The subjugation of the Yellow Turbans meant that Liu Bei no longer had any hidden dangers within, and to all the Feudal Lords who learned of this intelligence, they remained silent. Guan Hai's act of righteousness shocked all the lords, and likewise, it gave them the impression that Liu Bei was a reincarnation of Liu Xiu.
The former Emperor Guangwu had been similarly blessed with fateful fortune, rising swiftly from a declining Imperial Clan, with all directions converging toward him, and then establishing his capital over all under heaven. Liu Bei seemed to have repeated this process: first, with a million Yellow Turbans emerging from Qingzhou, and the Great Leader kneeling in submission, followed by the taking of Qingzhou, and Guan Hai's death in battle—all leading to the complete acquisition of the people's hearts and territory.