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Capítulo 52: Fueling The Fire

Lie Fan is thinking that with the army called back to Luoyang it means that the central government is going to delegate its power to the local government to eliminate the Yellow Turbans which means that in 4 years maximum the battle between He Jin and 10 attendants will start resulting both of them died while Dong Zhuo will seize power.

Improving his power base and securing Xu Province will be his main goal as that will become his seat of power, flaming the fire of a conspiracy battle in the court is also important that the 10 attendants and those officials focus on each other leaving him more room to act freely.

While thinking of that, Lie Fan reaches his study and enters the room greeted by everyone there. Everyone except the generals on the battlefield right now is present, Sun Qian, Xu Kai, Chao Bo, and his Bodyguards.

Lie Fan: "Everyone Good Morning, please take a sit as this meeting will discuss our next course of action here in Luoyang."

Everyone takes their seat, except for Liu Pi and Bo Cai who was standing behind Lie Fan while Zhang Mancheng, and Zhao Hong standing beside the door.

Lie Fan: "So our next course of action is to strengthen ourselves while waiting for the chaos that happens by first Xu Kai you will expand Oriole members to reach 100 by the end of this year and train them expertly to be sent building networks in Luoyang and Xu Province."

Xu Kai: "100 Big Brother?! Right now I only managed to recruit 20 stray youths, with our original 10 members now our members are 30 people, I need to put on an all-nighter then."

Lie Fan: "Bring Chao Bo with you to help recruit more members, recruit between the age of 15 and 18 years old men or women it's fine, they have to agree to likely never see their family again but they can send allowance to them, go check in the slums as people are desperate there for jobs."

Chao Bo: "Yes My Lord! Leave this to me and Little Xu we are experienced in reading people"

Lie Fan: "After both of you managed to recruit the quota I assign and trained them with adequate skills, Some will be sent to the palace and sent to high-ranking officials Manor, while the rest will be spread across Xu Province."

Xu Kai and Chao Bo heed Lie Fan's order and discuss among themselves that today they will start recruiting more people but silently so do not to attract attention

Lie Fan: "Next Master Sun Qian please act as my mouthpiece, visit the officials of the court, and nudge them to think that the 10 attendants position is now too strong and they need to do something about it."

Sun Qian: "But My Lord, doesn't everyone at the court already think like that?"

Lie Fan: "Yes they are but Master Sun Qian they are thinking individually or just a small group of 2 or 3 people, what if those people managed to unite under one banner of a certain Chief General who will lead it if there's a rumor that the crown prince position appointment is influenced by the 10 attendants?"

Sun Qian: "Then they will fight in and outside the court, and both factions will slowly sabotage each other to assign the Crown Prince of their preference!"

Lie Fan: "That's right! And what if the Emperor suddenly died of illness what do you think will happen?"

Sun Qian: "An all-out war between both factions! But Emperor Ling is still healthy and nothing is wrong with him My Lord from what We know."

Lie Fan: "Yes that's true, but yesterday at the banquet I heard a rumor that Emperor Ling is sick and there's no cure for it except to prolong his life."

What Lie Fan said is true, when he hosted the guest when Sun Qian was bringing Wang Yun, Jia Xu, and Xun You to the study he heard this from a group of Imperial Doctors who attend the Banquet.

Sun Qian: "Then I Will do as you say My Lord"

Lie Fan: "Master Sun Qian can improvise your action, I trust your skill better when you act freely"

Sun Qian: "Okay My Lord."

Lie Fan: "Next I will pressure Jia Xu to join our side, with his family on the way here to Luoyang escorted safely and His Mother's sickness can be cured by a pill I have sooner or later he will join us as his poisonous means is needed for our plan to work"

Lie Fan began to announce more parts of the plan, when Serenity Inn and Dragon's Fang branch for Luoyang ha opened then they will have a more secure Information gathering means which his mother is working on currently

Zhang Mancheng and Zhao Hong will be sent to Qing Province where they disguise themselves joining the Yellow Turbans' remnants there and climbing rank until they were in a high position to lead armies and then persuade the soldiers to have them join his side

Zhang Mancheng: "How many do we need to recruit My Lord?"

Lie Fan: "Between 5.000-10.000 is enough, also if there is a Yellow Turban officer that can join our side it's good too, just do it slowly and cautiously to not alert the Yellow Turbans"

Zhang Mancheng: "Yes My Lord! When will we be going to Qing Province My Lord? "

Lie Fan: "Next Week both of you will go to Qing Province, if you can recruit more than what I want that's okay but remember to pick the high-quality one"

After that Sun Qian suggested that they also include Wang Yun and Xun You in this plan but Lie Fan disagree as both of them still have affection for the Han Dynasty, Xun You will be easier to lower his affection for Han Dynasty but Wang Yun will never stop restoring the Han Dynasty

Lie Fan thinks that this is enough for the first phase of their action, Sun Qian from the side agrees as many things that they do can divert their focus causing them to go wrong or even be found out by others

Ending the meeting, everyone began to do their task that was given by Lie Fan except for Liu Pi and Bo Cai who will continue their duty as Lie Fan's bodyguards protecting him in Luoyang

Two months pass by after their summit, Zhang Mancheng and Zhao Hong already left Luoyang to go toward Qing Province and join the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, Sun Qian acting as Lie Fan's mouthpiece began to plant seeds of anger and greed in the heart of court officials

Many Court Officials are beginning to fight back against the influence of the 10 attendants but they are managed to be squashed by the 10 attendants as they are fighting alone or in a small group, this infighting was noticed by General He Jin who arrived at Luoyang alongside the other armies in the past 2 months

The rewards that were given to the higher-ranking generals were the same as in history, He Jin become the Grand General and have high influence in the court where the 10 attendants feel threatened

So He Jin who was attacked by the 10 attendants first decided to make his faction fight against the 10 attendants whereas like in history Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu joined the faction becoming core members

Especially when he heard that the Crown Prince position is put on the table and the 10 attendants wanted to use this opportunity to put the prince of their choice in the position of his Nephew Prince Liu Bian that was born from his sister Empress will be ousted from the position

Lie Fan received an invitation to join the faction but he refused with the excuse that he needs to go back to Xu Province and eliminate the Yellow Turbans' remnant there he give full support to their cause, He recommend Wang Yun and Xun You join the faction but Xun You rejected the invitation while Wang Yun immediate joined up

The Imperial Court now has begun to become a battleground for the Eunuchs Faction and He Jin's Faction to fight for power to influence the Emperor's mind, Lie Fan was happy with the condition now as he is swimming in the current like a shark waiting for his food to arrive now

Yu Yan has managed to complete the renovation of the 2 buildings and officially opened the Serenity Inn and Dragon's Fang Tavern at Luoyang, which become an absolute hotspot attracting many customers to come and try the new exotic Fruity wine and Beer that was imported from Huai'An

Lie Fan takes out the Golden Plaque he got and put it on the Serenity Inn as its name plaque becoming a customer magnet with its benefits, Xu Kai and Chao Bo sent 20 oriole members which was adequate with their skills to infiltrate the Palace and Officials Houses while some become servants in the Inn

They haven't reached the quota of 100 members, but they have recruited 40 people increasing their number to 70 and needing 30 more to reach 100. The 40 new members are still under training and with a limited rest time just to rest their body and eat then continue training

Lie Fan also visited Jia Xu a couple of times, where Jia Xu is still stalling for a time thinking about how to free his family but at the same time he wanted to cure his mother so on the third visit Lie Fan visited him Jia Xu ask for some gifts first before he considered joining Lie Fan

Lie Fan agrees and spends 5.000 SP to buy herbs that can be used to cure Jia Xu's mother's illness which needed time and not an immediate cure after that Lie Fan hasn't visited Jia Xu and wait for him to come to him just like Huang Zhong and at the time Jia Xu family from Wuwei finally arrived at Luoyang

In the passing 2 months, Emperor Ling was persuaded by the 10 attendants to suggest to Emperor Ling to levy a heavy tax of ten grams from every 614 M² of farmland to raise funds for rebuilding the palace.

Emperor Ling then ordered the officials in Taiyuan, Hedong, and Didao commandaries to transport wood and patterned rocks to Luoyang as construction materials to rebuild the palace as as a sign to symbolize their victory againts The Yellow Turbans

__________________________

Name: Lie Fan

Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator

Age: 17 Years Old (184 AD)

Level: 13

Next Level: 912.000

Renown: 125

Cultivation: Art Of War (level 7)

SP: 181.700 -> 176.700

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR: 355 -> 365(Training) ->385 (2 STR Potion)

VIT: 125 -> 145 (2 VIT Potion)

AGI: 132 -> 152 (2 AGI Potion)

INT: 145 -> 165 (2 INT Potion)

CHR: 90

WIS: 100 -> 120 (2 WIS Potion)

WILL: 75 -> 95 (2 WILL Potion)

ATR Points: 10 -> 0


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Capítulo 53: Jia Xu Agrees and Going To Xu Province

Emperor Ling then ordered the officials in Taiyuan, Hedong, and Didao commandaries to transport wood and patterned rocks to Luoyang as construction materials to rebuild the palace as a sign to symbolize their victory against The Yellow Turbans

To please Emperor Ling, there was information that some regional officials levied heavier taxes and forced the people to produce greater quantities of construction materials which led to greater resentment from the populace.

Lie Fan as the Inspector Of Xu Province uses the boon he got from The Emperor before to pardon Xu Province from the taxes which Emperor Ling only approve to cut half of the original taxes, This raises Lie Fan's profile as a benevolent and virtuous Official that care about the people

Lie Fan now is meeting with Jia Xu accompanied by Sun Qian in the study room at Lie's Manor, Jia Xu come here today to say give his gratitude to Lie Fan for the medicine he gave

Jia Xu: "I'm coming here today to say thank you for the medicine that General Lie gave to my mother and now her symptoms are lighter than before"

Lie Fan: "That's great, I'm happy that Aunty is getting better now that's all Master Jia Xu going to say?"

Jia Xu: "Aha-haa of course not just that, I wanted to say thank you also for *ahem* bringing my Family here to Luoyang"

Lie Fan: "Hmm, then it's okay if I invited them to my hometown right? Enjoying the seaside and nature there?"

Jia Xu hears that knows his time to decide whenever to join Lie Fan's side is short and Lie Fan's patience with him is already thin like ice but he still wanted to try and escape this hole that has been dugout for him

Sun Qian the side using his orator skill began to persuade Jia Xu, about the benefits of joining Lie Fan where he can have the place to show his talent to the fullest and be trusted with whatever plan he come up with

Jia Xu knows that his position as the Commandant of Pingjin is restricting the means he has to achieve something so he was moved by the way Lie Fan trying to recruit him but he doesn't like it when the circumstances are not by his choices

Due to his cautious nature, Jia Xu is still undecided and Lie Fan knows that is why he always pressures him as Jia Xu's true talent will not be shown for another 10 years when he finally joined Cao Cao

Sun Qian was an orator and a diplomat so he can see a bit of Jia Xu's reluctance in his body language, he continued persuading Jia Xu as Lie Fan will go to Xu Province bringing his army to begin cleaning Yellow Turbans remnant there and demoted even execute corrupt officials as he has the authority to do so

He will stay in Luoyang to oversee their plans here and Lie Fan needed another advisor at his side that's why he is trying his best to make Jia Xu join Lie Fan's side

Lie Fan: "I will be honest with Master Jia Xu, I will be going back to Xu Province to do my duty as their Inspector and I need someone to give me advice at my side"

Jia Xu: "Oh? Isn't there Brother Sun Qian by General Lie's side?"

Lie Fan: "Master Sun will be staying in Luoyang overseeing my plan here, that's why I wanted to invite Master Jia Xu to join my side as I needed talents to improve the livelihood of the People of Xu province"

After saying that Lie Fan gets up and now toward Jia Xu shocking Sun Qian and Jia Xu as there was never someone high-ranking bowing to the people below them, in the future only Cao Cao and Liu Bei will be the one who does so as the former knew that dignity is nothing if you can recruit talent while Liu Bei is a compassionate and humble person

Jia Xu seeing this was moved by the first time someone goes to this extreme just to invite him and due to this he reluctantly accepted Lie Fan's invitation to save Lie Fan's face

Jia Xu: "My Lord please get up, Jia Xu can't accept your bow"

Lie Fan: "My Lord? Then Master Jia Xu accepted my request for you to join under me?!"

Jia Xu: "Like the saying a good bird chooses the tree to build its best, then Jia Xu will choose My Lord as my tree to perch on"

Lie Fan hearing that let out a loud laugh which shows the happiness he is feeling right now, Sun Qian on the other side congratulated Lie Fan on recruiting a great talent to his side and welcome Jia Xu as a fellow compatriot

*DING!!!*

[Congratulation to the Host for completing the Achievement 'Poisons Is Released To The World' for recruiting The Poisonous Strategist Jia Xu

The host received 75.000 SP, 200.000 Taels, and The Gu Jar as your reward]

•The Gu Jar

The jar was used as a container to seal several venomous creatures to create the strongest poison and no antidote can cure them

Jia Xu joined under him making Lie Fan's powerbase to double up in their think tank capability, as no matter how Lie Fan remembered historical events he still needed to think about his next move

Lie Fan assign Jia Xu as his Chief Advisor where it was Sun Qian's position before and now he become Lie Fan's Chief Diplomat, Lie Fan assigned Jia Xu as the Grandmaster of Oriole and alongside Sun Qian began to fill in their plan and course of action

Jia Xu was astounded by the preparation that Lie Fan made especially the Oriole where it was the first he sees a unit just for subterfuge and the plans that he made alongside the ambition Lie Fan had made his blood boil hearing it

With Jia Xu joining him, Lie Fan began to report to the Emperor the next day that he will leave Luoyang and bring his army back to Xu Province to do his duty as the Inspector of Xu Province

Emperor Ling praise Lie Fan for his hardworking personality and assign 10.000 soldiers to help him clear Xu Province from the Yellow Turban remnant, Lie Fan thanks the Emperor for his assistance and praised him for his benevolence and wisdom which Emperor Ling accepted happily

After the Morning Court, Lie Fan meets up with Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi where he says his goodbye for now and also asks for a favor to protect his family in Luoyang while he leaves for Xu Province

The Uncle laughs and agrees to do so as they already think of Lie Fan as their nephew, Lie Fan says his thank you and promises to give them more wine and beer with Copper Mirrors after he came back from Xu Province

After meeting the Uncles, Lie Fan meets up with Wang Yun and Xun You where he says goodbye and asks them to help Sun Qian if he ever needed assistance.

Wang Yun tells him to be careful along the way and Xun You promises to help Sun Qian even hinting that he already accepted the Han Dynasty's demise.

When leaving Wang Yun's residence, he meets with Diao Chan and says goodbye to her where Diao Chan tells him to be careful and that she will wait for him here in Luoyang which is the first time Diao Chan makes the first move

Lie Fan smiles warmly and promises her, Diao Chan gives a pouch she just made herself and tells him as a protection for him which Lie Fan happily accepts after talking for a bit Lie Fan says goodbye

Back at his residence after dinner, Lie Fan announce his departure to Xu Province to his family and told them to stay in Luoyang as it's safer than journeying back to Huai'An as he knows the Yellow Turbans remnant resurgence will rise

Yu Yan and Ying Yue protested as his departure is too sudden, Ying Yue especially feels sad as they just spend time together and now they will separate again. Lie Fan understand how they feel and explain that this is his duty to do so

He also announces that after his duty in Xu Province is done, he will marry Ying Yue at Huai'An which Yu Yan immediately agrees clapping her hand happily while Ying Yue's face is as red as a tomato and shows a shy smile full of happiness

Lie Fan then called for all his revenues to meet him in the main hall, he finally meet up again with Huang Zhong, Chao Bai, and Zang Ba after months of separation in which he thanked them first for their loyalty and contribution promising to give them rewards.

He also introduce Jia Xu to everyone as his new Chief Advisor, Jia Xu greeted everyone and hope they can work well together.

Lie Fan then tell them in 3 days they will do an expedition to Xu Province where Sun Qian and Xu Kai will stay in Luoyang to oversee the plan here, The rest will follow him back to Xu Province where they will clean up Xu Province

Huang Zhong will become the Chief Commander of their army and Chao Bo, Choa Bai, and Zang Ba will lead their respective battalion as before

The meeting lasted until midnight and everyone goes back to the rooms that were set up for them in Lie Fan's Manor, Lie Fan goes back to his room and lay down on his bed thinking about how his plan is coming along nicely but he still needs to be in his guard as the situation can suddenly change

3 days later, in front of Luoyang's east gate Lie Fan and his army numbering 15.400 men composed of 10.000 Men from the Imperial Army and 5.400 where 2.400 his original men from Huai'An and 3.000 the Yellow Turbans prisoner who have become his permanent soldiers

His Family and Friends accompanied him and say their goodbye to him, after that He ordered his army to begin their march toward Xu Province raising the banner of the Han Army and Lie Clan

__________________________

Name: Lie Fan

Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator

Age: 17 Years Old (184 AD)

Level: 13

Next Level: 912.000

Renown: 125 -> 140

Cultivation: Art Of War (level 7)

SP: 176.700 -> 256.700

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR: 385

VIT: 145

AGI: 152

INT: 165

CHR: 90

WIS: 120

WILL: 95

ATR Points: 0


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