Chapter 409: The Reaction of the Aristocratic Clans

Only to see a large red flag in the distance, with a purple-gold nine-clawed divine dragon circling on it; this was Liu Bian's imperial flag.

It was a symbol of imperial status, a flag used exclusively by the emperor.

As for the national flag of the Han, Liu Bian inherited the red color originally used by the Han Empire, while the original black dragon was replaced by Liu Bian with a five-clawed golden dragon.

It looked even more majestic and domineering, fully displaying the momentum of a great nation.

After seeing Liu Bian's imperial flag, everyone became excited; this meant that they would soon be able to see their emperor.

"Da! Da! Da!..."

With the sound of horse hooves, a group of Xiliang soldiers entered everyone's eyes first.

Soon, Liu Bian's figure also appeared in everyone's line of sight.

Although most of the people had not seen Liu Bian with their own eyes, the moment they saw him, they recognized that this was their Emperor.

Only to see Liu Bian wearing purple-gold imperial armor, with an imperial sword hanging at his waist, riding on a divine Wuzhui horse, the whole person looking majestic and extraordinary.

And beside Liu Bian, there were also a group of martial generals and scholars.

At this time, seeing this scene, Lü Bu couldn't help but remark to Guo Jia and the others beside him:

"There are actually so many people coming to welcome His Majesty's triumphant return; it seems His Majesty is truly deeply loved by the people!"

"That goes without saying; His Majesty is the most powerful emperor in history!"

After hearing Lü Bu's words, Dian Wei, who was beside Lü Bu, said proudly.

In his cognition, Liu Bian was the most powerful, and others were incomparable.

Hearing this, everyone around nodded in recognition.

"E'lai is right. In the future, His Majesty will definitely be an existence that surpasses all emperors. On this point, I am deeply convinced!"

Guo Jia also said solemnly to everyone on the side.

The moment the group arrived, the people who had been waiting on both sides knelt down one after another and shouted loudly:

"We, the citizens of the Han Empire, congratulate His Majesty on pacifying the rebellions in Liangzhou and Bingzhou and returning in triumph!"

The scene of more than one hundred thousand people gathered at the gate of Luoyang City, kneeling to Liu Bian, was indescribably shocking.

Even Liu Bian, who had experienced such big scenes more than once, felt an indescribable shock.

"I, the citizens of the Han Empire, please rise!"

Liu Bian extended his hands toward the crowd, lifting them slightly, and said majestically.

"We, the citizens of the Han, thank Your Majesty!"

After the crowd rose, Liu Bian nodded to them and headed toward the gate of Luoyang City.

And at the gate of Luoyang City, because it was occupied by the people,

a group of civil and military officials of the Han Empire could only wait for Liu Bian under the city gate.

At this time, standing in front of everyone was Liu Bian's trusted minister, Xun Yu.

And beside Xun Yu were Grand Tutor Yuan Kui, Grand Commandant Yang Biao, Minister of Ceremonies Wang Yun, and others.

Looking at Liu Bian who had arrived in front of them, Xun Yu and the others immediately knelt down respectfully and shouted in unison:

"We congratulate Your Majesty on pacifying the rebellions and returning in triumph!"

Looking at the civil and military officials of the Han Empire kneeling below, Liu Bian smiled with satisfaction.

He smiled at them and said:

"All of you, please rise. Let's move to the court hall!"

"We thank Your Majesty!"

After the officials thanked Liu Bian, they rose slowly.

"Fengxian, Mengde, you two arrange for the army to go to the imperial capital's military camp first and rush to the court hall as soon as possible!"

After speaking, Liu Bian passed the crowd and walked toward the palace first.

"This general obeys the order!"

Lü Bu and Cao Cao bowed respectfully to Liu Bian and turned to arrange for the army.

Soon, everyone arrived at the court hall.

After Liu Bian arrived at the dragon chair on the high platform and sat down, the civil and military officials below knelt down neatly.

They shouted in unison: "We pay respects to Your Majesty and congratulate Your Majesty on returning in triumph!"

Looking at the civil and military officials of the Han Empire below, Liu Bian felt exceptionally comfortable.

He extended his hands toward them, lifting them slightly, and said majestically:

"All of you, please rise!"

"We thank Your Majesty!"

After everyone stood up, Liu Bian started to ask:

"Old Minister Wang, during the time I was away, how are the sweet potatoes planted by the people doing!"

Wang Yun below, after hearing this, immediately stepped out and said to Liu Bian respectfully:

"Replying to Your Majesty, currently, the sweet potatoes planted by the people, after nearly two months, have grown lushly. I believe that before long, we will be able to welcome the first harvest!"

Mentioning sweet potatoes, Wang Yun was also very happy. You must know that it had only been about a month and a half, and those patches of sweet potato fields had now become a lush green.

According to what Liu Bian said, these sweet potatoes only took three or four months, which was a great thing for the people of the entire Han.

With sweet potatoes, the pressure on the imperial court would also be reduced a lot.

Otherwise, the grain needed for the army alone would be an astronomical figure.

After hearing Wang Yun's answer, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently, he asked Xun Yu again:

"Wenruo, during the time I was away from Luoyang, did anything happen?"

Xun Yu heard this and also replied to Liu Bian respectfully:

"Replying to Your Majesty, Luoyang and Sili are quite peaceful, but in other parts of the Han, something did happen."

Xun Yu said this and looked at Liu Bian cautiously.

Seeing Xun Yu's cautious appearance, Liu Bian was suddenly curious, not knowing what major event could make even Xun Yu so cautious.

Immediately, he asked Xun Yu:

"Oh, I don't know what it is, Wenruo, you can speak freely."

"Your Majesty, this matter is related to the aristocratic clans. I don't know if you still remember that in Liangzhou and Bingzhou, you took back all the land held by the aristocratic clans and distributed it to the people of the two provinces?"

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Liu Bian suddenly knew where the problem was.

It was just that he didn't expect the reaction of these aristocratic clans to be so fast.

In his expectation, it should have been when he took action against the aristocratic clans of the world that these people would jump out.

He didn't expect that he had only taken action against the aristocratic clans of Liangzhou and Bingzhou, and these other people were already unable to sit still.

It was just that he didn't know what kind of methods they would use to resist him.

Immediately, Liu Bian looked at Xun Yu and replied to him:

"Wenruo, there is such a thing, and this order was personally issued by me."

"Why, could it be that after I took action against the aristocratic clans of these two provinces, these other people have already started to be unable to sit still?"

Liu Bian's last sentence already carried some killing intent in his voice.

After the officials below heard this, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. ===== CHAPTER 410 =====