Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 349: Great Reputation
Liu He stared at the man closely, watching the cold sweat appearing on his forehead, the only part of his body exposed, and spoke word by word.

"Am I right? Magistrate Tang Zhou!"

When Liu He said this, Cui Jun and others around him were all shocked!

"What? How...how could it be him..."

"No way, did you guess wrong, big brother? Tang Zhou led the Yellow Turban Army to surrender to us. Although his moral character may not have been good before, he has been loyal to you for many years."

Liu He smiled and said, "Am I wrong? If I let him remove his disguise and reveal his true face, won't the truth be revealed?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the masked man.

The man couldn't help but want to retreat, but the You brothers held him tightly, so where could he retreat to?

He looked back and realized that he had reached a dead end.

"Okay, okay! Liu He, since you want to see my someone so much, then I will grant your wish!"

Upon hearing this, Liu He signaled the You brothers to let him go.

The man freed his hands and pulled towards his face, and the mask was torn off.

"It's Tang Zhou indeed!"

When everyone saw the man's face clearly, they became more and more surprised.

"You bastard, my elder brother treats you well, how dare you do such a rebellious thing!" Guan Yu was so angry that his beard almost stood up.

"You bastard, I'm going to kill you!" Cheng Liang pretended to raise his halberd and chop him down.

"Gong Yi let it go. It's not time for him to die yet."

Liu He shouted at him to stop him, and only then did he put down the Soul-Chasing Halberd.

Tang Zhou looked at Pan Yun who was kneeling, his face turned pale and his mouth opened.

At this time, several Flying Eagle Guards ran up to the city wall.

"My lord, there is another person in the group with these people. He seems to have a higher status than them. We failed to track him down and let him escape. Please punish him, my lord!"

Liu He narrowed his eyes. This was beyond his expectations.

Tang Zhou suddenly sneered: "Humph, you won't kill me? Don't be so hypocritical, you just want to find out who is behind me from me. Don't waste your time, I won't tell you. You are defying the will of heaven and have lost the hearts of the people. What I did was just to follow the will of heaven, how can it be called rebellion?"

Pan Yun's eyes widened: "Mr. Tang...Mr. Tang, didn't you say before..."

Tang Zhou glanced at him and said, "You are such an idiot. I just made up a few lies and you just rushed forward obediently. What does it have to do with me whether your Pan family has no descendants?"

"you you……"

Pan Yun was struck by lightning. He stared at Tang Zhou with anger, his face turned red and his lips trembled, but he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a while, he suddenly kowtowed to Liu He so hard that his forehead bled.

"My lord, I have been blinded by greed and committed such a heinous and unscrupulous act. I can no longer face you and the people of the world!"

He suddenly jumped up without any warning, and even though his hands were tied, he knocked Tang Zhou to the ground, then opened his mouth and bit him.

"Ah...ah...you lunatic..."

Liu He and the others were completely unaware when Tang Zhou's screams rang out.

"Quick, pull him away! Don't let Tang Zhou bite him to death!"

Liu He hurriedly gave orders and several people came to pull Pan Yun away, while Tang Zhou's right ear was already covered in blood.

"My Lord, I will never be redeemed..."

Pan Yun burst into tears.

"We'll talk about your business later. Please leave now."

Liu He left a word to Pan Yun and walked in front of Tang Zhou.

"Liu is very curious. If you follow me, you will have a bright future. Why do you want to betray me?"

Tang Zhou was full of disdain: "A promising future? Pah! You are unfair in rewarding and punishing me, and you treat me with contempt. How can there be a promising future?"

"you put……"

Cheng Liang was about to scold him, but was stopped by Guan Yu, so he could only stand there staring angrily.

Liu He asked, "How have I treated you with contempt? You are so young, yet you have already become the magistrate of a county. Now that the lost territory has been recovered, officials are urgently needed. If you are willing to work hard and love the people, and govern the area well, it won't be long before you can become the county magistrate of a county. At the age of thirty, you may even become a governor. Even the direct descendants of many large families may not be able to do so. Isn't your future limitless?"

"Bah! This is what I deserve. If you hadn't been unfair, I would have been the county governor long ago. Why would I have to wait until I was thirty?" Liu He was also confused this time: "What are you talking about?"

"Liu He, don't pretend to be ignorant! If I hadn't instigated 40,000 Yellow Turbans to join you, how could you have won the battle of Shangdang? If you hadn't had these 40,000 soldiers, how could you have such a strong army today? In terms of achievements, who in the army can compare to me? The position of the governor of Yanmen should have been mine long ago!"

Liu He understood completely this time.

"In that case, the Yuan family must have promised you the position of Governor of Yanmen?"

"Humph, that's natural. Lord Yuan is not like you... huh? You're trying to trick me!"

Tang Zhou's expression suddenly changed.

Guan Yu on the side looked at him coldly and said, "Such a fool, no wonder he is taken advantage of."

Liu He smiled and said, "This matter is easy to guess, but I just want to confirm it with your mouth."

Tang Zhou's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you know, so what? Yuan Gong is the leader of the world's scholars. If you go against him, you will only die!"

Seeing that he was still stubborn, Liu He felt sorry for him.

"Alas, have you never thought about whether the Yuan family will fulfill their promise and appoint you as the governor of Yanmen even if your plan succeeds today? Or have you ever thought that even if you become the governor of Yanmen, they may still want to depose you one day with just one word?"

"Yanmen is so rich now, almost as rich as Taiyuan, and it also has the important responsibility of border defense. Why do you deserve to hold such an important position? It's just that they see you as useful and can use you to deal with me. Once I die, what use will you be to the Yuan family? You are incompetent, but you know a lot. I'm afraid your fate will be worse than mine."

Liu He's words hit the nail on the head, causing Tang Zhou's face to turn from ashen to pale.

"No... Impossible! Lord Yuan is a role model for the world, how could he go back on his word!"

Although he said this, his eyes were shaking and no longer as firm as before.

Cui Jun came over and said, "You really don't know what's good for you. As soon as you were caught, the person who secretly controlled everything escaped immediately. Obviously, from that moment on, you have been abandoned by the Yuan family. They didn't even trust you from the beginning to the end. But you still stubbornly refused to change your ways and were willing to be their pawn. It's really pathetic and lamentable."

"You are all talking nonsense! My achievements are greater than the heavens. You will definitely be punished for treating me so harshly!"

Tang Zhou was already shouting at the top of his lungs at this moment. Liu He couldn't help but shaking his head as he looked at him.

"Your contributions are great and indelible, but what did you do when you governed the place? Do you think I really know nothing? You have served in several cities. Although you did not dare to exploit the people too much, you indulged in pleasure and took advantage of the local people's support for you. You recruited them for free to renovate the county government for you without spending a penny, but you still asked me to allocate money and grain every time. All the wealth was used for your own entertainment, and you were often slack in the affairs of the city. If it were someone else, he would have been dismissed from office long ago. I gave you chances again and again, hoping that you would change your mind, but you went from bad to worse. Today, you dared to do such a bad thing. How can you say that I treated you harshly!"

Tang Zhou's eyes widened: "You...how do you know..."

"Hmph, the law is long and wide, and nothing can escape it. Do you really think you can hide all the ugly things you have done? You have committed many crimes, a hundred times worse than Pan Yun, and you still refuse to admit your guilt!"

Liu He suddenly shouted loudly, and Tang Zhou was so scared that his legs went limp and he almost fell to his knees.

"Impossible... Impossible. I, Tang Zhou, am destined to enjoy wealth and prosperity. This cannot be possible..."

He suddenly jumped up furiously, catching the You brothers off guard and actually managed to free their hands.

"I kill you!"

Tang Zhou suddenly pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it straight into Liu He's chest!

Liu He did not react at all and stood there without moving an inch. Tang Zhou was very happy and thought that this attack would be successful!
"Damn it, I've been on guard against you for a long time, take my halberd!"

A dazzling ray of sunlight was suddenly reflected by something, causing Tang Zhou to close his eyes instinctively. However, in the next moment, he felt a heat in his chest, and then his whole body was lifted up by a huge force.

"Go to hell!"

Cheng Liang lifted Tang Zhou high up with the Tiangang Soul-Chasing Halberd, and with a strong force of both hands, he threw him out of the city from the tower.

"Dang Cang..."

The dagger in his hand fell on the city wall, and Liu He bent down and picked it up.

"Alas, when I gave you this dagger, I never thought that one day you would end up like this..."

Even though Tang Zhou deserved to die, he still came to me for help in a time of crisis and followed me for so long. It is impossible to say that I have no feelings for him.

While Liu He was sighing, the people under the city wall suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.

"Grandmaster Liu is mighty!"

"This traitor betrayed the governor first, and then assassinated him. He deserves to be cut into pieces. No one should let him off!"

"That's right. How can we leave such a wicked villain with his body intact? Let's attack him together!"

Many people from both tribes ran out of the city gate angrily, trampling on Tang Zhou's body, smashing it, and some even pounced on it and bit it. In a blink of an eye, Tang Zhou's body was unrecognizable.

"My lord has escaped danger this time. As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. From now on, my lord's reputation will be even greater. Especially these Xianbei people, who used to submit to my lord only to save their lives, but now they are truly loyal to my lord!"

Cui Jun looked at the scene in front of him, his tone full of relief.

(End of this chapter)