Chapter 341: Duan Wei

"We, the subjects of the Han Empire, thank Your Majesty!"

After the commoners celebrated for a while, they all thanked Liu Bian.

"Everyone, go home first; after I finish dealing with the matters of Linjing City, I will make arrangements."

"You all go home and wait; it will absolutely not delay everyone from planting corn!"

With so many people gathered here, it was not a good thing; now that Linjing City had just surrendered, there were many things waiting for him.

Moreover, it was easy for accidents to happen when commoners gathered together.

Therefore, Liu Bian intended to tell the commoners to go home and wait first.

These commoners of Linjing City were now obedient to Liu Bian's words.

"We obey! We, the subjects of the Han Empire, thank Your Majesty!"

Therefore, upon hearing Liu Bian's words, everyone bowed respectfully to him and left the scene in an orderly manner.

"Phew..."

Seeing that the commoners had all left, Liu Bian also let out a long sigh.

Seeing Liu Bian's appearance, Guo Jia said to Liu Bian with a smile:

"This minister congratulates Your Majesty for subduing Linjing City so easily; this is truly beyond this minister's expectations!"

Regarding Linjing City's choice to surrender, Guo Jia and the others were also a bit surprised.

"Hehehe, this is an unexpected joy; I also did not expect that there would be so many soldiers and civilians of the empire loyal to the Han Empire!"

The surrender of Linjing City's soldiers and civilians was also beyond Liu Bian's expectations.

Originally, he was prepared to use force to break the city; he did not expect this result.

However, this was the best result; now, the troops in his hands were not enough.

Every casualty was a not-so-small loss for him.

Unlike now, he had preserved the troops in his hands and also gained the forty thousand battle-ready troops of Linjing City.

"This shows that in the hearts of the people of the world, most are still toward the Han Dynasty."

Regarding Liu Bian's words, Guo Jia also agreed very much and could not help but agree.

"Fengxiao's words are very true; in this way, presumably, there are not a few people in the world who are toward the Han Dynasty."

"This also reduces many obstacles for our unification of the world in the future."

Because Jia Xu was in charge of the Shadow Guard, he knew more about the news of the world than anyone present.

These days, he had also received quite a bit of intelligence about this.

It was just that the number of people was too small, and without confirmation, he did not dare to present it to Liu Bian rashly.

"This is also something I did not expect!"

Regarding this, Liu Bian also sighed very much.

"Let's go, let's go see Duan Wei first; it's already this time, I wonder what choice he will make?"

Regarding Duan Wei's choice, Liu Bian was also very expectant.

Along the way, without the obstruction of the commoners, Liu Bian and his party, led by Fan Chou, soon arrived at the Taishou Mansion.

Looking at the soldiers guarding the entrance, Fan Chou stepped forward and asked:

"Is General Duan in the mansion?"

The soldiers, seeing that it was Fan Chou, immediately replied respectfully: "Reporting to General Fan, General Duan has been in the mansion."

"Good, this is His Majesty and the various lords of the imperial court."

After receiving the reply he wanted, Fan Chou explained the identities of Liu Bian and the others to the soldiers.

"I did not know His Majesty had arrived, and I have offended His Majesty; I hope His Majesty will forgive me!"

When the soldiers knew that Liu Bian was the emperor of the Han Empire.

They were immediately so scared that they knelt on the ground and said in panic.

"Rise!"

After saying this lightly to the soldiers, Liu Bian looked at Fan Chou.

"Your Majesty, please follow this subordinate!"

Seeing Liu Bian's signal, Fan Chou immediately led Liu Bian and his party toward the Taishou Mansion.

When everyone arrived at the main hall of the Taishou Mansion, one saw a general wearing armor sitting in the main seat.

He had his back to the crowd, and after everyone entered, he had no intention of turning around.

The moment they saw this figure, Liu Bian, Lü Bu, and the others all had their expressions freeze, and their pupils shrank.

In their perception, at this time, this figure no longer had any breath.

And Fan Chou's strength was not as good as the others, so he had not discovered it yet.

He walked toward this back figure, stopped in front of the desk, and cupped his hands to him:

"General Duan, His Majesty and the lords of the court have arrived!"

One saw that as Fan Chou's voice fell, Duan Wei, who was sitting there, did not respond at all.

Just as Fan Chou was about to step forward to call him again, Lü Bu said to him:

"General Fan, no need to call anymore; Duan Wei is already dead!"

"What! How could this be? Who killed General Duan Wei?"

Hearing Lü Bu's words, Fan Chou was shocked and then shouted angrily.

"Looking at him like this, it shouldn't have been killed by others!"

Seeing Fan Chou's angry expression, Lü Bu shook his head and said lightly.

Hearing Lü Bu's words, Fan Chou, who was about to step forward to check, suddenly stopped!

Looking at Duan Wei's back, for a time, his expression was a bit complex.

Over the years under Dong Zhuo's command, his relationship with Duan Wei was considered quite good.

At this time, seeing that Duan Wei had chosen to commit suicide, for a time, it was a bit hard to accept.

He had thought that Duan Wei would resist to the death, or like him, surrender to Liu Bian.

The only thing he did not expect was that Duan Wei would choose to commit suicide.

Ignoring the stunned Fan Chou, Lü Bu stepped forward and checked Duan Wei's corpse.

Subsequently, he walked toward Liu Bian and respectfully handed a letter he had taken from Duan Wei's bosom to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian took the letter and began to read it.

A while later, Liu Bian handed the letter to Guo Jia beside him.

He said with some regret: "What a pity! I did not expect Duan Wei to choose this result!"

The martial generals beside him all looked at Liu Bian in confusion, wanting to know what exactly this letter had written.

And Cao Cao and Jia Xu showed thoughtful expressions; looking at their expressions, it was not hard to see that the two could guess the content of the letter.

Liu Bian looked at Lü Bu and the others, their faces full of curiosity, and could not help but smile.

"You don't need to be curious; you can also take a look at this letter!"

"Many thanks, Your Majesty!"

Lü Bu and the generals were overjoyed upon hearing this.

"General Fan, give Duan Wei a thick burial!"

Seeing that Fan Chou was still secretly grieving for Duan Wei's death, Liu Bian ordered him.

"This subordinate thanks Your Majesty!"

Fan Chou, who had come to his senses, thanked Liu Bian gratefully.

"No matter, he just followed the wrong person, and besides, he could not get past that hurdle in his heart."

"And he felt he had no face to face me, which is why he chose to commit suicide to apologize!"

"When a person dies, it is like a lamp going out; how could I blame him!"

Regarding Duan Wei choosing to commit suicide, Liu Bian was not unable to accept it.

Previously, from the time he refused Lü Bu, from the conversation between the two, Liu Bian could guess the general result.

Coupled with the words he had said earlier, as long as Duan Wei still had a bit of conscience, it was destined that he would not oppose Liu Bian again.

And Duan Wei was a loyal person, so the path before him was already destined.

Liu Bian just felt that for a loyal person like Duan Wei to die like this, it was inevitably a bit regrettable.

Previously, they had thought that Duan Wei was determined to oppose the Han and avenge Dong Zhuo.

However, Duan Wei still did not walk out of his own heart.

If he wanted to repay Dong Zhuo's kindness, he had already repaid it by fighting to the death for Dong Zhuo all these years.

Loyalty to Dong Zhuo was small righteousness.

Loyalty to Liu Bian and to the people of the world was the true—great righteousness!

What a pity, it was hard to encounter a loyal person like Guan Yu.

As a result, it was so regrettable! ===== CHAPTER 342 =====