Xiaoqi

After Dian Wei heard Li Li's order, he didn't say much, and walked out in response.

After a while, Li Li personally went out of the mansion to welcome Cai Yong into the main hall.

"Lord Cai is really too polite. Today's matter, for me, is just at the right time, and it's nothing more than a little effort. How dare you come to the door in person, it's really killing this junior."

Cai Yong was nearly sixty years old, with gray hair on the temples, and a foot-long beard that was soft and smooth, flowing with the wind, showing the style of a learned elder.

He is quite tall, with a ruddy complexion, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and clear facial features. He must have been a talented Confucian scholar when he was young.Even though his spine is slightly bent and a bit stooped nowadays, he is still eight feet tall.There are three vicissitudes of horizontal lines left on his forehead, showing the old man's erudition and wisdom.

After the host and guest were seated, after some pleasantries, Cai Yong took advantage of drinking tea to look at Li Li for a while, and then opened up the chatterbox.

"Nephew, if you saved my little girl today, that would be a great favor to this old man! If Yan'er is hijacked by thieves, how can this old man live, and die with regret!

Nephew, you are not considered an outsider now, you must know some things, and this old man does not shy away from it.Yan'er has a lot of fate, and now she is abandoned by the Wei family, lonely and helpless.Her mother left early, but as a father, I was busy with state affairs and compiling Han books. Not only did I not take good care of her, but I had to rely on her to take care of my daily life.Speaking of it, the old man often feels extremely guilty and ashamed.

Today, Yan'er's innocence was saved and Yan'er was saved from misfortune thanks to his virtuous nephew's rescue.The old man has no possessions, only some vulgar things given by the grand master to thank my nephew, and I hope you don't dislike them, please accept them.Otherwise, the old man will feel uneasy and feel ashamed to be a father! "

"This······."

Li Li hesitated for a while, and noticed that Cai Yong seemed unhappy, and immediately responded: "My lord, you are embarrassing the younger generation! Anyway, since the lord is so kind, it would be hypocritical for the younger generation not to accept it." How about this, my lord, when I was seriously injured, I got a few old ginseng, and now there are two left, and I will give it to you for recuperating your body. I dug up some high-quality medicinal materials, and I thought that Qianyuan was weak, so I just needed them, so please take them back with you later.

The boss doesn't have to refuse, just accept it.You brought me a gift to repay my helping hand, and it is my duty to give you some supplements as a junior; the gift is reciprocal, which is reasonable.Otherwise, I would never dare to accept your gift, lest I be criticized. "

"Uh!" Cai Yong was a little surprised by Li Li's move, and didn't know how to respond for a while.

Li Li rescued his daughter, and he rewarded him with a big gift, which is a matter of course.But why did he send me these precious medicinal supplements?

I am not related to him, but he is so considerate that he hardly regards himself as an outsider, as if he is half of the Cai family.

For a moment, Cai Yong looked at Li Li carefully, trying to see clearly the young man's mind.

Speaking in detail, Cai Yong neither liked nor disliked the generals of the Xiliang Army, and he did not associate with them easily, and always kept a certain distance, as if they were far away.

This is because Dong Zhuo treated Cai Yong extremely kindly, rewarding him with mansions, bestowing gold, silver and silk, and promoting him to official positions, etc. He respected him everywhere.

It can be said to be a blessing.

In contrast, the treatment of other officials in the imperial court is not comparable to that of Cai Yong.One in the sky and the other in the ground, many officials couldn't even support the servants at home. They lived in a very difficult situation and were in an extremely embarrassing situation.

Therefore, Cai Yong was excluded from the circle by Wang Yun and other veteran officials.These people thought that he was a lackey who surrendered to Dong Zhuo, and all the rewards he got were free food.

Therefore, Cai Yong was an isolated existence in Chang'an City.

Although Dong Zhuo treated him very kindly, he didn't approve of Dong Zhuo's actions. He just subdued himself in order to protect himself.

As for the cold eyes and harsh words of Wang Yun and others, Cai Yong ignored them and didn't explain them, knowing whether they were warm or not.

In fact, the reason why Cai Yong endured humiliation and was ridiculed by his colleagues and friends in the past was all because of his lonely widowed daughter.As long as his daughter Cai Yan can live in peace, no matter how much suffering and grievance he suffers, it will be worth it.

If he does not accept Dong Zhuo's deliberate wooing and various rewards, then the butcher Dong Zhuo will turn against each other and punish him.If this is the case, then the daughter Cai Yan, who was despised by the Wei family, will not even have a place to stay and a livelihood, and I am afraid that she will be reduced to the streets.

As a father, how can Cai Yong see his young daughter become a widow and live on the street?

So he gratefully accepted all Dong Zhuo's rewards and official positions, and would rather bear infamy than ignore the livelihood of his only daughter.

Even so, Cai Yong still disdained to be with Xiliang generals in his heart, and always kept a distance from Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army under his command.To avoid being misunderstood that he is also willing to degenerate, helping the tyrant to do evil, and destroying his reputation all his life.

At this moment, Li Li's performance made Cai Yong very embarrassed and hesitated.

Cai Yong had heard of Li Liqi.

Regardless of his young age, he is indeed a newly rising general with real power.On the surface, it looks like he smiles three-pointedly when he meets everyone, and is extremely kind. In fact, this son acts extremely ruthlessly and decisively, even worse than his uncle Li Jue.

Now Li Li keeps his mouth shut about what the younger generation is like, he seems to know etiquette and respect the elders and old people.But, in fact, it is quite the opposite.

Zhu Jun, a famous general of a generation, has fought hundreds of times on the battlefield, and his prestige has been passed down to the world.However, he was captured alive by Li Li like a dog and brought to Chang'an. It is said that Li Li never had a good face towards Zhu Jun from the beginning to the end, let alone respect the elders.

If it weren't for the merits of capturing Zhu Jun alive rather than killing him directly, I'm afraid Zhu Jun has been executed for a long time now, how could he still survive until now.

It can be seen from this that Li Liqi is definitely a decisive person, and the worldly etiquette can't restrain him at all. He is more dreadful and frightening than his uncle Li Jue.

Right now, Li Li just mentioned the filial piety of respecting the elders, and generously presented ginseng and precious herbs, which made Cai Yong think about it for a moment, worrying about gains and losses, and lost his mind for a while.

"Since the nephew insists on this, the old man will accept the tonic and thank the nephew for the little girl. However, the old man cannot accept favors in vain. If the nephew needs the help of the old man, the old man will never shirk it. Help with all your strength!"

After all, Cai Yong is a lofty Confucian who refuses to accept the slightest favor from others. After accepting Li Li's gift of supplements, he promised to repay Li Li in the future.

Li Li didn't take Cai Yong's promise seriously at this time, because he didn't send these precious medicinal materials to Cai Yong at all, but went to the pretty widow Cai Yan.

It's just that what Li Li never expected was that Cai Yong returned the favor to him a few days later, and it was something he always wanted to do but couldn't do.

And Cai Yong's gift to Li Li directly changed his future fate.

Chapter 44 This Blessing

The next day, Li Li took Chen Yu and Dian Wei to Cai's mansion to visit Cai Yong.

Cai Yong made a special trip to thank Li Li last night, and because of this, he will pay a return visit to Cai's mansion today.

Don't think it's troublesome to come and go, but this is the etiquette nowadays.

Although Li Li has the great kindness of saving Cai's daughter, it would be rude if he didn't pay a return visit to Cai's mansion. In the future, once this matter spreads, it will have an unpredictable impact on his reputation.

The Eastern Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety and etiquette, and everyone in the world valued etiquette and filial piety. Even the officials recruited by the imperial court regarded filial piety and honesty as the orthodox way to become officials.

It can be seen from this that etiquette has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Han Dynasty, and it has become the cornerstone of filial piety.

The Cai Mansion is located to the east of the Imperial Palace. This is the gathering place of the three princes and nine ministers in the court, and it is also a heavily guarded residential area.

Cai Mansion is very conspicuous in this mansion, the mansion is very big, it is adjacent to Situ Wangyun, but it is more than twice the size of Situ Mansion.

The gate is tall and majestic, and it is not the same as the dilapidated plaque of Situ Mansion.

Taishi Dong Zhuo valued Cai Zhonglang very much, and he was favored and rewarded generously.

But Situ Wangyun is currently a thorn in Dong Zhuo's side, a thorn in his flesh, and he is extremely unwelcome.

It's just that Wang Yun was cautious in handling things, and his words and deeds were impeccable, so Dong Zhuo couldn't find a suitable excuse to get rid of him.

However, Situ's mansion is very poor, and the house is dilapidated. Compared with Cai's mansion, which has a large courtyard with high walls, it is clear at a glance whether it is superior or inferior.

Such a stark contrast, after a long time, inevitably made Wang Yun feel dissatisfied in vain.Originally, he and Cai Yong had known each other for many years and regarded each other as confidantes, but now they are strangers, and the situation is the same.

Li Li didn't care about the grievances between these scholar-bureaucrats, and laughed it off with the thought that it had nothing to do with him.

But he knew that Cai Yong would die in the hands of Wang Yun next year, and be beaten as Dong Zhuo's accomplice to rebel the party, ransack his family and exterminate his family.

As for why Cai Yan was not killed by Wang Yun, this is an unsolved mystery. Perhaps her status as the daughter-in-law of the Wei family helped her escape, which is also unknown.After all, the Hedong Wei family is the family of the general Wei Qing and the imperial concubine Wei Zifu during Emperor Wu's time, a real century-old family.Such an extremely prominent family, even the abandoned wife of the Wei family, is not something ordinary people can kill at will.