My son, how could you be Lü Bu?!

Chapter 44 Cai Yong Attends the Banquet

"You mean..."

"So, Cai Yong, Cai Bojie, was invited away by Wang Zhi?!"

evening.

The sky over Jiuyuan City was unusually gloomy, with large patches of dark clouds obscuring the sky and earth.

Government office.

After listening to the words of Shen Pei and Shen Zhengnan, who had just returned from outside the city.

Wang Yun put down the bamboo slips in his hand, his brows furrowed.

His face was full of incomprehension.

"No... what does Wang Zhi want with Cai Yong?"

"What's wrong with this guy's brain? Doesn't he know that Cai Yong was exiled because of his brother in Luoyang?"

"If it weren't for his elder brother slandering Cai Yong to the emperor, saying that Cai Yong opposed the Northern Expedition and had ulterior motives, how could Cai Yong have ended up in this desolate land of You and Bing?!"

He rubbed his temples and continued to ask.

"What was Cai Bojie's reaction?"

Shen Pei looked equally puzzled.

Hearing his uncle ask the question, he replied softly.

"I think he wasn't very willing at first, and he was quite arrogant."

"It was only because I saw that the Prefect Wang had a large entourage and that he was the Prefect that I went to the banquet with a dark face."

Upon hearing this...

Wang Yun suddenly let out a long sigh, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

"One is foolish and stupid, the other is stubborn and obsessed."

"Not to mention, these two people have some personal grudges between them... I wonder if they can get along peacefully when they're together..."

talking.

Wang Yun raised his eyes again and looked at Shen Pei Shen Zhengnan, who was standing beside him with his hand on his sword.

He spoke up helplessly.

"Zheng Nan, you'll have to work hard these next two days. Have more people keep an eye on Wang Zhi's residence."

"If these two really get into a conflict."

"Don't let Cai Yong, Cai Bojie, die in our Jiuyuan City."

"If he is to die, he must at least die outside Bingzhou! Otherwise, how can Yun have the face to explain himself to Qiao Gong?"

Upon hearing Wang Yun's instructions, Shen Pei readily agreed.

Followed by.

Wang Yun seemed to have remembered something again, and frowned as he asked a question.

"Oh, right."

"There's one more thing. Didn't you say earlier that the recruitment of those five hundred county soldiers was almost complete?"

Shen Pei paused for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully.

"At the current pace, tomorrow should be enough!"

Wang Yun nodded slowly.

"I've inspected the group of county soldiers who were in the city before these past two days."

"Their combat strength is decent, but most of them are old hands, and there are quite a few scions of powerful families and clans serving as officers. It's hard to say whether they'll listen to us or Wang Zhi if something really happens."

"There are still two months until the big battle."

"Jiuyuan City must be stabilized; we must have a capable team at our disposal!"

talking.

Wang Yun pondered for a moment.

"Um..."

"Zheng Nan, you are, after all, a consultant in the office of Grand Master Chen, so it is not convenient for you to directly take command of the army."

"The five hundred newly recruited men... will be temporarily led by Zizhi."

"Tell Zizhi." His eyes hardened slightly.

"Anyone who tries to get in, he'll knock them down!"

Don't be afraid of offending people!

Upon hearing this...

Shen Pei nodded repeatedly at first, and then asked in a low voice.

"Lord Fang... Zizhi is merely a military officer. According to regulations, in an emergency, he can only temporarily lead two hundred men. Five hundred soldiers are too many, exceeding his authority..."

"In what capacity should the tutor be temporarily in charge of these five hundred men?"

Although these words were plain, they actually stumped Wang Yun.

He paused for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

......

Just as Wang Yun was deep in thought.

Lü Ping and his son, along with Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Wei Yue, and a group of wandering knights, all stood in the center of the city, in a courtyard near the government offices and even near Wang Zhi's residence.

The courtyard is not large, consisting of only two sections.

The courtyard was decorated in a very simple and clean manner, and every detail in the house and courtyard showed that the previous owner had taken good care of it.

It stands in the center of the courtyard.

Lu Bu looked up curiously, glancing around at the courtyard.

"Father."

"Is this where we'll be living from now on?"

"Indeed!"

Lu Ping looked around as well and nodded in satisfaction.

Although he was recruited as a military officer, to be honest, due to Wang Yun's busy political affairs, he didn't have much contact with Wang Yun.

Despite their limited contact, Lü Ping's goodwill towards Wang Yun continued to rise rapidly.

after all...

As long as you work for Wang Yun, he's really generous with his pay!

Sure enough, no sooner had they helped Wang Yun wipe out the Zheng family than this house was thoughtfully delivered to them by Wang Yun.

Looking at the house in front of me.

Lu Ping was already looking forward to what kind of work Wang Yun would assign him after the recruitment was completed.

As long as I do a lot of work, I might be able to become a commander of a 600-stone army with 500 heavy soldiers before the great battle arrives, so that I will have some ability to protect myself.

Just as Lü Ping looked around, his eyes filled with thought.

With a hint of excitement in his eyes, Lü Bu led a large group of wandering knights, carrying a large amount of furniture, as well as various pots, pans and bowls that he had brought back from the thatched hut when he welcomed Cai Yong that day.

They were placed in every corner of the courtyard, as if this place were their permanent residence.

A group of people were busy and hurried.

The sky grew increasingly gloomy. Seeing that all the necessary arrangements had been made, the group of wandering knights were all thinking of leaving.

only...

Before they could say goodbye to the Lü family father and son.

Outside the courtyard.

Suddenly, a burst of noise arose.

Hearing the sound, Lu Bu, who was carrying a stone table and about to place it in the courtyard, turned his head curiously and looked outside the courtyard.

All I can see is that...

It was almost evening.

Several familiar-looking carriages were hurrying towards the city gate!

The carriage sped away, kicking up clouds of dust.

"These carriages look familiar." Lu Bu glanced at them, muttered under his breath, and then lowered his head again to continue setting up the stone table.

Upon hearing this...

Lu Ping, who hadn't paid much attention to the carriages before, was suddenly taken aback.

He immediately recalled the incident earlier that day when his eldest son went to greet Cai Yong, only to be thwarted by Wang Zhi, the prefect of Wuyuan County.

To be honest, there aren't many people who can teach their own muscular but not very bright eldest son to remember a carriage.

not to mention.

Our new courtyard is located in the city center, not far from the Wang family mansion.

He turned his head to look at his eldest son, whom he had taken for granted, and asked in a low voice.

"Oh?"

"Fengxian, did you examine it closely just now? Is this carriage the same as the one you saw this morning?!"

"It seems...it really is!" Lu Bu hesitated for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.

Lu Ping stood up, gazing in the direction the carriage had gone, his brows furrowed, and muttered to himself.

"Is it really Cai Yong, Cai Bojie?"

"Shouldn't he be attending a banquet at the Prince's residence right now?"

"Why would they be driving the carriage wildly out of the city?!"

"Could it be... that Lord Wang invited Cai Bojie to the banquet just to humiliate him? That doesn't seem very realistic!"

"It can't be that..."

Thinking this way.

Lu Bo hesitated for a moment, then looked up at the group of wandering knights and said softly.

"Something unusual must be going on!"

"Something bad is likely to happen tonight. It's getting late, so you gentlemen should stay in the courtyard tonight."

"It also saves us the trouble of traveling back and forth."

Upon hearing Lu Bo's words, the group of wandering knights who were about to leave the room all stopped in their tracks.

Everyone looked at each other.

Then, he nodded slowly and took a step toward walking into the courtyard.

only...

Before the group could even take a step...

suddenly.

Outside the courtyard, another burst of noise arose.