"Wang Yufeng invited me to dinner?"
Hearing Zhao Wu's report, Zhao Cheng curled his lip and said, "A trap, perhaps?"
Zhao Wu said, "He also invited Xu An and Li Guanyu, saying that he would host a gathering for the four young masters of Yanchuan."
"Cheerful my foot! He's just afraid I won't go if he asks me to come alone!"
Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and asked, "Did they say where we're going to eat?"
Zhao Wu said, "It's not decided yet. He said he'd let me inform the young prime minister first, to see when you're free. You set the time, and he'll decide on the location."
"Hey! General Zhaoyong, who's about to rise to prominence, invited me to dinner, and he even wants to come at my appointed time? This is clearly up to no good; he's afraid I won't go!"
"Master, then...we're not going?"
“Go! Why not go to a fancy dinner? If you refuse him this time, who knows what more insidious ideas he might come up with.”
Zhao Cheng took a few steps forward, turned back and pointed at Zhao Wu, saying, "Go and reply to him like this... say that if he wants to eat, it should be tomorrow. This humble minister is extremely busy, so I'm only free tomorrow night! As for the place... we'll have to decide! Let's go to Heaven and Earth!"
"If he asks why, just say that ever since I went to Heaven on Earth, I haven't been able to find any other place appealing."
"I can't eat unless I'm embracing girls from Heaven on Earth!!"
Zhao Wu thought for a moment and asked doubtfully, "A reply that's exactly the same? Isn't that a bit too forceful?"
"It must be word for word!" Zhao Cheng shouted. "With your brain, even a slight change in meaning will completely alter the meaning!"
"What's there to be afraid of? If he doesn't want to, just let him get lost. I'm not short of a meal!"
...
"Heaven on Earth?"
Wang Yufeng thought for a moment and said, "I know this place. Isn't it a newly opened brothel?"
"yes……"
Wang Yufeng glared at his subordinate who was reporting, and said, "I invited him to dinner, and he chose a brothel?"
“That’s exactly what Zhao Wu told me, and he even instructed me to repeat Zhao Cheng’s words verbatim.”
"A good-for-nothing! A lustful glutton!"
Wang Yufeng angrily cursed, "How could such a spoiled brat be so lucky as to be born into the Right Prime Minister's household?"
"Young general, stop cursing. Discussing important matters is more important." Chen Yuxian waved his hand to his subordinate, and after the subordinate left, he said, "Zhao Cheng's request for tomorrow shows that he is not stupid. He is afraid that you will make a move against him and is not giving you time to prepare. But he underestimates our capabilities. He seems to have forgotten that I am the Vice Minister of War in the Eastern Capital. One night is enough for us to make arrangements."
"He chose a brothel because he thought it was too crowded and confusing for us to make a move."
Chen Yuxian smiled smugly and said, "But he chose the wrong place!"
"Oh?" Wang Yufeng asked doubtfully, "Why do you say that, Lord Chen?"
Chen Yuxian stroked his beard and said, "I am acquainted with Mr. Zheng of Heaven and Earth. Every time I go to support him, I never order girls. Mr. Zheng personally entertains me."
"Hehe!" Wang Yufeng pointed at Chen Yuxian and said, "I didn't expect Lord Chen to have such a hobby. He's really old but still vigorous, and his skills are still sharp!"
"After I leave here, I'll go to Heaven on Earth. I don't need to explain the reason to Boss Zheng, just ask her to clear out the third floor for me tomorrow, and we'll have the whole place to ourselves on the third floor."
“When the time comes!” Chen Yuxian’s eyes flashed with a fierce light. “You’ll ambush knife-wielders in the private rooms on both sides. We’ll use smashing a glass as the signal… Isn’t smashing a glass a bit too cliché?”
Wang Yufeng nodded: "It seems so, novels don't write like that anymore."
"Then let's use poetry as our pen name! It's both elegant and ceremonial, what do you think?"
"Excellent! Which poem should we recite?"
"Let's recite 'Man Jiang Hong,' which even the Emperor himself treasures recently!" Chen Yuxian recited with great emotion: "Thirty years of fame and glory are but dust and dirt, eight thousand miles of road are but clouds and moon... This Jin Yong is truly a hero of his generation!!"
"Excellent! Very good!"
Wang Yufeng's eyes darted around, and he said, "Since we've already made a move against Zhao Cheng, we can't let that girl Cai'e go either. I want to capture her alive! I want to kill her!!"
"But……"
Wang Yufeng frowned and said, "The Right Prime Minister's residence is too sensitive. Not to mention that it is guarded by soldiers, I cannot take action without my father's order."
"Why not?" Chen Yuxian advised, "I can still mobilize some of the garrison troops in the Eastern Capital. The Right Prime Minister's troops are simply not enough to kill!"
Wang Yufeng shook his head and said, "There's no need to discuss this matter further. We can lure Zhao Cheng out and kill him, but I absolutely cannot go to the Right Prime Minister's residence on my own initiative. How about... Lord Chen, could you come up with a plan to lure Cai'e out of the residence?"
Chen Yuxian sighed, knowing that there was no point in trying to persuade her any further, and said, "There's no need to lie. Cai'e doesn't live in the Right Prime Minister's residence."
"Oh? Where is she?"
“I’ve sent people to investigate. This maid is at a bookstore in southern Sichuan every day, and there are soldiers secretly guarding the area around the bookstore. It must be Zhao Cheng’s property.”
"Great!" Wang Yufeng clapped his hands and said, "Then when we take action against Zhao Cheng, we will also capture Cai'e! Yan Chuan only has a hundred soldiers; Zhao Cheng can't possibly guard both sides!"
Chen Yuxian shook his head and sneered, "Young general, you are mistaken. Tomorrow night, Zhao Cheng will be unable to attend to either east or west!"
"With Lord Chen's help, I have nothing to worry about!"
Wang Yufeng solemnly clasped his hands in greeting to Chen Yuxian, then suddenly revealed a hint of doubt and said, "Lord Chen, there is something I would like to ask you to tell me truthfully."
"Young sir, please enlighten me."
"My General's Mansion had no prior relationship with you, so why have you suddenly sought me out recently? And why are you showing me such kindness?"
"Young general, you have quite the memory!" Chen Yuxian shook his head and said, "I even visited your father last year when he celebrated his birthday! On the surface, your father and I don't seem to have any connection because we are both officials in Dongdu, and our positions are sensitive, but in reality, we have a life-or-death bond!"
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