Chapter 208

Liu Bian and his party walked and watched, and before long, they arrived at the site of the Royal Academy.

At this time, after such a long period of construction, the Royal Academy had been built almost to completion.

Now, the entire Royal Academy, covering an area of 100 mu, was 80 percent complete.

Looking at it like this, it is estimated that in another month or two, it can be completed.

"Who goes there? This is a military restricted area; idlers are not allowed to enter!"

When Liu Bian and the others arrived at the entrance, the soldiers guarding the door immediately stepped forward and scolded.

"Bold! His Majesty has arrived in person; why don't you lead the way quickly!"

After Dian Wei finished speaking, he even took out his identity jade token and showed it to the soldiers.

Upon seeing Dian Wei's identity jade token, the soldiers believed Dian Wei's words.

Immediately, the soldiers at the door looked at Liu Bian with burning eyes and bowed excitedly:

"Pay respects to Your Majesty!"

"All rise, no need for formalities; lead me inside to take a look!"

Liu Bian waved his hand at the soldiers and said with a smile.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the few immediately stood up and responded loudly to Liu Bian.

Subsequently, the leader among them said respectfully to Liu Bian and the others:

"Your Majesty, General Dian, please!"

After Liu Bian and the others walked inside, they saw everyone busy at work.

There were common people, and there were soldiers of the army.

Before long, the Minister of Works Yuan Kui, who was guarding the site, saw Liu Bian and the others.

The moment he saw Liu Bian, Yuan Kui trotted over and bowed respectfully to Liu Bian:

"Old minister Yuan Kui pays respects to Your Majesty!"

"Minister, rise!"

Seeing that it was Yuan Kui in charge here, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, let this old minister introduce the situation of the Royal Academy to you!"

After Yuan Kui stood up, he followed behind Liu Bian and introduced it respectfully to Liu Bian.

The group spent an hour, and Liu Bian also finished inspecting the Royal Academy.

"Old Minister Yuan, I will leave the Royal Academy to your care."

"You must ensure quality and quantity; finally, you must never mistreat the common people and the soldiers!"

Before leaving, Liu Bian instructed Yuan Kui solemnly.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Kui responded immediately and solemnly:

"This old minister obeys the decree, please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently, he took Dian Wei and his party and left the Royal Academy.

Before long, Liu Bian and the others arrived at the construction site of the Yinghun Shrine.

What came into view were countless Qiang slaves.

Their treatment was not that good.

For these people, no one would pity them.

Being able to let them eat their fill every day was already quite good.

After Liu Bian and the others arrived, the Minister of Works Han Fu, who was in charge of construction, immediately came up to greet them.

Accompanied by Han Fu, Liu Bian also took a stroll around the Yinghun Shrine.

After Liu Bian returned to the Imperial Palace, he went to the Imperial Harem.

"Your Majesty, you have come!"

In the Empress Palace, Diao Chan saw Liu Bian arrive and immediately came out to greet him.

"Chan'er, have someone send some food over; I went for a stroll in Luoyang City this morning, and I haven't eaten yet!"

After entering the Empress Palace, Liu Bian said to Diao Chan.

Having strolled for so long, his stomach had long been hungry.

"Hee hee, even when Your Majesty is busy, you should still eat on time!"

Diao Chan looked at Liu Bian's appearance and could not help but be amused by him.

After coquettishly scolding him, she said to the palace maid beside her:

"Xiao Die, go quickly to the Imperial Canteen and prepare lunch for His Majesty!"

"Yes!"

After the palace maid Xiao Die left, Liu Bian, having nothing to do, wanted to see Diao Chan's cultivation.

Immediately, he used the Probe Eye to check on Diao Chan.

Name: Diao Chan

Age: 17

Identity: Empress of the Great Han Empire

Realm: Innate First Heaven

Talent: Chaos Grade

Constitution: Celestial Phoenix Sacred Body

Technique: Heaven and Earth Creation Martial Canon

Loyalty: 100

"Hmm, you've reached the Innate First Heaven; it seems your cultivation has progressed greatly during this period, Chan'er!"

Seeing that Diao Chan had actually broken through to the Innate Realm, Liu Bian looked at Diao Chan and said quite satisfactorily.

"Hehe, this is all thanks to the cultivation resources provided by Your Majesty; otherwise, this concubine could not have broken through to the Innate Realm so quickly."

Diao Chan, upon hearing Liu Bian's words, also said happily to Liu Bian.

She knew that currently in the entire Great Han Empire, only Liu Bian alone had broken through to the Innate Realm.

And she was the second person after Liu Bian to break through to the Innate Realm.

"Haha, this is certainly due to the cultivation resources I provided, but it also cannot be separated from your own efforts!"

Seeing Diao Chan so humble, Liu Bian also smiled and said to her.

Before long, the palace maid brought the eunuchs and brought lunch for Liu Bian.

After Liu Bian finished lunch in the Empress Palace, he accompanied Diao Chan.

Soon, ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the six major legions that had set out on the expedition had all returned to Luoyang City.

Inside the Imperial Palace, in the majestic and solemn Court Assembly Hall, the civil and military officials stood solemnly.

They looked with full reverence at Liu Bian's majestic figure sitting on the dragon throne on the high platform.

"We, your subjects, pay respects to Your Majesty! May Your Majesty live ten thousand years!"

The officials knelt respectfully to Liu Bian and shouted in unison; the solemn sound echoed throughout the entire Court Assembly Hall.

"All subjects, rise!"

Liu Bian scanned the officials majestically, his whole body rippling with a rich Imperial Aura.

"We, your subjects, thank Your Majesty!"

After the officials stood up, they stood neatly in two rows, looking at Liu Bian with full awe.

"All you ministers, do you have any memorials to present?"

After the officials stood up, Liu Bian's majestic voice echoed throughout the Court Assembly Hall as he asked the officials.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the commander of the Shenwu Legion, Lü Bu; the commander of the Qinglong Legion, Guan Yu; the commander of the White Tiger Legion, Zhao Yun; the commander of the Vermillion Bird Legion, Huang Zhong; the commander of the Xuanwu Legion, Zhang Liao; and the commander of the Qilin Legion, Ma Chao, pay respects to Your Majesty!"

As Liu Bian's voice fell, the commanders of the six major legions walked out neatly from the row of military generals and cupped their hands in unison to Liu Bian.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that this time it would be you six major legion commanders reporting together; then let's start with you, Fengxian!"

Seeing this scene, Liu Bian was also somewhat amused and immediately laughed and said to the six people.

"This humble general obeys the decree!"

Upon hearing this, the six people looked at each other and responded respectfully.

Subsequently, the commander of the Shenwu Legion, Lü Bu, was the first to say respectfully to Liu Bian:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble general was ordered to attack Yanzhou; the Inspector of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, committed suicide."

"Except for nine people under Liu Dai, including Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Zhang Chao, Xu Si, Wang Kai, Wang Gong, and Wang Yu, who were executed by the army for refusing to surrender, everyone else under Liu Dai has surrendered to the Imperial Court."

"Now, the entire Yanzhou has been completely controlled by us, and officials dispatched by the Ministry of Personnel are already taking over each commandery and county."

Subsequently, Lü Bu recounted the detailed battle situation to Liu Bian and the officials once more.