Chapter 66

Originally, Duan Wei was secretly troubled because of Lü Bu's words; he didn't expect the deputy general to come and disturb him at this time.

The current Duan Wei was completely trapped in a dilemma.

If he chose to surrender to Liu Bian, it would be equivalent to betraying Dong Zhuo, and then he would become an ungrateful person.

If he chose to resist and oppose Liu Bian, it would become rebellion.

In fact, after listening to Lü Bu's words, he had already leaned more toward Liu Bian.

Over these years, he was very clear about Dong Zhuo's character; back then, he only thought about repaying Dong Zhuo's kindness for recognizing his talent.

And he forgot his original intention; it was Lü Bu's words that awakened his long-sealed original intention.

In the final analysis, it was still that he hadn't been able to resist the temptation of power.

"General, Lü Bu has brought an army of seventy thousand and is heading toward the city gate!"

"Moreover, His Majesty's dragon flag is also there!"

Seeing that Duan Wei was in a fit of anger, the deputy general braced himself and said to him carefully.

"What! How could His Majesty arrive so quickly!"

After hearing the news that Liu Bian had also arrived, Duan Wei was also a bit panicked.

"In this way, you go to the city tower first and stabilize His Majesty and the others; this general will arrive immediately!"

Duan Wei, who had paced back and forth in the main hall a few times, arranged for the deputy general with a grave expression.

After seeing Duan Wei's grave face, the deputy general also said to him solemnly: "Please rest assured, General, this humble general will go and arrange it now."

"Sigh..."

"It is also time to make a choice!"

Looking at the departing deputy general, Duan Wei stood in the main hall with his hands behind his back for a while.

He suddenly sighed, and after muttering to himself.

His entire aura became weak, as if he had suddenly become old.

Subsequently, Duan Wei walked toward the armor placed in the main hall, stared at it slowly for a while, touched it gently, and carefully put it on.

And at this time, Liu Bian's army had already reached the city walls, looking at the Linjing City before him.

Liu Bian rode his Wuzhui horse, slowly moved forward, and using his Innate True Qi to wrap his voice, he spoke to the people in the city:

"Soldiers of Linjing City, I am the Emperor of the Han Empire!"

Liu Bian's strength was much stronger than Lü Bu's, so his voice was heard clearly by everyone in Linjing City.

"Hiss..."

"Is this the Emperor? This is too powerful! This voice sounds as if it is ringing right in our ears!"

"That's right! This voice sounds like thunder; is this something a person can do?"

Those who heard Liu Bian's voice were all shocked.

How could one person's voice ring in everyone's ears at the same time, and how could it spread so far?

Ignoring the shocked crowd in the city, Liu Bian continued to say loudly:

"I know that you were all coerced by Dong Zhuo into resisting me; I do not blame you!"

"Ever since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the people of our Han have been suffering unspeakably!"

"How many people have embarked on the road of fleeing; most of them have fallen on the road of fleeing."

"And those who finally survived and reached other places still have to face heavy taxes, with no hope of survival at all."

"For all of this, our Han has failed the people of the world!"

Speaking to this point, Liu Bian's voice also became agitated.

"Your Majesty..."

And at this time, the people in the city, after hearing Liu Bian's words, all knelt on the ground excitedly.

Liu Bian's words had fiercely struck the softest part of their hearts.

In fact, the news that Liu Bian had distributed sweet potatoes to the people of Sili had long since spread throughout all parts of the Han.

It was just that, restricted by the system's regional limitations, he hadn't been able to obtain National Fortune Value.

Otherwise, his National Fortune Value would have long since been several million.

They also knew that these things Liu Bian said had nothing to do with Liu Bian.

It was when the late Emperor handed the entire Han Empire to Liu Bian.

It was already in this riddled state.

On the contrary, it was Liu Bian who, in a desperate situation, killed Dong Zhuo and turned defeat into victory.

Moreover, although Liu Bian had only been in power for a short month or so.

However, he employed the virtuous and capable, was thirsty for talent, and governed the territory in his hands in an orderly manner.

The people all had hope for survival.

Therefore, they had long been looking forward to Liu Bian unifying the world soon!

This was also the reason why, as Liu Bian's voice fell, these people of Linjing City.

Were all excitedly teary-eyed and knelt on the ground.

The people of Yan and Huang have been very simple and honest since ancient times.

As long as they could get by, no one would take risks to rebel.

At this time, Liu Bian still didn't know that the people of Linjing City.

Had already been moved by his words to kneel on the ground.

He continued: "Ever since I ascended the throne, there have been internal troubles and external threats."

"Finally, I killed Dong Zhuo, who was causing chaos in the world."

"I believe that this is just the beginning; in the future, I will definitely restore the Han house."

"So that the subjects of our Han Empire may have the young cared for, the strong used, and the old supported!"

"So that the subjects of our Han Empire no longer suffer from hunger and have no place to live!"

"In my lifetime, I will definitely make the subjects of our Han Empire all like dragons!"

Speaking to the end, Liu Bian almost roared it out.

And at this time, the soldiers and civilians in Linjing City were all moved to a mess.

They knelt on the ground one after another, shouting loudly:

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Han Empire!"

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Han Empire!"

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live the Han Empire!"

The entire Linjing City was boiling at this moment!

Not only the entire Linjing City, Liu Bian's army of seventy thousand was also looking at Liu Bian with faces full of awe at this time.

And they were shouting loudly along with the crowd.

This was the unique charm of an Emperor in this era.

An existence as strong as Lü Bu had persuaded surrender under the city gate for a long time without any effect.

While Liu Bian had only come out and said a few words, and it could have such a good effect.

Only to see at this time, the tightly closed city gate slowly opened from the inside.

Several generals, leading a large group of people, headed toward Liu Bian.

The crowd arrived a hundred steps in front of Liu Bian and all knelt down; only to see the leading general speak loudly:

"The sinful general, Fan Chou, leads the forty thousand army of Linjing City and is willing to surrender to Your Majesty!"

As Fan Chou's voice fell, the army behind him all looked at Liu Bian with fanatical eyes.

They shouted in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"General Fan, soldiers, all rise!"

"I forgive you all of your crimes!"

Liu Bian looked at Fan Chou and the soldiers kneeling on the ground and shouted loudly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wise!"

Fan Chou, seeing that Liu Bian had forgiven them, immediately thanked Liu Bian respectfully before slowly standing up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is wise!"

The soldiers behind him also followed Fan Chou's actions, thanked him, and stood up.

Looking at Fan Chou before him, Liu Bian nodded slowly and said to him:

"Congratulations to General Fan for making the right choice!"

Fan Chou hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists to Liu Bian: "This is all thanks to General Lü Bu and Your Majesty that this humble general was able to turn back in time."

"Haha, General Fan, it is not too late to turn back now!"

"By the way, why don't I see Duan Wei? Could it be that he doesn't want to surrender to me?"

Liu Bian scanned the area, and after not seeing Duan Wei, he asked Fan Chou in confusion.