Luoyang Imperial Palace, bathhouse.
In the huge bathhouse, there were only Liu Hong, his concubines, and several maids serving them.
The bathtub was filled with smoke, making the two naked people vaguely visible.
"Your Majesty, I want to eat radish."
"Slutty fox, here you go."
As Liu Hong spoke, he handed a peeled pickled radish to the concubine. The concubine smiled sweetly and opened her mouth to hold the radish.
"Your Majesty's pickled radish is delicious."
"Slutty fox, I know you'll enjoy this. Then I'll let you eat your fill."
The next moment, water splashed in the bathtub.
The maids tactfully covered their ears, and a few minutes later Liu Hong lay down on the edge of the bathtub to rest.
All ten fingers have turned white, probably because they were soaked in water for too long.
While caressing the concubine's delicate body, he suddenly thought of something.
"I almost forgot, Lu Zhi will be tried today. Please help me change my clothes. I have to go to court."
The maids then hurriedly helped Liu Hong, who was already exhausted, up.
By the time Liu Hong opened the bathroom door, several young eunuchs were already waiting to greet him.
"Your Majesty, the morning court has already begun."
"Okay, I understand. Let's go!"
…
At this moment, loyal ministers in the court began to whisper.
"Your Majesty, you haven't forgotten today's morning court, have you?"
"It's hard to say. He hasn't attended the morning court for several days."
"If this continues, our Han Dynasty will be in danger."
"No, I must go find him."
An elderly minister trembled as he was about to go find Liu Hong.
There was a sharp voice at the door.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Only then did everyone stop talking, and they stood up with their heads bowed, waiting for Liu Hong to sit on the dragon throne.
As soon as Liu Hong sat down, he asked:
"Where's Lu Zhi? Has he brought him here?"
"Your Majesty, I'm already waiting outside the palace."
"Bring him up here."
"Your Majesty has ordered Lu Zhi to enter the palace."
After Zhang Rang loudly announced the decree, Lu Zhi came in with shackles.
"Your Majesty, I, Lu Zhi, come to see you."
At this moment, Lu Zhi was full of pride and did not feel that he was guilty at all.
Zhang Rang saw his attitude and immediately said:
"Lu Zhi, why don't you kowtow and apologize?"
Seeing the eunuch yelling at him, Lu Zhi raised his head even higher.
"I'm not guilty, why should I plead guilty?"
"How dare you! Lu Zhi! Are you talking to me?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not."
"Don't dare? I think you're being incredibly bold. You've been postponing the attack on Julu. Are you thinking of establishing your own territory?"
"I dare not."
"Lu Zhi, you are using your army to establish yourself and are planning a rebellion." Zhang Rang would never give Lu Zhi a chance to breathe.
At this time, the ministers could no longer bear to listen. They did not expect Zhang Rang to be so despicable that he would arbitrarily accuse people of crimes.
"Your Majesty, Lu Zhi will never rebel. Please understand this."
"Yes, Your Majesty, General Lu will never rebel."
"Your Majesty, Zhang Rang is slandering you!"
“…”
Liu Hong, I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to deal with someone. Is this big man still my big man?
His stubborn temper flared up, and he was determined to never let these people go unless he threw him into jail today.
"Okay, so you think I'm too easy to talk to? No matter what I say, you guys don't agree, right?"
"Your Majesty, we are only speaking the truth and have no intention of targeting you."
"Well, since you say so, what do you think of Lu Zhi's disobedience?"
"Your Majesty, General Lu only made decisions based on the circumstances at the time. A general is not bound by orders from the emperor when he is away."
"Haha, okay. You guys keep saying that I'm wrong. It seems I'm not in your eyes after all."
"Your Majesty, we dare not."
After Liu Hong said this, no one else dared to breathe. They all lowered their heads and didn't dare to say anything.
"Lu Zhi has repeatedly disobeyed military orders and neglected military duties. He has refused to change despite repeated admonitions. Effective immediately, he will be imprisoned and await trial by the Three Lords, with Zhang Rang supervising."
Liu Hong made the final decision. Although he did not immediately accuse Lu Zhi, if Zhang Rang was there to whisper in his ear, it would be impossible for Lu Zhi to get away with it.
This is also the best way to shut up the court officials.
…
When the court meeting was over, Yuan Feng and other ministers were all in a depressed mood.
Your Majesty, this matter has hurt everyone's feelings, but they can't say anything.
Yuan Feng returned home listlessly and told Liu Bei about this matter.
After hearing this, Liu Bei burst into tears.
"Teacher, I am incompetent and cannot save you from this dire situation."
"Xuan De, there's nothing anyone can do about this, so don't blame yourself."
Yuan Feng's words not only failed to make Liu Bei feel relieved, but made him even more excited.
"Master Yuan, what should I do now? How can I get the teacher acquitted?"
"Alas, no one can save him now. You should go back first. This matter will have a conclusion after the three judges have heard it."
"Will my teacher be okay?"
Yuan Feng shook his head helplessly and said:
"With Zhang Rang here, it's impossible for Lu Zhi to escape safely. But we will do our best to protect him."
"Master Yuan, why is His Majesty so determined to convict the teacher?"
This is also something Yuan Feng can't figure out.
"I don't know. Your Majesty used to just entertain himself and we handled everything else. But this time, I don't know why. Maybe he was deceived by the villain."
"Traitor? Could it be the eunuch party?"
The first person Liu Bei thought of was the Ten Attendants, because it was these eunuchs who came to give orders in the previous few times, but the teacher simply ignored them.
In his opinion, it must be the eunuchs gossiping in front of His Majesty.
After hearing this, Zhang Fei slammed the table and said angrily:
"Brother, why don't we go to the prison and rescue your teacher? It's easy for the three of us brothers."
Liu Bei didn't express any objection, and it seemed that he really had this plan.
But Fengyun was very positive at this time.
He immediately waved his fist and said:
"Robbing the prison is great, count me in and I'll go with you."
Fengyun’s wishful thinking is quite loud.
If Liu Bei died, he could continue to have close friendships with Guan and Zhang.
If Guan Zhang died, he would immediately return to the village to summon him.
In short, he didn't lose anything anyway.
At this time, Yuan Feng pretended that he didn't hear it and turned away silently.
"Brother, even Brother Fengyun is with me, why are you still hesitating?" Zhang Fei advised.
At this time, Guan Yu said very calmly:
"Don't be reckless, Third Brother. Let Big Brother think it over carefully. If we rob the prison, we will have no choice but to hide our identities and live on the run."
Fengyun didn't want them to think about anything and said directly:
"Three of you, if you're afraid of being exiled, why not go to my territory? I guarantee the court won't know."
Fengyun thought it through clearly. How could he not want free thugs?
Even if they want to change their ways in the future, at least he has made money in the past few years.
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