Chapter 1167 - 1108. Unification Banquet Pt.1
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"But look upon the world now," Lie Fan’s voice rose, filling with a bright, unconquerable optimism. "The wars have ended. The smoke has cleared. Because of the unified strength of the Hengyuan banner, the people of the central plains, the southern rivers, and the western mountains are finally allowed to live long and prosper in peace. The children of our empire can play happily once again in the streets, without looking up in terror at the sound of approaching cavalry."
Lie Fan gestured broadly with his hand. "Crimes have entered an all time low in the recorded history of our civilization. The bandits that plagued our trade routes, the criminal syndicates that operated in the shadows, the remnants of the Black Mountain, they have all been systematically ripped out by the roots. The roads are safe. The seas are calm. The law is absolute."
He stepped slightly closer to the edge of the dais, looking down at the men who had bled for this reality.
"I have invited all of you here tonight to celebrate your efforts," Lie Fan declared fiercely. "This throne was not built by my hands alone. I look out and I see those of you who supported me from the very start, when I was nothing but a young man with a dangerous dream in Xu Province. You bled for me before the world knew my name. And I also look out and I see those of you who have joined in along the way, men of brilliance and martial virtue who recognized the mandate of heaven and laid down your old banners to build a new world with me."
Lie Fan smiled, a look of profound, overarching gratitude illuminating his features. "It is because of all of your tireless work, your brilliant strategies, and your unyielding swords that I have managed to reach this high position. It is because of you that the Hengyuan Dynasty could be founded to stop the chaos, permanently. The peace of the world belongs to you."
The moment the Emperor concluded his majestic, deeply moving speech, the entire court, the hardened generals, the cynical strategists, the foreign emissaries, and the former warlords, was entirely overcome with profound emotion.
Without a single moment of hesitation, they pressed their foreheads back against the cold stone floor, refusing to accept the praise he had so generously offered.
"Your Imperial Majesty is too gracious! We are absolutely unworthy of Your Majesty’s praise!" the crowd shouted in desperate, unified humility. "Our minor efforts are nothing but dust in the wind! All of this, the peace, the prosperity, the unification of the earth, can only be achieved due to Your Majesty’s unparalleled talent, your divine vision, and your supreme, peerless leadership! You are the true savior of the world!"