Chapter 374: Changing the Words for the King
After clarifying the misunderstanding, Cai Wenji couldn't help but feel ashamed, but at this time she suddenly found a piece of paper on Liu Qi's bookcase, with a poem written on it, and hurriedly stepped forward and read it gently: "Last night's stars and last night's wind, Guitang East on the west side of the painting building." There are no colorful phoenix wings, and there is a little bit of wisdom in the heart. The next seat sends the hook spring wine warm, and the Cao shoots the wax lamp red. Yu listened to the drum and responded to the official, and went to the Malan platform to turn the tent. ”
After reading it, Cai Wenji couldn't help but praise it: "This poem is sad and desolate, giving people a feeling of incomprehension, both like it is written for lovers who can't be with each other for a long time, and it seems to lament the meeting of monarchs and ministers, but it is not so worldly, it is really a masterpiece, especially without the wings of the colorful phoenix, and the heart has a clear sentence, although it can't be reached, but the pursuit of the heart is even more moving......
Speaking of this, Cai Wenji couldn't help but remember: "Now it's in the barracks, there is no woman around Duke Chu, who did he write such a love poem to at night?" Did he expect me to come here to taste poetry? Or is this poem written by him to me? ”
Thinking of this, Cai Wenji's heart trembled suddenly, she glanced deeply at Liu Qi in front of her, then shook her head with a wry smile, and secretly laughed at herself: "How is this possible?" The status of the Duke of Chu is so high, and he is a nobleman of the Han family, what kind of woman can't be found around him? How will you show me love? If it was ten years ago when I didn't join the Huns, it might still be possible, but now, I have been humiliated by Hulu, how can I be worthy of him? Alas, it seems that this sentence should be said by me, the body has no colorful phoenix wings, and the heart is a little clear, although I am not worthy of having a relationship with you, but my heart is full of respect for this relationship. ”
At this time, Liu Qi didn't know what Cai Wenji was thinking, and when she saw her looking at the poem in a daze without speaking, she was suddenly a little nervous. Because he was afraid that the other party would see the flaw and say that his poem did not belong to this era, and when the time came, I believed that even if he had a hundred mouths, he would not be able to explain it.
Could it be that he wants to say to the other party, "I have traveled from 1,900 years ago, and my poems are copied from a great poet 600 years later"?
If he really said that, it is estimated that the other party will definitely regard him as a psychopath!
So. At this time, Liu Qi would rather let the other party believe that this was made by himself, but if he really knew what Cai Wenji was thinking, he probably wouldn't ask stupidly: "I don't know if Miss Cai thinks there is something wrong with this poem I made?" ”
But just this sentence, I don't know how much misunderstanding it has caused and how much affection it has caused in my daughter's family?
When Cai Wenji heard that this poem was indeed written by Liu Qi, her heart immediately shook, and she was even more sure that this poem was written by Liu Qi for herself, but she didn't dare to accept such a bold and eager confession from the other party, because she felt that she was unworthy.
So. Cai Wenji pretended not to understand the meaning of the poem, and carefully studied it for a long time. Then he said slowly: "There are still a lot of doubts about this poem, and now the night is deeper, I am afraid of inconvenience, if Duke Chu doesn't mind, let Yan take this poem back and think about it more." ”
Liu Qi also thought that Cai Wenji was figuring out poetry skills, and secretly thought that the works of 600 years later would make this talented woman think more, maybe she could really make amazing and brilliant works. So she happily agreed, but she didn't know. In this way, Cai Wenji was sure that this poem was written for her, otherwise why would she allow her to take away the poems he wrote to others?
After Cai Wenji returned to her camp, she carefully rubbed the poem. Reading the meaning of this poem little by little, I couldn't help but feel stunned and sighed deeply. A light is like a bean, and there is no sleepiness this night......
Early the next morning, Cai Wenji set off with Liu Qi's army and headed from Gaonu to Chang'an.
As we gradually go deeper into the Central Plains, the scene in front of us is slowly changing. After these days of governance, although the Sanqin region is still a little decayed, there are people constantly gathering, although their bodies are still weakened, and their clothes are still in tatters, but their faces are already full of smiles.
Cai Wenji could see that the smiles on their faces were heartfelt, full of longing for the future.
Whenever Liu Qi's army came to a place, the local people always came to see him and thanked him from the bottom of their hearts, not only because the war had been stopped, but also because of the exemption from next year's taxes, the distribution of relief grain, and the promise to Juntian.
Until this time, Cai Wenji completely believed that she had misunderstood Liu Qi at the beginning, because she felt ashamed, and she felt that she understood Liu Qi's "affection" but had no shame to accept it, so she always hid in her car or tent these days, taking care of her two sons with peace of mind, and took out Liu Qi's poem after leisure, and was stunned for a while, sighed softly, and then walked all the way in a daze.
And Liu Qi also felt a lot less pressure because Cai Wenji no longer looked for himself to taste poetry, and his heart was naturally very happy, he ate a lot of food, and slept soundly, but after a long time, he felt that his nightlife was a little boring, and he occasionally expressed some feelings, and he didn't know who to tell him.
Fortunately, although there are thousands of miles from Lishi to Chang'an, now the army does not fight, but moves forward with confidence, and can walk dozens of miles in a day, and it took less than half a month for Liu Qi's army to arrive in Chang'an.
Seeing that today's Chang'an city wall is still as majestic and tall as in the past, Cai Wenji suddenly sighed, after ten years of suffering, she finally returned to this place, it was in this place that her father was appreciated by Dong Zhuo, and within three days, he traveled through Santai. It was also here that her father Cai Yong was killed because of a slight sigh, which made her lose her support; It was here that she suffered the greatest humiliation in her life, was robbed by Hulu, and since then she has become an unclean person, and she feels unworthy of the feelings of others.
After returning to Chang'an, Cai Wenji naturally went to worship her father first, she told Liu Qi about the matter and asked Liu Qi for permission, but she didn't expect Liu Qi not only to agree to come down, but also said that he would go to worship in person, and ordered someone to write a sacrifice.
"In the twelfth year of Wei Jian'an, the age of Dinghai, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Liu Qi, the Duke of Chu, followed his daughter-in-law Cai Wenji, Shangshu Ling Jia Xu, and Zhou Yu, the general of the town army, etc., to sacrifice to the spirit of Mr. Cai Bojiao, the Marquis of Gaoyang, Zuo Zhonglang, and the ......"
After listening to the long sacrificial text, Cai Wenji couldn't help but secretly shook his head and said: "This Duke of Chu actually remembered my words wrongly, people are obviously called Zhaoji, but you just call me Wenji, I really didn't expect you to change the words for me so well-intentioned, but is this change of words like the emperor's change of yuan, indicating a new beginning?" Is this what you hope for me? That being the case, then I will call it Cai Wenji in the future, and I hope that the newborn Cai Wenji can be more fortunate than the original Cai Zhaoji. Wen Ji, Wen Ji, this table is very good. ”
Thinking of later, Cai Wenji was a little stupid, and almost forgot that this was a sacrifice to her father Cai Yong, and only woke up at the urging of the master of ceremonies, and under the gaze of Liu Qi, who looked at her in surprise, she took her two sons to salute her father's tomb with a blushing face......
Liu Qi naturally didn't know Cai Wenji's thoughts, he didn't know that Cai Wenji had any misunderstandings about him from beginning to end, at the beginning just to prove that those poems were not written by himself, so as not to get rid of his embarrassment when the other party often asked him for poems, but then he suddenly changed his mind, so as not to suspect that his poems came from later generations, so he had to admit that he made them cheekily, but he didn't expect that this would make the other party's speculation more convinced.
And now the so-called word change is actually even more wronged, because he didn't know that the name Cai Wenji was actually changed by later generations in order to avoid Sima Zhao's obscurity, and her original expression was actually Zhao Ji.
Liu Qi's series of unintentional actions made Cai Wenji strengthen her inner guess step by step, believing that he was going to show his heart to the other party, which made Cai Wenji more and more confused, more and more ashamed, and felt that she was not a good match for the other party.
In fact, in the Han Dynasty, it was normal for women to remarry, and the Zhuo Wenjun pursued by Sima Xiangru was a widow, and even the famous concubine of Gaozu Liu Bang was the wife of Wei Wangbao, in addition, Bo Ji, the mother of Emperor Wen of Han, and Wang Ji, the mother of Emperor Wu of Han, were all remarried, and Chen Ping's wife was already married for the fifth time when she married her. So Cai Wenji didn't feel embarrassed about being a wife, but she always felt that she had married a Hun person, and if she married a hero of the Han Dynasty like this, she felt how unworthy she was.
After all, at that time, although the Han were often plundered by foreign races, they still regarded them as barbarians and did not treat them seriously at all, Cai Wenji felt that he was ruined by barbarians, and he was very concerned about and respected Liu Qi himself, so he really couldn't accept his past humiliation.
After thinking about it later, Cai Wenji decided to stay in Chang'an, ostensibly to guard her father's tomb, but in fact to avoid Liu Qi, so as not to be embarrassed when they meet again in the future.
"Miss Cai, do you really want to stay in Chang'an? Lone originally wanted you to take your two sons to Xiangyang, where the people are abundant and prosperous, and now that the New Year is approaching, it is definitely a lively place that you can't imagine. Seeing Cai Wenji's request to stay in Chang'an, Liu Qi couldn't help but persuade him.
His meaning was actually just to make Cai Wenji feel the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, but where did he think that he would be misunderstood again, Cai Wenji also thought that he couldn't let go of himself, so he blushed and said: "Thank you for your concern, but I have lived in Chang'an since I was a child, and this place is full of my memories, I want to live here for a while longer, to recall the bits and pieces when I was with my father." ”
"In that case, then I won't persuade you anymore, Miss Cai......"
"If Duke Chu doesn't dislike it, you can directly call Concubine Wenji ......."
Liu Qi didn't hear the other party's change from "people's daughter" to "concubine", just nodded and said, "Okay, Wen Ji, then let's say goodbye, General Zhou will have a banquet here tonight, and when the banquet is over, I still have something to explain to you......"
At this moment, he suddenly heard that a local celebrity came to visit outside the tent, Liu Qi didn't have time to say more, smiled apologetically at Cai Wenji, and motioned for her to leave first. (To be continued......)