"Why do neither of you speak, my beloved ministers?" Seeing that something was wrong with the two of them, the Son of Heaven could not help growing puzzled.
Yuan Shu's capture was clearly wonderful news. Why, then, did they still look so troubled?
"Your Majesty..." Fu Wan heaved a deep sigh and said, his face filled with grief, "Lü Bu did indeed capture Yuan Shu, but... but he is now escorting Yuan Shu to Ye City to pay his respects to the Son of Heaven there."
"To Ye City to pay his respects to the Son of Heaven?" The Son of Heaven froze, asking in bewilderment, "I am here in Xu County. What is the Marquis of Wen going to Ye City for?"
Yang Biao cautiously reminded him, "Has Your Majesty forgotten? That villain Yuan Shao found someone to impersonate the Son of Heaven in Ye City. The one Lü Bu intends to pay his respects to is that Pretender Son of Heaven."
The Son of Heaven shuddered all over, his pupils abruptly contracting.
He had actually forgotten about that!
There was another Son of Heaven over in Ye City!
The Son of Heaven said incredulously, "That Son of Heaven is an impostor Yuan Shao found. I am the true Son of Heaven! The Marquis of Wen and I share a deep bond as sovereign and subject. How could he be deceived by Yuan Shao?"
At that moment, he was truly panicking.
He had originally paid no attention at all to the impostor in Ye City, because in his eyes, a fake would always be a fake and could never become real.
He had a host of trusted ministers at his side, as well as his consorts and relatives, all of whom could prove his identity.
Yuan Shao might deceive