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Chapter 35 Yuan Shao's Test

Liu Xie felt that it was really uncomfortable for him to be a fake emperor.

We just sent Liu Bei away, and now another one is coming?

Can't let people sleep peacefully!
And this time he didn't even knock on the door!

Liu Xie got up from the bed again, looked at the person who came angrily, and then... then he calmed down.

"Envoy, why are you here?"

When Liu Xie saw the person coming, he suddenly lost all sleepiness.

Because the person who came was actually Yuan Shao!

Yuan Shao did not answer Liu Xie's words. He strode into the bedroom, looked around, and then set his eyes on Liu Xie.

"Liu Bei came just now?"

Liu Xie's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He felt as nervous as if he had been having an affair with a mistress and was caught in bed by the wife.

Without hesitation, Liu Xie replied, "Reporting to the envoy, the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang did come over just now."

Liu Bei and his two companions had just left when Yuan Shao arrived. What does this mean?
It means people have discovered it!
If he chooses to conceal it at this time, he will be seeking death.

"What did he say to you?"

Yuan Shao continued to ask, squinting at Liu Xie, an invisible pressure emanating from him.

Liu Xie lowered his head and sweat oozed from his palms.

Do you want to tell the truth?

Did Yuan Shao hear the conversation between him and Liu Bei? Does he really not know now, or is he testing him?
"Reporting to the envoy."

After only a moment's thought, Liu Xie spoke again, his face full of panic, and he said with a little fear: "Liu Bei came to me just now, saying that you are committing treason and disrespecting the emperor, and wanted me to give him an imperial edict so that he can summon all the princes to deal with you and rescue you."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao sneered, seemingly not surprised.

He deliberately acted rude to Liu Xie at the banquet today just to show it to Liu Bei. He wanted to see how Liu Bei would react.

The result was as he expected. He came to find Liu Xie as expected.

"Ask the emperor for an imperial decree? Summon the princes to attack me?"

"Hmph, that's ridiculous."

Yuan Shao was full of disdain. He knew that Liu Bei was an ambitious man who was unwilling to be inferior to others. He came here not just to borrow troops from him.

What Liu Bei really wanted was a title!
As the saying goes, a war must have a justification. Only with a justification can one recruit talented people, expand the army, and attract all forces to join; otherwise, the army will never be able to truly grow stronger.

Unfortunately, the idea is good, but it is of little use.

Even this emperor is fake, just a pawn of his.

What is a mere Liu Bei?
Liu Xie didn't dare to look up at Yuan Shao's expression. His answer just now actually omitted a part, which was the part where he cried miserably to Liu Bei.

Crying miserably was just his own little thought, and telling it out would do him more harm than good, so he tried to hide it.

If Yuan Shao didn't find out, then everything would be fine. If he did find out, he could just explain it away and it wouldn't have any impact.

"How did you answer Liu Bei?"

Fortunately, Yuan Shao did not ask about the details, but asked other questions.

"Of course I rejected him!"

Liu Xie said as a matter of course: "The governor has been very kind to me, providing me with food and drink, and letting me live in such a big house. How could I betray the governor?"

"I told him I was doing fine here and told him not to worry, and then I sent him away."

Although he was lying, Liu Xie did not show any guilt at all.

Instead, it gives people a feeling of calmness and confidence.

Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He patted Liu Xie on the shoulder and said, "Not bad. You did a great job this time."

"Tomorrow I will have someone send two beauties over as a reward for you. If you continue to behave well, you will definitely benefit from it."

Upon hearing about the beauties, Liu Xie couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Then he bowed slightly, rubbed his hands and smiled flatteringly: "Um... Envoy, can I have three?" Yuan Shao was stunned, then burst into laughter.

Liu Xie said quickly: "It's just a joke, it's just a joke, please don't blame me, two are enough."

"No! I'll give you three!"

Yuan Shao stopped laughing and directly agreed to Liu Xie's request.

In his eyes, Liu Xie's little greed made him the best puppet chess piece. Let alone three beauties, what would be the harm even if there were three hundred?

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

Liu Xie was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Yuan Shao smiled faintly, then turned and left the bedroom.

In the room, Liu Xie put away the flattery on his face, and instead became solemn, with his sword-like brows tightly furrowed.

"Is Yuan Shao preparing to deal with Liu Bei?"

Liu Xie was extremely worried.

He had no choice but to tell Yuan Shao the truth, which was tantamount to betraying Liu Bei, although he had no choice but to do so in order to save his own life.

"No, Liu Bei has shown me kindness. Even if he is a hypocritical villain as the Douyin scholars say, he has played the role of a gentleman all his life. If I can't escape Yuan Shao's control on my own in the future, it is much better to fall into Liu Bei's hands than to be controlled by others."

After much thought, Liu Xie felt that he had to do something, so he put on his clothes and sneaked out of the bedroom.

The palace was very empty and pitch black at night.

However, Liu Xie had lived here for several months and was already familiar with the terrain. He circled around in the moonlight and soon arrived at an exit of the palace.

Zhang He is usually in charge of guarding this place with troops.

"His Majesty?"

Zhang He was a little surprised to see Liu Xie coming.

It's so late, what are you doing here, Your Majesty?
Liu Xie pulled Zhang He to a corner and whispered to him, "I have something I want you to do. Do it as soon as possible!"

Hearing the anxiety and seriousness in Liu Xie's tone, Zhang He was awed and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your orders!"

"Send this to Liu Bei's residence."

Liu Xie handed a folded note to Zhang He.

"I will obey your orders!"

Zhang He didn't ask why. He took the note and left in a hurry.

Liu Xie watched Zhang He's figure disappear into the night, and his heart slowly settled down. All he could do now was to let Zhang He remind Liu Bei and establish a good relationship with him, but as for how Liu Bei would decide, it was not something he could control.

"It's hard to be an emperor, and it's even harder for me to be a fake emperor."

Liu Xie shook his head and turned back to his bedroom.

……

After Liu Bei and the other two left the palace, they walked back to their residence, while discussing what to do next.

"Your Majesty is now under the control of others and dare not issue an edict to me."

"And Yuan Shao was unwilling to lend troops."

"Is it possible that we can only go to Youzhou to find Brother Gongsun?"

Liu Bei sighed and felt that the current situation was really difficult.

This is the tragedy of having no backing and no capital.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at their eldest brother's worried expression. Although they wanted to share his worries, they had no choice but to stay by his side silently.

Before long, the three of them arrived near their residence.

Then they saw a figure sneaking around the door of their mansion, doing something unknown.

(End of this chapter)