Only shaken by the spring breeze, the color withers away early. ------- Zhu Dunru, Northern Song Dynasty, "The fortune teller burns a peach"
It is said that Chen Long was worried about the war in Chang'an, and planned to find a way to steal the jade seal with Lu Chang in exchange for the support of Yuan Shu's Nanyang soldiers, thereby further weakening Dong Zhuo's peripheral garrison. If he could quietly introduce troops into the city and control the fortified city of Luoyang, he would have control over Chang'an and the city of Luoyang. The two capitals of Luoyang turned Dong Zhuo's troops into lonely ghosts in the wild.
Chen Long hid Diao Chan in the golden house, chatted with the beauty, and gradually became familiar with her. Because he did not dare to hire outside servants, Lu Chang often helped Xiao Chan provide her daily necessities, and they had a close friendship with Xiao Chan, and the two gradually became fond of each other.
On this day, Chen Long heard that Cai Yan was visiting. Unexpectedly, he hurriedly left Diao Chan. When Diao Chan saw Chen Long standing up in a hurry to greet Cai Yan, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous. She asked about Miss Cai Wenji, who was the most famous literary figure in the world. Chen Long nodded and left. Diao Chan winked at Xiao Chan, Xiao Chan understood and came over to listen to Diao Chan's instructions, her big eyes flashing and blinking.
Cai Yan was dressed in an otherworldly, elegant and fresh way. He and Chen Long were in the Xuan Hall, discussing how to save the people. Chen Long finally responded. Before Cai Yan left, he suddenly asked: "General Baihu, should my father stay away from the court? Retreat bravely?"
Chen Longxin said that was right. Dong Zhuo was regarded by the world as a thief who stole the country. Following such a lord can only lead to destruction. Although Cai Yong was a Han minister in name, everyone in the world knew that he had accepted Dong Zhuo's key promotion to be in a high position. Once something happened to Dong Zhuo, how could Cai Yong be alone?
But before the words came out, Chen Long was hesitant about what to say. After all, he was "Yan Baihu". After thinking for a while, he said: "Thank you for your trust in me. When Miss Wenji asked this question, she must have already had the answer in her heart. No matter what the lady thinks, my answer is the same as the lady."
Cai Wenji was slightly disappointed and said goodbye, followed by Chen Long out of the hall. Seeing Lu Chang and the two short soldiers behind him standing guard at the door, he nodded indifferently and passed by, sending Cai Wenji out of the house. Cai Wenji looked back and bowed again. She boarded the carriage at the alley and left in a daze.
Chen Long watched the most elegant beauty in the Three Kingdoms get on the bus and sighed in his heart, lamenting that although the Three Kingdoms produced heroes in large numbers, it was also a society where people cannibalize people. Although Cai Yong held a high position, he did not know where he would be killed again.
Turning back to the Xuan Hall, Lu Chang and the two soldiers behind him were still standing guard. This time Chen Long stopped talking to Lu Chang and suddenly heard a chuckle from behind Lu Chang. When he looked up and took a closer look, he saw that the two boys in military uniforms turned out to be two beautiful women, Diao Chan and her. The maid Xiaochan.
Chen Long was startled, raised his hand and slapped Lu Chang's head hard, and shouted: "You are so courageous! Come on, everyone, go into the hall."
Lu Chang covered his head and felt a little embarrassed. Seeing that he was embarrassed, Xiao Chan quickly walked around to Lu Chang and said: "General, don't blame him, it's all my fault."
However, Diao Chan showed no regrets and said with a slight smile: "We are here to take a peek at sister Cai Yan. It has nothing to do with you." After saying this, she happily led Xiao Chan back to the backyard, leaving Chen Long puffing out his cheeks. There is nothing left behind.
Lu Chang coughed and said: "Ahem... Master, they are really boring to stay..." Chen Long waved his hand and said: "Let's talk after we enter the room."
Lu Chang followed Chen Long into the room and lowered his head waiting to be criticized. I heard Chen Long's voice: "Tonight, I want to go into the palace with you to steal the jade seal. How can we attack the east and west, or divert the tiger away from the mountain and let Niu Fu's troops go away for a while?"
Lu Chang was not Guo Jia or Zhou Buyi. He scratched his head for a while, but still couldn't do anything. Chen Long spread out on the Grand Master's chair and said, "It's better for me to think about it myself than to discuss it with you."
Lu Chang said hurriedly: "Yes, my lord, I don't have the brains of you, let alone several military advisors. However, I feel that to steal the jade seal, you must pass through that tunnel, that is how to leave us without being noticed." The mansion is really embarrassing."
Chen Long mocked: "What you said is not a trick at all, it's the truth..." I don't know whether it was the fact that Lu Chang said that he was not smart, or whether it was the fact that he couldn't leave the mansion secretly.
Lu Chang stood there with a black line on his face and stopped talking. However, Lu Chang's words still touched a certain nerve. Chen Long felt a movement in his heart and said to himself: "The Beigong is probably closely guarded by Dong Zhuojun, and we are not familiar with the terrain in the dark, so we can directly explore the Beigong at night. The palace is too dangerous. The tunnels...the tunnels have several entrances and exits."
After hearing this, Lu Chang expressed his dissatisfaction and thought that what his lord said was nonsense. Chen Long continued his train of thought: "It is impossible to enter and exit Beigong and Mangshan, but the entrance to the upper palace is not possible..."
Lu Chang cursed again, thinking that the main point should be that he couldn't leave the mansion with legitimate reasons. If we can leave smoothly and Niu Fu is not suspicious, then there will be mountains of swords and seas of fire. I, Lu Chang, will go through it with my lord.
Chen Long suddenly slapped his forehead, startling Lu Chang who was distracted, and asked hurriedly: "My lord is really smart. Have you thought of a way?"
Chen Long was obviously in a good mood and said with a smile: "Brother, you are really good at flattering, and you have not been in the rich circle in Kyoto for nothing." Then he lowered his voice and said: "Don't you remember, but it is not in the southwest of the entrance to the palace. Is there another tunnel?”
Lu Chang was not stupid, and he suddenly realized: "Oh~, that's right, that tunnel seems to be used by the emperor to visit the brothels? Master, are you saying that we will go to the brothels tonight?"
Chen Long smiled and said, "Why not? Are you following Niu Fu when you visit the brothel? Even if he sends someone to keep an eye on him, he can't keep an eye on the bed. Let's consider it as exploring the road tonight. Even if we can't find the entrance to the tunnel, there will be no loss. . But don’t let Diao Chan and the others know about it and ruin my reputation.”
Lu Chang stood up quickly and said, "I promise to keep it secret for my lord." Chen Long smiled and kicked him: "Keep it secret? I saw that Xiao Chan winked at you, and you lost your mind and became a big traitor." Lu Chang wanted to explain with a dark face, but Chen Long didn't give him a chance and continued: "I think the tunnel is towards the southwest, which is indeed the direction of Hongxiu Garden. However, there are several big brothels in that location, but I don't know where the emperor's one is. Home?"
Seeing that Lu Chang didn't speak, Chen Long snorted: "Asking you is a waste of time." This made Lu Chang want to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
Chen Long continued his analysis: "Big brothels are full of people coming and going. If we open a tunnel specifically for the emperor, it seems that it is not secretive and safe enough. If I were the emperor..." Lu Chang suddenly took up the topic and said: " My lord, calling yourself emperor is a crime of beheading."
Chen Long was laughed out of anger by Lu Chang. His train of thought was interrupted and he had to think again.
"If I were the emperor, I would definitely dress up and enter a brothel for entertainment. If the tunnel entrance is in a brothel, wouldn't the brothel madams know about it? It's too unsafe."
"Then it would be best if the tunnel entrance is located in a courtyard near the brothel, or even hidden under the roof tiles, so that others cannot detect it. After the emperor came out of the tunnel, he would rest and dress up in this courtyard, and then go to the brothel to spend money. Hua Chai, when you're done, go back to the courtyard and go back to the palace through the tunnel. You really don't know what's going on."
After hearing this, Lu Chang's imagination opened up and he said: "Even if someone invites a few red aunts to come to the courtyard for entertainment, it will be enough for the emperor to enjoy! On the contrary, it will be safer and more private."
Chen Long slapped Lu Chang's thigh hard and said, "Hold on! Let's go check tonight to see if there are any wealthy businessmen who would like to order a few girls to go out together to serve him from time to time?"
Lu Chang covered his thigh and said with a grimace: "Master, if you hit me again and hurt me, I will tell Xiaochan to go..." Chen Long gave him a big eye roll and said: "Traitor!"
The two of them had decided on their plan, and Chen Long said again: "Zhao Da, don't risk contacting him frequently for the time being. I only have one thing, and I must go to him first."
Lu Chang nodded and waited for his lord to continue. "When Wang Yun was demoted a few days ago, what was the situation with his friends who joined forces to oppose Dong? What forces were they colluding with behind the scenes? What we know so far is that only Yang Xun seems to be colluding with Cao Cao, and others such as Sili The forces behind Colonel Yang Xun, Huang Wan, Shangshu Zheng Gongye, Left Colonel Yang Zan, Jinwu Shi Sun Rui, etc. are not very clear. This requires Zhao Da to use his connections and send someone to investigate. I will use it in the future. "After hearing this, Lu Chang went to make arrangements.
As for Cai Yan, after leaving Yan's Mansion, he felt quite uneasy. He got into the carriage, lowered the curtain, and thought about his thoughts while the carriage shook slightly. My father was proficient in music, talented, proficient in classics and history, good at poetry, and had profound attainments in calligraphy and was extremely famous. Such an amazing talent and beauty, he has always been a leader of scholars. But he is simple by nature, not good at politics, is too emotional, and is easy to be manipulated. He has a strong sense of family, but rarely asks about the sufferings of the people. Now that my father has waded deeply into the muddy waters of Dong Zhuo's abandonment, how should he find a way to get his father out and escape this disaster?
Miss Wenji's eyebrows wrinkled more and more tightly, and she didn't realize that the carriage was going in a direction that was not going home at all. A moment later, the carriage drove into a large house by Luoshui River and came to an abrupt stop. The driver got off the carriage, threw down his whip, bowed to the middle-aged man who came out of the hall to greet him, and said, "My lord, what a blessing." Disgraceful."
When the car suddenly stopped, Cai Wenji had just woken up from deep thought and thought she had arrived home. She was surprised that the maids did not greet her. Suddenly, the car door curtain opened and a deep voice came: "Miss Cai Yan, please get out of the car."
The red sun was setting in the west. Chen Long and Lu Chang dressed in brocade clothes, took a few guards with them, and rode out to visit the brothel. Seeing that Niu Fu was still guarding "loyally" at the door, Chen Long cupped his fists and said: "General Niu, hurry up and change your clothes, and come with me to the place where men love most, hahaha."
Niu Fu was originally interested in visiting the brothel, but he had to pretend to be loyal, so he had no choice but to reject it sourly. He cursed angrily in his heart: "We are also dogs under the Grand Master, so why are we treated so differently!"
Chen Long chuckled and was about to set off when suddenly a carriage hurriedly came around the corner. Chen Long reined in his horse and waited. The carriage screeched to a halt, with several panting servants running behind it.
The car door curtain was lifted, and a man dressed in homely clothes came out. When he looked carefully, he turned out to be Cai Yong. Chen Long vaguely felt that something was going to happen, and said in surprise: "Why did Mr. Cai come here in such a light car? What happened? Where is Miss Cai?"
Cai Yong said anxiously: "Excuse me, General. Today, my daughter said that she would visit the General and would be back in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, as the sun set, the servants who were originally accompanying him came back. They said they were knocked unconscious on the way and were sent to the hospital in broad daylight. Kidnapped the young lady! Does the general have any clues?"
