Legend has it that when Sima Xiangru was young, Zhuo Wenjun, the pearl of the prince and grandson of Zhuo, was extraordinarily beautiful and literary, so he played a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix".

Zhuo Wenjun also admired Sima Xiangru's talent and appearance for a long time, and the two fell in love with each other and eloped.

Since then, Zhuo Wenjun has been mixing spoons with his own hands, and he has become a good story for a generation, causing many crazy men and women to cry.

So, "the phoenix and the phoenix return to their hometown and travel all over the world to seek their phoenix." "It's been sung for a long time.

It is rumored that Fenghuangtai, the premier luxury restaurant in Jinguan City, was rebuilt by later generations of merchants on the basis of Sima Xiangru's former residence.

The proprietor spares no expense, based on white jade, connected by the flying bridge, decorated with brocade, and embellished with countless beaded curtains and embroidered foreheads, decorating the inside and outside of the Phoenix Terrace magnificently.

Especially at night, hundreds of bright lights are lit on the phoenix platform, it can be said that the lights and candles are dazzling, the whole city is bright, it is a great victory in the Jinguan City, the Qingyang Palace that talks with Lao Tzu, the Huanhua River where the weaver girl washes the yarn, and the ancient city wall of the Turtle City built by Qin Jiang Zhang Yi is called the four scenes.

Jiang Wei was grateful for the enthusiasm of his friends, and specially chose to hold a banquet here, which was also a sign of hospitality.

The guests invited today, in addition to Guan Ping, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Zhang Shao, and Ma Jun, there are also Wei Rong, Zhao brothers, Pang Hong, Jian Shu, Li Yi, and Huo Yi.

Ju Fu, Wang Ping, and Xiang Pet are also impressively listed.

At one time, guests gathered, and young talents gathered together.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, banquets were extremely important social interactions.

Among the guests invited this time, there are descendants of the family, there are noble queens, but there are also children of the poor family, and even the Yi people of Sinicization, the composition is very complicated.

Jiang Wei couldn't help but let go of the guests who were not from high backgrounds, and came to Phoenix Terrace early to greet and accompany them, trying not to let them feel sluggish or restrained.

When the guests arrived one by one, he introduced to Wei Rong and others:

"I'm going to introduce two friends. This is Jufu Ju Xiaoxing, and this is Wang Ping Wang Zijun. These two are both good at commanding troops, and they were born and died with me several times during the Jingzhou War, and made great achievements. A few days ago, the lord had moved the two of them to partial generals. In a few days, Xiaoxing will be in charge of Yulin Zuocheng, and Zijun will supervise the tiger to step into the camp. You can get closer to each other in the future. ”

Wei Rong and other officials of the second generation saw that Jufu and Wang Ping were dressed simply and rustic, and they originally looked down on them; But young people are full of curiosity and are willing to make friends who can be admired.

Hearing Jiang Wei's introduction, he was immediately impressed by the two of them, and his contempt was gone, and they all solemnly hugged their fists and saluted

Jufu and Wang Ping felt the warm hospitality, and their restrained hearts were gone, and they also saw it politely.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei smiled and invited everyone to sit down.

As a rule, when hosting a banquet for guests, the host needs to find ways to warm up the atmosphere.

But the second generation of Zhuguan is already familiar with each other on weekdays, and Jian Shu follows his father Jian Yong's witty temperament, and often says a few words that make people laugh.

Therefore, there are endless topics to talk about during the banquet, and there is no need for Jiang Wei, the host, to deliberately warm up.

Everyone laughed and chatted, and the wine and food were also delivered like flowing water.

The attendant introduced as he arranged:

"In front of all the distinguished guests, it is the famous wine of our store, please taste it."

Jian Shuqi said: "The name of the resentful lang is also strange, but there are allusions. ”

The squire, apparently trained, explained unhurriedly:

"In the past, Sima Xiangru was reused by Emperor Wu because of "Shanglin Fu", and he said goodbye to Wenjun and went to Chang'an to serve. But he wrote five years after he left home, and the letter only counted the number of books: '12345678900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Do you know what this letter means? ”

Zhang Bao frowned and shouted: "What 'one, two, three, four, five', how can this guy love to make some vain things." ”

Speaking of quick thinking, Pang Hong is one of the best, and said with a smile:

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ninety, and millions are all quantities, and there is no 'billion', and the word "unintentional" is used. It can be seen that Sima Xiangru wanted to use this letter to hint to Zhuo Wenjun that his mind had changed. “

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

The attendant smiled: "This distinguished guest is very thoughtful. As the distinguished guest said, after the Duke arrived in Chang'an, he gradually indulged in pleasure, hovering in the fat powder pile every day, and wanted to accept a Maoling beauty as a concubine. That's exactly what the letter says. ”

Guan Xing said indignantly: "This Sima Xiangru is so chaotic and abandoned, it is contemptible!" Hmph, if anyone dares to treat my screen like this in the future, I will definitely break it to pieces! “

Li Yi suddenly smelled the word "silver screen", his body unconsciously shook, and a glimpse of that day gradually appeared in his mind.

The squire continued:

After Wen Jun knew Xiang Rugong's intentions, he replied to the book "Resentment Poems", the poems were clever and true, the words were thoughts, and the sentences were reads. Xiang Rugong was ashamed after watching it, and was deeply moved by Wenjun's talent and true feelings, and finally turned back to her for the rest of his life. ”

Everyone sighed when they heard this, and they all sighed at Zhuo Wenjun's situation and wisdom.

The attendant said: "The wine in front of the distinguished guests is made from the wine cellar that has been handed down when Wenjun was selling wine, so it is called Lang Wine." ”

At this time, Jian Shu took a sip and looked intoxicated:

"Taste Wenjun's wine today, and you can vaguely appreciate the peerless elegance of three hundred years ago."

He was so pretentious, which naturally caused everyone present to laugh. But in addition to laughing, I was curious, and I raised my glass to taste.

Jiang Wei said disappresolvely:

"Zhuo Wenjun's wine cellar may not be able to be handed down; Even if it has been handed down, it may not have been made from that cellar. Phoenix Terrace borrowed an anecdote from 300 years ago to sell ordinary fine wine for ten times the market price, and it can also make customers happy, which shows that this owner is good at management. ”

He knew that Phoenix Terrace was the property of the Zhang family, a family in Shu County.

Zhang's came up with a Zhang Ren who kept the festival of death for Liu Zhang, and it is rumored that he was inseparable from the death of Feng Xiao Pang Tong, and he scolded Liu Bei before he died, which was considered to have offended Liu Bei thoroughly.

After Liu Bei settled in Shu, although Zhang Ren was buried thickly, the career of the Zhang clan in Shu Han was basically interrupted.

Zhang then devoted all his mind to the business of cargo farming.

Jiang Wei concluded from the operation of Phoenix Terrace today that it was very prosperous, and he couldn't help but say:

"These families in Shuzhong are low-key one by one, but their strength is unfathomable and should not be underestimated."

Everyone at the banquet enjoyed delicious food and chatted with their hearts openly.

From time to time, I will talk about some new things in the city, mixed with some anecdotes and old stories about the big war of the day, and the atmosphere will gradually become stronger when I push the cup and change the lamp.

After three rounds of drinking, as the attendants patted their hands, several young and beautiful dancing girls rushed in.

With the sound of the musicians playing, the dancing girl danced for her life, her long sleeves fluttered, and her eyebrows drifted to the heroic young men in the field from time to time.

Most of the people in the field are young men who are casual and thin-faced and tender-eared, and when the dancing girl is there, most of them sit in front of their own cases in a proper manner, and they dare not overstep.

As soon as the dancing girl finished performing and left, she began to be unscrupulous, discussing which dancing girl looked like for a while, and which dancing girl was interesting to whom for a while.

Speaking of Xing, Wei Rong and the others reverted to their old ways, shouted and left the table one after another, and began to fight for wine.

As the so-called wine is less than a thousand cups of confidants, everyone let go to drink this time, and suddenly they don't know the time passes, and inadvertently feel that the wine is hot and the five mountains are light.

Until the end of the day, hundreds of bright lights were lit on the phoenix platform, illuminating the hall up and down, as if it were daytime.

The atmosphere of the banquet also reached a climax.

******

Looking at the young man in front of him, Jiang Wei was both happy and a little helpless.

As far as he knew, in a few days, Guan Ping would go to Hanzhong with the soldiers and civilians of Jingzhou, and from then on he would be in charge of the first army and stationed in the frontier, but he was afraid that he would not be able to meet several times throughout the year.

Wei Rong, the Zhao brothers, Jian Shu, Pang Hong and others are getting older, and they are about to come out one after another. Who knows where they will be assigned and if there will be a time for each other to meet?

At first glance, although there are many young heroes in front of me, most of them have different personalities, aspirations, abilities, and opportunities; The friendship of simplicity and innocence in a young time, without expecting anything in return, will eventually fade with the passage of time, and everyone will inevitably embark on a strange road and drift apart.

It's a pity to think about it, but it's just a pity.

In the original history, except for Jufu and Wang Ping, most of these people were unknown, and they did not make contributions like their fathers and left their names in history.

For example, Wei Rong lost power because of his father Wei Yan and Yang Yi's struggle for power, and finally ended up being beheaded.

For another example, because Pang Hong offended Chen Yuan, who later was a scholar of Shangshuling, he was sent to the remote Fuling to be a lifelong guard, and one day he traveled to the Wujiang River in Lujiaotuo, and drowned in the boat.

Jian Shu didn't leave a single word in the history books.

From this point of view, for the Han Dynasty and for everyone themselves, such an ending is not only a pity, but it is really sad and lamentable!

Jiang Wei thought of this and sighed softly.

But on second thought, instead of letting them go unchecked, it is better to use a special connection to unite all of us here, and to inspire them thoroughly by a common and noble ideal!

What is the best means?

In Jiang Wei's view, association is obviously an excellent way.

However, there are also some hidden concerns about associations, and if they are not handled properly, they can easily be used as party members for personal gain.

During the pre-Qin period, the world was constantly conquered, life was difficult, and the people's consciousness of spontaneous association was generally strong.

For example, Mozi once founded a tight-knit organization, and the members were called Mozi, and the leaders were called Juzi.

After the Han Dynasty took the world, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to depose the hundred schools, respect Confucianism, and strengthen the centralization of power.

As a result, the large-scale activities of non-governmental associations were greatly reduced, and most of the remaining were carried out in the name of religion, such as Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao and Zhang Lu's Wudou Mijiao, but these associations were always on the opposite side of the imperial court.

Not to mention the disaster of the Later Han Party, it is not far off.

As a monarch, as the ruler, it is most taboo for his subordinates to form gangs; The king of Hanzhong is naturally not exempt from vulgarity.

Therefore, it is necessary to find a way that can not only motivate everyone present, but also counteract the doubts of the imperial court.

Jiang Wei's mind was racing, and he immediately thought of the clubs established by various people in later generations because of their interests and professions, such as the reading club and the calligraphy association.

And the people present today are either military generals or military positions, so it seems that there is no more reasonable reason than to study the art of war and martial arts together.

Thinking of this, he gradually had an idea in his heart.

After sorting out his thoughts a little, he suddenly got up and said, "Gentlemen, listen to me." “

His words came from Dantian, and his voice was loud, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the banquet, and they all paid attention to it.

But seeing Jiang Wei glance left and right, he said loudly:

"We are all loyal descendants of the Han family, we have known each other for many days, and we are like-minded to each other, and we hate each other late, in my opinion, it is better to form a society, take the revival of the Han family as our own responsibility, help each other, and sharpen our knowledge and martial arts. In this way, the upper is worthy of the predecessors and sages, and the lower can also take care of the righteousness of friends, isn't it a double win? “

Everyone is a young hero who is in high spirits, and this time he has already drunk and bold, and when he heard Jiang Wei's proposal, he was thrilled and surrounded him.

Those who were as simple as Wei Rong's eyes were shining, and he directly raised his hands in agreement:

"Good offer! Good offer! ”

Jiang Wei looked at everyone's reactions one by one, and said:

"But the gentlemen are not the party, and the villains are not the party. We have come together because of common aspirations and common beliefs, in order to temper each other, practice literature and martial arts, and serve the Han Dynasty, which is categorically different from those who form parties for petty profits, you say yes or no! “

"Yes, we have big ambitions, no better than those villains in Gouying!"

"Boyo said it well, I really said it in my heart!"

Jiang Wei slowly bowed his head and continued:

"Inevitably slandered by others, I propose three chapters of the law: first, we must assist the king of Hanzhong to restore the Han dynasty for the purpose; Second, those who enter the government shall not disobey the edict of the imperial court, and those who have not entered the government shall not discuss the government arbitrarily; Third, take the world as its own responsibility, the poor will be good to themselves, and the good will help the world! “

Hearing this, Guan Ping, who has always been steady, had all his doubts, and he couldn't help but praise him:

"That's exactly what happened!"

The hearts of the people moved at will, and they decided to do what they said without further ado.

Jiang Wei asked the attendant to light agarwood and invite the four treasures of the study.

He held a brush and wrote aloud:

"After Wei Dahan Zhongliang, Guan Ping, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Jiang Wei, Zhao Tong, Zhao Guang, Pang Hong, Jian Shu, Zhang Shao, Huo Yi, Li Yi, Ju Fu, Wang Ping, Xiang Chong, it is the day to burn incense with their hands and pray to God."

"In today's Han Dynasty, there are princes in chaos, and Hu Rong is not appeased outside, and the lives are devastated, and the wind and rain are shaky. We are loyal to the Han family, although we are humble, our hearts are sincere, and we want to help each other in the same boat, cultivate our bodies diligently, although our liver and brain are smeared, we must also return the people to the sun and the moon, and restore the great Han Dynasty! ”

"On March 30, the spring of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, the camp was prepared, the prayer was prayed, the society was formed, and the oath was eternal."

Jiang Wei paused here for a moment, and showed the oath to everyone.

And they all recited together the oath:

"We are loyal to the Han family, although we are humble, our hearts are sincere, and we wish to love each other after the alliance, believe in each other, work together, support the Han, and help the people, if you violate this oath, you will be punished."

After reading it, Jiang Wei lit the oath with a lamp, and scattered the ashes in the wine jar, divided them into fifteen cups of wine, and distributed them to everyone to drink.

Everyone present held the wine in their hands and drank it with their necks tilted.

Although the wine in Juezhong is muddy, it seems to be the most beautiful wine in the world.

After drinking, they threw their glasses on the ground, looked left and right, and felt that a bond was born between each other out of thin air, and everyone laughed.

After laughing for a while, Guan Ping suddenly asked, "What is the name of our society?" “

Zhang Bao said: "The main purpose of this society is to learn martial arts, so it is better to call it 'martial arts society'." ”

Guan Xing shook his head and said: "I must not only practice martial arts, but also learn literature, the martial arts character is too biased and inappropriate." “

Everyone has their own idea about the name of the club, and for a while, you say a word, I say a word, and there is a heated argument.

Jiang Wei looked at the void for a moment, and suddenly said: "The wish of the lord is to go on a northern expedition as soon as possible, intending to restore the Central Plains." The Central Plains is also known as Heluo, so it is better to name it 'Heluo Society', so as to show our pure heart. ”

Everyone mitted silently for a while, and the name Xindao was indeed catchy, and it implied great ambition, and they all nodded in agreement at the moment.

The name of "Heluo Society" was decided.

Pang Hong said at this time: "The so-called snake can't do without a head, and a bird can't fly without wings." We have to elect a head of the club to lead our members to act. ”

Jiang Wei immediately recommended: "Among them, the eldest brother Guan Ping is the best choice regardless of his character, martial arts, qualifications, and knowledge, and he should not let it go!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and others had already praised it, and they were obviously very convinced.

Guan Ping said a few words modestly, and when he saw that everyone was really willing to fight, he couldn't refuse, so he hugged his fist and said:

"Since he is so loved by everyone, he can't do anything to take over the position of the head of this society......"

After a pause, he said: "It's just that I have to go to Hanzhong in a few days, and I may not be able to take care of it." Why don't we wait for another vice president to be elected to perform the duties of the head of the company. ”

The crowd bowed their heads one after another to show that they had no objections.

At this time, Guan Xing said: "I recommend Boyo as the deputy head of the society, although he is young, but he is strong in martial arts, calm and moderate, he leads us, it is the most suitable, do you have any opinions?" ”

Jiang Wei is calm and wise on weekdays, and his character and martial arts are even more heartbreaking, and everyone has already applauded, and they don't give him a chance to resign at all.

In the midst of the uproar, Guan Ping and Jiang Wei were pushed to the top by the crowd who came forward, and sat down on the left and right.

Jiang Wei had to get up and clench his fists, and said: "In this case, Wei Wei can only do his best and do everything well, so as to live up to everyone's love." I would like to ask you to give me more encouragement in the future. ”

Everyone laughed loudly, raised their glasses and stepped forward, and toasted Guan Ping and Jiang Wei one by one.

Jiang Wei did not refuse, and he would drink if he had respect, and suddenly a thought came to mind:

"The master asked me to help General Huang Zhong keep an eye on the disciples who can inherit the mantle, it seems that the first event of the Heluo Society is going to be held at General Huang's house."

In the corner, Li Yi returned to his seat after toasting, and his heart was beating wildly:

"In this case, shouldn't I be able to ask for advice on martial arts and visit the Guan Mansion in the name of righteousness?"