Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 86: Lü Bu Becomes Emperor? (Thanks for your monthly ticket support~ Tietie’s blank name is really cool!)
When Lu Bu heard the conditions proposed by Zhang Xun, he fell silent.

But after a moment, he suddenly nodded:
"No problem! I can choose not to kill him."

Seeing that Lu Bu agreed, Zhang Xun was immediately surprised.

However, out of caution, he confirmed it again:
"So many people are listening here. I hope Wen Hou can keep his word!"

Lu Bu nodded again:
"Of course, I always keep my word!"

After hearing Lu Bu's assurance, Zhang Xun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he threw his weapon to the ground first, knelt on his knees, raised his hands above his head, and waited to be tied up.

Seeing this, the other soldiers also dropped their weapons and surrendered.

Lu Bu winked at Zhou Tai beside him.

This guy has thick skin and tough flesh, and it would be difficult to kill him even if there was a trap behind the palace gate.

Zhou Tai didn't think much about it.

He led his men into the palace gate and found two hundred powerful crossbowmen hiding on both sides of the gate.

Fortunately, Zhang Xun really wanted Yuan Shu to live.

So these crossbowmen also put down their weapons and did not launch any shooting.

Looking at these powerful crossbowmen, Lu Bu was glad that he did not rush in at the first moment.

Otherwise, even if he was the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms, he would likely be injured.

This is not a mythical world, and he is not immortal.

If something really happened, not only would his empire be ruined, but even Yan Qingqing and the others would be sad for him.

It seems that I have to pay attention to my own safety in the future and try to reduce the number of times I get into danger...

With Zhang Xun and his soldiers captured, Lu Bu walked straight into the palace with a hundred armored soldiers.

Four golden pillars support the square dome inside the palace.

A golden road paved under his feet extended all the way to the bottom of the dragon throne.

Lu Bu glanced around the empty hall but did not see Yuan Shu.

But soon, he noticed a figure huddled behind the dragon throne and shivering.

Lu Bu pulled Yuan Shu out.

The moment their eyes met, Yuan Shu screamed in horror:
"Don't kill me...Don't kill me! I surrender, I surrender..."

Looking at Yuan Shu's crazy appearance, Lu Bu knew that he was very scared.

To be precise, it was a sudden fall from the highest position to the lowest.

The huge and intense gap made him mentally ill.

Even if I don't kill this guy, he won't pose much of a threat to me.

But Lu Bu is not the kind of person who would leave hidden dangers for himself.

Although Zhang Xun was promised to spare Yuan Shu's life, Yuan Shu had to spend the rest of his life in prison.

After a long time, he died in prison, and even Zhang Xun could not say anything.

Lu Bu looked at the jade seal in the other's arms and reached out to grab it.

Yuan Shu suddenly screamed and tried to take the seal back from Lu Bu, but was tied up by Cheng Pu.

As Lu Bu looked at the jade seal that symbolized supreme power, he felt an inexplicable surge of heat and impulse in his heart.

With his current strength, after taking over Jiujiang County and Runan County, he will own five counties, which is considered very powerful.

If he also becomes emperor, he will surely be able to greatly increase his influence...

However, Lu Bu quickly regained his senses and suppressed his not-so-strong desire to become emperor.

He knew one thing since he was a child: being an emperor was not an easy job.

Even if you have three thousand beauties in your harem, you must be clear whether your body can handle it.

For him, becoming emperor was just the ultimate goal of ending the troubled times.

It doesn't bring him much joy in essence.

What's more, proclaiming himself emperor now would only make him repeat the mistakes of Yuan Shu.

It would not only make enemies everywhere, but also earn him a bad reputation as a traitor. It would do more harm than good, and it was totally not worth it! Lu Bu immediately put the jade seal into a brocade box and ordered Gao Shun to send the jade seal to Chang'an and return it to Liu Xie.

As Yuan Shu was captured, the fighting in Shouchun City gradually subsided.

At Lu Bu's signal, the East Gate also let Zhang Chao and his soldiers in.

Lu Bu went to meet Zhang Chao in person, patted him on the shoulder with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, Governor Zhang! You and your soldiers have made a great contribution to the capture of Shouchun City!"

Zhang Chao smiled with shame:
"Marquis Wen, you are joking. If you hadn't designed a plan to open the north gate, how could we have come in so easily?"

"Eh~"

Lu Bu shook his head:

"If it weren't for Governor Zhang to hold back the East Gate defenders, how could my plan be so effective?

"Let's not talk about this any more. Let's go, let's go to the palace and have a drink!"

As he said that, Lu Bu took Zhang Chao's hand and prepared to take him to the palace.

However, Zhang Chao did not leave. Instead, a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

Lu Bu saw his worry and asked with a smile:

"Don't worry, Commander Zhang. I, Lu Bu, have never done anything to stab my allies in the back. But..."

Having said this, he suddenly lowered his voice and whispered in Zhang Chao's ear:
"Now that I have taken Jiujiang, Runan County is almost there.

“Your Excellency only controls Guangling County, and your troops are far inferior to mine.

“The next place I will attack is most likely your Guangling.

"But you and I are allies after all, and I don't want to engage in combat with you.

“If Zhang Taishou is willing to surrender to me, I can ensure that he remains in Guangling Taishou’s position.

“I will leave Guangling completely to you, and I will not take away your troops.

"What do you think, Governor Zhang?"

After hearing what Lu Bu said, Zhang Chao's face suddenly darkened.

However, looking at Lu Bu's smiling expression, he began to think calmly.

The other party is right.

Now that the other side has taken Shouchun, the entire southern Jiujiang is also under their control.

Even if he made a great effort this time, he would not be able to compete with the other party for the territory of Jiujiang.

What's more, even a man like Yuan Shu, who had a family background of three generations of officials, fell at the hands of the other side.

If I don't agree to the other party, I'm afraid my future fate will not be better than Yuan Shu's.

But if he agrees to the other party now, he can not only continue to retain the autonomy of Guangling prefecture, but also avoid conflicts with Lu Bu in the future.

Although he doesn't have much ability, he still has a scale in his mind on how to make decisions.

After thinking this through, Zhang Chao sighed and knelt on one knee in front of Lu Bu:

"My lord, please accept Zhang Chao's greetings!"

Seeing Zhang Chao's understanding, Lu Bu laughed happily and immediately helped Zhang Chao up:

"Zhang Taishou is too polite. We are brothers from now on. There is no need to be so polite.

"Come on, now you can finally drink with me in peace, right?"

Seeing that Lu Bu was still as gentle and casual as before, Zhang Chao couldn't help but laugh.

It seems that this Lord Wen is indeed as approachable as the rumors say.

Of course, the premise is not to stand against him...

In the following time, Lu Bu ordered his men to clean up the corpses inside and outside the city and drain the accumulated water in the city.

He then personally comforted the people in the city, asked military doctors to treat the sick for free, and opened the granaries in the city to distribute food to all the people.

Looking at the mountains of grain, gold, silver and jewelry in Yuan Shu’s treasury.

The corners of Lu Bu's mouth are harder to suppress than his AK when he is excited!
This battle was so worth it!

(End of this chapter)