System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

As the highest-ranking local official, the prefect is the ultimate dream of countless people who want to enter the officialdom.

It was only as the Han Dynasty weakened that some military-powerful provincial governors took over the power of the prefects.

However, there are still some prefects who do not obey the orders of the provincial governor and have strong independence.

Not long after, Zhao Yun followed the servants in the prefect's mansion to meet Cai Mao.

"Zhao Yun, a lieutenant under the former general, greets the governor Cai."

Zhao Yun bowed and greeted him in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"Um, former general?"

"Who is he, and why have I never heard of him?"

"But is this the person sent by Prime Minister Dong to trade war horses with me?"

Cai Mao had never heard of Dong Yu's name, so he confirmed his identity.

"The former general is the son of Prime Minister Dong."

Zhao Yun clasped his hands together and introduced himself as the eldest brother.

"Oh?"

"He's actually the Prime Minister's son?"

"I wonder where the former general is now?"

"When can you trade with me?"

Cai Mao nodded slightly and asked again.

"Our army is now stationed over twenty miles west of Wancheng. We have brought our war horses with us and are ready to trade at any time."

"But before we set off, my general asked me to ask the governor if the money and food are ready."

Zhao Yun answered the situation truthfully and asked a question in return.

"It's just money and food, it's nothing."

"Since the former general has come to Nanyang, why not come to Wancheng for a chat? I can also host a banquet and entertain you."

Cai Mao waved his hand and said seriously.

"This...I cannot make the decision on this matter. My general needs to make the decision personally."

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment and did not dare to make a decision for Dong Yu.

After all, we are on someone else's territory, so we need to be careful. If the other party sets an ambush in the city, it will be the end of me if anything happens to me.

"Go back and tell your general that I, Cai Mao, will invite him to a banquet in Wancheng in three days."

Seeing that Zhao Yun was unable to make the decision, Cai Mao had no choice but to ask him to go back and deliver the message.

"I'll take my leave."

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, clasped his hands and left the prefect's mansion.

After Zhao Yun left, Cai Mao immediately rushed to Cai Ying.

"Sister, the people are here."

"As expected, sister, the person in charge of escorting the war horses this time is an important figure in the Xiliang Army."

"But Sister would never have thought that the person coming this time would be the son of that thief Dong."

Cai Mao looked at Cai Ying and said with a smile.

"Son of Dong Zhuo?"

"Although three thousand war horses are a lot, it's not necessary to trouble the young master of the Xiliang Army to come in person, right?"

Cai Ying looked at Cai Mao with some suspicion.

"That...that I don't know."

Cai Mao scratched his head with a confused look on his face.

He had just taken over Nanyang and his control over it was not that deep, so he did not know that another army had bypassed Wancheng and headed towards Yingchuan.

"Sister, don't think about that now. I have already invited that little thief Dong to the banquet."

"I believe he will not refuse."

Cai Mao told Cai Ying about his arrangements for the banquet, which made Cai Ying angry.

The Dong family is already in such a bad state, why are you still rushing towards them? Are you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?

"Why did you invite him to the banquet?"

"If this matter were to reach Liu Biao's ears, it would probably arouse his suspicion."

Cai Ying said unhappily.

"Sister, although the Dong family's reputation is terrible, their strength is still there. Who in the world dares to underestimate them?"

"Only by making friends with all parties and avoiding offending each other can the Cai family continue to prosper in this chaotic world."

"Besides, the young master of the Dong family should be younger than Liu Biao... Sister, you are already old enough, don't you want to get married?"

"The wife of that scoundrel Liu Jingsheng is still hanging on to her last breath. Who knows when she will die?"

Cai Mao took a look at his sister's stunning figure and couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

Originally, the Cai family had planned to let Cai Ying marry Liu Biao's second wife, but the string had never been broken, so naturally there was no way to renew it.

Now that Dong Yu has arrived, Cai Mao feels that it might not be a bad thing to cling to two big legs.

Aristocratic families always have multiple choices and place bets on multiple parties at the same time.