Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 624 Chen Gong's Departure
"Stop! What are you doing?!"

Chen Gong shouted loudly, and the soldiers immediately focused their attention on him. A few of the soldiers recognized Chen Gong and hurried over to salute him.

"I have met Mr. Chen Gong."

Chen Gong did not bother to be polite and asked directly, "Which mansion is this? Why are you setting it on fire? This is the northern part of Luoyang. It must be the residence of a minister in the court. The emperor and the ministers will be returning to Luoyang soon. You have occupied their mansion. Where should they live?"

These soldiers didn't know the seriousness of the matter and said directly: "Oh, they are the many criminals who caused chaos in Luoyang City. This is the mansion of that old fellow Chen Ji. They were released from the prison by Yuan Shu. When our army entered the city today, these ignorant guys actually asked our army for food and even asked for wine and meat. The lord ordered them all to be executed on behalf of the court, and then burned down their houses together."

Chen Gong sensed something unusual. "As far as I know, the general will bring the emperor and his ministers back to Luoyang soon. These people are guilty of heinous crimes, and they were investigated by the court. Why not wait until the emperor returns to the palace before publicly executing them? Although there are many of them, how much food can they eat in a few days? My lord is just a minister. How dare you kill people on behalf of the court? It is simply against the way of a minister. And if you want to kill them, why do you have to burn their bodies and the house together? What's the logic of this?"

"This villain will never know."

Chen Gong looked at them and realized that he couldn't get anything out of them.

"I'm going to see the lord."

He mounted his horse and galloped away, and soon found Cao's mansion. Chen Gong jumped off the horse and walked in hurriedly. The soldiers guarding the gate recognized him and did not dare to stop him.

I walked all the way to the lobby, but there was no one there. Instead, I saw a few servants packing up things.

Chen Gong walked over quickly and asked, "Where is General Cao?"

The servant replied, "The lord has just finished discussing matters with the generals, and now everyone is going to rest. General Cao Hong just came back from outside, so the lord called him to the side hall at the back."

Upon hearing this, Chen Gong walked towards the side hall without saying a word.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the side hall, I saw that it was brightly lit and full of human figures.

He was about to push the door open when he suddenly heard a sound from inside. After hesitating for a moment, he stopped.

"Don't worry, Meng De. I have searched thoroughly and killed all of them, including the children. All the bodies were thrown into the Chen Mansion and burned cleanly with a big fire."

Chen Gong recognized the man's voice as Cao Hong, and immediately became more alert.

Another person's voice came out: "Well, that's good."

"It is indeed the lord's voice..." Chen Gong thought.

Cao Hong said, "These people are really useless. They just want to eat our military rations. They really don't know how to live or die."

"Hey, Zi Lian is wrong. They are not useless. They are very useful."

Cao Hong was very confused by Cao Cao's words: "What use are these guys?"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Bai Tian Feng Xiao said clearly that our army wants to kill Liu He, but we don't want to rebel against the court. We just want to replace Liu He. But how can we go out without a reason? If we want to kill Liu He, we must list his crimes. Aren't the lives of tens of thousands of people the best reason?"

Cao Hong still didn't understand: "They should have been killed, what kind of crime is this?"

"Haha, Zi Lian is right, they do deserve to die, but in terms of the crimes, the ones who really deserved to be executed were only Chen Ji and hundreds of other family heads and a group of people who directly participated in the uprising that day, and their many family members, mostly the elderly, the weak, women and children, should be sentenced to military service, exile, or imprisonment according to the law. But Liu He killed all of these nearly 30,000 people without any reason, and didn't even leave a complete corpse. Moreover, we all tried hard to persuade him, but he not only didn't listen, but also wanted to kill us all. How cruel and inhumane he is, it's simply the act of a beast."

Cao Hong immediately understood: "Yes, yes, yes, such a tyrannical person should be killed, of course he should be killed, haha."

"Tomorrow you will personally lead a team of soldiers, prepare plenty of tables and other baggage, as well as ropes, and then lead people to dig up the secret compartment under the throne. When the time comes, as soon as Liu He enters the palace and the emperor ascends the throne, immediately block the palace door with baggage, bring the emperor into the secret compartment, and then tie Liu He up with ropes, and then the swordsmen and axemen will go together, and the matter will be settled."

When Cao Cao said this, the coldness in his tone made Chen Gong feel cold all over.

Cao Hong said happily: "Don't worry, Meng De, leave this matter to me and I will definitely handle it."

Chen Gong, who was standing outside the gate, was extremely shocked. He could not believe that the man who had pledged to do his best to support the Han Dynasty was actually such a treacherous and sinister person. Chen Gong now understood what was behind the half sentence that Le Jin said at the city gate.

He was shocked, angry and extremely disappointed.

Chen Gong raised his foot and was about to kick the door open and rush in, but just as his foot was about to kick the door, he suddenly stopped.

"Well, we have different ideals and cannot make plans together. This man is so treacherous. Although I have an old friendship with him, if I oppose what he does now, I am afraid I will be harmed by him." When Chen Gong looked at the figure belonging to Cao Cao in the room, his eyes quickly turned completely cold.

"Cao Mengde, ah Cao Mengde, I will never let you succeed!"

He turned and walked away quickly.

Cao Cao and Cao Hong talked for a long time. Cao Hong stood up and was about to leave. Suddenly, the door was pushed open and Le Jin ran in in a panic and knelt in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at him and asked, "Isn't Wen Qian guarding the city? Why did he leave the city gate so late at night?"

Le Jin said anxiously, "My lord, I just saw Mr. Chen Gong hurriedly leaving the city gate, and he seemed quite unhappy. I..."

Before he could finish, Cao Cao suddenly stood up and said, "What? Gongtai has arrived in Luoyang? Didn't he say it would take another four or five days to arrive?"

Le Jin was also puzzled: "Why didn't Mr. Chen Gong come to see the lord? About an hour ago, he brought food and supplies and arrived in Luoyang City in advance, saying that he wanted to see the lord. Why didn't the lord see him?"

Cao Cao's face became serious: "How could this be..."

For some reason, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

At this time, Le Jin said: "Maybe it was because I... I didn't think carefully and let it slip..."

"Hmm?" Cao Cao stared at Le Jin with eyes as sharp as knives. "What did you say?"

Although Le Jin was afraid, he still told the truth about the situation.

Cao Cao was shocked: "What? You actually told him all this? Nonsense!"

Cao Hong hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, my lord. Wen Qian only said a few words. Although he is a little suspicious, he may not be able to guess your plan."

Cao Cao thought for a moment, then suddenly showed shock on his face. He then shouted to the outside of the door: "Come here, quickly send the guards outside the mansion gate!"

After a while, the guard came to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao asked loudly, "Did Chen Gong come to the mansion just now?"

The guard was also a little surprised: "Mr. Chen Gong, he was here, but he left very soon. And when he left, he looked... a little... a little angry..."

"As expected!" Cao Cao shouted softly, "What I just said to Zilian must have been overheard by him, so he left the city in anger. I think he must have abandoned me."

Le Jin was anxious: "It's all my fault. I made a big mistake. I will go and get Mr. Chen Gong back myself."

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao pondered for a moment and waved his hand: "Forget it, Gongtai has supported me for many years and saved my life. As the saying goes, there is always a loophole in a hundred precautions. Sooner or later, he will know about this. Alas, since we have different ambitions, why force it? Let him go."

Cao Hong and Le Jin looked at each other, seemingly surprised by their lord's answer.

"But if he goes to Liu He and reveals our plan, won't that mean everything will be over?"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes narrowed and he remained silent for a while.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "Send people to guard Mengjin Port. There are only a few days left before Liu He arrives. If he wants to go there for refuge, the only way is Mengjin Port. If he leaves Luoyang through Hangu Pass or Hulao Pass, then there is no need to worry about it."

"This..." The two were still a little hesitant.

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "You guys leave. I'm tired."

The two had no choice but to bow and retreat.

Cao Cao walked to the weapon rack, stroked his Yitian sword, and then with a "clang" sound, the sword was unsheathed.

He looked at the sword shining with cold light and thought to himself: "Gongtai, Gongtai, you and I part ways today. I hope there will never be a day when Cao will use the Yitian Sword against you. You should take care of yourself..."

(End of this chapter)