Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 281 Fu Shou: I want to see you for the last time

When Emperor Liu Xie saw that Empress Fu Shou agreed, he could not suppress his ecstasy and said, "If this is accomplished, Empress, I will share the prosperity with you!"

Fu Shou's smile did not reach his eyes.

What a stupid man!

I have suffered so much following you over the years, have you ever even looked at me?
You have never protected me once, but now I want me to believe that you will share the prosperity with me?
Fu Shou still bowed to Emperor Liu Xie before leaving.

Zhong Yao followed Queen Fu Shou away.

Fu Shou dressed up a little and transformed herself into an ordinary soldier, following Zhong Yao.

The two went straight to Zhang Sui's residence.

Zhang Sui was discussing with Li Ru about going to Cao Cao to force Yuan Shao to take up his position when he saw someone outside reporting, "Commander-in-chief, the emperor has sent a special envoy."

Zhang Sui and Li Ru looked at each other.

Li Ru stood up, bowed and said, "My Lord, I will take my leave first."

Zhang Sui watched Li Ru leave, and then asked someone to call in the emperor's envoy.

He had nothing to say to Emperor Liu Xie.

This time his mission was accomplished.

All that was left was to secure for Yuan Shao the position of a general.

He believed that Cao Cao would give him this position.

Historically, Cao Cao did not give it originally.

Historically, Cao Cao himself took the position of general and conferred the title of grand marshal on Yuan Shao.

Although the position of Taiwei was not lowly, it was below that of the general.

However, later on, when Cao Cao wanted to kill Lu Bu in Xuzhou and faced the threat from Jingzhou, he had to settle for the next best option and took the position of Sikong and made Yuan Shao the general.

It can be said that Cao Cao was not unable to accept Yuan Shao being the general.

It is not impossible for me to threaten Cao Cao this time.

After all, he had already demonstrated his strength to Cao Cao before.

As for the emperor sending an envoy, Zhang Sui had discussed it with Li Ru before and had guessed it.

He definitely wanted to help contain Cao Cao.

The problem was that Emperor Liu Xie was too naive.

Zhang Sui is very clear about the reason why he has this status now——

It's not that he is good at fighting.

But it was because Yuan Shao was standing behind him.

Before Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fell out, as Yuan Shao's general, what qualifications did I have to curb Cao Cao?
If I act on my own, Yuan Shao will definitely send someone to replace me.

Then how can I survive in Hebei in the future?
According to the previous plan by the military supervisor Ju Shou and the deputy commander Tian Feng, he had to become a member of the fourth faction!
How is it possible to destroy the previous plan for an emperor who has no vision?

Despite what he said, Zhang Sui still wanted to meet the emperor's envoy.

After all, the title of the emperor is there.

Zhang Sui didn't have to wait long before he saw two figures lifting the curtain and walking in.

Zhang Sui's expression changed slightly.

One of them was actually Queen Fu Shou!
Although he was disguised, how could Zhang Sui not recognize him?

The other person, Zhang Sui, was also a little surprised.

It was Zhong Yao, the Imperial Court Attendant.

Zhong Yao had always been beside the emperor.

In history, Zhong Yao was Cao Cao's trusted adviser.

He was also one of the culprits who tricked Ma Teng into surrendering to Cao Cao, which led to the killing of Ma Teng's entire family.

Of course, Ma Chao and Ma Dai are exceptions.

And Ma Chao is the main culprit.

Although surprised, Zhang Sui still forced a smile, gestured to Queen Fu Shou to invite him to sit in the first seat.

Afterwards, he and Zhong Yao sat on the left and right below Fu Shou respectively.

Zhong Yao observed Zhang Sui's attitude towards Fu Shou throughout the whole process.

As previously speculated, the Queen and Yuan Shao had a close relationship.

Zhong Yao looked at Queen Fu Shou.

Queen Fu Shou nodded at him, motioning him to speak.

Zhong Yao took a deep breath and said to Zhang Sui, "General Zhang, although your majesty has escaped from Anyi County to Hangu Pass and escaped the control of Li Jue and Guo Si, I wonder what General Zhang thinks of Cao Gong, the governor of Yanzhou?"

Zhang Sui looked at Zhong Yao.

Quite directly.

Zhang Sui was too lazy to lie and said, "Cao Gong is nothing more than the second Li Jue."

Zhong Yao asked, "General Zhang, since you know this, don't you have the determination to help His Majesty?"

Zhang Sui glanced at Zhong Yao and laughed out loud.

Although Zhong Yao in history was very powerful.

But now, it's still somewhat innocent.

Zhang Sui asked in return: "Don't you see, sir, that I don't have the ability?"

"My father-in-law is Yuan Gong."

"Everything I have was given by Yuan Gong."

"For example, the one thousand cavalry and four thousand Black Mountain troops I brought were all given by Lord Yuan."

"Many of the generals under my command are loyal to Lord Yuan."

"Moreover, the food and fodder were all transported by Lord Yuan's third son."

"At this time, you want me to help the emperor? How do you want me to help?"

Zhong Yao fell silent after hearing what Zhang Sui said. There was nothing wrong with what Zhang Sui said.

He was unable to refute.

After a while, he looked at Queen Fu Shou, bowed, and left.

Although this is not fair and fails to live up to the emperor's expectations.

However, after Zhang Sui said so much, he really didn't know how to persuade Zhang Sui.

Moreover, during this period of time, not only him, but many civil and military officials had a good impression of Zhang Sui.

As Yuan Shao's future son-in-law, he is not arrogant at all.

For this river crossing, he made perfect arrangements, no matter for the civil and military officials or concubines, so that no one was injured.

This time, they came straight to the point.

What else can I say?
He could only go back and give an honest account to the emperor.

All we can see now is whether the Queen can use her relationship with Yuan Shao to make Zhang Sui compromise a little.

Zhang Sui and Empress Fu Shou watched Zhong Yao disappear outside the tent. Zhang Sui then looked at Fu Shou and asked, "What do you want, Empress?"

Fu Shou forced a smile and said, "That man mistakenly thought that I had some connection with Yuan Shao."

"He probably thought that my mother was Princess Yang'an, and Yuan Shao was a descendant of the Yuan family, three generations of officials, and that he would give me some respect for my mother's sake."

"So, he wanted to use me to lobby Yuan Shao, and then force Cao Cao, so as to take back Cao Cao's military power."

"How naive."

"Not to mention that Cao Cao had previously demonstrated his powerful strength, which had already proven that he was the second Li Jue."

"There is no way Cao Cao would hand over his military power."

"Even if he really handed it over, would he be able to control it?"

"I have been in the palace for several years, and I have never seen him display any talent."

"He's always been a coward."

"He didn't dare to speak when he saw the concubines in the harem being humiliated."

"He was always forced by the ministers, and he dared not speak."

"Whether it's Dong Cheng or Zhang Ji, everyone treats him as trash. He's just a title."

"Such a person actually wants to take power. I don't know where he gets his confidence from."

"Perhaps he was really treated like a frog in a well or a bird in a cage by the civil and military officials since he was young, so he thought that he was the destined son of heaven and that he had learned everything by himself."

Zhang Sui let out a breath and nodded.

He thinks so too.

A person who has always been kept like a pet, but has been plotting for military power and making trouble.

He also didn't know where the other party got the courage and confidence from?

If we really give him the military power, he would harm all the soldiers in a minute!
Only Cao Cao could tolerate him.

It is no wonder that in history, Cao Pi immediately ousted him as soon as he inherited the throne of the crown prince.

Zhang Sui looked at Fu Shou and asked, "So, the Queen is looking for me?"

Fu Shou looked at Zhang Sui and said, "First of all, I have been in the palace for so long, and that man finally came to see me. I have to come here no matter what."

"Secondly, I want to tell you not to get too close to him."

"Third, we are now at Hangu Pass, so you will have to leave soon."

"I want to see you one last time."

After hearing what Fu Shou said, Zhang Sui nodded.

He was indeed leaving.

Tomorrow he will confront Cao Cao and give Yuan Shao the position of general, and then he will withdraw his troops back to Yecheng.

Looking at Empress Fu Shou who was sitting in the first seat, thinking that he might not see her again for several years, Zhang Sui felt weak in his heart. He stood up, walked forward, and under Fu Shou's gentle gaze, he picked her up, sat her on his lap, buried his head in the crook of Fu Shou's neck, and said in a muffled voice: "You, really don't want to come with me?"

"If you follow me, I'll find a way."

"I don't want you to take any risks."

"We didn't have much affection for each other."

"But I can't bear to watch a woman I've slept with being tortured."

"His Majesty is a man who loves to make trouble. If you follow him, I am not worried about what he will do to you, but what he does will definitely implicate you."

Looking up, Zhang Sui and Fu Shou looked at each other and said softly, "Can we not take revenge?"

"Life is so short, it's not worth it to live for those scum."

Fu Shou held Zhang Sui's head with both hands, forced a smile, shook his head and said, "I can't get through this."

"real."

"I want to kill them, or at least watch them die with my own eyes!"

"Especially my father and his family."

"Anyone with any compassion can't imagine that he would push his own daughter into the fire pit like that."

Tears rolled down his cheeks, and Fu Shou said in a trembling voice, "I don't even dare to sleep now."

"Every time I fall asleep, I dream of me running away with a few close palace maids carrying silk, and Dong Cheng hacking those close palace maids to death with a knife and kicking me in the abdomen, while my father and the emperor just stand by and watch coldly!"

"I always dream of my brother and I escaping to Hongnong Port, and my brother's head being chopped off by the rebels!"

"I always dream of a scene where I climb onto a rickety boat, with soldiers chasing me from behind, and the Tiger Guards on the boat kick me off the boat."

Fu Shou looked at Zhang Sui with tears in her eyes and said, "I kept running and screaming in my dream, but I was clearly looking at my husband, the emperor, right in front of me."

"I was clearly looking at my biological father, right in front of me."

"I howled at them, I kowtowed to them."

"But they always look at me like a dead person."

(End of this chapter)