Chapter 85: Baohuzhe Show It’s presence

Chapter 85: Baohuzhe Show It's presence

Wang Yun, Xun You, Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi seeing that Lie Fan has arrived position him at the front of the group attracting the attention of other officials who are coming to attend the Court, some feel that Lie Fan leading a group of people is like seeing a tornado that will cause more chaos in the already chaotic Luoyang while the other feels like Lie Fan will finally put an end to this situation as he is the only one with Military power and high influences that 'still' loyal to the Emperor.

Lie Fan showing an imposing aura led the group to enter the Imperial Court, Inside the Court every official turned their head when they were either informed or saw Lie Fan's group entering the court.

He Jin saw Lie Fan leading a group of people, and when he saw that 3 of the most influential generals in the Military were following Lie Fan he felt a sense of crisis for his position in the military that he was proud of as the eunuch had a small influence there.

Even though he is the Grand General but his influence can't compare to these 3 generals and Lie Fan as they were hailed as the heroes who managed to quell the rebellion especially Lie Fan who managed to behead Zhang Jiao.

He Jin: "Mengde and Benchu, the two of you have some strings you can pull in the military Use them to ensure important members stay in our Faction as by the looks of it Zhu Jun, Huangfu Sing, and Lu Zhi have chosen to side with Lie Fan."

Yuan Shao: "Grand General rest assured, with the influence of the Yuan's four-generation high-ranking civil officials these people will choose to stay on our side!"

Cao Cao: "Benchu We better not underestimate Governor Lie Fan looking down on his heritage and age right now his influence is very large, especially in the military and now with the 3 Heroes that quell the rebellion their influences combined can control the military easily."

Yuan Shao: "Humph! Cao Mengde you think too highly of this Lie Fan, I don't see anything special in him everyone is thinking too highly of him."

Cao Cao can only shake his head and doesn't explain any further, he knows his childhood friend is too stubborn and thinks of himself as the best, especially with his background and someday he knows that will be his downfall.

Lie Fan observes the situation inside the Court trying to see the dynamics between the officials are there any loopholes he can exploit to his advantage, primarily between the people surrounding He Jin as they are the people who will play significant roles in the Three Kingdoms.

He can see Cao Cao and Yuan Shao who were speaking with He Jin, for him He Jin and Yuan Shao are not a big threat as the first one was just a greedy man trying to raise the background of him and his sister while the second one is just a stubborn egoistic fool who never listened to his advisors.

His biggest threat is even bigger than the big-eared Liu is Cao Cao, who understands how to play psychological warfare and knows when to do the push and pull method. If only he agreed with Hua Tuo's method to cure his illness maybe he would be the biggest winner in the three kingdoms and not the Sima Clan.

Lie Fan and Cao Cao have eye contact when both of them accidentally look at each other, and both of them nod their heads in acknowledgment as both of them have met and cooperated with each other in battle before.

No one saw the interaction between the two of them and after the nod of acknowledgment both went back to doing their own thing, Lie Fan told everyone to go toward their position and waited for Emperor Ling to arrive then they would begin their operation for today.

Lie Fan as a Governor should have been standing in the Civil Officials' line but due to his court rank as a general and the military background he hailed from he stood in line with the military officials at the front with the rank he has.

Everyone in the courtroom doesn't wait long for Emperor Ling to arrive, When Lie Fan sees Emperor Ling after so long he sees that he has grown a bit more haggard and skinner than before proving that his illness is true increasing the chance of Emperor Ling supporting Baohuzhe.

Everyone: "We Humble Officials receive Your Majesty!"

Emperor Ling: "Everyone at ease, let's begin our weekly Court immediately as We have important matters to attend to after this."

Zhang Rang: "The Ministry Of Personnel can begin to report for this week!"

Lie Fan shakes his head Emperor Ling is still the same and Zhang Rang without even a cue from Emperor Ling begins to dictate who can report first slapping Emperor Ling in the face but with how Emperor Ling 'dotes' on the Eunuch they will never receive hard punishment at most being reprimanded by him.

Subsequently, 2 hours pass by and all the Ministry have given their weekly report now is the time for officials to raise their concerns or petition about something to Emperor Ling. Lie Fan began to seize this chance to show the presence of Baohuzhe and also to overshadow everything that came after him.

Lie Fan: " Lie Fan The Governor Of Xu Province see Your Majesty Emperor Ling!"

Emperor Ling: "Greetings Governor Lie Fan, how's your week after coming back here in Luoyang?"

Lie Fan: "Thank you for your concern Your Majesty, I feel happy that I can spend time with my family again! Without the blessing from His Majesty, I would never returned alive from suppressing the Yellow Turban remnant in Xi Province!"

Emperor Ling: "Haha! Governor Lie Fan is as eloquent as always, Governor Lie Fan can say what you want to say."

Lie Fan: "At first I apologize to Your Majesty about some things that I would say! Your Majesty after coming back from Xu Province I see that our court has turned into chaos disrespecting Your Majesty and not caring for the people! I'm here today to take a stance and help Your Majesty in scolding these people who dare to do things interrupting Your Majesty!"

Uproar can be heard across the Imperial Court, everyone doesn't expect that Lie Fan will slap both factions in the face reprimanding them for causing chaos and not reporting Emperor Ling.

Both He Jin and Zhang Rang's faces turn grey when they hear what Lie Fan says, They know something will happen because Lie Fan visited many neutral officials before, and seeing what happened now looks like he is recruiting people to support his cause.

Emperor Ling on the other hand when he heard what Lie Fan said was surprised at first but then became pleased as finally there was someone who cared about his wellbeing and tried to help him stop the fight between his brother-in-law and the eunuchs who he thought as his parents.

He Jin: "Governor Lie Fan, please watch what you are saying, The imperial court is peaceful and serene don't cause turmoil to happen!"

Zhang Rang: "What the Grand General saying is true, Governor Lie Fan are you trying to cause unrest in the Imperial Court?!"

Lie Fan: "Your Majesty I don't need to elaborate any further! I hope that Your Majesty can be rest assured to do something as this retainer will help Your Majesty solve your problems!"

Lie Fan, He Jin, and Zhang Rang began to argue right there, Everyone began to watch the three-way battle between the powerful figure in the Court. Emperor Ling watched the argument between the three with amusement and he also thought of how Lie Fan is showing his loyalty by slapping He Jim and Zhang Rang in the face.

He felt that finally he found someone that could help him balance the Imperial Court as he realized that he couldn't stop the scuffle between He Jin and Zhang Rang as he saw them as family so having a third figure in the court that loyal to him at least can ensure the stability of the Imperia Court for the time being before he found some solution especially with his growing illness.

Emperor Ling: "Presumptuous! How could the three of you dare to argue before Us?! What Governor Lie Fan saying is true, I hope now everyone can stop and focus on doing their duty don't cause chaos in the Court!"

Everyone understands that Emperor Ling now is taking his stance in this matter and prohibiting this from continuing, he also subtly implies everyone to stop or there will be a consequence and also shows his support for Lie Fan in this matter.

Lie Fan and his supporters heard the support Emperor Ling had for Lie Fan assured that Emperor Ling was pleased with how Lie Fan handled this matter but on the surface, he still had to scold him for arguing with He Jin and Zhang Rang.

He Jin and Zhang Rang on the other hand want to strangle Lie Fan right then and there, while both have a long enmity between each other for the first time they feel the same. Now that Lie Fan has shown his fangs both respectively begin to think about halting the machinations of their Faction to appease Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling after saying that stands up and declares that the Court has ended for today telling everyone to go do their duty, then leaves the court alongside Zhang Rang and his attendants.

Everyone salutes Emperor Ling and when he leaves, the Imperial Court turns into a market with people talking loudly and arguing. He Jin who felt his prestige to be attacked by Lie Fan began to approach Lie Fan flanked by Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

Lie Fan who is now surrounded by his Inner Circle saw this and also walked toward He Jin flanked by Jia Xu and Xun You, Other officials who saw this began to stop talking one after the other focusing their attention on the confrontation between 2 bigwigs.

He Jin: "I always thought that Governor Lie Fan would never come out and stay hidden at your estate like a mouse but looks like I was wrong and underestimated Governor Lie's calculations, especially on this matter! I don't know if Your Majesty is making the right choice inviting another tiger to enter the mountain!"

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Name: Lie Fan

Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator

Age: 18 Years Old (185 AD)

Level: 13

Next Level: 12.000

Renown: 155 -> 165

Cultivation: Art Of War (level 8)

SP: 376.700

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR: 491

VIT: 204

AGI: 215

INT: 234

CHR: 90

WIS: 199

WILL: 155

ATR Points: 0