Invincible Three Kingdoms System

Chapter 253
In Shouchun City of Yangzhou, the false emperor Liu Xie was going to court, and standing beside him was Yuan Shu, with his sword on his side, invincible.

And under the court hall, standing is Liu Bei, one of his sleeves is empty, and his face looks a little tired.

After a while, Liu Xie said: "Uncle Huang conquered the Lujiang River. It was really hard work. He should be rewarded heavily. What does the general think?"

Yuan Shu next to him nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, Xuande led the army to recover Lujiang is a great achievement, it is better to make Xuande General Zuo and Marquis of Yangting."

Liu Xie nodded, and said: "Just do it according to the general's wishes. I hope that the emperor will continue to work hard and live up to my trust."

"Follow the holy order!" Liu Bei bowed, "This conquest depends entirely on Your Majesty's sageness, the power of the general, and the lives of the soldiers under the tent."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu asked, "Xuande's intention is to reward those who have meritorious service?"

Liu Bei bowed his hands and said: "General Mingjian, the deputy general Le Jiu and his second younger brother Guan Yu have contributed a lot in this expedition, so I have the audacity to show it."

"This..." Liu Xie hesitated for a moment, looked at Yuan Shu, and said, "The matter of rewarding the sergeants is entirely up to the general."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Bei said quickly.

Liu Xie nodded and said: "If there is nothing else, let's leave the court here, and the emperor will come to the side hall with me to express the affection of my uncle and nephew."

Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu waved his hand and said, "Go, I will have a banquet in the mansion, Xuande can come quickly."

"No!" Liu Bei bowed and followed Liu Xie to the side hall.

Liu Xie looked at Liu Bei and sighed, "Does the emperor have pity on the foundation of the Han family?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he bowed down in fear, and said, "How dare I forget your majesty's kindness, and my heart is for the Han Dynasty, and I dare not be selfish."

Liu Xie helped Liu Bei up, and said: "Uncle Huang is like this, I feel at ease."

"Is there something troubling, Your Majesty?" Liu Bei asked.

Liu Xie sighed, and said: "Yuan Shu is arrogant and extravagant, and treats me very disrespectfully. He is not a person who supports and protects the Han family. My hope lies entirely in the emperor's uncle."

Liu Bei also sighed, and said: "The minister is now under the fence, and it is difficult to perform. He wants to attract troops to station outside, recruit troops and buy horses, and wait for the opportunity to serve the king."

When Liu Xie heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "According to the plan of the emperor's uncle, tomorrow I will send a decree to transfer the emperor's uncle to stay abroad."

"Absolutely not!" Liu Bei said hastily, "If His Majesty makes the decree, it will definitely arouse Yuan Shu's suspicion, then this strategy will be useless."

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Uncle Huang is more considerate than I am careless, but how can Uncle Huang escape?"

"I have my own plan to escape, please don't worry, Your Majesty." Liu Bei replied.

Liu Xie was overjoyed and said: "The emperor's uncle has both civil and military skills, wisdom and courage, and the revival of the Han Dynasty is expected."

"Although I am not talented, I would like to devote myself to my heart and mind, to sleep long and sleep at night, in order to repay Your Majesty's kindness!" Liu Bei bowed again.

Liu Xie nodded and said, "Uncle Huang, step down. If you keep Yuan Shu waiting for too long, I'm afraid he will be suspicious."

"I retire!"

After Liu Bei exited the side hall, he immediately walked to Yuan Shu's mansion together with Guan Yu who was waiting outside the hall.

Arriving at Yuan Shu's mansion, the banquet had already begun, Liu Bei glanced at it, and couldn't help being startled, it turned out that Yuan Shu only reserved a seat for Liu Bei at the end of the banquet.

It stands to reason that Liu Bei conquered Lujiang and took away a county for Liu Xie, in fact, for Yuan Shu, so the chief guest position should be reserved for Liu Bei.

Even if with Liu Bei's qualifications, he couldn't get the chief honorable seat, the first few seats would be fine, since it shouldn't be the last seat.

Yuan Shu sat in the middle, and when he saw Liu Bei and Guan Yu coming, he pointed to the last seat and said, "Xuande is here? Hurry up and take a seat."

Guan Yu was furious, he put his hand on the saber at his waist, and drew his sword to face him. Liu Bei quickly grabbed Guan Yu's wrist and shook his head gently.

"Thank you, General!" Liu Bei said loudly, walked to the last seat, and knelt down in front of him.

Guan Yu sat down behind Liu Bei with a sullen face, looking extremely displeased, but fortunately his face was flushed, so he couldn't see any anger.

Yuan Shu raised the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile, "Now the new Lujiang River, gentlemen, please drink this cup together."

As he said that, Yuan Shu raised his head first, and finished drinking the wine in the wine bottle. Other civil servants and generals also raised their bottles to congratulate each other and drank together.

Behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu snorted coldly and said, "It's clear that my elder brother and I fought bravely to win the Lujiang River, but you want to congratulate others, how unreasonable it is!"

Liu Bei sighed softly and said in a low voice: "Second brother, don't be reckless. Now you are living under the fence and relying on others. You can't make mistakes."

After speaking, Liu Bei immediately put on a smile, and after congratulating Yuan Shu from a distance, he drank the fine wine in the wine bottle in one gulp.

"Your Majesty has newly conquered the Lujiang River, and his power has shaken the world. Why don't you take this opportunity to send troops northward and destroy Cao Cao in order to avenge Nanyang?" said the master secretary Yang Hong.

Yuan Shu frowned, and said: "That's exactly what I mean. Then Cao Cao bullied him too much that day. He beheaded my beloved general Zhang Xun. If you don't take revenge, you're not your husband!"

"Your Majesty, don't do it!" Chief Secretary Yan Xiang quickly remonstrated, "Although seizing the Lujiang River is famous in the world, if you attack Cao Cao rashly, you may suffer from the enemy."

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why are you being attacked?"

The chief secretary Yan Xiang said: "Recently, I heard that Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Zhao Qian of Jinyang reconciled, and Zhao Qian even handed over Nanyang. However, there is one condition. Do you know what the condition is?"

Yuan Shu said impatiently: "How could I know what the two of them discussed? Could it be that Master Yan knew about it?"

Yan Xiang nodded and said, "The condition is that Liu Biao will help Zhao Qian, restrain Huaiyang, and hinder the Lord."

After hearing this, Yuan Shu snorted coldly and said, "Liu Biao is a rotten Confucian, why am I afraid of him? The former fought for Nanyang, and I have repeatedly defeated him. How can he be brave when he is defeated by his subordinates?"

"Otherwise, I heard that Liu Biao sent General Wang Wei to station in Xinyang, which is obviously aimed at the lord." Yan Xiang continued, "If the lord sends troops to attack Cao, and Liu Biao comes here in the gap, David will be in trouble, and the lord must guard against it."

Yuan Shu frowned, and said unhappily: "Okay, today I'm just drinking and having fun, don't mention state affairs, cheers!"

Seeing Yuan Shu's displeasure, everyone stopped mentioning the matter and drank and sang blessings one after another. The atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.

After three rounds of wine, five tastes of food, and the banquet ended, everyone returned, but Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to wait outside the mansion, but he stayed behind.

Yuan Shu glanced at Liu Bei and said, "Why hasn't Xuande retreated yet? You just returned from the battle, so you should rest earlier."

Liu Bei came in front of Yuan Shu, bowed deeply, and said: "At the banquet before, when Lord Yan mentioned Liu Biao's matter, he saw that the general seemed to be worried, and he was not ready. I would like to share the general's worries."

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows, looked Liu Bei up and down, and said with a smile, "It's rare that Xuande has such a heart, let's talk about it."

(End of this chapter)