"Cao Thief set up a false Pretender Emperor and seized Jing Province by force, bringing ruin to my clan. My mother even died of illness while we were fleeing."
"Now I have nothing left to hold me back. I might as well rebel against this Pretender Emperor!"
Liao Hua's expression was vicious.
In the Pretender Emperor's name, Cao Cao had killed Cai Mao and Liu Cong, and had used military force to carry out a bloody purge of several powerful clans. The Liao clan had been among them.
Had he not saved himself by feigning death, he would probably have died beneath the blades of Cao Cao's troops!
He wished he could eat Cao Cao's flesh and sleep on his hide!
Everyone around him was stunned by his words. No one dared respond.
Whether the Son of Heaven in Jing Province was real or false made no difference to them. Either way, he was far beyond their reach and could have them killed.
Resistance meant losing their heads!
Liao Hua glanced at them and said gravely, "Xinye isn't very far from Guanzhong, and I've heard the Imperial Court's Royal Army will soon be attacking."
"Why can't we just flee straight to Guanzhong now?"
"Think it over carefully. If you really follow them south, what good life will you have? You'll still be oppressed by those wealthy, powerful families!"
"That dog emperor in Jing Province is a Pretender Emperor, but the one in Guanzhong is the real thing. He practices benevolent governance, keeps labor service and taxes light, and even distributes farmland to ordinary people!"
"If we escape there, we can live in peace!"
Liao Hua had clearly made up his mind. His tone was firm as he kept telling everyone the advantages of rebelling.
Hearing his words, they could not