Chapter 52: Almost full level, all donkey [Seeking follow-up reading]

The sun's shadow sets in the west.

In the study, Wang Yun and Cao Cao sat across from each other.

"In the early years, some members of the royal family entered Taoism to seek immortality and learn the art of alchemy," said Wang Yun.

Cao Cao suddenly realized that Shi Zimiao also had a royal family background.

"Why is your surname Shi instead of Huang?"

"I don't know about that. I just learned about his origins from the Grand Tutor."

Wang Yun said solemnly: "With the changes in the court, if we are not careful, the world will be in chaos."

"Meng De, you are in charge of the Xiyuan soldiers, who are trustworthy and elite. You should be extremely cautious when guarding the palace. The safety of Luoyang depends on Meng De."

"You are overpraising me, Governor Wang."

"To be honest, Meng De, if you can hold the palace gates, after this battle, the Grand Tutor is willing to recommend you with all his strength. Meng De, whether you want to be sent out or stay in Luoyang, there are ladders for advancement. I will never go back on my word."

Cao Cao was calm in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face.

Wang Yun asked again: "Dong Zhuo is causing chaos. According to Meng De, what will he do next?"

"Dong Zhuo will establish his authority first, so there will be some chaos and danger in the next two days. He may use some people afterwards." Cao Cao said.

Wang Yun pondered, "Does Meng De mean that Dong Zhuo wants to control the government and eliminate dissidents by promoting and appointing people?"

"That's right. Governor Wang, you have the ability and reputation. You were persecuted and dismissed from office by the eunuchs. You are exactly the candidate that Dong Zhuo favors."

Cao Cao said: "I guess he will soon use you as the governor to return to the court to show that he is different from Zhang Rang and other eunuchs and relatives, and that he is restoring order."

Wang Yun was stunned.

Cao Cao meant that Dong Zhuo was holding the emperor hostage and controlling the government, so he was about to appoint Wang Yun.

Even Diao Chan's clear eyes were filled with surprise.

The rebels who hold Your Majesty hostage will allow your adoptive father to return to the court...Diao Chan pondered over Cao Cao's words.

Cao Cao explained the reason to her on the night he occupied the city gate. In addition, she had read Cao Cao's policy paper last night, and she was quite impressed by Cao Cao's talent and strategy. So when Cao Cao judged that Dong Zhuo wanted to use Wang Yun, Diao Chan believed it without any doubt and followed Cao Cao's thinking.

On the contrary, Wang Yun was skeptical about what Cao Cao said.

Dong Zhuo was just a military man, and his idea of ​​reinstating old officials from clans like him was simply to win their support. It was a simplistic idea.

Diao Chan reached out and poured Cao Cao a cup of tea.

From Cao Cao's perspective, Diao Chan lowered her head. Because she practiced dancing frequently, her posture was upright, and the curves of her shoulders, neck, waist and back were graceful and pleasing to the eye.

Wang Yun glanced at his adopted daughter and then looked at Cao Cao.

He talked with Cao Cao for half an hour, and then at 5 p.m., he said goodbye and left.

Diao Chan was also planning to follow him back home, but Wang Yun smiled and said:

"Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang. You have heard what I said to the general. In the next few days, Dong Zhuo will try to seize the city defense, palace defense and other key points.

The city is not stable, and I have something to do outside. It is not as safe as the military mansion at home. You can stay here for a day or two. When I return, I will ask the maids and waiters in your courtyard to come over, so I can rest assured."

Diao Chan responded with a low sound and glanced at Cao Cao quickly.

Wang Yun smiled and said, "General Cao, please allow Diao Chan to stay with you for a few days. I hope you won't disturb me."

You are the most cunning person among these people... Cao Cao thought to himself.

Wang Yun wanted to win him over. What could be more attractive than the stunningly beautiful Diao Chan?
But Wang Yun was worried that the bait would be eaten directly by the fish, so he asked the people who served Diao Chan in the mansion to come over as well.

As he put the bait, he had to be careful not to let the fish eat it all.

After Wang Yun left, only Cao Cao and Diao Chan were left.

Dian Wei followed Cao Cao out to see Wang Yun off, and now he found an opportunity to speak: "Sir, has it started yet?"

"You mean kill the donkey?"

Cao Cao asked Diao Chan, "They are going to kill a donkey in the mansion, would you like to go and have a look?"

Diao Chan still had the mind of a young girl, and wanted to watch the fun, so she nodded and followed Cao Cao to a side yard.

Dong Zhuo entered the palace and the situation became tense, but it did not delay Cao's killing of the donkey.

The open space in the side yard was very lively.

The housemaids and idle guards all gathered here.

Two donkeys were tied on the open space.

Cao Cao had twelve donkeys collected from the farm outside the city. Some were black-haired and had white foreheads, some were gray-haired and had black spots. They were all of different shapes and sizes. They were all taken to the animal pen in the backyard of the mansion.

Let’s kill two donkeys today. Dian Wei has been thinking about them for several days.

There was a very strange and somewhat unbelievable trend at the end of the Han Dynasty, that is, many people, even the powerful and wealthy, were imitating the sound of donkeys.

This is true and was popular in Luoyang for a while.

People think that imitating the bray of a donkey is very interesting, commonly known as fun, and probably treat it as watching a play. When a wealthy family holds a banquet, they will invite someone to imitate the bray of a donkey to entertain the guests.

In the side yard of Cao Cao's mansion, the sound of donkeys braying could be heard one after another.

The donkey probably knew that it was going to suffer today, and it cried out very shrilly, as if it was crying for help.

Dian Wei rubbed his hands excitedly, he was finally going to eat the donkey.

The conventional way to kill a donkey is to blindfold it and hit its head with a heavy object to kill it in one blow, thus reducing its struggle and pain.

Dian Wei stepped forward, stretched out his hand and flicked the donkey's head, killing it instantly.

The repeated braying became the monotony of the other donkey.

The donkey saw Dian Wei walking towards it, and looked at him with tears in its eyes.

Diao Chan wanted to come and watch the fun just now, but now she felt sad when she heard the donkey's bray, and the delicate eyebrows on her little face wrinkled slightly.

But the donkey didn't survive and was hit to death by Dian Wei on the head.

Then the skin is scalded, the hair is removed, the abdomen is opened, and the intestines are taken out.

During the Han Dynasty, there were many ways to eat donkeys, such as donkey meat soup noodles, stewed noodles, dry-cut donkey, boiled donkey, etc.

A donkey banquet was held in the mansion in the evening.

Cao Cao ate donkey belly, donkey liver, and donkey head meat.

Donkey meat is a delicacy.

Diao Chan stayed in a small courtyard in the inner house and also ate the whole donkey.

But thinking of the donkey's bray before it died, I didn't eat much.

[Dian Wei's loyalty to you: +1, +1, +1, +0.1, +0.1, +0.1…75.7]

Dian Wei almost cried when he ate donkey meat, it was so delicious. Cao Cao's attributes kept refreshing, I felt that if he ate a few more meals of donkey, Dian Wei's loyalty would be maxed out.

Night is falling.

The house became quiet.

When Cao Cao returned to the inner house, Yin came running to greet him.

Cao Cao had been extremely busy these past two days and hadn't taken care of this little fellow. When he saw him come back, the young tiger sniffed excitedly and ran around him.

Sleeping hall.

When Cao Cao came in, he saw Concubine Yu sitting beside the couch. She was wearing an apricot-yellow Han-style skirt, and looked well-dressed. Her legs under the skirt were long and straight.

The hall was filled with a faint fragrance.

She was wearing a low-waisted Hanfu top, which showed off her plump figure and was extremely attractive.

Cao Cao always felt that the waist-hugging style of Hanfu was somewhat similar to the cheongsam of later generations, which showed off a woman's figure and charm to the fullest.

"What's wrong, you're not happy?"

Cao Cao came to the side of the couch, and from his top-down gaze he could just see Concubine Yu's full charm.

"The woman who has been in the study for most of the day, is the position of the principal wife reserved for her?"

Yu Qing looked up with a serious expression.

A young girl came to our house today. The servants were all amazed by her beauty. They talked among themselves and said that even the fairies who came down from heaven were not as beautiful as her.

Concubine Yu has always been confident in her appearance and sneered at it.

Of course, she also has the capital to be confident. She has been beautiful since she was a child, and no one has ever seen anyone prettier than herself.

She was afraid of exposing her identity and causing trouble for Cao Cao, so she wore the bead, covered her face, and pretended to pass by the study door. In the morning, she had a brief encounter with Diao Chan.

Only after Yu Qing saw it with her own eyes did she understand why those servants were so surprised by Diao Chan's appearance.

Even Yu Qing himself felt that the girl before him was so beautiful that she was the most beautiful among all the girls.

She felt uncomfortable after she came back, but she thought that she should be more sensible, so she waited patiently until Cao Cao returned to the inner house before she couldn't help asking.

"Are you going to marry her as your principal wife?" Yu Qing asked again.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Don't worry about anything. You have your own strengths. In some areas, she is not as good as you."

Yu Qing's eyes lit up instantly, and she said softly, "Does my husband really think so?"

They had already discussed it last night, so she addressed him as husband.

"She is not as old as you." Cao Cao said meaningfully.

Diao Chan also had a perfect figure, but Cao Cao estimated that even after a few more years, she would not be able to become a heroine like Yu Qing, whose toes could not be seen.

"Have you seen Diao Chan? She came back to bathe and change clothes. Is she trying to seduce me?" Cao Cao teased.

Yu Qing said proudly, "Do I need to seduce you?"

(End of this chapter)