I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 58 It’s all here
Liu Miao got up, his whole body filled with smug joy: "I won! Lu Zhongyi, aren't you going home to pack your bags?"

"Given Lu Zhongyi's influence, he could probably take at least half of the people of Lujiang with him, if not all of them, right?"

Lujiang Prefecture, with fourteen cities, 101,392 households, and 424,683 people.

The number of households in Jiujiang Prefecture was roughly the same. If we include those who fled from the north, the population of Huainan may have already exceeded one million!

If even half of these million people could be transported to Jiangdong, that would be a tremendous victory!

With Yuan Yi and his group holding things up ahead, there should be enough time. The only thing left to be needed is "fame".

Liu Miao squatted down and earnestly discussed with Lu Kang, "Lu Zhongyi, do you think Yuan Shu will appoint me as the governor of Yangzhou?"

"You think you're Yuan Shu's biological son?"

Governor of Yangzhou? If Yuan Shu were to discover that Liu Miao intended to take the people of Huainan to Jiangdong, he would probably want to tear Liu Miao to pieces. How could he possibly appoint Liu Miao as Governor of Yangzhou?

Liu Miao chuckled: "Of course I'm not Yuan Shu's biological son, but who knows if I'm not Yuan Shu's biological father now?"

"..."

Lu Kang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and the others were speechless, thinking that Liu Miao was talking big again. Only Zhou Yu was secretly shocked, obviously thinking of something!
Zhou Yu then stepped forward, his expression serious: "Lord Liu, are you perhaps going to hand that thing over to Yuan Shu?"

"Yes."

At present, besides Liu Miao, only Zhou Yu knows that the Imperial Seal of the State is in Liu Miao's possession.

Zhou Yu did not believe that Yuan Shu would appoint Liu Miao as the governor of Yangzhou for no reason, nor did he believe that Yuan Shu would treat Liu Miao as his own father for no reason!
But if Liu Miao really presented the imperial seal, then it would be a completely different story!
Zhou Yu said urgently, "How can you do this, Lord Liu? Isn't this behavior tantamount to overthrowing the Han Dynasty?"

"Nonsense! It's clearly that thing that's bringing down the Han Dynasty! Even Lady Wu knows that thing is a scourge, so how can you, the dignified Zhou Gongjin, be less than a woman?"

Liu Miao was still unsure whether Yuan Shu knew that the Imperial Seal was in his possession.

However, according to Wu and others, Yuan Shu most likely knew about it.

Keeping the Imperial Seal of the State in your own hands now is tantamount to courting death!
Besides, to put it bluntly, it's just a broken stone. If it could be exchanged for something else, wouldn't that be better than holding onto it forcibly?
……

Zhou Yu is the same as Lu Kang just now.

Although they knew that Liu Miao's actions were right, their inner feelings prevented them from directly understanding him.

"Ugh."

Zhou Yu still felt it was a pity, but he could only keep shaking his head.

"What did you say?"

"You'll find out when we get back to Shuxian!"

Liu Miao gave Lu Kang a perfunctory reply, and at that moment, a personal guard entered from outside the door. He whispered something to Zhou Tai, whose expression turned strange, but Zhou Tai still came to Liu Miao's side.

"Lord Liu, the scouts outside say that several people have come and specifically asked to see you."

"I'm not here! I'm busy!"

"They said that Chen Yu, the Imperial Secretary, sent them."

"Then they're definitely not going to appear! Kick them out!"

"Among the people who came was a young man named Lü Meng, and beside him was a beautiful woman, who seemed to be his mother."

"Oh? Then it seems we have no choice but to meet!!!"

"..." Lord Liu still loves beautiful women as much as ever!
Seeing that the gazes of those around him were becoming increasingly strange, Liu Miao didn't bother to explain and instead went out to greet them personally!

This scene also made Lu Kang jealous: "When I arrived earlier, I didn't see him personally come to greet me, but now, a woman has bewitched him! Ha!"

Liu Miao ignored Lu Kang's crickets behind him and kept walking towards the door.

Sure enough, there were several figures in front of the camp.

Liu Miao immediately noticed Lü Meng's thick eyebrows and the fierce look in his eyes.

The group also saw Liu Miao, but their expressions were all very strange.

When Liu Miao arrived before them, it was the youngest, Lü Meng, who dared to speak the most, asking Liu Miao, "Are you Lord Liu?"

"If you're referring to the descendant of Prince Xiao of Langya, the sixth-generation descendant of Emperor Shizu, the Prefect of Jiujiang Commandery in Yangzhou, and the Marquis of Yangdu, then that's probably me!"

Lu Meng nodded: "That's you!"

Lu Meng didn't understand the concept of respect for those in positions of authority, so he spoke frankly: "What happened to the injury on Lord Liu's face?"

hurt?
Liu Miao then realized that he had just fought with Lu Kang, and there must be some marks on his face.

Therefore, Liu Miao spoke the truth: "I just had a fight with someone!"

"Would an elder like Lord Liu get into a fight?"

Lu Meng glanced back and said, "My mother said that only thugs and hooligans usually fight..."

"Ziming!"

Lady Lü quickly interrupted Lü Meng from behind, fearing that Lü Meng would anger Liu Miao.

When Liu Miao heard that Lady Lü had handed over Lü Meng's courtesy name, his last trace of doubt disappeared.

He laughed heartily, patting Lü Meng's still somewhat thin back: "Fighting is about contention! It's about struggle! And who in this world doesn't contend? Who doesn't fight?"

"On the contrary, there is endless joy in fighting against heaven, earth, and man! How can one know how to fight when young, but not fight against others when old?"

Lu Meng's eyes lit up!
He could sense that Liu Miao, the Prefect in front of him, was indeed just as Chen Yu had said, different from everyone else!
Seeing that the group looked travel-worn, Liu Miao didn't rush to speak but instead let them enter the camp first to bathe and have a feast.

Lady Lü was filled with unease as she bathed, for she had already heard some rumors about Liu Miao before she arrived…

Liu Miao's enthusiastic attitude just now further confirmed her guess.

Otherwise, why would Liu Miao, a member of the Han imperial family and a prefect with a salary of two thousand shi, condescend to entertain these people?
After some hesitation, Lady Lü finally took out the rouge she usually couldn't bear to use and applied it to her face and lips before heading towards Liu Miao's tent.

Zhou Tai was in charge of guarding Liu Miao's camp...

Upon seeing Lady Lü, Zhou Tai immediately smiled knowingly and then stepped aside to let her in...

When Lady Lü saw that even Liu Miao's personal guards were behaving this way, she knew that her guess was indeed correct. So she made up her mind and stepped directly into the tent!
"The widow, Lady Lü, greets Magistrate Liu!"

Ugh?
Liu Miao was reading Fan Shengzhi's book in his tent when he never expected that Lü Meng's mother would suddenly sneak into his tent.

Where's Zhou Tai? Where's that kid Zhou Tai? Isn't he afraid of assassins?
Born into poverty, Lady Lü's appearance naturally couldn't compare to Lady Lu's beauty, nor was her skin as delicate. However, she was tall and imposing, with shoulders like reclining mountains, and an overall robust physique rarely seen in women. Although her bone structure was broad, her full, fleshy muscles eliminated any sense of ruggedness... In short, she was a magnificent and handsome woman!
Liu Miao slowly put down the book in his hand.

"Forget it, now that I'm here..."

(End of this chapter)