The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 99 Who am I in your eyes

"Is this Chang'an?"

Although Dong Zhuo's family lived in Guanzhong, they had never been to Chang'an.

They had been staying in Longyou before.

After Dong Zhuo came to power, he built Meiwu in Mei County and took it directly to Chang'an, which prevented Dong Bai from seeing the prosperity of Chang'an.

"This is Chang'an. Lord Weiyang, why don't you lower the curtain? This behavior is really rude."

Cai Yan, who was beside her, gently lowered the curtain.

"Chang'an is the capital of the Han Dynasty, not Meiwu. Lord Weiyang must be careful and not overstep the boundaries."

Dong Bai's eyes were filled with the hustle and bustle of Chang'an at the moment, so how could he listen to what Cai Yan said?

"Sister Zhaoji, even if we come to Chang'an City, no one will dare to bully us, right?"

Bully?

Bullying Dong Bai in Chang'an?
Are you afraid that you don’t know how many bones you have in your body?

Cai Yan suddenly discovered that some of the principles her father taught her did not seem to work for Dong Zhuo...

Dong Bai lay down in Cai Yan's arms: "Besides, isn't the emperor also in Chang'an? Sister Zhaoji has the emperor's support, and I have my grandfather's protection. What else is there to worry about in Chang'an?"

Cai Yan was at a loss: "Lord Weiyang, please do not speak nonsense. I have no relationship with the emperor, how can I let the emperor protect me?"

"But the emperor praised you in front of the teacher!"

Dong Bai was quirky: "I've often heard that men often praise a woman's merits before proposing marriage. The emperor praises her in person, maybe he really wants to marry Sister Zhaoji!"

"Weiyang Jun, don't talk nonsense!"

Cai Yan was anxious!

"I am still in mourning, and the emperor has not yet come of age, so how can there be talk of marriage?"

"Sister Zhaoji will finish her mourning at the end of this year, right? As for the emperor... Didn't Sister Zhaoji say that the emperor is not much older than me and will be able to come of age the year after next?"

Seeing that the conversation was getting more and more outrageous, Cai Yan simply kept silent.

Dong Bai was grinning and was about to continue teasing Cai Yan when he suddenly heard a voice outside the car: "When Weiyang Jun returns today, copy the "Da Dai Li Ji" ten times!"

Dong Bai's face was full of horror. Why was Cai Yong still outside listening to people talking?
Eavesdropping on conversations, how shameless!

……

Meiwu's carriage did not go directly to the Weiyang Palace, but took a detour to the Changle Palace in the east.

Changle Weiyang.

The Second Palace of the Han Dynasty.

In the pre-Han period, the empress dowager and grand empress dowager often ruled the Changle Palace. Among them, the Changxin Palace and the Daxia Palace were particularly famous and left many traces in history books.

But now, where do the empress dowager and grand empress dowager come from?
The Empress Dowager Dong, the biological mother of Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, and the one who raised Liu Xie, was forced to death by Empress Dowager He after the death of Emperor Ling of Han.

Liu Xie's mother, Concubine Wang, was poisoned to death by Empress Dowager He after giving birth to Liu Xie...

Fortunately, as fate would have it, Empress Dowager He was eventually poisoned to death by Dong Zhuo, who wanted to make Liu Xie the emperor. This helped Liu Xie avenge the murder of his grandmother and biological mother.

And Liu Xie has not yet appointed a queen, so the famous Changle of the Han Dynasty has actually never welcomed her true master.

After Dong Bai got off the carriage, he was also shocked by this palace complex that had stood here for more than 400 years.

"No wonder the emperor is the emperor! His home is much bigger than my home in Meiwu! It just looks a bit shabby, not as exquisite as mine..."

"Cough cough!"

Cai Yong regretted it!
Why did they only punish Dong Bai to copy it ten times? He should have copied it twenty times! One hundred times!

At this time, a palace lady came over to greet him: "Everyone, His Majesty and the Grand Master have prepared a banquet in Hongtai. Please follow me."

Hongtai!

When Cai Yan heard these two words, her cheeks suddenly turned red!
Hongtai built by Qin Shihuang!
In the early Han Dynasty, Xiao He was ordered to build the Changle and Weiyang Palaces. It was not entirely a matter of raising skyscrapers from flat ground, but rather retaining some palaces from the Qin Dynasty.

Hongtai was originally the name of a palace in the Kingdom of Korea during the Warring States Period. After Emperor Qin Shihuang conquered the six kingdoms, he gave this name to this high platform.

Cai Yan was a talented woman. She was taught by Cai Yong and was familiar with the stories of the pre-Qin period since she was young. When she heard that she could personally visit the Hongtai built by the First Emperor, she was inexplicably excited!
"Looking at Hong Lai from Wang Hong Terrace... Lord Weiyang! Lord Weiyang! That Hong Terrace is a cultural relic from the pre-Qin period!"

Cai Yan, who has always been polite, was a little eccentric at this moment!
To others, the Chang'an Palace may represent the majestic imperial power and the dignity of the court. But in Cai Yan's eyes, it is a precious relic that can only be heard and seen in history books!

For example, the floor tile under your feet, was it also stepped on by Empress Lü and Empress Wei in the past?
Did the palace we passed by earlier house extraordinary women like Zhuo Wenjun and Chunyu Yi?

And, the Hongtai we are going to today is where Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, or Emperor Taizong of Han all held banquets to entertain their ministers?
Perhaps only those who have read history books can experience the beauty of passing by history.

Like Dong Bai, he didn't understand why his sister Zhao Ji suddenly became like a different person...

Although Cai Yong was also a little excited, he had been to the palace with Dong Zhuo several times after all, so he was not so out of control and even had the energy to discipline his daughter with his eyes.

The female official leading the way suddenly had an idea in her eyes: "Could it be Mr. Cai who wrote the Ode to the Army?"

"Ode to the Army"?
Cai Yan was a little unresponsive for a moment.

But she soon realized that this was exactly the Han fu that Liu Xie invited her to write that day... It was just because of the tight time that she forgot to name it, so it was named "Ode to the Army".

"I am Cai Yan, a commoner, but I do not deserve the title of lord. I am just favored by Your Majesty." When the female official heard that it was Cai Yan, her eyes lit up unconsciously!
"Is it really Master Cai? Master Cai may not know that your Hanfu has long been circulated in Changle Palace! The ladies in the palace all admire Master Cai very much, and think that Master Cai has written an article that is better than even men!"

Cai Yan already felt guilty, and after hearing the other party's praise, she said shyly, "It's not that good."

"It's really good! My father is a great scholar. After reading it, he also said that the article written by Mr. Cai is good!"

Is your father a great scholar?
Cai Yan then realized that the identity of the female official who led the way was probably not a simple one. She was probably a noble lady who was kept in the palace and could become the emperor's concubine at any time.

"May I ask your name, Your Excellency?"

"I am from Langya Dongwu, Fu Wan."

The female official smiled and said, "My name is Fu Shou, and I entered the palace two years ago."

She is indeed a noble lady!
Fu Wan was the sixth-generation grandson of Grand Tutor Fu Zhan, and the son of Grand Minister of Agriculture Fu Zhi. He also married Princess Yang'an, the daughter of Emperor Huan, and had a high reputation among the gentry.

Cai Yan bowed to her and said, "I didn't know you were the daughter of a famous scholar. I am so rude."

"It's out of the way."

Fu Shou was as bright as the warm sun: "If Master Cai has time in the future, you can come to the palace to teach us how to read. Many women now regard Master Cai as a role model and look forward to his teachings."

Cai Yan was modest: "I am not very knowledgeable and I dare not mislead the young people."

Dong Bai even muttered quietly, "It's really strange that there are people who like reading!"

"Cough cough!"

The chattering of the women around him made Cai Yong very upset!

Cai Yong had no choice but to remind everyone of etiquette, and only then did he feel a little more at peace.

Liu Xie sat high on the Hongtai and saw Cai Yan chatting with Fu Shou from a distance.

"I don't know what they are talking about, but they look very happy!"

However, seeing Cai Yan's relaxed expression and her cheerful smile, Liu Xie felt relieved and began to search the crowd for Dong Zhuo's concubine...

My own affairs are trivial matters, but Lu Bu’s affairs are a matter of life and death!
No matter what, we have to deal with Lu Bu's matter first!

"Greetings to His Majesty! Greetings to the Grand Master!"

All the relatives saluted Liu Xie and Dong Zhuo.

As soon as he stood up, Dong Bai couldn't wait to pounce on Dong Zhuo who was sitting under Liu Xie.

"grandfather!"

"white!"

When Dong Zhuo saw Dong Bai, his face was so crooked with smile!

It was the first time that Liu Xie saw such an exaggerated smile on Dong Zhuo's face!
Dong Bai hugged Dong Zhuo and said, "Grandfather! It was so scary before! So many people wanted to attack our family, and so many people died!"

Dong Bai may have just wanted to tell Dong Zhuo this as something new, but Dong Zhuo felt guilty after hearing it.

"It's grandfather's fault for not protecting Bai well."

Dong Zhuo touched Dong Bai's head. The eyes of this hero who had killed countless people and experienced countless hardships suddenly became red.

Seeing Dong Zhuo's sadness, Dong Bai realized that he had caused Dong Zhuo's sadness, so he jumped up and down in front of Dong Zhuo and said, "I'm fine! Really! I have Sister Zhaoji protecting me, I'm really fine!"

Dong Bai then signaled Dong Zhuo to look in the direction of Liu Xie: "The emperor also protects me. There is also a big fool who protects the family treasury. Bai is fine."

Dong Zhuo was touched and for the first time ever, he thanked Cai Yan, a woman: "Thank you very much, Ms. Cai."

Cai Yan dared not accept Dong Zhuo's gift, and quickly returned the favor: "Teacher, it was actually Lord Weiyang who protected you..."

But when Cai Yan looked up and saw Dong Bai winking at her, she did not tell the truth and could only thank Dong Zhuo.

"A reward of a thousand jins of gold and a hundred rolls of silk!"

Such a generous gift could kill someone even if it was smashed.

But Cai Yan was always absent-minded...

Because she found that Liu Xie, who was sitting at the top, had never looked at her directly since the moment she came in.

Apart from glancing at Dong Bai with disdain a few times, Liu Xie's gaze was mostly on the female relatives in the back.

Cai Yan had looked in that direction.

It was the concubine of Dong Zhuo that Liu Xie had been keeping an eye on in Meiwu in the past.

"Does Your Majesty really like that kind of woman?"

Cai Yan once again fell into an inexplicable internal conflict...

"So the emperor has never had me in his eyes from beginning to end?"

Such thoughts came to his mind and were caught by Liu Xie, who was planning how to give this concubine to Lu Bu.

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My Mr. Cai!

You were talking and laughing just now, how come you became so sad in an instant?
Are all women in the world so fickle?
(End of this chapter)