[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

Because of Cao Cao's attitude, many ministers paid more attention to the newcomer Cui Song.Before the imperial court and the Sikong Mansion received the official summoning documents, invitations from civil servants and elegant guests were sent to him every three days, inviting him to participate in various small parties and banquets.

Cui Song pushed those small-scale gatherings with obvious purpose, and only accepted a wine invitation of "meeting friends through literature" and entered the venue on time.

Unexpectedly, I found an inconspicuous seat and sat down, when I heard the people next to me speak ill of Guo Jia.

"In terms of birth and qualifications, he is not as good as Er Xun; in terms of fame and talent, he is not as good as Kong Wenju and you; this man has neither achievements nor talents. How can he be so good that he is favored by the lord?"

Cui Song frowned, finally held back the unhappiness in his heart, and poured himself a glass of wine.

But he suppressed the little bit of anger, but the other party didn't wink, and wanted to come over to provoke him.

"My little gentleman, what do you think?"

Cui Song put down his wine glass and looked at the other party coldly.As soon as he met, he was sure that the other party didn't know him, and he made this statement purely for the purpose of gaining approval, rather than deliberately targeting and provoking.

"May I ask what this dear friend's name is, and where did he get a job?"

The man didn't notice the coldness in Cui Song's eyes, and said to himself: "I am the Hongnong Yang family, single name Guan, word Yuntai, Baishi Zuoshi under the official of the Guo family. I am a few years older than you, You can call me Brother Yang."

This Yang Guan tried his best to show a benevolent appearance, but his words did not mean any benevolence at all.

A subordinate official is a general term for a certain type of official position.Regardless of the fact that all the officials here can be honored as subordinate officials, the difference can be described as heaven and earth.

Shangshizhong, Zhongchangshi, etc. are subordinate officials of the Shaofu, and their treatment is second only to Zhou Mu and Jiuqing. Even under certain circumstances, local ministers can also be listed as a kind of subordinate officials.

There are orders and histories of each government, but they are subordinate to each department, and the treatment is similar to that of county officials and township officials, and may be slightly worse.

Yang Guan emphasized that he was the Zuoshi who was treated by Baishi, just to show that he was not a fringe official, but a serious subordinate official, raising his status invisibly.

Xiao Jiujiu can't hide this from Cui Song, but his focus is not on Yang Guan's "low-key self-respect".Compared with Yang Guan who gossips regardless of the occasion, he cares more about the "Guo subordinate official" who is flattered by the other party.

Cui Song shifted his gaze to the right and landed on the middle-aged scribe sitting on the head of Yang Guan.

The middle-aged scribe was well-dressed and polite, but there was a bit of irritability and gloom in his eyes.

When Yang Guan was talking, although this person did not agree, his expression was full of joy, which already aroused Cui Song's disgust.

Now looking closely, the other party's nose and mouth made him feel a little familiar. Thinking of Guo Yi whom he had met a few days ago, Cui Song was stunned.

"This is Guo Wenguang, Guo Sanli, Guo Cheng's subordinate, right? It's a pleasure to meet you."

It turned out that the middle-aged scribe sitting on Yang Guan's seat was Guo Jia's elder brother, Guo Yi's biological father, Guo Han.

After hearing Cui Song's insincere greetings, Guo Han immediately turned dark.

Guo Han only took a part-time job here at Cao Cao, assisting Guocheng in charge of fruit affairs in the city... To put it bluntly, he was in charge of fruit supply for dignitaries.Guo Han has always been ashamed of this, and hates others to talk about his official position.The salaries of the officials who interacted with him on weekdays were lower than his, so naturally they would not poke his scars without eyesight, but instead held them with words, calling them "Guo subordinate officials" one by one.

Over time, Guo Han forgot the sense of shame this position brought him, and even had a wonderful illusion that he was no different from "high-ranking officials" such as Zhuqing and Guoping.

Guo Han, who had been floating in the clouds for a long time, was shattered by Cui Song's blunt dream today, saying "Guo Sanli", mercilessly pointing out that his current official position is just a small official with a low position; he is also in charge of fruit. Guo Han was ashamed and annoyed by such an insignificant trifle.

However, Cui Song's words and attitude were calm, and what he said was the truth, so he couldn't find a reason to explode.

Yang Guan next to him knew the crux of Guo Han's heart, and secretly scolded Cui Song for his lack of winks.

He has always flattered Guo Han a lot, and he even belittled the sacrificial wine of a military officer who has nothing to do with him in front of Guo Han, just to please Guo Han.Now this young man dressed as a student "talked out loud" and offended Guo Han. He immediately stopped his "respectful corporal" and lost his good face.

"You were once white, but you didn't know how to stand up and salute when you met an official, and you uttered wild words to live with your peers. Where did you lose the humility of a scholar?"

Cui Song poured wine for himself without changing his countenance, with long sleeves turning over the clouds and flowing water, showing a leisurely attitude: "Yang Sanli, red mouth and white teeth framed people, could it be your unique skill?"

Yang Guan glared: "When will I frame someone with a red mouth and white teeth?"

"Since I was seated, Yang Sanli has never said a word of a gentleman. First, he casually commented on Guo Jijiu's talent and background, and later complained about Cao Sikong's virtue of recognizing people. Now, he slanders me" Kyogen'. With your red mouth and white teeth, you really spit blood from your mouth, but you don't forget to wipe your fangs clean."

Yang Guan, who was alluded to as "not speaking human language", was as black as the bottom of a pot.He was both annoyed by Cui Songruan's sarcastic taunts, and also terrified by his "complaints against Cao Cao".At this time, Yang Guan couldn't care about Cui Song's irritatingly leisurely attitude and sharp sarcasm, he just wanted to clear himself of the charge of "complaining to Cao Cao" immediately, so as not to spread the words to Cao Cao's ears and offend him for nothing The biggest boss.

"You're the one who spouts blood! When did I complain about Cao Sikong's recognition of others?!"

After yelling this without thinking, Yang Guan slowly thought of his belittling of Guo Jia and the conclusion of the sentence "What is the virtue and what is the master's preference".

——It is unreasonable to think that Guo Jia has no morals and incompetence, but it is unreasonable to be favored by the protagonist. Isn't this implying that Cao Cao is ignorant and partial, and does not know people clearly?

The cold sweat on the back of Yang Guan's head immediately fell.He didn't dare to talk anymore on this topic, and he was determined to pretend to be stupid, trying to expose his previous remarks, and put all the fight on Cui Song: "I just don't like your rudeness. After a little bit of pointing, you still hold grudges like this, deliberately distorting my words and deeds, and using them to arrange me?"

As if to make himself appear reasonable, Yang Guan said these few words with righteousness, and the volume was inadvertently amplified a lot, attracting the attention of the people around him.

Seeing this, Yang Guan blamed Cui Song more vigorously, until a young scholar with a beautiful crown, a curly train and a double-breasted long gown heard the sound, and said loudly: "The guests are making noise here, but what's wrong with this banquet? place."

The visitor pretends to be the master, and his words are polite, but he is soft and strong, hiding his sharpness.

Yang Guan knew this person.

The Yang family of Hongnong has been a famous local family since the Western Han Dynasty. Their ancestors served as many high-ranking officials and famous scholars, and they have survived for a hundred years.Yang Guan himself often uses the banner of the Hongnong Yang family, but in fact he is not a member of the famous Hongnong Yang family. By the side, it's just a small thing.

But the person in front of him is Yang Xiu, the main branch of the Hongnong Yang family, the grandson of the former Sikong Yang Ci, and the son of Taichang Yang Biao.

Yang Guan immediately suppressed his arrogance, swayed his shoulders and said with a flattering smile: "Guan was a little angry for a while, disturbing Yang Zhonglang's elegance, forgive me, forgive me."

Yang Xiu raised his hand to stop him and said: "It's nothing to spoil my interest. The clerk who organized this banquet is my good friend, and I will arrange everything for him, so no matter what grievances or grievances there are, I will take care of it. Please also Don't think that repairing is too much."

"How dare, how dare." Yang Guan hastily explained the "causes and consequences" - of course it is impossible to tell the truth, but reversed the motives of both parties, and only picked the one that is beneficial to him, in order to imply his innocence, Highlight Cui Song's rudeness and arrogance.

However, no matter how much Yang Guan spit, Cui Song sat in his seat peacefully, drinking the light wine in the glass without taking a sip, as if he was not the one who was slandered by Yang Guan.

The upward arc of Yang Xiu's lips remained unchanged, but the smile in his eyes gradually cooled down.

He said in a clear tone: "Yang Zuoshi, is there any misunderstanding?"

"I also hope it's a misunderstanding. But I just euphemistically pointed out the inappropriateness of this young student, and he beat me up and slandered me in the name of talking about the Lord," Yang Guan dared not reveal too much about Cao Cao. Duo, changed the subject lightly, "I'm so angry, I wanted to argue with him, and I was in a hurry, so I disturbed you..."

"I think, Yang Sanli, you really misunderstood." Yang Xiu's voice gradually became cold, even though his face was smiling, the coolness in his eyes made Yang Guan tremble, and he vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the development of the situation.

"This is my honored guest," Yang Xiu bowed his hands to Cui Song, "Sikong Bucheng, Cui Zicong. The 'disrespectful to the orderly' you mentioned, does it mean that the official of Sikong's mansion is more than [-] shi? Greetings to the Guocheng Zuoguan with a rank ratio of [-] shi and the Guocheng Zuo Shi with a rank ratio of [-] shi?"

Yang Guan's face, which was congested and flushed due to the intense speech, suddenly turned pale. He turned to Cui Song, who was still drinking leisurely, in disbelief, and his feet were as soft as noodles: "It's not...I..."

Guo Han also looked ugly.He has served Cao Cao for more than a month. Although he has not been reused, he knows the local officials very well.

There was no such person as Cui Zicong among the previous Xudu officials. It can be seen that this person was only appointed by Cao Cao in the past few days.

Forget about Yang Xiu, it is not uncommon for a family of four generations and three princes to obtain an official position as a doctor at a young age.Who is this Cui Zicong?I have never heard of this person's name before, and he is less than thirty years old. Why, why can he step on his head and get Cao Cao's reuse in one fell swoop?

Guo Han's mood was overwhelmed.He thought that he could bear it very well, but most of the people present were smart, how could he not see his stiff expression and the jealousy in his eyes?

One of them wanted to sell Cui Song, he stood up with a smile, walked towards the center of the storm with a wine cup, and raised his hand in respect.