Chapter 481: The Six Great Legions Return to Court

Liu Bian and his party walked and observed as they went, and before long, they arrived at the grounds of the Imperial Academy.

At this time, after such a long period of construction, the Imperial Academy was nearly finished.

Currently, the entire Imperial Academy, covering an area of one hundred mu, was eighty percent complete.

Looking at it like this, it was estimated that in another month or two, construction would be finished.

"Who goes there? This is a restricted military area; idlers are not permitted to enter!"

When Liu Bian and the others arrived at the entrance, the soldiers guarding the gate immediately stepped forward and barked.

"Bold! His Majesty has arrived in person; why don't you lead the way at once!"

After Dian Wei finished speaking, he took out his own identity jade token and let the soldiers take a look at it.

Upon seeing Dian Wei's identity jade token, the soldiers believed Dian Wei's words.

Immediately, the group of soldiers at the gate looked at Liu Bian with burning faces and saluted excitedly:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Rise, all of you. No need for such formalities. Lead Us inside to take a look!"

Liu Bian waved his hand at the soldiers and said with a smile.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the group immediately stood up and responded loudly to Liu Bian.

Subsequently, the leader of the group respectfully said to Liu Bian and the others:

"Your Majesty, General Dian, please!"

After Liu Bian and the others walked inside, they saw everyone was busy working.

There were commoners, as well as soldiers from the army.

Before long, the Vice Minister of Works, Yuan Kui, who was guarding the site, saw Liu Bian and the others.

The moment he saw Liu Bian, Yuan Kui trotted over and respectfully saluted Liu Bian:

"This Old Minister, Yuan Kui, greets Your Majesty!"

"Beloved Minister, rise!"

Seeing that it was Yuan Kui in charge here, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

"Many thanks, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, allow this Old Minister to introduce the situation of the Imperial Academy to you!"

After Yuan Kui stood up, he followed behind Liu Bian and respectfully introduced it to him.

The group spent an hour, and Liu Bian finished inspecting the Imperial Academy.

"Old Beloved Minister Yuan, I leave the Imperial Academy to your care."

"You must ensure quality and quantity, and above all, you must never mistreat the commoners and the soldiers!"

Before leaving, Liu Bian solemnly exhorted Yuan Kui.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Kui immediately responded solemnly:

"This Old Minister obeys the decree; please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Liu Bian nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently, he took Dian Wei and the others and left the Imperial Academy.

Before long, Liu Bian and his party arrived at the construction site of the Yinghun Shrine.

What met their eyes were countless Qiang slaves.

Their treatment was not nearly as good.

Regarding these people, no one would pity them.

Being able to let them eat their fill every day was already quite good.

After Liu Bian and the others arrived, the Vice Minister of Works in charge of construction, Han Fu, immediately came up to greet them.

Accompanied by Han Fu, Liu Bian also took a tour of the Yinghun Shrine.

After Liu Bian returned to the Imperial Palace, he went to the Imperial Harem.

"Your Majesty, you have come!"

At the Empress Palace, Diao Chan saw Liu Bian arrive and immediately came out to welcome him.

"Chan'er, have someone send over some food; I went for a tour of Luoyang City this morning, and I haven't eaten yet!"

After entering the Empress Palace, Liu Bian said to Diao Chan.

Having walked for so long, his stomach had long been hungry.

"Hee hee, Your Majesty, even when busy, you should still eat on time!"

Seeing Liu Bian's appearance, Diao Chan could not help but be amused by him.

After playfully chiding him, she said to the Gong Nu beside her:

"Xiao Die, hurry to the Imperial Canteen and prepare lunch for His Majesty!"

"Understood!"

After the Gong Nu Xiao Die left, Liu Bian, having nothing to do, wanted to check Diao Chan's cultivation.

Immediately, he used the Probe Eye on Diao Chan to check.

Name: Diao Chan

Age: 17

Identity: Empress of the Han Empire

Realm: Innate First Heaven

Talent: Chaos Grade

Constitution: Celestial Phoenix Sacred Body

Technique: Heaven and Earth Creation Martial Canon

Loyalty: 100

"Hmm, you've already reached the Innate First Heaven; it seems your cultivation has progressed greatly during this time, Chan'er!"

Seeing that Diao Chan had actually broken through to the Innate Realm, Liu Bian looked at her and said quite satisfactorily.

"Hehe, this is all thanks to the cultivation resources provided by Your Majesty; otherwise, this concubine could not have broken through to the Innate Realm so quickly."

Hearing Liu Bian's words, Diao Chan also said happily to him.

She knew that currently, in the entire Han Empire, only Liu Bian alone had broken through to the Innate Realm.

And she was the second person after Liu Bian to break through to the Innate Realm.

"Haha, this is certainly due to the cultivation resources I provided, but it is also inseparable from your own efforts!"

Seeing Diao Chan so humble, Liu Bian also said to her with a smile.

Before long, the Gong Nu brought the eunuchs and brought lunch to Liu Bian.

After Liu Bian finished his lunch in the Empress Palace, he spent time with Diao Chan.

Soon, ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the six great legions that had gone on the expedition had all returned to Luoyang City.

Inside the Imperial Palace, within the majestic and solemn Court Hall, the civil and military officials stood solemnly.

They looked with full reverence at Liu Bian's majestic figure, sitting upright on the dragon throne on the high platform.

"We, your subjects, greet Your Majesty; may Your Majesty live for ten thousand years!"

The assembled officials knelt respectfully to Liu Bian and shouted in unison; the solemn voices resounded throughout the entire Court Hall.

"Beloved subjects, rise!"

Liu Bian scanned the assembled officials majestically, his whole body rippling with a rich Imperial Aura.

"We, your subjects, thank Your Majesty!"

After the officials stood up, they stood neatly in two rows, looking at Liu Bian with full awe.

"Beloved ministers, is there any memorial to present?"

After the officials stood up, Liu Bian's majestic voice resounded throughout the entire Court Hall as he asked the hundred officials.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble general, Commander of the Shenwu Legion Lü Bu, Commander of the Qinglong Legion Guan Yu, Commander of the Baihu Legion Zhao Yun, Commander of the Zhuque Legion Huang Zhong, Commander of the Xuanwu Legion Zhang Liao, and Commander of the Qilin Legion Ma Chao, greet Your Majesty!"

As Liu Bian's voice fell, the commanders of the six great legions stepped out neatly from the row of military officials and cupped their fists in unison toward Liu Bian.

"Hehe, I did not expect that this time it would be you six commanders reporting together; then let us start with you, Fengxian!"

Seeing this scene, Liu Bian was somewhat amused and immediately laughed as he said to the six.

"This humble general obeys the decree!"

Hearing this, the six looked at each other and responded respectfully.

Subsequently, the Commander of the Shenwu Legion, Lü Bu, was the first to respectfully say to Liu Bian:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble general was ordered to lead an expedition to Yanzhou; the Inspector of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, committed suicide."

"Except for nine people under Liu Dai, including Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Zhang Chao, Xu Si, Wang Kai, Wang Gong, and Wang Yu, who were executed by the army for refusing to surrender, all others under Liu Dai have submitted to the Imperial Court."

"Now, the entire Yanzhou has been completely controlled by us, and officials dispatched by the Ministry of Personnel are already taking over the various commanderies and counties."

Subsequently, Lü Bu recounted the detailed battle situation to Liu Bian and the assembled officials once more. ===== CHAPTER 482 =====