Han Dao world

Chapter 153 Female History Cai Yan
Cai Yan took the manuscript and walked out of the tent, seeing Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi shaking their heads and sighing, feeling puzzled.

She came forward to greet her.

Zhao Wen nodded, saw the manuscript in her hand, and said something casually.

"Is this a new work?"

"No." Cai Yan shook his head. "This is an imperial edict drafted for His Majesty, and it will be used at the celebration banquet."

Zhao Wen looked at Cai Yan in surprise. "Your Majesty asked you to draft an imperial edict?"

Cai Yan was a little shy. "Your Majesty never gave up, and called a concubine to be a female historian, to inherit the legacy of my father, and to serve the papers and ink."

Zhao Wen looked back at Zhang Xi.

Zhang Xi also became a little nervous.

They don't care whether Cai Yan is a female historian or not, but the matter of inheriting her father's legacy is a bit troublesome.

Cai Yong's official position is not high, but his knowledge is excellent, the most outstanding is historiography.From the time of Emperor Xiaoling until his death, most of his energy was devoted to writing history.

One of the key reasons why Wang Yun killed Cai Yong was that he was afraid that Cai Yong's slander of history would be unfavorable to him in the history books in the future.

Zhao Wen and Zhang Xi were not as worried as Wang Yun, but in the past few years, in order to deal with Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others, they would inevitably do some self-serving things.If this is recorded in the history books, they will be infamous for thousands of years.

The two nodded at the same time, turned and left.

Cai Yan was puzzled, but he didn't think too much about it. He turned around and came to the emperor's tent, and asked to see him when he signed up.

Liu Xie was proud of himself in the tent, when he heard that Cai Yan was coming, he ordered her to come in, and asked casually, "Are you familiar with Situ and Sikong?"

"The concubine was in Beijing with her father back then, and had the honor to meet Situ and Sikong."

Liu Xie didn't ask any more questions, took the draft edict from Cai Yan, and read it.

Cai Yan was quite considerate, and didn't quote too many uncommon allusions and words, so he had no problem reading them.But if you consider that half of the people present at that time will be semi-literate warriors, this manuscript is still too elegant.

After Liu Xie thought about it, he expressed his opinion frankly.

Cai Yan lowered his head. "The concubine will change it again."

"It needs to be changed, but you don't need to be too accommodating to the warriors. You won't come if you are accommodating. Forcibly modifying it will be awkward."

"Then..." Cai Yan was embarrassed.

I thought that my whole night of hard work on the manuscript would definitely satisfy the emperor, but I didn't expect this to be the result.

"You just draw up the edict according to the standards of history books, and then I will preach it out of the draft." Liu Xie smiled. "I have a little experience talking to those rough men."

Cai Yan felt relieved.

It's really awkward for her to write this kind of manuscript.

It's not that she doesn't know that those rough men can't understand elegant words, but that she really can't write words that rough men can understand.After all, it is an edict, and it will be recorded in the annals of history in the future. The writing is too vulgar, and it will not only lose her personal face, but also the face of the court.

The emperor's method perfectly solved her problem.

Feeling relaxed, Cai Yan showed a rare smile on his face.

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

Liu Xie thought about it. "In the future, you can be called a minister, and you don't need to be called a concubine."

"But the concubine is a woman."

"Since you are an official, you are all ministers. Don't distinguish between men and women. You are not a history of women in the harem, but a court official. What you will write in the future is the history of the country, not the history of the harem."

Cai Yan felt uneasy. "Your Majesty will not give up. I am grateful. It's just that the imperial court has its own system..."

Liu Xie shook his hand. "I was going to tell you about this."

"Your Majesty, please show me."

"The imperial court does have its own system, but the system is not static. For example, there was a prime minister in the early Han Dynasty, but now there is no one. How can we generalize it. Taking history as a mirror is not retro, but learning from its success or failure, taking its essence and changing from time to time."

Cai Yan felt reasonable. "What His Majesty said is sincere and reasonable."

"I should have read the classics in person, but I am so busy with the military and government, I am afraid I don't have so much time. You read through the history books, pick up the essence, and use it as a consultant."

"only."

"I have a few questions, you should write them down first and give priority to them."

"Wei." Cai Yan took out the wooden slips and pen and ink that he carried with him, sat upright, and was ready to record.

Liu Xie was a little surprised. "You are well prepared."

Cai Yan's face turned red. "My late father was waiting for an edict, and he was good at reading, so he always carried pen and ink with him. I... Since I was born, I have followed my late father to wander around the rivers and lakes, and it has become instinctive to catch up with his habits."

She paused, and then said: "It's your majesty's kindness that I can resume my old business and write the slips again. I have a deep feeling, and I will never forget it in this life. I am willing to do my best for your majesty."

Liu Xie waved his hand, pushed over a glass of water, and signaled Cai Yan to take a sip of water to calm down.

Those who were reborn after the catastrophe knew how to be grateful, Tang Ji was like this, Cai Yan was like this, and so were the people in the Kanto who were rescued.

Cai Yan thanked her, took the water, quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and picked up the pen and ink again.

Liu Xie proposed several topics:

The first is the system changes during the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty.How did the Han Dynasty inherit the Qin system, how did it evolve step by step into what it is today, what are the pros and cons, and how should it be improved to adapt to the current situation.

The second is academic changes.Focusing on Confucianism, including how the academics of various schools of Taoism have changed, which ones are beneficial and which ones are not, what kind of influence has been caused, and how to correct them.

The third is the current situation.It is necessary to focus on the world, analyze the economy and people's livelihood, customs and customs in various places, and prepare materials for the imperial court to formulate a plan to calm the world and rejuvenate the great man.

Liu Xie added another word of care at the end, focusing on studying the "Taiping Jing" to see what attracted millions of people to rebel.

He will soon go to Hedong to contact the Baibo army.Before that, he had to make theoretical preparations.

"Your Majesty is going to Hedong?"

"Yes, do you think it is feasible?"

Cai Yan pondered for a moment. "I have been in Hedong for less than a year, and I don't go out, so I have limited understanding. However, I heard from my late father that although Hedong is in Sili, it is different from Hanoi and Henan. I am afraid it is not a suitable place for Longxing."

"What is the difference?"

"Your Majesty, can you name how many ministers from Hedong?"

Liu Xie thought about it carefully.Combining the memories of the two lifetimes, apart from Xu Huang, Pei Qian and others who are famous in later generations, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Huo Guang can only be remembered.

Compared with Henan and Hanoi, which are also known as the Three Rivers, Hedong is like a concubine giving birth to a concubine.

"Is this intentional by the court, or is it limited by geography?"

"I couldn't tell for a while, but although there is no family in Hedong, there are many wealthy families. The land is close to the Xiongnu, and there are many people who build forts and defend themselves. Therefore, they are not afraid of the government and do not have much loyalty to the court. Now the world is in chaos, and the people Displaced, your majesty goes to Hedong, how to get along with the powerful?"

Liu Xie nodded thoughtfully.

He only knew that although Liu Xie passed through Hedong in history, he didn't stay in Hedong. He thought that he didn't know the general trend of the world at that time, and he wanted to go back to Luoyang.Now it seems that Hedong has no centripetal force towards the court, which may be one of the reasons.

(End of this chapter)