Ye Feng felt no burden for having once again cheated Emperor Ling out of a hundred thousand taels of silver.
After all, he had left him ten thousand troops!
With so many people,
Even if they were sent out as laborers, the hundred thousand taels could be earned back quickly, right?
As for where Emperor Ling would find the hundred thousand taels?
What business is it of mine?
In any case,
Yu Hua Tian was certainly going to get his hundred thousand taels; those were considered his expenses for finding people.
Not give it?
Then don't blame the ten thousand troops for mobilizing themselves and collecting the money from certain individuals.
There were quite a few wealthy people in Chang'an City.
However,
Ye Feng had no good feelings towards them, and he refused to see anyone who came to his door.
And these were all matters that Emperor Ling had to handle.
What was he doing?
Of course, he was going to have a heart-to-heart talk with his Diao Chan girl!
Yes!
The person brought back from Luoyang by Yu Hua Tian was Ren Hongchang, who would be known as Diao Chan in later generations.
And she was currently in the carriage within the convoy, preparing to travel to Ji Province with Ye Feng.
Thinking of this,
Ye Feng couldn't help but quicken his pace, feeling a sense of urgency.
After all,
She was Diao Chan, who was touted as one of the Four Great Beauties in history!
In his previous life, let alone seeing her.
Even women hundreds of times less attractive than Diao Chan were beyond his reach.
The tens of thousands of yuan for houses, cars, and betrothal gifts were not something ordinary families could afford, were they?
"My Lord~!"
As if sensing that Ye Feng was distracted, Yang Yanqi said helplessly,
"The carriage is this way. Where are you trying to go?"
"Ah?"
Startled by Yang Yanqi's voice, Ye Feng came back to his senses and realized he had walked past it?
"Cough cough~!"
He chuckled awkwardly, touched his nose, and explained with a lack of confidence,
"This King, this King just wanted to go back to sleep!"
"Heh heh..."
Yang Yanqi gave a noncommittal chuckle and didn't dawdle, directly lifting the carriage curtain for Ye Feng.
The next moment,
A delicate face that was hard to describe in words appeared before Ye Feng.
How to put it?
Even Yang Yanqi, a woman herself, felt a sense of inadequacy upon seeing that face.
She was too beautiful!
Whether it was her curved willow-leaf eyebrows or her melon-seed shaped face, they all exuded the gentle and delicate charm of a classical beauty.
And her large eyes, which seemed to speak, added a touch of intelligence to her.
"My Lord, My Lord..."
As if shy from Ye Feng's gaze, Diao Chan parted her lips slightly, uttering a voice that was as dreamlike as it was enchanting.
"Hiss~!"
Hearing the slightly charming voice in his ear, Ye Feng shivered.
His bones felt as though they were melting!
A vixen!
This was definitely a vixen!
But he liked it!
Signaling Yang Yanqi to drive the carriage herself, Ye Feng stepped inside.
What?
Doing something bad?
What are you thinking?
If he really wanted to do something bad, wouldn't he have done it in the city before setting off?
Would he really cause trouble on the road?
Wasn't that just being idle?
So,
Ye Feng truly just had a heart-to-heart talk with Diao Chan, discussing their future lives.
As a dancing girl in Wang Yun's household, Diao Chan was not very popular.
Even though she was indeed beautiful!
But that was useless!
Even good wine feared being in a deep alley.
Just like in certain situations in later generations, those who became famous were those with connections and good looks.
Would you dare to say there were no beauties among the common folk?
Would you dare to say that those struggling actresses in the film city were uglier than those who were famous?
Not at all!
But they all lacked an opportunity!
Diao Chan was the same.
Raised by Wang Yun in his home since childhood, she had been waiting for an opportunity.
Until the day she was sent away!
Unfortunately,
Although the Wang family was one of the prominent clans, they had been severely suppressed by the Yuan and Yang families in recent years, resulting in Wang Yun not achieving much in Luoyang.
As a result,
Diao Chan, treated as a gift, was naturally left idle.
It was also fortunate that Wang Yun was deeply engrossed in power and had long lost any appreciation for beauty.
Otherwise, Diao Chan might not have been able to preserve herself.
But these were all old stories now.
Or rather,
After the Yellow Turban rebels entered the city, Diao Chan was forgotten by Wang Yun.
He himself didn't know where to run, so how could he care about the people in his household?
Therefore,
When the Brocade-Clad Guards sent by Ye Feng arrived, Diao Chan packed her belongings without a second thought and followed them.
After all, who she accompanied didn't matter, right?
Besides,
As the most powerful rebel leader in the world today, it was her honor that Ye Feng fancied her.
It was a pity,
Even though she was prepared to offer herself in marriage, Ye Feng didn't touch her at all.
After just talking about life, he asked her to stretch out her leg.
Just to rest his head!
To sleep!
Having been tormented by that little vixen Yang Yanqi too late last night, he was now mentally willing but physically unable.
Otherwise, would he let Diao Chan go?
Dream on!
Even if it was inconvenient in the carriage, he still had to eat!
But he never expected that Yang Yanqi somehow got wind of the news.
Upon learning that a little vixen was going to join them, she went crazy yesterday.
Even Ye Feng's physique, comparable to that of Hegemon, couldn't conquer that field!
There was no way!
After being forced to surrender his arms multiple times, Ye Feng only wanted to sleep now.
But he didn't know,
Because he hadn't treated Diao Chan with urgent desire, her good impression of him increased significantly.
...
Just as Ye Feng was setting off for Ji Province, Yuan Wei and others, who had survived the night, also began to find their way back.
Some left, some stayed, and in the end, only a few families remained.
Among them, neither the Yuan nor the Yang families left.
They were still not willing to give up!
After all,
The wealth looted by the Yellow Turban rebels was the accumulation of their families for decades.
How could it be gone just like that?
Moreover,
With the existence of the Allied Army to Support the Emperor, they were not without a chance of victory, were they?
"Report~!"
"Reporting to the Grand Commandant, my brothers have made contact with the scouts of the Allied Army to Support the Emperor!"
"Good~!"
Yuan Wei, who received the good news early in the morning, couldn't help but drink an extra bowl of porridge, still savoring it as he put down his bowl.
He never expected!
That this congee, which he usually disliked, tasted so delicious now.
Of course!
If there was some meat and rice at this moment, it would be even better, right?
Licking his slightly dry lips, Yuan Wei stood up and looked back.
"Brother Yang, do you think we can still recapture Luoyang?"
"We definitely can!"
Hearing Yuan Wei's somewhat worried voice, Yang Ci nodded without hesitation.
"Do the Yellow Turban rebels really think they've secured Luoyang without any mishap?"
"What a joke!"
"If they had fought us hit-and-run style, we might not have been able to do anything about them!"
"But to abandon such an advantage and hide in Luoyang City?"
"This is suicide!"
"You must know..."
"Even if the Allied Army to Support the Emperor doesn't have enough manpower, we can completely form a second, third Allied Army to Support the Emperor!"
"And the Yellow Turban rebels?"
"Apart from their current forces, where will they get reinforcements?"
"It can be said..."
"The Yellow Turban rebels voluntarily entering Luoyang this time is a completely foolish move!"
"Y-yes..."
Looking at Yang Ci's confident demeanor, Yuan Wei couldn't help but sigh.
"But who knows where His Majesty went?"
"Uh..."
"What is His Majesty's purpose in suddenly running out this time?"
"This..."
"If Ye Feng that scoundrel establishes a new dynasty for His Majesty, then what should we do?"
"I..."
Yang Ci, who had been full of confidence just moments ago, was now like a duck whose neck had been grabbed, only able to let out a few inaudible sounds from his throat.
Yes!
Where is His Majesty?
Although they had burned down the imperial palace, that was merely a remedial measure.
Where exactly did His Majesty go?
If His Majesty had truly died, it would have been easier to handle, but what if His Majesty hadn't died?
Once they raised the banner of avenging His Majesty and prepared to recruit troops, if His Majesty were to appear again...
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
As if refuting Yuan Wei, or perhaps convincing himself, Yang Ci murmured,
"Helping His Majesty establish a new dynasty is completely against Ye Feng's interests!"
"What he needs is a chaotic Great Han!"
"Only when the Great Han court becomes more chaotic can he, a rebel, expand his strength faster."
"Right!"
"That's it!"
"Ye Feng has no reason, nor can he, help His Majesty establish a dynasty!"
"Heh heh..."
Listening to Yang Ci's self-deceiving explanation, Yuan Wei asked indifferently.
"Then what about His Majesty?"
"..."
"Where is His Majesty?"
"..."
"Who has the capability to mobilize five or six thousand cavalry to rescue His Majesty from the city?"
"..."
Completely defeated, Yang Ci's face turned a bit ashen and he couldn't help but ask,
"Brother Yuan, you say, could it really be that Ye Feng that scoundrel rescued His Majesty?"
"Most likely!"
Recalling the five or six thousand cavalry that appeared that day, Yuan Wei sighed deeply.
"The only ones in the Great Han with so many cavalry, besides Ye Feng that scoundrel, are Bing Province and Liang Province!"
"Ding Yuan of Bing Province is in the Allied Army to Support the Emperor, and Liang Province needs to guard against the movements of the Qiang and Hu. Besides Ye Feng that scoundrel, who else could have saved him?"
"But why?!"
Yang Ci impatiently stroked his long beard, his face full of confusion and doubt.
"Could it be that Ye Feng is truly a loyal official of the Great Han, preparing to rescue Emperor Ling and re-establish the Great Han?"
"This..."
Although he found Yang Ci's guess preposterous, Yuan Wei couldn't think of any reason for a while.
After all,
They could never have imagined that Ye Feng's reason for rescuing Emperor Ling was simply to make both sides confront each other, thus achieving a temporary peace?
No one could have thought of this!
Even Emperor Ling was bewildered after learning of Ye Feng's purpose.
What was he trying to achieve?
Was it just because he wanted to watch those Yellow Turban rebels and the Great Han court fight?
That wasn't right either!
Because Ye Feng had strictly issued an order, absolutely forbidding large-scale wars with the Yellow Turban rebels.
Whoever fought him would be destroyed!
Emperor Ling could see that,
Ye Feng was very serious when he spoke of this matter, not like he was joking.
But what was he trying to achieve?