Chapter 179

"If Liu Bei takes Chang'an and then resolves the Xiliang Qiang tribe unrest, his hegemony will be in sight!"

"I only care about why the Big-Eared Thief went to find Lady Dong!"

"Lady Dong in plain clothes is truly too beautiful, she makes one feel pity!"

After discussing the matters,

Liu Bei entered the room and found that the two were chatting quite well. Seeing Liu Bei enter, both of them blushed.

Liu Bei?? Were they talking about him?

Lu Lu Lingqi said,

"Lord Liu Xuande, Sister Dong said that you saved her life and she wants to be your maid to serve you."

Lady Dong blushed deeply,

"Sister Lu, don't talk nonsense."

Liu Bei laughed,

"It's fine. You don't need to be a maid, but you can definitely go to Jinyang."

Lady Dong nodded slightly. Although she was distraught, the shadow of Liu Bei, her savior, had entered her heart.

The three chatted for a while longer,

Liu Bei intended to return, but Lu Lu Lingqi planned to stay and keep the poor girl, Lady Dong, company.

Liu Bei left a few soldiers behind to help Lady Dong.

He returned to the palace, and just as he reached the side hall,

Lu Bu ran over in a hurry and said loudly,

"Liu Bei, where did you trick my daughter Lu Lu Lingqi into going! What happened!"

The surrounding soldiers looked over one after another.

Liu Bei shrugged,

"Lu Lu Lingqi is a grown woman and her martial arts are good, what are you afraid of?"

Lu Bu, reeking of alcohol, pointed at Liu Bei,

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"I don't know what that brat sees in you, to be so infatuated with you!"

"I've said it so many times!"

"You were out for an hour! What did you do to my daughter!"

"She is a pure maiden!"

Lu Bu ranted angrily, and the surrounding soldiers all got the gossip.

Even Liu Biao, Kong Rong, and others in the hall got the gossip.

Cao Cao: I must be careful with my daughters at home, lest they be targeted by the Big-Eared Thief!

Ding Yuan Shu: My daughter is very beautiful, I must not let the Big-Eared Thief discover her!

In an instant, everyone felt that their "little cotton-padded jackets" at home were in danger.

Liu Bei's mouth twitched.

Lu Lu Lingqi is miserable to have such a father with poor drinking habits! She must be dying of social embarrassment!

"Fengxian, you are overthinking it. Miss Lu is with Dong Cheng's daughter, who is holding a funeral by herself."

Lu Bu was a bit skeptical,

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"You're not lying to me?"

Liu Bei shrugged,

"Fengxian, when have I ever lied to you?"

Lu Bu thought about it and realized it was true; Liu Bei had a good reputation and no reason to lie to him.

Liu Bei pulled Lu Bu to go drink again.

Everyone drank until late at night before dispersing.

The next day at noon,

General Fuguofu Wan took out the imperial edict prepared by Liu Xie, which was an order to confer titles upon the various lords.

Unfortunately,

before it could be sent out, the Emperor had met with disaster.

"Confer Ding Yuan Shao as Grand General!"

"Confer Liu Bei as General of the Household Cavalry, leading as Colonel of the Capital!"

"Confer Cao Cao as General of the Chariots and Cavalry!"

"Confer Ding Yuan Shu as General of the Guards!"

"Confer Liu Biao as General of the Vanguard!"

"Lu Bu as General of the East!"

"Kong Rong as Inspector of Qing Province!"

Liu Bei thought to himself,

"Colonel of the Capital? It seems the Emperor wants me to help him recover the capital region and deal with Li Jue and Guo Si. I must fulfill his last wish."

Ding Yuan Shao obtained the real title of Grand General and couldn't help but feel a bit proud.

Ding Yuan Shu's jealousy flared up again. The three people he hated were all ranked higher than him!

Liu Biao didn't feel good either. He was the oldest, yet the Emperor conferred him a lower rank than the other four, which showed that the Emperor had a lot of opinions about him and looked down on him a bit.

Everyone had different thoughts and didn't put their minds on the Emperor's funeral at all.

Fu Wan didn't feel good either. The Emperor had originally planned to marry his daughter, but now that was ruined too. That was the father-in-law of the Emperor!

A missed opportunity, miserable! Miserable!

He looked around,

"Liu Biao is old, Cao Cao has a bad reputation! Lu Bu is a brute! Kong Rong is stubborn and weak!"

"Ding Yuan Shao is a bit old. Lord Liu Xuande is not bad. If only he could marry my Fu Shou, but unfortunately he has already married Cai Yan..."

Consultant Wu Shuo took out another imperial edict,

"Lord Liu Xuande, the Emperor ordered people to check the royal genealogy. You are indeed a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan of the Western Han Dynasty. According to seniority, you are the Emperor's uncle. The Emperor originally intended to acknowledge you as a relative, but unfortunately... alas."

Liu Bei?

He didn't expect Liu Xie's layout to be so deep, having already won him over like this.

According to the historical process, this matter would only happen a few years later when the Emperor wanted to find foreign aid and would acknowledge him as his uncle.

He signaled to Wu Shuo with his eyes, indicating that he remembered his kindness.

The others were instantly sour.

Ding Yuan Shu's expression was distorted. Although Liu Bei always claimed to be a member of the Han royal family, he was a very, very distant relative of the Emperor. It was fine to fool the commoners,

but other noble families would basically not acknowledge it!

But now it was different.

The Emperor had actually acknowledged Liu Bei as his uncle, which meant Liu Bei was now a true royal relative, and the closest kind at that.

His status as a family of "four generations of three dukes" was instantly eclipsed by Liu Bei!

Ding Yuan Shao was also sour. This Liu Bei was truly too lucky!

Cao Cao's heart sank. This Liu Bei could do many things with this identity!

Guan Yu was excited inside. Big Brother's status was even higher now!

The Emperor's funeral continued, with a group of monks chanting and dancing there.

A few days later, representatives of several other lords came to mourn.

The lords naturally went to the side hall to drink whenever they had nothing to do, just like back in the days at Suanzao.

During this time, Liu Bei helped Lady Dong bury Dong Cheng, allowing her to fulfill her final act of filial piety.

This day, everyone was still drinking,

Lu Lu Lingqi brought Lady Dong, who was dressed in plain clothes, over.