In Chang'an City, the official office of Honglu Temple.
As one of the nine major temples, Honglu Temple is in charge of foreign guests and etiquette matters.
Fan Li and his envoy from Chu State were accommodated at Honglu Temple.
As soon as he got off the chariot, he saw Cao Cao and Sun Quan standing with their hands folded, waiting for a long time.
Princess Changle also got off the chariot.
When Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan saw their princess and Fan Litong riding in the same car, they only exchanged glances with each other and did not show any surprise.
After all, the princess and Fan Li were so 'close' during that trip to Emperor Qin's Mausoleum.
"The ministers are waiting to meet the princess." Cao Cao and Sun Quan knelt down in obeisance. Liu Bei had the status of an imperial uncle, so he didn't have to kneel down.
The Chu Kingdom's envoy, the princess has the most honorable status in name. She is both the mother of the Chu Kingdom and the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty.
Next, it was the turn of Fan Li and Holy Lord Hanyue.
Therefore, the three of them paid homage to Princess Changle first.
Holy Lord Hanyue saw the three people's courtesy and said in his heart: "I am the Holy Lord of the Pure Land, and I have adopted Emperor Chu as my adopted son. My status is not inferior to that of Liu Man. Unfortunately, these three people are Han ministers, so there is nothing wrong with paying homage to Liu Man first." "
Everyone has a desire to compare, and Holy Lord Hanyue is no exception.
She found a step for herself, so she didn't feel like losing to Princess Changle.
Han Yue was waiting for Cao, Liu, and Sun to come to worship her, but she saw them approaching Fan Li.
"Mr. Jin, thank you for your hard work!" Cao Cao said excitedly.
"Jin Gong has worked hard all the way. Honglu Temple has prepared a feast. The three of us are going to cleanse the dust for Jin Gong." Sun Quan also looked like an old friend for many years, holding Fan Li's right hand tightly.
Liu Bei went out of the city for hundreds of miles to greet him. He was full of sincerity and couldn't say anything.
In his previous life, Fan Li had also been in the officialdom for a long time and was very skilled in welcoming and sending off people. He immediately started talking cordially with the three of them.
After a while, he discovered the cold-looking Holy Lord Hanyue.
"Oh, I haven't officially introduced you yet. This is Holy Lord Hanyue. She is..."
"No need!"
Holy Lord Hanyue interrupted Fan Li coldly.
"I am tired and need to rest. Take me to my residence!"
Fan Li had a question mark on his face.
When did he provoke her again? What's the point of putting on a bad face?
Liu Bei, on the other hand, looked loyal and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Honglu Temple has already made arrangements, and we will not neglect our distinguished guests. Who will lead this holy master to his residence."
He casually summoned a minor official to guide Holy Lord Hanyue.
"snort!"
Holy Lord Hanyue was extremely angry, but in the capital of the Han Dynasty, it was not easy to get angry, but he was filled with resentment.
"The Pure Land of Sanskrit Sound is the holy land for women in the world to practice!"
"I am the Holy Lord of the Pure Land and a powerful person in the Mahayana realm, but I am regarded as nothing by these people?"
"Does a big man dare to despise the Pure Land of Sanskrit?"
"Or are you despising me, Han Yue?"
Fan Li watched Holy Lord Hanyue leave, but felt very puzzled in his heart.
He was absolutely sure that Cao Cao and others were deliberately neglecting Han Yue. Otherwise, how could a master in the Mahayana realm be ignored?
"this……"
The three of them laughed when they saw Fan Li's expression of confusion.
Cao Cao explained: "This Holy Lord has no good intentions towards Duke Jin, so he is naturally an enemy rather than a friend to us."
Sun Quan also rushed to say: "What about the Mahayana realm? I am alone."
Liu Bei finally said: "If we are fighting alone, none of the three of us can be the opponent of this woman. But if it is a life and death fight, I will lead an army myself and I will be 90% sure to kill her."
Fan Li nodded.
In the secular dynasty, even if they are as weak as the Han Dynasty, there is not a single strong person in the Mahayana realm who can show off.
But with thousands of troops, there is no fear of Holy Lord Hanyue at all.
Just like Fan Li, the three thousand internal guards under his command are already able to intimidate Han Yue.
What if it’s thirty thousand or three hundred thousand?
The Pure Land of Sanskrit was proud of the world and did not bow to any secular dynasty, but it did not dare to truly break with the Chu, Han and Ming Kingdoms.
A few people were chatting, but a eunuch from the palace came to deliver a message.
"Your Majesty was very happy when he heard that the princess had returned to the country, and he urgently asked the princess to go to Weiyang Palace to meet the saint."
Princess Changle frowned upon hearing this but did not act.
"Your Majesty only saw the princess? Doesn't he know that Duke Jin of Chu also led a delegation to Chang'an?" Liu Bei asked doubtfully.
"Well, this slave is just a messenger and doesn't know anything."
The eunuch glanced at Fan Li awkwardly, his body hunched like a shrimp, and he did not dare to raise his head again.
"Haha, it's okay, it doesn't matter."
Fan Li scratched the tip of his nose, somewhat self-aware.
Han Emperor Liu Xie?
The emperor had been bullied by Dong Zhuo all year round, and he was probably holding back his resentment.
In Liu Xie's eyes, Fan Li was clearly the Chu version of 'Dong Zhuo'.
His disgust was not enough. How could Fan Li be warmly received by him as soon as he arrived in Chang'an?
"If you are angry, I will not enter the palace." Princess Changle leaned into Fan Li's ear and said with a soft smile.
She is so bold.
Cao, Liu, and Sun could ignore such an intimate act, but the eunuch who passed the order would definitely report back to the Han Emperor truthfully.
But before Fan Li could express his stance, someone else came.
"Dong Gong has admired the reputation of Jin Gong for a long time. Now he has prepared a banquet. I beg Jin Gong to honor him!"
Mr. Dong?
There were many people with the surname Dong in the Han dynasty, but the only one who was qualified to call himself 'Dong Gong' was Grand Master Dong Zhuo!
Everyone was shocked!
Especially the eunuch who came from Weiyang Palace to deliver the order was so depressed that he was obviously eager to return to the palace and report this important event to the Han Emperor.
"It seems like we have to go?" Fan Li complained in his heart: "Can traitors and traitors still cherish each other? What would Dong Zhuo do when he sees me?"
Cao Cao thought that Fan Li was undecided, so he lowered his voice and persuaded him in his ear:
"Mr. Jin, you should be fine during this trip. Why don't you go on this trip to avoid offending Dong Zhuo? If Mr. Jin is worried, I am willing to go with Mr. Jin."
Among Cao, Liu, and Sun, only Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo appeared to be hypocritical and submissive, and could freely enter and leave the Taishi Mansion.
"Then I'll trouble Lord Sikong." Fan Li replied softly.
With Cao Cao accompanying him, at least there is an extra layer of protection.
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In Weiyang Palace.
"Oh, ah, ah, my Changle, you have suffered!"
Ridiculous cries echoed endlessly from the beams of Weiyang Palace.
Liu Xie, Emperor of the Han Dynasty, burst into tears and cried sincerely.
On the other hand, Princess Changle, although her warm voice comforted her father, her beautiful eyes were as calm as water, with no mood swings at all.
"Changle, it was my father who harmed you."
"I thought Emperor Xiang Ning of Chu was someone to rely on, but I didn't expect that he would be deprived of the throne just a few months after he ascended the throne."
"For someone like me, who has been the emperor for decades, why is Xiang Ning so useless?"
"Now that you are in Dachu, living in the same palace with the new king Xiang Chong, how can you live your life without any embarrassment?"
Liu Xie's voice was so loud that everyone in the palace could hear it.
This is supposed to be a royal secret, but I'm afraid it will be spread in the streets of Chang'an City tomorrow.
Changle sighed, feeling helpless towards his mediocre and weak father.
She coaxed: "Father, don't worry. Although Your Majesty has temporarily left the palace, he has ordered Jin Gong Fan Li to protect his daughter. These days, the false emperor Xiang Chong has never been rude to his daughter."
Changle said this because he wanted to improve Fan Li's image in his father's mind.
But Liu Xie became even more angry when he heard Fan Li's name.
"Fan Li?"
"I heard that he just arrived in Chang'an, so he went to see the old thief Dong Zhuo?"
"These treacherous and powerful officials are all in the same boat!"
"How about my father makes the decision for you and gets rid of Fan Li in one fell swoop in Chang'an City?"
