Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 453 The Weird Qiuju Hall
Hearing Liu Ye's insinuation against Bingzhou and Cao Cao, Dong Zhao became angry on the spot. At this time, a young man who was with him stood up.

"Although my father only conquered the three counties of Bingzhou, he was recovering the lost territory for the imperial court, and he will continue to form an alliance with the regent to recover the other six counties together, and even continue westward to conquer the territories of the countries of the Western Regions. My father's ambition is also my ideal in life!"

"One side is to open up borders for the country, while the other is to occupy the country's land for personal pleasure. As a member of the Han royal family, Master Liu can't tell who he should serve. Is it an act of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?"

This young man is not angry and pretentious, he really has some Cao Cao's demeanor.

Who is this person?Cao Cao is his father, is it Cao Pi or Cao Zhi?
No, Cao Pi is at most fifteen or sixteen years old now, but the young man in front of him looks like he is 23.

Could it be the eldest son of Cao Cao who died young in history, Cao Ang!

"Cao Zixiu is so ambitious, I'm ashamed of myself." Liu Ye cupped his fists a little discouraged, "It's just because Liu Xun, the new prefect of Lujiang, is my benefactor. If it wasn't for that, I actually don't plan to stay in Yangzhou!"

Cao Ang, styled Zixiu, was the eldest son of Cao Cao.

In history, he was ambushed to death by Zhang Xiu when he followed Cao Cao to attack Wancheng, so he did not leave too many records. It is only speculated from what Cao Cao said to his sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi that Cao Ang's ability Far from simple.

At that time, Cao Cao said, if Ang'er hadn't died early, you few talented people would have no chance to succeed.

"Good guy, it's really Cao Ang!"

"There is also Dong Zhao, who was also an important minister of the Wei State in history. I didn't expect them to come to Luoyang!"

Cao Ang is the eldest son of Cao Cao, and he usually attaches great importance to training, and this time Dong Zhao was sent to Beijing with him. Is it really just to participate in the Wenchang Pavilion rally?
What surprised Liu Yu even more was that not only officials from Bingzhou and Yangzhou came to the Qiuju hall, but Xu Jing from Yizhou and Mi Zhu from Xuzhou were also in the hall.

"Cao Mengde has lofty aspirations, Yizhou don't drive Xu Jing to admire him!"

"Hehe, don't drive Mi Zhu in Xuzhou and ask Mr. Cao to take care of your father!"

Bie Jia is the second in command under the state shepherd, and the two of them immediately became the focus of the audience, so the topic turned to the people's livelihood in Xuzhou and Yizhou.

For the time being, Liu Yu couldn't care less about listening to the two talk about people's livelihood, but felt that it would be too unsustainable for two local dignitaries to travel thousands of miles to participate in the Wenchang Gathering.

Both Xu Jing and Mi Zhu are very capable celebrities. These two people either came to Beijing to announce something important to the court, or they were invited here!
The first possibility is not very big. There is no major incident in Xuzhou and Yizhou, so it is not worth visiting as their second-in-command. If it is the second possibility, then this matter will seem a little weird!
Who invited these two local officials, and why did they invite them to Beijing?

Thinking of this, Liu Yu glanced at Steward Situ Wang Kai, only to see that since he heard the names of Xu Jing and Mi Zhu, his forehead was sweating and his eyes were flustered.

"I heard that Master Situ will personally attend the Wenchang Art Fair every year, but I have been to all four halls, why haven't I seen him?"

Not only Situ Wangyun, but also Zheng Xuan, the old master of Wenchang Palace, has never shown up. Could it be that because Liu Yu came, they couldn't avoid it on purpose?
"This... I don't know, I don't know! I came out early today, and I only focused on helping with the decoration of Wenchang Palace, and I haven't had a chance to go back to Situ's Mansion...Maybe Mr. Situ is busy with business and can't get away, so he didn't come!"

Wang Kai had a ghost in his heart, he didn't dare to tell the truth and could only try his best to get the lie out of the way.

After all, it was Prince Regent Liu Yu who asked him, but his master Wang Yun strictly prohibited leaking their affairs in Wenchang Pavilion.Both sides are people he can't afford to offend, and if he is a little careless, his head will be lost.

Although Wang Kai's words seemed to have no loopholes, Liu Yu got the answer he wanted from his expression.

Wang Yun may or may not have come, but it is absolutely impossible for Zheng Xuan not to be in Wenchang Hall, this is his home field, so there is only one possibility, that is, they are deliberately avoiding Liu Yu.

Moreover, Liu Yu also knew that Zheng Xuan had a close relationship with Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, while Xu Jing and Wang Yun were classmates. This association could not help but make Liu Yu suspect Wang Yunlai.

"Okay, it's getting late, I've had enough shopping here and it's time to go back!"

Liu Yu didn't continue to question Wang Kai, but took Cai Yan and the others to go home.

Wang Kai was on the verge of an amnesty, and he let out a sigh of relief after seeing Liu Yu leave the hall.

"The man has finally left, I have to tell Lord Situ immediately!"

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After coming out of Wenchang Hall, Liu Yu and his party went straight to Luoyang West Market. By the time of Haishi, the streets of West Market had long been deserted, and only a few shops were still lit.

At this time, Liu Yu walked to a shop that was still open and snapped his fingers, and then saw Zhang Xiu walking out of it with a smile.

"When did the lord come back, I didn't get any news. It seems that those bastards who came here must be lazy!"

"Okay, don't pretend, I was only thirty miles away from Luoyang in the evening, and a secret agent who came to visit showed up. This monitoring ability is indeed slightly better than that of the Shadow Guard. You, the big shopkeeper, have contributed a lot! "

It turned out that Liu Yu wanted to merge Kelaiju spy agents into the Shadow Guard, but then he thought it would be more convenient to walk on two legs, so he kept both of these intelligence agencies.

Zhang Xiu was in charge of the guests, while the Shadow Guard was handed over to Xu Shu.

"I just came back from Wenchang Hall, it was very lively, and many unexpected characters came..."

Liu Yu was talking with Zhang Xiu, while Cai Yan and the others stood in the distance and waited.

Suddenly a wretched laugh came, and then a young man surrounded by a few strong men.

"Hey, I never thought that a son of a rich merchant would be so lucky. Luoyang City is indeed more attractive than Yecheng!"

Yuan Shang followed Liu Yu and others all the way here. When he found that besides Zhen Luo, besides Zhen Luo, there were six other beauties beside Liu Yu, he couldn't hold himself back.

"Beauties, would you please come and watch the night view of Luoyang with me?" Yuan Shang got the wrong information, thinking that Liu Yu was just the son of a wealthy businessman, as the saying goes, there is no business that cannot be negotiated.

At this moment, Yuan Shang walked forward while showing off the jewels and jades on his body. He had planned for a long time, but Liu Yu stepped forward to stop him, and he planned to use these jewels to talk to him about the business of buying beautiful women.

If Liu Yu agrees, he will give up. If he does not agree, then Yuan Shang will arrange for Han Meng to lead people to use force.

"It's just a small wealthy businessman. Even in Luoyang, I have the means to kill their whole family!"

Yuan Shang laughed triumphantly, but when his salty pig hand stretched out in front of Zhen Luo's face, Zhao Yu kicked him in the lower abdomen.

(End of this chapter)