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

The ministers were also surprised and puzzled. What could have earned Liu Zhaoqing a title of nobility?

Xun Yu simply threw the piece of cloth in his hand forward, and suddenly an extremely long document with names written all over it appeared in the eyes of all the officials.

All the names in the book have bright red handprints, which must have been pressed by each person who wrote the name.

"What...is this?" He Jin had never seen this thing before, so he asked.

"This is a book for all the people!" Xun Yu said.

"The Book of All Nations?"

"Yes." Xun Yu nodded.

"This is a book requested by the people of Pingyuan County for Zhao Qing. The front volume contains a detailed account of Zhao Qing's achievements and the hardships he experienced in saving lives during the Yellow River Rebellion by Tian Feng, a prominent figure in Hebei. The back volume records the names of the people in Pingyuan County who received his kindness."

"It should be for more than ten thousand people!"

All the officials were shocked, and Liu Hong even opened his mouth.

Xun Yu looked at the ministers around him and said, "Just now, the general said that those who have made contributions to governing the country in a peaceful era can also be granted a title of nobility. Isn't that enough?"

"'There is a son in Pingyuan named Zhaoqing, and the people call him Liu Gong...'"

Cai Yong, who was close to Wanmin Book, read out the text in the book. This book by Tian Feng, a great man from Hebei, did not shock the great scholars as much as Wanshizuo or Apanggongfu.

But the words he chose were genuine and plain, each word telling of the danger of disasters in the plains. There were not only river worms but even dragons. It was also the first time that the officials knew that Liu Zhaoqing had attracted a dragon with his own body.

After listening to this, all the officials and Liu Hong were moved to varying degrees.

"Ugh……"

Liu Hong sighed.

I was not sighing for Liu Zhaoqing, but for myself.

While the ministers were silent, Liu Hong spoke again: "This matter has been decided. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, you two will help me return to the palace. I... need to do something."

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were both stunned, and then immediately nodded.

Since Your Majesty has said "it has been decided", there is no need to say anything extra.

When Liu Hong walked down the stairs, all the officials bowed their heads and saluted. When he passed by Song Dian, who was so frightened that he could not speak, and Zhang Gong, who was pale, he glanced at them and said to Cao Cao, "Let the military commander take care of the punishment."

Cao Cao quickly responded: "I obey your command."

In this way, Liu Hong was helped out of the hall by Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, and the officials also began to leave one after another.

He Jin glanced at Liu Zhaoqing, nodded slightly, and left with He Miao and his advisers and military officers.

After Yuan Wei came to Liu Zhaoqing, he also smiled at him.

In response to this show of goodwill, Liu Zhaoqing lowered his head and slightly bowed, but did not receive it enthusiastically.

When Lu Zhi, Cai Yong and others came over, Liu Zhaoqing smiled.

Cai Yong wanted to talk more, but realizing that they were still in the court, he whispered that he would discuss the poem in detail in the court, and then left with Lu Zhi, Wang Yun and others.

Liu Zhaoqing did not leave.

In the end, only Xun Yu, Yuan Shao and a few aristocratic bureaucrats who were inclined towards the Ten Attendants were left.

"What? Do you want to be beheaded too?" Yuan Shao asked the officials indifferently.

Those officials looked unhappy and did not dare to say much. They glanced at Zhang Gong and Song Dian and left.

"Come here!" Cao Cao shouted, and four imperial guards came in from outside the hall.

"Master Liu! Master Liu, please, please spare my life, Master Liu!" Song Dian held Liu Zhaoqing's feet and began to beg for mercy.

"I don't have the ability to influence Your Majesty." Liu Zhaoqing said calmly, then pulled his legs out and stood next to Xun Yu.

The imperial guards held the dishonest Song Dian, and then used their divine power to make him speechless, and then took him away. When they faced Zhang Gong, Zhang Gong stood up cooperatively.

He was lifted up and just before leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he turned around and looked at Liu Zhaoqing: "It wasn't you who did it, was it?"

Liu Zhaoqing did not answer, and he was taken away by the imperial guards along with Song Dian.

"Thank you Captain Cao for the brocade, and thank you Captain Yuan for saving me before." Liu Zhaoqing bowed to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

"Don't thank me, I didn't save you." Yuan Shao waved his hand, then looked at Cao Cao and said, "I'll wait for you at the teahouse."

After saying that, she turned around and left with a gust of wind.

"Thank you, Captain Cao." Xun Yu also bowed to Cao Gong.

Cao Cao also smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite to me, Wen Ruo?"

"That day, I heard Zhaoqing say to me that the hero of troubled times is me, Cao Cao. Now, Zhaoqing, who has killed two eunuchs with one poem, you are much braver than me, Cao Cao." Cao Cao praised Liu Zhaoqing.

His expression was full of joy.

"I was just lucky. Zhang Gong looked down on me and thought highly of himself. It was his own arrogance that killed him." Liu Zhaoqing shook his head.

"Humility is a virtue, but excessive humility is not," Cao Cao said with a smile.

Then he looked at Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu and said, "We should drink three hundred cups today to celebrate the execution of the two eunuchs. But before that, I think you two would like to do something, right?"

"Captain Cao knows me." Liu Zhaoqing smiled and nodded.

Half an hour later, at the Meridian Gate of the Imperial Palace, two rows of imperial guards in black and red armor blocked the black crowd outside a circle.

Inside the circle, a temporary wooden platform was built.

Zhang Gong and Song Dian, who had taken off their eunuch uniforms, were escorted to the stage by the imperial guards. Cao Cao, who was sitting in the middle of the stage, looked at the two men who were forced to kneel on the ground, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

"cut!"

The executioner with God's gift raised his knife and the next second two heads fell on the stage and rolled on the ground. The bloody scroll he drew could not describe all the sins he had committed.

Xun Yu, who was standing next to the platform, clenched his fists tightly with his chest heaving slightly. Liu Zhaoqing put his hands behind his back, and although his eyes were calm, he finally felt relieved in his heart.

Finally took the first step.

"Good! Good, good death!!"

No one knew who among the onlookers shouted this.

Suddenly, a stone caused a thousand waves, and a large number of people started shouting.

For a moment, the imperial guards had to increase their efforts to maintain order, but Cao Cao was not worried. Instead, he smiled. He was filled with pride when he saw everyone cheering. Then he looked at Liu Zhaoqing with shining eyes and spoke despite the noisy execution ground.

"Your Excellency is born with nature, and Heaven will not go against you."

"You should be good to me, Meng De!"

Chapter 94: Captain Cao’s Heart

"Ten eunuchs Zhang Gong and Song Dian were beheaded!"

"What? The Ten Eunuchs were beheaded? How is this possible? Is it true?"

"Of course it's true. My father told me this himself after he came back from the morning court session. And it was His Majesty who personally ordered the military commander Cao Cao to carry out the execution!"

"You don't know? I just watched the execution at the Meridian Gate. Although I didn't see anything specific, the two executioners slashed with their knives, and the blood spurted at least ten feet high!"

"And I heard that this was also done by the man who just wrote Wanshizuo? I think his name is, Liu Zhaoqing?"

"Yes, it is said that Zhao Qing wrote the best poem in the history in the court, and directly executed two eunuchs. How could he do this? It's unbelievable."

"Good! Good! The Ten Eunuchs were arrogant and rebellious, and they were finally punished! This Zhao Qing should be a role model for the Confucian scholars like us in Luoyang. He can punish the eunuch party with one stroke. With him, the Han Dynasty will rise!"

"So where is Mr. Zhaoqing's poem?"

"I don't know either."

……

There is an elegant teahouse in Luoyang. On the highest point, the Tanyue Pavilion, a long-haired woman still wearing light armor sits in front of the window, holding a glass of wine and watching the movement on the street below.

Like marching ants, a large number of ordinary people, children of wealthy families and even aristocratic bureaucrats appeared on the streets of Luoyang, heading towards the imperial palace.

From the extensive streets of Luoyang, everyone gathered towards the direction of the imperial palace, naturally for the purpose of seeing with their own eyes the beheading of Zhang Gong and Song Dian.

The execution of the eunuch party was even more exciting and thrilling to the people of Luoyang City than the auspicious beast's visit to the court not long ago.

The auspicious beast is only seen a few times in a lifetime, but the evil deeds of the Ten Attendants can be seen every day.

People were happy, people cheered, and people shouted that the Han Dynasty would rise.

The woman with golden hair was equally happy, but it was difficult for her to smile.

"Liu Zhaoqing..." As his fingers stroked the wine glass with exquisite engraving patterns, Yuan Shao recalled the first time he saw that man.

It seems...she was mistaken.

On the contrary, her good friend A'man was so sharp-eyed that he was sure that she would have a bright future just from reading a poem.

However, Yuan Shao would not sigh and regret missing out on such a talented person, as this was not his ambition.

"The eunuch party has been executed, and His Majesty had a different expression and attitude at the morning court... This seems to indicate... the opportunity I've been waiting for may be coming." Yuan Shao muttered to himself.

Just at this moment, the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs suddenly came from downstairs.

Yuan Shao frowned. She had booked the Tanyue Pavilion for the entire day. Even if other Luoyang men offered a higher price than her, her status should not allow a short-sighted young man to offend her.

But the next moment, Yuan Shao realized who the visitor was.

"This...place should be very expensive, right?"

"Hahaha, Zhao Qing's family wealth has been spent, so he's starting to be frugal?"

"Don't worry, don't worry. My good friend is already here."

"Could it be...?"

Amidst the sound of conversation, Cao Cao led Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu up the stairs from the bottom.

After seeing Yuan Shao sitting, Cao Cao pointed his lips at her and said, "Look, this is the eldest daughter of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu."

"Sister Benchu ​​paid for all our expenses today, why don't you thank her quickly?"

Liu Zhaoqing was surprised, then quickly said, "Thank you, Sister Benchu."

Xun Yu also nodded to Yuan Shao: "Thank you, Captain Yuan."

Yuan Shao: “…”

Seeing Yuan Shao's silence, Cao Cao laughed so hard that he covered his chest and trembled.

Then he took off the armor on his elbows and put it on the table beside him. Cao Cao stretched out his hand to adjust his long hair, and began to unbutton the armor on his chest in front of Liu Zhaoqing while speaking to Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu.

"Wen Ruo, Zhao Qing, this Moon-Exploring Pavilion is not accessible to ordinary people. In the past, I was alone in the empty pavilion, with Sister Benchu ​​coming to disturb me occasionally. Now that you two are together, this pavilion can finally be said to be worthy of its name."

"Finally we have found the 'moon', and it is a twin moon."

Liu Zhaoqing and Xun Yu also quickly expressed that Cao Cao's praise was excessive.

Afterwards, Cao Cao asked the waiter to get the best wine and dishes in the restaurant so that he could have a few drinks with Liu Zhaoqing, Xun Yu and others just as noon arrived.

At this time Liu Zhaoqing also discovered that Cao Cao was a little different from what he had imagined.

However, her personality and experience are very similar to Cao Cao in her previous life. She hated the Ten Attendants, and he executed Zhang Gong and Song Dian in front of her. This is why she called him "Yue".

As for Yuan Shao, Liu Zhaoqing looked at her during the banquet and suddenly found that she was also looking at him. He nodded slightly awkwardly and turned to talk to Xun Yu.

Although Yuan Shao was still very cold towards Liu Zhaoqing, at least she didn't get angry when he unconsciously called her "Sister Benchu" just now. He could also see that his actions in the past few days had made this top-notch family less prejudiced against him.

This time, Liu Zhaoqing came here at the invitation of Cao Cao, not really to drink.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were both lieutenants of Xiyuan and had great ambitions. After seeing Liu Zhaoqing's actions this time, they must have had other ideas.

"I, Cao Cao, am fond of composing poetry and also like prose and rhetoric, but neither is as good as Zhaoqing." Cao Cao said to Liu Zhaoqing while holding a wine jar.

"I thought Zhao Qing was still inferior to me in one aspect, which was martial arts, but I didn't expect Zhao Qing to use his poetry as a sword and kill two eunuchs. In this case, I am even worse than him."

"Captain Cao, you are too modest. It is not something that most people can do to stand up and hand me the brocade in the court in front of He Jin and Zhang Rang." Liu Zhaoqing put down his chopsticks and bowed.

Cao Cao smiled, then looked at Liu Zhaoqing: "Now that two of the Ten Eunuchs have been executed, what are you going to do next?"

"We should execute the third and fourth ones until all the eunuchs are buried." Liu Zhaoqing said calmly.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and Yuan Shao looked at him in confusion: "Are you serious?"

"Although I am not good at military tactics, I also understand the principle of making a strong first move, then declining and finally exhausting the enemy." Liu Zhaoqing said, "I have fought to the death with the Ten Attendants since I killed Zhang Gong and Song Dian. If we don't seize the opportunity to pursue them now, and wait for them to organize their forces to counterattack, we may be able to protect ourselves with our strength, but it will be even more difficult to kill the thieves."

"That's true." Cao Cao nodded, then thought for a moment and said, "Of course, the power of the Ten Eunuchs is not necessarily... the result of that person's indulgence. Zhao Qing, I think you are afraid that you will not be able to kill all the eunuchs."