After the abdication ceremony, the world was shaken. The various vassals all had complicated thoughts. The aristocratic families were ready to make a move. There were even those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty who openly rebuked Sei Itō as a traitor and called for all those who were loyal to the Emperor to punish him.
From the looks of it, it was as if the eighteen vassals were going to ask for Dong's forgiveness.
However, Ito Sei didn't care about this at all. He still stayed in Chang 'an with peace of mind. He was bored and searched for traces of Diao Chan among the many accompanying palace maids and singers who had been confiscated by Wang Yun.
Because in historical legends, other than Lu Bu's wife and Lu Bu's subordinate Qin Yilu's wife, Diao Chan's only family was Dong Zhuo's palace maid and Wang Yun's singing girl.
The former, at least, was recorded in the "Book of the Later Han, Biography of Lu Bu": "Zhuo used cloth as a cavalry commandant and swore to be father and son. He was often disappointed, but Zhuo pulled out his halberd and threw it away. Cloth was always full of resentment. Zhuo used cloth to guard the middle of the pavilion, but in private he was in love with the palace maids and was not at ease. "
The latter was more in line with the folklore.
However, it was a pity. He did not know if it was because his influence was too strong or if it was for some other reason, but even when he used his spiritual eye to carefully observe the fates of the women, he could not find a woman whose color matched Lu Bu's. This made Sei Itō feel very regretful.
"Forget it, it's just Diao Chan. If I can't find her, then I can't find her. After all, sometimes, regret and mystery are also a kind of 'beauty'. "Sei Itō muttered softly.
Then, he simply stopped searching for Diao Chan and raised his head to look at the woman playing the zither.
This woman was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was beautiful and had white skin. She wore a lake-green female dress and calmly knelt on the soft couch behind the square table. Her white hands plucked the strings of the zither, playing an elegant and ethereal tune.
This woman was none other than the daughter of Cai Yong, the only doctor who was left behind in the Great Han Dynasty. She was known as Zhao Ji and Wen Ji in the future, Cai Yan! And here she was after that. She did not marry into the Wei Family of Hedong at this time in history because of Sei Itō's wishes. He used Cai Yan as a hostage to force Cai Yong to work in Chang 'an and be responsible for compiling and revising the books in the East Temple that Sei Itō had simply sorted out.
Of course, there was also the thought of meeting historical beauties and taking them into his harem. After all, this was the Han Dynasty … no, the Hua Dynasty. Other than her and Diao Chan, as well as those famous beauties who were already married, the other famous beauties were either just born not long ago or were still young. They were still curled up in the wombs of other women. Even if they wanted to find them, they could not find them.
Swish.
However, at this moment. A soft whistle suddenly sounded in the hall, and then Mitarashi Anko appeared in the hall wearing a yellow windbreaker.
"You sure know how to enjoy yourself." Anko Mitarashi curled her lips as she glanced at Cai Yan who was pressing down on the strings.
"What happened?" Sei Itō asked in surprise.
At this time, Mitarashi Anko Mitarashi was not only a woman he had an ambiguous relationship with, but she was also the person he had summoned to clean up all the spies and spies in Chang 'an City. She was also the person directly in charge of some secret missions. Thus, her appearance often indicated that something big had happened.
"Take a look." Mitarashi Anko turned her palm over. A small scroll appeared and casually tossed it to Sei Itō.
Sei Itō caught the scroll with a "pa" sound and took it in front of him. He untied the string on the scroll, opened it, and lowered his head to read the contents.
"There has been a change in Jingzhou. Several strange people have appeared in the Jingzhou army. They can create fire and thunder with their hands. They can use battlefield healing techniques and have extraordinary wisdom. Currently, they are helping Liu Biao quell the rebellion. Our army has suffered heavy losses and I am afraid that we will no longer be able to contain them. "
The content was not much, only about a hundred words. However, the matter mentioned made Sei Itō frown.
"Have someone investigate the origins of those people." Sei Itō said in a deep voice as he casually tossed the scroll back to Mitarashi Anko.
"Understood." Mitarashi Anko nodded in agreement.
"What about the ministers in the city? Have there been any changes? "Sei Itō asked again.
Because Cai Yan did not understand the strange language, there was no need to worry about it being transmitted to Cai Yong's ears and then to the ministers' ears. Thus, Sei Itō did not avoid her and asked directly in front of her.
"They are very obedient. They are all preparing to return to their homes." Mitarashi Anko sneered.
"They can endure it." Sei Itō chuckled.
"Continue to monitor them closely. I am looking forward to them being able to send back some useful information."
Mitarashi Anko nodded and immediately used the Body Blink Technique to disappear from the main hall.
At the same time, within the borders of Jingzhou's Dangyang County, a group of five thousand soldiers appeared below the county. They surrounded Dangyang County and set up camp, ready to attack at any time.
Correspondingly, the citizens and soldiers of Dangyang City were filled with panic and were ready to fight.
The cold wind whistled and rolled up the yellow sand, filling the sky with a chilling aura.
"Military Advisor Xi, can we begin the siege?" A general with the surname Yun came to the camp and asked respectfully to a slightly sloppy middle-aged man who was carrying a bag.
"Go up and say a few words. See if you can make them surrender. If you can't, then make a plan." Military Advisor Xi frowned slightly.
"Yes." General Xi cupped his fist and replied. Then, he called over a young colonel with a loud voice and had him come out of the army formation. He came to Dangyang City and began persuading them to surrender.
"People of Dangyang City, listen up. My general is here on the orders of Governor Liu to suppress the rebels. He is the orthodox teacher. It's still too early to open the door and surrender. Don't listen to the slanderous words of the rebels and do meaningless resistance. Otherwise, when my military advisor takes action, there will be lightning everywhere. We won't be able to tell who is loyal and who is treacherous, who is an official and who is a citizen! "
"Ah, they are the heavenly army with the help of immortals!" Hearing the young colonel's words, the defenders of Dangyang City immediately went into an uproar. They began to tell their colleagues about the rumors that had been spreading in Jingzhou for the past few days.
"What should we do?!" Then, at the same time, all the soldiers and civilians who were in charge of defending the city showed fear on their faces. They all looked at the mighty man in shining armor.
"Silence. If anyone dares to speak nonsense again, kill them without mercy!" the general who was emitting a chilling murderous aura shouted.
Instantly, the soldiers and civilians were shocked and quieted down.
At this moment, the general jumped out of the crowd and walked to the top of the city wall. He took a longbow from a soldier beside him and nocked an arrow. With a swoosh, the arrow in his hand was released.
In an instant, a black shadow flashed. It flew over a distance of nearly two hundred steps and pierced the young colonel's throat. Then, under the impact of the arrow, the young colonel fell from his horse.
Plop!
"The general is mighty!" Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers were stunned at first. Then, they cheered and shouted loudly. Almost in the blink of an eye, their morale was greatly boosted. The oppressive scene from before was completely different.
"Hmph!" At this moment, General Xi, who saw the young colonel die, let out a cold snort with a face full of anger. He turned his head and looked at Military Advisor Xi beside him.
"Sigh, a bunch of stubborn fellows." Military Advisor Xi shook his head and sighed with a look of unteachable stupidity. Then, he straightened his clothes and turned around to leave the high platform. Under the protection of dozens of shield-wielding soldiers, he walked out of the army and came to the front of Dangyang City. He covered his chest with one hand and pointed at Dangyang City with the other.
Then, in the next moment, a green light bloomed from Military Advisor Xi's body. Like a laser beam, it instantly shot into the blue sky above his head. Then, a large patch of thick dark clouds strangely appeared in the originally clear sky. It slowly pressed down, and streaks of azure lightning as thick as an arm descended on the soldiers on the city wall below.
Boom! Boom! Boom! ... "
Under the continuous bombardment of lightning, a large patch of charred corpses appeared on the parapet of Dangyang City.
Just like this, five to six minutes passed. Then, the dark clouds in the sky stopped descending lightning and quickly dissipated. The originally clear sky appeared in front of everyone's eyes once again.
However, compared to before, the side of the city wall that was originally filled with soldiers was suddenly empty. There was not a single living person standing there. The entire sky above the city was filled with a deathly silence. On the other hand, the Jing Province army below the city was cheering endlessly. They all shouted, "Mighty Military Advisor!"
"Go and inform General Xi that we can attack the city now." Military Advisor Xi turned his head and said to the soldier beside him.
"Yes, sir." The soldier replied and quickly ran back to the camp.
Then, not long after, accompanied by a sudden earth-shattering battle cry, the entire army rushed toward Dangyang City like a tide. They set up scaling ladders and began to attack the city.
Then, after another five to six minutes, the tightly shut gates of Dangyang City suddenly opened. A soldier holding a white flag walked out from within.
Obviously, after the lightning strike just now, the entire army and people of Dangyang City were scared out of their wits. They no longer had the slightest desire to resist. In addition, the descending rebel was also blasted into a charred corpse by the lightning strike. Without any obstacles, surrendering became an unsurprising choice.
At this point, less than twenty minutes after the start of the battle, Dangyang City was once again under Jing Province's rule.
...
"Destiny..." At night, in a certain large residence in Dangyang City, Military Advisor Xi took out a fist-sized green pearl from his bosom. He held it in front of his eyes and stared at it in a daze as he muttered to himself, "Destiny..."
"But why would destiny be decided by a Daoist priest!?" Military Advisor Xi sneered after a long while as he thought to himself.
"However, I didn't think that such a secret treasure would exist in this world. It seems that the Yellow Turban Zhang Jiao back then wasn't really a Daoist priest who deceived people. Instead, he should be a hermit who cultivated, just like that Daoist priest who called himself Nan Hua... "
After a moment of silence, Military Advisor Xi put the pearl back into his bosom. Then, he grabbed the wine pot on the table and happily poured himself a drink.
Sparks flew outside the window, appearing even more mysterious and serene.
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