Chapter 279 The Emperor Did It

Led by Xu Chu to leave Cao's house, Lu Su came to Xudu Palace.

The so-called imperial palace is just a mansion slightly bigger than the Cao family.

There were several guards at the main gate of the palace. When they saw Xu Chu coming, the guards did not question him at all, but bowed and let them in.

"When you come to the palace, don't you check?" Lu Su asked.

Xu Chu looked back at him, the corner of his mouth curled up, but he didn't say anything.

Only then did Lu Su realize that he had asked the wrong question.

Xu is Cao Cao's territory, and Xu Chu is the one who follows him all day.

Which of the guards guarding the palace was not sent by the Cao family?
Of course, the guards sent by Cao Cao could not stop Xu Chu.

After entering the palace, Xu Chu took Lu Su directly to the back garden.

As soon as he arrived at Liu Xie's residence, two regular attendants ran towards him.

The permanent attendants are people around the emperor, taking care of the emperor all day long, even though they are internal officials, ordinary foreign officials have to salute and greet them when they see them.

Xu Chu is just a miscellaneous general next to Cao Cao. When it comes to official rank, he should salute to the regular attendant.

But he didn't, instead he asked the two attendants carelessly, what is His Majesty doing?
"Your Majesty is talking with Empress Fu in the room." One of the attendants responded.

"Report to Your Majesty, just say that the left general Lu Bu ordered Lu Su to come to Xudu for an audience." Xu Chu ordered in a condescending tone.

Chang Shi agreed, and one of them ran to report, while the other respectfully led the way for the two of them.

From the attitude of the attendant towards Xu Chu, Lu Su had already seen that Liu Xie's life in Xu Du was not good.

They came to the door of Liu Xie's residence, and the regular attendant who reported also came out.

"General Xu, Your Majesty invites Duke Lu to have an audience with him." Chang Shi said to the two of them.

"General Xu, I want to see His Majesty, do you have to follow?" Lu Su was about to enter the room, when Xu Chu was about to follow, he stopped and asked.

"I am escorting Duke Lu to see His Majesty, my lord wants me to be considerate to Duke Lu, how dare I take a step away?" Xu Chu replied.

"Since it's for protection, please ask the general to wait for me outside the door." Lu Su replied: "With the general around, I always feel as if I'm being stared at, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

"Why does Lord Lu feel uncomfortable?" Xu Chu smiled coldly, "Could it be that he intends to harm my lord?"

"I don't even have a foundation in Xudu, and I don't hold a heavy army like Dong Cheng and others back then. Could it be that Duke Cao is still afraid of me?" Lu Su laughed: "If this is the case, General Xu will be fine."

After speaking, he turned his head and entered the room,

Xu Chu was told by him that it wasn't that he didn't enter or that he didn't.

If you go in, you will obviously lose Cao Cao's momentum, admitting that Cao Cao is afraid of him, Lu Su.

If you don't go in, when Cao Cao asks, he doesn't know what Lu Su and Liu Xie said, so it's not easy to report...

Confused in his heart, Xu Chu did not follow up in the end.

What Lu Su said was correct, he had no foundation in Xudu, and he was not like Dong Cheng and others who held a large army. Even if Liu Xie wanted him to do something, he was powerless.

If he wants to understand this level and save Cao Cao's face, of course Xu Chu will not be able to follow up.

He stood outside the door and waited, while Chang Shi led Lu Su into the room.

After entering the room, Lu Su saw that there was only one person in the room. Obviously, Empress Fu had already left through the back door.

The person standing in the room was wearing a black robe. He was not very old, but his forehead was deeply wrinkled.

Especially the few wrinkles in the shape of "Chuan" between the eyebrows are so deep that it makes people feel shocking.

Just by looking at his face, Lu Su knew that Liu Xie had a bad life, otherwise there would never be such a shocking wrinkle on his forehead.

He bowed and made a big gift to Liu Xie: "Chen Lu Su was ordered by Marquis Wen to come to see His Majesty."

"How is Marquis Wen?" Lu Su mentioned Lu Bu, and Liu Xie said, "Back then he beheaded Dong Zhuo Kuang to help the Han family. If it hadn't been for Li Jue and Guo Si's rebellion, I wouldn't be where I am today."

What Liu Xie said was bleak, and Lu Su felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.

He asked Liu Xie, "Is Your Majesty okay?"

Liu Xie sighed and walked to the window.

He pushed open the window and said to Lu Su, "Come here."

Lu Su came behind Liu Xie, Liu Xie pointed outside and said: "The guards here are all Cao Cao's people. They are watching every day. How can I live in peace? Back then in Chang'an, although I was worried, after all, I was still a The king of the country. Now that I have arrived in Xudu, besides promulgating edicts, what use is there for me?"

"Your Majesty has suffered." Lu Su was not a veteran of the Han Dynasty, and he was not that loyal to the Han Dynasty, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw the state of the king of a country.

"Bong Shiling, you came to see me, do you have anything to say?" Liu Xie asked Lu Su.

Lu Su replied: "Marquis Wen wanted me to come to Xudu for two reasons. One is to meet His Majesty and see if His Majesty is doing well. The other is to ask Cao Cao for a title."

"Ask for a knighthood?" Liu Xie asked, "What kind of knighthood does he want?"

"A few days ago, Marquis Wen led the army to defeat Yuan Shu in Huainan, and then captured Lujiang. Now the Sun family in Jiangdong has belonged to him." Lu Su replied, "He just wanted to ask Cao Cao for the title of Marquis of Chu."

"The so-called Marquis Wen is just a false noble, and the world will not recognize his status." Liu Xie nodded: "With so many credits, it is not too much to ask for the title of Marquis Chu."

"Your Majesty also thinks it's not too much, so it must be not too much." Lu Su replied, and then asked Liu Xie: "I don't know if Your Majesty has anything to say to Marquis Wen?"

"How dare I have something to tell Fengxian?" Liu Xie said, "Now I am here like a bird in a cage, and Fengxian is in Xuzhou, Cao Cao is also eyeing him. He is not safe, so do I still expect What can he do?"

"Although Marquis Wen may not be able to do anything, if His Majesty has something to say, he will definitely be terrified." Lu Su replied: "Marquis Wen is loyal to the great man, and His Majesty should know something about it."

"Of course I understand." Liu Xie nodded.

Back then, Lu Bu voted under Dong Zhuo's tent for his future.

Later, Wang Yun instigated him to rebel, so he killed Dong Zhuo, and changed from the side that threatened the royal family to the side that protected Liu Xie.

Guarding Chang'an, Lu Bu also fought hard, but it was a pity that Li Jue and Guo Si had too many soldiers and horses, and Chang'an City had too few defenders, so he had to abandon Liu Xie and escape from the city.

Thinking of what happened back then, Liu Xie felt even more sorrowful.

Ever since Dong Zhuo deposed Liu Bian and put him on the emperor's throne, he has been being someone else's puppet.

First Dong Zhuo, then Li Jue and Guo Si, and now everything has been reduced to obeying Cao Cao's mercy.

For the emperor to do this, it is no different from dying...

(End of this chapter)

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