Chapter 107

Early the next morning,

Dong Zhuo called for Lu Bu, brought several thousand elite armored soldiers, and headed to the imperial palace, unable to wait to announce the deposition of the Emperor!

Yuan Shao jumped out to oppose him.

Dong Zhuo originally wanted to kill him to establish his authority, but later thought, 'Forget it.' Yuan Kui had secretly agreed to the deposition, so he still had to give him some face and not bicker with the younger generation!

Dong Zhuo turned around and killed several ministers to establish his authority!

Yuan Shao was both angry and afraid; he turned and fled the city, running to Bohai!

Yuan Shu slipped away even faster than him, running to Nanyang long ago to avoid disaster!

Minister Ding Gong presided over the deposition ceremony in front of the Chongde Hall. Grand Tutor Yuan Kui helped Liu Bian down from the throne, removed the imperial seal and ribbon, handed them to Liu Xie, and then helped Liu Xie formally ascend the throne.

With this, Dong Zhuo succeeded in deposing the Emperor, and his prestige was unmatched.

Although many people hated him, even more people feared him!

Liu Bei had not yet reached the rank to attend court meetings; he only heard about this later.

"Dong Zhuo is a fool. Lu Bu could stab his foster father Ding Yuan; next time, he'll stab you, this foster father!"

The live broadcast room barrage also increased.

"The Big-Eared Thief is right; there is only a difference between 0 and N times for cheating."

"Why hasn't the Big-Eared Thief run away yet? He intimidated Dong Zhuo last time, and he's the only one left who hasn't run!"

"He usually looks quite smart; why isn't he running this time?"

Dong Zhuo was self-satisfied, remembering the previous matter.

"Hmph, that damned Liu Bei, a weaver of mats and a seller of shoes, actually dared to defy me. I intend to have Lu Bu execute this person!"

Li Ru's eyeballs rolled.

"My lord, you must not."

Dong Zhuo was stunned. With Lu Bu, this peerless fierce general, couldn't he achieve the freedom to kill people?!

"My lord, Liu Bei has a very good reputation, is brave and loyal, and his two great generals are both invincible. There is no need to have a direct conflict with him."

"He still has twenty thousand troops in Taiyuan; if we fight him, wouldn't it benefit others?"

"I observe that this Liu Bei may not be as loyal as the rumors say."

"If we can persuade him to surrender, it would be a huge blow to Lu Zhi's prestige."

Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up; he had finally found the 'sweet spot'.

"Li Ru's plan is excellent! Isn't Lu Zhi's favorite student this Liu Bei? If Liu Bei listens to me in the future, I estimate he will vomit three liters of blood! Haha!"

Li Ru cupped his hands.

"My lord, I have a friend named Jia Xu who can act as a lobbyist."

"Good! Go ahead and arrange it. As long as Liu Bei is willing to submit to me, the position of Colonel is his!"

Li Ru bowed.

"My lord is wise. Liu Bei's generals are brave, which is extremely beneficial to your great cause!"

Dong Zhuo laughed triumphantly, as if he saw the day he would ascend to the throne!

At Cai Yong's residence,

Liu Bei looked at this Jia Xu, who was eight feet tall, majestic and solemn, but dressed like an accountant.

"You are Dong Zhuo's envoy? Jia Wenhe from Wu Wei? What brings you here to me?"

Jia Xu cupped his hands.

"Prefect Liu, Lord Dong knows of your talent and loyalty. In the past, you killed Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, defeated the White Wave Army and Yufuluo, and killed the Xianbei Kui Tou and Helian."

"Recently, you have rendered meritorious service in rescuing the Emperor. You have worked hard and achieved much; you should not just be a Prefect of Taiyuan."

Liu Bei was noncommittal.

Jia Xu continued,

"Lu Bu was originally a Registrar under Ding Yuan; this time he joined Lord Dong and was also enfeoffed as a Colonel. As long as Prefect Liu relies on Lord Dong, how could you be inferior to him?"

"Lord Dong says he can enfeoff you as a Colonel who Breaks the Captives, and once you render new service, you will be enfeoffed as a Marquis!"

Jia Xu coaxed him step by step, his mouth dry from talking.

He originally did not want to do this, but his friend Li Ru had recommended him again!

Zhang Fei laughed loudly.

"Big Brother, Fat Dong has quite good vision, better than He Jin!"

"Fat Dong?" Jia Xu shook his head inwardly. 'I'll just pretend I didn't hear that.' "This Zhang Fei is fat himself, yet he calls Dong Zhuo a fat man!"

Zhao Yun did not speak; he naturally listened to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei slammed the table violently.

"Dong Zhuo wants to depose the Emperor and also persecuted my teacher, making my teacher return to his hometown in misery. How can I endure this..."

He stood up angrily.

"Before, Dong Zhuo even wanted to kill Lu Shi on the spot. I still have twenty thousand iron cavalry in Taiyuan; I am not afraid of Dong Zhuo."

Jia Xu felt bitter inwardly, feeling that this Liu Bei was a hot-headed youth. Who didn't he learn from, but actually learned from Lu Zhi!

His eyeballs rolled, intending to continue changing methods to persuade him.

Liu Bei kicked the table away and said angrily,

"Dong Zhuo bullies me! Lu Bu is just a Registrar; he hasn't rendered a sliver of merit, yet he can be a Colonel? And I am also just a Colonel?!"

Liu Bei's meaning was clearly that he looked down on being just a Colonel!

"Ahem!"

Even though Jia Xu was old and cunning, he was sprained at the waist by Liu Bei's sudden turn.

He cursed inwardly,

"So it wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he was given too little!!"

"Great treachery looks like loyalty; this Liu Bei is hiding so deeply. I have misjudged him!"

Zhang Fei laughed loudly.

"Big Brother is right. At least give him a Minister position; Big Brother can just take over Lu Shi's job!"

Jia Xu almost rolled his eyes.

"These two brothers are truly greedy!" ===== CHAPTER 108 =====