Cai Yong (pronounced yōng), (133-192), courtesy name Bojie (pronounced jiē), was born in Chenliuyu (now Qixian County, Henan Province). Writer and calligrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Erudite and talented, he was proficient in classics, history, astronomy, music, and was good at poetry. During the reign of Emperor Ling, he summoned the doctor to pay homage to him, revised his books in Dongguan, and moved to Yilang. He was once exiled to Shuofang for impeaching the eunuch. At the time of Emperor Xian's reign, Dong Zhuo forced him to become an official serving as the Censor, serving as General Zuo Zhonglang. After Dong Zhuo was executed, he was arrested by Wang Yun and died in prison. Cai Yong wrote 104 poems, poems, steles, edicts, and inscriptions. His most famous poems are "Shu Xing Fu".
Historical evaluation:
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Cai Yong": "The Qi family, the head of the Ji Dynasty, is talented and generous. Yuan's classics are classical, and his music and skills are popular. Yong is really admired. Jing, with a refined mind, criticized the gold merchants, and was a disciple of Liang Huai and Dong, and his reputation was ruined. "
Ma Rixi: "Bo Zhe is a man of extraordinary talent."
Wang Fuzhi: Cai Yong’s stupidity will not stop until his body is destroyed. If you are stupid and have few words and actions, you will stop in poverty; if you are stupid and want to be as powerful as other people's family, country, gods and people, then the people will be angry and the gods will kill their bodies. Yongzhi responded to Dong Zhuo's summons and went to visit Santai. When did this happen? The emperor was killed, the emperor was deposed, the ministers killed the barbarians, the emperor was robbed and moved, the ancestral temple was burned, the tombs were destroyed, and the people died in the wilderness. Yong Nai proposed to seize the temple names of the four emperors after Xiaohe, and held the ceremony of revolution for three generations when the country was in danger. Today, how stupid it is to show off one's academic skills calmly! It's not just stupid. The clan of the Han Dynasty is in danger, and all the temples will be killed. Fu Gou will be beheaded for eating his blood. He conceals the evil of his ancestors and praises his beauty. He is the empress of the Yuan Dynasty because of his accumulated merits and benevolence, but he is afraid that the empty name will not help him. It is urgent to take advantage of the cool virtues of Emperor He and promote them so that the traitor can be called upon to hold him accountable and say: None of these people can rule the world, and it is appropriate for the Han Dynasty to perish. This is the case for people who resent the gods and fall into great evil without giving up. Judging from the reasoning, isn't Yong just stupid? Yong's beard was clamped down and he died, and Emperor Ling made it happen. If the four emperors can be a sect, then the Ling Emperor can also be a sect. Yong Gai wanted to retaliate against Emperor Ling, but Yu blocked his way to becoming a clan leader. Yong Gai therefore had no intention of becoming a king because of Dong Zhuo, so it was not appropriate for Wang Yun to execute him. Dong Zhuo said: "As a matter of fact, the Liu family's lineage is not enough to restore the legacy." Yong Gu said, "The Liu family's ancestor test is not enough to restore the honor." The sentiment is the same. Therefore, it is said: Yong is not just stupid. Although, God can be deceived and God can be threatened? That's just stupid.