Chapter 14: The Fall of the Literati
It was Xun's first appointment as a young man, and he was not familiar with official affairs, and his boss Kong Rong took the opportunity to herd sheep, and any official documents were "handed over to the Cheng Council", so he was so busy that he couldn't go home for two consecutive days. But fortunately, the day is coming, and after the day is the New Year, it is a "Spring Festival holiday", and it is a "Spring Festival holiday".
So the day before the holiday, that is, the two days before the lunar day, Shixun got off work early, planning to go to Sikong Mansion to pay respects to the early years, and then go home to sleep all day. He walked in the neat streets of Xudu in a car, and couldn't help but say that Kong Rong still has two brushes, and the construction of this new capital is much faster than when Yuan Jian presided over it, and he is not a nerd who can only recite poems and essays and ridicule others. But if you have this ability, why don't you use it well and be lazy? With your virtue, do you still expect Cao Cao to reuse you?
Just thinking like this, he suddenly saw an ox cart driving in front of him, and when he saw him, he didn't avoid the road, so he came straight over. The servant who drove the car for Shixun couldn't help but say angrily: "What kind of person is it, dare not avoid it? "It's Xunxin who said that when I made the Yang Ling, if there was a car that dared not to avoid it, then I would call someone to overturn it on the spot, and pull out the passengers to beat them violently, but now it is different, this is in Xu Du, alas, just throw a brick to hit a person with 2,000 stones, and I am more than 1,000 stones...... Although it was not a bus, maybe it was the family of some high-ranking official and eunuch, let's not hold it up, he didn't avoid me, I avoided him, and I didn't necessarily lose face.
Immediately patted the rider on the shoulder, telling him to turn into an alley to take refuge. But at this moment, he saw the ox cart in front of him stop, and the coachman jumped out of the cart. Trot two steps. Arrived at Chae-hoon's car. Bi respectfully said: "Dare to ask, but is Shaofu Cheng the king's car?" It was Xun Fushi who stood up: "A certain is Xun, and the honorable driver is?" The coachman replied: "My master is the daughter of the late Zuo Zhonglang General Cai Gong, and I dare to ask you to move and take care of you." ”
Oh, it turned out to be Cai Wenji, it was Xun Xin who said that he had called Xu Du, but I haven't seen her yet, and I don't know how she's been doing lately. Since Wen Ji invited her, let's go over and see her.
So he jumped out of the car. followed the coachman, and when he arrived at the front of the carriage, he saw the curtain opened, revealing a beautiful jade face. It was Xun Xin who said that you must have put on makeup, which is much more beautiful than the first time you saw it in Yanshi City that day...... Well, maybe it's because of the good diet recently, and the fact that I am no longer scared, is why I am more than in the past.
He just gave up his hand and wanted to do it, but Cai Yan knelt in the car and looked at it. and opened his mouth first: "The concubine had to be rescued by the husband, and he never had a chance to repay him." The day is coming. If you want to set up a small banquet to entertain Mr., I wonder if Mr. is willing to give in? "Is Xun Xin saying what, female writer please eat? So how can there be no reason not to go? Hurriedly bowed down: "Don't dare to be thanked." Although, the husband ...... The daughter-in-law was gracious, and Xun had to bother. At the moment, it was decided to have a dinner tomorrow, Cai Yan pointed out the direction of his house again, and then said goodbye and broke up.
When he arrived at Cao Cao's mansion, Shi Xun told Cao Cao about it, and by the way, he inquired about Cai Yan's recent situation. Cao Cao said that since Hongfu rescued her from the Hun army and handed her over to me, I brought her to Xudu and arranged for her to live in the mansion. Recently, I also sent some people to help, and asked her to write out Cai Zhonglang's posthumous manuscripts silently - "Tomorrow Hongfu will go to the banquet, you can have a sneak peek, and I am very jealous." As he spoke, he twisted his beard and smiled.
It's been busy for a few days, and I wanted to go home and fall asleep, but I just couldn't sleep. Thinking about tomorrow's banquet, the host is not only a "literary young woman", but also a genuine "female writer" and can even be said to be a "female writer" of this era. At that time, I casually agreed, but now I hesitate, just hesitate to hesitate, I really want to change the hexagram temporarily, but I am a little reluctant......
What's going on? Thinking that Cai Wenji is not very beautiful, and she may be a year or two older than herself, she should not have any delusions about her. If you want to say that it is out of your own reverence for famous women...... In my life, I have passed the green time of worshipping celebrities......
But when he arrived at Cai Yan's mansion the next day, he realized that he was not the only one who dared to invite, but also Wang Cang and Wang Zhongxuan. Thinking about it, Cai Yan is a widowed woman, even if she breaks off the favor with the Wei family, she is also an unsuitable daughter, and she has a banquet for a man at home, melons and plums, many inconveniences, invite one more, and there will be much less gossip.
Wang Cang and the Cai family are world friends, and they also have a good relationship with Shixun, and with him at the banquet, it is more natural for Shixun and Cai Yan to talk to each other. Cai Yan thanked Shixun for his rescue, and when the wine and food came up, he picked up the cup: "The concubine is not used to drinking, so stop this cup for Mr. Shou." When the wine was dry, he turned his head: "Zhong Xuan, I want to ask you to pay a few more glasses to Mr. Shi." ”
Shi Xun said: "Ling Zun's morality and articles, Xun Su admires also, can save his daughter-in-law in the Hun army, this husband will do something, dare to be thanked?" The son-in-law doesn't have to be so polite, just call a certain name. ”
Cai Yan smiled and said: "The concubine seems to be a few years older, so it is disrespectful, and she calls the king Hongfu - I heard that Hongfu is also good at poetry, and he wrote a poem of 'I wish people a long time' in front of the palace, and the name is passed on to Dugi, I don't know if there will be a good structure in the near future?" ”
It's Xun Xin who said it, and I'm really afraid of whatever I want. He was unwilling to copy poems wantonly in front of Cai Wenji, so he simply shook his head: "The official business is cumbersome, and there is no poetry in the near future...... Xun Jin is working between the knife and the pen, and he is afraid that he will be insulated from poetry. ”
"What is that?" Wang Cang objected, "Hongfu made Wancheng before, and went to Huayin, a thousand miles away, seeing the famous mountains and rivers, He Yun 'worked between the knife and the pen'? If Hongfu can't be a poem, then we and those who promise to live in peace don't dare to speak of poetry. ”
It's Xunxin who said that you don't dare to say poetry. In the original history, the peak period of your poetry creation was the period when you nested in Jingzhou and sent Liu Biao under the fence, and now I help you cut that wasted time, maybe your poetry achievements will be lowered by a notch.
He thought about it, and couldn't help but say: "Shi Qian Youyun: 'Xibo was detained and acted in "Zhou Yi"; Zhong Nieu's "Spring and Autumn"; Qu Yuan's exile is endowed with "Lisao"; Zuoqiu is blind and has "Chinese"; Sun Tzu's bare feet, "The Art of War" is revised; Buwei moved to Shu, and the hereditary "Lu Lan"; Han Fei imprisoned Qin, "Difficult to Say", "Lonely Anger"; The 300 poems are probably what the sages did when they were angry. This person is depressed and cannot get through the way, so he talks about the past and thinks about the future. It is like Zuoqiu has no eyes, and his grandson has a broken foot, and he will eventually be unusable, so he retreats to discuss the book strategy, in order to relieve his anger, and think about the empty text to see himself. As the so-called 'poetry is poor and then work', now I have to wait for the commonplace, to prosper the country as the responsibility, I am afraid that the poetry and literature together, will be the day and drift away. ”
He said in his heart that it was just right for the day to go farther and farther away, anyway, I had already hugged Cao Cao's thick legs, and there was no need to rely on poetry to become famous, just to take this opportunity to 'be a talented man'. But when Wang Cang heard this, he couldn't help frowning, a little depressed: "Cang lives in Sikong Mansion, and the case is in the shape of hard work, as Hongfu said, the poetry is getting farther and farther away." In the past, when the southern expedition to Yuan Shu was not allowed, and when the army was mobilized again in the coming year, it was necessary to follow the army, between the spears and halberds, in order to seek Wen Siye. ”
What Wang Cang said about "the previous southern expedition to Yuan Shu" was that when Shixun went to Wancheng, Cao Cao sent Cao Ren, Tai Shici, Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun and other generals to go south and cross the Huaishui, basically occupying the entire Lujiang County. Yuan Shu was frightened and did not dare to come to the battle, but sent letters to Jiangdong one by one, asking Sun Ce to cross the river to help. In fact, if he had spoken more modestly, although the "little overlord" was an official of the imperial court, he would not be affectionate after all, and he might pretend to transfer troops to threaten the flank of Cao's army. But Yuan Shu still has a stinky face of a monarch to his subordinates, and the words of the letter are becoming more and more intense, Sun Ce is tired of looking at it, and simply excuses that he is busy collecting Wu Jun, and ignores it.
The dignified Yuan Highway curled up in the small Jiujiang County, and there was no possibility of cheering up. It's Xun who is estimated to be touching, this time that guy doesn't dare to be the emperor again, right? Even if I saved you, even if you die, your reputation won't be too stinky.
Wang Cang admitted that he has not been doing well in poetry recently, so he wants to follow Cao Cao on the expedition next time, so as to find inspiration in the battle array. Shi Xun persuaded him: "The husband should take Kuang Fu Sheji as his own responsibility, and poetry is the end of the path." In ancient times, the people who have passed down the name of poetry to the world, are there those who are not endless? The Chinese language of Shi Qian's "Book of Reporting Ren'an" recited by Shicai is also this meaning. ”
Wang Cang said, that's because Qu Yuan and they couldn't meet the Lord of the Ming - "If Cao Gong is magnificent and wide, it seems that you and I will not see prisoners and releases, and we will not be allowed to display our talents." "It's Xun Xin who said goodbye to you and me, you are the life of the literary attendant, and now I want to go further and climb a little higher.
"Isn't the First Emperor a hero? And Han Fei will not be able to get the full head in the end; Isn't Emperor Xiaowen a Ming monarch? And Jia Sheng (Jia Yi) was inevitably demoted to Wang Guofu. Poetry makes people high, but when it is clear, it will be ridiculed by the times, and it will be pointed out by thousands of people, and there will be no downfall? "Those literary people can't be big officials, or they are framed by others, all because they don't conform to the customs, have a high IQ and a low EQ, don't be like them, and end up in the end.
Wang Cang was a little unimpressed, but before he could refute, Cai Yan next to him spoke first: "What Hongfu said is true." That is, according to his father, he adhered to his Dong Dao all his life, and did not know how to be flexible, so he was degraded by the imperial court, coerced by Dong thieves, and harmed by Wang Yun. Its knots are supreme and high, but when the relatives think about it, they don't feel ...... suddenly" As he spoke, he couldn't help shedding a few tears.
Seeing Cai Yan crying, Shixun and Wang Cang both panicked and hurriedly persuaded him. Yes Xun said: "If you don't agree with the maiden son-in-law and the ancestors, Xun will also punish herself with three cups." Wang Cang hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Hearing Cao Gongyu, the maiden son silently wrote Zhonglang's last words, I don't know how many?" I want to have a sneak peek. ”
Cai Yan gently raised his sleeves, caught the tears under his eyelids, and sucked them out, his demeanor was dignified, and he was really ashamed of himself. It was Xunxin who said that such a strange woman should have a good home, Lu Xiaoman wants to marry Xu Zhimo, Lin Huiyin wants to marry Liang Sicheng, Li Qingzhao wants to marry Zhao Mingcheng, and Wang Baochuan wants to marry Xue Pinggui...... Well, the last one is - in short, I don't know what happened to Cai Wenji? Do you still want to marry Dong Ci in this life? There is not a word in history, and after 12 years of Jian'an, he is still a petty official like the Tuntian Governor, so what is Dong Ci! (To be continued......)
PS: Today's fourth shift, this is the second shift.