Chapter 796 Perfect excuse

When the progress in Chang'an was mentioned, a city lord's face suddenly became gloomy.

Although Cai Yong's contact with Liangzhou warlords did not come smoothly without Lu Zhi's Nanyang strategy, Liangzhou warlords did not make things too difficult for Cai Yong, at least they gave Cai Zhonglang enough face on the surface.

Li Jue, Guo Si and other Liangzhou bosses did not show up in Bogu's territory on the day when Chang'an City was broken, and fought with Li Meng's troops in Liangzhou." They relentlessly raised the slander and simply wiped the mud openly and made the official theory of "the incident was purely accidental" to let the matter pass like this. They also understood that even if they wanted to thoroughly investigate the matter, Feng Xiang would never admit that he deliberately led Lu Bu away.

What's more, even if it was really done by A Niu, what's wrong?

The Liangzhou army was trying to get rid of Lu Bu and quickly. Fengxiang led Lu Bu, who had already escaped from Chang'an and fled to Guandong, to deviate from the direction. Objectively, it created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Liangzhou army to destroy Lu Bu, but Li Meng himself was not sure. In the fuss, it seemed that the Liangzhou army was incompetent. The three thousand elite Liangzhou cavalry, instead fought with hundreds of light cavalry who were exhausted in Lu Bu, and suffered both losses. If this was not a shame, there was nothing in the world worthy of the word "shame".

In fact, the senior management of the Liangzhou Army did not dare to determine whether Lu Bu appeared in Bogu or not was related to Bogu City. When Fengxiang's first expedition to Bogu, Lu Bu sent the Central Army regardless of the relevant laws and regulations, and ran over to help Wudi Dongzi, almost fighting with Fengxiang's Expeditionary Force.

Although this matter was suppressed by all parties and did not cause much trouble in the court, the Liangzhou warlords who were in a panic during that period were extremely concerned about the movements in Chang'an. How could they not know such a major event? Although Li, Guo and others had no idea how Bogu, where Li Ru was located, was in contact with Lu Bu, and Li Ru was also secretive about this when seeking help from the Liangzhou army, but the facts are facts, and there is no doubt that there is a close relationship between Wen Hou and Bogu. At least, in the war between Fengxiang and Bogu, Lu Bu's attitude was clear.

After escaping from Chang'an, he detoured Bogu for the first time. No one was sure whether Lu Bu thought of doing something in Bogu City, but he did not expect that Li Ru invited the Western Liang Iron Cavalry to help. As a result... Both teams of reinforcements that could theoretically help Bogu deal with Fengxiang Expeditionary Force, but due to the irreconcilable hostility between them, they fought first.

It is interesting that when the Liangzhou warlords opened this page, they did not mention Bo Gu City intentionally or unintentionally. Even though Mr. Cai Yong tried extremely hard to point his finger at Bo Gu, Li Jue and Guo Si just pretended not to know and quickly changed the topic.

Among them, although Cai Yong is not good at using conspiracy and conspiracy, it is difficult to tell the lies justified when he knows the truth in advance. It is also obvious that the big men of Liangzhou Army defend and favoritism about Bo Gu in this matter.

Although Li Ru retreated from the Liangzhou army, the Liangzhou people still had to sell him some face.

Fengxiang's recent series of momentum has obviously achieved the expected results. Cai Yong's special status in the Liangzhou army has also been perfectly exerted. Fengxiang's diplomatic activities in Chang'an have quickly made important progress. Liangzhou warlords not only eliminated the unpleasantness of the past few days, but also expressed that they would continue to recognize the legitimacy of Fengxiang's reconstruction of Luoyang.

What is even more surprising is that the Liangzhou warlords also expressed strong condemnation and serious dissatisfaction for the bad behavior of "some princes interfering in the struggle between lords", and expressed their appreciation for the brave spirit of "heroic and tenacious struggle against evil forces" in this battle! Of course, condemnation and appreciation are just verbal words, and a few words are just yelling. No matter how arrogant the Liangzhou warlords are, they cannot fight with the so-called "evil forces", but Feng Xiang is the beneficiary of it after all, and the legitimacy of the self-defense counterattack has become stronger.

Feng Xiang naturally would not care about it. It seems that the Liangzhou army has a share of "rude interference in the battle between the lords". The security guarantee that A Niu most hoped for was achieved easily, and the success made the city lord surprised, like a dream.

If something goes wrong, there will be a demon. This sentence has been verified again.

All the senior officials of the Liangzhou Army were not good men and women, and they had a prerequisite for Fengxiang's "friendliness" - they hoped that Cai Boyi would return to Chang'an and become an official.

"The wise and famous public reputation is shared by the people in the country. I hope to put the country first and temporarily retreat. If I can return to the court and do more things for the people of the world, it will be a blessing for the people and the country... With the great talent of public, I should be the general leader in internal affairs and rank among the three public."

It has to be admitted that Liangzhou warlords had great expectations and sincerity for persuading Cai Yong to return. They moved them with emotion, explained them with reason, and tempted them with profit, and even gave them conditions such as "ranking the three dukes".

When Cai Yong heard Guo Si say this, his old face suddenly turned red and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Guo Si, who was in charge of lobbying, was very happy when he saw this and said in a secret smile: "People say that Cai Boyi had to study history and was indifferent to fame and fortune without competing with the world. He is a model figure who has been studying ethics without any loss. When he saw this today, he realized that rumors cannot be believed. Literature is really fame!"

The position of the Three Officials is indeed something that many people dare not dream of indulging in their dreams. It can not only be remembered in history, but also benefit the entire family for a long time! In the climate where family interests are above everything else, this kind of glory and opportunity can simply make the most reserved and low-key literati rush forward with a sword.

Take Yuan as an example.

Now Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are in great success in Guandong, occupying Jizhou, which is the "heavy capital in the world" and Nanyang, the "largest county in the Eastern Han Dynasty", have attracted heroes to join forces. The local wealthy and gentry all support them, and the two have already vaguely become the two of them. If there is such a situation, it is definitely not that these two brothers are both amazing people on the land of China in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. A very important point is the Yuan family's great family background. How can the "four generations and three dukes" be comparable to others?

Looking back, when the princes of Kanto attacked Dong Zhuo, there were obviously several governors involved, and none of the other princes had a low status. Yuan Shao was still able to become the leader of the alliance as a mere Bohai prefect, and Yuan Shu was also responsible for the fertilizer for mobilizing food and grass. This is already very telling.

The senior officials of the Liangzhou Army asked Cai Yong to go back to preside over the government, but did not value Cai Yong's talent in governing the country. He said that a great scholar who was only keen on history and lacked interpersonal skills. He had the talent to stabilize the country and was clearly a lie.

The Liangzhou Army wanted Cai Yong to go back just because they needed a flag, a fig leaf, and a shield to cover up their unjust act of invading Chang'an in a "mutineering" manner and controlling the power of the court. It was good to let Cai Yong, who had a good reputation among the people, stand up and preside over the government. Even if he could not completely quell the doubts of the Liangzhou Army's usurpation of power, it would be good to ease the conflict. Just as when Dong Zhuo first entered Luoyang, he won over the high-profile Confucian scholars. Cai Yong was forced to be enlisted into the court in this way and almost died in prison. Unfortunately, the wheel of history hit Cai Yong again. The only difference was that Cai Yong could get a higher status.

Guo Si looked at Cai Yong stunned with a smile. The other party's reaction was already reasonable. Guo Si's gratitude after waiting for Cai Yong to come back to his senses, and "received the award" such as "I wish to break my bones to repay the favor of my favor."

What he waited for was rejection.

Although Cai Yong spoke more tactfully, he refused after all, and Guo Si and others were caught off guard.

All the warlords in Liangzhou were warriors and knew nothing about the way to govern the country. It was unrealistic to let those reckless men who were accustomed to solving problems with swords and guns to manage the government, and it was inevitable to find other talents. The Liangzhou army would definitely not release military power, but the chief internal affairs were not able to do it by just finding someone. They should not only be famous in the country, but also be "close" to the Liangzhou army, so as not to secretly make trouble like Wang Yun back then. Li, Guo and other Liangzhou army giants did not want to become the second Dong Zhuo themselves.

Li Ru had resolutely retired. When the Liangzhou army entered the city, they killed many ministers in the court. After thinking about it, Guo Si and others were unable to come up with a more suitable candidate in the first place. In this way, in order to make Cai Yong surrender, the Liangzhou Army tried every means.

Under the instruction of Li Jue, Guo Si and others, anyone who had met Cai Yong in the Liangzhou army took turns to visit him and persuade Cai Yong with kind words. Li and Guo were afraid that Cai Yong would despise those martial artists and forced the surviving officials in Chang'an City to join the lobbying ranks. In the end, even the young emperor issued an edict to this, refuting Cai Yong to serve as an official.

——A discerning person knows that the edict was mostly made by the Liangzhou army. The emperor and the officials in the court had long been held hostage by them. This method was in line with Dong Zhuo's past practice. If they were happy, they might send someone to inform the young emperor after they were done. When they were in a normal mood, the young emperor would do whatever he should do.

Cai Yong was still hesitating, looking very embarrassed.

Cai Yong was really not greedy for fame and fortune. When he was conquered by Dong Zhuo, he was full of displeasure. After experiencing the "Sigh Sect" incident and almost died unjustly in prison, the great scholar's fear of the officialdom reached an extreme point. What's more, the Liangzhou warlords were under the banner of "aggressive revenge for Dong Zhuo". Dong Zhuo's title of "traitor" could not be removed. The Liangzhou Legion blatantly sent troops to force the royal city to usurp the power. No matter how much his actions were concealed, they were inseparable from the four words "great rebellion".

With the recommendation of Liangzhou warlords, it is inevitable that the reputation will be damaged. Maybe one day the princes of Guandong came to drive away the Liangzhou army, and they would be treated as thieves and accomplices for the law for no reason. Although Cai Yong's political sense was quite average, he was still very clear about this big deal.

This official is absolutely impossible!

The difficulty lies in the fact that the edict that was almost forged was an edict.

Cai Yong was not so naive that he had asked for the authenticity of the edict. The Liangzhou Legion had already taken it out. Even if it was fake, they could easily make the young emperor admit it was true. Since it was related to the emperor, Cai Yong naturally could not deal with the Liangzhou people and the old officials in the court. He had to think about the words and excuses carefully.

Poor Cai Zhonglang, who is famous all over the world, has a lot of knowledge and anecdotes, but has many characteristics of a nerd. For him, it is definitely a very challenging and difficult thing to tell some insincere lies. He sighed and laughed for a long time and was sad, but he didn't say a word or two.

Fortunately, someone helped him and forced him to make a quick decision.

The person who "helps" him are the big bosses of the Liangzhou Army.

Seeing that Cai Yong was still hesitating there, the Liangzhou bosses thought that the efforts of the prefecture had already seen the results, and at least they no longer refused in one gulp. It was really a happy event that "respectfully, gold and stone are the only ones to open up" and is worth drinking several large jars of strong wine. As for Cai Yong still silent, the Liangzhou bosses quickly figured out some tricks, "I think Cai Zhonglang still dared not feel completely relieved, and he was still worried that we would demolish the bridge when we crossed the river. It seems that if we want to invite him out of the mountain, we must add more effort and untie the knots of his heart first."

I don’t know which smart head came up with a brilliant idea and came up with a genius idea that everyone agreed with and everyone actively signed up to be willing to "dedicate":

"Since Cai Zhonglang is still afraid of us, it is because he is not close enough to our Liangzhou army. If we start from here, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort. In my opinion, the closeness is the family. Why don't I ask Cai Zhonglang for marriage? When I first entered Luoyang, I heard that Cai Zhonglang had a daughter named Yan, who was beautiful and beautiful, and was known as a talented woman. At that time, he was betrothed to the second son of the Wei clan in Hedong. Unfortunately, the second son of the Wei clan died unexpectedly before getting married. The talented daughter of the Cai Zhonglang family, who had not yet been married, became the name of "husband". She has not yet married."

The man's eyes shone brightly, and there was an unknown liquid dripping from the corner of his mouth and he didn't know it. He said with a righteous voice: "Although the woman married was ominous, for the sake of the overall situation and for the sake of our Liangzhou son, I have also sacrificed my best! I am willing to be willing to die in the prime of life and marry Cai Yan!"

As soon as the words finished, the loud "pa" sound was endless.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not applause, but the sound of slapping the table vigorously. Fan Chou’s strength was so strong that he even slapped the table in front of him.

What a joke? Several people here have heard of Cai Yan's name. "Kefu" is not an obstacle to these martial artists who are accustomed to life and death. They are as empty and ethereal as clouds. It is real to marry a delicate beauty and go home. Everyone is all men. Although the guy speaks passionately, he seems to have suffered a great loss. In fact, everyone understands what he is thinking, and someone will immediately jump out to stop him.

Mr. Jia: "This is a bad word! How can you bear such a dangerous thing? I am a lonely man anyway, and I haven't died after fighting so many battles. I'm famously desperate, so I'll go!"

Yi Jun rolled his sleeves and said, "I'm tired of living, I'll go!"

C expressed his opinion a little later. In desperation, he pulled out his waist knife, and slammed into the table table in front of him, and shouted angrily: "Stop it, whoever competes with me? Try my knife first to be unfavorable!"

Of course, as a tough army, the military discipline of the Liangzhou army is still very strict. The heroes who rush to sacrifice their lives with a tragic look on their faces were soon suppressed by the three giants Li, Guo and Fan. According to Fan Chou, "If you don't look at your identity, you are worthy of getting married to the Cai Zhonglang family? Such a thing will not fall on you!"

As the saying goes, no matter how powerful the arm is, it can't twist its more majestic thighs. Although Fan Chou's official position is lower than that of the other two giants and is on par with other Liangzhou generals in the conference hall, his status is obviously higher within the Liangzhou army, and his words are mostly counted.

As soon as Fan Chou spoke, the martial artists who wanted to make trouble, stopped talking, but the matter was not over yet, and the three giants also had different opinions on whom to "dedicate".

The competition is unprecedented.

All three of them showed fearless courage, with a noble sentiment that was higher than Doctor Bethune, and his unscrupulous spirit of ownership. His heart was moved by the earth, and he had the taste of "I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood". The final result was that no one could convince the other two. After compromising with each other, the three of them would put the choice in Cai Yong's hands. "If Mr. Don't give up, please choose one of the three of them and marry Ling Qianjin."

Cai Yong was shocked and almost vomited in front of the three big bosses of the Liangzhou Legion.

After a little breath, Cai Zhonglang thought of the speech with great determination and ease: "I am old and weak, but I hope to become a Han official in my lifetime. My wish is enough. I lack energy and cannot bear to trust the affairs of the state. The emperor and the princes have high hopes, so I have to respect and thank Bumin. Don't mention the matter of becoming an official in the court, otherwise, Bo Yi can only die to show his thoughts!"

Although Cai Yong had never agreed to stay in Chang'an before, he just declined and never forced himself to die like he is now. The situation did not develop as expected by the top leaders of the Liangzhou Army. Li, Guo and Fan suddenly felt bad and frowned.

"The figure of the little girl Pu Liu, the three generals are willing to make a love for Qin and Jin with her daughter. This is actually the fate of Yan'er throughout her life. She should not be ignorant of praise. However, when the little girl was traveling to the world's No. 1 city, she secretly fell in love with the Lord Fengxiang City Day and night. My old friend, Yan'er, Lu Zigan, took over and made a marriage agreement with Lord Aniu City, which was barely in line with etiquette. I just learned about this, and no one in the court knew about it. Since she had promised others, the three generals' wishes could not be accepted."

To be honest, what Cai Yong is talking about is definitely lies, but he is also very flexible and has a clear and eye-catching character, which makes the three giants of Liangzhou Army not doubt the authenticity of this statement at all. Who would have thought that a person like Cai Yong would talk nonsense and was talking nonsense about the issue of his daughter's reputation?

With Cai Yong's character, he was not so. He was simply forced out by the Liangzhou army. Cai Yong's life-threatening attitude towards Wen Jizhen was related to Wen Ji's life happiness. The great scholar could not take care of so much. He didn't want to push Wen Ji into the fire pit. In order to completely block Guo Si, Fan Chou and others' mouths, and make them unable to continue to attack Wen Ji, Cai Yong had to come up with this bad idea in desperation.

Seeing the remarkable results, Cai Zhonglang couldn't help but feel a little proud: "The Lord of Aniu City is a fifth-rank General Zhaode, who was conferred by the previous emperor, and his territory is famous in the country. How many people don't know the prosperity and strength of the 'No. 1 city in the world'? The most important thing is that Aniu is in her prime and is still unmarried (Cai Yong doesn't know the existence of Xiaoyu). He is about the same age as Yan'er. He pushes Aniu to the front and acts as a shield. It's hard for these Liangzhou people to say anything. What a perfect excuse!"

Cai Yong thought it thoughtfully: it was reasonable to say that a city lord had a engagement with Cai Yan. It was announced a few days ago that his family moved to Fengxiang, which seemed reasonable and natural.

Cai Yong had thought about Cai Yan's reputation and honor, but he had no choice. If he didn't find a person who was more powerful and could not control the Liangzhou Army, the powerful figures of the Liangzhou Army were not so easy to pass, so he could only take one step at a time.

As for whether A Niu, who was "betrayed" by him, would have any objections, Cai Yong was really not worried at all.

Whether it is the folk comments, the evaluation of his old friend Lu Zhi, and his own observations on weekdays, a certain city lord is still very good. Moreover, he took the risk to Chang'an this time to help A Niu solve the problem. He encountered such a problem because of business. Not to mention that the city lord and Wen Ji had a private lifelong concession, even if the two of them were there, what would A Niu dare to do? Go back and explain it appropriately, and the matter will be over.

Cai Zhonglang was very proud.

This great scholar didn't know that he was in a hurry to be a nonsense, and later caused a storm in Fengxiang. Of course, that was a later story. At this time, Mr. Cai Yong could still continue to be proud for a while.

As the saying goes, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." After speaking, Cai Yong naturally did not want to live in a dangerous place for a long time to avoid any trouble. So he said to Guo Si and others: "I came to Chang'an today and I have been kind to you. After the official business is over, Bo Yi said goodbye. After separation from the masters, I will live in seclusion in Fengxiang. I may not have the opportunity to enter Chang'an again in my lifetime. However, the friendship between the masters and Bo Yi will remember it in his heart."

If Cai Yong just left like this, the world would be peaceful. Although Li, Guo and others were martial artists, those who could hold high positions would be somewhat cunning.

With their current status, they are not really greedy for Wen Ji's beauty. When they heard that Wen Ji had already engaged with a city lord, they were just a little disappointed and soon returned to normal. They proposed a marriage to keep Cai Yong, but after they came back to their senses, they naturally refused to let Cai Yong leave like this. They were so mean to let Cai Yong stay for a few more days.

Cai Yong was a great scholar who devoted himself to history. He was not his best when dealing with people. When he saw the other party staying with each other, he felt that it was difficult to refuse. He had to get the corresponding documents of the Liangzhou Army when he went back to Luoyang, or sent an envoy to meet A Niu to ensure that there was no change in the short term, so he had to bite the bullet and stay.

Early the next morning, a vicious general from Liangzhou came to Cai Yong's residence and claimed that he was ordered to investigate the fight between Fengxiang and Bogu some time ago, and found out that "Fengxiang's overdue attack" was found. According to the law, Fengxiang should be held responsible for the corresponding responsibility and Cai Yong was not allowed to leave Chang'an. The general's words were vulgar and arrogant, which made Cai Yong very angry and ran to find the other party's "superior". Guo Si and others either made excuses or said that "the law is ruthless and cannot help."

Cai Yong knew it was broken now, and the other party was clearly looking for excuses to trap him in Chang'an!

Fortunately, the Liangzhou army also knew that this matter must be explained, but did not detain everyone, nor did they prevent Cai Yong from sending people back to report the news.
Chapter completed!