Can I get to the other side?

"The false emperor of Xu County?" Fu Guiren was stunned when he heard this, and asked with a little doubt: "Sister, why are you asking about the news about the false emperor?"

Empress Fu had lived with the pseudo-emperor in Xu County for three years. Now that she has returned to Yecheng, she should put aside all relations with the pseudo-emperor.

Isn't it just asking for death to inquire about the false emperor's situation?

For a moment, Fu Guiren was worried.

Empress Fu said calmly: "I'm just a little curious about the fate of this false emperor."

"I have been living in the palace for a long time and have not paid attention to the outside world for a long time. I wonder if Your Majesty has caught him?"

Jiaofang Palace is isolated from the outside world, and she can't hear any news.

This was the first time in recent months that she had seen someone other than a palace maid.

Hearing this, Fu Guiren breathed a sigh of relief, snorted, and cursed: "This false emperor has a great destiny. I heard that he has already gone to Jingzhou."

"But it's useless wherever he goes. His Majesty has sent his troops south not long ago to conquer the traitors and restore the Central Plains. Sooner or later, the false emperor will be captured by the king's master."

After learning that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had not been arrested, Empress Fu was initially relieved, but the words that followed shocked her again. She couldn't help but say: "Going south to the Central Plains? How...so fast?"

She remembered that Liu Xie had a great enemy in Jizhou, Yuan Shao, and the two sides were fighting fiercely.

It stands to reason that he simply does not have the extra troops to recover the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty has defeated Yuan Shao and unified the north. Now that he has recovered Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou, he will naturally go south to the Central Plains and return to the old capital to unite the world again."

Fu Guiren blinked and felt that Queen Fu's understanding of outside news was not just slow, but completely blocked.

But she didn't know how much impact her words had on Queen Fu.

Defeated Yuan Shao and unified the north.

These eight words crashed into Queen Fu's heart, causing thousands of waves in her peaceful heart, and she could not calm down for a long time.

Yuan Shao was much more powerful than Cao Cao. He was known as the Lord of the North and the largest prince in the world. Cao Cao could only avoid Yuan Shao's edge.

However, such a powerful prince was defeated in less than a year!

For a moment, Queen Fu didn't know what to say, and all words could not express her shock at this moment.

"He has unified the north. Can he really end the war in the world and restore the country of Han Dynasty on his own?"

"But he is obviously..."

Empress Fu could not imagine that a false emperor who pretended to be the emperor actually took on the responsibility of restoring the country of Han Dynasty and accomplished what the real emperor could not do.

Nowadays the fake ones are more real than the real ones.

Seeing that Queen Fu knew very little about the news, Fu Guiren told all the major events that had happened during this period.

For example, defeating Yuan Shao, annihilating the entire Yuan family, relieving victims, winning the state, encouraging people to open up wasteland, etc.

Queen Fu listened quietly, and her inner views gradually changed because of Fu Guiren's words.

She originally thought that Liu Xie was just a fake emperor who used his appearance and conspiracy to steal the throne of emperor and the empire of Han Dynasty.

But after listening to Fu Guiren's words, she found that Liu Xie's actions were completely in line with the standards of a wise king. Not only did he defeat a powerful enemy like Yuan Shao, but he also implemented benevolent policies for the people, making him a promising king.

"Could it be that he is really the man of destiny?"

Empress Fu couldn't help but think about it, because she had to admit that compared with the false emperor's wisdom and martial arts, the real emperor was indeed far inferior.

The gap between the two sides is as vast as clouds and mud.

At the moment when the Han Dynasty was in decline, the emergence of such a person to replace the real emperor may really be the result of the Han Dynasty's undying luck and destiny.

"Sister, how is your illness?"

After Fu Guiren finished talking about Liu Xie's deeds, he turned to concern about Queen Fu's physical condition. After all, she had been training for such a long time but she still wasn't getting better, which was unavoidable to make people worry.

After hearing this, Queen Fu calmed down her thoughts, shook her head and said, "It's not good yet... I'm always a little afraid of meeting people. The imperial doctor said that I have a heart disease left after being frightened."

"But sister, don't worry, this palace is clean and I'm fine staying here."

She did not dare to tell the truth that she was imprisoned in Jiaofang Palace, because once she told the truth, the lives of the entire Fu family would be in danger.

Especially after hearing that the Yuan family was exterminated, the fear in her heart became even more intense. She didn't want to see the Fu family end up like this.

"It's all the fault of the fake emperor in Xu County."

Fu Guiren was a little aggrieved. If it weren't for the false emperor, how could his sister have such a heartache?

Although my sister said that nothing was wrong, her thin appearance could not deceive anyone. She felt really distressed in her heart.

Empress Fu did not continue talking on this topic, but instead asked: "Sister, how is your life in the palace? Didn't you have any conflicts with Zhen Guiren and Lu Guiren?"

"I'm not good at intrigues. You have to be tolerant in everything and don't argue with them."

What she is worried about now is Fu Guiren.

She had met Zhen Mi. She was a very beautiful and jealous woman. Although her methods were very immature, she was extremely favored by the false emperor. The Zhen family behind her should not be underestimated.

As for Lu Guiren, it's okay. He doesn't seem to have any scheming, but his father is Wen Gong Lu Bu, the first general under the pseudo-emperor, and his background is scary.

She knew that the future queen would definitely be selected from these two people. The reason why she still sat in the position of queen was just because Liu Xie needed her to suppress the forces behind these two people.

Because once the position of queen becomes vacant, it will inevitably cause turmoil.

"Don't worry, sister." Fu Guiren smiled bitterly and said with a somewhat lonely look: "I can't get your majesty's favor at all, so how can I compete with them?"

"Your Majesty only visited me once on the night I entered the palace. Am I really so unpleasant?"

"Hey." Queen Fu sighed in her heart. She naturally knew that the reason why Liu Xie did not favor Fu Guiren was actually because of her.

However, she couldn't say such words. She could only touch Fu Guiren's face and comfort her softly: "It doesn't matter whether you are favored or not, as long as you are a good person."

"Well..." Fu Guiren nodded with some disappointment, "Father also told me not to compete for favor, let alone be a jealous woman."

The two sisters chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Fu Guiren left Jiaofang Hall.

Empress Fu was particularly reluctant to give up, because after meeting Fu Guiren this time, she didn't know when she would have to wait until the next time she wanted to meet him.

"Well done."

Suddenly, a faint voice sounded in the palace.

Queen Fu looked in the direction of the sound, and her pupils suddenly shrank - because she saw a figure wearing a dragon robe walking into the palace.

It's Liu Xie!

But seeing the culprit who imprisoned her, Empress Fu couldn't feel any resentment in her heart, only deep fear, and she even accidentally knocked over the pastry box beside her out of nervousness.

However, the sound also brought her back to her senses, bit her red lips, Empress Fu leaned over and saluted: "I, my concubine...see your majesty."

His tone and attitude were extremely respectful.

Looking at the docile Queen Fu in front of him, Liu Xie was quite satisfied. After being imprisoned for half a year, he was indeed much more honest.

"The queen is exempt from the gift."

Only then did Queen Fu dare to stand up.

Liu Xie stepped forward, picked up the pastry box from the ground, and then smiled at Queen Fu: "I am very happy to see the change in the Queen."

He heard the conversation between Fu Gui and Queen Fu.

The reason why he allowed the two to meet was to see if Queen Fu would still be as stubborn as before after being under house arrest for half a year.

Now it seems that a lot has indeed changed.

If she had heard this half a year ago, Queen Fu would have felt humiliated and even retorted, but now she just lowered her head and said nothing.

"However, there is one thing that makes me unhappy."

Liu Xie's smile slowly faded and he gradually became indifferent, "You are my queen, why do you want to inquire about the whereabouts of the false emperor?"

"Is it possible that the Queen hasn't come out of the shadow caused by the false emperor?"

Queen Fu's expression changed slightly, and she quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am just curious and asking, and have no other intentions."

"It's best that this is the case." Liu Xie glanced at Empress Fu with a cold expression, "But don't worry, empress, I will deliver the false emperor's head to the empress soon."

"The queen's heartache will naturally be resolved by then."

Liu Xie knew that Queen Fu still cared about Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, but he didn't care about it.

The submissive attitude displayed by Queen Fu was enough to satisfy him. As for what she was thinking in her heart, what did it have to do with him?

It was just a tool he used to balance Lu Bu and the Zhen family. After the world was unified, Queen Fu lost her value.

This time he sent his troops south to regain the Central Plains. The next step was to send troops to Jingzhou to capture and kill the puppet emperor.

Queen Fu's eyes were slightly red and she didn't dare to speak.

Liu Xie stopped looking at her, turned around and strode outside the Jiaofang Palace, but before leaving the palace, he paused for a moment and left a plain word.

"Today is your birthday, you can be happy."

Queen Fu's heart trembled, and she couldn't help but look up, only to see Liu Xie's tall and majestic back gradually disappearing at the entrance of the hall.

…

After Liu Xie tested Empress Fu, he went back to deal with the memorial until very late. He didn't even go back to the palace and fell asleep directly in the announcement room.

After sleeping for more than two hours, before it became dark, his biological clock woke him up.

Before he could wash himself under the eunuch's service, Gao Lan hurried over.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent military situation from Yanzhou!"

Liu Xie yawned and said, "But Duke Wen has led his troops across the Yellow River and invaded Yanzhou?"

The person responsible for commanding the West Route Army was Lu Bu. Liu Xie had no doubts about his ability.

Lu Bu plus Sima Yi, and tens of thousands of well-armored troops, it was impossible for Cao Cao to stop him.

Gao Lan hesitated for a moment, then carefully considered his words and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Wen has indeed invaded Yanzhou... but the situation is somewhat unexpected."

Liu Xie frowned and asked, "Have you encountered any obstacles?"

Gao Lan said: "Your Majesty, Duke Wen's army has not encountered any obstruction in the Yellow River area, and there are not even any defenders in Yanzhou."

"Cao's army all evacuated from Yanzhou. They abandoned the entire Yanzhou and took away all the local people, food and supplies, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled."

"Wen Gong led his troops to pursue him, but was stopped by Cao's army's formation before Guandu."

Gao Lan briefly explained the situation to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was surprised: "What kind of military formation can even Duke Wen be unable to break through with force?"

Lu Bu's bravery is unparalleled in the world, not to mention that he also has five thousand elite Bingzhou cavalry under his command. What kind of military formation would not break up in the face of such a lineup?

Gao Lan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Jun's military formation is extremely strange. There are seven generals in the formation. Once Wen Gong rushes into the formation, he will be surrounded by seven people and cannot break it with force."

"Sima Yi observed the enemy's formation for three days, but could not find a way to break it."

After Liu Xie heard this, he snorted coldly: "Even Duke Wen and Zhongda are helpless. This formation must be no small matter. But there are many capable people in the court. Cao Cao's thieves tried to block our Han Heavenly Army with a mere military formation. It’s just a fool’s errand!”

"Show off at Tai'an Palace!"

"No!" Gao Lan clasped his fists and stepped back.

After Liu Xie finished washing and changing clothes, he took the dragon chariot to Tai'an Hall.

When he arrived, all civil and military officials had already gathered here in advance as usual.

"No courtesy at all."

Liu Xie waved his hand and motioned for all the saluting officials to sit down.

After sitting down on the dragon chair, he said straight to the point: "Military information came back from the front line of the West Route Army. Cao Jun abandoned Yanzhou and gathered his troops at Guandu River."

"Officer Cao crossed the water and set up a strange military formation to stop the Western Route Army's offensive."

After briefly describing the problems Lu Bu encountered, Liu Xie added: "I want to send someone to the front line of the West Route Army to help Duke Wen break the formation and capture Guandu."

"I wonder which of you dear sirs is proficient in military formations?"

The offensive of the West Route Army could not be blocked here in Guandu. Although Lu Bu did not ask him for help, he still decided to send people to help break the formation.

It is urgent to defeat Cao Cao and regain the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!" Zhao Yun was the first to come out. He said with bright eyes: "Although I am not good at formations, I am good at rushing formations!"

"Your Majesty, please send your ministers to help Duke Wen. Together with Duke Wen, I will definitely be able to break through the enemy's formation!"

It was too shameless for the enemy's seven generals to fight against Lu Bu alone.

He knew very well that Lu Bu's strength was not comparable to that of ordinary generals. If the seven people on the other side could join forces to block Lu Bu, they must be strong generals with good strength.

Liu Xie nodded and said: "With Zilong's help, Duke Wen's pressure will definitely be reduced drastically. To be on the safe side, someone who is proficient in formations is still needed to go."

As he spoke, his eyes swept over the ministers in the court one by one, but the corner of his eye fell on a figure with a feather fan and scarf, and there was a hint of expectation in his eyes.

This is a rare opportunity to accumulate military merit and reputation...

After success, you can legitimately be promoted.

That figure did not disappoint Liu Xie's expectations. After Liu Xie finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the queue. He said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, I am a master of Qimen Dunjia and would like to go to Guandu."