Chapter 100 Liu Zilie bullies an orphan and a widow!
Chapter 100: Liu Zilie bullies an orphan and a widow!
Jiangdong, Jianye.

There was silence in the main hall of Wu Hou Mansion.

Only the precious incense was emitting wisps of green smoke that spread throughout the hall.

Everyone was still immersed in the shock of what had just happened.

Whether it was the Twelve Generals of Jiangdong and Lu Zijing identifying the portrait of Liu Wu, or Emperor Liu pointing at his own old face and asking the generals to compare their appearance with Liu Zilie's.

In a vague way, one fact was confirmed...

Liu Zilie of Xiling is really Liu Bei’s eldest son!
Sitting on the main seat, Sun Quan took a deep breath and was about to say something.

Humph~
Suddenly, a minor official rushed into the hall: "Lord Wu! Urgent news from Jiangbei..."

Jiangbei?

Could it be Xiling? !

Almost at the same time,

All eyes in the hall were focused on this minor official.

Clerk: "Urgent news from Jiangbei! Cao Mengde has come south to announce the emperor's decree granting marriage to Liu Zilie and the princess!"

The emperor granted marriage to Liu Zilie and the princess? ! !

boom! ~
In an instant, everyone's heart was hit hard!

The civil and military officials in the palace were all stunned. How, how is this possible? !
Sun Quan stood up suddenly and asked: "Is this true? Do you know where the spies came from?"

The clerk said, "It is confirmed. According to the intelligence report, Liu Zilie went to Xiangyang to receive the imperial edict and returned. He ordered his cavalry to carry the imperial edict of marriage and run around the city to publicize it. Now everyone in Xiling knows about it!"

Holding the imperial edict granting marriage, he ran around the city to spread the news...

Liu Xuande's face turned pale, his eyes were glazed over.

The little beast's marriage actually got the emperor's approval. So what's the point of this marriage whether he admits it or not?

Even if he wanted to use filial piety and etiquette to pressure Liu Wu, it would be impossible. The emperor's edict was the greatest etiquette!

pat~
A muffled sound reached Liu Bei's ears. It was the sound of Zhuge Kongming's hand holding the feather fan falling weakly on the table.

Mr. Wolong's head was buzzing at this moment, and he was in a trance...

This eldest son is really good at this. He was able to get the emperor's edict!
With this imperial edict, anyone in the world who opposes Liu Wu's marriage will be severely slapped in the face.

With the emperor's endorsement, even if Xiling's marriage is not recognized by the lord or Jiangdong, so what? As long as the emperor of the Han Dynasty recognizes this marriage, who in the world dares not recognize it? !

"Lord Wu! Generals! I think you all have seen everything clearly now..." Zhuge Liang reacted quickly. He wanted to seize every opportunity to make Jiangdong stand on the side of his lord.

"With the Emperor's marriage decree, Liu Wu's kidnapped marriage no longer needs the approval of Jiangdong and Uncle Liu..."

"Liang, please think about this. Cao Cao is now holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. How can the emperor issue such an imperial decree?"

"This imperial decree granting marriage must be the intention of Cao Mengde! Liu Wu must have already surrendered to Cao Mengde!"

Every word spoken by Mr. Kong Ming echoed in this hall.

Sun Quan, Lu Su and Zhou Yu were completely confused.

At the beginning, the three of them, the king and his ministers, had a secret meeting in the study and decided on a plan to capture Hefei City, bet on both sides, and make Jiangdong have the best of both worlds. Now the plan has been completely shelved.

They were already confused about the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Wu.

Now Liu Wu even got the marriage granted by the emperor with the help of Cao Mengde, and he was almost blatantly flirting with Prime Minister Cao!

The situation is becoming more and more chaotic. How could Jiangdong dare to place a bet easily at this moment?
Sun Zhongmou's face was gloomy and uncertain, as if he had made a difficult decision. He looked at Liu Bei and said, "Lord Xuande, some time ago, I received a letter from Liu Zilie of Xiling..."

Liu Wu’s letter?
Liu Bei and Kong Ming's eyes instantly fell on the Marquis of Wu.

Lu Su and Zhou Yu were stunned. They had written to Liu Zilie some time ago, inviting him to join forces in attacking Liu Bei, but they had never heard of any letter from Liu Zilie to Jiangdong.

Sun Quan's voice continued: "Liu Zilie said in the letter that he wants to marry my little sister and is willing to give Hefei City to Jiangdong as a betrothal gift..."

"Similarly, he asked Jiangdong to join forces with him to attack the four counties of Jingnan under Lord Xuande's command, and use the four counties of Jingnan as my little sister's dowry!"

"Jiangdong has not yet agreed to this matter..."

This is not the letter written by Liu Zilie to Jiangdong. It is clearly the letter written by Jiangdong to Liu Zilie by the Marquis of Wu, which was disguised and used to fool Liu Xuande!
Zhou Gongjin and Lu Zijing both had a strange look in their eyes, but they said nothing.

Cold sweat began to appear on Liu Huangshu's temples...

That evil guy actually wanted to join forces with Jiangdong to seize his four Jingnan counties!

If the Marquis of Wu really agreed to this, and was suddenly stabbed in the back at the critical moment of the battle, how could Liu Xuande not be defeated?
"Since Uncle Liu and Liu Zilie are father and son, why are they so incompatible and at such a life-and-death battle..." Sun Quan asked this question, which was also the biggest doubt of all the Jiangdong officials in the hall.

"What caused the conflict between you and your father?"

"I have even informed Uncle Liu that Liu Zilie invited Jiangdong to attack Jingnan. I hope Uncle Liu will be honest with me and stop using the "father-son quarrel" argument to evade Jiangdong."

Sun Quan now only wanted to figure out what had happened between the father and son. No matter how stupid he was, he would not believe Liu Xuande's nonsense about the "father and son quarrel."

in an instant,
Everyone in the hall looked towards Liu Xuande.

Liu Wu, this little beast, actually wanted to collude with Jiangdong to attack me. He is so insidious and cunning!
Well, since he doesn't care about the relationship between father and son, why should I hesitate and be lenient?

Liu Xuande was filled with indignation, and he let out a long sigh: "This is a family scandal. Since the Marquis of Wu is so open-hearted, I can only tell him the truth..."

"A few months ago, in the middle of winter, there was a heavy snowfall. My eldest son Liu Wu suddenly disappeared, so I sent people to look for him."

"It was not until midnight that Liu Wu returned in the snow..."

As Liu Bei continued to narrate, a scene that seemed both real and illusory suddenly appeared before him...

In the vast white courtyard,
Liu Wu braved the wind and snow,

Standing outside the lobby.

Those bright eyes were filled with cruel excitement.

"Father! An urgent report from Jiangxia says that our eldest son Liu Qi suddenly fell ill and died!" Liu Wu's eyes were filled with excitement and viciousness. "I traveled to Jiangxia and returned late at night just to plan this [emergency] for Liu Qi..."

"Once Liu Qi dies, who else in the entire Jingzhou is more qualified than my father to succeed him as the Lord of Jingzhou?!"

"This Jingzhou is my father's legacy after all!"

Liu Bei had a gloomy expression and said nothing.

That night, Liu Wu went straight into the hall of the Gong'an County Magistrate's residence and spoke rudely to his younger brother Adou, who was in the hall: "What kind of contribution have I made to my father to be able to enter this hall!"

"You are just a child, you can't make achievements and help your father. Why do you come to my house when you have nothing to do?"

"Get out with me now!"

……

In the Wuhou Hall, Liu Bei's voice of regret had not yet stopped: "I never expected that Liu Wu, this brat, would have such a vicious heart."

"Back then, I was chased by Cao Mengde and had nowhere to go. It was Liu Jingsheng who took me in. He treated me as a brother, and Young Master Liu Qi treated me as an uncle. But I didn't expect that Liu Wu would kill Liu Qi behind my back in order to inherit Jingzhou in the future..."

Liu Xuande's words were full of grief and indignation. Zhuge Liang was stunned.

This……

"Cough..." Zhuge Liang covered his mouth with a feather fan and kept coughing to signal Liu Bei to stop talking nonsense.

But Liu Huangshu just responded with a look...

How come the military advisor forgot what he said on the boat when he came here?

One of the purposes of this trip is to make Liu Wu lose face in front of the people of the world, so that no one will come to him for surrender and submission, thus cutting off his possibility of rising in the future!

Thinking of this, Liu Xuande couldn't help feeling helpless. Although he didn't want to use such despicable means to slander Liu Wu, Liu Wu had forced him to this point and he had no other choice.

Perhaps he understood the look in his master's eyes, Zhuge Liang sighed softly and said nothing more.

Liu Bei continued his [accusation] against Liu Wu: "...this rebellious son is even more ruthless to his younger brother. He relies on his own hard work and great achievements to not take his younger brother seriously!"

"Just think that I, Liu Xuande, have already been buried, and you are bullying orphans and widows!"

"Bei really couldn't stand Liu Wu's cruelty and ruthlessness, so he scolded him in court and told him that he was determined to make Adou the crown prince, and even if Adou died in this position, he would not leave it to Liu Wu."

"But in this chaotic world, how can I really make a boy my crown prince?"

"I just want Liu Wu to reflect on his mistakes and correct them. After he sincerely changes his ways, I will reinstate him as the crown prince."

"Who would have thought that Liu Wu was so narrow-minded that he actually fled Gong'an City and even did the ridiculous thing of kidnapping the princess..."

Uncle Liu finally explained the whole story of Liu Wu's departure in great detail.

Inside the hall, the ruler and his ministers of Jiangdong were already stunned.

They never expected that the feud between Liu Bei and his son was caused by the death of Liu Qi.

It was actually because Liu Bei was unwilling to make Liu Wu the crown prince that Liu Wu fled to Gong'an City in anger!

"No wonder, no wonder Liu Zilie changed his name and came to Jiangbei."

"He worked so hard and served the emperor well, but in the end, the throne that should have belonged to him was given to a seven-year-old child. No wonder he left the police force out of anger!"

"If what Uncle Liu said is true, Liu Zilie is indeed not suitable to be made the crown prince."

"Why do I always feel like something is wrong? Liu Zilie is such a hero, so arrogant. How could he bully a child for no reason? How could he be so narrow-minded?"

The generals in the hall were talking in low voices. Although they knew the reason for the discord between Liu Zilie and Liu Bei, they were skeptical about what Liu Bei said.

Liu Zilie doesn't seem like such a petty person.

Sitting on the main seat in the hall, there was no emotion in Sun Quan's blue eyes. Or rather, he just wanted to confirm whether Liu Wu's escape to Gong'an had any other conspiracy between the father and son.

At present,

It seemed that the father and son were really at odds over the selection of the crown prince. As for the truthfulness of Liu Bei's words, Sun Quan did not care too much.

"Lord Xuande, the matter between you and your father is the family affair of the Emperor's uncle. Jiangdong should not interfere..." Sun Quan was not interested in delving into Liu Bei's family affairs, and directly drew the bottom line for Jiangdong: "But no matter what, Jiangdong must take Hefei!"

"I also ask Uncle Liu to appease the father and son. Since my younger sister has already married Liu, I ask Uncle Liu and his son to make their own decision."

Liu Bei looked up in astonishment and looked at Sun Quan.

The Lord of Jiangdong spoke implicitly, but Uncle Liu immediately understood the profound meaning.

Anyway, you and Liu Wu can't write two Liu characters in one stroke. The Princess of Jiangdong will either marry you or your son. It's up to you. Between you and your son, one of them will be Jiangdong's son-in-law.

But no matter what, Liu and his son could not delay Jiangdong's capture of Hefei.

If Liu Bei understood what Sun Quan said, how could Zhuge Liang not understand it too?

Mr. Kong Ming sighed softly: "What can we do? Now that things have come to this, the relationship between the lord and the eldest son is irreparable. Sooner or later, they will come to blows."

Zhuge Liang said it helplessly, but Sun Zhongmou also heard the deep meaning behind it...

The grudge between Liu Bei and Liu Wu is irreconcilable. If Jiangdong wants to take Hefei safely, it can only choose an ally between this father and son!
The hall fell into silence again.

Sun Quan stroked his purple beard, his thoughts flying...

Now Hefei is still in Liu Zilie's hands, and he will never hand Hefei over to Jiangdong.

Moreover, although Liu Zilie had captured Cao Cao alive, he had been secretly communicating with Cao Mengde and had been ambiguous about his intentions. This time, Cao Cao even used the name of the Han Emperor to issue an edict granting marriage to Liu Wu.

This person is not determined to resist Cao!
for a long time,

Sun Quan's deep voice sounded again: "If Emperor Liu can make peace with Liu Zilie and his son, the Sun-Liu alliance will remain the same. If not..."

"Let's follow the old agreement and continue to join forces to attack Liu Wu!"

"The day when the emperor's uncle fought with Liu Zilie was the day when Jiangdong attacked Hefei, thinking that the emperor's uncle would tie down Liu Zilie's forces..."

……

time flies,
Several days had passed since Liu Xuande crossed the river and met Sun Quan in person.

Inside Xiling City, in a military tent somewhere.

Lu Xun had just finished calculating the expenses for his master's wedding with a group of officials, and was drinking tea with a tired face: "Although these chores are not as exhausting as military affairs, they are also quite exhausting."

Lu Xun shook his head helplessly. In order to prepare for the marriage of Liu Wu and Sun Shangxiang, he had not had a good night's sleep for several nights in a row.

"Mr. Boyan!" A clerk lifted the curtain and handed a brocade bag to Lu Xun: "Someone on the other side of the river has delivered a letter from home to you."

Letter from home?

Lu Xun was stunned. A letter from the Lu family in Jiangdong?

Is it...

The figure of the head of the Jiangdong Lu family, Lu Ji, flashed through Lu Xun's mind. It was probably that this head of the family was the only one who would send him letters.

But given the master's cautious nature, how could he send a letter to himself at this time when he has no time to escape danger?
Could it be that something happened in Jiangdong?
Lu Xun looked solemn. He took the brocade bag, took out the silk from it and unfolded it. The densely written words appeared in Lu Xun's mind:
[A letter from Bo Yan himself. Since we parted at the bow of Xiling, I haven’t seen Bo Yan’s face for a long time. I miss him very much…]

[The scenery in Jiangdong remains the same, but there are also new and interesting things...]

[A few days ago, the public security official Liu Huangshu went to Jiangdong to meet with the Marquis of Wu. The next day, strange news spread in the streets of Jianye.]

【It is said that Bo Yan's master Liu Zilie was the eldest son of Emperor Liu. Because Emperor Liu wanted to make his youngest son Adou the crown prince, he fled to Gong'an in anger. 】

[It is also said that Liu Huangshu came to Jiangdong to discuss with the Marquis of Wu to join forces to attack Liu Zilie. The two families will either take Xiling or Hefei...]

[And Liu Zilie, who killed Liu Qi behind the back of Uncle Liu in order to inherit Jingzhou himself a few months ago...]

[…Bullying my younger brother Adou…]

[…What are you doing in my house when you’re old…]

[…Bullying orphans and widows…]

　There are two chapters today, totaling 8,460 words.

　　
　
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