Notes on Cai Yong's Life and Translation

Cai Yong's original biography and translation notes are as follows:

Original: Cai Yong word, Chen Ye is human. Little learned, studied under Hu Guang, only good at poetry, mathematics, astronomy, but clever at temperament.

Cai Yong is a native of Chen. When he was young, he was knowledgeable and served his teacher Hu Guang as a teacher. He likes articles, mathematics, astronomy and is good at playing music.

A filial mother, who has been ill for three years, has never been relieved after the cold and summer holidays. The 70-year-old mother who didn't sleep walked around the grave, polite, and the rabbits were training, disturbing her room.

Cai Yong is loyal and filial, and his mother has been ill for three years. Cai Yong never unbuttoned her clothes, and stayed up for 70 consecutive days (taking care of her) unless the solar terms changed in cold and summer. After his mother died, he built a house next to the tomb and acted according to the requirements of the ceremony. A docile rabbit obediently stayed beside his house, and the branches of two trees were born together. People near and far find these strange, and many people go to see them.

Original: Living with an uncle and a younger brother, three generations are rich and noble, and the township party is noble.

He, his uncle and cousin it runs in the family, and the people in the village all respect his benevolence and righteousness.

Original: When the Emperor was in Huan, when the five princes were good at playing the piano to Yongshan, they took a day off and urged Chen to stay with the prefect and send him away. As a last resort, he went to Yanshi and claimed to be ill. Live in seclusion, play with the past, but don't pay for the present.

During the reign of Emperor Huan, China courtier Huang Xu and other five Marquis acted arbitrarily. They heard that Cai Yong was good at playing the piano, so they invited Ming Chengzu and ordered the magistrate Liu Chen to urge Cai Yong to enter Beijing. Cai Yong had to go to Yanshi and returned to his hometown under the pretext of illness. He lives at home, indulging in ancient culture and staying away from the world.

Original: In the third year of Jianning, Situqiao Fu Xuan was built, and Fu Xuan treated each other with courtesy. Call a card shark and learn from the East. Chihiro has been going to the Holy Land with the scriptures for a long time, and the words are ridiculous, and the vulgar Confucianism has penetrated, and he has learned doubts after making mistakes. Xiping four years, and the commander of the five senses Tang Xidian played the six classics of Zhengding. Lingdi agreed, only to learn from the book that Dan was on the tablet, which made the work engraved outside the business school.

In the third year of Jianning, he was called to work in Stuart Qiao Xuan's house, and Qiao Xuan respected him very much. Later, the monarch recruited him and appointed him as a doctor to study and compile history books in Dongguan. Be promoted to negotiation again. Cai Yong thinks that classics are far away from the writings of saints, and there are many mistakes in words, and vulgar Confucianism is far-fetched, which delays the later study. Xiping four years, and the five senses commander Tang Xidian played the text of the six classics. When Emperor Ling approved it, Cai Yong wrote it in red ink on the tablet and asked the workers to engrave it and stand outside imperial academy.

Original: In the sixth year of Zhong Ping, the Emperor Ling collapsed, and Dong Zhuo was a mediocrity. He became famous and was called sick. Zhuo was furious and said, "I can help my people, but Cai Yong will stop." He also cut the state and county government, and wanted to offer wine to the department, which was very respectful. Outstanding talents, heavy learning, and kindness. In every episode of Mo, you need something to be praised by the drum and the piano, which will benefit you every time.

At the beginning, when Cai Yong was in Liuchen, the neighbors treated Cai Yong with wine and food. Cai Yong went, and everyone was happy. A guest was playing the piano behind the screen, and Cai Yong went to the door to listen secretly. He was startled and said, "Ah! What is the reason for inviting me with music but killing my heart? " I'm going back. The servant told his master, "Cai Jun just came, but the door left." Because Cai Yong has always been respected by his fellow villagers, the host hurried to catch up with him personally and asked him why he ran away. Cai Yong told him the situation in detail and everyone was at a loss. The piano player said that when I was playing the piano just now, I saw Cha Lang crawling towards a chirping cicada. Cicada wants to go but doesn't fly, mantis keeps advancing and retreating for it. I am very nervous inside, worried that mantis will not be caught. Is this the killing heart revealed in the sound of the piano? Cai Yong said with a smile: "This is completely in line."

Original: When Tan stayed with Chen, a neighbor said that Tan had wine and food, which was more enjoyable than drinking. When the guest was playing the piano on the screen, he arrived at the door, tried to listen and said, "Hello! What's the point of killing me with joy? " The rebel boy told his master, "Cai Jun always goes to the door." Su Yong was ruled by a great elephant. When the master asked him why, he had to tell him. The violinist said, "I pulled the string and saw cicadas singing in the direction of mantis." Cicada can walk but can't fly. Mantis is the first batch. I was surprised in my heart, for fear that mantis would be lost. Is this to kill the heart? " However, Wan Yong smiled and said, "That's enough."

At the beginning, when Cai Yong was in Liuchen, the neighbors treated Cai Yong with wine and food. When Cai Yong went, everyone was drinking happily. A guest was playing the piano behind the screen, and Cai Yong went to the door to listen secretly. He was startled and said, "Ah! What is the reason for inviting me with music but killing my heart? " I'm going back. The servant told his master, "Cai Jun just came, but left at the door." Because Cai Yong has always been respected by his fellow villagers, the host hurried to catch up with him personally and asked him why he ran away. Cai Yong told him the situation in detail and everyone was at a loss. The pianist said that when I was playing the piano just now, I saw four mantis crawling towards a chirping cicada. Cicada wants to go but doesn't fly, mantis keeps advancing and retreating for it. I am very nervous inside, worried that mantis will not be caught. Is this the killing heart revealed in the sound of the piano? Cai Yong said with a smile: "This is completely in line."

He Zhuo was punished, but he Wang Yun sat in the same place, sighing meaningless and moving with emotion. If you allow me to be furious, I will pay Ting Wei for this crime. Decline politely, begging first, followed by Han Shi. The scholar-bureaucrat was saved, but he couldn't get it. Qiu Chi said yes:? "Hao Bo is a scholar who knows China affairs very well. When he continues to serve as post-history, it will be a grand ceremony for a generation. What's more, I'm loyal and filial, and I'm not really sitting. What is wrong with being punished is to lose people's hope? " Yun said, "In the past, Liang Wudi did not kill Sima Qian, but wrote slanderous books and left them for later generations. This country is only declining, and the artifact is not solid. You must not let the courtiers write books around the young masters. It is not good for virtue, but it will make our party criticized. " Qiu stepped back and said, "Do princes live forever? Good people, national discipline, production, national code. How long can it last? "

After Dong Zhuo was killed, Cai Yong visited Wang Yun's home in situ. Cai Yong inadvertently talked about this matter and sighed deeply, showing it on his face. Wang Yun angered him, immediately arrested Cai Yong and handed him over to Ting Wei for punishment. Cai Yong wrote a letter of apology, demanding that he only stab his face and chop off his feet, and continue to do the history of the Han Dynasty. Many North Korean officials sympathized with him and helped him, but it was useless. Qiu rode a fast horse to see Wang Yun and told him: Cai Yong is a rare wizard in the contemporary era, and he is very familiar with the history of the Han Dynasty. He should be allowed to continue to do post-Han history and compile it into a generation of classics. Besides, he has always been known for his loyalty and filial piety, and his crimes have no exact facts. I'm afraid killing him will lose people's hearts, right Wang Yun said: (In those days, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not kill Sima Qian, but asked him to write slanderers and spread them to future generations. Nowadays, the country has declined halfway, and the state power is not stable. You can't let treacherous and flattering officials write articles around the young master. This can neither increase the kindness of saints nor make us suffer slander. "Qiu back to say yun3 will probably die soon? Good people are the model of the country, and historical works are the classics of the country. Destroy the model and waste the classics. Can the country last long? "

Original: I promised to regret, but I wanted to stop and died in prison. At the age of 6 1, I was in tears. Hearing this, Beihai Zheng sighed, "Who was right in the Han Dynasty?" Yanzhou Chen is full of portraits and hymns.

Wang Yun regretted it, but it was too late to stop it, so Cai Yong died in prison at the age of 6 1 year. Officials and scholars shed tears for this. Zheng Xuan, a native of Beihai, sighed at the news (who else can correct the historical events of the Han Dynasty? ), Yanzhou, Liu Chen and other places drew his portrait to praise him.