Wang Can was impressed by Liu Jing's calligraphy and his articles, especially one of the articles. He couldn't put it down after picking it up. He just couldn't put it down.
"At the end of the Yongyuan Dynasty, people in Wuling were engaged in fishing. They walked along the stream and forgot the distance of the road. Suddenly they came across a peach blossom forest, hundreds of steps along the bank. There were no miscellaneous trees in the middle, the grass was delicious, and the fallen flowers were colorful. The fishermen were very different. We walked forward again, hoping to exhaust the forest... The land was flat and open, with well-shaped houses, fertile fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboos. Traffic was on the streets, and chickens and dogs heard each other. There were people going and planting, and the men and women were all dressed like outsiders. They had yellow hair and long hair. , and enjoyed himself... Changsha Liu Bochang heard about it and went there happily, but failed..."
Yes, this article is Tao Yuanming's masterpiece "The Peach Blossom Spring". Because of the different eras, the time was changed from the middle of the Taiyuan Dynasty of the Jin Dynasty to the end of the Yongyuan Dynasty of the Han Dynasty, that is, a hundred years ago.
The Nanyang hermit Liu Ziji at the end of the article was replaced by Liu Bochang of Changsha. Liu Bochang is Liu Jing's great-grandfather Liu Shou. In this article, he also meant to promote his family's reputation.
Pan Jun's eyes turned red when he looked at "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" held by Wang Can, and he wished he could snatch it away with his hands. "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" is a beautiful article that has been passed down through the ages. With its elegant and graceful running script, it can be called "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring". It's a match made in heaven, and anyone who sees it will feel like possessing it.
What's more, the place mentioned in "Peach Blossom Spring" is his hometown Wuling. He is determined to win this article, and even Wang Can will never give in.
Feeling the "strange" look in Pan Jun's eyes next to him, Wang Can finally came to his senses, looked away from Cai Lun's paper, and smiled twice at Pan Jun.
He has always been a sophisticated and informal person, but after all, this was the first time he and Liu Jing met, so it was absolutely rude to directly ask Liu Jing for an article.
On the contrary, Pan Jun and Liu Jing had a much closer relationship, and this article should belong to him. However, Wang Can understood clearly in his heart, but he held the article tightly in his hand and could not bear to let it go.
Pan Jun's gaze became more and more intense. Seeing that the two of them "refused to give in to each other", Liu Jing smiled and shook his head and advised: "It's just an article, why do you two do this?"
Wang Can sighed in his heart when he heard this, and finally reluctantly put down "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring".
Pan Jun said to Liu Jing unabashedly: "Zhongda, this article touches my heart deeply..."
Liu Jing smiled and said: "Brother, why should you be polite to me? If you like it, just take it."
Although Pan Jun knew that Liu Jing would most likely not reject his request, he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Liu Jing agree with him: "Zhongda, then I will be disrespectful."
Wang Can sighed again. There is no reason to write a beautiful article twice in the world, so he could only do the next best thing and said to Pan Jun: "Chengming, you need to lend me a copy of this article."
"This is an easy matter." Pan Jun agreed readily.
The matter finally came to an end, and the two people's attention immediately turned back to the article. Pan Jun couldn't help but asked curiously: "Zhongda, did you just imagine this Peach Blossom Spring? Otherwise, I am a native of Wuling, why have I never heard of it? Rumors about the Peach Blossom Spring? Also, I wonder who Mr. Liu from Changsha is? Could it be that he is an elder in your clan?"
"It is my great-grandfather." Liu Jing then said eloquently: "As for the Peach Blossom Spring, it is not all imagination. When I was organizing the library at home, I accidentally found my great-grandfather's notes, which talked about the rumors of the Peach Blossom Spring. I based it on this, Created."
"That's it." Pan Jun suddenly realized.
Wang Can, who had a strong memory and a photographic memory, said: "Yongyuan is the reign name of Emperor He, a hundred years ago. Those who heard the rumors of Peach Blossom Spring have long since passed away, so it is not surprising that future generations do not know about it. "
Pan Jun expressed his guess: "The people of Taohuayuan claimed that they lived here in seclusion during the Qin Dynasty. This is too shocking and difficult to convince others. In my opinion, they may all be Han people, trying to avoid taxes and labor from counties and counties. And live in seclusion somewhere in Wuxi."
This is not a strange thing. Mountain bandits in Jingzhou and Shanyue in Yangzhou are both mixed with a large number of Han people. They can't stand the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes imposed by the court and the oppression of powerful families. They fled with their families into the mountains and reclaimed wasteland. Although He lived a very poor life, but he was barely able to support himself without worrying about food and clothing.
Liu Jingsha nodded matter-of-factly and said, "Brother's guess is not unreasonable."
Wang Can did not get "Peach Blossom Spring", and his regret was palpable. Liu Jing wanted to make friends with him, so he gave him a piece of work also written by Tao Yuanming, "Ode to the Unexpected Scholars".
"In the past, Dong Zhongshu wrote "Ode to Scholars Not Encountered", and Sima Zichang also wrote it. I spent more than three days reading his essays during my spare time from lectures, and I felt melancholy. . . . It is only the writing that conveys the spirit. Is it just writing? After hesitating, he thought and wrote: "How can such a person be so unique as to be able to bear the qi in a large area? His mind is hidden and shines, and he is famous for his three and five things. He may beat the soil to enjoy himself, or he may greatly benefit the common people..."
When Wang Can saw this article, he immediately forgot about "The Story of Peach Blossom Spring". The meaning of this article is pure and the language is brilliant. It is also a rare high-quality article. The most important thing is that this article is very suitable for him at this time. The situation seemed to be tailor-made for him.
Wang Can thought that Liu Biao was a graceful gentleman, with the demeanor of an elder, and that Jingzhou was peaceful, so he came here with his clan brother Wang Kai to join him. Liu Biao had heard of his name, and had intended to betroth his daughter to him, but after meeting him, he found that he was not good-looking, physically weak, and had a bad personality. Tongtuo immediately changed his mind and transferred his daughter to his outstanding-looking clan brother Wang Kai.
Wang Can was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Liu Biao was in vain as a scholar leader and was so superficial. Didn't he know the principle of "judge a person by his appearance and lose his son-in-law"?
However, this was not the end. He was frustrated in love and his official career was not smooth. Liu Biao obviously had a prejudice against him in his heart and treated him with a sword and a pen, but did not show any importance to him.
Wang Can claimed to be a genius in the world, but he often secretly felt sad about it, but he had no choice but to do anything about it. This "Ode to Feelings of Scholars Not Encountered" really spoke to his heart.
Why didn't Liu Jing send him other articles, but why he sent him "Sentimental Scholars Not Encountered with Fu"? I believe Liu Jing's move was by no means untargeted, and must be a sign of deep sympathy for his experience.
At this moment, Wang Can directly regarded Liu Jing as his confidant, and said with great emotion: "Zhongda is interested. I like this article very much."
As soon as he heard the other party address him directly, Liu Jing immediately knew that his strategy was successful, and said with a smile: "Zhongxuan, you don't have to be polite. When I came to Xiangyang to study in the past, I heard Zhongxuan's name many times. I only regretted that I was so talented and ignorant at that time that I couldn't do it. I made friends with Zhongxuan. Today I finally got what I wanted. This is my wish."
Pan Jun looked on and was dumbfounded. He had known Wang Can for more than a year and still called him "Wang Jun". Unexpectedly, Liu Jing met him for the first time and they already called each other cousins in a short period of time. This was too fast. Bar?