Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 595 The Emperor
Liu Xie's movements were still very quick.

Just pack up quickly and don't even have much luggage.

Liu Xie simply changed into a slightly neater piece of clothing, packed a few personal belongings, and then walked out of the house.

Xing Daorong looked over and saw the afterglow of the setting sun shining on Liu Xie's face, reflecting the complex emotions in his eyes.

There seems to be a recollection of the past, confusion about the future, and helplessness towards fate.

"Let's go!"

Xing Daorong naturally had no intention of taking care of Liu Xie's feelings. He just said a word and got on his horse.

Liu Xie seemed to have long been accustomed to this attitude of others. Without saying a word, he also mounted his horse and followed Xing Daorong's team to slowly leave Shanyang.

...

Xing Daorong felt genuinely uncomfortable escorting Liu Xie all the way to Chang'an.

Liu Xie is such a depressing person!

Although it seemed that he had retired to the mountains and forests and should be at peace, he actually kept sighing all the way, as if he was extremely concerned.

"If you had this skill, you would have fought back when you were in the Cao family!"

"Even if I can't fight, I'll still risk my life!"

Xing Daorong felt that if he were Liu Xie, the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty would have been destroyed in his hands. What would be the point of living!

If you can't fight to the death, you might as well commit suicide!
In this regard...

Liu Xie is not as good as Cao Pi and Sun Quan.

...

Xing Daorong led Liu Xie all the way to Chang'an. The sound of horse hooves echoed on the official road. The scenery along the way gradually changed from fields to mountains, and then from mountains to plains.

After riding for a while, Liu Xie was arranged to sit in the carriage, looking out the window into the distance.

His heart was filled with complex emotions, and more importantly, he was curious and confused about Cao Pi's failure.

Finally, during a break, Liu Xie couldn't help but ask, "General Xing, how did Cao Pi fail?"

Xing Daorong thought to himself that you are now thinking about Cao Pi's defeat, so he put down the water bag in his hand and thought about it before talking about it.

By the way, Liu Xie should also straighten his mind.

So as to avoid saying anything treasonous when meeting Liu Bei.

After a moment, he slowly said: "Duke Shanyang, you don't know that although Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself as emperor, the foundation of his rule is not stable."

"The government became increasingly corrupt, and coupled with the constant power struggles within the Wei State, the country's strength gradually declined."

"As for the people's hearts, they are naturally on the side of the Han Dynasty. How can a 400-year-old empire collapse so easily?"

How could Liu Xie not hear that this was directed at him...

With a wry smile, a trace of thought flashed in his eyes, and he continued to ask: "Then how did His Majesty Liu Bei defeat the Wei Kingdom?"

Xing Daorong smiled, with a hint of pride in his tone: "Your Majesty is wise and brave, and you have many counselors and brave generals under your command. Zhuge Liang, the military strategist, is making plans, and the generals are fighting to the death on the battlefield."

"Although Wei has its own thief generals, it is also plagued by internal conflicts and is unable to unite to fight the enemy. Our army took advantage of the civil unrest in Wei and captured Chang'an in one fell swoop."

"After this, the world's situation is set. How can Cao Pi, with only Yecheng, resist?"

Xing Daorong naturally would not explain the details clearly, such as Zhong Yao being a traitor and Ma Chao seriously injuring Cao Pi.

He just said some polite words to deal with Liu Xie.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xie looked full of emotion after hearing this. Liu Xie was full of emotion and sighed after hearing this.

He sighed in a low voice: "Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself as the emperor. He was ultimately unpopular. The law of nature is clear and retribution will come."

Xing Daorong glanced at him but didn't dare to look down on Liu Xie on the surface.

He just nodded in agreement: "That's right. Although Cao Pi gained power for a while, he betrayed the Han Dynasty and will eventually be punished by heaven."

"Your Majesty, only if you base yourself on benevolence and justice and follow the will of heaven can you unify the world."

Xing Daorong kept calling him "Your Majesty", but it was clear that he was not talking about himself.

He couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Son of Heaven...Son of Heaven..."

Liu Xie chewed on these two words over and over again, with a bitter smile on his lips.

They believed that the emperor was the supreme being and the ruler of all people in the world.

But now, Liu Xie understood that the emperor was just an empty title, a pawn played by power and fate.

Whether it is him, Cao Pi, or Liu Bei, they are just a speck of dust in the long river of history, drifting away with the wind silently.

With a hint of sadness in his eyes, Liu Xie sighed in a low voice: "The emperor is just a puppet of the people of the world and a tool of the power seekers. The real emperor is not the one sitting on the dragon throne, but those who care about the world and plead for the people."

His voice gradually became low, as if he was summing up his life.

When Xing Daorong heard this, he was surprised that Liu Xie had come up with some philosophy!
But he couldn't respond to this, after all, he had never been an emperor.

Liu Xie, on the other hand, seemed to have entered a state of "philosophy", and secretly said: "Although I was once the Son of Heaven, I never really had power; I was once the symbol of the Han Dynasty, but I watched the Han Dynasty overthrown in my hands."

"Now, Liu Bei has unified the country and the Han Dynasty has been able to continue, but all this has nothing to do with me."

Looking up at the sky from the carriage window, Liu Xie couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "Perhaps, I have never been an emperor, but just an ordinary person who was teased by fate."

Xing Daorong felt that this was quite true.

Throughout his life, Liu Xie was more of a chess piece than an emperor.

Liu Xie was silent for a moment, then asked, "Then...how are Cao Pi's family members?"

Xing Daorong's expression became solemn, and he whispered, "Your Majesty is kind and gracious. He did not execute them, but only ordered them to go to Chang'an."

Liu Xie nodded, but he did not feel much pleasure in his heart. Although he hated Cao Pi for usurping the throne, he still felt a little sad when he heard about the end of the Cao family.

The change of power is always accompanied by the sacrifice and suffering of countless people.

The carriage continued to move forward, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the official road, lengthening the shadows of the carriage and horses.

Liu Xie looked out the window, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

After thinking for a while, he finally asked the question about his fate: "General Xing, Your Majesty... why do you want to see me?"

Xing Daorong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Duke Shanyang is a relative of the Han Dynasty. His Majesty has always been mindful of your status and situation. This time, we are welcoming you to Chang'an, firstly to demonstrate the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and secondly to be with you."

Liu Xie smiled bitterly and whispered, "I am just a deposed emperor... How can I be qualified to participate in government affairs?"

Xing Daorong listened and thought to himself, "I didn't say it myself, but His Majesty said he wants you to participate in government affairs!"

But now that things have come to this, there are some things I can say.

But he said, "Duke Shanyang... If you still care about the 400-year-old Han Dynasty and hope for a stable state, there are some things I must mention."

As soon as these words came out, the feeling of being a chess piece suddenly came over me again!

Liu Xie was very familiar with this feeling. As soon as Xing Daorong opened his mouth, he knew it must be so!
(End of this chapter)