[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-kingdoms-the-coalition-insulted-me-so-i-de":3,"chapter-three-kingdoms-the-coalition-insulted-me-so-i-de-three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-35":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Three Kingdoms: Humiliated by the Coalition, I Defect to Dong Zhuo and Marry Dong Bai",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2112220,3441,"Chapter 35","three-kingdoms-humiliated-by-the-coalition-i-def-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>She was a proper \"leftover woman\" of this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Cai Zhaoji’s marriage had become a heartache for Cai Yong, the old father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to relieve the bitterness in his heart, Cai Yong had to play the zither every day to try to alleviate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Dong Zhuo, a very busy man, had come to visit him specifically today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong immediately guessed that this fellow must have something he needed help with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after sitting down, Cai Yong got straight to the point:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speak, what matter is it that requires the dignified Chancellor to personally condescend to come to my residence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... actually, this isn't a big deal, but I really can't make up my mind, so I wanted to ask you to help with this favor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo rubbed his hands with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had any culture, he would have directly given Gu Yi a courtesy name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the damn point was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>although Dong Zhuo was literate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>having been born on the frontier, he really couldn't be said to have much culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ink in his belly was just better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he knew such a great Confucian scholar as Cai Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it is easy to get things done when you have people in the court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter is actually the same in the literary world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Cai Yong’s cultural level, who in the world would dare to say that the courtesy name he gave was not good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it is a favor for you, Dong Zhongying, I naturally cannot refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, to be honest, I also have a favor to ask of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of cunning passed through Cai Yong’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if Dong Zhuo had not come to find him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would have gone to visit Dong Zhuo at the Chancellor’s residence in the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Dong Zhuo had come personally today, it was fine to just let Dong Zhuo help with this favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cai Bojie, you old fellow, you aren't going to set me up, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo feigned fear and leaned his body back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Dong Zhuo show this appearance, Cai Yong’s face darkened, and he said in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the dignified Chancellor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With me, a person who has no strength to truss a chicken, could I possibly harm you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, it’s nothing else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just Zhaoji’s marriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also know that ever since Wei Zhongdao died, no one in all of Luoyang dares to marry Zhaoji.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am old, and if I can't marry Zhaoji off, how will I face her mother who passed away long ago in the afterlife!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the smile on Dong Zhuo’s face also faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhaoji’s marriage had long become a worry for Cai Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong wanted to find a reliable young talent to marry Cai Zhaoji off to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>let alone noble sons,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even commoners and the lower classes were quite wary of Cai Zhaoji’s reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Xiliang Army, there were indeed many bachelors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... with Cai Zhaoji’s weak personality, could she marry this group of killers who only knew how to fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Certainly not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Dong Zhuo was wondering,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong suddenly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhongying, I heard that you have a young strategist in your camp, seems to be named Gu Yi, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you marry Zhaoji to him, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, it was like a heavy hammer smashing onto Dong Zhuo’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good for you, Cai Bojie, I treat you as a close friend, yet you want to steal my grandson-in-law!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……. ===== CHAPTER 73 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Being spoken to like that by Dong Zhuo, Cai Yong was also a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only just mentioned it, did Dong Zhongying have to be so angry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was reluctant to part with Gu Yi, it shouldn't be like this, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait... something seems wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Steal your grandson-in-law?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo’s precious granddaughter, Dong Bai, Cai Yong naturally knew of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect that Dong Zhuo actually wanted to marry Dong Bai to Gu Yi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know, Dong Bai was like the apple of Dong Zhuo’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after his son passed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo transferred all his guilt for his son onto his granddaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a precious granddaughter, Dong Zhuo was actually willing to marry her to Gu Yi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My judgment will not be wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Yi’s talent is absolutely worthy of Bai Er.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo said leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years ago, when his eldest daughter married that poor kid Li Ru, most people were not optimistic either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what were the facts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Ru’s assistance, the Xiliang Army grew faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo jumped to become a high official on the frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough, cough, of course, there were times when he misjudged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Dong Zhuo’s second son-in-law, Niu Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fellow was completely a straw bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No ability, no talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no help for it; Dong Zhuo’s tendency to protect his own was extremely severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Niu Fu did not contribute even a tiny bit to the development of the Xiliang Army,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo still gave him a good position in the army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thereby letting Niu Fu gain a firm foothold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yi, this rising star, was not only an excellent grandson-in-law in Dong Zhuo’s eyes, but also the future hope of the Xiliang Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the phenomenon of talent gaps in the Xiliang Army was very serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People like Li Ru, Hua Xiong, Li Jue, and Guo Si were all over thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not be called young talents. ===== CHAPTER 74 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And among the young talents of the Xiliang Army, aside from Gu Yi, there was only Zhang Xiu left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Xiu was a pure martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him handle strategy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be better to just wash up and go to sleep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in Dong Zhuo’s eyes, Gu Yi’s importance was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Gu Yi’s background, Dong Zhuo did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high command of the Xiliang Army, including himself, could almost all be called poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to make Gu Yi completely one of his own, the best way was marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move could also find a very suitable husband for Dong Bai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be called killing two birds with one stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Dong Zhuo’s thoughts, a trace of resentment appeared on Cai Yong’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good for you, Dong Zhongying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So my Zhaoji’s matter is not urgent at all, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also know that she is already twenty-one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am old, and I don't know when I will suddenly pass away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Zhaoji hasn't been married off by the time I pass away, I’m afraid she really won't be able to get married in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Cai Zhaoji’s marriage, Cai Yong felt even more anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say Cai Bojie, why are you so conflicted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is more than one good man in the world like Gu Yi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a little longer, it will definitely be arranged for your Zhaoji’s marriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo said as if it didn't hurt his back to stand and talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong felt even angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Gu Yi finally appeared, and he was snatched away by your grandfather and granddaughter, and you still have the nerve to turn around and counsel me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Cai Yong was about to drive Dong Zhuo out of the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good for you, Cai Bojie, you just wait for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo walked out of the Cai residence, cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if one looked closely, one could see\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a smile always hung on the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't look at how this fellow Cai Yong drove him out of the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the matter of having Cai Yong give Gu Yi a courtesy name was nine times out of ten settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he only needed to let Gu Yi and Dong Bai have contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time was ripe, he, the elder, would stand up and play matchmaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This marriage should be very easy to facilitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo’s mood instantly became very good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Zhuo ultimately underestimated Cai Yong’s determination to find a good husband for Cai Zhaoji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Dong Zhuo’s departing back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a calculating smile also appeared on Cai Yong’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A good man, a golden turtle son-in-law, is not so easy to find another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the conversation with Dong Zhuo just now, Cai Yong inferred that Gu Yi had likely not met Dong Bai yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all of Dong Zhuo’s self-satisfaction was, in Cai Yong’s view, just self-delusion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This golden turtle son-in-law, Gu Yi, had not yet completely fallen into Dong Zhuo’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong believed that Cai Zhaoji also had a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with his daughter Cai Zhaoji’s beauty, what young man could see her and not be infatuated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Cai Zhaoji was allowed to contact Gu Yi first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two of them fell in love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this fellow Dong Zhuo wanted to stop it, he would eventually have to accept the fact that the rice was already cooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason Cai Yong feigned anger just now was actually to make Dong Zhuo relax his vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in this way could he overtake on a curve!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhongying, oh Zhongying, you, the Chancellor of the court, are still a bit too green compared to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Yong couldn't help but feel smug in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……. ===== CHAPTER 75 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1597,"2026-06-16T09:19:20.127Z","2026-06-16T10:29:10.858Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash 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