[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

The birds come from the mist in the distant mountains, skim over the sparkling water, and finally stop on the eaves of the elegant house by the lake, and feed the small insects in their mouths to the mouths of the chicks in the nest.

The sky is bright and the air is clear, the wind is gentle, the ice and snow melt, and it is another warm spring in Jingzhou.

Compared with the north where there is no one living and living after several wars, Jingzhou in the warm south is actually a town of peace in troubled times, attracting batch after batch of people from all over the world who have been displaced for many years to come and indulge in the scenery of lakes and mountains. among.At three poles in the sun, Fang lazily gets up and thinks about the changes between heaven and man. The stars and the moon scene invite two or three friends, bring a few altars of dirty wine, chant long poems, think of Zhuang Zhou's dream in the dim eyes, put this heart on the butterfly wings, and swim freely in the world.

However, a dream is a dream after all, a knock on the door is enough to startle.

"Who is it?" The sleepy doorman complained as he opened the door wide, vaguely saw two people standing at the door, and said angrily, "What's your business this early in the morning?"

morning?

The two who had been waiting at the door for a long time glanced at the scorching sun that had long been empty, and were silent.After a while, the young and handsome man among the two asked, "I wonder if Mr. Xun Chen is here?"

"Mr. Xun usually doesn't come back until late." The doorman replied impatiently.For the unreported visitor who disturbed Qingmeng and didn't report the house, the doorman really couldn't put on a good face, "If you two are Mr. Xun, why don't you come again at a later time. If you are here for Mr. Song, Just try it out."

"Father, we...?" The young man looked at the people beside him, waiting for his order.

The doorman just took a rough look at the two of them, and all his attention was on the young man. At this time, he followed the young man's eyes and was instantly awakened by the other person in front of him.This person looked quite a bit older, with phoenix eyes and thin lips, and sword eyebrows drawn into his temples. He was dressed as a scribe and dressed in a green robe with long sleeves, but it was hard to hide the vigor that was honed only after a long battle.Standing here, it was as if a sharp sword of cold light had suddenly been inserted into the warm and warm spring scenery of the water town. The horrified doorman immediately shrank and lowered his head, and Nuonuo invited the two of them in.

Because Song Daru and Mr. Shui Jing gave lectures here, many students from all over the world came here to learn, some of them had rich families and some were from rich families.The servant thought that he was used to seeing high-ranking officials and dignitaries long ago, and he was just a mortal, but the two people who came today, the servant instinctively felt awe.

"Mr. Song? Song Zhong?" The man in the green robe narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, already thinking about it, "Since you're here, it's good to go and have a look."

"If that's the case, then please move to the west courtyard first, and only after passing the test can you listen to Song Daru's lectures." At some time, a man in a black robe came to the door to replace the door servant who was already afraid to speak. .He has an ordinary appearance and nothing outstanding, but perhaps he has been immersed in the wind for a long time, and the combination of ordinary eyebrows and eyes also has a certain air of openness, "Wang Can Wang Zhongxuan in Xiashan. The two looks don't look like Jingtu People, traveling thousands of miles, I think it is hard work. However, since entering this mansion, you have to abide by the rules here."

"What's the rule?"

"You two, please come along with the charm, and explain to the two of you while walking."

The two followed Wang Can to the so-called West Courtyard, listening to Wang Can explain to them as they walked: "Since the Great Confucianism of the Song Dynasty was engaged in the five industries of animal husbandry in Liuzhou, there are many people who are named here by the name of Mr. Zheng Xueyu and the Great Confucianism of the Song Dynasty. There are also many people who refute the scriptures, with so many people, it is really difficult for the great Confucians of the Song Dynasty to meet each other if they have an invitation, so there is a test in the West Court."

The three of them walked through a pavilion, and there was a stone carving outside the pavilion, whose characters were written like dragons and snakes.

"'Two not'?" The young man saw it and asked in confusion, "Excuse me, sir, what is the explanation for these two words?"

"Just call me Zhongxuan." Wang Can smiled gently, and followed the young man's eyes to look at the standing stone carving, "In this school, you can talk about prose but not about politics, and you can talk about the way but not about the army. , which means 'two no'."

"As a scholar, one doesn't talk about politics, and the other doesn't care about soldiers. Why is that?" the young man asked again.

"Because there are too many people who talk about politics and politics in this world. If there are too many of me, there are not many, and if there are few of me, there is not much. Why abandon the roaming of the great roc and be born in nothingness. Isn't this a fool's choice?" One person walked out of the courtyard door and interjected.Seeing the three people in front of him, he greeted Wang Can with a smile, and then bowed his hands to the other two, "Pei Qian, Pei Wenxing, is from Hedong, and lives in Xiangyang. Since the two of you have arrived, please be admitted to the hospital for examination."

The two entered with Wang Can as they had said. There were only two blank stones half a person's height in the courtyard, with a bowl of ink next to each, but no pen.Before the two were confused, Pei Qian said: "Actually, this test is very simple. One does not test the two classics, and the other does not ask the two teachers. There is a stone and a bowl of ink here. As long as one of the two is here The friend who wrote poems on Shi Shang is better than Qian, so both of them have passed the test, and Qian took them to see Song Daru."

As soon as Pei Qian finished speaking, a person came out from the dark place, with a sword on his waist and a bamboo hat on his head, and his face could not be discerned.

"Zihuan." The man in Cangpao finally spoke again after such a long time, his voice was subconsciously coercive, "Go and try."

"Yes, father."

Both the man in the bamboo hat and the young man pulled out their daggers from their waists and walked to the stone.The man in the bamboo hat didn't move, but he saw the young man gently holding a sword flower, lightly tapped the thick ink on the tip of the sword, looked sideways at Wang Can, and then poured the ink on the stone with force:

There are floating clouds in the northwest, and the pavilions are like car covers.

It's a pity that we don't meet in time, but we will meet with the wind.

Blow me to the southeast and travel to Wuhui.

Wu Hui is not my hometown, and An De stays for a long time.

Don't throw it away and don't repeat it. The guest is always afraid of people.

As the young man wrote down with a sword as a pen, Wang Can's eyes became brighter, and he muttered: "Abandon it and don't repeat it. A guest is always afraid of people... What a 'Kezi', gentle and beautiful, The meaning is sad but far away, and the emotion is sincere, it is really a rare masterpiece!"

However, after the young man said the last word, he suddenly turned his strength and slashed down with the dagger, just in time to split the bamboo hat of the person beside him.Unexpectedly, this person is not a person who swallows his anger, just now he didn't notice for a moment and let the young man take the lead, now he came back to his senses, immediately grasped the hilt of the sword, and was about to draw the sword

"Yuanzhi."

Suddenly, a voice sounded, stopping the person's movements.The man hesitated for a moment, removed his hand from the hilt of the sword, frowned, and said: "This young master has won. You are only good at scriptures, you don't know how to use a sword, and you don't know how to compose poems."

Pei Qian secretly rolled his eyes.If it's just that they can't compose poems, it's enough, but the rangers who roamed the country back then didn't know how to use swords, which is really a joke in the world.

The old man who stopped Xu Shu walked into the courtyard.He looked at Pei Qian who was guilty of guilt, Wang Can who was still marveling at the poetic scene on the stone, and the back of the young man with his back turned to him at this time, and sighed, half helplessly and half kindly: "Wen Xing, it must be You are dragging Zhongxuan to mess with you again. Mr. Song is dedicated to learning, and there are people who come from afar to study, how could he still set up obstacles. And you, Yuan Zhi, how come you are here to mess around with Wenxing ? On the side of Duke Xuande..."

"Sima Gong," suddenly, a voice came from behind the old man, it was from the man in the pale robe.The voice was as deep as a bell, dark and indistinguishable from emotions or anger, but it was enough to make Sima Hui's face turn pale instantly, "I really admire Sima Gong for a long time. It's a blessing to finally see you today."

Sima Hui turned his head stiffly, and as expected, he saw the face that he thought he would never see again in this life.

At this time, if he wasn't resting the army in the north, or going south with the army, how could he appear here alone?

Sima Hui couldn't help thinking of something else: since he is alone now, he might as well kill the traitor and eliminate future troubles forever.

However, in the next second, he denied this stupid plan.He knew that although this person seemed to be alone now, there must be countless guards hidden in the dark around the courtyard. If he made any sudden changes, he might be decapitated before he even left the courtyard.

The pervasive, ubiquitous octopus.

Soon, everyone realized that the atmosphere in the courtyard was not right.The young man withdrew his sword and went back behind the Cangpao man, while the Cangpao man walked towards Sima Hui with a half-smile, every slow step weighed like a thousand catties, hitting Sima Hui's heart every step of the way.

"Is he dead?" Sima Hui clenched his fists tightly and couldn't help asking.

The Cangpao man raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, but he didn't say yes or no.

"He didn't have to die." Sima Hui continued.He has gradually calmed down, regaining the demeanor of a school of Confucianism, except for the sudden vicissitudes between his brows and eyes,

"With his talent, he could have done more, but it's a pity..."

"It's a pity that he didn't kill you when he first took you as his wife." The Cangpao man said indifferently, "In the fourth year of Jian'an, do you know how much pain he had in order to quit Wushisan? Do you want to fuck you?" Try it too?"

The atmosphere in the courtyard became more and more oppressive.Seeing the murderous look on the brows of the person who was getting closer and closer, Xu Shu unconsciously clenched the hilt of his sword, the situation was about to explode

"Mr. Cao," suddenly, a gentle voice dispelled the murderous aura that filled the courtyard.Xun Chen walked into the courtyard and said in a flat voice, "You are here to find Chen, there is no need to bother about other things."

Cao Cao's eyes moved slightly, and he thought for a second. After all, his murderous aura dissipated, and he turned and walked towards Xun Chen.

"So, your father is gone, and you won't follow?" Wang Can leaned over to Cao Pi who was still standing there, and whispered.

"...Father probably doesn't want Pi to disturb his business." Cao Pi pursed his lips and said softly.

Wang Can frowned.I don't know if it's his illusion, but he always felt that the young man in the rich and brocade robe in front of him unconsciously carried a bit of sadness when he said the words just now, but this is the artistic conception of the poem written by Yu Ren just now. It's a good match, but in short, it's the sadness of being overwhelmed and forgotten for no reason.

"Then let's go, Can will take you around here, and wait for your father by the way."

Xun Chen led Cao Cao into an elegantly furnished room, and after sitting down with Cao Cao, he poured a cup of tea for Cao Cao: "Chen went to see the fortune teller in the morning. His name is Zhu Jianping, and he is from the same town as Cao Gong. Might have heard of him."

"Never." Cao Cao said, "What did he say?"

"He said, 'Sky secrets must not be leaked. If leaked lightly, life will be lost, but if serious...'." Xun Chen paused for a moment, then hid the next few words, and then said, "However, he gave Chen two more words to show respect to Chen. The gold and silver offered." Xun Chen said, dipped his pen in the ink, wrote two words on the slip, and pushed it in front of Cao Cao:

应物

Sure enough, doubts appeared in Cao Cao's eyes.Xun Chen smiled and explained to Cao Cao: "These two characters have a special meaning in Jingtu. Since Song Gong and Sima Gong came to Jingtu to give lectures, Jingzhou's learning style has flourished, and there are often discussions on fixed issues. The meeting. These two words come from the discussion of "whether the sage is sentient", but the sage comes from the way of heaven, so this question is actually asking: "whether the way of heaven has sentientity or not."

When Cao Cao heard the word "Tian Dao", Cao Cao's eyes moved slightly, as if he suddenly understood something.

Xun Chen continued: "If a sage should not respond to things, then the way of heaven should not be related to things. Heaven, man and everything are on a predetermined track, purely natural, and born of ruthlessness. However, if a sage responds to things, then the way of heaven should also respond. Things move. There is no pure and established orbit in the prehistoric world, in other words, if there is love in heaven, then..." He paused, and couldn't help lowering his voice, fearing that it would be heard by heaven,

"The way of heaven can be violated, and the destiny can be changed."

Cao Cao's hands in his sleeves were slightly retracted, and he tightly grasped the folding fan that accompanied him to the south.

"What Chen was talking about just now is just metaphysics, which may be too boring for Duke Cao." After speaking, Xun Chen stood up and walked to a small platform beside him, and brought over several scrolls of bamboo slips placed in a hidden place.Jane is dust-free, and is often flipped by people at first glance.He picked up a roll of bamboo slips and unfolded them in front of Cao Cao:

"Duke Cao asked Chen to come to Jingzhou to investigate this matter with the help of scholars from all over the world gathered under Liu Biao's rule. Chen carefully read the records of filial piety that Duke Cao gave to Chen, and talked with the scholars here about the reasons and consequences of his disappearance. Cao Gong and Chen talked about the clues in your dream, and Chen probably has a clue:

At first glance, these records are the records of Guo Jijiu's chores that have been with Duke Cao for so many years.However, there are two places that are quite strange.

The first one is about Mr. Cao in the first year of Xingping.The old man Cao has always been in good health, and at that time, when Feng Xiao rescued the old man Cao, the old man was not injured.Why did he die in Yan in such a short time?

The second place is the Battle of Wancheng in the second year of Jian'an.According to Fengxiao's records, the reason why Young Master Ang and General Dian died in the end was because Gan Jiu acted without authorization, which finally led to the opposite of what he wanted. Although he won Wancheng, he lost Young Master Ang and General Dian.Especially Mr. Ang, he was originally outside the city, so it was not difficult for him to survive. "

When Xun Chen said this, he paused, and looked up at Cao Cao, "The third place is the conspiracy of Xudu Dong Cheng in the fourth year of Jian'an. Fengxiao records because his memory is getting worse, so there will be more scattered pieces. Write down what happened until the day before he came back from Feiyulou and was assassinated.

This incident was the most bizarre to Chen.Chen was in Xudu at the time, so Feng Xiao was also aware of the severity of his injuries.The arrow almost hit the heart, coupled with the bumping of the carriage, and his body that had been tortured by the poison and Wushisan for a long time, even if Ji Ping was forced to detoxify him, how could he survive?