After half a month of marching with his own training regiment, Liu Mang felt that his own strength was greater than ever.
Shouchun.... This Shouchun was once a thriving capital, it is also the place where Yuan Shu proclaimed himself as emperor. But now, this place is in shambles, its’ people are scattered, its’ condition is real bad even miserable word is not enough to describe it.
“Yuan Gonglu's actions are really inhuman!”Said Chen Gong while looking at the ruined city. He coudn’t help but express his feelings. Yuan Shu, third brother of Yuan family's fourth generation, he once joined the alliance together with the 18 warlords gathered by Cao Cao to attack Dong Zhuo. Originally he came to Yu Province capital Runan, to affirm Yuan family's superiority. At the same time, he also held Henan region, which consists of two Provinces, Yu and Yang Provinces, he planned to observe the nation's political power shift before he makes his move. But, during those times, Yuan Gonglu got muddleheaded and carried away. After being handed down the Imperial Seal by Sun Ce, he proclaimed himself as emperor in Shouchun.
TL: Yuan Shu's courtesy name is Yuan Gonglu. Yuxi is imperial jade seal, that was made by and handed down from Qin Shi Huang (First Qin Emperor) and is the symbol of sovereignty in Ancient China. For more information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heirloom_Seal_of_the_Realm, right now, please tell me, do I need to write it down as Yuxi or Imperial Seal.
If Yuan Shu didn't get muddleheaded and proceeded carefully, perhaps in a few decades, he would have become one on top of everything. But Yuan Shu got greedy, and he thought after proclaiming himself as emperor, he will be able to command whole nation verbally. Damn, even daydreamers didn't have this much delusions.
Chen Gong could help but shake his head and think. This is time of chaos. What person or to be correct, what warlord who do not have a thought to proclaim oneself as emperor? That would be a lot of them. And also there is also who is still loyal to Han Dynasty even if only a few.
”Gongtai! What are you thinking?”Asked Lu Bu, while he beat his horse to move at the same pace as Chen Gong. Chen Gong's expression is full of lamentation and sorrow.
“Milord!” Chen Gong nodded and shook his head.
”Sigh!” While Lu Bu still did not understand what Chen Gong was thinking, another sighing sound could also be heard from behind. Lu Bu looked behind and found out that it was Liu Mang who made that sound.
”Does all the cities in this late Han Dynasty look like this?!” Liu Mang asked helplessly.
”Um?!” Chen Gong and Lu Bu's brow wrinkled, “Late Han Dynasty?” The Han Dynasty has not yet perished but it is currently in chaotic times, so they also do not speak.
Liu Mang also realized that he spoke incorrect words, he should have said “Does all the cities in this nation look like this?!” He saw Xiapi to Kaiyang also when resting along the way. Everywhere was similar to Shouchun. Common people’s eyes are bleak and blank, heartbroken and simply did not have any hope to live.
“The Majority of the cities in the whole nation probably looks same like Shouchun!” Chen Gong held back to say, entire nation,because there is one and only one province that has not fallen to chaos caused by war. That is Jing Province. Due to that peace state, many of scholars sought asylum in Jing Province.
"These damned warlords!" Liu Mang growled while biting his teeth.