Chapter 166 High-end hunters often appear in the form of prey
Today's court meeting began and ended in a strange atmosphere.
Liu Bei still received the title of imperial uncle, and the emperor did not miss any of the rewards that Cao Cao proposed to Liu Bei.
After entering the palace, Liu Bei became the nominal Shepherd of Yuzhou, Tinghou of Yicheng, General Zuo of the Han Dynasty, Uncle Liu... It was a huge profit!
Unlike Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were excited and wanted to howl at the top of their voices, Liu Bei now felt a huge crisis.
No matter how forbearing Liu Xie is, no matter how deep his thoughts are, after all, he is still a teenager.
Without the tempering of years and the beatings of society, he still seemed too immature after all.
He thought he had done it perfectly, but in the eyes of others and even Liu Bei, who was one of the parties involved, this approach seemed too hasty and abrupt, completely revealing his own thoughts.
Liu Bei is not a fool. How could he not see the emperor's intentions and the emperor Cao Cao's fear?
Therefore, Liu Bei disguised himself as a harmless coward with no ambitions. He played with birds, walked dogs, plowed fields and planted vegetables every day. He was very unhappy.
And Cao Cao also acted like a carefree person, eating and drinking when he should, chatting with Cai Yan when he should, and still not delaying even half a second when communicating in depth.
When your soul is traumatized, chatting with your beloved woman and seeking comfort is indeed a good way to heal the trauma.
In the days to come, the emperor and his officials would go to court, get off work, listen to music, and get meals as usual.
Prime Minister Cao Cao also went to court on time every day and worked hard to make plans for the emperor.
When spring plowing was the busiest, Liu Xie even went to the fields to sow some wheat with Cao Cao and Liu Bei himself.
Everything seems so harmonious...but it's all temporary and false.
One night in early May, the prince finally summoned Liu Bei again.
Liu Bei met Dong Cheng secretly, secretly entered the palace, and met Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei also harbored the ideal of helping the Han Dynasty, so he naturally did not resist helping the emperor.
However, seeing the prosperity under Cao Cao's rule and the smiles of the people along the way, Liu Bei always had a trace of doubt in his heart.
Following Dong Cheng's twists and turns, Liu Bei came to a small room.
After walking in and looking around, Liu Bei discovered to his embarrassment that this was actually a toilet...
If the toilet can be built so high, it must be for the emperor's private use.
With doubts, Liu Bei continued to walk into the house.
"You're here..."
Liu Bei was startled by the sudden sound. He turned around and saw Liu Xie standing behind the curtain that separated the pit.
Liu Bei immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei, pay homage to your Majesty!"
Liu Xie smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Bei, don't be too weird... Cao Cao's eyes and ears are everywhere in this palace. Only in this toilet can I enjoy my own world..."
In fact, although Cao Cao arranged many eyes and ears, they did not go deep into Liu Xie's side.
The reason why Liu Xie felt that he was being watched anytime and anywhere was mainly due to the good deeds of Lu Yan and Guo Jia...
Liu Bei stared blankly at the vague figure of the emperor. He never expected that the emperor's current situation would be so miserable. At this moment of sorrow, his reason was completely tilted towards the emperor's side.
"My lord...my lord..." Liu Bei said, suddenly feeling sad, "My lord, my heart is like a knife!"
Liu Xie heard what Liu Bei said from the bottom of his heart, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally opened the curtain and came to Liu Bei.
He was somewhat gambling before. After all, he knew people but not hearts. It was still uncertain whether Liu Bei would be able to take advantage of him.
However, after Liu Bei said his "heart-wrenching" words, Liu Xie finally confirmed that Liu Bei was indeed a trustworthy helper.
He told Liu Bei many of his miserable experiences at the hands of Dong Zhuo and Li Guo in the past years, which made Liu Bei burst into tears and almost broke his teeth.
The emperor also shed tears at the same time, hugging Liu Bei and crying.
"Uncle Emperor, I implore you to break away from Cao Cao's control, establish forces outside, and raise troops to help me eradicate Cao Cao's thieves in the future!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will kill Cao Cao's thief one day and restore peace to the great man!"
"Woooooo~~~"
The two made promises to each other, and Liu Xie said that the edict would be issued in a few days, and then Liu Bei was asked to leave quickly.
Liu Bei was heartbroken, knelt down and said goodbye, and hurriedly left the palace.
Liu Bei still walked out of the palace under the leadership of Dong Cheng. When they parted, they tacitly held hands with each other and bowed to the end.
Liu Xie, Liu Bei, and Dong Cheng thought they had done everything perfectly, but they didn't know that all of this was clearly seen by the shadow guards standing in the shadows in the corner of the palace... They barely moved a small bench.
, and cracked two more taels of melon seeds.
In the shadows of a remote part of the palace, a voice as gentle as jade sounded: "Jiawu, go and report tonight's events exactly to your husband and the sacrificial wine."
"Here!" One person promised, and then the black shadow flashed and disappeared into the endless darkness.
"A-3, A-4, A-5, keep an eye on the little emperor, Empress Fu and Concubine Dong. If there is anything unusual, come and report it immediately!"
"Here!" The three voices sounded at the same time, and then the footsteps quickly disappeared.
"Jia Er."
"My subordinate is here."
"Go and keep an eye on Dong Cheng. I will know exactly how many times he goes to the toilet every day!"
"Here!"
As Jia Er left, a handsome young man stepped out from the shadows.
In fact, he is a man of few words.
Except when arranging actions, he usually closes his eyes and thinks deeply. Occasionally he speaks, but only responds with a few simple words.
However, this thin person, who looks like a helpless person, is actually the leader of the A-zi battalion, the number one in the Yingzi battalion, named Qu Chi!
Qu Chi is an orphan with no name. He came to Chenliu with the refugee team.
When Lu Yan was out on business, he happened to see him in the crowd.
Lu Yan saw his clear eyes and calm expression, so he specially took him out of the refugees and handed him over to the military training camp for training.
Don't forget, in addition to daily military drills, military camps also teach reading and literacy.
Later, Lu Yan wanted to form a special team, and Qu Chi took the initiative to sign up. In the end, he became one of the first batch of shadow guards and was given the name Yan Feng by Lu Yan.
Yan Feng is talented in both literature and martial arts, and is loyal. Under Lu Yan's subsequent training, he has now become the number one figure in the shadow guard.
The shadow camps are arranged in order of A, B, C, and D. Battalion A is the strongest, and its leader is the captain, who is naturally the most outstanding figure among all the shadow guards.
The task of monitoring the emperor and supervising certain ministers has always been the responsibility of the Yingzijia Battalion.
At least so far, Guo Jia and Lu Yan are both satisfied with Qu Chiying's performance.
...
In fact, if Liu Xie becomes emperor quietly, he is very likely to see the day when the world returns to the Han Dynasty.
But he was unwilling to be left alone, and the issue of the belt order finally came up.
Just one day later,
Shadow Guard Jiawu, who was placed around the emperor, discovered the edict written in blood by the emperor.
It was sewn into a delicate jade belt by Concubine Dong Guifei, and the emperor was going to hand this jade belt to Dong Cheng when he was worshiping his ancestors two days later.
High-end hunters often appear in the form of prey.
Liu Xie thought he was going to hunt Cao Cao,
Little did they know that Cao Cao, this confused little lamb, was the beast that would choose and devour people in the end!