Chapter 190 How can Cao Cao get away with it! You are the second Emperor Guangwu! Liu Bei: Behead Yuan Shu and present his head to the emperor!
"Liu Bei, how dare you humiliate me like this~~"

"I am the Son of Heaven, I am the Supreme Ruler, I am the Lord of all peoples!"

"My Yuan family has three dukes for four generations. You are just a weaver and shoe seller. How dare you do this—"

Yuan Shu was kneeling on the ground, his face flushed red as if it was about to explode, and he was roaring like a madman.

He tried his best to get up again and again, but not only was he injured, but his legs were also broken by Xu Chu's kick, so he couldn't struggle up no matter what.

"Are you worthy to be called the Lord of all nations?"

Xiao Fang snorted disdainfully and said coldly:
"You claim to be a descendant of a noble family, but you are like a locust, leaving no grass where you pass."

"Back then, you occupied Nanyang and brought disaster to the people of Nanyang, causing them to be torn apart from their wives and children, and to become homeless and desolate."

"You have occupied Huainan and have been extravagant and arrogant. You have exploited the people to the utmost and brought disaster to the people of Huainan, making their lives worse than death."

"The people of the world wish to pull out your tendons and bones, eat you alive, and cut you into pieces to vent their anger."

"You are such a cruel and stupid tyrant, how dare you call yourself the Lord of all people?"

"You are such a shameless person, and you dare to claim that your Yuan family is the third highest official in four generations. I think you are the shame of your Yuan family!"

Xiao Fang knew that Old Liu was full of anger, but due to his lord's demeanor, he couldn't scold Yuan Shu in public, so he stepped in personally and scolded Yuan Shu severely.

Old Liu enjoyed listening to it, cheered secretly in his heart, and clenched his fists quietly.

All the generals on both sides cheered secretly and shouted loudly that they were very happy.

Yuan Shu, who was already full of resentment, was so angry that he was speechless and dizzy after being scolded.

For a brief moment, a hint of shame seemed to flash across Yuan Shu's eyes.

Obviously he also knew what he had done in Nanyang and Huainan, and he knew how much the people of the world hated him.

However, the shame only lasted for a moment, and soon turned into anger.

"Who are you? How dare you spit blood and slander me? How dare you confuse right and wrong and speak rudely to me?"

Yuan Shu asked angrily with a roar, and his angry conflict turned to Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang slowly stood up and walked forward, holding his feather fan behind his back, looking down at Yuan Shu's angry eyes.

"I will not change my name or surname, and this is Xiao Fang."

Xiao Fang?

In an instant, Yuan Shu trembled all over as if he was struck by lightning.

"You...you are Liu Bei's military advisor, Xiao...Xiao Fang?"

Yuan Shu's voice trembled, and his angry eyes turned into surprise.

He had obviously heard of Xiao Fang's name.

With his brilliant strategies and ingenious plans, he was like Zhang Liang reincarnated, like a sage of strategy descended to earth. With his wisdom, he helped Liu Bei destroy Liu Biao and defeat Sun Ce...

He had heard so many rumors about this name that his ears were callused.

But when he learned that Xiao Fang was just a poor villager, he was dismissive and never took the time to get to know this person.

Therefore, before this, he just took it for granted that Xiao Fangdang was a middle-aged scholar in his forties, just like Chen Gong and Yang Hong.

Who would have thought that the man who turned Jing and Yang states upside down and helped Liu Bei become the overlord of Jiangnan was such a young and elegant gentleman?

"You...are you really just a poor scholar, a country bumpkin?"

Yuan Shu's voice was trembling, his eyes were filled with suspicion, and he asked again.

Of course Xiao Fang knew what he was thinking.

People like him, who were born into a top wealthy family with three generations of officials, were born with a sense of superiority. Not to mention the poor people in the countryside, even the wealthy families with lower status than his Yuan family, he always looked down on them.

For someone like Yuan Shu, who was in the clouds and looked down upon all living beings, naturally he would not believe that such a rare talent like him could emerge from among the humble ants.

"You are right. I, Xiao Fang, am just a poor scholar and a country bumpkin."

Xiao Fang naturally would not be ashamed of his background. With a sneer on his face, he admitted it frankly.

Yuan Shu's body swayed, and extreme confusion appeared in his eyes.

"The poor are all crude people, how could they produce a man with extraordinary ideas like you?"

"Only aristocratic families can produce talents who can assist the king!"

"Besides, even if you really have the talent of Zhang Liang, why would you go to a weaver and shoe seller? You should at least go to Cao Cao, the descendant of a eunuch!"

"Impossible, I don't believe it, I don't believe it—"

Yuan Yuhua muttered incoherently and kept shaking his head, his expression twisted into a complex expression of doubt, shock, anger, confusion, etc.

Xiao Fang just looked down at Yuan Shu's hypocrisy with cold eyes.

Yuan Shu suffered from the same noble disease as Liu Biao, but his disease was more serious than Liu Biao's.

After all, people are born above the clouds.

When Old Liu was still riding bamboo horses with the spirited young men in the village, others were already listening to uncles like the Taiwei and Situ discussing ways to govern the country after dinner.

With just a few words from others, the court can exempt your hometown, Liu, from taxes, or they can increase taxes until your family is ruined.

Influenced by their surroundings since childhood, in the eyes of Yuan Shu and his ilk, peasants like Lao Liu and commoners like him are nothing more than ants, aren't they?
Life and death are just a matter of a word from them.

If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the chaos in the world, how could a man like Lao Liu rise from humble beginnings and become a big boss on equal footing with them?

It is even more impossible for a poor scholar like him to take advantage of the situation and assist Old Liu in stirring up the storm.

But the cruel reality is that Yuan Shu, who was in the clouds, was pulled down to the mortal world by Lao Liu and his ant combination.

He fell flat on his face and knelt at the feet of Lao Liu and him in humiliation.

Yuan Shu naturally fell into madness, and was unwilling to accept the cruel fact that he was being overthrown by an ant.

Xiao Fang was too lazy to waste words with him and turned his gaze to Liu Bei:
"I wonder how the lord intends to deal with this traitor who usurped the country?"

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Bei said:

"This thief has usurped the throne and is a traitor. I naturally intend to send him to Xudu and hand him over to the world for punishment."

As Xiao Fang expected, although Old Liu wanted to kill Yuan Shu, he did not dare to do it on his own and wanted to let the emperor deal with it. "My lord, this is wrong."

However, Xiao Fang shook his head and rejected Lao Liu's decision.

"This thief is a traitor who usurped the country. Everyone in the world has the right to kill him!"

"My lord, as a member of the royal family and a descendant of the Han dynasty, it is only natural for you to suppress the rebellion and punish the traitors."

"Everyone knows that Cao Cao holds the emperor hostage to control the princes. If you send this thief to Xudu, Cao Cao will pretend to be sincere and submit a petition to the emperor to execute Yuan Shu and restore order in the court."

"At that time, the lord fought a bloody battle and only got the credit of capturing the thief, while Cao Cao got the credit of killing the thief without spending a single soldier."

"My Lord, why did you give this greatest achievement to Cao Cao for nothing?"

Liu Bei was startled and suddenly came to his senses.

Xiao Fang's intention was, of course, to let him kill Yuan Shu, so that he could take all the credit for killing the traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty.

"Back then, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty fell. But Emperor Guangwu suddenly appeared, wielding a three-foot-long sword to wipe out the traitors in the world and rebuild our Han Dynasty."

"My lord, you are also a relative of the Han Dynasty. When the Han Dynasty is overthrown, you should step out and kill all the Han thieves with your three-foot sword!"

"My lord, as a descendant of the Liu family, killed Yuan Shu, which is to tell the heroes and patriots who support the Han Dynasty that my lord is the true guardian of the Han Dynasty!"

"And Cao Cao, in name only, is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty who obeys the emperor to control the disobedient, but in reality, he is just a traitor who is plotting to usurp the country under the banner of the emperor!"

"If anyone in the world wants to support the Han Dynasty, they must come and submit to the Lord and assist him, so that the ambition of restoring the Han Dynasty can be realized."

"My lord, by killing Yuan Shu, you are competing with Cao Cao for the hearts of the people!"

Xiao Fang explained the interests involved, then bowed deeply to Liu Bei:
"Therefore, I ask my lord to order the execution of Yuan Shu first, and then send his head to Xudu to present to the emperor!"

Xiao Fang's words were like an epiphany for Liu Bei.

It makes my blood boil!

Xiao Fang is comparing him with Emperor Guangwu.

Who is Emperor Guangwu?
He was an emperor who rose in Nanyang after Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, swept away all the bandits in the world, and rebuilt the Han Dynasty.

If you, Liu Bei, can wipe out all the Han traitors and rebuild the Han Dynasty, wouldn't your achievements be comparable to those of Emperor Guangwu?

"My lord, the military advisor is right. I think you should also kill Yuan Shu!"

"What the military advisor said is absolutely right. We have fought a bloody battle, how can we hand over the credit of killing the enemy to Cao Cao for nothing?"

"My lord, you should kill Yuan Shu and prove to the world that only you can defend the Han Dynasty!"

All the generals were inspired by Xiao Fang and stood up to advise Liu Bei to kill him.

Yuan Shu, who was kneeling on the ground, was terrified when he heard this. The hysterical expression on his face was now quietly replaced by fear.

"boom!"

Liu Bei stood up and slammed the table, angrily saying:

"Jing Lue's words make sense. As a descendant of the Han Dynasty, it is my unshirkable duty to kill the Han thieves. Why should I let Cao Cao decide?"

"Come here, drag the traitor Yuan Shu away and behead him. Send his head to Xuchang and present it to the emperor!"

Chen Dao was waiting for this sentence, and ordered the Bai Li soldiers on both sides to charge forward and capture Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was confused.

His eyes were dazed and absent-minded, as if he had lost his soul.

Originally, I thought that Liu Bei was afraid of my status and would not dare to do anything to me even if he captured me alive.

At most, he would be sent to Xuchang in prison and handed over to Cao Cao for punishment.

After all, he was a member of the Yuan family, and Cao Cao was afraid of the Yuan family's reputation. Even if he hated him to the core, he might not have the courage to kill him.

Who would have thought that after being instigated by Xiao Fang, a country bumpkin, Liu Bei would actually be so bold as to actually want to kill himself?

"Big-eared thief, I am the legitimate son of the Yuan family. You know the background of my Yuan family best!"

"If you dare to kill me, you will be an enemy of my Yuan family. You will not have a good ending!"

"How could you be deceived by that Xiao? How dare you harm me~~"

Yuan Shu roared and screamed, struggling desperately to resist.

Liu Bei, however, remained indifferent and waved his hand in disgust.

Chen Dao took action personally and dragged Yuan Shu out of the tent and in front of thousands of soldiers.

A big knife was raised high.

Only then did Yuan Shu realize that he was doomed.

His status as the Son of Heaven, his status as the legitimate son of the Yuan family, his status as a third-generation official... none of them could save him.

"Xuan De, spare my life~~"

"I am willing to give up my title of emperor, I am willing to submit to you, and I am willing to give you the imperial seal~~"

Yuan Shu fell to the ground and begged bitterly.

How can a person who is indulged in wine, sex and pleasure not fear death?

At this moment of life and death, the true nature will naturally be revealed.

"A coward like you is worthy of being an enemy of my Lord?"

"I bother!"

Chen Dao spat at him and chopped down with the long sword in his hand.

"Crack!"

The pleading stopped abruptly, and Yuan Shu's fat head rolled to the ground.

Afterwards, this huge fat head was put into a wooden box and sent to Xudu by a fast horse at a speed of 800 miles.

(End of this chapter)