Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 7130 Knowing everything
Zheng Xuan had made the necessary preparations when he arrived. Whether the matter succeeded or not was one thing, but avoiding causing too much trouble for Sun Qian was another.

Although some people may complain that Zheng Xuan's presence in Sun Qian's area is actually causing trouble for Sun Qian, Zheng Xuan's demands are very clear: he wants to build that horizontal road in Beihai. And the construction of roads of the scale of three horizontal and five vertical is not just a simple road issue; it really involves politics.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as Zheng Xuan comes to find Sun Qian, he will definitely cause trouble for Sun Qian.

But as I said before, even if it adds to the trouble, there should be different levels. At least sneaking over to see Sun Qian in the middle of the night would be something to cover up.

Even though Zheng Xuan was well aware that many powerful families were watching him, given his situation, he was Sun Qian's teacher, and in those days, the relationship between ruler, parents, and teacher was very close.

Moreover, in those days, the power of the monarch had not yet been strengthened to the absurd degree of later generations. Apart from the fact that Heaven and Earth were superior to humans, the monarch, parents, and teachers were actually of roughly the same level.

There's a classic anecdote in the Book of Wei, where Cao Pi, having nothing better to do, conducted an obedience test. At the time, Cao Pi was just the heir apparent. He gathered a group of people to boast, and then, remembering his father Cao Cao's headaches, he asked a very impressive question in front of his subordinates: "Now, everyone has a pill that can cure all diseases and prolong life. However, your rulers and fathers are both suffering from very serious illnesses. Under these circumstances, who should take this pill?"

After these words were spoken, Bing Yuan retorted, "Cao Pi, are you brain-dead? It's just one pill, do you even need to think about it? Of course, it's for my father. Don't you even know who gave birth to him?"

Cao Pi was speechless on the spot, and everyone else agreed that it was only natural to feed the father, and that no one would be so brain-dead as to consider feeding the monarch.

Of course, the main purpose of recording this event in the Book of Wei was to highlight that Cao Cao was indeed somewhat unpopular, but it also reflects the prevailing ideology at the time.

In other words, the so-called monarchical power did not override other ethics and morality; they were roughly on the same level. So, Zheng Xuan, a great Confucian scholar and Sun Qian's teacher, secretly went to see Sun Qian around midnight because of this matter. What about the others?

What is the relationship between Zheng Xuan and Sun Qian? He is my teacher, someone like a father. He is one of the closest people to Sun Qian since his father died. Yet, for something like this, I have to sneak over here instead of just going up to him and saying, "Gongyou, kneel down, your teacher begs you for a favor." Don't you understand?
I, Zheng Xuan, am in this state, do you think you can all come to my door begging for my help? You bunch of bastards have more nerve than I, Zheng Xuan, do you?!

To reiterate, Zheng Xuan's current rank is nothing special, but his reputation is second to none. If someone like him can treat his own disciple with such respect, how could other powerful families possibly take advantage of their seniority to bully Sun Qian?

Have some face!

So Zheng Xuan achieved his goal and decisively went back. If he stayed at Sun Qian's place, someone might come to visit Sun Qian under the pretense of paying a visit to him the next day. So it was more realistic to go home as soon as possible.

That way, if those guys with ideas want to do something, they'll have to go to Zheng Xuan's house. Once they get there, their incredible attempts will be useless.

To put it bluntly, Huang Ge was able to bully Zhong Yao back then because Zhong Yao was moral and young. But if it were Zheng Xuan, he would say, "Come on, let's see who can swing better on the swing today, quack!"

Therefore, Zheng Xuan had no intention of staying. As soon as he left the house, he instructed his grandson Xiao Tong to start the carriage and pull him back. On the way, they encountered a carriage that wanted to travel with him.

"Grandfather?" Zheng Xiaotong asked cautiously.

"I'm going to sleep. I'm going home." Zheng Xuan said calmly, glancing at the patterns on the car frame and chuckling twice. "Looking for me? I'm sick too. Anyway, nobody's coming to me today. Friendships can continue later, but don't count on them today."

Another carriage followed Zheng Xuan all the way, and finally turned away when it was still a few dozen steps away from Zheng Xuan's house. Zheng Xuan was very indifferent to this. Tonight is nothing. Tomorrow is the real trouble. As long as the major families are not stupid, they should realize that he, Zheng Xuan, has achieved his goal. Then tomorrow, a group of old fogies will definitely come to ask questions.

As for finding Sun Qian, as long as Sun Qian isn't an idiot, and he claims to be ill and refuses visitors, no one should be able to knock on Sun Qian's door. After all, although Sun Qian doesn't show off, he's not someone that ordinary aristocratic families can afford to offend. Even Yuan Yang wouldn't forcefully knock on Sun Qian's door after he has clearly stated that he's refusing visitors.

After all, everyone was asking Sun Qian for a favor, not deliberately seeking to make an enemy of him. So it was more realistic to find Zheng Xuan to chat and get some information. After all, Zheng Xuan was Sun Qian's teacher and must know a lot. Moreover, the fact that he was returning to the Zheng family at this time meant that things should have been settled.

They're shrewd people after all; they can't possibly be blind to success or failure.

Meanwhile, as Zheng Xuan left Sun Qian's side, Liu Tong and Chen Xi were communicating in their own way.

"Lord Chen, why aren't you resting in the middle of the night? How does it feel to watch the excitement?" Liu Tong asked with a strange smile as he lay on his big bed, holding Si Niang and patting her.

"Your Highness hasn't rested either?" Chen Xi, sensing the spiritual energy emanating from Liu Tong, conveyed what he wanted to say to Liu Tong.

To be honest, Chen Xi didn't expect that Liu Tong could also eavesdrop. It was only after Zheng Xuan spoke up that Chen Xi had been watching the other side and understood the cause and effect of the matter. When he had a headache, he inadvertently noticed other mental fluctuations and followed them to find Liu Tong. He then realized that Liu Tong was also eavesdropping, and quickly activated Liu Tong's scattered mental energy to make contact.

"A large group of people just left my garden. Some of them even took some of my garden's vegetables with them, just like they were their own. How could I possibly fall asleep?" Liu Tong was too lazy to use the password to notify Chen Xi, so she just spoke to the air. She knew that since Chen Xi had already noticed her, he could definitely hear what she was saying, even though Liu Tong still found it absurd.

"Hey, hey, hey, can you not be so direct?" Chen Xi replied quickly, using his own mental talent to influence Liu Tong's mental talent.

"Do you have any more advanced means of communication? I need to decode this. Although I've memorized almost all the codes, translating them is still much slower than yours." Liu Tong continued speaking to the air after a while. She knew that the omnipotent Chen Xi must have other means. After all, Chen Xi could hear whatever she said, so he must also have a way to make her hear.

"Wait a moment." After a while, Chen Xi sent a short message by activating his mental power. Soon after, a communication channel was established. However, unlike the normal communication channel, this one was a special communication channel built by the Imperial Will, mental talent, and free spirit. Theoretically, Chen Xi could communicate with anyone using this method.

Of course, even if it were possible, this would be the first time Chen Xi had ever done it.

"As expected, you really do have the ability to communicate remotely with anyone," Liu Tong said to Chen Xi with a hint of exasperation.

"This is a communication channel that can only be built by combining the Imperial Will with my spiritual talent. It's very troublesome, and to build it, I need to identify the target," Chen Xi sighed. "I simply can't distinguish ordinary people within the Imperial Will, you understand?"

"I understand roughly." Liu Tong patted Si Niang, who had been sleeping and then woken up again, and told her to go back to sleep. Then he continued chatting with Chen Xi.

"You heard what Kang Chenggong said before. What are your thoughts?" Liu Tong asked Chen Xi telepathically. "To be honest, I didn't realize this before, but after Kang Chenggong spoke, I have to admit that what he said actually makes a lot of sense."

"The Han family is known for its 'go-get-rich-quick' mentality. If only one of us hears it, it's actually not easy to guard against. But since both of us hear it, it's only a matter of a short while." Chen Xi replied with a certain indifference, but he didn't say one thing: under these circumstances, if someone gets interested, it's a doomed situation.

"The Han aristocratic family is actually deliberately amplifying my obsession, but if it hadn't been pointed out today, I wouldn't even have realized that the aristocratic family is not a collective. Yet they can do the same thing, which is somewhat shocking to me," Liu Tong said with a hint of coldness.

If Zheng Xuan hadn't spoken and Liu Tong hadn't happened to overhear, Liu Tong himself wouldn't have imagined things would turn out this way. But this scenario is indeed as Zheng Xuan said: if Liu Tong were to go mad one day, this kind of thing could very well happen, because Liu Tong's understanding of Liu Bei, Chen Xi, and others far surpasses that of others.

During the Eastern Tour, Zhen Mi, Wu Yuan, and Liu Tong were in the same car. They chatted about Chen Xi and found that Zhen Mi knew the least about Chen Xi. Wu Yuan, who believed that her spiritual talent allowed her to see traces of the past, talked nonsense with Liu Tong about Chen Xi's situation. In the end, Wu Yuan also knelt at Liu Tong's feet.

In other words, five years ago, Liu Tong actually knew Chen Xi better than Chen Xi's bedmate. This is a terrifying fact, although neither Liu Tong nor Chen Xi realized how terrifying this was. Liu Tong even said that mental talent is just like that.

In reality, this thing is already quite terrifying if it can be used alone.

No man in this world can resist a beautiful woman who understands him perfectly, is incredibly considerate, and can have deep conversations with him. The former represents attention, the middle represents an interesting soul, and the latter represents a beautiful appearance.

Unfortunately, Liu Tong, who possesses the skill of playing silk threads, perfectly fits this description.

This is also a possibility that the Han family would naturally deduce after realizing that the Puppet Show was extremely powerful. If Liu Tong used this talent in this way, no man could resist it over time, especially since this woman was once an empress!
This is practically the perfect female protagonist in a novel, she's invincible!

"The Han aristocratic families are not a unified whole. They have many conflicts, but they have a certain consensus on interests, even on interests that they themselves are not sure about. So they seem to act together, but in reality, they do not. They each have their own interests, and they differ in the details." Chen Xi avoided the first question and only answered the question about the aristocratic families.

"Lord Chen, what do you think about this matter? To be honest, you are also from a prestigious family, and the leader of one at that. Do you really not know anything about this?" Liu Tong's voice carried a hint of teasing and joking, but Chen Xi, who was holding Zhen Mi on the other side, became serious. He knew he would have to face this damned question.

"What do you think? I think what Kang Chenggong said is very correct. I am the kind of person who does this for the sake of the world," Chen Xi said very seriously.

“But Tian and Chen have always been fond of usurping the throne. Doesn’t Marquis Chen want to give it a try?” Liu Tong asked with a hint of sarcasm.

“Those are other people from Tian Chen, not me,” Chen Xi said with a hint of helplessness. “Alright, Your Highness, rest assured, I’m not a crazy person.”

"Lord Chen, what I mean is, at your level, you're only one step away from the throne. Don't you really have any thoughts?" Liu Tong's cheerful voice came through. "Don't you really have any thoughts of wreaking havoc on the world? If I remember correctly, you've also considered destroying the great cause, turning the country into flames, and setting everything ablaze."

"That's enough, Your Highness." Chen Xi said with a hint of helplessness. "I know that the Puppet Show has a certain ability to see into and manipulate people's hearts, but people's hearts cannot be looked at directly. There is a saying that lust is the worst of all evils. Judge by actions, not intentions. If you judge by intentions, there are no saints in the world. I have indeed thought about the things you mentioned, but that doesn't mean I will do those things. I know what I am doing, so Your Highness, please don't overthink it."

"In other words, Chen Hou has also considered me," Liu Tong said with a slight chuckle.

"I'm holding my wife right now," Chen Xi said, her voice becoming slightly more formal.

"I'm holding my imperial concubine too!" Liu Tong's laughter grew even louder. Then, just as Chen Xi was about to reprimand him, Liu Tong stopped laughing and asked very seriously, "Zichuan, alright, enough joking. I'm asking you very seriously now. This concerns the future path and the future ownership of the Han dynasty."

Chen Xi's voice calmed down, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Lord Chen, if you truly have this idea, or if you truly cannot restrain your heart, then this matter is indeed possible. Just as Duke Kangcheng said, that solitary moon constantly lingers before Her Highness the Princess, and with all the stars hidden, Her Highness cannot see anyone else." Liu Tong asked earnestly, "And also as Duke Kangcheng said, Her Highness and Chen Zichuan's offspring may not be a match for A Dou in this era, but in the next era, they will be unmatched. So, Zichuan, do you want to give it a try? Do you want to spend the night on the dragon bed?"

"..." Chen Xi was almost disconnected. He finally had a correct understanding of the princesses of the Han Dynasty and finally understood why the historical records said that the princesses of the Han and Tang Dynasties were all crazy and had a crazy side. Liu Tong had pretended to be a good girl for twenty-eight years, and now she had finally gone crazy.

Chen Xi couldn't understand what Liu Tong was thinking when he said those words through the audio transmission channel.

"Zichuan, why are you so quiet? Are you daydreaming? Have you come up with an idea? Are you very interested? This is the Dragon Bed, this is an invitation. Do you want to come? If you do, Si Niang can teleport you here right now, because this bed itself is the coordinate, and you have Si Niang's mark on you. Do you want to come?" Chen Xi could feel Liu Tong's excitement from his words, but in the end, Chen Xi still refused Liu Tong without hesitation.

"Your Highness, please be normal. It would be better if you were as normal as before." Chen Xi forcefully suppressed his extraneous thoughts with a certain conviction, but he had to admit one thing: what Liu Tong was saying was true, and he knew it all!
"Look at your reaction! I anticipated this. You must have imagined a lot of things in your mind, maybe even eighteen different poses of me, just like in those stories." Liu Tong's mocking voice rang out, obliterating Chen Xi to dust.

"Tch, really." Liu Tong suppressed his madness. "The day after tomorrow, I will announce that Liu Shan will be the crown prince, putting an end to all the rumors. As for you, Marquis Chen, you can handle it yourself."

"Make A Dou the crown prince, okay." Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Liu Tong's voice return to normal. To be honest, he had been a little overwhelmed by Liu Tong's previous manic state, since everything Liu Tong said was true.

That's the saying: it's hard to fool people with fake stuff, but it's much easier to fool people with real stuff. What Liu Tong said before was actually true. She and Chen Xi had a child. In this era, it might be difficult to defeat Liu Shan because Liu Shan had an impregnable kingdom. But in the next era, it would be much easier to defeat Chen Xi's grandson.

"Hmph, that's how it is. Just be more careful in the future." Liu Tong's voice, tinged with pride, came through, and then he abruptly ended the telepathic communication with Chen Xi.

Chen Xi was stunned for a moment, not expecting Liu Tong to cut it off so abruptly, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Tch, coward!"

Speak softly.

While feigning death, a grand court assembly was held.