would have the pretext to recruit soldiers and horses, and he could also unite other forces to attack Yuan Shao!

But Liu Xie's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He waved his hands and said, "No, no! I cannot agree to this!"

"What?"

Zhang Fei got a little angry when he heard this. "If you don't give us an imperial edict, where can we recruit soldiers? Can we conjure people out of thin air?"

Even a rough man like Zhang Fei knew the importance of justice.

In simple terms, you need a suitable excuse to recruit soldiers. If you don't even have this excuse, how can you recruit soldiers? Who knows if you are a traitor? Who will follow you?

Those local forces are even less likely to support it.
Without soldiers and the support of local forces, it is impossible to form a combat-ready army. Not to mention, even if soldiers are recruited, food and fodder alone will be a huge problem.

Guan Yu also said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The three of us brothers have fought against Dong Zhuo before, and my eldest brother is a relative of the Han Dynasty, and he is different from Yuan Shao and his ilk."

"As long as you are willing to give the order to my brother, we will definitely recruit enough soldiers and come to rescue His Majesty!"

"Yuan Shao is just a mere figure. We brothers don't even take him seriously!"

Guan Yu looked down on Yuan Shao. The only hero in his heart was his elder brother Liu Bei!
"I know..."

But Liu Xie still shook his head, and said with embarrassment: "It's not that I don't want to, but I really can't."

Liu Bei asked, "Why do you say that, Your Majesty?"

Liu Xie did not hide anything and said frankly: "I have given you an imperial edict. If Yuan Shao knew about it, I am afraid my life would be in danger."

After hearing this reason, Liu Bei had no way to refute it.

Because this is indeed the case. After all, Liu Xie is still under the control of Yuan Shao and his own life is in danger.

If Yuan Shao found out that he had secretly issued an imperial decree asking all the princes to come to the defense of the king, he would certainly not be let off easily. Even if he didn't die, his fate would not be good.

"Oh my! This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. So what should I do?"

“It’s so frustrating!”

Zhang Fei felt quite annoyed and couldn't help but complain out loud.

Liu Xie looked guilty and said, "I am the fish on the chopping board, and I have no choice."

Seeing this, Liu Bei comforted him, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. I understand your helplessness. Please rest assured, I will find another way."

"One day, I will rescue your majesty!"

These words were powerful and full of determination.

Liu Xie was deeply moved, his eyes reddened, he held Liu Bei's hand and sobbed, "Uncle, I believe in you, you must take care of yourself too."

"You are my last hope."

Liu Bei nodded heavily, then left with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

After the three of them walked out of the bedroom, Liu Xie raised his hand and wiped his face roughly. His expression returned to normal. There was no trace of the sadness and cowardice he had shown before.

"I don't know what kind of person Liu Bei is, but I'll give it a try and let myself be pitiful first. If there's any benefit, that's great, if not, forget it."

In order to appear pitiful in front of Liu Bei, Liu Xie tried his best and even forced himself to cry.

Although he didn't know how much effect this act of selling misery would have, whether Liu Bei would really help him in the future, or whether he would become hostile to Yuan Shao because of this, was not something he could control.

After all, human hearts are unpredictable. It is hard to say whether Liu Bei was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty or a hypocritical villain as the Douyin scholars say.

Liu Xie took off the clothes he was wearing and prepared to go to bed.

But at this moment, the door of the bedroom was suddenly pushed open.

(End of this chapter)