Fu Gu also clapped his hands and said in agreement: "Shu Ye's Guangling San is really a rare and good song. In time, this song will definitely be as famous as Sima Xiangru's Feng Qiuhuang."
Yang Zong smiled and said: "Okay, okay, this song is very good. It is worthy of being created by a master of Qin Dao like Shu Ye."
Ji Kang smiled and said: "Thank you for your praise. This Guangling Powder is really not my fault alone."
Yang Zong then looked at Ruan Ji who was looking forward to it and said: "But today we are waiting in the hall, so it is not easy for Brother Si Zong to come and scream. If there is a chance to go out to play in the mountains and forests someday, Brother Si Zong's
Xiaobian can also show off his talents."
Ruan Ji likes to drink by nature, and is particularly good at whistling (making a long and clear sound with his mouth), which can be heard hundreds of meters away.
Xiao means "a long and clear sound produced by the mouth".
"Pinching the mouth" is one of the key points of its pronunciation. Regardless of whether the "long and clear sound" is in tune or not, it is definitely very pleasant and the decibel level must not be low.
He often sits cross-legged, whistling and singing incessantly, feeling cheerful and contented.
Hearing that there was a Taoist priest in Mount Sumen who was also good at the art of Xiao, Ruan Ji decided to go up to the mountain to find him personally and have a showdown.
Along the way, he saw a person hugging his knees sitting on a high cliff from a distance. There were sounds of breathing and breathing out. Ruan Ji thought that this person must be the expert, so he climbed up the vines and kudzu without fear of hardships.
Went to a high cliff and sat cross-legged opposite the Taoist. The Taoist turned a blind eye and meditated on his own.
Ruan Ji tried to communicate with the Taoist and asked him about the past and the future, but the Taoist sat as straight as a stone and did not respond.
In desperation, Ruan Ji remembered that the purpose of coming today was to compete. Since there was no opportunity to communicate, let's compete. So he stood up and used his special skills to shout at the Taoist. The sharp voice penetrated the clouds.
He cracked the stone, but there was no reaction from the Taoist. After a while, the Taoist burst into laughter and said, "You can try a few more times."
Ruan Ji thought to himself, this Taoist might not have any clever tricks at all. I will show him real skills and get rid of his arrogant attitude, so he used all his skills. In the end, he fell tired, but the Taoist stopped talking. Ruan Ji never said anything.
Not receiving such a cold reception, I had no choice but to say goodbye in embarrassment.
However, on the way down the mountain, Ruan Ji heard bursts of strange sounds coming from the top of the mountain. They were loud and grand, like whistling but not roaring, like singing but not singing. They were euphemistic and tortuous, with clear layers and regular ups and downs. It seemed like there were several percussion instruments.
Wind instruments and a large symphony orchestra mixed with vocals were playing.
Ruan Ji turned back and looked up the mountain. The Taoist was sitting there with his legs crossed as before. It seemed like there was no movement, but the wave of sound rushed through the forest and valley, making him feel breathless. Ruan Ji was speechless...
This real person is quite humane and won't let Ruan Ji make a fool of himself in front of him. He just wants you to understand: when you have some strengths, don't be arrogant based on them. There are mountains beyond the mountains and there is a sky beyond the sky.
Ruan Ji was born in the 15th year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (now Kaifeng, Henan Province) from the Chenliuwei family. He lost his father when he was three years old and was raised by his mother.
After his father died, his family was poor. Ruan Ji studied hard and became a talented person. He was talented and could write articles at the age of eight and play the piano all day long.
In his youth, he was eager to learn and study Confucian poems and books. At the same time, he also showed his ambition to imitate the examples of ancient sages with high moral standards and happiness in poverty.
In the third year of Zhengshi (242), Jiang Ji prepared to recruit Ruan as his vassal.
Jiang Ji, who was serving as a Taiwei at that time, heard that Ruan Ji was "handsome, courteous, and ambitious", so he asked Wang Mo whether the rafter belonged to him, and Wang Mo confirmed it.
Afterwards, Jiang Ji prepared to enlist Ruan Ji as his vassal. When Ruan Ji heard the news, he wrote a "Memorial" and personally sent it to the capital pavilion outside Luoyang City, asking officials to forward it to Jiang Ji.
In the "Memorial", he said that he had little talent and little knowledge, was born in a humble background, and was embarrassed to take on important tasks. He declined politely.
Jiang Ji was originally worried that Ruan Ji would not be elected. Later, when he learned that Ruan Ji had arrived in Duting, he mistakenly thought that he had accepted the order.
People went to meet him, but Ruan Ji had already gone back.
Jiang Ji was very angry and turned his anger on Wang Mo. Wang Mo was very frightened and had to write a letter to persuade Ruan Ji.
Ruan Ji's relatives from the township party also came to persuade him that he could no longer shirk and reluctantly took up the post. However, he soon resigned and returned home. This was the first time in Ruan Ji's life that he had become an official, and this appointment obviously had some sense of being forced.
nature.
Around the eighth year of Zhengshi (247), Ruan Ji and Wang Rong's father were appointed ministers at the same time.
Soon he was recruited by Cao Shuang and recruited into the army.
After Zhengshi, Ruan Ji, Ji Kang, Shan Tao, Liu Ling, Wang Rong, Xiang Xiu and Ruan Xian went on a "tour of the bamboo forest", and history called them the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest".
Cao Shuang drank another sip of wine and said: "When we travel another day, if there is a suitable opportunity, we must invite Si Zong to go, so that we can hear the best whistle in the mountains and forests."
Hearing Cao Shuang's words, Ruan Ji's somewhat ugly face relaxed. He was called a celebrity by people at the time, and was one of the "Bamboo Forest Tours". Naturally, he was a little arrogant and quite ambitious.
He said in "Poetry of Ode to Huai": "When a young man learns fencing, his skills surpass those of Qucheng."
Ruan Ji was withdrawn and carefree. When he was about sixteen or seventeen years old, he once went to Dongjun with his uncle Ruan Xi. When Wang Chang, the governor of Chongzhou, met him, he "did not say a word the whole day" and Wang Chang "since
I thought it couldn’t be measured.”
Ruan Ji's revenge had the ambition to save the world. When he climbed to Guangwucheng and watched Chu, the ancient battlefield of Han Dynasty, he looked at the empty mountains and sighed: "There are no heroes to make Zhuzi famous!"
However, the current situation did not give him the opportunity or enthusiasm to display his ambitions. Today, when he received the Prime Minister's praise for him at the banquet, he felt a little moved in his heart. After all, the world is still the Cao family's.
He still really wants a good opportunity to show off his ambition that has been buried in his heart for many years. Cao Shuang can give him this opportunity, of course, provided that he can let Cao Shuang see his talent.
In contrast, if the coup launched by Sima Yi in the first month of the first month was successful, then he would resign and return to the mountains. He was loyal to Cao Wei, although he had previously been weak and resentful of Cao Shuang's control of the government and the emperor's weakness.
But after Sima Yi's attempted coup, and after the Battle of Jiangbei, his impression of Cao Shuang changed, and his ideas became different from before. Cao Shuang's rise to power is always much better than Sima's rise to power. If Cao Wei's empire is destroyed
If the Sima family is in control, then most of the people in Cao Wei will change their surname to Sima instead of Cao.
Ruan Ji happily put down the chopsticks in his hands and clasped his fists and said, "I couldn't ask for this, I thank the Prime Minister for your respect!"
Cao Shuang looked around at the people in the hall and said, "When the time comes, you can all go to the mountains and forests together."
Everyone clasped their fists and said, "I'll thank you, Prime Minister."
Cao Shuang added: "The world still needs some famous people. Even if the world is unified in the future, it will still need some famous people's famous poems and famous songs to embellish it. Only in this way can it be regarded as a prosperous age. Back then, during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the martial arts and martial arts were not
A lot of the same!"
Yang Zong and others said in unison: "The Prime Minister is wise." Even Ji Kang and Ruan Ji were quite moved, and their thoughts of living in seclusion in the mountains began to fade away, and they were more passionate about showing off their talents.