The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 298 Volume True Dragon
Feng Ji really didn't think about the military aspect.

After all, Luoyang was the capital of the Later Han Dynasty. According to etiquette, the emperor Liu Xie really needed to go there to worship.

And what Luoyang is like now...that is something everyone in the world knows.

If we want to repair Luoyang, we will have to spend a lot of money and food, mobilize a lot of labor, and recruit a lot of craftsmen...

The amount of materials consumed here is absolutely astronomical!
but.

Compared with the three million dan of rice that the emperor had mentioned before, the expense of just repairing Luoyang was actually not that huge.

And most importantly, Feng Ji finally knew what the emperor wanted.

Knowing what the emperor wants actually means you know the goal.

If the emperor had no desires, what could Feng Ji use to persuade him?

"Your Majesty, Luoyang was once the imperial capital. If you want to completely repair it, I'm afraid it won't be possible even if you empty Hebei!"

Feng Ji first exaggerated the cost of repairing Luoyang, and then quickly lowered the price.

"If your majesty grants permission, I am willing to transport some stone and wood from Hebei to help the emperor repair the ancestral temple."

Feng Ji is also very cunning.

The transportation of building materials such as stone and wood is the most time-consuming and labor-intensive.

As long as he writes a blank check to stabilize the emperor and buys Yuan Shao time to attack and destroy Gongsun Zan, he will naturally be able to break his promise and give up the payment of the balance...

When Liu Xie heard Feng Ji mention stone and wood, he snorted coldly, obviously understanding Feng Ji's intention.

"Jizhou is mostly plains, and only the Zhongshan area has quality timber."

"It will take half a year for Yuan Shao to prepare the wood from Zhongshan."

"It will take almost another half a year to transport the timber to Luoyang."

"In one year... even if Yuan Shao is a fool, he should be able to defeat Gongsun Zan. Feng Ji, are you really here to tease me?"

"Grass people don't dare!"

Seeing that his thoughts were discovered by the emperor, Feng Ji finally dared not to be clever anymore.

……

"One hundred thousand dan of grain and grass, ten thousand cubic meters of stone, and one thousand trees as big as an arm's length."

Liu Xie reported the number of materials needed to rebuild Luoyang.

"And within two months at most, I will see these things in Luoyang."

"Otherwise, my Xiliang cavalry will appear in Hebei."

"What do you think? Go back and let Yuan Shao make his own decision!"

Feng Ji's face was extremely ugly at this moment: "Your Majesty, how could Hebei produce so many things in two months?"

Liu Xie smiled slightly.

He didn't even think about asking Yuan Shao to take these things out.

"If there's none in Hebei, there's always some in the Central Plains."

"Cao Cao is still under Yuan Shao's command. Could it be that he is unwilling to hand over such a small thing?"

"I would like to ask you, in the current Hebei court, who has the final say, Yuan Shao or Cao Cao?"

……

Killing people...breaking their hearts!

Because Cao Cao secretly captured Xuzhou and Huainan, his strength was already on par with Yuan Shao.

This time, Yuan Shao went to attack Gongsun Zan regardless of everything. Half of the pressure came from Liu Xie, and the other half came from Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao must recapture Youzhou before he can continue to be able to suppress Cao Cao.

At this moment...it is really hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Therefore, even if the emperor was clearly trying to sow discord, Feng Ji could only be stubborn and maintain Yuan Shao's absolute leadership position.

"Mr. Yuan can naturally order Cao Mengde to transport these goods from the Central Plains."

"good!"

This is what Liu Xie was waiting for.

The court's management of Luoyang actually posed a much greater threat to Cao Cao than Yuan Shao.

If Cao Cao knew that Yuan Shao ordered him to provide resources for the court to manage Luoyang, he would probably be so angry that his nose would be crooked!
The bigger the gap between the two, the more beneficial it will be for the court in the future.

Moreover, Liu Xie's open construction of Luoyang would not make people think about the military significance of Luoyang.

Since ancient times, when marching and fighting, the army had to do everything possible to conceal its main attack direction. How could it be as ostentatious as Liu Xie?
If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were really deceived, then for the imperial court, it would be enough to defeat thousands of troops!
"I am waiting for your good news!"

Feng Ji didn't know Liu Xie's real intention. He was relieved when he heard that the emperor promised not to send troops to Hebei, thinking that he had completed his mission.

As for the conditions proposed by the emperor...it might be difficult for Yuan Shao to bear them alone, but isn't there still Cao Cao?

Feng Ji believed that Yuan Shao would always have a way to make Cao Cao hand over those things.

"I, a commoner, thank the Emperor!"

Although he was clearly being blackmailed by the emperor, Feng Ji still had to pay his respects.

Not only do you have to perform the ceremony, but the gifts you brought previously also have to be left intact.

If the negotiations fall through, Feng Ji will still have a reason to take these treasures away.

At that time, if the emperor forced him to stay, he would be unreasonable.

But now that the matter has been settled, Feng Ji should be sensible and keep these treasures as well.

And this naturally includes Zhen Mi.

Feng Ji had already left, and Zhen Mi was the only one left in the huge palace.

Zhen Mi looked at the emperor with her cold face, but she had mixed feelings.

From childhood to adulthood, Zhen Mi has always been so different from others.

When she was a child, when she was sleeping, her family members seemed to see someone covering her with a jade garment.

When Zhen Mi was three years old, her father Zhen Yi passed away. The young Zhen Mi cried very sadly because she missed her father. Such precocity made her family and the people around her feel that she was different from others. (Note 1) When she was eight years old, there were people riding horses and performing acrobatics outside the yard. Zhen Mi's family and several sisters went up to the attic to watch, but she didn't go. Several sisters were surprised and questioned her, and Zhen Mi replied: "Is this for girls to watch?" (Note 2)

When she grew up, she became famous far and wide for her beauty.

Even Yuan Shao's son Yuan Xi pursued Zhen Mi.

It was just a coincidence that Zhen Mi was sent to Chang'an as a gift, to the emperor.

Zhen Mi was originally secretly happy about serving the emperor.

But when she actually met the emperor, Zhen Mi realized that she was extremely wrong.

There had never been a trace of her in the emperor's eyes.

The beauty that once captivated ordinary men could not impress the emperor at all.

The emperor even called her a money-loser...

A feeling of humiliation rose from the bottom of Zhen Mi's heart.

She had never been treated like this since she was a child.

Especially... I've never been treated like this by a man before!
But what Zhen Mi didn't expect was that Liu Xie's humiliation of her was not over yet.

"Remove armor!"

At first, Zhen Mi thought she had misheard and looked at the emperor in surprise.

But Liu Xie's eyes did not relax at all, and he met Zhen Mi's eyes calmly.

Zhen Mi bit her lower lip, her eyes full of unwillingness.

"Don't try to trick me. You're not that kind of strong-willed woman."

Liu Xie didn't care.

If Zhen Mi was really a chaste and virtuous woman, how could she have become Cao Pi's wife just after Cao Pi captured Ye City?
Don’t forget that at that time, Zhen Mi’s legal husband Yuan Xi was not dead yet!
Perhaps some people would say that Zhen Mi had no choice...

But is Cao Pi the kind of fool who would be tempted by beauty?

Moreover, it was a critical period in the competition between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi for the throne.

How could Cao Pi sacrifice his status as heir for a woman?
Forcibly marrying a married woman as his principal wife... In the Han Dynasty, an era that adhered to etiquette and law, Cao Pi was really exchanging his reputation, future, and even life for Zhen Mi!

If Cao Pi was really that stupid, he would not have been the Emperor Wen of Wei who could replace the Han Dynasty and establish his own kingdom.

So when seeing Zhen Mi's adorable and shy appearance at this moment, Liu Xie was completely indifferent.

Zhen Mi was completely in despair at this moment.

She could only slowly grasp her belt and slowly pull it open.

The silk shirt fell to the ground, and along with it fell Zhen Mi's pride.

Skirt, coat, middle single, straight hem...

In the end, only a white undergarment embroidered with flowers remained on her body.

At this moment, Zhen Mi covered her upper and lower body with her hands, and nervously clamped her legs together. She turned sideways and looked at the emperor with pleading eyes.

And Liu Xie remained silent.

This silence made Zhen Mi understand the emperor's intention, so she put her hands behind her back, slowly untied the belt, and let her undergarment slowly slide off.

It was at this time that Liu Xie finally raised his eyes.

The gracefulness and slenderness are just right, and the length and shortness are just right.

If the shoulders are cut into shape, the waist will be as plain as expected.

The neck is long and slender, and the white skin is exposed.

Her beauty is unmatched, and cannot be covered by makeup.

……

At this moment, Zhen Mi seemed like a radiant goddess, standing in front of Liu Xie.

Only then did Liu Xie walk forward and step on the clothes that Zhen Mi had taken off.

He pinched Zhen Mi's chin with his hands and slowly lifted it up.

"I know that women have a hard time in troubled times, so they will inevitably be more scheming to protect themselves."

"But since you have entered my palace, I will never owe you a penny in the future."

"So, you have to keep some of your thoughts to me."

"My queen is pure and innocent. I have promised her grandfather that I will never let her suffer any injustice."

"Mr. Cai understands my feelings best. You have experienced life and death with me."

"As for the two imperial concubines, Fu and Dong, I have reasons not to let them down."

Liu Xie smiled and looked at Zhen Mi: "So, you must never let me know that you have feelings for them in the future, understand?"

Zhen Mi was already having trouble breathing at this moment.

It’s not that she has never seen the emperor.

The emperor of Yecheng.

Liu He, who was submissive in front of Yuan Shao and at the same time stared at him with covetous eyes.

She originally thought... that the emperor was no more than this!
But after meeting Liu Xie, she finally understood what a real dragon was and what a snake in dragon skin was.

As Liu Xie grabbed her neck, Zhen Mi still felt humiliated... but underneath the humiliation, she felt an inexplicable excitement!

It seems that only a man like this, with such a posture, can bring her comfort in troubled times!
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Note 1:

Every time he went to sleep, he seemed to see someone holding a jade garment and covering him, and they were always surprised. When Yi died, he was given the name Mu, and everyone in and outside the family was even more surprised. - "Book of Wei"

Note 2:

When she was eight years old, there was a horse-riding performance outside. All the sisters in the family went up to the pavilion to watch, but she did not. Her sisters were surprised and asked her why. She replied, "Is this something for women to watch?" - "Book of Wei"

(End of this chapter)