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Chapter 176: Identity Exposed, Indescribable Fear Strikes Yuan Shao
Since arriving in Lecheng County, Yuan Shao would receive letters from Liu Xie from time to time, either greetings or updates on his recent situation.

Therefore, even though he was far away in Lecheng County, he could know every move of Yuan Xi, the evil son, and everything in Yecheng, as if he had never left.

These included the surrender of the major families in the city, the betrayal of Xun Chen, the recruitment of soldiers by Yuan Xi, etc. Liu Xie told him everything in detail, which made him more and more convinced of Liu Xie's loyalty and that he had not misjudged him.

“I don’t know what new news there is this time.”

In the study, Yuan Shao opened the secret letter sent by Liu Xie and began to read it directly.

But this time, the first sentence that caught his eye was not the familiar greeting of "seeing your letter is like seeing you in person, reading your letter makes your face smile", but a sentence that made him feel creepy.

[General, my identity has been exposed]

"what?!"

The moment he saw this sentence, Yuan Shao's face changed. An unimaginable panic and fear swept through his heart, and the letter in his hand fell to the ground.

But he no longer had time to care about these.

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind.

He's finished!
The exposure of Liu Xie's identity means that his conspiracy to pretend to be the emperor has also been exposed. He will become the target of public criticism and the target of attack from princes all over the world!

Just like Dong Zhuo back then!
No, it's even worse than Dong Zhuo's situation!

"How could this be possible? How could his identity be exposed? He has deceived so many people, and even Kong Rong couldn't tell!"

"How could it be exposed?!"

Yuan Shao turned pale and found it hard to accept this fact.

A revolving lantern of his life even began to appear before his eyes, from the time he first showed his talent as a young man, to designing a plan to have He Jin invite Dong Zhuo to the capital, to his rise to fame by angrily denouncing Dong Zhuo in the court, to the final highlight of leading the eighteen princes to fight against Dong.

Later, he conquered Ji, Qing, and Bing, laying the foundation for becoming the leader of the lords of the world...

All the glories of the past emerged one by one.

But in the end, it all came to nothing.

The last scene of the video stops after he supervised the execution of Yuan Shu, but the person kneeling on the execution platform becomes him, and the man holding a knife behind him is Cao Cao!
The big knife chopped down!

Yuan Shao shuddered all over and suddenly came to his senses, only to find that everything that had just happened was just an illusion, but he didn't know when he was already sweating profusely.

The study was silent.

Yuan Shao breathed slightly and cast his eyes towards the letter lying quietly on the ground, as if he was looking at some extremely terrifying monster.

After a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to reach out and pick it up again, but his movements were as slow as that of a dying old man.

With a heavy heart, Yuan Shao continued to read the letter.

[General, my identity has been exposed]

[Not long ago, Yuan Xi suddenly came to me privately and said that he had known my true identity and asked me to listen to him, otherwise he would make the matter public.]

After seeing the second sentence, Yuan Shao was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed!

He thought that this matter had already spread to outsiders, but he didn't expect that it was only known by Yuan Xi. In this case, there is still room for everything to turn around!
Yuan Shao couldn't wait to read on.

[I was very scared, so I asked him what he wanted to do. He said he wanted me to declare the general a traitor and appoint him as the new general.]

[But I would rather die than obey, so he had no choice but to give up, but he already had the evidence against me]

[And from what I've seen, I don't know when Yuan Xi and Lü Bu have colluded with each other. Lü Bu is actually not loyal. He just wants me to have a child with his daughter, and then establish a prince, and finally he will be the regent.]

[In order to further convince the world that I was the real emperor, they held a ceremony to worship the heavens, fabricated visions, and asked me to issue a decree to recruit talents.]

[Now Yuan Xi is threatening me with his identity again, General, what should I do now? I am very scared.]

Yuan Shao quickly finished reading the letter.

The amount of information revealed in the letter shocked him deeply, and he found that all his previous guesses were wrong.

Things have taken a new turn.

Yuan Xi learned the emperor's fake identity, but because Liu Xie would rather die than obey, and because of his own lack of prestige and military strength, he was unable to hold the emperor hostage, so he could only turn to Lu Bu.

And Lu Bu was not loyal to the emperor. Everything he had done so far was to allow his grandson to ascend the throne so that he could act as regent!

"Lü Bu...I underestimated him!"

Yuan Shao's face was gloomy. Lu Bu's schemes were simply terrifying!
He has no children and a bad reputation. The only way he can rightfully take over power is to make his grandson the emperor!

And now he is colluding with Yuan Xi, who knows Liu Xie's identity. Does this mean that Lu Bu also knows that Liu Xie is a fake emperor?

"No, that bastard Yuan Xi is not stupid enough to hand over this handle to Lu Bu so easily. He wants to use Lu Bu's hand to hold the emperor hostage, and use this handle to threaten the emperor, and secretly check and balance Lu Bu."

"They both have their own agenda!"

Yuan Shao figured out the whole situation. The current situation had become so complicated that he could not understand it. The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that Yuan Xi did not tell anyone about the fake emperor.

But I think this evil boy wouldn't dare to say it.

Because if the emperor's false identity was exposed, it would not only deal a fatal blow to him, but would also be of no benefit to Yuan Xi, so Yuan Xi would only use it to coerce Liu Xie.

The only question is...how did Yuan Xi know Liu Xie's identity?

It was clear that only he, Ju Shou, and Liu Xie knew about this matter.

He never told the fourth person.

Liu Xie is even less likely to do that. If he tells it out, his life will be over.

Could that be... Ju Su?
Yuan Shao had a suspicion in his heart, because Shen Pei and Tian Feng had reported it to him. Before that, the emperor summoned Ju Su alone, and Yuan Xi also had a private conversation with Ju Su for one night afterwards.

"But is the truth really as stated in this secret letter?"

Yuan Shao fell into deep thought.

He found himself confused

Was it Ju Shou who betrayed or was it Liu Xie who betrayed?

The situation was confusing and difficult for him to see clearly.

But in his heart, he vaguely hoped that the person who betrayed him was Ju Shou, not Liu Xie.

If Liu Xie betrayed, he would be in dire straits.

Just at this moment, footsteps were heard and Ju Su hurried into the study with a panicked look.

"My lord! My lord! Something terrible has happened!"

Yuan Shao immediately hid the letter in his sleeve, and then asked calmly: "Gong Yu, why are you so flustered?"

Ju Su said anxiously, "My Lord, news has come back from Yecheng that the fake emperor held a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the heavens, which caused strange phenomena in heaven and earth. Now everyone firmly believes in his identity as the Son of Heaven!"

"He also issued a decree to recruit talented people, breaking the traditional system of selecting filial and honest people, and recruiting talented people from all over the world. He is planning to become a real emperor!"

"My Lord! I have long said that we need to be on guard against this boy, but now he has completely turned the fake into the real!"

Ju Shou regretted very much that he had brought this guy back in the first place. As a result, he has become too powerful to be removed now. The fake has become real, and he cannot be eliminated even if he wants to!
The key to everything was that people were not wary of this boy at the beginning, thinking that he was just an insignificant refugee. Therefore, they felt that it was enough to only arrange Zhang He and Gao Lan to monitor him, and did not place more spies in the palace.

Now it seems that Zhang He and Gao Lan had betrayed us long ago.

"Don't panic, Gongyu." Facing Ju Su's panic, Yuan Shao responded calmly, "I know about this matter, you can leave."

Ju Su was stunned.

He didn't understand why Yuan Shao's reaction was so calm. Shouldn't he be shocked and angry when he heard the news, and then discuss and make a decision immediately?

How come there is no emotion at all? Ju Shou couldn't help but say: "My Lord, did you really hear what I said? That fake emperor is going to turn the fake into the real one! He is a man with wolfish ambitions! My guesses are all right!"

"There is something wrong with your thinking." Yuan Shao frowned and looked at Ju Shou, "Hasn't it been our goal all along to make the world believe that he is the true emperor? Why do you hate him for this?"

"Now that Yecheng is occupied by Lu Bu and Yuan Xi, you should not worry about whether Liu Xie really wants to be the emperor, but should think about how to take Yecheng back from those two villains!"

Yuan Shao did not think it was a bad thing that everyone in the world believed that Liu Xie was the true emperor. On the contrary, it was a good thing because this was what he had always been pursuing.

His biggest worries now are Yuan Xi and Lu Bu, the two villains who have occupied Ye City.

If you want to continue to control the emperor, you must take back Yecheng!

"I……"

Ju Su was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that he seemed to be dwelling on a dead end. Now he should not worry about whether the fake emperor had turned real.

Could they take the initiative to reveal the identity of the fake emperor?

This is the ultimate means of mutual destruction. This step should not be taken unless it is absolutely necessary. The focus should be on retaking Yecheng.

"I understand."

Ju Su sighed deeply, bowed to Yuan Shao, and was about to leave, but Yuan Shao suddenly called out to him.

"Public and."

"My lord, do you have any other instructions?"

Yuan Shao pinched the letter in his sleeve, hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Nothing, you can leave."

After Ju Su left, he took out the letter from his sleeve, read it for a long time, and finally burned it to ashes.

……

Yecheng Palace, back garden.

The weather was very good today, so Liu Xie went to the back garden with several concubines to teach them how to paint. Actually, he only wanted to teach Zhen Mi at the beginning, but the other concubines also wanted to come and learn after hearing about it. Liu Xie didn't want to favor one over the other, so he had to bring them all.

In the back garden, Liu Xie sat in the pavilion as a model, while Zhen Mi, Xiao Qiao, Da Qiao and Lu Lingqi, the concubines, were setting up drawing boards in front of them, writing and drawing with charcoal pencils, each of them looking very focused and serious.

"Your Majesty, I have finished the painting."

Zhen Mi was the first to put down the charcoal pencil. After blowing away the charcoal debris on the silk cloth, she picked it up and looked at it repeatedly, revealing a satisfied look, and said to Liu Xie as if to seek credit.

"Let me take a look."

Liu Xie's butt was sore from sitting there. Hearing this, he stood up and walked over to Zhen Mi to look at her painting. He nodded and said, "It's really good. It's about 80% of my level."

Liu Xie was being completely shameless in speaking.

Zhen Mi's painting is more than just good, it is even better than his. After all, she has a good foundation, and she is also good at painting. Sketching is also a kind of painting skill. As the saying goes, one can learn by analogy, and with the painting method similar to line drawing, her progress is of course rapid.

However, as the emperor, Liu Xie must save face and must be tough.

"Your Majesty, I have finished my painting too."

Lu Lingqi on the side also said so, so Liu Xie leaned over to take a look. However, when he saw Lu Lingqi's paintings, his expression suddenly became strange.

"Are you sure... this is a painting of me?"

It cannot be said that Lu Lingqi's painting does not look like him, but it can be said that it has nothing to do with him. You can barely tell that it is a person.

"Lady Lu, you..."

After seeing Lu Lingqi's painting, Zhen Mi laughed so hard that she shook with laughter.

Although Zhen Mi had no ill intentions, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but blush when she made fun of her. She only knew how to wield a spear and a stick, and painting was really not her forte.

"I, I'd better paint it. It's so ugly and disrespectful to His Majesty."

As Lu Lingqi was about to use charcoal to paint the picture, Liu Xie stopped her and said, "No need to paint it, just make some changes. It's not a big problem. I'll teach you."

After saying that, Liu Xie grabbed her hand and taught her how to revise it.

Lu Lingqi practiced martial arts, and her hands were not as soft and delicate as Zhen Mi's. However, Liu Xie did not care about these details. He just taught her how to paint step by step, and his movements were extremely intimate.

This scene made Zhen Mi jealous, and she stepped forward and said, "My painting also needs some revision. Your Majesty, please teach me."

"My beloved princess draws very well, no need to change it."

Zhen Mi could only feel helpless when she heard this.

The two sisters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, watched Liu Xie teaching Lu Lingqi how to paint step by step. Although they were envious, they knew that their status could not be compared with those of the two noble ladies, and they did not think about competing for their favor. They just practiced obediently by themselves.

At this moment, an eunuch walked into the garden and reported to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, Yuan Xi has arrived."

"Ah."

Liu Xie nodded, stopped what he was doing, and then said to Zhen Mi and the others, "My beloved concubines, please continue practicing here. I will be back soon."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The concubines knew that Liu Xie had something to deal with, and they all responded.

Liu Xie got up and went to Xuanshi.

Yuan Xi had been waiting in the Xuan Room long ago. When he saw Liu Xie coming, he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to see you."

When he saw Liu Xie again, Yuan Xi felt only awe.

The last ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven had shocked him so much that in his heart, Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, would surely become a great emperor like Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Guangwu in the future.

He had actually thought of replacing his father Yuan Shao and holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. Now thinking about it, it was really ridiculous. He could not hold such a person hostage at all!

"Flat body."

Liu Xie walked to the main seat and sat down. He looked at Yuan Xi and asked directly, "I heard that Yuan Qing has been recruiting volunteers recently. How many soldiers have you recruited so far?"

Yuan Xi's eyes suddenly lit up.

Xu You really didn't lie to him!

The reason why he was not valued by the emperor before was because he had no value; but in recent times he has been constantly recruiting soldiers and horses, and finally attracted the attention of the emperor, who even took the initiative to summon him!

Suppressing his excitement, Yuan Xi said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, I have recruited a total of 5,126 volunteers, with all kinds of weapons ready, ready to be dispatched by Your Majesty at any time!"

Recruiting these 5,000 volunteers cost him countless efforts and money, and they were the only valuable things he had now!

"good."

Liu Xie nodded in approval, then said with a smile: "I have seen Yuan Qing's loyalty. Now is the time to recruit people. I will naturally not neglect a loyal talent like Yuan Qing."

"I grant you the rank of General of Suppressing Bandits, and lead these five thousand troops under the command of General Fenwei."

Yuan Xi was stunned, and then overjoyed!

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Although the Bandit Suppressing General was only a general of miscellaneous title, Yuan Xi would have sneered at him in the past. But now he was filled with gratitude because it represented the emperor's recognition of him!

With only five thousand troops, he was able to win the emperor's approval.

What if it’s 50,000 or 150,000?
Shouldn’t the emperor directly appoint him as the general?
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi couldn't help but have infinite fantasies about the future, and said excitedly: "I will live up to your majesty's trust and do my best to recruit soldiers and expand your army!"

　The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: All the ministers who hold monthly tickets but do not vote are guilty of a great crime! From today on, one thousand monthly tickets will add 10,000 words, with no upper limit.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)