"In the fifth year of Zhongping, the fifth year of Emperor Ling of the Han Empire, and the first year of Guangxi, the Young Emperor, His Majesty the Emperor Ling of the Han Empire passed away. General He Jin took charge of the government, and Prince Liu Bian ascended the throne as the Young Emperor of the Han Empire. The Young Emperor granted amnesty to the world and granted all ministers many titles."
——"The Biography of the Three Kingdoms"
The enthronement of the new emperor and the funeral of the former emperor were naturally extremely grand, and the entire imperial capital became extremely lively because of the occurrence of these two events. Especially in winter, the streets and alleys of the imperial capital were first decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and then the city was completely deserted.
The common people, officials and nobles were all very busy, as if celebrating the New Year. With the support of He Jin and Zhang Rang, the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty successfully ascended the throne and became the emperor of the Han Empire. The whole process went smoothly without any disturbance.
It was not until His Majesty the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty who had just ascended the throne accepted the worship of hundreds of civil and military officials that He Jin felt relieved. In his opinion, as long as his nephew Liu Bian ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, then the whole world will
Half of them were named He. Thinking of the legend of the Dou family's rise in the history of the empire, He Jin couldn't help but be fascinated. But when he was free, he unknowingly thought of what Zhang Rang had told him.
He said, "The general is in charge of the power of the world and should be respected by thousands of people, but some people may just regard the general as his defeated general..."
Every time he thought of the tragic defeat at Xiangcheng, He Jin couldn't help but grit his teeth. It was the most humiliating defeat since he became a general of the empire. The empire's 500,000 elite troops were actually defeated by more than 300,000 mostly soldiers.
The old and weak Yellow Turban Army was so killed that they threw away their armor and fled. Whenever He Jin thought of the weak-headed young man standing under the banner of the "Yellow Turban Ming King", he wanted to eat him alive. "I am one person worth ten thousand people."
The most powerful general in the world above all men! I will never allow any stain in my life!"
While General He Jin was in ups and downs, the source of his uneasiness, Lord Mu Qinyang of Hanzhong, was visiting Cai Yong's house, chatting and laughing.
After the death of the late emperor, the young emperor ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world. Naturally, Cai Yong was among them, who was imprisoned in the heavenly prison. But now the Cai Mansion is much more neglected. Although Cai Yong is no longer a sinner of the empire, he is still a sinner in the empire.
Shi Ke is no longer an important minister of the empire, and all his skills have been dispersed in the Jinluan Palace. An old man who has lost his power and is in his dying years naturally has no attraction to those officials of the empire. Their attention
It had already been moved to General He Jin's house. These officials would rather flatter the guards in front of the General's house than seek bad luck at the house of this bad old man who had just been released from prison.
At Cai Yan's invitation, Qin Yang, who was in almost the same situation as Cai Yong and was still under house arrest in the imperial capital, was the first to come to Cai Yong's house. When Cai Yong knew that Qin Yang was the first to come to Cai Yong's house after he was convicted.
In the Golden Palace, after he bluntly confessed Shi Changshi's crimes and beat Zhang Rang severely, he immediately looked at Qin Yang differently and personally welcomed him.
"Master Cai personally greets you, but it's a shame for this junior." Qin Yang said with a smile on his face as he bowed to the haggard Cai Yong.
In fact, he didn't care about Cai Yong's release from prison at first. It's just that Qin Yang was bored when Cai Yan sent someone to send the invitation, so he brought Guan Hai and a group of guards to Cai Yong's house. Recently.
For a period of time, Qin Yang always felt uneasy. Although the secret sentries sent by He Jin and Zhang Rang around him had been reduced a lot, he still tried to avoid going out. Since the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Qin Yang
Suddenly, there was an inexplicable feeling of panic. It was a panic after losing control of the historical process, which made Qin Yang, who was originally confident that everything was under control, feel deeply worried.
"Haha, Master Qin, what are you talking about? I have no official position now, but I am grateful that Master Qin thinks highly of me. It is a great honor for me to condescend to come to my humble residence." Although Cai Yong said it in a polite way,
But the meaning of loneliness in the words is very obvious.
Only then did Qin Yang discover that after the heavy snow cleared, there were actually very few footprints in front of Cai Yong's house. The magnificent mansion was in sharp contrast to the lonely and desolate scene. A ray of north wind blew by, making the front door of Cai Yong's house look extremely desolate.
Qin Yang sighed lightly: "Don't take it personally, Mr. Cai, when people are warm or cold. People can only live for a hundred years to be happy. There are some things that Mr. Cai should be more open-minded about."
Hearing Qin Yang's sigh, Cai Yong couldn't help but be startled. He didn't expect Qin Yang to be able to say such vicissitudes of words at the age of more than 20 years old, as if he had seen through the harshness of the world, and couldn't help but think highly of Qin Yang.
Take a look.
"Father, Brother Qin. The north wind is very strong outside. Let's go to the hall to talk." Cai Yan smiled sweetly and interrupted the two of them. When Qin Yang was under strict supervision, everyone in the imperial capital
Officials were afraid to avoid her, so Cai Yan ignored the opposition of her clan members and visited Qin Yang, who was almost living in seclusion, many times. As time went by, she and Qin Yang became good friends and called them brother and sister.
"Oh! Yes, yes, what Yan'er said is absolutely true! I, Cai Yong, have neglected this distinguished guest. Master Qin, please come inside..." Cai Yong chuckled, glanced at his daughter, and said suddenly.
Qin Yang nodded with a smile, and led Guan Hai and others to follow Cai Yong and his daughter towards the gate of the mansion. Just as a few people had just stepped into the gate of the mansion, suddenly there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance, and before anyone arrived, there was a shout.
Arriving first. "Are they Mr. Cai and Mr. Qin in front? Wait a minute, Mr. Cao..."
Cao Cao?! Qin Yang and Cai Yong turned around in surprise, only to find three fast horses galloping on the road in front of the mansion. The people on the horses were none other than Cao Cao, Cao Hong and Xiahou Dun. The three of them saw Cai Yong and Cai Yong from a distance.
Qin Yang's figure began to speed up. When he saw that several people were about to enter the house, Cao Cao hurriedly shouted.
With a sound of "噏流", the horse under Cao Cao's crotch neighed loudly, snorted twice and "kicked" to stand firm at the steps in front of Cai Mansion. Cao Cao's face was rosy, he threw off the reins, jumped off the horse and exhaled a white breath.
He was so angry that he walked up the steps with a smile and clasped his fists at Cai Yong and Qin Yang and said: "Cao Cao has met Mr. Cai and Mr. Qin. Yesterday, Cao Cao heard that Mr. Cai returned with honors, so he did not dare to visit rashly. He only dared to come today.
, please don’t blame Mr. Cai.”
"Master Cao, you are so polite..." Cai Yong laughed and returned the courtesy. But the moment he lowered his head, Qin Yang saw a look of solemnity and doubt in Cai Yong's eyes.
"Haha, Cao was so reckless just now. I apologize to you two first." Cao Cao spoke to Qin Yang this time, and Qin Yang smiled in return. But there was a big question mark in his heart. "It seems that Cai Yong let
Cai Yan must have come to see me for something. But Cao Cao seems to have come uninvited? Cao Cao is now He Jin's popular man, so can it be said that Cai Yong, He Jin and the others..."
While Qin Yang was thinking, he strolled into the hall with Cai Yong and Cao Cao. Guan Hai, Cao Hong, and Xiahou Dun were also let into the side hall by Cai Mao and sat down. Cao Hong and Guan Hai were very familiar with each other and sat down casually.
As they started chatting, Xiahou Dun had an aloof look on his face. He sat there with his long hair as straight as a javelin without saying a word. Cai Mao, who was sitting next to him, also said a few words to Xiahou Dun but received no answer.
Afterwards, I awkwardly drank tea and went to Guan Haina to join in the fun and chat.
Cai Yong was sitting in the main seat in the hall. Although Cai Yan was a woman, she had a reputation as a woman, so she was also sitting beside him. After a few casual greetings and compliments to each other, the atmosphere gradually became more intense.
He fell into silence. Seeing Cai Yong and his daughter talking about it, Qin Yang knew that it was difficult to say something because Cao Cao was present, so he smiled lightly and said: "Master Cao has been serving under the general recently, and his official career has been prosperous.
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"Haha, why did Mr. Qin say this? Cao is loyal to the Han Empire. Even if he gets a slight promotion, it is appreciated by His Majesty and a reward from the empire..." Cao Cao smiled and said lightly.
Qin Yang's eyebrows moved slightly, and he heard something in Cao Cao's words, so he hesitated and said, "Oh? Listening to Master Cao's words, it seems a little disrespectful to Master He..."
Cao Cao curled his lips and smiled, and said in a low voice: "Master Qin, Master Cai, we are all sensible people. I would like to ask Master Qin, you also fought against Master He under Xiangcheng. I don't know what Master Qin is going to do about it."
What do you think?"
Hearing Cao Cao mention the Battle of Xiangcheng, Cai Yong and Cai Yan, who were sitting on the throne, couldn't help but change their expressions and looked at each other. They were not sure whether Cao Cao's words were a test or had a deeper meaning, so they couldn't help but choose to remain silent at the same time.
Qin Yang laughed and said: "Since Mr. Cao asked about Qin Yang, Qin Yang might as well say it directly. I think that victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. In the past, Emperor Gaozu was defeated by the overlord Xiang Yu many times, and it can even be said that hundreds of times
We were unable to win the battle, and almost fell into the point of eternal destruction several times. But in the end, we were able to conquer the world with one battle. In the Battle of Haixia, we were surrounded by enemies from all sides and forced the overlord of the world to death. We established the undying foundation of our Han Empire. How can we, Lord He, fight with just one person?
How can you make rash comments about a defeat?"
"Qin Yang!" No one expected that after hearing Qin Yang's words, Cao Cao became furious and stood up, pointing at Qin Yang with an angry face and said: "I, Cao Cao, regard you as a hero with the world at heart. I didn't expect
You actually compare me, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Empire, with He Jin, a regicide and a dictatorial thief? I, Cao Cao, have nothing to say to you!"
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