Chapter 42: Red Face

In Dong Zhuo's heyday, he could have such a scenery, which he created by himself. The unruly Xiliang officer, the intrigue in the court, Dong Zhuo can control it, such a person, will he be a reckless man with a head full of muscles?

If it weren't for the sudden change in the situation, and Dong Zhuo was old, plus he didn't have a son, he would probably be disheartened, so he was greedy for pleasure, and finally ended up like that.

Of course, for such people, there is probably no regret. Anyway, I don't even have a son, and when I get old, there is no hope, so what's the use of laying a great foundation? And the resistance is so great, I just have a good time in the last days, and I am willing to die.

The key to Wang Yun's success lies in Dong Zhuo himself, as for Lu Bu, hehe, this is a real reckless man who cannot play a decisive role.

Zhao Yu was disappointed.

The beauties who captivated the country and the city didn't see it, and some popular legends are just legends after all.

lost the world because of women, there are such people, but they are definitely not Dong Zhuo.

Coming out of the palace, Zhao Yu was a little excited.

The Son of Heaven didn't beg him to take him away again, probably already understanding Zhao Yu's attitude. The rich man Liu Xie is definitely unwilling to do it. He would rather be hungry in the palace than leave this huge whirlpool and be an ordinary person.

After all, he didn't know it, of course Zhao Yu had no reason to care about him.

The streets and alleys of Chang'an are like a labyrinth, Zhao Yu walked aimlessly, walked and walked, and somehow came to a quiet alley. In a courtyard in front, a white flag was erected outside the door, and an old servant and a woman at the door were dressed in linen and filial piety. There are scattered people, all of whom have extraordinary temperaments, all of them have heavy faces, greet old servants and women, and go in to mourn.

Zhao Yu stared at Cai Fu.

His eyes flickered and he walked up.

As the saying goes, a woman should be pretty and filial, this woman wears linen and filial piety, although her face is quite haggard and weak, but the intellectual temperament of a touch of bookish air in the beauty can't be hidden. Zhao Yu's eyes lit up.

"But Cai Zhonglang's house?"

Zhao Yu stepped forward and made a gesture.

The woman returned the salute: "It's Cai's house." My father is newly mourned, and if my husband has something, please come back another day. ”

Zhao Yu shook his head: "I heard that Cai Zhonglang was unjustly imprisoned, but I didn't expect it... But in person, Zhao Ji? ”

Cai Yan bowed down: "Thank you, sir." Mr. inside, please. ”

When he saw Cai Fu and this beautiful and intellectual woman before, Zhao Yu suddenly had an answer in his heart.

This is Cai's mansion, Cai Yong's mansion. This woman is a talented woman who has been famous for thousands of years, Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji. In later generations, because of the avoidance of Sima Zhao's name, the word Wen Ji was changed.

Cai Yong was the last to resign, one of the great Confucians of the late Han Dynasty. Academically, its status is roughly only below Zheng Xuan. Cai Yong is upright, but because of his academic studies, he is not good at power. Since he joined the office, he has been repeatedly degraded and persecuted.

Calculate the time, and it is also the year of return.

Cai Yong's murder was probably also caused by his talent and reputation in the cultural world. Because Cai Yong is talented and well-known all over the world, after Dong Zhuo took control of the government, in order to win over people in the cultural circles, he planned to set Cai Yong up as an example. Cai Yong was originally unwilling, but Dong Zhuo threatened him, so he could only rely on Dong Zhuo's expedition. But Dong Zhuo is really good to him, not to mention the number of official promotions, the key is in many places, respect him.

As a literary youth, Cai Yong probably values this kind of respect. So after Dong Zhuo died, he sighed for it. So he was thrown into prison by Wang Yun. Cai Yong died in prison, probably just a little before Wang Yun. Then Wang Yun was also finished.

Calculate the time, Cai Yong should be dead for at least a month or two. But in the past month or two, Chang'an was too chaotic. Now that the situation is a little calmer, Cai Fu is mourned.

Entering Cai's mansion, Zhao Yu saw that there were not many people who came to mourn. There are more than a dozen people. And most of them are literati, and all of them seem to be immense. can be friends with Cai Yong, after all, he can't be an ordinary person.

If the situation is stable and the Cai family is mourned, there are not many literati in the world who will come to mourn him. But now the beacon fire has been burning for many years, blocking exchanges from all over the country, and there are still people to mourn in this case, which shows that Cai Yong's status in the hearts of the people is not the same.

Cai Yong should have been buried a long time ago, and it was his clothes that mourned. Many of these scholars wept and wept. Or chant an elegy for Cai Yong. In the sound of resignation and singing, the entire Cai Mansion was desolate.

For a university scholar like Cai Yong, Zhao Yu admires it. In fact, no matter what later generations say, the inheritance of civilization is inseparable from these scholars. Without them, the whole civilization would be in darkness.

They are the full embodiment of an important aspect of humanity.

Heaven does not give birth to saints, and eternity is like a long night. And the university scholars after the saints are the torchbearers who carry the torches lit by the saints and pass them all the way for thousands of years.

Zhao Yu bowed three times sincerely.

Then he was alone, in the Cai Mansion, to take a look and walk.

Cai Yong is upright, speaking of which, the Cai family is also a Chen Liu family. However, Cai Yong is not wealthy. Or Dong Zhuo didn't give him many rewards, probably he didn't accept it. A scholar like him, no matter what, must always hold a clear position. True scholars are really high, while fake scholars are fake and high. There is no doubt that Cai Yong is a true scholar.

He is the one who gives everyone, and he is the last one. He is a calligrapher and the creator of the Flying White Book. It's the music and rhythm everyone, and Cai Yan's music is taught by her father Cai Yong. He is an academic master, and many of his academic works have been lost in later generations, but the survey of the Xiping Stone Scripture and the continuation of the Dongguan Hanji are fascinating.

Zhao Yu feels that although Cai Yong has been an official for many years, he has not been polluted by the dark officialdom of the late Han Dynasty, and in essence, he is a pure literary master. It is completely different from many other fake scholars who seek profit in the name of literature.

The courtyard of Cai's mansion is not big, a few old trees, two stone tables, and that's it. Even the house looks old, or because Cai Yong lives here, there seems to be an elegant literary atmosphere lingering. Zhao Yu didn't enter the backyard, without the invitation of the owner, it was rude to enter the backyard at will.

Zhao Yu seemed to be out of the crowd, waiting until the mourners came and went, and it was almost dark.

The old servant closed the door, and Cai Yan dragged his heavy steps before seeing Zhao Yu still sitting there.

Zhao Yu didn't wait for Cai Yan to speak, he stood up and said first: "Zhao Ji may not know me, my name is Zhao Yu, and I am from Puyang, East County, Yanzhou." ”

"Mr. Zhao. ”

Cai Yan showed a hint of thought, in her memory, she couldn't find this name.

Zhao Yu smiled: "Zhao Ji don't think too much. I don't know Cai Zhonglang, but Cai Zhonglang's name has long been like thunder. Speaking of today, it is also accidental, I came out of the palace, aimlessly, and happened to come here, without worshiping Cai Zhonglang, I can't say anything. ”

Zhao Yu didn't hide it, he had something to say.

When Cai Yan heard this, he was not angry. She felt that Zhao Yu was very sincere, which was completely different from most people's pretenses.

said: "The condolences to my father have all left, is there anything wrong with Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Yu nodded, looking at the tall woman in front of him who was almost close to his eyes, and regretted what happened to her in the future.

What a tribulation it is.

If Zhao Yu didn't come today, or didn't think of this talented woman, according to the original historical trend, two or three years later, when Li Dao and others were in internal strife and Guanzhong was in chaos, the Xiongnu in Bingzhou saw the opportunity to go south to plunder and kidnap her. Since then, she has been lonely for many years in the barren land of the north, and only after Cao Mengde unified the north and subdued the Xiongnu did he take her back.

It's miserable, and I can't bear to look at it.

Of course, maybe now that Cao Mengde has Zhao Yu's help, the situation in the world is already impermanent, and maybe this kind of thing will not happen. But now that they met, Zhao Yu felt pity for the jade.

"I do have something to say to Akihime. ”

Zhao Yu said: "I heard that Cai Zhonglang and Cao Mengde are also teachers and friends, and I am also close friends with Cao Mengde. Now that Cai Zhonglang has passed away, Zhao Ji is lonely, in my opinion, you might as well go to Kanto with me. In Puyang, there is also Cao Mengde to take care of it. What does Akihime think?"

Cai Yan showed a smile on his face, but shook his head: "Mr. is kind, Zhao Ji understands it." I don't want to send someone under the fence, sir, please go back. ”

"Miss..."

The old servant next to him couldn't help but say, "The master is gone, the young lady is still in her prime, it's good to go out for a walk..."

Cai Yan just shook his head.

Zhao Yu persuaded: "I'm not alarmist - Chang'an is not stable. Li Dao, Guo Yan and others are all tigers and wolves. When Dong Zhuo was still there, he was able to suppress them, but now that Dong Zhuo is dead, these tigers and wolves have mastered the Son of Heaven, and their ambitions are out of control. I expect them to be in a state of merger for power, and only in the last two or three years. Once the fire is merged, Chang'an will have no peace. The military discipline of the Xiliang Army is corrupt, and once the beacon fire is ignited, the crisis can be imagined. Moreover, Guanzhong was merged with the state in the north, and the state was out of the control of the imperial court, and the barbarians were rampant. If you see the opportunity, you may not go south to Guanzhong. When the time comes, it will add fuel to the fire and make it even worse. ”

"Cao Mengde has the ability to pass through heaven and earth, and I am also in Yanzhou, no matter Yuan Shao in the north or Yuan Shu in the south, I am not afraid. It will be smooth and peaceful. Wouldn't it be a good thing that Zhao Ji went to Yanzhou, no matter what she did, she would be safe and secure? As for sending people under the fence, it was a serious word. ”

When the old servant heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Miss, Miss and Mrs. are still in Chenliu's hometown, the past has passed, and the master said that there is no need to worry about it, why should you bother..."

Cai Yan bit his lip lightly and didn't speak.

The old servant said to Zhao Yu: "Little Lao'er doesn't know what Mr. Zhao's origin is, but Miss has a miserable background, please don't hurt Miss again." ”

Zhao Yu said: "Although I am not a sage, I will not deceive such a pitiful woman. ”

The old servant nodded: "Little old man is not unbelieving. It's that the world is sinister, and there is nothing to be done. I've been with my lord for decades, and I grew up watching my young lady. Miss Shi married Hedong Wei Zhongdao before, but Wei Zhongdao died of a vicious disease. The young lady is hated by her husband's family. Therefore, I don't want to go back to my hometown......"