Chapter 167: Tang Zhou exonerates
Taking Liu Bei and them into the secret passage, they saw that under the bright light, a rugged corridor appeared in front of everyone.
Under the leadership of Cao Cao, everyone came to a secret room in two turns. I saw that there were several soldiers guarding the door and stopped Cao Cao and others.
Cao Cao took out a golden token from his bosom and handed it to the soldiers to inspect, and then he was able to let him go.
Walking into the secret room, Liu Bei saw that the bright environment suddenly became dark. And as the door closed, the last bit of light disappeared, and in the pitch black environment, I couldn't see my fingers.
Cao Cao stood in the dark secret room and shouted respectfully to the surroundings: "Cao Cao, the captain of the discipline team of the Great Han Academy, has Liu Bei and Dian Wei from Rende University, as well as the prisoner Tang Zhou, have important matters to tell the alliance leader!" β
I heard the voice of an old man in the darkness: "The alliance leader is in a meeting now, if it is not a particularly important matter, it is better not to disturb!" β
Cao Cao heard the voice and knew that this person was the guardian of the cabinet, and he was also the bodyguard and martial arts teacher Wang Yue beside the alliance leader. I couldn't help but say more respectfully: "Emperor Qiqi, this matter is very urgent. When it comes to the two major cases of rebellion and internal mole, please ask the emperor to go and make a statement, this matter is urgent! β
"Huh?"
Wang Yue in the dark was stunned, it was actually involved in rebellion and mole. It seemed that this matter was indeed very serious, so he said in a deep voice: "Then you wait for a moment again, I will go to the alliance leader, and you will wait for the summons again!" β
The sound faded and silence returned to the darkness.
I heard Dian Wei ask in a curious low voice, "Who was that person just now?" I heard Captain Cao call him the Emperor's Master, could it be that he is the teacher of the current Alliance Master? β
Cao Cao explained in a low voice: "Not bad! The person just now was Wang Yue, the martial arts teacher of the current alliance leader. At the same time, he is also the guardian of the cabinet, and all officials who come and go need his consent to enter and leave the cabinet. β
Liu Bei was stunned after hearing this, and when he came here, he still hadn't really entered the cabinet!
This cabinet is inevitably too secretive, no wonder Cao Cao would say that I alone can't find the door of the cabinet.
silently complained in his heart that the position of this cabinet was too difficult to find, and then he heard Wang Yue's voice come from the darkness again: "Cough! The leader of the alliance has already replied to see you. Come with me! β
As Wang Yue's words fell, he saw a white light suddenly light up in the darkness, and then a door appeared in front of several people.
Cao Cao took the lead and walked into the door with Liu Bei and a few others. Under the bright light, a majestic middle-aged man appeared in front of them. He was dressed in a warrior's outfit, and he was not angry and arrogant under his serious face.
Liu Bei looked at this Wang Yue, and only felt that the pores on his body were tightened. It was as if there was an invisible pressure coming to him from this Wang Yue, making his whole body nervous.
looked at Cao Cao on the side and saw that he had a similar expression to himself. Obviously, Cao Cao also felt the invisible pressure emanating from Wang Yue's body.
But when he looked back, Liu Bei found that Dian Wei was looking at Wang Yue like a nobody.
Gently touched Dian Wei with his arm, and looked at him with puzzled eyes. Dian Wei didn't know why, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Liu, what's wrong with you?" Is there something wrong with me? β
Talking about looking at his dress, he said that it was okay, there was nothing wrong with it.
Wang Yue heard the movement and looked back at Liu Bei, and said softly, "You don't have to ask him." Only people with a force index of more than 10,000 will be affected by me, and he obviously did not break 10,000 by force. That's why nothing is going on! And you~"
Wang Yue walked into Liu Bei's side as he spoke, looked him up and down, and then said softly: "The combat power of the young man has already exceeded 10,000, which is commendable." No worse than the Cao boy next to you! β
After listening to this, Liu Bei suddenly realized that the invisible coercion around this person was only effective for masters above 10,000 battles. It's a special thing, but it's right to think about it.
I believe that with the character of today's alliance leader, his combat power index has definitely not exceeded 10,000. This Wang Yue is the teacher of the alliance leader, and he stays by the alliance leader's side all day long.
If his invisible coercion has an effect on the following ten thousand battles, wouldn't it be creating pressure on the alliance leader all the time, which is too unusual!
Thinking of this, Liu Bei also understood!
And Wang Yue saw what Liu Bei was carrying behind him, and asked suspiciously, "What are you carrying behind your back?" You can't carry other items casually when you meet the alliance leader, so you still have to take care of the things behind your back! β
When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly explained: "Emperor, what I am carrying behind my back is a key criminal. It is also an important witness of this incident, he himself is inconvenient to walk, and I carried him like this in order to cover up his identity along the way. β
At this time, Cao Cao also interjected: "Emperor, this Tang Zhou is indeed inconvenient. And there are many important things about our Lord of the Bing Alliance, which are related to him, so why don't we go in like this! β
I saw Wang Yue ponder for a moment, and then said: "Cao Cao, you are an old man who has entered the cabinet many times. You have to watch these newcomers who haven't been to the cabinet, and don't make a big deal. β
"Yes, I'll take care of them."
"Hmmm! Then follow me! β
Wang Yue said, took Liu Bei and them to the door of a conference room, and said in a loud voice: "Qi Qi Alliance Leader, Cao Cao and others have been brought." β
I heard a shrill voice from inside the house: "Bring it in!" β
Wang Yue received the order and walked into the conference room with Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others. I saw a thin man looking sick sitting in the front of the conference room.
In the middle is an aisle, flanked by ministers of civil and military affairs in the Cabinet.
Seeing Wang Yue walking forward with Cao Cao and others, he took the lead in half-kneeling on the ground and said, "Tell the alliance leader, Cao Cao and others have already brought it." β
I saw Liu Hong wave his hand lightly and said, "Well, you go down first!" β
Wang Yue got up to leave, and Liu Hong pointed at Cao Cao and them, motioning for them to come forward and answer. Cao Cao took Liu Bei and the others to kneel in front of Liu Hong.
"I heard that you have something very important to report to me, and it is also a major matter related to rebellion and cabinet spies, is this true?"
"Tell the alliance leader that this matter is true. Regarding the matter of spies, it has been confirmed that Ma Yuanyi of the cabinet is an undercover agent placed in the cabinet by the Yellow Turban University.
And he just fought us outside, intending to steal important human witnesses from us. But fortunately, I was repelled by me and this Liu Bei with the same XuΓ© LiΓ‘n hands! β
Subsequently, Cao Cao told everything he knew.
I saw Liu Hong's thin right hand slap the table heavily, and then immediately bared his teeth and grinned. The guard eunuch on the side immediately stepped forward to rub Liu Hong's injured right hand.
I saw Liu Hong with a gloomy face and said, "Damn! This Ma Yuanyi is really hateful! It's really annoying and infuriating to lurk in my cabinet so painstakingly, and pretending to be harmless to humans and animals all day long!
Someone! Send me the Royal Self-Defense Force to arrest Ma Yuanyi in the whole city, and I must arrest him! Cough~! β
Liu Hong roared loudly, and then seemed to be angry, and couldn't help coughing.
When the guard eunuch on the side saw it, he immediately stepped forward to give Liu Hong a good look. At the same time, he said with relief: "Alliance leader, don't be angry." The big and small affairs of this whole school league are still waiting for you to deal with, you can't be angry with such a shameless villain! β
Eh~, this Liu Hong doesn't seem to be in good health! Not only is he skinny, his face is like white paper, he has little blood, and he coughs at every turn. It seems that his heart is dying!
Liu Bei half-knelt below, peeking at the alliance leader Liu Hong from time to time. Seeing that the latter, with the help of the guarding eunuchs, relieved his breath for a long time and said to Cao Cao: "Meng De, as the captain of the discipline team of Luoyang City, it is your responsibility to protect law and order. I allow you to lead the Royal Self-Defense Force for the time being, you must catch this Ma Yuanyi for me! You are limited to three days to arrest Ma Yuanyi, I want to see people alive and corpses when I die! β
When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately bowed down and said, "Yes, Alliance Leader." His subordinates have already sent the Lu Ying team to search for him, and I believe that he will be arrested soon! β
Seeing Liu Hong nod his head slightly, he turned to look at Liu Bei, and said softly: "You are Liu Bei from Rende University?" I heard that your headmaster, Guo Xun, was assassinated to death not long ago.
I sent a messenger to investigate, but the post has not yet returned. Do you know why? β
When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately replied: "Leader of the Qiyu Alliance, Guo Xun, the former president of our school, has been confirmed to have been killed by someone from the Yellow Turban University. Moreover, the Qin Messenger was also robbed and killed by the people of the Yellow Turban University on the way, and he arrogantly sent his head to our school. β
Liu Hong was angry again when he heard this, and he stretched out his hand to slap the table again. But thinking of his right hand, which was still aching faintly, the outstretched right hand turned to the side to grab the teacup.
It smashed to the ground with a "pop".
"It's really unreasonable, what does this Yellow Turban University want to do, is it trying to rebel?"
As soon as the words fell, Liu Hong remembered that Cao Cao and Liu Bei seemed to really mention the rebellion when they met him, so he asked: "You say that someone is rebelling, is it also related to this Yellow Turban University?" β
Cao Cao took over the topic and said loudly: "Qi Yu Alliance Leader, Liu Bei has a testimony, which can confirm that this Yellow Turban University does have the intention of rebellion!" β
"Huh? Bring the witness to me, and I'll ask for it myself!" β
Then everyone saw Liu Bei put down the things behind him, untied the rope, and revealed Tang Zhou inside. Reaching out to remove the silver needle from the back of his neck, Tang Zhou, who had returned to normal, was able to speak.
After seeing Tang Zhou see Liu Hong, he knelt directly on the ground and said loudly: "Sinner Tang Zhou, I have seen the alliance leader!" β
Only then did everyone know that Liu Bei was carrying this so-called witness behind him!
Seeing that Liu Hong was also stunned, he obviously didn't expect this witness to be behind Liu Bei like this.
Then Liu Bei briefly told Tang Zhou about the crimes he committed and how he was arrested.
"Uh~! Are you the so-called witness? Tell me everything you know, and maybe I'll save you from death! β
When Tang Zhou heard this, he immediately cried and said, "Tell the alliance leader." I was originally an ordinary student at a school in Youzhou, but I was unfortunately captured by Zhang Jiao when I went out to practice.
This horn isn't a thing! He forced me every day and instilled in me the idea that the sky is dead and the yellow sky should stand, just hoping that I can one day be with him!
And from time to time they examine me with their ideas. If one day I don't answer my mind and punch and kick me, I can't stand it anymore and I have to make a fool of myself with them.
Then they saw that I was doing well and my martial arts were good, so they sent me to the Zhuojun branch as a principal.
Then, not long ago, the three brothers Zhang Jiao suddenly ordered me to collect strategic materials such as grain and grass for them as much as possible. said that he was going to prepare for an uprising and overthrow the whole school league.
At that time, I had the heart to tell the alliance leader, your old man, but as the first branch president of the Yellow Turban High School, you may not believe my words. And I still have the eyeliner planted by Zhang Jiao next to me, so I had to rob a large local playground as planned.
I hope to take this opportunity to attract the attention of their Rende University, and then I can be captured by them logically, and then I will meet the alliance leader, your old man, to report this matter.
The alliance leader, Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang of the Yellow Turban High School are now collecting military supplies such as grain and grass in various places, just to rebel. They plan to wait for enough supplies, and then join forces with Ma Yuanyi, who is undercover in the cabinet, to revolt together, and take advantage of your unpreparedness to overthrow your rule, the leader of the alliance.
As a member of the whole school alliance, I endure the humiliation just to inform you about this incident. was even picked off for this reason, and his martial arts were lost. But I don't regret it, for the sake of your safety, I will not hesitate to break my bones! β
Tang Zhou's words were full of emotion, and every sentence was heartfelt, and people who didn't know really thought that this was a loyal minister who was lying on his back and trying his courage. Only Liu Bei, who has dealt with him countless times, knows that this thing is afraid that Liu Hong will click him, so he pretends to be loyal and courageous!
However, Liu Bei didn't demolish him, after all, he had promised Tang Zhou before to try to save his life.
Seeing Liu Hong's expression of being moved, the imperial doctor immediately came to diagnose Tang Zhou's pulse. After discovering that Tang Zhou was indeed as he said, his hands and feet were broken, and he could only be reduced to a wasted person from then on, he praised Tang Zhoutong at the moment and praised him for his spirit of sacrificing himself for righteousness.
Then, despite the opposition of other ministers, Liu Hong announced Tang Zhou's acquittal at that time, and said that he would let the imperial doctor do his best to treat him, and strive to allow him to at least return to normal activities.
Liu Bei looked at Liu Hong with some astonishment, but he didn't expect that Tang Zhou really fooled Liu Hong in a few words. actually asked Liu Hong to remove all the charges against Tang Zhou without even taking care of him, the main master.
Although he had an agreement with Tang Zhou, he would try to help him reduce the charge and give him a lenient sentence. But he didn't expect this Tang Zhou to be so foolish, and he actually asked Liu Hong to revoke the charge for him in just a few words!
And it seems that this Liu Hong's sense of Tang Zhou is not bad, and it is unknown whether he will be given an official position in the future!
For a while, Liu Bei had some other ideas, and it was really not what he wanted to let this guy not be punished at all!
And just when Liu Bei was thinking crookedly about finding something for Tang Zhou, Liu Hong, who got Tang Zhou's report, began to convene all the ministers of the cabinet to discuss the results of the disposal of the Yellow Turban University.
And Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others were sent away by him with a wave of his hand, and by the way, he also specially told Cao Cao that he must arrest Ma Yuanyi within the time limit.
Walking out of the conference room, Liu Bei's psychology was a little unbalanced. The heart said that it took me a lot of effort to bring this Tang Zhou from Youzhou to Luoyang. I didn't expect that there was no reward in the end, not even a verbal commendation!
But that Tang Zhouyi was protected by him, but now not only has the charge been canceled, but also Liu Hong has been placed in the VIP ward of the infirmary for treatment. It looks like a hero is injured and is being treated!
The gap between the two is too big! So Liu Bei thought in his heart that he had to do something, even if he couldn't restore Tang Zhou's crimes, he couldn't let him live so comfortably.
This girl has done a lot of bad things, but in the end, there is nothing to do, and she has the name of a loyal minister!