The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

To meet the emperor, one must first choose an auspicious day, then fast and bathe, and put on a pious posture like a pilgrimage.But now is an extraordinary period, and all of this is avoided.Liu Bei was alone, riding a horse and following Long Fei to Jiaxia.Because of Long Fei's arrival, Liu Xie deliberately postponed the morning court by three hours, and it has become the afternoon court.

In the palace, the bells and drums rang together, and the silent whip sounded three times. After the special voices of the servants shouted the voice of going up, all the civil and military officials arranged their ceremonial attires, held the guards, and lined up in several rows according to the size of their ranks. The procession walked towards the newly completed Chongming Hall.He took off his shoes at the door and stepped on the wooden floor to the center of the hall.After everyone stood up, His Majesty arrived!Wearing court clothes, Liu Xie walked slowly towards his throne from the side of the hall, supported by two servants.

This main hall was built according to Long Fei's design. Instead of the original darkness, several large windows were added on both sides.Today's sun is very poisonous, and it shines in from the windows, illuminating the entire hall brightly.Liu Xie's seat is in the innermost place, which is the darkest place, and candles still need to be lit on both sides, and the sense of mystery is even stronger than before.

Wait for everyone to worship.The servant hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, General Zhen Guo, Long Fei, the prefect of Wancheng, is begging to see you outside the hall!"

"Xuan!"

"General Xuan Zhenguo, Wancheng prefect Long Fei has an audience...!"

With Long Fei's current status, he can fully enjoy the qualifications of worshiping without being famous, entering the court unyielding, and walking on the sword.But Xun Yu resolutely opposed it.Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, no courtier has ever received such treatment.Even in the later stage, He Jin and others did not dare to do this, only Dong Zhuo gave himself such a title.People all over the world regard this as a symbol of seeking the throne.All the officials did this to compare Long Fei with Dong Zhuo, and Xun Yu saw it clearly.

Long Fei believed that what Xun Yu said was reasonable, so he refused to accept it. The imperial court issued three edicts, but Long Fei refused.It was also because Dong Cheng was quickly wiped out by Long Fei that the courtiers did not dare to persecute him further.Long Fei came up to the hall, took off his sword, took off his shoes, entered the hall, and fell down to worship.Liu Xie got up in a hurry, and two servants hurried over to help Long Fei up.

"Ai Qing is coming! Give me a seat!"

Under the eyes of everyone, even Taifu Ma Ridan and Taifu Zhao Qi could only stand there, but Long Fei, a small town general, sat grandiosely at the lower left of Liu Xie.Even so, everyone didn't think it was wrong. This is the power of military power. With military power, even if you are just a small captain, you can do whatever you want in the court. Long Fei knows this well.

"Aiqing came here in a hurry, I don't know what's the matter?" Liu Xiexian was a little cautious, and his voice was much lower.

Long Fei clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the minister's mission to Jizhou has been successfully completed, and I am here to report to His Majesty! The rebel Gongsun Zan has been killed, and the general Yuan Shao has successfully wiped out Youzhou. Now he is recovering Bingzhou controlled by the Black Mountain bandits. Not long after, Hebei will be safe and sound! In addition, the coffin of Lord Liu Yu, the former Youzhou Shepherd, was also escorted back to Luoyang by his son Liu He, and I sent troops to bury it. Everything is in order, and I came to explain to Your Majesty."

"Aiqing is working hard! With Aiqing here, I can rest assured!"

The eunuch Zhao Qi glanced at Long Fei sideways: "Yuan Shao seized Youzhou under the guise of avenging Liu Yu, but in the hands of General Zhen Guo, he became my hero! It's ridiculous."

The veteran of Zhao Qi's three dynasties, originally a party member, was originally expelled by Emperor Ling. Dong Zhuo assumed power and reappointed Zhao Qi.After Dong Zhuo was punished, Zhao Qi lost his former glory.In fact, Zhao Qi was involved in Yang Feng's hijacking of the emperor and Dong Cheng's attempt to hijack the emperor this time.It's just that Long Fei let him go because he felt that he was old.But Zhao Qi thought he was hiding well, and often confronted Long Fei.

Long Fei glanced at Zhao Qi: "Master Zhao is right, I also think this Yuan Shao is very unreliable, when he was in court, His Majesty ordered Yuan Shao to capture and kill Gongsun Zan, Master Zhao didn't seem to object, did he? Why do you suddenly say such words now, do you think His Majesty is wrong?"

"Hmph! This old man is loyal to the big man, His Majesty's decree is correct, the wrong one is that he chose the wrong person to deliver the decree!"

"Really?" Long Fei chuckled.Every time Long Fei came, there were one or two thorns among the courtiers, and when Long Fei left, these people quickly disappeared without a trace.Only this Zhao Qi remained standing.These people have been in the political vortex for many years, and they can see these things clearly.It happened that Zhao Qi didn't seem to notice it.

Ma Ridan hurriedly smoothed things over: "Master Zhao, General Long is an important minister of my burly man, His Majesty's humerus, we will not discuss this matter today, I heard that General Long has something important to report, what is it?"

Long Fei ignored Zhao Qi, turned to Liu Xie and said, "Your Majesty, passing Yuzhou on the way back, there was a man who claimed to be a relative of His Majesty, and I dare not make a decision, so I brought him back to Your Majesty, please Your Majesty and all ministers to decide!"

"Oh?" Liu Xie was overjoyed: "Is there anyone in the royal family who is out in charge?"

"Yes!" Long Fei nodded: "This person's surname is Liu, his name is Bei, and his style name is Xuande. He is from Zhuo County. He claims to be the descendant of Emperor Xiaojing after King Jing of Zhongshan. I saw that this person has a strange appearance, and he led tens of thousands of soldiers to garrison. From Yuzhou, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Tai Shici are three generals who are powerful heroes in the world, so I bring you here to meet His Majesty!"

"Call me up quickly!" Liu Xie seemed impatient.

Not much time left, Liu Bei walked into the hall with his head bowed and his back bowed.As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the hall, Zhao Qi rushed over angrily and shouted at Liu Bei: "The daring thief dares to enter the hall wearing shoes. Are you planning to rebel?"

It turns out that although Liu Bei is a hero, he has seen such scenes there. The majestic warriors, the solemn hall, and the voice from above sounds like the sky.In the panic, he even forgot to take off his shoes, so he hurried in.Zhao Qi yelled, and Liu Bei hurriedly lowered his head to see that his two clear footprints had been printed on the clean floor.Not daring to make another mistake, he took two steps back, took off his shoes, and immediately knelt down.

"Lord Zhao, don't be like this. It's normal for people in the mountains and fields to never see His Majesty. I think this person has a strange appearance and extraordinary timing!" Ma Ridan came to rescue again.

Liu Xie nodded again and again: "You don't have to be a servant, who dares to harm me with General Long around?"

Zhao Qi snorted twice, glared at Liu Bei, and returned to his place.Liu Bei hastily knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times, looking quite embarrassed, and not wearing proper clothes, he came here from Wancheng, the sweat on his face was not dry, he looked like a rough man: "My humble minister Liu Bei, kowtow to Your Majesty! "

"Ai Qing is alive!"

Liu Bei got up slowly, but still didn't dare to look up.Liu Xie nodded: "What is Aiqing's job now?"

"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I followed Master Lu Zhi to conquer the Yellow Turban Rebels, and the court appointed him as Prime Minister of Pingyuan. Afterwards, Master Mu Taoqian of Mengzhou, Xuzhou saw it, and the people of Xuzhou recommended him to be the Governor of Xuzhou. Now he lives in Yuzhou No job!" Liu Bei's last words were very unconvincing.

Liu Xie glanced at Long Fei, and then asked: "General Zhen Guo said that Ai Qing is a member of the royal family, is it true?"

"Your Majesty, I am indeed a descendant of the royal family, a descendant of filial piety to the emperor, the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan."

"Bold and lunatic, how dare you pretend to be a descendant of the royal family, come here! Pull this person down!" Zhao Qi couldn't bear it again.He thought that Liu Bei was another close confidant of Long Fei, and he wanted to use this to get an official position so that he could gain a firm foothold in the imperial court.Among the three remaining in Jiaxia today, one is Mi Fang, who is the general of the five sense organs, in charge of the palace guards, the other is Guan Hai, who is the guard, and controls all the troops and horses outside the Jiaxia palace, and the other is Zhong Yao, who is also the most troublesome for him. Shang Shuling, apart from Ma Ridan and himself, he is the only one in the court who is the biggest.These three people are enough for him, wouldn't it be necessary to completely empty out all the officials if another one comes?So Zhao Qi was very angry.

Long Fei said: "Master Zhao, why don't you listen to what he said, Your Majesty is here, why are you bothering?"

Liu Bei hurriedly took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms and presented them with both hands: "Your Majesty, this is my family tree, please learn from me! I am not pretending!"

Liu Xie waved his hand, and a servant took the bamboo slip from Liu Bei and handed it to Liu Xie.Liu Xie looked at it for a while, then handed it to Long Fei.The expression on his face changed immediately, and he seemed to be a little excited: "Okay! Very good! Where is Zongzheng?"

Someone came out in a hurry.Long Fei handed Liu Bei's genealogy to the servant and asked him to hand it over to Zong Zheng.Liu Xie said: "Look, if there is no mistake, let Liu Bei recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. This is my great fortune!"

Liu Yu was originally Zongzheng, but because he stayed in Youzhou, the affairs of the court were handled by Zongzheng's prime minister.Once Liu Yu died, Fu Cheng became Zong Zheng naturally.The new Zongzheng held Liu Bei's genealogy in both hands, and while reading it, he kept guessing in his heart.On the one hand, he had to guess what Liu Xie meant. From Liu Xie's expression, he could tell that Liu Xie wanted to take this opportunity to win Liu Bei over.On the other hand, he still had to guess what Long Fei meant. Since this person was introduced by Long Fei, it is most likely that Long Fei also hoped to facilitate this matter.

Zongzheng looked at it for a long time, and rerolled the bamboo slips: "I tell your majesty, this genealogy is correct! This Liu Bei is really a descendant of the royal family!"

"Hehehe..." Liu Xie let out a hearty laugh: "Very good! Very good! Then what is his relationship with me?"

Zongzheng hurriedly said: "According to the genealogy, Liu Bei is the No. 17 descendant of Emperor Xiaojing, and Your Majesty is the No. 15 descendant of Emperor Xiaojing, so this Liu Bei is His Majesty's grandson."

"Emperor's grandson?" Long Fei had already expected such a result.Turning his head to look at Liu Bei, he understood something in his heart.Liu Bei was really powerful, the so-called family tree bamboo slips were obviously newly made, the silk thread on it was still shining, and the handwriting was clearly visible.And the identity of this emperor's grandson not only fulfilled his wish to be a descendant of the royal family, but also minimized the suspicion of everyone on him, so he was indeed a hero.

Liu Xie applauded and celebrated: "Okay! The emperor's grandson will be healed soon, and I will stay in the palace today to have a light meal with me."