Can I get to the other side?

Liu Xie felt that he was not comfortable being a fake emperor.

Just after sending Liu Bei away, another person came?

Can't let people sleep peacefully!

And this time, they didn't even knock on the door!

Liu Xie turned over and got up again, looking at the person angrily, and then... then he lost his temper.

"Envoy, why are you here?"

Seeing the person, Liu Xie suddenly lost all his sleepiness.

Because the person who came was Yuan Shao!

Yuan Shao did not answer Liu Xie's words, but 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, and he felt nervous as if he had an affair with a mistress and was caught in bed by the queen.

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

Liu Bei and the other two had just left, and Yuan Shao arrived right after. What does this mean?

It means that they have discovered it!

If he chose to conceal it at this time, he would be courting death.

"What did he tell you?"

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

Liu Xie lowered his head, sweat oozing from his palms.

Should he 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?

"Report to the envoy."

After just a moment of thinking, Liu Xie spoke again, his face full of panic, and said with a little fear: "Liu Bei came to me just now, saying that the envoy was committing a crime and disrespecting the emperor, and wanted me to give him an imperial edict, so that he could summon all the princes to deal with the envoy and rescue me."

Hearing this, Yuan Shao sneered, seemingly not surprised.

He deliberately treated Liu Xie rudely at the banquet today, just to show Liu Bei, he wanted to see what kind of reaction Liu Bei would have.

And the result was not beyond his expectations, he really came to Liu Xie.

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

"Hmph, ridiculous."

Yuan Shao was full of disdain. He knew that Liu Bei was not willing to be inferior to others and was an ambitious person. He did not come here to borrow troops from him.

What Liu Bei really wanted was a name!

The so-called army must have a name. Only with a name can we recruit talents, expand the army, and attract all forces to surrender; otherwise, we can never really grow stronger.

It's a pity that the idea is good, but it's useless.

Even this emperor is fake, just a chess piece of his.

What is Liu Bei?

Liu Xie didn't dare to look up at Yuan Shao's expression. In fact, he omitted a part of his answer just now, that is, the part where he cried miserably to Liu Bei.

Crying miserably is a little thought of his own. It would be harmful to him if he said it out, so he tried to conceal it.

If Yuan Shao didn't find out, everything would be fine. If he found out, he could make it up again, and it would have no impact.

"How did you answer Liu Bei?"

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

"Of course I rejected him!"

Liu Xie said as a matter of course: "The envoy treated me with great kindness, gave me food and drink, and let me live in such a big house. How could I betray the envoy?"

"I told him that I was doing well here and told him not to worry, and then I drove him away."

Although it was a lie, Liu Xie's performance did not show any guilt.

On the contrary, it gave people a sense of calmness and confidence.

Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard it, stretched out his hand and patted Liu Xie's shoulder, and said: "Yes, you did a good job this time."

"Tomorrow I will have someone send two beauties over as a reward for you. If you continue to perform well in the future, you will definitely benefit."

Hearing that there were beauties, Liu Xie couldn't help swallowing his saliva, then bowed slightly, rubbed his hands and smiled flatteringly: "That... envoy, can I have three?"

Yuan Shao was stunned, and then laughed out loud.

Liu Xie said quickly: "I'm joking, I'm joking, please don't blame me, two is enough."

"No! I'll give you three!"

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

In his eyes, Liu Xie's little greed was the best puppet chess piece. What would happen if he had three hundred beauties, let alone three beauties?

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

Liu Xie was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

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

In the room, Liu Xie put away the flattery on his face, and became solemn, with a pair of sword-like eyebrows tightly furrowed.

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

Liu Xie was extremely worried.

He had to tell Yuan Shao the truth, which was equivalent to betraying Liu Bei, although he was also helpless and wanted to save his 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 by myself in the future, it is much better to fall into Liu Bei's hands than to be controlled by others."

After thinking about it, Liu Xie felt that he had to do something, so he put on his clothes and sneaked out of the palace.

The palace was very empty and dark at night.

However, Liu Xie had lived here for several months and was familiar with the terrain. With the help of the moonlight, he soon came to an exit of the palace.

Zhang He was responsible for leading troops to guard this place on weekdays.

"Your Majesty?"

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

It's so late, what is your Majesty doing here?

Liu Xie pulled Zhang He to a corner and whispered to him: "I have something I want you to do, as soon as possible, must be fast!"

Hearing the anxiety and seriousness in Liu Xie's tone, Zhang He felt awe-struck, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your orders!"

"Send this to Liu Bei's residence."

Liu Xie handed Zhang He a folded piece of paper.

"I will obey your orders!"

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

Liu Xie watched Zhang He's figure disappear into the night, and a hanging heart slowly fell to the ground. All he could do now was ask Zhang He to remind Liu Bei and make a good relationship, but as for what Liu Bei would do Decision-making is out of his control.

"It's hard to be the emperor, and it's even harder to be the fake emperor like me."

Liu Xie shook his head and turned back to the palace.

…

After Liu Bei and the other three left the palace, they walked all the way back to their residence, while also 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 is not willing to lend troops."

"Is it possible that I have no choice but to go to Youzhou to find Brother Gongsun?"

Liu Bei sighed, feeling 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 elder brother's worried look. Although they wanted to share his worries, they had no choice but to accompany him silently.

It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive near their residence.

Then they saw a figure sneaking around the door of their mansion, not knowing what it was doing.