Cai Yan, whose courtesy name is Wenji (some people say it should be Zhaoji), was the daughter of Cai Yong, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and a female poet at the end of the Han Dynasty. His works were two poems: "Poems of Sorrow and Anger", one in five-character style and the other in Chu Ci style. It was included in the biography of "Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Among them, it is particularly famous for its five-character style, which is more than 540 characters long. It is the first five-character long narrative poem created by a woman in Chinese history. It is knowledgeable, talented and eloquent, and is well-versed in music. It is said that the famous "Eighteen Beats of Hu Zi" was written by Cai Yan, and he was a famous talented woman in ancient China.

But in history, although Cai Yan was known as a talented woman, his difficulties in his encounters made people sigh that he was "a beauty was poor and his life".

When Cai Wenji was young, her father Cai Yong was exiled to a bitter and cold land, and was in a difficult situation. She finally returned to Luoyang and married Wei Zhongdao from Hedong at the age of 16. The Wei family was a prominent family in Hedong at the time. Wei Zhongdao was also an outstanding talented man. The couple was very loving. Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. In less than a year, Wei Zhongdao, who joined the "Early Death Alliance", pleaded and died of hem. So the people of the Wei family thought that Cai Wenji "harmed her husband". The arrogant Wenji resolutely returned to her parents' home despite her father's opposition.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Cai Yong was imprisoned as a "Zhuo Party" and eventually died in prison. Wen Ji was abducted by the Huns and became the concubine of Zuo Xianwang. During the twelve years of the Huns, he gave birth to two sons for Zuo Xianwang: Adiguai and Ameiguai. Until the Battle of Chibi broke out, Cao Cao was grateful for the friendship of his good friend Cai Yong and sent an envoy to redeem Wen Ji with a pair of gold and a pair of white bi. That year, Cai Yan was already 35 years old.

Under Cao Cao's arrangement, Wen Ji married Dong Si, the commander of Tian Jiao. Because Wen Ji was sad and often felt in a trance, her husband and wife's life was not harmonious. Dong Si was in his prime and was born with a talented person, proficient in calligraphy history, was familiar with music, and had a high opinion of himself. Naturally, he felt a little deficient in Wen Ji. However, due to Cao Cao's instruction, he accepted Wen Ji unwillingly. Under such circumstances, Wen Ji's life would naturally not be very easy.

In the second year after marriage, Dong Si was killed for crime. Wen Ji ignored the rift and came to Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Mansion to plead with mercy in the severe winter. Cao Cao thought of his past friendship with Cai Yong, and thought of Wen Ji's miserable life. If Dong Si was executed, Wen Ji would not be able to survive alone, so he forgives Dong Si. From then on, Dong Si was grateful for Wen Ji's kindness and re-evaluated Wen Ji. The couple saw through the world and hid up the Luo River and hid between the foothills. The two had a son and a daughter, and their daughter married Sima Yi's son Sima Shi as their wife.

Looking at Cai Yan's life, it can be roughly summarized as "three marriages in a lifetime, and the fate is bumpy."

The Cai Yan Aniu saw at this time was Cai Yan, who had suffered hardships in 2018. Thinking of the future fate of such a talented woman, a city lord was filled with emotion. Every time he thought of such a talented woman and the beauty was about to start a nightmare, Aniu felt even more sad.

According to historical records, it was not far from Cai Yan's marriage to Wei family at this time.

"Can's fate be changed?" A Niu murmured.

In fact, A Niu was really lucky to see the legendary beauty Cai Wenji this time. Although Cai Yong favored Wenji, the great Confucian tutor of a generation was very strict. If Cai Yan had not accidentally made a noise when eavesdropping behind the screen, and Lu Zhi and Cai Yong had a strong friendship, A Niu would definitely not have seen Cai Yan.

However, the performance of a certain city lord was really a bit "disgraceful". He looked at the beautiful woman Cai in a blind eye, and even forgot the minimum etiquette. The most terrible thing was that Cai Yan's father was still there. Fortunately, Cai Yong knew that his daughter's country was beautiful and that a man would be amazed. There were not only one or two "fools" like a certain city lord, so he just smiled and said nothing.

However, Lu Zhi felt very embarrassed about this. After all, he brought it to him. He coughed:

"The marriage between Yan'er and the Wei family in Hedong is about to be done."

Lu Zhi's words broke the embarrassment during the meal, and also reminded a city lord: Cai Yan is already a famous flower with a master, so he can stop any flower in his heart.

"Yes, Yan'er is going to marry into the Wei family in three months. Wei Zhongdao is also a talented man, and he probably won't treat Yan'er badly." Cai Yong smiled with his beard.

After Wen Ji's incident, the three of them were quite excited. A certain city lord was already absent-minded at this time, and Lu Zhi and Cai Yong were also silently digesting the possibility A Niu just said, and the more he thought about it, the more he became more and more uneasy he became. The three of them had their own thoughts, and the banquet ended quickly.

However, before saying goodbye, A Niu still solemnly made a request: ask Cai Yong and Lu Zhi to find a way to arrange for A Niu to meet Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Although the two great scholars were not very clear about the idea of ​​a city lord, they still agreed immediately. The vision and insights shown by A Niu just now made Lu Zhi and Cai Yong have a good impression of this strange lord.

The reason why a certain city lord asked Lu Zhi and Cai Yong to meet Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was because these people had some interactions.

There is no need to say much about the friendship between Cao Cao and Cai Yong, just by looking at how Cao Cao rescues Wen Ji. The relationship between Lu Zhi and Yuan Shao is also extraordinary: Although the two seem to have little intersection in the Romance of the Romance, in official history, after being dismissed from office, Lu Zhi was hired as a military advisor by Yuan Shao!

In fact, when A Niu came to Luoyang this time, he did not expect to get into the fight between He Jin and Shi Chang, but instead took this opportunity to get familiar with future heroes in order to lay a good foundation for the development of the territory!

On the way to Luoyang, A Niu was worried that nothing would be possible on this trip, and it would be great if he could meet Yuan Shao. But after Lu Zhi introduced Cai Yong, a city lord ignited another glimmer of hope for the meeting with Cao Cao.

Objectively speaking, although A Niu is also a fifth-rank General Zhaode personally named by Emperor Ling, he is only an alien after all and has no real power. Under normal circumstances, it is not easy to meet Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others among the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan. However, with the introduction of General Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, the possibility of meeting naturally increased greatly.

On the way back to the General's Mansion, Lu Zhi remained silent. Aniu thought Lu Zhi was blaming him for his misconduct when he saw Cai Yan just now. When he was ashamed to die, Lu Zhi said:

"What A Niu said just now, if it really happens, the situation will be unimaginable. The future of the Han Dynasty will become dim. I wonder why A Niu wants to see Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?"

Seeing that Lu Zhi didn't say anything, it turned out that it was for this matter. A city lord felt relieved and said, "The general now thinks that everything is in control. It is difficult to listen to other people's advice at this time, but A Niu still wants to do his best. With A Niu's rank status, even if he introduces it from an adult, it is difficult to see the general. Besides, even if he sees He Jin, A Niu's words are not worth it. Yuan Shao is a confidant of the general, and Cao Cao can say a few words in front of He Jin, so..."

Lu Zhi looked at A Niu and nodded without saying a word, with praise in his eyes.

In fact, a certain city lord just hopes to take this opportunity to say hello to the future hero in advance. As for He Jin's life and death, it is not at all under A Niu's consideration. If He Jin is not dead, then how could Dong Zhuo enter Luoyang so easily and create a series of planes behind? In fact, in A Niu's mind, he hopes that He Jin will die early!

When meeting Yuan Shao and Cao Cao with such an excuse, A Niu would still pretend to say a few words. The person who advised He Jin to summon heroes from all directions to Beijing was Yuan Shao, and A Niu didn't think that Yuan Shao could listen to his words. Although Cao Cao could also speak in front of He Jin, his influence was a little weaker than Yuan Shao. In history, Cao Cao had advised He Jin for the "summon heroes from all directions" but he was not successful.

After all, the city lord cares about Feng Xiang's development. As for whoever wins and loses from He Jin and the Ten Constables, it's all about Aniu!

When A Niu and Lu Zhi returned, a beautiful woman sat upright in the pavilion and terrace in the back garden of Cai Yong's mansion, thinking about something.

This peerless beauty is Cai Yan, who just hid behind the screen and eavesdropped on her face but was unfortunately discovered.

Although Cai Yong's family education was very strict, he was still quite indulgent to the smart and charming Cai Yan, unlike ordinary people who had too many constraints on women. If it weren't for this, Cai Yan would not have become a famous talented woman in history.

Lu Zhi and Cai Yong had a deep friendship and loved Cai Yan very much. Usually when Lu Zhi arrived, Cai Yan often appeared, and he often discussed literary issues with Lu Zhi, who was also a great scholar. After hearing Uncle Lu came just now, Cai Yan sneaked over, but he didn't expect that there would be a strange man at the table. For a moment, Cai Yan was unable to stand out and had to hide behind the screen.

When a certain city lord communicated with Lu Zhi and Cai Yong, Cai Yan could naturally hear it clearly. Although Wen Ji was not good at political intrigue, some of A Niu's views still refreshed Wen Ji, especially the saying "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world."

"The man who can say this must be a very human being. This Lord A Niu is really interesting! But what he looked like just now is too..."

Cai Yan's cheeks were covered with redness again.

(Shame, the previous chapter is written soon, there is a **ug. Regarding Wang Mang, I didn’t look carefully at the information about Cai Yong, and I made Wang Mang come out. The time and space are inconsistent... The VIP chapter cannot be changed. Let me explain it here, and I will despise myself by the way! Although it does not affect the plot, this is indeed a bit big...

There is another update today. The conditions for monthly tickets plus updates are met. Now it is time to calm down public anger. By the way, I will get the 6 9,000-word tickets yesterday. If you have monthly tickets, you might as well leave them for cats tomorrow. To be doubled tomorrow.) (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!