It was supposed to be a friendly greeting, but when Liu Xie said it, his face was expressionless and his tone was indifferent.
Seeing the alienation and coldness between Liu Xie's brows, Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.
"This untouchable! How dare you talk to me like this!"
Yuan Shao has been accustomed to Liu Xie's long-standing respect and flattery, and now he suddenly faces him with such a condescending attitude. How could he not be annoyed?
It's just a disguised Pretender Emperor!
But before Yuan Shao could get angry, Lü Bu behind him cursed, "How dare you Rebel! How dare you look directly at the holy face of Your Majesty? Kneel down quickly!"
He said and kicked Yuan Shao on the leg.
Just like when I kicked Yuan Shu.
But this time he held back a little more force, so Yuan Shao was only kicked to his knees by him, but his leg was not directly broken.
And his kick also made Yuan Shao wake up - now he and Liu Xie were not meeting alone, there were a group of outsiders around them.
Thinking of this, Yuan Shao suppressed the anger in his heart, glanced at Lü Bu coldly, and saluted Liu Xie respectfully. "Your Majesty Yuan Shao, see Your Majesty!"
"Huh?"
Everyone was a little confused when they saw this.
Yuan Shao As the rebellious Son of Heaven Rebel, he could accept no matter whether he was yelling at them or giving them cold looks, but such a respectful salute was unexpected for them.
But Liu Xie knows what's going on.
"He thought I was being held hostage by Lü Bu and Yuan Xi. He didn't think I was the real Son of Heaven, nor did he suspect that I wanted to turn the fake into the real..."
It seems that the effect of the Letter he wrote before was so good that to this point, Yuan Shao didn't even suspect him and still firmly believed that he was being held hostage.
Therefore, in front of these "outsiders", Yuan Shao did not reveal his identity, but continued to cooperate and play the role of a loyal minister.
Liu Xie couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Benchu... what a Honest and Kind Man.
With you like this, I want to give you a decent way to die.
And the fact is just as Liu Xie thought. After Yuan Shao bowed respectfully, he sneered at Lü Bu, "Servant of Three Surnames! Rebel, are these two words worthy of being uttered from your mouth?"
As he spoke, he swept towards everyone in the hall and directly cursed, "You are helping the tyrants to commit evil and collaborating with Lü Bu Holding the Son of Heaven Hostage! You, these rebellious officials and traitors, will not end well!"
Yuan Shao speaks sharply and curses non-stop.
He was so righteous and full of momentum, and he looked like a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. For a while, everyone had self-doubt in their hearts.
Who is Rebel?
"You fart! This general is Great Han Zhongliang, when Holding the Son of Heaven Hostage? Do you really think that this general does not dare to kill you!"
Lü Bu is furious, this Rebel is about to die, how dare he speak so shamelessly!
If the occasion were not right, he would have wanted to tear Yuan Shao apart.
Yuan Xi also stared and cursed, "Shut up! Shameless Old Thief, the whole world knows about you Holding the Son of Heaven Hostage, how dare you bark and confuse right and wrong here?"
"Your Majesty, you are so stubborn in front of me! You have deceived yourself, how can you deceive this whole house of loyal ministers?"
Yuan Xi It would be better if you don't speak.
As soon as he spoke, Yuan Shao was irritated.
"You Wicked Beast! You were taken advantage of by Lü Bu and you don't even know it. How can you end up with a good outcome by seeking skin from a tiger? How could I give birth to such a stupid and shameless person like you!"
"You killed your younger brother and elder brother with your own hands, and ruined the reputation of my Yuan Clan. How can you have the face to see my Yuan Clan's Ancestors after your death!"
"Don't you want Patricide? Do it quickly!"
Yuan Shao looked angry, stood up and pressed towards Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi was momentarily forced by his momentum and couldn't help but take a few steps back, his face turning blue and white.
But when he saw everyone and even Son of Heaven looking at him, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, he gritted his teeth, and was about to draw his knife and attack Yuan Shao.
"General of Chariots and Cavalry There is no need to talk nonsense with this Rebel. When spring comes next year, we will recover You Province Bing Province and I will kill him again Flag Sacrifice."
At this time, Liu Xie, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly spoke and stopped Yuan Xi from drawing his knife Patricide on the spot.
After all, Patricide's influence was too bad, and it would be a waste to kill Yuan Shao like this. If you want to recover You Province and Bing Province at the minimum cost, his help is indispensable.
If you want to kill him, it won't be too late until he has completely lost his use value.
Yuan Xi saw Son of Heaven rescuing him, he breathed a sigh of relief, put the knife back, stared at Yuan Shao bitterly and said, "Old man! Just wait for me!"
Yuan Shao sneered and didn't care at all.
At the same time, he couldn't help but take a deep look at Liu Xie.
I felt a little relieved.
"This boy is indeed loyal to me."
He was originally a little unsure whether Liu Xie had chosen to serve Yuan Xi. After all, Yuan Xi also controlled the identity of Liu Xie Pretender Son of Heaven.
But now it seems that Liu Xie is still loyal to him.
Otherwise, why should Yuan Xi be prevented from killing him?
Liu Xie raised his hand slightly and said calmly, "Please take this Rebel under custody first. After Hejian Commandery recovers, we will wait and see."
"No!"
Lü Bu clasped his fists heavily, and everyone bowed slightly.
Yuan Shao's eyes froze slightly when he saw this.
As a person who has been in a high position for a long time, Yuan Shao can be keenly aware of the difference between true respect and false respect.
Before, when he was Holding the Son of Heaven Hostage, his subordinates treated Liu Xie, Puppet Son of Heaven, Ju Shou, Feng Ji and others with superficial respect.
But as soon as Liu Xie opened his mouth, whether it was Lü Bu, Yuan Xi, Jia Xu, or Cui Yan, the respect shown subconsciously was by no means fake.
"What's going on? Isn't he being held hostage by Lü Bu and Yuan Xi? How could Puppet, Lü Bu, Jia Xu and Xun Chen have such an attitude?"
"What on earth is going on?"
Yuan Shao frowned and had countless questions that he wanted to ask, but after he raised his head and glanced at Liu Xie who had an indifferent expression, he swallowed it back.
Now, the time has not come.
After Yuan Shao was taken away, Liu Xie then looked at Qu Yi and asked Zhao Yun: "What happened to him?"
"Report to Your Majesty." Zhao Yun stepped out of the queue and said with a hand, "The army that Scouts came to report before was Qu Yi who ran back to Lecheng County with Yuan Shao. When he saw the minister leading the troops out of the city, he directly surrendered and surrendered, and tied up Yuan Shao and sent him."
Although he didn't like Qu Yi very much, Zhao Yun did not conceal the fact that Qu Yi surrendered with Yuan Shao, and reported the truth to Liu Xie.
"Surrender?"
Liu Xie was surprised when he heard this, slightly surprised.
This was something he didn't expect.
Qu Yi said quickly, "Your Majesty, the reason why the criminal resisted Your Majesty Son of Heaven's Army before was because he was deceived by Yuan Thief, thinking that Your Majesty was held hostage by Duke Wen and General of Chariots and Cavalry."
"Later, the guilty minister finally figured out that this was just an excuse for Yuan Thief to rebel, so the guilty minister found out that he had lost his way, tricked Yuan Shao into returning to Lecheng County, and captured him to plead guilty to Your Majesty."
"The guilty subject knows that his sins are serious. This move is far from making up for the faults committed by the guilty subject, but it can eliminate a serious problem for Your Majesty. The guilty subject is worth his death!"
Qu Yi burst into tears, and her words were extremely sincere.
Liu Xie was about to speak when he heard this, but Zhang Yan couldn't help it anymore and said angrily, "Your Majesty Don't believe this villain, he is obviously talking nonsense!"
Everyone turned their attention to Zhang Yan.
Who is this person?
Seeing Liu Xie's gaze, Zhang Yan suddenly felt a burst of pressure, but he still gritted his teeth and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty Zhang Yan, see Your Majesty!"
Zhang Yan!
Liu Xie was suddenly enlightened and said with a smile, "It turns out to be General Who Pacifies the North. Why did you come to Lecheng County? And why did you say he was talking nonsense?"
Zhang Yan glanced at Qu Yi angrily, lowered his head and said, "Reply to Your Majesty, I served Your Majesty Imperial Edict to delay the Yuan Shao army, but was defeated, so Yuan Shao's troops withdrew Hejian Commandery."
"I have always felt guilty about this, feeling that I have failed Your Majesty, so I have been looking for opportunities to make amends."
"I heard that Yuan Shao was defeated and fled to You Province, so I specially brought troops and horses to intercept it, hoping to eliminate this powerful enemy for Your Majesty."
"This villain was intercepted by my troops. He must have had no choice but to flee to Lecheng County. He chose to capture Yuan Shao and surrender!"
"Your Majesty Don't be deceived by him!"
Zhang Yan explained exactly what he had done, but only concealed the fact that Qu Yi had internal strife and killed each other.
Because he knew that Qu Yi actually wanted to capture Yuan Shao and ask for credit from Son of Heaven, but as long as he killed Qu Yi because he had no choice but to surrender, that would also be a credit.
Qu Yi glared at Zhang Yan angrily and shouted loudly, "You are so slanderous! I just found my way back from my lost way. I just captured Yuan Shao to apologize to Your Majesty. How can I be desperate?"
Zhang Yan cursed, "Since you want to vote for Your Majesty, then why did you run when I chased you?"
Qu Yi snorted coldly, "You Black Mountain Army are the famous Rebel. How can I not run away if you chase me?"
Zhang Yan was furious. "Rebel? This general is General Who Pacifies the North canonized by Your Majesty! You are Rebel! Your whole family is Rebel!"
The two of them were going back and forth, quarreling with each other.
It looked like it was getting noisier and more violent.
Guo Jia frowned and couldn't stand it anymore, so he yelled, "How outrageous! How unbecoming is it to make a noise? Is this the place for you to quarrel?"
Zhang Yan and Qu Yi were both shocked, and then they realized that Son of Heaven was in front, so they quickly knelt down to apologize and bowed their heads deeply.
Looking at the two people kneeling on the ground in front of him, Liu Xie probably understood the context of the whole thing.
After thinking briefly in his mind for a moment, he said to Qu Yi, "Although General Qu once helped Yuan Shao, he knows his mistakes and can correct them, so there is no great improvement. Capturing Yuan Shao this time is also a great achievement."
"I forgive you for all your crimes and seal General Who Pacifies the North."
General Who Pacifies the North, one of the generals of Si'an.
Level one with General Who Pacifies the West from Zhang Liao.
It doesn't matter whether Qu Yi planned to surrender from the beginning or was forced to surrender. What matters is that the credit belongs to him.
If such great achievements are not rewarded heavily, who will be willing to surrender in the future?
Liu Xie did this just to buy horse bones for thousands of gold, so as to reduce the resistance to conquering the world in the future.