Chapter 516: Liu Bei: A crusade manifesto

After Liu Ye finished touring the defenses of Tongguan, he sighed deeply.

"My lord, taking Tongguan is truly too difficult!"

"I used to be like a frog in a well. Only after coming to Changancheng did I realize that the people, military affairs, commerce, and craftsmen are all indispensable."

Just then, Pang Shiyuan arrived holding a bamboo slip, his expression somewhat poor.

"My lord, this is the so-called crusade manifesto issued by Yuan Shao."

Liu Bei laughed.

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

The first sentence was an insult to Liu Bei's birth.

"Zhongshan Jing Wang was only extravagant and lustful, not assisting the Son of Heaven to soothe the people; how can he be called a vassal minister... Bei is a person who weaves mats and sells sandals, forging an imperial edict to call himself the Imperial Uncle."

It meant that Zhongshan Jing Wang was a man fond of wine and women, having 122 descendants, but did nothing else, a man of incompetence.

Under the Order of Grace, Liu Bei's father was only a minor official, and Liu Bei himself was just a sandal seller, forging an edict to call himself the Imperial Uncle.

It also said Liu Bei had no talent, only inheriting the lustfulness of Zhongshan Jing Wang!

"Bei is greedy for wine and women, using power to oppress others, seizing others' wives, killing innocent people..."

The victims were as follows: Cai Yan of Wei Zhongdao, Zhen Jiang of Gao Gan, Zhen Mi of Yuan Xi, Zou Shi of Zhang Ji, Beauty Feng of Yuan Shu, Diao Chan of Lu Bu, the daughter-in-law of He Jin, Lady Cai of Liu Biao, Big Qiao of Sun Ce, Little Qiao of Zhou Gongjin, Lu Lingqi of Yuan Yao, and Lady Zhu Rong of Meng Huo.

There was even Kong Ming's Huang Yueying.

Liu Bei's eyelids twitched; it would be a pity if this Chen Lin didn't become a paparazzi!

"Zhang governed Yizhou; Bei coveted Yizhou, secretly communicating with Zhang Song and Wu Yi, pretending to help them while actually plotting against them, forcibly taking Zhang's widowed sister-in-law, the daughter of Lu..."

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

"Bei saw the Emperor humiliated and ignored it, welcoming the Emperor slowly, causing the Emperor to be harmed by chaotic soldiers... and also took the Empress Fu Shou and Noble Lady Dong whom the Emperor wanted to establish..."

It said Liu Bei occupied Hedong and, seeing the Emperor being bullied by Li Jue and Guo Si, was unwilling to go to Changancheng.

Saving the Emperor late led to the Emperor being killed by chaotic soldiers, and he even took the Empress Fu Shou and Noble Lady Dong whom the Emperor wanted to establish.

Even seizing the Emperor's wives—shameless!

There was also a small section 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, rude in behavior, and short-tempered.

The three of them were all of extremely low birth... and so on.

After reading it, Liu Bei didn't feel much. Nothing else, he had strong psychological resilience. Fortunately, Chen Lin didn't count the Emperor's death on his head.

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

Guo Fengxiao, Pang Shiyuan, Fa Fa Xiaozhi, Xun Xun Gongda, and Lu Xun were all furious that someone would slander their lord, who loved the people like his own children, in such a way!

Liu Bei laughed.

"Since everyone is so angry, I will assign you tasks: prepare a crusade manifesto against Yuan, a crusade manifesto against Cao, and a crusade manifesto against Sun."

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

"Understood!"

Liu Bei looked at Guo Fengxiao again.

"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 Fengxiao cupped his hands.

"Yes, my lord!"

The live broadcast room exploded with laughter.

"Liu Daer was cursed badly; he's definitely going to retaliate!"

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

"What do you think will happen if this Chen Lin is caught by Liu Daer?"

"Others only have one assignment, but Guo Fengxiao actually has two. Poor guy!"

"The martial battle hasn't started, but everyone has started throwing dirt and fighting a war of words!"

Several days later,

Yuan Shao was still preparing in Yecheng. Mobilizing two hundred thousand troops this time was no easy matter, requiring logistics, supplies, and the conscription of hundreds of thousands of laborers.

"This time, in the crusade against Liu Bei, I am determined to win!"

Yuan Shao looked at Chen Lin.

"Kongzhang, the crusade manifesto against Liu Bei was written very well; everyone is praising it!"

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

"Report~!"

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

Yuan Shao?

He was surprised. He was such a perfect person, yet Liu Bei still wanted to smear him! Too much!

"Read it aloud."

"Shao is of the fourth generation and third ducal rank, yet does not seek progress, leading foreign troops into Luoyang, causing Dong Zhuo's chaos... and is unfilial, as his uncle Yuan Kui is still in Luoyang..."

First, it insulted Yuan Shao for being unrighteous and unfilial.

Han Fu gave him money and grain, yet Yuan Shao seized Han Fu's Jizhou governorship—unrighteous!

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

"Ambitious but incompetent, cowardly and fearful. As the leader of the alliance, he dared not pursue Dong Zhuo, causing Luoyang to be burned and millions of people to be displaced... while he himself drank and made merry in Suanzao—unbenevolent!"

The focus was on disloyalty!

The biggest reason for Dong Zhuo's chaos was Yuan Shao's proposal to welcome foreign troops into Luoyang!

"The Emperor was abducted by Dong Zhuo; Shao did not think of rescuing him, wanting to establish a new emperor, Liu Yu. Fortunately, Yu refused to accept and fled alone—disloyal."

There was also the Emperor's escape to the east; Yuan Shao didn't even send troops to welcome him, yet Chen Lin had the nerve to talk about Liu Bei, who traveled day and night to rescue him—the double standard is severe!

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

The gist was that Yuan Shao was a person who was disloyal, unrighteous, unfilial, and unbenevolent!

The Great Han ended up in this situation because Yuan Shao was the mastermind behind the scenes; from leading foreign troops into Luoyang, he just wanted to fish in troubled waters.

Yuan Shao cursed loudly.

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

Many of Yuan Shao's affairs, which everyone hadn't poked through, were torn open by Liu Bei!

Chen Lin's eyelids twitched; Liu Bei's strategists had very poisonous tongues!

Look at how angry they made their lord!

Xuxian,

Cao Cao highly praised Chen Lin's writing style.

"Good, finally Liu Daer's hypocrisy is shown to the world!"

"Chen Lin has great talent!"

Xun Wenruo entered with a strange expression.

"My lord, there is also news from Liu Bei's side."

Cao Cao laughed.

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

Xun Wenruo shook his head.

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

Cao Cao became interested. ===== CHAPTER 517 =====