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

Cai Yong had already made a special trip to thank Li Li last night, and because of this, he was going to visit Cai's mansion today.

Don't look at the trouble of coming and going, but this is the etiquette of the moment.

Although Li Li has the great grace of rescuing the Cai family's daughter, if he does not return to visit the Cai Mansion, it will be rude. In the future, once the news 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 kept filial piety.

It can be seen that etiquette has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Han Dynasty and serves as the cornerstone of filial piety.

Located to the east of the Imperial Palace, Cai's Mansion was the gathering place of the three princes and nine kings of the court, and it was also a heavily guarded residential area.

Cai's Mansion is extremely conspicuous in this mansion, the mansion is very large, and it lives next to Situ Wangyun, but it is more than twice as large as Situ's mansion.

The courtyard is high and majestic, which is not the same as the dilapidated plaque of Situ's mansion.

Taishi Dong Zhuo attaches great importance to Cai Zhonglang, and he is favored and rewarded, which is a well-known thing in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

But Situ Wang Yun is a thorn in Dong Zhuo's eye right now, a thorn in his flesh, and he is extremely unwelcome.

It's just that Wang Yun is cautious in handling things, and his words and deeds are not leaky, so Dong Zhuo has never been able to find a suitable excuse to get rid of him.

However, Situ's mansion is very poor, the mansion is dilapidated, and compared with the Cai Mansion in the high-walled compound, it is indeed a high-level judgment, which is clear at a glance.

Such a stark contrast, after a long time, will inevitably make Wang Yun dissatisfied in his heart. Originally, he and Cai Yong had been friends for many years and regarded each other as confidants, but now they are strangers and are like fire and water.

Li Li didn't care about the grievances between these scholars and doctors, and laughed it off with the thought that it was not his business.

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

As for Cai Yan Weishenme was not killed by Wang Yun, this is an unsolved mystery, perhaps her identity as the daughter-in-law of the Wei family helped her escape the catastrophe, but it is unknown. After all, the Hedong Wei family is the family of the general Wei Qing and the imperial concubine Wei Zifu during the Emperor Wu period, and it is a real century-old family. Such a prominent family, even if it is an abandoned woman of the Wei family, is not something that ordinary people can kill at will.

In the main hall of Cai's house, the guests and hosts are seated.

After a greeting, Cai Yong looked at Li Li with a smile, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Indeed, if Li Li is reluctant to visit the Cai family because he is kind to the Cai family, then his impression in Cai Yong's heart will be extremely bad, and he will even dilute the kindness between them without a trace.

As long as Cai Yong finds the opportunity to repay Li Li's help, then there will be no more relations between them from now on, and they will be strangers.

Now that Li Li is paying such a return visit, the friendship between the two families is concluded.

In the future, as long as Cai Yong's bottom line is not touched, the previous life-saving kindness will continue forever and become close friends.

"Virtuous nephew, General Li Dao has already led the army to garrison Anyi, why did the Taishi leave you alone to stay in Beijing?"

Taking a sip of tea, Cai Yong asked with a smile.

Li Li's body was shocked when he heard this, and a trace of light flashed in his eyes, and then he said puzzledly: "Don't hide it from the adult, the little nephew is also puzzled by this, I wonder if the adult can solve my doubts?" ”

Cai Yong smiled slightly when he heard this, stroked his gray beard, and looked at Li Li with deep eyes.

"Virtuous nephew, in my mansion, you are not an outsider. What's more, you are the same age as the little girl Zhaoji, and you are kind to my Cai family, so we don't have to be commensurate with our official positions, and it seems too angry. Although the old man is older than your father, the deceased is the greatest, so you can call me uncle. The old man and your second uncle Li Dao are ministers in the same palace, and their official positions are equal, if you call the old man uncle, the old man can still afford it. ”

"Well, that's great! The little nephew has long had this intention, but I am reckless by nature and dare not make a mistake, for fear of damaging my uncle's reputation. Today, my uncle did not give up, and my little nephew got his long-cherished wish, which is really a blessing in my life. Uncle is on top, and he is worshiped by his little nephew Li Li! ”

Flattered, Li Li got up and knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully.

However, the moment he knelt down and leaned over, he secretly said in his heart: "Cai Zhonglang, I, Li Li, am not a casual person who recognizes relatives, this worship is for my future father-in-law, and now you can advance it in advance, anyway, it is a matter of sooner or later." ”

In fact, the reason why Li Li didn't go to the court meeting recently was that he didn't want to kneel down to the ten-year-old little emperor and Dong Zhuo, he had always been wearing armor before, but it couldn't always be like this.

So he simply took leave from Li Ru, the regular attendant of the Central Committee, and didn't go to the early court to discuss matters, so that his ears were a lot quieter.

So far, Li Li has never knelt down to anyone, Cai Yong is the first, and he is also the person Li Li is willing to bow down.

After all, Mr. Cai had a middle-aged daughter, and after his wife gave birth to Cai Yan, he died of illness within a few years, and it was not easy for him to raise his daughter alone, so he deserved to be worshipped!

Of course, Li Li didn't dare to rashly mention the matter of falling in love with the Cai family's daughter now, otherwise Old Master Cai would definitely be mad on the spot, and it would be a chicken and egg fight.

According to the Han ritual system, after the death of an immediate family member, children are required to observe filial piety for three years, while wives and concubines are required to keep the spirit for three years.

Now Cai Yan's husband's family has been dead for more than a year, and there is still more than a year to go.

If Li Li mentioned his love for Cai Yan to Old Master Cai at this time, it would be tantamount to self-destruction, and I am afraid that he will have no chance with Cai Yan from now on.

As long as Old Master Cai is still alive in the world, then Li Li will definitely have no play, and he will give up this thought as soon as possible.

Where does the title of old master come from, isn't it the old stubbornness that guards the ritual system and the law of the ancestors!

"Good, good, good! Wenchang, the old man has been looking forward to having a successor, but now he has a nephew like you, the old man is happy! Come on, tell me to go down, today the old man will set up a banquet for Wenchang, and our uncle and nephew will rest when they are drunk! ”

Cai Yong may be getting older, and he is looking forward to a successor more and more, since he regards Li Li's courtesy bowing as a gift of recognizing relatives, he has to put on a feast to celebrate.

"Come on, go and find Zhao Ji and Li'er's cousin Miss Chen Yu together, today is a family banquet, so they don't have to shy away."

Cai Yong was happy and commanded again.

This time, he did summon Cai Yan, who had been closed off, to come, which shows that he really didn't treat Li Li as an outsider, as if he was a nephew.

After being happy, Cai Yong said to Li Li: "Wenchang, the reason why Taishi Dong didn't send you to garrison Anyi with the army is actually to weaken the military power of your second uncle Li Dao. Of course, this is not to say that the Taishi does not trust Li Dao, but that he, as the master's subordinate, has to be so, and appropriate precautions are essential.

And you and Li Dao set up another door because of family discord, which really gave Dong Taishi an opportunity to take advantage of, so he took advantage of the situation to assign the most combat-effective Longxiang battalion under Li Dao to your name. In this way, even if Li Dao was dissatisfied, he had to endure this breath, because you are the eldest son of the three generations of the Li family, and it is completely reasonable to take over the Li family's Qu Longxiang camp. It's just that the Longxiang battalion is brave and good at fighting, but it is a pity to be stationed outside the city, and it is useless; After a long time, I am afraid that the soldiers will be decadent, their morale will be low, and their combat strength will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Wenchang, what do you think about this? ”

Li Li could see that what Cai Yong said was not bad, and every sentence was from the bottom of his heart.

Immediately, he no longer concealed his intentions, and said bluntly: "Uncle is reasonable, and the little nephew also has concerns about this. The little nephew has always wanted to lead the Longxiang battalion to other counties, otherwise the combat power of the Longxiang battalion will be wasted. If I can take charge of this army alone, it doesn't matter if I go to the border counties, as long as I have a certain decision-making power, I will be able to break out of the world and make contributions!

It's just that at the moment there is no war in our army, everything is very peaceful, and the prefectures and counties of the Kwantung region are not under our control, so they can't intervene at all. What can I do? ”

"Hehehe! Don't worry, Wenchang, since we are already a family, my uncle will get you a good errand with this old face! ”

Cai Yong smiled and comforted Li Lidao. Then he looked at Li Li scrutinically, was silent for a while, and then asked, "Wenchang, uncle, I haven't asked the Taishi for anything, and this time it is an exception." It's just that my uncle doesn't know how capable you are, and your ability to handle military affairs should be good, otherwise you wouldn't be the supervisor of the 50,000-strong army. But what about your ability to handle government affairs? If your uncle asks for a county for you, will you be able to do it? ”