The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

In the carriage, Liu Zhao sat face to face with the two great scholars.

Although the two great scholars had calm expressions, they simultaneously closed their eyes and stroked their beards with their hands, but their eyes would look at Liu Zhaoqing from time to time, their mouths moved slightly, and occasionally a hint of wanting to say something but stopping themselves flashed across their faces.

The two great scholars seemed to have a lot of questions to ask Liu Zhaoqing, but due to the occasion and their identities as old scholars, they held them back.

Seeing them like this, Liu Zhaoqing couldn't help but feel a little amused. Fortunately, he was quite professional, so he managed to hold back his laughter.

"Gentlemen, where are we going?" Liu Zhaoqing asked, extending his hand and bowing.

Although he was imprisoned on the first day he arrived in Luoyang and was unfamiliar with the city, he knew that this was not the way to the Xun family.

Because the Xun family is in the southeast of Luoyang City, and they are now heading north.

"Go to Zigan's house." Zheng Xuan replied.

Zi Gan, also known as Lu Zhi.

Liu Zhaoqing nodded slightly. If nothing unexpected happened, Xun Yu should be there too.

This time I was able to escape from the death row unscathed, not only because of the help of great Confucian scholars such as Lu Zhi, but also because of the great help of Xun Yu, whom I met by chance. I have to thank her as well.

"But, it's not a good idea to go there in this prison uniform I'm wearing..." Liu Zhaoqing looked down at himself and found that he was still wearing a prison uniform.

"Gentlemen, how about I go back to the Xun residence first, take a shower and change clothes, and then..."

Before Liu Zhaoqing finished speaking, Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan shook their heads.

"No."

"There is no time to waste."

Liu Zhaoqing was puzzled, "Why do I have to go to Mr. Lu's house immediately?"

"Of course, I will write another copy of 'Song of the Wine'." Zheng Xuan said, stroking his beard.

Cai Yong also nodded calmly.

Liu Zhaoqing: “…”

Just then Liu Zhaoqing remembered that the original poem written by Xun Yu that caused the strange phenomenon had already flown to the palace, and it must have been kept by His Majesty.

As the two great scholars who witnessed the birth of Wanshizuo and chased him all the way to the death row, they were able to resist the temptation of Liu Zhaoqing to rewrite the original text in this carriage, but instead waited to go to Lu Zhi's mansion to write it. This showed their considerable fortitude.

It was impossible for the two great scholars to ask His Majesty for the original work, so they naturally hoped that Liu Zhaoqing would rewrite it. However, there were precious writing materials in Lu Zhi's mansion, so Liu Zhaoqing needed to return to Lu Zhi's mansion as soon as possible.

However, the great scholar has determination, but that does not mean that other Confucian scholars in Luoyang or the children of the gentry who like poetry and prose also have such determination.

"Shut up!"

The carriage suddenly stopped and the driver pulled the reins to stop it. The horse stamped its hooves, tilted its head and snorted.

"What's going on?" Zheng Xuan immediately asked the coachman outside the door curtain.

"My dear master, the road ahead is blocked..." the driver replied immediately.

"Blocked?"

Cai Yong moved to the door curtain, lifted a corner and looked outside, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

At this time, Zheng Xuan also lifted up the other corner and took a look, with the same expression on his face.

Because the road outside was full of people.

It was clearly at least a hundred feet away from Lu Zhi's home, but the street was filled with carriages and Confucian scholars.

It was noisy and noisy, and the direction he was looking and walking in was the Lu Zhi mansion in the distance.

There is no need to explain the purpose of these people going to Lu Zhi's mansion. After all, the light of that natural phenomenon came from Lu Zhi's mansion.

"This……"

Cai Yong looked at Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan thought for a moment and made a suggestion: "Zi Gan can't come out now. If we get off the car and go in now, it may cause chaos... You and I are not young anymore, and Zhao Qing is not a man who can gather the tripod with both hands. It is not appropriate to go to his house in the face of so many people."

Cai Yong nodded; "I think so too."

So the question is, if not going to Lu Zhi’s mansion, where should we go?

As it happened, Liu Zhaoqing had a good second place to go, and immediately said, "Then I'll go back to Xun Mansion?"

"No."

"No."

Almost in unison, the two great scholars waved at Liu Zhaoqing at the same time.

This decisive look was quite similar to the momentum he had when he rejected Zhang Gong and faced He Miao just now.

But Liu Zhaoqing... just wanted to go back to Xun Yu's house. There must not be so many people in Xun Yu's house in front of Lu Zhi's mansion at this time, right?

Not to mention that Zhang Liao and Lu Hong were still waiting for good news from him in Xun Yu's mansion.

Seeing Liu Zhaoqing's surprised look, Zheng Xuan looked at each other and explained, "The Xun family's mansion in the southeast is not big and is located in a remote area. Although it is quiet, it is not very safe."

"That's right." Cai Yong also nodded in agreement. "Although the Ten Attendants and He Miao have left, there's no telling if they will do something bad to you. Before His Majesty rewards you, it would be best for you to stay in a safer place."

"Then, there aren't many safe places in Luoyang City, right?" Liu Zhaoqing thought about it and felt that what the great scholar said made some sense, but the truth... didn't seem to be much.

"Your Majesty has already issued an edict. The Ten Eunuchs and He Jin will not take risks again. And the most important thing is... the only person I know in Luoyang is Xun Yu..." Liu Zhaoqing said helplessly.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhaoqing's words made Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan's eyes flash with a gleam of light.

"exactly……"

"It just so happens..."

They said it almost in unison, and both of them stroked their beards.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong looked at each other and frowned.

They naturally knew what was in each other's mind because they were thinking the same thing.

"Bo Ji, what do you mean?" Zheng Xuan asked Cai Yong with his gray eyebrows frowned, and his expression seemed a little angry.

But Cai Yong had lived for most of his life, so of course he could see that Zheng Xuan was pretending to be angry.

"Brother Kangcheng, I didn't mean anything." Cai Yong said innocently, "Rather, Brother Kangcheng, why do you act like this?"

After saying that, Cai Yong looked at Liu Zhaoqing and said, "I just want Zhaoqing to stay in my house for a few days."

Zheng Xuan laughed when he heard this. "Although I am not the kind of person who likes to use my seniority to flatter myself, Bo Ji, I am more than six years older than you and I am also quite famous in Luoyang. Zhao Qing will be safer in my mansion, right?"

"I, Bo Ji, admire Brother Kangcheng's talent." Cai Yong bowed, then looked embarrassed.

"But Brother Kang Cheng, you did not accept He Jin's order, and you have a noble character, so you did not serve in the palace. Moreover, you just returned to Luoyang Mansion and have not yet packed up. If you take Zhao Qing with you, you should not dare to talk about the word 'safety', right?"

"Why don't you dare to talk?" Zheng Xuan calmly retorted, "Although I just returned to Luoyang, I have more than 20 disciples serving in the court, and I have many talented people under my command. If I can just ask five or six of them to come to my house, wouldn't Zhao Qing's safety be assured?"

"That's what I said, but even so, Brother Kang Cheng, your house is not cleaned up yet."

"..."

Although the two great scholars spoke very politely, Liu Zhaoqing who was standing by noticed that their clothes were fluttering while they were talking, as if they were using some kind of noble energy.

Fortunately, the two great scholars also knew that the longer they debated in the carriage, the more likely it would be that people on the road over there would notice them, and then they would not be able to escape even if they turned around.

So after a friendly discussion, Zheng Xuan finally agreed with Cai Yong's idea.

That is to say, let Liu Zhaoqing live in Cai Yong's mansion first, and then he and Lu Zhi will go to Cai Yong's mansion together. This should be the most appropriate result.

When the carriage turned around and came to a hidden corner, Zheng Xuan got off and got into his own carriage and left. Liu Zhaoqing saw that the smile on Cai Yong's face was almost tilted to the back of his head.

In this way, Liu Zhaoqing came to Cai Mansion near the center of Luoyang City.

After getting off the car, Cai Yong was not in a hurry to ask Liu Zhaoqing to rewrite the poem. Liu Zhaoqing was already staying temporarily in his house, so there was no need to rush.

After seeing that Liu Zhaoqing was still wearing prison clothes, Cai Yong quickly asked his servants to go to Luoyang Street to buy clothes.

He told the chef to prepare some delicious dishes, and then he went to the study to prepare some writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone to prepare for a rainy day.

Wait until Liu Zhaoqing has enough food and clothes before we talk about writing poetry.

After changing into new clothes, Liu Zhaoqing sat at the table, waiting for the dishes. He was actually a little hungry.

During this time, he was thinking about what had just happened. Although he had already been released, the matter was not over yet. At least no one from the eunuch party had been buried yet.

It is impossible for the eunuch party and the relatives of the emperor's wife to just sit there and watch a new force come to disrupt the situation.

However, before thinking about the future conflicts, Liu Zhaoqing was somewhat curious about the ordinary woman in prison just now.

"Yuan Shao's friend... asked me to go to Pei State... and he is good at poetry and said that I am his confidant, uh..."

Liu Zhaoqing suddenly thought of a possibility, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a small figure next to the side door on the right.

When he turned his head to look, he saw a little girl with a bun, yellow hair at the ends, a childish face, big and bright eyes, and neat and well-behaved clothes. She was clinging to the door frame and secretly looking at him.

Just at this moment, Cai Yong's voice sounded from behind.

"How is it? Haha, Zhao Qing, does the dress fit you well?"

The sudden sound frightened the little girl so much that her body trembled. Then, her hands lost their firm grip and her body fell forward, making close contact with the floor. After whimpering, she rubbed her forehead in pain.

"Eh? Why are you here, Soji?"

Chapter 86: Luoyang Without Paper

"Ah, meet, meet father."

The little girl quickly stood up, bowed to Cai Yong, said something softly, and then hurried away.

Although he paid his respects to himself, he forgot to pay his respects to Liu Zhaoqing, the distinguished guest of the Cai Mansion.

Cai Yong shook his head, but because he was in a good mood, he did not pursue the matter and let his little daughter run away.

"What was that just now?" Liu Zhaoqing asked, looking at the direction the little girl left. Although he already had a guess in his mind, he still had to ask politely.

"This is my little daughter, whose given name is Yan. She is just starting to learn and doesn't know much about etiquette. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Zhaoqing." Cai Yong said, stroking his beard.

The age of "youxue" means she was ten years old, and her single name was "Yan", which means that this little girl should be Cai Yan, a famous talented woman in the entire Chinese history.

Cai Yan's father, Cai Yong, had a daughter when he was old, so he naturally took good care of her, teaching her literacy, music, poetry, calligraphy and painting.

She didn't know much about etiquette and was just being humble. Just now, Liu Zhaoqing clearly saw Cai Yan bowing to his father in a very formal manner. Maybe she was just too nervous, or was frightened by the sudden appearance of her old father, so she forgot to greet her guest.

Given Cai Yong's love for his daughter, Liu Zhaoqing certainly couldn't agree at this time.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Cai, you are joking. When I was your daughter's age, I was still playing in the mud. I didn't know any etiquette at all."

Cai Yong also found this disguised praise for Cai Yan very useful.

After laughing twice, Cai Yong said, "Everyone has their youth. Zhao Qing's current talent is not as good as that of any student in Luoyang."

"Mr. Cai, you are too kind." Liu Zhaoqing quickly bowed and sighed, "If I were really talented, I wouldn't have ended up in a death row right after arriving in Luoyang."

Hearing this, the smile on Cai Yong's face gradually disappeared. Sitting in front of Liu Zhaoqing, he sighed.

"The eunuch party is the one who deserves to be killed."

Cai Yong also understood that if Liu Zhaoqing failed to create this masterpiece, or if there was even the slightest problem with this masterpiece, he might be killed by the Ten Attendants.

This was the case with Liu Zhaoqing, and there were countless talented and loyal people who were harmed by the Ten Attendants before.

"In today's world, if you are not an outstanding person, you will not be able to move forward." Cai Yong shook his head, "Fortunately, Zhao Qing, your talent is earth-shaking, otherwise... the Han Dynasty will lose another pillar."

This was such a compliment that Liu Zhaoqing felt a little embarrassed, so he took the opportunity to ask Cai Yong some questions that he cared about and to change the subject.

The first is what exactly is this “natural phenomenon”?

Cai Yong explained that "natural phenomena" are a manifestation of communication between heaven and earth and the extreme recognition of heaven and earth.

Simply writing poems, essays, and other literary works will not cause any strange phenomena in heaven or earth.

For example, if Liu Zhaoqing picked up his pen to write "Song of the Wine" again at this time, because he did not have the gift of wisdom and could not communicate between heaven and earth, he naturally would not attract the Yellow River water to come from the sky, nor would he attract the auspicious beasts to provide water.

Only those who are gifted with wisdom can integrate their thoughts into their writing and meet the most basic prerequisites.

But generally no outstanding person would use God's gift to write, unless they are extremely confident in their work. After all, this approach is fine if successful, but once it fails, not only will your cultivation be greatly damaged, your intelligence may also decline, and it is not impossible for you to become demented.

Xun Yu almost suffered the same fate, but fortunately he, Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan were right beside him at the time.

But even so, this masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages was nearly destroyed by the Ten Eunuchs, and it was finally settled by His Majesty himself.

After listening to this, Liu Zhaoqing felt relieved.

Looking at it this way, he could say that he was very lucky. If there was any problem in this link, not only would his plan fail, but Xun Yu's life would also be in danger.