From - "Qin Cao·Yi Lan Cao" by Cai Yong of the Han Dynasty.
Original text: Fulan should be the king's fragrance, but now it is the only luxuriant one, and it is among the other grasses. It is like a wise man who is not up to date, and is in line with a humble man.
Translation: Orchids are beautiful and fragrant. Although he was not reused and was slandered, he was still magnanimous. I didn't do anything wrong about what happened today, so there's no need to worry about it. I have been away from home for a long time, maybe because I am exiled, or maybe I am looking for someone who can understand me. If a monarch cannot distinguish right from wrong, then I would rather not recognize the talent.
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About the author
Cai Yong (133-192), also known as Bozhe. A native of Chenliu County, Yuxian County (now south of Qixian County, Henan Province). He was a famous official, writer, calligrapher and the father of the talented Cai Wenji during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Cai Yong refused to be called up by the imperial court in his early years, and was later recruited as a vassal of Situ. He served as chief of Heping, Langzhong, Yilang and other positions. He participated in the continuation of "Dongguan Hanji" and the engraving of the Xiping Stone Sutra. .
Later he was exiled to Shuofang due to his crime. After many twists and turns, he took refuge in Jiangnan for twelve years. When Dong Zhuo came to power, he forcibly summoned Cai Yong to serve as a wine sacrifice. Within three days, he successively held the posts of Shi Yushi, Zhishi Yushi, Shangshu, Shizhong, and Zuo Zhonglang general. He was granted the title of Marquis of Gaoyang Township and was known as "Cai Zhonglang" in the world. After Dong Zhuo was executed, Cai Yong was imprisoned for lamenting on Wang Yun's seat, and died in prison soon after, at the age of sixty.
Cai Yong was proficient in music and talented. He studied under the famous scholar Hu Guang. In addition to being familiar with classics and history, and good at poetry and poetry, he was also proficient in calligraphy, good at seal script and official script. He was especially accomplished in official script. He was praised as "Cai Yong's calligraphy is insightful, refreshing and powerful".
The "Feibai" calligraphy style he created had a great influence on later generations, and was rated as "unparalleled in beauty, and the combination of movement and magic" by "Shujuan". He collected more than 10,000 volumes of books during his lifetime, and he still had 4,000 volumes in his later years. There were twenty volumes of collected works, which were lost early. Zhang Pu of the Ming Dynasty compiled "The Collection of Cai Zhonglang", and "Quanhou Hanwen" also included many of his works.
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