Chapter 6: Cao Cao's Letter
More than a year has passed, and on this day, Cai Yong received a letter from Cao Cao. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Cao Cao once asked Cai Yong for advice when he was the lieutenant of the northern part of Luoyang, and Cai Yong also admired Cao Cao's talent very much.
Cai Yong's face was heavy after reading the letter: "Yi, come and see what Meng De said in the letter." ”
Chu Yi was also very curious about what Cao Cao said in the letter, so he took it and couldn't help but secretly admire.
It turned out that what Cao Cao said in the letter was related to Taiping Dao. He first lamented that the court was extravagant every year, the eunuchs were chaotic, the treacherous and evil dynasty was prosperous, and the good people were congested. Grief and indignation in the three public poured evil, goods and bribes were parallel, the strong were resentful and did not see the performance, and the weak guarded the way and were mostly framed. Then the conversation changed, and he mentioned that Taiping Tao has become more and more popular recently, and there are many believers, and even many powerful people are Taiping Tao believers. Cao Cao was worried that the Taiping Dao would be in danger of causing trouble, but now that politics and religion are in turmoil, he, the councilor, has no real name, and he can only hide this worry in the bottom of his heart.
Chu Yi read Cao Cao's letter in one go: "I don't know what Cai Zi means?" ”
Cai Yong sighed: "As early as the fifth year of Xiping, Lord Yang Boxian said that he would kill all the commanders of Taiping Dao, but at that time, there were already many people in the court who were related to Taiping Dao, so this matter had to be stopped, and now I am afraid that his power in the Central Plains has become bigger and bigger...... However, as far as I can see, they may not be able to do anything even if they are powerful...... It's just that Meng De said in his letter that the court is in turmoil and it is difficult to correct it, which is really worrying......"
Chu Yi shook his head and said: "The disciple thinks that the Taiping Dao should be the trouble of the imperial court's henchmen, if you let it go, I am afraid that it will soon be a disaster for Chen and Wu!" ”
Cai Yong frowned: "The disaster of Chen and Wu? It's not that serious! ”
Chu Yi continued: "Chen Sheng and Wu Guang didn't do anything big, but Qin died because of them. ”
Cai Yong was displeased: "That's because of the tyrannical Qin Wudao!" ”
Chu Yi asked rhetorically: "When is the son virtuous today?" ”
Cai Yong's expression changed slightly, his lips moved but he didn't speak, is he virtuous today? Virtuous fart! But as a courtier, he can't slander the king at will, and Cai Yong can only be silent. It's just that Cai Yong was educated by Confucianism, and his mind was full of loyalty and patriotism, and it was still difficult for him to compare Dang today to the tyrannical Qin for a while.
After a while, Cai Yong hissed: "However, my Han Dynasty has been passed down for four hundred years, and the foundation is deep, unlike the Qin Dynasty, the people of the six countries all have different hearts......"
Chu Yi shook his head lightly and said, "The king regards the people as grass mustard, and the people regard the king as an enemy." ”
Cai Yong was silent again. In fact, the original sentence should be "The king regards the minister as a mustard, and the minister regards the king as an enemy." But Cai Yong didn't have the strength to correct it, because these are all the same meaning. The emperor trampled on the people as grass mustards, how much loyalty can you expect from them? More than 800 years ago, Guan Zhong said that Cangli actually knows etiquette, and if he has enough food and clothing, he knows honor and disgrace. The common people can't survive anymore, and they still care who you are?
Cai Yong muttered, "It's not that serious, is it...... And all the families......"
Cai Yong is worthy of being a rare wise man in the world, and his vision is naturally extremely spicy. He knew that the strength of the family had reached a very high level, but the peasant uprising would inevitably affect the interests of the family, and even dig up the foundation of the family! Therefore, they will never let the peasant uprising grow, and even if there is a peasant uprising, they will be more active than the imperial court to exterminate it!
Chu Yi couldn't refute this, it was true that the interests of the family were closely related to the Han family, and even if the Han family was incompetent, the families could barely stabilize the situation.
But there is a premise for all this, that is, the Han family itself does not die.
But now, whether it is Cao Cao in Luoyang, or the uncle and nephew of the Xun family in Yingchuan's house, or Jia Wenhe who is squatting in the corner of Liangzhou, he definitely didn't expect the imperial court to be so stupid!
First of all, Liu Yan proposed to reset the state pastor, give the state pastor and the assassin Shi great power, weaken the authority of the central government, and then He Jin was incompetent, and he was even hacked to death by the eunuch, causing Dong Zhuo to take advantage of the situation and the court was in chaos.
It should be said that before Liu Yan, although all families became bigger, they all had to rely on the imperial court. To put it mildly, it's still the dog of the court. But once the power is released, can they still restrain their desires? What is gained, what is lost, what is lost, everything is lost! What's more, after the imperial power was raped by Dong Zhuo over and over again, how many people can be truly loyal to the Han family? Cao Cao is impossible, Sun Quan is impossible, Yuan Shao's brothers are even more impossible, Liu Bei may have it at the beginning, but it is estimated that there is not much left after decades.
So the world is in chaos, so the world's population begins to be one out of ten.
Chu Yi knew all this, but he couldn't stop it. He couldn't stop the decline of the Han family, couldn't prevent the Taiping Road from rising, couldn't stop the reset of the state pastor, and couldn't stop He Jin's opening of the door and thieves.
The reason is simple, he is too weak and no one will listen to him. No one would believe him, because it all happened because he did something stupid. But no one would believe that such a stupid thing could really happen.
Just like Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty thought that the world was not very peaceful and prosperous, and then happily reset the state pastor. Is it completely bad to reset the state pastor? Of course not, if it is in a period when the Son of Heaven is working hard and the central government is strong, it is naturally beneficial and harmless to re-establish the state pastor. But now, when the people are struggling to make a living, there are endless troubles.
Chu Yi knew everything, but he couldn't say it.
Seeing that Chu Yi was silent, Cai Yong also thought that he was acquiescing to his own point of view. The strange thing is that although he won Chu Yi's argument, he didn't have the slightest pleasure, which was really nothing to be happy about, and Cai Yong even felt a little ashamed.
After a while, Chu Yi broke the silence: "Qiqi Caizi, I'...... I've been leaving here lately......"
Cai Yong lost his mind slightly, came back to his senses and said with a strong face: "It's okay, you have big ambitions, and you really shouldn't stay in a remote place like Jiangdong." ”
After a pause, Cai Yong continued to speak: "How about holding a crown ceremony for you recently?" ”
Chu Yi was stunned: "But the disciple is not yet ten years old......
"The crown ceremony is a coming-of-age ceremony, and I think you are qualified to be called an adult. What's more, I don't know if there will be a goodbye day after parting, and you have no father, brother or elder, so you can't let you come back to me for the coronation ceremony when you become an adult, right? ”
Chu Yi bowed deeply: "Thank you Cai Zi for your care." ”
Coronation is a traditional ritual of the Chinese nation, which can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties and occupies an important position in China's long history, and the "crown ceremony" is known as the beginning of all etiquette.
A few days later, Cai Yong invited Lu Bu and local celebrities to come over to participate in Chu Yi's crown ceremony, and Cai Yan assisted as a praiser.
After bathing, Chu Yi was sitting in front of Cai Yong, and after the "three pluses" and a series of tedious processes, the crown ceremony was finally coming to an end.
"The poster, the horse. I originally wanted to give the word Ziji, but now I change the word Zizhang to Zizhang! Zhang, Jade also! Shiyun: There are bandit gentlemen, such as Gui Rubi. Youyun: Ji Ji is the king, and he is holding Zhang left and right! May you have the virtue of jade! ”
Chu Yi bowed down: "The disciple is taught!" ”
"Cai Zi not only wants me to have the virtue of jade, but also wants to give me a shackle!" Chu Yi sighed lightly in his heart.