The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 16
After the dynasty was over, Li Yuan and Cai Yong returned to the mansion together. After returning to the mansion, Cai Yong was full of praise for Li Yuan: "Hahahaha, Wen Zhong, you really lived up to our expectations and fought hard for me. I find the general's unnatural expression funny."

When Cai Yan heard that Cai Yong came back, he came in with heart soup. Cai Yong is getting old and his body is not as good as before, so Cai Yan cooks heart soup for Cai Yong every day. When he came in, he saw Cai Yong smiling, so he couldn't help asking : "Daddy, what makes you so happy?"

"Wen Ji, Wen Zhong has returned from a great victory, and the emperor named him a partial general. We should congratulate him." Cai Yong recounted what happened early this morning.

When Cai Yan learned that Li Yuan had won the battle, he walked up to him and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Mr. Li, for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebels and being promoted to partial general."

"Miss Cai is too polite. If it wasn't for Master Cai's recommendation, how could I have such an opportunity to behave?" Li Yuan was not very complacent, and there was a trace of worry on his face.

Seeing that Li Yuan's expression was not quite right, Cai Yong asked, "Wen Zhong, it should be a happy event for you to come back from the victory. Why are you so sad? Are you worried that He Jin will deal with you?"

He Jin was in the position of general, and now Li Yuan was promoted to general, so it is reasonable to say that He Jin is also in charge, and it is really easy for He Jin to deal with him in the future.

Li Yuan shook his head, "I'm not worried that He Jin will deal with me, I'm worried about another thing."

"whats the matter?"

Li Yuan did not answer Cai Yong's question, but instead asked, "Lord Cai, what do you think of the current Han Dynasty?"

Cai Yong was stunned for a moment, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Li Yuan's gourd, and replied: "As a courtier of a big man, he eats the king's salary and worries about the king. Now that the son is at the mercy of eunuchs, we should try our best to eradicate the bandits and clean up the thieves. Zhao Gang."

"Lord Cai, please tell me what's on your mind. Do you think the present Han Dynasty can still be saved?" Li Yuan asked Cai Yong with a serious face and a questioning tone.

Cai Yong's body trembled, his face changed slightly, and he reprimanded: "Wen Zhong! What do you mean?!"

"My lord Cai should be clearer than me. You have been an official for many years, and you should have seen through the affairs of the court. Since you don't want to say it, let me say something disrespectful." Li Yuan walked to Cai Yong. Before, without any fear, "Today, the emperor does not like virtuous officials, but only favors eunuchs, and all the courtiers report good news but not bad ones, but they don't know that the people outside Luoyang are in dire straits!"

Cai Yong said sharply: "Wen Zhong, don't talk about the emperor, Zhang Rang and other eunuchs cheated with their rhetoric. It's not the emperor's fault, but Zhang Rang is really cunning!"

Li Yuan was overwhelmed. With Cai Yong's intellect, he must know that it was Lingdi's fault, but because of traditional concepts, he could not blame the so-called emperor, so he shifted all responsibility to Zhang Rang and others.

Li Yuan snorted coldly: "Master Cai is really deceiving himself."

"Why am I deceiving myself and others?" Cai Yong also lost his temper.

"I, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Han Gaozu, once said, I am not as good as Zifang when I am strategizing and winning thousands of miles away; People, the battle must be won, the attack must be taken, I am not as good as Han Xin. All three are outstanding, and I can use them, so I can take over the world. As the king of a country, you may not know how to coordinate troops and horses, charge into battle, and you may not know how to raise food and grass If the emperor can't even tell the good from the treacherous, how can he manage the country and save the people from danger?"

Li Yuan quoted the scriptures and made Cai Yong speechless. Although Cai Yong wanted to refute and defend the authority of the emperor, what Li Yuan said was the truth. What is worse is that one day is not as good as one day.

After hearing this remark, Cai Yan admired Li Yuan a little more. Many people may know these things, but no one dared to speak out, only Li Yuan had the courage.

Cai Yong stood there straight, opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't say a word, Li Yuan continued: "Master Cai, after the Zhangjiao Yellow Turban Uprising, although the rebellion was quickly suppressed, the lives of the people everywhere have not improved. , on the contrary, it is getting worse and worse, and there are more and more insurgents, just like the Li Mu I just wiped out, a Li Mu came out today, and a Wang Mu came out the next day. Jin, more and more fights, I don’t know if you have thought about why?”

"Is this because??????" Cai Yong really couldn't answer. All along, they only thought about how to wipe out the rebel army, but they never thought about why there were rebel troops, and they fought more and more, as if they would never be able to. General elimination.

"These rebel armies are nothing more than formed by the common people. The common people are the foundation of a country. No matter which dynasty is inseparable from the common people, the common people are like water. Water can carry a boat or overturn it. If everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, everyone If you don’t close your house at night and don’t pick up lost things on the road, who would want to be a robber, a rebel, or rebel against the court?”

In Li Yuan's view, the people of the Han Dynasty were very kind. As long as their food and clothing were satisfied, they would not rebel easily. However, even the most basic food and clothing cannot be provided now. The only prosperity is probably the last fig leaf left in Luoyang.

"People are like water, water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat." Cai Yong kept repeating this sentence, and he seemed to realize something in his mind. He looked up at Li Yuan, "Wen Zhong, what you said is not wrong. Reason, if it were you, what do you think should be done to save the Han Dynasty?"

"Oh," Li Yuan sighed, "Lord Cai, you have been an official for many years, and you must understand more truths than I do. In fact, you should have discovered it long ago, but you don't want to think this way. Let me say something disobedient. Now This Han Dynasty is already dying of illness, and the sun is setting, and it will be exhausted!"

"I'm dying?????? Wen Zhongyou??????" Cai Yong looked at Li Yuan speechless for a long time, but in fact he understood what Li Yuan said, and he had thought about it before, but he just didn't dare to elaborate Thinking about it, he didn't even mention it, because he had been loyal to the Han Dynasty for decades, so how could he be willing to watch the Han Dynasty gradually decline.

"Luoyang is the center of the world and a place of right and wrong. There will be many disasters and disasters in the near future. The current prosperity is just an illusion. I can guarantee that within two years, this day will change!" Li Yuan pointed upwards with his hand He pointed out that he clearly remembered that soon after, the eunuch Zhang Rang would plot to kill He Jin, Yuan Shao and others beheaded Zhang Rang and a group of eunuchs He Jin to take revenge, and then the darkness of the Han Dynasty began—Dong Zhuo’s entry into Beijing!
When he heard the words that the sky is going to change, Cai Yong couldn't help staggering, almost fell to the ground, he held on to the table beside him to stabilize, but he couldn't care less, and asked quickly: "The sky is going to change? Wen Zhong, what do you mean by that, do you mean?"

"Lord Cai, the Han Dynasty will soon exist in name only. I advise you, if you want to save the lives of your family, you should find an excuse to leave Luoyang as soon as possible." Li Yuan shook his head, did not answer Cai Yong's question, but persuaded him to leave Luoyang .

"It's impossible," Cai Yong said firmly, "As a servant of a big man, how can I leave easily!"

"Lord Cai, don't just think about yourself, you should also think about your family." Li Yuan glanced at Cai Yan who was at the side. His words hit Cai Yong's weakness. Cai Yong has no one but Cai Yan now. Among other relatives, Cai Yan is the apple of his eye, and he regards her more important than anything else.

"Wen Ji." Cai Yong looked at Cai Yan, his determined face gradually softened.

"That's all I have to say. I will leave with Xu Zhu and Wang Wu tomorrow. You should think about it yourself." Li Yuan shook his head and walked out of the hall with another sigh.

At night, Cai Yong was alone in the study room, a candle was lit on the table, the soft candle light shone on his face, a trace of fatigue appeared on his wrinkled face, although he was holding a book in his hand, but he kept thinking about it. Hearing what Li Yuan said, he couldn't help asking himself: "Could it be that my big man is really hopeless?"

"Father, father?" A gentle call sounded from outside the door.

Only then did Cai Yong realize that he quickly put down his book and went to open the door. It was none other than his most important daughter, Cai Yan.

(End of this chapter)