Chapter 130: Reactions of the Feudal Lords

As the civil and military officials of the court exerted their influence, the news of Liu Bian's victory spread rapidly to the thirteen provinces of the Han.

The feudal lords of the various provinces and commanderies across the land also received the news first through their respective channels.

"Trash! All of them are trash! Are the people of these two provinces all good for nothing? Such a massive army, and yet it was conquered by that brat Liu Bian in such a short time!"

At this moment, in the Inspector's Mansion of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, having received the news of Liu Bian's victory, was flying into a rage at his subordinates.

From his roaring voice, filled with fury, one could feel his anger.

Liu Bian had achieved victory, and he had conquered both Liangzhou and Bingzhou simultaneously; for him, this was terrible news.

Liu Bian, as the orthodox Han royalty, was already difficult enough to deal with; now that he had achieved victory in both Liangzhou and Bingzhou, it was even worse.

This matter would soon spread throughout the thirteen provinces of the Han, and many of those still watching from the sidelines would surely defect to Liu Bian.

Moreover, most importantly, the majesty of the imperial court had further increased.

After venting the anger in his heart, Liu Dai looked toward the civil and military officials below and asked them:

"Speak, all of you. In the current situation, what should we do?"

The people below, seeing Liu Dai after his outburst, were all too frightened to make a sound.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Liu Dai pointed angrily at Wang Yu and asked:

"Wang Yu, as the Chief Clerk under my command, you speak first."

Seeing that Liu Dai had called him out directly, Wang Yu braced himself and stepped forward.

"Reporting to my Lord, the current situation is extremely unfavorable for us!"

"We originally thought that the Emperor attacking Liangzhou and Bingzhou simultaneously would surely lead to him being bogged down."

"Even if he could win, it would be a pyrrhic victory."

"But now it seems we overestimated them."

"To think that the Emperor's fifty or sixty thousand men conquered them in such a short time!"

"I have also heard that the Qiang tribe of Liangzhou and Han Sui have both been defeated by the Emperor."

"Zhang Liao has even wiped out the Xiongnu Chanyu Yufuluo and his forces, who were entrenched in the three commanderies of Shuofang in Bingzhou."

"Now, not a single Xiongnu remains alive in all of Bingzhou!"

Wang Yu briefly recounted the current situation to everyone.

"Wang Yu, we all know what you have said. Tell us instead what we should do from now on?"

Liu Dai had already told everyone about these matters; he was now urgently wanting to know how to face Liu Bian.

For an ambitious person like him, the last thing he wanted to see was Liu Bian becoming powerful.

If that happened, he would have no chance at all!

"My Lord, my suggestion is to unite the feudal lords of the land to resist the imperial court together!"

As for the boy on the far right, it should be Wei Yan.

"Lord Wang, your words sound good, but do you know which of these feudal lords share the same thoughts as us?"

"If the other party is loyal to the imperial court, then we will be the first ones to be liquidated!"

After hearing Wang Yu's words, Wang Kai, who stood behind him, immediately stepped out and questioned him loudly.

"Then, Lord Wang Kai, do you think there is a better way now?"

"Relying solely on our single province of Yanzhou, how can we resist the imperial court's army?"

"Do not forget, we only have an army of one hundred thousand, while the imperial court now likely has at least three hundred thousand!"

"Is this something we can resist?"

Wang Yu, having heard Wang Kai's words, immediately questioned him loudly in return.

"Indeed, Lord Wang Yu is correct!"

"It is indeed so. It seems we have no choice but to unite the feudal lords of the land!"

Following Wang Yu's words, Xu Si, Wang Gong, Xu Yi, Mao Hui, and others standing behind the two also voiced their agreement one after another.

"Wang Yu, what you say makes sense, but how should we resolve the problem Wang Kai raised?"

At this moment, Liu Dai felt that both men had valid points and immediately asked Wang Yu for a solution.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu smiled confidently at him and spoke lightly:

"My Lord, this matter is simple!"

"Presumably, my Lord has connections with other feudal lords, correct?"

Hearing Wang Yu's inquiry, Liu Dai couldn't help but nod.

"I do have connections with other feudal lords, but what problem does that pose?"

"Hahaha, if my Lord has connections with them, then surely someone has spoken to you about the issue of uniting, correct?"

"They should have all hinted at this matter to my Lord, and these people are the ones we need to unite with."

Wang Yu finished speaking and looked at everyone with a confident expression.

At this moment, after hearing Wang Yu's analysis, Liu Dai's mind was suddenly clear.

Wasn't this problem solved easily?

"Hahaha, Wang Yu is truly my Zhang Liang!"

"Hearing your words is better than ten years of study!"

"Wang Yu, your words have opened my mind. We shall do as you say!"

Liu Dai, having understood, said excitedly to Wang Yu.

"My Lord is too kind!"

Wang Yu said modestly to Liu Dai.

At this moment, Wang Kai also bowed to Wang Yu to apologize.

"Lord Wang, just now I was inconsiderate. I hope you will not take offense!"

Seeing that Wang Kai's attitude was sincere enough, Wang Yu immediately cupped his hands in return:

"Lord Wang, you speak too seriously. We are all considering things for the sake of our Lord, so there is no need to mind!"

"Thank you, Lord Wang Yu!"

Seeing that everyone was getting along harmoniously, Liu Dai was very satisfied.

"Wang Yu, Wang Kai, since that is the case, the matter of contacting the feudal lords of the land shall be handled by the two of you!"

"Understood!"

The two immediately responded respectfully.

And just like Liu Dai and his group, there were many others who felt restless.

Such as the Inspector of Jingzhou, Liu Biao; the Inspector of Yangzhou, Liu Yao; the Inspector of Yizhou, Liu Zhang, and others.

They had also received the news that Liu Bian had conquered Bingzhou and Liangzhou.

At this moment, they all, without exception, summoned their civil and military subordinates to discuss how to face Liu Bian.

These people were all descendants of the imperial family.

Previously, when Ling Emperor was on the throne, they were all ministers loyal to the Han house.

However, following the passing of the late Emperor Ling.

First experiencing the chaos of General-in-Chief He Jin and the Ten Attendants, they, who held military and political power over a province, saw an opportunity.

Added to this was the earlier chaos caused by Dong Zhuo.

The Emperor, Liu Bian, was still young and powerless to restore the Han.

Therefore, they also developed their own agendas.

Although they were still descendants of the Han house, they were no longer loyal to Liu Bian.

They had all prepared the idea of replacing him themselves.

As long as Liu Bian died, they would have a reason to contend for the world.

However, man proposes, but heaven disposes; Liu Bian had suddenly risen, executed Dong Zhuo, and regained control of power.

For them, this was no less than a bolt from the blue.

Later, after Liu Bian announced he would send troops to attack Liangzhou and Bingzhou.

Their thoughts became active again.

Thinking that no matter what, Liu Bian would suffer a great loss.

After all, Bingzhou had one hundred thousand Xiongnu cavalry.

Yet, they had not expected such a result. ===== CHAPTER 131 =====