That night, the Imperial Secretariat hastily drafted more than a dozen edicts with stern wording and overwhelming power.
The edict also bluntly informed the surrounding states and tribes that they should submit to the emperor and pay tribute, and that their kings, nobles, and officials should send their daughters to the Han Dynasty to serve as concubines to the emperor's ministers and generals.
If you obediently deliver them, you are good subordinates of my Great Han. If you don't deliver them, then you can expect to be wiped out!
Soon, these edicts were sent to the Deyang Palace, where Liu Hong personally affixed the Imperial Seal of the State.
Early the next morning, Liu Hong summoned more than a dozen squads of Imperial Guards to the square in front of Deyang Palace.
More than a dozen squads of nearly five hundred Imperial Guards stood there upright, their bright red pheasant feathers swaying slightly in the breeze.
Everyone stared intently at the tightly closed gates of Deyang Palace.
Before long, under the watchful eyes of all the Imperial Guards, the gates of Deyang Palace slowly opened, and everyone immediately straightened their posture and became solemn.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Hong slowly walked out of the hall, followed by Jian Shuo and more than a dozen eunuchs holding imperial regalia and imperial edicts.
"We pay our respects to Your Majesty!!"
Five hundred Imperial Guardsmen clenched their right fists and pounded their chests, saluting their emperor.
Liu Hong stepped forward and extended his arms to offer a gesture of support to the five hundred Imperial Guards in the square.
"All soldiers, you may rise in formalities!!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"
Looking at the Imperial Guards soldiers before him, their armor gleaming and their faces resolute, Liu Hong nodded in satisfaction. Their gathering marked the beginning of his plan.
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