Chapter 163: Poets

Cao Cao came out of He Jinfu, and he couldn't help but have some hope in his heart. Luoyang is surrounded by fine fields, which, if put in order, are enough to supply the city's huge army. Even if the whole world is opposed, you can rely on these hundreds of thousands of troops to defeat the states and counties in the world again!

As for the words to intimidate He Jin, saying that the ministers of the DPRK and China secretly contacted Liu Xie, the king of Bohai, and wanted to depose the son of today and re-establish Liu Xie as the emperor, even if there was such a thing, there would definitely not be many people involved. In Cao Cao's view, this is not a deception. Besides, those who achieve great things are not informal, the process is not important, the result is the most important!

He returned to the mansion and waited for a few days, but he didn't see He Jin do anything, but he received an invitation from his friend Yuan Shao, saying that he was invited to go to the mansion to drink. Cao Cao smiled and said to the envoy: "Tomorrow I will go to bother, so that I can prepare a mellow wine and beauty, if it is bad, I Cao Mengde will not give up!" ”

After the messenger left, the smile on his face suddenly dissipated. Cao Cao sat quietly in the pavilion, and said in his heart: He Jin hasn't moved yet, why did Yuan Shao suddenly invite me to drink? Could it be that something leaked? No, there is nothing meaningful written in the admonition.

He thought again: Perhaps, just want to show off?

By destroying the prestige of the eunuchs, the power of the Yuan family is now even greater, whether it is in the court or in the locality, you can see the protégés of the Yuan family everywhere. Although He Jin led the righteous men and gentlemen in the court to exterminate the eunuchs, there were not many talents in his entrainment, and the greatest practical benefit after the elimination of the eunuchs still fell into the hands of the scholars.

And recently, there has been a popular argument in Luoyang City, saying that the world is corrupted in the hands of eunuchs and relatives, and now the eunuchs have been destroyed, and the world has not yet settled because of the fact that relatives are in power. Of course, because He Jin now has heavy troops and strong soldiers under his command, this kind of argument has not yet appeared in the court, but it is only secretly circulated among scholars.

Cao Cao has also heard of these arguments, speaking of which, he is also a remnant of the eunuch, and now he is actively moving closer to the general He Jin, and the eunuchs and relatives are all occupied........

He thought about it and felt that Yuan Shao should not kill him in the name of feasting, so he happily went the next day. The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are the top magnates in today's court, and there are more than a dozen big mansions in Luoyang City, where every inch of land is valuable, and today Yuan Shao set up a banquet in one of the mansions.

When Cao Cao got off the carriage, he saw that the alley outside the door was full of carriages, and his heart became more settled. invited so many people to come, it can't be just to kill him a Cao Mengde, right? Although Cao Cao thinks highly of himself, he also knows that he does not have the strength to shake the world now.

He cleaned up his mood and walked to the backyard, and after a few steps, he saw Yuan Shao laughing loudly and greeting the guests under the pear tree in the courtyard. This season is the time when the pear blossoms are in full bloom, under the branches full of pear blossoms, the righteous men and gentlemen talk and laugh back and forth, all of them are mighty and extraordinary, so that people can see that everyone is fully supporting, and there is hope for the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao had a smile on his face, and was about to greet Yuan Shao, but suddenly saw a person next to Yuan Benchu, and couldn't help but change his face slightly. Yuan Shao whispered a few words to the man, turned around, laughed and said to Cao Cao, "Why is Meng De late? ”

He beckoned to Cao Cao and said, "Meng De is a hero in the world, come and sit next to me." ”

Cao Cao suppressed the fear in his heart, and put a smile on his face again, he walked over and sat down generously, and said with a smile: "How dare you be late?" It was only for the sake of preparing the gift that it was delayed for a while. ”

Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Just come to Mengde, what other gifts do you bring?" ”

Cao Cao sat down with a smile, arched his hand to the person next to Yuan Shao, and said, "Master Chen, don't come unharmed." ”

The person sitting next to Yuan Shao was the chief bookkeeper of the great general He Jin, Chen Lin. Chen Linzi Kong Zhang, a native of Sheyang, Guangling, is good at writing, and is one of the few literary masters in the world. He is the chief bookkeeper of He Jin, and Chen Lin has participated in all the affairs of the General's Mansion. But now that Yuan Ang and the others are at odds with the general, how could Chen Lin appear here?

Cao Cao's mind turned sharply, but his face laughed and said: "Master Chen's book is famous for his writings, and he has long wanted to ask for advice in the past, but he has never had the opportunity, but he doesn't want to have the opportunity to get close today." Originally, I wanted to thank you this time. ”

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "I know that Meng De likes poetry, so I will make you two in one ear." ”

At this time, the people in the courtyard were smiling and smiling, and the maids and servants were constantly coming and going, serving the dishes and wine one by one. Cao Cao regarded it as exquisite, the wine was all mellow, the maids were beautiful and the servants were strong, just take a look at it here, and you would know how powerful the Yuan family was and how extravagant it was.

This is not over, when the wine and food are almost served, dozens of beautiful girls dressed in gorgeous costumes came up and presented a graceful dance. The sound of silk and bamboo orchestras on the side sounded at the right time, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to a more enthusiastic level.

In the face of the mellow wine beauty, Cao Cao tasted the same as chewing wax, and he couldn't taste anything at all. He quietly glanced at Yuan Shao's side, and then looked at the Yuan family standing in armor in the distance, and said in his heart: Fortunately, what he really wants to say has never been written on the bamboo slips, otherwise, where can I still drink wine and appreciate the beauty here today?

But Yuan Shao suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that Meng De gave another letter to the general?" ”

He turned his head sideways, thought for a moment, and said, "What is the first sentence?" It seems to be a sentence said by Confucius......"

On the side, Chen Lin said: "It is exactly what Confucius said: for politics and morality, such as Beichen, live in its place and the stars arch over!" ”

"Yes, yes," Yuan Shao laughed and said, "Yes, that's it!" Meng De persuaded the general to be a virtuous minister, far from the villain, this is exactly what I want! ”

Cao Cao smiled on his face, but there were turbulent waves in his heart. Although the letter he wrote to He Jin was not a secret, Yuan Shao could know it so quickly!

Yuan Shao continued: "Virtuous ministers, important ministers in the court! The villain, and the state Dong Zhuo also! ”

He said angrily: "The first emperor did not think Dong Zhuo was despicable, and appointed him as the pastor of the state, he wanted him to stabilize the party, but I didn't expect this person to be a wolf, and after he arrived, he didn't want to serve the court, but wantonly slaughtered the heroes in the state!" Such acts are outraged by heaven and man! ”

After everyone on the side heard it, they all agreed loudly, and said one after another: "Dong Zhuo is really hateful, and the court should order severe punishment!" ”

Cao Cao shouted the loudest, and he said impassionedly: "Yes, please go to the court tomorrow and order the deposition of Dong Zhuo, and we will countersign together!" ”

"Okay, that's it!"

Yuan Shao knocked the wine glass with a spoon, and after everyone looked over, he raised the wine glass and said: "Thank you very much for your support, as long as I and other righteous people and gentlemen work together, there will be hope for the big man!" ”

"Yes!"

"Seconded!"

Cao Cao echoed loudly, looking very excited. When everyone gradually calmed down, Yuan Shao suddenly said an interesting story again, and said: "Recently, Cai Yilang wrote a song "Drinking Horses in the Great Wall Caves", which was sung in Beijing, have you ever heard of it? ”

Chen Lin smiled: "This poem is sincere and moving, how can you not know?" ”

Yuan Shao stood up and recited Cai Yong's poem "Drinking Horses in the Great Wall Caves" in the courtyard.

"The grass on the banks of the green river, thinking about the distance.

The distance is incredible, and I dreamed of it in the past.

......................

.......................

”

After he finished reciting, he said with a smile: "This is a good work, compared with the traitor's "Short Song Xing", it is nothing less than cloud mud!" Cai Yilang's poems are like above the clouds. The poem of rebellion seems to be in the yellow mud! ”

Among the crowd, some people claimed yes, but some people hesitated. Poetry is such a thing, good is good, bad is bad, and individuals have their own measurements in their hearts. Even if it is the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, even if the Yuan family is in full swing now, it can't make people talk nonsense with their eyes open!

Cao Cao watched coldly, and saw that many people had uncertain expressions on their faces, Zhang Miao, Hu Wuban, Han Rong and others even had sneers on the corners of their mouths, obviously very dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's behavior. His heart moved, and he said loudly: "The traitor Chen Cheng's "Short Song Xing" I Cao Mengde have also heard it, so I will taste it with the princes!" ”

Without waiting for Yuan Shao to stop him, Cao Cao shook his head and said: "When you sing about wine, life is geometric." For example, the morning dew, the days are bitter and .........."

Cai Yong's poems are certainly moving, but this "Short Song Xing" is even more outstanding, and the crown is the world, and everyone listens to it with different expressions on their faces. Yuan Shao snorted with a calm face, and said unhappily: "What does Meng De mean by this?" ”

Cao Cao said with a smile: "It seems that this "Short Song Xing" has not been written, and that person is still not enough poetry!" ”

Chen Lin also said: "The meaning of the poem is indeed so. ”

Yuan Shao's face turned slightly pale, and said, "I see, it's not the two, I really haven't noticed." ”

Cao Cao laughed in his heart, and said secretly: If you talk about poetry, you Yuan Benchu is too far behind.

He smiled and looked left and right, but found that Chen Lin was looking at him strangely, which made him tremble in his heart.

Chen Lin smiled at Cao Cao, then turned his head and said to Yuan Shao: "At the beginning, I just listened to Cai Yilang's masterpiece, but I also have one, can I have pen and ink in the house?" ”

Yuan Shao smiled: "How not? ”

So he ordered the servants of the house to prepare the pen and ink, and Chen Lin began to write on the bamboo slips.

"Drinking horses in the Great Wall Cave, water cold hurts horse bones........."

Every time he wrote a sentence, Yuan Shao read it out loud, and in a short time, a masterpiece was completed in public. Yuan Shao was overjoyed, and everyone also praised each other, and then pushed the cup back to change the lamp, and the guests and hosts were happy.

There is no feast that will not be dissolved, and when the cups and plates are in disarray, the crowd disperses. Cao Cao got into the carriage with the smell of wine all over his body, and shouted in the direction of the gate: "Originally, thank you for your hospitality today, he will ....... Belch....... Let me be the east of the day, please drink again! ”

Yuan Shao smiled at the door: "I will come to the door another day!" ”

The carriage went away, and Yan Liang's figure suddenly appeared behind Yuan Shao, and he said in a low voice: "Childe, Yuan Highway has returned to Runan, and I heard that strong men are being recruited. ”

Yuan Shao listened, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Let the government prepare and prepare, and in a few days, we will go to Jizhou!" ”

Yan Liang said: "If you want to leave, why not hurry?" ”

"Hey," Yuan Shao said: "Since I promised Cao Mengde, I still have to meet him for a while tomorrow!" ”