Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 348 Who is the traitor?
The person inside was lost in thought and did not answer for a while, which made the people outside a little anxious.

"This is the last chance. Once we miss it, when Liu He recovers his strength, it will be extremely difficult for the master to deal with him again."

The person inside thought about it, and finally agreed: "Okay, I'll listen to you for the last time! But I won't take any action on this matter. I'll give it to you twenty people, and you can deploy them on your own."

The man outside certainly understood that this was done by the other party to protect himself. If anything went wrong, he would be the one to take the blame. However, for the sake of his own future wealth and glory, he had to take this gamble.

"Okay, thank you, Your Excellency!"

Soon, he took twenty people and divided them into several teams. They pretended to be ordinary people going to the city wall to watch the excitement and moved quickly towards that side.

On Liu He's side, many people came forward to plead for mercy, but they were all rejected by Liu He in the end.

Pan Yun looked at the many people who had been plotted against and harmed by him, and saw how they treated him at this moment, which made it difficult for him to hide the regret in his heart.

"Fellow villagers, there is no need to say anything. It is me, Pan Yun, who has been bewitched. I deserve death. Even if the lord does not execute me today, I will no longer be able to live with dignity."

He looked at the Xianbei people and knocked his head against the city wall.

"I am sorry for you. I, Pan Yun, have been taken care of by the lord over the years, and I have some property. Although I am not rich, I may not be able to help you much, but I am willing to give it all as a small apology to you."

Then he turned and looked at Zhang Yong and Liu He.

"My lord, general, I have failed your expectations. My lord's injuries have not healed yet, so there is no need to worry about my guilt. After I leave, please take good care of yourself. I am unlucky and will not have the opportunity to follow you on the battlefield again..."

Liu He turned his head away and said nothing.

Zhang Yong scolded him, "You can say this, so you still have a conscience. Why don't you tell me who is behind this and deceived you?"

Pan Yun shook his head decisively: "No one has bewitched me, I still say this, this is all my own idea!"

"Forget it, Fourth Brother, there's no need to ask. He's still willing to protect that person, which means he still has resentment towards me."

He bent down and stared into Pan Yun's eyes.

"I know you must be thinking, although you have let me down this time, you and your brother have made great contributions to me, risking your life, and almost both of you died on the battlefield, which put you in danger of having no descendants. But all I gave you were just a few acres of thin land and a few houses. Although I have done you a favor, the favor is not as great as the hatred, right?"

Pan Yun lowered his head, not daring to look Liu He in the face.

"I...I have absolutely no such intention."

"Whether you have such intention or not, you know it in your heart. You two brothers were poor and destitute more than three years ago, with nothing but bare walls and skinny bodies. What about now? You two have houses and fields, and the daily military rations are no longer even porridge. You have rice and vegetables, and every few days you have wine and meat."

"I have never treated you harshly, nor have I squandered money. I have spent the same amount of money on food, clothing and other necessities as you. You are going to rebel against me just because you believe what others say. Have you lost your conscience?"

Pan Xian on the side also advised: "Brother, the lord is right. The lord treats us like brothers. The lord and his family have lived in the old house in Huangshui Township for many years. All the rewards from the court are distributed to us. Whenever there is a war, the lord himself leads the troops. You can't lose your conscience!"

Pan Yun's expression was also full of regret, but he did not really admit his mistake. He just lowered his head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhang Yong was furious and anxious: "You...you are hopeless! Forget it, let's execute you!"

However, Liu He's gaze had already shifted away at this time. He looked around the city with a frown, as if he was waiting for something.

A personal soldier raised a big knife high. Pan Xian next to him had tears in his eyes. He couldn't bear to watch his elder brother being beheaded. He could only close his eyes and turn his head away. Guan Yu and others also looked regretful.

The sword was about to fall, but suddenly there were bursts of commotion in many places in the city.

"What's going on again!"

Guan Yu and others were a little confused, but Liu He's eyes suddenly lit up.

Cui Jun glanced at Pan Yun and saw that he was still waiting to die with his eyes closed, as if the situation in the city had nothing to do with him.

"Suspension of execution."

When the personal soldier heard the military advisor's order, he quickly put down his sword.

Cui Jun walked up to Liu He and said, "My Lord, would you like me to take someone to see what happened?"

"No need, there will be news soon. I want to see how big a fish I can catch." After Liu He said this, Cui Jun and others understood what he meant.

"Oh? It seems that the lord has already made arrangements. This execution on the city tower is probably one of the baits."

Cui Jun said softly, but Liu He did not answer. He just looked at the situation in the city with a nervous expression.

"Ding...choke...swoosh..."

The frequent sounds of weapons colliding and hitting each other made the people under the city wall extremely nervous.

Liu He comforted them, "Don't worry, everyone. The thief behind the scenes is about to show up and cause trouble. There will be a result later."

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief and praised Liu He for his foresight.

After a while, another group of men in black, accompanied by more than twenty people, rushed to the city wall in a hurry.

Leading the team were two men in black holding long swords. They knelt down together at the foot of the city wall.

"My lord, as you expected, there are still remnants of bandits in the city. They are lying in ambush everywhere, ready to attack the people. There are 20 of them in total, and there is another one hiding not far away to give orders. Please make the decision, my lord!"

When Guan Yu and others heard the voice, they were a little surprised.

"Isn't that You Lang's voice? It seems that Big Brother had already made preparations and arranged the Flying Eagle Guards to wait for an opportunity. They thought that after the first batch of people who mixed in with the people were arrested, we would relax our vigilance, so now they are preparing to do it a second time. I didn't expect that Big Brother is still more skilled."

Several people couldn't help but admire Liu He more and more.

Liu He said: "Bring up the twenty-one people!"

"Here!"

The You brothers and many Flying Eagle Guards escorted these people and climbed up the city wall one by one.

Liu He did not look at them, but turned to the people under the city.

"Fellow villagers, these villains attempted to provoke a bloody battle in the city, causing the people of the two tribes to kill each other. After failing once, they are now trying the same trick again. How despicable!"

Many people in the city had long hated these people, and at this moment they were all very excited.

"Kill them, kill them!"

"Okay!" Liu He shouted.

"Everyone has the right to kill these traitors! Behead these twenty people and leave the person in charge behind. I have something to ask you."

Liu He gave the order, and in the blink of an eye, twenty heads fell to the ground.

"Good! Good kill!"

The people were overjoyed and clapped their hands in applause.

Liu He looked at the masked man and saw that the guy was trembling all over and trying hard to escape, but the two You brothers were holding him personally, so it was difficult for him to break free.

"As for you... If my guess is correct, you should be a member of my Anmin Army, right? The one who betrayed me and poisoned me before was probably you, right?"

The man visibly stiffened.

Liu He ignored him and continued talking to himself.

"My daily diet is irregular. I may eat with the soldiers in the army, or I may have a quick meal at home with the military advisor and the generals. Occasionally, I will go out to eat a few bites when I feel like it. If you want to poison me for seven consecutive days, it is naturally difficult to guarantee it in the kitchen or the mess hall. Therefore, only those who follow me every day during that period can do it."

"Only the military advisor, Yunchang, Gongyi, Mingwei, Derun, Boping, Yuanqing, and the two deputy commanders of the Divine Tiger Cavalry, Dameng and Yunlie, are able to follow me every day. Wu Yunlie has already died in the grassland decisive battle, and Dameng is mentally handicapped, so it is even more impossible."

"Brother Yunchang and the other four, let alone the fact that I have sworn brotherhood with them and have entrusted my life to them, I completely trust them. Even if they wanted to betray me, they still fought desperately in this battle. The situation on the battlefield changed suddenly and the battle was unpredictable. After I was poisoned, I almost suffered a great defeat. They could not even save their own lives. Who would do such a stupid thing? The same goes for the military advisor and the two generals Yuanqing and Boping."

"According to this calculation, there is only one person who is suspicious. He is the person who suddenly volunteered to be transferred from the very stable and prosperous Fenyang County in the rear to the newly recovered Shanwu City in Dingxiang County as the county magistrate before the Northern Expedition. He was the only one who followed me during that time, but did not participate in the subsequent war. And this person suddenly deserted his post two days ago, left Shanwu City, and secretly ran to Qiangyin County."

(End of this chapter)