Wang Yun was moved by some seemingly casual words of the personal guard Wang Yue, and finally did not avoid seeing Ma Riyan under the pretext of illness, but personally went out to welcome the old horse into the mansion.

Lao Ma pulled Liu Yu to give himself courage this time, and he had a lot of confidence to speak, so he no longer talked about Cai Yong, but instead led the topic to the situation in Chang'an.

Ma Riyan asked Wang Yun: "Now that Dong thieves are ambushed, the situation in Guanzhong has stabilized, and the former Dong thieves' subordinates Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, and Li Meng begged for forgiveness, I don't know how the adults are going to deal with them?" ”

Wang Yun replied: "Zhuo Zhi's mastery, these four people help him; Although there is amnesty for the world today, these four people will not be pardoned. ”

Ma Riyan shook his head and said, "Zishi, you are right to insist on eliminating evil, but how many soldiers and horses can you mobilize now?" In addition to Lu Buken listening to your dispatch, in the past, Dong Thief's generals such as Niu Fu, Duan Xuan, Zhang Ji, Hu Zhen, Xu Rong and other generals all led the army, and Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Li Meng and others always paid attention to the attitude of the imperial court. ”

Wang Yun replied: "If these people dare to commit rebellion, I will order the heroes from all over the Kanto region to lead troops to Chang'an Qinwang to escort them!" ”

Ma Riyan sighed in his heart, feeling that Wang Yun was really dizzy, and he didn't see clearly that the Kwantung princes were now busy grabbing territory, and he wished that Chang'an would be as chaotic as possible.

"In my humble opinion, at this critical time, Zishi not only needs to appease Lu Bu and other generals, but also needs the support of local forces, otherwise it will be difficult to last long!" Ma Riyan spoke this time, no longer ambiguous.

Wang Yun did not object to Ma Riyan's words, because even a fool would understand this truth.

"In your opinion, how do I get the support of the local forces?" Wang Yun asked.

"Now there's a chance to send it to your door!" Ma Riyan went around in a big circle, and finally turned the topic to Liu Yu, so he told Wang Yun that he had accepted Liu Yu's request and went to Cai's mansion to propose marriage for Liu He.

Wang Yun thought that Ma Riyan was not too bad, and he didn't hide these things from himself, so he said with a dark face: "Well, I have mastered these things you have done!" ”

Ma Riyan hurriedly pretended to be frightened and gave Wang Yun a high hat: "My lord is really as wise as a torch!" Anything that happens in Chang'an City, don't even want to hide it from your eyes! ”

Wang Yun pulled his face and said, "You old thing, you are not honest!" Obviously, I came to the door today for Cai Yong's business, but I went around and around to fool me with words! ”

Ma Riyan said with a smiling face: "Isn't this afraid of being kicked out of the house by you!" That's all I can do, whether I want to use Cai Yong to make an example of the monkey or not, it's all up to you. However, I think that if I can take this opportunity to pull Liu Yu over, it will be far more cost-effective than killing Cai Yong, who is powerless! ”

Ma Riyan's words touched Wang Yun's heart, killing a Cai Yong is just a relief, but if he offends Liu Yu, it is a great loss. Not to mention anything else, in case Chang'an is in danger, Liu Yu suddenly proclaims himself emperor in Youzhou, and plays the same set of methods as Guangwu Zhongxing back then, then he Wang Yun is really busy in vain. At the beginning of last year, didn't Yuan Shao and Han Fu still pry Liu Yu as emperor? Now Liu Yu has beaten Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, and he is full of confidence!

Thinking about these causes and consequences, Wang Yun pulled his face and said to Ma Riyan: "It's okay not to kill Cai Yong, but I have two conditions." ”

When Ma Riyan heard Wang Yun's words, he hurriedly asked, "What conditions?" Hurry up and hear it! ”

"First, the emperor can be allowed to exempt Cai Yong from the death penalty in the name of amnesty, but he must be exiled to the outside of the Saiwai, and he cannot be an official in the future! Second, if you want to save Cai Yong's life, Liu Yu needs to send 5,000 elite cavalry to Chang'an to escort him, and this army can only obey my orders in the future! ”

"You're too ruthless! Sending Cai Yong like this, wouldn't it make his life worse than death? How many cavalry can Liu Yu have in total? You need five thousand fine horses for one mouth, and he can spend so much money to marry a little widow for his son? ”

After listening to Wang Yun's conditions, Ma Riyan cried out.

"Humph! You old thing, don't pretend in front of me! As far as I know, Liu Yu now firmly controls the Shanggu and Daijun between the Inner Great Wall and the Outer Great Wall, so that Cai Yong will go there to retire, and Liu Yu's father and son will take care of him, what else do you want? I asked Liu Yu for 5,000 fine horses, not for myself, but for the sake of the safety of the young Son of Heaven! Liu Yu is short of other things, but there is no shortage of war horses, and he asked him to send 5,000 cavalry because I am worried that there will be too many soldiers and horses, which will arouse the vigilance of Guanzhong Dong's subordinates, otherwise at least 10,000! ”

Ma Riyan was completely defeated, so he had to leave the palace with these two conditions.

However, Lao Ma is not so easy to dismiss, before leaving, he asked Wang Yun to change Cai Yong's place of detention, and it is best to put him under house arrest somewhere outside, not in a dark prison anymore. In Lao Ma's words, the kind of place in the prison is really not something that the windy and snowy Scholar Cai can stay in, and after a long time, it will drive people crazy.

After Ma Riyan came back, he conveyed Wang Yun's conditions to Chen Yi, who had been waiting for news. Chen Yi thought for a moment from Liu Yu's point of view, and then said: "Regardless of whether Lord Liu will agree to this marriage or not, based on the characteristics of his past actions, he must be happy to see Master Cai rescued." I will immediately send someone to pass the book to Youzhou, and ask the adults to decide this matter! ”

In the evening of the same day, several horsemen went straight to the east gate of Chang'an City and galloped in the direction of Tongguan.

A few days later, Cai Yong was taken out of the prison by a group of soldiers and imprisoned in a pro-Dong official's mansion next to Weiyang Palace. This official's entire family has been executed by Wang Yun, and it seems that he is not as good as Cai Yong.

Ma Riyan learned that Cai Yong was no longer in prison and understood that this was an appropriate concession made by Wang Yun, so he sent someone to Cai's mansion to report the news, so as not to make Cai Yan anxious. At the same time, Lao Ma asked Chen Yi to go to Hedong with his own handwritten letter, and asked the Wei family to take out the marriage certificate and agree to dissolve the family affair with the Cai family. That is the so-called "harmony", there is no need to make too much trouble about the truth, so as not to hurt both harmony and face.

The person in charge of communicating to Youzhou was the guard Tao Kuan, and when he walked to the territory of Huayin, he managed to meet his old boss Duan Xuan.

Duan Xuan was in an important position, and he couldn't remember the names of the hundred soldiers he had sent to Liu He, and he didn't get angry because Liu He hacked his more than 80 private soldiers, when he sent these people to Liu He, he actually didn't think that he could come back. Just like Jia Xu persuaded him, helping Liu He when he was most depressed is a great favor, and it may come in handy sooner or later.

Duan Xuan had already learned the news of Dong Zhuo's killing at this time, but unlike other generals, instead of feeling panic and worry, he was a little happy, feeling that Dong Zhuo was finally dead.

Duan Xuan is the younger brother of Duan Xi, the Taiwei during the period of Emperor Ling, and is different from the rest of the generals under Dong Zhuo, he is a wealthy nobleman who has received the emperor's grace, and he has never had any thoughts of rebelling against the Han family in his bones, only because of fate that he got on Dong Zhuo's thief ship and became Dong Zhuo's subordinate. However, when Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he was ordered by the general He Jin, who knew that he would become a generation of national thieves?

Hearing that Liu He's subordinates came to visit, Duan Xuan asked Tao Kuan to lead Tao Kuan into the big tent.

Tao Kuan saluted Duan Xuan with a fist, and then said: "Humble Tao Kuan, who used to be a general, is now serving next to Liu Gongzi, and today I can see the general, and the excitement is indescribable!" ”

Duan Xuan looked at Tao Kuan, whose expression and temperament had changed greatly, nodded and said: "Well, it seems that you have done a good job in front of Liu Gongzi, and now that you see me, you can speak sharply and speak clearly, so it is not in vain that I gave you an opportunity." ”

Tao Kuan understood Duan Xuan's intention of sending them to follow Liu He in the first place.

"What do you have to say about you taking the risk of coming to me today?"

"General, this is a handwritten letter from Gongzi to you, and I am instructed to present it to you in person before leaving!" After Tao Kuan said this, he took out a neatly folded silk silk from his close-fitting clip bag.

Caihou paper is fragile and not moisture-resistant, and very important letters are generally not written on paper with immature techniques.

Duan Xuan carefully read the letter Liu He wrote to himself, sighed and said, "Alas, Childe's letter was still written a little late!" Jia Wenhe had left me a few days ago and went to Li Wei's camp, and he has not returned yet, but I am afraid that he will not be able to help himself. ”

It turned out that Liu He reminded Duan Xuan in the letter that he wanted to find a way to keep Jia Xu and never let him go to see Li Wei, otherwise he would definitely go and never return. However, in addition to reminding Duan Xuan of this matter, Liu He has more important content. Liu He vaguely reminded Duan Xuan in the letter that if there was a major change in Chang'an, he must not unite with Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou, Li Meng, and Zhang Ji, but to maintain respect for the imperial court, and it is best to unite with Hu Zhen, who supports the imperial court, and Xu Rong, who is stationed in Tongguan, to defend his own territory and army.

Liu He also said later that if you can't do anything, you can go to Youzhou to settle down.

Duan Xuan was now worrying about why he was going, and when he suddenly received Liu He's letter, he was immediately shocked. He stared at Tao Kuan and said, "This letter was indeed written by your son-in-law before leaving?" ”

Tao Kuan replied calmly: "It's true." If you deceive the general, you are willing to be punished with a thousand knives! ”

Duan Xuan asked again in a deep voice: "So, your son-in-law has already expected Dong Zhuo's death in Youzhou?" ”

"My son-in-law is proficient in easy counting, and there are many unpredictable prophets, and it is expected that Dong Zhuo will be killed by Wang Situ Design, but it is just a trivial matter!" Tao Kuan patted his chest and started free publicity for Liu He.

"Tell me what your son-in-law had anticipated!" Duan Xuan was suspicious by nature and still refused to believe that the letter was written by Liu He.

Tao Kuan then said how Liu He expected that Gongsun Du would attack Liu Zheng, and also said that Liu He was able to defeat Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao in Jicheng, and other things such as how to calculate Ke Bineng in Qiu Shui Liu He, and how to calculate Yuan Shao's use of Gongsun Zhan in Gaoyi, etc., were also put out by Tao Kuanxian.

When Duan Xuan heard this, he finally believed that Liu Gongzi, who was cowering at Wuguan, was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and Jia Xu's reminder was not wrong.

"Thank you son-in-law for reminding me, Duan has written down this favor!"