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"You don't have to worry about this matter?" Cai Bian shook his head at Cai Wang's clan and didn't explain anything to her. He then asked, "Where are you going next?" β
Cai Lanling pondered for a while, and finally answered this question cryptically: "The little one has to send another letter, so he will go to meet the master in Baiyun Temple!" β
"Oh!" Cai Bian nodded and said, "In this way, you'd better speed up your trip, see Dao'er as soon as possible, and ask him to send someone to Bianhe to pick up people." The father had to put his younger brothers with him for the time being. β
"Official?" Cai Wang shouted in confusion. She gave birth to Cai Dao, almost died, and then lost the ability to give birth, in order to show her generosity, Cai Bian was allowed to give birth to a concubine, but the woman who was a concubine was a maid around Cai Wang's family, and the boy was better, although he was a concubine, but it was also a branch for the Cai family.
But girls were originally regarded as money-losers in that place in Fujian, so it was enough to give birth to one. Cai Xiaoya was also born under such circumstances, not to mention, her mother was just a slave from a humble background.
Cai Bian now has three concubines, and the two older ones are also five or six years old, and it is okay to send them to Cai Dao's side, but the youngest has just been born, how can he leave Cai Bian's side?
"There you go!" Cai Bian first sent Cai Lanling away, and then explained to Cai Wang's family: "Madam! When my father-in-law was alive, you and I were still safe, and I was afraid that I would do what Dao'er said, and those people in the court still refused to let go of my husband! has been in the court for so many years, and the husband knows more about the shamelessness of those people than Dao'er. This time, madam, you're going to be affected by being a husband. β
"Ahh Cai Wang's was speechless by Cai Bian's words, but think about when his father was in power, because he was stubborn, he couldn't listen to the opposing opinions, and he also demoted all the political enemies who opposed the change of law out of the capital one by one. It's a relief to think about that. Then he explained: "Husband, everything is still unknown, if it is really as you guessed, then why bother to keep filial piety? β
"Nope! The matter of keeping filial piety must be done, firstly, to repay my father-in-law's kindness to me, and secondly, to be a husband, I want the world to see what kind of person I Cai Bian is, and how the ruling government of the dynasty deals with people like me. Cai Bian said the true meaning.
One is to show filial piety, and the other is to do it for the world to see. Although his words were a little cruel, they were indeed true.
"Official, then why don't you send Wu'er and the two of them over together?" Cai Wang asked with some reproach.
"Huh!" Cai Bian didn't explain anything, but just gave another answer: "Even if the husband is really degraded, isn't there still a second uncle?" Why should Wu'er suffer with you and me? And Baiyun Temple is a Taoist temple after all, Wu'er and Lan'er will definitely not be able to stand the hardships there. If you don't believe me, Madame will go and ask them personally. β
In fact, the husband and wife themselves know the truth, and Cai Wang just complained just now.
"Song'er and Bai'er are easy to say, but what about Zhu'er?" This is what Cai Wang's really wants to ask, Zhu'er's mother was born to Cai Wang's personal maid, so she naturally cares more than others.
When Cai Bian said this, he replied expressionlessly: "Naturally, let her follow along, after all, the three children and Dao'er are not familiar with each other, and they still have to have an acquaintance by their side to follow them." Of course, he was not satisfied with these concubines, and naturally there would be no affection. When I got along with Cai Xiaoya's biological mother, it wasn't completely out of drunkenness, if I didn't have a good feeling, there were many maids and maids in the house, so why choose her to sleep?
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Besides, Cai Lanling, his last letter was to be sent to Liu Changzuo. Cai Dao and the Northwest general, who has made many military exploits, have never met, but because he once said a few fair words for him in the main hall, Liu Changzuo also sent people to the capital to give him a lot of gifts. Cai Dao is not embarrassed about this, he is completely calm. He became a monk and entered the Tao, and befriending the border generals couldn't hurt him.
The first emperor died, and the two war maniacs of the Western Xia Kingdom died of illness one after another, such a great opportunity, the Empress Dowager and the ruling dynasty will definitely implement Sima Guang's main purpose, although the edict was not explicitly issued, but Cai Dao knew that Gao Taotao had decided to cede the four panbao on the border, intending to use it to reach a complete reconciliation with the Western Xia Kingdom.
However, in this way, these border generals will definitely be affected, and Liu Changzuo's situation will be particularly difficult and embarrassing. Between the discussions and peace, they must not provoke border provocations, but if the border army of the Western Xia Kingdom sends troops to plunder or attack other fortresses at this time, how should they deal with it?
Let's send troops!
Regardless of whether they win the war or not, in the end, they will be given to the rulers in the court to clean up their mouths.
Don't send troops,
If they really lose other bunkers, they will find an excuse for the rulers to lose their troops and lose their territory.
All in all, civil officials, especially conservative ones, have always regarded military attachΓ©s as pigs and dogs, who can be slaughtered at will, under pretexts or whatever, and can be found whenever they want.
Therefore, Cai Dao didn't say anything in the letter, but just told Liu Changzuo one thing, the Bu Shuai of Sanya in Bianliang City fell off his horse and broke a leg, I heard that his leg was completely incurable, as for the rest, he did not mention it in the letter.
After Liu Changzuo received Cai Dao's letter, he only said two words, 'thank you', and gave a big gift, and Cai Lanling left in a hurry.
After Cai Lanling left, within a few days, the news came from the border pass that Liu Changzuo, an old soldier, was injured and unconscious after falling from a horse, and his subordinates hurriedly sent someone to report the news and sent it to Bianliang City in an expedited manner.
These are all the five letters that Cai Dao asked Cai Lanling to send, and they are also the five letters that are crucial.
As for the friends who intersected with him in the nursery school, their parents were either not familiar with Cai Dao, or they were extremely thoughtful people. Individuals have personal fates and encounters, and they can't be forced, and Cai Dao doesn't have so much ability and influence.
Therefore, Cai Dao also sent others to deliver his own letters, but he only wrote some greetings in the letters, and did not mention anything else.
Considering that in the future, Cai Qu and others would inevitably be demoted from the capital by Gao Tao and conservative ministers, or even exiled and forced to Lingnan, Cai Dao still made some arrangements.
Although there are many problems with Wang Anshi's change of law, some new laws have been implemented for so long, and there are still individual new laws that make the people of the Great Song Dynasty feel convenient. In addition to the efforts of other people, there is also the persistence of Cai Qu. It can be said that Cai is indeed the most determined inheritor of the Fa-Reform School, and when Wang Anshi resigned from the prime minister twice, and when Lu Huiqing and Deng Guan played tricks, he was the only one who has been unremittingly and earnestly implementing the new law.
It is based on this that Cai Dao respects this predecessor who is both the same surname and the same township.
However, although Cai Dao still doesn't know what Cai Qu's final outcome will be, he knows that Cai Qu is no better than Zhang Dun, and he is now nearly sixty years old.
And now, Cai Cheng himself knows that his situation is not good, but how can he, the deputy prime minister of the current dynasty, listen to the opinions of a child like him? Therefore, Cai Dao secretly sent people with seven-color collars to secretly help them, who were about to be demoted out of the capital.
After Cai Lanling arrived at the Lion Village, in addition to urging Hua Xianqi to immediately gather people and horses to disperse to Zhongtiao Mountain, he immediately sent someone to send a letter to Cai Dao and told the master that his father had decided before leaving.
When Cai Dao received Cai Lanling's message, he had already arrived at Baiyun Temple. Looking at the already dilapidated Taoist temple, Cai Dao was not discouraged, but looking at the two 'villains' in front of him, and then looking at the news from Cai Lanling, the whole person felt bad.
As soon as Cai Dao arrived at the foot of Lotus Mountain, someone reported that a person surnamed Fan and dressed as a servant came to visit him with two children.
"The kid fan the quicksand, have you seen Daochang Cai?" The boy who looked younger at that age was a little polite, and after seeing Cai Dao, he respectfully stepped forward and gave him a deep salute, and then introduced himself.
"Hmmm! What is the purpose of Fan Gongzi's visit this time? As soon as Cai Dao heard this surname, he asked with knowing that something was wrong.
The person dressed as a servant next to him also saluted Cai Dao and said, "Cai Daochang, my son-in-law came this time on the order of the head of the family to worship you as a teacher. β