If he could make Lü Bu submit and give him his wholehearted allegiance...
Hiss...
Liu Xie hardly dared imagine it.
Aside from the pleasant surprise of Lü Bu's imminent arrival in Ye City, there was also the Imperial Seal.
This was a sacred treasure of the realm passed down since the time of Qin Shi Huang.
Without the Imperial Seal, even someone who became emperor lacked a rightful title and legitimate authority.
With the Imperial Seal, Liu Xie's standing as the Son of Heaven would rise another notch, no longer depending solely on Yuan Shao's endorsement as before.
With the Imperial Seal in my hands, does that not prove I received my mandate from Heaven?
As for the Son of Heaven in Xu County, heh, you don't even have the Imperial Seal. What fucking Son of Heaven are you supposed to be?
At that moment, throughout the streets and alleys of Ye City, the common people were discussing Lü Bu's capture of Yuan Shu.
"A pretender is a pretender after all. The Mandate of Heaven rests with our Great Han. How could a usurping rebel like him shake it?"
"How could a treacherous villain like that compare with the true Son of Heaven!"
"The Marquis of Wen obtained the Imperial Seal and captured Yuan Shu, then immediately came to Ye City to present them to the Son of Heaven. That alone proves the Son of Heaven in Xu County is a fake."
"Exactly! If the Son of Heaven in Xu County were real, why wouldn't the Marquis of Wen present the Imperial Seal to him?"
"Now that Yuan Shu has been captured, the next one to seize is that false Son of Heaven in Xu County!"
"Cao Cao truly is a treacherous villain, having someone impersonate the Son of