The Three Kingdoms: Home Travel

Cai Yong led Wang Yun, Jiang Zhe, and others into the study. Wang Yun glanced at Jiang Zhe, then at the person behind him, and Jiang Zhe immediately understood.

Pulling Mi Zhen back, Jiang Zhe said softly, "Girl, why don't you go and wander around for a bit..."

"Go shopping?" Mi Zhen was taken aback, then looked at Wang Yun who had entered the house, and immediately understood. She looked at Jiang Zhe with some disappointment and said, "Alright, then come out early..."

"kindness!"

Upon entering the study, Jiang Zhe heard Wang Yun say, "Shouyi, close the door."

"Oh." Jiang Zhe closed the door and sat down to Wang Yun, with Cai Yong sitting opposite Wang Yun.

Cai Yong looked at Jiang Zhe with great surprise, then glanced at Wang Yun, who nodded and smiled.

The great scholar was quite surprised. Could it be that this young man was so highly regarded by the prince? Why did the prince even bring him along when discussing important matters of the court?

Before he could finish his thought, Wang Yun spoke up, "Bojie, the inner palace gates are tightly shut today, and no one can enter. Something serious must have happened..."

Cai Yong glanced at Wang Yun, a wry smile on his face. "I have also heard that the General has ordered the urgent summons of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to the palace. If it were an ordinary matter, it would be fine, but these two have powerful backers... Could it be that He Jin is plotting something..."

"Hmm!" Wang Yun's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "My nephew-in-law's strategy of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers is exactly what he said. In that case, we should also make preparations as soon as possible."

"This..." Cai Yong frowned and said, "He Jin is powerful and holds military power. How can those eunuchs be a match for him?"

Wang Yun glanced at Jiang Zhe, then picked up a teacup and drank some tea.

I knew it wouldn't be good! Jiang Zhe smiled bitterly to himself and said, "What I'm thinking is that although General He Jin commands thousands of soldiers, these troops are all outside Luoyang and cannot enter Luoyang without being summoned. As a result, He Jin only has a little over a thousand imperial guards protecting him. On the other hand, the eunuchs alone number nearly a thousand from the inner palace. Once they start a rebellion..."

"That's true!" Cai Yong nodded. "Without the Emperor's order, no army may enter Luoyang! Given this situation, how could He Jin not mobilize his troops?"

"This..." Jiang Zhe smiled bitterly to himself, thinking that He Jin had indeed mobilized troops, but unfortunately, he was too easily swayed and ultimately died at the hands of eunuchs. Could he say anything?

"Shouyi..." Wang Yun blew on his hot tea and said softly, "Bojie is a good friend of mine, not an outsider. What are your thoughts? Please speak freely!"

"...Yes!" Jiang Zhe hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then does He Jin intend to appoint Prince Bian as Crown Prince?"

"Hmph!" Wang Yun coughed and said, "How could that scoundrel He Jin be appointed Crown Prince! This is utter treason!"

"Do you want me to say it or not?!" Jiang Zhe glanced at Wang Yun speechlessly.

"I know what Shouyi said, but the Emperor deeply loves his son Xie..." Cai Yong's eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice, "Don't tell me that He Jin is trying to force the emperor to abdicate?"

Jiang Zhe shrugged.

Wang Yun put down his teacup, frowning as he pondered deeply. "If He Jin, that scoundrel, acts in such a manner, even if we wanted to stop him, we would be powerless. In that case..." He slammed his hand on the tea table and shouted, "In urgent situations, we must act expediently! I will immediately write a letter to Ding Jianyang of Bingzhou. He is a loyal and virtuous man; he will surely lead troops to Luoyang to support the imperial family!"

So Ding Yuan was recruited to Luoyang by you? Jiang Zhe rolled his eyes at Wang Yun, thinking to himself, "Old man, you've really done a lot of harm."

"That's fine then!" Cai Yong nodded. "We have no military power and are no match for He Jin. This is the only way... However, Zishi, this is an even greater offense!"

"I will take responsibility!" Wang Yun's eyes shone brightly. "We are subjects of the Han Dynasty, and have long been honored by the Han. Now that the Han is in trouble, how can we not bravely eliminate the traitors and protect the Han?" As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Zhe.

Cai Yong was taken aback, somewhat confused about the situation.

The old man is really persistent. Jiang Zhe smiled wryly. Now he can only use the old method to distract him. However, the old man has a good memory. He doesn't know if this trick will work.

"Actually, my two uncles need not worry. He Jin is incompetent and stubborn, and he will certainly not trust the loyal advice of his subordinates. He will surely meet a great calamity!"

"How did you know!" Wang Yun looked at Jiang Zhe strangely. He always felt that this kid had kept too many things from him, which made him a little annoyed.

"Right or wrong! The truth will come out!" After saying this, Jiang Zhe fell silent, which immediately made Wang Yun so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"Shouyi is a man of great talent!" Cai Yong said with a smile.

"Hehe!" Wang Yun stroked his long beard. Hearing his friend praise the boy, he was also pleased. After all, that rascal was his nephew-in-law. As the saying goes, they were all in the same boat.

Aside from everything else, it hasn't caused me any loss of face! Wang Yun nodded.

"Shouyi?" Cai Yong smiled at Jiang Zhe. "With such talent and learning, Shouyi must have read many works by ancient sages!"

"Ahem!" Wang Yun glanced at Jiang Zhe.

"Yes!" Jiang Zhe sweated a little and said, "Under my uncle's tutelage, I've read many books by ancient sages, but the one that has influenced me the most is the Book of Han. It has truly benefited me immensely!"

Huh? Wang Yun was surprised. This brat is quite eloquent, isn't he? But then he got annoyed. This brat has been reading the Book of Han these days, so of course it has the deepest influence on him!

"That's good, that's good!" Cai Yong looked at Jiang Zhe with satisfaction and casually said, "Are you proficient in calligraphy and painting? I dare not boast, but my daughter has inherited my skills. Master, why don't you let the younger generation have a friendly exchange?"

Wang Yun's expression froze for a moment, then he mumbled, "Very well!"

Cai Yan? Jiang Zhe swallowed hard, a sense of longing for the talented woman of the Three Kingdoms period welling up within him. Suddenly remembering his daughter Xiu'er at home, his expression cleared, and he said, "I have received excellent instruction from my uncle, and have also gained some knowledge of calligraphy and painting. However, my interest lies in military strategy, and as for calligraphy and painting..."

"Oh?" Cai Yong was moved and asked, "If Shouyi says so, I am not an expert in military strategy, but this does surprise me..."

"I'm caught in a dilemma. I can't just go back to sleeping in the study, can I?" Jiang Zhe said with a wry smile. "Before I came to Luoyang, I was valued by Lord Tao of Xuzhou, who appointed me to oversee the affairs of the east gate of Xuzhou in order to defend against the Yellow Turbans. I dared not fail his expectations and defeated the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou, capturing one of their minor leaders."

Cai Yong's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands, saying, "Excellent! Excellent!"

"That rascal has some quick wit!" Wang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, finally avoiding losing face in front of his friend.

"Good! Good!" Cai Yong said, looking Jiang Zhe up and down. "Such a young hero, I should summon my daughter to meet you!" He then got up, opened the door, and called a servant, saying, "Bring the young lady here!"

"This..." Wang Yun was taken aback when Cai Yong summoned his daughter. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke, "Bojie, this might be somewhat inappropriate..."

"What's wrong with that? Yong only summoned my daughter to see Shouyi once, how is that inappropriate?"

After a short while, a sweet voice rang out from outside the door, "Father summoned me. What is it?"

"Oh?" Cai Yong, who was exchanging words with Jiang Zhe, smiled upon hearing this. "My daughter has arrived, Zhao Ji. Come in quickly, let your father introduce you to a young hero!"

Jiang Zhe looked up and saw a beautiful young woman walking towards him with light, quick steps. She was indeed fair-skinned and beautiful, and even compared to Xiu'er, she was not inferior in any way.

"Zhaoji greets Father, greets Uncle Wang, greets..." Cai Yan raised her head and looked at Jiang Zhe.

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