Chapter 1 The Crown Prince

  The sky is slightly brighter.

  In the grand hall of the imperial palace, the officials began to withdraw one by one. It was the end of the early court session. However, Liu Xie, who sat upright on the throne, seemed still immersed in joy.

  What a relief! Too relieved!

  Liu Xie felt that this was the most pleasant morning court session he had ever experienced in his life.

  Liu Feng set up a checkpoint near the palace gate to collect taxes from Cao Cao's entry into the palace. Indirectly, he deducted one hundred taels of gold from the national treasury. Liu Xie was not aware of this matter.

  Because Liu Feng didn't tell him. But just now, an official criticized Liu Feng to him, and Emperor Xian suddenly realized that such a thing had happened.

  Liu Xie didn't say another word and dismissed that minister from his post. He strongly supported Liu Feng.

  What a joke. Although he is the emperor, rich and powerful. But even the national treasury is off-limits, because it's Cao Cao's territory, unless you get his consent, don't even think about getting any benefits from it.

  However, his son, who put aside his dignity as the crown prince and almost stripped himself bare to fight alongside Cao Cao in the war for control of Xu Du.

  However, he successfully squeezed out 100 taels of gold from the treasury. What a refreshing thing to do! In Liu Xie's view, it was even more refreshing than eating the most delicious food or sleeping with the most beautiful woman.

  "Go and prepare the imperial carriage to go to the Crown Prince's palace. I want to see the Crown Prince." The more he thought about it, the more pleasant it seemed, and Liu Xie quickly gave the order.

  "Alright." Chen Guang responded with a "yes", and immediately went down to prepare.

  Chen Guang was also delighted and followed Liu Xie for so many years, it was the first time he saw Liu Xie in such high spirits.

  Chen Guang soon made preparations. Liu Xie also came out of the main hall, boarded the imperial carriage and headed towards the Crown Prince's palace. The emperor's procession was quite a commotion.

  Before they even reached the Crown Prince's palace, the guards had already entered to report.

  The Crown Prince's palace, Liu Feng's main bedroom. Liu Feng was still fast asleep, the sky had just lit up, and Liu Feng had never woken up this early before.

  Although today is Mi Zong, Zhao Yun's first shot, Gongmen tax. This tax collection can greatly increase Liu Feng's own financial resources.

  However, due to his confidence in his own plan, Liu Feng was still carefree. He wouldn't wake up until the sun had risen to a certain height.

  Outside the palace, that is, Zhao Yun and Mei Zhuo's residence. At this moment, Zhao Yun and Mei Zhuo are sitting opposite each other, with a box of gold in front of them.

  "It's so easy to get a windfall." Looking at the 100 taels of gold in front of him, the wealthy merchant Zou Yu also sighed. This is nothing, it's even easier than cleverly taking by force.

  Entering the palace once costs 100 gold coins, and you can collect twice in five days. In a month, you can have thousands of gold coins. What kind of business is better than this?

  "We will have even more money in the future." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

  That's unbelievable, making Zuo Ci speechless. According to impressions, Zhao Yun should be a very humble and righteous gentleman. How did he become a greedy guy now?

  It is said that those who live near ink become black, and this might be just such a case.

  Zuo Ci did not know Zhao Yun's stance. This strong man was going to follow an eight-year-old child to charge into battle, what a great loyalty.

  He didn't know, so he could only sigh for Zhao Yun in his heart.

  "Two masters, a guard has come to report that the Emperor is approaching." Just then, Dong Xi rushed in from outside and said urgently.

  "Son of Heaven?" Zhao Yun and Zuo Ci exchanged a glance, not daring to be slow, immediately stood up and walked out.

  After informing Zhao Yun, Dong Xi immediately left the palace and went to see Liu Feng.

  "Your Highness, Tianzi has arrived." Dong Xi said to Liu Feng who was sleeping soundly.

  "Ah." Liu Feng responded with a grunt, rubbed his head, and despite being extremely sleepy, he still managed to get up in a somewhat dignified manner. After all, he couldn't not give face to Liu Xie.

  Cao Cao is done for, Liu Bei can be spared.

  Soon, Liu Feng was dressed neatly under the service of the palace maid and also washed his face. He walked out. As soon as Liu Feng arrived at the gate, he met Mi Zhu and Zhao Yun, and saw Liu Xie walking in from outside.

  "The crown prince is doing a great job." Liu Xie immediately praised after seeing Liu Feng.

  "Oh, got it?" Liu Feng responded with a grunt and nodded. Having just woken up, he still didn't know if they had succeeded or not.

  "Uh."

  Zhoa Yun's face was expressionless, but Cao Pi was greatly shocked. Is this really Emperor Xian of Han? The emperor who is known as the wise and enlightened ruler actually praised the absurd and reckless Crown Prince.

  "Is this Mr. Mei Zhuo? Remember to assist the crown prince well." Liu Xie also noticed a new face beside him, turned his head and took a glance at Mei Zhuo, saying.

  "Alright." Zou immediately agreed.

  Although the Son of Heaven was a puppet, Liu Feng was not a simple puppet. The aura he possessed still made Zou Jizhong feel terrified.

  "Hmm." Liu Xie nodded at Mou Zong and then looked around, feeling that it wasn't a suitable place to talk. He said, "Let's go inside and speak."

  "Yes." Liu Feng and others responded in unison. Immediately afterwards, Liu Xie led the crowd into the Crown Prince's Palace, selected a side hall and walked in.

  Inside the side hall, Emperor Xian ordered Chen Gong to guard outside, leaving only Liu Feng, Zhao Yun and Mi Zhu.

  "Today I got a hundred taels of gold, and in a month I can get twelve hundred taels of gold. This is not a small fortune." Liu Xie said again to Liu Fengzhuo after sitting down.

  "One thousand two hundred gold a month is too little, it's not enough to decorate my palace. At least several tens of thousands of gold are needed. I, your son, cannot wait that long. So, relying solely on the entrance tax is far from enough."

  Liu Feng shook his head upon hearing this, indicating that it was nothing. Because of the presence of Zou Ji, Liu Feng couldn't speak too bluntly.

  But Liu Feng believed that his words had already been made very clear.

  Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are about to clash. The time left for him to prepare is at most a few months. In other words, he only has a few months to collect this palace tax.

  After several months, he would organize his troops in the rear to launch a surprise attack on Cao Cao and gain control of Xu Du. However, the money he needed was in the tens of thousands.

  Huh.

  It's way too different.

  Liu Xie naturally understood Liu Feng's meaning, and the joy in his heart was suddenly suppressed, turning into solemnity.

  "What other plans does the Emperor have?" Liu Xie asked solemnly.

  "Ah, it's time to sell titles." Liu Feng nodded and said with a serious expression. He knew one thing, that the emperor in front of him was relatively wise, what entered the palace tax was nonsense, but selling titles was a bigger disaster.

  Liu Feng was also afraid that Liu Xie would not be able to accept it for a while.

  However, Liu Xie's endurance was much stronger than what Liu Fu imagined. Because he already knew that without taking drastic measures, the Han dynasty could not be saved.

  So, without any hesitation, Liu Xie immediately nodded and said: "Good, sell the title immediately."

  This conversation between the father and son was still within Zhao Yun's sight, but he remained kneeling on the ground below, his head slightly lowered as if he hadn't heard anything.

  It's incredibly unbelievable.

  Liu Xie, a relatively wise emperor, has tolerated the crown prince's antics for long enough. But to also tolerate the crown prince selling noble titles? What kind of logic is this?

  Has your head been kicked by a donkey and your temperament greatly changed?

  Meng Zhen's heart was filled with doubts.

  However, there is one thing that can be certain, this Han dynasty is doomed. One reckless crown prince was already absurd enough, and now comes another emperor whose brain has been kicked by a donkey.

  A sense of infinite despair rose in Mo Zhu's heart. Following this father and son, wasn't he even more absurd, stupid? He would eventually bring disaster upon himself.

  Zou Xuan wanted to break free, but unfortunately, his family and everything were controlled by Liu Feng. He was like an ant, tightly grasped in Liu Feng's hand.

  "Alas." A helpless sigh escaped from Zuo's heart.