The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao's military marquis made an appointment with Xun Zhen, and went to Cao Cao's residence for a banquet in the evening the next day. .+?(.+bsp;\\s*

The next day approaching evening, Xun Zhen was served by Chen Zhi and Tang Er, wearing a high crown, a black Confucian uniform, a leather belt around the waist, hanging a long sword, and wearing clothes and shoes. People, only two of Zuo Bohou and Yuan Zhongqing, went out on horseback to go to the appointment.

Because this was the first time to "visit" Cao Cao, Xun Zhen specially mentioned a house, which is a dried pheasant. When scholars meet with the Venerable, according to the etiquette, they must bring a gift, and this gift is a pheasant. "The solitary man holds the leather and silk, the minister holds the lamb, the doctor holds the geese, the scholar holds the pheasant, the common man holds the chant, and the businessman holds the chicken." When a scholar sends a pheasant, it means to take the pheasant "when it is time to hand over, there is no relationship". Pheasants are pheasants. In order to express the meaning of "death for the king", the pheasant must also be dead. Now that spring flowers are blooming, meat is not easy to preserve. At this time, it is necessary to send air-dried pheasants, that is, "squatting" as gifts. This "Xuju" was bought by Xun Zhen on a special trip to the market this morning.

Tiyuju was walking on the street, and the people on the way looked back, and everyone knew that he was going to visit the Venerable. Cao Cao is older than him, and his official position is higher than him.

According to the regulations, Cao Cao came to Yingchuan to pacify the chaos on official business, either in the army or in the official residence, but in order to show his favor, Wen Taishou borrowed a house from the county surname and asked him to stay temporarily. This house is to the east of the Prefect's Mansion. Xun Zhen was just walking past the gate of the Prefect's Mansion, when he encountered Zhong Yao coming from the opposite side.

Xun Zhen dismounted and saluted. Zhong Yao looked at the house in his hand and said with a smile, "Who are you going to pay homage to?"

"Captain Cao invited me to a banquet."

"Fu-Jun asked you to recuperate in the dormitory, but you went to have a drink and a banquet! Be careful I tell Fu-Jun to go." Zhong Yao said jokingly. The Yingchuan Yellow Turban has been pacified today, and he is in a good mood as a county hero.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Your Excellency has an invitation, but I dare not say no." Asked Zhong Yao, "Where is the meritorious officer?"

Zhong Yao replied, "In the counties of Yangcheng, Lunshi, Xiangcheng, Jia, Fucheng, Kunyang, and Wuyang, because of the rebellion, some county magistrates died in battle, some fled, and many county officials died. Now, there are no owners in these counties, and hundreds of thousands of people are in urgent need of appeasement. The lord of the government ordered me to recommend some Junzhong Juncai for his appointment." He took out a bamboo scroll from his sleeve and said, "Here are the talents I recommended. Now, I'm going to the palace to return to my life." He is the county's meritorious officer, in charge of a county's personnel, and such a "minister of life" as the county magistrate, the prefect has no right to appoint, but in extraordinary times, the county officials can still appoint some.

Xun Zhen said: "This is a major event. After the rebellion, the most important thing is to appease the people. Because of this rebellion, many fields in the county are uncultivated, which will inevitably affect the autumn harvest, and because of the rebellion, many people in the county are killed and injured. You have to be appeased by a sage officer. Gong Cao has official business, so I won't bother you any more, and leave."

"Okay, let's go!"

The two said their goodbyes, and Zhong Yao hurried to the prefect's mansion to ask to see Prefect Wen. Xun Zhen watched him leave, and went back on horseback.

Turn two streets and enter a road north of the road. He was not proud of his identity at the Limen Gate. Although the Lijianmen knew him, he still followed the regulations and made a "registration" at the Limen Gate.

The military commander sent by Cao Cao had already told him Cao Cao's specific address when he invited him yesterday: "Cao Du Wei's House, at the second gate of Lizhong, west to the third north". After registering, Xun Zhen led the horse along the alley and entered the middle gate. There was an east-west alley, and Cao Cao lived in this alley. Counting the houses by the alley, and after passing two houses, Xun Zhen stood up and said, "This is it." After tidying up his clothes, he knocked on the door in person, and soon the door opened, and it was Cao Cao who came out. He is also neatly dressed today.

Seeing Xun Zhen, he hurried out of the hospital door, went down the steps, looked up and down, looked at Xun Zhen's arms, chest, abdomen, and legs, and asked with concern, "What's up? Is your injury healed?"

"It's much better to have Captain Lao to worry about."

"Sun Sima has already come, just waiting for you to be seated!"

After the greeting, the two bowed down under the steps, Cao Cao bowed twice, and Xun Zhen answered with two bows.

After bowing, Cao Cao pressed his left hand on his right hand, tucked his hand into his sleeve, placed it on his forehead, and bowed to Xun Zhen. This is a salute process. Cao Cao bowed, and entered from the right, Xun Zhen gave the reins to Zuo Bohou and Yuan Zhongqing, and took the seat with both hands, and entered from the left. When they entered the court, the two stood still, and Xun Zhen turned the pheasant's head to the left and presented it to Cao Cao as a gift. Cao Cao thanked him again and again, and finally accepted it. The reason why the pheasants could not be presented in the hall was because the monarch received the salute in the hall, and the scholar could not compare with the monarch.

This is a whole set of etiquette for the host to welcome and greet guests.

To be honest, as a person from later generations, Xun Zhen deeply felt that these etiquettes were too cumbersome, and said to himself: "No wonder Cao Cao and Sun Jian are both free from etiquette. They are too particular about etiquette, which makes people feel troublesome." But he is " Xun's children", it is the face of Xun's who goes out to represent Xun's face. Can't be Cao Cao like Cao Cao and Sun Jian. Didn't they strictly follow etiquette when welcoming Xun Zhen, a "scholar"?

Cao Cao accepted the residence, and held Xun Zhen's hand affectionately and entered the room.

A banquet has been set up in the hall. Because Cao Cao did not invite outsiders, only Xun Zhen and Sun Jian were invited, so there were only three seats.

Above is the chairman of Cao Cao, and on both sides are the guest seats. Sun Jian had arrived and was sitting in the guest seat on the right. When he saw Cao Cao and Xun Zhen coming in, he stood up to greet Xun Zhen and said to Xun Zhen with a smile, "After fighting for many days, I haven't tasted alcohol, but I've already become addicted to alcohol! Tonight Cao Cao has become addicted to alcohol. The commander-in-chief asked for a drink, why did Zhenzhi come so late? Come, come, come and sit here."

On the right is the seat. Sun Jian was also older than Xun Zhen and had a higher rank than him. How could Xun Zhen be willing to pass? Thank you again and again. Cao Cao asked him to sit on the left seat.

All the guests came, it was still dark, and there was no need to worry about eating and drinking. The three sat down and chatted.

Sun Jian was from the South, and Cao Cao rarely went to the South. He asked Sun Jian a lot about the customs and customs of the South. He also said that when Sun Jian was seventeen or eighteen years old, he participated in the quelling of the rebellion between Xuchang and Xu Shao and his son as county Sima. , said directly: "Jun Mengrui is good at fighting, and is a hero of Jiangdong!"

Cao Cao chatted and laughed with Xun Zhen again, talking about Xun Zhen's fierceness in eradicating greed when he was the postal supervisor in the north in the past, and he praised it repeatedly, saying: "Although the governance of the state and localities should be lenient and fierce, but in the current situation, it is the 'Wan' picked up and 'shoved' put down.

Just as a person's acute illness requires a strong medicine. "

Cao Cao admired the toughness of Sun Jian and Xun Zhen because he himself was a "sharp" person. In his early twenties, he was a lieutenant of the northern part of Luoyang. When he first arrived in office, he hung more than ten five-colored sticks at several city gates in Luoyang. Those nobles and tyrants who are accustomed to running rampant hold their breaths in fear and restrain their evil deeds. Because they do not dare to commit crimes inside and outside, their prestige is quite shocking.

Compared with Cao Cao's bravery and ferocity, Xun Zhen's actions in expelling dirty officials and catching and killing illegals when he was the postal supervisor in the north were not as good. However, there is no way to do this. Cao Cao has a strong backing, a son of a high-ranking official, and his background in the court is not comparable to that of Xun Zhen. However, in any case, Xun Zhen's decisive killing when he served as the post supervisor in the north won Cao Cao's sympathy.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "Cao Cao seems to have put a lot of effort into the past two days. He actually understood Wentai and I's foundation so clearly, and he said everything that Wentai and I are proud of." It can be seen from this. Cao Cao really made friends with them.

Talk about it, the twilight has come, and the hall is darkened. The maid came in, lit the candle on the bronze lampstand, and illuminated the hall again.

Cao Cao said: "Oh, I'm having a good time talking with the two gentlemen, but the night arrives, are you two hungry? I am. Why don't we have a feast now? Let's talk while drinking, how about it?" He said to Sun Jian, "Sima , I rarely go to Jiangdong, I am very interested in the scenery and people of your Jiangdong, and I will ask you to tell me more at the banquet later."

Sun Jian smiled and said, "Okay." After chatting with Cao Cao for a long time, he felt that Cao Cao was a good person. Taking advantage of the time when the maid was serving wine and dishes, Cao Cao said to the two again: "I will not hide Erjun, I will return to Beijing in a few days. Tonight's banquet, since I am recruiting thieves this time, I am happy to get to know Erjun, and I am also Say goodbye to you two."

Sun Jian was surprised and said, "The bandits in Runan, Nanyang and other places have not yet been pacified, so why is the commander returning to Beijing?"

"Our troops are all commanders of other counties, and it is a last resort for me to pacify the chaos. Now that Yingchuan has been settled, they have to return to their own counties. There are also rioters in their counties, although they are not as many as Yingchuan, they will not last for a long time. outer."

"I see!"

Sun Jian seemed to believe Cao Cao's words, but Xun Zhen disagreed and said to himself, "This time, Cao Cao came late and left early to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was obvious that he came to gild and gain military exploits." He glanced at Cao Cao. , thought, "Maybe his father has already given him activities? Can he get a new appointment just by waiting for him to go back to the capital?"

Cao Cao turned his eyes to Xun Zhen, and saw Xun Zhen looking at him, he smiled and said, "Zhenzhi, yesterday I was in the prefect's mansion and heard from the lord Wenfu that the imperial court specially selected the prince of the imperial court to be the prefect of Yuzhou, and the prince has already left. The capital, I will be able to come to Yangzhai in a few days."

There are fifteen people in the official family of the "Servant Yushi" Censor Zhongcheng. There were fifteen imperial court officials in the imperial court. Although Xun Zhen had some knowledge of high-ranking officials in the court, he did not know who Cao Cao was talking about.

"That is, the Prince of Taiyuan."

The prince's teacher is Wang Yun. Not to mention the previous life, only in this life Xun Zhen had heard his name many times. Sun Jian also heard the name of this person, and said: "But at the nineteenth year, he made an appointment with Guo Linzong of the same county, and was called Wang Yun by Guo Linzong, 'Wang Sheng is a thousand miles a day, and Wang Zuocai is also'?" Cao Cao said: "It is this people."

It's funny, when Xun Zhen heard that Wang Yun was going to be the prefect of Yuzhou, Xun Zhen's first reaction was to think of Diao Chan. He hurriedly coughed, lowered his head, and suppressed the thought.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Zhenzhi, I also heard from Lord Wenfu that the prince has appointed Mr. Liulong and Kong Rong of Lu as the state military, and Mr. Liulong should come to Yingchuan with the prince this time."

"Ah? My clan father is coming back?"

"Yeah. Oh, I don't know when they will arrive! Zhenzhi, I am Mr. Liulong who has long been in love with me, and I don't know if I will be able to pay homage this time. I often hear the words of doctors and scholars in Beijing: "Mr. Liulong is full." Reading poetry and books, I have a deep understanding of the "Li", "Poems", "Shangshu", "Spring and Autumn" classics, especially good at "Yi", which is very comparable to Confucianism, and is a master of today's Confucianism. I also like "Yi" very much, only It's a pity that I didn't meet a good teacher, if I could hear the teachings of Mr. Liulong in person, it would be a blessing for three lives!"

Mr. Liulong is Xun Shuang. Because of the party's misfortune, he lived in hiding in Hanbin for more than ten years. He devoted himself to writing and wrote many books. He was called Shuo Confucianism. It is very common for many scholars in the Party to live in seclusion and write books in anger because they are unable to serve in official positions or to display their ambitions. For example, Chen Qun's father, Chen Ji, wrote a book of tens of thousands of words, titled "Chen Zi". Just heard the name of Wang Yun, and heard that Kong Rong and Xun Shuang will also come to Yingchuan. These are all celebrities.

Cao Cao asked Xun Zhen, and said, "Zhenzhi, a high-ranking scholar of Qing's family, a famous Confucian scholar, the "Book of Changes" is the study of Qing's family, so Qing must also be proficient in this scripture?"

Xun Zhen is very ashamed. His name comes from "Yi". He rarely reads from Xun Qu, and he has worked **** "Yi", but "Yi" is too difficult. . He replied: "Ashamed and ashamed. Zhen was born with a dull nature. Although he studied the "Yi" since childhood, he has not achieved anything so far. Brothers Xun Yue, Xun Yu, and nephews Xun You of Zhen are far superior to Zhen."

"Xun Yue, Xun Yu, I know them both. Xun You? By the way, Zhenzhi, didn't Xun You go to war with you? Where is he now? Why didn't you bring him with you today?"

"Gongda is now in the camp outside the city. This time, the annihilation of the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan was a great victory. Zhen feared that his subordinates would become arrogant and harass the area, so he was kept in the camp and strictly restrained." Xun Zhen's followers were not The regular army was recruited by himself, so it was called "righteous followers".

Cao Cao nodded again and again, and praised: "Victory without arrogance, modesty and restrained, not only not arrogant, but also restrain the righteous obedience before the rain, Zhenzhi, you have the style of ancient famous generals.

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He and Xun Zhen were here to talk about Xun Shuang and "Yi". Sun Jian didn't read much, so he wasn't very interested in these things. He fidgeted and yawned. When Cao Cao saw it, the food and drink had already been arranged. He raised his glass and said with a smile: "A little bit of wine and food, Erjun, please reluctantly swallow it! This time, the two of you have taken the lead in pacifying the Yingchuan bandit soldiers. This glass of wine, I Respect you two!"

Sun Jian immediately adjusted his sitting position, raised his wine glass, and said, "Respect to the commander!" Xun Zhen also raised the wine glass, covered it with the big sleeve of her left hand, and slowly drank the wine. Sun Jian drank too fast, and the wine dripped down the corner of his mouth. He put down the wine bottle, wiped the wine stains, and said with a smile, "Heavy fragrance, good wine, good wine."

"Since you like it, please drink more." Cao Cao diligently persuaded him to drink.

After three cups of wine, Cao Cao laughed and said, "The Poem says: 'I have guests, and the drummer is playing the sheng'. How can there be no drummer when there is wine?"

He clapped his hands, and a group of singing and dancing girls came out from the corridor outside the hall. Some held the piano, some held the drum, some held the chi, and some took the instrument. Embroidered silk clothes, showing Bai Shengsheng's arms and calves, entered the hall with a fragrant aroma, and bowed and saluted to the three people sitting in the seats above, and then stood up, or sat down to play the qin and drums, or sat down to sing, or rotated dance. The music is beautiful, the singing is gentle, and the dancing is gorgeous.

Cao Cao pointed at them with a smile, and asked Sun Jian and Xun Zhen, "I specially borrowed this team of female performers from Lord Wenfu yesterday. Sima, Zhenzhi, what do you think of them? Are the singing and dancing still acceptable to the eyes and the music to the ears? ?"

Xun Zhen was a disciple of Confucianism, so there were not many opportunities to watch such songs and dances.

Sun Jian's friends were all light chivalrous men, not very scholarly. He saw a lot of these kinds of songs and dances. He held the wine glass, turned his face and looked at it for a while, then looked back and said, "I can't tell whether the music is good or bad, and I don't know how the singing is. , but this dance is really good! Look at those arms and legs, they are very attractive." Cao Cao looked at him and laughed.

Singing and dancing with wine, Cao Cao persuading dishes, chatting with Sun Jian about the scenery of Jiangdong, and chatting with Xun Zhen about poetry and scriptures. Xun Zhen's friendship with people is better than simplicity, sincerity, and sincerity. Sun Jian is more forthcoming and informal when dealing with people. Cao Cao's friendship with people has both their strengths and the bearing of a nobleman.

After two rounds of drinking, Sun Jian threw down the chopsticks and said, "It's boring to drink and chat, why don't I drink with laughter?" A laughter is a joke. Sun Jian's proposal appealed to Cao Cao's favor. He was overjoyed and agreed, and said, "Sizhu may be pleasant to the ear, but not as hilarious as his laughter. Sima's proposal is excellent. The wine field is like a battlefield. How about I wait for the army to order wine? "

Sun Jian had no objection. Xun Zhen murmured, thinking to himself, "Wine with laughter?" He had never encountered such a thing at a banquet with scholar-officials before.

"Anyone who can't laugh, or who says no one laughs, gets a bottle of wine. How?"

Sun Jian gave up and said, "The captain, this wine is very good, and it is a good thing. How can the loser drink it? Isn't that too cheap for the loser? In my opinion, it is better: Those who can make everyone laugh drink, can't say or can't Those who make people laugh will be punished to say another, and not allowed to drink."

Cao Cao lifted his beard and smiled, agreeing with him.

Sun Jian said: "The commander is respected, please speak first."

This is not a problem. Cao Cao was very witty, and he had heard and told many jokes, so he opened his mouth and said, "The bridegroom is having **** for the first time, and the wife happily agrees to it and never refuses. , there is a thief!' The bridegroom said: 'I am my husband, how can I say that I am a thief?' Isn't this a knife?' The bridegroom said, 'This is a yang/object, so why do you think of a sword?' The bride said, 'If it's not a sword, why is it so fast!'"

After speaking, Cao Cao laughed first, Sun Jian followed suit, and Xun Zhen couldn't help but smile.

Cao Cao was proud to drink, and before he could put down the bottle, he urged Sun Jian, saying, "It's time for Sima, Sima, please speak!"

Sun Jian said: "What I said is not as long as Du Wei said, but it is just as funny."

Cao Cao held the wine bottle and urged, "Please say it, please say it."

Sun Jian sold off his son, so he said, "One man ordered his wife to make shoes and was small, and said angrily: 'You should be too small, but too small on your shoes!' His wife also said angrily: 'You should be too big, but too big. On this foot!'"

Cao Cao understood the meaning of the joke as soon as he tasted it, and laughed out loud, laughing so hard that he threw the wine bottle to the ground and his beard got into the soup. How can the female musicians borrowed from the prefect of Wen have seen such a funny Bierqianshi high official? Snicker more. Cao Cao sat on the main seat, facing these singing and dancing girls, saw that they were snickering, and didn't care. He laughed so much that his tears came out, and he continued: "Hahaha, Hahaha! 'You should be small, you should be small on your shoes', 'You should be big or not, and you should be big on this foot', haha, Haha, laugh at me, laugh at me!"

Xun Zhen was also laughing, but it was not as exaggerated as Cao Cao's laugh. After all, since he traveled through, what he heard and saw in the more than ten years was mostly a respectful gentleman, and he could not be as informal as Cao Cao.

He noticed the girl's snickering, and glanced around inadvertently. A snickering piano girl met his eyes, and her face changed immediately, and she almost sat down in fright. Although she was busy and sat upright, the piano sound Already out of tune. When Xun Zhen saw her reaction, she was startled. He didn't expect that after many days of **** battles, and because of Cheng Yan's death, his mood was sullen, and when he was laughing, he fell into these fires that had never experienced war. Although she was a maid, she was deeply favored by her master. In the eyes of Yu Shi, a singing and dancing girl who is no different from the flowers in the greenhouse, he also thinks that he is murderous.

As soon as the qin sound was out of tune, Cao Cao noticed it. He smiled and wiped away his tears, while he glanced at the girl playing the qin. It was quite strange to see her panic-stricken appearance. Following her dodging eyes, he saw Xun Zhen. Immediately understood, he smiled and said to Xun Zhen, "Zhenzhi, a hero has a heroic spirit, and the power of your eyes actually makes this trick out of tune."

Sun Jian didn't notice that the tune was out of tune. He smugly drank a bottle of wine, urged Xun Zhen, and said, "Zhenzhi, it's your turn."

Xun Zhen didn't know much about jokes. None of his clansmen and his friends and scholars had ever told such blatant jokes in front of him. Cao Cao and Sun Jian were the first two.

He blinked his eyes and thought for a while, then thought of one, and said: "There are people who can be named as Xiaolian with the strength of their husbands, and the villagers ridiculed them and said: 'The prefect's Confucian disciples are called Xiaolian. They said: This son has a dignified appearance, and it is beneficial. He also raised Zilu, and the crowd said: This son is brave and brave, and he can also be raised. He also raised Yan Yuan, and the crowd said: This son is the best in learning, and his name is true. The crowds were horrified and said: "This son has no talent, no appearance, no courage, and no knowledge. How can he be raised? One person said: "He is all supported by someone, so he is held high. Ask: Who supports him? The answer is: husband'."

Sun Jian did not know that Gong Yechang was the son-in-law of Confucius, and after hearing this joke, he was at a loss.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Zhenzhi, are you making fun of me?" Zuo Xiong sent a letter to the court during the Jia Year of Chaoyang, proposing that a person who is considered a filial piety must be over forty years old. Although this proposal has not been strictly implemented However, it is not uncommon for Cao Cao to hold a filial piety in his twenties. As far as Xun Zhen knew, among the contemporary scholars who were about the same age as him and Cao Cao, only Kong Rong, Yuan Shu, Zang Hong, Chen Deng, etc., were regarded as filial piety in their twenties. Therefore, Cao Cao has this question.

Xun Zhen knew that he was making fun of him, and replied: "The talent is not the age. According to the system: If you match Yan Yuan with virtue, you can also be regarded as a filial piety. To serve as a commander of the hills, the people love him, and then to serve as a minister, to offer up his words, he is an outstanding person, and the weak crown is raised as a filial piety and honesty.

Cao Cao smiled, stopped laughing, and sighed: "During the reign of the late emperor, there was a rumor among the people, saying: 'You are a talented person, don't know the book, you are filial and incorrupt, your father lives in a different place, the cold element is pure and white/turbid as mud, and the generals of Gao Diliang are as cowardly as chickens'. This folk song is not bad at all. The laughter said by Zhenzhi is exactly the same as this folk proverb.  …, Sima, Zhenzhi, in today's world, because of the party, Huang Zhong has been abandoned for a long time, and the kettle is thundering, fortunately Now that the emperor has issued an edict to dismantle the party/ban, it will not be long before everyone will be able to prosper. Junjie in the prefecture and county, in the coming year, the county will hold the title of filial piety and honesty, and there will definitely be the name of Qing or Qing’s brother, and clan nephew!”

The two of them were talking lively, and Sun Jian couldn't sit still. He didn't understand Xun Zhen's laughter, he didn't know what was ridiculous, and said reluctantly: "What's so funny about this joke that Zhenzhi said? It's not funny, it's not funny. Zhenzhi, if you lose, you will be punished not to drink alcohol. , say one more."

Xun Zhenwei is really not good at this kind of tune. He has been reading scriptures and art of war all day for more than ten years. Where have he heard any jokes? Even if there is, it is as elegant as the one mentioned earlier, and I have never heard of it as vulgar as what Cao Cao and Sun Jian said. This is a difference between the nobility and the poor.

There was no other way, he had to think hard, trying to pick one from the memory of his previous life, but because it was too long, he finally thought of one, and said: "One family has no food for three meals, and the husband and wife go to bed. With a sigh, the husband said: 'I have to go to the house three times in a row tonight to make three meals.' Rice, and can be used as wine'." He heard this joke from Chen Bao, it was a joke made by poor people in the countryside to make fun of each other.

This joke made Sun Jian burst into laughter. Cao Cao also laughed and dipped his beard into the soup. He took out his beard and wiped it dry with his sleeve. He pointed to the wine bottle on Xun Zhen's case, and said jokingly: "Zhenzhi, you don't have to take that as a matter of fact. Wine, you have wine on your case, drink it now!" Xun Zhen smiled, raised the wine bottle, covered her mouth with her sleeve, and drank the wine.

A few jokes were told, and each of the three drank a few glasses of wine.

Cao Cao diligently persuaded each other, and the wine was half full.

The candle shadows in the hall are shaking red, and the wine is fragrant. The beautiful girls singing and dancing in the hall are pleasing to the eyes. Cao Cao recalled the fierce battle with Bo Cai a few days ago. Looking at Xun Zhen and Sun Jian, who were sitting on his hall, he suddenly felt Shi Xing. The first, sometimes lowering his head, pacing back and forth a few steps, got a few lines of poetry, and was about to recite, when he caught a glimpse of Xun Zhen, suddenly remembered something he heard yesterday, hurriedly swallowed the few lines of poetry that came to his mouth, and said to Xun Zhen. He smiled and said: "Zhenzhi, I heard that you wrote a poem at the Qing family's family banquet a few years ago, called "Dan Ge Xing"?"

Xun Zhen didn't listen, but after listening to Cao Cao's words, her face flushed immediately, she felt ashamed and very embarrassed, she nodded reluctantly and said, "Yes."

"I only heard a few sentences, but I didn't hear the whole story. Today there are wines, songs, dances, and laughter. There are two heroes. There is nothing missing, but only one good poem. , not without poetry. I would like to hear the whole."

Xun Zhen could not refuse again and again, so she had to recite it again with a cheeky face: "The geometry of life is a song to wine, such as the morning dew, and the day is bitter" and so on.

When he was chanting, Cao Cao stood in the hall and listened intently. He had already heard the first few sentences, starting with "Qingqing Zijin", but he had never heard it after that. ", he clapped his hands in admiration, and said: "It's a good one, but for the sake of the king, I have been pondering until now!"

After reciting "I have guests, I encourage the trumpet to play the sheng", Cao Cao laughed: "I don't want to use this sentence in Qing's poems, which is just right for tonight's feast."

Hearing again, "Worry comes from it and cannot be cut off", Cao Cao sighed and said, "Looking at Qing's poems and knowing Qing's will, you can see Qing's concern for the country and the people."

The singing and dancing girls in the hall can be favored by the prefect of Wen, and they are all people who know poetry. I heard this poem is a rare masterpiece. The emotion in the poem is deep and gloomy. The narrative, lyricism and scene description are integrated. Tiancheng, from the poem, seems to see the image of a lofty man who is worried about the country and the people, and who is eager for friends. It was quiet in the hall, and the moon was bright outside the hall. Xun Zhen recited to the last sentence: "Three times around the tree, what branches can I rely on"? There was silence in the hall and in the hall, but this low-pitched poem full of hesitation reverberated in the hall and in the ears of everyone.

Cao Cao clenched his fist with his right hand, unable to restrain his aroused emotions, and hit his left palm repeatedly. Influenced by this poem, he turned around and faced the night moonlight outside the hall. The locust tree in the courtyard was rustling in the spring night wind. The leaves are swaying. He sighed: "'Walking around the tree three times, what branch can I rely on'? 'Walking around the tree three times, what branch can I rely on'?" After reading it twice, he tasted the whole article again, turned around quickly, and eagerly turned to Xun Zhen. He said, "Zhenzhi, the meaning of the poem doesn't seem to be exhausted? Is there any more? Please finish reading the whole article, so that you can enjoy your ears."

In the next four sentences, Xun Zhen did not dare to recite, "Duke Zhou vomits his breasts, the world returns to the heart", these eight characters mean too much, he is only a commander Cao Ye, and the emperor in the court is not too young, so he does not dare to compare himself with Duke Zhou. So he said, "No more."

Cao Cao walked a few steps in the hall, shook his head and said, "No, no, there must be more down there! Even if there is not now, there will be in the future! Otherwise, the meaning of the poem is endless, endless." Wanting to help Xun Zhen complete this poem, I came up with a few lines, but because of the gloomy and real tone in front of me, I felt that the lines I came up with were not suitable, so I finally had to give up, still unwilling, and said: "It's like a smooth flow of water. The boat is going to be extremely fast, before the waterfall hangs on the boat, but the boat stops abruptly. Zhenzhi, you are torturing me." There are so many foreshadowings ahead, but it was abruptly stopped at the end. , Cao Cao only felt as if his heart was itching. He wanted to scratch but couldn't scratch the right place. The torture was unbearable, but there was nothing he could do.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "A lot of people have heard this poem, but only Cao Cao feels that the poetry is incomplete, and he really deserves to be the author of this poem." Although Cao Cao is still far from the traitorous hero of later generations, his temperament/hobby has basically been finalized. The poem struck a chord with him. He sighed again and again, and said to Xun Zhen: "I just got a few lines of poetry before I asked Qing to recite this poem. I wanted to ask Qing and Sima to comment on it. Now that I have heard Qing's poems, I don't dare to show my shame." Said, "Jun Yingwu is extraordinary, has a family background, and has such poetic talents, alas, it is too late to meet you."

Sun Jian got up from the table, and said to Xun Zhen with a sense of wine: "Zhenzhi, the first four lines of this poem are the best!" , recited the first four sentences: "When a song to wine, how much is life? For example, the morning dew, the day is bitter!" After complimenting a few times, he recited, "Being a song to wine, how much is life? For example, the morning dew, the day is bitter. More!" He praised again, "Good sentence, good sentence." Just like Cao Cao, he felt impulsive and unbearable, pulled out the sword from his waist, and said, "Life is like the morning dew, life should be full of joy, and death is a ghost. , can be called a man. I am Erjun Jianwu!" Cao Cao also liked the first four sentences, but he liked the last few more, such as "I have been pondering until now", "He Zhikeyi" and so on. Sun Jian was not as delicate as Cao Cao's literati, because he was not very touched by Xun Zhen's last few lines, and he liked the first four lines the most.

In the Candle Shadow Hall, he was dressed in black with long sleeves, and his sword danced like light. Although he was not wearing a military uniform, it did not prevent him from advancing and retreating vigorously and vigorously.

After Cao Cao returned the case, he watched Sun Jian's sword dance with Xun Zhen, applauded and applauded.

Cao Cao is multi-talented, not only good at poetry and prose, but also good at music and proficient in rhythm. Seeing Sun Jian's sword dance fiercely, he remembered the battle in the south of Wuyang City, and he was so arrogant that he ordered the female musicians to bring musical instruments. The female musician leaned over her knees and stepped up with the qin in hand. Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Sima Jianwu is a hero. How can a gentleman's qin accompany him? Bring Hu Jia." Hu Jia came from the Xiongnu and was originally in battle. Its sound was deep and desolate, just in line with Sun Jian's generous sword dance. The female musician offered Hu Jia, Cao Cao put it to his lips, and played with his head raised.

The talented girl sang and danced, although not extravagant, but also had a rouge air. At this time, Sun Jian was agile sword dance, Cao Cao blew the Hu Jia, the sword light in the hall was like snow, the sound of the sword was desolate, generous and heroic, sweeping away the rouge of the previous talent. , so that Xun Zhenru was in the battlefield again. This kind of sound sword dance is far more suitable for the three people in the hall than the music dance just now. Sun Jian glared at him and danced his sword, while Cao Cao blew the Hu Jia.

Since drinking, Xun Zhen is already half drunk. Watching the two of them blow the huja, dance the sword, the candle shadows the moonlight, and the sound of the sword, he can't help but recall the deeds of Cao Cao and Sun Jian that he knew in the previous life, and think that the world will be conquered in a few years. Chaos, and the rise of heroes. With the power of alcohol, generosity gushed out from his chest. Under the influence of these two informal people, he no longer knelt upright on the couch, leaned on the table and struck his knees. With the sound of music and sword dancing, He sang: "How generous are the strong men, and the men are heavy. The Sima dances the sword and the commander blows the chi. It is very happy to gather tonight, and the joy is very sad. When you are young, you will be old and old! Young and strong are geometric."

This song was sung by Xu Zhong, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan and others at his house for drinking when he was the postal supervisor in the north in his early years. Xun Zhen changed a few words, which was quite suitable for tonight's banquet.

In the singing, Xun Zhen remembered that night when he personally cooked and cooked food, Cheng Yan and Chen Bao helped him, drunk at the banquet, hired swords, and everyone sang songs. The past cannot be traced~www.wuxiaspot.com~The dead are gone, but the hero is in the future. He put down his grief for Cheng Yan and sang loudly, accompanied by Cao Cao's jingle and Sun Jian's sword dance.

Tonight's good supper, I don't know when we will get together again. Tonight, the three of them gathered together happily, but after a few years, I don't know what kind of relationship the three of them will have?

It's a happy night.

Cao Cao took Xun Zhen and Sun Jian out of the house, carrying Xun Zhen's house, and returned it to Xun Zhen. This is the etiquette, and only when the minister sees the monarch will he no longer return the "sincere". Cao Cao held the two of them, Xun Zhen in one hand and Sun Jian in the other, and said to both of them, "I hope to see Sima and Zhenzhi in the capital soon."

Sun Jian traveled lightly and easily, he came alone. Xun Zhen brought Yuan Zhongqing and Zuo Bohou back to his residence and helped Zuo to return home.

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1, Cao Cao.

There is only one sentence about Cao Cao's performance in the Yellow Turban Rebellion: "At the end of the light and the end of the Yellow Turbans, I will worship the captain of the military and fight against the thieves of Yingchuan", followed by "relocated to Jinan Prime Minister". Based on this, it is speculated that Cao Cao should have only participated in the war to pacify the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan.