All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 347 What is the real beauty trap?
"Once the coalition forces are disbanded, it will be impossible for them to gather again."

In Luoyang City, Chen Ran and Jia Xu drank together. "The era of separatism and mutual conquest in Guandong is coming soon."

"Lord."

Jia Xu poured wine for Chen Ran and asked, "Where shall we go from now on?"

"Don't worry." Chen Ran knew what he meant and comforted him, "I won't get involved for now. Let's go west and south first."

"good."

Jia Xu sincerely admired "the lord's foresight."

"What kind of foresight is this?" Chen Ran smiled and shook his head, "It's just going with the flow."

"My lord." Jia Xu lowered his voice, "I have a plan that can cause chaos among the Xiliang army."

"Oh?"

Chen Ran was slightly curious and asked immediately, "Tell me about it."

"The Xiliang Army is a self-contained organization, but the entire army depends on Dong Zhuo alone. If we remove this man, the Xiliang Army will surely fall into chaos!"

"Then, how do we get rid of Dong Zhuo?"

"If we want to get rid of Dong Zhuo, only Lu Bu is the most suitable one."

Sure enough, everyone could see that Lu Bu was Dong Zhuo's weak spot.

After all, Dong Zhuo kept Lu Bu by his side as a bodyguard, so he could indeed use this to control the powerful Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

But at the same time, Lu Bu, who betrayed tradition, is also a major threat.

"Then how can we make Lu Bu backstab Dong Zhuo?"

"Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo are both suspicious people." Jia Xu was confident, "Frame them."

"good."

Chen Ran smiled and nodded, but what he was thinking was, 'How about urging Wang Yun?'

"My Lord," Jia Xu continued, "We have found a lot of food and grass in Nanyang. We discussed robbing the powerful before."

"continue!"

"Here!"

Although a lot of Yuan Shu's spoils were found in Nanyang, food is never enough.

During the late Han Dynasty, most of the world's grain went into the pockets of local tyrants and aristocratic families.

Yuan Shao relied on the accumulation of the Yuan family, while Cao Cao relied on the support of military settlements and local powerful people.

Not to mention Liu Bei. The first thing he did after entering Xuzhou was to marry the Mi family, a wealthy merchant family in Xuzhou.

Chen Ran was not interested in cooperating with local tyrants or aristocratic families.

Because he knew very well that the result of cooperating with them and accepting funding would be another end of the Han Dynasty.

It was natural for him to choose the method that had already been used in other worlds before: rob first and then kill!

The first target was the Wei family in Hedong.

Don't get me wrong, Chen Ran started with the Wei family, not because he wanted to take revenge on Cai Yan.

He is not such a stingy person.

It’s simply because the Wei family is famous and has food, fodder, and wealth, but their strength is very poor.

He did not have many private soldiers, and although he had many enslaved people, their fighting capacity was negligible.

When Xu Huang led his troops to attack, the Wei family was panicked and unable to resist.

The only thing they could do was to protest and keep saying that they were from the Hedong Wei clan and descendants of Wei Qing! !

Xu Huang's response was simple: "Let Wei Qing come out now, and I will immediately pay my respects and leave."

The beauty of a gentleman will be cut down in five lifetimes.

Wei Qing has been here for many years, and you're still talking about him.

The Wei family was pacified and a huge amount of food and supplies were seized, including hundreds of millions of five-zhu coins.

When the messenger came to deliver the news, he also brought an extra piece of insignificant news: "Wei's son Zhongdao died of fright~~~"

Wei Zhongdao, who was already in poor health, was said to have been frightened to death.

"That's all?" Chen Ran said with a smile, "It just means you were born into a good family. Other than that, it's useless. What a waste of food."

After playing table tennis with Cai Yan, he specifically told her about this matter.

Cai Yan wiped the sweat from her forehead with a serious expression, "My dear, I have no private relationship with the son of the Wei family, and I have never set foot in the Wei family's house! The sun and the moon can testify to this!"

Chen Ran was stunned at first, then he understood.

He quickly hugged the girl and said softly that he had never minded these things and absolutely believed in her innocence.

Seeing that the atmosphere was depressing, he had no choice but to use the Ruyi Jingu Bang to prove his sincerity before he could recover.

This kind of partying doesn't do any harm to the body, but it can obviously increase mental stress.

Fortunately, it still works. At least Cai Yan no longer has a stern face, but rolls her eyes~~~
In addition to the Wei family, the powerful people in Sili, Hedong and Nanyang counties all suffered attacks from the regular army.

The forts of each household were breached one after another. Those who resisted were killed, those who surrendered were captured, and those who were vassals were all taken into military settlements.

As I said before, the aristocratic families in the late Han Dynasty were the leaders, and the local tyrants in counties and prefectures were their vassals.

They may only own a few thousand acres of land and enslave hundreds of people.

They can build forts, not pay taxes or grain, and become local tyrants.

During the Western Han Dynasty, such families were either exterminated or captured and taken to Guanzhong.

But by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court was already powerless.

The only weapon that can deal with them is the sharp sword in the hands of the army.

Under the sword, he uprooted the power of the powerful and aristocratic families in Sili, Hedong and Nanyang, and killed countless people.

Not surprisingly, scholars from all over the country were cursing Chen Ran, calling him "human butcher". His reputation was as bad as Dong Zhuo's.

Dong Zhuo, who moved west to Chang'an City, was greatly impressed and felt that he was not alone.

For this purpose, he specially sent an envoy to invite Chen Ran to Chang'an City for a reunion.

"My lord." Jia Xu was a little worried. "If Dong Zhuo intends to harm my lord, I'm afraid..." "It doesn't matter." Chen Ran simply waved his hand. "Dong Zhuo is just bad, not stupid. He is not stupid enough to harm me. If he really dares to have evil intentions, humph!"

"That's right." He then said, "This time we go to Chang'an City and implement the strategy of Wenhe to alienate Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo."

"My lord, please put your safety first."

"understood."

The city of Chang'an during the Western Han Dynasty was the center of the world.

But by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guanzhong had already become a dilapidated place.

Dong Zhuo took the imperial court and the emperor hostage and came to Guanzhong, which greatly increased the burden here and made life even more difficult for the already poor people.

However, Dong Zhuo, whose ambition had gradually faded, turned a blind eye to this and became more and more arrogant and extravagant.

The construction of Meiwu and the storage of countless grains and goods for the use of the Dong family has already caused dissatisfaction among many people.

When Chen Ran arrived in Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo also rarely left Meiwu and came to Chang'an City to greet him in person.

His action also attracted the attention of some people.

Many people wanted to get rid of Dong Zhuo, but it was very difficult because Dong Zhuo stayed in Meiwu for a long time and there was no opportunity to assassinate him.

As soon as Chen Ran arrived, Dong Zhuo took the initiative to come out, which naturally gave those who were interested a sudden realization.

Welcome and banquet.

Next, he conferred the title of General Zhengdong and Marquis of Guannei on him in the name of the little emperor.

This is a reward and also a way to win over others.

After all, the territory and strength that Chen Ran controlled were already very strong at this time, so Dong Zhuo had to increase his efforts to win him over.

Dong Zhuo even considered forming a marriage alliance with Chen Ran, but unfortunately Chen Ran already had a wife.

I learned that Cai Yan had once been engaged to Wei from Hedong, and then I remembered that Chen Ran had once asked for Empress Dowager He.

Dong Zhuo thought that this man was popular, so he carefully selected several concubines of Emperor Ling of Han and gave them to him.

"Slander! This is slandering me!"

Chen Ran was furious, "I am not Cao Mengde!"

The girls who were sent here were not sent back. After all, for them, they had escaped from the clutches of the devil.

However, Dong Zhuo pretended to have a crush on Cao Mengde, which made Chen Ran very dissatisfied, and he had already begun to prepare a strategy of sowing discord.

At this time, Prime Minister Wang Yun took the initiative to invite him to a banquet at his house.

Wang Yun was actually a court figure who was highly valued by Dong Zhuo and was tried hard to be won over in order to counter the power of the aristocratic families.

However, Dong Zhuo never expected that this man deeply hated Dong Zhuo for promoting him and wanted to kill him.

This time, Chen Ran was invited to the banquet for this purpose.

"General, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please forgive me, please forgive me~~~"

When they arrived at the gate of Situ Mansion, Wang Yun, with a smile on his face, was already standing at the door waiting.

The two of them exchanged a few polite greetings and then entered the mansion together.

The banquets held by the nobles of the Han Dynasty basically followed the same routine.

Grilled meat sprinkled with expensive spices and fresh sashimi caught that day from the Wei River.

There are also various fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as the indispensable drinks.

In an era when cooking techniques and raw materials and seasonings were lacking, this was already the ultimate enjoyment.

While many common people were starving, the quality of food enjoyed by the nobles never declined.

In addition, singing and dancing are indispensable.

During the Han Dynasty, wealthy families would keep musicians and dancers to create an atmosphere during banquets.

In fact, this process has been in place since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and there has been little change over the years.

The musicians played music and a group of dancers came forward to dance.

Wang Yun was smiling and saying nice words to flatter others, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Use whatever tricks you have." Chen Ran responded with a smile, but his mind was like a mirror, "I know exactly who you are."

"General." Wang Yun lowered his voice and said, "I have recently heard that the generals of the Xiliang Army have been complaining about you."

"Sowing discord? That's really not smart, isn't it?"

Chen Ran calmly put down his glass and asked, "Who are they?"

Wang Yun paused obviously.

Shouldn't you ask 'why are you complaining' at this point? Why do you start by asking who it is?
Fortunately, he reacted very quickly. "I only heard about it. It is said that the generals of the Xiliang Army said that the general's territory is too large and he may become too powerful."

"You are so brave." Chen Ran looked at him with a half-smile. "When I get back later, I will find them one by one and find out who said that!"

Wang Yun was greatly embarrassed. How could he really ask about this? Otherwise he would be exposed.

Why doesn't this guy play by the rules? !

"General." Wang Yun quickly changed the subject. "How about watching the dancers in my house?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ran turned his gaze over.

It happened that the dancers gathered together, forming an momentum of stars surrounding the moon. The eight dancers around slowly squatted down, raised their long sleeves and arms, highlighting the beautiful woman in the middle.

This woman has bright eyes, white teeth and skin as white as snow.

Her pretty face seemed to be both happy and angry, and her pair of phoenix eyes like autumn water met Chen Ran's gaze.

Wang Yun looked at Chen Ran carefully, but Chen Ran had no expression on his face and did not show the slightest sign of being moved.

"This girl's name is Diao Chan." Wang Yun said unwillingly, "She is my adopted daughter. She has always admired heroes. When she heard that the general was coming to the banquet, she specially danced for the general."

"Dancing? Honey trap."

Chen Ran sneered in his heart, "You don't know, mere beauty is not a honey trap, Bai Yueguang is the real honey trap! I won't fall for it!"

He turned to look at Wang Yun who was about to say something, "In that case, then send him to my house."

Wang Yun was stunned.

That's not how it goes in his script!
(End of this chapter)