Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1108: Questioning Liu Zheng
Lu Zhi, Zhong Yao and Man Chong had already heard waves of noise coming one after another before they even reached the front yard.

"The law of the country is as strong as a mountain. Severely punish the murderer!"

"A prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as a commoner!"

The three of them hurried to the gate of the mansion and immediately gasped.

I saw that the wide avenue outside the palace was packed with at least a thousand people. They all looked very excited and were shouting at the top of their lungs.

"How dare you make a scene in front of the Imperial Court? The laws of the court and the rules of the Han Dynasty are here, how can we allow such nonsense?"

Zhong Yao looked exhausted just now, but this roar was full of energy and made everyone quiet down instantly.

However, after a brief moment of daze, Ni Yuan and the others quickly came to their senses and their arrogance rose again.

"I didn't know that Dean Lu of the Imperial College was also here. I apologize for the rudeness."

Lu Zhi looked at the young masters in front of him with some displeasure. He was such a shrewd man, but with just a cursory glance at the expressions of everyone present, he guessed the purpose of their visit, and anger and disdain suddenly rose in his heart.

Without waiting for him and Zhong Yao to say anything, Man Chong was the first to shout: "What kind of place is this? How dare you make such a commotion? Leave immediately, or else the law will not tolerate this!"

Ni Yuan was not afraid at all. Instead, he took a step forward, held his head high and stood proudly.

"This must be the Chief Justice of the Court of Justice, Man Chong, Man Boning, right?"

Man Chong's face darkened. "How dare you! You are a commoner with no achievements. In public, you not only trespassed into the court, but also called the name of an official appointed by the court. According to the court's laws, I can punish you for contempt of the law and punish you with ten strokes of the cane in public."

Looking at Man Chong's serious expression, and seeing several officers running out from the door with law enforcement batons, it was obviously not a joke. Ni Yuan suddenly became a little flustered, and in an instant he completely forgot all the excuses he had just thought of.

"You...you...you...you dare...I am..."

"You just said it yourself. If a prince breaks the law, he is guilty just like a commoner. So, what kind of backers are you trying to use to threaten me now?"

Man Chong's words alone left Ni Yuan speechless. Seeing the two officers stepping forward to walk towards him, he instinctively tried to step back.

The caning in the Supreme Court was enough to make one bedridden for half a month after ten strokes. How could one afford it?

Lu Zhi and Zhong Yao looked at each other, and Zhong Yao said softly, "Bo Ning's reputation as a cruel official is indeed true."

Just as Ni Yuan was panicking, another young man beside him said to Man Chong: "What the court judge said is reasonable. The state law is majestic and cannot be violated. The court's laws and regulations should be obeyed by everyone. However, if anyone violates them, no matter who they are, they will be punished."

After hearing what he said, Man Chong showed a hint of approval, but then he turned around and scolded, "Since you know, why don't you retreat immediately? If you dare to gather a crowd to cause trouble again, you will not be able to escape the punishment of caning."

His tone became increasingly stern, and many students and people who had been excited just now showed some signs of retreating.

Unexpectedly, the student burst into laughter, causing Man Chong to glare at him angrily: "How dare you! I am about to enforce the law, why are you laughing? Do you also want to have a taste of the caning in my court?"

However, Lu Zhi and Zhong Yao seemed to realize that something was wrong, and their expressions became solemn.

The student laughed for a moment, and after catching his breath, he said, "I am not laughing, but lamenting. I am lamenting that the laws of the Han Dynasty can only exert their tyranny on ordinary people like us, but turn a blind eye to high officials and nobles. Isn't this sad and lamentable?"

Man Chong was furious: "You are lying! Which high-ranking official, which noble, and what crime have you committed, yet you are still at large? If you can't explain clearly, then it is a false accusation without any basis. According to the law, you should be punished with ten strokes of the cane and ten lashes. If you are accusing a member of the royal family, the punishment should be doubled."

The student, however, didn't care at all, and instead showed a mocking look. "I am just a student of the Imperial College, without any achievements, how dare I be an enemy of the powerful? But we are just like you, brother, we are all for the dignity of the laws of the Han Dynasty, the country and the people, and we have no regrets even if we die."

After saying this, he looked at the many people and other students behind him and shouted, "Today, students are going to accuse the current crown prince, Liu Zheng!"

Zhong Yao and Lu Zhi raised their eyebrows and looked at each other: "As expected, they are here."

Man Chong frowned and understood the deep meaning of the other party's words. He also thought about the purpose of these people suddenly breaking into the Supreme Court.

Ni Yuan also reacted at this time, and became righteous and confident again, speaking sternly.

"The eldest prince went out of the city late at night and killed people brazenly, violating the city's curfew and breaking the law. Why hasn't the Supreme Court held him accountable in the past two days?"

"That's right. The Supreme Court is afraid of the powerful. How can it maintain the dignity of the country's laws?"

"The laws of the Han Dynasty must not be violated!"

"Defend the laws of the country to the death!"

With the unified shouts of these students and the spies hidden among the people, the emotions of thousands of people were once again aroused.

"Defend the laws of the country to the death!"

"Please hold the eldest prince accountable!"

For a moment, the voices of the crowd denouncing the eldest prince were getting louder and louder. Although Zhong Yao and others, together with the officers, shouted again and again, trying to quiet them down, their voices were of no use at all and were drowned out by the waves of noise.

And at a street corner not far away, there was a carriage parked. The curtain on one side of the carriage was gently lifted, revealing a wrinkled face. It was Wang Qian.

He looked at the "lively" scene in front of him, a smug smile appeared on his lips, and he let down the curtain.

"The Grand Tutor is indeed very clever. With these thousands of people threatening the Court Judge, plus other spies spreading rumors inside and outside the city, and the joint impeachment of many private school principals and great scholars, I don't believe that the eldest prince can get away with it this time? Even if he is not exiled from Luoyang by His Majesty, his reputation will surely plummet and he will become a laughing stock. He will no longer have the capital to compete for the position of crown prince in the future."

Thinking of this, Wang Qian seemed to have seen the day when Liu Tai succeeded to the throne. He seemed to have seen the day when he saw the Taiyuan Wang family, and his entire family would rise with the tide. The glory of the family would be even greater than before, which made him smile unconsciously.

Man Chong became furious when he saw this situation. With such a strong temper, how could he allow these people to act so recklessly?

But no matter how angry he was, he couldn't think of anything to refute the other party. After all, the eldest prince went out of the palace and the city late at night, which was indeed against the law and discipline, and killed Niu Ye and a group of bullies. Although it was to enforce justice and punish evil and promote good, it was still a violation of the national law. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the Supreme Court should work together with the Imperial Clan Court to summon the eldest prince to question him and find out the truth.

Although Zhong Yao and Lu Zhi had long expected that Wang Yun would take some action in secret, they did not expect such a move, which made them at a loss as to how to respond for a while.

Forcibly driving them away would certainly damage the prestige of the country. Allowing them to continue making trouble would be even more inappropriate. But if they really wanted to do as they said, arrest the eldest prince and bring him to the Supreme Court to give him a severe punishment, not to mention that it was very difficult, even if it was possible, it would only fall into Wang Yun's trap. Zhong Yao and Lu Zhi were both shrewd people, how could they not understand the hidden mystery?

When Ni Yuan and the others saw that Zhong Yao and the others were frowning, they felt even more happy and proud, and their shouts became three times louder, as if they were really proud of their country and the people and were not afraid of the powerful.

At this moment, a loud shout was suddenly heard. Although it was only the voice of one person, it seemed to drown out the shouts of thousands of people. This sentence was clearly heard by everyone present.

"Liu Zheng is here, and I have come to the Supreme Court to plead guilty!"

(End of this chapter)