"Hanzhou Mu, you should calm down. It won't be too late to make a judgment after we have thoroughly investigated this matter."

The meaning is very clear, he still stands on Liu Zhaoqing's side.

However, Han Fu did not give up at this time. Instead, he said to Liu Zhaoqing: "Since Lord Bo'an said that the Marquis of Changping has no intention of rebelling, I certainly believe it, but the investigation may take too long."

"It's actually very simple to solve. Since the Marquis of Changping doesn't want to usurp the throne, then the things in his hands shouldn't be in his own hands, right?"

Now even a fool would understand that, after all, Han Fu was still after the fragment in Liu Zhaoqing's hand.

Zhang Fei wanted to step forward but was stopped by his elder sister.

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing finally spoke. He looked at Han Fu and asked calmly, "You want me to give this thing to you, right?"

Han Fu showed joy on his face, but immediately regained his composure, pretending to be indifferent and waving his hands, saying: "It is not handed over to me, but handed over to me for safekeeping. After all, the significance of this item is too extraordinary. If it falls into the hands of treacherous people, it will cause great harm."

"Then, how can the governor of Hanzhou guarantee that you yourself are not that 'treacherous villain'?" Liu Zhaoqing asked calmly again.

He calmly put the blame on others, as if he had imitated Han Fu's behavior just now.

"You!" Han Fu immediately became angry when he heard it, but just as he was about to take a step forward, he saw Zhang Fei also taking a step forward.

Faced with the brave man, Han Fu's courage, which had just been born out of desire, disappeared.

The originally fiery momentum suddenly wilted as if it was hit by a rainstorm, and he immediately took two steps back.

Seeing Han Fu's look, Zhang Fei laughed twice, and the Hebei princes beside Han Fu also had gloomy expressions.

This won't work. Han Fu is not representing his own interests at this moment.

So when Zhang Yang saw Han Fu suddenly become cowardly, he quickly stepped forward and said to Liu Zhaoqing in a cold voice: "Liu Zhaoqing, don't think we can't deal with you."

"There are no less than 100,000 troops in the two states of Ji and Bing. Even if you have several outstanding people, if the news of the emperor of Hebei is passed on to Luoyang, do you think you can still be so safe?!"

With the luxurious lineup of Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhang Liao, Gongsun Zan and others beside Liu Zhaoqing, these Hebei princes did not dare to risk their lives by fighting with force on the spot.

However, he was able to suppress it with his own power and the fact that Liu Zhaoqing had obtained his position illegitimately and was suspected of having rebellious intentions.

Zhang Yang’s threat is actually what Youzhou is most worried about.

This banquet was originally held to prevent the Hebei princes from quickly uniting to attack, and it was also a delaying tactic.

But now not only has the situation been accelerated, but it may also attract the attention of the princes in Luoyang and the Central Plains. By then, even if Liu Yu's troops were doubled, it would be of no avail.

Although Liu Zhaoqing did not speak, he had already made a judgment about these princes in his heart.

They are foolish and greedy, and there is no need to be afraid of them strategically. Once they develop themselves, we can defeat them in one fell swoop.

Just as the two sides were confronting each other, Liu Bei, who was beside Liu Zhaoqing, stood up.

"I never thought that your face is thicker than the walls of Jicheng."

The sudden remark of the little-known Liu Bei surprised everyone.

Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows: "Who are you?"

"Prime Minister of Pingyuan, Liu Bei."

"You are just a prime minister, and you are not from Youzhou. Do you have the right to speak here?"

"My eldest sister is a relative of the Han royal family and a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. She was promoted to the position of prime minister by the late emperor for her great contribution in quelling the rebellion in the Yellow River. Do you think she is qualified?" Guan Yu said calmly, stroking his long hair.

Although her voice was not as loud as Zhang Fei's, the shining Green Dragon Crescent Blade in her hand reminded the princes how terrifying her bravery was before.

For a time, no one dared to question Liu Bei's qualifications.

At this time, Liu Bei nodded slightly to Liu Zhaoqing, took a step forward, and bowed to Han Fu and others.

Then he said, "What the governor of Hanzhou and the governor of Zhang said may seem reasonable, but it is all speculation."

"On the contrary, the Mandate of the Han Dynasty is shattered. You do not want to go to Luoyang to attack Dong Zhuo. Instead, you listen to the rumors spread by foreign races and come to Youzhou to divide Youzhou. This is the real 'evil intention'."

"I don't need to repeat the deeds of Marquis Changping. Do you really think you can compare with Marquis Changping?"

"If Hebei is home to many heroes, and Marquis Changping is the second hero, then I think no one dares to claim to be the first."

Liu Bei said as he looked at Han Fu and Zhang Yang: "When the country was in danger, you didn't go to the king to fight against the enemy, but now you are blinded by profit. You know that this is a plan of the Hu people, but you are willing to ignore the safety of millions of people in Hebei and fight for hegemony."

"In my opinion, you are the real traitors to the Han Dynasty."

Faced with Liu Bei's calm questioning or accusations, Han Fu, Zhang Yang and other Hebei princes also changed their expressions slightly. They wanted to refute, but they could not think of a suitable reason for a while.

Just at this moment, a strange cry of alien beast suddenly came from the sky.

Everyone in the confrontation looked up, and for a moment, they could not see anything except the dark night dotted with stars.

But the next second, a group of soldiers suddenly rushed in from outside the banquet, led by Xianyu Fu, a general under Liu Yu.

"Liu Yu! What do you mean?!"

When the princes saw the armored soldiers coming into the banquet, they immediately became nervous, thinking that Liu Yu wanted to annihilate them all here.

But Xian Yu Fu didn't want to talk to these people, and immediately said: "Lord Bo'an! There are aliens attacking from the north! Quickly get into the bunker and hide!"

"Aliens, northern sky? Are you kidding me?"

"You, a foreigner, would only make such an excuse?"

Just when everyone was still questioning, the next moment, a large group of dark birds and beasts blocked the stars and moonlight, and appeared above their heads so quickly.

Above those dark birds and beasts were one or two sturdy men from other races wearing clothing made of animal fur.

The princes of Hebei were all stunned.

Are there really alien races that can ride on birds and beasts?

The next second, the aliens in the sky controlled the birds and beasts to attack the ground.

"Prepare for battle!" Xianyu Fu immediately ordered his soldiers to hold spears to deal with the incoming foreign flying soldiers.

Gongsun Zan and others had no intention of confronting the princes of Hebei at this time. They immediately stepped forward to grab Liu Yu and Liu He and took them to a safer place to hide.

However, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu did not escape. Instead, they looked up at the foreigners. After a slight surprise, their eyes flashed with varying degrees of fighting spirit.

"They may be here for Zhaoqing!" Liu Bei's words at this time made Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao immediately give up the idea of ​​dealing with the flying soldiers and hurriedly approach Liu Zhaoqing.

After a while, the alien flying soldiers in the sky came towards the princes on the ground with swords in hand.

In order to save their lives, everyone began to shift their focus. They no longer thought about the matter of the Emperor of Hebei, but first wanted to survive the claws of these strange and powerful alien flying soldiers.

Han Fu was protected by Zhang He and Gao Lan and retreated to the door. Zhang Yang and others also retreated while fighting against the foreign flying soldiers.

The combined combat power of these flying soldiers, one man and one bird, is no less than that of the Earthly Heroes, and they also have the advantage in the air. Without preparation, they have no way to deal with anything.

Only brave generals like Zhang Fei and Guan Yu who stepped forward could kill one or two people.

"Zhaoqing, let's leave quickly!" At this time Liu Bei also said to Liu Zhaoqing.

"No, they are not coming to see me." Liu Zhaoqing frowned.

He discovered that the target of these alien flying soldiers was not him, nor even the direction in which Liu Yu and Liu He were fleeing, but... a big pit not far away.

The person in the pit was Zhang Chun, and they were there to pick him up.

Liu Zhaoqing didn't know why Zhang Chun would ask the alien soldiers to come to support him, but he understood that he must not let the aliens succeed.

Liu Zhaoqing quickly said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong! Go and kill Zhang Chun!"

Zhao Yun was surprised for a moment. She never thought that Zhang Chun was still alive.

But when he turned his head, he saw a celestial soldier from an alien race falling into the pit. Then one of them jumped out, picked up the unconscious Zhang Chun, and was about to put him on the back of the huge ferocious bird.

The responsibility of protecting Liu Zhaoqing was given to Zhang Liao. Zhao Yun raised his spear and a dragon roar came out from the spear.

The originally quiet white dragon not far away let out a long roar, and went directly towards the alien race that wanted to take Zhang Chun away at the same time as Zhao Yun.

But soon two alien soldiers riding on ferocious birds descended from the sky and blocked their way. Zhao Yun raised his spear and pierced the chest of one of the ferocious birds, but the white dragon was entangled.

With just a moment's delay, Zhang Chun was taken back to the sky by the aliens.

Almost at the same time, a whistle was heard in the sky, and all the aliens who were still able to move controlled their birds, flew into the sky, and flew towards the north.

The few princes and soldiers who remained on the ground looked up in vain.

"Damn it! These birdmen run so fast!" Zhang Fei said to the sky with gritted teeth, wishing he could grow wings on his back so he could chase after them and kill them.

But at this time Liu Zhaoqing saw that there were several foreigners still alive, and hurriedly said: "Leave the prisoners!"

But what no one expected was that those injured but surviving aliens simply committed suicide by slashing their own necks.

Seeing this scene, the princes were all shocked.

Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not expect these foreigners to be so decisive.

But Liu Zhaoqing frowned deeply.

-

An hour later, Liu Zhaoqing met Liu Yu and his son again.

When Liu Zhaoqing said that the foreigners had taken Zhang Chun away and that he had committed suicide to avoid being captured, Liu Yu also realized that this was the work of the foreigners.

"It is very likely that the artifact fragments that Zhang Chun had were given to him by aliens, and I remember that the other eleven fragments all flew from the north." Liu Zhaoqing said.

"I suspect that the Chixiao fragments were deliberately released by the alien race, with the purpose of giving birth to another emperor in Hebei."

"Why would the foreigners want Hebei to produce an emperor?" Zhang Fei asked in confusion, "In order to cause chaos in Hebei?"

"There should be more than that." Liu Zhaoqing looked at Liu He: "Young Master Liu He was captured because of his bloodline. He was to be sacrificed to the so-called Holy Spirit. So if Hebei can have a true emperor, the 'Holy Spirit' of the alien race will be able to receive the best offering."

"Then what should we do now? How can we help Zhaoqing and Lord Bo'an?" Liu Bei asked Liu Zhaoqing.

Liu Zhaoqing was silent for a moment and then said, "First of all, you need to draw a clear line between you and me."

"what?"

Everyone was stunned.

Later, Liu Zhaoqing explained that he was framed by the alien race as the "first bird to stick out", and those Hebei princes who returned would definitely make a big fuss about his ability to become the emperor.

If Liu Yu did not want to be attacked by these people for the sake of justice, he must draw a clear line between himself and Liu Zhaoqing on the surface, so as not to be falsely accused of being his accomplice.

"Didn't these bastards see the foreign birdman just now?" Zhang Fei said angrily, "Are they still thinking about civil strife?"

"They must have seen it, but our danger is also an opportunity for them." Liu Zhaoqing said, his eyes moving slightly.

"Besides, don't say this is indeed a good opportunity."

"But Sister Xuande and Lord Bo'an don't have to be too nervous. I don't think these princes will organize troops immediately after returning, because eleven of the twelve fragments were scattered everywhere." Liu Zhaoqing said.

"I think the first thing they need to do is to find the remaining fragments as soon as possible."

"Then I will quickly write a memorial to the court to explain the situation. At least it will prevent Zhao Qing from being slandered and attracting Dong Zhuo's attack." Liu Yu said after thinking for a while.

Liu Zhaoqing nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Besides, Lord Bo'an needs to conduct a thorough investigation of the governor."

"A thorough investigation of the governor?"

"Yes." Liu Zhaoqing nodded and said, "I thought the alien flying soldiers were able to succeed before because of their superb flying skills or some kind of hiding method, but seeing that they were able to come from the north tonight, someone must have let them in on purpose."

"There must be some Hu people on the northern border who are supporting us."

-

The next day, Liu Zhaoqing had returned to Changping.

Yesterday evening, after Liu Zhaoqing came back, he explained the unusual events of last night to Guo Jia and Zhang Jiao. They both felt that the war was approaching, and the reinforcement of the city defenses and the intensified training of the soldiers had to be accelerated.

And Guo Jia also felt that Liu Zhaoqing's advice to Liu Yu and others was correct. Only by drawing a line between the lines could they better help their side.

If I must become the target of public criticism, then at least Liu Yu and others should not be associated with me.

However, Guo Jia did not think this was a completely bad thing. After listening to Liu Zhaoqing's description, Guo Jia also felt that the princes in Hebei were not powerful leaders.

If Changping can survive this crisis, they will be able to pay for the slander at yesterday's banquet one by one.

At noon, Liu Yu issued a notice as Liu Zhaoqing said, which roughly meant that he didn't know how Liu Zhaoqing was qualified to be the emperor, and he suspected that the Hu people were responsible. He was ready to send a large army to besiege Changping to prevent Liu Zhaoqing from having any bad thoughts.

When the princes of Hebei heard about this behavior, they all frowned.

On the second day, Jizhou Mu Han Fu received a quick report from his subordinates: three artifact fragments had been found and presented to him.

Han Fu looked at the three fragments with great excitement and wanted to touch them, but was quickly dissuaded by his advisers.

This thing is now a hot potato. If Han Fu really takes it or uses it to claim himself emperor, he will become a usurper who will be hated by the whole world.

Almost at the same time, many prefects in Bingzhou also found the fragments, but those who could become prefects were rarely stupid. They all knew that even Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, had not ascended the throne. If they, a small prefect, did so, they would be digging their own graves.

For a while, Hebei fell into a strange calm.

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