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The flames lasted three months, and the family letter was worth ten thousand gold.

In the war-torn era at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, countless lives were like candles in the wind, drifting in the wind.

And there was a woman whose fate had gone through ups and downs in the tide of these turbulent times, which was very touching.

She was the white moonlight of the great hero Cao Cao. She married three times in her life, but she still made Cao Cao obsessed with her.

She was once a lady from a prominent family, but later she became a concubine of the Huns.

But no matter what situation she is in, she will always be the only soft spot in Cao Cao's heart.

She is the first of the four great talented women, Cai Wenji, a talented woman in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Her story is like a poignant and moving picture in the long scroll of history.

After three marriages, happiness stayed for a short time and then slipped away in a hurry.

Looking back on Cai Wenji's tragic and bumpy life, her yearning for love went from passionate to dull.

But fortunately, there is Cao Cao's silent protection.

After experiencing many vicissitudes of life, Cai Wenji finally lived a stable life, bringing a belated perfect end to her life.

"In troubled times, beauties and talented women have unfortunate fates."

"She is the daughter of Cai Yong and has great literary talent."

"She is the princess of the Xiongnu, but her soul is attached to her homeland."

"She was Cao Cao's ideal wife, but she ended up marrying someone else."

"She used her talent and tenacity to compose a moving chapter of life."

"She married three times in her life, experienced many ups and downs. She is Cai Wenji."

"Her story shines brightly in the long river of history and can touch the hearts of a generation of heroes."

"Cai Wenji, a woman of the Eastern Han Dynasty with both talent, beauty and good temperament."

"She should have lived a happy and fulfilling life, but a war changed the trajectory of her life."

"She got the script of a modern strong woman, and she went through hardships in a dark and desperate chaotic world."

"Her life was full of twists and turns and counterattacks, and she waged a fierce struggle against fate."

"Not only did she lose her husband and children in the war, she was also forced to flee to a foreign land."

"But she did not give up. Instead, she relied on her talent and courage to gradually stand out in the troubled times."

"She went through untold hardships and finally succeeded as a talented woman."

"Cai Wenji was born into a noble family and was famous for her erudition and talent since she was a child."

"Of course, all this is inseparable from her family education and influence."

"Her father, Cai Yong, was a great literary figure of his time, a genius who combined the strengths of literature, music, and calligraphy."

"She comes from a family of scholars and has inherited her father's knowledge. She is the most beloved youngest daughter of the great scholar Cai Yong."

"So, at such a young age, Cai Wenji showed extraordinary talent and outstanding ability."

"As she grew older, Cai Wenji gradually became more beautiful and graceful."

"Her long-term exposure to literature, calligraphy and music has made her temperament more elegant than that of ordinary women."

"She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and she is both talented and beautiful. She is also a typical lady from an official family."

"So there was an endless stream of princes and nobles who came to the Cai family to seek marriage. Cai Wenji was definitely a hot figure in the marriage market at that time."

"As a beloved daughter who had been spoiled since childhood, Cai Yong would never let her down."

"After much searching, I finally chose Wei Zhongdao, a talented man from the famous Wei family in Hedong."

Li Shimin: Cai Wenji had a tragic life, but she was Cao Cao's dream lover.

In the turbulent times at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Wenji's brilliance could not be concealed.

As the jewel in the crown of the great Confucian scholar Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Wenji showed extraordinary talent since childhood.

Under the influence of her father, Cai Wenji was proficient in poetry and songs since childhood, and was unique in music and calligraphy.

Her talent not only amazed her contemporaries, but also left a profound impact on later generations.

You know, in that era when women were considered virtuous if they were not talented, Cai Wenji's achievements were truly astonishing.

What Cai Wenji is most praised for is her attainments in music. Her composition "Eighteen Beats of the Hujia" can be regarded as a musical treasure.

It incorporates elements of Han and Xiongnu culture, showing Cai Wenji's unique artistic perspective and profound cultural heritage.

However, the talented Cai Wenji did not have a peaceful and happy life because of this.

Instead, her fate was full of dramatic turns.

Her first marriage ended in tragedy, and her husband's early death made her taste the bitterness of life.

What is even more sad is that not long after Cai Wenji lost her husband, her father Cai Yong was also unjustly killed in prison due to political struggles.

For a time, the once prominent Cai family became a lost cause.

Cai Wenji was abducted by the Huns in the chaos, starting her long life as a foreigner.

During this turbulent period, Cai Wenji created the famous work "Poem of Grief and Anger".

Every word is heart-wrenching and every sentence is sorrowful, expressing her longing for her homeland and her helplessness towards her fate.

This poem is not only an expression of her personal emotions, but also the voice of countless wandering people in that troubled time.

However, the twists of fate did not end there.

Just when Cai Wenji thought she would spend the rest of her life among foreign races, the appearance of an old friend changed the trajectory of her life.

This person was Cao Cao, who would later dominate a region.

When he was young, Cao Cao once studied under Cai Yong and had a relationship as a master and a disciple with Cai Wenji.

Although Cao Cao was just an unknown young man at that time, Cai Wenji's talent and beauty left an indelible impression on Cao Cao.

"At the age of 16, Cai Wenji, who was in her prime, put on her wedding dress."

"This was a rare warm moment in her life. Wei Zhongdao had profound family knowledge and outstanding calligraphy."

"The young couple has a very good relationship, they share the same ideals, and the husband sings and the wife follows."

"In addition, her father Cai Yong, who had experienced many ups and downs in his official career, was entrusted with an important task by the court, and Cai Wenji was in a very happy period."

"Who knew that heaven would be jealous of our marriage? Less than a year after our marriage, my husband Wei Zhongdao died."

"The happy life that should have been a marriage of equals, growing old together, came to an abrupt end."

"Because she had no children, Cai Wenji, who became a widow, returned to her parents with the reputation of being a jinx."

"Becoming a widow at such a young age, Cai Wenji's fate was already unfortunate."

"Who knew that her life's misfortune had just begun."

"I originally wanted to return to my parents' home, where I could have my father's protection and live the stable life I had before getting married."

"As a result, the world became increasingly chaotic, with heroes coming one after another."

"Cai Yong was once very successful, but unfortunately Dong Zhuo, who originally appreciated him, also died."

"Because of Dong Zhuo's kindness, he sighed in front of Prime Minister Wang Yun and was executed in prison."

"In just a few years, my husband died early, my father died tragically, and my mother passed away not long after."

"The newly widowed Cai Wenji suddenly lost her home and became a helpless floating duckweed in the troubled times."

"Despairing and at the lowest point in her life, Cai Wenji never expected that the greatest suffering was yet to come."

"In 195 AD, Dong Zhuo's former followers fought against the Xiongnu, and the flames of war spread to Cai Wenji's hometown."

"As a result, she encountered the most cruel disaster in her life. She was taken to the Xiongnu along with many other women by the Huqiang cavalry."

"The Xiongnu killed so many people that Cai Wenji's hometown was littered with corpses."

"A man's head is hung on the side of the horse. It is a bargaining chip for merit."

"The women they had robbed were dragged behind their horses, and there were tens of thousands of captives."

"In times of war, wealth and women are always on par with each other, and they are the spoils of the victors."

"Even for the talented Cai Wenji, life was not much better after being captured."

"If you don't obey, you will be insulted."

"Sometimes they would be mercilessly beaten with sticks and whips, or even worse, threatened with slaughter with knives."

Yang Yuhuan: Cai Wenji's life was tragic and bumpy, but fortunately Cao Cao still took into account their past friendship, and the final ending was considered good.

While Cai Wenji was spending a long time in a foreign land, the once young boy Cao Cao had grown into a local lord.

Cao Cao did not forget his former junior sister, nor did he forget the love for her hidden in his heart.

After learning that Cai Wenji was captured by the Huns, Cao Cao resolutely decided to send troops to rescue her.

Cao Cao did not hesitate to deploy 100,000 troops to station on the border, and even sent envoys with a large sum of money just to redeem Cai Wenji back to the Han area.

This action not only reflects Cao Cao's cherishment of talented women, but also reveals the unspeakable feelings deep in his heart.

However, twelve years of living as a foreigner had left an indelible mark on Cai Wenji's heart.

Cai Wenji gave birth to children in the Xiongnu and established a certain relationship with the Xiongnu king.

When Cai Wenji learned that Cao Cao had sent someone to redeem her, she was caught in a dilemma.

In the end, Cai Wenji chose to return to the Han area. This decision was both an attachment to her homeland and a choice for national justice.

But it has to be said that this is also a painful decision.

Cai Wenji had to endure the pain of separation from her family and embark on the journey home alone.

After returning to the Han Dynasty, Cai Wenji's life was not as peaceful as she had imagined. Cao Cao married her to Dong Si, a subordinate who was 20 years younger than her.

On the surface, this marriage was Cao Cao's arrangement for Cai Wenji, but in fact, it contained a hidden secret.

Perhaps, this was a helpless act of Cao Cao because he could not be with his beloved, but did not want to see her live out her life alone.

The marriage between Cai Wenji and Dong Si was not harmonious in the early stages, as their different experiences became a barrier between them.

However, fate played a joke on Cai Wenji again.

When Dong Si was about to be executed for his crimes, Cai Wenji desperately pleaded for her husband.

This scene not only moved Dong Si, but also touched Cao Cao's heartstrings.

Cao Cao saw Cai Wenji's kindness and strength, and even more so, he saw the sincere heart that he could never get.

Cao Cao finally forgave Dong Si and gave Cai Wenji a stable home.

From then on, the relationship between Cai Wenji and Dong Si grew deeper and deeper. They respected each other and spent a peaceful and warm old age together.

Cao Cao buried this unspeakable love deep in his heart and turned it into lifelong protection and support for Cai Wenji.

"Times of war and chaos unleash the bestiality of men, not to mention the Xiongnu, whose customs are even more vulgar."

"Cai Wenji once used a sentence to summarize that devastated experience: the borderland is different from the Central Plains, and the people are less righteous." "How many embarrassments that cannot be recalled, how many shames that cannot be described in detail, are all mixed with blood and tears and forced into these ten words."

"When Cai Wenji was captured by the Xiongnu, she was only 23 years old."

"These looted people became slaves of the Xiongnu."

"And because of her beauty, Cai Wenji was presented to the Xiongnu's Zuo Xian Wang."

"Even if she became the woman of Zuo Xian Wang and gave birth to two children in a row."

"She is not even a concubine. She is just a tool that the Xiongnu leader can use to reproduce."

"It is hard to imagine what an inhumane life she led as a captive of the Xiongnu for more than ten years."

"When Cai Wenji wakes up at midnight, she still dreams of the Central Plains and her parents."

"I dreamed of studying and learning the piano with my father in the study as a child, and I dreamed of reciting poems with my husband when I was newly married."

"During the Han Dynasty, transportation and communication were difficult."

"She can only take root in the bitter cold north like the women who have been captured for generations."

"Cai Wenji, who thought she would die of old age in the Xiongnu, finally saw the spring."

"After years of chaos, Cao Cao led his army to pacify the north, and the political situation in the Central Plains gradually stabilized."

"Cao Cao felt deeply sorry for the daughter of his former friend Cai Yong, who was no longer his friend, when he learned that she was stranded in Xiongnu."

"Immediately send an envoy to the land of the Hu people and exchange a thousand taels of gold and a pair of white jades for Cai Wenji's freedom."

"After waiting for twelve years, Cai Wenji hesitated when she heard that she could finally return to her hometown."

"She was heartbroken at the thought of being separated from her child, but it was impossible for her to take the child away."

"Return to the homeland, or reunion of mother and child."

"These happiness that ordinary people can easily have is a dilemma for Cai Wenji."

"In the end, the thought of going home outweighed everything else, and she finally chose to leave alone."

"Cai Wenji used the music of the Hu people to express her unbearable pain in the 'Eighteen Beats of the Hujia', which put an end to her life as a Xiongnu."

Du Fu: Cai Wenji can be regarded as the most talented woman. Her Poem of Grief and Anger has had a profound influence on me.

Cai Wenji's life is like a piece of music with ups and downs, and every note contains the profound taste of life.

Cai Wenji's talent is not only reflected in her literary creation, but also left an indelible mark in the field of music.

Cai Wenji's most famous musical work is "Eighteen Beats of the Hujia", which is also a monument in the history of Chinese music.

This work combines the cultural elements of the Han and Xiongnu peoples, showing Cai Wenji's unique artistic perspective and profound cultural heritage.

It is not only a beautiful and moving piece of music, but also a true portrayal of Cai Wenji's personal emotions.

In this song, one can seem to hear Cai Wenji's longing for her homeland, her feelings about fate, and her love for life.

It transcends the boundaries of time and space and still resonates with listeners today.

This is the charm of art, which can transcend time and still touch people's hearts.

In addition to her musical talent, Cai Wenji's literary attainments are equally admirable.

Her "Poem of Grief and Indignation" can be regarded as the first autobiographical long narrative poem created by a Chinese literati, and it has had a profound influence on later poets like him.

This poem depicts Cai Wenji's displaced life with sincere emotions and delicate brushstrokes.

"I want to die but cannot, I want to live but cannot" is a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages. It vividly expresses Cai Wenji's pain and helplessness in a foreign land.

This poem not only reflects Cai Wenji's personal experience, but also becomes the voice of many wandering people in that turbulent era.

However, Cai Wenji's talent is not limited to the creative level.

After returning to the Han Dynasty, she sorted out more than 400 articles left by her father Cai Yong for Cao Cao.

This action not only demonstrated her amazing memory and literary skills, but also preserved a large amount of precious cultural heritage for future generations.

It is worth mentioning that Cai Wenji’s talent also deeply attracted Cao Cao.

Although the two failed to become partners, Cao Cao's appreciation and respect for Cai Wenji remained consistent.

Cao Cao not only tried his best to redeem Cai Wenji, but also helped her solve problems many times.

This friendship may be based on the resonance of talent.

Although in her later years, Cai Wenji and her husband Dong Si lived in seclusion in the mountains and led a peaceful life.

But she did not stop creating, but continued to enrich the treasure house of Chinese culture with her talent.

"When she returned to her familiar hometown, her home had been destroyed, her parents were dead, and she had no relatives. She didn't know where to go."

"Cao Cao then arranged for her to marry Dong Si, a fellow villager. However, the marriage was not happy at the beginning."

"Not everyone has the heart to accept Cai Wenji's first half of life, which was already riddled with holes."

"What's more, Dong Si is only in his early twenties, handsome, well-versed in literature, history and music."

"It was supposed to be a match between a talented man and a beautiful woman, but they chose a woman who was in her thirties and had been married three times and had two children."

"Dong Si simply couldn't disobey Cao Cao's order, so he had no choice but to marry Cai Wenji."

"I just gave her a place to stay. I have no feelings for her at all."

"But even so, Cai Wenji almost became a widow again."

"In the second year after their marriage, Dong Si committed a crime and was sentenced to death. When Cai Wenji heard that her husband was going to be beheaded, she was shocked."

"Although Dong Si was cold to her, he still treated her with courtesy, and the two of them respected each other like guests."

"Cai Wenji was really anxious this time. She didn't care about her manners as a lady from a noble family at all."

"On a freezing snowy day in the north, she ran barefoot to the prime minister's residence with her hair disheveled to beg for mercy."

"She also promised to write down her father's collection of books and send them to Cao Cao, and only then did she finally save her husband from the death penalty."

"Cai Wenji's selfless act of saving lives can melt even the coldest hearts."

"From then on, Dong Si regarded Cai Wenji as the love of his life and stayed with her all his life."

"After that, the two of them got tired of the days of war and strife and decided to live in seclusion in the countryside."

"Cao Cao nodded in agreement and provided money to support the couple to live in the beautiful Zhongnan Mountain."

"Under Cao Cao's silent protection, Cai Wenji and her husband were able to live a stable life, raise a son and a daughter, and enjoy their old age."

"Even though she got married before falling in love, Cai Wenji, who had been displaced for the first half of her life, finally found a happy home."

"Cai Wenji, a woman of extraordinary talent, had a life full of suffering."

"Living in the chaotic late Han Dynasty, she experienced twists of fate that ordinary people could not imagine."

"However, she was not defeated by bad luck."

"Instead, they created the miracle of survival with their tenacious vitality and extraordinary strength."

"Even when life destroyed her dignity and pride, she did not give in."

"On the contrary, suffering inspired her literary and musical creations, leaving precious treasures for history."

“Her creations inject a unique influence into the Jian’an style, which is poignant and gentle.”

"In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when men dominated and women's elegance was restricted."

"Cai Wenji left a unique mark with her tenacity and talent."

Wu Zetian: Cai Wenji's life is not only the ups and downs of her personal destiny, but also a microcosm of a talented woman in troubled times.

Cai Wenji's life is like an epic with ups and downs, and the story between her and Cao Cao adds a unique color to this epic.

Cao Cao's feelings for Cai Wenji are both complex and deep.

It's like an ancient song sung softly, so gentle and moving that it's hard to describe.

When he was young, Cao Cao was just an ordinary student under Cai Yong.

But Cai Wenji's talent and beauty, like a pearl, left an indelible impression in Cao Cao's heart.

This vague love has not faded with the passage of time, but has become deeper.

When Cao Cao, who had already reached the highest position in the country, learned that Cai Wenji had been captured by the Huns, he launched a rescue operation without hesitation.

Cao Cao did not hesitate to mobilize a large number of troops and even sent envoys with large sums of money just to bring his young dream lover back to the Han area.

This action not only reflects Cao Cao's appreciation of talents, but also reveals the unspeakable feelings deep in his heart.

However, fate tricked people.

When Cai Wenji finally returned to Han, Cao Cao was unable to stay with her.

Perhaps out of political considerations, or perhaps because of inner guilt, Cao Cao chose to marry Cai Wenji to his young subordinate Dong Si.

This decision was both a protection for Cai Wenji and a restraint of Cao Cao's own emotions.

Despite this, Cao Cao never stopped caring about Cai Wenji.

When Dong Si committed a serious crime and faced execution, it was Cao Cao who gave Cai Wenji the opportunity to plead for mercy.

Cao Cao was moved by Cai Wenji's sincerity and finally forgave Dong Si.

This scene not only saved a family, but also showed Cao Cao's inner softness.

For the rest of Cai Wenji's life, Cao Cao always played the role of a silent guardian.

Cao Cao created a stable living environment for Cai Wenji and encouraged her to continue her literary creation.

Even before his death, Cao Cao still missed Cai Wenji's talent and beauty, and regarded her as an unforgettable confidant in his life.

After the initial adjustment, the marriage between Cai Wenji and Dong Si gradually became harmonious and happy.

The two of them respected each other, lived in seclusion in the mountains, and spent their old age together in peace and warmth.

This hard-earned happiness may be Cao Cao's greatest comfort.

Life is like a play, and Cai Wenji's story is like a big drama.

She experienced the rise and fall of her family, and experienced wars and displacement, but she always maintained her talent and dignity.

Cao Cao played a special role in this play.

He is both a savior and a bystander, guarding the softness in his heart in his own way.

Looking back at Cai Wenji’s life, we see not only the legend of a talented woman, but also a microcosm of an era.

Her talent, her tenacity, and the subtle emotions between her and Cao Cao all constitute the most moving chapter in this turbulent era.

Cao Cao's feelings for Cai Wenji allowed the world to see the soft side of the powerful.

This story that spans time and space continues to inspire the imagination and perception of future generations.

With her talent and tenacity, Cai Wenji composed a moving chapter of life in turbulent times.

The story of Cai Wenji tells us that even in adversity, we must persist in ourselves, use our talents and wisdom to create value, and leave precious wealth for future generations. (End of this chapter)