Chapter 191: Shan Juyuan Bamboo Forest Meets Old Friends, He Ping Shuqing Talks About Met Young People
In the bamboo forest, Xia Houxuan, Ruan and Ji were sitting on the ground, drinking and talking and laughing. It was like meeting their close friends over wine.
While drinking and talking about swords, the three of them talked loudly. Sometimes they talked about "Lao" and "Zhuang", sometimes they paid homage to the ancients, and sometimes they talked about current affairs. It was a pleasant conversation.
Not long after, the sky turned blue and the wind blew coldly. It was already the first night. The three of them were all tipsy at this moment and lay leaning against each other.
Xia Houxuan and Ruan Ji were still chatting away, while the young man Ji Kang had fallen asleep, snoring once or twice from time to time.
"Brother Taichu, there is a saying in the Nanhua Sutra: It is better to forget each other in the world than to forget each other. Is this true or false?"
Ruan Ji slightly squinted his drunken eyes, looked at the deep sky, and asked Xiahou Xuandao.
"Zhuangzi: The Great Master" says:
"When the spring dries up and the fish stay together on the land, it is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes than to forget each other in the rivers and lakes. Instead of praising Yao instead of Jie, it is better to forget both and change the way."
It can be seen from this sentence that Zhuangzi does not like the attitude of helping each other, but why do people in the world often praise each other so much? Why do they want to get someone who can help each other?
What is true and what is false?
Xia Houxuan actually didn't understand.
The spring water dried up, and in order to survive in the adversity, the two fish fed each other with moisture from their mouths to survive.
But Zhuangzi believed that instead of supporting each other like this on the verge of death, it would be better for everyone to return to the sea peacefully and not know each other from the beginning.
"The troubled times are like rivers and seas, and people are like swimming fish..." Xia Houxuan was a little lost in thought, and he continued: "I think Zhuangzi is not heartless, but just because he is affectionate, he tries to forget each other..."
After hearing this, Ruan Ji was silent for a long time, nodded, thoughtfully.
"It's so ruthless as to be sentimental. If he didn't have great love for the people of the world, how could Zhuangzi have such emotion? So, Taichu believed that in today's world, there are some people who can be regarded as great heroes who have the world in their hearts and have the ability to stir up troubles.
A great hero?"
After Xia Houxuan heard this, he couldn't help but fell silent.
Since the death of Emperor Wu and the death of Zhuge Kongming, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, he didn't know who else could be called a hero in this world.
Is it the mediocre Shu Lord Liu Chan and Liu Gonghe, definitely not; Wu Emperor Sun Quan? I heard that in recent years he favored treacherous people and caused endless internal strife in Soochow. I am afraid that he can no longer be called a hero; as for the current majesty,
But he is still just a nine-year-old child.
So are they General Cao Shuang and Taiwei Sima Yi?
No. These two people are fighting for power and gain, and they each have their own agenda. I am afraid they cannot be called true heroes who care about the world.
After thinking for a long time, Xia Houxuan finally shook his head and sighed. He said helplessly:
"I do not know."
Hearing this, Ruan Ji also sighed deeply.
"There are no heroes, so Zhuzi became famous!"
After hearing Ruan Ji's earth-shattering words, which could not be said to outsiders, Xia Houxuan's inner feeling was one of immense agreement.
The night is getting darker.
In the bamboo forest, because there are branches and leaves as a barrier, it is not that cold.
The three of them leaned on each other like this until dawn.
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Xia Houxuan was not awakened by the sunshine the next day.
He was woken up by a loud cry.
"Brother Ruan! Brother Ji Xian!" A person shouted loudly in the bamboo forest. Xia Houxuan seemed to feel a little familiar after hearing the call.
"Huh?" Ruan Ji heard the call and woke up. He stood up slowly, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and then saw the person entering the forest clearly: "Brother Juyuan "Shan Tao Zhi Zi"?"
"Why, we agreed to get drunk and talk together today, but why are you two already drunk and lying in the bamboo forest before I come?" Shan Tao said with a smile.
"As the saying goes, "I have a guest, let's play the harp and the sheng." Yesterday, brother Ji Xian and I met a guest. We were in a good mood, and we got drunk." Ruan Ji said with a smile.
Only then did Shan Tao notice Xia Houxuan, who was washing his face with snow water. Before he could see Xia Houxuan's face clearly, he asked, "Oh? I wonder who this brother is..."
Xia Houxuan stood up, wiped his face with his sleeves, and was about to answer, when he was shocked to find that the other person was Shan Tao, his old friend.
"Brother Taichu, it's you!" Shantao was very happy to see his old friend again. He strode forward and patted Xia Houxuan on the shoulder.
"Brother Juyuan, you're fine!"
How could Xia Houxuan be unhappy? This time he came to recruit talents for the general. At this moment, he met Shantaoshan Juyuan, an old friend with extraordinary talents. Naturally, he was even more happy in his heart.
Now it was Ruan Ji's turn to be stunned.
"It turns out...it turns out that you have known each other for a long time..."
Ruan Ji felt surprised, but then he thought about it. These two friends were both extraordinary talents, and it was natural for them to know each other. But after all, he still didn't understand why, so he couldn't help but scratch his head.
Ji Kang was not surprised at all. He never said much and just went to the bamboo hut not far away to fetch tea sets and charcoal.
The four of them sat on the ground in the forest. After a serious crime last night, they were still drunk and they naturally did not dare to drink anymore, so the four of them started to make tea.
"Taichu, remember the last time we said goodbye to each other in Qingzhou, eleven years have passed without realizing it. Now that I think about it, the years are really like a fleeting moment."
The middle-aged Shan Tao, who already has a thick beard and has a thick beard, couldn't help but sigh:
"But being able to meet old friends here again today is one of the joys of life. I think it makes a lot of sense!"
Xia Houxuan smiled heartily and said:
"I couldn't have a drink with Brother Juyuan last time in Qingzhou. I didn't expect to meet again today, but I can only make tea. It's a pity."
"It doesn't matter." Shan Tao said with a smile: "We are all destined to be together, so why worry about not being able to get together and have a drink together in the future? Come on, let's drink tea instead of wine today and drink this cup to the full!"
"Okay! Drink this cup full!"
The four of them raised their teacups and drank them all in one gulp, thinking they were drinking.
"Unsatisfied, Brother Juyuan, Brother Si Zong, Brother Shu Ye, and Xuan came to the bamboo forest to meet you all because we really have something to ask for."
"Oh? What's the matter? I wonder if Shan can help?"
"Brother Juyuan, do you still remember the scene when I was in Qingzhou ten years ago and discussed the current affairs of the world with me?"
When Shan Tao heard this, he immediately understood the purpose of Xia Houxuan's visit. He smiled knowingly:
"Hahaha, I dare not forget my lifelong ambition. It's just that Shantao and his friends have made an appointment to swim in this bamboo forest for two years. At this time, I'm afraid I can't go with Taichu immediately. When the appointment comes,
Tao Zi will come to visit Tai Chu in person!"
Ruan Ji already understood what the two said, he raised his glass and said with a smile:
"That's right, we had a date with Brother Juyuan and a few friends to enjoy the bamboo forest and get drunk for several years."
Ji Kang, who didn't talk much, also said:
"Although I have no ambitions for the temple, first of all, I have a sincere gentleman like Brother Taichu in the court; secondly, Kang is the son-in-law of the Cao family, so I should naturally be bound to do my best for the people of the world. But we have the Old Testament here. Don’t break your promise easily.”
Xia Houxuan raised his glass and smiled:
"In this case, Xuan will wait for the day when brother Juyuan, brother Sizong, and brother Shuye come out of the mountain!"
These people are not hypocritical people. Now that they have said this, the stone in Xia Houxuan's heart has finally fallen to the ground. They no longer talk about the temple, but just talk about wine, poetry, and the sword and the piano, which is a pleasure.
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He Yan has recently been promoted to the important position of Cao Shangshu, the official of the Shangshu Desk. Although his affairs are complicated, he is very interested in metaphysics and classics. He has not delayed this hobby in his spare time. He still takes time out of his busy schedule to annotate the classics. Discuss Taoism with friends.
He Yan was originally a man with great ambitions and unwilling to take a leisurely life, but because he was successively ignored by the two emperors, Cao Pi, the Wen Emperor, and Cao Rui, the Ming Emperor, he gradually fell in love with a leisurely life over the years. In today's view, He Yan , Make speeches and make meritorious deeds, these two things cannot be neglected.
On this day, He Yan chatted for nearly two hours with Wang Bi, a young celebrity who was famous in Luoyang. After this conversation, He Yan, who was already amazingly talented, had a higher evaluation of this young boy.
At this moment, He Yan was holding the draft of Wang Bi's recent annotations for "Laozi", nodding and reading. At this moment, what could not be hidden in his eyes was endless admiration and surprise:
"Everything starts from emptiness, and movement starts from stillness. Therefore, although all things move together, they return to emptiness and stillness. This is the extreme stability of things..."
He Yan was even more surprised. What Wang Bi said was to grasp the unchangeable principle from the ever-changing phenomena, to respond to the ever-changing changes with stability, and to stop with stillness. In He Yan's view, this principle is like This is a century-old wine. It smells mellow and tastes endless aftertaste. It is really too wonderful to be published. He Yan couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly:
"Wonderful, wonderful! Zhongni said that future generations are to be feared. Only a young man with such amazing talent and talent as Fusi is worthy of the words "the future generations are to be feared."
Although Wang Bi tried his best to control his inner excitement, and it didn't seem to be too big, his heart was already in turmoil. After all, it is not easy to meet someone who appreciates you, not to mention that this person is an important minister of the government and is famous all over the world. Celebrities?
Furthermore, Wang Bi was just a young man at this time, and the city was not deep. Naturally, it was even more difficult to avoid being overjoyed when receiving praise from others. Wang Bi sorted out his emotions a little, bowed to He Yan and said:
"He Shangshu erroneously praises him, but he is too ashamed to deserve it."
At this moment, He Yan was full of love for talents. He patted Wang Bi on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"There are not many vacancies in the general's shogunate. But it would be too much to let you serve as a guest minister in white. How about this? There is still a vacancy in the minister's desk. Yan tomorrow will recommend his assistant to be the minister of the minister's desk. How about it?"
Wang Bi, who had hidden dragons and crouching tigers in his heart, could no longer conceal his inner excitement at this moment. He bowed his head to He Yan to the ground:
"Thank you Shangshu for your kindness, Bi will live up to Shangshu's kindness!"
