Reborn in the Three Kingdoms Novel - Chapter 34

Chapter 34 Talented Woman Cai Wenji
Seizing fame was precisely the first step in his plan to come here.

Establishing an armed force that obeys his orders is the second step.

After all was successful, he had to take the third step. That was to find a place where he could settle down, take root, and finally establish his own territory.

Afterwards, they would fight steadily, expand their forces and armies, and finally achieve the goal of unifying the country.

Of course, as someone who had come before, Zhang Chao’s desire was not limited to this. He had more and wider thoughts, that was, he not only wanted to unify the territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but also swallowed up some of the nearby territories.

One of the people Zhang Chao admired the most in China’s 5000-year history was Genghis Khan.

In his lifetime, he led the Mongol cavalry to conquer the region of West and Central Asia; To the east is the Black Sea coast of Eastern Europe; Across the Eurasian continent, the largest territory covers an area of 44 million square kilometers.

That was the life of a legend. It was a magnificent life. Once he was reborn, he would create a miracle, a miracle that no one could break.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chao couldn’t help but feel a burst of passion and imagination in his heart. It was only when Zhao Yun’s voice came from outside the door and the meal was ready that he remembered that he hadn’t eaten dinner yet. Tomorrow, he had to pay a visit to Scholar Cai. After that, he had to contact Zuo Feng to meet Zhang Rang, the Spirit Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and, of course, to rescue that beautiful woman. There were too many things that needed to be done, and they couldn’t be careless.

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A large courtyard in the more prosperous area of Luoyang City. Outside the door, there was a large sign of the Cai Clan. It was so sonorous and powerful that one could tell that it was written by a great scholar at a glance.

This was the residence of Cai Yong, a famous scholar of the Cai Clan in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Although zhang chao people haven’t arrived, but the wind did spread under his intentions, that is, he wants to visit sorted things to arrive first.

Zhang Chao was known for his song “Drunken Under the Moon”. In addition to Heroic Drunk, it was now a hot item in the capital. Many high-ranking officials invited honored guests to a banquet. If Heroic Drunk wasn’t on display, it would also be a very rude thing to do.

With these two, Zhang Chao could be considered to have gained some fame. Not to mention the miraculous merits of the Battle of the Long Society, especially the song “The Battle of the Long Society”, which had been passed back to the capital long ago and was praised by countless students and civilians.

And it was said that the young master was only seventeen years old. This was truly a young hero.

Of course, seventeen years old was considered a youth in that era. Moreover, now that Zhang Chao’s Void Age Scripture had reached eighteen, at that time, he could take a wife and have children.

Such a young and promising person came to Luoyang, and for a moment, it became a topic of discussion in the streets and alleys. Even the outside was like this, let alone the inside of the Cai Manor.

Before dinner at night, someone sent over a greeting. The person who sent it was surprisingly Zhang Chao. It probably meant that he would visit Cai Manor tomorrow. Please prepare it in advance.

This was also a routine. In order to avoid disturbing the master and making others caught off guard, they would usually send a invitation one day before arriving to arrange the time for the master.

Upon receiving Zhang Chao’s invitation, Cai Yong happily called his wife and daughter.

Cai Yong’s wife’s name was Liu shi, and she was originally a show for everyone, but later on, she fell from the family dao. It was just that her good upbringing since childhood had allowed her to walk, stand, and sit in an extremely well-behaved manner.

At this point, CAI Yan was obviously also affected, usually sitting there is also very quiet. Of course, she would only behave this way in front of her parents. Speaking of a 16-year-old girl, she was still lively and active.

In the words of now, parents are high-level intellectuals, CAI Wenji was born in such a family, since childhood, both learned can article, good poetry and prose, and long eloquence and music is very natural, it can be said that she has a happy childhood.

People with such childhoods were naturally filled with beautiful fantasies about their future. She wondered what kind of man her future husband would be, a hero with a gun, or a literary genius with a mouth wide open?

Girls have such fantasies, CAI Yan naturally is no exception. After knowing some things about Zhang Chao, for some reason, there seemed to be a kind of expectation in his heart, and that was the thought of seeing a Daoist at first sight. Later, when he heard that Zhang Chao would come to the Cai Manor, he even started crashing into it like a deer in his arms.

After calling his wife and daughter, Cai Yong handed over Zhang Chao’s invitation to the two of them.

“Oh, but Chen Liumiao’s younger brother, Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhiyuan?” After reading the invitation, Mrs. Liu asked.

“That’s right, it’s this person. Haha, he’s a talented young man. He came to the capital and didn’t go anywhere else. He came to see me first. I was greatly surprised and honored.” Cai Yong hugged his beard and said proudly.

“Yes, he will come tomorrow, but isn’t tomorrow your teaching day?” Mrs. Liu nodded at first, but then she remembered the things she had originally arranged for tomorrow and asked her husband.

Here, I would like to mention one thing to all the officials. In the fourth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (175), a major event happened in Luoyang, the capital. At the entrance of the Imperial College, a stone tablet was erected, the content of which was the official Six Classics. As a model for the world’s scholars to revise the characters, this was the famous Xiping Stone Sutra. For a time, the Imperial College was bustling with activity. Every day, there were many people who came here to see Mo Writing. There were over a thousand cars, and the roads were blocked by them. The writers of the Stone Sutra were the great writers, historians, musicians, painters, and calligraphers of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Yong.

From then on, the young students who came to ask Cai Yong for advice lined up.

At first, he always had questions to answer, but after all, he was getting older and older. In the end, at the suggestion of Mrs. Liu, it was changed to a few days of classes. Unfortunately, tomorrow was the day of the main class. Only then did the Liu Clan, who knew this, ask this question.

“Aiya, Mother! When can I not teach? Zhang Chao has come all the way here. He is the first one to pay his respects to my father. How can he refuse him?” Hearing mother talk about tomorrow’s lecture, seems to be to Zhang Chao’s arrival to prevaricate, just saw the post CAI Yan finally spoke.

“Haha, what Yan’er said is correct. Can we postpone the lecture until the day after tomorrow? I think we should explain the situation clearly. Those students are reasonable people.” Cai Yong continued to chuckle. He then glanced at his daughter, Cai Yan, and said, “Oh right, Zhang Zhiyuan is coming tomorrow. You will also be here to accompany him. You are all young people, so there may be many topics to discuss. I have heard of the poems written by the person who is here. They are very powerful. You should also ask for some advice.”

“Father, I’m a woman. How can I be a companion? I’m saying, is he as powerful as you?” CAI Yan seems to be spoiled like a fawning over his father.

Cai Yong, who was flattered so comfortably, was delighted at first, then he said, “You can’t say that. Every one of them has different characteristics. Father is old, so he can’t produce the heroic poems that only young people have. So you have to learn them.”

Father repeatedly stressed, CAI Yan had to pretend to reluctantly agreed. In fact, she had already thought that she would find an opportunity to meet Zhang Zhiyuan no matter what. He had heard a lot about this person’s story.

Buying orphans in the city showed that he had a caring side.

The good work of the poem shows that there is a side of talent and virtue.

Being able to kill enemies on the battlefield meant that there was a man’s blood energy in his bones.

Defeating the Yellow Scarf Army rather than killing them all proved that he was not a brutal man.

Wouldn’t it be a pity for such a man to disappear?

But CAI yan don’t know, sorted in looking at her, eyes have another meaning.

Perhaps ordinary people wouldn’t be able to sense anything, but as a historian, Cai Yong was very clear that the current imperial court had been decayed, and consorts and eunuchs were autocratic, making it impossible for talented and virtuous people to be reused. In addition to the economic downturn and the rebellion of the Yellow Scarf Thieves, if this continued, it would not be long before the country would be in chaos.

He was fifty-one years old, and at that age he was considered an elder. Even if he died, it wouldn’t hurt, but what about his daughter? Living beside him since he was young, he did not know the sinister nature of people’s hearts. If he did not arrange things earlier, he would not know what kind of fate he would have in the future.

Thinking about Zhang Chao, the youth was outstanding. In addition to having a brother who was a satrap, he should be able to protect himself. If possible, marrying his daughter to this person would be a good place to go.

Yong actually had such thoughts, if this matter let zhang chao know in advance, I’m afraid even dream will wake up laughing.

After persuading his daughter to agree to accompany him tomorrow, Cai Yong went to his bedroom at ease. Left CAI Yanzuo there, face flushed red.

She really wanted to see Zhang Chao right away, but she was afraid that she would be disappointed after seeing him, so she felt conflicted for a moment.

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One night passed. The next morning, Wang De prepared some gifts according to his plan and ordered people to carry them to the backyard of Yue Lai Ju to let Zhang Chao have a look.

Some of these gifts were Chen Liu’s specialties, which were not easy to buy in the capital. Others were more valuable items, showing Zhang Chao’s filial piety.

Normally, when he went to his father-in-law’s house for the first time, he would have to take that thing. Therefore, after seeing the twenty boxes of heavy gifts, Zhang Chao wasn’t surprised either. He just took a look and said, “That’s right, send them all to the Cai Manor.”

With the order, the forty Zhangjiajun guards immediately lifted the twenty boxes of heavy salute. With Zhang Chao as the leader, Zhao Yun as the second, and the eight embroidered guards guarding the area, the group left Yue Lai Ju and headed straight for Cai Manor.