Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1010 Hero saves beauty
On the street corner not far away, a few people happened to be walking towards this side.

These people were holding one or two paper books carefully in their hands, treating them as treasures. In addition, they were wearing the clothes of students and teachers of the Imperial Academy, which showed that they had just come from the Imperial Academy.

"Dezu, congratulations! You have just returned to Luoyang from your post as a county magistrate in another province, and His Majesty has appointed you as the supervisor of the Imperial Academy of Classics. This is a position with a salary of 1,000 stones, comparable to the position of a state's deputy governor."

"Yes, this shows that Your Majesty and Dean Lu trust and respect your talent."

"Of course. Brother Yang is one of the leaders of our noble families - the eldest son of the Hongnong Yang family. He is magnanimous and intelligent. How can he be compared to ordinary people?"

Several people who looked like students kept flattering the only young man in teacher's uniform.

The young man was none other than Yang Xiu, the eldest son of the current Grand Commandant Yang Biao. More than half a month ago, he was jointly recommended by Lu Zhi, the president of the Imperial College, and Cui Yan, the director of the Academy of Classics, to serve as the supervisor of the Academy of Classics. After Liu He approved him, he was transferred back to Luoyang from his post as a county magistrate in another place.

Although the Imperial Academy was only a place for teaching, the teaching staff therein all enjoyed state salaries, and their salaries were treated the same as those in officialdom. In addition, the Imperial Academy now had a far-reaching influence and had almost become the only way for the common people of the Han Dynasty to become officials through literary means. Therefore, the status of the teaching staff in charge of teaching and assessment naturally rose as well.

Therefore, it was a happy event worth celebrating that Yang Xiu was able to be transferred from a county magistrate with a salary of 600 dan to the Imperial College as a supervisor of a college.

"Haha, you are flattering me. We have known each other since childhood. Xiu is only two years older than me. You are all graduating soon, so it is not a problem for you to be successful in the future."

Although Yang Xiu spoke modestly, his expression was full of joy and complacency.

"Let's go. There's nothing to do today. Xiu invites you all to go to Lianshan Restaurant for some drinks."

"That's great. We can take this opportunity to ask Dezu for some advice on academic matters so that we can prepare for the end-of-year graduation examination in a few months."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a loud noise. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw this scene at the entrance of the inn.

"Isn't that Wang Situ's great-grandson? And that one is the nephew of General Zhu. Why did they all come to the inn to cause trouble?"

"Your Majesty is very happy about the conquest of the Western Regions. Are these guys desperate to come here and cause trouble?"

"Hey, these guys have always been bold and have done a lot of bullying in the past. But in the past two years, His Majesty has attached great importance to the rectification of laws and disciplines. When Wang Chen was the magistrate of Luoyang, he was very strict. Later, when Man Chong came, it was even more necessary to say that they have restrained themselves a lot after being taught a lesson by the elders of the clan. But I don't know what medicine they took today."

Some of them wanted to go up to investigate, but were stopped by Yang Xiu: "Don't worry, the matter has not been clarified yet. Going up now will only cause trouble. Let's wait and see."

After watching for a while, they roughly figured out the clues.

"It seems...it seems to be related to the envoy of the Wusun Kingdom?"

"No way, are they really so bold as to embarrass these foreign envoys? If His Majesty knew about this, even Wang Situ himself would not be able to protect them."

Yang Xiu narrowed his eyes, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "It turns out that it's not a big deal. Look, the maidservant beside the Wusun envoy is so beautiful. They must have taken a fancy to this girl and wanted to ask for her, but she refused, so there was a conflict."

After hearing what he said, the others also suddenly understood.

"I see. She's just a maid. It's not a big deal."

"But they did end up fighting the Custodians, and that's no small matter."

"Hey, that's nothing. Although the patrol guards in the city are not as good as the imperial guards, they are equally inviolable. But in recent years, the children of the major families have fought with them, and even resisted the law. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, those who resist the law enforcement of the government can be executed on the spot, but when have you ever seen a child being beaten to death in the street? As long as they haven't committed any serious crimes, the police and officials will still give their families some face. In the end, it's nothing more than beating these children up, and then sending the servants who did it to justice. The family will pay some money and food, which can be reported to the court and enough to quell the people's grievances."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Everyone nodded.

They looked at the foreign woman again, and each of them showed a envious look.

"She is so beautiful, yet elegant, and a little bit weak in her pride. She is so lovable. It is worth it to get such a beauty, even if I have to be beaten with a stick."

One of them thought for a moment and said, "But they have clashed with the guards around the inn, which is trouble after all. We are familiar with each other, so should we go up and persuade them?"

Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, that's right. We are all children of noble families, so we should support each other. Let's go up and pull them apart."

With his words, the other students immediately walked quickly towards the entrance of the inn.

However, at this moment, Yang Xiu's peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a person.

The man was sitting on the second floor of a tavern across the street from the entrance of the inn. He was wearing a bamboo hat and had his head lowered deliberately, but one could still vaguely see the beard on his face.

Behind him, there were two people standing, one was burly and the other was very thin. They were dressed the same and their faces could not be seen clearly.

"Why does this man's profile look so familiar?" Yang Xiu wondered in his heart.

While he was thinking about it, the man turned his head and glanced towards the entrance of the inn. It was this glance that allowed Yang Xiu to see the other person's face clearly.

"This is..." Yang Xiu was shocked, but after thinking about it, he quickly started laughing again.

"Haha, I understand. I understand everything."

Several students around him asked curiously, "Dezu, what did you say?"

Yang Xiu glanced at them and said, "Okay, no need to go, let's go."

"Ah? Why? Are we just going to sit back and watch them get into trouble and do nothing?"

Yang Xiu looked at the people at the gate of the inn and smiled contemptuously: "Why should we care? They are seeking their own death, why should we be implicated by this?"

Several people looked at each other in confusion: "Brother Yang, what do you mean by this?"

Yang Xiu held his head high, his eyes looking up to the sky: "No need to ask more questions. If you still want to seek a future for yourself, or even save your life and property, it's best to follow me. Don't even look at what's happening at the gate of the inn, let alone ask about it. Just leave without looking around."

After saying this, he didn't care about their reactions, he just held his head high and walked away in another direction.

The other people looked at each other, and finally followed him and left.

But just after they walked away, Yang Xiu suddenly appeared again from a corner. He glanced towards the restaurant, turned his eyes, took a step forward, and walked around from the side.

However, the hundreds of followers started fighting with this team of imperial guards. Although there were thousands of imperial guards guarding the inn, they were scattered around inside and outside the inn, and there were only dozens of them at the gate at this moment.

As the saying goes, "two fists are no match for four hands." Facing an enemy that is ten or even twenty times their number, even though the Imperial Guards are extremely elite, it is difficult for them to drive these young masters away in a short time.

One of the young men seemed to have some martial arts skills. He moved around in the melee crowd and soon came behind the princess of the Wusun Kingdom.

"Come here, young master."

He grabbed the princess and pulled her directly into his arms.

The princess was finally protected by Nan Duohe, and was naturally frightened by this sudden change.

"Ah... help..."

She struggled hard and slapped the young man hard, but although she was tall, her strength was no different from that of an ordinary woman. In the eyes of the young man, her slapping of him was just like acting like a spoiled child.

"Let her go. We are foreign envoys. How dare you be so rude?" Nan Duohe shouted angrily.

"Hahaha... don't be stingy. It's just a maid. I will pay for her. No matter how much gold, silver, or silk you want, just tell me. I will never bargain."

Nan Duohe was obviously forced into a corner, and he shouted directly: "She is not my maid, she is the princess of my Wusun country, the third princess that my king loves the most, Princess Ilia, you guys let her go quickly."

Everyone present was stunned by this roar. After all, if this woman was really the princess of the Wusun Kingdom, then the matter would be serious.

The crime of robbing a foreign princess who was an envoy in the street was enough to get all the young men present to die, no matter how prominent their family background was.

However, they reacted quickly, and instead of being scared, they burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha... This guy even told such a big lie just to save a maid."

"That's right, if she is really their princess, why doesn't she reveal her identity and come to wish the Queen Mother a happy birthday? Instead, she hides in this inn?"

"I think this woman must have fallen in love with the foreign envoy. The envoy is reluctant to let her go, right?"

"Of course. I wouldn't be willing to give such a stunning beauty to anyone else."

These young men laughed, mocked and teased the two, making Nanduohe and Princess Wusun angry and ashamed.

"You...you...I am telling the truth. She is really our princess..."

Nan Duohe was so anxious that he was running around in circles. At this moment, he was extremely regretful. Why did he agree to the princess's request and let her disguise herself as a maid and sneak into the delegation? Otherwise, there would not be the current situation.

The bearded man above the restaurant looked very interested.

"A princess from the Wusun Kingdom? Interesting, very interesting. The Wusun Kingdom sent a princess from afar but did not reveal her identity. Haha, it seems that this princess is a bit naughty."

The burly man behind him said, "These young masters from aristocratic families are too presumptuous. Should we teach them a lesson?"

The bearded man shook his head: "Don't worry, go down and take a look first."

After saying that, he left his seat, turned around and went downstairs, and the two men, one strong and one thin, hurriedly followed him.

However, just as the three of them walked downstairs, separated from the main entrance of the inn by a wide avenue, the young man had already forcibly pulled Princess Wusun out of the crowd.

"Ah... you bad guy, let me go..."

Princess Wusun struggled desperately, but as a woman, how could she resist the opponent's strength?

The young master's eyes were red with excitement: "Hahaha, I won the first place, please don't be envious."

When the other young masters saw that he had snatched the maid, they all showed envy.

When the man was about to drag Princess Wusun away, he was suddenly grabbed on the shoulder, causing him to grimace in pain.

"Ahhh... it hurts... that blind thief..."

He threw a backhanded punch, but in the blink of an eye, his fist was grabbed by the opponent. The opponent was obviously very strong, and this grab almost broke his fist.

"Humph, you robbed someone else's daughter in broad daylight, and you were so bold as to fight with the imperial guards. I think you don't want to live anymore."

“Ahhh…it hurts…it hurts…”

The young man only felt unbearable pain in his hand, and unconsciously his whole body relaxed. The Wusun princess took advantage of the situation and bit his arm hard.

"Wow..." Feeling the pain, the young man instinctively pushed Princess Wusun out.

"Ah..." Princess Wusun was caught off guard and was pushed several steps away. Her balance was unstable and she was about to fall to the ground.

"Your Highness..." Nan Duohe was extremely anxious and rushed over to try to save the princess. However, he was too far away from the princess and it was impossible to quench her thirst with distant water.

Princess Wusun felt as if the world was spinning before her eyes. Just when she was about to fall, a strong arm grabbed her.

Although she didn't see the owner of the arm, at that moment, a huge sense of security came over her heart.

Nan Duohe was relieved to see that the princess was safe. He glanced at the person who helped her and said, "Why does this person look familiar..."

The young man was furious when he saw that the beautiful woman he had just snatched away was inexplicably taken away by someone else.

"Where did you come from, little thief? How dare you ruin my good deeds?"

The bearded man seemed not to have heard it, and only said softly to the Wusun Princess: "Are you hurt, young lady?"

Princess Wusun looked at the man in front of her, who was tall, mighty, and dignified. She felt her heart beating fast and her cheeks felt hot.

Seeing that she didn't reply, the man asked again: "Girl, where are you hurt?"

Princess Wusun finally came to her senses and said hurriedly, "Ah... No, no, I... I'm fine."

Nanduohe walked over quickly and bowed to the man to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your help, I am the envoy of Wusun State. I will definitely repay you for your kindness."

"Haha, Mr. Envoy, please..."

Just as the man was about to say something polite, the young man flew into a rage.

"Everyone, come on, capture this brat and bring him back to me. I will torture him and make him feel better."

After he gave the order, the attendants and guards who were struggling with the imperial guards quickly surrounded the man.

The burly man who had been following the man hurried forward to help, but was suddenly grabbed by someone from behind.

He turned around and was surprised: "Isn't this Yang Xiu, the son of the Taiwei family? Why are you stopping me?"

Yang Xiu smiled and said, "General Zhang He, under such circumstances, it is better for you not to take action."

The sturdy man was Zhang He, and the thin man next to him was Gong Saner. As for the bearded man, there was no need to ask, because he was naturally the Emperor Liu He.

Zhang He saw Yang Xiu stopping him and was extremely puzzled: "Since Young Master Yang recognized us, he should know that the man is Your Majesty. Your Majesty is in trouble, how can we, the ministers, not come to rescue him?"

Yang Xiu shook his head and said, "No, a hero saving a beautiful woman is such a great honor. If you, General, snatch it away, will His Majesty be happy?"

Zhang He was stunned when he heard this, and looked towards Liu He, and saw that Liu He was indeed calm and composed.

"Hmm... Young Master Yang is right. Zhang almost ruined your majesty's plan, haha."

(End of this chapter)