Three Kingdoms King of the North

Chapter 0160: The Plan to Rescue Cai Yong

Han Zhan was dumbfounded by Guo Jia's words.He originally thought that Zhen Mi was only eight years old, and even if the Yuan family wanted to propose marriage, they would have to wait until she was twelve or thirteen years old.Besides, Yuan Xi is still detained in his own hands, how could this history develop according to the original track?

He took a few deep breaths, and after his emotions stabilized a bit, he asked, "Has Madam Zhen agreed to this matter?"

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Yes, Mrs. Zhen has agreed to this matter."

"Boom!" Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan slapped hard on the desk and said loudly, "Damn it, how could you agree? You must know that although Yuan Xi was detained at my place, Yuan Shao I always thought he was dead. What kind of marriage did he propose for a dead man?"

"Although Zhen Yi was a Shangcai Ling before his death, he had many former disciples and former officials." Guo Jia explained to Han Zhan: "Once we become relatives with the Yuan family of four generations and three princes, then most of Zhen Yi's former disciples and former officials will also be married. He was recruited by the Yuan family. As for Yuan Xi's whereabouts," Guo Jia said here, with a faint smile, and continued, "We can't hide the fact that he was captured, and Yuan Shao must have known that he was staying in the prison in Jizhou."

Hearing what Guo Jia said, Han Zhan couldn't help laughing bitterly, "Yuan Shao probably guessed that I wouldn't kill Yuan Xi, that's why he went to the Zhen family to propose marriage so recklessly."

"My lord, what should we do?" Guo Jia asked.

"What else can we do?" Han Zhan said helplessly: "Let's let everything take its course. We will continue to detain Yuan Xi. Whenever Yuan Shao is willing to withdraw from Yecheng, we will return the two brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi. Him." Han Zhan thought to himself, when Yuan Shao was forced out of Yecheng, he couldn't take the Zhen family away, and when he went to the Zhen family to propose marriage, maybe Mrs. Zhen would change her mind and marry Zhen Mi to him.

Guo Jia didn't continue talking about Zhen Mi, but changed the topic: "My lord, I wonder how Ms. Cai reacted after she read Cai Shizhong's letter?"

"If there is any reaction, of course she is ecstatic. After all, she has never seen Cai since she married into the Wei family." Han Zhan asked Guo Jia in surprise, "Is Mr. Cai in the court?" Assuming the position of Zuo Zhonglang, when did you become a servant again?"

"This happened not long ago," Guo Jia said with a smile, "Because of Mr. Cai's great talent, Dong Zhai has been trying to win over him, constantly promoting him, and even making him the Marquis of Gaoyang Township."

Knowing that Cai Yong was actually a Marquis of the Township, Han Zhan said sourly: "This Marquis is just a Marquis of Ting, and when Mr. Cai was in a high position, he was actually named a Marquis of the Township." But when he thought that it was his own The cheap old man felt a lot more balanced in his heart.

Guo Jia, who is good at observing words and expressions, noticed that Han Zhan was different from usual, and guessed that there might be something good about him.Then he asked tentatively: "My lord, when do you plan to go to Chang'an to visit Cai Shizhong?"

"Going to Chang'an?" Hearing Guo Jia's question, Han Zhan shook his head instinctively, and said, "The capital is about to be disrupted, why should I go there?"

Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment, and then asked back: "My lord, do you still think that someone will attack Dong Zhuo and cause chaos in the capital?"

"That's right, that's how it is." Han Zhan said with a serious expression, "The reason why the Marquis ordered my uncle to make friends with Li Jue, Guo Si and others is because of Dong Zhuo's matter. No one in the court can stabilize the chaos. At that time, only Dong Bandit's capable subordinates will be able to control the capital."

When Han Zhan said this, he suddenly remembered what he had read in the unofficial history: Dong Zhuo valued Cai Yong's talent and learning, and was very polite to him. Whenever he held a banquet, he often made Cai Yong play the piano to cheer him up.Although Cai Yong often advises Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo's character is headstrong and he seldom accepts his opinions.

After seeing Dong Zhuo's true colors clearly, Cai Yong had the idea of ​​retreating, and he discussed with his cousin Cai Gu: "Mr. Dong has a strong personality and is easy to do evil, so he will not succeed in the end. I want to go east to Yanzhou, but the road is too far away, and it is not easy to reach." , planning to escape to the Shandong area for a while, how about it?"

Unexpectedly, Cai Gu said to him: "Your appearance is different from ordinary people. No matter where you go, you will become the focus of everyone. It is difficult to hide!" Yong gives up his plan to escape from Chang'an, and as a result, he becomes Dong Zhuo's funeral object.

In order to avoid similar tragedies from happening again, Han Zhan made up his mind to rescue Cai Yong no matter what. It would be a pity to let a famous scholar and calligrapher like him die at the hands of Wang Yun.So he said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, I have an idea, can you see if you can send someone to see Mr. Cai please come to Jizhou?"

"Invite Mr. Cai to Jizhou?" Regarding Han Zhan's whims, Guo Jia said with some embarrassment: "Even if we send someone to invite him, will he agree?"

"If we send someone directly to invite him, he will definitely not come." Han Zhan said thoughtfully: "But don't forget, Zhao Ji is still with us. If this Hou asks Zhao Ji to write a letter to Mr. Cai, Inviting him to Jizhou may succeed."

Guo Jia waited for Han Zhan to finish speaking, and reminded him: "My lord, don't forget that Xun Changshi has always been in charge of the affairs of the Chang'an area. I think it's better to invite him to come here to discuss this matter." .”

Han Zhan took Guo Jia's reminder seriously. He walked to the door of the meeting room and shouted outside.Rob came over immediately, clasped his fists and saluted him: "What's your order, my lord?"

"Go and invite Xun Changshi," Han Zhan told Luo Bu, "just say that I have something important to discuss with him."

After two sticks of incense, Xun Yu followed Rob into the meeting hall.His face was full of doubts, so more than half an hour ago, today's discussion was over, and he was looking for himself at this time, did anything special happen?

When Han Zhan saw Xun Yu walking in, he took the initiative to greet him: "Uncle, you are here!"

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia, and seeing his worried face, he asked Han Zhan curiously, "Zhan'er, you are in a hurry to recruit me here, what's the matter?"

"That's right, Uncle." Han Zhan said tactfully, "When I handed Mr. Cai's letter to Zhao Ji just now, she was so excited that she couldn't help but wish she could go to Chang'an immediately to meet his father."

"Zhan'er, this is human nature." Xun Yu said very understandingly: "After all, Miss Cai has not seen her father for several years, if possible, we should find a way to let them meet to comfort the pain of lovesickness. "

"Uncle, I think you still remember that I said some time ago that the capital is about to be disrupted. If we enter the capital at this time, it is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth." Han Zhan said to Xun Yu: "So we will, in the coming year, You must not take half a step into the capital easily, let alone meet Mr. Cai."

"Zhan'er, even if there are ministers in the court who want to get rid of Dong thief, they must be able to control the court situation, and there will be no chaos in the world." Xun Yu said carefully: "Zhan'er, don't make a fuss."

"Uncle," Han Zhan knew that if Xun Yu was not persuaded, his plan to send someone to rescue Cai Yong might fail, so he said in a calm tone, "Take a step back, even if the ministers of the court can control the situation. But Mr. Cai is highly valued by Dong Bandit, and the ministers must have included him in Dong Bandit's party long ago. There are eggs under the nest, and once Dong Bandit is eradicated, can Mr. Cai escape unscathed?"

Han Zhan's words made Xun Yu's eyes widen in surprise.If Han Zhan didn't say it today, he really hadn't considered this issue. He thought that as long as Dong thief was eliminated, the Han Dynasty would no longer be in danger of being overthrown. It is Dong Zhuo's party.

Xun Yu frowned and thought for a while, then asked Han Zhan, "Zhan'er, what are you going to do?"

"Uncle, before you came, Feng Xiao and I were discussing how to rescue Mr. Cai." Han Zhan specially emphasized: "The manpower of the capital is all arranged by you, so I plan to let you have full power to rescue Mr. Cai." Responsible."

Regarding Han Zhan's arrangement, Xun Yu agreed without hesitation, but he also raised possible problems: "Zhan'er, if Mr. Cai is stubborn and refuses to leave the capital with the people we sent, what should we do? "

"We can do both." Han Zhan said: "Zhaoji is in the mansion, I can ask her to write a letter to Mr. Cai, asking Mr. Cai to come to Jizhou. Uncle will arrange a reliable person to send the letter to the capital."

"But if Mr. Cai still refuses to leave the capital after reading the letter, how should we deal with it?" Xun Yu then asked: "Our people can't be forced, right?"

"If Mr. Cai refuses to come to Jizhou with our people," Han Zhan gritted his teeth and said in order to save Cai Yong's life, "then we can only use force, and let our people tie him to Jizhou. The capital is right and wrong. The land will not stay for long, we must not let him stay there any longer."

"Okay, since Zhan'er has already thought about it carefully, I will do as you say." Seeing that Han Zhan has considered all the things that should be considered, Xun Yu nodded and said: "It's not too late, Zhan'er , you go ask Miss Cai and write a letter to Mr. Cai."

When Han Zhan left the meeting room and walked towards the backyard, Guo Jia, who stayed in the meeting room, asked Xun Yu: "Xun Changshi, what do you think is the chance of success?"

Xun Yu smiled wryly and said, "Zhan'er took it for granted. Did he think it would be that easy to tie a person out of the capital? So we can only hope that Mr. Cai will be happy after reading Ms. Cai's letter." Promise to come to Jizhou, otherwise things will be difficult."

Han Zhan hurried to the backyard. He came to the door of Cai Yan's room, opened the curtain and walked in.The maid was waiting for Cai Yan to freshen up. Seeing Han Zhan who suddenly barged in, she was taken aback. Then she thought of the embarrassing scene she saw not long ago, and her pretty face blushed.

Neither Han Zhan nor Cai Yan noticed anything strange on the maid's face.Cai Yan asked Han Zhan in surprise, "Tinghou, have you finished the discussion so quickly?"

Han Zhan grinned, and did not answer Cai Yan's question immediately, but said to the maid: "You step back first, and I will call you in when necessary."

The maid blushed and agreed, then turned and walked outside, thinking to herself: Hou Ting is really ridiculous, not long ago I had a good time with Miss Cai, and I am not ashamed to come here again so soon.

Xun Yu frowned and thought for a while, then asked Han Zhan, "Zhan'er, what are you going to do?"

"Uncle, before you came, Feng Xiao and I were discussing how to rescue Mr. Cai." Han Zhan specially emphasized: "The manpower of the capital is all arranged by you, so I plan to let you have full power to rescue Mr. Cai." Responsible."

Regarding Han Zhan's arrangement, Xun Yu agreed without hesitation, but he also raised possible problems: "Zhan'er, if Mr. Cai is stubborn and refuses to leave the capital with the people we sent, what should we do? "

"We can do both." Han Zhan said: "Zhaoji is in the mansion, I can ask her to write a letter to Mr. Cai, asking Mr. Cai to come to Jizhou. Uncle will arrange a reliable person to send the letter to the capital."

"But if Mr. Cai still refuses to leave the capital after reading the letter, how should we deal with it?" Xun Yu then asked: "Our people can't be forced, right?"

"If Mr. Cai refuses to come to Jizhou with our people," Han Zhan gritted his teeth and said in order to save Cai Yong's life, "then we can only use force, and let our people tie him to Jizhou. The capital is right and wrong. The land will not stay for long, we must not let him stay there any longer."

"Okay, since Zhan'er has already thought about it carefully, I will do as you say." Seeing that Han Zhan has considered all the things that should be considered, Xun Yu nodded and said: "It's not too late, Zhan'er , you go ask Miss Cai and write a letter to Mr. Cai."

When Han Zhan left the meeting room and walked towards the backyard, Guo Jia, who stayed in the meeting room, asked Xun Yu: "Xun Changshi, what do you think is the chance of success?"

Xun Yu smiled wryly and said, "Zhan'er took it for granted. Did he think it would be that easy to tie a person out of the capital? So we can only hope that Mr. Cai will be happy after reading Ms. Cai's letter." Promise to come to Jizhou, otherwise things will be difficult."

Han Zhan hurried to the backyard. He came to the door of Cai Yan's room, opened the curtain and walked in.The maid was waiting for Cai Yan to freshen up. Seeing Han Zhan who suddenly barged in, she was taken aback. Then she thought of the embarrassing scene she saw not long ago, and her pretty face blushed.

Neither Han Zhan nor Cai Yan noticed anything strange on the maid's face.Cai Yan asked Han Zhan in surprise, "Tinghou, have you finished the discussion so quickly?"

Han Zhan grinned, and did not answer Cai Yan's question immediately, but said to the maid: "You step back first, and I will call you in when necessary."