"Lord Dong, do you think this genealogy is real or fake?”
Dong Cheng had followed Liu Xie through Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, and since he was able to survive until today, his acting skills were naturally not inferior."How can it be fake that he was invited from the Imperial Ancestral Temple? It was so brand new. It must have been the blessing of the late emperor!”
"Oh? In that case, Lord Dong was vouching for Liu Bei?”
Cao Cao's eyes narrowed as a thick killing intent spread out. With a swoosh, Heavenly Sword was unsheathed and pointed at Dong Cheng,"Then tell me, how do you explain the red embroidered words on the back of the genealogy?!”
"Ah? What red embroidery?"
Dong Cheng immediately flipped through the back of the genealogy. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and his hands could not help but tremble.
On the back of the genealogy, there were four words embroidered: Xuchang embroidery workshop.
Xuchang Embroidery Workshop?
Gaozu built the capital in Chang 'an and later moved the capital to Luoyang.
No matter when this family tree was written, it was impossible for it to appear: Xuchang Xiufang!
This…there was only one explanation.
The genealogy was fake.
This was a capital offense for deceiving the sovereign!
Dong Cheng's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He stood in the main hall, not knowing what to do.
No matter what, he never expected such a scene.
Even if Cao Cao ordered people to secretly change the genealogy, they had thought of an excuse to pin this crime on someone else. It was a traitor who wanted to provoke the relationship between the monarch and his subjects and disrupt the court.
But now.
There was no use for it at all!
Even if he tried to explain, who else could the traitor be?
The biggest beneficiary was Liu Bei!
"Prime minister, this, this might be a misunderstanding.”
Dong Cheng's voice also trembled."Perhaps the late emperor re-compiled the genealogy and happened to use the…cloth from the Xuchang embroidery workshop?”
Damn it!
It must be Cao Cao's doing!
How could Dong Cheng not understand?
However, this method was too insidious!
Retreat to advance!
Even if he disregarded his life and said that this was Cao Cao's scheme, the officials would not believe it!
The genealogy was requested by His Majesty.
Liu Bei was the one who benefited.
He wanted to tell the world that these two people had nothing to do with him.
Right now!
Not only did he not make any mistakes, he even made contributions!
However, Dong Cheng's words caused the ministers to shake their heads and sigh.
Liu Xie was dumbfounded!
Liu Bei was also dumbfounded!
The two of them were slapped hard by this sudden reversal and were dumbfounded.
"Who did this?”
"Why did you frame Xuande like this?”
"Your Majesty!"
"You're wise!"
A moment later, Liu Bei raised his head to the sky and howled, tears streaming down his face as he wailed,""A commoner would never be able to enter the heavily guarded ancestral temple to steal beams and replace pillars…"
"Someone must have framed Xuande!"
Liu Bei was indeed worthy of being a player who could compete with Cao Cao. Seeing that things could not be done, he immediately pushed the blame away.
Cao Cao put away his sword and crossed his arms in front of his chest. He looked at Liu Bei's acting with a mocking gaze and felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart.
No wonder the Mystic Immortal said that Liu Bei would become my enemy!
In terms of acting skills, Cao Cao was ashamed of himself!
Liu Xie looked at Liu Bei with a blank expression, not knowing what to do.
"Liu Xuande is really audacious. He even dared to tamper with the royal family's genealogy?!”
"If you don't have the guts, how would you dare to go around pretending to be a member of the Imperial Family?!”
"I've long heard that this Liu Bei is hypocritical. Now that I've seen him, he's really hypocritical!”
"Such a traitor deceives the sovereign. What difference does he have from Dong Zhuo?”
The group of ministers who were singing praises just now immediately turned their spears around and began to criticize.
Liu Bei looked at the Han Dynasty officials in disbelief, his face filled with pain. Then, he turned to Liu Xie. It seemed that the only person who could save him now was the Han Emperor.
"Your Majesty, Liu Bei is a criminal who has deceived the Emperor and impersonated the Imperial Family to swindle others. He has committed a heinous crime. Please execute him and tell the world!”
Cheng Yu took the lead and stepped forward to report!
"Your Majesty, ever since this person became famous, he has always claimed to be the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. He has deceived countless ignorant women and children and harmed countless people.”
"Your Majesty…"
Xun You, Jia Xu, the Xiahou brothers, and the others were filled with righteous indignation.
Thief Cao!
What a vicious scheme!
Liu Bei listened to the words of slaughter and his entire body trembled. He looked at Liu Xie with tears of pain and begged,"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Even if I had the guts, I would not dare to pretend to be the emperor's relative!”
" Dear Minister, Dear Minister Cao, this matter…is of utmost importance. Just as Liu Bei said, he would never enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple to steal a beam and replace a pillar…" Liu Xie took a deep breath and went all out for Liu Bei."Why don't we put Liu Bei in jail for now and wait until we find out the truth…"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Before Liu Xie could say anything, Cao Cao bowed and said loudly,"I think so too!"
"After all, Liu Bei had contributed to the battle of Xu Prefecture. If we don't find out the truth and kill him, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the world!”
Cao Cao shook his head and sighed. He did not hide his regret at all.
Liu Xie was speechless.
Liu Bei was speechless.
All the officials in the court were also dumbfounded!
Prime Minister Cao, what are you playing at?
Should I wave this flag?
Am I still shouting?
I really can't guess you!
"I believe that the various relatives of the Han clan also have genealogy in their hands. Why not order them to come over and look it up?”
"At least it can prove whether Liu Bei is a relative of the royal family, right?!”
Cao Cao said with a faint smile.
Hearing this, Liu Bei felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He looked at Cao Cao in disbelief and kowtowed,
"Prime Minister, you are so righteous!"
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