Yet even such a powerful warlord had met defeat and death in less than a year!
For a moment, Empress Fu did not know what to say. No words could express her shock at that moment.
"He has already unified the north. Can he truly end the wars across the realm and restore the Great Han's dominion through his own strength?"
"But he is clearly..."
Empress Fu could hardly imagine that a Pretender Emperor impersonating the Son of Heaven had shouldered the responsibility of restoring the Great Han's dominion, accomplishing what even the True Son of Heaven could not.
Now the false had become more genuine than the true.
Seeing that Empress Fu indeed knew little of this news, Noble Lady Fu recounted all the major events of recent days.
Defeating Yuan Shao, exterminating the entire Yuan Clan, providing relief to disaster victims, taking Bing Province, encouraging the people to reclaim wasteland, and much, much more.
Empress Fu listened quietly, her views slowly changing as Noble Lady Fu spoke.
She had originally thought Liu Xie was merely a Pretender Emperor who had seized the opportunity to steal the Son of Heaven's throne and the Great Han's dominion through his appearance and schemes.
But after hearing Noble Lady Fu's account, she realized that everything Liu Xie had done met the standards of an enlightened ruler. Not only had he single-handedly defeated a formidable enemy like Yuan Shao, but he had also implemented Benevolent Governance for the people. He deserved to be called an accomplished sovereign.
Could he truly be the one chosen by the Mandate of Heaven?
Empress Fu could not help thinking this, for she had to admit that the real Son of Heaven fell far short of the Pretender Emperor's wisdom and martial prowess.
The gulf between them was