Liu Xuande would never be a succubus of the Eastern Han Dynasty!

"what for?"

"When I went to the palace to receive orders today, I heard that Your Majesty, in order to demonstrate the majesty of the capital, has specially arranged dozens of strong men to blow air east of Luoyang day and night."

"???"

Liu Bei frowned. "This is ridiculous! Who gave Your Majesty this idea?"

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, then replied in a deep voice:

"This was undoubtedly Jian Shuo's idea. He told Your Majesty that a sincere heart could change the winds, creating a favorable climate, and that a favorable climate would lead to favorable land conditions."

"What a great Jian Shuo..."

Liu Bei's eyes widened, his tone slightly indignant. "If anything goes wrong during the palace, all the blame will be placed on the statement 'it's because the wrestlers are not pious'... It really infuriates me."

This is actually not the whole story.

You must know that although the current emperor is not serious, he is intelligent. How could he really be deceived by Jian Shuo?

I'm afraid that this emperor intends to use this seemingly foolish move to get rid of all those who do not agree with him, just like the little Gao Gao who called a horse a zebra.

But he is a traitor, a sinner, and a great villain!

But you are the emperor of the Han Dynasty, yet you use your own people as bargaining chips to gamble with others... Even if you win, how much blood of the people will be shed?

Thousands of miles of blood, hundreds of trees withered bones, skinny as firewood, unable to survive, secretly angry.

This was what really made Liu Bei angry, but because Cao Cao was right in front of him, he had no choice but to turn and scold Jian Shuo. Anyway, this guy really deserved to be scolded.

After all, apart from the last emperor of the previous dynasty, is there any other guilty emperor in this world?

They were simply deceived by treacherous officials or "troublemakers".

Cao Cao took in Liu Bei's reaction and continued, "So, Xuande knows why an assassin came to kill Your Majesty, right?"

"Master Meng De is saying... that we have actually, without realizing it, entered into a game between the two sides?"

"No and no."

Cao Cao smiled faintly, shook his head, and said something startling: "We, and indeed the entire Luoyang, have been in on this plot from the very beginning."

Chapter of Benevolence: Chapter 9: Cao’s ancestors had been enjoying the Han Dynasty’s salary for generations, so how could they not fight with their lives?

Luoyang, garden.

In a pavilion built on the water, a short woman with a waist as thick as a bucket and as black as coal stood there, looking panicked and scared.

"The eldest daughter of the Cao family went to pick him up personally. How could you not know that little Liu had such a background?"

The middle-aged man sitting on the main seat opened his eyes and looked at this woman who was considered to be the most ugly woman in the world. His eyes were calm but contained murderous intent.

"Godfather, I really don't know!"

The short woman was so frightened that she knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, as if she wanted to sink her head into the ground.

But this did not save her life.

The middle-aged man waited until she kowtowed for the twentieth time before he spoke:

"Father has already sent people to investigate. That boy has only been in Luoyang for a short time, and he has already established connections with the Gongsun and Cao families. Do you know what this means?"

"My son...father, please forgive me..."

"Shut up and stop calling me that!"

The middle-aged man slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying: "The Gongsun family is far away, so we are not afraid of them. As for the Cao family? Haha, they are just a family that got lucky.

My brother is a man favored by His Majesty! No matter how powerful the Cao family and the Gongsun family are, can they be greater than His Majesty? But...how could our Jian family lose its reputation in vain because of such a trivial matter as yours?

There was a strong murderous intent in his tone.

The short woman was so frightened that she couldn't move, tears streaming down her face. When she came to her senses and wanted to turn around and run away, a strong hand reached out from behind her.

In just a moment, the warm blood was stained with the coldness of the sword tip.

"Lord Siyuan."

The swordsman put away his sword indifferently, without even looking at the lifeless body on the ground. He faced the man on the main seat, bowed and lowered his head.

"very good."

Jian Siyuan didn't even bother to look at his 'adopted daughter'. He gave the order in a deep voice, "Put this girl's head in a box and send it to that little Liu."

"grown ups?"

The swordsman couldn't believe his ears. How could such a domineering person apologize so easily?

"Humph, these are just small matters. Let's get them over with as soon as possible."

Jian Siyuan's eyes gleamed as he gazed at the still pond. He said calmly, "The storm will arrive soon... Before then, I don't want anyone to notice anything unusual. Do you understand me?"

"My subordinate understands."

The swordsman thought of something and nodded. "Then I'll go down and make the arrangements. However, this matter may result in casualties... Liu Xiao'er isn't from a noble family, so that's not a problem. But that Cao Cao..."

Hearing this, Jian Siyuan's eyes flashed with hesitation, but he quickly gave the order in a cold voice:

"This Cao family member has only been an official for a short time, and he has already dealt with many criminals. He is truly a kind and honest official! So, let's deal with this honest official together to avoid any trouble in the future. Remember to be clean."

Naturally, he looked down on the Cao family in his heart and did not take Cao Cao seriously at all. The reason why he treated these two people in this way was not entirely due to simple personal grudges.

It’s because they touched cases that they shouldn’t have touched.

The adopted daughter is dead, so be it. She is just a tool to increase his reputation. He can have as many as he wants. The most important thing is not to give Cao Cao any reason to come and inspect.

The Jian family cannot make any mistakes for the time being.

As for the ignorant Liu family kid and the Cao family who have been secretly opposing the Jian family, these people must be eliminated.

Only in this way can my Jian family become the most powerful family, and maybe in the future... we can even make everyone in the world carry the surname Jian.

Jian Siyuan couldn't help laughing when he thought of this. He took out a yellow scarf from his arms, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the sea.

-

The carriage is moving.

After Cao Cao had frightened Liu Bei, he held his chin and blinked at him continuously.

Liu Bei rolled his eyes at her and said, "Master Meng De, is there something wrong with your eyes?"

"Xuan De has good eyesight!"

It would have been fine if Liu Bei hadn't said anything, but this response incited Cao Cao to move forward and ask, "Xuan De, could you please blow on the eyes of your savior?"

???

Although Liu Bei had already expected Cao Cao to say something shocking, he was still inevitably dumbfounded when he heard this.

"Master Mengde, aren't we discussing serious matters? Besides, I'm confused about the assassination attempt, and I need Master Mengde to explain it to me."

"Okay," Cao Cao shrank back like a cat and said with a sweet smile, "but you have to blow into my eyes first... After all, as long as there's no sand, you can see more clearly, right?"

"You really can't tolerate even the slightest bit of sand in your eyes."

"Of course there's no room for it."

Cao Cao stared at Liu Bei. Of course, there was no sand in his beautiful, slender eyes, only Liu Bei's fair face.

"Ugh……"

Why does it feel like this woman is even more difficult to deal with than my senior sister? Is this the dignified and generous eldest daughter of the Cao family?

Liu Bei felt a little headache. Just as he was about to lean over to Miss Meng De, a black figure appeared in his peripheral vision.

"call out--"

"who?!"

In a flash, Liu Bei and Cao Cao both put their hands on their swords without needing to remind each other. Just as they were about to draw...

"grown ups."

A black figure jumped in from the window, rolled around inside the spacious carriage, then looked up at Cao Cao, bowed respectfully, and said, "I have an important matter to report."

"He's one of us," Cao Cao said, feeling slightly relieved. "What's the matter?"

"Jian Shuo arrived at the palace half an hour ago to meet with His Majesty and successfully obtained the transfer order. He now has the power to control half of the capital's military affairs, and even all cases, big and small... He has already dispatched personnel and threatened to revoke Your Majesty's transfer order!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene became solemn.

There was a burning sensation in the air, as if some beast had opened its eyes.

"How dare you, you traitor, do this? How dare you do this!"

Cao Cao stood up, his originally beautiful long eyes filled with anger, and his hands clenched into fists so tightly that they were almost digging into his flesh.

She really didn't expect this to happen.

After the assassination, His Majesty returned to the palace and arranged for people to investigate the murderer. Naturally, they found nothing and had to classify the case as a suspicious one.

It was after Cao Cao read the documents and applied to his family that he successfully obtained the right to conduct another investigation. However, this right was lost before he could even use it.

What a joke! This is such a huge joke.

The current emperor arbitrarily changed his policies three times in one day!

"hateful!"

Cao Cao immediately shouted angrily, "Get on your horses! As long as I haven't received your Majesty's order, I still have the right to investigate. Let's go!"

"Lord Meng De, there is no need to be angry."

Liu Bei grasped Cao Cao's clenched fist and calmly advised, "Jian Shuo may have deliberately provoked Lord Meng De to cause you to make the wrong decision."

If Jian Shuo really wanted to hinder Cao Cao's investigation, he could have simply sent a palace guard to immediately confront Cao Cao, but he did not do so.

It is obvious that these words were deliberately said to Cao Cao in order to make her make a wrong judgment.

If they continued forward, they might fall into a trap that had been set long ago, and even be labeled as "disobeying the imperial order", but returning to the original place would also put them in a passive position, after all, Jian Shuo had already taken control of half of Luoyang's military affairs.

“…Shit knows.”

Cao Cao felt the warmth coming from his hand, and his expression turned from gloomy to cheerful, but his voice was still trembling: "But if I don't have this transfer order, then...Xuan De, you, you will be imprisoned again."

"It doesn't matter."

Liu Bei remained calm and said, "The world has its own justice. Can the Jian family still dominate Luoyang and have their own opinions?"

"I'm afraid it can."

Cao Cao had completely calmed down by now and thought:

"Jian Shuo certainly wants Cao to lose his mind, but this traitor is so evil that he is truly intolerable to Heaven. Moreover, my ancestors have been enjoying the Han Dynasty's salary for generations. If I don't kill this villain with my own life, how can I face my ancestors?!"

"Prepare the horses, we must move forward immediately!"

Chapter 10: Meng De just steers his horse forward, and Bei will help

As the representative of the Cao family in Luoyang, Cao Cao's words naturally carried weight, and soon a family servant came over with a horse.

"Xuan De, when we get on the horse, just hold my waist."

Cao Cao had indeed lost his composure and issued a rather tough order without even asking Liu Bei's wishes.

But Liu Bei had no complaints, he just nodded, with anger in his peach blossom eyes.

This is an injustice to the world and also a dissatisfaction with the current emperor's chaotic policies.

There must be brave people who stand up and point out your majesty's stupidity. People in the past could do it, so why can't they do it now?

A poor boy born in Zhuo County, and a daughter born in the Cao family, these two seemingly completely different people reached a consensus at this time -

Damn the emperor’s transfer order, he must make that treacherous minister Jian Shuo suffer a great loss!

Yes, Jian Shuo, you can indeed put us in a dilemma, but just as Cao Cao received the re-examination order, you stepped in and took it back...

In addition, the murderer of the stabbing case has not been found. If we make such an inference, doesn't it prove that your Jian family is guilty and afraid that we will really find out something?

Therefore, we must speed up our pace and finish this matter before you take action!

"Hurry up and mount!"

Cao Cao was just about to jump onto the horse, but she angrily discovered that the skirt she was wearing was too cumbersome and inconvenient to move around in. After a brief hesitation, in front of Liu Bei's surprised eyes, she drew the sword at her waist and cut off her skirt.