Yu Xuanji laughed and said, "I'm afraid he's not just thinking about Cai Yuanchang, but also the people behind Cai Yuanchang."
Ye Zelin was startled and asked, "What does Master Yu want to say?"
Yu Xuanji stood up and walked to the desk, took a document, and returned to the low couch to sit down. He handed the document to Ye Zelin and said, "I had someone look up Cai Yuanchang's life, who he associated with, and who was in his family. Take a look and see what you know and what you don't."
Ye Zelin took the document with both hands and read it page by page before saying, "I didn't know that Cai Yuanchang had served in the army. I only know that since the second year of Huangyou, Cai Yuanchang has risen rapidly in the official career and has been promoted to the position of Jiedushi."
Yu Xuanji added, "During the Xiangfu era, Cai Yuanchang served in the army of Huo Qing, the former garrison commander of Beiling. Later, Huo Qing rebelled, and the Prince of Qinghe was ordered to suppress the rebellion. Cai Yuanchang assisted the Prince of Qinghe, who was able to quell Huo Qing's rebellion and rise to prominence thereafter."
"It was because of Huo Qing's rebellion that I got to know Your Majesty." Ye Zelin said. When Huo Qing rebelled, his father defended Huo Qing and was sent by the late emperor to expedition to Goryeo. He would not have entered the palace to serve as a tutor to Your Majesty, who was still the Crown Prince at the time.
Yu Xuanji continued, "You should know the relationship between Cai Yuanchang and Princess Qinghe."
Ye Zelin nodded. Before coming to Yuezhou, His Majesty had asked Huaiqin Pavilion to investigate Cai Yuanchang's family background. He naturally knew the relationship between Cai Yuanchang and Princess Qinghe. He said:
"I know that Cai Yuanchang is the cousin of Princess Qinghe's distant uncle. In just ten years, Cai Yuanchang has risen from a small military lieutenant to the current governor of a region. This is inseparable from the support of his cousin-in-law, the Prince of Qinghe."
Yu Xuanji continued, "You mean the person behind Cai Yuanchang is the Prince of Qinghe?"
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