Chapter 79 Son betrays father, emperor imprisoned

In front of his father, Liu Fu began to speak sarcastically:

"Father, isn't this all your doing? You appointed these corrupt officials."

Liu Laowu rolled his eyes at Liu Fu:

"Bullshit! Why are you blaming us again?"

Liu Fu stated frankly:

"When you became emperor, instead of selecting capable people for the country, you continued to use the officials from the previous dynasty."

“Father, why were the states of Yan and Jin destroyed by you before? Because the people didn’t support them. Why didn’t they support you, but only you? Because these countries didn’t treat the people as human beings. They kept levying taxes and exploiting them. The people were forced to live and started to revolt. Instead of thinking about whether they were wrong, they carried out a bloody massacre on these people.”

"Think about it, in that previous dynasty that didn't treat the people as human beings, how many people's blood must these officials have shed on their hands to reach such high positions? How many people's lives must they have taken on their responsibilities? When you established the new Han Dynasty, you still appointed these officials to continue serving instead of punishing and executing them. They will definitely continue to exploit the people and act tyrannically. So even if you and I come, they will still dare to arrest us."

When Liu Laowu heard Liu Fu's words, although they were sarcastic, they were actually the truth.

He fell into deep thought for a moment.

"Eighth Brother, with all your cunning schemes, do you have any evidence of the crimes committed by these prefects and officials?"

Liu Fu casually took out the evidence of Prefect Liu's crimes and handed it to Liu Laowu with both hands.

“Dear father, it’s been prepared for you for a long time, just waiting for you to ask.”

When Liu Laowu saw that there were stacks of evidence, one after another, and he couldn't even finish reading them all, he immediately flew into a rage.

After flipping through a few more pages, he was already trembling with anger.

"These parasites!"

"I've only flipped through a few pages of the ledgers, and they've already embezzled millions of taels of silver! This time, we're going to go on a killing spree! I just can't take it anymore!"

At this moment, Liu Laowu gritted his teeth, his anger already running high.

Liu Fu immediately advised:

"My dear father, please don't be angry yet, there's more to come."

After saying that, he handed over all the evidence of Prefect Liu and Chen Jiulin's yin-yang cultivation to Liu Laowu.

When Liu Laowu saw Chen Jiulin's name on the correspondence, he couldn't believe it at first.

It wasn't until he confirmed that it was Chen Jiulin's handwriting and had reviewed all the private messages and evidence that he had substantiated the matter.

Liu Laowu was stunned for a moment, completely frozen in place.

For a long time, no one spoke...

Finally, Liu Laowu presented the evidence, examined Chen Jiulin's handwritten letter, and sighed heavily while sitting on his dragon horse:

"well……!"

Overwhelmed with thoughts and unspoken words, Liu Laowu could only sigh, feeling ashamed before the common people.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel nostalgic for his old comrades.

"Back then, you were also oppressed people, and you hated those who oppressed you so much that you wished you could eat their flesh and blood."

"We've only been conquering and ruling the country for a year now, how come you've all become the very people you once hated the most?"

Liu Laowu really couldn't understand it. He felt like a huge stone was pressing on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

The officials below deceived their superiors and subordinates, and even his old brothers who had risked their lives for him in the imperial court became corrupt so quickly and betrayed him.

Who can understand the feeling of being betrayed by your best friend?

Liu Laowu remained silent for a long time, only able to watch as thousands of soldiers surrounded the three of them, while at the same time a large number of arrows were already aimed at them.

As long as Prefect Liu gives the order, Liu Fu and his two companions will be riddled with arrows on the spot.

Are you scared?

Liu Fu suddenly asked Xiao Ying'er.

"I'm scared."

Xiao Ying'er spoke the truth:

"If you're really going to die, you'll definitely be afraid. How many people in this world aren't afraid of death?"

Hearing Xiao Ying'er say this, Liu Fu looked at her pretty face. Although she said she was scared, she did not show any panic or fear.

"Aren't you scared? I can't tell, you don't seem scared at all."

Xiao Ying'er hugged Liu Fu's arm and gently pressed her body against his shoulder:

"If we're going to die, we'll die together. With you by my side, I'm not worried."

Hearing this, Liu Fu felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

Liu Laowu glanced at Xiao Ying'er, then kicked Liu Fu:

“This girl is incredibly brave. She’s the Liu family’s chosen daughter-in-law from now on. If you dare to reject her, I, as her father, will have to deal with you!”

Seeing that even his father thought highly of him, Liu Fu felt proud. His judgment in choosing people was indeed good, as even his father approved of it.

Just then, Prefect Liu from the opposite side sent someone over to shout:

"Listen up, you wanted criminals across the way! Quickly hand over the stolen goods, and I might spare your lives."

"Otherwise, I will have you all executed!"

Liu Laowu's teeth were grinding together.

"Hmph, they're so arrogant!"

Liu Fu rolled his eyes at his father:

"The most impressive part is yet to come. Let me step forward and say a few words first, so they don't turn us into a pincushion."

At the same time, Liu Fu changed his mind and asked Liu Laowu:

"By the way, Dad, do you want to go to jail once? To experience the fun of being a death row inmate."

Liu Laowu instinctively cursed:

"What fun could I, the emperor, possibly have as a death row inmate? What kind of crazy idea are you plotting now, you brat?"

By the time Liu Laowu finished cursing, Liu Fu had already found a piece of white cloth from somewhere and made a white flag, which he then waved in the air.

"My lord, I surrender! I surrender!"

"However, I must tell you that the hundreds of prisoners who escaped from Chunhe County have all been sent out by me to deliver letters. We agreed to meet at a certain place. As soon as I die, they will all go to Prince Zhongwu to complain. Now that you have killed me, these people will immediately take action."

"If you don't want them to leak this information, how about we negotiate a deal?"

Prefect Liu was taken aback, but just to be on the safe side, he immediately ordered his men to put down their bows and arrows.

"Tell me your terms."

Liu Fu whispered:

"There are too many eyes and ears around, so it's not convenient to say it openly. How about we go somewhere else?"

"Guards! Take them back to the death row and await their fate!"

Prefect Liu was quite clever; knowing that some things couldn't be discussed openly, he immediately sent men to bind Liu Fu and his men and take them back to the death row in Yanshan Prefecture.

Seeing himself bound hand and foot, Emperor Liu Laoliu thought to himself, "What the hell is going on?"

To think that a dignified emperor like himself could be bound by a few ministers and thrown into a death row prison.

"Damn it, once I reveal my identity, I'm going to wipe out your entire family!"