Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 807: Surprised Cheng Liang
When Liu He saw that he pleaded guilty, his anger subsided a little.

"Since you can admit your mistakes, it shows that you still have some conscience. Tell me yourself, what crime should you be punished for disobeying military orders and delaying military operations?"

Cheng Liang's face turned pale: "He deserves...he deserves to be beheaded..."

"Well said, come here..."

Liu He shouted loudly, and Xun Yu and the other two were so scared that they quickly knelt down.

"Your Majesty, you must not kill the three generals..."

"Yes, not to mention that the Third General is sworn brother to you, just based on his numerous military exploits over the past decade, Your Majesty should grant him some mercy."

"I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and spare the three generals this time, so that they can make up for their crimes and make meritorious contributions..."

Cheng Liang also kowtowed: "I am willing to make meritorious contributions while serving my sentence, whether it is to fight Cao Cao or Liu Yan, I have no complaints..."

"no!"

When Liu He said these two words, Cheng Liang felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

He looked at Liu He with disbelief, feeling that this elder brother seemed extremely unfamiliar at this moment.

"Brother, you... Although I was a little delayed, the war was not affected. Besides, I really encountered an accident..."

"How dare you talk nonsense here? You are a top general in the court, but you disregarded military discipline and orders, and even made up excuses afterwards. You have disrupted our military's morale and destroyed our principles. How can you not punish me severely?"

Liu He was angry, and Xun Yu and others were about to persuade him, when Gong Saner suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, Luoyang Magistrate Wang Chen, Grand Minister of Agriculture Feng Fang, and Court Justice Zhong Yao are seeking an audience outside the palace, saying that they have urgent matters to report."

Liu He frowned slightly: "Why did the three of them suddenly come here? What could be the urgent matter?"

He waved to Gong Saner and said, "Call them in."

"promise."

After Gong San'er left, Liu He said to Cheng Liang, "Please step aside. I will deal with you after I have dealt with the matters reported by the three of them."

Although Cheng Liang was full of grievances, he could only stand up and step aside.

Soon, Gong Saner led Wang Chen, Zhong Yao and Feng Fang to the study.

Among the three, Feng Fang, upon seeing Liu He, immediately knelt down with tears streaming down her face.

"I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me..."

Liu He was immediately confused: "Lord Feng, why are you doing this?"

In the original history, Feng Fang was also one of the Eight Commandants of Xiyuan, and was listed together with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others. The Xiling Feng family to which he belonged was also a big family in Jingzhou, second only to the Cai, Kuai, Pang and other families. Now he has been in the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture for five or six years. In the past, he was obedient to Liu He and followed his lead. Therefore, when Liu He took advantage of the incident of the rice dumpling shop, he only dealt with Taicang Ling Wang Ting, but did not take action against him as the Grand Minister of Agriculture. Otherwise, he could at least be demoted for not governing his subordinates strictly.

However, in the past two years, he had colluded with Yang Biao and others and repeatedly went against him, which had made Liu He dissatisfied. At this time, he suddenly broke into the palace and cried in front of him, which made Liu He even more impatient, but he just couldn't get angry.

Feng Fang burst into tears and knelt down, crying: "I have been loyal to the Han Dynasty all my life. However, when my young grandson came to Luoyang from his hometown in Jingzhou to visit me, he was beaten and killed for no reason and died on the street. I kneel down and ask Your Majesty to make a decision..."

When Liu He heard this, he almost laughed out loud.

"My dear Lord Feng, I am deeply saddened by your grandson's tragic death. However, I will leave this matter to the Luoyang magistrate to catch the real culprit and punish him severely. I will commend your grandson to show my honor and favor to your Feng family."

After saying this, he looked at Wang Chen and said, "My dear Wang, have you found out who the murderer is and where he is?"

Wang Chen suddenly looked embarrassed: "Your Majesty, I already know the identity of the murderer and have found out where he lives, but..."

"Just what? Since the real murderer is known, we should immediately arrest him and bring him to justice. Why are you still hesitating? Is there something else strange about this case?"

Liu He said impatiently.

Wang Chen said hurriedly, "This case is very clear. The crime took place outside the private room on the third floor of Lianshan Restaurant. The murderer and the deceased had an argument and then fought. Many people were present, including the two generals guarding the city gate, the captain of the restaurant's guards, and more than a dozen diners on the same floor. They can all testify."

"Lianshan Restaurant? General in the imperial court?" Liu He seemed to realize that something was wrong.

"Could the murderer be related to these two generals?"

Thinking of this, everything that happened before his eyes seemed to be explained. Otherwise, if it was just an ordinary street conflict that resulted in death, these three people would not have come to alarm the emperor.

Wang Chen said, "Your Majesty, that's exactly what happened. At that time, the two generals and another general were drinking in a private room. The young master of the Feng family had a conflict with a waiter in the restaurant and accidentally bumped into several generals, which led to a conflict. The three generals, under the influence of alcohol, fought with each other, which led to the tragedy."

Liu He frowned: "Who are the three people?" Xun Yu and the other three also guessed what had happened. They felt that Feng Fang came directly to the emperor for such a matter, it must be because the murderer was a general in the army. If so, it would be a real trouble.

Unexpectedly, when asked by Liu He, Wang Chen looked embarrassed.

"This... Your Majesty, I'm afraid this person... I'm afraid it's a little difficult to deal with..."

"Huh? Not easy to deal with? What does that mean?" Liu He looked displeased.

Wang Chen replied, "The two generals are fine, but the man who actually beat and killed Master Feng is of a very special status. He was an old soldier when your majesty started the army in Bingzhou, and he has great prestige in the army. After receiving this case, I hesitated for a long time and it is very difficult to handle."

Liu He was a little annoyed. "The so-called prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as the common people. How can it be difficult or not? And how can it be a special identity? As long as the evidence is solid and this person is confirmed to be the real murderer, let alone an ordinary general, even if it is my brothers and children, anyone who dares to ignore the law should be severely punished according to the law."

"Your Majesty is wise and wise. Our whole family is deeply grateful!"

Feng Fang shouted and fell to the ground.

Xun Yu looked strange and secretly winked at Liu He.

"Hmm? What does Wen Ruo's look mean... Could it be that there are other subtleties in this matter..."

Liu He felt a little surprised.

He thought about it and decided that the murderer should not be an important person. Guan Yu, Zhang Yong, Zhu Ye, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Deng Yuan, Zhang He, Ma Chao, Ye Xiang and others were all leading troops outside. Cheng Liang did not stay after entering the city, but went into the palace immediately. And Da Meng had not left the house for the past few months. He just stayed by his wife and baby son every day. In the past two months, even Cheng Liang couldn't get him to drink.

Apart from these few people who would put him in a dilemma, he could be ruthless enough to kill the other generals as a warning to the rest. Of course, this must be done after confirming that they were the real culprits. Although he treated the generals differently, he would never allow even an ordinary soldier under his command to be bullied.

However, the name Wang Chen said next not only surprised Liu He, but also made him regret it.

"With your majesty's words, I have nothing to worry about. I will do my best to bring General Wang Han to justice."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking this righteous action. I bow my head in gratitude."

After Feng Fang kowtowed, he was about to stand up and leave with Wang Chen and Zhong Yao.

"Wait, who did you say?"

Liu He called out to them.

Wang Chen said again: "Reporting to your majesty, the man who killed Master Feng with his fists after drinking with the two generals was General Wang Han, also known as General Dameng."

"What? You are talking nonsense!"

Before Liu He could speak, Cheng Liang jumped out.

He pointed at Wang Chen and Feng Fang and started to curse them: "I know Dameng's temper best. He has a kind nature and has followed my elder brother in starting an army for more than ten years. He is invincible on the battlefield and has killed countless enemies, but outside the battlefield, he has never hit anyone casually! You two bastards, how dare you slander Dameng? I will kill you first, so that you won't harm other generals in the future."

As he said this, he waved his huge fist and pretended to hit it.

Wang Chen and Feng Fang were horrified and tried to dodge, but they accidentally fell down and were in a very embarrassing state.

"Third brother, don't be so rude!" Liu He shouted.

Xun Yu, Xun You and Cui Jun stepped forward at the same time and grabbed Cheng Liang. The three of them often practiced martial arts, although their martial arts were far inferior to Cheng Liang's. However, they were three against one, and Cheng Liang was afraid of hurting them, so they did not dare to use too much force, and were pulled away by them.

Feng Fang's old face turned pale with fear.

"You... you... you are so rude, so rude... you are so rude and disrespectful..."

"Bah!" Cheng Liang spat directly on him.

"What kind of etiquette and decorum do I need to show to a shameless and rude old thief like you? Just let me go and let me kill him. That will save you a lot of trouble."

Liu He was furious and stepped forward and grabbed Cheng Liang.

"Nonsense, why don't you retreat!"

"Brother!" Cheng Liang was so anxious that veins popped out on his forehead.

"That's Da Meng. Don't you know what kind of person he is? How could he kill someone for no reason? These two guys must have colluded to frame him. Why are you still speaking in their favor?"

(End of this chapter)