The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

There was no need to go to prison, as that would have been Liu Zhaoqing's doom.

What about pretending to work for the eunuch party, but actually working for the country and the people. That routine is completely unworkable in this year when everyone in Luoyang secretly wants to kill the Ten Eunuchs and they are about to be killed.

If Liu Zhaoqing agreed, it would be tantamount to ruining his future and making enemies with all the heroes in the world.

As Zhang Gong is a person who will not let go of any opportunity to benefit himself, since Liu Zhaoqing is a useless chess piece, he must destroy it in a meaningful way.

For Zhang Gong, "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" is obviously Liu Zhaoqing's ultimate value.

He was lucky not to be killed on the spot. When Liu Zhaoqing learned that he was going to the residence of the Ten Attendants, he had already anticipated that he would be thrown into death row.

He could even guess that the reason why he was immediately thrown into death row must be the words he said in front of the common people, plus the incident of beheading the dragon. If he added a little more fuel to the fire, it would be easy to accuse him of threatening the Han Dynasty.

For "treason", whether in the pre-Qin Dynasty or the Han Dynasty, the punishment was severe and the emperor would rather kill the innocent than let him go, not to mention that the current emperor was Emperor Ling.

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing was already in a desperate situation.

Fortunately, he had thought about facing this situation long before coming to Luoyang, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

As soon as he arrived in Luoyang, he was sucked into the whirlpool before he could take a few steps.

It is conceivable how dangerous the current situation in Luoyang is.

Lu Hong had already gone to look for Xun Yu, and had almost found Xun Yu by now. With Xun Yu's wisdom and connections, he would definitely guess that he was harmed by the Ten Attendants.

Liu Zhaoqing was not sure whether she was willing to do her best to save him, but given her character, she would definitely not stand idly by and watch the eunuch kill her, even though she had saved her life.

But fate cannot be completely left to others, Liu Zhaoqing must also control his own destiny.

The book and letter he carried with him when he came out were the "key" to his own destiny.

After sitting on the dry and prickly straw mat for a while, watching the mouse in the corner run around his cell twice, there was finally a noise outside the cell again.

A middle-aged man wearing the robes of a prison chief came to Liu Zhaoqing's cell under the guidance of the jailer.

"Chief, this man is Liu Zhaoqing." The jailer said to the chief.

The prison warden looked at Liu Zhaoqing, his mind slightly moved, and then said to the jailer: "You can go down now. Don't pay any attention to this man pretending to be a guest of the Xun family. I will teach him a lesson and then leave."

"Yes." The jailer bowed and left quickly.

The prison chief waited until the jailer left, then bowed to Liu Zhaoqing and said, "Master Zhaoqing."

"You are..." Liu Zhaoqing stood up and walked to the polite warden. He didn't remember knowing this warden.

"Master Zhaoqing, don't be confused. We have indeed never met before." The prison chief smiled and said, "But my wife is from Pingyuan."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Zhaoqing understood that the prison chief's wife probably learned about what he had done for the people of Pingyuan from letters from home, and then informed the prison chief.

The prison chief had an upright appearance. Although he was not a minister in the court, he made Liu Zhaoqing feel at ease at this moment.

Liu Zhaoqing immediately bowed to the prison chief and said, "My lord, please do not break the law because of me. The Ten Eunuchs can kill hundreds of people with just one word."

"Of course I know that." The prison warden sighed, "The Ten Eunuchs have been causing chaos for many years. This time, the Yellow River Rebellion has not only not subsided, but has become even more serious."

"The day before yesterday, I heard rumors that a ferocious beast seemed to have escaped from the palace. Today, I saw a hero like Prince Zhaoqing being killed by eunuchs. The chaos in the court is really terrible. However, my power... is really humble and I can't save the righteous man from the water and fire."

"My sister once told me that there were few upright people in Luoyang, but I was so lucky to meet two of them in succession." Liu Zhaoqing said with a smile, "One is Miss Xun, and the other is you, my Lord."

"Alas, Master Zhaoqing, how can you still have the mind to laugh?" The warden was also helpless.

"I can't compare to the young lady from the Xun family. That lady is not only talented, but also truly concerned about the country and the people. She sighs all day long because the Han Dynasty cannot be saved." The warden said as he took out a pornographic book and a letter from his sleeve.

"This is all I can do for Master Zhao Qing. The jailers thought these two items were worthless, so they handed them to me. As for the rest, even I can't get them back. This prison is full of spies from the attendants and others." said the warden.

This is also the reason why he dismissed the jailer.

Liu Zhaoqing did not think that the warden had done too little. Instead, he was delighted and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, sir. I just need these two things."

"Oh?" The warden handed the book and letter in his hand to Liu Zhaoqing across the cell fence, somewhat puzzled.

"These two items are of no use to Master Zhaoqing in his current...situation, right? Especially the yellow-sealed book, isn't it a blank thing? And the paper inside is dirty and worn out, isn't it even worth... a penny?"

blank?

Liu Zhaoqing took the book and flipped through it. He indeed did not see any words, and the paper was indeed worn out. However, Liu Zhaoqing immediately realized that someone was helping him protect the book.

That “person” is naturally Yinglong in the book.

However, the human book really couldn't help Liu Zhaoqing much at this time. Liu Zhaoqing could use Yinglong's power to escape, which was a backup plan, but in that case, he would become a wanted criminal.

If he wanted to make a name for himself and have a career in Luoyang, this frame-up by the Ten Eunuchs, which was a catastrophic disaster, was also the most critical opportunity for him to stir up some storm in Luoyang and ride the waves in the whirlpool.

Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk. Now that he is in a desperate situation, he must seize every opportunity.

"This book is worthless, but this letter is different." Liu Zhaoqing looked at the letter and made sure that the paper inside the letter had not been tampered with, then handed it back to the warden.

"Could you please do Zhao Qing a favor and deliver this letter to someone?"

"Who?"

"The Northern Army General of the imperial court is Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan."

-

On the other side, Xun Yu was still in the corridor in front of the courtyard, leaning over the desk, writing about the ferocious beast he encountered in Dongjun of Yanzhou two days ago.

Thinking of the chaos caused by the tiger's minions and the horror of the ferocious beasts, and then thinking of the bravery of Liu Zhaoqing, Xun Yu was inspired: "I have to write two more lines for Zhaoqing. If this person can be used by the court, it will be great..."

Xun Yu pulled his sleeve and raised his wrist, but before he could put pen to paper, there was a commotion outside, as if someone had broken a vase or something.

Xun Yu frowned slightly and was about to call the servant, but at this moment a beautiful woman in a pink silk dress ran in from the door not far away.

"Lü Hong?"

Looking at Lv Hong who was running over in a hurry, he was surprised not because of her beauty, but why she was so panicked, and...

"Why did you come back alone? Where's Zhao Qing?"

"Miss Xun, please save the young master!" Lu Hong said as she was about to kneel down towards Xun Yu.

Xun Yu quickly helped him up: "Don't worry, explain the situation first!"

After calling the servants to move the case away, Xun Yu helped Lv Hong to the living room and wanted her to sit down, but Lv Hong shook her head and immediately told him about how she and Liu Zhaoqing encountered the eunuch in the teahouse.

"Empress Zhang invites Zhao Qing?"

Xun Yu frowned upon hearing this: "This Zhang... should not be that Zhang. Gongda once told me that it was Zhang Gong who mentioned Zhao Qing's trip to Pingyuan to Your Majesty. It should be him who invited Zhao Qing."

"Zhang Gong is a rather moody person, fond of small profits, greedy for money and pleasure, but relatively good at showing off, and good at strategy. He is one of the most intelligent of the Ten Eunuchs, and his intelligence is second only to Zhang Rang..."

Xun Yu continued to mutter: "This person should not harm Zhao Qing. As long as Zhao Qing maintains etiquette and does not offend him, it will be fine. I thought he would look for him after Zhao Qing responded to the imperial edict, but I didn't expect it to be so soon..."

"If I'm right, Zhang Gong should be trying to win over Zhao Qing. Otherwise, there's no need for him to mention Zhao Qing to Your Majesty. Zhao Qing is like a magnet entering Luoyang. If the Ten Eunuchs control him, he can indeed interfere with the gentry and great Confucian officials, which can indirectly weaken He Jin's power."

"So Liu Zhaoqing will have nothing to worry about as long as he accepts Zhang Gong's invitation."

Hearing this, Lu Hong was relieved, but unexpectedly Xun Yu's face became even worse. Then Lu Hong also realized something.

That is: How could Liu Zhaoqing be in the same group as the Ten Attendants?

Thinking of the consequences of offending the Ten Eunuchs, even if Lu Hong did not serve as an official in Luoyang in the future, he could still learn something from his father and rumors.

Death is the least severe consequence.

Lu Hong's lips turned pale, and she looked at Xun Yu: "Miss Xun, that young master won't..."

Xun Yu did not speak, but called his men: "Come and prepare the horses."

"Ms. Xun."

"You stay at home. Zhao Qing definitely doesn't want anything to happen to you." Xun Yu said to Lu Hong, and then comforted her.

"Don't worry, I'll go find someone right away. Zhang Gong is not the kind of person who would kill someone on his own. He will definitely kill a chicken to scare the monkeys. We still have time."

After saying this, Xun Yu took two steps forward, then immediately stopped and spoke to Lu Hong.

"Write a letter explaining Liu Zhaoqing's situation, and have my servants send it to Pingyuan County by express mail. I will do it immediately."

Lu Hong nodded quickly.

After giving the instructions, Xun Yu hurried out of the door and got on the horse prepared by the servant.

Then after thinking for two seconds, I had a destination.

"Since it is 'killing a chicken to scare the monkeys', he should still be on death row. If you want to save him, you should go find the captain... and there are not many captains who are not among the Ten Attendants. The captain of the Central Army should be one of them."

-

In prison, Liu Zhaoqing sat in the cell.

He closed his eyes and didn't do anything unnecessary. He had to conserve his energy and had already done what he should do.

If the crime Zhang Gong mentioned was "treason", then it must be reported to the court. Even if Emperor Lingdi would not investigate it, he would just casually deal with it under the deliberate perfunctory attitude of the Ten Eunuchs.

Then Liu Zhaoqing will have at least one day, and he will be safe before attending court tomorrow.

However, Zhang Gong obviously would not let him off easily.

"Crack!"

There was a sound from the distance; someone was kicking the door.

"Captain Bao, this is the death row. No, this is not the place for you, sir..."

"Stop talking nonsense. How dare you, a prison warden, give orders to Captain Bao?" a soldier shouted.

"The villain dare not..."

Following the sound of footsteps, Liu Zhaoqing saw a middle-aged bearded man wearing exquisite red armor and two soldiers coming to his cell.

Behind him was the prison warden who looked a little embarrassed.

"Open the door." The bearded man said calmly.

"grown ups……"

Seeing that the prison warden was still hesitating, the soldier kicked him directly and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Open the door when I tell you to!"

Helplessly, the prison warden had to step forward and open the door. Then the captain came in, took a look at Liu Zhaoqing and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that there are still people who are in the death row intact."

After saying this, he turned his head to look at the prison warden who was looking down, with a playful look on his face: "It seems that someone is disregarding the law..."

"There is no law in the court that states that those sent to death row must be physically impaired." Liu Zhaoqing, who was sitting, said.

Then he opened his eyes and looked at the captain named "Bao": "Don't you know this? Bao Hong?"

"How dare you! How dare you address the Captain by his name?!"

"The owner wasn't angry, but the dog was?"

When the soldier heard this, he immediately drew his sword: "You..."

"Back off." Bao Hong said calmly, then looked at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "Now I know why you offended Attendant Zhang Gong."

"You guys step back first." Bao Hong said to the people around him.

Upon hearing this, the jailer and the soldiers also left the cell.

Then Bao Hong was not worried that Liu Zhaoqing would escape and did not close the cell door. His martial arts skills were not enough to let a civilian slip away from him.

As for the story of Liu Zhaoqing slaying the dragon, he felt that someone was just exaggerating it. Not only him, but many people in the court thought so.

After all, it was said by Zhang Gong, the sinister and despicable Ten Attendants. Who would believe it?

"I just heard of the name Zhao Qing for the first time not long ago." Bao Hong said, "However, I have heard that you have quite a lot of wealth in Pingyuan. If you are willing to give some of it to replace your body, I will not do anything to you because you are so dedicated to the people."

"You first heard my name as Weimin, but it's not the first time I heard the name Bao Hong." Liu Zhaoqing smiled, "I just didn't expect that when you were the Right Fufeng of the imperial court, you made great contributions in suppressing rebellions and killing bandits, but now you have been promoted to a lieutenant of the lower army, but you have started to accept bribes from death row prisoners."

"It's really lamentable, pitiful and sad."

Bao Hong's face gradually darkened: "Do you really think I dare not do anything to you? With my status, I can kill you here and then go and talk to Lord Zhang Gong without any worries."

"You can give it a try."

Bao Hong slowly placed his hand on the knife, and Liu Zhaoqing was also ready to touch the book on his chest.

Just then, there was a sudden noise outside, followed by a loud shout from outside.

"The captain of the central army has arrived!"

Bao Hong frowned: "Yuan Shao?"

"What's she doing here?"

Chapter 76 Yuan Shao