Chapter 339: Unexpected Harvest

Originally, Duan Wei was secretly distressed because of Lü Bu's words; he did not expect the deputy general to come and disturb him at this time.

Duan Wei was now completely caught in a dilemma.

If he chose to surrender to Liu Bian, it would be equivalent to betraying Dong Zhuo, and he would become an ungrateful person.

If he chose to resist and oppose Liu Bian, it would become treason.

In fact, after listening to Lü Bu's words, he had already become more inclined toward Liu Bian.

Over these years, he knew Dong Zhuo's character clearly; back then, he only thought about repaying Dong Zhuo's kindness.

And he had forgotten his original intention; it was Lü Bu's words that awakened his long-buried original intention.

In the end, it was because he could not resist the temptation of power.

"General, Lü Bu has brought seventy thousand troops toward the city gate!"

"And, His Majesty's dragon flag is also there!"

Seeing that Duan Wei was in a fit of anger, the deputy general braced himself and said carefully to him.

"What! How could His Majesty arrive so quickly!"

Hearing the news that Liu Bian had also arrived, Duan Wei was also a bit panicked.

"Like this, you go to the city wall first and stabilize His Majesty and the others; I will be there immediately!"

Duan Wei, who had paced back and forth in the main hall, arranged for the deputy general with a serious expression.

Seeing Duan Wei's serious face, the deputy general also said solemnly to him: "Please rest assured, General, this subordinate will go and arrange it."

"Sigh..."

"It is also time to make a choice!"

Watching the deputy general leave, Duan Wei stood with his hands behind his back in the hall for a while.

He suddenly sighed and muttered to himself.

His entire momentum weakened, as if he had suddenly become old.

Subsequently, Duan Wei walked toward the armor placed in the hall, stared at it slowly for a while, touched it gently, and put it on carefully.

At this time, Liu Bian's army had already arrived at the city wall, looking at the Linjing City before them.

Liu Bian, riding the Wuzhui horse, slowly moved forward and spoke to the people in the city, wrapping his voice with Innate True Qi:

"Soldiers of Linjing City, I am the Emperor of the Han Empire!"

Liu Bian's strength was much stronger than Lü Bu's, so his voice was heard clearly by everyone in Linjing City.

"Hiss..."

"Is this the emperor? This is too powerful! This voice sounds as if it is ringing in our ears!"

"Yes! This voice sounds like thunder; is this something a person can do?"

Those who heard Liu Bian's voice were all shocked.

How could a person's voice ring in everyone's ears at the same time, and how could it spread so far?

Ignoring the shocked people in the city, Liu Bian continued to say loudly:

"I know that you were all coerced by Dong Zhuo to resist me; I do not blame you!"

"Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people of my Han have suffered unspeakably!"

"How many commoners have embarked on the road of flight; most of them have fallen on the road of flight."

"And those who finally survived and reached other places had to face heavy taxes, with no hope of survival at all."

"All of this is because my Han has failed the people of the world!"

Speaking of this, Liu Bian's voice also became excited.

"Your Majesty..."

At this time, the commoners in the city, upon hearing Liu Bian's words, all knelt on the ground excitedly.

Liu Bian's words fiercely struck the softest part of their hearts.

In fact, the news that Liu Bian had distributed sweet potatoes to the people of Sili had already spread all over the Han.

It was just that, due to the system's regional restrictions, he had not been able to obtain National Fortune Value.

Otherwise, his National Fortune Value would have been several million.

They also knew that these things Liu Bian said had nothing to do with Liu Bian.

It was when the late emperor handed the entire Han Empire to Liu Bian.

It was already in this riddled state.

On the contrary, it was Liu Bian who, in a desperate situation, killed Dong Zhuo and turned defeat into victory.

Moreover, although Liu Bian had only been in power for a short month.

However, he employed the virtuous and capable, was thirsty for talent, and governed the territory in his hands in an orderly manner.

The commoners all had hope for life.

Therefore, they had long been hoping that Liu Bian could unify the world soon!

This was also why, as Liu Bian's voice fell, these commoners of Linjing City.

Were all moved to tears and knelt on the ground.

The Yan and Huang people have been very simple and honest since ancient times.

As long as they can survive, no one will take risks to rebel.

At this time, Liu Bian did not know that the commoners of Linjing City.

Had already been moved to kneel on the ground by his words.

He continued: "Since I ascended the throne, there have been internal and external troubles."

"Finally, I killed Dong Zhuo, who brought chaos to the world."

"I believe this is just the beginning; from now on, I will definitely revive the Han Dynasty."

"So that the subjects of my Han Empire can have support when young, use when strong, and reliance when old!"

"So that the subjects of my Han Empire will no longer suffer from hunger and have no place to live!"

"I, in my lifetime, will definitely make the subjects of my Han Empire all like dragons!"

Speaking to the end, Liu Bian almost roared it out.

At this time, the soldiers and civilians in Linjing City were all moved to a mess.

They knelt on the ground one after another, shouting loudly:

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Han Empire!"

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Han Empire!"

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Han Empire!"

The entire Linjing City was boiling at this moment!

Not only the entire Linjing City, but Liu Bian's seventy thousand troops were also looking at Liu Bian with awe.

And shouting loudly with everyone else.

This was the unique charm of an emperor in this era.

An existence as strong as Lü Bu had persuaded surrender at the foot of the city gate for a long time without any effect.

While Liu Bian only came out and said a few words, and it could have such a good effect.

One saw at this time, the tightly closed city gate slowly opened from the inside.

Several generals, leading a large group of people, walked toward Liu Bian.

Everyone arrived a hundred paces in front of Liu Bian and knelt down; one saw the leading general speak loudly:

"Sinful General, Fan Chou, leading the forty thousand troops of Linjing City, is willing to surrender to Your Majesty!"

As Fan Chou's voice fell, the army behind him all looked at Liu Bian with fanatical eyes.

They shouted in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"General Fan, soldiers, rise!"

"I forgive you for your crimes!"

Liu Bian looked at Fan Chou and the soldiers kneeling on the ground and shouted loudly.

"Many thanks, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wise!"

Fan Chou, seeing that Liu Bian had forgiven them, immediately thanked Liu Bian respectfully before slowly standing up.

"Many thanks, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wise!"

The soldiers behind him also followed Fan Chou's actions, thanked him, and stood up.

Looking at Fan Chou before him, Liu Bian nodded slowly and said to him:

"Congratulations, General Fan, for making the right choice!"

Fan Chou hurriedly cupped his hands to Liu Bian and said: "This is all thanks to General Lü and Your Majesty that this subordinate could turn back in time."

"Hehehe, it is not too late for General Fan to turn back now!"

"By the way, why don't I see Duan Wei? Could it be that he does not want to surrender to me?"

Liu Bian scanned the area, and after not seeing Duan Wei, asked Fan Chou in confusion. ===== CHAPTER 340 =====