Liu Xie picked up his wine glass and emptied it in one breath. Only after a long while did he begin to speak.
"Teacher, although I have been emperor these past years, I never became emperor of my own will. After Dong Zhuo supported me to the throne, he controlled me and used my imperial authority to manipulate all the officials."
"And after Teacher killed Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun was foolish enough to be driven to death by Li Jue and Guo Si, making me their puppet once again. So I lived under constant coercion until I met Teacher, and that changed everything."
Chapter 156