Thirty thousand men were not thirty thousand pigs. Even someone as fierce as Lü Bu had only managed to rout Sun Ce's ten thousand men with a thousand cavalry and take his head.
Yet Zhang Liao had routed thirty thousand with eight hundred and captured Sun Quan alive. How much harder was that than Lü Bu killing Sun Ce? Far more than just a little!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Felicitations, Your Majesty!"
Cui Yan reacted fastest. Once his shock passed, he immediately said to Liu Xie in excitement, "Sun Quan has been captured, and Xu Province and the Three Commanderies North of the Yangtze have all been recovered!"
"Your Majesty is one step closer to unifying the realm and restoring the lands of the Great Han!"
Cui Yan faced Liu Xie and bowed.
At his words, the other ministers came back to their senses. While inwardly cursing Cui Yan for speaking so quickly, they offered Liu Xie their congratulations.
"General Zhang Liao's divine might is unrivaled, no less than Duke Wen's!"
"Eight hundred routing thirty thousand! This was not only General Zhang Liao's valor, but Heaven aiding our Great Han and Your Majesty, allowing that Blue-Eyed Thief to be defeated!"
"Long live the Great Han! Long live Your Majesty!"
"The unification of the realm is within sight!"
"Had Your Majesty not sent General Zhang Liao to campaign against Sun Quan, how could we have won such a great victory? In my view, the greater share of the credit belongs to Your Majesty!"
The ministers showered him with praise and flattery.
At first, some still praised Zhang Liao, but afterward, almost all of them praised how wise and mighty Liu Xie was and how Heaven blessed the Great Han, allowing them to achieve such a great victory.
Although Liu Xie would never