Moved the capital to Xuchang.

In Cao Cao's consideration, there are three points.

First, Luoyang is indeed dilapidated.

The second is that Xuchang is his big rear, which is convenient to control Liu Xie.

The third is that Luoyang is too close to Jizhou, and with his strength, he can't compete with Yuan Shao.

Therefore, moving the capital of the Han Dynasty to Xuchang was a matter of great benefit to him.

Liu Xie was a little hesitant and asked Dong Zhao about the Fu Jie, but he didn't know that Dong Zhao had already secretly communicated with Cao Cao.

Even Cao Cao's suggestion to move the capital to Xuchang was proposed by Dong Zhao to Cao Cao.

Therefore, with the help of the inner ghost, Cao Cao quickly obtained Liu Xie's permission and happily planned to move the capital.

By September, the Son of Heaven arrived in Xuchang, and Yang Feng was extremely opposed to the move of the capital, and decided to send troops to intercept the Son of Heaven's car and finally failed.

Cao Cao changed Xuchang to Xudu, and Liu Xie worshiped him as a general and Marquis of Wuping.

In October, Cao Cao attacked Yang Feng and forced him to Huainan to defect to Yuan Shu. In November, Cao Cao was appointed as the commander, riding the military and wielding the power.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

At the end of the year, the Da Shan Academy was all on vacation, and the students had already gone back.

On the side of the Hanshui River, Wang Cang's face was not good-looking.

After Liu Xie moved the capital to Xuchang, he thanked Shi Sun Rui for his rescue and posthumously presented Shi Sun Rui as the Marquis of Tangjin Pavilion.

Because Shisun Rui is dead, Shisun Meng inherited his title and is going to Xu Du to take office.

A group of friends sent him to the river.

Wang Cang's mood was the most uncomfortable, because when he left Chang'an, he came with Shisun Meng.

Now the two friends are about to go apart, and they have mixed feelings in their hearts, including the good wishes for their friends to inherit the pavilion, and the sadness that their friends are about to leave and are lonely and lonely.

"Zhongxuan, Chengming, De Rong, Hongguang, Ah Chen......"

Shisun Meng stood on the dock and bowed to everyone: "I don't know when I will see you again, but my friendship will never change." ”

In the early winter, although it has not snowed in Xiangyang, the weather is also gloomy, the climate is cold, and the group is wearing a relatively thick fur coat, and Wang Cang's fur is bulging, as if there is something hidden.

He put his hand into his arms, took out the thing, it turned out to be a roll of bamboo slips, stepped forward and said: "Wenshi, I have nothing to give you when you go to Xuchang, I wrote a poem last night, give it to you." After going to Xuchang, I often take a look. ”

Shisun Meng took the bamboo slip and opened it to read: "The sky is in turmoil, and the country is not destroyed." I my friend, from the capital teacher. The sect guards the loss, and the more it is used, the more it is disobeyed. Moved to Jingchu, in Zhangzhimei ......"

This is a four-word poem in the style of the Spring and Autumn "Book of Songs", because the "Book of Songs" is a Confucian classic, so the four-word poem was actually the mainstream at that time.

Like Cao Cao, although he also has five-character poems, he has more four-character poems, such as "Watching the Sea", "Turtle Although Shou" and so on.

Therefore, in terms of the literary values of the time, this four-character poem would be better.

"What poetry."

"The hatred of the country and the family, the feeling of being adrift in a foreign land is melancholy."

"Alas, I understand Zhongxuan's intentions."

Several friends sighed.

Wang Cang said sadly: "This way, Wen Shi still needs to be careful all the way." ”

Shisun Meng responded: "Don't worry, I'll be careful." ”

Everyone was quite sad.

Shen Chen saw that the atmosphere was like life and death, so he smiled and said: "You don't have to be sad, Brother Wen Shi is going to Xu Du to take office, not to die, why be so sad, I want to wish my brother a bright future." ”

"That's just as well."

Wang Cang wiped the tears that were about to flow out of his eyes, and forced himself to smile and said: "Wen Shi is going to Xu Du to take up his post, there is no need to be so sad." By the way, Ah Chen, why don't you also write a poem to say goodbye? ”

"Let me think about it."

Shen Chen said, he lowered his head and thought, glanced around, and meditated.

Several people around him looked at him.

He thought about it for about half a minute, but he didn't have a clue, raised his head, and suddenly saw the plain on the outskirts of the northeast of the city in the distance, and suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"There it is."

He said: "The grass on the plain is one year old and one withered. Wildfires burn inexhaustibly, and spring breezes blow and regenerate. ”

"Hmm."

Wang Cang scratched his head and said: "The poem is good, but isn't this a farewell for Wen Shi?" ”

Shen Chen smiled: "It's not over yet." Yuanfang invaded the ancient road, and Qingcui connected to Xiangcheng. Today, I will send the text to the beginning, and I will be full of farewell. ”

In later generations, when many people went to primary school to learn Bai Juyi's poem, they only knew the first four sentences.

But in fact, it was deleted by the same group of people who compiled the primary school textbook, they only kept the first four sentences, and changed the original title of the poem "Farewell to the Ancient Grass" to "Grass".

This made Bai Juyi also want to say: grass.

Perhaps those who make the textbook think that this will convey to elementary school students the idea that people have to survive as tenacious as weeds.

However, this departed from Bai Juyi's original meaning and became a poem that celebrates life, rather than a farewell poem.

"Okay."

Wang Cang's eyes lit up, and he immediately exclaimed: "With the prosperity of weeds, tell Wenshi that even if there are ups and downs in the future, it will eventually pass, and this poem is indeed full of an upward spirit." ”

"The sage observes the appropriateness of yin and yang, and discerns the benefits of all things, so that he can live, so that his spirit is at peace and his life is long."

Shisun Meng also praised: "This kind of realm is desirable." ”

Shen Chen said modestly: "I also watched the tenacious growth of the weeds, so I felt this feeling. ”

"Thank you Ah Chen for the poem, I will always remember it."

Shisun Meng arched his hand, and then said, "Everyone, say goodbye." ”

"I'll see you soon."

"I'll see you soon."

Everyone said goodbye to him, and after Shisun Meng got on the boat, he waved to them on the side of the boat.

Wang Cang and the others also kept watching, and waited until the boat disappeared into the rough Han River and headed towards Fancheng, which was hidden in the fog in the distance, before preparing to leave.

At this moment, on the Xiangyang wharf that came and went, a new passenger ship arrived.

Originally, this was normal.

Although Xiangyang was known as the land of the Southern Barbarians in the Han Dynasty, for example, Wang Cang wrote in the second poem of his "Seven Mourning Poems" that "Jingman is not my hometown, what is a long period of prostitution".

But in any case, it is a fact that the Central Plains is in turmoil, and it is also a fact that the south is now thriving, and the number of people entering and leaving Xiangyang every day is in the thousands.

The docks are crowded with people, and the arrival of a new passenger ship is not an unusual thing.

However, the boat happened to stop not far from everyone, Wang Cang glanced casually, and suddenly saw a young man with an ordinary face who got off the boat, and immediately shouted: "Pang Tong." ”

Hearing this name, Shen Chen hurriedly turned his head to look.

He has been to Yuliangzhou this year, and Pang Degong's fame is known throughout Xiangyang, and even Liu Biao personally went to the island to invite him out of the mountain several times, but he politely refused.

Therefore, there are many scholars in Jingzhou who ask him to study, and he does not accept students, but as long as people come to him to ask questions, they will basically not refuse.

Although Shen Chen's body has become smaller, his mind is still flexible, he has been in Xiangyang for two years, and he has studied under Song Zhong of Xianshan Academy.

Even Song Zhong felt that he was inferior to Shen Chen in some aspects, so he often went to visit some great Confucians, such as Liu Biao and Pang Degong, and asked them questions.

But it's a pity that I didn't meet Pang Tong.

Later, I learned that Pang Tong did not actually live on Yuliangzhou, he lived in the Pang Township Pavilion about ten miles northeast of Xiangyang City.

Since Pang Tong was not well-known at this time, his rash visit caused people to be confused, so Shen Chen did not go directly to him, but planned to go with the flow and talk about it in the future.

As a result, last year, Pang Tong heard that there was a great Confucian named Sima Hui in Yingchuan, so he went two thousand miles north to visit Sima Hui in Yingchuan.

Now I see it.

I saw that Pang Tong was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and his appearance was very ordinary, and he belonged to people who would not be put in the crowd and no one would take a second look.

There are a few other people around him, and they are all around 20 years old.

"Mr. Zhongxuan."

One of the young men beckoned to Wang Cang.

Wang Cang was pleasantly surprised: "Yuanzhi, Guangyuan, Zhouping, Gongwei, you are also here." ”

These people are Xu Shu, Shi Tao, Cui Jun, and Meng Jian.

In history, these four people are Zhuge Four Friends, but in fact, they have a good relationship with Pang Tong.

"Wei Luo" records that Xu Shu and Shi Tao went south to Jingzhou together to avoid disaster because of the war in the Central Plains, and they were friendly with Zhuge Liang Pang.

The reason for this is because Xu Shu has a good relationship with Pang Degong, and often asks Pang Degong for teaching.

"Xiangyang Ji" records that after Sima Hui arrived in Jingzhou, he had a bad relationship with Pang De, once Pang Degong went out, Sima Hui came to visit, treated Pang Degong's house as his own home, and instructed Pang Degong's wife to prepare food, saying that Xu Shu told him that there would be guests coming to talk about things with them later.

So Pang Degong's wife prepared food for Sima Hui and Xu Shu.

regarded his friend's house as his own home, from this point of view, the relationship between Sima Hui Xu Shu and Pang Degong was very good at that time.

And Zhuge Liang was in the second year of Jian'an, that is, in 197 AD, after his uncle Zhuge Xuan died of illness, he began to study by himself.

He often studied under Pang Degong, and according to the records of "Xiangyang Ji", he often visited his home and was gradually valued by Pang Degong.

It was at this time that Zhuge Liang met Xu Shu and Pang Tong and slowly joined this circle.

In other words, Xu Shu and the others actually met Pang Tong first, and Zhuge Liang who met later.

However, Wang Cang has a wide range of friends, and his reputation is also very big in Jingzhou, and the bigwigs such as Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan know him, so as one of Pang Degong's students, Xu Shu and others naturally met him a few times.

Everyone came over, and the young man who had beckoned to Wang Cang before was about twenty, tall and thin, and very handsome, and asked Wang Cang, "Why is Mr. Zhongxuan at the dock today?" ”

"Send a send to Wenshi, his father was posthumously presented as a pavilion marquis by the imperial court, inherited the title, and went to Xuchang."

Wang Cang waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this, why are you here." ”

Xu Shu said: "Pang Tong came back from Yingchuan, and we happened to be in Deng County, so we sent him back to the township together." ”

Wang Cang smiled: "What are you doing when you go back to your hometown, I left a friend, and I am sad." You're here, come with me to the bar, it's been cold lately, do you know the spirits? Take a sip to warm up, someone treats. ”

"This ......"

Xu Shu glanced at Pang Tong, and when he saw Pang Tong nodding, he said, "Then go." ”

Then they went to the city.

On the way, they introduced each other, Pang Tong and Xu Shu were actually not famous at that time, and after Sima Hui came to Jingzhou, he told people everywhere that Pang Tong was the crown of famous men in Nanzhou, and he was known to the world.

And the name of Wolong and Phoenix Chick, it will take another seven or eight years, when Pang Degong commented on Jingzhou celebrities, he will say Zhuge Liang Wolong, Pang Tong Fengxiao, and Sima Hui Water Mirror.

The most famous one is Wang Cang, followed by Shen Chen.

Pang Tong studied in Yingchuan last year to Sima Hui this year, and he had never heard of his fame, Xu Shu Shitao and they lived outside Xiangyang City, and often visited Confucianism to study, but they knew him.

Therefore, when he saw that Shen Chen, who had recently become famous, was actually only a ten-year-old child, he was quite surprised.

It's just a small surprise.

Prodigies are not uncommon in this era, Wang Cang was a prodigy when he was a child, when he was fourteen years old, Cai Yong said that he was a genius, he was far inferior, and all the books in the family should be given to him, it can be seen that Wang Cang was already very learned at the age of fourteen, and even the great Confucianism was ashamed of himself.

The group entered the city and came to the edge of a restaurant, looking at the busy traffic of the restaurant, and the guests coming and going, Xu Shu was very surprised and said: "I actually came to Huangmenlou, this wine house is the most expensive wine house in Xiangyang, I can't afford it." ”

Wang Cang smiled and waved his hand, "Didn't you say it just now?" Someone has a treat, you say yes, Ah Chen. ”

Shen Chen smiled: "Just eat, you can eat whatever you want." ”

"Could it be this wine house?"

Xu Shu looked at him in surprise.

Shen Chen nodded: "It was opened by my uncle." ”

"Then rest assured."

Xu Shu swaggered to the front.

After entering the door, I saw that the hall in the restaurant was full, and there were people coming and going upstairs and downstairs, and there was still a queue outside.

In fact, the restaurant in the Han Dynasty is not called a restaurant, it is called a wine house, and the scale is not large, and luxury restaurants are generally only available in metropolises such as Luoyang and Chang'an.

However, Xiangyang has been very lively in recent years, and large restaurants have gradually flourished.

Shen Chen saw that there was a business opportunity, so he opened a yellow gate building here with his uncle, and his specialty was stir-fried vegetables that were popular after the Tang and Song dynasties.

No one can say no to a bowl of egg fried rice, and if there is, add fried chicken and fried duck.

The reason why there was no stir-fry before the Tang and Song dynasties was that the iron-making method was relatively backward.

Although stir-fried vegetables appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the popularity of iron would not officially set foot on the historical stage until the Tang Dynasty irrigation method came out.

However, Shen Chen had already figured out the steel filling method in advance, and the annual production of iron in Huangmenting was more than that of Liu Biao's entire Jingzhou, so naturally there was no shortage of iron pots for stir-frying.

Huangmenlou is full today, just like the best business of hot pot restaurants in winter, the weather is cold, who doesn't want to eat a hot dish in the whole hot pot in the store, and have a pot of spirits?

Therefore, Xu Shu looked left and right for a long time, but did not find a location.

Fortunately, Shen Chen had face, and when the shopkeeper saw that he was coming, he asked Xiao Er to go to the backyard to clean up, and set a table for them in the inner hall of the backyard.