Chapter 019: The Task of Quiet Sponkers
Cao Zhi!
This is the choice Xie Zuo made.
It's not surprising that this choice is made. After all, it is one of the three, in fact, none of the three is the most suitable type in Xie Zuo's mind, it is nothing more than the most suitable one under the power of the other.
Although Wang Xizhi is respected as a generation of scholars, and the Wang family is also one of the most famous families in the two Jin Dynasty, in the final analysis, he is only a scribe, which does not help much to the current situation. As for Tuoba Tao, Xie Zuo is not familiar with it, and only vaguely remembers that he was an emperor of the Northern Dynasty during the Great Chaos of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it is said that he is also a martial artist. But the problem is that this guy seems to be a Xianbei clan, and if he possesses his soul is also Xianbei, he will inevitably have a lot of inconvenience in language and behavior; If he plays the role of Hanchen, he will inevitably lack the right to speak in the regime established by a foreign race, and it will definitely be difficult to carry out the task.
Under such a trade-off, it seems that only Cao Zhi barely wins. Although he is also a scholar in the final analysis, he is also the son of King Wei and Cao Apu, and he is only one step away from becoming the emperor. Although the final ending was a bit miserable, the benefits from him were better than those of the Book Saints!
The fingertips will touch the stars, and the familiar feeling of vertigo will hit you, and you will be plunged into infinite darkness in front of your eyes......
When his vision returned to brightness, Xie Zuo found himself in a small room. The room was cold and dark, and there was not even a seat, except for a candle by the door to bring some warmth. I don't know where I am, but it's definitely not too far from the mission scenario, so I just have to wait quietly.
Xie Zuo calmly probed his thoughts into his mind, and the task prompt clearly emerged.
Mission Name: Seven Steps into a Poem
Background description: Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and claimed to be Emperor Wei. Before Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he had a succession dispute with his younger brother Cao Zhi, which ended in Cao Pi's victory. Now although Cao Zhi has been awarded the title of King Juancheng, he is not satisfied with being an idle prince, and he admonishes him from time to time, trying to win a place for himself, and the scene of the seven-step poem is about to be staged. The identity of the soul of the main figure is the new Zhongshu Shilang of the Wei State.
Task requirements: Promote the reappearance of the scene of Cao Zhi's seven-step poem, and ensure that the seven-step poem does not deviate from the original track.
Mission time: 4 hours.
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After reading the task prompt, Xie Zuo exhaled lightly. Just as the hint said, this task is really not that difficult, and even easier than Lu Bu's task in comparison. Because as long as Cao Pi forces Cao Zhi to reproduce the scene, the difficulty of the task itself is whether Cao Zhi can compose a poem in less than seven steps. And for this, Xie Zuo believes that it is not a problem at all.
Who is Cao Zhi? The master of Jian'an literature, known as the talented man with high talents, is known as an amazing and enviable figure who can be listed as a "fairy talent" alongside Li Bai and Su Shi. Li Baidou has 100 poems, Su Shi has 4,000 poems in his life, as Cao Zijian, who is as famous as him, can such a small case as a poem in seven steps really be difficult to defeat him?
In Xie Zuo's view, at the beginning of the Wei state, in order to consolidate the power and avoid disputes, of course, it may also be because of the elimination of hidden dangers, Cao Pi planned to be ruthless to his younger brother Cao Zhi, who posed a threat to him, and persecuted him in a seven-step poem, which is really reasonable. Involving the struggle for imperial power, similar scenes of fratricide and father-son killing in the palace in the past dynasties are not uncommon, so Cao Pi's actions are understandable.
In fact, if you really want to talk about it, Cao Pi is a little soft-hearted, knowing that Cao Zhi has learned well, he also uses the way of composing poetry to try, which obviously has the element of releasing water. Of course, Xie Zuo doesn't know what Cao Pi thinks, but this incident is also the trend of the times, and all he has to do is to quietly watch, at most with a little guidance at the right time, and it is not difficult to talk about it at all.
Since the difficulty of the task is not high, Xie Zuo's heart is slightly wider. There is nothing to do left and right, just leaning against the wall and closing your eyes to recuperate.
It didn't take long for a somewhat shrill voice to come from outside: "Xie Shilang, Your Majesty is already waiting in the side hall, please follow the ministers into the palace!" ”
Hearing the voice, Xie Zuo knew that this was the official start of the mission. With a light "um", he opened the curtain and flashed out.
The entrance is a splendid promenade with a majestic palace-like building at the far end of the promenade. The top of the building is divided into octagonal, tall and extraordinary, the eaves are obliquely inserted like clouds, and there are various animal head patterns that cannot be said at the end of the eaves. If you are not mistaken, it is obvious that this is the Great Wei Palace located in Yecheng, and that building is where Cao Pi, the emperor of Great Wei, is located.
Because of observing the palace, Xie Zuo lost his mind slightly, and the voice of dissatisfaction in the sharp voice beside him sounded:
"Xie Shilang, please, don't let Your Majesty stay for a long time!"
"Oooh!" Xie Zuo came back to his senses at this time, quickly bent down and lowered his head, and stood behind the sharp throat with his eyebrows lowered. Seeing Xie Zuo's submissive attitude, the sharp voice snorted lightly, turned around and led the way, and Xie Zuo hurriedly followed behind.
Passing through the long corridor and crossing the two palace gates, his sharp voice led Xie Zuo to a tall hall door and stopped. There was a sharp voice leading the way along the way, and he was not interrogated, but Xie Zuo clearly found that in just a few minutes of travel, at least dozens of secret eyes were staring at his every move. Therefore, even if he asked him to wait at the door with a sharp voice and enter the door by himself, Xie Zuo still stood respectfully with his hands down, not daring to look around. Who knows if these dark guards will be overly vigilant and nervously stab themselves because of their slightest abnormal movement? In an uncertain environment, the best attitude is to keep a low profile.
Fortunately, Xie Zuo didn't wait too long, and soon the sharp voice that led the way returned to Xie Zuo, and only said lightly, "Your Majesty is invited", and then turned to leave, without even looking at Xie Zuo during the whole process. This also made his heart beat a little: it seems that he is really not a big official, even a eunuch who is rumored to dare to look at his face casually, and he thinks that he is an insignificant role in front of the emperor!
While thinking, he straightened his clothes and stepped into the temple.
As soon as I entered the temple, I saw a strange scene.
This place probably belongs to a side hall, and the indoor area is not large. There is a soft statue in the east of the hall, and on the soft collapse is leaning on a middle-aged man wearing bright yellow clothes, with a dark complexion, narrow cheeks and broad forehead, and a three-foot long hair, about forty or so, who is supporting his forehead with one hand, and his face is full of helplessness, looking at the person in front of him.
There was only one person in front of the middle-aged man, this person was dressed in a milky white scribe's shirt, about thirty years old, seven feet tall, with a white face and no beard, cheeks like a crown of jade, a long robe, and a handsome appearance, chic and dignified. It's a pity that although he looks elegant, his temperament is really not good. I saw that his eyebrows were high, his eyes were half-closed, his chin was almost parallel to the ground, and he only showed people with his nostrils.