The west gate of Xudu is bustling and lively.

People come and go, cars and horses are noisy, and the market is full of goods.

The wide avenue is filled with sounds such as the singing of birds, the chatter of merchants, and the shouts of pedestrians.

Outside the West Gate, there was already a huge team of soldiers ready to go, and they were the team that followed Cao Pi and Cao Zhen to Luoyang.

Cao Pi was dressed in a mighty general's outfit and was domineering. Cao Zhen stood next to him, his eyebrows showing determination. As Cao Pi's right-hand man, he and Cao Pi share a common sense of mission.

Cao Pi's eyes looked ahead, full of thoughts, and finally left Luoyang to carry out the important task assigned by Cao Cao alone.

Although this is a punishment for him, it is also an opportunity for him, and he must seize it and behave well in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Chang and Cao Zhi both came to see off Cao Zhang, and both of them were dressed in plain robes.

When the people saw them, they stopped their work and looked at a few people, their eyes full of admiration and envy.

Several sons of the Cao family are talented, both civil and military, and are loved and praised by many people.

Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi were followed by their respective vassals Yang Xiu, Xu Shu and Sima Lang.

Cao Zhang walked slowly to Cao Pi, holding the cloak that Cao Pi gave him when he went to fight against Li Dao, and handed it to Cao Pi: "Brother, this is the cloak you gave me at the beginning, and I defeated Li Dao with him." Today I will give him back to you, and I hope you will wear it and make a great show in Luoyang! ”

Cao Pi stretched out his hand and took the cloak in Cao Zhang's hand and draped it directly on his back: "Okay, I will definitely be able to make some achievements in Luoyang with the joy of your victory." You're waiting for me to come back! ”

Cao Zhang understood the implied meaning of Cao Pi's words, smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I will wait for you!" ”

Cao Zhi also stepped forward and said respectfully to Cao Pi: "Brother, take care all the way!" ”

Cao Pi nodded, hugged Cao Zhi affectionately, and then looked at him expectantly.

Cao Zhi didn't seem to understand what Cao Pi meant, and just looked at him stupidly.

"Zijian, when Chu Ziwen went on the expedition, you made a poem on the spot. Why, when I go out, you'll just say take care? You're obviously favoring one over the other! Cao Pi half-jokingly began to pick on Cao Zhi's faults.

Cao Zhi responded with some embarrassment: "Brother, it's not that I favor one over the other, it's just that my mind has been empty recently, and I can't think of suitable poems to do something for you." ”

Cao Pi's face showed a trace of displeasure, he didn't think that Cao Zhi's talent and learning couldn't make poems to send to him, but he didn't bother to write poems for himself, a "punished" person.

Cao Zhi turned to Cao Zhang for help: "Brother Ziwen, Brother Zihuan blames me for not writing poems for him, but I really can't think of it now." You're the leader of the Yuedan review, please help me make a song. ”

Cao Xianran didn't expect Cao Zhi to throw this problem to himself, he said with some embarrassment: "Zijian, you can't do it, and I ...... it in a hurry."

Cao Pi looked at the way the two shirked each other, and his heart was even more unhappy, so he could only endure it without having a seizure, waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't worry about it." It's almost time, and it's time for me to go. The intentions of the two virtuous brothers are already known to the brothers, so they will say goodbye. ”

Cao Zhang looked at Cao Pi's lost appearance, suddenly moved in his heart, and said: "Brother, don't panic, the younger brother suddenly had an inspiration, so I will give this poem to the three of us." ”

Cao Pi obviously didn't expect Cao Zhang to come up with poetry just in a thought, and looked at him with a little surprise.

Cao Zhi was also full of surprise: "Oh, Brother Ziwen, you came up with it so quickly, read it and listen to it." ”

Cao Zhang began to chant in a deep voice: "Boiled beans burn beans, and beans are ripe and turn into ashes." The ripe man is on the table, and the ash is the fertilizer in the field. If you don't live from the same root, why are you willing to self-destruct? ”

The artistic conception of the poem is very plain and clear: beans are boiled in a pot, and then the beans are burned under the pot. By the time the beans were cooked, the beans had already burned to ashes. Cooked beans can be served as a delicacy at a banquet, while ashes can only be used as fertilizer in the field. If it weren't for the brothers born of the same root, who would be willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of his brothers?

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi listened to Cao Zhang's recitation, and carefully recalled the meaning of the poem, both of them couldn't help but change their faces, neither of them expected that Cao Zhang would make such a poem praising brotherhood in such a short period of time.

Although the word brother is not mentioned in the whole article, it vividly shows the artistic conception of mutual support between brothers with boiled beans and burning beans, which is definitely a superb work.

In fact, of course, this poem was not written by Cao Zhang himself, but the "Anti-Seven Step Poem" written by the famous modern poet Mr. Guo Moruo.

This poem comes from Mr. Guo Moruo's 1943 10,000-word essay "On Cao Zhi", which vividly responds to Cao Zhi's poem "Seven Steps Poem", which describes fratricide, from the opposite perspective, turning the originally miserable scene into a brotherly concentric.

Cao Zhang's recitation of this poem at this time is very in line with the three brothers, and the current situation is also a reminder of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi from another angle, the true meaning of the word brother.

"Brother Zihuan, this poem is for you, are you satisfied with your heroism?" Cao Zhang looked at Cao Pi and asked.

Cao Pi recalled Cao Zhang's poems, recalled the scene when the three brothers grew up together, recalled his various frames for Cao Zhang in the past year, and the other party's tolerance of himself, only felt that his heart was full of shame, and tears couldn't help but burst out of his eyes, and nodded again and again: "Satisfied, satisfied!" Ziwen's intentions are profound, and he already knows everything for his brother! ”

Cao Zhi also praised Cao Zhang, and couldn't help but shed tears: "Brother Ziwen's poems are concise and to the point, but they are of far-reaching significance, and they write about brotherhood so great and profound, and the younger brother is deeply impressed!" ”

Cao Zhang looked at Cao Zhi and muttered in his heart: Forget it, if there is no "Seven Steps Poem" or Guo Lao's "Anti-Seven Step Poem", I am just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. It's just that in this way, you won't have the opportunity to write "Seven Steps Poems" again in the future.

"The two brothers won the award, and I was really moved to write this poem. Brother Zihuan, the mountain is high and the road is long, please take care. Cao Zhang knew that the time was almost up, so he directly reminded Cao Pi.

Cao Pi also understood what Cao Zhang meant, and said to the two: "Take care, two virtuous brothers, say goodbye for your brother!" ”

Cao Chang and Cao Zhi also returned the salute together, and then said goodbye to Cao Zhen with each other.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhenfei got on the horse.

Cao Pi waved his hand and announced loudly: "Go!" ”

Cao Pi and Cao Zhen led the army to leave the west gate of Xudu and head into the distance.

Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi waved together, and only put their hands down until Cao Pi and Cao Zhen's team completely disappeared from sight.

"Zijian, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." Cao Zhang turned around and said to Cao Zhi.

"Brother, please, I will visit the house when I have time and ask my brother for poetry!" Cao Zhi was still reminiscing about Cao Zhang's poem just now, and responded simply.

Cao Zhang patted Cao Zhi on the shoulder, turned around and walked towards Xu Shu and Sima Lang, and the three of them got on the horse and left together.

Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhang and the others leaving, hurriedly walked to Cao Zhi's side, and asked with concern: "Zijian Gongzi, what happened just now, why did you and Zihuan cry bitterly?" ”

"Dezu, didn't you deliberately ask me not to write a poem to see off Brother Zihuan, but to Brother Ziwen, he made a poem on the spot, and it was based on brothers, which touched people's hearts very much, Brother Zihuan and I both felt something, so we would cry!" Cao Zhi explained to Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu frowned suspiciously: "What poem did he make?" ”

Cao Zhi recited Cao Zhang's "Anti-Seven Step Poem", and after Yang Xiu listened to it, his eyes widened in shock, and he praised repeatedly: "Genius, really a genius!" I thought that his article on the Yuedan Review was prepared for a long time, but I didn't expect him to really have the level of writing chapters and excellent works! ”

"Alas, I originally wanted to give him a debut problem and further provoke the relationship between him and Zihuan, but I didn't expect it to make him happen and give him a favor in vain!" Yang Xiu sighed in annoyance.

"Dezu, we are brothers after all, you see how well this poem is written, I think you still don't have to worry about it." Cao Zhi persuaded Yang Xiu.

"Don't get tangled? Then everything we did before was completely in vain, right? Originally, we went to report it because we wanted to take the opportunity to bring down either of the two of them, or even make them both lose! ”

But he never expected that Cao Zhang first used the tactic of delaying the army to delay time, completed the business of pawnshop, money bank and dart bureau, and made meritorious service again in front of Sikong. Now with a wave of his hand, he released Cao Pi not to mention, and sent him to Luoyang, directly eliminating his competitors, this person's mind and means are really rare in the world! ”

Now Ziwen is constantly behaving in front of Sikong. Zihuan went to Luoyang Tuntian, and a year later he must return with honors. If you don't get entangled and don't act now, then you will really lose your chance with the world! Are you really going to throw in the towel? Yang Xiu reminded Cao Zhi anxiously.

Cao Zhi said in embarrassment: "Of course I don't want to admit defeat like this, but you also said that Brother Ziwen is a genius of the world, and he has made so many contributions in front of his father, even if I want to fight, I can't fight him now!" ”

Yang Xiu frowned and thought about it, and whispered in his mouth: "Who said that you can't fight?" As long as we put our minds to it, we will definitely be able to win the opportunity to perform. Let me think about it. ”

Yang Xiu pondered for a long time, suddenly his eyes lit up, he smiled, and said to Cao Zhi: "Childe, I have thought of a strategy, this time I promise that you can make a great contribution in front of Sikong!" Come back home with me and get ready! ”

Cao Zhi didn't know what Yang Xiu was talking about, but he trusted Yang Xiu extremely much, and he didn't hesitate, and immediately followed Yang Xiu back to the mansion on the horse......