Shouchun, the main hall.
The fragrance of wine filled the air as singing and dancing filled the air.
In the magnificent hall, the fat Yuan Shu was half-paralyzed on the Dragon Throne, gulping down mouthfuls of wine.
The dancers below the steps were dancing to please the Emperor of Zhong Country.
Yuan Shu was in high spirits, but all the officials were frowning and worried.
"All of you have a straight face and ruined my mood. All of you, cheer up!”
Yuan Shu's face sank as he cursed at the officials.
The officials were shocked. They wanted to force a smile, but they couldn't raise their spirits.
"Your Majesty."
"Sun Ce's rebellion caused us to lose River East in the blink of an eye, which is equivalent to losing half of our territory.”
"Now that Sun Ce has crossed the river and is heading straight for Shouchun, the people in the country are in a panic. We really don't have the mood to play.”
Prime Minister Yang Hong couldn't help but remind.
"Prime Minister Yang, what do you mean by that? Are you blaming me?" Yuan Shu's expression changed.”
"How dare this lowly subject!"
Yang Hong quickly denied it and explained," I just want to remind Your Majesty that Sun Ce, this great enemy, has yet to be eliminated. Now is not the time to rest easy."”
"A mere Sun Ce is nothing!”
"Didn't I send Ji Ling and Lu Bu to lead the army south to deal with that traitor?”
"Could it be that Lu Bu and Ji Ling are no match for Sun Ce even if they join forces?”
Yuan Shu's eyes were filled with disdain and his words were filled with arrogance.
Yang Hong was speechless.
"Your Majesty, with Lu Bu and Ji Ling fighting, Sun Ce will naturally be no problem.”
"However, our army in Zhongli City only has four thousand soldiers. If Liu Bei of Xuzhou attacks from the south, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist.”
Liu Xun suggested.
"That big-eared thief has just taken over Xu Prefecture, and he has only ten thousand soldiers under him. It's fine if I don't deal with him, but do you think he still has the guts to offend me?”
Yuan Shu said disapprovingly, his eyes full of contempt.
Liu Xun was speechless.
Yang Hong said," Your Majesty, after the battle on the west coast, the big-eared thief seemed to have been reborn. He became extremely cunning, as if he had changed into a different person. I don't think we can judge the big-eared thief's intentions based on our previous experience."”
"No matter how reborn he is, he's still a mat weaver and shoe seller!”
"You don't have to worry. His every move is under my control.”
"I don't think he has the guts to come!"
Yuan Shu's words were firm and arrogant.
Yang Hong had nothing to say and could only silently retreat.
Yuan Shu was satisfied and asked,"Oh right, has the daughter of the Lu family been sent to Zhongli City and married to the Crown Prince?"”
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess should have arrived at Zhong Li by now.”
Yang Hong hurriedly replied.
Yuan Shu nodded slightly and sneered." Lu Bu is just a warrior. He can become my in-laws and become a relative of the royal family. He will definitely be grateful and work for me with all his might."”
Yang Hong and Liu Xun looked at each other. The two of them wanted to remind Yuan Shu not to let go of Lu Bu's misdeeds of killing his master twice.
However, the two of them thought that Lu Bu had already become a relative of the royal family. If they said bad things about Lu Bu now, they would not only offend Yuan Shu but also offend Lu Bu. Why bother?
The two of them kept their mouths shut and dared not speak. They only agreed with Yuan Shu.
"Speaking of which, that Lu Lingqi is truly a beauty.”
" If I had known that she was a beauty, I wouldn't have given her to the Crown Prince. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I took her in as a concubine to enjoy…"
Yuan Shu's thoughts turned, and his eyes were filled with regret.
Suddenly.
The personal guard entered and cupped his hands." Reporting to Your Majesty, Gao Shun and the Crown Princess Consort have returned. They wish to see Your Majesty!"”
"Hmm?"
Yuan Shu couldn't help but stop drinking and said with a frown,"Didn't I ask Gao Shun to send Lu Bu's daughter to Zhong Li? Why did they come back?”
Immediately, Yuan Shu called out.
Not long after, Gao Shun and Lu Lingqi walked into the main hall with solemn expressions.
"Your Majesty, something has happened!"
Gao Shun cupped his hands and said in a deep voice," That Liu Bei led his army to ambush Zhong Li. Our army was completely annihilated, and the Crown Prince was captured alive by the enemy!”
A bolt from the blue!
In the hall, Yang Hong and the other officials were all shocked.
Yuan Shu was so shocked that his hand trembled, and the wine cup splashed on his dragon robe.
"What did you say?”
Yuan Shu jumped up and shouted in a hoarse voice.
Gao Shun could only tell everything that happened in Zhongli City.
"It was fortunate that this general and young miss had not entered the city at that time. Otherwise, we would have died in the city. This general could only escort young miss back to Shouchun to warn His Majesty!”
Gao Shun finally said with lingering fear.
Yuan Shu fell to the ground. He was stunned. The arrogance on his face was replaced by endless shock.
"That big-eared thief actually has the guts to sneak attack my Zhongli City?”
"The Crown Prince was also captured alive?"
"How is this possible?"
Yuan Shu muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief.
Suddenly.
He jumped up and shouted,""Impossible, that big-eared thief wouldn't have the guts to sneak attack me. That's definitely not the big-eared thief!”
Lu Lingqi said coldly," We saw it with our own eyes. Liu Bei's army is already charging towards Shouchun. They should be outside Shouchun City by now."”
Yuan Shu shivered again.
At this moment, the guard entered again and shouted,""Your Majesty, many soldiers have appeared in the east of Shouchun City. They are all under the banner of Liu!”
Yuan Shu's last bit of hope collapsed and he fell back down.
"Your Majesty, the spies have reported that Cao Cao used the big-eared thief's plan to instigate Sun Ce to defect.”
"Now, that Liu Bei has gone against logic and attacked our Zhongli City unexpectedly.”
"This subject speculates that all of this is Liu Bei's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. We have fallen into his trap!”
Yang Hong was somewhat resourceful. Now that the facts were in front of him, he finally understood the mystery.
Yuan Shu gasped and said in a trembling voice,""How can that big-eared thief be so cunning? He can't have such ability. The person who commands Xuzhou must be someone else. It can't be Liu Bei!”
Yang Hong and the other officials didn't take his guesses seriously. They just thought that he was spouting nonsense.
Lu Lingqi, who was at the bottom of the stairs, shook and a strange light flashed in her eyes.
"In this world, can there really be someone who can be reborn and suddenly become stronger?”
"Maybe Yuan Shu wasn't just making wild guesses. The person who defeated Commander Fu and attacked Zhong Li wasn't Liu Bei!”
"But, if it wasn't Liu Bei, who could it be?”
Lu Lingqi fell into deep thought.
At this time, Yang Hong urged," Your Majesty, no matter what, it is a fact that the enemy troops are approaching Shouchun. Your Majesty, please hurry to the city walls to calm the people and take charge of the situation!"”
Only then did Yuan Shu wake up. He immediately staggered up and dragged his fat body to rush to the east gate.
Climbing up the city wall, he looked into the distance. Indeed, there were countless Xu Prefecture soldiers rushing over.
The cruel truth was right in front of him, and Yuan Shu could no longer hope for luck.
"What should I do? What should I do?”
Yuan Shu was panicking and lost his composure.
The Yuan soldiers on the city walls were all panicking and panicking.
Outside the city.
The Xu Prefecture Legion was already in formation at the city gates.
Liu Wu, accompanied by Xu Chu, slowly stepped out of the formation. His majestic figure appeared in front of everyone on the city wall.
"Yuan Shu!"
Liu Wu pointed at the city wall and shouted,""You traitor, how dare you usurp the throne and usurp the Liu family's territory. I'm here today to kill you and destroy your entire Yuan family!”
This shout was like thunder, and all the Yuan soldiers in the city heard it and were terrified.
"Big Eared Thief-"
Yuan Shu was so angry that his face turned red, but his mind was in chaos and he was speechless.
"Zhongkang, send that ultimatum to that traitor Yuan Shu.”
Liu Wu said coldly.
Xu Chu received the order and carried a bloody human head. He rode his horse forward and threw it.
Seeing this, Yuan Shu was so scared that he instinctively retreated.
The head flew up the city gate tower and fell in front of Yuan Shu.
Yuan Yao's head!
"Crown Prince!"
Yuan Shu's expression changed in horror. He was so frightened that he sat down and let out a wail.
Yang Hong and the others were all shocked and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
Only Lu Lingqi looked at Yuan Yao's head and felt relieved.
Now that Yuan Yao was killed, she no longer had to worry about marrying that mediocre and incompetent trash. The huge rock in her heart was finally lifted.
"That Liu Bei prides himself on his benevolence and righteousness. He definitely wouldn't resort to such bloody methods to intimidate Yuan Shu.”
"Could it be that he really isn't Liu Bei?”
"Then who is he?”
Lu Lingqi's almond-shaped eyes looked at Liu Wu's figure. Her gaze was deep, as if she could see through Liu Wu's heart.
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