Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 115 I Bet with You
"A true man stands between heaven and earth. In peaceful times, he should serve his country, and in chaotic times, he should protect the country and the people! If your talent and virtue can protect the people of a village, then you should rule the village. If you can protect the people of a state, then you should rule the state. Only in this way can the country be peaceful and the people be safe, and it is worth your life in this world!"

Liu He held his head high, which made Cui Jun put aside his previous doubts and completely recognized Liu He's character.

"Brother Liu is indeed a contemporary hero, I am not as good as him! But I wonder where the source of the chaos that Brother Liu mentioned is? If I can find out early, I can inform my father and let the court take precautions early."

Liu He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid you, Brother Cui, may not believe me even if I tell you this. Even if you write to your father, he won't believe it. Even if he believes it and reports it to the court, the court will not believe it either. It might even cause your father to be scolded."

Liu He's words made Cui Jun even more curious, and he quickly urged, "Who on earth is this person who has such an influence?"

Liu He looked closely at Cui Jun and said word by word: "Tai-ping-dao!"

Cui Jun was startled and the teacup in his hand fell over, spilling tea all over the table.

"Brother Liu, don't talk nonsense! The great and virtuous teacher of the Taiping Dao has been curing diseases and eliminating disasters for the people for more than ten years. He is very popular and has calmed the people. Many bandits have been subdued by him and no longer commit evil. How could he rebel against the emperor?"

Liu He's expression of "I guess I'm right" made Cui Jun feel embarrassed.

"Um... this... it's not that I don't trust Brother Liu, it's just that what you said is too much..."

"Too ridiculous, isn't it?" Liu He took over and said. Cui Jun smiled awkwardly and nodded.

Liu He smiled, looking calm and composed. "Haha, I know that no matter who I tell this to, no one will believe it. Zhang Jiao has been acting as a Taoist leader who does not fight with the world for more than ten years. Many people even say that he is a descendant of Zhang Liuhou. In addition, he has indirectly solved many grievances for the court over the years. Therefore, the court has a very good impression of him, and many ministers have close contacts with Taiping Dao."

Cui Jun nodded and said, "Yes, not only the ministers in the court, but even the eunuchs in the palace have a lot of dealings with them. My father said that Feng Zhen and Xu Feng are the worst offenders, and their dealings with the Taiping Dao have been tacitly approved by Zhang Rang and others, one of the Ten Eunuchs."

What Cui Jun described was exactly consistent with the history Liu He had learned in his previous life, which further confirmed his thoughts.

"Brother Cui, the Taiping Dao has the support of many ministers in the court and millions of people in the opposition. Does he really just want to be a leader?"

Liu He's question made Cui Jun seem to understand something, and he fell silent for a while, but after a long time he shook his head.

"Alas, what Brother Liu said is so shocking that I really can't believe it."

"Hahaha, no problem." Liu He laughed, "I've said it before, Brother Cui will never believe it so easily. But I can make a bet with Brother Cui, and I'll bet on the Taiping Dao."

Cui Jun asked hurriedly, "Oh? Betting? That's interesting, but I don't know how Brother Liu wants to make this bet with Jun. But Jun is still young, and he doesn't have much money to lose to Brother Liu, haha."

When Liu He heard Cui Jun agree, he couldn't help but smile evilly.

"Brother Cui, you are joking. I am certainly not such a mercenary. I would like to make a bet that within a year, the Taiping Dao will definitely be in chaos. I wonder if Brother Cui dares to accept it?"

Cui Jun thought for a moment and said, "Okay! I'm not sure whether the Taiping Dao has the intention to rebel. But the possibility that they will start a rebellion within a year is extremely low. I accept this bet! But since Brother Liu doesn't want money, I don't know what you want to bet. If I can't come up with it, then I can't do anything."

Liu He smiled mysteriously: "Brother Cui will definitely be able to take out this bet, it just depends on whether Brother Cui is willing."

"Oh? That's strange. Brother Liu, you can say whatever you want. As the saying goes, a man cannot stand without credibility. If what Brother Liu said really happened, then Cui is willing to admit defeat!"

Cui Jun patted his chest and agreed readily. Liu He immediately clapped his hands and laughed.

"Haha! Okay! In that case, I, Liu, will be bold and take you, Brother Cui, as the bet! If I win, I hope Brother Cui will join me from now on and do our part for the people of the world! If I lose, this sword will be lost to Brother Cui!" While Liu He was speaking, he drew out the Cangming Sword and swung it casually. A desk was split in half, and the cut was so smooth that Cui Jun couldn't help but applaud.

In this era, scholars emphasized the "Six Arts of a Gentleman", and martial arts were also a required course for children from aristocratic families.

In history, Cui Jun once served as the General of the Tiger Guards. In addition, Liu He saw that he had a sword on his waist, the scabbard was spotless and inlaid with gems, so Liu He guessed that he was also a sword lover, so he used the Cangming Sword to seduce him.

Sure enough, when the sword was struck, Cui Jun’s eyes widened.

"Great! It's really a peerless divine sword! Brother Liu, do you really want to bet with this sword?"

Cui Jun stared at Liu He with his eyes wide open, causing Liu He to get goose bumps all over his body.

"A man of honor should stick to his word. As long as Brother Cui doesn't think this sword is unworthy of you, that's all."

"Well-matched, well-matched. Oh no, it's Cui's martial arts skills are not good enough for this magic sword! This sword can be called a divine weapon. Although Jun is young, he has seen many swords called divine weapons, but none of them are as good as Brother Liu's. After thinking about it, only the Seven-Star Sword in the family of Censor Wang can be compared to it!"

Liu He was stunned at first, but then he understood. Wang Yun was still the Imperial Censor at that time, so it was natural for him to be called Imperial Censor Wang.

As for his Seven-Star Sword, the system had long said that it was also a weapon of the King of Soldiers level, so Liu He was not surprised by Cui Jun's statement.

However, after Cui Jun said this, Liu He remembered that he seemed to have not checked his attributes yet.

"System Boss, let's check the attributes of this Cui Jun."

"The system is querying. Please wait... Cui Jun, courtesy name Zhouping, is the second son of Cui Lie, the Grand Commandant of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. His original peak attributes are as follows: Command 82, Force 76, Intelligence 92, Politics 91. Current attributes: Command 51, Force 68, Intelligence 81, Politics 69, Special attributes: None, Special skills: None."

This attribute surprised Liu He, who was well prepared.

"Wow, he seems to be good at both civil and military affairs. The family really has a lot of resources. Even if I was born with supernatural powers, without the help of the system, at the age of seventeen, I am afraid that only my martial arts can be better than his. Other attributes are probably not as good as his."

This made Liu He think of some other things, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Haha, I'm glad Brother Cui doesn't mind. Then we have a deal!"

Cui Jun also bowed and replied solemnly: "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. If I lose, no matter how many difficulties and dangers there are, I will definitely come here to follow Brother Liu!"

"Okay! Brother Cui is straightforward! I will keep this sword for you, too!"

Liu He untied the scabbard of the Cangming Sword from his waist, put the sword back into the scabbard, and placed it on the sword rack in the room.

Not long after, Guan Yu and others who were working outside also came back one after another. Liu He introduced them to each other. They were all very happy and felt that they had met each other too late.

Liu He invited Cui Jun to stay for a few days. Cui Jun originally came out to study, and when he saw so many heroes, both literary and martial, he also wanted to discuss and exchange ideas with them, so he readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)