The mind is like a tiger on the mountain, and the body is like a rat in the barn. ----------"Dongwu Yin" by Cao Ye of the Tang Dynasty
It is said that although Chen Long stole Diao Chan, he lost Cai Yan. The trip to Luoyang was less than half completed. Chen Long really wanted to take Diao Chan and leave quietly and have Diao Chan sent back to her hometown in Lingling, so that Diao Chan wouldn't have to worry anymore; then he could lead people to Chenliu and snatch Cai Yan back from Cao Cao.
For several days, Chen Long had been waiting for news about Cai Yan, and at the same time, he was thinking hard day and night about how to deal with Dong Zhuo. Although Chang'an was in danger, Xun You and Huang Gai were there, so he was not overly worried; but how to fundamentally eliminate Dong Zhuo's troops around Luoyang was very difficult to figure out.
The closest anti-Dong army to Luoyang, and considered relatively powerful, was Yuan Shu's army stationed near Wancheng in Nanyang. This army gathered the former Nanyang Governor Qin Zhe and some of the surrendered Nanyang Yellow Turban troops. There were about more than 100,000 people. If the alliance against Dong could attack Hulao and transfer Lu Bu and Xu Rong's defenders, they could Secretly attracting Yuan Shu's troops, they entered Luoyang from the tunnel and occupied the fortified city of Luoyang in one fell swoop. Then hold on to the city, wait for Zhao Yun's troops to arrive, and defeat Hua Xiong, Gao Shun, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou. Then attack from inside and outside to defeat Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Liao and other troops one by one. Then send troops from Luoyang to break Hulao in one fell swoop. Pass, Lu Bu and Xu Rong could not hold the city alone, so they had no choice but to raise a white flag and surrender.
How to convince Yuan Shu is indeed a difficult problem. Chen Longfu went to his heart and thought of the Shi Changshi Rebellion. On the night when He Jin was beheaded, the jade seal was probably still in the dry well of the palace. If the jade seal could be fished out and used as bait to lure Yuan Shu, he might not have his turn. Yuan Shu did not cooperate.
Chen Long thought about it and found the only way to destroy Dong, and it could eliminate Dong Zhuo's power in Xiliang and let Ma Teng control Xiliang in the future. After killing Dong Zhuo and defeating Lu Bu, he would find a way to depose Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and then the Qinglong Army would retreat to Chang'an, leaving Luoyang to Yuan Shu and the alliance to fight against Dong. He controlled Chang'an by himself, brought great power to the court of the Young Emperor of Han, coerced the emperor to order the princes, faced Xiliang, made friends with Ma Teng, united with Huangfu Song and Sun Jian, eliminated Han Sui's rebels, and thus controlled Xiliang. If Yongliang can be stabilized, the next goal will be Hanzhong and Yizhou, and we will try our best to open up the Jingzhou Passage, connecting Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, Hanzhong, Yongliang, and Chang'an, and the world will be stronger than one-third. It is enough to create a situation in which the Three Kingdoms stand in harmony.
After several visits to brothels, Niu Fu's nerves were finally numbed. Chen Long, Lu Chang and Zhang Bai and other special forces members conducted a detailed search around the brothel area in Luoyang, and finally discovered the middle-aged building that was used as a cover for the tunnel exit. courtyard. After some measurements, I finally discovered the wall in the luxury toilet. Push open the sandwich wall to reveal an entrance and exit disguised as floor tiles.
Without hesitation, Chen Long and Lu Chang entered the tunnel and came to the palace of the former Han Ling Emperor in Beigong. This was originally the residence of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Queen He, but it was abandoned long ago due to the death of Emperor Ling. Chen Long used his brains and finally found the imperial seal in the dry well next to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Back at Yan Baihu's mansion, Chuan Guo Yuxi was as warm as water, but he didn't know how many people's blood he had drunk. Chen Long took some cinnabar, took a collar of white silk cloth, and neatly stamped a seal. He looked at the eight small seal characters "Ordered by Heaven, and live long and prosperous", thinking that Yuan Shu's soldiers would land on these eight seals. On the character.
Chen Long wanted to hide the imperial seal in the secret pocket on his shoulder, but accidentally touched an electric shock stick that had never been used before. Ever since he came to this different world, Chen Long almost forgot that he had such a powerful weapon on his body. After taking it out and rubbing it for a long time, Chen Long's past memories with Liu Qian came back like clouds. Chen Long felt his eyes filled with tears and could not resist missing Liu Qian. He quickly hid the electric shock stick and sealed it and the jade seal deeply, also sealing his past life. The memory was sealed again.
Chen Long folded the white cloth with the seal and put it in his sleeve. When he saw Yuan Shu in the future, he only needed to show the white cloth. The rest would depend on how much Yuan Shu wanted to be the emperor.
After a night of silence, Chen Long took several team members to the Grand Master's Mansion early the next morning and bid farewell to Dong Zhuo in person. He claimed that he missed his hometown and the troops were not ready, so he asked to leave and return to Jiangnan. Dong Zhuo asked curiously: "Baihu, Wang Yun was demoted and is living in a mausoleum. Cai Yong lost his daughter and is very sad. I was about to appoint you as an important minister of the imperial court and to be my right-hand man. Why do you want to leave suddenly?"
Chen Long said: "I came here in a hurry. I came to support the Grand Master. The troops in my hometown have not yet been organized. After I return to Wu County, I will be in full swing and everything will be arranged. Naturally, I will come to see the Grand Master. If necessary in the future, I will The soldiers will naturally be loyal to the Grand Master."
Dong Zhuo nodded slightly and said: "What Bai Hu said makes sense. In that case, you can go back to Wu County. But it's a long way to go to the mountains and mountains. I will give you five hundred more cavalry to ensure your safe journey."
Chen Long cupped his hands to thank him and said, "Thank you so much, Grand Master, for your kindness. However, I am waiting in Jiangxia by boat. There are too many soldiers, but I can't dress up. Besides, I originally wanted to keep a low profile and conceal my identity, but it is safe."
Dong Zhuo thought the same thing. Nowadays, there are separatist troops outside Luoyang, and I heard that anti-Dong people have even formed an alliance to challenge Dong. Baihu wanted to leave in a low-key manner, but it was indeed safer than making a big fanfare. He no longer insisted, nodded in agreement, and asked someone to guide him out. Chen Long went to say goodbye to the puppet Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty again, which was regarded as having done enough homework and returned. Seeing that there was a young zombie sitting on the throne, I sighed secretly.
Chen Long was delighted that he could take Diao Chan out of the city. On the one hand, he had to personally escort Diao Chan back to Lingling. At the same time, he had to choose how many available soldiers he had. If he could use his own soldiers to sneak into Luoyang, it would of course be the best plan; On the one hand, Lv Chang still pretended to be Yan Yu and went to Yuan Shu with the white cloth covered with the seal to test Yuan Shu's tone first.
Of course, after leaving the city, he would have to spend two to three days rushing to Chenliu to "steal" Cai Yan back. Back at the mansion, Lu Chang and others had already begun to prepare their luggage. Niu Fu and others had already received the news from Taishi's mansion and came to say goodbye to General Baihu. Chen Long pretended to thank Niu Fu for guarding him day and night. Niu Fu thought to himself, if he had known that things would be so peaceful after your assassination, he would go to the brothel with you and have fun. What a waste of time.
With the guidance of the Taishi Mansion, it is no longer an impossible task to successfully bring Diao Chan out. A few days later, Chen Long waited for everything to be arranged, and prepared to leave the city from the south gate early tomorrow morning in a low-key manner, heading south first, getting out of Dong Zhuo's sight and then heading east. On the way, he took Lu Chang to Chenliu to look for Cai Wenji. If Cai Yan can be stolen back and reunited with Diao Chan, the two beauties will be escorted back to Lingling at once. Lu Chang will go to Yuan Shu and consider the following matters based on Yuan Shu's attitude.
On the night when Niu Fu withdrew and Chen Long was preparing to evacuate Luoyang, the special forces team sent to Chen Liu finally brought back the news about Cai Yan. The team member made various observations at Cao Cao's residence in Chenliu, but found no sign of Cai Yan's life. He tried his best and went through many twists and turns, and finally got the truth from a soldier who was following Cao Cao in Luoyang at the time that Cai Yan was kidnapped by the Huns cavalry.
Chen Long's heart ached when he heard this. He didn't expect that Cai Yan would be kidnapped by the Huns because of his negligence. Cai Yan, a pure and pure person, was insulted by the Huns, but still had the courage to survive? Cao Cao abandoned Cai Yan in order to escape, and this revenge must be avenged.
Now that the situation in Chang'an and Luoyang was unclear, Chen Long needed to make arrangements. Chen Long had no choice but to give up the idea of going to the Huns in person to rescue Cai Yan. Regardless of the fact that the Xiongnu were thousands of miles away, living in pursuit of water and grass, with no fixed abode and difficult to trace; even if they desperately went to find Cai Yan, how could they deal with the vast grassland without soldiers, generals, and supplies?
Chen Long clenched his fists and hammered his temples, hating his lack of skills and finally choosing reason. Wen Ji, Wen Ji, I didn’t expect that God’s will is such that you are still suffering so much. Maybe God is jealous of your literary talents. After I destroy the Dong thieves, I will personally lead my troops to rescue you, and then avenge you on Cao Cao's blood feud. All I can do for you now is send someone to bring more gold objects to see if I can redeem you from the King of the Huns.
Thinking of this, Chen Long told Zhang Bai: "Go to Zhao Da tonight to inquire about the news about Chang'an. By the way, ask him to send a few capable northerners with more gold, pearls and jade. If you can find out about Cai Yan from the King of the Huns, , no matter how much money you spend, you have to redeem it directly!" Zhang Bai hurriedly took the order and left.
Chen Long felt a little relieved and began to think about his next course of action. The area between Chang'an and Luoyang was crowded with Dong Zhuo's troops, making it impossible to safely send Diao Chan to Chang'an. The only best option was to return to Jiangxia by boat along the Yingchuan line. On the way, Lu Chang was ordered to find Yuan Shu, making sure to arouse Yuan Shu's greed.
The plan was decided. Early the next morning, Chen Long and others loaded several carriages, hid Diao Chan in one of the carriages, and were about to set off. Suddenly, several figures on horseback came to the door. When they looked carefully, the leader was Jia. Xu Jia Wenhe. Chen Long felt uneasy in his heart and hurriedly dismounted his horse to greet him. He looked overjoyed and said, "Brother Wenhe, how dare I trouble you to see me off?!"
Jia Xu twisted his long beard with his hands and said slightly seriously: "General White Tiger is going here. The mountains are far away and the road is far away, but you must take care of yourself. If we meet again in the future, I hope we can still be friends with General White Tiger."
Chen Long heard something in his words and smiled and said: "With Brother Wenhe's talent, he will definitely become the master's adviser. I would like to ask Wenhe to take care of me in the future. If I can do anything for Brother Wenhe, please be sure to say it clearly." These words are also false and true, as if Jia Xu is regarded as a friend who can work together, but it is illusory and just some kind words.
Jia Xu's pair of shining triangular eyes glanced at Chen Long's face for a long time, and finally sighed slightly: "There are only a few people in the world that I can admire, and General Baihu is one of them. Especially the pitiful sentence "The wine and meat of the Zhumen" It stinks, the road is frozen to death, how many people in the world can do this? But I heard that General Baihu didn't seem to be so considerate and caring for the people in Wu County. I don't know why he made such a big change all the way to Kyoto?" There was actually a bit of sharpness hidden in his words.
Chen Long responded with a smile: "It is precisely because along the way, I saw many evils that I had not seen before, that I have such a change. Brother Wenhe is so observant." After hearing this, Jia Xu finally lowered his eyes and smiled slightly. He breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye: "The road ahead is difficult, General White Tiger takes care of you!"
Chen Long's carriage team left the city, and with the guidance of the Grand Master's Mansion, the journey went smoothly. Chen Long escorted Diao Chan through the relatively peaceful Yingchuan River and headed straight to Jiangxia. Lu Chang, disguised as Yan Yu, went to the military camp outside Wancheng in Nanyang and asked to see the famous Yuan Shu and Yuan Gongliu.
Yuan Shu, named Gongdao, was born into the famous family of the Three Dukes of the Fourth Dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His family was the famous Yuan family in Runan. His uncle Yuan Wei is still an official in Luoyang and is ostensibly subordinate to Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu was fierce in appearance and had a high opinion of himself. Although he was known as a tiger, he had the heart of a mouse and was both greedy and timid. With the reputation of the Yuan family, he had a few fierce generals but few good planners, so the whole Yuan Shu The intelligence level of the staff is worrying.
Yan Yu, played by Lu Chang, easily made Yuan Shu believe that Yan Baihu was just pretending to please Dong Zhuo, but actually wanted to unite Yuan Shu to attack Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu looked condescending and asked in a deep voice: "You have been talking for a long time, but your eldest brother's troops are far away in Wu County and cannot be mobilized well. Don't you want to use my troops? I can jointly challenge Dong with you. What’s the benefit? It’s better to alliance with my original brothers.”
Lu Chang took out the white cloth covered with the seal from his sleeve and handed it to Yuan Shu respectfully. Yuan Shu didn't know what it was. When he opened the white cloth and looked at it, he saw a seal in the middle, which read "Ordered by Heaven, and live forever". The seal had full fonts and a slight inlay mark on one corner. He was shocked and his hands were messed up. Shaking, he stood up suddenly and said with a trembling voice: "This is... the Jade Seal of the Kingdom? How can you have the Jade Seal of the Kingdom?"
