"Jia Xu of Wuwei greets Your Highness!"

A somewhat sleazy-looking man from Liangzhou, with fox-like eyes and a goatee, arrived before Liu Wei, led by Chen Lian, the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Hehe, Mr. Jia, seeing is believing. The Poison Master truly lives up to his reputation!"

Liu Wei smiled faintly.

"Your Highness, you flatter me too much. I am merely a captain in the Bingzhou army. What makes me known as the 'Poisonous Strategist'?"

Jia Xu looked extremely apprehensive.

“Mr. Jia, there’s no need for such modesty. I know your abilities. There’s no need to be so reserved in front of me. Just be yourself!” Liu Wei laughed. “Having you, sir, is like a fish in water!”

"Your Highness, my plan won't be accepted!" Jia Xu said repeatedly.

"You, I'd rather keep it to myself than let anyone else have it!"

Liu Wei looked at Jia Xu meaningfully, "If you were under Dong Zhuo's command and used by him, wouldn't it be me who would have a headache?"

"Strategist, Gongda, you two should get closer to Wenhe, haha!"

Yao Guangxiao and Xun You came over to pay their respects.

The two were utterly shocked.

From the moment Liu Wei raised his army, he instructed the Embroidered Uniform Guard to keep an eye on Jia Xu, an officer under Niu Fu in Dong Zhuo's army.

Jin Yichuan, a centurion of the Northwest Division of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, quickly located Jia Xu and, while Jia Xu and Niu Fu were marching with Dong Zhuo to Luoyang, took Jia Xu's wife and children from Wuwei to the Hetao region.

Jia Xu's scheme was ruthless, but the Imperial Guards were even more vicious than him. They took away his family and turned Jia Xu to serve Liu Wei.

The counter-espionage plot and the crossing of the river with iron chains were both carried out with Liu Wei's knowledge.

When Dong Zhuo arranged for Niu Fu to retrieve the iron chains, and after much effort they managed to pull them across the Luo River, the Yue Family Army's naval force under Yang Zaixing did not come.

Later, Liu Wei had Jia Xu present Dong Zhuo with this treacherous plan to burn Luoyang, spread plague, and involve Lü Bu, which instead frightened Jia Xu.

He could only think of using catapults to drop plague corpses into the enemy camp, but Liu Wei had Jia Xu suggest through Niu Fu that Dong Zhuo directly throw corpses into the wells of Luoyang City to seize bamboo shoots!

When Dong Zhuo adopted the plan and set fire to Luoyang, Jia Xu secretly packed his belongings and, with the help of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, left the Bingzhou military camp and went to Liu Wei's headquarters.

With the end of the cavalry battle at the foot of Mount Beiman, Xue Rengui took command of the western army, Zhang Liao went to take over the eastern army, and Yao Guangxiao, Xun You and others came to Liu Wei's camp from the army that entered Luoyang from Guanzhong.

"I have heard that there is a highly accomplished monk under the prince's command, who is skilled in both literature and martial arts and possesses extraordinary talent. I am honored to meet him today."

When Jia Xu met Yao Guangxiao, he bowed respectfully.

As the prince's top advisor, Jia Xu had already heard of him in Bingzhou.

Yao Guangxiao came to Dong Zhuo's camp alone and persuaded Dong Zhuo to become a buffer between the Hetao region and the imperial court.

Jia Xu was impressed by Yao Guangxiao's courage.

"Haha, I've heard my lord frequently mention Mr. Diao's name, even more often than he misses a beautiful woman!" Yao Guangxiao laughed heartily.

The talent that our lord has been longing for day and night is truly exceptional.

However, judging from the lord's words, it seems that he only wants to keep this person under his command and does not expect him to come up with any strategies.

It's clear that once he comes up with a plan, it will be an extremely ruthless one; otherwise, the lord would call him a poisoner the moment they meet.

While Jia Xu was exchanging pleasantries with Xun You and Yao Guangxiao, Liu Wei turned around to greet Liu Hua, the Imperial Clan Secretary, and Liu Yu, the Imperial Clan Secretary.

Escorted by the Imperial Guards, the two men, carrying the Yuan family's intention to negotiate, headed straight for Mengjin.

Unexpectedly, they encountered Liu Wei's army on the way.

At this moment, besides the Imperial Guard, Liu Wei also had a large army of 40,000 men who had crossed the Yellow River from the north bank.

They had 10,000 from Shangjun, 20,000 from Youzhou, and 10,000 from Hetao.

However, the commander-in-chief who commanded a million-strong army, whom Yao Guangxiao and Xun You had always wanted to meet, was no longer by Liu Wei's side.

Upon inquiry, the two learned that this general named Yue Fei was leading 10,000 soldiers of the Yue Family Army, named after his surname, on their way to Xuanmen Pass.

Under our lord's command, there is even an army named after its generals; this is truly unique.

"Your Highness's Nephew!"

When Liu Hua saw the handsome and upright Liu Wei standing in front of her with a smile, her eyes were already moist.

"aunt!"

"cousin!"

Liu Wei beamed, "I can't believe we've met again after only six months!"

"I thought I'd have to wait a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you so soon." Liu Huazai looked Liu Wei over carefully, his voice choked with emotion.

From the moment she saw Liu Wei, she knew that the moment her daughter would become empress was fast approaching.

Back then, when she begged Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He, she was met with ridicule and sarcasm. In particular, Empress He's disdainful gaze made Liu Hua decide to choose Liu Wei.

She knew this path would be difficult, but after meeting Liu Wei for the first time, Liu Hua became even more certain of her choice.

She began chopping down the big tree, one axe at a time. No one knew how much she did for Liu Wei behind the scenes, or how many cronies she cultivated within the court.

Six months later, with Liu Hong suddenly passing away and the young emperor ascending the throne, everything seemed to have settled down, but Liu Wei raised an army to avenge his father.

When the million-strong army appeared at the eight passes of Luoyang, even the Golden Palace of the Luoyang Imperial City trembled.

The entire army of the Han Dynasty numbered only a million.

Liu Wei, a mere vassal king, had somehow acquired the power to directly confront the imperial court.

How long had this been dormant before suddenly erupting?!

"Cousin, you'll be staying with your brother for now. Some of the sisters from Hetao are on their way, so you'll have company then!"

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