[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

There were 18 people on this trip. Cao Zhi knew only a few scholars, such as Xun Wei, Fanqin, and Lu Cui. The remaining 13 people were all friends of Cao Pi.At this moment, everyone calls brothers and sisters, and there seems to be no distance between them.

After driving for an hour, the carriage finally arrived at the destination.Although there are no lofty mountains and ridges here, there are clear pools and pavilions, which are quite in line with everyone's ideas.

After a short rest, someone proposed "flowing cups of Qushui", which was approved by everyone.

The so-called Qushui Liushang is a popular game nowadays.After the sacrificing ceremony is held in March, everyone can sit by the river.One person puts a wine glass on the upper stream, and whoever the wine glass stops in front of the downstream will recite a poem or compose a fu.If you can't write both, you will be fined to drink a glass of wine.

The breeze is coming slowly, and the waves are slightly swaying.The peach blossoms on the river bank that have not had time to wither are sprinkled on the surface of the pool, and the scenery is very beautiful.

The wine glass stopped next to a young man in Tsing Yi, who Cao Zhi recognized as Xun Wei.He bent down to pick up the wine glass from the water, pondered for a moment and wrote a seven-character poem.Most people clapped their hands and applauded, and some people deliberately recorded it.

After such a few times, some people can't say a word, and some people can't hold back a word for a long time.Then these people were poured a large glass of wine amidst the excitement of the crowd.

Cao Zhi hid behind the crowd.

This place is far away from turmoil, and the heart is very peaceful.He lay on his back and looked at the rising sun and the sky, thinking about the past casually.

Recently, he remembered a lot of things, such as where he lived in the past and what his identity was.It's just that those have become the past that can't go back, so it's meaningless to think about it.

What matters is what is in front of you.

It's just that the present is vague in my mind, and I don't know when I will be able to figure out what I remember.

He was holding a piece of grass in his mouth, swinging his legs leisurely, sniffing the fragrance of flowers and plants in the air.The sun is shining today, and the sun is warm on the body, and the whole person is drowsy.

Cao Zhi opened his eyes only when he felt that someone was patting him.Then he saw that the wine glass had stopped in front of him.

"……Uh?"

The corners of Cao Zhi's lips twitched, obviously a little depressed about the result.He thought for a while, but at the critical moment, his mind went blank, so he took a sip of wine boldly.

As soon as the wine enters the throat, a burst of pungentness hits the nose.Cao Zhi couldn't help but choked out, Cao Pi was so surprised that he patted his younger brother on the shoulder, worried: "Are you okay?"

Cao Zhi waved his hand, stayed a little better, then raised his head and stuck out his tongue: "It's okay, I'm not used to drinking for the first time."

It seemed that it was because of choking, the delicate face of the ten-year-old boy was slightly pink, and there was a layer of water vapor in his eyes, making him look extremely pitiful.

Cao Pi couldn't help but flicked his forehead with his fingers, and when he saw him staring at him angrily, he bent his eyes and smiled.

The game continues.

After the smell of alcohol dissipated in his mouth, Cao Zhi wanted to continue lying down.

Then, he noticed that there was a wine glass beside him.

"..."

He drank the second glass of wine in silence, and not long after he lay down, a third glass stopped beside him.

——Fuck it!

Such a sentence popped out of his mind, and he watched the wine glasses stop in front of him one after another, dumbfounded.He shook his head, only to feel more dizzy.

When the fifth glass of wine stopped in front of Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi's hand holding the glass trembled, half of the glass of wine wet his clothes.

When Cao Pi saw it, he touched his hot face, and said to the booing people around him: "The fourth brother is drunk, I will take him to the side for a rest, you continue."

"Oh, that's not allowed!" Some people around were booing: "Drink and drink, four sons, drink quickly! I would like to accept the bet, brother Cao Pi, you have to play by the rules, we will let little brother Cao Zhi go after drinking this cup!"

Cao Pi could only smile wryly.

In fact, although Cao Zhi couldn't write poems, he didn't refuse to drink before.Everyone likes such a straightforward person, and most of the booing this time is full of goodwill.

The voices persuading him to drink kept coming and going, and Cao Zhi couldn't help frowning.

Holding the wine glass in a daze, looking at the clear liquid in it, he suddenly jumped up, put his hands on his hips and said, "Who says I can't recite poems? Look how wet my hands are when I recite them for you!"

Quiet.

Cao Pi looked at his younger brother's blushing face and his unrestrained movements, so he stroked his forehead helplessly: "The fourth brother is really drunk."

Lu Cui smiled and said, "Since Brother Cao has inspiration, we might as well listen to it first."

What Lu Cui said was approved by most people. Although Cao Zhi was only a ten-year-old child, it is well known that Cao Gong and Cao Pi are both talented writers, and Cao Zhi would not be far behind.

Cao Zhi took a step.

His figure was wobbly, as if he could fall down at any time: "It was not enough to boast of being so dirty in the past, but now there is no limit to debauchery..."

Fourteen characters fell, and everyone applauded.

Cao Zhi took another step.He quietly stared at the wine glass in his hand, as if he didn't understand why there was such a thing in his hand.A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he went on to say: "Putting out the knife cuts off the water and makes the water flow... raise a glass to relieve your worries and make your worries even worse!"

"..." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, completely unaware of why the first two sentences were so bold and unrestrained, and why they turned so abruptly after that.

Cao Zhi took another step, and said earnestly: "I was dying and sat up in shock, and asked with a smile where the guest came from..."

Quiet.

The smile froze on the corners of his lips, such a turning point shocked many people.

"Life is unsatisfactory in this world... Hehe! It's better to hang yourself... Dongnanzhi!"

As silent as death.

The breeze blew, and the fallen leaves fluttered and fell into the Qinghe River. The originally lively and joyful scene also brought an indescribable bleakness.

"Brother Cao, this poem is very creative!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"Every sentence can be called a punch line, but the combination of this sentence and the sentence seems to be..."

I don't know who took the lead, but there was a burst of admiration from the crowd.Cao Pi stared dumbfounded at his drunk younger brother, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Hearing this, Cao Zhi squinted his eyes and staggered to give everyone a thousand, and began to speak nonsense: "Thank you for your praise! Uh, I would like to thank my parents here, they let me go through countless... ... Uh... the hard spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the education that the celestial dynasty gave me! Then I want to thank my second brother... uh..."

"..."

Quiet.

Stiller than death.

After a long time, someone turned around and coughed lightly.Seeing everyone's eyes glued to him, he was under so much pressure that he almost forgot what to say: "Ahem, that... since Cao Zhi is drunk... let's continue?"

"Go on, go on!"

"Hehe, Brother Cao Pi, are you still playing?"

Cao Pi covered his face with his sleeves, wishing he could hug someone and disappear on the spot: "I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, you guys play, hehe..."

"...Hehe, we can understand."

"Ha ha!"

Cao Zhi woke up with an unbearable headache.

It felt like going back to when he woke up for the first time three years ago - when he opened his eyes like this, and then forgot everything.

He subconsciously straightened his body.

--who I am?Where is this?Am I losing my memory again?

Three questions quickly popped into his mind, but he was slightly relieved when he got an affirmative answer in the next moment.

Then, he saw Cao Pi beside the bed.

He wasn't surprised, because whenever he woke up from an injury, there were always all kinds of people guarding him.

He is used to it.

If you can't change, you have to get used to it.

Cao Pi was in a daze.It wasn't until Cao Zhi pulled his sleeve that he woke up from his contemplation.He raised his eyebrows slightly, puzzled and said, "Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

Cao Pi came back to his senses, fed his younger brother a cup of hangover tea, and said, "You have something to eat first."

Cao Zhi obediently ate the hot meal.He already remembered the incident of his being drunk, it was already dark outside the door, and he didn't know how long he had slept.

After he finished eating, the maids cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks, and Cao Pi said, "Second brother has something to tell you."

The young boy obediently leaned on the soft pillow, staring at Cao Pi quietly.In the dim light, Cao Pi actually felt that this gaze was a bit penetrating, which made him unspeakably annoyed.

He hesitated for a long time, seeing the child getting more and more confused, he asked cautiously, "What's bothering you lately?"

Ok?

Cao Zhi couldn't help frowning, and shook his head after serious thinking for a moment: "No."

"So, is there any problem?"

Cao Zhi's brows became even more tangled.

Although the second brother has always treated him very well, but this kind of confidant brother's posture - what's going on?

Cao Zhi couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in his second brother's gourd, so he could only answer: "What kind of problems can I encounter?"

"That……"

"Second brother, what exactly do you want to ask?"

"You have neither worries nor unsolvable things," Cao Pi thought about his words, and he also felt the need to ask clearly, "Why do you have the intention of committing suicide?"

Cao Pi's expression was very weird, but when he said this, Cao Zhi's expression was even weirder than his.

— Suicide?How could he commit suicide? Isn't his goal to survive?

Cao Zhi closed his eyes: "Second brother, is there some misunderstanding..."

Cao Pi frowned: "If you really have no intention of committing suicide, why did you write that poem?" After finishing speaking, he softly read the poems written by Cao Zhi and Tan Bian earlier.

"Draw a knife to cut off the water, raise a glass to ditch your worries," Cao Pi said, his tone was more serious, "Why are you so unreasonable, you still want to hang the southeast branch yourself?"

"..."

Cao Zhi couldn't help wiping off his sweat when he heard it, and said with a dry smile, "Actually, second brother. I said I didn't write this poem, do you believe me?"

Cao Pi took a deep breath: "Nonsense! Who wrote this mess?"

Cao Zhi thought for a long time, only to feel that his headache was going to go away.After a while, a name suddenly popped up in my mind: "Li Bai?"

"Who is that?"

Cao Zhi blinked his eyes, his eyes were pure and innocent.Seeing that his second brother seemed to be serious about getting to the bottom of it, he looked up at the roof and said softly: "Probably one, a drunk..."