Chapter 340: The Hearts of Linjing City

Seeing Liu Bian inquire about Duan Wei, Fan Chou hurriedly replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, General Duan Wei is currently in the Taishou Mansion."

"This subordinate did not want to continue making mistakes, which is why I led the soldiers to surrender to Your Majesty!"

"Good, General Fan has merit in offering the city; from now on, you will first serve as a deputy general under Fengxian."

"After you establish merit in the future, you will be rewarded separately."

Hearing this, Fan Chou was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him: "This subordinate thanks Your Majesty; I am willing to die for Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please follow this subordinate into the city!"

After saying this respectfully to Liu Bian, Fan Chou intended to lead Liu Bian into the city.

"Your Majesty..."

Cao Cao on the side immediately stopped Liu Bian; being suspicious by nature, he was a bit afraid that this was the enemy's feigned surrender.

"Your Majesty, how about Mengde and I lead the army into the city first, and Your Majesty supports us from behind?"

Lü Bu was also worried and immediately asked Liu Bian.

"Hehehe, my dear ministers, no need to worry; I trust General Fan!"

Seeing that Cao Cao and Lü Bu and the others were a bit worried, Liu Bian said with a smile.

After speaking, he looked at Fan Chou confidently, his eyes full of trust in him!

Seeing that Liu Bian trusted him so much, Fan Chou was moved beyond words.

"Please rest assured, my lords; since I, Fan Chou, have decided to surrender to Your Majesty, I will absolutely not be a fickle villain!"

Fan Chou said solemnly and seriously to Cao Cao, Lü Bu, and the others.

Seeing Fan Chou's solemn guarantee, Cao Cao and Lü Bu also felt a bit apologetic and explained to him:

"Please do not be angry, General Fan Chou; we were also thinking of His Majesty's safety."

"I dare not! The two generals were also considering His Majesty's safety after all."

"Since everyone has no problems, then let General Fan lead the way; let's enter the city and talk."

Seeing that everyone had no problems, Liu Bian ordered the few of them.

"Your Majesty, my lords, please follow this subordinate!"

Fan Chou immediately cupped his hands to Liu Bian and the others, then turned and led everyone toward Linjing City.

In fact, the reason Liu Bian dared to trust Fan Chou so much was mainly because he had used the Probe Eye on Fan Chou:

Name: Fan Chou

Age: 28

Realm: Second-rate Martial General

Identity: Deputy General

Talent: Earth Grade Upper Quality

Constitution: Earth Emperor Body

Technique: None

Loyalty: 90

Liu Bian also did not expect that Fan Chou's loyalty would reach ninety upon his initial surrender.

Therefore, this was the reason Liu Bian could trust him so much.

One saw Liu Bian and the others following behind Fan Chou, with seventy thousand magnificent troops behind them.

The military flags fluttered in the wind, and in the center was Liu Bian's Red Dragon Imperial Flag.

The flags of the generals around were slightly behind, all showing respect for Liu Bian, the emperor.

The soldiers wore uniform armor, their steps were neat and uniform, and every step made a solid sound, as if declaring their arrival to the earth.

As the army advanced, the earth trembled.

Their momentum was like a mountain collapsing and the sea overturning, making one unable to block them.

"Greetings, Your Majesty..."

As Liu Bian passed by the soldiers of Linjing City, everyone knelt on the ground neatly and shouted in unison to him.

At this time, the commoners in the city, upon hearing the news of Liu Bian entering the city, also flocked to the city gate.

They all wanted to see the true face of Liu Bian, the emperor who could say such things to them, the poor commoners, at such a time.

Presumably, he was also worthy of their loyalty.

And seeing Liu Bian, who was young and mighty, surrounded by imperial aura.

They were even more shocked in their hearts.

This was the image of a great emperor that matched their hearts!

After seeing Liu Bian's figure, countless commoners could not help but secretly think:

"His Majesty's temperament is truly too mighty!"

"Yes! This is the momentum an emperor should have!"

"Presumably, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the ancient times were probably just like this!"

Countless commoners were deeply shocked by the momentum exuded by Liu Bian.

Under Liu Bian's previous moving words, countless commoners in Linjing City were already full of good feelings for this emperor of the Han Empire.

And at this moment, when they witnessed Liu Bian in person, this good feeling was instantly transformed into deep recognition and respect.

One saw countless commoners kneeling on the ground one after another, unable to control their excitement, shouting in unison:

"We, the subjects of the Han, pay respects to Your Majesty!"

This deafening shouting sound seemed to want to pierce the clouds and reach the nine heavens.

Everyone felt that only in this way could they express their respect and love for Liu Bian, this emperor of the Han Empire.

Facing such a spectacular scene, even Liu Bian could not help but feel a bit carried away.

After all, being able to gain the recognition of so many commoners showed the majesty and glory of him, the emperor of the Han Empire.

And those ministers of the Han Empire who followed Liu Bian, such as Cao Cao and Guo Jia, were all staring at him with fanatical eyes.

Their eyes revealed endless respect; this was the emperor they were loyal to!

They witnessed the glory of this moment, and their admiration for Liu Bian grew stronger.

As core ministers of the empire, seeing the emperor they supported win the recognition and support of the commoners, the joy in their hearts was self-evident.

Liu Bian looked at the excited and fanatical crowd before him and put away the agitation in his heart.

He wrapped his voice with Innate True Qi and said loudly: "My subjects of the Han Empire, rise!"

In an instant, Liu Bian's majestic voice rang in everyone's ears.

The eyes looking at Liu Bian also became more respectful and fanatical.

They shouted loudly one after another: "We, the subjects of the Han Empire, thank Your Majesty!"

Everyone, upon hearing Liu Bian's words, stood up one after another, staring at Liu Bian with fanatical eyes.

"Subjects of the Han Empire, what I said today, I will realize as soon as possible; after I arrange the matters in the city."

"I will have people distribute a new type of food seed to you; I call it corn."

"Although this corn does not have the yield of ten thousand catties per mu like sweet potatoes, it can also reach a yield of one thousand catties per mu."

"Moreover, corn does not have high requirements for land, and it can also be planted in dry land."

"Everyone, rest assured, as long as the imperial court exists, from now on, there will never be a case of a person starving to death in my Han Empire!"

Liu Bian said sincerely to the fanatical commoners with a serious face.

"What! Besides sweet potatoes, Your Majesty actually has corn!"

"And the yield of this corn is one thousand catties per mu!"

"Although it is not as high as sweet potatoes, for us, it is much higher than the three or four hundred catties per mu of wheat!"

"Yes, with corn, we won't be hungry anymore!"

Hearing that Liu Bian was going to give them such high-yield food, the onlookers were boiling.

The entire scene became noisy, and everyone was discussing it one after another.

This was a major event related to everyone's livelihood, so they could not help but be excited. ===== CHAPTER 341 =====