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

After a brief conversation, Dong Zhuo gestured for Duan Yu to follow, and the two then arrived at the city gate together.

Dong Zhuo, holding his belt with both hands, stood opposite Liu Wei, then smiled and glanced at Duan Yu before looking at Liu Wei and saying with a smile:

"Lord Liu, let me introduce you."

"This is my son-in-law, Duan Yu, Duan Ziyi."

"Ziyi, come and greet the Prefect."

Dong Zhuo gestured with his lips.

Duan Yu stepped forward and bowed to Liu Wei, saying, "Duan Yu greets the Prefect."

At this moment, Liu Wei's face had turned ashen.

He glanced at Chen Ye behind him and wished he could strangle him with his own hands.

If Duan Yu were just a vagrant in a village, he certainly wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Even if we know his weaknesses, it doesn't matter.

However, if Duan Yu were Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, the situation would be quite different.

Liu Wei smiled and nodded, looking Duan Yu up and down before saying, "Haha, Governor Dong's son-in-law is indeed a handsome and brave man."

"That's rare, really rare."

"I never expected that Governor Dong would have such a virtuous son-in-law."

Dong Zhuo laughed.

Li Ru also smiled.

I didn't expect that.

Surprise!

Dong Zhuo put his hands on his belt and looked at Chen Ye behind Liu Wei, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Standing behind Liu Wei, Chen Ye immediately sensed something was wrong.

It felt as if a sharp knife was already pressed against his neck.

"Magistrate Chen," Dong Zhuo said coldly, "I heard Ziyi say that it was you who dispatched him to Longshan to suppress the bandits, is that true?"

Liu Wei's eyelids twitched, and the smile on his face vanished.

Chen Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded timidly, saying, "Yes...yes, sir."

"Heh." Dong Zhuo sneered, "You said there were only a few dozen bandits in Longshan, did you say that yourself, or not?"

"That... it was after the county officials investigated... yes, it was after the county officials investigated that they... that they informed me."

Chen Ye kept his head down, not daring to look up, his eyes darting around aimlessly at the ground.

"hehe."

Dong Zhuo ignored Chen Ye and turned to look at Duan Yu before asking softly, "Ziyi, is the leader of the Longshan bandits still alive?"

Duan Yu nodded and replied, "Reporting to the governor, he is still alive."

Although his relationship with Dong Zhuo had been confirmed, he was still referred to by his official title in public.

Seek testimony, not personal titles, to avoid any suspicion of favoritism.

Therefore, Duan Yu continued to use Dong Zhuo's official title.

Upon hearing the news that Li Shanfeng was still alive, Liu Wei's expression changed drastically.

Chen Ye was in an even worse state than Liu Wei; his legs were even trembling.

Dong Zhuo's gaze suddenly turned cold.

Then he roared angrily, "How dare you!"

Liu Wei was taken aback, and quickly took half a step back, his fat face jiggling.

But Liu Wei immediately realized his lapse in composure and stopped in his tracks.

His gaze turned to Dong Zhuo.

However, Dong Zhuo's gaze was not on Liu Wei, but on Chen Ye.

"Chen Ye, how dare you collude with bandits!" Dong Zhuo shouted angrily. "The bandits of Longshan confessed that you conspired with them to deliberately leak false information."

"For so many years, you have been raising bandits in your capacity as county magistrate, supporting them to enhance your own power, and plundering merchants."

"This was said personally by the leader of the bandits of Longshan."

"As the governor, I have the power to supervise all officials. You have colluded with bandits to plunder and kill for money. What else do you have to say?"

Chen Ye, who had been looking down, immediately raised his head.

He shook his head rapidly, his eyes filled with terror.

"No...no, I didn't! Your Honor, you've wronged me! I...I didn't!"

Chen Ye shouted that he was innocent.

"No?" Dong Zhuo swiftly drew his sword from his waist and placed it directly against Chen Ye's neck.

The icy blade instantly terrified Chen Ye, causing him to kneel on the ground.

"Alright, since you say no, then who is keeping bandits to plunder merchants?"

"Could it be that the words of the bandit leader of Longshan were false?"

"Should I bring this man here and confront him?"

Chen Ye was completely terrified and looked to Liu Wei for help.

Liu Wei's brow twitched involuntarily.

Bring the wind from Mount Li?

A standoff?

What a joke.

If Li Shanfeng really said something in front of everyone,

If Chen Ye really did agree with Li Shanfeng in order to save his life, then...

Then his term as prefect is about to end.

"grown ups....."

"Shut up!"

As soon as Chen Ye opened his mouth for help, Liu Wei shouted angrily, "Chen Ye, how dare you do this!"

"And all these years I've considered you my pride and joy!"

"Can you live up to my trust?"

Liu Wei's words seemed to be a reprimand to Chen Ye.

But Duan Yu, who was standing to the side, had already realized that Liu Wei was clearly telling Chen Ye to shut up.

A cold smile crept onto Duan Yu's lips.

At this point, Liu Wei would definitely have to protect himself.

But you can't push Chen Ye too hard.

If Chen Ye were to reveal his true intentions, Liu Wei would definitely be in trouble.

Just as he expected.

Liu Wei immediately changed the subject and looked at Dong Zhuo.

"Prefect Dong, I never expected such a thing to happen here."

"But no matter what, Chen Ye is still an official appointed by the imperial court."

Official of Destiny.

Only those with a salary of 600 shi (a unit of grain) or more can be called officials of the highest rank.

"Chen Ye, as an official appointed by the imperial court and the head of a county, cannot make such a arbitrary judgment based on a few words from a bandit."

Liu Ye's words were ostensibly pleading for Chen Ye, but they were also a message to Dong Zhuo.

Based solely on a few words from a bandit, let alone bringing down the prefect, it wouldn't be so easy to bring down a county magistrate with conclusive evidence of his crimes.

Dong Zhuo laughed.

"That's nature, that's nature."

"Then what does Lord Liu think we should do?" Dong Zhuo asked with a smile.

Liu Wei took a deep breath and said, "Why don't we detain Chen Ye first, then report this matter to the imperial court, and then have a joint trial? What does Governor Dong think?"

"Well..."

Dong Zhuo rubbed his chin and then glanced at Li Ru beside him.

Li Ru nodded slightly.

"There's no rush for that."

"There's one more thing," Dong Zhuo said with a smile as he turned to Duan Yu. "This time, Ziyi's expedition into the mountains to suppress the bandits was a great success, with hundreds of bandit leaders killed."

"This is a great achievement that Jinyang has not seen in many years."

"Moreover, if it is confirmed that Chen Ye colluded with the mountain bandits, it would be a great achievement, and he should be rewarded, right?"

Liu Wei's eyelids twitched, but he could only force himself to nod and say, "Prefect Dong is right."

"Ah."

Dong Zhuo nodded in satisfaction and said, "I am here to supervise all officials. Although Ziyi is my son-in-law, I do not discriminate against relatives when recommending people, and his merits are indeed real, as Lord Liu has already seen."

"Since that's the case, why don't we have Lord Liu recommend someone? I see that the position of county magistrate is vacant, so how about we recommend Ziyi for the position of county magistrate of Jinyang?"

Lieutenant of Jinyang County.

Liu Wei was so angry he felt like he was going to grind his teeth to powder.

Even if you chew it up, you have to swallow it.

There's nothing we can do; someone else has leverage over us.

They can only be controlled by others.

"Good." Liu Wei gritted his teeth and spat out a single word.

"Haha," Dong Zhuo laughed heartily, "Excellent, excellent!"

"In that case, Chen Ye will be handed over to Lord Liu for now."

After saying that, Dong Zhuo looked at Duan Yu and said, "Ziyi, come with me into the city."

"Those heads are no longer of any use, so let's give them to Lord Liu as evidence."

"Ha ha!"

Murder and kill!

The bandits of Longshan were Liu Wei's cash cow.

Over the years, Liu Wei had accumulated a considerable fortune, but now it has all been wiped out. He has lost his source of income and his lifeline is broken.

Dong Zhuo was naturally overjoyed.

In the past few years in Jinyang, he has been suppressed by Liu Wei at every turn. Today's victory can be considered a great triumph.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jinyang is no longer Liu Wei's one-man show.

The county magistrate was in charge of administration, and the county commandant was in charge of military affairs.

Now that Chen Ye is in prison and the position of county magistrate is vacant, Duan Yu, the county lieutenant, has a lot more power.

It's like planting a nail in Liu Wei's Achilles' heel.

No matter what Liu Wei wanted to do, he would be restrained by this nail.