"Trust is close to righteousness, and words can be restored; respect is close to etiquette, and far away from shame; because it does not lose its closeness, it can also be a clan." [The Analects of Confucius·Xue'er]
Although Wang Can and Shi Sun Meng persuaded Wang Duan and asked Wang Bin to persuade the emperor to rescue Cai Yong as a relative, the cautious Shi Sun Meng still felt that it was not safe. So the two agreed that Shi Sun Meng would continue to contact the emperor's recent confidants.
Wang Can drove to Cai Mansion and informed Cai Yong's younger brother Cai Gu, the current head of Cai Mansion, about the current situation.
Cai Gu was alone in white clothes. Although his elder brother Cai Yong was trusted by Dong Zhuo, in order to avoid trouble and avoid suspicion, he never asked for an official position for himself. He studied all day in the mansion and did not care about worldly affairs. His virtue was praised by others. Wang Yun praised him.
There is no ill feeling. Cai Yong's imprisonment did not implicate Cai Gu, but instead allowed Cai Gu to contact all parties more calmly.
Wang Can was invited to enter the mansion. At this time, there was another person waiting in the mansion. When Wang Can saw him, he immediately bowed to this person and said, "I have met Zhao Shizhong, and everything is as you said. We have not been able to see the Northern Army Lieutenant.
Although his son Wang Duan has his own opinions, it is difficult to predict whether he can persuade his father. I have to ask Mr. Zhao what should be the next step?"
This person is Zhao Wen, the Marquis of Jiangnan Pavilion, the younger brother of the former general and Marquis of Pi, Zhao Qian. Zhao Qian was one of the Three Dukes with Wang Yun with the support of Dong Zhuo. He also had the experience of leading an army alone to attack the White Wave Yellow Turban, and mastered recruitment in his hometown of Shu.
Thousands of old soldiers came and won Dong Zhuo's trust.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Wang Yun asked Lu Bu to control the various armies in Jingzhao. Except for Huangfu Song, who originally belonged to the old army, and Xu Rong, who was attached to the emperor, he only ignored the old soldiers under Zhao Qian, causing this army to become the main force in Jingzhao.
A military force with strong independence but neglected by others.
Zhao Qian was able to bend and stretch, so Dong Zhuo killed him. Although he was dissatisfied, he was just dissatisfied that Wang Yun had left him out of the matter and deliberately concealed such an important matter as Dong Zhuo's assassination from him.
This is not only distrust, but also out of Wang Yun's fear of Zhao Qian. Otherwise, because of his reputation for daring to kill Dong Zhuo's beloved Cha Shi Prince and for his success in dispatching the Bai Bo bandits, he would have fought against Wang Yun on the same court after killing Dong Zhuo.
It is not difficult to even dominate the courtiers.
However, Wang Yun let everyone ignore Zhao Qian when planning, and would rather choose his fellow countryman Lu Bu as a foreign aid in the army than choose Zhao Qian. This made Zhao Qian extremely angry, so angry that he actually fell ill, and simply stayed behind closed doors these days.
Go out and watch the changes.
Zhao Wen knew that his brother was angry and resentful, so he volunteered to plan a good show to rescue Cai Yong. Whether they could rescue Cai Yong was not in their plans, as long as Wang Yun insisted on breaking with the courtiers on this matter.
, it has already achieved the intention of the Zhao brothers.
Wang Can and others did not know it yet, and regarded Zhao Wen as their benefactor. When they sat down, Wang Can told them one by one the news they had learned recently. For example, Ma Rixi submitted a crime report on behalf of Cai Yong, but Wang Yun dismissed it.
, he followed Zhao Wen's plan and drove to Wang Bin's house, but was only briefly informed by Cai Gu and Zhao Wen about the reception by his son.
Cai Gu had a weak intellect and a worried look on his face. Wang Yun didn't even give Ma Rixi the honor, which shows that Cai Yong's situation is really not optimistic.
However, Zhao Wen looked calm and said unhurriedly: "Things have turned around."
Cai Gu was like a drowning man grasping for life-saving straws, and said hurriedly: "May I ask how to get out?"
Zhao Wen asked back: "I heard that Cai Gong has two daughters. The eldest daughter Zhaoji is the Wei family in Hedong. Now Xiuning is in her hometown; and the second daughter Zhenji is very loved by Cai Gong. I wonder if she is in the mansion?"
"Yes, yes. My brother and daughter are still in the house and are being taken care of by my wife. When I learned that my father was in trouble, the child didn't think about food and drink and cried day and night. Everyone who saw him felt pitiful."
"Good! This girl can be said to be pure filial piety, and she is worthy of being the daughter of Duke Cai." Zhao Wenfu said, "I have been taking care of my brother recently and have not been able to stay with the emperor all the time. However, I have heard that your majesty is remembering Yu Lie, an honorary minister from his descendants. Wang Bin is not visible.
The name of virtue, but the high official rank, is enough to show your majesty's benevolence and filial piety. Therefore, we can ask Zhenji to submit a letter to the emperor and let your majesty arbitrate."
Seeing that Wang Can and Cai Gu both looked hesitant, Zhao Wen looked around and said with a smile: "Although the emperor is young, he is not an ordinary young boy. Looking at how he has subdued Xu Rong and rectified the Northern Army in the past few days, how can a child be able to do so?"
Made?"
Wang Can has recently been running for Cai Yong at Taiwei Ma Rixi's house. He has a good understanding of the current situation of the dynasty, knows the emperor's various extraordinary deeds, and also knows the emperor's rigid relationship with Wang Yun: "It is true, Wang Situ has a stubborn character.
He is stubborn, holds great power, and cannot listen to the kind words of others. Only His Majesty can correct his decision. Apart from this, he has no other ideas, and no one in the court can stop Situ."
"Although I have heard the allusion about Tiying saving her father, I have never thought of this method. It would be feasible if the brother and daughter could send a letter to His Majesty, but Wang Situ is the regent of the government, and all kinds of memorials are collected in the Central Office, so Your Majesty cannot read them all.
, and how can we see it?" Cai Gu asked worriedly.
"I proposed that Cai Gong's daughter should write a letter to Fuque, so that His Majesty would know Cai Gong's injustice? No." Zhao Wen had to analyze the whole story; "If Your Majesty has the intention to help Cai Gong's injustice, you don't even know about it; if you don't have the intention to help him, then
Even if you know it, you don't know it. Now your Majesty wants to make great achievements, and you are at odds with Situ. Although Situ is too upright in his governance, he still follows etiquette and is not tyrannical. If your Majesty wants to establish his authority, there must be an opportunity. And Fu Que wrote,
There’s no better reason than that.”
Zhao Wen pointed out: "Now that Wang Situ's pro-party controls the government and the public, if you go to the palace gate to submit a letter, you don't know when it will be delivered to His Majesty, not to mention that it may be intercepted by the Chancellor. The only way is to let Zhenji write the memorial.
I will carry it into the palace and deliver it to Your Majesty, so that it will be safe."
It is a very special and simple way for ministers to report privately. However, if they directly bypass the chancellery and report to the emperor, this is against the rules and can easily arouse the jealousy of the ministers.
Zhao Wenneng ignored himself and wholeheartedly planned for Cai Yong. This moved Cai Gu: "It doesn't have to be like this! I know that Wang Sheng has a good relationship with Shangshu Ling's family. If Zhenji is asked to write a letter to Your Majesty, he can ask Shangshu Ling to do it on his behalf.
He has won the emperor's heart and is on good terms with the Northern Army's Lieutenant Commander Wang Bin, so having him perform on his behalf is a way to kill two birds with one stone."
Zhao Wen did not expect that the slow Cai Gu would think of this, raised his brows and said: "You don't know! How could you forget that on the day Dong Zhuo was executed, the Chancellery issued two edicts that were contrary to the holy will, which made Situ unhappy.
In the end, although he negotiated with His Majesty, each made concessions and allowed the matter to be resolved. But as a result, Situ became more and more afraid of Shi Sun Rui. Even if His Majesty ordered Shi Sun Rui to be the minister, the huge minister's desk
, is still controlled by Situ’s pro-party, and Shi Sunrui is only in name only.”
With no choice, Cai Gu had no choice but to agree to Zhao Wen's plan and summoned Cai Zhenji to explain the reason. Cai Zhenji promised and thanked Zhao Wen and others for their sacrifice in rescue.
Cai Zhenji learned from her father, and was excellent in both literary talent and calligraphy. She presented the slips and soon wrote a memorial. Zhao Wen couldn't help but nodded: "Okay, your Majesty likes eight-point regular script, and often orders Huangmen Shilang
Zhang Chang teaches writing, and with such outstanding literary talent and exquisite handwriting, things will have a better chance of winning."
Cai Gu knew in his heart that these were Zhao Wen's words of comfort, but he was still greatly moved. In this period when all the ministers were silent and all the friends and guests in the hall were scattered, Zhao Wen, who had never interacted with him before, dared to lend a helping hand and provide help in times of need.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Cai Gu secretly decided that if he was saved by his brother Cai Yong, he would repay Zhao Wen for his kindness.
Zhao Wen didn't know what Cai Gu was thinking, so he put the memorial into his sleeve with a smile as if his plan had succeeded. After completing the matter, he prepared to say goodbye. At this time, Shi Sunmeng knocked on the door and brought good news, saying that he was the minister.
The commander-in-chief Sun Rui, the minister Pushe Yang Zan, the minister Yang Qi and others were willing to submit a letter at the court meeting asking the emperor to give Cai Yong a lighter sentence.
These are the emperor's cronies. With them as guarantees, the possibility of persuading the emperor is very high.
Cai Gu and Wang Can both knew that this was a great turning point, and they were all overjoyed. Zhao Wen, on the other hand, smiled very reluctantly. He originally thought that Shi Sunrui and others would be unable to move under Wang Yun's pressure, but unexpectedly they communicated in private.
This has been brewing.
Nowadays, the situation in the court is vaguely divided into three factions. One faction is the scholar group headed by Wang Yun and mainly composed of Bingzhou and Guandong people. They occupy the court, with the Kwantung Allied Forces outside as support, and the ministers are in power inside.
It grew so powerful that even the emperor was helpless for a while.
The other faction is supported by the emperor and ministers close to the emperor, mainly including Shangshu Lingshi Sun Rui and others. Although the Kansai gentry represented by Taiwei Ma Rixi have not yet expressed their allegiance, due to Shi Sunrui's relationship
He has a good impression of the emperor. In time, there is no doubt that the Kansai nobles will join the emperor.
The third party is the courtiers of the border gentry, led by Zhao Qian. They do not have any natural advantages over the Kansai and Kanto gentry. If they want to occupy a place in the court, they must take advantage of other opportunities.
Zhao Wen originally wanted to use Cai Zhenji's memorial to show his face in front of the emperor and provoke the emperor to deal with Wang Yun. Firstly, he could vent his anger on his ill brother Zhao Qian, and secondly, he could leave an impression in front of the emperor.
At this time, Ma Rixi failed to remonstrate with Wang Yun, and the rescue operation for Cai Yong fell into a low point. It was the best time for Zhao Wen to take action. However, he did not expect that Shi Sunrui and others colluded in this incident.
Everything God does is superfluous.
Fortunately, there is still room for change. The memorial written by Cai Zhenji in Zhao Wen's hand can not only test the emperor's attitude towards Cai Yong, which is particularly important, but it can also serve as a lead to overturn the verdict of Cai Yong at the court meeting.
of curtain.
As long as it works properly, it may not be impossible to move in the direction he and Zhao Qian envisioned. Maybe with the sudden action of Shisun Rui and others this time, things will become smoother.
With so many thoughts on his mind, Zhao Wen returned to the former general's mansion with the memorial in his sleeve, which weighed as much as a thousand pounds.