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Chapter 488: The princes fight against Dong, Taibai reminds

"My dear nephew, this must be... the best wine... I have ever tasted in my life..."

Cai Yong fell drunk on the table after just one glass, as if he had been drugged.

The little girl sitting next to her saw this and her cheeks, which were moving up and down due to chewing, suddenly stopped moving. A look of fear suddenly appeared on her face and her crystal clear emerald eyes suddenly became watery and radiant.

Hong Chen was helpless and comforted with a smile: "It's okay, you continue eating, he is just drunk."

This diluted Heavenly Royal Wine is still a great tonic for mortals, but the weaker the person's health, the easier it is for them to get drunk. Only after they are drunk can the Royal Wine repair their bodies better.

Cao Cao could drink at least five cups, but Cai Yong could only drink one cup, which shows that the latter's body had been severely damaged by the past twelve years of wandering.

The little girl still didn't believe it, so Hong Chen picked up the wine jug on Cai Yong's table and poured himself a glass and drank it.

She waited for a while, and seeing that Hong Chen was still not drunk, she couldn't help but look at her father beside her. Her brows lowered, and her cheeks began to move.

For a moment, the only sounds in the hall were the sound of two people, one adult and one child, eating.

Hong Chen was still quite curious about Cai Yan, but although she had the potential to be a beauty, she only looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. In Hong Chen's eyes, she was more cute as a child than elegant and smart.

But in this era, at this age, it’s almost time to start a family.

After the meal, the servants moved the book and Cai Yong to the carriage, and Hong Chen stood at the door to see them off.

"Let my servant drive the carriage for you, and you just give him directions."

Cai Yan bowed her head and saluted, saying in a low voice: "Thank you, my dear. Hiccup!" The sudden hiccup made her face turn red instantly. After a quick salute, she quickly turned around and got into the carriage and hid.

Hong Chen smiled and waved his hand to tell the servant to drive away quickly to prevent the little girl from crying out of shame.

After a while, the servant came back to report. Hong Chen nodded, and then all the servants and maids in the house turned into leaves and flew back to the osmanthus tree in the yard.

In the days that followed, Cai Yong was still grateful and often visited Hong Chen. He also invited Hong Chen to his current residence.

Hong Chen was also quite interested in his learning and knowledge. The wisdom of mortals was not necessarily inferior to that of immortals. Aren’t their thoughts also the result of enlightenment?
After a few visits, the two became close friends regardless of age difference.

Not long after, General He Jin and the Inspector of the Imperial Capital Yuan Shao planned to kill all the eunuchs, but the Queen Mother refused.

He Jin followed Yuan Shao's advice and summoned Dong Zhuo to the capital, intending to force the Queen Mother to kill the eunuchs.

The general who came from a butcher's family did not realize that to kill the eunuchs he only needed to lead his men to kill them, and it did not matter whether his sister, Empress Dowager He, obeyed him or not.

Yuan Shao, who came from a family of three generations of high officials, did not realize that Dong Zhuo was no longer the disciple of the Yuan family who was recruited as a clerk by Prime Minister Yuan Wei (Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's uncle).

Before Dong Zhuo arrived, the two's plan was exposed and He Jin was assassinated by the eunuch in front of the Jiade Hall. The angry soldiers attacked and killed the eunuchs, and a great chaos began.

The turmoil in the palace quickly spread to the entire Luoyang city. The fire that started from the palace also burned outside the palace, and thick smoke billowed into the sky.

The eunuch Zhang Rang and others kidnapped Emperor Liu Bian and took him to Beimang Mountain, causing chaos in Luoyang.

"My dear nephew! My dear nephew!"

Cai Yong hurried over, followed by his family.

Seeing Hong Chen leisurely feeding and brushing the majestic black horse in the yard, his anxiety seemed to subside a lot.

When he came to Hong Chen, he bent down and bowed deeply.

Hong Chen hurriedly helped him up: "Sir, why are you doing this great honor?"

Cai Yong smiled bitterly: "My dear nephew, the eunuchs are now causing chaos and have kidnapped His Majesty out of the palace. The Han Dynasty is in danger and I cannot stand by and watch. However, my daughter is young and my family is weak. My dear nephew is well-known for his chivalry and kindness, so please take care of her for the time being."

"It's just a small matter. I agree. But where do you want to go, sir?"

"I am not brave enough, nor do I know anything about military affairs. I can only contact my old friends and the noble families in the city, hoping that they can gather their people and save the Han Dynasty from danger."

This is a very idealistic and even somewhat naive idea from an old man.

But brave.

After Hong Chen agreed, he turned around and went out to invite people.

Hong Chen then called over the maids and servants who were transformed from leaves, and settled Cai Yan, who had red eyes and was obviously extremely worried but refused to speak out to disturb her father, and other people in the Cai mansion.

Soon, Hong Chen heard the sound of a piano coming from the backyard, and he also heard the sadness in it.

He had never coaxed a child before, but now he had an idea.

"You're a very good pianist, better than many people I've heard."

Cai Yan smiled implicitly: "My dear, you are too kind."

Hong Chen smiled and said, "In fact, some melodies often pop up in my mind, but I don't know how to play them."

Cai Yan looked up, her eyebrows slightly raised: "Are you serious, my dear?"

"Of course, how about I hum it for you?"

Cai Yan nodded.

Hong Chen hummed a passage, and Cai Yan was confused at first, but then showed surprise.

As soon as she finished humming, she immediately lowered her head to look at the piano, biting her pink lips lightly, as if she couldn't wait to play it.

Then, the two of them started a lively conversation around a piano.

Hong Chen suddenly became confident: It’s not difficult to coax a child.

a few days later.

Luoyang, which had just restored peace, welcomed back the emperor and also welcomed Dong Zhuo's army.

Cai Yong also came to pick someone up on this day.

"Thank you, nephew. I am grateful!"

"That's fine, sir. You've been running around for several days. Why don't you rest here first and come back tomorrow?"

Cai Yong thought of Hong Chen's wine again, and his greed got the better of him, so he agreed.

After some time, Dong Zhuo seized control of the military power and monopolized power in the court. He specially summoned Cai Yong to the court.

"My dear nephew! Dong Zhuo has already exposed his evil ambitions. How can I accept his call to court? Even if I claim to be sick and never leave the house again, I will not listen to his orders!"

Later, Dong Zhuo directly told Cai Yong that if he did not obey his orders, he would kill his relatives.

"My dear nephew! That thief Dong Zhuo has absolutely no moral principles!"

After he cried and fell drunk, Cai Yan wiped her mouth and mustered up the courage to look at Hong Chen: "I adjusted the song a few days ago several times at home. Would you like to listen to it, my dear?"

"Okay!" Hong Chen stood up with a smile and took Cai Yan to the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the back house.

Soon, a unique and poetic song "Listening to the Rain in the Half Mountain" sounded on the lake, and even the big black horse squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying it very much. Cai Yong stood by the lake, holding the willow tree, listening to the music, looking at the couple in the pavilion, with a tangled look in his eyes. He opened his mouth many times to speak but suppressed it. After a long time, he suddenly felt relieved.

From then on, Cai Yong came more and more often, and he brought Cai Yan with him every time.

Because of Dong Zhuo's attention, Cai Yong's official position became higher and higher. Although he complained more and more, his life was much better than before.

Dong Zhuo poisoned the young emperor, deposed and enthroned the emperor, wantonly killed ministers, excluded dissidents, slept on the dragon bed, defiled the princess, and all the concubines and maids in the harem became his playthings to humiliate and amuse himself. His soldiers were rampant in Luoyang City and did whatever they wanted.

The once prosperous Luoyang city has now become a shambles.

"Xuanling, I want to kill Dong Zhuo!" Cao Cao spoke decisively after drinking three cups of wine.

"Okay, I wish you success."

"Xuan Ling, are you willing to help me?"

"How can I help you?"

Cao Cao's eyes were bright. "Whether this trip succeeds or not, we can't stay in Luoyang any longer. If Xuan Ling is willing to help, you can go out of the city and wait. By then, you and I can support each other and kill the rebels and support the Han Dynasty!"

Hong Chen smiled and said, "I don't know martial arts, I don't understand strategy, I only know how to spend money and enjoy myself. You bringing me along would just be a burden."

Seeing that he refused again, Cao Cao sighed.

"Alas, never mind. I think Luoyang has become a place of trouble. Xuan Ling should leave as soon as possible to avoid disaster. If we are destined to meet again in the future!"

After Cao Cao left, Cai Yan walked out from behind the screen.

She asked curiously: "He is your good friend, why doesn't your husband want to help him?"

"Who said he and I are good friends?"

"Isn't it?"

"Including today, the number of times I have met him is no more than five fingers. How can we be considered acquaintances?"

"Then why..."

"There is a kind of person in this world who is very familiar with others."

Cai Yan didn't quite understand, so she didn't think too much about it and smiled: "My dear, would you like to listen to the new song?"

"Hurrah!"

The next day, Cao Cao escaped from Luoyang. Dong Zhuo, who was furious, sent troops to pursue him but to no avail.

Then, after some time, he heard that Cao Cao had summoned the princes of the world to attack Dong Zhuo together with the secret decree he had brought out from Luoyang City at the risk of his life.

The eighteen princes went to fight against Dong Zhuo, and all the heroes gathered at that time. It was indeed a famous scene in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Hong Chen naturally also had to observe those candidates for immortality.

"I'm leaving."

when!
The string of the zither broke and cut Cai Yan's index finger.

When she looked up, the little girl's face looked a little pale, which made her look even more fragile.

Hong Chen sighed and was about to say something, but he saw the breeze in the pavilion suddenly stop, and the raised gauze curtain seemed to be trapped in the air.

"You can't do that, Master!"

Taibai Jinxing appeared, grabbed Hong Chen's arm, and spoke in a sincere voice.

Hong Chen raised his eyebrows: "Why not?"

Taibai Jinxing said anxiously: "Oh! The gods are emotional, and the three realms are in turmoil! You are the Red Joy Master, how can you break the law knowingly?"

Hearing this, Hong Chen laughed: "Am I moved?"

"Master, please stop being so stubborn! You should just do your job well and stop interacting with mortals. Let me tell you something. When you return from this trip, His Majesty will definitely reward you greatly. You must not be foolish! If you are attacked by other gods, His Majesty will have no choice but to punish you!"

This makes sense, but Hong Chen already knew it.

He gently patted the back of Taibai Jinxing's hand, and after he let go of his arm, he asked, "I said I didn't have it, who can prove that I did?"

Taibai Jinxing was stunned.

Hong Chen waved his hand, and the top-grade innate spiritual treasure marriage book unfolded.

"Who else has this book?"

Taibai Jinxing shook his head and continued, "But those gods who are higher in rank than you have the right to ask Your Majesty to check, and there are more than just marriage books to see people's marriage fate."

Hong Chen reached out and tapped the marriage book, and his name immediately appeared on the scroll.

Taibai Jinxing almost fainted from anxiety when he suddenly saw the dozen or so red marriage lines connected to him, and then he howled without caring about his image.

“True Lord! Ah! True Lord! True Lord! Ah!!”

Hong Chen immediately grabbed Taibai Jinxing's shoulders with a painful expression and shouted, "I beg you, please stop howling! Those are all my previous marriage lines, can you see if there are any new ones?!"

Taibai Jinxing looked carefully and found that there was indeed no connection with Cai Yan, which immediately made him feel much more relieved.

"That's good, that's good!" He patted his chest and said, "No matter what, Master, you must not be emotional at this moment. You are in this position, and you will definitely be watched by the three realms. Some people who always like to use marriage as a move to plot conspiracies will also be watching you all the time. Master, you must not be careless!"

Hong Chen said gratefully: "Star Lord, I will keep it in mind."

"That's good. You may leave then, and I will erase this woman's memory." As he said this, he was about to take action.

Hong Chen hurriedly stopped him: "Wait a minute, Xingjun!"

Taibai Jinxing looked back with a look of resentment.

He said hurriedly, "This woman is kind and gentle... no, she is very beautiful! So, I decided to make her a god!"

"Has the Master thought it through?"

"Of course, I'll have to trouble Xingjun to tell the four great celestial masters for me."

Taibai Jinxing let out a long sigh.

"Oh, alright. This way, we can avoid some gossip. However, you only have three places for gods, and two of them are gone."

Hong Chen was suddenly confused.

"Aren't there nine more officials?"

(End of this chapter)