Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1109 Liu He Counterattacks
The attention of everyone present was drawn to this roar.

I saw a handsome and tall young man walking towards this side with big strides a few dozen steps away.

When Zhong Yao and the other three saw this person, their pupils dilated and they hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Liu Zheng bowed in return and said, "Today I am here to plead guilty. Since I am pleading guilty, I am a prisoner. You three should treat me as a prisoner."

Zhong Yao was a little flustered and waved his hands hurriedly: "How...how can this be done? Absolutely not, absolutely not..."

However, Lu Zhi interrupted him and said to Liu Zheng with a look of satisfaction: "Your Highness can reflect on himself and come to apologize in person. This is a blessing for the world and the country."

Man Chong was also very satisfied: "Law is the pillar of the country. Your Highness can have such virtues. I will definitely help you."

After saying that, he didn't hesitate and waved his hand: "Come here, take off the criminal Liu Zheng's brocade robe and put him in shackles."

Zhong Yao was anxious: "Bo Ning, although His Highness is guilty, he is still a prince after all. How can you humiliate him like this in public?"

Lu Zhi smiled and said, "Yuan Chang, Yuan Chang, you are also a veteran of the Han Dynasty. How come at such a critical moment, you are not as clear-sighted as Bo Ning, a junior?"

Zhong Yao was a little confused, but after looking at the expressions of the two people, he quickly understood: "Haha, I see, I see."

Ni Yuan and others, who had been extremely proud just now, were all stunned when they saw this sudden change. They could never have imagined that Liu Zheng would actually come to the Supreme Court to apologize in person. This was beyond their expectations and made them a little at a loss for a moment.

Among the spies hiding in the crowd, several of them quickly disappeared and ran towards Wang Yun's residence.

The originally noisy doorway suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Zheng.

Several officers walked up to Liu Zheng, saluted him with their fists, said "excuse me", and then reached out to untie his brocade robe.

Man Chong suddenly bowed to Zhong Yao and said, "I report to the court judge, according to the law, when interrogating the royal family, the clan leader should be present as a jury. Please ask the court judge to send someone to invite him."

Zhong Yao thought about it and felt that this was the case. When he was about to speak, he heard an old voice coming from him.

"No need, I am here."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man with white hair and beard, slowly walking towards them with the support of two followers. Several people hurried forward to greet him.

"Meet Zongzheng."

Liu Zhengze knelt down to greet him: "Grandson greets the Emperor's great uncle."

Liu Yu is now nearly seventy years old. Although he is still in good health thanks to the treatment of Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing, he is old after all, and he walks with a shaky hand. But even so, his pair of sharp tiger eyes swept around, as if he could see through the thoughts of everyone present at a glance.

Then, with a smile on his face, he gave a false helping hand and said, "Please stand up, everyone. I am of the same rank as the Chief Justice, and Dean Lu is even higher than me in terms of official rank. How dare I accept such a great honor?"

He turned his head and looked at Liu Zheng with a serious face: "Zheng'er, since you can come to the Court of Justice to plead guilty today, your father, the emperor, and your mother, the empress, have taught you for many years. Get up and wait for the court to interrogate you."

Liu Zheng then stood up and said to Zhong Yao, "I, the criminal, Liu Zheng, respectfully request the court judge to conduct a strict investigation. I will tell you everything I know and will not lie."

The Miao family members who had just run over became anxious when they saw this situation. Miao Juan instinctively rushed over to defend Liu Zheng.

At this moment, even Miao's mother, who was extremely cunning in the past, did not say a word. She followed her husband and daughter, holding her little son in her arms, and tried to push the crowd aside and squeeze forward.

At this moment, a strong hand suddenly grabbed Miao's father from behind and stopped him. When Miao Juan and others were about to turn around to look, they were instantly pulled and dragged out of the crowd by several people who appeared from nowhere.

"Woo... Wu..."

The Miao family members couldn't even shout for help. Their mouths were covered and their hands were grabbed. They had no power to resist at all.

Several people thought that these must be the people who secretly plotted to murder His Highness and were preparing to kill their family to silence them. Thinking of this, the four members of the family trembled in their hearts and struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Just when they were about to fall into despair, a familiar voice sounded in their ears: "Do you want to kill Zheng'er?"

Several people suddenly felt that the force that bound their bodies had disappeared. When they came to their senses and looked in the direction of the sound, they were all shocked.

"General Zhu, why... why is it you?" Miao's father was very surprised.

Zhu Ye glared at them angrily: "This general has repeatedly warned you to rest in the mansion and not to go out at will. Why didn't you listen and caused such a disaster?"

Upon hearing this, several people lowered their heads in shame.

Father Miao smiled apologetically and said, "This... I... I was also confused for a moment. I was just about to speak up for His Highness..."

Zhu Ye waved his hand and said, "No need. His Majesty has already made arrangements for this matter. You just watch carefully here and don't do anything reckless."

Although Zhu Ye usually appears amiable and rarely puts on airs in the army, he is, after all, a famous general who has fought on the battlefield for nearly twenty years. This expression, coupled with his few words, is so intimidating that the Miao family members dare not say a word. They can only remain calm and watch the situation develop in front of them.

Although Liu Yu was only the chief minister of the imperial clan, one of the Nine Ministers, he was of a very high generation and the current emperor had to respect him as the emperor's uncle. Now in the court, only he and Guan Yu could enjoy the following four benefits: no need to bow when entering the court, no need to name when praising or bowing, wearing swords and shoes into the palace, and riding in a carriage or on horseback in the palace. Even Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Cui Jun, Xun Yu and others could only enjoy one or two of them.

Therefore, as soon as he appeared at the door of the Supreme Court, not only did Zhong Yao and others become more serious, but people like Ni Yuan who were waiting to watch the fun did not dare to act rashly for a moment.

Zhong Yao specially ordered people to move seats. After Liu Yu took his seat, Zhong Yao, Lu Zhi and Man Chong sat down one by one, and prepared to try the case publicly at the gate of the Supreme Court.

"Bang..." Zhong Yao slammed the gavel and shouted, "Prisoner Liu Zheng, why don't you kneel down?"

Liu Zheng knelt down on his knees without hesitation.

Thousands of onlookers from all directions began to feel nervous when they saw the eldest prince actually kneeling down to accept trial in public.

"His Highness is clearly an upright gentleman. Have we wrongly accused him?"

"Hmm... I think so."

"Well, it's too early to tell now. Let's keep watching and make a conclusion."

Zhong Yao got straight to the point and asked, "This court has received a complaint that you disobeyed the order and left the palace last night during the mourning period, escaped from the city, and killed someone in the street. Do you plead guilty?" Liu Zheng replied, "Reporting to the court official, it is true."

"Wow..." Seeing that he admitted it himself, the onlookers were a little surprised.

At this time, a spy hidden among the people shouted loudly: "Everyone has heard it, he has confessed his guilt. How can such a vicious, disloyal and unfilial person be a prince?"

"That's right, he should be severely punished according to the law!"

"Punish severely according to the law!"

Under the instigation of the secret agents, another wave of condemnation came towards Liu Zheng. However, this wave of condemnation was obviously much smaller than before. The common people and merchants looked at each other, and they were all a little hesitant.

"Silence! Anyone who dares to act unruly in the trial of a case by the Chief Justice is committing contempt for the law!" Man Chong was somewhat displeased and shouted harshly. The officers on both sides shouted "mighty" in unison and suppressed the noise.

Zhong Yao seemed a little surprised that Liu Zheng would confess his guilt so readily, but he couldn't defend him under the watchful eyes of the public. Just as he was about to continue to hold him accountable, Liu Yu on the side suddenly spoke up.

"Zheng'er, even though you are a prince, you have violated the law today and you must be punished. Do you know that?"

Liu Zheng nodded and said, "My dear uncle, I know."

"Yes." Liu Yu nodded and said, "It is the duty of the court judge to punish according to the law. However, as the head of the imperial clan, I am in charge of the affairs of the royal family. Since I am present today, I should fulfill my responsibilities. There is one thing I don't understand. Zheng'er, you have been very sensible and filial to the queen mother since you were young. What on earth made you ignore the mourning ban and leave the city late at night? You should explain it to the emperor's uncle."

"Yes, grandson obeys your command."

Liu Zheng bowed three times in the direction of Liu Yu, and then briefly recounted what happened last night.

The fact that he could come to the court to stand trial in person was enough to calm the originally enraged people. Now when they heard him talk about how vicious Lord Niu was, how he had repeatedly harassed the Miao family, extorted money, and even robbed them in the middle of the night with the intention of committing murder, and how he wanted to take Miao Juan back to be his thirteenth concubine, the people who usually hated this bully from outside the city, their anger that had just subsided was aroused again, but this time the anger was directed at Lord Niu.

"How hateful! I've known for a long time that Niu is no good, but I never thought he would be so difficult for Lao Miao and his family!"

"That's right. If it weren't for the great prince arriving in time, I'm afraid that Lao Miao's family of four would have been cold corpses by now. This Niu deserves to die."

"Your Highness, you did a good job in killing him. This kind of evil man deserves to be killed!"

Everyone started to curse Master Niu, especially those merchants who were familiar with the Miao family in the past, such as the man called Brother Qin by Miao's father, who cursed him particularly fiercely.

"That's not right either." A spy said, "Even if Lord Niu bullies the weak, what does it have to do with you, the eldest prince? Why did you have to leave the palace late at night and go out of the city to kill him in person?"

Man Chong also said: "If Lord Niu violates the law, he should be punished by the law of the country, and the eldest prince should not interfere. Moreover, although Lord Niu's crime is serious, he did not commit any evil. According to the laws of our dynasty, he is not guilty of the crime of death. Even if he really robbed a woman, he should be arrested and tried by Luoyang, and then exiled to the frontier. Therefore, Your Highness still cannot escape the severe punishment of the law."

Liu Zheng did not make any excuses, but replied respectfully: "I am willing to be punished, without hesitation."

He looked as if he was willing to be punished, but the people would not accept it.

"What's the logic behind this? The eldest prince punishes evil and promotes good, and acts on behalf of heaven. What's wrong with that?"

"This girl from the Miao family is so well-behaved. If she were to be taken home by that bully, she would be tortured to death sooner or later. What a sin..."

"That's right. Brother Miao and his family saved the prince's life, which was a great contribution. But they were bullied by a few bullies. It is normal for Your Highness to stand up for them and accept their kindness."

Man Chong glanced at the people in the hall and shouted again: "Silence!"

After everyone calmed down, he said, "So, Your Highness rushed out of the palace after learning that his benefactor was bullied by Lord Niu. What he did was to save lives?"

Liu Zheng nodded and said, "That's right. I saw that Mr. Niu took advantage of the fact that no one was around and had bad intentions. I was so angry that I beat him to death. Tingwei Zheng is right. Although the man is guilty, his crime does not deserve death. I plead guilty and have no complaints no matter what the punishment is."

Ni Yuan and others became a little anxious as they watched the changes in the emotions of the people around them. However, when they heard Liu Zheng directly confess his guilt, and Man Chong looked upright and seemed to be really intending to deal with him severely according to the law, it seemed that the development of the matter was not too far away from their expectations.

Man Chong looked at Zhong Yao, and Zhong Yao also looked at Lu Zhi and Liu Yu, and they nodded to each other.

Afterwards, Zhong Yao slammed the gavel again: "Okay, criminal Liu Zheng, listen to the verdict..."

In Wang Yun's Grand Tutor's Mansion, dozens of ministers of the current dynasty, including Wang Yun himself, and a group of patriarchs of wealthy and powerful families, gathered together, as if waiting for something.

Wang Yun looked calm. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, revealing a look of enjoyment.

Wang Qian came forward, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Just as he was about to withdraw, Wang Yun spoke first: "If you have something to say, just say it. There's no need to be hesitant."

"Yes." Wang Qian smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandmaster, the deafening noise outside seems... seems to have stopped. Could something have happened?"

Although the Grand Tutor's Mansion is separated from the Supreme Court Justice's Mansion by several streets, the shouting of thousands of people can be heard several miles away. Even in this hall, the noise can be faintly heard. However, not long ago, the shouting stopped abruptly, which made everyone feel a little uneasy.

Wang Yun was not in a hurry: "Why rush? Maybe Zhong Yao and Lu Zhi are trying to calm the situation. We have been planning for today's incident for a long time. No matter how eloquent they are, they can't clear the eldest prince of the crime."

When everyone heard this, they thought it made a lot of sense and they felt a little relieved.

"Master..." A voice came from outside the door, and then a person hurried in.

"Hmm?" Wang Yun recognized that this was one of the spies he had sent out, and asked hurriedly, "How is the situation going?"

The man gasped for air and stammered, "Something…something happened…The eldest prince…he…"

When everyone heard the words "something happened", their hearts instantly rose to their throats.

One of the family heads asked, "How is the eldest prince?"

However, before the man could answer, another voice was heard from outside.

"Zheng'er has gone to the Supreme Court to plead guilty. I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

It's a rare opportunity to write a chapter of 4,000 words. This year, the company's business is very busy, so I really can't update normally. Please forgive me, fellow readers. I will try to update more in the first few days of June. This book is nearing the end. The Luoyang incident is about to end. After Liu He has completely completed the concentration of power, he will start the southern expedition.

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