Chapter 630

Sun Quan watched Liu Bei's expression and sighed inwardly.

"Even Liu Bei cannot resist the temptation of the Imperial Seal. He has already obtained more than half of the world, so naturally, he has the heart to declare himself Emperor!"

Liu Bei played with the Imperial Seal for a long time before looking up at Sun Quan.

"Zhongmou, you have given me such a heavy gift, I don't even know how to thank you."

Sun Quan quickly cupped his hands.

"Lord Xuande is the mandate of heaven, and it is only right that you hold this precious treasure."

Liu Bei chuckled.

"I will keep it for the time being and offer it to an enlightened monarch when the time comes."

Sun Quan cursed Liu Bei for being shameless; offering it to himself would be more like it, but on the surface, he was extremely respectful.

Liu Bei patted Sun Quan on the shoulder.

"Zhongmou, rest assured, I will never treat the Sun family poorly."

"Thank you, Lord Xuande."

Sun Quan retreated.

Liu Bei handed the Imperial Seal to Guo Jia.

"This Imperial Seal is a good thing. Fengxiao, you should take a look too."

Guo Jia quickly cupped his hands.

"My lord, this is a heavy vessel; I dare not."

Liu Bei nodded. This Imperial Seal was indeed very important in the eyes of the ancients.

Liu Bei put the Imperial Seal into the box without too much attachment.

Guo Jia was very impressed.

"My lord truly has amazing self-control. Sun Jian and Yuan Shu lost themselves when they saw the Imperial Seal, but my lord is unmoved."

The broadcast room barrages exploded.

"Brother Bei, take the Imperial Seal out, you can sell it for a lot of money!"

"Brother Bei is a transmigrator, so he is naturally quite immune to things like the Imperial Seal."

"Liu Bei has the Imperial Seal, is he going to declare himself Emperor soon?"

"Sun Quan even offered the Imperial Seal; he must have completely surrendered."

Liu Bei looked at the Imperial Seal.

"Fengxiao, how do you think I should treat it?"

Guo Jia paused.

"My lord, you have already obtained more than half of the Great Han's territory. Although it is too early to declare yourself Emperor, you can use the Imperial Seal to build momentum."

"You mean to make it public that I have obtained the Imperial Seal?"

"Your subordinate thinks it is feasible."

Liu Bei nodded and sent people to call everyone to discuss matters.

Zhang Fei's eyes shone.

"Big Brother, this is the mandate of heaven!"

Liu Bei directly ignored Zhang Fei's words and looked at the others.

Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, Wen Pin, Xing Daorong, and others all felt that their lord should declare himself Emperor.

Taishi Ci cupped his hands.

"My lord is the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing and the Imperial Uncle of the Great Han. You protect the safety of tens of millions of Great Han people, so you should declare yourself Emperor and ascend the throne."

Liu Bei has the status of Imperial Uncle, and now has such a large territory, so he is indeed qualified to declare himself Emperor. Even a loyal person like Taishi Ci felt it should be so.

Pang Tong cupped his hands.

"My lord, it is still too early to declare yourself Emperor at this time."

Lu Xun also seconded.

"My lord, the Central Plains and Hebei of our Great Han are still in the hands of rebellious ministers, and many old officials of the Great Han are still alive. Declaring yourself Emperor should be delayed."

Liu Bei felt that what Lu Xun said made a lot of sense. Now is the time to wait out public opinion and time. After the old officials of the Great Han wither away, the resistance will be much smaller.

Liu Bei smiled.

"Boyan is right. Our army's next goal is to crush Cao Cao and take the Central Plains and Hebei. As for declaring myself Emperor, we'll talk about that later."

Guo Jia, Pang Tong, Lu Xun, and others exchanged glances. Their lord is still so calm at this time; he is definitely an enlightened monarch!

Liu Bei said again,

"However, the news that I obtained the Imperial Seal from Sun Quan should be spread as soon as possible."

Pang Tong's eyes lit up.

"My lord is wise."

Soon,

The news that Sun Quan had offered the Imperial Seal to Liu Bei spread throughout Jiangdong.

The people naturally became more and more convinced that Liu Bei was the future Emperor of the Great Han.

Zhang Zhao and others also joined together to urge Liu Bei to become Emperor, but he refused.

However, Sun Quan, Zhu Ran, and others still discovered that Liu Bei had become arrogant!

He feasted his officials every day, and his words seemed much more arrogant than before.

Liu Bei's elite troops and strong generals also seemed to be immersed in the joy of their lord becoming Emperor, and were not as attentive to other matters as before.

General Ye also came to the Governor's Mansion more frequently, and the two seemed to have endless things to talk about.

Sun Shangxiang also sparred with Liu Bei with her hundred sword-wielding female guards, and the Governor's Mansion was quite lively.

Sun Quan and Zhou Yu in prison both felt it was time to close the net.