Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 463 Dealing with the Wang Family
Liu He threw away the iron rod and sat down again.

"Where is Wang Chen?"

"The subordinate is here!"

Wang Chen bowed and stood in front of Liu He.

"Given his crimes, how should he be dealt with according to the law?"

"Replying to the general, Wang Yuan forcibly abducted women and caused death many times. His crimes are extremely serious. For this crime alone, he should be executed by slow slicing. Not to mention that he tried to kill the general of the dynasty and murdered the emperor's relatives, which is a heinous crime that will kill all nine generations of his clan."

Wang Yuan ran over on his knees, crying and wailing in front of Liu He.

"General, you said that as long as I confess, I will be given a lighter sentence. You said that, General, please spare my life..."

Liu He glanced down at him, then looked at Wang Ting.

"Taicang Ling, what do you have to say?"

Wang Ting slowly opened his eyes. In just this short period of time, he seemed to have aged several years.

"I admit defeat. What else can I say after raising such an unfilial son? You can kill me or chop me up, General, I will do whatever you want..."

"Okay. Although I am a great general, I cannot act on behalf of the law. Your son's violation of the law should be handed over to the government for trial and conviction. As for the offense against me, you did not know my identity at that time, so it is understandable. This general can ignore it..."

When Wang Ting heard this, his weak eyes suddenly lit up again.

"What the general means is..."

Liu He looked at the change in his expression and sneered in his heart.

"What I mean is that this is too much to confiscate the property and exterminate the clan. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. Just investigate and deal with it according to street disturbances and intentional injury. Let's forget about the charge of murdering a royal relative."

Wang Ting was shocked and knelt down immediately.

"General, your generosity is great. I am deeply grateful!"

He said this with great excitement, but only he knew how much of it was true and how much was false. Even Liu He did not notice that after he lowered his head, a gleam of resentment suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Don't thank me yet, I haven't finished yet."

Liu He raised his hand to interrupt him and continued, "You should do your best to find the family members of those who were harmed by your son and provide them with compensation. Also, your Wang Mansion should compensate the shop owner and his wife."

"Yes, yes, I am willing to pay a hundred thousand dollars as a token of my apology."

This number really shocked the shop owner and his wife.

"General, there's no need... there's no need for so much..."

The proprietress spoke tremblingly, but Zhang Yu pulled her aside.

"One hundred thousand coins is just a small amount of money to them. This is what the general fought for you, so there is no need to refuse it."

"Thank you very much, General, and thank you, Madam General..."

The couple now felt like they were in a dream and could hardly believe what was happening before their eyes.

Liu He nodded slightly.

"Well, then the matter is settled. In the end, if a son is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. You, Wang, have raised such a son. As a father and head of the family, you have not reprimanded and disciplined him for many years. What will happen?"

Wang Ting gritted his teeth when he heard this.

"I have failed to educate my son properly, causing him to cause trouble in the area, which has brought disgrace to the court. I will submit my resignation letter tomorrow, and I will also persuade my younger brother to resign his position as Guanglu Dafu. From now on, I will return to my hometown to take care of my children."

"Father...Father, you can't leave. You have to save me..."

Wang Yuan crawled over, hugged Wang Ting's thighs, and cried loudly, but how could Wang Ting have the ability to save him?
Wang Chen waved to a group of guards, and they ran over and quickly arrested Wang Yuan.

"call……"

Liu He stood up slowly.

"Well, the Taicang magistrate is indeed sensible. In this case, I have no reason to pursue the Wang family's guilt. Let's do it this way."

"Thank you...thank you, General..."

Wang Ting kowtowed to thank him, but Liu He was too lazy to pay attention to him. Instead, he walked up to the shop owner and his wife.

When the young couple saw Liu He coming, they were so nervous that they even forgot to greet each other for a moment. It was not until Wang Chen coughed and reminded them that they knelt down in a hurry.

"I...I am blind, please forgive me, General..."

Liu He smiled and helped the two of them up.

"Haha, I just said that ignorance is not a crime. If I treat them like this, how can I blame you? Oh, I still don't know what your names are?"

The boss said quickly, "My surname is Ning, my given name is Lian, my courtesy name is Qiande, and this is my wife, Wang Shan. My husband and I are both from Nanyang, Jingzhou. We have known each other since childhood. However, both of our parents died early, so we opened a small shop in our hometown to make a living. After the prefect Yuan came last year, he imposed heavy taxes and levied heavy taxes. After his army returned from Luoyang a few months ago, it was even worse than before. It was really difficult for me to make a living, so I fled to Luoyang..."

"So that's it..."

Liu He had already found out that Yuan Shu survived the attack from Ye Xiang that day, and he also knew this man's character and morals, so he was not too surprised.

"Well, I see that you are seriously injured. You don't need to do business today. Come with me back to the General's Mansion. I will ask the imperial physician to treat you and you can rest for a few days. After I get the 100,000 yuan, I will think about doing some business."

"How dare I, a lowly person, dirty the General's Mansion."

The two of them were a little trembling. "Hey, what's the point of being cheap? Seven or eight years ago, I was just a country boy."

Zhang Yu advised from the side: "Recovering from your injuries comes first, so you don't have to refuse."

The two were flattered and agreed.

Liu He looked at Wang Chen and said, "Okay, you can arrange the rest yourself."

"I obey your orders."

Liu He took Zhang Yu and the shop owner and his wife through the crowd. Just after taking a few steps, thunderous cheers suddenly broke out around them.

"General! General! General!"

All the people around cheered for Liu He from the bottom of their hearts.

Under the escort of a team of people, Liu He and his four companions finally returned to the General's Mansion.

"My Lord, you are finally back. You took too much risk this time."

As soon as he entered the mansion, Xun Yu and Cui Jun came to greet him with anxious looks on their faces.

"Oh? Wen Ruo and Zhou Ping already knew?"

Cui Jun said, "Hey, we just heard about it from the men sent by Wang Chen. Just when we were about to take the guards from the mansion to meet him, the lord came back on his own."

"It's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. Why do we need any support?"

Liu He cares about it all.

"That being said, my lord, the safety of the country is at stake, so you can't be so reckless."

Xun Yu said in a serious tone.

Seeing his serious expression, Liu He had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, okay, I'll be careful next time. By the way, go get the imperial physician. This is the owner of the Zongzi shop. He was beaten by Wang Yuan's men and needs to recuperate in the mansion for some time."

Cui Jun glanced at him and his wife.

"Well, I'll pass it on right away."

"I will go and arrange a room for them both."

Zhang Yu said something and walked away alone.

"I wonder how you two plan to make a living in the future?"

After Ning Lian and Wang Shan looked at each other, Ning Lian said nervously, "My parents are cooks, and I have been learning since I was young. I don't really have any other skills, so I can only continue to run the Zongzi shop."

"Your rice dumplings are indeed exquisite, but they are a little thin after all. Can you two make anything else?"

"General, I am good at cooking, and my wife is good at making these kinds of cakes. But I don't have enough capital to open a restaurant, so I opened this Zongzi shop. I wanted to make some money and then start making other cakes, but I didn't expect..."

At this time, Cui Jun on the side laughed.

"Haha, the 100,000 yuan from the Wang Mansion will be sent to the General's Mansion soon. With this 100,000 yuan, it will be difficult to open a decent restaurant in the North City, but it will be more than enough in the South City."

The couple was also very happy.

"This matter is all thanks to the general's help. My husband and I have no way to repay him."

"Alright, alright, don't keep talking about this. You two should go down and rest first. We can talk about opening the store after you have recovered from your injuries."

Led by several servants in the mansion, the couple retreated with trepidation on their faces.

After seeing the two men walk away, Xun Yu said, "My lord, what happened today was truly a blessing from heaven. Wang Yuan committed such a serious crime, but my lord did not exterminate his entire clan, which was already a mercy. I believe Chen Ji and the others will definitely have nothing to say."

"I wonder who the lord is going to appoint to replace the positions of Taicang Ling and Guanglu Dafu?" Cui Jun asked.

"I remember that Wang Situ has an eldest son, who is now a minister, and a second son, who is just 21 years old. Does this person have any achievements?"

Cui Jun replied, "That son's name was Wang Jing, with the courtesy name Demei. When Wang Situ was the governor of Yuzhou, he was promoted to be a county magistrate. After Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Wang Situ and his family returned to the capital, and he stayed at home idle."

"Well, in that case, let him be Guanglu Dafu."

Liu He did this with the intention of winning over the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Now Wang Yun is the leader of the Taiyuan Wang family. His inclination towards himself does not mean that the entire Wang family is like this. It is not a bad thing to win over more young people of the Wang family. If you win over a group of noble families and tie their political interests to yours, they will naturally fight openly and secretly with other noble families that oppose you for the benefit of their family.

Cui Jun and Xun Yu obviously also agreed with this.

"My Lord, although Wang Jing's knowledge and talent are not outstanding, he is still suitable for a subordinate position. In this case, why don't you recommend the son of the Hongnong Yang family to take the position?"

"Oh? Does Wen Ruo have any suitable candidates?"

Xun Yu stroked his chin and thought for a while, "Grand Commander Yang has two sons. The eldest son, Xiu, is only fourteen years old this year and it is difficult for him to enter the government. However, Yang has a daughter who is already twenty years old. Four years ago, she married Lu Yong, the nephew of Lu Zhi. Lu Zihe is the posthumous son of Lu's elder brother. Similar to Wang Chen, Lu was treated as his own son since he was young and was strictly disciplined. This man is twenty-six this year, loyal and righteous, both civil and military, and has extraordinary talent. He has served as a county magistrate, county magistrate, and county lieutenant."

"Oh? I don't know this person. Since Wen Ruo recommended him, he must be a good person. I will appoint him as the Taicang magistrate tomorrow."

By recommending this person, Liu He could make friends with the two major families, the Hongnong Yang family and the Fanyang Lu family, so Liu He naturally had no objection.

Just like that, the three of them decided on the candidates for these two positions with just a few words.

(End of this chapter)