Chapter 169 Cao Yuanzhong Sends Friends Banquet to Luoyang, Guanqiu Jian Guards Border Town Youzhou
At the beginning, Emperor Cao Rui wanted to dismantle the bronze camels and gold and bronze immortals in Chang'an, so he sent Cao Xi to lead 10,000 soldiers. After a lot of hard work, he transported these treasures to Luoyang thousands of miles away. This was achieved. Tongtuo Street today.
However, the extremely precious Chenglu Immortal among these treasures was too heavy to carry, and the Chenglu Plate was also broken. Therefore, Cao Xi had no choice but to leave it in Ba City.
A few miles east of the old capital of Chang'an, there is a small city that is not very conspicuous but spacious enough. This is the final residence of Immortal Chenglu - Ba City.
As early as a few years ago, the emperor asked all the officials with outstanding literary talents in the Wei Dynasty to write an inscription. Not only that, the emperor also issued a special edict, stipulating that the best inscription could be engraved on the inheritance of this hegemonic city. On the dew plate, for the admiration of all generations.
In the end, among all the talented people from all over the country, large and small, not only local scholars such as Yang Hu, a descendant of the Taiyang family who had become famous in recent years, failed to come out on top, but even famous princes from the capital, such as Xia Houxuan, Cao Xi, Zhuge Dan, Cao Zhao, Sima Shi, Li Feng, Zhong Yu, Chen Tai, Fu Gu, Xun Can, Wei Lie, Xu Yun, Cui Zan, Yuan Kan, Pei Xiu and others, there are also outstanding talents. His clan relatives Cao Lin, He Yan and others also failed to win this honor.
The person who finally wrote this inscription that has been passed down through the ages was none other than Guanqiu Jian and Guanqiu Zhonggong, the governors of Jingzhou who had been serving in Jingzhou for almost a year.
"The illustrious Holy Wei Dynasty, Shaotian Weize. The dew blossoms are blooming, and the imperial edicts are virtuous. Below there are dragons and jianjian. Above there is a layer of disks with clear blue clouds. The stems are cultivated and promoted, so high that no one can reach them. Celestial palms There are many, and there are zero dews. Some are straight, and some are solid. There is no need to conquer, and the gods are still there. Shaohao is good, and I will follow suit. I will keep my eyebrows close and my life long, so as to protect all nations."
Today, this inscription, engraved in seal characters on the dew plate, still looks as old as ever. And the owner of this inscription, after holding a prestigious position for a year, seems to continue to soar towards the sky. Already.
[Note 1: In this "Chenglu Panming", the two lines of words after "Xianzhang" have been lost, and the sentence "Xianzhang" is made up by the author. 】
In the Jiafu Hall in the Imperial City of Luoyang, Cao Rui was making final considerations for the candidate to guard Youzhou.
From the Boshan incense burner placed on the table, a faint scent of mist is slowly rising. Under the clouds and mist, you can vaguely see a silk book spread out on the table.
On the silk script, in addition to the Chenglu Pan inscription, what was written was a Chenglu Pan Fu written by the emperor Guanqiu Jian:
The great sacred disk is unique and beautiful. It has fragrant tree roots and a splendid sky pool. It has beautiful grass and green leaves and plain branches. The flying pavilions are connected by scales, and the terraces are built horizontally. Turtles, dragons and monsters, Have fun wandering around in it. The weird things are spectacular, and there are many things...
When the emperor saw this part of the poem, he couldn't help but think that in his court, there were indeed "tortoises and dragons monsters swimming among them; the strange creatures were spectacular and numerous." In this chaotic group of turtles and dragons monsters Among them, Cao Rui seemed to have the answer in his heart, but there was still a trace of hesitation.
He continued to look up at the poem:
If it is the time to make a mold and melt it, you will be fascinated by the changes. Exhaust the most extreme principles and study the relationship between things. Ming Ban'er, Zhao Chunjun. Compiled Lan Ji, Jane Liangchen. Collected gold from Kunqiu, cut down fusang for salary. Ordered Zhulong It makes people spit fire and transport Hunyuan to use Tao Zhen. It divides Yin and Yang and works with divine objects. How can it take power from the prime ministers. It can be used to carry out operations and camps, and it will be completed in a short time. The bandits and carvings are cut off, and the spirit of the sky is strong. The heroic stems Standing high, it dries up the clouds and mists and marches up. The cover is taken from Penglai, which is the base of the gods. It is as high as the wind, and the phoenix soars high but cannot rise...
After reading this, Cao Rui couldn't help but admire:
"What a good one, Bandit Eagle Bandit Duan, Heavenly Spirit..."
Thinking of this, some ideas in Cao Rui's mind seemed to become clear. This time he chose the person to guard Liaodong, and he really couldn't make any mistakes. Looking at the scholars, whether it was Xia Houxuan, Cao Zhao, or Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, these people either lack qualifications or lack of tempering. Naturally, they cannot be whetstones for national affairs. If you think about it carefully, only Guanqiu, who is extremely talented, well versed in military strategy, and experienced Frugality is a sharp sword.
After thinking over and over again, Cao Rui finally made his decision.
Thinking of this, Cao Rui looked at the piece of Chenglu Panfu and couldn't help but recited softly:
"Looking at it from a distance, it looks like purple neon. Two ducks gathered together. Looking at it, it looks like a pillar of Zhulin, with a canopy at the end. The top is Chenji, and the bottom is Jiuyuan. In the middle is the immortal palm, which is peaceful and peaceful. . It is unparalleled across the past and present. I believe it is amazing and impressive. It can also cause the war to stop and supplement the nature. How can it be in vain in the fragrant garden. It collects the essence of harmonious energy and carries the clear dew in the flying clouds..."
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After Guanqiu Jian received the edict from the emperor in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, appointing him as the governor of Youzhou, a general of Liao Dynasty, an envoy to Chijie, and a captain of Hu Wuwan, he rushed to Luoyang without stopping. As for the vacant position of governor of Jingzhou, Cao Rui was handed over to Hu Zhi and Hu Wende, a famous county governor of the dynasty who was as famous as Jiang Ji and had outstanding political achievements. Before Hu Zhi took office, all the affairs of the governor of Jingyu were placed on the head of Xia Houru, the governor of Jingyu.
In the Jiulong Palace, Cao Rui held a farewell banquet for Guanqiu Jian before he left to take office.
Today, in order to entertain his old friend who was about to leave for Youyan, Cao Rui specially summoned Xia Houxuan, Li Feng and others who had the best relationship with Guanqiu Jian.
The monarch and his ministers, who were already somewhat dissolute, were not too rigid in their etiquette in the main hall.
Different from the impression that the literary attendant who once treated him like an elder brother, when Cao Rui saw this old friend again, whom he had not seen properly for a whole year, he found that Guanqiu Jian no longer laughed as much as before, and A heroic moustache also grew on his lips, which made Guanqiu Jian, who originally looked a bit delicate, add a bit of a mighty military general's demeanor.
After drinking for a few rounds, everyone was already feeling a little tipsy. Guanqiu Jian, who hadn't had a drink for a long time, was also a little tipsy.
Cao Rui looked at the drunken Guanqiu Jian who was about to take office during the banquet. Suddenly, for no reason, he remembered that many years ago, when he was a young King of Pingyuan, he humbly asked this literary servant who was as close as a brother to him for swordsmanship. scene.
"Zhong Gong, you are about to travel far and make great achievements. Can you perform another sword dance for me?"
As Cao Rui spoke, he raised the wine vessel himself and slowly came to Guanqiu Jian's table under the throne. He filled the wine vessel for him and said with a smile:
"Come, drink this cup and dance a Hebei sword dance, how nice it is!"
Guanqiu Jian was stunned for a moment, then he took the wine bottle respectfully and drank it all in one gulp. He smiled and took out a piece of sugar cane from the table: "Since Your Majesty is so elegant, I would rather obey your orders than to be respectful. "
Guanqiu Jian took off his loose crimson court clothes, took off the cumbersome Wu Bian crown on his head, and only wore a red plain scarf. He walked into the hall with sugar cane in hand and came to the center of the Nine Dragons Hall. He He bowed to the four seats and said:
"Today, Jian will use this sugar cane as a sword to perform another sword dance for you!"
After saying that, Guanqiu Jian made a gesture with the sugar cane in his hand, made a graceful sword-holding salute towards the emperor, and then began to jump around in the hall, dancing with the cane and singing, while showing off his cool and sharp Hebei Sword dance, while singing loudly:
Bones and flesh are bounded by branches and leaves, and friendships are related to each other.
We are brothers all over the world, who is the traveler?
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Xia Houxuan, Li Feng and other old friends heard Guanqiu Jian singing this Han Dynasty ballad, and couldn't help but join in. Above the main hall, the desolate and melodious singing voices of several people echoed like this:
Moreover, I am connected with the branches of the tree, and I am one body with the Son.
In the past it was mandarin ducks and yangs, now they are part of the Chen family.
In the past, they were often close to each other, as distant as Hu and Qin.
I just remember that when we say goodbye, our kindness will be renewed every day.
The deer croaks and misses the weeds, which can be compared to a distinguished guest.
I have a bottle of wine that I would like to give to people far away.
I hope that my son will think about it and talk about this lifelong relationship.
This song was composed by an unknown person in the Han Dynasty. When Cao Rui heard the sentence "In the past we were mandarin ducks and ducks, now we are joined in Chen.", Cao Rui suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and desolation in his heart.
Yuan, 鸯, originally refers to brothers.
Shen and Chen are the two most distant stars in the sky.
"In the past it was mandarin ducks and yangs, now it is shenzhenchen."
He is now the emperor, but his former brothers are all alienated from him one by one.
The cautious Cao Shuang, the perceptive Cao Zhao, the King of Yan Cao Yu who is far away in the feudal country, and Guanqiu Jian who is dancing and singing with his sword in front of him and is about to go to the north.
Everyone seems to be slowly drifting away from themselves.
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Three days later, Guanqiu Jian, who had already prepared everything, was surrounded by his escort troops and headed for Youzhou, which was thousands of miles away.
After leaving Luoyang City, Xia Houxuan, Li Feng, Zhuge Dan and other friends once again said their last goodbyes to Guanqiu Jian in Changting before departure. Several old friends just drank the wine in the bottle and said goodbye. "Take care", other than that, they didn't say much else.
Including Xia Houxuan, the three people, who were considered to be depressed, were standing in the pavilion at this moment, looking at the backs of their close friends who were heading north, their eyes full of ardent expectations.
At this moment, the three of them had already entrusted all their ideals to Guanqiu Jian, a galloping horse that ran for a thousand miles.
Along the way, I looked at Youyan Mountain, which is more majestic and majestic than in the south, as well as the people's houses and farmland that often came into view along the way. I thought of the terrifying, ferocious and ambitious Gongsun clan in the east of Yanshan Mountain and the treacherous Xianbei tribe in Mobei. Guanqiu Jian instantly felt how heavy the heavy burden was on his shoulders.
On the way, the heavy sense of responsibility in his heart turned into two simple and powerful poems:
"The Mangshan Mountains are long and long, but you can see Hu Diai.
Who can be my canopy when the mountains are full of worries?"
[Note 2: Here the author combines Guan Qiujian's "Poetry in Youzhou": Mangshan is long and long, but I can see Hu Diai, and "Poetry of Liaodong": "I worry about the mountains, who can be my eaves". Combined into one song.]