What can Cai Yong do? Why does treacherous court official Dong Zhuo value him so much?

Cai Yong was a great litterateur at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had a great influence on the literary world of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was one of the leading figures in the literary world. Cai Yong is a well-known writer with profound literary background. Dong Zhuo admired Cai Yong very much, because one of Dong Zhuo's great treacherous court officials had improper power at that time and was reviled by the literati at that time. Cai Yong was reused because of Cai Yong's influence in the literary world.

First, Cai Yong has a rich literary background. As a famous figure at that time, Cai Yong was respected by many people for his filial piety. He has made outstanding achievements in literature and high attainments in poetry. There are more than 400 poems circulating in Cai Yong, many of which were lost in the war, leaving only more than 400. Cai Yong is also actively collecting the history of the Han Dynasty, hoping to present the history of the Han Dynasty to future generations. But because he offended Stuart Wang Yun, he was finally killed by Wang Yun. At that time, many scholars hoped to intercede for him, and his unfinished history books were also a regret in the literary world. If completed, it will be a masterpiece comparable to historical records. Therefore, Cai Yong's literary skill is very profound.

Second, Dong Zhuo took advantage of Cai Yong's fame. Cai Yong actually hates Dong Zhuo, a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty. Cai Yong didn't want to work for Dong Zhuo, but Dong Zhuo used Cai Yong's literary position to reduce his negative articles, which also reflected his image of loving talents and forcing Cai Yong to work for him. And Cai Yong is just a tool of Dong Zhuo. The so-called watching Cai Yong is also using Cai Yong to achieve his own goals. He doesn't appreciate Cai Yong's literature, but more depends on his position. After Cai Yong took the lead, Dong Zhuo's negative articles also decreased.

As a master of literature in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Yong made great achievements in poetry and calligraphy. He is a famous calligrapher in history. It's a pity that Wang Yun put him to death, which made his handed down history books fail to come out. This is a great regret in the literary world. A historical book comparable to Historical Records has disappeared. Treacherous court official Dong Zhuo valued not Cai Yong's talent, but his position, and used Cai Yong's position to achieve his goal of whitewashing.