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"Sure enough, he's a young man. He overestimates his abilities and wants to stand shoulder to shoulder with a saint."

"Youth is not enough." Yang Xiu grinned. "What the Son of Heaven seeks is the heart of a child."

Yang Biao laughed dumbfounded, raised his hand, and wanted to say something.When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.

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"Your Majesty, Mrs. Wei asks to see you."

"Madam Wei?" Liu Xie put away the knife, confused. "Which Mrs. Wei?"

"Mrs. Marquis Wen."

Only then did Liu Xie remember who Mrs. Wei was, and also guessed why Mrs. Wei asked to see her.

Although Lu Xiaohuan failed to behead him for meritorious service, he still fulfilled Lu Xiaohuan's wish and issued an imperial edict asking Mrs. Wei to allow Lu Bu to take a concubine.It is said that Mrs. Wei had a big fight with Lu Bu over this, and even moved her hand, scratching Lu Bu's face, which made Lu Bu afraid to see anyone for a few days.

What, you still want to grab my face?

"Let her come over."

After a while, Mrs. Wei came to Liu Xie with disheveled hair and tears on her face.Without saying a word, he fell to his knees in front of Liu Xie with a plop, his head banging on the ground.

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean madam?"

"My concubine is guilty, please Your Majesty give me death." Mrs. Wei lay on the ground, weeping loudly.

Liu Xie said unhurriedly, "What's wrong with Madam?"

Lu Bu and Wei Xu came rushing from a distance, dismounted from their horses, and rushed over in stride. They were about to speak, but Liu Xie stopped them with their eyes, and they had to stand aside embarrassingly.

"The concubine is guilty of three crimes." Mrs. Wei choked up. "Resisting your majesty's edict is one crime; disobeying your husband's order is two crimes; not being able to have children is three crimes. With these three crimes, a concubine has nothing to live on, and she can only ask for death."

"Since you know that these are all crimes, why don't you act according to the edict and take a concubine and have children for Marquis Wen?"

"I dare to ask His Majesty a word."

"Say."

"Your Majesty has no sons, are you willing to take the son of the clan as your heir?"

Liu Xie couldn't laugh or cry. "I am sixteen years old, it's not that I have no children, it's just that I haven't had any children yet."

"The concubine was established at a young age, and it's not that she has no children, she just hasn't given birth yet." Mrs. Wei choked up twice, and added another sentence. "The concubine gave birth to at least one daughter, which means she can give birth. Your Majesty has queens and nobles, but has no heirs. I don't know if I can give birth."

"I..." Liu Xie was furious, reaching out to draw his knife.

Lv Bu was taken aback, and rushed over to stand in front of Mrs. Wei. "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down. My wife is ignorant of poetry and etiquette, and if I offend Your Majesty, it's all the minister's fault."

"That's it, you still protect her?" Liu Xie smiled angrily. "Are you afraid that I will kill you too?"

"Birth is the same bed, death is the same acupuncture point, and it is not in vain for husband and wife." Lu Bu turned his head to look at Madam Wei, stretched out his hand to hug Madam Wei in his arms, and wiped the dust off her forehead with his sleeve. "Although the wife is jealous, she is kind to the minister. The minister is young and stubborn, and the village regards the minister as a problem. No one wants to marry, but the wife does not despise the minister. Whether the minister is a horse thief despised by the village or a villain despised by the world, she I will never leave, and I will always be with my ministers."

Lu Bu turned around and bowed to the ground. "Your Majesty, I don't want to take concubines anymore, and I would like to take my daughter Xiaohuan as his heir."

Chapter 365

Looking at the situation, Liu Xie knew he was being hasty.He committed the same childish disease as Lu Xiaohuan, and took his own humiliation.

Who is Lu Bu?If he really wanted to take concubines, ten Mrs. Wei would also be chopped off.

One of the couple is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

The question is, do I want to lose face as the emperor?

"If that's the case, let's lock them up together and choose another day for execution." Liu Xie said through gritted teeth, finding another step for himself. "Spring does not kill, let you live for half a year longer."

Shi A and the others were stunned, and looked at Liu Xie suspiciously.

Liu Xie winked.Of course he wouldn't kill Lu Bu because of this, but as the emperor, he couldn't just let him go, otherwise anyone would be able to resist the imperial edict in the future, so how can he play?

Shi A understood, brought a few tigers forward, and tied Lu Bu and Mrs. Wei together.

Mrs. Wei obviously didn't expect this result, and she was dumbfounded, with tears in her eyes. "Husband, I killed you."

"Alas..." Lu Bu let out a long sigh, bowed his head and remained silent.

Liu Xie saw it clearly, and suddenly became suspicious.

Lu Bu is not such an honest person, there will be no fraud in it, right?

Okay, I'll play with you and see who is behind the scenes.

Huben dragged Lu Bu and his wife down.Meiji Shanyuting did not have a court prison, but only a few dungeons, and Lu Bu and his wife were thrown into a dungeon without a cover.With Lu Bu's height, it is estimated that he can climb out with a little effort.

But Lu Bu sat obediently against the wall, with a calm face, and kept comforting Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei was really scared, she leaned on Lu Bu, weeping uncontrollably.

After half an hour, Lu Xiaohuan, who received the news, rushed over, jumped into the dungeon, first hugged Lu Bu and cried loudly, then hugged Madam Wei, crying and begging.

"Mum, it's all my daughter's fault. If you both die, I won't be able to live either."

"Xiaohuan, hurry up." Mrs. Wei squeezed Lu Xiaohuan out with her shoulders. "This matter has nothing to do with you, so don't get involved."

"Why has nothing to do with me." Lu Xiaohuan was terrified. "I begged the emperor to issue an edict. I originally thought... thought that with the edict, you could let Aweng take a concubine and have a younger brother. Aweng, I want a younger brother..."

Only then did Mrs. Wei understand that the reason why the emperor suddenly ordered Lu Bu to take a concubine was here.

She looked at Lu Xiaohuan who was crying into a colorful cat, feeling distressed and annoyed.

"Xiaohuan, hurry up and get out." Lu Bu also persuaded, "I will die with your mother, but you must live well. Otherwise, who will inherit my title in the future?"

"Ah Jie, resisting the imperial edict is disrespectful, and the title will be deprived." Lu Xiaohuan said tearfully.

"Is that so?" Lu Bu was greatly shocked, looking at Lu Xiaohuan, and then at Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei obviously didn't expect this result, and she was stupid at the time.

"Mother, just admit your mistake and let Aweng take a concubine. Otherwise, just..." Lu Xiaohuan begged tearfully, shaking Madam Wei's arm.

Mrs. Wei was trembling all over, tears streaming down her face, and she nodded weakly after a while.

Lu Xiaohuan was overjoyed, she climbed out of the dungeon with both hands and feet, and went straight to the imperial tent.

Liu Xie was discussing government affairs with Xun You, when he saw Lu Xiaohuan rushing in, he immediately understood the result.But he didn't give Lu Xiaohuan a chance to speak, and frowned slightly.

"Break into the imperial tent, what do you want to do?"

"Ah?" Lu Xiaohuan was stunned for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, my mother agreed, she..."

"She accepts the imperial edict if she wants to accept it, but she doesn't accept it if she doesn't want to accept it?" Liu Xie shouted in a deep voice: "As a Lang official, you come in without calling. Do you want to assassinate him?"

"No, no, no..." Lu Xiaohuan panicked, and hurriedly unfastened the knife belt around her waist.

Lang Guan at the side was startled when he saw it, he rushed up and knocked Lu Xiaohuan down.No matter what Lu Xiaohuan's intentions were, if he casually touched a knife in front of the emperor, he would be suspected of assassination.Even if the emperor didn't say it, they couldn't let her do it.

Liu Xie waved his hand and ordered someone to disarm Lu Xiaohuan and throw him into the dungeon to be locked up with Lu Bu and his wife.

Seeing that Lu Xiaohuan was also arrested and accused of murdering the emperor, Lu Bu was completely dumbfounded.

Inside the imperial tent, Liu Xie sat opposite Xun You.

"Gongda, guess whose idea this is?"

Xun You smiled and said, "If there is a plan, it must be Chen Gong."

"He has spent so much time, what can he ask for?"

"Does Your Majesty want to kill Lu Bu?"

Liu Xie was slightly startled, and looked at Xun You in surprise.

"If Your Majesty wants to kill Lu Bu, this is the best opportunity." Xun You said unhurriedly, "There is a crime of resisting the imperial edict. Killing Lu Bu is justified. Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others have nothing to say. Although Lu Bu is lost alone, Your Majesty can get Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, and the gains outweigh the losses."

Liu Xie frowned.

He realized that Xun You was not joking, but seriously advised him to take this opportunity to kill Lu Bu and take Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others for his own use.

In this battle against the Xianbei people, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun performed outstandingly and were promoted to official positions.Zhang Liao was the general of Dangkou, and Gao Shun was the general of Hengye.But as Lu Bu's subordinates, a large part of their credit should be credited to Lu Bu.

As a result, Lu Bu became a meritorious minister. Not only did he retain the title of Marquis Wen, but he also got five hundred households in real food towns.

If Lu Bu survived, was still active on the battlefield, and was the direct superior of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, this situation would continue forever.As long as Lu Bu doesn't make any mistakes, he can rely on the contributions of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to rise up step by step until he becomes a general.

Obviously, it would be better to kill Lu Bu and take Zhang Liao and Gao Shun directly under his account.

"What if you don't kill Lu Bu?"

"If Your Majesty does not kill Lu Bu, Madam Wei will accept the imperial edict and allow Lu Bu to take a concubine and have a son. If Lu Bu's wish is fulfilled, Chen Gong must be regarded as a benefactor. With Lu Bu as his aid, Chen Gong can be a prominent official when he enters northern Xinjiang, and he can travel preferentially when he retires. in the world."

Liu Xie raised his eyebrows lightly. "It's a good plan to play with Lu Bu's family of three in the palm of his hand, but he doesn't even show his face."

Xun You said: "But what Chen Gong did is to create an opportunity for His Majesty."

"So I should also be grateful to him?"

Xun You didn't speak, but his meaning was very clear.

Liu Xie thought about it carefully.Although Chen Gong's plan was thought to be too vicious, it was indeed brilliant, comparable to Jia Xu's plan of persuading Li Jue and Guo Si to attack Chang'an.

The only difference is that Jia Xu is doing it to save his life, while Chen Gong is doing it for his official career.

"How should I deal with it?"

"Your Majesty might as well just sit and watch the changes. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun will definitely ask Chen Gong for advice after receiving the news. At that time, His Majesty will decide Chen Gong's life or death with only a few words."

Liu Xie took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Xun You's words seem to be easy to say, but in fact there are far-reaching intentions behind them.

Chen Gong used Lu Bu's family as a bargaining chip, as a step up for him.Why didn't Xun You use Chen Gong as a bargaining chip to test his attitude towards the advisers from the Kanto region?

You can say that Chen Gong's intentions are vicious, but Chen Gong's plan is always for the sake of the imperial court, making it difficult for people not to be tempted and become a confidant.

These top strategists are really exhaustive, killing people without blood.

Chapter 366

Liu Xie thought for a long time and made a decision.

"Gongda, Yuan Shao besieged Dongwuyang and broke the city?"

Xun You shook his head. "No news, no progress."

The states and counties controlled by the imperial court are limited, and the understanding of the area east of Luoyang is still at the stage of rumors, and the information lag is extremely serious.A few months have passed since Yuan Shaowei brought the news of Zang Hong in Dongwuyang or Lu Bu, and they don't know the result.

Without a channel to collect information, even if you are as smart as Xun You, you can't make a judgment based on guesswork.

But Liu Xie's focus is not Zang Hong's life or death, but the situation in the Central Plains.

"If Yuan Shao breaks through Dongwuyang, how will the situation of Yanyu Qingxu develop?"

This time, Xun You made his own judgment. "Liu He is enough to contain Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shao can cross the river, take Yanyu Qingxu into his pocket, and then march into Jingzhou. At that time, the Hussar General will face three sides to attack."

"How will Cao Cao respond?"

"He is not strong enough, and his reputation is not good. Apart from being a minister to Yuan Shao, he can only retreat to Luoyang."

"I would like to appoint Chen Gong as the envoy to appease the Guandong to try his ability."

Xun You's eyelids twitched involuntarily, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

The emperor's idea was very strange, not within his expectations.

And the emperor's attitude is very clear, this is not a discussion, but a decision.

"Your Majesty, if Chen Gong does not return..."

"If you don't return, you won't return." Liu Xie said calmly: "Although the imperial court employs people, it cannot force people to make things difficult. If Chen Gong wants to return to the mountains and forests, how can I force him?"

Xun You suddenly realized, laughed dumbly, and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"Then have Lao Gongda pass it on, so that we won't be unhappy when we meet."

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Holding a letter in his hand, Chen Gong stepped out of the big tent, glanced at Xun You outside the tent, and bowed his hands with a smile.

"I don't know if the servant is here, what advice do you have?"

Xun You turned around and raised his chin slightly. "The earth is rejuvenated, the grass is green, and the river is clear. Would you like to take a walk in Gongtai to see the new atmosphere of Jian'an?"

Chen Gong raised his brows lightly, and couldn't help smiling. "That's right."