"I heard that Mr. made half a poem before, so let's start with this half poem," Pei Qian paused, and then said: "I have also read that half of the poem, it is indeed full of worries about the country and the people, the poems are gloomy and tragic, generous and sad, I am ashamed of myself, even Cai Zhonglang is amazed, known as a genius, my father is moved by your half of the poem, so he urged the Son of Heaven to give you an official, but some people say that your poem is written by someone else, after all, the poem is only half, Can't let people really appreciate your talent, so today's proposition gives you two directions, one is to continue to write this poem, and the other is to write a complete poem, no matter which of these two propositions, as long as you complete it well, I will immediately award you with the qualification of Maocai recommended by my father, you know, Maocai is generally only eligible to be recommended by current officials, and you are now just a white Ding, directly promoted as Maocai, this is definitely a thing that shakes the world, in addition, I am willing to run a trip specifically for you, Ask your father to confer you with an official. ”

"In that case, then I will choose to make another one, because although I have made that half of the poem, it is prophetic, and I dare not make it public to the world, so as not to cause confusion."

Pei Qing thought about it for a while, and then remembered a poem, which was one of the pinnacle poems of the Tang Dynasty poet Saint Du Fu - "Farewell to the Newlyweds", so he opened his mouth and recited: "The rabbit silk is attached to fluffy hemp, and the vine is not long." It is better to marry a daughter and recruit a husband, than to abandon the roadside...... Looking up at the birds flying, the size will fly. There are many mistakes in personnel, and you will always look at each other. ”

"You don't do a good job in this poem, why do you learn to be a daughter...... Hey? Pei Qiangang wanted to make fun of a few words, but then recalled the charm in the poem, and suddenly said in surprise: "Although this poem is said in the tone of the bride, it seems to be just the love words of the husband and wife when they part, but it shows the misfortune brought by the war, despite this, the bride still encourages her husband to work hard, and expresses her unswerving love, so deep understanding of the righteous daughter, it is really amazing, although your poem does not look like something happened in my Han, because my Han is a recruiter, never conscription, It seems that it should be a satire of the past, but it doesn't matter, anyway, this poem is indeed amazing, deeply admired, and in my life, this poem is not worse than the previous half. ”

At this time, even Tang De couldn't stop praising it, saying that the high artistic achievement of this poem was really unique in his life, and he was good at winning the previous half of the poem, and at the same time asked to copy Pei Qing's poem as a souvenir.

At this time, Pei Qian also came to his senses and immediately recorded Pei Qing's poems by himself.

After the record was completed, Pei Qian immediately handed the edict given by the imperial court to Pei Qing as Maocai to Pei Qing respectfully, and then said with emotion: "Mr. is ten times more talented than Qian, he pretended to be arrogant in front of Mr. before, but now he is really ashamed to think about it, ashamed and ashamed, and Mr. Wang Don't be surprised." ”

Seeing this, Pei Qing hurriedly returned the salute and said: "Mr. Wenxing's words are serious, how can Qing be worthy?" Besides, if it weren't for the great help of Lord Weng, how could Qing be where he is today? Your father and son are virtuous, and you dare not forget it one day. ”

Of course, Pei Qian had to be humble, and then suddenly said: "Just now Mr. Yuanqing said that the second half of your poem has been completed, but because of some language implications, I don't dare to pass it on, I don't know if I can give Qian a sneak peek?" Please rest assured that Mr. will not show his secrets, but just keep it for himself to appreciate in order to admire Mr. Talent. ”

"Since Mr. Wenxing said so, Qing dare to disobey? Just remember, don't spread it easily. Pei Qing gave another serious exhortation, and then continued: "The second half of this poem is: 'The title of Huainan Brother is engraved in the north. The armor is full of lice, and all surnames die. The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. The people are left behind, and the thought breaks people's intestines. ’”

"'The white bones are exposed in the wilderness, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles'. Good! This sentence and "marrying a daughter and a husband, it is better to abandon the roadside" is also a criticism of the harm caused by the war, but from a different angle, this poem describes the destruction caused by the war in a realistic way, which shows that the author's meticulous observation and profound writing skills are really high, but Mr. Yuanqing said that "the people are left behind" This sentence is not a bit exaggerated? ”

"It's not an exaggeration, it's a prophecy," Pei Qing said slowly to Pei Qian: "If my prediction is good, Dong Zhuo will be killed soon, and after Dong Zhuo's death, his subordinates will be in chaos, so that there will be chaos in Guanzhong, and hundreds of people will die, and now the situation of the division of the heroes has been formed, the warlords are fighting, coupled with various floods and droughts, epidemics, a large number of people will die in various disasters, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that the people will be left behind." ”

According to historical records, in 156 years, the Han Dynasty had a population of 50 million, and in just one year of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the country lost 10 million people, and by the time of the Battle of Chibi in 208, the national population was only 1.4 million, and after the Battle of Yiling in 223, the national population was only 900,000! Compared with 50 million in 156, the loss is more than 98%, so there is no exaggeration in the slightest.

Pei Qian immediately felt extremely shocked when he heard this, if it was really like what Pei Qing said, I really don't know how turbulent the world will be, this will be the biggest catastrophe in the history of this world!

Pei Qian was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time, and finally suddenly remembered the previous poem, and then asked: "What Mr. said before that the seal was engraved in the north is not to say that Yuan Shao supported the establishment of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu?" That's fine, do you mean the title of Huainan brother? ”

"That's right, that's what Yuan Shu refers to, Mr. Wen Xing should know that now Sun Yuzhou has died, his subordinates all belong to the general Yuan Shu, Sun Yuzhou's son Sun Ce is not a person who has lived under the people for a long time, and he will definitely find a way to rise in the future, and the only hope for the rise is to exchange the jade seal in his hand for the subordinates, the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, the protégé and the old officials are all over the world, and now the Han is declining, he naturally wants to find a way to cut the male in this troubled world, and now there is a popular proverb, the Han should be Tu Gao, Yuan Shuzi Highway, Naturally, it will be associated with this proverb, so I dare to conclude that it will only take five or six years at most for him to expose his ambitions and call himself the emperor. ”

"This, this, how can this be? At the beginning, only Er Yuan and Sun Yuzhou in the world could make Dong Zhuo jealous, and now that Sun Yuzhou is dead, the hope of the world is pinned on Er Yuan's hands, but Er Yuan One plotted to set up another son of heaven, and the other actually thought about replacing him, is my big man really exhausted? In that case, what's the use of compromise? Pei Qian's face was full of wry smiles, and his melancholy was overflowing.

Pei Qing was silent for a moment, and then said: "Even so, we must also do our best to serve the country loyally, sweep away the stubbornness, and calm the world, so that the people will not be in the wilderness of violent corpses, so that the children will not be homeless, so that the elderly will not be left to support the elderly, so that the wives and daughters will not be left unprotected, so that the fields will not be barren, and the living souls will not be ruined!" ”

"Good! In any case, my Han still has loyal ministers and righteous men such as Yuan Qinggong, which is also a glimmer of hope for my dynasty, not to hide from Yuan Qinggong, I originally wanted to take the opportunity to go to Xiangyang to avoid the war, but I can't bear to be buried like Yuan Qinggong Such loyal ministers and righteous soldiers, so I am willing to go to Chang'an again, show my father Yuan Qinggong's talent and learning, and then grant an official position, lay the foundation for meritorious service, please Yuan Qinggong quietly wait for my good news, at most only half a month, I will definitely come back again. ”

Pei Qian bowed to Pei Qing, and then ignored Pei Qing's retention, he didn't even eat, so he returned directly to Chang'an and asked for credit for Pei Qing.