Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 506: A wave of calm

Just a few days later, a piece of news that was enough to shock the world spread quickly.

There was chaos in Luoyang. Soldiers who came from nowhere surrounded the city and even the imperial palace was captured at one point.

General Liu He was assassinated in the court, in full view of everyone. He was hit in the abdomen and blood splattered seven steps away. However, he appeared in the city unharmed afterwards, dispatched troops, and wiped out the tens of thousands of rebellious soldiers.

Just when everyone was discussing this and wondering who was so bold as to lead troops to cause chaos in Luoyang City, the imperial edict was issued.

More than a hundred families headed by Chen Ji, Wei Ji and Zheng Tai conspired together to rebel, assassinate the general, threaten the emperor, and attack the palace and Luoyang City. The general took advantage of the situation and blew up the deceived rebels to death. Then he dispatched troops to destroy the rebels, arrested more than 50 ministers in the court and dozens of family heads, and put them all in prison. Their charges were handed over to the three ministers and the court judge for deliberation and conviction.

When this news came out, it caused a huge uproar.

People are talking about this in the streets and alleys of every state and county.

In Shangdang County, in Changzi City, Guan Yu laughed heartily as he looked at the imperial edict sent from the court.

"Brother, your courage and military wisdom are even greater than before. Chen Ji, a common man, had been planning for a long time, but he was still captured by you in one fell swoop. A few flies and rats also want to rebel against the court. They overestimate their own capabilities."

"I never thought that such a big thing would happen in Luoyang in just a few days. Fortunately, God blesses my lord, and it can be regarded as a false alarm."

Qian Ning looked relieved.

At this time, another voice sounded.

"Generals, please don't be happy yet. Although the matter in Luoyang has been resolved safely, the matter in Shangdang has not been resolved yet. You still cannot take it lightly."

Everyone looked and saw that the person who spoke was Meng Jian.

Guan Yu asked, "Are you talking about the Jizhou troops stationed at Huguan? It's just a minor problem. I will send troops tomorrow and will not return until I take back Huguan!"

"I am willing to follow General Guan into battle!"

All the generals stood up and shouted in unison.

Guan Yu stroked his long beard and nodded happily.

Meng Jian said, "Yun Chang should not be careless. The Purple Gold Dragon Riders are extremely powerful and unrivaled in the world. This is true, but they failed to win in the previous two attacks. Why is that?"

Before Guan Yu could speak, Zhang Liao was the first to protest: "It's just that our army lacks siege equipment. If we really fight face to face, even though Jizhou has 20,000 soldiers and horses, they will definitely not be able to withstand our attack for two hours."

Meng Jian kept shaking his head.

"The enemy occupies the natural barrier of Huguan, so why should we come out for a head-on battle?"

Zhang Liao was young and hot-tempered, and the more Meng Jian said this, the more he refused to accept it.

"So what? Now our army has obtained a lot of siege equipment in Changzi City, including catapults and siege wagons. I don't believe that we can't capture a mere Huguan Pass. General Guan, I beg for an army. If you can't capture Huguan Pass within ten days, I will bring my head to you!"

When he shouted like this, Qin Chu, Yan Quan and Zhou Yuan all stood up and asked for a fight in unison.

"Well, you are worthy of being a general of our Han Dynasty. You are very courageous!"

Guan Yu looked at them with great satisfaction, reached out to grab the command flag on the table, and was about to give orders.

"General Guan, please wait, this matter..."

Meng Jian and Shi Tao tried to persuade Guan Yu at the same time, but before they could finish their words, a soldier came running in from outside.

"Report... General Guan, a carrier pigeon has sent a letter reporting that Jizhou, led by Yan Liang and Zhang He as the vanguard, has 40,000 troops and is coming to reinforce Huguan. They are already over a hundred miles outside Huguan!" The city of Luoyang has regained its former prosperity. Except for dozens of ministers' residences that have suddenly closed their doors, everything else is the same as before.

The General's Mansion has been filled with joy these days.

On that day, more than 20 ministers who had always stood on Liu He's side, including Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Cui Lie, Zhong Yao, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, and Zhu Jun, gathered in the mansion for a banquet. Although Cai Yong did not attend the court that day, there was no doubt that he was now a member of Liu He's camp, so he was also at the table.

"The sons of Cui Sikong and the famous scholars of Yingchuan Xun's family are indeed worthy of their reputations. Not only are they extremely intelligent, but their courage is also extraordinary. If they had not been calm and composed and made timely arrangements, I am afraid that we would all be killed today. I respect you two."

Huangfu Song has always admired heroes, and now he did not hesitate to condescend to personally walk to the table of Xun Yu and Cui Jun to toast them.

The two of them dared not accept the responsibility, so they stood up and said they didn't dare.

Yang Biao said with a smile: "You two don't have to refuse. General Huangfu will drink a bottle of wine to you two on our behalf to show our respect. Do you want us to toast one by one? Haha..."

Since he said so, Xun Yu and Cui Jun did not dare to refuse anymore. They picked up the wine jar and drank it all in one gulp.

Cui Jun said somewhat embarrassedly: "Actually, this time it was Wen Ruo's achievement, and I was just assisting from the side. After this ordeal, I deeply feel that I am not brave enough, and I need to be more aggressive in the future."

When Cui Lie heard his son say this, he was not displeased, but instead showed a very relieved look.

Lu Zhi said, "I have heard for a long time that the general has a peculiar army that uses carrier pigeons and eagles to deliver messages. I have only heard of it before, but never seen it in person. This time, the troops from Hangu Pass, Hulao Pass, and Mengjin Port were able to come to rescue Luoyang City so quickly and capture all the rebels. I think it must be the work of this army, right?"

After the rebels fled in all directions, it was impossible for the defenders in the city to catch them. However, before they ran far, the troops from three places surrounded Luoyang City. Facing the front and back outflanking, the rebels lost their morale and finally surrendered.

Lu Zhi and others couldn't understand it at first. At that time, it was less than four hours since the rebellion broke out. Even if a person rode alone, he would not be able to catch up with the troops from these three places. How could they get the news so quickly?
After much thought, the only option is the legendary secret force.

Liu He did not deny this either.

"Nothing can be hidden from Lord Lu. I recruited these people many years ago and secretly trained them. They have always made great contributions, but few outsiders know about them."

Even when facing Lu Zhi and others, Liu He only acknowledged the existence of this secret force. As for its name, number of people, specific purpose, organizational affiliation, etc., only Liu He and his five brothers knew it. And the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard, the You brothers, could only be commanded by Liu He.

Lu Zhi and his companions were naturally tactful and did not continue to ask questions about this.

At this time, Zhong Yao spoke.

"Reporting to the general, I have interrogated all 216 people involved in this conspiracy in the past few days. Although Chen Ji and others refused to reveal a word, many heads of small families, some ministers, and dozens of rebel leaders in and outside the city have confessed one by one."

"This matter was planned by Chen Ji, Wei Ji and Zheng Tai, and it lasted nearly a year. There were 56 direct participants, 187 officials of all levels in the Sili region, and 43 other noble families whose members have no official posts. I would like to ask for your advice. How should these people be dealt with?"

His question sounded a bit strange, and Liu He couldn't help but look up at Zhong Yao, but Yang Biao and others didn't seem to have any problem with this question.

Cheng Liang shouted, "How difficult is this? For the crime of treason, the principal offender will have his family exterminated and his clan exterminated, and the accomplice will be beheaded in public. Even an old man like me knows this, so why are you, a dignified court judge, asking such a question?"

"Yes, if it were my temper, I would have killed all of them along with their entire clans. These people are extremely evil, using their entire clans to rebel against the imperial court and oppose my eldest brother. Even if I kill them all, not a single one of them would be innocent."

Zhu Ye shouted indignantly.

But Yang Biao and the others just looked at each other, obviously not agreeing with what the two said, but no one stood up to say anything.

Liu He noticed the strange atmosphere and couldn't help but ask.

"Why? Is there any difficulty in this matter?"

(End of this chapter)