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

"Your Majesty is still alive and his spirit is still here!" Zhang Rang suddenly looked at Liu Zhaoqing and said fiercely, "Not only does he have a real dragon, he also has an incomparable treasure, and his body is also tempered by that natural treasure!"

"As long as Your Majesty swallows it, you will be able to live for more than ten years! You can defy fate!"

Liu Zhaoqing on the other side clenched his sword. Liu Hong was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you want to see me, who has transformed into Qiongqi, destroy the foundation of the Han Dynasty with my own hands?"

"I dare not." Zhang Rang lowered his head and grasped the ground tightly with both hands.

"But...if Your Majesty is not here, both I and the Han people...will perish..."

"Where is Zhao Zhong now?" Liu Hong did not respond to this question, but asked about Zhao Zhong instead.

"He is protecting your majesty's queen and prince in Changle Palace."

Liu Hong nodded slightly: "Then I feel relieved."

Hearing the indifference in Liu Hong's tone, Zhang Rang immediately shouted again: "Your Majesty..."

"If Your Majesty insists on doing so, then I will overstep my authority once more."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Zhang Rang's eyes, and his expression was determined, and then his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

The next second, Liu Zhaoqing's neck was grabbed by a hand.

But before he could do anything, Liu Hong's stern shout came from the other side.

"Zhang Rang! Don't you even listen to what I say?!"

Liu Hong was angry: "I am not dead yet!"

"Your Majesty! This man must not be kept!" Zhang Rang shouted again.

"Pass on my decree!"

Liu Hong suddenly mobilized the strength in his body and spread his voice throughout the palace again.

Because of the unusual movement deep in the West Garden, all those who were in commotion or fighting immediately knelt down again.

"There is an evil spirit causing chaos in the palace now. The people of the Han Dynasty should follow the Emperor Guangwu's wishes. If you see an evil spirit, everyone must rise up and kill it together!"

Liu Hong left no way out for himself at all. After hearing this, Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and looked extremely conflicted.

"Zhang Rang! Do you want to disobey my order?!" Liu Hong shouted at Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang's eyes were red, veins popped on his arms, and he slowly stood up: "If your majesty insists on doing this... even if I disobey your order, I must cherish this last chance..."

"Even if your majesty becomes a fierce god, as long as your majesty is still alive, this old slave and the Han people will not be dead..."

Before Zhang Rang finished speaking, Liu Zhaoqing saw Zhang Rang disappear again. This time, Liu Zhaoqing was prepared and raised his sword to engage his fingernails.

Amidst the flying sparks, a Qiongqi Eye appeared on Zhang Rang's forehead, and Liu Zhaoqing paused for a moment.

Although it was not like the previous attack that could directly lock Liu Zhaoqing to death, but in the battle between strong men, just this pause was enough for Zhang Rang.

A dark light emerged from Zhang Rang's palm and quickly turned into a long sword. Just as Liu Hong was about to make a move, several controlled black-armored soldiers suddenly appeared beside him.

"Xia Yun!"

"Your Majesty, I am guilty, but Your Majesty must not die..." Xia Yun's eyes were determined.

Zhang Rang had hesitated before. He did not expect that Liu Hong would choose to give up himself and save the people.

Now, Liu Hong has the opportunity to extend his life again, and he must not miss it.

Even if I knew, this was just a trick of Qiongqi.

Zhang Rang grabbed Liu Zhaoqing. His strength at this time was so terrifying that even Liu Zhaoqing, who was blessed by Yinglong, could not resist.

At this moment, Zhang Rang had only one thought in his mind, which was to send Liu Zhaoqing into Liu Hong's mouth to complete the last step of fusion, and Liu Hong's body would become perfect.

But just as Zhang Rang grabbed Liu Zhaoqing and quickly came in front of Liu Hong, Liu Hong suddenly turned into a huge prisoner bull. Its body was even bigger than before, like a small mountain, and its scales and nose ring had all turned black, and its originally dark blue eyes were now scarlet.

"Hahahaha! My plan is so simple and it works."

Qiongqi, who had transformed into a pitch-black prisoner bull, laughed loudly, and then a huge wave spread out from the center. Between the pitch-black sky and earth, countless darkness poured from all directions and injected into his body.

While Liu Zhaoqing and others were talking, these remnants coming from all directions had already restored Qiongqi to its heyday.

When being attacked, Liu Zhaoqing also broke free from Zhang Rang's hands.

He then raised his sword and looked at Zhang Rang and then at the incarnation of Qiongqi that had recovered to its full strength.

"Zhang Rang! Look at what you have done!"

Zhang Rang, with dishevelled hair, was stunned by Liu Zhaoqing's anger: "Your Majesty..."

Liu Zhaoqing also understood that Zhang Rang was completely insane at this time, and he had to kill Qiongqi quickly.

"Do you have any spare energy?!"

He asked Yinglong in his mind, but before Liu Zhaoqing took a step forward, Zhang Rang beside him suddenly flew towards Qiongqi.

"Stupid ant!" Seeing Zhang Rang flying over, Qiongqi's eyes were full of disdain.

But the next second, the black eunuch uniform on Zhang Rang's body vibrated wildly with the strong wind. He stretched out his bony arms, and for a moment Qiongqi found that the space around him began to collapse.

"How is it possible... How can a mortal have... such power?!"

"What I gave you was only a strand of it. You should have been completely infected by now..."

Qiongqi couldn't believe that Zhang Rang could have such strong power, but it also knew that this was not the time to be surprised, so it summoned a long black harp out of thin air in the form of a prisoner ox.

A strange melody came out from the long zither, and Zhang Rang fell instantly, but Qiongqi's body was also squeezed and torn.

Qiongqi, transformed into Qiuniu, opened his mouth, and in an instant, a black ball appeared in front of Zhang Rang, and he and Xia Yun were sucked into it.

But before that, Zhang Rang grabbed Qiuniu.

The head of the Prison Ox crashed directly to the ground, letting out an angry howl.

Liu Zhaoqing could not stand idly by and watch such a situation where both sides suffered losses.

Liu Zhaoqing jumped towards the raised ground with a sword in hand, and the next moment he leapt onto Qiuniu's body.

"I've been waiting for you to come here!" A cold light flashed in Qiuniu's eyes.

Liu Zhaoqing discovered that countless thin lines emerged from the scales on his body and were moving towards him.

He swung his sword and cut off piece after piece like mowing the grass. Before Liu Zhaoqing reached the head of the Prison Ox, the strange sound of the piano came again.

Although the dizziness was instantly dispelled by the power of Renshu, in just that instant, countless black residues controlled by Qiongqi were rushing towards Liu Zhaoqing.

Just when Liu Zhaoqing was about to be pierced through, Qiuniu suddenly howled in pain.

"Such a foolish and rotten leader, how dare you use the last of your soul to resist me!"

Qiuniu's body was twisting wildly, and the next moment, Liu Zhaoqing heard Liu Hong's voice.

"Changping!"

In an instant, Liu Zhaoqing understood that it was Liu Hong who was helping him in the end.

Such an opportunity must not be missed.

Steadying his body, Liu Zhaoqing ran on the huge body of Qiuniu while reaching out to grasp the blade of the Water-Bishui Sword, wiping it from the hilt to the tip of the sword.

The Water-Resistant Sword emitted a brilliant golden light, and the sky above Liu Zhaoqing's head also turned golden.

"die!!"

The sword was inserted firmly into the head between the two horns of Qiuniu. Golden light instantly shone down, dyeing Liu Zhaoqing and Qiuniu golden.

"No!! How can I be!!"

Qiongqi shook wildly, throwing Liu Zhaoqing off and smashing him heavily to the ground.

But the black color of the body of the Qiuniu transformed by Qiongqi was fading quickly and turned golden again, and wisps of black gas were emitting from its wounds, which slowly shrank into a dot along with the golden color in the sky.

Then the small dot came directly towards Liu Zhaoqing and injected into his body.

"it's over……"

Liu Zhaoqing sat on the ground, staring blankly at the huge prison bull in front of him.

But the next second, he saw the Qiuniu's body move, and then slowly shrank into the appearance of Liu Hong.

He quickly stood up and walked to Liu Hong's side, bent down and wanted to touch Liu Hong, but found that there was a wound on his chest that was no longer bleeding, and Liu Hong's vitality was rapidly dissipating.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Liu Zhaoqing.

"Did I... do it?"

Liu Zhaoqing knelt in front of him, nodded and said softly: "Qiongqi has been killed. Your Majesty... did it."

Liu Hong smiled and looked at Liu Zhaoqing, his eyes full of love and yearning: "My Changping, where I am going, has great talents and can protect the country with military force; he cares about the people and is young and heroic... I really want to come here once and restore the Han Dynasty to Changping..."

It turns out that "Changping" means Liu Hong's placement of his wishes, and Liu Zhaoqing's life is the life that even the emperor longs for.

Looking up at the night sky, Liu Hong said softly: "Changping... promise me that you will not live up to this reputation."

Liu Zhaoqing lowered his head and pursed his lips, with all kinds of complicated emotions in his heart.

There are sighs, sadness, confusion and touches.

But, in the end, it was just a heavy promise: "...I promise Your Majesty."

Hearing the answer, Liu Hong smiled and slowly closed his eyes. At the last moment, looking at the starry night sky, he whispered his favorite poem:

"The clear silk and flowing pipes sing the song of the jade duck... a thousand years of life is hard to surpass... three days... after all, it is still too short..."

Chapter 119 Follow Me to Punish the Regicide

[On March 3, the sixth year of Zhongping, the Duke responded to Emperor Hong’s wish in the Peach Grove in the West Garden, killed Qiongqi and took the mandate from Heaven.]

The words before him should have been exciting or fascinating, but Liu Zhaoqing did not feel the slightest joy.

He knelt on the ground, looking at the lifeless Liu Hong in front of him, and felt as if a piece was missing in his heart, as if something was lost.

He has no king in his heart, but he has feelings for people.

Knowing the date of his death at a young age, Liu Hong must have been afraid and confused. He wanted to live a peaceful life in a corner, but fortunately or unfortunately he was supported to become the emperor. He lived a free and ignorant life for most of his life, but he also had fantasies about another life in his heart.

When Liu Hongru met Liu Zhaoqing in Xiyuan, if he wanted to save his life, he only needed to call on the imperial guards to kill him and absorb the energy of Yinglong. Why would he need to perform the ritual of offering sacrifices to the heaven?

However, when he saw that Liu Zhaoqing, the life that once existed only in his imagination and that he longed for, actually existed in reality, he, who had long lost hope in life, suddenly ignited the ambition that had been suppressed for his entire life.

When Liu Hong thought of giving Liu Zhaoqing the title of Marquis of Changping, he no longer aimed to live a mediocre life. He had already been content with living a mediocre life.

He changed because of Liu Zhaoqing's actions, and was ashamed of his past.

He knew that he was not as wise as the ancestors who made the Han Dynasty prosperous, and he also knew that it might be too late to make up for the loss.

But at least in his last days, he worked hard towards the goal of "prosperity and peace in the world", and finally died a martyr, killing Qiongqi to prevent the world from falling into the clutches of the evil god.

Liu Zhaoqing seemed to understand what he had lost.

He is a close friend with similar ideals and an elder who can support the world.

Perhaps when the sun rises tomorrow and he is still there, he will be able to revive the government and extend the three days to three or thirty years. Even if he really cannot revive the Han Dynasty, he can at least prevent the world from falling into chaos and causing suffering to the people.

But there is no “maybe” anymore.

Liu Hong only saw the stars in the night sky, but did not see the rising sun of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Zhaoqing lowered his head and bowed deeply to Liu Hong. After ten full seconds, he slowly stood up and exhaled slowly.

"I will try my best to live up to Your Majesty, Wen Ruo, and everyone else..." Liu Zhaoqing said softly.

Then, while he was silent, the voice in his mind sounded again.

"You need to leave quickly."

Liu Zhaoqing also knew that what happened tonight was not over yet.

"Is the Son of Heaven... a real dragon?" Liu Zhaoqing suddenly asked Yinglong in his mind.

"The ruler is just a hero who was imprisoned by the earth spirit." Yinglong's voice was still cold.

"But among mortals, he is indeed the one who is closest to a true dragon."

"So...his death was so...quiet?"

"Mortals are not gods of heaven and earth. Even if they are masters of humanity, they are still mortals. In addition, their heavenly powers have been infected by Qiongqi, so naturally there will be no movement when they die."

Yinglong's words made Liu Zhaoqing say no more. Looking at Liu Hong lying on the ground, Liu Zhaoqing let out a breath again.

"Before you came to Luoyang, you didn't feel this way about your master."