Ma Chao walked out of the atrium. When he passed by the vestibule, he saw Liu Ye standing in the courtyard and watching the scenery. Wuming suddenly became angry. He gritted his teeth and strode to Liu Ye. He stopped abruptly, looked down at Liu Ye, and squeezed out a grim smile.

"Liu Lingjun, are you safe?"

When the words "Don't Come on, okay" were expressed, Ma Chao couldn't say anything. He just heard Sun Ce ask three questions about "Don't Come on, okay", especially when he finally asked him, he felt too strong. Now he has the opportunity to say these four words to Liu Ye, and he is very proud.

Liu Ye raised his head, glanced at Ma Chao lightly, then lowered his head, looked at Ma Chao's hand rubbing the knife ring, and said slowly: "Shang Hao."

Ma Chao frowned, disappeared with pride, and felt even more depressed. He fell to this point and was all caused by Liu Ye. Liu Ye could still be so calm and as if nothing had happened, he couldn't bear it anymore. He unconsciously held the hilt of the knife and his fingers were eager to try.

"Ling Jun is full of wisdom. Didn't he protect the emperor and break through the siege? Why are he back again? Oh, by the way, I heard that the emperor is gone. Are you coming to Dingtao? Are you looking for the emperor?"

Liu Ye looked at Ma Chao quietly. "I came here because my old friend Lu Zi was invited by him, and it was hard to refuse his kindness."

Ma Chao was stunned and then became three points short of breath. Lu Su was one of the nine governors, and his influence was not comparable to Yan Xing, Pang De. With his recommendation, and Liu Ye's own talent, it is very likely that he would be valued by Sun Ce. He could not offend Liu Ye, otherwise he would be very sad in the future. He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but felt embarrassed. He was in a dilemma, and his originally white face turned red.

Liu Ye didn't move, just looked at Ma Chao silently, his eyes sarcastically, his mouth slightly raised, and a cold snorted to his mouth, and he was about to come out.

At this time, Lu Ji walked out of it and bowed to Liu Ye. "Jun Liu, King Wu summoned him."

Liu Ye nodded, turned around and followed Lu Ji to the atrium, and never looked at Ma Chao again. Ma Chao was so angry that his seven orifices were smoked, and his five internal organs were burned, but he was helpless. He stomped his feet with hatred and turned around and left. The square bricks on the ground "clicked" and cracked into several pieces. Lu Ji, who had already reached the atrium, looked back and frowned slightly. Ma Chao suddenly felt cold on his back, speeded up his pace, and ran away like flying.

Liu Ye could hear it clearly, but did not look back. He followed Lu Ji into the atrium and saw Dong Yue, Zhang Liao and others sitting in the hall. Zhang Liao had already changed into new clothes and armor. Although his face was calm and he could not see any joy, his whole face was fresh. Liu Ye couldn't help but take a look.

Seeing Liu Ye looking over, Zhang Liao bowed and bowed. "I've seen Ling Jun."

Liu Ye returned the greeting and turned to look at Sun Ce. Sun Ce leaned on the wing table, supported the handrail, and his hands supported his forehead. He looked at Liu Ye quietly, without any intention of ceremoniality. Liu Ye bowed and looked at Sun Ce's gaze. The atmosphere in the hall was a little nervous for a moment, Dong Yue was restless, Niu Gai, and Zhang Xiu were also a little unnatural, only Zhang Liao was still as calm as the ancient well.

After a while, Sun Ce sat upright and said lightly: "General Dong, that's what you said. You go to Jiujiang for the New Year first. After the first month of the year, we will meet again to see how to arrange it."

"Now." Dong Yue felt relieved and bowed to accept the order.

"Don't blame me for being too verbally speaking. Let me remind you again, Jiujiang people are very snobbish and have no good impression of Liangzhou people. You must be careful when you speak and do things."

"Uh..." Dong Yue looked at Liu Ye, a native of Jiujiang in the hall with some guilt, and responded timidly, retreated with Niu Gai and Zhang Xiu. He went down the steps and left the atrium. He then raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Zhang Liao also stood up straight and prepared to leave. Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled him to be calm. "Wen Yuan, sit down, wait a moment and have something to say."

Zhang Liao had no choice but to sit back again. Liu Ye could hear it clearly and sighed in his heart. It seemed that Lu Su's kindness was going to be in vain. This time he came was purely unnecessary, and Sun Ce had no intention of retaining him. He didn't care about this and did not intend to serve Sun Ce, but he didn't expect that the courtesy he received was not as good as Dong Yue and others, which surprised him.

It seems that Lu Su has no weight in Sun Ce's mind. Liu Ye was about to resign on his own initiative, but Sun Ce said: "Liu Ziyang, do you know what Liu Xie is doing here?"

Liu Ye's words were blocked in his throat, and he felt unspeakable. Of course, he knew why the emperor had to come to see Sun Ce. He worked hard for ten years and suffered a crushing defeat, and it was not defeated by Sun Ce himself, but in the hands of Zhu Huan and Lu Yi. Zhu Huan was just a general of Sun Ce. He was in charge of the army for the first time and presided over the war in one state, but he defeated the emperor. The emperor collapsed confidently and did not come to ask clearly and died with his eyes closed.

This is the greatest humiliation to him. As the emperor's mind tank, he not only defeated the battle, but also didn't even know how to defeat him. He also asked the emperor to be arrogant and ask his opponent for advice. What else is more embarrassing in the world than this? Because of this, he has no face to return to Guanzhong to assist in the government. Even if he dies under Sun Ce's sword, it is better than returning to Guanzhong.

"I know... I know." Liu Ye endured it for a long time before swallowing the humiliation back.

"Speak and listen."

Liu Ye let out a sigh and said with a voice: "The general who defeated the army dares not speak of courage. The minister who misleads the king dares not speak of wisdom. If the king wants to kill someone, Ye bows his head and kills him. If the king wants to humiliate him, there is no need. Although Ye is stupid, he does not want to live in vain, and he will not be wronged and ask for complete conscience."

Zhang Liao lowered his eyelids and said nothing.

Sun Ce stared at Liu Ye for a moment and smiled slightly. He twisted his fingers and said slowly: "I have no intention of killing people, and you don't have to be willing to die. Die on the battlefield as a courageous person, and die in front of the king as a loyal person. Since you have not died on the battlefield, nor have you died in front of the emperor, now you are seeking death, do you think you are powerful and unable to surrender, or do you want to commit suicide as a crime of killing a virtuous person?"

Liu Ye was speechless, and his blood surged on his head, his face turned red, and then turned pale again. His courage suddenly disappeared, and he was ashamed of shame. When the two armies fought, he could not die on the battlefield. When the emperor was desperate, he could not die in front of the king. What is death now? It sounds like seeking an official by death. Alas, I, Liu Ye, thinks that he has great courage, but in fact he is a coward. He didn't die when he deserves death, and he committed suicide when he shouldn't die.

"The emperor has come here to seek the way and seek the way to rule the world." Liu Yeqiang suppressed his grief and anger and said slowly: "Ye is incompetent, and he cannot make the emperor accustomed to Yao and Shun, nor can he solve the doubts of the emperor. He is ashamed of the emperor and the ancestors of the Liu family. He owes the only death he deserves, how dare he defile the name of the king."

"Truthful?" Sun Ce's eyebrows raised lightly.

"Every word comes from the heart, and I dare not have any words to be disguised." Liu Ye smiled miserably. "If the king gave him mercy, he would be grateful for his doubts for Ye."

"Know what you know, but don't know what you don't know, that is, knowing." Sun Ce stood up straight. "Let me do this, I'll give you three years to slowly understand when you get something, when you come to see me again, and see if you have room for progress and whether you have the opportunity to hear the great way."

Liu Ye's face twitched twice, and his voice was a little sweet. He stared at Sun Ce for a long time, and he wanted to speak but stopped several times. His depression finally turned into a long sigh and bowed.
Chapter completed!