Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms as Lu Bu: I Have a Pseudo-Apocalypse System

With Yuan Shu's suicide, chaos erupted on the south gate tower.

Most people breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Pingyu was now besieged on all sides by the imperial army. Even if they couldn't break through, they would die from lack of food. Moreover, Lü Bu had the Heavenly Granted Granary and had already built stone platforms to bombard Pingyu's walls from above. How could they possibly hold it?

Now that Yuan Shu has committed suicide, everyone can live.

Of course, there were indeed civil and military officials, eunuchs and palace maids who were blindly loyal to Yuan Shu, crying and wailing, and grieving for Yuan Shu's death. However, the vast majority of people felt that Yuan Shu's suicide was a good thing, including even his son-in-law Huang Yi, who had just seemed to be loyal to Yuan Shu and determined to defend him to the death.

Huang Yi looked at Yuan Shu's corpse, then at the towering stone platform outside the city, and then at the kneeling guards, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He first knelt down and pretended to kowtow three times to Yuan Shu, in order to avoid being accused of "filial impiety" and punished later.

After kowtowing three times, Huang Yi stood up, straightened his clothes, and said to his personal guards, "Open the city gates and welcome the imperial army into the city."

The guard was stunned for a moment, then ran off to relay the order.

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A white flag was raised atop Pingyu City, and the south gate slowly opened.

Huang Yi, along with Yang Hong, Yan Xiang, and other officials of all ranks in the city, knelt by the roadside.

To avoid being bombarded by Lü Bu's catapults or sniped by his giant crossbows, Yuan Shu was positioned behind a wall, and Lü Bu did not witness his suicide.

Seeing the white flag raised and the city gates wide open in Pingyu City, even Lü Bu was a little confused.

Guan Yu asked in surprise, "My lord, a white flag has been raised on the city wall. Has Yuan Shu surrendered?"

Lu Bu used his extraordinary senses to see the crowd that came out to greet them and said, "Yuan Shu is not among those who came out to greet us. I don't know why."

Zhang Fei, eager to try, asked, "Shall we go straight into the city? Could it be a trap?"

Lü Bu laughed loudly, "I roam the nine provinces, do you think I'm afraid of them playing tricks on me? Enter the city! If there's any treachery, kill them without mercy."

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Therefore, Lü Bu led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and the Imperial Guard heavy cavalry into the city first.

After crossing the moat and approaching the city gate, the Red Hare's hooves clattered crisply on the bluestone slabs.

Lü Bu reined in his horse and looked down at Huang Yi, who was kneeling by the roadside with his men: "Who are you?"

Huang Yi said, "This humble general, Huang Yi, is Yuan Shu's son-in-law. After Qin Yi escorted Yuan Yao away from Pingyu, this humble general temporarily served as the commander of Yuan Shu's guards."

Lü Bu nodded: "And Yuan Shu? Where is he?"

Huang Yi kowtowed, not daring to raise his head: "Reporting to the King of Jin, Yuan Shu, seeing that the situation was hopeless, has already committed suicide."

Lu Bu was taken aback, then nodded: "He has backbone. Pass down the order to give him a marquis-level funeral."

Huang Yi kowtowed: "Many thanks to the Prince of Jin for his grace!"

Lü Bu then asked, "Where are Yang Hong and Yan Xiang?"

Yang Hong and Yan Xiang immediately kowtowed, saying, "Your guilty subjects are here!"

Lü Bu glanced at them and asked, "Are you two willing to submit to the imperial court?"

Yang Hong hurriedly replied, "I surrender! I surrender! This sinful subject is willing to serve the Prince of Jin like a dog or a horse!"

Yan Xiang also said, "This sinful subject is willing to surrender!"

Lü Bu nodded: "Get up. Yang Hong will remain in Pingyu to assist with the takeover. Yan Xiang will accompany the army and advise on military affairs."

The two men kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Prince Jin!"

……

On the afternoon of September 22nd, the Han army flags fluttered in the wind atop Pingyu City.

Notices were posted all over the city, announcing that the imperial court had officially recovered Yuzhou.

The notice was surrounded by people, three or four deep, a sea of ​​heads.

A literate young man read aloud: "Yuzhou has been recovered, and the false emperor Yuan Shu has committed suicide to atone for his sins. Officials and common people of all counties can rest assured. Those who submit to the court will be pardoned for their past transgressions. Those who stubbornly resist will have their entire clan exterminated..."

A murmur arose from the crowd.

"Is Yuan Shu really dead?"

"It's clearly stated on the notice, how could it be false?"

"I heard he committed suicide, right on the south gate tower."

"Serves him right! I knew he wouldn't live long the day he declared himself emperor."

"Exactly! They're surrounded by the imperial army, and yet they still insist on ascending the throne as emperor? Isn't that just courting death?"

An old man sighed, "Alas, no matter what, the Prince of Jin has unified the world, and there is finally peace. All these years of fighting have caused so much suffering for us ordinary people."

A young man standing nearby said, "Old man, things will be better from now on. The imperial court has reunified the country. I heard that under the rule of the Prince of Jin, taxes have been reduced and farming tools have been distributed. The people are living a good life."

The old man's eyes lit up: "Really?"

The young man said, "Of course it's true. I have a cousin in Guanzhong who wrote to say that every family there has surplus grain and that the children can go to school."

The old man nodded repeatedly, "That's good, that's good..."

……

Inside Pingyu City, in the palace of the Zhong clan's pseudo-emperor (formerly the governor's mansion), Lü Bu sat in the main seat. Hou Cheng, Huang Zhong, Xu Shu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ji Ling, and others sat on either side.

Everyone was in high spirits and first congratulated Lü Bu.

After all, after taking Pingyu, Lü Bu had effectively unified the country, and there were no more warlords vying for power.

After offering his congratulations, Xu Shu said, "My lord, now that Yu Province is pacified, the world is once again unified. Next, we should pacify the various counties and prefectures, take stock of the household registers, and reorganize the surrendered troops."

Lü Bu nodded: "Yuanzhi is right. Issue the order: officials in all prefectures and counties who remain in their posts should continue their work diligently and await evaluation. Those who do not wish to remain should properly hand over their duties. Anyone who takes advantage of the situation to cause trouble will be executed without pardon."

Xu Shu clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes, sir!"

Ji Ling rose, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Highness, I have a request."

Lü Bu said, "General Ji, please rise. What is it?"

Ji Ling's eyes reddened slightly: "This sinful general wishes to beg my lord's permission to collect the remains of my family. Yuan Shu killed my entire family, and we don't even know where they were buried. This sinful general wishes to go and search for them."

Lu Bu was silent for a moment, then said, "Approved. Huang Yi, you will assist General Ji in finding out where Yuan Shu buried Ji's family members."

Huang Yi stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Yes, sir!"

Ji Ling kowtowed deeply: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

……

In Pingyu City, teahouses and taverns were filled with discussions about the pacification of Yuzhou and the unification of the world.

In a tavern in the south of the city, several men who looked like scholars sat around a table, drinking and chatting.

One person raised his glass and said, "Come, let's drink to peace throughout the world!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together.

Another person laughed and said, "When Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, I said he wouldn't live long. It's only been a month, and it's come true."

The third person said, "The Prince of Jin is blessed with divine granaries and is invincible in battle. Who can stop him?"

The fourth person whispered, "I heard the Emperor is still in Chang'an. Could it be that the Prince of Jin...?"

The man who had spoken earlier quickly waved his hand, saying, "Be careful what you say! Be careful what you say! This is not something we should discuss."

The group understood and changed the subject.

Thus, the thirteen provinces of the Han Dynasty, stretching from the sea in the east to the Western Regions in the west, from the Gobi Desert in the north to Jiaozhou in the south, were all brought under the control of the imperial court, and the world was once again unified.