I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 483 You only know you're going to die
Yuan Tan was startled and quickly broke free, fleeing in another direction.

But the boatman's voice was so loud that more and more people noticed Yuan Tan.

"Why does this person look so familiar?"

"Could it really be a spy from Hebei?"

"His Majesty warned us to be careful of people crossing the river recently, and it seems we've actually walked right into his trap!"

"..."

Yuan Tan was terrified. He no longer cared about revealing his identity. He grabbed a horse and ran wildly towards the river.

At this moment, the entire Linyi was in an uproar, and Zang Ba immediately went to find Liu Miao.

"Your Majesty! Just as Zhuge Liang predicted, Yuan Tan has indeed appeared in Linyi!"

Liu Miao was lying lazily and comfortably in the warm room, with Wen Shi holding his feet in her arms to keep them warm. He was just thinking that he wouldn't trade this life for even the gods, but after hearing Zang Ba's words, he immediately threw back the covers—

"Go! Chase them!"

Forcibly pulling Kuaihang, who was nestled against the little wooden horse, out of the stable, Liu Miao, wearing a golden crown and a red robe, headed straight for the riverbank. Even Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, and the others could only chase after him.

"Where are they? Have they crossed the river?"

Before they even arrived, Liu Miao shouted to several Han soldiers in the distance.

"Your Majesty! There she is!"

Liu Miao looked in the direction the group was heading and saw a man and a horse hesitating in the mud by the river, only taking small bites before stopping.

Looking at that familiar figure, who else could it be but his good brother-in-law, Yuan Tan?

"Yuan Tan! You've already come all this way! Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you hurry back to Jiangdong with me and reunite with your Yuan family?"

Yuan Tan, who was gazing wistfully at the wide river on the bank, suddenly heard Liu Miao's familiar voice, and his ears and neck jumped up and down!

When Yuan Tan saw Liu Miao chasing after him menacingly, he was so anxious that he almost cried!
"Liu Miao! Why are you clinging to me so persistently?! Why?!"

Yuan Tan's imposing manner made Liu Miao somewhat insecure.

However, Liu Miao, realizing what was happening, immediately retorted, "Damn it! You're the one who came to my turf to cause trouble, and now you're asking me why I'm bothering you? Your Yuan family is getting more and more shameless!!"

shameless?
Who is really shameless?
Yuan Tan's face turned blood red.

Has Liu Miao forgotten that he is the legitimate Governor of Qingzhou of the Han Dynasty? And right now, it's his wife who's in Liu Miao's hands, not the other way around!
"Liu Miao!"

Yuan Tan called out again.

However, compared to his inexplicably self-righteous tone just now, this time there was a clear hint of pleading.

"Liu Miao! Let me go back!"

"Let me go back! I can still compete with Yuan Shang for the throne! This is the best choice for you and the Han Dynasty!"

"Kill me now, and Father will surely make Yuan Shang the Crown Prince! Then the entire Hebei gentry will be united! As long as they hold the Yellow River, you will never be able to unify the world in your lifetime!"

This was Yuan Tan's last straw!
"Liu Miao! Wait for me to return! Once I seize the throne, I will cede the entire Guanzhong region and Longyou to you! Wouldn't it be a win-win situation to let you return to the old capital?"

The sound was very loud.

So much so that everyone around them who heard Yuan Tan's words was stunned.

They never imagined that these were the words of the eldest son of the prestigious Yuan family.

To gain power, how could he so brazenly sell out his own country?

Does Yuan Tan truly lack any sense of shame?

Liu Miao, however, laughed even more heartily.

"The family-run empire was destroyed because of this family."

"Yuan Tan hasn't even sat on the throne yet, and he's already treating the entire country as his family's private property?"

Liu Miao shook his head slightly.

"Yuan Tan! Why did you do this?"

"Come here! Listen to me, and obediently return to Jiangdong with me! I promise I won't kill you! How about it?"

"We're all relatives! Do you think I would treat you badly?"

"..."

Yuan Tan glared at him: "Bullshit! Isn't Yuan Shu your relative?"

"oops!"

Liu Miao slapped his forehead in regret.

"That was all done by your cheap father-in-law, Cao Cao! I did nothing! If you don't believe me, come with me and go see the tomb of the old General Hou, and see how beautifully I built it for him!"

Yuan Tan was trembling with rage!

Although he had faced Liu Miao more than once, Yuan Tan's assessment of Liu Miao remained consistent each time.

brazen!
"correct!"

Liu Miao had more to say about Cao Cao.

“Yuan Tan! Listen to my advice! Cao Cao’s eldest daughter, Princess Qinghe, is no good person! She is nominally married to you, but who knows how many men she has been having affairs with behind your back! If you go back now, you’ll push open the door! Bang! And find a huge bed! Wouldn’t you be in even worse shape?”

Liu Miao disregarded his seniority and earnestly beckoned to Yuan Tan, saying, "I'm doing this for your own good! You've suffered such a crushing defeat, and when you go back, you find your wife has been slept with by another man. Wouldn't you be furious? Listen to your elders! Come back and come with me!"

Yuan Tan's face turned slightly green.

He gritted out a few words through his teeth—

"Liu Miao, how dare you insult me!!!"

Sleeping with his first wife wasn't enough; now he's even spreading rumors about his current wife!

Throughout history, has there ever been anyone worse than Liu Miao?

At the same time, Yuan Tan also understood one thing—

Liu Miao is probably determined not to let himself cross the river this time.

Even if letting me go back might be more advantageous for Liu Miao, this time Liu Miao was clearly really angry and wanted to keep me here to apologize to the people of Qingzhou!
Disheartened, Yuan Tan rode his horse a few more steps into the river.

Here, the river water has already submerged the horses' bellies.

"Your Majesty, something's not right!"

Zhou Tai stared at Yuan Tan with concern.

"Is this kid planning to just jump into the river?"

"Ha! Where would he get the guts?" Liu Miao shook his head speechlessly.

"If he really had the guts to commit suicide quickly, he would have done so when he was defeated in Jiaodong. How could he have run here?"

"He even talked about competing with Yuan Shang for the throne... Now that he has wiped out all his troops, how can he possibly compete with Yuan Shang?"

Yuan Tan is finished.

Everyone knows the significance of the Battle of Jiaodong for Yuan Tan.

His defeat not only reversed the balance of power between Han and Zhao, but also completely eliminated the possibility of Yuan Tan becoming the crown prince.

Therefore, Yuan Tan currently has no way out at all.

Whether you advance or retreat, it's all the same.

Instead, you'd better hurry up and come back to Jiangdong with me!

Of course... how he returned to Jiangdong was none of Liu Miao's business.

Yuan Tan stood in the turbulent river, the icy water constantly scooping up his ankles, as if ghosts from the underworld were rushing up to pull him in.

There is no way.

All around, there was nothing but cold.

Only then did Yuan Tan finally understand his predicament.

Unconsciously, Yuan Tan lowered his head.

He was still wearing the robe the hunter had given him.

The robe was not made of any good material; it was just a hodgepodge of animal hides sewn together, with a layer of linen lining it inside. If it weren't for this incident, Yuan Tan would never have worn clothes of such quality in his life.

However, the fine stitches at the seams of the fur showed that the hunter's wife must have been an excellent craftswoman.

In fact, Yuan Tan didn't feel cold at all while wearing these clothes.

But when he thought that he was the one who caused the hunter to lose his wife and daughter, Yuan Tan felt terribly cold.

"Liu Miao!"

Yuan Tan suddenly turned around and shouted at Liu Miao.

But it was this life that made Liu Miao vaguely feel that something was not right.

However, Liu Miao was not one to mince words—

"Well? Have you thought it through? Do you want to come back and live with me?"

"Liu Miao! If you are willing, please tell the people of Qingzhou that I, Yuan Tan, was wrong!"

"Ah."

Liu Miao sneered.

"First of all! I refuse!"

"Secondly! You don't know you're wrong now, you just know you're going to die!"

"Yuan Tan! Everyone's freezing outside! If you're a man, hurry up and make things right!"

Yuan Tan nodded slightly.

"Liu Miao! I know I am indeed going to die!"

"But don't forget! My Yuan family has never been spineless!"

"You want me to go back with you and be at your mercy? Bah! Dream on!"

Yuan Tan spat into the river, then jumped off his horse and turned to walk towards the center of the river!

Just then, several large waves crashed over, and Yuan Tan quickly disappeared from sight, leaving only a panicked horse galloping wildly towards the shore.

"..."

The people on the shore watched for a while, but nothing came up from the water, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Your Majesty, the person should be dead, right?"

The smile on Liu Miao's face disappeared.

"He'd better be dead."

"If he's still alive, then I'll kill him again!"

Liu Miao pulled on the reins, urging the fast ship to turn and leave.

However, after taking only two steps, Liu Miao turned back again, staring at the wide surface of the river.

It wasn't until the sun set, its rays becoming the source of the great river, making its waters shimmer with gold, that Liu Miao finally turned back once more.

But this time, Liu Miao clicked his tongue and said, "Right now, I suddenly don't want him to die..."

Zhou Tai sidled up to him with a sly grin: "What? Is Your Majesty reluctant to let your child lose his uncle?"

"Get lost! If there really is such an uncle, then I'll shave that brat's head bald in the first month of the lunar year!"

Liu Miao merely chuckled cryptically.

"Yuan Shao is still waiting for me in Pengcheng!"

"He's not like Yuan Tan; he still has the strength to run away."

"He's going to run himself ragged and die right here under Pengcheng!"

"If Yuan Shao is really dead, then this area of ​​Hebei is going to be quite interesting!"

And most importantly...

Liu Miao was very curious.

Did Cao Cao's eldest daughter, Yuan Tan's wife, and now the Princess of Qinghe, have an affair?
If he really stole it, Cao Cao and Yuan Tan would never be able to hold their heads high in front of him again!

"go!"

Where is His Majesty going?

"Return to Pengcheng!"

Liu Miao stretched.

"After we take down the younger ones, let's go take down the older ones!"

"This time, we'll wipe out these scourges all at once!"

(End of this chapter)