Chapter 656

Liu Bei looked; the girl was sweet and cute, with fair skin, a national beauty, and a haggard look on her face, which instead increased her tragic beauty.

Liu Bei felt somewhat strange. Who was this beautiful little beauty?

The woman saw Liu Bei and also looked him over carefully.

She couldn't believe that Lord Xuande, who had become famous almost at the same time as her father, or even more famous, and who had shaken the world—the one she grew up listening to stories about—was actually so young and handsome!

"No wonder Father was full of jealousy every time he mentioned Liu Bei's appearance..."

She immediately reacted, realizing she had been mesmerized by looking at a man,

"So shameful!"

Cao Jie bowed gracefully,

"Lord Xuande, this little girl is Cao Jie, daughter of Cao Cao."

Liu Bei suddenly realized. So it was the second Empress of Emperor Xian of Han, the Cao Jie who threw the imperial seal in anger. He secretly thought,

"I didn't expect the Cao family's daughter to have just grown up!"

He smiled, making Cao Jie feel like she was bathed in a spring breeze,

"Cao Xiaoniang is both beautiful and intelligent. I didn't expect Brother Mengde to be so blessed."

Cao Jie bowed gracefully,

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord Xuande. This little girl has a request..."

Cao Jie told him the matter.

Liu Bei nodded,

"Saving lives and healing the wounded is the duty of us healers. I will go take a look immediately."

Cao Jie was moved in her heart. Liu Bei didn't even enter the hall and went to save someone. She secretly thought,

"Lord Xuande is benevolent and righteous; his reputation is well-deserved."

Several people arrived at the inner room of the side courtyard, which was filled with the smell of herbs.

The delicate-looking Cao Chong lay on the bed, his face pathologically flushed red.

Liu Bei tested the temperature of his forehead and took his pulse, frowning.

Cao Jie trembled in her heart,

"Lord Xuande, the famous physicians in the city all say my Chong-di is likely..."

Liu Bei suddenly laughed,

"Cao Xiaoniang doesn't need to worry too much. His condition is serious, but since I've come, I will surely not let anything happen to him."

Cao Jie was instantly warmed by Liu Bei's smile.

Liu Bei prescribed two prescriptions,

"Cao Chong has a lung infection caused by a fever. Take these two prescriptions first, and I will give him acupuncture tomorrow. He should be better in half a month."

"Thank you, Lord Xuande."

Liu Bei looked at Cao Jie's haggard face and grabbed her hand.

Cao Jie was suddenly shocked. This Lord Xuande...

The live broadcast room barrage exploded,

"Brother Bei, Cao Cao treats you like a buddy, you can't do this!"

"Cao Boss's backyard is about to be hollowed out by Liu Bei!"

"I feel pity for her; Miss Cao Jie is not bad. If it were me, I would have made a move too!"

"Brother Bei, stop! Leave Miss Cao Jie to me!"

Cao Jie's face was flushed red. Her heart was in chaos. Rumor had it that Lord Xuande loved beauties; was it true? Then what should she do?

Although she had a good impression of Liu Bei, Liu Bei was her father's mortal enemy.

"His strength is so great, his palm is so powerful!"

Cao Jie's snow-white swan neck was instantly covered in a blush.

Liu Bei grabbed Cao Jie's tender white hand and frowned,

"Cao Xiaoniang's body has also been infected by the fever. Have you been coughing for the past few days?"

Cao Jie?!

So Lord Xuande was taking her pulse.

Cao Jie hurriedly began to cough to hide her embarrassment,

"Woo woo, fortunately Lord Xuande doesn't know my thoughts, otherwise, I..."

Cao Jie almost coughed herself to death, but she felt somewhat unhappy in her heart. Did she not count as a beauty? Lord Xuande actually had no thoughts?

Liu Bei also prescribed a prescription for Cao Jie and let the servants go boil the medicine.

Cao Jie looked at Liu Bei's back, feeling that Lord Xuande was really warm, and her heart was warmed. Which young girl wouldn't have a good impression of such a world-famous hero who was extremely handsome?

Liu Bei then returned to the main hall, where the generals had already gathered.

Liu Bei laughed,

"Gentlemen, you've waited a long time."

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands,

"My lord, saving lives and healing the wounded—I admire you very much."

Liu Bei nodded,

"Kongming, tell everyone what the situation is now."

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands,

"Gentlemen, my lord crushed the Cao army, shaking the Central Plains. Cao Cao fled to Hebei, only occupying Dong Commandery. Runan and Chen State in Yuzhou, seeing Xuxian abandoned by the Cao army, did not resist and opened the gates to surrender."

"Our army has already occupied all of Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and Yanzhou only has Dong Commandery left. Beihai, Donglai, Qi State, and Jinan Commandery in Qingzhou have all been taken by our army!"

Everyone was overjoyed. They didn't expect the results this time to be so excellent; in two months, they had taken three and a half provinces!

Zhang Fei laughed,

"Big brother, Cao Cao only has two and a half provinces left. I am willing to be the vanguard to take Yecheng directly!"

Guan Yu was also eager to try; he hadn't taken Yecheng last time and was still brooding over it.

Liu Bei shook his head,

"Our army just took the Central Plains. The three provinces of the Central Plains have so many people and such a large area, and we haven't implemented effective rule yet. If we rashly attack Hebei and fail, the Central Plains will be in danger."

Guo Jia also said,

"My lord is wise. Cao Cao operated in the Central Plains for a long time. This time our army relied on the power of a great victory to quickly occupy the Central Plains, but there are many hidden dangers, and many clans may not be sincerely convinced."

Pang Tong also interjected,

"When our army attacks Hebei, if these clans rebel, the rear will be unstable, and the front line will not be able to last."

Liu Bei looked around,

"So our army's next step is to truly integrate the Central Plains."

"Xun You, I appoint you as Inspector of Yuzhou. You must win over the hearts of the people and the clans."

"Understood!"

"Guan Yu, I appoint you as Inspector of Yanzhou, and Xu Shu as Assistant of Yanzhou and Prefect of Chen Liu Commandery."

"Understood!"

"Guan Yu will guard Chen Liu, Zhang Liao will guard Jiyin, Lu Xun will lead troops to guard Dongping State, and the naval forces will train and control the waterways in the Daye Marsh, Yellow River, and Ji River areas."

"Understood."

Liu Bei also ordered Huang Zhong to guard Le'an and confront Xia Hou Yuan across the Yellow River.

Taishi Ci will guard Jinan Commandery and wait for an opportunity to act.

At the same time, promote Zhao Yun to Inspector of Bingzhou, Tian Yu to Prefect of Yanmen, Fa Zheng to Assistant of Bingzhou and Prefect of Taiyuan, and transfer Jia Xu to Xuxian.

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands,

"My lord, our army has already occupied the Central Plains. Jiangdong and Jingzhou are too far from the three places, and moving troops to Hebei in the future will be a long journey. I suggest starting to rebuild Luoyangcheng."

Liu Bei also had this idea,

"Good. Order Li Yan to be in charge, with Ma Jun as his assistant, and widely recruit skilled craftsmen from all over the world to build Luoyangcheng."

"I will continue to sit in Xuxian and soothe the hearts of the people and clans of the Central Plains."

He would also send for his wives and concubines to be brought to Xuxian, and Liu Bei planned to stay until Luoyang was rebuilt.

Xun You cupped his hands,

"My lord, Chen Qun, the Prefect of Runan, has great talent. I recommend him."