Don't look at Cai Yan as a woman, but because her father Cai Yong is too famous, and she herself is also a talented woman, the civil and military officials in Guantao City have admired her for a long time, and the atmosphere at the banquet was particularly lively.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Xun You, who had just come to the pavilion, gradually led the topic to the aspect of resignation, so that Han Zhan, who was sitting in the middle, was depressed in his heart, and he secretly said in his heart that if he was talking about Tang poetry and Song lyrics, he could still perform well in front of Cai Wenji. I didn't expect Guo Jia and them to be so excessive, talking about Chu Ci and Han Fu as if no one was around, and occasionally talking about a few verses of poetry, so that they were like listening to the book of heaven, and they didn't even give themselves a chance to pretend to be 13.

And Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Xiahou Lan, don't look at fighting as a good hand, when it comes to Chu Ci and Han Fu, they are not what they are good at. Several people had to bury their heads in drinking and eating, and they couldn't participate in Guo Jia's topic at all.

Cai Yan noticed the loss of Han Zhan and the generals, she and the generals couldn't find any common topics, on the contrary, she had a good impression of Han Zhan, thinking that this person could become a Jizhou pastor at a young age, and he still had some ability. She looked at Han Zhan with a smile on her face, raised the wine bottle in her hand, and said softly: "Thank you Tinghou for arranging a resting place for the slave family, and the slave family respects Tinghou for a bottle." ”

After Han Zhan drank all the wine in the wine bottle, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "Miss Cai, Benhou has seen an inscription in the past, which is the stele of the filial daughter Cao E, and there are eight big characters written by Ling Zun on it: Huang Juan young woman, grandson Yan Jiu. ”

After listening to Han Zhan's words, Cai Yan's pretty eyes lit up, and he said with a look of surprise: "Unexpectedly, it turns out that Tinghou has also seen the engraving of this inscription. ”

Xun Yu on the side asked Cai Yan curiously: "Miss Cai, I don't know what the purpose of Ling Zun's eight characters is?" ”

Cai Yan shook his head after hearing this, and replied: "Although these eight words were written by my father, the slave family didn't understand what it meant? ”

Han Zhan, who already knew the answer, swept his eyes from several of his strategists one by one, thinking in his heart that Cao Cao was leading the troops to Hanzhong, and when the soldiers went out of Tongguan, he saw this inscription in Cai Yongzhuang, at that time Guo Jia had already died of illness for many years, and he didn't know about this inscription, and Xun You, who was present at the time, was very low-key, and when he heard Cao Cao ask who knew the answer, he only said that he didn't know, only Yang Xiu, who was in the limelight, couldn't wait to say the answer, and as a result, he was killed.

Han Zhan stopped his gaze on Guo Jia's body and asked with a smile, "Does Feng Xiao know what these eight characters mean?" ”

After Guo Jia heard this, he shook his head with a smile and said, "Jia doesn't know. ”

Han Zhan then asked Xun Yu again, but he didn't expect to shake his head and say, "My subordinates don't know." ”

Seeing that Guo Jia and Xun You were both deeply hidden, Han Zhan did not force them, but pretended to be thoughtful and said: "After repeated pondering, Ben Hou finally came up with the meaning of these eight words. ”

Cai Yan smiled after hearing this, and said to Han Zhan: "The slave family is willing to hear about it!" ”

For Han Zhan, who is familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this answer has long been memorized, and he shook his head and said: "This is a hidden whisper. Yellow silk is the silk of color: the color is added to the silk, which is a unique word; Young women, young girls also: female pong young words, is a wonderful word; The grandson is the son of the daughter: the word "female pongzi" is a good word; 齑臼 is also a vessel for receiving five xins: the word is a word. The meaning of these eight words is: wonderful words. ”

Hearing Han Zhan say the answer, Cai Yan couldn't help but exclaim, and Guo Jia, Xun You, Xu Shu and others all showed surprised expressions on their faces. And Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others, even if their intelligence is not as good as that of a few strategists, they can still say that what Han Zhan said is the correct answer, so they applauded one after another.

Cai Yan sighed lightly and said softly: "The eight characters written by my father have stumped countless talented people, but I didn't expect it to be easily guessed by Tinghou. It seems that Tinghou is really hidden, so that the slave family can also look away. ”

"Miss Cai has won the award," Hearing Cai Yan's praise, although Han Zhan was complacent in his heart, he said modestly: "Ben Hou is a shallow learner, and he just guessed it by luck." ”

Cai Yan didn't speak, just looked at Han Zhan with a thoughtful expression on his face. Han Zhan thought wishfully: Could it be that she is fascinated by me? The thought of playing in front of her immediately rose in her heart. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Ben Hou doesn't know anything about singing except for reciting a few poems. ”

"Tinghou can compose poetry?" Cai Yan heard Han Zhan say this, and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "I wonder if I can make two poems in the hall and let the slave family see the literary talent of the Tinghou?" ”

When Guo Jia and Xun You heard Cai Yan say this, their faces immediately showed embarrassed expressions, and both of them thought in unison: "I've never heard any poems made by the lord, if you can't do it later, or if the poems you make can't make Miss Cai dissatisfied, isn't this a public embarrassment?" ”

I was about to open my mouth to persuade Han Zhan so as not to make a fool of himself in front of Cai Yan, but I didn't expect Han Zhan to say impatiently: "Miss Cai is like a fairy who descends to earth, Ben Hou wants to make a poem just for you." ”

Cai Yan's face flushed slightly, and he said a little embarrassedly: "The slave family listens!" ”

Han Zhan coughed lightly, and then read it with a glance: "The clouds want to dress and the flowers want to look, and the spring breeze blows Revlon." If it weren't for the jade mountain, it would meet Yaotai under the moon. After reading it, he stared at Cai Yan nervously, wanting to see how the other party reacted. Don't look at Li Bai's poem that once made Yang Guifei smile, but the popular poems in the Han Dynasty were all five-character poems, and if you rashly make a seven-character poem, you may not buy it.

"The format of Tinghou's poem, the slave family has heard it for the first time." Cai Yan got up and saluted Han Zhan, and said with a smile: "Thank you Tinghou for the poem." ”

Guo Jia, Xun You and others originally pinched a cold sweat for Han Zhan, but after seeing Cai Yan listen to this poem, they seemed very happy, and they couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. As for the poem made by Han Zhan, the two were also very surprised, why did the lord use seven-word poems instead of the common five-character poems?

After the banquet lasted for a while, Cai Yan said that her body was a little tired and wanted to rest, but Han Zhan hurriedly ordered someone to send her to the backyard to rest. And Xu Shu, who was having a banquet with Guo Jia and Xun You in the hall, also hurriedly got up, confessed to Han Zhan, and followed Cai Yan back to the accommodation that had been arranged.

After Cai Yan and Xu Shu left, Guo Jia couldn't help but ask curiously: "Lord, I didn't expect you to have the talent to export chapters, I don't know if you can do it?" ”

Han Zhanxin said that the only Han Fu I can remember is Cao Zhi's "Tongquetai Fu" and "Luo Shen Fu", but these two Han Fu are not suitable for the existing scene, so he can only say vaguely: "Ben Hou still knows a little about Fu, and when he is in a good mood another day, he will make it and enjoy it with you." ”

Guo Jia is also a smart person, listening to Han Zhan say this, he knew that the other party didn't want to do it on this occasion at all, although he didn't know if the other party couldn't write it, or he didn't want to show off his talent casually, he didn't force it, but pushed the boat down the river and said: "Since this is the case, Jia won't force it, and listen to the master's masterpiece another day." ”

Seeing that everyone was almost drunk, Han Zhan let everyone disperse, leaving Guo Jia alone. Guo Jia guessed that Han Zhan must have something important to say if he left him, and after everyone left, he opened his mouth and asked, "Lord, I don't know what your opinion is?" ”

"Fengxiao," Han Zhan once thought that Guo Jia had taken a fancy to Cai Yan, but after observation at the banquet, he found that Guo Jia was just admiring Cai Yan's talent and respect for Cai Yong, so he would be so enthusiastic about Cai Yan, so when Han Zhan talked about the next thing, he was full of confidence: "I want to keep Cai Zhaoji in Jizhou, do you think it's feasible?" ”

"What, the lord plans to leave Zhaoji in Jizhou?" Han Zhan's words startled Guo Jia, and after he was silent for a long time, he said slowly: "Although Zhao Ji has been married, her husband has long since died, even if she wants to remarry, the Wei family has no reason to object. Besides, she is the same age as the lord, as long as Mr. Cai Yong and her do not object, the lord can leave her in Jizhou. ”

The reason why Han Zhan wanted to keep Cai Wenji was because he thought that in a few years, Cai Wenji would be snatched away by the invading Xiongnu, and after living outside the fortress for twelve years, he was ransomed by Cao Cao. If she had been left behind at this moment, such a tragedy would have been avoided. But Guo Jia obviously misunderstood Han Zhan's original intention, and thought that Han Zhan was greedy for Cai Wenji's beauty, so he said this.

However, Han Zhan did not correct Guo Jia's statement, he waited for Guo Jia to finish speaking, and then continued: "Fengxiao, do you think I will personally persuade Miss Cai to stay, or will I ask Mr. Shan Fu to convey my meaning?" ”

"In order to show sincerity, Jia believes that the lord should still go out in person." Guo Jia suggested to Han Zhan: "Miss Cai saw the sincerity of the lord, and I think she will readily agree." He paused for a moment when he said this, and then added, "According to Jia's observation, the poem made by the lord has touched Miss Cai's heart. ”

A poem can touch the heart of Cai Wenji, a talented woman, and Han Zhan is deeply skeptical of Guo Jia's statement. But Guo Jia quickly sensed Han Zhan's reaction, and said with a smile: "Lord, do you know about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun?" ”

Han Zhan may not know much about other things, but he has heard about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun since he was a child. Sima Xiangru's song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" made Zhuo Wenjun secretly promise that he would not hesitate to follow Sima Xiangru back to his hometown to sell wine, so that Rongcheng had the famous "Wenjun Wine". Even the horse bridge, where Han Zhan's later family is located, is also named after the sentence Sima Xiangru said to Zhuo Wenjun before he went to Beijing, "Don't get a car or a horse, don't write this".

When Han Zhan heard Guo Jia say this, he finally had a score in his heart. He smiled and nodded, and said, "Fengxiao, Ben Hou understands what you mean, and tomorrow the Japanese Hou will personally go to retain Miss Cai to see if she is willing to live in Jizhou." ”