Three Kingdoms: Ten Times Speed, Diao Chan Says I'm Too Fast

After Liu Hong uttered his last words, "Kill her," he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

He then collapsed onto his sickbed and died.

Everyone in the bedchamber knelt down with a thud.

"Your Majesty, you are dead!"

Jian Shuo let out a mournful wail, his voice trembling with tears, and the sound echoed throughout the hall.

Inside and outside the palace, palace maids, eunuchs, and the imperial guards stationed inside and outside the palace all knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, you are dead!"

"Your Majesty, you are dead!"

The sounds traveled outwards from the Jiade Hall.

Empress Dowager Dong held Liu Hong's cold hands tightly, her face showing little sadness.

Liu Hong's death sentence was handed down six months ago.

Everyone kneeling in the main hall, including the others, could already foresee Liu Hong's death.

Everyone was concerned about the succession to the throne, and who would be able to sit on that position.

The answer is now obvious.

Although Liu Hong did not decide who would inherit the throne on his deathbed.

However, Liu Hong ordered Empress He to be killed.

The He family is finished!

"The Empress has failed in her chastity and harbors treacherous intentions; her crime deserves death! Guards!"

While holding Liu Xie's already cold hand, Empress Dowager Dong turned around and said to those behind her, "Send men to bring this slut back immediately."

"Crown Prince Liu Xie ascended the throne before the coffin, becoming the great emperor!"

Yuan Wei, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head at this moment.

The crown prince ascended the throne.

Yuan Wei, who was originally the Crown Prince's tutor, was suddenly promoted to the real Grand Tutor, the emperor's teacher, and became the Imperial Tutor.

"Empress Dowager," Yuan Wei suddenly called out.

Empress Dowager Dong looked at Yuan Wei: "Grand Tutor, what do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty, the He family is easy to deal with, but we must be wary of He Jin." Yuan Wei narrowed his eyes and said, "He Jin is among the Northern Army outside the city. If he is not handled properly, there may be some unforeseen events."

Previously, He Jin had reorganized the Northern Army under the pretext that Luoyang's defenses were weak.

Although the number of soldiers is only a few thousand now, and they are not as well-trained as before.

But after all, it was several thousand soldiers, and they were in Luoyang.

If handled improperly, it could cause considerable unrest.

After hearing Yuan Wei's words, Empress Dowager Dong nodded and said, "Grand Tutor's words make sense. So how should He Jin be dealt with?"

"This old minister suggests that, on the one hand, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun should be dispatched to lead troops to surround the Northern Army, and on the other hand, He should be lured into the city under the pretext that he enters the city. If He enters the city, he can be easily killed."

"If He Jin doesn't fall for it, then we'll have Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun surround the Northern Army, then use the Emperor's edict to strip He Jin of his military power and the position of Grand General, and then execute him."

"good!"

Empress Dowager Dong nodded and said, "With the new emperor's ascension to the throne, there are many matters that I cannot personally attend to. This matter should be handled and decided by the Grand Tutor."

"Your Majesty is still young, and the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers should do their utmost to assist you. I will naturally remember your merits, and Your Majesty will also remember your contributions."

Cui Lie, Zhang Wen, Ma Ridi, and others who were kneeling behind Yuan Wei immediately kowtowed in agreement.

............

Nangong, inside Sima Gate.

Zuo Feng, with an anxious look on his face, quickly walked to the vicinity of Sima Gate.

A young eunuch followed behind him.

"Leave the palace immediately and go to a paper mill called Pinxuan Pavilion in the East Market. Then hand this to the shopkeeper. Remember, hand it to the shopkeeper personally, and be quick, do you understand?"

Zuo Feng gave instructions to the little eunuch behind him.

"Don't worry, godfather, I'm quick on my feet."

"Go, go quickly!"

Zuo Feng immediately waved his hand.

Without delay, the young eunuch immediately headed towards the palace gate.

After handing over the token, he quickly left the palace.

Standing inside the Sima Gate, Zuo Feng watched the little eunuch's retreating figure, his face filled with worry.

Not long after the young eunuch left, a large number of imperial guards filled the Southern Palace, and all the palace gates were closed, including the Sima Gate, which leads out of the palace.

With the emperor's death and the new emperor's imminent ascension to the throne, in addition to the closure of the imperial palace, a curfew will also be imposed on Luoyang.

Everything will only return to normal after the new emperor ascends the throne.

............

Bu Guangli.

It's the second courtyard house in the front alley of Buguangli.

The courtyard was very clean and tidy.

Duan Liuqing was sitting on the edge of a stone-lined well in the courtyard.

Beside Duan Liuqing was a young girl.

It was none other than Hong Chan, who had been rescued after being exposed last time.

Due to exposure and injury, Hongchan is no longer able to carry out missions.

However, as elites of the Military Intelligence Bureau, they had many other tasks to do besides going undercover.

Therefore, after that incident, Hongchan did not leave Luoyang, but stayed by Duan Liuqing's side to assist him.

A large cloak was spread across Duan Liuqing's legs as he sat on the edge of the well.

Duan Liuqing, holding an embroidery needle in her hand, was bending down and embroidering on her cloak.

A lifelike black tiger, almost covering the entire cloak, was perched on top, looking majestic.

“Sister, your embroidery skills are getting better and better. Master will definitely like this cloak when he sees it.” Hongchan squatted down beside her, resting her chin on her hands and looking at Duan Liuqing with a smile. “Sister, you clearly like Master, why don’t you tell him?”

Duan Liuqing raised her head and glared at Hongchan: "Nonsense."

"whee."

Hongchan smiled and said, "Sister, I'm not talking nonsense. You do like Master."

Duan Liuqing lifted the stitches.

Like it?

Of course I like it.

Duan Yu's appearance was like a ray of light shining into her heart.

They were freed from their dark, hopeless prisons.

They were given care, love, and... gentle gazes they had never felt before.

He is rational, strong, and sentimental...

How could any woman not like a man like that?

Duan Liuqing reached out and gently stroked Hong Chan's hair.

"Have you forgotten what our teacher told us?"

Duan Liuqing said as if recalling something, "My teacher once said that as an assassin and an intelligence agent, emotions can affect our judgment and the speed at which we act."

"We will fight for our master for the rest of our lives."

"If I like someone, I can keep it to myself. It's enough if only I know it."

"Just being able to watch quietly and stay by my owner's side forever is enough."

Hong Chan looked at Duan Liuqing with a half-understanding and nodded slightly.

Boom boom boom!

Boom!

dong dong dong...

A knock came from outside the courtyard gate.

Three long and two short.

Duan Liuqing, whose mind was filled with memories, was awakened by the sound of knocking on the door.

"Sigh~"

The needle tip accidentally pricked her finger, and a drop of bright red blood fell onto the cloak that was being embroidered on her legs.

Duan Liuqing immediately frowned and quickly put her fingers in her mouth.

Hongchan, who was squatting in front of Duan Liuqing, stood up and opened the courtyard gate.

A middle-aged man stood outside the door and handed a secret letter to Hongchan.

"A major upheaval occurred in the palace."

The middle-aged man only said four words, and Hong Chan's expression immediately changed. Then she let the middle-aged man in.

He then quickly walked up to Duan Liuqing and handed the secret letter to him.

After unfolding the letter and glancing at it, Duan Liuqing's expression changed drastically. He then stood up and placed the unfinished cloak on the edge of the well.

"Immediately summon all personnel from the three departments and assemble them in the direction of the Middle East Gate. Also, immediately have the second department forward their intelligence to the Liangzhou direction."

"Go as fast as possible, without wasting a single moment along the way."

"Prepare the carriage immediately and head to the General's Mansion, quick!"

Duan Liuqing issued a series of orders.

.............

He Jin's General's Mansion was located within Buguangli.

The closest direction to Buguangli leading out of the city is the Zhongdong Gate in the east of Luoyang.

At this moment, inside the General's Mansion.

He Lingsi, who is more than nine months pregnant, is resting on her side on the bay window near the window in her bedroom.

Perhaps because He Lingsi already had a great figure, she didn't look very pregnant even though she was nine months along.

In the room, besides He Lingsi, there was also He Lingman, who had come to visit her.

Since moving to the General's Mansion, He Lingsi has not stepped out of the mansion.

When she was bored or restless, He Lingman would often come to visit.

"My sister is so lucky..."

He Lingman smiled as she looked at He Lingsi's belly and said, "It's also thanks to my sister's belly that she can not only carry the dragon's offspring but also produce a royal seed. If that nemesis conquers the Western Regions this time, he will be crowned a king."

"My sister is really going to have a blessed life from now on."

As He Lingman spoke, she gently stroked her lower abdomen: "How hateful... she was the one who went first, but my sister beat me to it."

When He Lingman said this, her eyes were filled with resentment, and her tone was also very resentful.

The two are sisters, but their fates are very different.

The elder sister married the emperor, while the younger sister married only the son of a eunuch, a fake eunuch.

Although the two met Duan Yu at almost the same time.

But the older sister was pregnant with Duan Yu's child.

But the younger sister did not.

He Lingsi smiled charmingly and said, "It's only a matter of time before I become a sister, and besides..."

He Lingsi gently stroked her rounded belly.

Although the child in her womb is Duan Yu's, it is likely that the world will never know this throughout her life.

"Your Majesty...something terrible has happened..."

Before He Lingsi could finish speaking, a maid's exclamation came from outside.