Chapter 356: The Empress and Lady Dong supported Liu Bei, but the Emperor Ming of Wei was gone?!

Liu Bei came to the backyard.

The beautiful and dashing Ma Ma Yunlu was very popular in the backyard.

With a straightforward personality and good martial arts, she immediately became very popular.

Cai Yan, Mi Zhen, Lady Feng, Diao Chan, and others all wanted Ma Ma Yunlu to teach them martial arts.

After practicing the breathing cultivation technique for a long time, their physical fitness improved quite a bit, and the few of them danced with swords in a decent manner; at the very least, it was pleasing to the eye.

Zhen Jiang pulled Liu Bei over and said in a low voice,

"Husband, someone is unhappy."

Liu Bei held her hand and looked around.

"Everyone is happy and harmonious; I don't see anyone unhappy."

Zhen Jiang pointed to Zhen Mi, who was pouting over there and looking at Ma Ma Yunlu with envy.

"Someone is angry that you took Ma Ma Yunlu, and you don't care about the people around you!"

Liu Bei smiled; it seemed his cultivation plan was about to end.

Zhen Mi rolled her eyes and walked over, saying in a spoiled manner,

"Lord Liu Xuande, I am here to bid you farewell."

Liu Bei smiled; the relationship had become distant, and she had started calling him Lord Liu Xuande.

"What's wrong? Are you running away from home?"

Zhen Mi's mouth pouted even higher.

"This isn't my home anymore. I'm going to the Western Regions to do business. I heard the fruits there are especially delicious; the grapes and cantaloupes are so sweet."

"Lord Liu Xuande, you have reopened the Silk Road and benefited all the people; I also want to go to the Western Regions to venture out."

Zhen Mi gripped her jade hands, with the feeling of "I am going out to venture into the Western Regions"!

Liu Bei smiled.

"You have found a good place. The Wusun horses, Dayuan horses, and wool products there are all quite good, and there are many beauties too. If I weren't a lord, I would want to go there to do business too."

Zhen Mi rolled her eyes; was that what she was talking about!

"Fine, I'm leaving now; I'll go to the Western Regions with the caravan tomorrow! Don't you regret it."

After speaking, she turned around and was about to leave.

Liu Bei stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms.

"You are not allowed to go anywhere; stay honestly in the backyard for me."

Zhen Mi's face was rosy, and she shrank into Liu Bei's arms.

"Without a name or status, what do you expect me to do!"

Liu Bei smelled Zhen Mi's hair fragrance and laughed.

"To prevent my Little Lady Zhen Mi from running away, I plan to take her as a concubine in a month. I wonder if that is feasible?"

Zhen Mi's black eyes stared at Liu Bei.

"It's a deal; you cannot go back on your word!"

The barrage in the broadcast room exploded, full of jealousy.

"Damn, Little Lady Zhen Mi, you are so beautiful, are you worried about not being able to get married?"

"It's actually Zhen Mi urging the eared thief to marry; what a world!"

"This is too much; the hatred of the eared thief stealing a wife!"

"Zhen Mi is so beautiful, the eared thief is such scum!"

"The eared thief's life is truly something even immortals wouldn't trade."

"Little Lady Zhen Mi is the ceiling of purity and desire; it's a bargain for the eared thief!"

A month later,

The Mansion of the General of the Flying Cavalry was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers.

Liu Bei welcomed the number one beauty of Hebei, the apple of the Zhen family's eye, Zhen Mi!

The people of Chang'an thanked Liu Bei for bringing them a good life and hung up lanterns one after another to express their congratulations.

The leaders of Liangzhou had already tasted the sweetness from the Silk Road, and their lives were much more prosperous than before, so they sent people over to send gifts to express their congratulations.

Guan Yu and Zhao Yun also sent people over to congratulate him. Liu Bei replied to them, expressing that he trusted them the most, which was why he let them guard important towns, which moved the two of them to tears.

What Liu Bei didn't expect was,

Zhang Lu of Hanzhong and Liu Zhang of the Shu lands both sent people over to send gifts, and both expressed that they wanted to form an alliance with Lord Liu Xuande and then attack the other!

Liu Bei shelved the alliance for now, but he had many ideas about opening up trade routes.

Liu Biao and Gongsun Zan sent people to send gifts.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also came to send gifts, expressing that everything before was a misunderstanding. Liu Bei accepted the gifts and ordered people to continue receiving refugees from Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou!

What Liu Bei didn't expect was,

Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, these two victims, also sent him gifts!

Guo Jia presented the latest intelligence to Liu Bei.

"My lord, Tao Qian has just passed away from a critical illness, and the gentry of Taking Xuzhou have welcomed Lu Bu to be the Taking Xuzhou Governor."

Liu Bei nodded.

"For more than a year, Lu Bu has built good relationships in Taking Xuzhou, married Cao Bao's daughter as his second wife, and Chen Gong has helped him make friends with the gentry."

Xun You interjected.

"My lord, Lu Bu entering Taking Xuzhou conforms to the interests of most of the Taking Xuzhou gentry. Lu Bu is an outsider and still has to rely on the locals to govern Taking Xuzhou, so it does not harm their interests."

"Cao Bao and these fellow Danyang townsmen of Tao Qian have found a new backer, and Lu Bu is brave and can block Cao Cao."

Jia Xu laughed.

"As for Yuan Shu, my lord, I'm afraid this old boy wants to declare himself Emperor and wants you, my lord, not to have any opinions about him!"

Liu Bei smiled. ===== CHAPTER 357 =====