The game starts with Cao Cao as the main character, and the beauty sheds countless tears.

Chapter 387 Island Lord Himiko! Is Yuan Shang going to become the new island lord?

"Shang'er, do you think Wuhuan Tadun can be a match for Cao Cao?"

Yuan Shang nodded slowly, then quickly shook his head.

joke!

Tadun couldn't even unify the Wuhuan, so expecting him to overthrow Cao Cao is just a joke.

Liu Yan smiled and said:

"Since Tadun cannot destroy Cao Cao, relying on him is naturally useless."

"What you need to do is learn to be patient."

"Just like your uncle, what your father and Ju Shou did to me back then was extremely cruel!"

"It has turned me into what I am now!"

Liu Yan laughed loudly, his laughter so shrill it sounded like a demon from hell.

After Yuan Shao entered Ji Province, Liu Yan wanted to use his wife's connections to get a position under Yuan Shao.

However, Ju Shou and Yuan Shao reached some kind of agreement, which drove Liu Yan out.

Later, they even sent assassins to hunt down Liu Yan.

However, Liu Yan, who was skilled in both literature and martial arts from a young age, managed to defeat the assassin.

Only after Liu Yan was disfigured and promised never to appear in Ji Province did Yuan Shao and Ju Shou spare his life.

Mrs. Liu tacitly approved of this.

Between his son Yuan Shang and his younger brother Liu Yan, he would naturally choose his son over his brother!

No way, no way, there can't be a brother-supporting demon who chooses her brother over her son, right?

Well, perhaps in future generations.

However, by the end of the Han Dynasty, such abstract individuals were still a minority.

The reason Yuan Shang knew Liu Yan as his uncle was that after Yuan Shao and Ju Shou both passed away, Liu Yan secretly returned to Ji Province and met with Yuan Shang's wife, Lady Liu.

But Madam Liu was still arrogant at that time.

She believed that with the assistance of Shen Pei, Cui Yan, Ju Hu, Wang Ling, and others, Yuan Shang would remain the stable ruler of the four provinces.

Even if they can't unify the whole country, it's still not a big problem to establish a separatist regime in one region.

Now, when Yuan Shang sees Liu Yan again, he is in a situation akin to being a prisoner.

Looking at Liu Yan's scarred face, Yuan Shang smiled bitterly:

"Uncle, are you trying to kill me?"

"That's enough, that's enough. What your mother owes you, you can take back from me."

A mocking smile appeared on Liu Yan's face:

"Is this still the ruthless fratricide who could so brazenly kill Yuan Xi with venison?"

"My dear Shang'er, you wouldn't take advantage of your uncle's lowered guard to stab him in the back, would you?"

"Haha, Uncle, how could I?"

Yuan Shang's ulterior motives were exposed, but he pretended to remain calm.

"It doesn't matter."

"Shang'er, your uncle won't give you a kind look either."

"I saved you because you still have value."

"If you ever lose your value, you'd better find a place to stab yourself to death."

"Otherwise, Uncle will definitely make you taste the pain you've suffered all these years!"

The madness on Liu Yan's face proved that he was not at peace at the moment.

Yuan Shang remained silent.

He was pondering what value he could actually bring to Liu Yan.

After experiencing a series of events, including poisoning Yuan Xi and being betrayed by Lu Yu, Yuan Shang has grown considerably.

He once regarded Ju Shou as his "adoptive father" and looked down on his biological father, Yuan Shao.

Now, he understands more or less the logic behind Yuan Shao's actions back then, as well as the series of struggles between Yuan Shao and Ju Shou.

Although, when it comes to scheming, Yuan Shang is still a novice.

But at least now he understands the wickedness of human nature.

"Once things calm down, your uncle will take you to a wonderful place you never expected."

"People in that area are generally not very tall."

"With your height, you'd be considered a giant there."

"what???"

Yuan Shang was completely dumbfounded.

Is there such a place within the territory of the Han Dynasty?

But what he didn't know was that Liu Yan was talking about a small island next door.

That small island is now ruled by a queen, and each queen is called "Himiko".

(PS: Historical records indicate that during the reign of Cao Rui, the then-ruler of Yamatai, Himiko, personally crossed the sea to Xuchang to pay homage to Cao Rui and received a title from him: Queen of Yamatai!)

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Outside Jicheng

Lu Yu lay prostrate on the ground.

He had already sent someone to report to Cao Cao the truthful news of Yuan Shang's escape from prison and his disappearance.

There was nothing Lu Yu could do; he couldn't hide something like this.

It would be better if he could find Yuan Shang before Cao Cao arrived in Jicheng.

But obviously, he failed.

Rather than going to great lengths to conceal it, it's better to apologize in advance.

Cao Cao did not blame Lu Yu, but his attitude towards Lu Yu was clearly not as warm as it had been towards Wang Ling.

Su Yu didn't want to waste any more time talking to Lu Yu.

Well, firstly, Lu Yu didn't offer any bribes.

Secondly, Lu Yu is neither good-looking nor good-looking; he's a power-hungry opportunist.

In the council chamber

Cao Cao kept only Su Yu and Jia Xu.

As for Xun You, he said he wanted to try the local specialties of Ji City, and asked Lu Yu to lead the way.

It's just unclear why Lu Yu had two bumps on her head when she returned.

Guo Jia led the gold-digging team to explore the vicinity of Ji City for any ancient tombs.

The Denver Nuggets have been performing very well recently, and the location of the tomb of the Southern Xiongnu royal court has also been discovered.

In a few days, Guo Jia plans to personally venture deep into the grasslands and destroy the Southern Xiongnu royal court!

Before proceeding, you can practice on the tomb of the Wuhuan royal court.

Since they're all tombs of the Xiongnu chieftain and royal courts anyway, let's just dig them up!

Therefore, at this moment, apart from the background figures of Dian Wei and Xu Chu, only Cao Cao, Su Yu, and Jia Xu remained in the council hall.

"Ziyi, Wenhe, that scoundrel Yuan Shang escaped from prison, and we don't know where he went."

"Cao believes that this fellow must have fled to Wuhuan or Liaodong."

What do you two think?

Su Yu smiled and said:

"As long as Yuan Shang is not found, my lord can keep ordering other forces to hand him over!"

"How dare Gongsun Du of Liaodong harbor Yuan Shang! May his head, the governor of Liaodong, be moved to another place!"

Jia Xu nodded and said:

"exactly."

Cao Cao burst into laughter.

Might makes right.

With its superior overall strength, Cao Cao's camp would inevitably lose to Liaodong even if they went to war.

In a way, the Gongsun Du family could be considered local tyrants in Liaodong.

In fact, Gongsun Yuan, who openly rebelled against the Cao Wei regime decades later, was the grandson of Gongsun Du.

but.

There was actually a general from Liaodong in Cao Cao's camp.

That person was Xu Rong!

Xu Rong was also on the list of those who recommended Gongsun Du to serve as the governor of Liaodong.

Of course, that's all from over a decade ago.

However, Gongsun Du and Xu Rong were indeed old friends with a deep friendship.

For now, considering their relationship with Xu Rong, Cao Cao and Su Yu hoped that Gongsun Du would be sensible and surrender quickly.

As to whether Yuan Shang was harbored by Gongsun Du, that question is completely unimportant.

Cao Cao said yes, that's it!

But Su Yu also had some doubts.

I always felt that there was a hidden mastermind behind Yuan Shang's prison break.

Furthermore, after taking Liaodong, what should be the next step?

How about we take a look at the other side of the sea?

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