Chapter 132

He didn't care that Henei Commandery already had two Administrators... the Administrators were piling up!

Li Ru added,

"My lord, let's also appoint Gao Gan as the Administrator of Shangdang."

"He has a grudge against Liu Bei for stealing his wife, and he lost face at Huguan last time..."

Dong Zhuo stood up tall.

"Good, let's do that!"

"Order Li Jue and Guo Si to exit Wuguan and collect grain, grass, and wealth from the commoners in Nanyang Commandery, Runan, and other places!"

Dong Zhuo was currently short of men and grain. Since he couldn't beat Liu Bei, he could only target the soft persimmons!

Jinyang City was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers to celebrate Liu Bei obtaining the position of Inspector of Bingzhou, from then on holding the power to appoint and dismiss officials at all levels in Bingzhou!

Zhang Fei laughed heartily.

"Big Brother, I never thought I could be a General of the Household too!"

Guan Yu was appointed as the General Who Manifests Might.

Zhao Yun was appointed as the General Who Breaks the Captives...

After the celebration, Liu Bei received several waves of guests.

Liu Biao sent an envoy to express goodwill, and Liu Bei also had him bring back his own goodwill toward his old brother Brother Jingsheng.

There was also an envoy from Ding Yuan Shao, his own brother-in-law.

"Lord Liu Xuande, last time was entirely a misunderstanding. It was Gao Gan who was angry about the Zhen Zhen Jiang incident and acted on his own initiative."

Zhen Yan cupped his hands, looking all business.

Zhang Fei snorted.

"Ding Yuan Shao says it's a misunderstanding, so it's a misunderstanding? Back then, my brother gave Jizhou to him, and he didn't even thank my big brother!"

Zhen Yan's voice wasn't as loud as Zhang Fei's, and he wasn't as good at quibbling, so he was left speechless.

As for why the brute Zhang Fei was in charge of diplomacy here, one would have to ask Guo Jia!

Sun Jian Yong also slapped the table.

"Why did Ding Yuan Shao station troops near Huguan? We treated him as an ally, yet he stabbed us in the back! That's excessive!"

"And he calls himself the Alliance Leader; it truly makes one's heart cold!"

Zhen Yan... this carefree guy was also so annoying!

Liu Bei tapped the table.

"Ding Yuan Shao's apology lacks sincerity. It just so happens that Brother Brother Gongsun invited me to hunt in Zhongshan Kingdom, so it's time to set off soon."

Zhen Yan's mouth twitched. This brother-in-law really didn't give him any face.

"Lord Liu Xuande, my lord is willing to gift fifty thousand shi of grain."

"Only fifty thousand shi? Are you trying to dismiss a beggar? One hundred and fifty thousand shi, not a single shi less!"

Zhang Fei immediately shouted, looking exactly like the shrewd merchant who sold pork in Zhuoxian!

In the end, Zhen Yan gritted his teeth and gave one hundred thousand shi of grain to settle the matter.

Liu Bei just didn't want to tear his face off with Ding Yuan Shao, as he still had things to do that required passing through his territory recently.

"My brother-in-law really doesn't give me any face!"

Zhen Yan looked at Zhen Zhen Jiang and Zhen Mi, his heart filled with resentment!

Zhen Zhen Jiang frowned.

"Second Brother, my husband just won a great victory over Dong Zhuo, and his prestige is at its peak. Ding Yuan Shao attacked Huguan for no reason; he was the one who made the mistake first. How did it become my husband not giving you face when it reached you?"

Zhen Mi's eyes lit up, and she secretly gave her eldest sister a thumbs up. That was well said!

"Exactly, Brother-in-law is amazing, his prestige shakes the Nine Provinces. Ding Yuan Shao will be defeated by Brother-in-law sooner or later!"

Zhen Yan's expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily,

"Zhen Mi, don't talk nonsense!"

"The foundation of our Zhen family is in Jizhou, and I am the head of the family now!"

Zhen Mi turned her head away and stuck out her tongue, not caring at all!

Zhen Yan's tone softened slightly.

"Fifth Sister, you have been studying in Jinyang for a while now. It's time to go back and see Mother. Her health hasn't been very good lately."

Zhen Mi... "But I still have a lot to learn, and Sister is pregnant, so I need to help take care of her."

She didn't want to leave Jinyang, didn't want to leave Zhen Zhen Jiang, and even less did she want to leave Liu Bei's sight...

Zhen Yan was a bit impatient.

"Mother is in poor health, so you should go back. Besides, Cai Yan just gave birth and can't teach you anything at all!"

The three of them parted on somewhat bad terms.

As soon as Liu Bei returned to the backyard, Zhen Mi ran over like a gust of wind, her eyes red, and she dragged out her voice,

"Brother-in-law~!"

Liu Bei smiled.

"What's wrong? Someone actually dared to bully my sister-in-law! Tell me quickly."

Zhen Mi rolled her eyes beautifully.

"Hmph, it's all because of my Second Brother, he wants me to go back."

Liu Bei wasn't surprised at all. News had come from Outside Yecheng that Ding Yuan Shao intended for Ding Yuan Xi to marry Zhen Mi.

"Second Brother said my mother is sick."

Zhen Mi didn't want to go back, but with her mother sick, she couldn't stay in Jinyang City any longer.

"Is that so? As far as I know, the old lady is in very good health; she even went for an outing outside the city half a month ago."

Liu Bei had an expression of great surprise.

Zhen Mi?!

She was as clever as ice and snow.

"What a good Second Brother, he's gone too far!"

"Brother-in-law, you are truly kind!"

Zhen Mi looked at Liu Bei with sparkling eyes and bowed gracefully.

Afterward, she ran off happily; she definitely wasn't going back this time.

Liu Bei had many opinions about this brother-in-law, but he didn't flare up.

"I remember this Zhen Yan is going to pass away soon. I saw his complexion was extremely poor last time."

Soon, Zhen Rong, who was on good terms with him, would become the head of the Zhen family, and that would be the time when the Zhen family would fully lean toward him.

The netizens in the live broadcast room were complaining.

"Damn, big-eared thief, you sent people to stalk Zhen Mi's mother, what are you trying to do!"

"It's terrifying to think about, the big-eared thief is shameless!"

"As long as little sister Zhen Mi doesn't return to Jizhou, everything is fine!"

"Forget it, Zhen Mi's eyes shine when she looks at the big-eared thief; I don't want her eyes to lose their light in the future."

In the Inspector's Mansion,

Liu Bei looked at the bamboo slips in front of him.

"The Huang Jin Army in Qingzhou is developing rapidly and has the momentum to sweep through the entire Qingzhou. Kong Kong Beihai wrote me a letter asking for help. What do you all think I should do?"