"Time is easy to come by. I have not seen you for another four years. I haven't seen you for three years. "Dongshan" still sighs that it is far away. It is too far away. How can I think about it! Even though I have written sparsely and come back, it is not enough to relieve my tiredness."
[Note 1: The Book of Songs "Dongshan" talks about the feelings of soldiers longing for each other after not seeing each other for three years. 】
On the official road of Jizhou, a bright and luxurious guard of honor was slowly escorting a noble man in mink fur, elegant and proud, heading south.
That noble man is no one else. He is one of the "Four Friends of the East Palace" who was one of His Majesty's "Four Friends of the East Palace" back then. He is the governor of Zhijieyou, the general of Zhenwei, the prince of the ranks, Wu Zhi and Wu Jizhong.
At this moment, he was riding a horse and looking proudly at His Majesty's autographed letter to him.
"General Wu, Governor Wu."
After Wu Zhima, a flattering clerk smiled and said:
"Your Majesty misses the general, so he specially sent the guards north to welcome the general to the capital. Such hospitality and God's grace are truly enviable."
"That's natural. Drive!"
Wu Zhi smiled contemptuously, whipped up his horse, and galloped forward. The guard of honor behind him also immediately sped up.
Speaking of Wu Zhi, his achievements are indeed enough to make him so arrogant.
Your Majesty, when you were able to take over the East Palace, Wu Zhi made great contributions.
At that time, when Emperor Taizu Wu was about to go on an expedition, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi saw each other off on the side of the road. His son Cao Zhi praised his merits and made a well-written speech on the side of the road to encourage the three armies. Because of his outstanding literary talent, he was in the right and left eyes, and Taizu was also
of joy.
Cao Pi was dejected and had nothing to do. At this time, Wu Zhi whispered to Cao Pi and said only one sentence: "The king should do it, and it's okay to shed tears."
When Taizu was about to set off, Cao Pi wept and bowed in front of his horse according to his plan. When Taizu saw this, he was immediately moved to his heart. The officers and men on the left and right were all jealous, so everyone thought that Young Master Zhi's words were gorgeous, but his sincerity was not as good as that of Young Master Cao Pi.
Not only that, at that time, Yang Xiu was twenty-five years old. He was highly regarded by Taizu because he was a famous son and had talents. Brothers Ding Yi also wanted to take the son Cao Zhi as their heir. Now His Majesty is deeply troubled by this and has nothing to do.
, so he had no choice but to carry the scraps in the carriage and let Wu Zhi, who was demoted to the song chief by Taizu at that time, come to the mansion of General Wugan Zhonglang to plan for him.
Yang Xiu secretly knew about this and reported it to Emperor Wu. Since he was friends with foreign ministers and was against Emperor Wu, His Majesty was now frightened and worried because of this, but Wu Zhi just smiled and said: "What's the trouble with this?"
, Tomorrow, I will put the silk in the chariot with the 簏 to deceive Yang Xiu, and Xiu will give the king the white silk again. By then, there will be only white silk in the chariot without the weight of the season, and he will suffer this crime."
Sure enough, after this incident, Taizu suspected Yang Xiu's repeated slanders, no longer believed Yang Xiu, and became suspicious of him, which also affected Cao Zhi's status.
It can be said that Wu Zhi played a crucial role in His Majesty's ability to obtain the position of Crown Prince.
Wu Zhi and his party were in high spirits and arrived in Luoyang within five days.
Wu Zhi had just entered the imperial city when he saw His Majesty wearing regular uniforms. Although Wu Zhi was arrogant, he never dared to lose etiquette in front of Cao Pi. He immediately knelt on the ground and saluted Cao Pi.
"Your Majesty, I didn't know that Your Majesty was here in person, so I was rude. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"Ji Zhongduo Li, hahaha."
Cao Pi smiled heartily, and changed his previous sinister and majestic look. He directly held Wu Zhi's hand and walked towards the side hall of the palace:
"Ji Chong, I've been looking forward to having you here. We brothers haven't gotten together for many years. I have planned the date this time and asked Wen Lie to come back from Yangzhou in advance. The banquet has been prepared in the palace.
, Zhongda, Changwen and the others are also here, today, let’s do it until we get drunk!”
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Wu Zhi said with a smile: "Why don't Zidan and Yancai [Zhu Shuo] come? There is no Wenlie in Yangzhou. Is there something wrong?"
"Ji Chong is worried." Cao Pi said with a smile: "Over in Yangzhou, I have asked Bo Ren to temporarily supervise him, and everything will be fine. As for Zi Dan, I sent him to handle the affairs of the Western Regions a few days ago.
We have the heavy responsibility of being imprisoned in the palace, and if our monarchs and ministers are all drunk, then there will really be trouble."
"Your Majesty is wise, but I am worrying in vain."
Wu Zhi smiled. He understood that Your Majesty was thinking about himself, as well as Cao Zhen and Zhu Shuo. Although the three of them were loyal to Your Majesty, they were not in harmony with each other and could not understand each other. Therefore, in order not to
It was necessary trouble, so His Majesty did not let Zhu Shuo attend the banquet together.
"Ji Zhong, please take your seat quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Zhi bowed deeply to Cao Pi and went to the table.
Cao Xiu was still wearing a purple robe as usual. He was always good at observing people's words and had a good relationship with Wu Zhi, so he first said:
"Come, come, come. We haven't seen each other for many years. Let's toast to His Majesty first and let Ji Chong receive the wind and wash away the dust!"
Chen Qun and Sima Yi heard this and stood up to serve the wine:
"My ministers, I sincerely wish the great Wei Tianji a long and prosperous life!"
"Hahahaha, okay!"
Cao Pi was in a good mood and drank a cup with everyone. Cao Pi drank several cups in a row, and suddenly an idea came to him, and he smiled and said:
"Everyone, do you still remember that I used to play chess in the East Palace?"
Cao Xiu smiled and said:
"Of course I remember it, and I still remember it. His Majesty's chess skills are superb, and no one else can compare with him."
"How about we get together with all the ladies today and do the old fun again?"
Cao Pi was very interested.
"Dare you disobey me."
Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Cao Xiu answered together.
"Come, please the queen."
"Nuo" A waiter followed the order and went to the harem to invite the queen.
"Everyone, I have established a new queen, but I have not yet greeted you all."
"Your Majesty, is this not in line with etiquette..."
Cao Xiu asked cautiously and weakly. Chen Qun also looked at the emperor with some confusion. Sima Yi just drank and ate, and didn't seem to care.
"You are all my relatives and friends, how can you not meet my sister-in-law?"
Cao Pi laughed heartily.
Not long after, the chamberlain brought out Cao Pi's favorite pair of glazed bullet chess pieces.
"My lords, please take a look. This is a chess piece that I carefully crafted using skilled craftsmen and polished with glass."
Cao Pi played with the glazed chess piece in his hand, feeling very proud of it.
“It’s really exquisite.”
Seeing this chess set, even Wu Zhi, who used extravagant materials, was a little amazed.
Cao Pi smiled with satisfaction and said:
"The game of this chess game is a wonderful couplet of Jingshan Mountain. It is full of flora and fauna, its belly is bulging, its roots are slumped, it is as flat as ashes, and as smooth as soft grass."
Cao Pi's words came out in perfect order, which impressed the four of them even more.
Wu Zhi smiled and praised:
"Your Majesty's poem about playing chess is so exquisite."
Cao Pi knew clearly that Wu Zhi was flattering himself with such praise, but he was still very happy:
"Come on, as per the old rules, Ji Zhong will play against me first!"
"I obey."
Wu Zhi bowed his hands in reply and stood up to make arrangements.
I saw that this chessboard was made of gorgeous joint jade material. The center of the square jade chessboard is raised high, and the surroundings are as flat as gouge, which shines brightly. As for the chess pieces used, the general flag is made of "Xuanmu Beigan,"
"Plain Tree West Branch." It was made of refined wood, but Cao Pi's chess pieces were actually made of rare colored glaze, which made several people marvel.
Not long after, Wu Zhi had already placed the chess pieces, and the two played against each other. Black and white had six chess pieces each, and the chess pieces were evenly matched.
"Ji Zhong strikes first?"
Cao Pi smiled teasingly.
"Your Majesty is highly skilled. Since you intend to give in, I won't be polite."
Wu Zhi took the initiative, took the chess knife, and lightly struck the glass piece with the knife. The piece of glass then hit Cao Pi's left chess piece like a bone. There was only a crisp jade jingle sound, and the piece entered the chess hole.
Wu Zhi succeeded with one blow and was quite proud of himself.
Cao Pi put his palms together and laughed:
"Okay, okay, it seems that Ji Zhong has not been idle these years, and his chess skills have improved a lot."
"Where is it? It's your Majesty's turn."
Wu Zhi smiled.
"Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Queen has arrived outside the palace."
"good!"
Cao Pi had an idea and came up with another idea.
Not long after, a well-groomed lady in gorgeous clothes and a phoenix hairpin came to the palace. This was Queen Guo. She served a glass of wine and saluted everyone generously:
"I have come to see your majesty and all your ministers."
"My lord, please pay homage to Her Majesty the Queen, Thousand Years Old!"
When Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Cao Xiu saw the queen arriving, they immediately put away their smiles and knelt down on the table.
"Queen, there is no need to be polite." Cao Pi smiled and said, "Please lend me the Queen's handkerchief."
Queen Guo smiled and without saying anything, she took out her handkerchief and handed it to Cao Pi.
I saw that Cao Pi did not use a chess knife, but used Queen Guo's handkerchief to play chess!
There was only a soft sound, and Cao Pi's Liulizi defeated Wu Zhi's two white Liulizi, one against two!
Since the Queen was present, the four of them did not dare to raise their heads, but just from the sound, they knew that Cao Pi's skill was extremely skillful.
"Your Majesty is so good at chess!"
Cao Pi laughed heartily and was very satisfied. He looked at Wu Zhi who was bowing his head and said with a smile: "Please look up and watch carefully."
When Wu Zhi, Sima Yi, Chen Qun and Cao Xiu heard this, they burst out laughing together with the emperor.
It turned out that Cao Pi was joking about something that happened in the East Palace.
At that time, before he took office in the East Palace, Cao Pi was also at such a banquet in the palace of General Wu Guan. Cao Pi accidentally did not notice Yang Xiu's spy in the banquet. The guest Liu Zhen was accused by Yang Xiu of Tai Tai because he looked at his wife Zhen.
The ancestor, Taizu, was furious, so he punished Liu Zhen for losing, and Wu Zhi was punished as the chief of Chaoge. Cao Pi tried his best to mediate for several years, but he still could not get Emperor Wu to transfer Wu Zhi back.
It was not until Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty that Wu Zhi was put into important positions. However, Liu Zhen unfortunately contracted an epidemic and died while serving in the army.
Today, times have changed.
There is no need for everyone to be as trembling as before.
The four of them thought of this with deep gratitude. His Majesty had indeed given all his brotherly love to them, the old people of the East Palace.
"Queen, I am having a banquet with you, please go back to the palace first."
Queen Guo smiled faintly, saluted Yingying and said: "I take my leave."
Cao Pi looked at his four friends with emotion:
"Everyone, life is like a bird nesting in a dead branch. Tens of years of life are passed by in a blink of an eye. At that time, Liu Zhen and Wang Can, the scholars of our school, were full of talents, but an epidemic could wipe out everything.
How can one not be heartbroken and saddened by such a sudden death? Because of this, I must be kind to all of you and cherish this friendship even more."
"Your Majesty, I, and others, will definitely defend the Wei State to the death, and we will have no regrets even if we die!"
After hearing this, the four people left the table together and knelt down under Cao Pi's table.
"Okay, okay, let's all get up." Cao Pi looked at everyone's respectful look, and he didn't know whether he was satisfied or lonely. He continued: "In a few days, Zidan will come back from the Western Regions. At that time, I will ask him and Yancai
, as well as the special forces and generals in the capital, all went to Ji Chong’s house to have a banquet in honor of Ji Chongqing’s birthday.”
"Your Majesty..." When Wu Zhi heard this, he was moved in his heart. He trembled: "Your Majesty still remembers... the day when Wei Chen's mother was in trouble..."
"I have never forgotten it." Cao Pi gave a rare warm smile. He raised his glass and left the table, suddenly feeling inspired to write poems. When everyone saw that Cao Pi was interested in composing a poem, they all sat down with their glasses raised, ready to sing at any time.
"The peaches in the garden of Yaoyao grow without seeds. It is difficult to fake the false beauty, and the wheel cannot be deflected. The five punishments of Huaiyin are that the birds are hidden in their bows. The body is preserved and the whole name is preserved, and the ovary is unique."
Cao Pi was filled with emotion. He raised his glass and said: "In the past, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, and Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, both died of cunning rabbits and were cooked by lackeys. The birds were all gone and the good bows were hidden. Fan Li and Han Xin were the most powerful, but they were misunderstood. Today, they are jealous.
, I swear here that I will never let you down for the rest of my life!"
"I, my ministers, will also swear to live up to your majesty!"
"Hahahaha, okay!" Cao Pi took advantage of his drunkenness and composed a new poem in his mind. He said to everyone: "My lords, I have just done a good deed and performed a poem. I hope you will join me in this poem."
"May your Majesty teach me."
Everyone at the banquet was a smart person, so they soon learned Cao Pi's new poems.
Cao Pi waved his sleeves and took the lead in singing:
"In the morning, you visit the high platform and watch the scenery. In the evening, you have a banquet in the shade of the Hua Chi. The chiefs offer sweet mash and the hunters offer guests."
Immediately afterwards, Sima Yi and Chen Qun stood up, danced and sang in the hall: "Let's all start dancing in the east. Qin Zheng plays Western music. A guest comes from the south. Play the Qingqin for me."
Cao Xiu laughed loudly, unfolded his purple robe, turned over and left the table, as strong and vigorous as a tiger and leopard. Everyone laughed, and Cao Xiu continued to sing loudly: "The five tones are in harmony. The one who holds the hand is excited and chants slightly. The fish rides the waves to listen. It jumps with joy.
Ups and downs.”
Although Wu Zhi was not good at whirling, as today's host and guest, he naturally had to dance with the emperor. Wu Zhi smiled, stood up and left the table, and actually danced the northern Hu Xuan, which no one else knew how to do. Cao Pi and others
They all looked at it with admiration, clapped their hands and laughed and applauded. Wu Zhi sang while dancing: "The birds are flying and dancing. The mournful songs are gathering in the northern forest. The joy is so great that the sorrow is coming. The light is so bright that it destroys the heart."
Finally, the four people surrounded the emperor, like a hundred beasts approaching the unicorn, or like a thousand birds greeting the phoenix. The five people danced together in the middle hall:
"Wouldn't it be nice to clear the horns? A person with weak virtue will not be allowed to do anything. A great person will talk wildly. Cut off the strings and restrain yourself."
At this time, Cao Pi felt filled with emotion in his heart and his mind was wandering. He shook the wine bottle and said with a smile:
"Have fun today, don't forget each other, happy Weiyang..."
