"Crash!" The exquisitely crafted vase fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"Bastards! Gongsun Zan is a bastard, and Marquis Dingshan is an even bigger bastard!" Yuan Shu's face was flushed red, and the veins on his neck bulged. He smashed everything in sight, as if these things were the very things that had angered him. His men were all silent, not daring to utter a word for fear of getting burned.
"Gongsun Zan has actually sided with Marquis Dingshan and supports his abolition of the imperial system. You've all gone mad, you're all insane! You don't even want to be emperor anymore!" Yuan Shu roared furiously as he smashed things in front of him. "I absolutely will not allow the abolition of the imperial system, absolutely not!"
Yuan Shu had always dreamed of becoming emperor, and when he learned that the Marquis of Dingshan's goal was to abolish the imperial system, he was the most furious. Unfortunately, he was powerless and weak in the face of the Marquis. Fortunately, the various warlords strongly opposed him, preventing the Marquis of Dingshan's ambition from being realized. Now, however, this old story has resurfaced, and Gongsun Zan has also submitted to the Marquis of Dingshan. No wonder he was so enraged when he heard that the Governor of Youzhou, Gongsun Zan, had allied with the Marquis of Dingshan and supported institutional reforms.
"I will absolutely not let that bastard Marquis of Dingshan abolish the imperial system!" Yuan Shu roared, and loudly ordered, "Men, go and gather the musketeers, set up traps, and if that damned bastard Marquis of Dingshan dares to try to persuade me, I will kill him."
"In addition, send someone to find Sun Ce and Liu Biao and ask them to join me in fighting against Marquis Dingshan."
Yuan Shu's men exchanged glances, but none of them moved.
Seeing that his men hadn't moved, Yuan Shu became even more furious. He roared, "Go now!"
Yuan Shu's advisor, forcing a smile, advised, "My lord, you have gone mad. Lord Dingshan is thinking of the country and the nation. We would never do such a thing."
Yuan Shu's general said, "Lord Dingshan is a national hero and a pillar of the country. Lord Dingshan does everything with the people's well-being in mind."
"What did you say?" Yuan Shu roared angrily upon hearing this, "Are you all going to betray me? You are all usually so honest and straightforward, but now that it's time to deal with Marquis Dingshan, you've all become cowards."
"My lord, we never said we wanted to oppose Lord Dingshan. Lord Dingshan is a man of the country and the people..."
"Shut up, you bunch of useless cowards!" Yuan Shu cursed, raising his sword to cut down his men.
"No, Yuan Shu, let them continue. It's quite pleasant to listen to." Suddenly, a voice came from behind Yuan Shu, interrupting his actions. Yuan Shu's men quickly fell silent and stood obediently to the side.
"Who..." Yuan Shu was furious, drew his sword and turned to look at the person who had interrupted him.
"The tripod, the tripod... Lord Shan..."
When Yuan Shu turned around and saw Wang Han, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and he dropped his sword.
"You said you were going to contact Liu Biao and Sun Ce to deal with me, and that you were going to gather the musketeers and set a trap to kill me." Wang Han looked at Yuan Shu and said calmly, "Now that I'm here, you can try."
"Ding, Marquis of Dingshan, Your Excellency, just now, just now..." Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he sat down on the ground, sweating profusely, trying to explain himself.
"Isn't that what you just said?" Wang Han instantly appeared in front of Yuan Shu, looking at Yuan Shu who was sitting on the ground, and said, "It seems that you are very dissatisfied with my idea of abolishing the imperial system."
"No, no," Yuan Shu shook his head desperately, denying it. "Lord Dingshan has done his duty to the country and the people. How could I possibly dare to be dissatisfied?"
"I wouldn't dare, humph. I bet you're only saying you wouldn't dare, but you secretly wish I were dead." Wang Han lifted Yuan Shu up with one hand and said, "Now, I'm also very dissatisfied. This is the first time someone has dared to call me a damned bastard to my face and even wanted to kill me. I want him to be torn to pieces."
"Lord Dingshan, spare me! I am willing to obey you unconditionally. I support the abolition of the imperial system. Whatever you say goes!" Yuan Shu cried out in terror upon hearing Wang Han's words.
Yuan Shu's men were all silent and trembling, not daring to move an inch or make a sound.
"There's no need to keep you here. You're not very talented, and there are plenty of people who can listen to you. Your subordinates are all quite good; they're all better than you."
Wang Han tossed Yuan Shu into the air with one hand, watched Yuan Shu fall, clenched his fist, and activated both his speed boost and power boost simultaneously.
"Bang!"
Wang Han's fists were faster than cannonballs, leaving no trace. Yuan Shu was torn apart by Wang Han's fists, blasted to pieces, his blood and flesh splattering across half the room.
Upon witnessing such a horrific scene, Yuan Shu's men trembled with fear, and some even collapsed to the ground, losing control of their bladders.
Wang Han looked at the remaining people and said, "Anyone who wants to follow their lord, I can grant their wish."
“My lord, spare our lives! Yuan Shu has been licentious and dissolute in recent years, and deserves to die. We have long been dissatisfied with Yuan Shu’s actions, but as his subjects, we have no choice but to obey his orders. From now on, we are willing to follow all your arrangements.”
"I don't want to dwell on whether I had no control over the past," Wang Han said. "You all know what to do from now on, right?"
Yuan Shu's advisor, knowing his life was spared, quickly said, "From now on, we will follow your lead without any disloyalty. We support the abolition of the imperial system and democracy, and we will not interfere with the people choosing their representatives."
"That's all?" Wang Han continued to look at them.
Although Yuan Shu's advisors did not know what other requests Wang Han might have, they quickly replied, "What else does Your Excellency require? We will certainly comply."
"I not only want you to work for me, but also for the people. You are not allowed to abuse your power for personal gain."
"Yes. We will certainly do our best to serve the people."
"I will send someone over in seven days to supervise you. Remember what you said today," Wang Han said, his figure vanishing instantly, just as he had come, without a trace.
Seeing Wang Han disappear like a ghost, the generals and strategists in the hall finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"The Marquis of Dingshan..." Yuan Shu's strategist murmured, "He has probably already become a deity."
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