Chapter 32: Demanding an Explanation for the Uprising

  Liu Jue turned back and gazed for a moment, he knew that Huang Zu had finally arrived, but Zhao Yun seemed to have seen nothing, still loudly commanding, "Left side, charge!"

  But they could no longer continue their practice, a soldier rushed over and shouted loudly: "General Zhao, the master orders you to go immediately."

  Zhao Yun glanced at Liu Xuan and slowly said to him: "You go change into a military uniform, disguise yourself as the Emperor's personal guard, and stand beside me."

  Liu Xuan shook his head, "I don't want to escape!"

  Liu Jiong didn't want to pretend to be a hero, he knew that as long as he hid among the small soldiers, with 20,000 of them, where would Huang Zu find him?

  But this way, Liu Bei and Huang Zu's alliance will definitely have problems, and Zhao Yun won't hide the fact that he killed someone from Liu Bei. This would make Liu Bei resentful of himself and forbid Zhao Yun from teaching him martial arts.

  On the contrary, as long as he did not destroy the alliance between Liu Bei and Huang Zu, and actively cleared Liu Bei's responsibility, Liu Bei would only be grateful to him.

  Of course, he is Liu Biao's nephew, and Huang Zu did not dare to do anything to him in the end. At most, he would harbor resentment in his heart and offend this person.

  The gains and losses in between had been repeatedly considered by Liu Xuan, with a mind as clear as a mirror.

  Zhao Yun's eyes showed a look of appreciation, nodding his head, "You're right, a great man should be daring to act and dare to do, my heart is not as broad as yours."

  In the open space in front of the barracks, Huang Zu was filled with rage, like a volcano about to erupt. He was entertaining Liu Bei at the Huang family manor when he suddenly received a report from the county magistrate that his nephew, Huang Yi, had been murdered. He became furious and immediately rushed back to the barracks with Liu Bei.

  On the one hand, he was very fond of his nephew Huang Yi. His father had passed away early, and Huang Zu regarded Huang Yi as his own son, treating him with great affection and spoiling him rotten. This also led to Huang Yi developing a habit of bullying good people and committing numerous crimes, all of which were covered up by Huang Zu. As a result, Huang Yi became even more arrogant, spending his days leading a group of sixteen or so evil slaves in causing trouble wherever they went.

  On the other hand, Jiangxia was Huang Zu's personal turf. The Huang family was a prominent clan in Jiangxia Commandery, and he was also the governor of Jiangxia. He had become the emperor of Jiangxia Commandery, where his word was law. Today, someone dared to kill his nephew on his own turf, which was a provocation against Huang Zu himself.

  "Brother Xuande, you must hand over the murderer to me tonight. I will double the reward for you. Give me this face."

  On the other hand, Liu Bei could only secretly lament in his heart. In fact, at Huang's Mountain Villa, when he heard two swordsmen reporting to Huang Zu, he had already guessed that it was Liu Xun who did it. A 15 or 16-year-old young military officer, eight feet tall, with a dignified appearance and sharp knife skills, if not Liu Xun, then who?

  But he didn't dare to say it clearly, that was Liu Biao's nephew. If he said it clearly, Huang Zu would think that he was using Liu Biao's nephew to pressure him and not giving him face. Liu Bei was in a difficult situation, he had to think of a way to clear up this relationship.

  At this time, Zhao Yun hastily arrived and saluted Liu Bei, "My lord!"

  Liu Bei hastily pulled Zhao Yun aside and asked in a low voice: "Was that thing done by Master Jing?"

  Zhoa Yun nodded silently, and Liu Bei's heart sank. This was indeed a troublesome matter for Liu Xun. How could he explain it to Huang Zu? And if anything happened to Liu Xun, how would he be able to answer to Liu Biao?

  Liu Bei's mind was in a mess, and after a while he asked again: "What attitude does he have?"

  Zhao Yun sighed and said: "He said he would take responsibility and not let our lord be troubled."

  This sentence suddenly made Liu Bei breathe a sigh of relief. If it was like this, it would be best not to get himself involved and even more so, he couldn't afford to ruin the alliance he had just formed with Huang Zu. It was precisely for the sake of this alliance that Liu Bei endured the humiliation of Huang Zu coming to search his troops.

  Liu Bei stood silently by and did not interfere with Huang Zu's pursuit of the murderer.

  In the flickering firelight, batches of soldiers and junior officers were brought up, to be identified by two swordsmen under Huang Zu, who were among the last pair jumping into the river to escape.

  The scope of identification has been significantly reduced, with a height of eight feet and an age of under 20 years old. Even so, there are still over a thousand people to be identified.

  In the flickering firelight, Huang Zu stared at the similar faces one by one, he was about to go crazy, he kept turning his head to scold two of his men, "Is it? His mother's, take a closer look."

  Two school guards were sweating profusely, their eyes dazed, and their minds in a complete muddle. They could hardly remember the young soldier's appearance anymore.

  Huang Zu gritted his teeth in anger and shouted loudly: "A real man dares to act and dare to do, if he dares to kill people, why doesn't he dare to stand out?"

  At this time, a cold voice sounded beside Huang Zu, "Am I not right next to you?"

  Huang Zu suddenly turned around and only then did he discover that a tall military officer was standing beside him, the light being dim, unable to see his face clearly.

  Huang Zu was shocked and retreated several steps back, pointing at the officer and shouting: "Who are you?"

  The officer was Liu Jing. He had been standing beside Huang Zu for a long time, and he slowly walked forward, sneering: "Aren't you looking for me? I'm right in front of you."

  Several soldiers holding torches came forward, illuminating Liu Xuan's face. The two swordsmen exclaimed in unison, "It's him! He's the one who killed our young master!"

  "It's true, I killed Huang Yi."

  Liu Jue did not make any excuses, he walked forward, his eyes piercingly staring at Huang Zu, and sternly said: "Huang Taishou, your nephew openly robbed a civilian girl in broad daylight, and his evil deeds are numerous in Jiangxia. You publicly condone him, deceiving the emperor and fooling the people. What crime should you be guilty of?"

  Huang Zu was the head of the prestigious Huang family in Jiangxia and had served as the governor of Jiangxia for many years, so he generally possessed some official knowledge. Someone like Liu Xuan with this tone is obviously not an ordinary person.

  But at this time, Huang Zu was so angry that he lost his rationality and his judgment was significantly weakened. He didn't even notice that Liu Xuan's tone was unusual for a while.

  Huang Zu was furious and shouted loudly: "Seize him for me!"

  Dozens of soldiers rushed forward to capture Liu Yu, Liu Bei secretly called out "not good", he was just about to speak when suddenly over a thousand archers and crossbowmen appeared around them, their bows strung and arrows sharp, surrounding Huang Zu and his men.

  Deputy General Wang Wei shouted loudly: "Huang Zu, if you dare to capture people, don't blame me for being ruthless."

  The situation suddenly became tense, and the siege of over a thousand archers was like a basin of cold water poured down, making Huang Zu suddenly sober.

  In fact, he also knew that Liu Bei was only nominally the commander-in-chief, and it was impossible for Liu Biao to give Liu Bei command of more than 20,000 people. The real commander of this army was actually Vice General Wang Wei.

  He hastily cupped his hands and loudly shouted: "Zhi Gong, give me this face, Huang Zu will definitely repay you later."

  Liu Bei allowed Huang Zu to search the military camp, but Wang Wei just gave Liu Bei a face and did not make a sound. However, if he really wanted to catch someone, Wang Wei would not do it. This was not only related to his dignity, but also because Liu Xun was the nephew of his master, how could Wang Wei let Huang Zu take him away?

  Wang Wei also sneered: "Huang Taishou, I'm not letting you arrest people for your own good. Otherwise, how will you explain to the master?"

  Huang Zu finally calmed down, Wang Wei's words made him feel a sense of unease, he looked up and down at Liu Xuan again, hesitated and asked: "Who are you after all?"

  Liu Xuan slightly bowed his head and said, "I am Liu Xuan!"

  Huang Zu took a deep breath, of course he knew that the nephew of the lord was in the army, and he also received a letter from Liu Biao, asking him not to make this matter public, so Huang Zu pretended to know nothing.

  But the consequence of knowing nothing was that his nephew was killed. Huang Zu felt a dizziness in front of him, what to do? Was his nephew going to die in vain?

  Huang Zu Ke suppressed the anger in his heart, made a bow and said, "So it's Master Jing, I'm afraid Huang has not treated you well enough, been rude...".

  However, Huang Zu's voice turned sharp, "But even if I didn't treat you well, Master Jing, you can't kill my nephew. You must give me an explanation for this!"

  His tone was unusually harsh, even if he were Liu Biao's nephew, he couldn't just kill his own family members at will.

  "Now that I've stood up for myself, of course I'll give you an account!"

  Liu Jiong's eyes stared intently at him, not backing down, "But your nephew Huang Yiguang openly robbed a civilian woman in broad daylight, bullied men and women in Jiangxia, and did all sorts of evil things. You publicly condoned it, deceiving the emperor and fooling the people. I ask you first, when will you give an explanation to the people of Jiangxia?"

  Liu Xuan had already said this sentence earlier, and Huang Zu didn't take it to heart. At this time, Liu Xuan asked again, which made him suddenly realize that Liu Xuan was actually pointing the contradiction at him.

  Huang Zu naturally knew what kind of person his nephew was. In the past two years, almost every month someone came to report his misdeeds, but they were all covered up by Huang Zu. Even if things got out of hand, Huang Zu wasn't afraid, with his power and connections in Jingzhou, ordinary civilians couldn't do anything to him. But if it became Liu Xun, Liu Xun would directly report it to Liu Biao, and the matter wouldn't be so simple.

  At this point, Huang Zu's tone was no longer as tough as before, but he couldn't swallow his pride and still spoke stubbornly: "A country has its laws, a family has its rules. Even if my nephew is wrong in a thousand ways, it should be up to the authorities to try and punish him. It's not up to Master Jing to take matters into his own hands. Now that Master Jing has killed him, how do you explain this?"

  Liu Jiong sneered, "Since Huang Taishou also knows the national law, and Liu Jiong cannot get what he wants, I very much agree to follow the official procedure. I suggest that this case be tried by the provincial governor. I am willing to confront Huang Taishou in a public trial, with all witnesses and evidence presented, and let the governor see who is trying to kill whom."

  Liu Xuan's sharp words made Huang Zu feel a bit uneasy in his heart, and at that time he didn't actually understand the details, was there something unusual about it?

  He turned around and beckoned with one hand, calling up two school guards, and asked in a fierce and low voice: "What's going on?"

  The two men also knew that Liu Xuan's identity was not ordinary, and they were so scared that they knelt down and dared not hide it anymore. They roughly told what had happened in the afternoon, and finally said with trepidation: "This officer did not kill the young master, but a little girl shot an arrow and killed the young master, because at that time it was too chaotic, we didn't notice either."

  "Damn it!"

  Huang Zu kicked the two school guards to the ground with a fierce kick. Why didn't he say so earlier? He changed his face quickly and immediately smiled at Liu Xuan, "It's really a misunderstanding, it turns out that it wasn't Master Xuan who made the move, but Huang Mou was reckless and didn't investigate the facts clearly. Please forgive me, sir."

  If it were someone else, even if they weren't the one who actually did it, Huang Zu would never let them off lightly. But Liu Jiong was not someone to be trifled with, and he feared that things would get out of hand, so he had no choice but to find a way to back down.

  But Liu Xuan was not to be underestimated, and he still spoke with an air of authority: "As Governor Huang said, the country has its laws and the family has its rules. I will report this matter to the governor and investigate it thoroughly. How many evil things did Huang Yi do? Why was he killed? We must get to the bottom of this and give the people of Jiangxia an explanation, as well as give Governor Huang an explanation."

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