"That won't do," the madam shook her head.
"Madam, I've been a regular customer of Red Sleeve Pavilion for a long time. If you don't even give me this much face, I won't come back in the future!" Cao Cao said, feigning anger.
Seeing this, the madam immediately smiled obsequiously and said, "Alright, for Young Master Cao's sake, five thousand taels, no bargaining. Five thousand taels will be enough to redeem Hongchang from his servitude, how about it?"
The madam cut it in half, which was quite a show of respect to Cao Cao.
After all, Cao Cao's annual spending at the Red Sleeve Pavilion already far exceeded five thousand taels.
Just then, a voice rang out.
"Ten thousand taels, I'll pay!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged man standing at the door. He looked to be in his thirties, dressed in fine clothes and with an extraordinary air about him.
Upon seeing this, Cao Cao's expression immediately changed.
"Wang Yun? He... why is he here?" Cao Cao thought to himself, "This is bad."
Upon seeing this, the madam immediately greeted him with a fawning smile, saying, "Lord Wang, you've arrived too?"
Lu Li immediately raised an eyebrow. Wang Yun?
This person also holds a place in history, and even rose to the position of Minister of Works.
In his youth, Wang Yun studied the classics and practiced riding and archery.
He was initially appointed as a county official, where he captured and killed the eunuch's cronies who were a major scourge to the entire county.
In the seventh year of the Guanghe era, Wang Yun participated in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He obtained letters from the eunuch Zhang Rang that were in contact with the Yellow Turban army. As a result, Zhang Rang was blamed by Emperor Ling of Han and harbored resentment. He then framed Wang Yun twice and imprisoned him.
Later, Wang Yun was pardoned after repeated petitions from General He Jin, Grand Commandant Yuan Wei, and Minister of Works Yang Ci.
After being pardoned, he changed his name and went into hiding among the common people.
After Emperor Xian of Han ascended the throne, he was summoned to serve as Grand Master of the Palace, then promoted to Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, and concurrently replaced Yang Biao as Minister of Works.
When Dong Zhuo seized power, he enfeoffed Lü Bu as the Marquis of Wen.
Wang Yun secretly allied with Lü Bu, a general under Dong Zhuo, and used him as an inside agent to assassinate Dong Zhuo.
Later, he wanted to disband Dong Zhuo's former Liangzhou troops, which made Dong Zhuo's former troops feel insecure. Dong Zhuo's generals Li Jue and Guo Si then conspired to rebel, attacked Chang'an, and Wang Yun was killed.
The famous "beauty trap" was Wang Yun's use of Diao Chan to sow discord between Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu.
"Brother Xunzhen, it seems it's not going to be easy to redeem Hongchang today!"
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