The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chen Er didn't give Guo Jia a chance to refute and left directly. Seeing Chen Er leave, Guo Jia panicked and quickly looked at the people around him with a pitiful expression: "Brothers, you must help me!" "Fengxiao," Xi Zhicai said, a slight smile playing on his lips as he saw Guo Jia's expression.

Upon hearing Xi Zhicai's voice, Guo Jia quickly turned his gaze, hoping to hear good news from Xi Zhicai. However, Xi Zhicai said, "As your elder brother, I also want to help you, but who told you to be so foul-mouthed?"

"I don't want our lord to have designs on me either, so..." Xi Zhicai deliberately drawled as he spoke to Guo Jia. The next second, everyone said in unison, "You'd better pray for your own good fortune!"

After everyone finished speaking in unison, they walked outside. As they passed Guo Jia, each of them patted him on the shoulder to express their encouragement.

"Hmph, you think I'm helpless just because you guys don't help me?" Guo Jia suddenly smiled wickedly, looking in the direction Chen Er left and muttering to himself, "My lord, if you treat your subordinates like this, don't blame me for giving you a big gift."

Guo Jia laughed heartily and left.

In the north, the autonomous region, which was considered to have double happiness, was filled with laughter and joy. In the south, when war broke out again, the whole country was filled with cries of sorrow. The entire Yangzhou was in chaos, with battles everywhere, and flames burning and corpses everywhere in the fields and villages.

In the Northwest, the six major powers of Liangzhou, after a brief conflict, reunited into two opposing forces. The Han Sui-Ma Teng alliance was formed, with Niu Fu, Guo Si, and Li Jue temporarily setting aside their differences to fight against Han Sui and Ma Teng. Only a few scattered counties unwilling to fight remained, and both sides maintained restraint towards these forces, as they were considered potential allies.

In Chang'an, after Dong Cheng and Lu Zhi's last secret plot, it seems that Liu Xie's attitude towards Lu Zhi has really changed. Liu Xie often seeks Lu Zhi's opinion at court meetings, although everyone knows that this is just a formality, because the actual power of the court is held by Wang Yun.

However, Liu Xie's change in attitude already spoke volumes, which made Wang Yun think deeply and make corresponding adjustments.

Autumn has gradually arrived, a season that should be a time of harvest, but the rebellion of the Western Liang army has destroyed a large amount of farmland. Although Wang Yun and Lu Zhi have worked together to recover most of Yongzhou for the court, these areas are experiencing poor harvests this year. The court's grain and salary in Chang'an are actually supported by Bingzhou, but Bingzhou itself is not wealthy. Faced with Chang'an, a bottomless pit, Lu Zhi is also struggling to keep up. After all, Bingzhou still has millions of people and tens of thousands of soldiers to feed.

Even with the meager provisions squeezed out, Wang Yun was still not satisfied. Every day in court, he would press Lu Zhi for more supplies, constantly using the righteous cause to suppress him. Even a clay figure has some temper, let alone a seasoned warrior like Lu Zhi. Finally, one day, Lu Zhi snapped, storming out of court. Seeing Lu Zhi showing such disrespect, Wang Yun was furious, and Liu Xie's expression was equally unpleasant. Although he lacked real power, he was still the emperor. Even if Lu Zhi was dissatisfied or aggrieved, was he not even giving him, the emperor, any face?

Wang Yun was a clever man. He immediately asked Emperor Xie to punish Lu Zhi in front of all the ministers in the court. However, although Emperor Xie was not satisfied with Lu Zhi's behavior, he knew that Lu Zhi was loyal to the royal family and was his current support. So Emperor Xie remained silent.

Wang Yun couldn't wait any longer. Seeing that Liu Xie didn't speak, he took it as Liu Xie's acquiescence to his request. Wang Yun turned around and ordered Dian Wei to imprison Lu Zhi!

If Wang Yun really imprisoned Lu Zhi, it would be strange if the army didn't mutinied. Even if they didn't mutinied, no one wanted to see all military power fall into the hands of a dictator like Wang Yun.

"Wait a minute!" A man stepped forward from the group of civil officials and said to Wang Yun.

"I wonder what problem Lord Li has?" Wang Yun said with a cold smile to the vice minister who stepped forward.

Li Shilang, unfazed by Wang Yun's threats, replied, "I don't know why Lord Wang has imprisoned Lord Lu Zhi in the imperial prison."

“Lu Zhi disregards the law and the Emperor, and even stormed off during the morning court session. Isn’t that enough to punish him?” Wang Yun said with a sneer. He hadn’t originally planned to act so quickly, but this was a reason Lu Zhi had presented to him. If he didn’t seize it, he would be a fool.

Li Shilang said disdainfully, "Even so, Lord Lu's crime doesn't warrant imprisonment. Besides, Lord Lu's actions were not without reason. Doesn't Lord Wang know this himself?" At this point, Li Shilang suddenly raised his voice and said, "Furthermore, you, Lord Wang, keep saying you will respect His Majesty, but have you done so yourself? Lord Lu is the governor of a prefecture and the former Grand Commandant of our empire. He has saved His Majesty and many people in the court, including you, Lord Wang, from dire straits on several occasions. Even if such a meritorious official has made mistakes, it should be His Majesty who deals with them, not you, Grand Commandant, who oversteps your bounds! This is truly disrespectful to His Majesty!"

"you you!"

"Pfft!" Wang Yun, already old and frail, was provoked by Minister Li and could not bear it any longer. He was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. When Liu Xie on the dragon throne saw Wang Yun spitting blood, he seemed to laugh. However, everyone was far away and could not see clearly. All that could be heard was Liu Xie saying, "Let's end the court session here today. Lord Lu is a man of strong character. Let's not mention today's matter again after court. Court is adjourned."

After saying this, Liu Xie slowly left, completely ignoring Wang Yun who was vomiting blood below. Wang Yun, who had been sent back to his residence by Dian Wei, was furious upon hearing about Liu Xie's behavior after he fainted. In front of Dian Wei, he cursed, "What a callow brat! Such an ungrateful wretch!"

“Father-in-law, why don’t we just go all the way?” Dian Wei said, making a gesture toward his neck. Seeing this, Wang Yun quickly shook his head and said, “No, although Liu Xie is just a puppet emperor, there are still many people in the empire who are loyal to the royal family. Others may do this, but I cannot.”

Wang Yun lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Dian Wei and said, "Liu Xie cannot be moved, but that doesn't mean that others cannot be moved!"

Wang Yun asked Dian Wei, "My dear son-in-law, if Lu Zhi dies, how confident are you in controlling Lu Zhi's army?"

“Father-in-law, Lu Zhi’s elite troops are his own personal guard. It’s too difficult to control them. I’m only 50% sure of success, and that depends on you being willing to bleed a little.”