noffsinger Chapter 618 Liu Xie is terrified, Xun Yu: What should I do?
Chapter 618 Liu Xie is terrified, Xun Yu: What should I do?
Xuchang Palace
Liu Xie, who was once incredibly young and even somewhat naive, has gradually become more composed.
But this is just appearance.
In reality, all these years, Liu Xie had been living in a huge lie woven for him by Su Yu and Cao Cao.
The royalists next to him were instantly killed as soon as they showed their faces, without even having time to develop.
This resulted in Liu Xie having the ambition to "restore the Han Dynasty" in his heart, but having no ability to realize it at all.
He's not even qualified to cause trouble!
On this day, Liu Xie sat on the dragon throne as usual, obediently serving as a background figure.
After the court session, he went to his bedchamber to rest.
To allow Liu Xie more time to recuperate and avoid being bothered by trivial matters, Cao Cao even stopped giving him tasks like stamping documents, which required little skill.
The significance of Liu Xie's existence has been reduced to mere symbolism.
Feeling lonely, Liu Xie sighed and plopped down on the dragon bed.
Suddenly, with a "crack", the dragon bed tilted to one side.
Liu Xie got up cursing and found that one of the legs of the dragon bed was broken, and there were traces of rats gnawing on it.
"Ahhh!"
Liu Xie was furious and immediately summoned the eunuchs to show them the dilapidated dragon bed.
One of the eunuchs sneered:
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty. We should save money wherever possible. As for your dragon bed, you'll have to make do with it."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xie's eyes widened, and he nearly fainted.
What words! What words!
I am the emperor of a nation, even though I have no real power. Am I not worthy of sleeping on a perfectly intact dragon bed?
The other eunuchs all lowered their heads and remained silent.
"You lot!"
"I'm going to see Minister Cao and show him how you all are handling your duties!"
Liu Xie was furious.
Even a mere eunuch dares to talk back to him now.
If outsiders saw this, they might think that he, the emperor, had already been deposed!
"cut!"
The eunuch who had been criticizing Liu Xie rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath:
"Anyway, you won't be wearing the dragon robe for long. Once Cao Sikong ascends the throne, we don't even know if you'll survive!"
"What!? What did you say?"
Liu Xie had excellent hearing.
The palace was so boring that he developed the habit of listening to the chirping of insects and the chattering of birds.
The eunuch's mutterings reached Liu Xie's ears without missing a single word.
"Get out of my way! All of you, get out of my sight!"
Liu Xie rushed out of the palace, and then... retreated back in.
Sorry, I made a mistake. He's not Cao Mao; he doesn't have that kind of guts.
Unfortunately, when it came to matters of the heart, Liu Xie didn't know who to consult.
There was a time when he failed to cherish those around him, such as Fu Wan and Dong Cheng.
Even Yang Feng and Han Xian became candidates for Liu Xie to remember.
If all else fails, we can replace him with Li Jue or Guo Si!
Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, Dong Zhuo wouldn't be out of the question.
Unfortunately, Liu Xie had no choice.
He sat on the dragon bed, which was almost too small for a person to sit on.
He stared longingly out the window, hoping that a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty would come to his rescue riding on auspicious seven-colored clouds!
at the same time
Shangshu Lingfu
Xun Yu suddenly sneezed violently, so loudly that even the official documents on the table were blown away.
With a slight frown, Xun Yu felt a growing sense of foreboding.
After much deliberation, Xun Yu decided to leave the Ministry of Personnel and visit Su Yu at the Ministry of the Guards.
Strangely enough, this was the first time Xun Yu had taken the initiative to visit Su Yu.
In the past, it was usually Su Yu who would bring Xu Chu to the Minister's residence and smash down the small, dilapidated door.
"Kongming, I'll leave the affairs of the manor to you for now. If there are any decisions you can't make, wait until I return to handle them."
"Yes, Lord, rest assured, I will do my best to take good care of the Minister's residence."
All the talented individuals looked up, hoping to find an opportunity to slack off.
Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang has now grown into half the shape of Xun Yu.
Want to slack off? You might have to wait until your next life.
After leaving the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, Xun Yu's carriage was traveling on the street when suddenly an old man rushed out from the crowd.
As if attempting to stage an accident, the moment Xun Yu's carriage touched the old man, the old man immediately lay down on the ground, wailing in pain.
Xun Yu quickly got out of the carriage to check on the old man's injuries.
Although Xun Yu was a tormented ruler in dealing with the talented people in the Ministry of Personnel.
However, Xun Yu still maintained moral integrity when dealing with ordinary people.
The old man rubbed his lower back, and a piece of paper fell out of his sleeve.
"you?"
"take away!"
Upon seeing the contents of the book, Xun Yu immediately ordered his personal guards to arrest the old man.
The paper read:
The eight characters read: "When Cao Cao advances to the capital, the Han dynasty will perish."
A man as intelligent as Xun Yu could naturally understand the meaning of those eight characters.
With Su Yu's help, Xun Yu had already prepared himself mentally.
The replacement of Liu Xie by Cao Cao or Cao Ang was an irreversible tide of history.
But when Xun Yu actually saw those eight characters, he felt an indescribable emptiness in his heart.
Is the Han Dynasty, which has lasted for nearly four hundred years, about to perish?
"What are you exclaiming about?!"
"Having served as the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat for so long, has your brain gone scrambled?"
When Xun Yu brought Su Yu to him what had happened on the road and the old man who had staged the accident, the uncouth Su Weiwei immediately launched into a tirade of angry words.
Well, the quality of our Commandant Su really needs improvement.
Xun Yu was a little confused and a little aggrieved, and his eyes even became a little moist.
"No, Su Ziyi, why are you cursing me?"
"If you hadn't tricked me into joining Cao Cao's camp back then, how could I have become what I am today?"
Su Yu coughed to cover up his embarrassment.
But we can't lose our momentum, so Commander Su attacked again:
"If I don't scold you, why would I scold myself?"
"Are you stupid? I told you long ago that the lord will not change the existing political system before unifying the world."
"Besides, even if things really did change, what would you do about it?"
"Go outside the White Horse Gate and put up a banner that says Cao Sikong is a traitor to the Han Dynasty, and everyone has the right to kill him?"
"No, Xun Wenruo, are you really out of your mind?"
"Based on what we've done over the years, isn't every single one of our actions a betrayal of the Han dynasty?"
"It's just a matter of the difference between a major traitor and a minor traitor."
"You traitor, now you want to be a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty?"
Xun Yu was stunned and shook his head violently.
Yup!
Isn't Xun Wenruo an accomplice in usurping the Han throne?
Damn it, it's all because of my pretentious intellectualism that I'm starting to feel reluctant to leave the Han Dynasty.
Suddenly, Su Yu whispered in Xun Yu's ear:
"When the dynasty truly changes, I'll definitely make you one of the Three Dukes."
Xun Yu quickly said:
"No, no, no! I will resign from my post and return to my hometown immediately, and never see you again!"
"No, Wenruo, this prosperous era cannot exist without you. What will happen to the Minister's Mansion without you?"
"I am training Zhuge Liang."
“Liangzi? Liangzi is still young, you will have to manage the Minister’s Office.”
"Besides, one cow is no match for two cows."
"Su Ziyi, what the hell?!"
Xun Yu broke through the defenses again.
Su Yu pulled out a painting from somewhere, which depicted a creature that looked somewhat like a cow and somewhat like a horse.
"Come and read after me, Le You Niu, Mo A Ma, Niu Ma!"
"roll!!!"
Xun Yu rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight Su Yu.
But then he suddenly realized that this didn't seem to be his home turf, and Xu Chu was also there.
"Fine, I won't bother with a scoundrel like you."
"But what should we do with that old man?"
Xun Yu asked Su Yu.
Su Yu smiled coldly. Even a fool could guess that the old man was acting under someone else's orders.
The purpose was to disrupt Xun Yu's mind and try to provoke him into doing something impulsive.
It should be noted that Xun Yu represented the Ministry of Personnel.
If Xun Yu and Cao Cao become estranged, and the Ministry of Personnel ceases to function, the backlog of government affairs in Cao Cao's camp could probably flood the city of Xuchang!
"Tsk, old man, I heard you're good at faking accidents, huh?"
"Then today I, Su, will teach you a trick, what a real staged accident looks like!"
Su Yu's smile was warm and gentle, making him appear extremely kind.
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