My timeless tavern

Chapter 530 Diao Chan’s Dilemma

Eastern Han Dynasty.

Chang'an City.

In the residence of Wang Yun, the Minister of Chancellery and Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.

Diao Chan was sitting in the courtyard, playing the piano.

The sound of the piano is faint, with a hint of sadness.

She had just met Wang Yun not long ago and agreed to his request.

In the evening, Wang Yun appeared in the back garden near the courtyard. When he sighed, she guessed his intention.

She went forward to comfort him and asked him what was wrong.

After pretending to hesitate for a while, Wang Yun explained the reason to her.

Dong Zhuo was cruel and ruthless, and he controlled the government, making everyone in the court feel insecure, and the Han Dynasty was in danger.

Seeing that the world was about to fall into chaos, he felt uneasy.

When Diao Chan expressed her willingness to die in order to repay his kindness in raising her, Wang Yun told her his plan.

He obviously had planned it.

Dong Zhuo was an extremely strong man, cruel, vicious, sensitive and suspicious, and the Xiliang army under his control was unmatched.

If you want to kill him, you must come up with a foolproof plan and use wisdom to defeat him.

Wang Yun now pretended to be flattering in front of Dong Zhuo, and gained the other party's trust and reliance, so he got the position of Shangshu Ling and Situ, which was worthy of being the prime minister.

He knew Dong Zhuo very well and knew his adopted son named Lu Bu.

This man is brave but selfish and ambitious. If we instigate him, he will surely turn against us.

Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu were both extremely beautiful men, but Diao Chan's beauty was unmatched.

Not to mention others, even Wang Yun found it difficult to resist her charm, so he decided to persuade her to devote herself to sow discord between the two.

Wang Yun had already planned everything.

When she heard his request, Diao Chan agreed immediately.

Only after seeing Wang Yun off did a look of sadness appear between her brows.

She grew up in Wang Yun's mansion and treated him as her father's daughter.

But she knew very well in her heart that these only sounded good in name only.

Someone like her is just a servant of a higher status.

Thanks to her beauty, she was able to be taught music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

The reason why she got all this was simply because the other party wanted to sell her for a good price.

She was very insightful and had seen through it all long ago, not to mention those predecessors who had been sent away one by one.

When Wang Yun cried in front of her today about Dong Zhuo's cruelty and asked her to use the beauty trap to alienate Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, he was simply playing the emotional card to make her more dedicated.

She knew she had no other choice.

If you refuse her, she might appear in the well in the back garden tonight.

As for confessing to Dong Zhuo or Lu Bu, that would be tantamount to seeking death.

Even if the two men believed her words, took their anger out on Wang Yun, or even killed him, her ending would not be good.

After all, she came out of Wang Yun's mansion, and the relationship between the two sides had long been inseparable.

The only thing she could do was to follow Wang Yun's instructions and make everything go smoothly.

"The situation of the world and the safety of the people actually depend on me." Diao Chan smiled bitterly.

She did not hate Wang Yun.

As a singer in his mansion, she has long known that she has no control over her fate.

This is better than being sent around like cargo.

Besides, she had also heard of Dong Zhuo's bad reputation.

The teachers who taught her music, chess, calligraphy and painting often mentioned it.

This man came from a remote place, had been accustomed to the customs of the barbarians for a long time, was vicious and cruel, liked to use criminal law to establish his authority, and killed and set fire to people as casually as eating and drinking.

Many court officials lost their lives while chatting and laughing, including Emperor Shao Liu Bian and Empress Dowager He.

During the days when Dong Zhuo controlled the court, the atmosphere in the government office became much more depressing.

Killing this man is indeed a way to eliminate harm to the people.

Diao Chan came from a humble background, but she was well-versed in poetry and literature and had a chivalrous heart.

She was just a little unwilling to be like a floating duckweed, unable to control her own destiny.

She would rather be an assassin as fierce as the wind and cold as the water, rather than being a beautiful tool like this.

As the sound of the piano faded, Diao Chan's mood gradually calmed down.

She was ready to accept her fate.

Just as she got up to wash up, she suddenly felt a flash in front of her eyes, and then a series of images appeared in front of her eyes, and at the end there was an invitation letter called "Space-Time Tavern".

……

All kinds of thoughts flashed through her mind. Diao Chan looked at the people in front of her and said her name.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that the expressions on their faces were extremely strange.

"Diao Chan?" Tushan Honghong exclaimed.

Liu Chan also widened his eyes, a little bit unbelievable.

They were just talking about each other, but they didn't expect that I would appear in front of them.

"Have you heard of me?" Diao Chan asked puzzledly.

She knew that she was good-looking, and everyone who had seen her praised her.

Even Wang Yun looked at her with a strange look in his eyes every time.

If the other party didn't want to sell her for a good price, he would have given up long ago.

However, the people in front of him were all extraordinary, so Dong Zhuo was probably nothing compared to them. How could they have heard of his name?

"Do you know Lu Bu?" Wang Duoyu asked curiously.

Diao Chan frowned slightly and said, "I heard that he is Dong Zhuo's adopted son."

Even Lu Bu knew about these people, could it be that this place...

She looked around suspiciously, with many doubts in her mind.

"So you are still in Wang Yun's mansion?" Du Fu asked.

"How do you know?" Diao Chan became more and more surprised.

She couldn't understand it.

She had clearly never heard of any of these people, but they all seemed to know her.

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "You will understand once you know their origins."

She pointed at Liu Chan and introduced him: "Dong Zhuo was in power during the late Eastern Han Dynasty... Later, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan divided the world into three parts. He was Liu Bei's son and the successor of Shu Han."

Diao Chan was filled with astonishment.

"After the Three Kingdoms, there were the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the Sui Dynasty, and then the prosperous Tang Dynasty where Brother Du lived," Zhou Zhiruo continued, "As for Wang Duoyu, his era is nearly two thousand years away from yours!"

Diao Chan looked at them and almost thought they were joking.

Thinking that even a vixen like Tushan Honghong existed, she began to believe it a little.

Seeing her looking at her, Tu Shan Hong Hong said, "My world is different from theirs, as is Xu Xian, and Sister Zhou..."

"There is a thousand years difference between you and me." Zhou Zhiruo said with a smile.

Diao Chan opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say.

She already knew that this place was special, but she still couldn't expect that these people would live in her future.

"Hey, Brother Zheng!" Wang Duoyu waved to Ying Zheng who was passing by.

Ying Zheng had just finished his official business and was about to go to the tavern for a drink when a few people happened to pass by.

"Lots of fish." He smiled and nodded. When he saw Diao Chan, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up slightly and asked, "Newcomer?"

"This is Diao Chan!" Liu Chan introduced with a smile.

"It turns out to be Miss Diao Chan. I never thought I would see her in person." Ying Zheng smiled and bowed.

Wang Duoyu proudly introduced: "This is the First Emperor Ying Zheng, you can just call him Brother Zheng."

"Zheng...Brother Zheng." Diao Chan was a little confused.

Is Ying Zheng so amiable?
After greeting her and chatting with her for a few words, Ying Zheng turned around and walked away.

He is popular in the pub, but there are only a few people he can really chat with.

He was just an acquaintance with other people.

Seeing Diao Chan's shock, Liu Chan pointed to a table three or four tables away and said, "Those two are Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. You should have heard of them, right?"

Diao Chan followed his gaze.

Seeing the two men nodding at her, she quickly returned the greeting.

Looking at the two people arm in arm, she was still a little surprised and asked, "Are they so close?"

Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "They come from different worlds, and they are all friends in the tavern, right?"

Du Fu tells the story of how Liu Bang and Xiang Yu conquered each other in their respective worlds.

Liu Chan pointed at Liu Che and the other Ying Zheng and introduced them.

Diao Chan has become a little numb.

When she saw a middle-aged man with white hair and an elegant temperament, she couldn't help but ask, "Who is that person?"

"That is Yuanshi Tianzun." Xu Xian said with respect in his eyes, "Tianzun is the ancestor of the heavens and the most honorable god."

Diao Chan's expression became awkward.

She believed that Xu Xian was not making this move without a purpose.

Although she had never heard of the name Yuanshi Tianzun, she could guess his special identity from the name.

Seeing that Yuanshi Tianzun also smiled and nodded at her, she was flattered and understood why Ying Zheng had such an attitude.

She is very smart and can understand many things very quickly.

After a few people introduced some other guests to her, she no longer had the shock she had earlier.

Thinking that there were so many guests gathered in the tavern, her mood, which had already calmed down, fluctuated even more.

It took her a long while to calm herself down completely.

Hearing several people asking about her current situation, she slowly revealed her identity as a singer in Wang Yun's mansion.

As for the identity of her adopted daughter, she did not mention it.

The so-called adopted daughter is just a nicer term.

This way, when she is given away, the recipient will feel more proud.

She knew that these people in front of her couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

As for Wang Yun's request for her to sow discord between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, she hesitated and did not mention it.

This in itself is not something to be proud of.

Compared with other people in the tavern, her status was even quite humble.

But considering that several people recognized her, this matter might not be a secret to others.

"Fortunately, nothing happened." Diao Chan felt inexplicably relieved.

However, when she thought of her own situation, she became sad again.

Even if I come here, can my fate be changed?
"If Dong Zhuo is eliminated, will the Han Dynasty perish?" She asked with an idea in her mind.

Everyone called Dong Zhuo a traitor to the country, but after he was executed, the Han Dynasty still perished. So what was the point of killing him?
Is there a more appropriate way?

She plans to figure out what happened, come up with a better strategy, and then try to convince Wang Yun.

If I could become a female strategist, I would be more confident to hold my head up high in the tavern, right?

"Even without Dong Zhuo, there are still Li Zhuo and Wang Zhuo," Liu Chan shook his head and said, "The fundamental reason for the fall of the Han Dynasty is not Dong Zhuo, but the loss of imperial power or military power..."

He was influenced by Zhuge Liang all day long and had a clear understanding of the situation at the end of the Han Dynasty.

"Wang Yun is not a good minister either," Liu Chan said. "He is proud of his achievements, does not make progress, and is fickle, which makes the ministers alienated from him..."

"Of course, the most crucial thing is his treatment of Dong Zhuo's former subordinates!"

"Dong Zhuo was able to control the government because of the Xiliang Army under his command, but Dong Zhuo has been executed. He did not think of finding a virtuous and prestigious person to take over the Xiliang Army, pardon and appease them, and make them loyal to the Han Dynasty. Instead, he tried to deprive the generals of their military power and wanted to use the Guandong soldiers to control them..."

"The Xiliang Army already has a grudge against the Guandong Army. His actions will only make the Xiliang Army fearful from top to bottom. Open rebellion will be a natural consequence..."

"Since then, the Han Dynasty has been plagued by wars and warlords have emerged. If my father had not restored the Han Dynasty's might, the country would have fallen into the hands of others!"

Liu Chan's eloquent talk made Diao Chan's beautiful eyes flicker and her face looked strange.

She praised: "Sir, you must be a wise emperor!"

"Ah, ahem, thank you." Liu Chan scratched his head awkwardly and said, "You are too kind."

He heard all these words from Zhuge Liang.

As a king of a fallen country, he has nothing to do with being wise.

The expressions of Wang Duoyu and others also became strange.

Tushan Honghong said with a smile: "Don't listen to his empty talk. If we hadn't come to the tavern, Shu Han would have perished in his hands long ago."

Diao Chan looked surprised.

"His greatest strength is his ability to judge people," Tushan Honghong said, "and his ability to make use of Zhuge Kongming..."

Liu Chan scratched his head and tried to save face: "Don't talk about me. The Cao family and the Sun family also failed to gain the world. It was stolen by the Sima family."

He then became confident and said: "Now I am the ruler of the world, and all the officials praise me!"

Listening to the conversations between several people, Diao Chan fell silent.

Thinking about Liu Chan's earlier words, she felt that it would be difficult to break the impasse.

The root of the problem actually lies with Wang Yun.

"Are you still in Wang Yun's mansion?" Zhou Zhiruo noticed Diao Chan's expression and asked.

Diao Chan nodded.

"You look very sad, but what did he say to you?" Zhou Zhiruo asked again.

Noticing that everyone else had stopped talking and was looking at her, Diao Chan was silent for two seconds and then simply told them about her current predicament.

Naturally, all this was within everyone's expectations.

"Hey, this old guy, if he wants to kill someone, why doesn't he just bring a knife and stab him himself, but uses a woman's hand!" Wang Duoyu said.

He has read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but doesn't know much about the specific details.

Tushan Honghong also cursed a few words.

The others did not agree.

Including Xu Xian.

In their opinion, since Diao Chan was a singer raised by Wang Yun, it was not excessive to ask her to do such a thing.

This is a cultural difference that spans thousands of years.

"Didn't he want to kill Dong Zhuo?" Zhou Zhiruo asked, "If you get rid of him, it will be considered as repaying his kindness in raising you, right?"

Diao Chan smiled bitterly: "If Dong Zhuo was really that easy to assassinate, he wouldn't be alive today."

Liu Chan laughed: "It's easy to kill an old man like that!"

"Yes, just shoot him in the head." Wang Duoyu said.