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Cai Ying

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Cai Ying, an aide to Eastern Wu crown prince Sun He, was known for gaming, so Sun He had Wei Zhao discuss its harms.

History in 2 vols. of the Records · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 59Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …闞澤爲太傅,薛綜爲少傅,而蔡穎、張純、封俌、嚴維等皆從容侍從。…
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    孫和字子孝,慮弟也。少以母王有寵見愛,年十四,爲置宮衞,使中書令闞澤教以書藝。好學下士,甚見稱述。赤烏五年,立爲太子,時年十九。闞澤爲太傅,薛綜爲少傅,而蔡穎、張純、封俌、嚴維等皆從容侍從。〈《吳書》曰:和少岐嶷有智意,故權尤愛幸,常在左右,衣服禮秩雕玩珍異之賜,諸子莫得比焉。好文學,善騎射,承師涉學,精識聦敏,尊敬師傅,愛好人物。穎等每朝見進賀,和常降意,歡以待之。講校經義,綜察是非,及訪諮朝臣,考績行能,以知優劣,各有條貫。後諸葛壹僞叛以誘魏將諸葛誕,權潛軍待之。和以權暴露外次,又戰者凶事,常憂勞憯怛,不復會同飲食,數上諫,戒令持重,務在全勝,權還,然後敢安。張純字元基,敦之子。《吳錄》曰:純少厲操行,學博才秀,切問捷對,容止可觀。拜郎中,補廣德令,治有異績,擢爲太子輔義都尉。〉

  • History · vol. 59Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …時蔡穎好弈,直事在署者頗斆焉,故以此諷之。
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    是時有司頗以條書問事,和以爲姦妄之人,將因事錯意,以生禍心,不可長也,表宜絕之。又都督劉寶白庶子丁晏,晏亦白寶,和謂晏曰:「文武在事,當能幾人,因隙構簿,圖相危害,豈有福哉?」遂兩釋之,使之從厚。常言當世士人宜講脩術學,校習射御,以周世務,而但交游博弈以妨事業,非進取之謂。後羣寮侍宴,言及博弈,以爲妨事費日而無益於用,勞精損思而終無所成,非所以進德脩業,積累功緒者也。且志士愛日惜力,君子慕其大者,高山景行,恥非其次。夫以天地長乆,而人居其間,有白駒過隙之喻,年齒一暮,榮華不再。凡所患者,在於人情所不能絕,誠能絕無益之欲以奉德義之塗,棄不急之務以脩功業之基,其於名行,豈不善哉?夫人情猶不能無嬉娛,嬉娛之好,亦在於飲宴琴書射御之間,何必博弈,然後爲歡。乃命侍坐者八人,各著論以矯之。於是中庶子韋曜退而論奏,和以示賔客。時蔡穎好弈,直事在署者頗斆焉,故以此諷之。

  • History · vol. 65Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …時蔡穎亦在東宮,性好博奕。太子和以為無益,命曜論之。其辭曰:
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    韋曜字弘嗣,吳郡雲陽人也。〈裴松之曰:曜本名昭,史爲晉諱,改之。〉少好學,能屬文,從丞相掾除西安令,還為尚書郎,遷太子中庶子。時蔡穎亦在東宮,性好博奕。太子和以為無益,命曜論之。其辭曰:

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Cai Ying was an official serving in the Eastern Palace under the crown prince Sun He of Eastern Wu. He is mentioned in juan 59 and juan 65 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the novel.

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Cai Ying attended Sun He. When Sun He was appointed crown prince, Cai Ying, Zhang Chun, Feng Fu, Yan Wei, and others served him in a composed and unhurried manner. (According to the historical record)
Cai Ying enjoyed board games. Sun He considered them a waste of time that interfered with one’s duties, and ordered those attending him to each write an essay to correct this; at the time, some officials on duty also followed Cai Ying’s example. (According to the historical record)
Because Cai Ying enjoyed board games, which Sun He considered unbeneficial, Sun He ordered Wei Zhao to write about their drawbacks. (According to the historical record)

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  • Attended Sun He
  • Served in the Eastern Palace alongside Wei Zhao

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History · vol. 59

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    attendant in the Eastern Palace of Crown Prince Sun He