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

"Okay...ok." Lu Hong nodded quickly.

Although he was a "good friend", but... the young master promised to take her away and go home together, what else could she ask for.

Liu Zhaoqing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Hong agreed and smiled.

This is the best solution. Otherwise, if he suddenly brings back a servant who is so beautiful that she is beyond belief, it would be bad if his wife has a gloomy face.

Moreover, Lu Hong's disease is indeed difficult to cure. I heard from Jiao'er before that the old immortal Nanhua once appeared in Jizhou. If Lu Hong can be taken to find that person, perhaps there is a sign that Lu Hong's disease can be cured.

Hua Tuo is definitely not good enough, otherwise the disease of the great Han emperor would have been cured long ago. Now it seems that if the "disease" wants to be cured, one can only pray to the illusory immortal.

Afterwards, Liu Zhaoqing told Lv Hong, who was smiling, not to run around at her father's friend's house in the next few days, and that he would visit her as her brother later. Lv Hong agreed readily.

When she left the room, Liu Zhaoqing's mind was still filled with her beautiful smile.

After dressing up beautifully and wearing fancy clothes, Lu Hong's appearance is really captivating. Fortunately, her father's friend is a great scholar, otherwise Liu Zhaoqing might still be worried.

"But speaking of it, Wang Yun from Luoyang should be back at this time, right? I remember that in the previous life, he had a maid named Diao Chan?" Liu Zhaoqing said softly, then shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s Diao or Diao Chan. Neither Dong Zhuo nor Lu Bu have seen them. What he has to deal with now are the Ten Eunuchs and He Jin.

Unless Diao Chan could hold the Fang Tian Ji and defeat thousands of troops with one sweep, becoming more courageous than Lu Bu, Liu Zhaoqing would not be interested at all.

Later in the evening, Xun Yu also came back.

Xun Yu brought good news and bad news.

The good news is that Wang Yun, Zheng Xuan and other great Confucian scholars will resume their posts at the early court tomorrow morning, but the bad news is that someone saw eunuchs entering He Jin's mansion.

After chatting with Xun Yu for a while, they both felt that they still had to adapt to the situation.

They and the great scholars had no army, and they knew that they had no chance of winning in a head-on fight, so they had to make good use of every opportunity to gain an advantage for themselves.

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The next morning, Liu Zhaoqing received another imperial edict.

At the morning court today, he will also enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony to receive his reward.

Having met the emperor yesterday and knowing what he was thinking, Liu Zhaoqing was not worried that the emperor would change his mind.

But Xun Yu was not so optimistic.

"If it is true as Zhao Qing said, that His Majesty has begun to change... then the Ten Attendants will definitely notice it, and they may suppress us even more severely. And if His Majesty does not have a reasonable reason, it will be difficult for him to take action..."

Xun Yu frowned: "Zhao Qing, this morning court session... may be dangerous."

Liu Zhaoqing nodded: "I know, but I can't not go, right?"

"Let's go, Wen Ruo. I have killed a six-headed dragon before, so I will definitely not be afraid of a few eunuchs."

Then, Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu each got in a carriage and headed for the palace.

Although Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu had a very good relationship, Xun Yu was an official appointed by the court, while he was still a commoner. They definitely could not ride in the same car in formal occasions such as morning court.

Not only that, Liu Zhaoqing could not enter the palace directly like Xun Yu, but had to wait until all officials entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the imperial edict was issued to announce Liu Zhaoqing's reward before he could set foot in the palace.

Fortunately, the wait did not last long. When the sun just rose, a loud shout came from the palace.

"Announce, Liu Zhaoqing enter the palace!"

Liu Zhaoqing hurried through the palace gate and looked into the eyes of a young man wearing tiger helmet armor. The man had golden hair on his temples. He frowned at Liu Zhaoqing and snorted coldly.

Judging from the style of his armor, his golden hair, and his domineering look, this should be Yuan Shu, the General of the Tiger Guards, the imperial guards of the palace.

In this era, let alone prominent families, even ordinary gentry looked at commoners in this way. Even though Liu Zhaoqing was famous in Luoyang at this time, real gentry would not feel that they were equal to him when they saw him. There were only a few people like Xun Yu who truly valued talent over background.

Liu Zhaoqing didn't care about the quick glance with Yuan Shu. He walked quickly along the steps towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

He took off his shoes in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and then, under the gaze of civil and military officials on both sides, Liu Zhaoqing knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Hong who was already sitting on the dragon throne.

"I, Liu Zhaoqing, greet your majesty. Long live your majesty."

"Stand up." Liu Hong said, and then continued.

"Since Zhao Qing is here, how do you think we should reward him?"

An old minister stepped out from the row of civil officials. His name was Cai Yong.

"I believe that Zhao Qing presented the River Map and summoned the auspicious beast, which is an unprecedented contribution. He should be rewarded generously to show your majesty's wisdom. The specific reward will be decided by your majesty."

Cai Yong came out to respond to Liu Hong's words so as not to embarrass Liu Hong.

Because it was difficult for the ministers to say anything about rewards, and Liu Hong was known for being stingy, no one thought that Liu Zhaoqing would get any good reward.

Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, He Jin, He Miao, and Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others who were around His Majesty did not speak.

Liu Hong thought about it for a while while sitting on the dragon throne, then asked Zhang Rang beside him, "Father Rang, what do you think?"

"It's all up to your majesty to decide." Zhang Rang said quickly.

"That's good." Liu Hong smiled.

"Then I will reward you with 100 catties of gold, 500 catties of silver, 500,000 coins, and 3,000 pieces of brocade..."

Many ministers in the court opened their mouths when they heard this.

It’s not that I think the reward is unreasonably large, it’s because Your Majesty is really willing to give so much reward.

And it’s not over yet.

"...Then, the arrival of this auspicious beast and the emergence of the River Map, the rise of the Han Dynasty, are indeed the greatest achievements among great achievements..." Liu Hong frowned and thought for a moment, then said.

"Then I will confer upon you the title of Marquis..."

Zhang Rang was stunned, and quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty... you must not do this."

"Oh?" Liu Hong was puzzled. "Why not? Let father tell me."

"Liu Zhaoqing is a commoner. It was rare for a commoner to be granted the title of marquis in the previous dynasty. Not to mention that Liu Zhaoqing had killed the red dragon, let alone..."

As he spoke, Zhang Rang winked at Zhao Zhong, who had a feminine look on his face.

Zhao Zhong clapped his hands.

Then all the officials saw Zhang Gong and another eunuch escorting a man into the Hall of Supreme Harmony from outside.

"Zhang Gong, Song Dian, this court is not a place where you can come and go as you please?!"

Seeing the two eunuchs blatantly violate the rules and enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony without receiving the imperial edict, Huangfu Song immediately stood up and shouted at them with an angry face.

Zhang Gong just smiled at Huangfu Song's questioning, then he knelt down and saluted before Liu Hong, then said in a painful voice: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report!"

"What's the matter?" Liu Hong asked.

"This is a major matter concerning Your Majesty and the dignity of all the people of Luoyang!" Song Dian also lay on the ground and said loudly.

Then all the civil and military officials as well as Liu Hong became curious. Seeing this, Zhang Gong, who lowered his head and secretly watched the officials' reactions, also knew that the emotions had been aroused to a great extent.

"The poem written by commoner Liu Zhaoqing...was not written by him!"

Zhang Gong said this while pointing at the stranger man who was brought up and was already dying.

“This person is the author of “Ode to Coal” and “Song of the Wine”.”

"This commoner Liu Zhaoqing is the thief who stole his poems!"

"How dare he deceive the emperor! He deserves to be cut in half or torn to pieces!"

There was an uproar in the court.

However, Liu Zhaoqing looked at Zhang Gong with narrowed eyes.

Chapter 91: Half a Day Writing a Poem

Zhang Gongsong Dian suddenly ran to the court to accuse Liu Zhaoqing, causing all the officials who were unaware of the situation to fall into an uproar.

"Not his? A stolen poem?"

"What are the Ten Eunuchs planning to do again?"

"Isn't that possible? The people of Luoyang City saw with their own eyes the auspicious beast coming to pay homage that day, and didn't the original poem fly directly to the death row?"

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Among the officials, some were surprised, some did not believe it, and some were skeptical.

Great Confucian scholars such as Lu Zhi and Cai Yong looked at the emperor and found that he was frowning as if he was also in doubt, but did not speak directly. They understood that the emperor must have his own ideas.

At this time, Zhao Zhong, who was on Liu Hong's right, suddenly straightened his face, stepped forward and shouted at Zhang Gong: "Zhang Gong, why do you say that?"

"Liu Zhaoqing's poems are famous throughout Luoyang and have been passed down for generations. Your Majesty also appreciates them very much. Are you questioning your Majesty's vision?!"

It seemed like he was scolding Zhang Gong, but these words were actually giving Zhang Gong an opportunity to follow the clues and continue speaking.

"Of course not, that's why I say Liu Zhaoqing is guilty of deceiving the emperor!" Zhang Gong knelt down and said loudly.

"Since you said that Wanshizuo was not written by Liu Zhaoqing, then who wrote it?" Zhang Rang also spoke indifferently at this time.

"It can't be you, Zhang Gong Song Dian, right?"

"Of course not me!"

Zhang Gong lowered his head, then raised the Son of God and pointed at the man who was tied up beside him, with tattered clothes, face covered with clotted blood, and disheveled hair, and his appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Those two poems were written by this person!"

"Who is this person?" Liu Hong asked. Not only him, but no one present knew this person.

Seeing that His Majesty was interested, Zhang Gong immediately said, "This man is a subordinate of the county clerk of a county in Henei County. He was famous in Henei a few years ago and is good at poetry."

Yuanzu means subordinates.

"How can a mere subordinate of a county magistrate compose such a poem?! Zhang Gong, I think you are the one who is deceiving the emperor!" At this time, Wang Yun stood up and shouted at Zhang Gong.

"Since Lord Wang thinks that even someone from a noble family cannot create a masterpiece that will last for generations, then how could a commoner like Liu Zhaoqing write such a poem?" Zhang Gong asked in return with a smile.

Then, facing the civil and military officials and Liu Hong, Zhang Gong continued to point at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "Liu Zhaoqing was born in a humble family and has never been taught by a Confucian teacher. Before this year, he had never written a poem that could even be famous in Qing and Ji provinces."

“A person who has never been to school, has never been taught by great scholars, has never made friends with famous people, and has no environment to learn poetry, can suddenly write a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages…” Zhang Gong looked at Wang Yun.

"Wang Laoru, you just returned to Luoyang, but you should also understand that there must be something fishy going on, right?"

Wang Yun's face was uncertain.

At this moment, a faint voice came from Zhang Gong.

"Zhang Gong, everyone says that your strategy is second only to Zhang Rang among the Ten Attendants. But now it seems that you are nothing more than a country boy." Liu Zhaoqing didn't even look at Zhang Gong, his tone and expression were full of contempt.

"What did you say?!" Zhang Gong burst out with momentum.

"Zhang Gong, His Majesty's court is not a place for you to act wildly!" Zhu Jun shouted.

Zhang Gong paused and looked at Zhu Jun with a gloomy look.

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing continued, "I thought you would have some way to attack me, but I didn't expect it to be such a low-brow false accusation."

"It seems that I overestimated the Ten Attendants."

At this time, Song Dian snorted coldly: "You can only show off your eloquence."

"How are you going to explain your crime of stealing poems and deceiving the emperor?!"

"Why do you need to explain?" Liu Zhaoqing asked back.

"This is what I did. You can just find an innocent person, coerce or bribe him, and bring him to the court. He is nothing more than proof that you, the Ten Attendants, are disregarding the rules of the court."

Seeing that Liu Zhaoqing was neither humble nor arrogant, he was not frightened by the sudden false accusation by Zhang Gong and others.

Xun Yu also breathed a sigh of relief, while Cai Yong, Lu Zhi and others all nodded slightly.

The fact that he could respond so calmly was enough to prove that Liu Zhaoqing had the qualities of a promising general.

Liu Zhaoqing looked at Zhang Gong. Compared to the politeness he had shown to Zhang Gong when they first met, Liu Zhaoqing now had the confidence to challenge him.

Besides, the fight will not stop until one dies, so there is no need to be polite.

"Your Majesty." Liu Zhaoqing turned and saluted Liu Hong. "Zhang Gongsong Dian trespassed into the court and fabricated evidence to deceive the emperor. He should be executed according to the law."

For a moment, many ministers in the court were stunned.

Even He Jin and other foreign relatives who had remained silent raised their eyebrows slightly.

Apart from He Jin and others, this was the first time that someone in the court dared to openly challenge the Ten Attendants.

And this person is a commoner.