The Study Of Caiyong's Zouyi

Cai Yong wrote 29 memorials in total,who wrote the most such kind of articles in the Eastern Han Dynasty.The content is mainly divided into two categories,arguments and petitions.The arguments involve all aspects of the national political issues including the current politics,disasters,rules and talent recommendation with honest arguments and sincere words.The petitions express his sorrow and anger,describe his ambitions,and beg for grace of the emperor.He uses the sincerest words and most excited mood to express his sincerest feelings.His works is based on those of Jia Yi and Chao Cuo in the early Han dynasty,which is with generous feelings and flaunty personality.He also combines the profound and elegant style of Dong Zhongshu,Liu Xiang and Kuang Heng in Western Han dynasty.Meanwhile,he also absorbs the writing spirit of Chen Fan and Dou Wu,speaking out the ills of the times bluntly.Moreover,Cai Yong is filled with positive thoughts,deep and profound knowledge and outstanding talent,which makes his articles shows not only profound ideological contents but also distinct personality and sincere emotion.You can read the profound marvelous writing style,plentiful beautiful words,and strict structure.Therefore,his articles are with high ideological level and literariness.Cai Yong's memorial articles gained a foothold in the late Han dynasty.Benefiting from his close contact with the literati of Jian'an period,the value of his works has a far-reaching influence on the memorial creation in that period and after.