Liu Du understood what Liu Wei meant; it seemed he must have done some dirty work for Liu Wei, so he gladly accepted the punishment.

Next, Zhao Yun, Wang Fangyi, Li Su and others came to pay their respects to Liu Wei, who gave them verbal praise.

Yuwen Lie also came up to pay his respects, and Liu Wei stood up and helped him up, which surprised everyone.

Liu Wei did not get up to help Zhao Yun, Liu Du, Wang Fangyi, Li Su, and others, but Yuwen Lie received this honor.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of the Great Han Dynasty, our Yuwen tribe hereby submits to Your Majesty and is willing to serve as Your Majesty's vanguard."

Yuwen Lie was helped to his feet by Liu Wei. Overwhelmed with emotion, he immediately swore an oath of loyalty, saying, "Thank you for not abandoning me. I humbly request the prince to bestow upon me a surname!"

After learning that Budugen had changed his surname to Liu, he found himself thriving under the prince's command.

As a vulnerable tribe on the northern grasslands, they need to rely on a powerful patron.

"Then I will bestow upon you the surname Liu! And appoint you as Protector of the Xianbei!"

Seeing that Yuwen Lie had taken the initiative to surrender, Liu Wei naturally accepted it gladly.

"Your Highness, I, Liu Lie, thank you!"

Yuwen Lie shook his head deeply.

"You shall lead the Yuwen troops to garrison outside the city and await further orders."

After settling Yuwen Lie in, Yan Rou, along with Xianyu Fu and Xianyu Yin, headed towards Liu Wei's camp in Ji County.

"Yan Rou, the Prefect of Youzhou, along with Commandant Xianyu Yin and Commandant Xianyu Fu, pay their respects to His Highness the Prince!"

Upon entering the camp, Yan Rou and the other two knelt down.

"Commander Yan led the people of Ji County in a three-day defense of the city, preventing the rebels from completely capturing it. Their deeds were truly admirable!"

Liu Wei praised loudly.

“Your Highness, this is our duty,” Yan Rou replied.

"Why didn't Liu He, the son of Governor Liu, come to see me with you?" Liu Wei asked again.

Yan Rou and the other two exchanged glances, then looked on with sorrow:

"Your Highness, the young master... he sacrificed himself for his country!"

What!