288. A Secret Edict From The Emperor

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While he was thinking so, Lie Fan right now actually accompanied Lu Lingqi in selecting women for her unit which unknown to Lu Lingqi that all the women who applied were Oriole's members who were interested in participating in the battlefield just like men, Lie Fan did this to keep Lu Lingqi safe and also a safe way to circulate the news of this amongst his own subordinate, because he haven't discussed this with his main advisors and he knew what kind of impact this could have with the social norms of this era.

Lie Fan observed from the sidelines as Lu Lingqi enthusiastically interviewed the women applying for her unit. Unbeknownst to Lu Lingqi, all the applicants were Oriole members, she spoke kindly and assured them that if they followed her correctly their survival chances on the battlefield would be high.

Lu Lingqi does this because she could see that from the clothes of the women who applied to her units all of them were commoners, and some even had very miserable backgrounds that's why she spoke kindly to assure them and not wanting to make them afraid.

During the interviews, Lu Lingqi expressed satisfaction and surprise at the high level of social skills and martial arts proficiency exhibited by each applicant, even having thought that Xiapi's woman became like this because of how peaceful Xiapi has become.

Lie Fan stood by Lu Lingqi's side, hiding his boredom during the interviews, as he was familiar with the Oriole members being interviewed or at least knew that they were Oriole member and their experiences didn't need to be doubted.

Lu Lingqi, oblivious to the hidden agenda, found the experience exhilarating. As they continued the interviews, she discovered commoners with remarkable talents and shared ideals, making her believe in the potential of Xiapi's women on the battlefield.

Lie Fan, despite his disinterest, maintained a composed facade, ensuring the success of his covert plan. What the two of them don't know is that The interviews they do together unfolded as a pivotal moment for both Lu Lingqi and Lie Fan, not knowing that this was a stepping stone toward something more for them.

The interview continued until late evening, and Lu Lingqi finally finished interviewing with today's applicants. She was satisfied completed and can't wait for tomorrow's applicants.

Lie Fan seeing her happy smile also smiles, but he can't stay every day with Lu Lingqi doing interviews and abandoning his duties so he tells her that she can do interviews alone from tomorrow, alongside her former unit who becomes Lady Yan's bodyguard now.

He needs to continue his duties and oversee some ongoing projects in Xiapi, and Lu Lingqi just needs to report her interview and send it to him.

Lu Lingqi hearing that nodded her head and thanked Lie Fan for accompanying her today, and she promised that she would send her report every day to him, seeing that it was already late evening and would turn night, Lie Fan escorted Lu Lingqi toward the mansion that was designated for her and her mother.

Lie Fan's bodyguard and Lu Lingqi's trusted maid followed the two of them from behind, on the way toward Lu Lingqi's mansion they passed by the night market which was full of people, and such festivities attracted Lu Lingqi's attention.

She had never seen such a spectacle before as it was only available in Lie Fan's domain, Lie Fan seeing that Lu Lingqi was attracted to the entertainment offered by the night market, led her toward the center of the festivities to enjoy her time.

Lu Lingqi was brought to the night market suddenly by Lie Fan causing her to be surprised, but soon she forgot about her surprise and enjoyed the activities offered in the night market.

Hot food, Hot drinks, and entertainments alongside activities that just only found in the night market makes Lu Lingqi's eyes turn wide, her mouth satisfied, her stomach full, and her heart filled with happiness.

Lie Fan watched how Lu Lingqi turned from the tsundere Lu Clan princess to a woman of her age, making him enchanted by the sight he saw, especially with how bright her smile was when she saw the fireworks being lit off.

At this time, Bo Cai approached Kie Fan from behind and told him that there was an urgent matter from Jia Xu that needed his attention, hearing the news Lie Fan sighed and called Lu Lingqi telling her it was time to go back.

Lu Lingqi became disappointed when she heard that but soon shook her head and asked herself why would she be disappointed, she could enjoy herself next time alongside her mother and enjoy it with her.

So Lie Fan escorted Lu Lingqi back to her mansion, and when they reached there they saw Lady Yan and her handmaidens standing near the entrance, Lu Lingqi saw that immediately said goodbye to Lie Fan and hurried toward her mother.

Lady Yan seeing Lu Lingqi returning so late wanted to scold her but when she saw Lie Fan in the distance, she immediately chuckled causing Lu Lingqi to turn red and take her mother's arm bringing her inside.

After seeing that Lu Lingqi and Lady Yan have entered their mansion, Lie Fan and his bodyguards head back toward Lie Clan Estate where Jia Xu, Xun You, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, and Chen Gong are waiting for him in the meeting room Lie Fan prepared in his estate for them previously.

Lie Fan: "I didn't expect that everyone would be here, Wenhe you said that there was an urgent matter that needed my attention, from the way that everyone was here I think it's not a good one."

Jia Xu: "Yes My Lord, it's not necessarily a very bad matter, but it could become something like that if we don't handle this cautiously."

Lie Fan: "Okay what happened? Is it about our project or did something happen that needed us to change our planes?"

Xun You: "It's nothing coercing our projects or plans My Lord, but something has just arrived from The Emperor, not Cao Cao but truly the Emperor, a secret edict that was intended for you."

Lie Fan: "A secret edict?! Let me see the edict, hmm well this is truly polarized to the the plan that we have prepared, an edict telling me to save the Emperor from the clutches of the tyrant Cao Cao Haha!"

Chen Qun: "If only the people behind Emperor Xian knew that My Lord was never actually loyal to the Han Dynasty, they would never send something like this to My Lord."

Chen Gong: "It's because they don't know that they sent it to My Lord, from the way I see it they should have intended to send this to Liu Bei but seeing that Liu Bei is losing against Cao Cao, and in the end flee from Beihai, they divided to send it to us My Lord."

Lie Fan: "Huh, if they sent this when they were in the clutches of Li Jue or Guo Si, I may think about saving the Emperor and having him under my thumb, but since it was already in Brother Mengde's hand and become his problem why do I need to save him, unless all of you have something else planned?"

Liu Ye: "My Lord, we have thought about this matter while waiting for your arrival and concluded that we should bait them to wait, give them excuses that sound believable while we execute our projects and plans, after defeating Gongsun Du maybe we can then set our eye on Cao Cao when he was fighting Yuan Shao."

Lie Fan while listening to Liu Ye's words, inside his heart was surprised by the secret edit he still holds in his hand, because the one who should have received this originally was Liu Bei after taking Xu Province back from Lu Bu with Cao Cao's help in the original timeline.

He never expected that with the changes he had made in his current timeline, the secret edict would be sent to him, as he thought that it would never happen since Liu Bei fled Qing Province due to him losing his intrigue battle with Cao Cao over Qing Province.

While he is conflicted by his thoughts, he agrees to the plan that Liu Ye has just said, he tells Jia Xu to send a reply feeling all kinds of excuses and plays needed for them to save the Emperor, and tells him to hang on at least for a couple of year's before he can come to rescue him.

As for what kind of excuses and delays, he told his advisors to all come up with them, and after he finished saying that, he continued by saying that since another variable had entered their plan, they should advance some of their plans earlier than they intended.

Lie Fan's words surprised all of his main advisors because they thought that while it was an unstable variable and also an opportunity, they didn't need to advance their plane early because of it.

Lie Fan of course agrees with their thinking, but he feels that since the narrative doesn't follow what he knows any longer, then it's better to advance some of his plan and end this turbulent era sooner than it was in the original timeline.

Seeing that Lie Fan is adamant about advancing some of their plans, Jia Xu, Xun You, Chen Qun, Liu Ye, and Chen Gong could only agree and promised to prepare for the plans that will start sooner.

Lie Fan pointed out that they should begin spreading the news of their plan to attack Gongsun Du while preparing the armies and navies to head toward their designated location that will be informed In the future.

Jia Xu cupped his hand and said that all the land this month would soon know about Lie Fan's plan to advance toward Gongsun Du, all of the Oriole members had been ready and were in place, they just needed the order to execute the plan.

Xun You on the side also told Lie Fan that he and Chen Gong had come up with some offensive strategies that would combine both the navy and army firepower, but they needed Jiang Qin to come before they could be sure that the strategies were perfect, Lie Fan hearing this nod his head and told them to keep him up to date. While Lie Fan and his mind advisors were preparing for the advancement of their plan, on Xuchang something was also brewing in there.

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Name: Lie Fan

Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu

Age: 28 (195 AD)

Level: 16

Next Level: 2,462,000

Renown: 725

Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)

SP: 1,071,700

ATTRIBUTE POINTS

STR: 936 (+20)

VIT: 598 (+20)

AGI: 583 (+10)

INT: 587

CHR: 93

WIS: 509

WILL: 397

ATR Points: 0