Han family achievements

Chapter 572: One Emperor and Two Empresses

Henan County.

Liu Shao, along with Luoyang prefect Guo Yong and Dian Wei, rushed to Henan County in the heavy rain.

Henan County, Hou Ya.

Liu Shao sat there, wiping his sweat slowly.

Guo Yong sat on the left hand, expressionless and looking straight ahead.

Henan County Magistrate Zhen Yu was nervous and stood on the right anxiously.

There were three people standing in the hall, Liu Yu in the middle, He Yan on the left, and Cao Pi on the right. All three were twelve or thirteen years old.

At this moment, there was no worry or fear on their faces, and they even looked somewhat pleased and proud.

Zhen Yu looked at the three people and felt extremely bitter.

When the county soldiers learned that a knight had killed someone in public, they rushed over immediately, but it was too late when they arrived. A landlord and three servants were dead, and the murderers were three teenagers.

The three young men did not put up any resistance when faced with the soldiers from Henan County. After an impassioned speech in which they denounced the landlord for oppressing the common people and seizing their land, they surrendered obediently.

The three men did not reveal their identities. Murder was a serious case, so the soldiers did not dare to be negligent and took the three men and their bodies back to the county government office.

On the way, Cao Pi's identity was recognized and someone shouted "Grand Sima" in the street.

The soldier was shocked and hurried to report to Zhen Yu. Zhen Yu rushed over to investigate. This question was not a big deal, but it almost scared him to death.

Apart from Cao Pi, the second son of Grand Marshal Cao Cao, He Yan is the grandson of the former Grand Marshal He Jin, the great-nephew of the current empress dowager, and the cousin of the current emperor!

And the one who is more calm is the current second prince!
Zhen Yu was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground. He quickly took the three people out of the cell, placed them in the back hall, and quickly reported to the court.

Originally, he thought that the imperial court would send people to bring these three people back to Luoyang. As for how to deal with them, that was the imperial court's business. Zhen Yu just wanted it to have nothing to do with him.

Who would have thought that not only was he not taken away, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his immediate superior, the Prefect of Luoyang, also came!
Zhen Yu's face turned slightly pale, and he felt like there was a huge stone hanging in his heart, swaying there and not being able to fall to the ground.

After a long silence, Liu Yu could no longer hold back and said directly: "Brother, no, Your Highness, I did it all by myself. It has nothing to do with others. If you want to arrest someone, arrest me!"

He Yan, Cao Pi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, it was me who did it. Your Highness has nothing to do with the Second Prince. Please understand, Your Highness!"

Liu Yu glared at the two people on his left and right and said, "Am I His Highness or are you His Highness? Shut up!"

He Yan and Cao Pi were stared at and dared not speak.

Liu Yu suppressed the two followers and stiffened his neck again and said, "Your Highness, just tell me how the emperor wants to punish me. I will accept it if you want to kill me or chop me up!"

Liu Shao was still wiping his neck. The corners of his round face moved and he asked Guo Yong, "Guo Qing, what do you think we should do?"

Guo Yong immediately bowed and said, "I will listen to your instructions, Your Highness."

The so-called "If a prince breaks the law, he shall be punished the same as the common people" is nothing but a self-satisfaction. A prince is a prince, how can he be the same as the common people?

Liu Shao puffed up his cheeks and asked Zhen Yu, "Zhen County Magistrate?"

Zhen Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his hand hastily and said, "Your Highness, this case involves the prince, and should be tried by the Censorate."

"Oh,"

Liu Shao came up with a solution. After thinking about it, he felt that it was in accordance with the rules, so he said, "Dian Wei, take the three of them away and send them to the Imperial Censorate."

Dian Wei, who was chewing a pancake, put the remaining half of the pancake into his arms and said in a muffled voice, "Yes!" As soon as he finished speaking, four plainclothes guards walked in and stood on both sides. They just looked at Liu Yu and the other two and did not step forward to arrest them.

Liu Yu showed no fear at all. He said to He Yan and Cao Pi, "Remember what I said. I did it alone. It has nothing to do with you."

After saying this, he saluted Liu Shao, turned around, and strode with his head held high, looking quite fearless and heroic.

Cao Pi and He Yan looked at each other and hurried to catch up.

Guo Yong thought that if the Second Prince was handed over to the Censorate, there might be some disturbance, which might not be in line with the emperor's wishes.

But he didn't say anything. When it comes to the prince, the best way is to stay away from him. If you can't stay away, then you have to learn to shut up.

Liu Shao still felt wet, so he asked Zhen Yu, "Will there be floods in Henan this year?"

Zhen Yu was still watching Liu Yu's back, wondering if he would get into trouble later. When he heard the Crown Prince's question, he quickly came back to his senses and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Henan County has been repairing the river bank and dredging the river in recent years. There will be no flood this year."

There was no expression on Liu Shao's face. He said "oh" and looked at Guo Yong with a puzzled look on his face.

Guo Yong was also puzzled and asked, "Your Highness, what is it that you are confused about?"

Liu Shao blinked and asked, "How old is the daughter of the Qing family?"

Suddenly, Guo Yong's heart beat like a drum. He bowed calmly and said, "Your Highness, my daughter is not yet nineteen years old."

Liu Shao said again, "Then, let's go back to Luoyang."

Guo Yong responded quickly, more cautiously than ever, watching Liu Shao's back.

His only question now is who has taken a fancy to his precious daughter?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been a man of few words and never talks nonsense, so he must have something in mind!
My Lords, at the age of twelve or thirteen, you can get married in one or two years.

The current emperor is only in his early thirties, and there are only five or six concubines in his harem, and he has not had any concubines in some years.

On the other side, Zhen Yu was busy for a long time, and only after watching the two princes walk away did he breathe a sigh of relief and return to the backyard.

As soon as he sat down, before he had time to drink his tea, a woman walked in.

She was wearing a long red dress, with exquisite curves, narrow shoulders, a thin waist, a high bun, a neck as white as snow, a pretty face without makeup, bright red lips, long and thin eyebrows, and eyes as bright as promises. She swayed with every step, with various postures.

Zhen Yu looked at his sister who came in and immediately asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhen Mi sat down opposite him, bit her red lips, and whispered, "Brother, there's another letter from Cai."

Zhen Yu frowned, then snorted coldly, saying: "I'll do it, you don't have to worry about it. Even if our Zhen family has fallen, it has not fallen to the point where a small Shangcai person can bully us like this!"

Zhen Mi stopped talking, but her face was filled with sadness.

She is already eighteen years old this year. Normally, a normal woman of this age would have become a nun and taken care of her husband and children.

But the Zhen family was a little different. Because their father died early, the family property was looted. Over the years, Zhen Yu took the Zhen family, young and old, to avoid wars and repair their previous relationship with the Cai family. It can be said that he put a lot of thought and effort into it and was exhausted.

During this process, many people fell in love with the beautiful Zhen Mi, but for some reason, the past relationship between the Zhen family and the Yuan family was mentioned again and again, which put the Zhen family in danger and no one dared to marry into the Zhen family.

This directly led to Zhen Mi remaining unmarried.

Zhen Yu looked at this most sensible sister and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In troubled times, men live on the edge of a knife and women have a rough fate.

(End of this chapter)