Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1103 Liu Zheng breaks the law
“Gee…Gee…”

In the darkness of night, Zhu Ye and his four followers rode their horses at full speed, looking extremely nervous.

"General, it's just ahead..." An attendant pointed to the official road not far ahead. Zhu Ye looked and saw several figures. One of them, he could recognize even in the dark night. It was Liu Zheng.

At this time, Liu Zheng raised his sword and swung it down at the man who was kneeling on the ground in front of him and begging for mercy.

Zhu Ye hurriedly shouted: "Zheng'er, stop it..."

However, this shout was a step too slow, and the sword fell, splattering blood everywhere.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Ye reined in his horse and jumped off. Without bothering to check on Liu Zheng's condition, he quickly lowered his head to look at the man who had been chopped off. He saw that most of his neck had been chopped off, with only a little flesh still connected. Blood was gushing out, and he was already dead.

"Oh, you are in trouble."

When Liu Zheng saw Zhu Ye coming, he was a little surprised at first, but then he understood. After all, the captain of the city gate at the east gate of Luoyang City was not a high-ranking official and could not meet the emperor directly.

And he was a general under Zhu Ye, and Zhu Ye's mansion was closest to the east gate among all the generals' mansions. The captain of the city gate would definitely report to Zhu Ye immediately about his breaking out of the city, and Zhu Ye would then send someone to report to the palace. It was reasonable in this way.

Liu Zheng put away his sword and said disapprovingly: "Uncle Wu, you are too serious. He is just a local thug who usually runs rampant in the village. He is an outlaw. Today, I am just enforcing justice for the people."

Miao Juan, who was huddled in her mother's arms and shivering, cast an admiring look at the tall and mighty Liu Zheng.

Her younger brother, on the other hand, seemed a little bolder, and said in a baby voice, "Yes, these people are bad guys. They have come to my house and smashed things a lot in the past few days. Brother Tietou is a good guy."

Zhu Ye glared at him unhappily and wanted to scold him, but seeing that he was just a little kid, he couldn't get angry at him. He could only look at Liu Zheng and scold him, "They are ordinary people who don't understand the pros and cons. That's fine, but why are you so ignorant of the importance of this matter?"

Miao's mother couldn't stand it any longer: "Why don't you distinguish the importance of the matter? Do we have to let those bullies kill our whole family in order to get it right?"

"How dare you!" A man took a step forward from behind Zhu Ye. His ferocious look instantly made Miao's mother wilted.

Zhu Ye waved his hand, signaling his followers to retreat. He forced himself to calm down and said to Liu Zheng, "You keep saying that you are acting on behalf of heaven. Uncle Wu asks you, who is heaven in this world?"

Liu Zheng said without hesitation: "Of course it's my father. He is wise and kind, wise and wise, and can be regarded as a role model for emperors in ancient and modern times."

"That's it." Zhu Ye said, "Your father is the heaven, but you want to enforce justice on his behalf. What does this mean? Does it mean that your father is old and useless, and it's time for him to abdicate, so that you can rule the world in his place?"

"This..." Liu Zheng broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this: "Nephew... nephew has never had such an idea."

Zhu Ye looked at him with some pity: "Alas, you are a good kid with a pure nature. It's a pity that you are too young and fell into the trap of the traitor. Whether you think so or not, your words don't count. I don't know how many eyes are staring at you recently, hoping that you will make mistakes all day long so that they can attack you. Your father's authority is at its peak, and the court has its own laws. You are just a prince who has not yet performed the ceremony of coming of age. First, you are not the crown prince, and second, you are not a judicial official of the court. How dare you kill people in broad daylight and claim to be doing justice for the heavens? Who do you think you are? Are you a knight who breaks the law with force?"

"Your father has spent so many years and efforts to win over the hearts of all the knights in the world and use them for the court through a system of military merit, an Imperial Academy and the Flying Eagle Guard. And now you, the eldest prince, want to be the leader of the knights? Isn't this clearly going against your father and the laws of the court?" The more Zhu Ye spoke, the more Liu Zheng broke out in a cold sweat. Although the Miao family members did not understand what he said at all, they could roughly understand that the eldest prince had gotten into trouble this time in order to save his family.

Miao Juan bravely took a few steps forward and said timidly: "This...this general, Your Highness Tie...his Highness had a conflict with them in order to save us. Because of the other party's verbal offense, Your Highness...he accidentally killed someone. Please ask the general to clarify something to His Majesty...to His Majesty..."

Father Miao also hurriedly said, "That's right. We can be witnesses, and we must not implicate His Highness."

Zhu Ye looked at them, sighed first, and then smiled with relief to Miao Juan.

"The girl is good, she is affectionate, righteous, and courageous. The boy has some vision."

When Miao Juan heard this, her cheeks turned red and she quickly stepped back.

Liu Zheng was also a little shy and said, "Uncle Wu, you are still joking at this time."

He thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that at today's court meeting, Minister Wang and his followers will pile up the imperial desk with memorials impeaching my nephew, right? When my uncle and I killed the surrendered soldiers in Yuzhou, and when we were defeated at Hulao Pass a few days ago, they mentioned it a lot. At the time, my nephew was puzzled as to why they just mentioned these things in passing without investigating them in depth. Now it seems that they were waiting for today to settle all the accounts."

Zhu Ye suddenly smiled: "Haha, not bad, you are quite perceptive, you figured it out so quickly."

Liu Zheng said, "Then how should we deal with it? Should we go to see Minister Xun, and discuss it with my second uncle and fourth uncle? Otherwise, facing such overwhelming public opinion, I'm afraid that my father will be embarrassed. This is really not the way to be a son."

Zhu Ye didn't seem anxious at this time: "Hey, Uncle Wu scolded you just now because he was afraid that you didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so he reminded you. Now that you understand everything, Uncle Wu might as well tell you, don't be afraid of this matter."

"Oh?" Liu Zheng was confused again: "Why?"

Zhu Ye twisted his short beard and grinned, "Think about it, the imperial court has always been very strict in military discipline. Not to mention the imperial guards stationed in Luoyang and the imperial guards guarding the palace. How strict are their military discipline and laws? If your father is determined not to let you leave the palace, do you think that your little face alone can scare those generals and let them let you go?"

Liu Zheng slapped his forehead and suddenly realized: "So father has already made preparations?"

Zhu Ye suddenly slapped him on the shoulder: "Your father has made preparations, that's his business. You have violated the laws of the country today. No matter how scoundrel this Mr. Niu is, it is inappropriate for you to kill people by private punishment. Let's go somewhere with Uncle Wu."

After saying that, regardless of whether he agreed or not, she took his hand and was about to leave.

Liu Zheng stopped and pointed at the Miao family members: "Fifth Uncle, what about them..."

Zhu Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You... I really don't know what to say to you. At this critical moment, you still have the mood to think about others. Well, they can't stay here any longer. Come back to Luoyang with me and live in my mansion. Even if old man Wang Yun has the guts, he wouldn't dare to write a memorial to trouble me about this matter."

Liu Zheng immediately smiled happily: "In this case, nephew would like to thank Fifth Uncle!"

(End of this chapter)