After Yan Xing discovered Cai Zhaoji beside him, he not only sympathized with her troubled life experience, admired his father Cai Yong's fame, but also admired her courage and talent, so he placed her in Hedong Anyi as a guest, and sent officials to her residence with food, silk, bedding and other daily necessities to express condolences during daily seasons.

Speaking of which, Chen Liu's Cai family is also a family of poetry and books, and the Hedong Wei family married by Cai Zhaoji is also a local surname, and her only relative in the world, the Shanyang sheep family married by her sister Cai Zhenji is also a local family.

It stands to reason that Cai Zhaoji, who has returned to the Han land, will not have nowhere to go, but in reality, the world is still cruel, and there is no compromise on this ill-fated talented woman.

In the civil strife in Yanzhou, Cao Cao's army gradually gained the upper hand, Chenliu County had become the main battlefield, and Cao's army was besieging Zhang Chao's last stronghold in Chenliu. In order to escape the war, most of the people of the Cai clan migrated into exile, so it was not feasible to rely on their relatives.

In Hedong, Cai Zhaoji's husband's Wei Zhongdao branch of the Hedong Wei clan was affected by the Weigu Rebellion and suffered heavy losses, and it gradually declined, and Cai Zhaoji's relationship with her husband's family was not handled well, so it was not feasible to rely on her husband's family.

As for the fact that there are still frequent wars in Taishan County, Yanzhou, it seems that it will not work to go all the way to the sisters who are isolated from the news.

Therefore, staying in Hedong for the time being has become the only choice for Cai Zhaoji, who is independent.

Yan Xing could place Cai Zhaoji in Hedong without worrying about food and clothing, but he couldn't comfort a very wounded heart, and listened to the officials sent to visit and condolence come back to report the recent situation of Cai's family who were sad and getting thinner, Yan Xing was helpless for the time being.

It wasn't until he heard that Wang Cang, who had escaped from Chang'an, passed through Henan and was treated politely by Yin Peiqian in Henan and stayed in Luoyang City temporarily, that Cai Zhaoji suddenly asked to see Yan Xing and asked to go to Luoyang City to meet Wang Cang.

Wang Cang was born in the Shanyang Wang family, but also a famous family, three generations of ancestors have produced two generations of three dukes, when Cai Yong was still serving under Dong Zhuo, he was amazed that Wang Cang, who accompanied the customs, was a genius in the world, and he formed a friendship with him, and wanted to give all the books and articles at home to Wang Cang.

Now Cai Yong died early in a disaster, Cai Zhaoji also suffered a military disaster, everything in the family was looted and destroyed by the plundered soldiers, and Cai Yong's collection of books and works is probably only the part that was given to Wang Cang in Chang'an.

Therefore, Cai Zhaoji's request was to go to Luoyang City to meet Wang Cang, borrow his father's collection of books and articles, and transcribe the important ancient books and his father's writings, so that future scholars can inherit and continue to carry forward his father's legacy.

Listening to Cai Zhaoji's tearful request, Yan Xing was also very sympathetic, and in the troubled times, it was indeed necessary to repair and save those important ancient books and documents, and it was indeed necessary for Cai Zhaoji to be a well-educated person, so Yan Xing agreed, sent someone to Henan Yin to explain the reason to keep Wang Cang, and placed Cai Zhaoji in the convoy that inspected Hanoi and Henan.

It is indispensable to repair and rescue ancient books and documents and do academic research, and a good external environment is indispensable.

This is why Yan Xing asked Pei Qian to arrange Cai Zhaoji in an exquisite courtyard.

Everyone Cai talked about Wang Cang, and Yan Xing was also interested in Wang Cang, after all, a talented person like Wang Cang, who was born in a famous family and became famous at a young age, if he can attract his command, it will definitely be beneficial to the Hedong County Government.

"Wang Zhongxuan can be in the mansion, how is this person?"

Hearing Yan Xing's concerned inquiry, Pei Qian of course knew Yan Xing's thoughts, but after he smiled bitterly, he continued:

"Wang Zhongxuan is not in the house, although he is short and ugly, but he has outstanding literary talents, quick thinking, and can be called a talent in the world."

"Oh, not in the house? Where are the others now? ”

Yan Xing also saw Pei Qian's wry smile, his heart moved, and he continued to ask.

"Since he learned that the Cai family was coming to Luoyang City to meet him, although he didn't ask to leave in a hurry, he didn't want to live in the mansion, but chose to live in the city post house and guard his pile of books."

Hearing Pei Qian's words, Yan Xing certainly heard his voice: Wang Cang had no intention of going out of Henan and Hedong County.

It's just that since there are such talents stranded in Luoyang City, and he happened to come to Henan, if he doesn't fight for it, it seems that he despises talents too much.

Yan Xing touched the short mustache under his chin and asked again:

"Have you ever sent a servant to take Wang Zhongxuan to observe the politics of my Henan and the customs and people under my rule?"

In today's world, not only the monarch chooses the minister, but the minister also chooses the king. If you want to recruit talents, it is important to have the political affairs and customs under your rule to make talents yearn for it.

Yan Xing thought that the reason why Wang Cang was reluctant to go out of Henan and Hedong must be because he had seen too much of the tyranny of Dong Zhuo and Li Dao in Chang'an, and he also classified himself as a general in the Xiliang Army as Dong and Li.

Maybe let him see the politics of Henan and Hedong, the politics are harmonious, and the people under his rule live and work in peace and contentment, so that he can have a yearning in this troubled world, and then choose to change his mind.

But Pei Qian shook his head directly this time, and said with a wry smile:

"This matter has already sent the officials in the palace to go, but after Wang Zhongxuan went for half a day, he returned to stay in the post house, and he never wanted to set foot outside the hall again."

"Huh." Hearing Pei Qian's reply, Yan Xing couldn't help but laugh embarrassedly, it seemed that he was still overconfident in the government under his rule, so he had no choice but to ask:

"Then Wang Zhongxuan stays in the post house all day, what is he doing?"

In addition to laughing embarrassedly, Yan Xing was also a little curious about Wang Cang's resistance behind closed doors, what can this otaku who stays in the post house in the city do all day?

When Pei Qian heard Yan Xing's inquiry, the expression on his face became even richer, and he held his breath and said:

"Wang Zhongxuan closed his door, in addition to reading, he also raised a donkey in the yard of the post house, and sat beside the donkey all day waiting for the donkey to bark.

After listening to Pei Qian's words, Yan Xing was speechless, he finally understood the reason for Pei Qian's wry smile and embarrassed expression.

In this Han Dynasty, due to various reasons, some scholars no longer followed the traditional ideas of Confucianism, but instead favored the Lao Zhuang style, and there were unbridled indulgences, drunkenness, and funeral songs.

Wang Cang likes to listen to the donkey's bark, maybe it is a strategy for him to resist going out of Henan, maybe he uses the donkey to express his lyricism, or maybe he has a certain quality that is rare for ordinary people, and he can hear the sound of nature from the sound of the donkey's bark.

In short, no matter what, Yan Xing had put an end to the idea of recruiting Wang Cang to Hedong.

However, other political questions that should be asked still need to be asked.

"Since Wang Zhongxuan has no intention of living in Henan for a long time, where is the place where he belongs in his heart?"

If Wang Cang didn't have an ideal place to belong in his mind, how could he risk his life to run out of Chang'an City under the control of Li Wei, but the turmoil in his hometown of Shanyang County, Yanzhou, is far from subsided, and the degree of peace is not as good as that of Henan, which has stabilized, so presumably what he wants to go to must be other states and counties.

"Although Wang Zhongxuan didn't say it explicitly before, from his words, it can be heard that he wants to go to Liu Jingzhou!"

"Sure enough!"

Hearing that Wang Cang wanted to go to Liu Biao, Yan Xing smiled coldly.

In the Han Dynasty, poetry and distance are the city, which is the first choice for scholars all day long. However, in the turbulent times of the Han Dynasty, in the eyes of many soldiers who escaped from the army, the city of Luoyang has fallen into ruins, and the land of Jingzhou under Liu Biao is the current poetry and distance.

Pei Qian looked at Yan Xing and added:

"Liu Jingzhou is a famous man in the world, with the name of 'Eight Jun', and is a member of the Han family, with a noble identity, he rode into Jingzhou alone, pacified the rebellion of the handsome and powerful, rejected Yuan Shu in the north, and took the land of the four counties in Jingnan in the south. It is reasonable for the people to look forward to it. ”

Although Yan Xing still has the label of "sitting and talking" for Liu Biao in his heart, in reality, he has to admit that the current Liu Biao's behavior is indeed like a generation of heroes in troubled times.

The Jingzhou he ruled was no better than Yizhou ruled by Liu Yan, who was also a member of the Han family, and the territory under his rule was the land of four wars. However, Liu Biao, who claimed to have ridden into Jingzhou alone, was able to recover the famous clans of Jingzhou such as Kuai, Cai, and Huang, and used their family power and influence to quell the rebellion of the local clan commanders and heroes.

After initially stabilizing Nanjun, Liu Biao repeatedly thwarted the military threats of Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, and Guo Gong from the north, and killed a generation of fierce generals Sun Jian during the period, and then had the spare strength to develop southward, taking over the land of the four counties of Jingnan, and establishing his true rule over Jingzhou.

In addition to Cao and Yuan in the north and south of the river, it can be said that he is the most powerful governor of the Central Plains.

It is no wonder that Du Ji in Guanzhong, Sima Zhi in Hanoi, Xun You in Yingchuan and others have all gone to Jingzhou and are eager to rush to Jingzhou, and it is no wonder that Pei Qian, with blue eyes, has such a high praise for him.

After asking the political question of where Wang Cang defected, Yan Xing changed his tone and asked about another matter.

"I heard that when Wang Cang fled from Chang'an, he also composed a "Seven Mourning Poems"?"

"Yes." Speaking of Wang Can's poem, although Pei Qian couldn't understand Wang Can's good behavior of listening to the donkey's barking, he was full of praise for this poem, saying that Wang Zhongxuan's pen power was strong, and the description of just a few words had already made people immersed in the scene and fell in love with it, and couldn't help but feel the tragic fate of orphans and widows, and was saddened by it.

At that time, he even deliberately used pen, ink, paper and inkstone from Wang Cang to transcribe the poems, and immediately sent someone to his bedroom to find the transcribed Wang Cang's "Seven Mourning Poems" and read it in front of Yan Xing.

Xijing is chaotic, and the jackals and tigers are in trouble.

Abandon China and commit yourself to Jing Barbarian.

Relatives feel sorry for me, and friends chase after me.

When you go out, you can't see anything, and the white bones cover the plain.

There are hungry women on the road, holding their children and abandoning the grass.

Gu heard the crying sound and waved his tears and refused to return it.

"I don't know where I died, how can I finish the two phases?"

drove the horse away, and could not bear to hear this.

South Dengba Mausoleum Bank, looking back at Chang'an,

The people who went to the spring to understand the bottom of the river were sad and sad.

After reading aloud, Pei Qian was still in love with the poem, and was moved by it, but Yan Xing seemed to have heard it, his expression was calm, and after Pei Qian finished reading, he slowly raised a question with a political purpose:

"The suburbs of Chang'an under Li Dao's rule have become like this?"

ps: For Liu Biao's merits, please refer to Wang Cang's praise for Liu Biao's achievements in "Three Auxiliary Treatises": "Go to Yuan Shu in the western realm, and Yu shoots tribute to Wudang." Curbing Sun Jian in Hannan, chasing Yang is set to fold merchants. "The shooting tribute is suspected to be a mistake in Xie Gong.