I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 38 The Final Entrustment

Liu Miao gasped.

That's even more ruthless than Liu Bang kicking his sons and daughters off the chariot; that's truly ruthless!
During the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang was heavily besieged by Xiang Yu's tens of thousands of troops. Even his father, Liu Taigong, and his wife, Lü Zhi, were captured by Xiang Yu. If we were to make a comparison, it would be roughly equivalent to Liu Miao being killed and losing Lu Kang and Lu Shi, with only a few ragged female entertainers by his side.
Ok……

……

……

Zhou Yu, sitting opposite him, knew that most people would probably have to think and struggle for a long time when faced with this problem.

Therefore, Zhou Yu anticipated that even Liu Miao would not answer easily.

Unexpectedly!

Just three breaths later, Liu Miao immediately raised his hands and said nonchalantly, "We're at our wits' end, what else can we do? We'll surrender!"

"what?"

Before Zhou Yu could even wait for the screen's instructions, he impatiently asked, "What about your great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty, my lord?"

"Just dreaming! Anything can happen in dreams!"

Liu Miao then spread his hands.

"Then, Gongjin, tell me what to do? Shout, 'I, Liu Miao, may perish, but the Han Dynasty cannot perish,' and then calmly face death?"

Zhou Yu was incredulous, yet he felt that Liu Miao's words made sense, but he still stammered, "Well, we can't give up so easily."

"The trend of the times cannot be defied."

Liu Miao brought up this sentence again.

"If all the people of the world believe that we should support the Han Dynasty and that the Han Dynasty must not perish, then regardless of whether I, Liu Miao, live or die, the Han Dynasty will eventually be able to rise again."

"On the contrary, if the people of the world no longer expect the Han Dynasty and are willing to live peacefully in the present without thinking about or longing for the Han Dynasty, then I, Liu Miao, will face death with equanimity, but what can I do?"

Liu Miao showed no signs of bitterness or resentment; on the contrary, he appeared quite relaxed.

Before his death, Emperor Gaozu said: "I, a commoner, seized the world with a three-foot sword. Is this not the will of Heaven? Fate is in the hands of Heaven. What use is even Bian Que?"

"So-called destiny is nothing more than the will of the people. Since the people are willing to see the Han Dynasty completely destroyed and willing to see me, Liu Miao, defeated and killed, what can I, Liu Miao, do?"

Zhou Yu said angrily, "Doesn't Lord Liu dare to put up a fight?"

Liu Miao's expression was strange at this moment.

"Didn't you say I was at my wit's end? How can I possibly struggle anymore?"

Zhou Yu was already red-hot! Whether out of shame or anger, he could only settle for second best—

"What if there's still a glimmer of hope?"

No, you can make this question so flexible?
Liu Miao really wanted to complain about Zhou Yu, but in the end, he focused his attention on the problem itself.

“If it’s not a dead end, it means there are still people who believe in me, Liu Miao, and that the Han Dynasty can be restored.”

"In that case..."

Liu Miao stood tall and proud: "I am not afraid of the hardships of a long expedition; I regard ten thousand rivers and mountains as nothing!"

"Even Heaven hasn't completely blocked my way out, so why would I choose to give up?"

It's that strangely rhyming seven-character poem again...

This time, however, Zhou Yu's heart was even more stirred!

No matter how many mountains and rivers we cross, we treat them with indifference!
In a daze, it seemed as if there was a long road ahead, towering mountains ahead, and even the sight of swords flashing and shadows falling!
but……

so what?

Since there's always a way out, why not keep moving forward and see if the road is really that difficult?

While excited, Zhou Yu also looked at Liu Miao with a hint of resentment.

Why didn't you just say that earlier? Why did you have to spout such nonsense about "surrendering"? It's truly terrifying!

At that moment, the firelight behind the screen flickered twice more.

Zhou Yu got up and went to the back. Unlike before, this time Zhou Yu came out quickly, and there was a slight smile on his lips.

"Lord Liu, I shall take my leave now." *Bang!*
The door closed, shaking down a bit of dust.

The candlelight was also whipped up by the strong wind, swaying constantly, causing the shadows on both sides of the screen to flicker and eventually merge into one.

The shadow in front of Liu Miao finally made a move.

The headdress slowly lowered, merging with the lower part of the body, and in its place were the slender and delicate curves of the waist and back, until finally, it became two plump semicircles reflected above, dancing with the firelight.

"The widow, Wu, has met with Magistrate Liu."

Her voice was soft and magnetic, as if naturally alluring and seductive.

"I hope Lord Liu will forgive me; I have no other choice but to do this."

"My husband died suddenly, leaving us, a widow and her children, and bringing with him a great calamity. As a woman, I must always be careful."

Upon hearing this, Liu Miao not only did not comfort Wu, but nodded thoughtfully.

"That makes sense!"

“Sun Jian actually dared to embezzle the Imperial Seal! At that time, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao were all more powerful than him. The fact that he dared to hoard such a treasure and bring it to you has indeed brought you a great disaster!”

Liu Miao stroked his chin: "If I had obtained the Imperial Seal back then, I would either have immediately handed it over to Yuan Shu and asked him to reward me with the position of Governor of Yangzhou, or I would have simply thrown it into the Luo River, out of sight and out of mind!"

The Imperial Seal, a symbol of the emperor's authority, was something Liu Miao actually said he would casually throw away...

If someone else had said this, Ms. Wu would have thought that the other person was trying to deceive her.

But if Liu Miao said this, then Lady Wu truly believed that this descendant of the Prince of Langya would dare to throw this stone, passed down from generation to generation in the Han Dynasty, into the river!

"Ugh."

All the words I wanted to say were reduced to a sigh.

"Then... I wonder what the magistrate's opinion is?"

Wu's words gradually lost their confidence, becoming more hesitant and tentative.

"rest assured."

Liu Miao gestured with his hands, seemingly trying to determine whether he could handle the situation.

"I, Liu Miao, am not the kind of person who takes advantage of others and then reneges on their promises."

"Since you dared to come, you must have been prepared for some things."

"From now on, I, Liu Miao, will take full responsibility for that disaster! I will absolutely not let you or anyone in the Sun family get involved!"

"But I still need to ask you, how many people actually know about this? And most importantly... does Yuan Shu know that this thing is currently with you?"

Wu slowly rose to her feet, and the plumpness of her shadow gradually disappeared.

Although separated by a screen, Liu Miao could still seem to see those sorrowful and resentful eyes behind it.

"After my husband died in battle, his confidants scattered. Although most of them were gathered up by my younger brother Wu Jing and Sun Ben, I'm afraid that some of them who knew the truth went to the General of the Rear."

Liu Miao frowned slightly, but he wasn't surprised.

The next moment, the shadow in front of them gradually bent down and pushed out a foot-long mahogany lacquer box from under the screen, revealing her jade-like fingers in a fleeting moment.

"In that case, I entrust everything to Magistrate Liu!"

Liu Miao's gaze fell upon the lacquer box.

Reaching out, Liu Miao touched the mechanism in front of him and gently pressed it.

The top cover pops open!

It is pure white all over, four inches in diameter, with five dragons intertwined on the top button, and a corner is missing, which is filled with gold!

"Tsk, tsk."

Liu Miao seemed helpless when he saw this thing.

"That reckless Sun Jian really dares to bring anything home!"

(End of this chapter)