Chapter Seventy-Six: The Road Ahead Is Undecided
Purple gold, a general term for an alloy with indefinite properties.
In addition to making weapons and iron tools, the blacksmiths in this year are more like a group of low-end material scientists in Liu Cang's opinion.
What these guys like to do most is to collect metal everywhere, and then mix it in various proportions, and sometimes a furnace of metal can even burn for a year and a half, and try to melt everything into the metal.
If you make a metal with special properties, leaving the recipe is an heirloom.
Some of them are extremely difficult to smelt, and have a variety of properties, making them suitable for making the best armor pieces of metal, and are collectively known as purple gold by people today.
This is something more valuable than meteoric iron, not to mention ordinary people, most heirloom blacksmiths, it is difficult to see its trace for generations.
One day at a loss, this day, Liu Cang's family of four was at a loss. When night fell, a family of four sat in a circle in the main house of the house, staring at each other, somewhat at a loss of what to do.
Zhang Feng, the old man who was once angry with Liu Cang and hung himself on the southeast branch became the captain of the Yue Cavalry, and the old man Zhang became the commander of the forbidden army.
Zhang Rang specially sent someone to inform Liu Cang and Zhang Xiuniang to go to Luoyang for a family reunion, a simple notice, no property, no threat, as simple as a relative.
On Cai Yong's side, Liu Hong issued an edict to worship Cai Yong as a speaker and enter the Dongguan School to study history.
In the face of Liu Hong and Zhang Rang, the two Kanban-level CP combinations at the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Cang wanted to run away, and Cai Yong also wanted to run away.
But Zhang Rang said lightly, "There is no need to worry about the way into Luo, there will be officials to greet and see you off along the way." "It's kind of breaking up the thoughts of the two of them running away.
Run, how to run? Now the local officials of Zhongyuan Prefecture and County have been replaced by people from the royal family and eunuchs, what seven aunts and eight aunts, and a lot of relatives. The south will definitely not be able to pass, and if you run again, you can only run to the border passes and deep mountains.
Seeing that this was being targeted by Zhang Rang, and that came with the message, Liu Hong's edict in person, I don't know if it was a hint of some kind of threat from Zhang Rang.
"Uncle, it's all the embroidery's fault." The four of them sat around the table, looking at Cai Yong, who was frowning, and was silent for a long time, Zhang Xiuniang blamed herself.
With the serious disaster in the Central Plains, Zhang Rang's notoriety has spread all over the world in the past two years, and his description is more demonic.
"It's none of your business." Cai Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly for a moment.
"I'm ashamed to say it, but your father hasn't heard from him for several years, and the old man has somewhat forgotten it."
"I never thought that your family was really related to Zhang Rang, but all kinds of things can't be blamed on you." Cai Yong said indifferently to Zhang Xiuniang.
Zhang Xiuniang's heart was uneasy, Liu Cang also came to his senses at this time, stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Xiuniang's back to comfort her, and then saw that Cai Yan was also frowning like a little adult, Liu Cang looked at Cai Yong.
"So what now? To go or not to go? Liu Cang asked Cai Yong.
"Alas~" looked Liu Cang up and down, and seeing that Liu Cang's eyes were not half happy, Cai Yong smiled bitterly and sighed again.
"Zhang Rang, there may be a push in it, but Zhang Rang's notoriety has spread all over the world." While speaking, Cai Yong glanced at Zhang Xiuniang, saw that she did not react badly, and continued.
"Zhang Rang has a bad reputation, and he has a special relationship with Xiuniang, if you hate him, you won't go if you don't go. With a little operation, it will not let Haoxuan bear the name of unfilial piety and injustice. Cai Yong said to Liu Cang and Zhang Xiuniang.
"Hehe, now it's for the sake of your father that I'm delaying you. This edict written by His Majesty and stamped by His Majesty's private seal, even if he resigns, the old man is afraid that he will have to go to Luoyang. Cai Yong smiled bitterly again and shook his head.
"Father's words, this matter is ultimately due to me, if there is no me, I'm afraid Xiuniang and his father will not go to Luoyang to find Zhang Rang." Liu Cang persuaded Cai Yong, and while talking, he also looked at Zhang Xiuniang with a wry smile.
"Embroidery doesn't need to be burdened, I didn't meet my father in my early years, I really thought about finding a chance to find Zhang Rang to try my luck, but now sitting at home but also getting what I want, haha."
Seeing that the atmosphere was gloomy, Liu Cang laughed, Zhang Xiuniang's uneasy eyes flashed with reminiscence, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but smile.
"Haha, the stinky boy was more thoughtful when he was a kid than he is now." Remembering that Liu Cang mentioned to him a few years ago that Zhang Xiuniang's family might be, Cai Yong laughed and scolded.
Zhang Xiuniang was speechless, Cai Yong and Liu Cang talked about the past years from time to time, to dispel the dull atmosphere, but they couldn't avoid Zhang Rang's affairs.
Cai Yong is right, Zhang Rang has a bad reputation and has been separated from Zhang Feng for many years, Liu Cang has no problem even if he ignores him now, and even if he doesn't like it, he will be praised by the outside world.
However, it is impossible for Liu Cang to let Cai Yong go to Luoyang alone, with Liu Hong's support, now Zhang Rang's 'killing is big' and playing crazy, if he harms Cai Yong, Liu Cang is afraid that he will feel guilty in this life.
"Is Zhang Rang really bad?" Several people had some gains and losses in their hearts, and Cai Yan suddenly asked.
It has not been a few years since Zhang Rang's rise, and the eunuch forces were all Cao Jie's old eunuchs who were taking the lead.
The family rarely mentions the matter of the eunuch, and occasionally talks about the famine, Liu Cang is more about Liu Hong, and Xiao Cai Yan's cognition of Zhang Rang is more from the countryside, and at this time he asked Liu Cang and Cai Yong confirmatively.
"Well, I guess it's bad." Liu Cang and Cai Yong glanced at each other, and Liu Cang said to Cai Yan.
Zhang Rang is just a simple self-interest, but his self-interest is completely linked to harming others, and there is really no way to wash it away.
"Father and Brother Haoxuan are worried that intercourse with him will be detrimental to morality?" Cai Yan continued to ask.
Cai Yong and Liu Cang looked at each other again, although they didn't want to admit it, but I have to say that both of them are still laymen, and they really care more about this aspect of things.
"I remember, isn't there a Cao Mengde in Luoyang who is the queen of eunuchs?" Cai Yan blinked his eyes and confirmed to Cai Yong.
"Yan'er still remembers when she was a child? Well, the eunuch Cao Teng adopted his father, who was Cao Teng's grandson. Answering Cai Yan, Cai Yong seemed to be introducing Liu Cang.
“。。。” Liu Cang was silent, this doesn't need to be introduced, Boss Cao, we are familiar.
"Cao Teng is different from Zhang Rang, he served the four emperors, and he made a good relationship among the scholars and ministers, and Meng De's father was once the third duke, which shows the prosperity of his good name." Cai Yong understood what Cai Yan meant and explained it.
"Oh." Cai Yan nodded, glanced at Zhang Xiuniang, who was uneasy beside her, and gave her a helpless look.
"Forget it, it's useless to think too much, what is the attitude of the embroidery lady now? If he recognizes Zhang Rang, it may be detrimental to Haoxuan's future career. Based on what the old man sees, the two of you may be able to stay away for the time being, wait for the old man to discuss with the old friends of the DPRK and China, and when you can check and balance with Zhang Rang, can you meet in Luoyang again? ”
After thinking about it, Cai Yong asked Zhang Xiuniang.
In Cai Yong's view, the main problem that needs to be faced now is Zhang Xiuniang, if Zhang Xiuniang takes Liu Cang and Zhang Rang to recognize each other, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to pave the way for Liu Cang.
However, in Liu Cang's opinion, he has no taboos in this regard, and he is more worried that because of his relationship, Cai Yong will be run on in the past two years.
After all, seeing that the yellow scarf is about to explode, how can there be so many so-called career paths, but now Luoyang can be described as a gathering of dragons and snakes, and Liu Cang is not sure if he can raise his livestock in peace after going there.
He has never pinned his future on the so-called career.