Chapter 41: Unfaithful ministers are unfaithful
Ye Zhao was somewhat prepared for Liu Bei to take over as the governor of Youzhou. Although Liu Yu had a son Liu He, Liu He had a very low presence in Youzhou. Ye Zhao remembered that in history, Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan during the Chuping period. Now he had five or six more thoughts, which made the unification of Youzhou five or six years later. Liu Bei took over as the governor of Youzhou at this time, which was not a good choice.
However, even if Ye Zhao wants to take care of the matter far away in Youzhou, he can't interfere. Moreover, there has been a major event in Chang'an recently that Ye Zhao feels a little heavy.
Cai Yong fell ill!
In fact, after the beginning of winter, Cai Yong's mentality did not look very good, but because Cai Yan was pregnant again, in order to avoid Cai Yan's concern, Cai Yong would force himself to be energetic in front of Cai Yan.
When He Man came to inform Cai Yong of his condition, Ye Zhao was in Yunyang area to investigate the geology. Someone found a large number of open-pit coal mines here, which was a good thing.
After learning that Cai Yong fell ill, Ye Zhao directly put down the inspection team and rushed back to Chang'an with a horse.
"I've seen the Grand Marshal!" Cai An respectfully welcomed Ye Zhao into Cai's Mansion.
"Uncle An, why did my mentor suddenly fall ill?" As soon as I entered the Cai Mansion, a strong smell of medicine came to my face. Ye Zhao frowned and looked at Cai An and said.
"The master's body has begun to weaken since last year. According to the doctor, it is the five declines of heaven and man, that is to say..." Cai An looked at Ye Zhao and said bitterly: "The deadline is coming!"
Ye Zhao felt a little uncomfortable. Although this is the case, Cai Yong had a good ending, and it was many times better than his fate in history. However, as the only elder in the world who came to Ye Zhao and had given Ye Zhao a lot of help, Cai Yong's fall made Ye Zhao feel a little heavy.
"Please please Uncle An as a commemorative minister. Zhao wants to meet his mentor." After a moment of silence, Ye Zhao said.
Because of Liu Bian's relationship, the rift between Ye Zhao and Cai Yong had already appeared in Shuzhong. In politics, Cai Yong was not very aware of himself and claimed to be an imperial party, but in many things, he would always inadvertently hurt the royal family. For example, if Cai Yan's marriage had not been made many requests, Ye Zhao would not have made a flat wife to slap the royal family in the face.
In addition, as a father-in-law, Cai Yong's many practices are suspected of turning his elbows outward.
But no matter what, as a teacher, Cai Yong is definitely worthy of Ye Zhao. When Ye Zhao was in the most difficult time, only Cai Yong was working hard for him, helping him to open his eyes, and paving the way for his career. When Ye Zhao first came to this era, he was able to rise rapidly and really received a lot of help from Cai Yong. Moreover, Ye Zhao's current ability does not come entirely from later generations. The rich accumulation of knowledge in his previous life has helped Ye Zhao a lot.
"The Grand Marshal will go in directly. The master said that the Grand Marshal will come back, there is no need to inform me." Cai An shook his head and said.
Ye Zhao nodded and, under Cai An's leadership, went straight into Cai Yong's bedroom.
On the bed, when Ye Zhao saw Cai Yong, his eyes felt a little sore.
In my memory, Cai Yong was a very handsome old man. He would take care of himself meticulously at any time. He had a strong Confucian style in every move. However, when he saw Cai Yong here, what Ye Zhao saw was an old man with his eyes collapsed, his face was full of wrinkles, and his hair looked a little dry.
"Cai An...but is Xiuming here?" Cai Yong asked in a weak voice when he heard footsteps.
"Father-in-law..." Walking to the edge of the bed, Ye Zhao grabbed Cai Yong's hand and said in a stern voice: "It's too late for the child to come back."
"It's not too late, it's not too late!" Cai Yong opened his eyes, looked at Ye Zhao and smiled, shook his head with difficulty and said, "Xiu Ming worked hard for the whole country. It's enough to meet you and my master and disciple again before I die."
"What did my father-in-law say?" Ye Zhao shook his head: "My teacher is still young, why did he say these despicable words? It's just a few minor illnesses. The child has ordered people to go to the Central Plains to find the miracle doctor Hua Tuo. He has already had his eyes and his father-in-law's illness will be cured."
Cai Yong shook his head: "Medical medicine is not a disease, but Xiuming has always seen things very accurately. How could he deceive himself at this time?"
"Yes, medicine is not a disease, and my father-in-law is in good health. It will definitely improve when the deadline is far from that time. Didn't my father-in-law always hope that King Yong can take charge of his own administration? When his father-in-law gets well, the child will let him take charge of his administration." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"If I had this idea a year ago," Cai Yong shook his head with difficulty: "Although Prince Bian was cowardly when he was young, he had a pure nature, but that was the same as before."
Cai Yong looked at the gauze tent above his head and sighed: "Does Xiuming blame me?"
"I don't dare!" Ye Zhao shook his head.
"I dare not, I have it." Cai Yong looked at Ye Zhao and murmured: "It was only recently that I discovered that I hope that King Yong could rule the rule, but if he was really allowed to rule, Xiuming would probably be abandoned in the past ten years. King Yong... If Xiuming's foundation is not successful, if Xiuming's foundation is handed over to King Yong, it will not only not be able to revive the Han Dynasty, but will only be defeated!"
Ye Zhao didn't say anything, just listened quietly.
"Xu Ming never lies. I can tell you a panic for me, who is about to die, and I feel very relieved!" Cai Yong took Ye Zhao's hand and said, "It's just that the way of heaven has reincarnation. Perhaps, the Han Dynasty has really come to this point. I have been a loyal minister for my whole life. When I'm about to die, I should also consider Xiu Ming and Yi'er."
"Don't say such disheartening words, father-in-law." Ye Zhao shook his head.
Cai Yong ignored it and said to himself: "In the past, I didn't understand. Xiuming was a good child, but why did I enter the officialdom? I became more and more confused. It was not until recently that I understood a little... It was not true that the minister was not loyal, but the king was not clear."
"To this day, the great trend of cultivating Ming has been achieved. I am not willing to force Cultivating Ming to make any vows, but I just hope that Cultivating Ming will retain the bloodline of the Han Dynasty in the future."
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law! The child will definitely do it."
"Yan'er is now pregnant with Liujia. Don't let her know about my husband's affairs, so as not to get angry."
"Um."
Cai Yong pulled Ye Zhao and said a lot of things, mostly recalling the past, from the party ban rebellion to the later exile to Shuozhou, the grudges with the Wei family, and the most common things about Liu Hong were a few disciples. In addition to Ye Zhao, Cai Yong also had a proud disciple named Gu Yong. He studied under Cai Yong and was a native of Jiangdong. There were a few others, but they were not as good as Ye Zhao and Gu Yong. At this age, there were only some memories left. Ye Zhao didn't know if he was old, but at this moment, looking at Cai Yong's appearance, he felt a little uncomfortable.
Cai Yong was really old, and as he talked, he fell asleep. After Ye Zhao was sure that Cai Yong was sleeping well, he stood up silently and asked Cai An to continue serving him, and left Cai's mansion directly.
When he left the mansion, a terrible murderous intent gradually gathered in his eyes. Cai Yong said a lot, but Ye Zhao only remembered one sentence: It is not the minister who is not loyal, but the king is not clear!
"Lord, are you going back to your house?" Dian Wei stepped forward and bowed to Ye Zhao and said.
"If you don't go back, go to Prince Yong's Mansion!" Ye Zhao took a deep breath, his face was scary. It was the first time that Dian Wei had followed Ye Zhao with more than ten years. He saw such a terrifying look on his face.
"Here!" After stopping speaking, Dian Wei took his personal guards and followed Ye Zhao to the Yong Palace.
Ye Zhao didn't know what grievances Cai Yong had suffered. Even if he asked, Cai Yong wouldn't say that the old man had been a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty for his whole life. At this time, he still remembered the goodness of the Han Dynasty. Even if he suffered any grievances, he wouldn't say it out. However, as a disciple and son-in-law, Ye Zhao couldn't just forget it.
It was already late, but the Yong Palace was brightly lit, and you could still hear the music of silk and bamboo orchestras.
When the guard of the royal palace saw Ye Zhao, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Where is Your Highness now?" Ye Zhao asked indifferently.
"Hotel some famous scholars at Qingle Palace." The guard bowed.
Ye Zhao helped Liu Bian open a government office and built a yamen. Liu Bian wanted to recruit a few famous scholars. Ye Zhaoyun, all he recruited were those who were very proficient in poetry and songs.
"Open the door!"
Ye Zhao waved his hand, and the doorman opened the door without saying a word. The guards of the royal palace were all selected by Ye Zhao. Although they were nominally under the jurisdiction of Liu Bian, they actually only obeyed Ye Zhao. Ye Zhao used to be close to the royal palace and would ask people to inform him according to the etiquette, but now, Ye Zhao suddenly felt that doing so was a bit redundant.
When Ye Zhao brought Dian Wei to Qingle Palace, Liu Bian and several famous men were drinking and having fun, each hugging one or two maids. They didn't look like a royal palace, but a brothel, and they were very low-end.
"Your Highness is in good mood!" Ye Zhao went straight into the hall, and didn't look at the disheveled maids. He just looked at Liu Bian lightly and waved: "Others, get out!"
"Here!" The maids struggled out of the arms of these famous scholars, bowed to Ye Zhao, and left straight.
"Taiwei, you are too presumptuous!" A famous man stood up and glared at Ye Zhao and said, "Where did you place your highness in the palace without your permission?"
"The face is given by others, and the face is earned by oneself. Some people don't have face. No matter how much others give, it's useless!" Ye Zhao walked to Liu Bian, sat down, looked at Liu Bian and said, "What I said is right?"
"The words of the Taiwei are reasonable." This was the first time that Liu Bian saw Ye Zhao showing such a look, and he felt a little scared.
"My father-in-law fell ill, but His Highness is here... Such a romantic thing is not good!" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Bian and said.
"Rareless! Your Highness is the king, and Mr. Cai is a minister. Even if Mr. Cai falls ill, it is not the turn of others to take care of what his Highness wants to do." The famous man who spoke before said angrily.
"These people you are looking for don't seem to understand the rules." Ye Zhao frowned and looked at Liu Bian and smiled, "Don't you mind helping Your Highness discipline?"
"No...I don't mind." Liu Bian said dryly.
"Shut him up!"
"Here!" Dian Wei took two steps forward, pinched his neck and twisted it in the roar of the soldier, and heard a gamble, and there was no more sound.
"What is Ye Qing's intention?" Liu Bian was startled. Unexpectedly, the discipline that Ye Zhao mentioned was to kill people directly. He looked at Ye Zhao with horror and said, "I am very sad about Mr. Cai's affairs. Life and death are all based on the sky..."
"My father-in-law said something to me, but I have been unable to figure it out. I want to ask Your Highness to solve the doubts!" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Bian and said calmly.
"Ye Qing is a wise man, and he doesn't even know Ye Qing. I'm lonely... Ye Qing, please tell me." Looking at Ye Zhao's gaze, Liu Bian quickly changed his words.
Chapter completed!