Purple gold is a general name for alloys with uncertain properties.

In addition to making weapons and iron tools, blacksmiths these days look more like a group of relatively low-end material scientists to Liu Cang.

What these guys like to do most is to collect metals from everywhere, and then mix them in various proportions. Sometimes a furnace of metal can even burn for a year and a half, and they try to melt everything into the metal.

If a metal with special properties is mixed, the remaining formula will be an heirloom.

Some of them are extremely difficult to smelt, have a variety of properties, and are suitable for making top-quality weapons and armor. People today collectively call them purple gold.

This is something that is more valuable than meteorite iron. Not to mention ordinary people, most blacksmiths who have inherited it from their families cannot find traces of it for several generations.

A day at a loss. During this day, the four members of Liu Cang's family were completely at a loss. As night fell, the family of four sat in a circle in the main room of their home, staring at each other, somewhat unsure of where to go.

Zhang Feng, the old man who was angry with Liu Cang and hung himself on the southeastern branch, became the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, and the old man Zhang became a serious general of the Forbidden Army.

Zhang Rang specially sent someone to inform Liu Cang and Zhang Xiuniang to reunite with their family in Luoyang. He gave a simple notice without giving any property or threats. It was as simple as a family member casually saying.

As for Cai Yong, Liu Hong issued an imperial edict to worship Cai Yong as Yilang and enter Dongguan School to study history.

Faced with Liu Hong and Zhang Rang, two kanban-level CP combinations in the late Han Dynasty, Liu Cang wanted to run away, and Cai Yong also wanted to run away.

But Zhang Rang's light message from the other side, "There is no need to worry about the journey to Luo, there will be officials to greet you along the way." It was like a stick to break up the two men's thoughts of running away.

Run, how to run? Nowadays, all the local officials in Zhongyuan Prefecture and County have been replaced by people from the royal family and eunuchs. There are seven aunts and eight aunts who do a lot of things. The south will definitely not be able to get through. If you continue to run, you can only go to the border.

The mountains are rushing.

Seeing that Zhang Rang was targeting him, and the edict that came with the message, Liu Hong's personal handwriting, it was unclear whether it was a hint of some kind of threat from Zhang Rang.

"Uncle, it's all Xiu Niang's fault." The four of them sat around the table and looked at Cai Yong, who was frowning. After a long silence, Zhang Xiu Niang blamed herself.

With the serious disaster in the Central Plains, Zhang Rang's notoriety has spread all over the world in the past two years, and his descriptions are often demonic. Zhang Xiu Niang is definitely more afraid than happy about the sudden appearance of such a powerful uncle.

"It has nothing to do with you." Cai Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly for a moment.

"I feel ashamed to say it, but there is no news from your father in several years. I have somewhat forgotten about him."

"I never thought that your family is really related to Zhang Rang, but I can't blame you for everything." Cai Yong said to Zhang Xiu Niang calmly.

Zhang Xiu Niang felt uneasy. Liu Cang also reached out and patted Zhang Xiu Niang's back to comfort her. Cai Yan was also frowning in thought like a young adult. Liu Cang looked at Cai Yong.

"What should we do now? Should we go or not?" Liu Cang asked Cai Yong.

"Alas~" Cai Yong looked at Liu Cang up and down and saw that there was no joy in Liu Cang's eyes. Cai Yong smiled bitterly and sighed again.

"Zhang Rang, there may be some pushback, but Zhang Rang's reputation has spread all over the world." While speaking, Cai Yong glanced at Zhang Xiuniang, and seeing that she had no bad reaction, he continued.

"Zhang Rang's reputation has been ruined, and he has a special relationship with the embroiderer. If you hate him, you won't go. With a little effort, Haoxuan won't be blamed for being unfilial and unjust." Cai Yong said to him. Liu Cang said to Zhang Xiuniang.

"Haha, now it's my father who has delayed you. His Majesty personally wrote the edict and stamped it with His Majesty's private seal. Even if I refuse, I am afraid I will have to go to Luoyang." Cai Yong smiled bitterly and shook his head again.

"Father is serious, this matter is ultimately due to me. If it weren't for me, I'm afraid Xiu Niang's father wouldn't have gone to Luoyang to look for Zhang Rang." Liu Cang tried to persuade Cai Yong. As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Xiu Niang and smiled bitterly.

"The embroiderer doesn't need to be burdened. I didn't meet my father in my early years. I really thought about finding a chance to try my luck with Zhang Rang, but now I get what I wanted just sitting at home, haha."

Seeing Liu Cang's low anger and teasing, Zhang Xiu Niang's uneasy eyes flashed with memories, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up into a smile.

"Haha, that brat was more thoughtful when he was young than he is now." Cai Yong laughed and scolded when he remembered that Liu Cang had mentioned to him the possibility of Zhang Xiu's mother's family a few years ago.

Zhang Xiuniang was speechless. Cai Yong and Liu Cang talked about past years from time to time to relieve the dull atmosphere, but they could not avoid Zhang Rang's incident.

Cai Yong was right. Zhang Rang had a bad reputation and had been separated from Zhang Feng for many years. Liu Cang now had no problem even if he ignored him. He even received praise from the outside world for showing that he didn't like him.

However, it is impossible for Liu Cang to let Cai Yong go to Luoyang alone. With Liu Hong's support, Zhang Rang's "killing a lot" is going crazy now. If he hurt Cai Yong, Liu Cang will probably feel guilty for the rest of his life.

"Is Zhang Rang really bad?" Cai Yan suddenly asked as everyone was worried about gains and losses.

It has only been a few years since Zhang Rang rose to prominence. Earlier, the eunuch power was dominated by Cao Jie and his gang of old eunuchs.

Things about eunuchs were rarely mentioned in the family. Occasionally when famine was mentioned, Liu Cang talked more about Liu Hong. Little Caiyan's knowledge of Zhang Rang came mostly from rural rumors. At this time, she confirmed with Liu Cang and Cai Yong asked.

"Well, it should be considered very bad." Liu Cang and Cai Yong looked at each other, and Liu Cang said to Cai Yan.

This guy Zhang Rang is just self-interested, but his self-interest is completely linked to harming others, so there is really no way to clean up his innocence.

"Are my father and Brother Haoxuan worried that having a relationship with him would be detrimental to his morality?" Cai Yan continued to ask.

Cai Yong and Liu Cang looked at each other again. Although they didn't want to admit it, they had to say that they were both ordinary people and they did care about this aspect of things.

"I remember, wasn't there Cao Mengde in Luoyang who was the eunuch queen?" Cai Yan blinked and confirmed with Cai Yong.

"Yan'er actually still remembers what happened when he was a child? Well, the eunuch Cao Teng adopted his father, who is Cao Teng's grandson." Answering Cai Yan, Cai Yong seemed to be introducing him to Liu Cang.

"..." Liu Cang was silent, no need to introduce this, Boss Cao, we are familiar with him.

"Cao Teng is different from Zhang Rang. He served the four emperors and established good relationships among scholars and ministers. Meng De's father was once among the three princes, which shows how good his reputation is." Cai Yong understood what Cai Yan meant.

, explain it.

"Oh." Cai Yan nodded, glanced at the uneasy Zhang Xiu Niang beside him, and gave her a helpless look.

"Forget it, it's useless to think too much. What's Xiu Niang's attitude now? If you meet Zhang Rang, it may be detrimental to Haoxuan's career in the future. From what I see, you two may be able to escape for a while until I meet with the court.

Old and Chinese friends are discussing with each other. When we can check and balance with Zhang Rang, how about we meet again in Luoyang?"

After thinking for a while, Cai Yong asked Zhang Xiu Niang.

In Cai Yong's view, the main problem that needs to be faced now is Zhang Xiu Niang. If Zhang Xiu Niang leads Liu Cang to recognize Zhang Rang, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to pave the way for Liu Cang.

However, from Liu Cang's point of view, he has no taboo in this regard. He is more worried that because of his relationship, Cai Yong will be squeezed out in the past two years.

After all, seeing that the Yellow Turban is about to explode, there is still so much more to the so-called official career, but now Luoyang is like a gathering of dragons and snakes, and Liu Cang is not sure whether he can safely raise his livestock after going there.
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