Liu Xie couldn't bear to refuse Zhao Yun, but it was inconvenient to meddle in this matter, so he was in a dilemma for a while, and he didn't know how to answer Zhao Yun.

After thinking about it, Liu Xie said in a tactful tone as much as possible, "I have handed over this matter to Lord Situ, and I believe he will definitely handle it impartially." ”

Zhao Yun hurriedly replied, "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, I already met Master Situ last night." ”

"Oh? What did Situ say? ”

Zhao Yun told Liu Xie about last night's events and told them all.

"Taking copper as a reference, you can be dressed properly; Taking people as a reference, you can know the gains and losses; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall! ”

Liu Xie muttered this sentence over and over again, and was also deeply touched, frankly speaking, Zhao Yun Liu Xie appreciated these words very much, and agreed in his heart, although it was only the first time they met, through observation, Liu Xie found that Zhao Yun was straightforward and upright, and he was a very straightforward person.

Such a person does not understand flattery, goes straight, dares to tell the truth, dares to tell the truth, and it is precisely Liu Xie's side that lacks such people.

"Your Majesty, Lord Situ is worried that Cai Zhonglang is slandering the imperial court and belittling current politics by compiling the Han Book, what do you think?"

"Aiqing, it goes without saying, if he really does this, I will never spare it."

Zhao Yun asked again, "What if he expresses his opinion, tells the truth, and tells the truth?" ”

"This ......"

All of a sudden, Liu Xie was asked.

"The reason why Lord Situ has to kill Cai Zhonglang is because he is afraid that he will do so, I believe that with Cai Zhonglang's character, he will never fabricate it indiscriminately, nor will he deliberately slander the government, he is an upright gentleman, just because he sympathizes with Dong Zhuo, he will kill him, because he is worried that he will tell the truth, so I will kill him, Your Majesty, if this is the case, please Your Majesty will kill me too."

"Aiqing, what do you mean by this?"

Zhao Yun replied angrily, "If you say a good word for Dong Zhuo, even if you sympathize, then I also sympathize with Dong Zhuo, in addition, I am also like Cai Zhonglang, I like to tell the truth, I like to tell the truth, Your Majesty should also put me to death!" ”

Zhao Yun's actions greatly surprised Liu Xie's expectations, and he asked in disbelief, "I came to ask you, what good words do you want to say for Dong Zhuo?" ”

Zhao Yun replied calmly, "After Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, what he did was unspeakable, the crime was not punishable, and he was innocent of death, I did not hesitate to kill him, he should be cut with a thousand knives, but how to look at a person, you can't just look at one aspect, Your Majesty, has Dong Zhuo not done a thing beneficial to the court in his life?" ”

Zhao Yun did not want to overturn the case for Dong Zhuo, but answered truthfully, "When Dong Zhuo was young, he fought fiercely with Qianghu several times, no less than 100 battles before and after, Dong Zhuo bravely crowned the three armies, and made great achievements for the imperial court. This is one of them; Second, in the second year of Zhongping, Bian Zhang Han rebelled, and Dong Zhuo was ordered to levy and make meritorious contributions several times to help the imperial court quell the rebellion. Third, he overturned the case of the scholars who were unjustly imprisoned for the "disaster of the party", and Dong Zhuo also vigorously promoted the scholar group, assassinating Shi, Taishou, Shangshu, and Sikong, these important positions are full of scholars who were once depressed, and Dong Zhuo's own cronies are only arranged in some inconspicuous positions. Cai Yong and Wang Yun were all promoted by Dong Zhuo. ”

"Zhao Yun!"

For the first time, Liu Xie called him by his name, and it was obvious that he was really angry.

"It is true that what you said is true, but compared to Dong Zhuo who committed a heinous crime, a little bit of work is not worth mentioning at all."

Zhao Yun argued with reason, "Your Majesty, Weichen is not rehabilitating Dong Zhuo, people are doing it, the sky is watching, as the children of saints, we should distinguish between right and wrong, know good and evil, Dong Zhuo's death is indisputable, but those who have been favored by him, shouldn't they be kind to him?" ”

Even though Liu Xieqi's body trembled, Zhao Yun still didn't give up, and he gave another example: "If a person is about to be killed, but he is rescued, but later that person becomes the number one villain in the world, then should this rescued person stand up and say a word for his benefactor?" ”

From Liu Xie's point of view, from the perspective of the vast majority of people, Dong Zhuo is innocent of his death, but Dong Zhuo is not useless, take Cai Yong as an example, Dong Zhuo is no less kind to him than he is to know him.

Before Zhao Yun came to see Emperor Xian, he had already made up his mind and done his homework, and the matter about Cai Yong flashed in his mind repeatedly, and this time, he wanted to tell Liu Xie without reservation.

Although Liu Xie was very angry, he still listened patiently and did not stop it.

Zhao Yun said again, "Dong Zhuo wants to promote scholars, Cai Yong was the first to be selected by Dong Zhuo, at the beginning, in the face of Dong Zhuo's conquest, Cai Yong tried his best to refuse, but Dong Zhuo was rude and arrogant, threatening Cai Yong in an irresistible tone, saying that he would kill his whole family, in addition, the officials of the state and county also urged and persuaded him many times, and Cai Yong agreed to enter Beijing as a last resort.

Dong Zhuo respects him very much, is courteous, very generous, at this time, in the face of glory and wealth, Cai Yong is not moved, the reason why he moved from resistance to cooperation is that he wants to use justice to correct Dong Zhuo, is to do his best for the subjects of the world.

Dong Zhuo wanted to abolish the young emperor, and among the hundred officials, only Shangshu Lu Zhi bluntly stopped him, Dong Zhuo wanted to kill Lu Zhi, and it was Cai Yong who interceded for Lu Zhi and was spared.

Every time Dong Zhuo feasts with guests and friends, he will let Cai Yong play the piano to help the fun, and the reason why Cai Yong did not refuse is because he wants to take advantage of Dong Zhuo's happiness to let him listen to more pertinent opinions and seek more benefits for the common people in the world.

There are too many such things to mention, Cai Yan is just a weak scholar, but he has been contributing his strength to the society.

Cai Yong, a literati, one is one, two is two, one is clear, and Dong Zhuo, who once courtesy, respected and trusted him, is divided into two, which shows that he loves and hates differently, and his grievances are clear.

Dong Zhuo treats Cai Yong with courtesy, respect, and trust, and in the previous ......, Cai Yong was repeatedly persecuted, compared with before and after, such a strong contrast, Your Majesty ...... Cai Yong is grateful to Dong Zhuo, what's wrong? ”

Zhao Yun paused in the middle, how smart Liu Xie was, he guessed it at once, when he thought of Cai Yong's persecution, this matter, the first emperor was not without responsibility, whether it was Emperor Ling or Emperor Huan, there was something wrong with treating Cai Yong.

Zhao Yun didn't stop talking, he continued with a heavy heart, "Cai Yong is a model second to none to my Han family and to all the people in the world, it is not unreasonable for the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty to intercede for him, and the people of Chang'an to petition for him. ”

Next, Zhao Yun told Liu Xie about what he had learned about Cai Yong's life and deeds.