Yuan Xi pulled the weak Cai Yan out of the backyard, stabbed a Xiliang soldier with a sword and dismounted. Without any explanation, he held her in his arms and got on one leg first.
Then Yuan Xi stretched out his hand to Cai Yan on horseback, and Cai Yan put his jade hand in his palm. Then Yuan Xi took Cai Yan's jade hand and lifted it hard, but Cai Yan exclaimed in surprise before he could react. At that moment, Yuan Xiling put an arm around Cai Yan's waist and gave him a warm and fragrant hug.
Yuan Xi said sternly, "Junior sister, the situation is urgent. Just hold me tight and I will take you out." After hearing this, Cai Yan blushed and nodded. He let out a low hum.
Yuan Xi jerked the reins of his horse and was about to rush out of the gate, when suddenly a loud shout came from behind him: "Yuan Xi, please leave, Li Que is coming." It was really unlucky, the enemy's road was narrow, why did he meet the general of Xiliang at this time, it was really the wrong time to come.
In fact, it's not a matter of enemies being on the same road. It's that when Li Que, a pervert, heard that Cai Yan's husband was dead, the first thing he thought of was to take in his wife. However, Yuan Xi beat him to it too late.
When Li Que saw the beauty Yuan Xi in his arms, he was furious and drew his spear to stab her. Yuan Xi also waved his spear and met his spear style with one hand. The two gunshots intersected, making a crisp sound of cracking the silk. Yuan Xi was so shocked that his blood boiled, and he stepped back repeatedly. Li Que just swayed.
Li Que thought to himself, this kid has a lot of trouble, he is not exactly the second generation ancestor, but he actually has a lot of strength in one hand. Yuan Xi was also thinking that this guy was also a famous fool in the Three Kingdoms.
If you have a fight with fucking Guo Si, you'd better avoid his edge. Thinking of this, he swung his gun and swept across, using Zhao Yun's quick grab to the limit, and stabbed out more than ten guns in an instant, forcing Li Que back.
Although Li Que was brave, he had never seen such a fast, flexible and fierce shooting technique. He was surprised and was forced to take three steps back. Yuan Xi didn't say anything, and ran away. Just kidding, I have a girl in my arms right now, and my heart is like a deer, so I don't have the intention to fight for it.
When Li Que saw Cai Yan being snatched away, he was so regretful that he almost cried. He thought to himself, if I had come half a step earlier, wouldn't it be mine? This bastard Yuan Xi is so disgusting. He didn't care that his soldiers were defeated, and desperately chased Yuan Xi behind him.
At this moment, a powerful arrow suddenly and accurately flew from a distance and plunged straight into Li Que's throat. Li Que almost escaped. He was thinking about Cai Yan, and he didn't know how to dodge until the arrow reached his eyes. His neck was suddenly hit by the arrow's feathers, leaving a bloody mark.
"Li Que, don't chase my lord, Zhao Yun is here." Zhao Yun spread his robes and came to greet him with a gun twenty feet away. Yuan Xi ignored Zhao Yun and kept urging his horse to ride wildly.
The sound of Zhao Yun and Li Que's weapons clashing came from behind. Yuan Xi thought that since Zhao Yun and Li Que were not the same level masters, nothing would happen to them. The fast horse passed through the killing soldiers, stabbed several Xiliang soldiers to death, and fought all the way back to the Cai family's secret passage in the city.
Li Que was unable to break through Zhao Yun's defense line, and was unwilling to fight. Seeing that his men were defeated like a mountain, he sighed secretly, feinted a shot, and ran away.
Zhao Yun took advantage of the victory to pursue him and led his men to cover him up for a while. The protector changed his mind and Xu Chu and Xu Huang also came back one after another. Zhu Gongdao stayed in the city to defend Guo Jia and did not go out to fight. Such a counselor Yuan Xi could not bear to let him go out to take risks.
This battle was a complete victory. Li Que fled with only fifty troops and horses, but Yuan Xi and others did not dare to stay and hurriedly hid in the secret passage of the Cai family.
Cai Yan's misery and grievance broke out the moment she entered the secret room. After she dismounted, she howled and screamed with all her strength, completely losing her ladylike demeanor. Yuan Xi hugged her and sighed softly.
She originally thought that only the land of Chang'an and Luoyang could make her feel down-to-earth, and only the air of the Central Plains could flow comfortably throughout her body.
But she was wrong. After arriving in Chang'an, her panic and panic became more and more intense. It was like a pair of hands hugging her chest tightly, making her feel suffocated.
Cai Yan kept asking in his heart: Where do I belong? As she cried bitterly, her body trembled uncontrollably, and there was a roar one after another in her chest, as if a big ax was cutting hard at her heart.
Cai Yan's mind flashed through everything she had experienced before today, including her childhood with a strict father and loving mother, Luoyang where there were frequent wars but there were still no dangers, meeting Yuan Xi for the first time when she was a child, and adding fragrance to Chen Liu's red sleeves, her body was weak Her husband Wei Zhongdao, who died young, fled to another country with his father, and reunited with Yuan Xi this time.
Cai Yan couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad. She thought she would ignore Yuan Xi's existence after becoming a woman. But when Yuan Xi appeared in front of her again, she still trembled all over and sighed quietly. The sigh was followed by endless silence.
Fortunately, Cai Yan had not been kidnapped by King Zuoxian at this time, and Cai Yan had no children at this time. Cai Yan did not need to be redeemed by Cao Cao at this time. Fortunately, she met Yuan Xi.
It wasn't until late at night that Cai Yan's crying stopped. After dawn, Yuan Xi washed his face, drank tea, straightened his clothes several times, and calmed down for a while before he mustered up the courage to see her. Yuan Xixiong walked boldly into the main room in the north of Cai Mansion Garden, which was the temporary residence arranged for Cai Yan.
'Rustling', the familiar sound of the brush pressing against the white paper reached my ears. The aroma of ink is refreshing. Yuan Xi was a little surprised that he didn't hear the cry, thinking something might have happened to his junior sister.
I was so anxious that I didn't have time to say hello, so I opened the door and barged in. The light and refreshing spring light shone in from the window lattice, slowly expanding, and the fragrance of ink, sandalwood, and the fragrance of the beauty enveloped the main room together.
Junior sister Cai Yan was painting at the desk when she saw Yuan Xi barging in with a worried look on her face. She was stunned for a moment. Yuan Xi was also stunned, this junior sister was so beautiful! A woman likes her appearance, and today's Cai Yan has obviously gone through some grooming.
The tall figure, slim shoulders, slender waist, willow-leaf eyebrows, cherry-shaped mouth, and hibiscus powder noodles cover almost all the advantages of classical beauties, making her look like a beautiful lady. Yuan Xi said fiercely in his heart, why are you so beautiful? Isn't this misleading? ! Recruit him to make mistakes.
"Yuan. Mr. Yuan." Cai Yan's face was still stained with tears, and his voice was lonely and sad, just like the cuckoo's call in the morning; "Sir, please come in."
Yuan Xi's energy seemed to be absorbed by her beauty. He didn't even hear what she said clearly. He just nodded blankly and said, "Junior sister, I'm here to see you." There was no further text. His brain was short-circuited and he forgot the rest of the lines. Clean and tidy. Later, it became even worse, and I even forgot to move which leg first.
Sitting down, there was silence.
It's raining outside. It's the kind of slightly chilly spring rain that's unique to the north. The raindrops patter on the roof and windows. The dripping sound of the rain gradually becomes more rapid and dense. The sound carries the boldness of the north, and it falls heavily.
Yuan Xi stood up and closed the bamboo window. As soon as the light in the room dimmed, Cai Yan's body suddenly shook and he became alert, with uneasy light shining in his frightened eyes.
Her body moved, and the tightness in her chest made her take a deep breath. Yuan Xi was shocked. She seemed to have been frightened by Xiliang soldiers yesterday. She was very wary of anyone who coveted her beauty. A small action of closing the window made her The instinctive fear of being violated keeps evading.
Yuan Xi turned around twice in the room in embarrassment, turned around, and said softly: "Junior sister, you rest, have a good rest. I will send Zilong to protect you and me. I will leave first." As he said that, he felt My eyes felt moist for a while, and my throat seemed to be blocked by something.
Cai Yan opened his mouth but stopped talking. Yuan Xi smiled, walked out of the door, and ran into the rain. I don’t know what to say, let alone where to start. Thousands of words rush to my lips and I swallow them all. This miserable junior sister. If she remains a widow for the rest of her life, wouldn't her life be even more miserable? I have to find a way to save her! !
In Lu Bu's mansion.
The military doctor was tremblingly dressing the wounds of Lu Bu, who looked cold and ferocious. Now Lu Bu was like a wounded lion, always choosing people to devour, and Yuan Xi had become his mortal enemy.
After Wang Yun heard the news of Dong Zhuo's death, he hurried to Lv Bu's house. Seeing Lv Bu who was not angry and proud, he felt uneasy, but Wang Yun still asked: "Is Marquis Wen's injury serious?" Come on, who hurt the general?"
When Lu Bu saw Wang Yun, he naturally thought of Diao Chan. Even though Diao Chan had been promised to him, she was still sent to the Dong Mansion.
Lu Bu was reckless but not stupid. He said coldly: "Thanks to you, I'm still alive."
"What are you saying, Marquis Wen?" Wang Yun said happily.
Lu Bu grabbed Wang Yun's clothes and said angrily: "What's going on with Diao Chan? How could she appear in Grand Master Dong's car?"
Wang Yun sighed and said: "Marquis Wen doesn't know something. This morning, the Grand Master said to me, 'I have something to come to your house.' Yun didn't expect that he specially prepared a banquet to entertain me. Unexpectedly, the Grand Master said, 'I have something to do in the morning' while drinking." I heard that you have a girl named Diao Chan, who is of heavenly fragrance and national beauty, so I came to ask for her."
Wang Yun carefully observed Lu Bu, who looked angry, and then said: "Of course I said that I had promised it to Marquis Wen earlier, but the grand master turned his back on the spot and took out his sword, put it on my neck and asked, "How dare you test my sword? ?' I was so helpless that I watched the Grand Master snatch Diao Chan away, but I didn't want to think of what happened later."
Lu Bu's thoughts were not complicated. Wang Yun had always treated him very well. In addition, Dong Zhuo occupied many other people's wives and daughters. When he heard what Wang Yun said, he believed it.
However, Lu Bu's anger still couldn't be quelled. He smashed the case into pieces angrily and scared the military doctor to the point where he knelt down and kowtowed.
Wang Yun took the opportunity to sigh and persuade Lu Bu, saying, "I don't want the grand master to behave like a beast."
Lu Bu hesitated and said, "However, I have a father-son relationship with him, and now that I am dead, I will give up." He didn't want to cause trouble, so he took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey.
Lu Bu thought of Diao Chan and Yuan Xi again, so he told Wang Yun about the fight last night.
Wang Yun's eyes flickered, then he shook his head and said: "Yun doesn't know why Yuan Xi appeared in Chang'an."
Having said that, Wang Yun had complicated thoughts, "I hope you can take care of yourself." He said silently in his heart.
Lu Bu clapped his hands suddenly, "They should not have left the city yet. As long as they are searched, it is not difficult to find them." Lu Bu has formed an obsession with Yuan Xi. If he doesn't kill Yuan Xi, he will have inner demons. For a general, it is Something fatal.
Lu Bu wanted to say something more, but Wang Yun rushed to say: "Now that the grand master is dead, the capital is about to be in turmoil. This is the time to use force. Has the general thought about his own future?"
Looking at Lu Bu who was shaking his head, Wang Yun then said seductively: "How can a man live in heaven and earth and live in depression for a long time? A general's talents are beyond the limits of ordinary people. If a general supports the Han Dynasty, he is a loyal minister, and he will surely be famous in history. "If a general aids Dong Zhuo's party, he will be rebelling against his ministers, and his records will be infamy for thousands of years."
Lu Bu's unruly eyes turned again and again. He understood what Wang Yun meant, so he finally held up his hands and said: "I would like to support His Majesty the Emperor together with Situ and safeguard the country together. Please teach me how to do it."
Wang Yun knelt down and thanked him, saying: "If the Han sacrifices are not executed, it is all because of the gift of the general. General, please take your own troops to recruit the soldiers in Chang'an City, and then hunt down Dong Zhuo and his traitors."
Lu Bu nodded in agreement and discussed some details with Wang Yun. He thought it would be best if he could find Yuan Xi and others while searching for Dong Zhuo's old party, as well as the stunning beauty Diao Chan.
Wang Yun bid farewell to Lu Bu and went to the palace to ask for an edict from the panicked Liu Xie. Then he ordered more than ten of his confidants, including Sun Rui, Qin Yi, and Chen Wei, to assist Lu Bu in gathering the garrison in the city.
Lu Bu then relied on force and the emperor's edict to tell the defenders in the city: "The emperor has issued an edict to only attack Dong Zhuo. As long as you surrender, no one else will be asked."
After hearing this, all the soldiers stood at attention and shouted long live. In one night, Lu Bu gathered more than 50,000 soldiers and horses near Chang'an. After receiving the news, the useless Captain Li Su also defected to Lu Bu.
Wang Yun immediately asked Lu Bu to lead troops to search for Dong Zhuo's relatives.
Dong Zhuo's younger brothers Dong Min and Dong Huang, as well as the young and old of the Dong family, were all hacked to death or shot to death with arrows by Lu Bu Wang Yun's men. Dong Zhuo's body was dragged to the city for public display.
At this time, the weather was getting hotter. Dong Zhuo had always been fat, and the fat flowed to the ground. The official guarding the corpse made a big lamp, placed it on Dong Zhuo's navel, and lit it. It burned from night to dawn, and it burned like this for several days.
In the corner of the market, there was a ragged middle-aged man, who was looking coldly at Dong Zhuo's body being burned. The down-and-out middle-aged man murmured with hatred: "I must kill Wang Yun to avenge my family!"
The disciples of the Yuan family who had been persecuted by Dong Zhuo gathered up Dong Zhuo's chopped body, burned it to ashes, and evacuated it on the road.
People sang and danced in the streets to celebrate. Scholars and women in Chang'an City sold jewelry and clothes to buy wine and meat to celebrate each other, and the markets were crowded.
Lu Bu also searched the Wubao and found 20,000 to 30,000 catties of gold, 89,000 to 90,000 catties of silver, and piles of silks, satins, and rare treasures.
On the morning of the third day, Emperor Xian, who was still a little immature, appointed Wang Yun to be in charge of Shangshu affairs, and also appointed Lu Bu as General Fenwei. Holidays, etiquette and other treatment were equal to those of the three Dukes, and he presided over the affairs of the court together with Wang Yun.
Wang Yun still went on to become a powerful minister. Although he lost Diao Chan and did not become a relative, this ending is acceptable. Sometimes, is there any difference between Wang Yun and Dong Zhuo? Wang Yun's method is just a softer sword.
Wang Yun took the opportunity to bring Princess Wannian to the palace to meet Liu Xie. After experiencing many events, the two siblings held their heads and cried with emotion.
Although such a big change happened outside, Yuan Xi and others in Cai Yong's house could not feel the turmoil again. Zhu Gongdao suffered minor internal and external injuries in the battle with Lu Bu that night. Fortunately, a military doctor from the Tiger Guard secretly came to treat him and Yuan Xi, who had a wounded arm.
In the past two days, Yuan Xi and others contacted Zhu Ao and a group of Tiger Guards. In the fierce battle that night, more than 30 Tiger Guards were killed and many were injured. Fortunately, they were well prepared and received timely treatment and treatment. hide.
Just when Yuan Xi and others were discussing the incident and how to get out of the city, a code signal sounded outside the secret room door.
What Yuan Xi didn't expect was that Cai Yan, who was as elegant as orchid but had a sad face, came in. Yuan Xi quickly asked Cai Yan to sit down.
Cai Yan's eyes were bloodshot and she said sadly: "Please Xianyi think of a way to rescue father."
Yuan Xi and others were surprised and asked about the reason, but it was probably because of Dong Zhuo.
It turned out that after Dong Zhuo's death, Cai Yong rushed to attend the court meeting. He was quite critical of Wang Yun's wanton search and killing of Dong Zhuo's party, which implicated many innocent women and children.
Wang Yun did not attack him and tolerated his attacks, but when Wang Yun privately convened a group of veterans to discuss matters, someone mentioned that Dong Zhuo's body was put on the street for public display and was lit by the people of Chang'an.
Cai Yong couldn't help but said that although Dong Zhuo had committed numerous crimes, his death should not be such an insult. He then said that he should not be involved in the killing of so many people.
Wang Yun hated Dong Zhuo to the core. He was furious and rebuked: "Dong Zhuo is a great thief of the country. He almost destroyed the rule of the Han royal family. You are a minister of the Han Dynasty and should share the same hatred. However, you missed his personal favors and instead mourned for him." , isn’t this not working against him together!”
Cai Yong knew that he was in the wrong, so he did not argue. Wang Yun was angry and arrested Cai Yong on the spot and handed him over to Tingwei.
After hearing Cai Yan cry and talk intermittently, Yuan Xi couldn't help but sigh. He had reminded Cai Yong many times. He thought he could change this matter, but he ignored Cai Yong's character. His character was not something Yuan Xi could change easily.
Cai Yan looked at Diao Chan who was following Yuan Xi, and then at Xu Huang and others. She pleaded: "Zhao Ji has asked her father and her close friends to go to Wang Situ to plead for mercy. However, Wang Situ has always been strong, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to do so." Changing his mind, many disciples and former officials of the Yuan family in the court, I would like to ask the young master to try to rescue his father." After speaking, Cai Yan gave a big gift to Yuan Xi and others.
Yuan Xi was angry and annoyed. He didn't expect that Cai Yong would still be labeled as Dong Zhuo's party. This is not his fault. We must know that the nature of a country is easy to change but hard to change. How could Cai Yong's deep-rooted nature be changed with just a few words.
Yuan Xi thought to himself that he would definitely not be able to see Wang Yun, and he had a grudge with Lu Bu, and he would die. Now he could not save himself, how could he save Cai Yong, but if he did not save him, then Cai Yan would not necessarily return to Hebei with him.
So he quickly helped Cai Yan up and touched her cold and delicate jade hands. Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel slightly moved. Looking at Cai Yan who looked as sad as a begonia in the spring rain, he couldn't think of a reason to reject Cai Yan.
What's more, Cai Yan's current situation is mostly caused by himself. This involves a secret from the past. After he and Cai Yan parted ways in Chenliu, Yuan Xi sent secret guards to the Wei family during the trip back to Hebei. However, Yuan Xi still concealed this secret at this time: "Junior sister, please get up, I will try to rescue the teacher immediately."
Cai Yan wiped his tears with his sleeve and thanked him gratefully. When she raised her head, she happened to meet Diao Chan's eyes. Diao Chan nodded to her kindly. Cai Yan also nodded in return but felt a sense of sadness in her heart for some unknown reason.
Because Guo Jia and some of the Tiger Guards had already left Chang'an to support them along the Yellow River, Yuan Xi could only think of countermeasures by himself. As expected, it was very laborious to use his own brain.
He thought for a long time and finally felt that the most practical way was to use force to rescue Cai Yong from Tingwei Yamen, so he told everyone, and Xu Chu and others would of course follow him life and death.
Cai Yan worried: "Wouldn't my father lose his place in the court and become a real rebel?"
Yuan Xi thought to myself, my silly Cai Yan, why don't you think about that time when you asked Old Man Cai's friend to go to Wang Yun to plead for mercy? Wasn't that a suicide attempt? Originally, Wang Yun didn't want to deal with Old Man Cai, and he couldn't get off the stage at all.
"Zhaoji, I think you have heard about Wang Situ's staunchness. There is no way to change the things he decides. Now he is in control and no one can restrain him. After rescuing the teacher, we will return to Hebei. Father and others will serve as teachers. To clear up the name." Yuan Xi comforted Cai Yan and said.
Although Cai Yan felt that it was not good to forcefully rob the prison, he had no choice but to resort to this method if other methods failed, so he agreed to see if Cai Yong and his friends could persuade Wang Yun before making a decision. Alas, this silly girl really has high literary talent but low emotional intelligence.
The front hall of Situ Mansion.
Now that Wang Yun is in great power, he is extremely popular. Taiwei Ma Rixi and a group of veterans came here to intercede for Cai Yong. However, Wang Yun has a tough attitude and refuses to take hard or soft advice.
Ma Rixi did not mince words and said directly to Wang Yun: "Cai Bojie is a unique genius and knows a lot about the history and laws of the Han Dynasty. He should be allowed to complete the history book. This will be a great event for a generation. And the crime he committed is It’s so insignificant, killing him won’t disappoint all the scholars in the world!”
Wang Yun sneered and said: "In the past, Emperor Wu did not kill Sima Qian, but as a result, his slanderous book "Historical Records" was passed down to future generations. Now that the national destiny has declined, the rebellious troops are in the suburbs, and we cannot let treacherous ministers write history books beside the young master. This is It is not conducive to the emperor's sanctity, and will also make us people ridiculed."
Ma Rixi and others still wanted to argue, but Wang Yun said coldly: "The Taiwei has forgotten which salary he received. Dong Zhuo was so tyrannical when he was in power. Those who intercede for Dong Zhuo are naturally aiding the evil, and interceding for Cai Bojie." So what about?"
Ma Rixi and others had no choice but to say goodbye to Wang Yun.
There was a carriage parked at the corner of Situ's Mansion. Ma Rixi came to the carriage after leaving Situ's Mansion. The car curtain opened and sitting inside was Cai Yan, who was as beautiful as pear blossoms and rain.
Ma Rixi shook his head to show that his persuasion failed. Looking at the sad and tearful Cai Yan, he sighed: "Wang Yun's descendants will probably be extinct! Good people are the country's models, and historical books are the country's classics. How can the country last long if we destroy the models and abolish the classics?"
Cai Yan held back his grief and saluted Ma Rixi to thank him. Ma Rixi waved his hand and walked away with a sigh.
As soon as Ma Rixi and others left Wang Yun, they secretly summoned his confidant Qin Yi.
He had a personal relationship with Cai Yong earlier, but now he feels that Cai Yong has indeed deviated from the right and wrong in matters of right and wrong.
The more Wang Yun thought about it, the more wrong he became, so he took out a ceramic bottle and handed it to Qin Yi and said, "Go to Tingwei Yamen. You should know what to do."
Qin Yi didn't want Wang Yun to be so cruel, but he didn't dare to disobey Wang Yun, so he accepted the order.
After returning home, Cai Yan told Yuan Xi and others about the failure to persuade Wang Yun. Yuan Xi had already expected the result. He told Zhao Yun: "Zilong, quietly take Miss Cai and Chan'er to the gambling house to contact them. Zhu Ao, he also has a secret passage in the dark room where he can hide."
Then Yuan Xi said to Diao Chan and Cai Yan: "You follow Zilong to one of our destinations. We will meet you after we rescue the teacher."
Cai Yan nodded apologetically. Although Diao Chan was worried about him, she did not object.
In fact, Yuan Xi did not have to go to rescue Cai Yong personally, but he was afraid that others would persuade Cai Yong, who could not move rigidly, so he decided to go there in person. Moreover, Tingwei Yamen is no different from other places. The guards are just Yamen servants, so as long as they act quickly, there won't be much danger.
At night, Yuan Xi, Xu Huang, Xu Chu, and several Tiger Guards who came from their base hid in the darkness of the street outside Tingwei's prison.
A slender man in black climbed out from the prison wall. He was Xu Yi, one of the soldiers of the Xu clan. He had been an expert at climbing trees and beams since he was a child, and he had practiced beautiful light-body kung fu.
Xu Yi reported softly: "There are no secret sentries inside, there are more than thirty government officials." He took out a piece of paper with a simple topographic map and showed it to Yuan Shang and others.
After agreeing on the plan, Xu Huang led several tiger guards to climb the wall of Tingwei Yamen with the help of ropes and other tools, and climbed to the roof.
Xu Huang took out the divine arm bow from his back and added an arrow, aiming at the patrolling government servant below. Several Tiger Guards gently came to the ground. They took out specially made daggers and stepped forward to slit the throats of several guards on duty. They dragged the bodies into the darkness and changed into the clothes of government officials.
Then they kept knocking down all the guards near the gate. After the door was opened, Yuan Xi, Xu Chu and others also came inside, and everyone followed suit and headed towards the cell where Cai Yong was previously held.
