Chen Caozhi did not expect that Xie Daoyun would come to Chenjiawu again. Seeing Xie Daoyun wearing a lacquer gauze crown, a long-sleeved jacket, and powdered makeup, he suddenly felt heartbroken and just shouted: "See you again."
Brother Yingtai." I felt my throat was dry and didn't know what to say. I held on to the railing and didn't expect to go down to greet him.
Xie Daoyun, who was wearing elegant men's clothing, raised his head, narrowed his slender and charming eyes, and saw Chen Caozhi's surprised and uncomfortable expression. He felt unreasonable joy in his heart. The pear dimple appeared and disappeared, and he said in a Luoyang accent with a strong nasal accent: "
Zizhong, I will be traveling far away and came here to pay my respects to Aunt Chen."
Xie Xuan and Xu Miao came out of the study, and Xie Xuan called out: "Brother is here." His voice was helpless.
Xu Miao, on the other hand, expressed the joy of pure friendship: "Brother Yingtai, I miss you so much when we say goodbye to Wujun." He and Chen Cao hurriedly went downstairs to greet him.
After hearing Xu Miao's words, Xie Xuan shook his head with a wry smile and did not follow. He looked down at his sister Xie Daoyun and asked, "Brother, has the ship arrived at Qiantang? When will we leave?"
Xie Daoyun also looked up at this younger brother of the same mother, his eyes full of joking and arrogance, and some indescribable emotions, and said: "Three large ships are moored at Fenglin Ferry. I have informed my third aunt that we
Let’s start again tomorrow.”
Xie Xuan asked in surprise: "Brother, are you going to spend the night in Chenjiawu?"
Xie Daoyun ignored his younger brother Xie Xuan, looked solemn, and bowed respectfully: "Go to Yu Zhu Yingtai to meet Aunt Chen."
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, was supported by Xiaochan and Yinggu. They appeared on the corridor on the second floor. The two Zhu Langjun were there. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, liked her elder brother Zhu Langjun more. She felt closer to him and greeted him warmly: "Zhu Langjun."
Sir, why didn't you come with your brother? This old woman is thinking about you."
Xie Daoyun frowned. The last time she came was before the Dragon Boat Festival. Less than five months ago, Chen's mother Li had obviously aged a lot. Her face was a little swollen, and her white hair was dry and dull. Although her kind smile remained the same, she looked...
Going up there always gives people a sense of sadness and desolation——
Chen Caozhi and Xu Miao came downstairs and bowed to each other. Xie Daoyun and Chen Caozhi looked at each other. They both felt that the other was a little thinner. Chen Caozhi was taller, nearly taller than Xie Daoyun who was seven feet and one inch tall.
Three inches, really like a jade tree facing the wind, its grace is radiant.
Gu Kaizhi, who had just been busy painting, came out and stood next to Xie Xuan, cupping his hands and saying, "Gu Kaizhi of Jinling has met Brother Yingtai."
When he was in Wujun, Xie Daoyun heard Chen Caozhi, Xu Miao and Liu Shangzhi talk about Gu Kaizhi many times. This time Chen Caozhi sent Zhen to deliver a letter to Dongshan and also told about Gu Kaizhi's arrival. He cupped his hands and said: "I have admired the three talents for a long time.
Mr. Gu’s great name, I’m glad to meet you.”
Gu Kaizhi said happily: "Brother Yingtai also knows my name of Sanjue, haha, I must have heard it from Zizhong."
Xie Daoyun followed Chen Cao to the second floor to meet Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, and said that the family would move to Jiankang the next day, and there would be less days to return to Shangyu.
Chen's mother Li lamented: "My family doesn't have many friends among the six ugly men. The only ones in the same county are Liu Shangzhi, Liu Langjun, and Ding's husband. Gu Langjun and Xu Langjun will go to Jingzhou next year and meet each other later."
It's difficult, only the two husbands of the Zhu family are closer. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhu would also go to Jiankang, so my ugly son is lonely."
Xie Daoyun glanced at Chen Cao with a smile and said: "Don't worry, Aunt Chen, Zizhong is famous now. Even Master Zhimindu of Qiguang Temple praised Zizhong very much. Mr. Dai Andao of Gaoyin also came to Chen's house in person
Wu listens to Zi Zhong's music. From now on, Chenjiawu will be noisy with cars and horses and crowded with people, and Aunt Chen will find it too noisy."
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, said happily: "Old women love liveliness, but are afraid of being deserted."
It was lunch time. Xie Daoyun, Chen Caozhi and others had lunch together. In front of each person was a small case, a rectangular wooden food plate, some meat, vegetables and rice.
Xie Xuan asked Xie Daoyun: "Sister, does third aunt really agree with you to stay overnight in Chenjiawu?"
Xie Daoyun glared and said: "What's wrong with this? You've been here for several nights, why don't I take a rest for a night!"
Xie Xuan was speechless. Several of his uncles and brothers and sisters all said that the wife of Yun Xiang's third uncle (Xie An), Mrs. Liu, was unconventional and independent. The third aunt, Mrs. Liu, was the sister of Liu Xun, a famous scholar from Peiguo.
He also had the demeanor of a famous scholar. The third uncle was quite henpecked and did not dare to take concubines. The nephews and nephews ridiculed him by saying, "Guan Guan Jujiu, on the island of the river. A graceful lady, a gentleman likes to quarrel." Third aunt Liu asked: "Is this the case?"
Who wrote the poem?" The answer was: "Dong Zhou." The third aunt said: "If you, the Duke of Zhou, asked Grandma Zhou to write poems, it would be nothing like this." All his sons and nephews were dead, and Xie An did not say anything about taking concubines. So-called
Traveling around Dongshan with prostitutes is just singing and dancing with silk and bamboo——
Xie Xuanxin said: "My nephews and descendants, my third aunt loves my sister Xie Daoyun the most. Last time I went to study in Wu County. If it weren't for my third aunt's support, my sister wouldn't have been able to go. So my sister said that my third aunt agreed to her spending the night in Chenjiawu."
It shouldn’t be a lie.”
After lunch, Xie Daoyun followed Chen Caozhi into the study and sat down. Xie Daoyun said: "I originally thought that Zizhong would go to Jiankang, but after meeting Aunt Chen today, I knew that Zizhong would not go."
Xie Daoyun was a close friend. Chen Caozhi was moved and worried at the same time, and said: "Brother Yingtai has noticed that my mother has aged a lot, right? I am always around my mother, so it is not very obvious."
Xie Daoyun said quickly: "Aunt Chen is in good spirits. I mean, Zi Zhong is filial to his mother and refuses to travel far."
Gu Kaizhi and Xu Miao both knew that Chen Caozhi gave up the great opportunity to go to Jiankang to participate in the Eighteen Prefectures Zhongzheng examination to become a scholar for his mother. Although they felt sorry for their friends, they both admired Chen Caozhi and sincerely admired Chen Caozhi's character.
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Xie Daoyun suggested that everyone climb Jiuyao Mountain together. The Jiuyao Mountain in late autumn and early winter is very different from the midsummer season that Xie Daoyun saw last time. Because Chen Cao said: "The depth and beauty of Jiuyao Mountain are also like some people who think they have already seen it."
After getting to know him, you can see everything at a glance, but seeing him again is still eye-catching, full of surprises and freshness——"
Chen Caozhi smiled and said, "Brother Yingtai is just bragging."
Xie Daoyun said, "I'm talking about you." He didn't look at Chen Caozhi, but looked away.
Everyone stood at the top of Jiuyao Mountain. The sky was clear and the air was bright. The West Lake in the distance seemed much vaster. The water in the distance was connected to the sky, and the mountains were like snails.
Xie Daoyun, Chen Caozhi, and Gu Kaizhi made an appointment to each paint a Qiantang landscape scroll. Gu Kaizhi said: "I won't be able to paint well in a few months. I will go to Jingzhou next year, and you won't be able to see it once it's finished."
Xie Daoyun said: "Just finish the painting. If you don't believe me, there will be no chance of meeting again."
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At night when Chen Caozhi was playing music for his mother, Xie Daoyun also went to Chen's mother Li's room and quietly watched Chen Caozhi playing the flute. The light and dark shadows of the wild goose lights, the perfect contours of Chen Caozhi's face and the slight puckering of his lips
The lips are close to the mouthpiece of the flute, and the facial expressions and postures solidify into a quiet and beautiful sculpture——
Xie Daoyun was fascinated by what he saw and listened to. After Chen Caozhi finished playing, he said to Chen's mother, Mrs. Li: "Aunt Chen, I want to ask you something -"
Mrs. Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, Mr. Zhu, just tell me, and I won't refuse."
Xie Daoyun said: "I will leave here tomorrow morning, but I still want to spend more time with Zi Zhong. As the saying goes, 'The days are short and the nights are long, why not travel by candlelight?' I want to have a long night talk with Zi Zhong, so I invite Aunt Chen.
permit."
Chen's mother, Mrs. Li, glanced at her son and said with a smile: "Originally, the old woman didn't allow him to stay up late. It's rare for Mr. Zhu to come here. He has to travel far tomorrow, and he doesn't know when we will see each other again. So the old woman made sure that tonight
My son is Zhu Langjun’s, and I will stay with him until the end.”
Chen's mother Li's unintentional words made Xie Daoyun blush. Fortunately, the powder was applied thickly and it was under the lamp. Otherwise, Xiao Chan on the side would have noticed that Zhu Langjun had a different look on his face.
Gu Kaizhi heard that tonight he would talk, recite poems, play chess, and rejoice all night long. These days he had the same routine as Chen Caozhi, and he was very energetic. Qian Tang Shanshui also made him recite dozens of new poems, and he was eager to recite them.
Gu Kaizhi was quick in poetry and eloquent, but he never recorded his poems on paper. He kept all his poems in his mind. Fortunately, he often had the opportunity to recite poems all night long, so he could review them once and not forget them.
Xu Miao was also very interested. He often argued with Chen Caozhi these days, but he could never find the tit-for-tat confrontation he had with the Zhu brothers in the thatched cottage under the Lion Mountain.
After Miao was forced to do so, he went back to study hard and think hard, and then he had a thorough understanding of the issues he argued earlier.
Tonight's debate is still between Xu Miao and Chen Caozhi on one side, Xie Daoyun and Xie Xuan on the other side, and Gu Kaizhi is the listener. The topic of the debate is "Those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know" in "Laozi". This topic was once discussed by Xu Miao
It was used to pass Liu Shangzhi's test. Chen Caozhi answered it on his behalf, but tonight's debate was much more in-depth.
Xu Miao first cited "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" to establish his argument: "——The sage's instructions do not need to be spoken, and there are those who speak first. Therefore, Sheng Shu can be spoken without words, and Zhou Gongdan can listen without words, and he can speak without words, and he can do it.
Do nothing."
Xie Daoyun's mind was quick and he immediately said: "No, Lu Buwei's 'not speaking' means that it can be said but there is no need to say it. Lao Tzu's 'not speaking' means that one wants to speak but cannot. One thing is that there is no need to say it, and the other is that it cannot be said.
In other words, the difference is obvious."
After not seeing each other for several months, Zhu Yingtai's thinking became more and more sharp, and he could immediately distinguish the subtle differences. Xu Miao was at a disadvantage as soon as he started. He looked at Chen Caozhi and let Chen Caozhi take the lead. He thought first.
a while.
Chen Caozhi quoted "Zhi Bei You" and "Xu Wugui" from "Zhuangzi" to support Xu Miao's theory. Xie Daoyun and Xie Xuan cited scriptures to refute. The debate between the two sides was very fierce, with witty remarks, and Gu Kaizhi on the side was beaming with joy.
, such a high-level argument is rare even in the house of Situ Sima Yu. The argument must have an evenly matched opponent, otherwise, if one party refutes the other party in a few words, it will not be exciting.
Jin people's free talk is not completely useless. Jin people are very thoughtful, and arguing with each other is beneficial to academic exchanges. The philosophy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties is another peak after the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period.
It is inevitable that idle talk will ruin the country.
This argument was difficult for Chen Caozhi, and Xu Miao ended up losing. The "Lu Spring and Autumn Annals" quoted by Xu Miao first had flaws, which were caught by Xie Daoyun. Although Chen Caozhi fought back several times, he was still unable to recover and could not justify himself.
