I should marry the traitor

Chapter 260: Are you worthy of raising a tiger to cause trouble?

Nanyang County City, the prefectural governor's office.

Liu Ruyan stepped into the mansion and looked up at the carved beams and painted buildings, and the flying eaves and corners.

As you enter the main hall, you will see a plaque hanging high above with four large characters "Loyalty to the Emperor and Patriotism" inscribed on it, demonstrating the prefect's loyalty and responsibility.

It was somewhat ironic that the person sitting in the main hall was not the Nanyang prefect who had fled early, but Li Changge's beloved concubine, Cao Mengde, whom he had never touched even once.

In the center of the main hall, there is a huge desk, on which are placed pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Cao Mengde sits upright, writing quickly with a serious expression.

However, a seasoned veteran like Liu Ruyan could tell at a glance that the other party was putting on a show.

Dealing with government affairs is a very tiring job. Sitting for long periods of time can cause back pain, so if you really want to deal with it for a long time, you should just adopt whatever posture is most comfortable.

People like Cao Mengde, who sit upright, look just pretending.

"Your humble servant Liu Ruyan greets the queen."

When he met the real owner, Liu Ruyan bowed slightly with a slightly arrogant attitude.

In terms of status, Cao Mengde is Li Changge's concubine, but Liu Ruyan is also one of the nine ministers of the dynasty, and her status is not inferior to hers.

What's more, the show has to be complete. On the surface, Liu Ruyan is still Dong Bai's lackey, so there is really no need for her to respect Cao Mengde.

Even if she came here to form an alliance this time, theoretically she is the stronger party.

Cao Mengde, who was pretending to be handling official business, only raised his head at this time, pretending to realize that Liu Ruyan had arrived.

"You are so honored to be here, Mr. Liu. I am so busy with my official duties that I was unable to greet you in person. I am so sorry."

"Your Majesty, a concubine in the harem, is so enthusiastic about government affairs. It's really shameful."

"No, no, no, Queen Dong is the expert in this area."

"If Your Majesty is really so tough, why don't you wait in the palace for the Queen to return?"

Liu Ruyan was almost openly mocking Cao Mengde for being afraid of Dong Bai's power, but Cao Mengde remained silent upon hearing this.

Cao Mengde wants to use the secret letter to gain the greatest benefit for himself. At present, this blood letter is still kept secret.

So people's current speculation about the reason why she fled is nothing more than that - she was afraid of Dong Bai's tyranny.

So when faced with Liu Ruyan's sarcasm, although Cao Mengde was angry, he did not lose his temper. People who show their anger on their faces are not scary, but those who keep their anger in their hearts are scary.

"If Liu Taifu came here today to ridicule me, then please go back. Meng De is busy with government affairs and has no time to chat with Liu Taifu."

"What's the point of handling government affairs well? Can it stop Yuan Mochu's army?"

"Liu Taifu, you are joking. Mo Chu and I are like sisters. How could we turn our swords against each other?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan waved her black feather fan, her eyes full of mockery:

"We are all smart people, so stop pretending to be stupid, Cao Mengde."

"Your attempt to seize Jingzhou is just blocking Yuan Mochu's path. Don't you have no idea about this?"

"In the face of the interests of Hong Guoguo, what does your little friendship in the past count for?"

"You yourself are 92% mixed-blood, and you tell me you care about this kind of thing?"

"Stop joking. From the moment you decided to seize Jingzhou, a war was destined to happen between you and Yuan Mochu."

"The reason why he didn't take action now is just because Yuan Shao is temporarily unable to do so." "Of course, it could also be because you are too weak and Yuan Mochu doesn't think highly of you for the time being."

"You have only occupied Nanyang County now. When you take over Xiangyang County and Jiangxia County, guess when Yuan Mochu will raise an army to attack you?"

"You may deceive me with these words, but please do not deceive yourself, Your Majesty."

Liu Ruyan's words were really harsh, and Cao Mengde couldn't help but show a hint of annoyance on his face.

Of course this was just an act. In fact, Cao Mengde was ecstatic inside!
Although Liu Ruyan's attitude was bad, her words confirmed one thing, that is, the matter of the Yidaizhao had not been exposed and it was still Cao Mengde's most hidden trump card.

Although Liu Ruyan was very sarcastic, Cao Mengde had already heard that Liu Ruyan had begun to lay the groundwork for an alliance.

Although Liu Ruyan is one of the Nine Ministers and has a noble status, in fact everyone knows that she is Dong Bai's lackey. Her visit this time must represent Dong Bai's will.

And if Dong Bai already knew about the secret decree, it would be impossible for him to win over Cao Mengde. After all, Cao Mengde held the righteous cause in his hands and could turn against Dong Bai at any time.

"As Liu Taifu said, so what? Even if Yuan Mochu and I have to fight, what does that have to do with Liu Taifu?"

"Of course it matters. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We have a common enemy, Yuan Mochu, don't we?"

"Why? Liu Taifu wants to join forces with me to fight the enemy?"

"That's not necessary. It's just Yuan Mochu. There's no need to bother with that."

"What did Liu Taifu come to Nanyang for? To entertain me?"

"That's wrong. My queen can give you a lot of things, including weapons, food, cloth, and war horses. Don't you think you are interested in these?"

Of course I’m interested. How could I not be interested?

The Cao family is indeed very rich, but in today's world, the wealth the Cao family possesses is difficult to convert into actual cloth, silk, and food.

Not to mention hard-core military resources such as weapons, armor and horses, which are difficult for Cao Mengde to buy even if he has money now.

Now Dong Bai is actually willing to fund her with such resources, he is simply the perfect sucker.

But Cao Mengde felt a little unhappy after hearing this.

The reason why he was able to support her with so much effort to deal with Yuan Mochu was because he thought that compared to Yuan Mochu, Cao Mengde was not as threatening and not worth paying attention to?
It’s so disrespectful!

"Of course I am very interested in what Liu Taifu said, but I am also very curious. Isn't the Queen worried that raising a tiger will cause trouble?"

Liu Ruyan just smiled slightly when listening to Cao Mengde's words:

"Your Majesty, you are joking. Even Yuan Mochu was ruined by the Queen. He couldn't even defend Jizhou and had to flee in panic."

"You only have one county now, how can you raise a tiger to cause trouble?"

"In my humble opinion, Your Majesty should first think about how to survive Yuan Mochu's clutches."

"Yuan Mochu is not a soft-hearted person. If you lose this battle, Your Majesty, you won't be so naive as to think that you can survive by surrendering, right?"

"Others may still have a chance to surrender to Yuan Mochu, but you, Your Majesty, don't."

"As for the ridiculous idea of ​​raising a tiger to cause trouble, forget it."

"Your Highness, I suggest that you first deal with Yuan Mochu before you discuss the issue of raising a tiger as a threat. Talking about this before that will only make you laugh."

(End of this chapter)