"It's too late to say anything now. Cen Jingren is quite popular there, and not a single word has been sent back since he left. It seems that he is determined to betray his master. What's the pity for such a person?"
Xiao Lang said, picked up a piece of fish fillet, frowned at it, and put the fish fillet back, "You are really disappointing, what are you talking about Cen Jingren?"
Cui Ke was in a good mood, Xiao Lang was very boring, but the fine wine in his house was really coveted. He and Zhou Faming were going to meet him at his house the next day, so he didn't dare not entertain the guests with good wine.
While thinking about the wine collection in Xiao Lang's family, he retorted mercilessly: "Jiangling is a natural treasure and a place of outstanding people. However, once Cen Jingren left, his literary spirit was reduced by half. You and Yuan Junshan are really to blame."
Xiao Lang smiled, stopped arguing with him, and continued to eat his fish meat, but the taste was not as delicious as before.
Cui Ke was not drunk yet, so he gave up on the good news. In fact, he was just expressing his resentment. At that time, he had friends with Cen Wenwen and others. Cen Wenwen was the youngest, but his talent and learning were the most admirable.
Such a talented and beautiful person was sent to Jinyang as a "gift". I really don't know what to say. What's wrong with complaining? If he is angry, he will write an article to curse people...
In fact, if Cen Wenwen returned to Nanjun at this time, he would be unlikely to talk about poetry and painting with people like them. He had stayed in the north for a long time, and his behavior, behavior, and conversation were very different from those of the southerners.
Cui Ke is a man who can't stop talking. "It's summer now, and the weather is getting warmer in the north. Everyone in the court is talking about general plans, talking about military affairs, and there are many discussions, but there is no conclusion. It's really annoying...
Has the Supreme Being not made up his mind yet?”
Xiao Lang took a sip of wine and said, "How can you make such a big decision lightly? If you have anything to say, just tell me and don't go out and talk nonsense. The Supreme Being will be annoyed too, and his temper is not very good."
Okay."
Cui Ke shook his head and sighed. The big thing is indeed a big thing, but we have been discussing it for half a year and there is still no conclusion. When will it end?
But there was nothing to complain about. In the winter, Li Xiaogong proclaimed himself a vassal, and everyone celebrated in Jiangling City with their hands on their foreheads. They all thought that the situation was settled.
Just a few days before they were happy, Li Xiaogong had already been captured. Even the Liang State was still discussing who to send troops to reinforce Shu, how to deal with Li Xiaogong, and whether to ask him to come to Jiangling to meet the emperor...
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Do you think it's ridiculous or not? Is it because Li Xiaogong is incompetent or the situation has changed too much? Or is it that Jiangling's repeated discussions have delayed the opportunity to fight?
Zhang Zhenzhou and Chai Shao were wary of each other, and watched helplessly as Liu Hongji suffered a complete defeat... Good news came one after another, and bad news followed one after another. Their joy was almost in vain.
Cui Ke took a long sip of wine and breathed out a breath of alcohol, "I don't know anything about military affairs or strategy, what can I say? I just think it's too risky to march into Henan. Dou Jiande and Du Fuwei are from humble backgrounds, so they don't know the integrity.
What is it? Once it is repeated, wouldn’t it..."
Xiao Lang calmly took the fish fillet and put it into his mouth, chewed and tasted it slowly, and then said after a long time: "I advise you to stay away from Zhou Faming and others. Back then they fought for power with the kings and defeated Zhang Xiu and others.
, and now he is here to cause trouble for us again.
These people only know how to fight for power and gain, but when have they ever considered the overall situation?"
Cui Ke laughed after hearing this, "I'm just talking about the matter, don't say anything else...Besides, the Supreme Being is not here, so why should Taoists argue behind your back?"
Xiao Lang was really angry at him now, and he snorted loudly, "You have become a gentleman. I don't know who scolded this and that all day long. I almost got caught and beheaded. I still have to wait." Only by rescuing each other can we escape..."
Seeing that his friend had lost his temper, Cui Ke immediately gave up. He cupped his hands and said, "I just said that, what do you care about? Zhou Faming and others are going to leave Bashu, and you are going to Henan. I thought about it, if Zhang Xiu , Dong Jingzhen and others are still here, what should they say?"
Xiao Lang calmed down and said, "What's so hard to guess about this? The kings have always advanced and retreated together. King Qin died violently at the foot of Kuizhou City. They don't care about anything trivial or trivial. Naturally, they have to go and deal with it first. Lei Shimeng takes revenge."
Cui Ke laughed and said, "That's not necessarily the case. The kings are not in agreement with Zhou Pushe and others. If they were here, they might advocate sending troops to Henan..."
Xiao Lang shook his head and said, "What did they do? You really don't want others to be happy, and you always say disturbing things. Back then, the kings held military power and were always domineering... When the emperor beheaded Zhang Xiu, you and I were adding fuel to the flames. What's going on now? Don't you think the DPRK will be successful without them?"
Cui Ke didn't answer, but took a sip of wine, but hit chopsticks and chanted: "The beacon fire shines on Xijing, and I feel uneasy. Ya Zhang said goodbye to Feng Que, and the cavalry circled the Dragon City. The flags were withered in the dark snow, and the wind was full of drums. Ning It is better to be a centurion than to be a scholar."
Xiao Lang raised his eyebrows, his heart was racing, but he still shook his head and said: "Although Li Ding'an's background is lower, his talent is extraordinary."
The poem "composed" by Li Po last year has reached Jiangling today. People in the south are very tolerant and do not prohibit people from singing the poem just because it came from the mouths of the northern princes.
So people in the south of the Yangtze River also knew that the man who occupied half of the world was a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, and he had some admirable qualifications.
This is true even for important ministers of the Liang Dynasty such as Xiao Lang and Cui Ke. It can be seen that the cultural level and tolerance of the southerners are indeed much better than those of the northerners.
Cui Ke took a sip of wine and sighed: "I would rather be a centurion than a scholar... The world has been in turmoil for a long time, with internal and external troubles, and the people are in trouble. Although Zhang Xiu and others are domineering, they are more useful than us. There are so many...
If he and Dong Jingzhen were still alive, how could the emperor hesitate to make a plan now?"
Xiao Lang fell silent. It was indeed a pity that Zhang Xiu died, but he would not be as merciful as Cui Ke and do such regretful tricks. Zhang Xiu had his own way of dying.
Dong Jingzhen's death was unjust, but he was fearful at first, and later became a collaborator with the enemy. It would be a disaster if he remained.
Their political views and actions were not compatible with each other, and they became friends only by chance... So one ate fish, the other drank, and stopped talking.
Just when Cui Ke wanted to finish his drink and go back earlier, a carriage came from a distance. When he got close, the coachman stopped the carriage with a whistle, called for people to come forward, and unloaded a Yaoqin from the carriage. , and then moved to the thatched cottage.
The carriage curtain was lifted again, and she stuck out her head and looked left and right. Her small and exquisite body slipped out. Maybe she was sulking in the carriage. She held her waist and breathed hard for a few times before looking towards her. On the other side of the thatched cottage, people from afar bowed down.
The attendants who were standing around quickly got out of the way. The two people in the hut stood up and rolled up their sleeves in return. The woman smiled and walked towards this side.
Cui Ke looked around for a few times, then turned around and said with a smile: "Well, Master Xiao, you actually invited Mr. Lu Xiang here, and you didn't tell me earlier that I should drink less. Alas, that's the bad thing about drinking."
, the ears are not very sharp.
It's a pity. If I had known she would come, I would have had my ears cleaned before I came here."