Chapter 434

The news of the marquises' arrival was reported to Liu Bian by the Dark Guards every day. With the arrival of Liu Yu, the marquises returning to the capital had all arrived.

On the second day after Liu Yu arrived, they received a summons from Liu Bian.

"The imperial decree has arrived! Will the inspectors and prefects of the various provinces please receive the decree!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately came to the main hall, knelt respectfully on the ground, and shouted in unison:

"We, your subjects, receive the decree!"

"The Emperor summons: Inspector of Youzhou Liu Yu, Inspector of Xuzhou Tao Qian, Inspector of Yuzhou Kong Zhou, Inspector of Jizhou Han Fu, and Chancellor of Beihai Kong Rong are to enter the palace immediately to see the Emperor!"

Eunuch Chief Steward Li Liangcheng arrived at the post station and personally read Liu Bian's imperial decree.

"We, your subjects, obey the decree!"

After everyone stood up, Li Liangcheng looked them over and said to them:

"My lords, please follow me!"

"Sorry to trouble you!"

Seeing that Li Liangcheng's attitude was quite good, Kong Rong immediately said to him politely.

Subsequently, the group followed behind Li Liangcheng toward the Imperial Palace.

However, they also discovered something unusual about this Eunuch Li.

With their physical strength, they were completely unable to keep up with his pace, and he looked completely relaxed and at ease.

Moreover, the aura on Li Liangcheng's body gave them a feeling similar to the aura of the soldiers they had met at the city gate.

The group exchanged glances, and Han Fu quickly stepped to Li Liangcheng's side and asked in a low voice:

"May I ask, Eunuch Chief, have you also cultivated the Martial Dao?"

The marquises all knew that the people under Liu Bian had cultivated the Martial Dao.

It was just a pity that they did not know the method of cultivation. They had arranged many spies to inquire about it, but those people had all disappeared later.

They had stopped paying attention to this matter later, but now, seeing the skills of this eunuch, they felt that this person must have cultivated the Martial Dao.

Otherwise, his temperament would be too different from the eunuchs they had seen in the past.

Therefore, they thought of the Martial Dao at the first opportunity.

"Hmm..."

Li Liangcheng, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and looked at Han Fu with sharp eyes.

Instantly, Han Fu felt as if he had been targeted by a wild beast; the hair all over his body stood on end, and cold sweat covered his forehead in an instant.

Li Liangcheng looked him over, withdrew his aura, and warned him:

"Lord Han, it is better to know less about things you shouldn't inquire about. When the time comes, you will naturally know!"

As Li Liangcheng withdrew his aura, Han Fu immediately began to pant heavily, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Li Liangcheng was full of fear.

He hurriedly said to Li Liangcheng with a trembling voice: "Please forgive me, Eunuch Chief, it was my lack of manners!"

At this moment, in his fear, he didn't even refer to himself as "this inspector" to Li Liangcheng, but directly referred to himself as "this humble one."

"Lord Han, what happened to you?"

Tao Qian, who was beside Han Fu, was terrified after seeing his appearance and hurriedly asked anxiously.

The others were also looking at Han Fu with concern, not understanding why he had suddenly looked as if he were about to die.

"Thank you all for your concern, I just had an old illness flare up, it's nothing!"

Seeing everyone inquiring, Han Fu waved his hand at them and said with a smile that it was nothing.

Everyone obviously did not believe what he said, but since Han Fu did not want to talk about it, they found it difficult to ask further.

They just followed behind Li Liangcheng, constantly observing Li Liangcheng and Han Fu.

Recalling that Han Fu's reaction occurred after he inquired of Li Liangcheng, and looking at Li Liangcheng's expression at the end, it was clear he was not surprised at all. They guessed that this matter might be related to Li Liangcheng.

For a time, everyone followed Li Liangcheng into the Imperial Palace with different thoughts.

At this time, in the Court Hall, Liu Bian was discussing the final details of the wedding with the ministers of the Inner Cabinet, the Six Ministers, and the generals of the Six Legions.

Also present were Tian Feng and Ma Teng, who had rushed back from Liangzhou, and Inspector of Bingzhou Cheng Yu was also here.

"Your Majesty, Inspector of Youzhou Liu Yu and the others have arrived!"

After Li Liangcheng entered the Court Hall, he said respectfully to Liu Bian.

Hearing this, everyone's expression was shaken.

"Proclaim them!"

Liu Bian looked at Li Liangcheng and said with authority.

"Proclaim Inspector of Youzhou Liu Yu, Inspector of Xuzhou Tao Qian, Inspector of Yuzhou Kong Zhou, Inspector of Jizhou Han Fu, and Chancellor of Beihai Kong Rong to see the Emperor!"

The five people waiting outside the hall walked into the Court Hall after hearing Li Liangcheng's voice.

When the five stepped into the hall, everyone's gaze converged upon them.

For a moment, the five felt as if they were sweating profusely; this was a feeling they had not experienced since becoming inspectors of a province.

When the five arrived at the center of the Court Hall and looked at Liu Bian, who was wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown on the high platform, they couldn't help but tremble all over.

With just one glance, everyone felt their souls trembling, as if they were being watched by an ancient emperor.

The rich imperial aura on Liu Bian's body made their souls tremble.

They immediately knelt prostrate before Liu Bian and shouted loudly:

"We, your subjects, pay our respects to Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live Your Majesty!"

"My dear ministers, rise!"

Liu Bian said to the five with authority.

"We, your subjects, thank Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, the five thanked him and stood up, wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

"That you five ministers could come, I am very gratified. It seems that my Han Empire still has loyal ministers!"

Watching the five stand up, Liu Bian also said to them with a smile.

He believed that after the show of force just now, they would definitely not have any other thoughts.

Among these five, Liu Yu, Tao Qian, Kong Zhou, and Kong Rong were absolutely loyal to the Han house; the only one who was somewhat wavering was Inspector of Jizhou Han Fu.

However, after today's deterrence, he believed that he would definitely see the strength of the imperial court and would not have any other thoughts.

Sure enough, after hearing Liu Bian's words, everyone said with a solemn expression:

"We, your subjects, swear to be loyal to Your Majesty until death!"

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction, and then introduced the others to the five.

"This time, I summoned you five ministers, firstly because I wanted to see you, and secondly, I see that you are getting older, yet you are still guarding a region for my Han Empire; I feel somewhat unable to bear it."

"Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity of my grand wedding to ask you to serve in the imperial court. What do you think?"

After everyone had been introduced, Liu Bian immediately explained the purpose of summoning them.

He also knew that this matter was somewhat rushed, but for the sake of the system quest, he had to speed up the progress.

Moreover, with his current strength, he feared no one!