Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 499: The Palace Gate Was Broken
"Oh...you...you must not be rude, oh..."

The axe hit Chen Ji several times, causing the old man to grimace in pain.

Zheng Tai looked anxious: "General of the Cavalry, you cannot let him go in the court... Oh..."

Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly hit in the face by something. It hurt so much that he looked down and saw that it was a piece of wooden board.

"Zheng Tai, you bastard, watch my fight."

Zhu Jun waved a pair of calloused fists, rushed back and punched Zheng Tai in the face, making the guy stagger.

"Zhu Jun, you...ah..."

Looking at the chaos in the court and Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song chasing dozens of ministers everywhere, Cui Lie couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"Captain, this... this is a bit inappropriate, isn't it?"

He was just about to discuss with Yang Biao what to do now, but unexpectedly Yang Biao closed his eyes and looked indifferent.

"What's going on? Why is it so unbecoming? I didn't see anything."

Cui Lie was dumbfounded at the time. He shook his head, turned around, and was about to talk to Lu Zhi to ask him to go up and help, but unexpectedly he saw a scene that stunned him even more.

Lu Zhi threw away the board in his hand and picked up an axe.

"I have been a man of many talents all my life, but today I am lucky to die. If I can kill a few treacherous officials, it will not be in vain that I have been a Han official all my life."

After saying that, he also rushed forward, and soon found Wei Ji in the panicked crowd, picked up an axe and started to beat him.

Many ministers had no choice but to run out of the hall. However, before they had run far, they suddenly bumped into a group of soldiers.

"Oh... who is blind..."

These people rubbed the painful parts of their bodies and stood up. When they looked closely, they saw that they were a group of soldiers with different weapons and tattered armor.

As soon as they saw the person coming dressed like this, their anger immediately disappeared and they all smiled and were overjoyed.

"They're attacking, they're attacking, haha! Lord Chen, look, our troops have entered the palace!"

These people shouted loudly towards the hall, and Chen Ji and others who were being chased and beaten quickly ran out, tumbling and crawling.

When the group of soldiers saw Chen Ji and others, they immediately knelt down.

"Reporting to the lords, we have already breached the east gate of the palace!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall instantly fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ji and others were overjoyed.

"We took the East Gate so quickly? Great, great... Oh my..."

Before they had time to be happy, Huangfu Song and others rushed over and kicked them each from behind, causing them to fall to the ground.

"Quick, catch these lunatics!"

Chen Ji didn't even bother to stand up, and hurriedly shouted to the soldiers.

There were already many of these dozens of soldiers, and each of them was armed. Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi were naturally no match for them and were quickly taken away by them.

Chen Ji and the other two then stood up with the help of others. Their court robes were torn in many places, and there were bruises on their faces and hands. Their faces were almost twisted in pain, and they walked with a limp.

They walked up to Huangfu Song and the other two, their faces filled with resentment.

"How dare you hit me? You will suffer in the future."

Chen Ji's eyes were filled with viciousness.

Huangfu Song and the other two knew they were going to die, so they held their heads high, closed their eyes, and didn't bother talking to him anymore.

Chen Ji waved his hand and said, "Go in and arrest those guys as well."

"Here!"

A group of soldiers rushed into the hall and tied up Yang Biao and others.

"Have you ever seen two men carrying a dead body out of the palace?"

Wei Ji asked anxiously.

One of the soldiers came over and said respectfully, "I have never seen it."

Zheng Tai said to Wei Ji, "I think they knew that the east gate would be breached, so they went through the other three gates. Don't worry, the palace has been surrounded, and they can't get out at all."

Chen Ji walked back into the hall and looked at Yang Biao and others who were tied up tightly. He felt indescribably happy.

"We have been planning for several months, and now we have finally succeeded. Great, great. With the power in our hands, once the Benchu ​​army arrives, who in this world can be our enemy? Hahahaha..."

Emperor Xian cautiously poked his head out from behind the dragon throne and mustered up the courage to ask.

"Mr. Chen...Mr. Chen, didn't you just say that I would be in charge of the government from now on..."

Chen Ji turned his head and glanced at Emperor Xian. "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will always keep my word."

Emperor Xian was about to be happy when Chen Ji changed the subject.

"However... Your Majesty is still young after all. Why not let me and General Yuan serve as regents to assist the government? When Your Majesty comes of age, we will retire. What do you think?"

"This……"

Emperor Xian felt somewhat embarrassed. He knew very well that he had just escaped from the tiger's den and entered into a wolf's lair.

Seeing that he refused to agree, Wei Ji and many other ministers suddenly approached him.

"Your Majesty, we have risked our lives to help you escape from the clutches of the devil. Now that Lord Chen and Yuan Benchu ​​are going to be regents, they are also thinking about the country. Is Your Majesty so stingy with your meritorious officials?"

They were so aggressive that each of them seemed to want to eat Emperor Xian alive. How could Liu Xie, a child, withstand such intimidation?

"I approve it. From now on, the government will obey your orders..."

Chen Ji and the others' expressions finally relaxed.

"Chen Ji, you bastard, you are threatening the emperor in court, and you still talk about being a minister. You are so shameless!"

Huangfu Song frowned and cursed.

Chen Ji sneered, "I have devoted my whole heart to supporting the country. How could I care what you prisoners think of me? Once Luoyang City is settled, I will immediately behead you and put your heads in front of everyone. Humph, by then the whole world will know that it was you, a bunch of traitors, who forced the emperor to abdicate in public with Liu He and his son, and were captured by me and others. Who will say a word against me then?"

"Old thief, you..."

Huangfu Song wanted to curse a few more times, but Chen Ji was already impatient and ordered his men to shut up Huangfu Song and Yang Biao and the others.

"Mr. Chen, there are still three gates of the palace that have not been breached. In my opinion, it is better to let the troops at the east gate split into two groups and go to the two northwest gates to provide support. With the cooperation of the inside and the outside, we can quickly breach the palace gates. After that, only the south gate will be left, which will be easy to take."

Wei Ji made suggestions to Chen Ji.

Chen Ji stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

"Well, this is a very good idea, let's do it."

A minister conveyed the order to the soldiers outside the palace, and the soldiers quickly ran towards the east gate.

Chen Ji looked through the palace door at the chaos outside, listened to the sounds of fighting coming from the distance from time to time, and a very satisfied smile appeared on his face.

At this time, a minister came up behind him with a flattering smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, I do have a suggestion. I have heard that Liu He has been accumulating money and grain in Bingzhou over the years. His annual income is over 10 billion, and his grain and grass are as much as millions of stones, which is comparable to the harvest of the entire Sili and Guanzhong regions in half a year. In addition, he has special farms and pastures, and hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and war horses."

"Oh? I have heard for a long time that Liu He has a lot of money and food, but I didn't expect him to be so rich. But Guan Yu is leading 20,000 cavalrymen in Shangdang, and Liu He has more than 200,000 troops stationed in various places in Bingzhou. It is difficult to capture it at the moment. Do you have any good plan?"

Chen Ji looked at him with interest.

"How can I have such ability? But Liu He has built several military warehouses in addition to the imperial treasury since he came to Luoyang, storing food, weapons, and a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. My family has participated in many construction and repair projects, and happened to know the locations of two of his military warehouses in Chang'an City and Hanoi..."

The man stopped talking here, but his meaning was clear.

Chen Ji's pair of cloudy old eyes suddenly blossomed with boundless brilliance.

"Liu He's military warehouse? This is a good thing. Liu He has accumulated a lot in Bingzhou, and his weapons and armor are extremely sophisticated. Although these two warehouses are only, we can recruit soldiers and horses, reorganize the military, and we don't have to be afraid of Gao Shun and Guan Yu. As long as we take over Bingzhou, hehe, Benchu's army will soon unify the north, and then head south. In a few years, my family's world will be prosperous again."

Chen Ji's words made all the ministers present excited and full of longing and yearning for this.

"I heard that this fellow's wife is pregnant. I remember that your wife, Lord Chen, has been weak and frail in recent years. I have heard that placenta is a good remedy for nourishing qi and blood, especially before the baby is born. It is most effective. I request to personally lead a thousand soldiers to raid the general's mansion and get medicine for your wife."

A minister stood up with a fawning look on his face.

"Hmm? Isn't this a bit cruel?"

Zheng Tai said with a slight frown.

Chen Ji laughed out loud: "Well, Minister Zhang is indeed brave and resourceful, and can be of great use. After the imperial city is pacified, I will certainly submit a memorial to the court and ask for your use. Since you are so courageous, just go ahead and do it."

When Minister Zhang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, with all the wrinkles on his face squeezed together with joy. He turned around and ran out excitedly.

“Wuwuwu…wuwuwuwu…wuwuwu…”

Huangfu Song and the others all looked extremely angry, but because their mouths were blocked by cloth strips, they could not utter any words. If looks could kill, Chen Ji and the others would have been killed hundreds of times just based on the looks they showed.

Chen Ji held his old head high, looking down on everything. After hearing their voices, he laughed disdainfully.

"Shout, shout as much as you can, after all, there isn't much time left."

He put his hands behind his back and held his head high.

"I think the three palace gates will be taken soon. Come, go out with me to meet the army and open the city gates. I want to let these fools who dare to betray the nobles see with their own eyes how I planned and accomplished the great task."

He strode forward, with Wei Ji and Zheng Tai standing on both sides, and dozens of other ministers following behind him.

The group of people walked with their heads held high and swagger onto the wide palace road in front of the palace.

(End of this chapter)