His words not only fiercely denounced Yuan Shao as a treacherous villain, but also quietly implied that the Son of Heaven in Xu County was someone Cao Cao had found to impersonate him.
At this, Kong Rong abruptly raised his head to look at Liu Xie and exclaimed, "Yuan Shao harbors disloyal ambitions? Why would Your Majesty say such a thing? He is a loyal minister who put righteousness above kinship!"
He had never imagined Liu Xie would call Yuan Shao a traitorous minister.
Whether in reputation, deeds, or his attitude toward the Son of Heaven, Yuan Shao was beyond reproach, more than a hundred times better than Cao Cao!
Born into the Yuan Clan of Four Generations of Three Excellencies, he had campaigned against Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu. Before arriving in Ye City, Kong Rong had even heard that Yuan Shao had personally overseen Yuan Shu's public execution!
Moreover, ever since Kong Rong entered the city, Yuan Shao had been gentle and courteous, observing the proper conduct of a subject in his treatment of the Son of Heaven.
Such a hero could serve as a model to all beneath heaven. How could he harbor disloyal ambitions?
Kong Rong wondered whether Liu Xie had misunderstood something.
"It is all merely appearances." Anger surfaced on Liu Xie's face. As though afraid the walls had ears, he growled, "Yuan Shao is a rebel just like Cao Cao! He has deceived everyone beneath heaven!"
At that instant, Kong Rong felt that the Son of Heaven from Zhengyang Hall had returned.
When he grew angry, his wrath struck like thunder, making people's hearts quake with fear.
Liu Xie drew a deep breath and suppressed his emotions, once again wearing a smile as pleasant as a spring breeze. "You must have many questions, my