Damn, This Is Mortifying!

"Greetings, Duke Han!"

"Since you've met Lord Wang, there's no need to call me Duke Han." A trace of loneliness flashed across Han Fu's face.

"Unfortunately, Duke Xuande left for Xuzhou a few days ago. He planned to visit Governor Kong Wenju of Beihai and Governor Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou along the way, so I had to come welcome you in his place. I hope you won't take offense." Since it was their first meeting, Wang Xuan was especially courteous.

"Oh?" Han Fu was stunned. As a regional warlord, could Liu Bei really just wander off whenever he pleased?

That could only be attributed to their limited experience. It was like a state visit abroad!

Of course, Han Fu had no reason to doubt Wang Xuan. There was no need to lie about something like this. He was merely surprised and disappointed that he had failed to meet the man himself.

Seeing Han Fu's expression, Xi Zhicai naturally guessed what he was thinking and immediately spoke up. "Duke Han, rest assured. Before my lord left, he instructed that all matters within the commandery, great or small, were to be entrusted entirely to Zaizhi."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Han Fu but also the officials and generals behind him looked at Wang Xuan in surprise. They could not help wondering what virtue or ability Wang Xuan possessed to earn such trust from Liu Bei.

At the same time, they could not help feeling envious. To receive such absolute trust from one's lord was truly the ultimate hope of every subject.

Han Fu had brought more than ten thousand people to join Liu Bei. For Liu Bei's forces, this was more significant symbolically than practically—of course, that excluded Tian Feng.

A feast was naturally indispensable, and it was