The Three Kingdoms: Home Travel

"What? Is there something strange about my name?" Jiang Zhe asked casually as he sliced ​​the horse meat and put it into the cauldron.

"You...you are Jiang Zhe, Jiang Shouyi?" Zhang Yan finally realized that the scholar-like man in front of her was the one who had caused her great loss and was favored by the Great Teacher of Virtue. Her tone immediately became respectful.

"Yes, I'm Jiang Zhe!" Jiang Zhe glanced at Zhang Yan, puzzled, then said, "Hot pot, wanna eat?"

"Hot pot?" Zhang Yan frowned as she looked at Jiang Zhe.

"Idiot, how can he understand what you're saying?" Jiang Zhe thought to himself.

At this moment, the Xuzhou soldier came in again, bringing some seasonings that Jiang Zhe urgently needed. He then gave Zhang Yan a hateful look and left.

Jiang Zhe picked up a piece of horse meat with his chopsticks, blew on it a few times, dipped it in some seasoning, and ate it with gusto.

Zhang Yan immediately understood, and her Adam's apple bobbed as she smelled the aroma.

"Come on, let's go together!" Jiang Zhe invited. Zhang Yan gave Jiang Zhe a deep look, licked her lips, and then struggled to get up and move over.

"Oh!" Jiang Zhe suddenly remembered something and said, "How can there be no wine!" He immediately ran out, and the prison door was wide open.

"..." Zhang Yan glanced at the door, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, then he sighed deeply, "...There are elite soldiers guarding the door, we can't get out..." It's unclear who he was telling this excuse to.

"This Jiang Shouyi is indeed a remarkable person!" Zhang Yan sat up straight, straightened her disheveled clothes, and without even glancing at the horse meat churning inside the cauldron, closed her eyes and waited for Jiang Zhe.

Not long after, Jiang Zhe returned with a wine flask and two cups. Seeing Zhang Yan waiting motionless, he immediately said with a smile, "General Zhang is indeed extraordinary! Please!" Jiang Zhe poured wine for Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan was filled with excitement. Her hand trembled as she raised her glass, intending to toast Jiang Zhe first. But Jiang Zhe lowered his head, picked up a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and said, "General Zhang, hurry!"

"..." Zhang Yan held up the glass awkwardly for a while, then simply drank it herself, put down the glass, picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth. She didn't add any seasoning and just ate it like that.

Perhaps it was because she was hungry, but Zhang Yan suddenly felt that there was no better food in the world than this. She ate three large pieces in a row before slowing down, and then looked at Jiang Zhe with some shame.

Jiang Zhe understood that Zhang Yan wouldn't eat the food in the prison cell, but he didn't point it out.

Zhang Yan took the wine flask, filled it for Jiang Zhe and herself, and asked in a deep voice, "Mr. Jiang, there is something I don't understand. Please enlighten me..."

"General Zhang..."

"Just call him Zi'an!"

"Oh..." Jiang Zhe paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "What is it that Zi'an doesn't understand?"

"Forgive my rudeness, but you do not appear to be a scholar... Why would you obstruct my Yellow Turbans' efforts to pacify the world!"

"Pacify...pacify the world?" Jiang Zhe was dumbfounded. The Yellow Turban general was actually asking him why he was hindering their pacification of the world.

"What in this world is uncertain?"

Zhang Yan opened her mouth, glanced at Jiang Zhe a few times, shook her head, and said, "Sir, I'm afraid you don't know... Xuzhou is alright, but in the other places... the people are suffering terribly, yet the imperial court continues to oppress them repeatedly. It's truly... alas!"

Jiang Zhe took a sip of his drink and listened attentively.

"Sir, have you heard of the story of exchanging children to eat each other?"

"It's about that family that swapped their own child with another family, and then... and then..." Jiang Zhe couldn't continue.

Zhang Yan looked at Jiang Zhe in surprise and said with a self-deprecating smile, "Sir, you are indeed a great talent, it is so!" He looked at Jiang Zhe with some resentment, wondering if there were people in the world who were born with such knowledge.

"The world is not like this now..." Jiang Zhe said, frowning.

Zhang Yan sighed, shook her head, and remained silent.

Jiang Zhe wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just ate his meat in silence.

"Sir..." Zhang Yan said, bowing slightly, "I wonder what your opinion is of us Yellow Turbans?"

"...Huh?" Jiang Zhe paused for a moment, "Your opinion?"

Jiang Zhe hesitated, looked at Zhang Yan for a long time, and said, "I won't talk about how many Xuzhou soldiers you've killed, but just one thing... you've stirred up chaos! Instead of pacifying... the world!"

Zhang Yan's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "This is impossible!"

"That's impossible!" Zhang Yan shouted. "The Yellow Turban Heavenly Army acted in accordance with Heaven's will, pacifying the world. How could they possibly cause chaos? That's impossible! You're talking nonsense!"

"Zian, please don't get agitated. Let me explain..." Jiang Zhe sighed. "Tell me, what is the strength of your Yellow Turbans?"

Not understanding what Mr. Jiang meant, Zhang Yan didn't hide anything and said, "As you see, sir! The local government troops are no match for us; only the Luoyang Imperial Guards are worthy of a fight. Now, as long as we take Luoyang, we can pacify the world!"

"I'm afraid you won't even live to see Luoyang fall!" Jiang Zhe said calmly. "Don't forget, this is still the land of the Han Dynasty. As long as the current emperor... the current emperor issues an edict, you..."

Jiang Zhe glanced at the shocked Zhang Yan and said softly, "Never underestimate the heroes of the world..."

Zhang Yan pondered for a long time, then frowned and asked, "What army in the world can rival the Yellow Turbans?"

"Too many!" Jiang Zhe shook his head and said with a smile, "Dong Zhuo's Beiwei Army in Xiliang, Gongsun Zan's White Horse Cavalry in Youzhou, and the Imperial Guards under the current emperor. Not to mention these, just take Xuzhou... You must have seen the elite troops of Danyang, right?"

"Zi'an is also aware of the Battle of Ximen. No matter how fierce the Danyang elite troops are, they are no match for your simple plan, sir..."

"That's an understatement!" Jiang Zhe felt a little embarrassed by Zhang Yan's words. This was no small plan; he had thought about it for a long time...

"No, no..."

Zhang Yan shook her head, still somewhat bothered by her defeat at Jiang Zhe's hands. "What you just said, sir, still puzzles me. Why are we Yellow Turbans considered to be the ones who bring chaos to the world..."

Seeing Zhang Yan ask him this question, Jiang Zhe was immediately satisfied and said, "Zi'an, think about it. The Yellow Turbans are powerful. To defeat them, we need to unite the strength of the whole country. Now, the Emperor has issued an edict, and the General has ordered that troops be recruited in various places to defend against the Yellow Turbans..."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"This edict, once issued, is tantamount to allowing regional separatism! Powerful local families will use this as an opportunity to expand their power, ultimately leading to a struggle for supremacy among warlords, with the Han dynasty like a small boat on a river, swaying precariously..."

Zhang Yan looked lost in thought. After pondering it carefully, he suddenly realized that what Jiang Zhe said was true.

"If anyone harbors disloyal thoughts..." Jiang Zhe glanced at Zhang Yan and continued, "dissatisfied with the Han Dynasty, and follows your example, rising up in rebellion... Alas! The world is in chaos! You have set a precedent for this!"

Zhang Yan was now completely flustered and blurted out, "May I ask, sir, what happens next?"

"Then...and then?" Jiang Zhe's eye twitched. He thought to himself that the next step would be the Three Kingdoms period, but he couldn't very well tell you that...

"Even the current situation is appalling, let alone the future!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan felt as if a great deal of will had been ripped out of her. She murmured, "Am I, the Yellow Turban rebels, now the ones who bring chaos to the world? Does the world deserve to be ruled by that tyrannical ruler? Do the people of the world deserve this calamity?"

Ah! Could it be that I spoke too harshly and she's not quite right in the head? Jiang Zhe panicked and looked closely at Zhang Yan.

"What you say is of great importance, sir. Zi'an will ponder it carefully. Please take your leave, sir!" Zhang Yan rose, bowed deeply to Jiang Zhe, and said, "Zi'an thanks you for your guidance, sir..."

"Oh, okay! Then think it over carefully..." Jiang Zhe walked away awkwardly. Why is Zhang Yan so easily provoked? I was just telling the truth!

After Jiang Zhe left, Zhang Yan stared blankly at one spot, "Yellow Turbans...the world...alas! Great Teacher of Wisdom...are we following Heaven or defying Heaven?"

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