Chapter Forty-Eight: The Poetry of the Race (I)
"Although Xun Nian is a few years younger than Ah Ming, this can't stop anything." Sister and brother love may be subject to some controversy in later generations, but it was still quite popular in ancient times. Like Cao Pi's wife Zhen, the age is five years older than Cao Pi himself, and there is also a folk saying that "female juniors, hugging gold bricks", plus Cao Song has a very good impression of Xun Nian, so the three-year-old age gap is not a problem in his eyes at all.
Cao Song is now expecting Cao Cao to send someone to Xunfu to say goodbye. Although the Xun family is the leader of the world's corporal clans, Cao Cao is now also a Yanzhou pastor, and the sister of a state pastor is definitely worthy of the Xun family's children.
"However, the little sister has already had a crush." Cao Cao knew that if it dragged on, things would only get worse and worse, so he simply explained it early.
"Oh? Who is it? Cao Song was a little surprised, but he didn't seem too surprised. After all, my daughter is also nineteen years old, and it is normal to have someone I like. However, marriage has always been the words of the matchmaker of the parents, if Cao Ming's intended person is really good, better than that Xun Nian, then it doesn't hurt to respond to her wishes, otherwise, although she dotes on this little daughter, in her life, her decisions will not be affected casually.
"Gao Shun, Gao Changgong."
Gao Shun? The first thought that flashed in Cao Song's heart was that Cao Cao had just said that Cao Ming was interested in someone, and he was definitely deceiving himself. This unfilial son actually wants to use his own sister as a political tool to win over his own generals!
There was a misunderstanding in his heart, and Cao Song was suddenly angry.
If at other times, Cao Cao mentioned marrying his sister to Gao Shun, Cao Song would not be too angry. After all, Cao Cao is a shepherd and a politician. A politician is to use everything he can use, even if he sacrifices his sister to achieve his own goals, it is not indispensable. And Cao Song himself has a good impression of Gao Shun, the last time was the other party saved his whole family in the hands of Xiaoxiao, and recently he has been fighting day after day to ensure that the eastern county town is not lost, and he has made great contributions to the Cao family. It can be said that if Cao Cao intends to make such a promising general his sister-in-law, he will not agree and put it aside for now, but at least Cao Song's thoughts about his son are completely understandable.
But the problem is that Gao Shun has already married another girl! And the news spread so quickly, Cao Song believed that Cao Cao would not have heard of it. If Cao Cao made such a decision after knowing this, it would make Cao Song unbearable! Even if you kid uses his sister as a political tool, you can't marry her into someone else's family as a concubine, the sister of the state pastor marries the general under the state minister as a concubine, this is simply a big mistake in the world, a big joke in the world!
As for marrying Cao Ming as the main room and letting the other girl's concubine, Cao Song thinks it is impossible. He knew that the object of Gao Shun's courtship this time was Guo Jia's sister, and Guo Jia was an extremely important adviser under Cao Cao. The other party's sister just decided on the family matter, and the lord ran over and said to him, I'm sorry, I want to marry my sister to Gao Shun as a wife, please let Ling Mei be wronged as a concubine. This makes Cao Cao's many courtiers think of their lord, and even if Guo Jiaming agrees in his face, who knows if he will have an idea in his heart. For Cao Cao, who attaches the most importance to talents, he will never do this.
"In what capacity do you plan to let Ah Ming marry Gao Shun?" Cao Song made up his mind, as long as Cao Cao dared to say the word "concubine", he didn't care if he was Yanzhou Mu or what, he picked up his crutches and beat him on the head.
"The identity is the same as Guo's daughter, and the two are equal wives."
Flat wife? Cao Song didn't think of this stubble.
"Tomorrow, I will invite Xun Gongzi into the mansion, and Meng De will also go and call Gao Shun. At that time, let the two of them compete in Wencai, if Gao Shun can beat Xun Nian, I will agree to marry Ah Ming to him. Cao Song said very decisively, and there was no room for negotiation at all.
Cao Cao was stunned on the spot, and asked the military general to compete with the famous son to test the literary talent, isn't this deliberately embarrassing people.
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It was not only Cao Cao who was stunned, but also Gao Shun.
What is this called? At first, when I saw Cao Cao suddenly send someone to find him in a hurry, I thought something terrible had happened. When it was time to go to the audience, Boss Cao actually said to himself: "I want to marry my sister to you, and you will go to my house tomorrow to meet my father, and compete with a person named Xun Nian." If you win, then it will be my sister-in-law. ”
I went to Guo's mansion in the morning to finish proposing, and when it was near dusk, my boss suddenly said to himself that he wanted to marry his sister. This, this, this...... It's not like this to kill the peach blossom, Lao Tzu's luck is really good!
Gao Shun was completely immersed in joy at this time and couldn't extricate himself.
Although he hates arranged marriages, who calls the arranged party his boss, and he doesn't dare to disobey orders, right? Besides, the boss's sister Cao Ming has seen it herself, quite a gentle and demure girl. When they met Taishan for the first time, Gao Shun felt good about him, but the other party was Cao Cao's sister, so Gao Shun didn't dare to make any mess of things, but now Cao Cao took the initiative to push her beautiful and gentle sister to himself, of course he couldn't just refuse.
What, isn't there a saying in later generations: when you see a beautiful woman sent to your mouth, it is a beast, and when you see a beautiful woman sent to your mouth, it is not as good as a beast.
As for that Xun Nian, Gao Shun immediately understood, this is the so-called competitor. As for the test Wencai, Gao Shun was indeed a little concerned, but he didn't care too much. What kind of Xun Nian, he has never heard of his name, presumably not some famous writer who will be passed down in later generations, he casually moved Li Bai Dufu's poems, or the famous writings of other famous artists, are you afraid that you can't overwhelm that kid?
Now Gao Shun's only worry is how to mention this matter to Guo Cui? I only made intimacy with her in the morning - uh, don't think about it, that is, when no one is around, I take a small hand and kiss a small mouth or something, but in the afternoon, I was put on another woman, which really made Gao Shun feel a little guilty.
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The next day, in Cao's mansion, Gao Shun and another young man stood side by side, standing in front of Cao Song and Cao Cao.
Xun Nian is only sixteen years old, and although his appearance is handsome, he looks a year or two younger than his actual age, and he looks very young. Gao Shun didn't expect his competitor to be such a "little child".
Xun Nian smiled at Gao Shun, although he was born noble and brilliant, but he did not have the arrogance or arrogance that ordinary sons have, but behaved very naturally and modestly, which shows that the Xun family is quite good at educating their children.
Since the other party has a meaning, Gao Shun will certainly not be stingy with the so-called politeness, and he is also smiling and courteous at the moment.