Looking at Old Guo's anxious expression, it didn't seem like he was here to drink. Qin Chuan simply leaned on the bench and didn't say a word.
"Lord registrar, bad news." Old Guo panted heavily. It was obvious that he was running over.
"Your big yellow dog, Ah Bei, was kidnapped by Geng Ji's bitch! Go and take a look!"
Old Cao stood up immediately, his eyes filled with panic, but he quickly calmed down.
"Brother Qin, Ah Bei is my favorite big yellow dog. I can't let him run away. I'll stop here today and come back another day.”
After saying that, he left with Old Guo like a swift and decisive man.
Hiss…It's just a dog. Is there a need to be so nervous?
Qin Chuan took a sip of wine and muttered,
"Geng Ji, wasn't he the one who tried to assassinate Cao Cao in the Five Phoenixes Pavilion? As expected, even the dog he raised isn't honest.”
On the other side, Cao Cao and Guo Jia were running at full speed.
"What is it?"
"An hour ago, General Geng Ji led his troops into the imperial prison and kidnapped Liu Bei!”
Cao Cao's heart turned cold. He had already thought of this when Guo Jia spoke, but he didn't expect someone to dare to break into Xuchang City's prison.
"Don't worry, my lord. Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin have each led five thousand troops in pursuit from different directions. Liu Bei may not be able to escape!”
"That's not important. Where's Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?”
Qin Chuan had said that if Liu Bei wanted to succeed, he needed both civil and military forces.
If he kidnapped these two people, then things would really be bad.
"Speaking of which, it's strange. I heard from the soldiers that after Liu Bei rushed out of the imperial prison, he did not care about Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at all and ran towards the city gates. I think his identity has probably been seen through and he thought that he could not control Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so he did not take the risk.”
Hearing that Guan Zhong and Zhang Yu were still in Xuchang, Cao Cao heaved a sigh of relief.
If he was alone and did not have the identity of a relative of the Imperial Family, what kind of storm could he cause?
"Liu Bei and Geng Ji are not close friends, so why would Geng Ji risk his life for him?”
"Who went to see him before the accident?"
Guo Jia pondered for a moment, and his eyes lit up."Cheji General, Dong Cheng. It was said that he had been ordered to interrogate Liu Bei!”
Cao Cao stopped in his tracks and recalled what Qin Chuan had said.
Liu Xie must have passed a secret edict to Liu Bei, asking him to invite all the vassals to help the king after he went to Xuzhou.
Now that Liu Bei was in prison, Liu Xie was worried that he would act out of desperation, so he got Dong Cheng to take action and let Geng Ji be the scapegoat.
Brother Qin is right. Tian Zi is no longer a three-year-old child. It seems that I must be careful of him in the future!
Fortunately, Liu Bei was no longer in Guanzhang, so he was considered harmless. If he could survive the pursuit of the 20,000-strong army, it would prove that he was lucky.
After returning to the Prime Minister's residence, they waited until dawn before the four groups of people returned.
Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Yu Jin found nothing.
However, Xu Chu came back with two pieces of bloody meat to report.
"What is this?"
"My lord, this general hasn't found any trace of Liu Bei even after chasing all the way to Yingchuan. However, I saw this pair of big ears on the way.”
Cao Cao endured his disgust and went forward to check. He instantly sucked in a breath of cold air.
"My god, Liu Bei is too ruthless! This person shouldn't die!"
It was indeed a well-thought-out scheme.
Liu Xie and Liu Bei knew very well that even if he ran away, Cao Cao would still issue an arrest warrant.
There must be brave men under heavy rewards.
If it was an ordinary person, then so be it, but why was Liu Bei called the big-eared thief?
His ears were too big. This iconic appearance would definitely make him hunted down wherever he went.
Now that there was no protection, what should they do?
He could only cut off his ears.
Talent!
Awesome!
"Forget it, forget it. You guys go back and rest.”
Helpless, Cao Cao could only enter the palace to find Liu Xie.
Now, whether Liu Bei died or not was not that important. At least, it seemed like that was the case.
Under Xu Chu's protection, Cao Cao arrived at Liu Xie's bedroom.
At this moment, Liu Xie, Dong Cheng, and Concubine Dong were discussing something in a low voice.
The door was suddenly kicked open.
"Prime Minister…I heard that Liu Bei escaped…"
Before Dong Cheng could finish his words, he was kicked away by Cao Cao.
Immediately, his cold eyes stared at Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, Dong Cheng won over the hearts of the people in the court. His daughter seduced Your Majesty in the harem. Both father and daughter should be executed for their crimes.”
" This…" Liu Xie looked at Dong Cheng helplessly and then at Concubine Dong who was cowering behind him.
"Prime Minister, do you have any evidence?"
Cao Cao raised his head and laughed, his mocking laughter echoing throughout the hall.
"This subject's words are evidence. This subject holds the entire world's army in his hands. Does Your Majesty think that this subject would lie?”
With that said, Xu Chu waved his hand and several soldiers dragged Dong Cheng away, not caring whether Liu Xie agreed or not.
There was no need to ask about his results.
"Prime Minister, Dong Cheng is indeed sentenced to death, but Concubine Dong is already pregnant with Long 'er. Can we wait until she gives birth to a son before…"
Liu Xie knew that it was useless even if he erased all the evidence. Cao Cao had already guessed the whole thing.
Right now, he only wanted to protect his woman. This was the only wish he had left.
Cao Cao's lips curled into an evil smile.
"If that's the case, then I'll make a deal with Your Majesty.”
"In the morning court later, I will summon Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to the palace and ask Your Majesty to reward the two of them heavily and let them stay in Xuchang to serve Your Majesty.”
"Is it that simple?"
Liu Xie couldn't believe his ears. His right hand held Concubine Dong's trembling hand tightly.
"This matter is not difficult to handle. However, Your Majesty must remember that if you cannot keep the two of them, Consort Dong should also go down to accompany her father.”
With that said, she flung her sleeves and led Xu Chu down the hall.
Since he had said so much, the rest was up to him.
"Concubine Dong, don't be afraid. I will definitely protect you and our Long 'er!”
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