When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 484 Zhang Kai: I suddenly feel a little regretful
Yuan Shu, who was full of resentment, had just returned to his mansion and had not even had time to sit down when he received a letter.

Looking at the familiar font on the letter cover - "Personally written by Mr. Yuan".

Yuan Shu laughed out of anger. He was very familiar with these crooked characters. Who else could it be other than Zhang Kai?
Yuan Shu cursed, "Bah, you bastard, why did you write to me when there is no news?! I thought you were dead! If you were the one who tried to assassinate me this time, how did you get killed by King Chen?! You even dared to write to me now, are you trying to pollute my eyes?!"

Even though he was dissatisfied and cursed, Yuan Shu still opened the letter in the end.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but once he did, Yuan Shu became even angrier, and he was so angry that his nose bent with laughter.

What he was doing was colluding with Chen Deng, what he was doing was sending Zhang Kai for some shady reasons, what his real purpose was to assassinate Liu Xuande.
Ok?
Liu Xuande? !

Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows, and the rage that had been burning in him seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

He clearly knew every word in the letter, so why could he not understand it when they were put together?

Ever since the campaign against Dong Zhuo, the fragile alliance of the coalition forces naturally fell apart.

Chen Deng, who provided food and supplies, hid in Xuzhou and did not make any major moves.

If he really hated Liu Bei, why didn't Chen Deng help when Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Huang Zhong?

If the incident at Hulao Pass was intentional by Chen Deng, then why did Chen Deng ask Zhang Kai to assassinate Liu Bei?

Could it be that he wanted to let Zhang Kai work for Liu Bei?
How can this be? !
Yuan Shu immediately denied this possibility. In his opinion, although Zhang Kai had some abilities, Liu Bei, as the General of the Guards, had a status so high that even the Han Dynasty would tremble if he shook his body. How could such a powerful person be interested in a mere Zhang Kai?
If not, why did Chen Deng let Zhang Kai assassinate Liu Bei?

Why did Chen Deng allow this letter to reach his hands?

Yuan Shu's brows gradually frowned, and the frown became deeper and deeper. He couldn't figure it out. He really couldn't figure it out.

However, Yuan Shu was relieved that Zhang Kai also expressed doubts about Chen Deng's excuses in his letter. However, considering the rare opportunity, Zhang Kai decided to go along with Chen Deng's intentions for the time being.

If I really met Liu Bei and successfully assassinated him, I would wake up laughing in my dreams!
After reading the letter, Yuan Shu's frown gradually relaxed, and his eyes were filled with passion. "There are indeed righteous men in my army. If Liu Xuande is really eliminated, then why should I be afraid of Huang Hansheng and Guan Yu?!"

More importantly, in Yuan Shu's view, once Liu Bei died, the court would be in chaos, and the pressure from the court would disappear in an instant.

And this was the best time for him to be promoted to the emperor!
Who in the world would not surrender when the time comes? !
Just thinking of that scene, Yuan Shu wanted to laugh out loud.

As for some things that he couldn't understand, Yuan Shu decided to ignore them for the time being. After all, he didn't have any reliable ministers around him, especially Yang Hong. This matter could actually be leaked out. If Yang Hong hadn't been sick at home, he would definitely have scolded him.

But none of this matters.

The Mandate of Heaven is with Yuan, the one who will replace Han will be Dangtu Gao!

Hahaha.

Yuan Shu laughed so hard that he lost himself in laughter.

At this moment, Zhang Kai, whom Yuan Shu had been thinking about, had already traveled from Xuzhou to Chang'an.

Zhang Kai stared blankly at the Chang'an City which was getting closer and closer, and it always seemed so unreal.

As he walked along, he saw mostly broken walls and ruins.

It is normal that there is no smoke from cooking over the entire village.

Even in the wealthy Xuzhou, although not starving to death, there were still many people who could barely fill their stomachs.

There were even many people who fought for water and even got bloodied.

For Zhang Kai, who traveled all over the country, these were commonplace. But when he entered Sili, the area actually controlled by the imperial court, everything became different from what he had imagined.

Strange, so strange.

The people of Qian are still the same people of Qian, but the difference is that they line up in a long queue in front of a simple stall to get shovels, hoes, baskets and other tools.

The officials would personally lead them to start the construction, and looking at the bustling scene, it was not difficult to guess that they were building a road.

When these common people started working, officials would bring water jugs and distribute the water in ceramic bowls.

What was even more unexpected to Zhang Kai was that the people, who had worked hard all day, could get corn and wheat from the stall just now.
On the way, Zhang Kai temporarily left the caravan, mingled among the people, and tried to communicate with them.

These people were far more enthusiastic than anyone he had ever met.

They were very talkative, and if time had not been tight, they could have talked to Zhang Kai about how to build the road for three days and three nights.

When asked why the road was built, the answers given by these common people were almost the same.

"Why do we need to build roads? Of course it's for the future. If we want to live a good life, we have to build roads!"

"Where did you hear that? Of course it was General Wei who said that! That's what all the officials said!"

These words from the common people made Zhang Kai feel a surge of complex emotions.

It would be fine if this was an isolated case, but he met many such people along the way, so many that he couldn't even count them.

After entering Chang'an, Zhang Kai felt even more unbelievable. First of all, the road became wider. Secondly, the people all had clothes to wear and no one looked pale. There were also some things that he could not understand, such as an object in the water that looked like a wheel.

An old man with a cane happened to pass by. He opened his cloudy eyes and seemed to see Zhang Kai's confusion. He explained enthusiastically: "It is said that this is a cart invented by Bi Lan, one of the Ten Eunuchs. It was originally used to sprinkle water on the ground. Since the general ordered the digging of ditches and canals, this kind of cart has come in handy to transport water to various villages!"

After listening to the old man's story, Zhang Kai lowered his head and suddenly felt less inclined to assassinate Liu Bei.

If he really killed Liu Bei with his own hands, wouldn't he have killed a good man by mistake?
More importantly, how should historians record him in the future?
How should people in the world view him?

But Yuan Shu did him a favor.
Zhang Kai was torn between his conscience and his desires. After several struggles, Yuan Shu's kindness prevailed.
"kindness?"

When Zhang Kai came to his senses, he found that the carriage had suddenly stopped.

Confused, he lifted the curtain and asked the driver, "Why did you stop suddenly?"

The driver's voice was trembling, "Mr. Zhang, a nobleman has stopped the convoy we are waiting for."

"Noble?" Zhang Kai was completely confused. If they were outside Sili, being stopped by some "nobles" was a normal thing. After entering Sili, they were also stopped by patrolling soldiers. After checking that they were not bad people, they left.

Could it be that these nobles are soldiers stationed around Chang'an?

However, the next moment, a gentleman who was eight feet tall, with big ears facing his chest, hands below his knees, a handsome face and lips as red as rouge, walked up to Zhang Kai.

Zhang Kai's intuition told him that the gentleman before him must be extremely noble and his identity must be extraordinary!
But he did not feel any noble air from this gentleman. Instead, he felt a kind and rustic air about him.

As the gentleman spoke, this feeling was instantly magnified.

"May I ask if you are the envoy of Guangling County Magistrate Chen Yuanlong?"

(End of this chapter)