The dark curtain fell, the sky was full of stars twinkling, and the moon was like a hook.

In the main hall of Longxiang Li Mansion, Li Li stood under the corridor, looking up at the crescent moon hanging in the sky.

Since he met Cai Yan by chance in the morning, he has been preoccupied all day without saying a word.

Chen Yu was very dissatisfied with Li Li's appearance at first, full of anger, and even jealous of Cai Yan.

However, when she found out that Li Li really had something on her mind, she was very obedient and took care of the housework, and she was no longer jealous of the cheap sister Cai Yan, but was secretly worried about Li Li, and silently waited less than twenty steps beside the man.

There was a sound of soft footsteps in the lobby, and Li Li didn't have to look back to know that it was Dian Wei.

In this house, he is the only one who can walk silently.

"Lord, Cai Zhonglang came to visit with a heavy gift, you see ······."

Li Li was slightly stunned, "Oh? Lord Cai Yong Cai came to visit me so late? It deserves to be a scholarly family! I had already told Cai Yan that I didn't have to bother her father to run in person, but I didn't expect him to come in the evening.

Come on, let Chen Yu prepare some refreshments, and I will receive Lord Cai Yong in the main hall. In addition, you have been busy all day today, chasing horse thieves for dozens of miles, just have Yu'er to help take care of it, you can rest. ”

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

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

"Lord Cai is so polite. Today's events, for the next, are just the right time, just a gesture. How dare you come to the door in person, it's really killing the younger generation. ”

Cai Yong is nearly sixty years old, with gray sideburns, and nearly a foot long beautiful hair with soft roots, flowing with the wind, showing the style of a full of seniors.

He was quite tall, with a ruddy complexion, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and well-defined facial features, and he must have been a talented Confucian when he was young. Nowadays, although the spine has been slightly curved and a little rickety, he is still eight feet tall. There are three horizontal lines on his forehead that have been full of vicissitudes, showing the old man's erudition and wisdom.

After the guests and hosts sat down and exchanged pleasantries, Cai Yong took a look at Li Li when he was drinking tea, and then opened the conversation.

"Virtuous nephew, today you saved the little girl, that is a great favor to the old man! If Yan'er is kidnapped by thieves, how can the old man live, and he won't be able to die!

Virtuous nephew, now you are not an outsider, there are some things you must know, and the old man is not shy about it. Yan'er has had a lot of fate, and now she is abandoned by the Wei family, and she is lonely. Her mother died early, and I, as a father, was so busy with government affairs and compiling Hanshu that instead of taking care of her, I had to rely on her to take care of my daily life. Speaking of which, the old man often feels guilty and ashamed.

Today, thanks to the rescue of the virtuous nephew, Yan'er's innocence was preserved and she was saved from misfortune. The old man has no long things, only a few mundane things given by the master to thank the virtuous nephew, and I hope you don't dislike it, be sure to accept it. Otherwise, the old man will be at peace with his heart, and he will be ashamed to be a father! ”

"It's ······."

Li Li hesitated for a moment, noticed that Cai Yong seemed to be unhappy, and then responded: "Boss, you are embarrassed junior!" Anyway, since the boss is so gracious, if the younger generation doesn't accept it, it will be hypocritical. In this way, my lord, when the younger generation was seriously injured before, I occasionally got a few old ginseng, and now there are two left, which will be given to you to recuperate your body and talk about your heart. In addition, a few days ago, the lieutenant soldiers of the Fu Dynasty dug up some Shanghaode medicinal materials on the South Mountain, and I saw that Ling Yuan was delicate and could be used just now, so please bring it back later.

The boss doesn't have to refuse, just accept it. You brought me a heavy gift to repay my help, and I gave you some supplements as a junior's duty; The courtesy is still reciprocal, and it is reasonable. Otherwise, I would never dare to accept your gift for fear of criticism. ”

"Ugh!" Cai Yong was a little surprised by Li Li's hand, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Li rescued his daughter and gave him a heavy gift in return, which is a matter of course. But why did he give me these precious medicinal supplements?

He is not related to him, but he is so attentive that he almost does not treat himself as an outsider, as if he is half of the Cai family.

Suddenly, Cai Yong looked at Li Li scrutinically, trying to see the young man's mind clearly.

Speaking in detail, Cai Yong has neither a good impression nor a bad feeling towards the generals of the Xiliang Army, and he easily does not associate with the generals of Xiliang, and always maintains a certain distance.

This is because Dong Zhuo treats Cai Yong extremely well, rewarding the mansion, giving him gold, silver and silk, promoting official positions, etc., and respecting him everywhere.

It's a blessing.

In comparison, the treatment of other officials in the imperial court is simply incomparable with Cai Yong. One heaven and one underground, many officials could not even afford to support the slaves at home, and their lives were quite difficult and extremely embarrassing.

Therefore, Cai Yong was excluded from the circle by Wang Yun and other old ministers. These people think that he is a lackey who surrenders to Dong Zhuo, and the rewards he receives are all food for him, and they speak ill of each other one after another, trying their best to be sarcastic and sarcastic, with vicious words and no good face.

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

Although Dong Zhuo treated him very kindly, he did not approve of Dong Zhuo's actions, and only bent the snake to protect himself.

As for the cold eyes and vicious words of Wang Yun and others, Cai Yong ignored them and did not explain, and he knew that he was warm and cold.

In fact, the reason why Cai Yong was compromised and ridiculed by his former colleagues and friends was because of his lonely widow. As long as his daughter Cai Yan can live safely, no matter how much suffering and grievances he suffers, it is worth it.

If he doesn't accept Dong Zhuo's deliberate co-optation and all kinds of rewards, then Dong Zhuo's butcher will definitely turn against him and condemn him. If this is the case, then Cai Yan, the daughter who is disliked by the Wei family, will not even have a place to stay, and her livelihood will be nowhere to go, and I am afraid that she will be reduced to the streets.

As a father, how could Cai Yong watch his young daughter become a widow and fall into the streets?

So he was grateful to Dade for accepting all the rewards and official positions of Dong Zhuo, and would rather bear the infamy than ignore the livelihood of his only daughter.

Even so, Cai Yong still disdained to be with the Xiliang generals in his heart, and always kept his distance from Dong Zhuo and the Xiliang army under his command. lest he be mistaken for being willing to degenerate, aiding in abuse, and ruining his reputation in his life.

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

For Li Liqi, Cai Yong still has heard of it.

Don't look at the age of this son, he is indeed a newly rising powerful general. On the surface, he is a three-point smile and extremely amiable when he meets people, but in fact, this son is extremely ruthless and decisive, compared to his uncle Li Dao, and he is a ruthless character with a smiling face.

Now Li Li is talking about how the younger generations are, and they seem to know how to be polite and respect the elders and the elderly. But, in fact, it's quite the opposite.

A generation of famous generals Zhu Jun, a hundred battles on the battlefield, his prestige spread all over the world. However, he was captured alive by Li Li like a dog to Chang'an, and it is said that Li Li never had a good face for Zhu Jun from beginning to end, let alone half of the courtesy of respecting the elderly.

If it weren't for the fact that capturing Zhu Jun alive was more prominent than killing him directly, I'm afraid that Zhu Jun would have been in ambush for a long time now, where would he still be alive.

It can be seen from this that Li Liqi is definitely a decisive person, and secular etiquette cannot restrain him at all, which is more fearful and terrifying than his uncle Li Dao.

At present, Li Li mentioned the filial piety of respecting the elderly, and generously gave ginseng and precious herbs, which made Cai Yong think about it for a while, suffer from gains and losses, and lose his mind for a long time.

Since the virtuous nephew insisted on this, the old man accepted the tonic with a cheeky face, and thanked the virtuous nephew for the generous gift for the little girl. However, the old man can't be favored in vain, if the virtuous nephew needs the help of the old man, the old man will never shirk, and he will do his best to help! ”

After all, Cai Yong is a tall Confucian who refuses to accept the slightest favor, and after accepting Li Li's gift supplement, he promised to repay Li Li in the future.

Li Li didn't take Cai Yong's promise to heart at this time, because the precious medicinal materials he sent were not for Cai Yong at all, but for the pretty widow Cai Yan.

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

And Cai Yong's gift to Li Li directly changed his fate from then on.