Chapter 84 - Miss Yuan’s Imperial Seal as a Dowry; The Path of Princes or The Path of the Emperor. (1/2)
Chapter 84 – Miss Yuan’s Imperial Seal as a Dowry; The Path of Princes or The Path of the Emperor.
Translated by Bloodfalcon, Edited by Krayto
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Its body is made completely of He s.h.i.+ Bi jade, glittering and translucent with carvings at the bottom. Its four sides were casted using pure gold. On its top side there is a carving of five dragons, bottom side, there is something written
“The Mandate is received from Heaven, May He have Longevity and Prosperity”.
TL: For more information about the Imperial Seal e a proper Imperial Seal.
TL: Again, want to know better about the history ing out from it.
This stone value is too big, no wonder numerous heroes lost their life after obtaining this.
Chen Gong’s eyes were also s.h.i.+ning when he saw that thing in Yang Hong’s palm.
Chen Gong who is a Confucian scholar, cannot possibly know about quality of material like gold or jade, but his gaze is fixated on those carving of characters. It is indeed Li Si’s script which Sun Shou crafted into the Imperial Seal.
“General Lu, I, Yang Hong with all that I have, would like to ask one question. Which path does General Lu want to tread?!” Said Yang Hong with an increased tone after seeing Lu Bu’s hesitation.
“Huh?!” Responded Lu Bu as he did not understand what Yang Hong is talking about.
Yang Hong then continues “General Lu, I would like to ask, which path you want to take? The path of prince or the path of emperor?!” Said Yang Hong with profound gaze toward Lu Bu.
“What do you mean by The path of prince or The path of the emperor?!” Lu Bu then s.h.i.+fted his gaze from Imperial Seal. That thing is really too attractive, it can drive people crazy.
“If General Lu takes the path of prince, then you can definitely establish a dynasty by your strength alone, and then you sit back and watch the political trend of the world! General Lu’s military power is second to none in this world, and because of that, no warlord would want to offend General Lu so easily! Isn’t that what Genera Lu is planning by going to Xinye to take refuge there?!”
Yang Hong is correct. This is exactly Chen Gong’s stratagem to Lu Bu, establis.h.i.+ng a dynasty, making home base, increasing his forces and then sit back, and watch politics take place.
At Hebei, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are fighting for hegemony, Western Liang also has Ma Teng, Yi Province and Jing Province are both ruled by 2 Liu clansmen, both Imperial Uncles. In addition to Sun Ce at Jiangdong, Xinye is located right in the middle of them, so whenever Lu Bu wanted to fight for hegemony, he could just choose any one of them. Thus, that place is the place of opportunity, the land of opportunity.
TL: Heh, Land of opportunity, you think Xinye is USA????
“And, what about The Path of the Emperor?!” Lu Bu really didn't expect that Yuan Shu had a very capable person under him.
“The Path of the Emperor?!” Yang Hong looked at Lu Bu with one eye “Forgive me for being rude, General Lu. But the current General Lu’s foundation simply does not suffice if you want to take the path of emperor!” Yang Hong directly hit Lu Bu with the current truth.
What Yang Hong’s words meant was Lu Bu can only achieve so much by being a warlord. Once something happened with Boss Lu, it would result in complete ruin for Lu Bu's army
This middle-aged person dared to stand before Boss Lu and even attack him with the truth, this Yang Hong really had courage.
Liu Mang thought that Boss Lu will be angry, but who would have expected that Boss Lu casually asked “Yang Hong, please continue”
“If General Lu wants to take the path of the emperor, you must have two things.
The first is military force. A military force strong enough to strive for hegemony is the first prerequisite!”
Currently Lu Bu’s army has 5,000 people in Bing Province Heavy Cavalry, 3,000 people in Formation Breaker, 3,000 people in Urban Army, 10,000 foot soldiers and 5,000 bowmen. With the army strength of 26,000 men, it is enough for Lu Bu to compete for hegemony in this nation.
In this time in Huainan, no warlord can match Boss Lu’s prowess in war.
But, having strength is actually only the very first step in competing for hegemony in this nation.
If comparing strength, Lu Bu at the time when he invaded Yan Province and Xu Province, his strength was much stronger than the present. Even when he was besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi, he also had 70,000 troops under him. Definitely cannot be compared with current Lu Bu who was just expelled from Xu Province by Cao Cao.