Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 496 Death of Liu He
"Liu He, what are you going to do? Are you trying to kill the king and usurp the throne?"

Zheng Tai, Chen Ji and others' expressions suddenly changed.

When Emperor Xian heard their shouting, he was so frightened that his face turned pale. He hid behind the dragon throne and trembled.

Yang Biao and others also came over and looked at Liu He with some doubt.

"General, you..."

"No need to say more, I have no intention of killing the emperor. It's just that your Majesty is young and has been deceived by treacherous people. As the emperor's uncle, I should clear the emperor's side."

Liu He had already made up his mind. In the past, he only focused on the princes outside and did not take the people in the court seriously. He thought that he controlled the military power and they could not do anything to him. He did not expect that such a disaster would happen today. He looked at Chen Ji and others with murderous eyes and secretly set a death date for them in his heart.

"It seems that the destruction of the Wang family has not taught them a lesson. If that's the case, there's no need for me to show mercy."

He looked at Gong Saner.

"Can you still recognize who was speaking at that time?"

Gong Saner nodded.

"Although I don't know who they are, I will definitely recognize them if I see them in person."

His words frightened the ministers who had just stood up to testify against Zhu Ye.

Zheng Tai pointed at Liu He and shouted, "General, you are openly retaliating against those who testified. Aren't you afraid..."

"Shut up!"

Liu He interrupted him rudely.

"No one is allowed to speak without my order or inquiry. Anyone who disobeys my order will be arrested on the spot by the Royal Guards."

"Here!"

Zheng Tai and others then began to panic.

Liu He ignored their reactions and took Gong Saner to the front of dozens of ministers.

"Everyone raise your heads!"

He shouted loudly, and many ministers trembled with fear. However, due to his intimidation, most of them raised their heads, revealing their faces that had almost lost some color.

Only a quarter of an hour had passed since they had been conspiring outside the palace. Even if Gong Saner had a bad memory, he could still recognize most of it.

Sure enough, just after a few people passed by, Gong Saner suddenly pointed with his hand.

"He, he was involved."

The minister said hurriedly: "You are talking nonsense, you are slandering me, you..."

"Whether it is a false accusation or not, we will know after we take him away and investigate. Come, take him away."

At Liu He's command, several imperial guards came quickly and dragged the minister away.

"I am innocent... Your Majesty... Lord Chen, please save me..."

These ministers shouted at Chen Ji to save them. Liu He turned his head to look at Chen Ji, but he instinctively looked away.

"Humph……"

Liu He snorted coldly and continued to identify with Gong Saner.

"He was also involved... and he... ah, this person was the first to speak, and this person, he was the one who said that he wanted to eliminate the general's close associates one by one..."

Ministers were dragged out one after another. When the eighth person was dragged away by the Imperial Guards, the remaining ministers who had testified against Zhu Ye had all collapsed to the ground.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was extremely depressing, so depressing that people could hardly breathe.

At this moment, several screams suddenly sounded outside the hall. These screams were intermittent at first, but soon became one after another, obviously coming from different people.

These screams frightened the remaining ministers so much that many of them began to tremble even more violently.

A royal guard walked in.

"Reporting to the general, those people are unwilling to confess. They are unwilling to admit that they said those words, and they are unwilling to reveal the mastermind and accomplices. I have no choice but to torture them. However, the punishment is cruel. I have come to ask for your instructions. What should I do if I torture them to death?"

This Royal Guard was not a big man, but his face was covered with fat. Half of his right ear was missing, and there were shocking scars on the backs of both hands. His appearance was already a little scary, and when he said these words, he looked as terrifying as a soul-catcher.

Liu He waved his hand and said, "This matter should be asked to the court judge."

The man looked at Zhong Yao, who thought for a moment and replied, "It is common for the court officials to torture criminals. However, according to the law, if the torture leads to the death of a criminal before he is actually convicted, the person who carried out the punishment shall be whipped thirty times and his superior shall be fined three months' salary. If the criminal has solid evidence and can be convicted, the person who carried out the punishment shall only be fined four months' salary. This law is to prevent excessive torture and forced confession, so please pay more attention to this, General."

The Royal Guardsman's expression did not change. After listening, he clasped his fists in greeting.

"Thank you for your enlightenment, I understand."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Just when many ministers thought that he would stop torturing, or at least be gentler, the screams that came again completely shattered their fantasies.

"How dare he, a mere imperial guard, torture people privately in the palace? This is simply rebellion, total rebellion..."

Zheng Tai was furious, but Liu Heli ignored him, not even looking at him, and just continued to identify with Gong Saner.

Just when he walked in front of a minister, Gong Saner suddenly stopped, bent down and looked at him carefully. The man kept turning his head away, trying to avoid him, but Liu He grabbed his head and twisted it to face Gong Saner.

"Ah, I recognize him. It's him! He said with his own mouth that the general would be driven out of Luoyang sooner or later. I remember it very clearly."

Two imperial guards came over. The minister, who had collapsed on the ground, suddenly crawled over and hugged Liu He's thigh.

"General, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. I confess everything. I will tell you who is behind this. Please forgive me, General."

He was crying bitterly, looking extremely regretful.

Chen Ji and the others were shocked and were about to come over to stop him. "My fellow officials, this person has evil intentions and is slandering the general. Now that he is willing to reveal the mastermind, why are you trying to stop him? Could it be..."

Zhong Yao glanced at them, and although he didn't say the rest of the words, his meaning was already very clear.

Chen Ji and others looked panicked, but had to retreat.

Liu He looked down at the man who was hugging his thigh.

"It turns out to be Lin Yun, the commander of the armory, an official under the Praetorian Guards."

When Liu He revealed his identity, he glanced at Zheng Tai.

"You tell me, as long as you give out the mastermind, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, you can be given a lighter sentence."

"Yes, yes, yes. I will admit it. I will admit it."

Lin Yun let go of Liu He's thigh, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then glanced at the ministers around him. The ministers who were seen by him could not help but step back.

"The person behind the scenes who is plotting to murder the general and overthrow the government is..."

It happened so quickly that Lin Yun suddenly pulled out a dagger from his sleeve. Everyone only felt a flash of cold light, and then heard a "puff" sound, and the dagger was inserted into Liu He's abdomen.

"you……"

Liu He tightly grasped the dagger and looked at Lin Yun in disbelief, but it was just a glance, because soon after that he felt dizzy and his whole body was weak. He stretched out one hand and grabbed a big pillar next to him, but it was still difficult for him to support himself, and finally he slowly fell down.

"Big brother!"

"General!"

Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Yang Biao and others rushed over.

"Hahaha, you're dead, you're finally dead! I, Lin Yun, have eliminated the thieves for my country today and restored the prestige of my noble family. I have no regrets even if I die!"

Lin Yun stood up and looked at the dagger that stabbed Liu He, looking like a madman.

"You bitch, you're looking for death!"

Zhu Ye's eyes widened and he swung his fists to attack.

Little did they know that Chen Ji and the others nearby all had smiles on their faces, without any trace of the nervous and frightened look they had before.

Just when Zhu Ye’s fist was about to hit Lin Yun, two hands suddenly reached out from behind him and grabbed him.

"Who dares to stop me... Third Brother? Why don't you let me kill this bastard!"

Zhu Ye was filled with rage, but when he saw that it was Zhang Yong who was holding him, and that he had obviously used all his strength to hold him, his veins were bulging and his face was flushed, Zhu Ye's anger immediately subsided by half.

"Come here, take Lin Yun away. No need to torture him. Put him directly in the Sky Prison and keep him under strict surveillance."

After Zhang Yong gave his orders to the Imperial Guards, he released Zhu Ye.

"This man assassinated my eldest brother, and his crime is heinous. We must find a way to get clues from him. If you kill him now, not only will the mastermind behind the scenes go unpunished, but you will also be charged with abuse of lynching and killing ministers without authorization. Wouldn't that put us in a passive position?"

"But...Brother..."

Zhu Ye looked at Liu He who had fallen to the ground, his face filled with inexplicable sorrow.

"Although my eldest brother is dead, we brothers should first avenge him, then realize his lifelong wish, and then commit suicide in front of his mausoleum and follow him in the underworld. Fifth brother, please do not be reckless."

Zhang Yong's expression was also one of grief and anger, but every word he said made sense. Zhu Ye finally glared at Chen Ji and the others fiercely.

"You old bastard, just wait for me. Sooner or later, I will find evidence of your crimes, and then I will personally smash you into a pulp in front of Big Brother's mausoleum!"

After saying that, he staggered back to Liu He's side, laid on top of him, and cried bitterly.

"Brother, brother..."

In the north of Luoyang City, in the general's mansion, a pigeon flapped its wings and landed quickly.

"Carrier pigeon?"

Cui Jun and Xun Yu walked over quickly, untied the letter from the pigeon's leg, and after reading it, their faces changed immediately.

"What? Chen Ji and others rebelled and assassinated the lord. This... this..."

Cui Jun's face was pale and beads of sweat the size of beans dripped down his cheeks.

Xun Yu held the letter in his palm and forced himself to calm down.

"The situation is urgent now. If we are not careful, not only our lives will be in danger, but also the Han Dynasty will be in jeopardy. Let me think about it... Chen Ji and the others know that the palace and the city are completely controlled by the lord. Logically speaking, it is impossible for them to take such a risk, unless..."

After he said this, Cui Jun suddenly thought of something.

"Unless they are sure to capture Luoyang City!"

Thinking of this, both of them couldn't help but be shocked.

"Oh no, I remembered! A few days ago, Chen Ji held a wedding banquet in his house to celebrate the marriage of his eldest son Chen Qun. On the day of the wedding banquet and in the days before, the entire Sili region, as well as some wealthy families in Yanzhou, Liangzhou, and even Yizhou came to congratulate. They all brought no less than a hundred guards with them, citing the unrest in the world. If all these people were reorganized..."

"Wen Ruo, you mean... this... if this is true, it will be a huge trouble..."

Cui Jun's face was full of horror.

Xun Yu was pacing back and forth, looking worried, when he heard footsteps.

"Two military advisors, Liang just saw a pigeon fall, but what happened?"

Xun Yu looked back and saw Cheng Liang, Da Meng, Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan. His eyes suddenly lit up.

"There is a solution! Quickly, take out the things that the three blacksmiths sent to the treasury more than half a month ago. Also, Generals Zilong and Ziyang, immediately transfer the soldiers that the lord gave you after returning from the battle against the Xiongnu. The three generals will quickly gather the Divine Tiger Cavalry together. Yu has his own plan. Success or failure depends on this one move, so we must hurry..."

(End of this chapter)