Filled with Blood

Mingze found out that Sheng Li had caught his men whom he had sent after the spy, who had returned from Xuhou city to inform Sheng Li.

"Sheng Li still does not know that I am behind all this. I cannot let Changying skip my hands. I want to rule over it and its separation from the Han is important," Mingze said as he stopped pacing in the hall. His jaw muscles clenched in frustration.

"Mingze, if the Emperor is here, then we must target the capital which he has left behind," Lian Zoumu suggested to him.

Mingze turned to face him. "Don't be ridiculous. Attacking Luoyang isn't easy. Wang Hao has not come to Changying. Also, Sheng Li's spy would be everywhere in Luoyang. It's tougher to defeat him in Luoyang," Mingze affirmed.

"I have heard that it's not easy to make a fool of the Emperor. If he has found out that Qiu Shuren isn't after this, then he might plan to surround and behead us," Lian Zoumu concluded.