Foolishly Meddling!

"Smack!" Kong Rong hurled a metal seal straight over. As Liu Bei and the others stared in bewilderment, Kong Rong bellowed loudly, utterly devoid of dignity, "I'm not being the Governor of Beihai anymore!"

What was going on?!

Everyone present was completely baffled. Their gazes shifted back and forth between Kong Rong and Liu Bei. Could something have happened that they didn't know about?

"Brother Wenju, what do you mean by this? Have I offended you somehow? If so, I apologize here and now. Please punish me as you see fit!" Liu Bei was somewhat flustered as well. He hadn't done anything. Why had Kong Rong suddenly gone mad? A feudal lord could not simply quit whenever he wanted. If rumors spread that he had forced Kong Rong out, he would be utterly wronged.

"No, you haven't offended me. I simply don't want to do it anymore!" Kong Rong felt completely relieved at this moment, and he could not suppress the smile on his face. He grabbed Liu Bei's hand and stuffed the seal into it, then said with a grin, "I'm not suited to being a governor. I'm no good at it, and it's too tiring. I'll leave it to you. I'm relieved knowing it's in your hands!"

Seeing the bewildered looks on everyone's faces, Kong Rong sighed and carefully recounted his experiences over the several years he had served as Governor of Beihai. Only then did everyone understand what had happened.

Kong Rong had taken office after the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Beihai had known no peace these past few years. Of course, the greatest culprit was the certain Guan-surnamed man sitting beside them now with an evil expression on his face...

In peacetime, it might have been fine. Someone as ineffectual as Kong Rong being in office was