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Lastly for the Xuanwu Army, there will be Lu Jun, Lu Bao, Lu Qian, and Fang Yue. After Lie Fan finishes telling the list of appointments, all of the Head Generals and advisors stood up and cupped their hands toward Lie Fan, who in return laughed and told them to sit down and continue the banquet, while in Xiapi there's a good atmosphere it's not the same for Liu Bei who flee Qing Province heading toward Xinye.
After leading his entire army and their household out of Beihai, Liu Bei led his army in a very tiring march toward Xinye which was Liu Biao's closest town to Beihai, and after a month of march, they stopped at a village near Shouchun.
Knowing that it was under Lie Fan's Control, Liu Bei ordered his army to not do anything bad or they would be punished according to the Military law, and he also warned his generals, especially Zhang Fei who had a temper problem especially when he drinks.
Ju Shou and Wang Xiu then were ordered by Liu Bei to head toward the village and ask around, especially about the whereabouts of Lie Fan's Army that according to their information stationed at Shouchun.
So Ju Shou and Wang Xiu accompanied by 10 soldiers go to the village and make acquaintances with the people of the village, and after receiving a positive response they began to ask about the whereabouts of the army at Shouchun.
After asking here and there for a while, Ju Shou and Wang Xiu found out that the villagers saw that the Army stationed there all left Shouchun and seen headed North, which Ju Shou and Wang Xiu deducted heading toward Xiapi.
They were relieved hearing this information because they knew even though the Army was much smaller than Liu Bei's Army which consisted of 150,000 men, the morale and experience of Lie Fan's Army were much higher than Liu Bei's.
After buying some cattle and goats, they headed back toward the Army camp and reported their findings to Liu Bei in the command tent, when Zhang Fei heard that Shouchun was without an army he asked Liu Bei why don't attack it since it was undefended.
Before Liu Bei could even reply to Zhang Fei's outrageous words, Ju Shou reprimanded Zhang Fei saying to him that they didn't have the time and they already made Cao Cao their sworn enemies, if they included Lie Fan on the list then it was their end.
Zhang Fei being reprimanded by Ju Shou immediately becomes angry, but before he can do anything that could harm or embarrass Ju Shou, Liu Bei stops Zhang Fei in time and also reprimands him, saying that what Ju Shou said is true and that they should follow what Ju Shou said.
Zhang Fei being reprimanded by Liu Bei could only pout and say that this was a great chance for them to take Shouchun, Wang Xiu on the side said in polite words that the prize is not worth the fight they will go through, especially if this only make Cao Cao and Lie Fan attack them together.
Zhang Feibbecome silent after hearing what Wahg Xiu said, Liu Bei seeing his third brother finally stopped turned toward Ju Shou, and told him that after today's rest, they would head toward Xinye and then to Xiangyang after resting there, he was afraid that his soldiers could sleep well knowing that they are in enemy territory.
After Liu Bei finished his word, everyone took a rest for the day to continue their march tomorrow, Liu Bei returned to his tent where his wife Lady Gan was there waiting for him and together they slept.
On the next day, they continued their march toward Xinye, and after spending 1 month and 2 weeks, when they finally arrived at Xinye where at first it alarmed Liu Biao's men who were stationed at Xinye.
Liu Qi Liu Biao's Eldest son was put by Liu Biao as Xinye's Governor under Cai Mao's recommendations to cause a rift between Liu Qi and his younger brother Liu Cong, who had been chosen by the Cai Clan to succeed Liu Biao in the future since Lady Cai has been matchmaking Liu Cong with her niece.
Liu Biao felt that it was a good idea for his eldest son to train as his future successor, so he agreed with Cai Mao's suggestion and assigned Liu Pan his nephew as Liu Qi's General alongside Fu Xun as his advisor.
So at Xinye Liu Qi was alarmed after receiving the information that more than 100,000 men were approaching Xinye, hearing that it was Cao Cao's attack, he called for his cousin Liu Pan and his advisor Fu Xun to discuss countermeasures.
Liu Biao stationed 30,000 men at Xinye for the first line of defense, so Liu Pan and Fu Xun advised Liu Qi to raise the army and stand guard on the wall of Xinye while messengers for reinforcement were displaced to Xiangyang.
But when Liu Qi saw the banner that was raised by the oncoming army he told Fu Xun to stop the messenger as they didn't need reinforcement, Fu Xun asked why he thought like that to which Liu Qi replied that the army who came was Liu Bei.
Liu Qi admired Liu Bei after hearing about his fame and the things he had done for the people of Qing Province, so he alongside Liu Pan and Fu Xun waited for Liu Bei in the front of the gate, even though Fu Xun had objected to Liu Qi for deciding so.
When Liu Bei and his army finally arrived in front of Xinye, they were surprised by the welcome sight they received, due to this Liu Bei, Ju Shou, and Wang Xiu accompanied by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei headed toward Liu Qi, Liu Pan, and Fu Xun.
With this Liu Bei and Liu Qi meeting was advanced several years earlier than the original timeline, Liu Qi welcomed Liu Bei ecstatically which Liu Bei responded with kindness, and soon the two of them called each other Uncle and Nephew intimately.
Liu Qi asked Liu Bei for the reason he and his army were there, and so Liu Bei explained what happened in a summary to Liu Qi, Liu Pan, and Fu Xun who were shocked after hearing the summary.
Liu Qi was touched by Liu Bei's kindness and virtue, so he welcomed Liu Bei into Xinye ignoring Fu Xun's subtle warning, which Ju Shou and Wang Xiu noticed but decided to not inform Liu Bei for now.
After staying outside for around 2 months and a half, Liu Bei and his closest retainers alongside his family and theirs finally stayed in the comfort of a bedroom, and they were also welcomed with a feast under Liu Qi's request.
Unbeknownst to Liu Qi, Liu Bei, and Liu Bei's retainer Fu Xun sent a secret message to Xiangyang, informing them of Liu Bei's arrival and indicating a possibility that Liu Bei would also for shelter to Liu Biao.
After writing this message, Fu Xun signed who the message was intended for and it was CM after he gave this to his trusted aide and told him to send this to the person intended which his aide immediately knew who it was intended.
The day passed by with ease for Liu Bei and his army since they finally arrived in a safe territory, the next day after a feast and a long rest for Liu Bei, he asks told Liu Qi that he needed to go to Xiangyang to meet his father Liu Biao and ask for his permission to stay in Jing Province.
Liu Qi who heard this was delighted that Liu Bei would stay in Jing Province, so he told Liu Bei that he would go alongside him to help his case with his father, not realizing that this soured his already worsened relationship with his father.
Well in his defense doesn't know that his relationship with Liu Biao has worsened due to Cai Mao and Lady Cai speaking ill of him in front of Liu Biao, especially with him now not in Xiangyang and can't dispell the ill words that Cai Mao and Lady Cai feed to Liu Biao.
So after a short preparation, Liu Bei and Liu Qi leave Xinye alongside Ju Shou, Wang Xiu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Liu Pan, Fu Xun, and some soldiers head toward Xiangyang.
Liu Bei decided to leave his army behind to create a much calmer situation as he was sure that an army of 150,000 men standing outside Xiangyang would not create a good impression on Liu Biao.
Ju Shou and Wang Xiu agree with Liu Bei's statement, so they leave for Xiangaynag without the Army, and after 2 weeks they finally arrived at Xiangyang, and to their surprise, there was someone already waiting for them outside the gate.
There were two people waiting for them outside the gate, and when Liu Qi saw them he immediately called their names which were Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, two of Liu Biao's most important retainers with Cai Mao his head general, and Kuai Yue his main advisor.
Liu Qi: "Uncle Cai! Master Kuai Yue! Why do the two of you stand here?"
Kuai Yue: "First Young Master, The two of us were here due to My Lord's order and welcome Lord Liu Bei when he arrived at Xiangyang."
Liu Qi: "How can you know that Uncle Liu Bei was heading to Xiangyang? I haven't got the time to send a messenger to inform My Father of Uncle Liu Bei's arrival in Xinye and his intention."
Cai Mao: "First Young Master doesn't need to know how My Lord knows about this, you should have known that you need to inform My Lord about something important like this, I'm sure that Master Fu Xun should have told you about this many times!"
Liu Bei: "General Cai I'm sorry it's all my fault, Nephew Liu Qi didn't have the time to inform Lord Liu Biao due to my sudden arrival, it's all my fault so you can blame me doesn't need to blame Nephew Liu Qi."
Kuai Yue: "General Cai please behave yourself, no matter what First Young Master ie Our Lord's eldest son and we are outside now, please don't disgrace Our Lord prestige and reputation."
Cai Mao who heard what Kuai Yue said just snort, and turned his head to the side. Kuai Yue greeted Lord Liu Bei with a smile and welcomed him to Xiangyang informing him that Liu Biao is waiting for him inside, Liu Bei smiled humbly to Kuai Yue and thanked Kuai Yue and Cai Mao for welcoming him, after some small exchange between them, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao escorted Liu Bei and his group toward Xiangyang Governor's Castle.
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Name: Lie Fan
Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu
Age: 28 (195 AD)
Level: 16
Next Level: 2,462,000
Renown: 725
Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)
SP: 1,071,700
ATTRIBUTE POINTS
STR: 936 (+20)
VIT: 598 (+20)
AGI: 583 (+10)
INT: 587
CHR: 93
WIS: 509
WILL: 397
ATR Points: 0
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Cai Mao who heard what Kuai Yue said just snorted, and turned his head to the side. Kuai Yue greeted Lord Liu Bei with a smile and welcomed him to Xiangyang informing him that Liu Biao was waiting for him inside, Liu Bei smiled humbly at Kuai Yue and thanked Kuai Yue and Cai Mao for welcoming him, after some small exchange between them, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao escorted Liu Bei and his group toward Xiangyang Governor's Castle.
At Xiangyang's Governor Castle, Liu Biao is waiting for the arrival of Liu Bei and his eldest son Liu Qi, he has a bad impression of Liu Bei and Liu Qi thanks to Vai Mao and Lady Cai who speak ill of them.
At his side was Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue's older brother, and leader of the Kuai Clan the most influenced Noble Clan alongside the Cai Clan, and whoever gained their support could become the leader of Jing Province, and their rule would be stable across Jung Province.
The Kuai Clan is an old Noble house in Jing Province, as for the Cai Clan their rise was due to Cai Mao's sister, Lady Cai becoming Liu Biao's concubine and then his wife due to Liu Biao's first wife dying.
At this time a commotion was heard outside of the hall, and then enters Kuai Yue and Cai Mao followed by Liu Qi and Liu Bei alongside Liu Bei's retainers, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao bowed toward Liu Biao, telling him that Liu Qi and Liu Bei have arrived.
Liu Biao thanked them and told them that they could go back to their place, and then he turned toward Liu Qi first welcomed him home and told him that after this he should go back because his stepmother and younger brother missed him.
Liu Qi cupped his hand toward Liu Biao and said that he would do so, and then Liu Biao turned to Liu Bei after acknowledging Liu Qi's words and welcomed him to his court.
Liu Bei expressed his gratitude to Liu Biao for the warm welcome and the honor of meeting him. He extended his thanks for the gracious gesture of assigning Kuai Yue and Cai Mao as his escorts.
Liu Biao, waved his hand indicating to Liu Biao that it was a small thing to do and with genuine interest, expressed his long-standing desire to meet Liu Bei upon learning of another Imperial Scion.
Motioning to a servant, he ordered the preparation of a seat suitable for Liu Bei's esteemed status. As Liu Bei took his place, Liu Biao inquired about the purpose of his visit.
In response, Liu Bei humbly revealed his intention to seek refuge in Jing Province, citing a desire to contribute to the stability and prosperity of the region under Liu Biao's wise governance, also that he would leave Jing Province after finding a safe place for himself and his army.
Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, and Cai Mao exchanged knowing glances; Liu Bei's request to seek refuge wasn't entirely unexpected. Having received an anonymous notice of Liu Bei's imminent arrival, they had anticipated the need for a strategic response.
Liu Biao held an emergency meeting alongside Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, and Cai Mao, and they discussed the situation.
At first, Liu Biao wanted to accept Liu Bei into Jing Province without any condition needed, Cai Mao immediately protested this decision and didn't agree since he felt that Liu Bei would just become a burden, and also would only make Cao Cap turn his eyes toward them.
Kuai Liang not wanting Liu Biao and Cai Mao to have a conflict, put forward a condition that Liu Bei would be stationed in Xinye alongside Liu Qi to guard Xinye.
This is aimed at strengthening Liu Biao's defenses in the north since they didn't invest in a large army there and to create a formidable barrier against potential threats coming from Cao Cao.
After hearing the proposal put forward by Kuai Liang, everyone agreed with this especially Cai Mao since he felt at least Liu Bei would not eat their supplies for nothing, Liu Biao also liked this proposal since he didn't want to have a conflict with Cao Cao, but if he had a conflict at least he would have Liu Bei as first line of defense.
Back in the hall, as Liu Biao conveyed the terms needed to Liu Bei in order for Liu Biao to accept his refuge in Jing Province, Liu Bei turned toward Ju Shou and Wang Xiu where he saw that they nodded their head, indicating for Liu Bei to agree.
Since his advisors told him to agree, he grits his teeth and with a humble face alongside a kind smile agrees to Liu Biao's terms even though actually he doesn't want to, Zhang Fei wants to declare his objection to this decision but Guan Yu managed to stop him.
Liu Biao immediately gave a hearty smile and laugh, saying that since Liu Bei had agreed then he could stay at Jing Province in Xinye, and asked if he needed some supplies for his army to which Liu Bei replied humbly that whatever supplies he could give to keep his army well fed is enough for him.
Liu Biao was touched by the humble and virtuous words said by Liu Bei, who immediately praised him and said that he was an example for himself and the other living Imperial Scions.
After saying those words, Liu Biao told Kuai Yue to order the kitchen to prepare for a banquet to welcome Liu Bei which will be held tonight, and then turned toward preparing army supplies to be given to Liu Bei's army in Xinye.
Liu Bei immediately thanked Liu Biao for his generosity and said that he would protect Xinye and Liu Qi with his life, and with this, the formal meeting between the two Imperial Scions ended.
Liu Biao told Liu Bei that he needed to return to his residence alongside Liu Qi to spend time with his family and that he would meet Liu Bei tonight to which Liu Bei replied that he understood, and that family comes first.
After Liu Biao said his goodbyes to Liu Bei and his retainers, he left the hall alongside Liu Qi and his bodyguards. Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao also take their leave after saying goodbye to Liu Bei.
At this time a servant then approached Liu Bei and his retainers, escorting him and his retainers toward the rooms they would sleep in for their stay at Xianyang.
Liu Bei thanked the servant and gave some money to him, and the servant was immediately grateful for such kindness and told Liu Bei if he had anything miscellaneous he needed to do, he could call for him.
The servant then leaves Liu Bei's room, which soon receives guests who are all of Liu Bei's retainers. They entered the room and then Guan Yu alongside Zhang Fei stood at the door, guarding it, and kept their ears toward the hallways in case there's someone approached Liu Bei's room.
Liu Bei: "Ju Shou and Wang Xiu, do you think it's a great decision for me to accept Liu Biao's term? I may be not as bright as the two of you, but I can see that this is a trap laid for us to guard Jing Province from Cao Cao's attack."
Ju Shou: "Yes it was the right decision My Lord, I know that you asked us this because you care for our soldiers, but if we want to stay in Jing Province we need to accept his condition and Xinye is a big town which suit to become our new capital."
Liu Bei: "What? What do you mean Ju Shou? Wait don't tell me that you tried to scheme a way for us to usurp Brother Liu Biao?! I don't agree! How could we become so ungrateful toward Simeon who receives us!"
Wang Xiu: "My Lord please calm down, it's not that we are ungrateful but if My Lord wants to revive the Han Dynasty, sometimes we need to take an opportunity that was laid upon us, whether it was an honorable path or not."
Liu Bei: "What opportunity do the two of you see? I saw that Brother Liu Biao is healthy and his eldest son Liu Qi is truly qualified to be his successor, I could see the young Brother Liu Biao in Liu Qi."
Ju Shou: "It's because My Lord hasn't heard about some rumors that we found when we were at Xinye, I and Wang Xiu silently asked around the reason why Liu Qu was stationed at Xinye, and it turns out it's because of Cai Mao and the Cai Clan."
Wang Xiu: "As Ju Shou said My Lord, Lord Liu Biao's current wife is Lady Cai who was originally his concubine by becoming his legal wife as his first wife died of sickness, and it turns out Lady Cai favored Liu Cong over Liu Qi due to that Cai Mao and the Cai Clan pushed Liu Cong to replace Liu Qi."
Liu Bei: "What?! How could they do that?! No, I must tell Brother Liu Biao, that my nephew Liu Qi is so kind and humble that I don't want him to be manipulated by such a vicious stepmother and her Clan!"
Ju Shou: "Wiat My Lord! Can't you see, this is the opportunity that I and Wang Xiu meant, we can become another powerhouse in Jing Province like Cai Mao and the Cai Clan so we can influence Lord Liu Biao's decision to choose his successor, countering Cai Mao and the Cai Clan."
Liu Bei hearing this became confused and asked Ju Shou what he meant by becoming a powerhouse, the Cai Clan had long rooted themselves in Jing Province using Liu Biao as his backer, so how could they rival them.
Wang Xiu at this time explained to Liu Bei that they can use Xinye as their stepping stone, improving the people's life and conditions there alongside supporting Liu Qi to increase his weight in Liu Biao:a heart and use their army as a subjugation force against bandits to raise Liu Bei's reputation among the people.
While doing so, he and Ju Shou will do a silent visit to other medium and small Noble Clans that were dissatisfied with Cai Mao and the Cai Clan, and from there they will band together and when the times come to divide Jing Province's successor.
They can use this as a trick to their sleeve to convince Liu Biao, and from there, they can usurp Liu Qi slowly by convincing him that Liu Bei is much better leader than him, and for him to hand over Jing Province governorship to Liu Bei when he success the position from Liu Biao.
After hearing that Liu Bei showed a thoughtful look while in truth inside his heart he was already ecstatic with the prospect of having Jing Province as his domain, hearing Ju Shou and Wang Xiu's plans make his heart boil and his ambition to be fired up. Ju Shou and Wang Xiu don't know this, as what they see after the thoughtful look was a heavy sigh, and he accepts their plan while showing a sad expression.
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Name: Lie Fan
Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu
Age: 28 (195 AD)
Level: 16
Next Level: 2,462,000
Renown: 725
Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)
SP: 1,071,700
ATTRIBUTE POINTS
STR: 936 (+20)
VIT: 598 (+20)
AGI: 583 (+10)
INT: 587
CHR: 93
WIS: 509
WILL: 397
ATR Points: 0
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