Chapter 288

Liu Ye cupped his hands.

"My lord's strategic layout is far-reaching; I am deeply impressed!"

Lu Xun pointed to the other side again.

"Brother Ziyang, there are dozens more bed crossbows over there!"

Liu Ye?!

After touring the defenses of Hulao Pass, Liu Ye let out a long sigh.

"My lord, taking Hulao Pass is truly too difficult!"

"I used to be like a frog in a well. Only after coming to Chang'an did I realize that the common people, military affairs, commerce, and artisans are all indispensable."

Just then, Pang Tong arrived with a bamboo slip, his expression somewhat grim.

"My lord, this is the so-called 'Denunciation of the Traitor' issued by Ding Yuan Shao."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Naturally, it won't be anything good about me. Read it aloud."

The very first sentence insulted Liu Bei's birth.

"The Prince of Zhongshan was licentious and extravagant, failing to assist the Son of Heaven or comfort the people. How can he be called a vassal... Bei is a mere weaver of mats and seller of shoes, who forged an imperial edict to call himself a Prince of the Blood."

The meaning was that the Prince of Zhongshan was a man fond of wine and women, had 122 descendants, and did nothing else—a man of no talent.

Under the Edict of Grace, Liu Bei's father was only a minor official, and Liu Bei himself was just a straw-sandal seller who forged an edict to claim he was a Prince of the Blood.

It further claimed Liu Bei had no talent and merely inherited the Prince of Zhongshan's lust.

"Bei is greedy for wine and women, uses power to oppress others, steals men's wives, and kills the innocent..."

The victims listed were: Cai Yan of Wei Zhongdao, Zhen Zhen Jiang of Gao Gan, Zhen Mi of Ding Yuan Xi, Lady Zou of Zhang Ji, the Beauty Feng of Ding Yuan Shu, Diao Chan of Lu Bu, Lady Yi (the daughter-in-law of He Jin), Lady Cai of Liu Biao, Da Qiao of Sun Ce, Xiao Qiao of Zhou Yu, Lu Lu Lingqi of Ding Yuan Yao, and Lady Miss Zhu Rong of Meng Huo.

It even included Kongming's Huang Yueying.

Liu Bei's eyelids twitched; it was a pity Chen Lin didn't become a paparazzi!

"Zhang governs Yizhou; Bei coveted Yizhou, secretly colluded with Zhang Song and Wu Yi, feigned assistance, but actually plotted to seize it, forcibly taking Zhang's widowed sister-in-law and the daughter of Lu..."

The gist was that he not only snatched Liu Zhang's Yizhou but also forcibly took his widowed sister-in-law and Zhang Lu's daughter.

"Bei saw the Emperor humiliated and ignored it, was slow to welcome the Emperor, causing him to be harmed by chaotic soldiers... and he even took the Empress and noble ladies the Emperor intended to appoint..."

It claimed Liu Bei occupied Hedong and, seeing the Emperor bullied by Li Jue and Guo Si, was unwilling to go to Chang'an.

He was late in rescuing the Emperor, leading to the Emperor being killed by chaotic soldiers, and he even took the Empress Fu Shou and the noble lady Lady Dong, whom the Emperor had wanted to appoint.

He even snatched the Emperor's wives—shameless!

There was also a short passage insulting Liu Bei's two brothers.

It said Guan Yu was a murderer, arrogant, and liked being called a "handsome guy."

Zhang Fei was a pig butcher, ugly, loud-voiced, crude in behavior, and short-tempered.

All three were of extremely low birth... and so on.

After hearing it, Liu Bei didn't feel much—nothing else, just strong psychological resilience. Fortunately, Chen Lin didn't blame the Emperor's death on him.

If he had, Liu Bei would really have to praise Chen Lin: a true paparazzi!

Guo Jia, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Xun You, and Lu Xun were all furious that their lord, who loved the people like his own children, was slandered so.

Liu Bei laughed.

"Since everyone is so indignant, I will assign you a task: draft a 'Denunciation of Ding Yuan,' a 'Denunciation of Cao,' and a 'Denunciation of Sun.'"

"As for their dirt, I will have Bai Yuekui send it to you."

"Understood!"

Liu Bei looked at Guo Jia again.

"Guo Fengxiao, that 'Ten Victories Theory' of yours last time was good. Come up with another one this time to boost our army's morale."

Guo Jia cupped his hands.

"Yes, my lord!"

The livestream room exploded with laughter.

"The Big-Eared Thief has been cursed so badly; he's definitely going to retaliate!"

"Chen Lin is quite right; it's hard to prove it false," a US netizen posted.

"What do you think will happen to Chen Lin if he's caught by the Big-Eared Thief?"

"Others only have one assignment, but Guo Jia actually has two—poor guy!"

"The fighting hasn't started, but everyone is already throwing mud and having a war of words!"

Several days later.

Ding Yuan Shao was still preparing in Outside Yecheng. Mobilizing an army of 200, 00 was no simple matter; it required logistics and the conscription of hundreds of thousands of laborers.

"This time, I am determined to conquer Liu Bei!"

Ding Yuan Shao looked at Chen Lin.

"Kongzhang, the denunciation of Liu Bei was written very well; everyone is praising it!"

Chen Lin hurriedly cupped his hands, attributing it to Ding Yuan Shao's wise leadership, and so on.

"Report~!"

"My lord, Liu Bei has also issued a denunciation, pointing directly at you, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce."

Ding Yuan Shao?

He was puzzled. He was such a perfect person—how could Liu Bei still smear him! Too much!

"Read it aloud."

"Shao is from a family of four generations of high officials, yet he lacks ambition, invited foreign troops into Luoyang, leading to Dong Zhuo's chaos... and he is unfilial, as his uncle Ding Yuan Kui is still in Luoyang..."

It started by cursing Ding Yuan Shao for being unrighteous and unfilial.

Han Fu gave him money and grain, yet Ding Yuan Shao snatched Han Fu's position as Inspector of Jizhou—that was unrighteous!

His uncle was still in Luoyang, yet Ding Yuan Shao raised an army against Dong Zhuo, causing the death of dozens of Ding Yuan Kui's family—that was unfilial!

"Great ambition but shallow talent, timid and fearful. As leader of the alliance, he dared not pursue Dong Zhuo, causing Luoyang to be burned and millions of people to be displaced... while he drank and made merry in Suanzao—that was unbenevolent!"

The main point was disloyalty!

The biggest reason for Dong Zhuo's chaotic rule was Ding Yuan Shao proposing to bring foreign troops into Luoyang!

"The Emperor was abducted by Dong Zhuo, yet Shao did not think of rescue, wanting to appoint a new Emperor, Liu Yu, who fortunately refused and fled alone—that was disloyal."

Furthermore, when the Emperor fled east, Ding Yuan Shao didn't even send troops to welcome him. Chen Lin had the nerve to talk about Liu Bei rushing day and night to rescue him—what a double standard!

Liu Bei's strategists had combed through Ding Yuan Shao's dark history.

The gist was: Ding Yuan Shao, you are a person who is disloyal, unrighteous, unfilial, and unbenevolent!

The Great Han reached this state because Ding Yuan Shao was the mastermind behind the scenes; from the moment he invited foreign troops into Luoyang, he wanted to fish in troubled waters.

Ding Yuan Shao cursed loudly.

"Liu Bei, you bully me too much! I swear to kill you!"

Many things about Ding Yuan Shao that everyone had kept quiet about had been ripped open by Liu Bei!

Chen Lin's eyelids twitched; Liu Bei's strategists had sharp tongues too!

Look how angry they made his lord!

Xuxian.

Cao Cao highly praised Chen Lin's writing.

"Good, finally the Big-Eared Thief's hypocrisy is exposed to the world!"

"Chen Lin has great talent!"

Xun Yu entered with a strange expression.

"My lord, news has also come from Liu Bei's side."

Cao Cao smiled.

"Liu Bei hasn't been angered to death by Ding Yuan Shao, has he?"

Xun Yu shook his head.

"My lord, Liu Bei has also issued three denunciations, addressed to Ding Yuan Shao, Sun Ce, and you respectively..."

Cao Cao became interested.