Because Cai Jing was the prime minister of the dynasty at the time, he wanted to highlight his uniqueness and high cultural connotation, so he racked his brains in naming his six sons. Choosing such a difficult word is also because Cai Jing hopes that his six sons can flourish. Moreover, each son's name is difficult to pronounce, and those with average literacy levels would probably have to look in a dictionary. Cai Jingyi, the treacherous prime minister of the court, had 8 sons, 6 of whom were relatively famous. The eldest son is Cai You, the second son is Cai Min, the third son is Cai Chen, the fourth son is Cai Sui, the fifth son is Cai Chi, and the seventh son is Cai Xiu. The names of these sons are not only difficult to write, but most of them are from Shanli people. The pronunciation of two characters is still the same, but the characters are written differently.
The two sons’ names have the same pronunciation but different characters. When Cai Jing calls out, aren’t you afraid that both sons will turn around? Mi Fu, a famous calligrapher at that time, praised Cai Jing, saying that after Liu Gongquan, Cai Jing and Cai Bian had the best calligraphy, and he was content to be inferior to them. Cai Bian was Cai Jing's younger brother and Wang Anshi's son-in-law.
Mi Fu was a famous calligrapher at that time. To be praised like this by him shows that Cai Jing's cultural level and calligraphy were extraordinary. In fact, this is not surprising. After all, he was loved by Emperor Song Huizong, who was a famous emperor in history who loved literature and art. Regardless of Cai Jing's status as a treacherous minister, judging from his cultural attainments alone, he made a great contribution to the education and cultural undertakings of the Song Dynasty. If Cai Jing does not go astray and does not become a traitor, then his achievements in these areas will be praised by future generations.
After Cai Jing died in Tanzhou, several of his sons also died one after another. The eldest son Cai You had been killed by Song Qinzong long before the Jingkang Disgrace. The second son Cai Min also died before the Jingkang Disgrace. The third son Cai You also died in the same way as the eldest son Cai You. The fourth son died first in Jingkang. Before his disgrace, he was demoted to Bobai County, Guangxi, but he died within a few years of his life. At the beginning, Lao Wu married Song Huizong's daughter Zhao Fujin and became the consort. However, after the Jingkang Disgrace, Zhao Fujin was snatched away by the Wanyan Sect of the Jin Kingdom. In the end, he died at the hands of the Jin people, and Lao Si followed. Song Huizong was a prisoner in the Northern Kingdom for a long time. The Seventh Son and Cai Jing were exiled together and died together in Tanzhou. Therefore, even if Cai Jing gave them such troublesome names, they would not be able to prosper.