Another World Super Dimension Summoner

However, the two soon came to their senses and in surprise, they hurriedly tried to wake up Cai Zhenji who was sleeping peacefully.

When Cai Zhenji woke up with sleepy eyes and gradually came to her senses, she was surprised to find that she was fine. Cai Yong and Cai Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smile again.

After Cai Yong and Cai Yan informed Cai Zhenji of the matter, Cai Zhenji knew that she was indebted to the man for saving her life, and despite the fact that she had just recovered from a serious illness, she planned to go and express her gratitude in person.

Seeing that Cai Zhenji looked just as good as she was before she fell ill a few years ago, Cai Yong and Cai Yan did not try to persuade her any further.

But before leaving, Cai Yong couldn't help but say, "You just need to say thank you for a while, and I will take care of the rest."

"Father?" The two sisters looked at their father in confusion.

Cai Yong sighed, "He came here to repay a favor..."

"This..." The two sisters were stunned.

Cai Yong added, "If you happen to meet someone who is willing to help you, you won't ask me to wait in the next room. Now, let's look at the world. It's the beginning of a great turmoil, and people's hearts are no longer the same. My father's bad reputation has become a maggot that is taking his life."

"Father, are you worrying too much?" Cai Yan couldn't help but say so.

Cai Yong shook his head. "If Dong Zhuo could do it, why couldn't others do it?"

After hearing what their father said, the Cai sisters couldn't help but feel worried.

Cai Yan certainly knew why Dong Zhuo wanted to forcibly recruit her father. He just wanted to take advantage of her father's prestige among the literati.

Although Cai Zhenji had been bedridden for several years, she was in a coma only occasionally. She knew a lot about the outside world through her father and sister, so she was able to understand it.

Cai Yong added, "I just hope that I am worrying too much. But you two should remember not to speak lightly later."

"My daughter saves." X2

After the two girls responded, Cai Yong left the room first and waited at the door for his daughters to change their clothes. He also told several servants who were guarding outside not to wait and to go and rest.

After the servants left, Cai Yong looked towards the room next to him where a light had been turned on at some point, but the servants were unaware of it.

——What an unpredictable trick... I received a great favor from this person, but I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse... Hey...

Cai Yong sighed secretly, and had no other choice but to worry about it...

Chapter 342: 'Friendly Exchange' - Part

The left side of Cai Zhenji's room is actually Cai Yong's room, and the right side is Cai Yan's room.

After the father and his two daughters settled down here, they made this arrangement to make it easier to take care of Cai Zhenji, who was sometimes unconscious and sometimes conscious.

When Qin Bin was choosing a place for the conversation, he certainly would not choose his daughter's room, so he chose Cai Yong's room.

This is the most premium guest room in this official inn. Officials of insufficient rank are not qualified to stay here. Cai Yong was not qualified to stay here either. After all, he was just a commoner at the moment. However, Dong Zhuo's people had arranged everything.

Yes, Dong Zhuo's people followed Cai Yong's family. After all, they threatened to kill Cai Yong's entire family if Cai Yong did not go to Luoyang. How could Dong Zhuo not have people keep an eye on Cai Yong's family? What's more, Cai Yong had a "criminal record".

In the early years of Emperor Ling's reign, Cai Yong was persecuted in the court by Prime Minister Liu He, Chief Architect Yang Qiu and others. He was almost executed by beheading and public execution along with his uncle Cai Zhi, who was the Minister of Defense (one of the Nine Ministers).

Later, Emperor Lingdi was impressed by Cai Yong's talent and pardoned him from death, but exiled him and his family to Shuofang County, where he could not be pardoned due to the amnesty order. However, in the second year, there was a general amnesty, and Emperor Lingdi was impressed by Cai Yong's talent, so he pardoned Cai Yong and allowed his family to return to their hometown.

However, not long after, Cai Yong offended villains again and was falsely accused of slandering the court. The favorites of Emperor Lingdi in the court also framed Cai Yong. Cai Yong was afraid that he would not be able to escape this time, so he ran away with his family and fled to Kuaiji Wuhui (now Shaoxing), where the central control of the Han court was slightly weak. He has been hiding there until today, for almost twelve years.

Therefore, if Dong Zhuo had not sent people to keep an eye on him, Cai Yong might have really been able to run away with his family again.

Qin Bin also dealt with Dong Zhuo's men.

This doesn't mean they are all killed, but they are just made to stay in a corner of the courtyard and "stare blankly".

Cai Yong discovered this while waiting for his daughters to change their clothes, and he knew that he had escaped from the wolves but was about to fall into the tiger's mouth.

While Cai Yong was worried, the Cai sisters quickly changed their clothes and came out of the room.

Cai Yong glanced at them, and they all nodded seriously in response. Cai Yong then took them to knock on the door of the next room.

After hearing "come in" from inside, Cai Yong entered the room with his daughter.

But soon they were slightly stunned.

Because at this time Qin Bin and Xiao Bai were studying Han Dynasty lacquer seats in the room.

This is a small chair used for sitting (kneeling).

It was mainly Qin Bin who was doing the research. After all, Xiaobai had no idea what it was, while Qin Bin had only heard of it but had never had the opportunity to see the real thing in the museum, so he was very interested.

However, after Cai Yong came in with his two daughters, Qin Bin put the seats aside, sat upright on the seat in the middle, and spread his hands towards the empty seat in front of him.

Cai Yong and the two girls first stood up and bowed, then came forward. Cai Yong sat upright in the front seat one meter away from Qin Bin.

The Cai sisters were one body position behind Cai Yong, sitting on his left and right.

On the contrary, on Qin Bin's side, only Qin Bin and Diao Chan took the seats according to etiquette. Diao Chan was on the right rear side of Qin Bin, with eyes on nose and nose on heart, with a proper posture. Xiaobai floated to the side and opened the family group live broadcast room, with the camera pointed here.

The Cai sisters were surprised and curious about Xiaobai's floating posture, but they did not dare to look at it for too long. Cai Yong, on the other hand, did not take it too seriously, mainly because he had seen Zuo Ci in Jiangdong, and Zuo Ci also often floated like this.

This may be the habit of powerful beings like immortals and gods.

This is what Cai Yong thought.

Then Cai Yong brought his two daughters to pay their respects.

"I cannot repay your kindness in saving my life, so I have to kowtow to you again and again. I will keep it in my heart. If I can be of any use to you in the future, I will repay you with my life!"

"I cannot repay your kindness, I just want to express my gratitude!" X2

Qin Bin nodded slightly, "I understand, let's get up."

The father, his daughter and his two daughters were all stunned. The main reason was that, normally, shouldn't they be polite, or at least have some polite words? Why... was he so direct?

Although they were shocked, the father, daughter and his two daughters also went with the flow.

"May I ask the name of Lord Bo Ji's eldest daughter?"

At this time Qin Bin spoke again, but what he asked about was Cai Zhenji's name.

Cai Yong, his daughter and his two companions were stunned again.

But then, Cai Yong bowed and said, "Your Excellency, my eldest daughter's name is Yu, and her courtesy name is Zhenji."

"Yu and Yan are both beautiful jades, a perfect match, complementing each other. Duke Bo Ji gave them a good name."

"Your Excellency is too kind to praise me." Cai Yong replied with a humble smile.

Qin Bin nodded slightly and continued, "Does Lord Bojie want to return to Luoyang and obey Dong Zhuo?"

Well, Cai Yong, his daughter and his two companions were once again left speechless by Qin Bin’s abruptness.

It seemed as if the person in front of me was communicating with others in a pertinent and decisive manner without any skill at all.

The truth was, Qin Bin asked the question purely out of curiosity because the name of Cai Yong's eldest daughter was not recorded in history books.

Of course Qin Bin understands the skills of speaking and communicating, but he can use them as he pleases.

Of course, even if Cai Yong had many thoughts in his mind, he did not show them, but responded immediately, "It is a helpless move. If Zhen Ji's condition had not worsened a few days ago, and Dong Zhuo's troops had not been able to force us, perhaps we would have been in Luoyang long ago."

"Since Duke Bo Ji has no intention of serving Dong Zhuo, then don't go."

"What do you mean?"

"Come with me to Qingzhou. Nowadays, the Yellow Turbans are rising one after another in the counties and states of Qingzhou. Bandits are causing countless disasters. The local officials are busy with their own affairs, and the imperial court is far away from them. So we need to rectify the situation."

"......" After Qin Bin said this, Cai Yong's expression changed a little, and then he said, "Is there any transfer order from the court?"

Qin Bin smiled and shook his head, "No."

"In this case, how will you rectify Qingzhou?"

"Execute first and report later, then have Lord Bo Ji submit a petition."

Cai Yong smiled bitterly, "If you really want to do this, how are you different from the rebels? Are you going to follow the example of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun?"

Zhang Ju was originally the governor of Mount Tai, and Zhang Chun was originally the prime minister of Zhongshan. Both were county-level officials of the Han court. However, a few years ago, Zhang Ju proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven, and Zhang Chun called himself the Great General Mi Tian and the King of Anding. They gathered people to rebel, and joined forces with Wuhuan Qiuliju to seize the four states of Qing, Xu, You, and Ji. It was not until this year that Zhang Chun was assassinated by his followers, and Zhang Ju was defeated by Gongsun Zan and others in succession. Wuhuan Qiuliju led his people to surrender to Youzhou Mu Liu Yu at the beginning of the year. In desperation, Zhang Ju finally hanged himself, and this blatant rebellion came to an end.

During the Zhongping period, that is, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were many people like Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun who openly rebelled. The scale and influence of the rebellion by Han Sui and Bian Zhang in Liang Province which was no less than that which started in the first year of Zhongping was not much inferior. However, there were not many people who rebelled this time, and only Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun rebelled this time.

By the way, the rebellion in Liangzhou was barely suppressed at the beginning of this year.

As for the rebellions during the Zhongping period such as the Yizhou Rebellion and the Jingzhou Rebellion, which were not very large in scale and not well known to later generations, they seemed to have little impact, but it was these rebellions that occurred one after another, coupled with frequent natural and man-made disasters, that caused the huge Han Empire to rapidly collapse.

Let’s get back to the topic.

In response to Cai Yong's question, Qin Bin calmly said, "The throne of the emperor should be occupied by a virtuous person."

Cai Yong, his daughter and his two companions all looked extremely solemn in an instant.

Cai Yong said in a deep voice, "Please be careful with your words, Your Excellency. The Han Dynasty has been in power for more than 400 years, but it is not something that can be humiliated by a virtuous person!"

Chapter 343: 'Friendly Exchange' - Part

Qin Bin said calmly, "My last name is Qin, and my ancestors' last name is Zhao."

“...!?” Cai Yong’s eyes widened.

Qin Bin added, "When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, entered the pass and destroyed Qin, Xiang Yu forced Emperor Gaozu to give in. Most of the Qin royal family members in Guanzhong were slaughtered, but some of them changed their names and lived in the mountains and the market. My ancestor was one of them.

Although the Qin Dynasty was destroyed long ago, talking about its restoration today is pure joke.

However, the current Han court is brutal, the country is in turmoil, and the people are suffering, which is very similar to the end of the Qin Dynasty.

"The Duke of Pei fought against the tyrannical Qin for the sake of justice for the people of the world. Why can't people today follow the Duke of Pei's example and fight against the Han court?"

"..."

Qin Bin's words really hit Cai Yong in the face, making his old face turn red. He opened his mouth again and again, but couldn't utter a word.

There was no way. If Cai Yong wanted to use the great principles of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism to suppress Liu Bang, then Liu Bang's behavior at that time was disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unjust, because Liu Bang was a Qin official who had the real obligation and responsibility to be loyal to the Qin Empire.

But apart from loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, Cai Yong could not refute the claim that "the Han court was brutal", because if one really went to see the lives of the lower-class people in the Han Empire, one would know that the claim that "the Han court was brutal" was an understatement.

Without talking about distant events, let’s just talk about why the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out?

It was simply because countless lower-class people could no longer survive the oppression and forced labor of the imperial court and the powerful that they took up arms, just like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled against the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, and rebelled against the Han court.

If the people of the Han Empire could still survive, the Yellow Turban Rebellion would not have been able to spread across the Han Dynasty so quickly, and it would not have been possible for the rebellion to continue to occur in various states of the Han Dynasty after the death of Yellow Turban leaders such as Zhang Jue.

Cai Yong had been away from the court for many years, and even away from the wealthy and prosperous imperial center like Luoyang, so he could see and had to see the miserable conditions of the lower-class people of the Han Empire.

He even witnessed the tragic scene of cannibalism on his way north to Luoyang not long ago.

The tragic scene of starving people everywhere formed a glaring contrast with the luxury of feasting and drinking in the mansions of the wealthy and powerful families.

Cai Yong and even the Cai sisters witnessed all of this with their own eyes, and therefore, they were unable to refute Qin Bin's words.

The Qin Dynasty was despised by the people because of its brutality and cruelty. Then, should the Han Dynasty not be despised by the people because it was also brutal and cruel?

Cai Yong, his two daughters, were all well-read people. Because they were knowledgeable and had a sense of bottom line, they could not act recklessly.

Next, true Han Confucians are, in essence, idealists.

Cultivating oneself, regulating the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world are the foundations of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty, or in other words, Confucianism before the Jin Dynasty. They truly strived for the belief and program that the world should be shared by all.

This is also the fundamental reason why Confucianism was still popular in China for more than 1,800 years even though it gradually deteriorated.

Seeing that they were hesitant to speak, Qin Bin continued, "The emperor is young, and powerful ministers are in power. The issue of dethronement is imminent. The prestige of the Han court is bound to decline. In addition, there are barbarians outside, and natural and man-made disasters are continuous inside. The powerful families in various states have either raised their own troops or raised bandits to protect themselves. They have not respected the Han court for a long time, and most of them are waiting for the Han to lose its power and then rise up to chase them. At the beginning of such a chaos, it is a foregone conclusion that there will be constant war in China in the future. Under such a situation, what can you do if you enter Luoyang? You can't be hoping that Dong Zhongying will listen to your advice, right?"

Cai Yong's old face turned red. He really had this idea. He even thought at one point that if Dong Zhuo could listen to his advice, improve the government, and restore social order, the Han Dynasty might be able to continue for another hundred years.

In fact, he was well aware that the chances of success were slim, but he had no choice but to give it a try because there was no other way.

Although he could not refute Qin Bin's words, Cai Yong still said in the end, "Your Excellency, there is no need to say more. I will never do anything to rebel——"

"If Dong Zhuo can force you, I can force you too."

"?!!" x3

Qin Bin added, "But I won't really do anything to your family. At most I will put you under house arrest for a few years. After I have restored order, I will naturally let you go."

Cai Yong tried his best to calm the waves in his heart and asked, "...Why is this? Although I have a low reputation, I won't let you do this, right?"

"Some things are hard to explain with words alone. You will know when you see it with your own eyes. Anyway, my idea is similar to Dong Zhuo's. What I want is for you to be on my side. Just being on my side is enough. The rest is not important."

“…” Cai Yong was speechless.

But at this moment, Cai Yu bravely stood up and bowed, "May I ask how you are going to clean up the country?"

"Zhen Ji!" Cai Yong shouted at his daughter.