Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

Now that Liu Bei has neither men nor money at his disposal, what kind of waves can he stir up on this stage of vying for supremacy?

"If it's not in Xuzhou, it's available outside of Xuzhou!"

Zhou Heng sighed.

"Outside of Xuzhou? You mean... Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and others might accept him?"

Mi Zhu frowned.

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty."

"Furthermore, after this departure, when I see Liu Bei again, I'm afraid I can no longer call him Liu Yuzhou, but will have to call him Liu Huangshu instead."

Zhou Heng shook his head.

If he remembers correctly, Liu Bei also left Xuzhou after he lost his foothold in history.

The Boss Cao who sought refuge with them.

That's how the famous "Discussing Heroes Over Wine" and the title "Uncle Liu" came about.

The Liu Bei of today is not the same as the one in history.

However, Xuzhou also offered no foothold.

If he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to seek refuge with other feudal lords.

Among all the feudal lords, Gongsun Zan was the one with whom he had the best relationship.

But Gongsun Zan is currently engaged in a major battle with Yuan Shao in Youzhou, suffering repeated defeats and barely able to protect himself. How could he possibly help Liu Bei?

Liu Bei would not possibly seek refuge with him.

Therefore, there were only two people he could rely on: Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

Zhou Heng speculated that Liu Bei would likely follow the historical pattern, first seeking refuge with Cao Cao and then with Yuan Shao.

Anyone who sought refuge with Cao Cao would inevitably encounter Emperor Xian of Han.

Emperor Xian of Han wanted to break free from Cao Cao's control.

Naturally, one needs to find allies.

Liu Bei, a member of the Han imperial family, was undoubtedly his most natural ally.

Liu Bei, the Imperial Uncle, is not going to escape death.

Even if Liu Bei claimed to be a member of the Han imperial family, Liu Xie would definitely find a way to make him appear to be one.

"Liu Huangshu?"

Mi Zhu looked puzzled.

They had no idea what Zhou Heng was muttering to himself.

"Never mind, the most urgent task is to deal with Lu Bu's fierce counterattack."

"However, we have already occupied Xuzhou, and Lü Bu's men have no heavy siege weapons at all."

"It is almost impossible to take Xuzhou."

"But we still must be on guard."

"By the way, I heard you captured Lü Bu's family members, where are they being held now?"

"I'll go take a look."

"Perhaps this can solve the problem."

"Once we defeat Lü Bu, we can at least enjoy a considerable period of development."

"This is enough time for us to grow and expand."

Zhou Heng waved his hand, offering no further explanation. Instead, he asked a question in return.

"Reporting to my lord, I have imprisoned Lu Bu's wife Diaochan, his daughter Lu Lingqi, and Liu Bei's wife Lady Gan. I wonder which one you would like to visit first?"

A knowing smile appeared on Chen Chong's lips.

Clearly, they believed that Zhou Heng wanted to relax.

It’s normal to think about it.

Isn't the reason men fight for power all for women and for power?

They have now occupied Xuzhou.

Although it is only Xiapi, the other five counties have not been completely captured yet.

However, most of the surrounding counties and cities were inhabited by powerful and influential families.

With the Mi family in hand.

Under the strategy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones.

Taking it down is only a matter of time.

It's normal to want to relax these days.

The key point is that he had seen those girls before.

He is indeed very attractive.

At the time, several subordinates were drooling with envy.

Even he himself was deeply shocked.

From birth.

He had never seen such a beautiful woman before, not even Zhang Ning, who was known as the most beautiful woman in his own Yellow Turban Army.

In his view, it seemed to be just a tiny bit lacking.

However, he was acutely aware of his own identity.

These are all the spoils of war of their lord, and the women of their lord's future.

It is absolutely not something I can get my hands on.

If it weren't for Zhou Heng, he would still be scavenging for food in the fields with wild dogs.

"What nonsense."

Zhou Heng was speechless and glared at Chen Chong fiercely.

"Hehe, it was just me talking nonsense."

"However, Diao Chan and Gan Lu are fine, but Lü Lingqi is a rather shrewish woman, so I specifically ordered her to be tied up."

Chen Chong chuckled, not taking it to heart.

"Well, in that case, let's go see this Miss Lü first."

Zhou Heng nodded.

.............

A moment later, they arrived at a woman's boudoir.

There were three or four maids inside, serving him.

There were also seven or eight shrewish women guarding the door to prevent outsiders from getting close.

Although women were not considered mainstream in this era.

However, Zhou Heng's forces were relatively weak.

Naturally, we should make full use of all available resources.

Moreover, there's Mi Zhen, who needs protection.

Men often face many inconveniences.

Therefore, they specifically selected several fierce-looking women from among the Yellow Turban Army.

They formed a female guard team.

His primary responsibility was to protect Mi Zhen's safety.

I never expected it would be useful here.

"Greetings, my lord."

When the female guards saw Zhou Heng approaching, they immediately bowed down.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Zhou Heng was filled with boundless admiration.

Only those who have deeply experienced the suffering of ordinary families in this era can truly understand it.

That's why she has such admiration for Zhou Heng.

Especially for these women,

"White bones exposed overnight, a thousand miles without a rooster's crow"—this is the most accurate depiction of this era.

In the face of natural disasters and man-made calamities, women often become food.

Zhou Heng, on the other hand, gave them a warm home and made sure they were well-fed and watered.

To escape that miserable life they had before.

How could they not admire that?

They would not hesitate to die if Zhou Heng asked them to.

"Ah."

Zhou Heng nodded, which was a polite response.

However, when he pushed open the door and saw the woman bound inside, he was immediately dumbfounded.

"Who the hell told you to tie them up like that?"

Seeing the stunningly beautiful woman before him, bound up, reminded him of the movies Zhou Heng had watched on his cloud drive in his past life.

Zhou Heng was instantly paralyzed.

In particular, a hemp rope was tied vertically from the neck, as if splitting the person in two.

There was a ball in its mouth; it was a rope with a small wooden ball threaded through it, tied directly to the back of its head.

My mouth was watering uncontrollably.

Unable to speak, it could only make whimpering sounds.

This left everyone speechless.

Use this to test cadres?

What kind of cadres can withstand such a test?

The long-buried memories resurfaced, and even he was somewhat overwhelmed.

"My lord, it was the lady who said it. She said that you always like strange and unusual things, and binding yourself up like this will make it even more..."

Zhou Heng: "........."

"Nonsense."

"Would you like to untie it, my lord?"

"Um... never mind, I heard that Miss Lü has a fiery personality and is also very agile in martial arts, so being tied up like this is fine."