Luoyang Undercurrents

After that when Emperor Ling wanted to leave the Court suddenly a 50-year-old man standing in the civil official's line called for Emperor Ling saying that he had something he wanted to petition to him, Everyone at the court turned his heads toward this person and Lie Fan also turned his head when heard the name of this person from people whispering behind him he knew he will see a good show

???: "Your Majesty Please Wait!"

Emperor Ling: "Hmm? Imperial Brother Liu Yan is there something wrong?"

Liu Yan: "Your Majesty I have a plan that can help Your Majesty in eliminating the Yellow Turban remnants faster!"

Emperor Ling: "Oh? Please Imperial Brother enlighten Us and this Court."

Liu Yan: "Please Your Majesty reinstate the post of Province Governor replacing Inspector Post making it the true head of the province with the Inspector as the supervisor!"

When Liu Yan finished saying that everyone at the court was shocked and all of them spoke at the same time, some supporting Liu Yan, some disagreeing with him, and some were just shocked.

Lie Fan on the other hand put his head down and smirked, he never knew that the senile old man requested this when he just arrived back at Luoyang which surprised him that such a coincidence happened. While he is surprised he decides to stay on the sideline and watch the whole show.

Emperor Ling: "Imperial Brother! The Governor's post was demolished long ago due to its ineffectiveness and people with bad intentions leading uprisings one after the other!"

Liu Yan: "I know Your Majesty, but with how dysfunctional the Imperial Army has become and the provincial officials except for Inspector Lie don't have the brains and guts to do what he does!"

The other Inspectors who were also in Luoyang and were present in the Court hearing felt insulted, one after another saying that Liu Yan also doesn't have what it takes like Lie Fan even though he is the Inspector Of Yi Province but never set foot there

The Imperial Court was in chaos for a while like in the market, the officials were arguing whether they needed the Governor's post to be reinstated or not. Emperor Ling was sitting on his Imperial Throne with a clouded face thinking about the matter as the more these officials said no the more he wanted to do it.

Lie Fan was also staying silent, watching the whole opera's ongoing. He saw Dong Zhuo who was recently appointed as Governor Of Tianshui arguing with Ding Yuan the Governor Of Jinyang and Lu Bu's first Adopted Father, Xun You and Wang Yun were discussing with what looked like Civil Officials on He Jin's side.

While observing these people who are arguing with each other, due to the uncontrollable situation the neat line of each side was no more as they were scattered Lie Fan was approached by Cao Cao who came to stand on his left side.

Cao Cao: "Look at all of these people, they were arguing for things that they will only approve if it benefits them and the group they are."

Lie Fan: "Brother Cao talks the truth, but I agree with what Master Liu Yan says as Grand General He Jin doesn't send Imperial Armies to help the people eliminate the Yellow Turbans remnant."

Cao Cao: "Oh? Looks like Little Brother Lie's heart is bigger than I thought Haha!"

Lie Fan hearing what Cao Cao said laughed alongside him, he knew Cao Cao would grow suspicious of him and it was okay as Cao Cao was an essential character for the Anti Dong Zhuo Coalition to launch.

Emperor Ling on the Imperial Throne didn't answer the call of his eunuchs to quell the Court until he finally made up his mind about what decision he had to make, He stood up and tried to shout telling all the officials to stay silent but did not work as Emperor King voice is too low.

Lie Fan who stood in front of him saw that and helped Emperor Ling shouting for everyone to be silent as his Majesty wanted to speak, Lie Fan's voice was loud and powerful after leading armies on the battlefield.

Emperor Ling was grateful for Lie Fan's help and liked Lie Fan more as he felt that only Lie Fan this young man respected him as the Emperor and cared for him as he was so devoted to him not realizing that he trusted the biggest snake of them all in this court.

Emperor Ling: "Thank You Inspector Lie for helping me, I have made my decision today officially that the Governor Post to be reinstated Immediately! Governor will be the head of the Province while the Inspector will act as the Supervisor of the Province!"

Everyone in the Court grows restless, some are happy and decide to recommend people from their faction while the loyalist to the Han is disappointed and protests the decision.

Emperor Ling: "Due to Imperial Brother enlightening me and helping me solve this problem, he will be appointed as the Governor Of Yi Province, and due to the big contribution that Inspector Lie Fan has made to this court he will be appointed as the Governor Of Xu Province! The remainder positions of the Governors and Inspectors will be announced tomorrow!"

This announcement immediately threw the Imperial Court into a bigger chaos than before, many felt that Emperor Ling had made a rash decision and hoped that he calmed himself down before deciding who would have the position.

Emperor Ling doesn't care for their plea and announces that the court has ended, he gets up from the throne and is accompanied by his eunuchs and the Imperial Guards leaving the Court. Liu Yan and Lie Fan the biggest winners in the room decided to take a united stand for a while to face the hungry wolves in the court.

While the situation is getting more and more out of hand, Lie Fan is approached by a group of people consisting of Xun You, Wang Yun, Zhu Jun, Lu Zhi, and Huangfu Song who help him get out of the court.

Outside the Court, Jia Xu and Lie Fan's bodyguards can hear the situation inside so they join up with the group and leave the Imperial Palace heading towards Lie Clan estate. Lie Fan and Jia Xu enter Wang Yun's carriage with Wang Yun and Xun You, while Zhu Jun and the others enter Zhu Jun's carriage with Lie Fan's bodyguards riding their horses protecting them.

Lie Fan's horse Pangu was being led by one of Lie Fan's bodyguards with a rope, together This group of people rides fast to reach the Lie Clan estate.

Sun Qian who was in the Estate was informed by Oriole Members that Lie Fan had arrived at Luoyang and now heading back to the estate after going to the Palace. Hearing the news he was ecstatic, he informed Xu Kai of this so the both of them welcomed Lie Fan.

Lie Fan's family wasn't informed of this news as Sun Qian received reports that it looked like something happened at the palace causing Lie Fan to hurry back toward the Lie Clan estate.

When Lie Fan and his group arrived at the Lie Clan estate, Sun Qian and Xu Kai were at the entrance welcoming all of them which the both of them were excited to finally meet with Lie Fan again.

Lie Fan was also happy that he finally met them again after so long, he told both of them to follow him and the others toward the main hall. Lie Fan ordered his bodyguards to lead the Clan Guards to surround the main hall guarding them from intruders while using whistles to signal the oriole members.

Yu Yan and Ying Yue who heard the commotion walked out of the embroidery room and saw Lie Fan leading a group of people toward the main hall, Both of them were delighted that Lie Fan was back but seeing how everyone was walking fast and the guards were encircling the main hall they decided to greet Lie Fan later.

In the main hall, tension can be felt with Lie Fan sitting at the host chair with Jia Xu and Sun Qian standing beside him while Xu Kai is behind Lie Fan's back.

Lie Fan: "Everyone I know that my promotion needs to be celebrated but with what happened at the court now, I think we need to prepare ourselves as big changes will be made in our country's political landscape."

Wang Yun: "I agree with Inspe- I mean Governor Lie said, Your Majesty has grown complacent, and with how chaotic the court is right now General He Jin's Faction will battle again with the eunuchs to snatch the position for their Factions."

Jia Xu: "AhaAha, Isn't Master Wang Yun also a member of General He Jin's Faction, I don't know if you will report what we talked about here with the other members of your faction."

Wang Yun: "You?! How dare you accuse me!"

Zhu Jun: "Okay, Okay enough no need to fight. Master Jia Xu, I think we can trust Master Wang Yun as he also doesn't want the Court to be in Chaos."

Lie Fan: "The truth is why I decided to come back to Luoyang In addition to bringing tribute for His Majesty, I also wanted to establish an underground faction here in Luoyang to balance the power shared in the Court."

Jia Xu, Sun Qian, and Xu Kai already knew of this plan while the other was shocked as it looked like Lie Fan wanted to show his fang silently to these people announcing himself.

Wang Yun began to grow uneasy as this was not what he expected but if Lie Fan's Faction was more controllable than He Jin's Faction he was happy to join not knowing that Lie Fan was using this as a stepping stone to explode the powder keg.

Lie Fan: "My Faction will only work on one true goal and that is the safety of the people, we ensure that the fight inside the court doesn't impact the livelihood of the people."

Wang Yun: "Then what about the situation at the Imperial Court?! Do we just stand and let them fight each other until it grows uncontrollable?! We should be the ones helping the Emperor in calming down these 2 factions and secretly eliminating the Eunuchs! As they were the reason that all this chaos happening in the first place!"

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Name: Lie Fan

Title: Yellow Heaven Subjugator

Age: 18 Years Old (185 AD)

Level: 13

Next Level: 212.000

Renown: 155

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

Chapter end