Cai Yong

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Cài Yōng (Chinese: 蔡邕; 132 - 192) was a musician, a calligrapher of the Han dynasty and author of Qin Cao 【琴操】. He plays the guqin and his daughter is the famous Cai Wenji.

He was put to death by Wang Yun for allegedly expressing grief at Dong Zhuo's death, despite pleadings from other government officials.

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