4. Three Talented Women of the Wei and Jin Dynasties
Ruyin County was called Yingshang in ancient times. It connects Sanwu to the east and Jingru to the south. It has Changhuai, Yingshui and spring rivers flowing through it. It has flat land and abundant products. It is an important town in Huaibei and the hometown of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya.
Boya and Zhong Ziqi, Yang Jiaoai and Zuo Botao, Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya, these are the three classic friendships in the Spring and Autumn Period. When Chen Cao and his party of more than 300 people got up early to leave the county, the county governor pointed to a towering tree beside the road on the outskirts of the city.
Gu Huai said: "This is the Dragon Claw Sophora japonica planted by Guan Yiwu and Bao Shuya when they left Yingshang. It has been a thousand years now."
Chen Caozhi looked up to Gao Huai and said: "The strategy of controlling the barbarians and repelling the barbarians can also be used as a reference today."
When Chen Caozhi was saying goodbye to the prefect of Ruyin County, more than fifty people from Pingyu Sujiabao were passing by the roadside. Chen Caozhi asked several subordinates around the prefect: "Who is this? He is quite majestic.
." Chen Caozhi is referring to Su Qi who rides a yellow gelding horse and carries two swords.
When a county official recognized Su Qi, he called Su Qi and said, "Su Dalang, I've come to see the two envoys." When facing Chen Cao, he said, "I'm good at teaching Chen Envoy to get it. This is Pingyu Su."
Su Qi, Su Ziyi, the eldest son of Su Daozhi, the master of Jiabao."
Su Qi hurried over to greet the county prefect and Chen Caozhi. The prefects of all the counties in Huaibei tried their best to win over and appease these docks. So the prefect of Ruyin County learned that this was the eldest son of the master of Sujiabao, and smiled in reply.
Question: "Where is Su Dalang going?"
Su Qi said: "Your Majesty, I am about to return to the fort. May I ask what you have to send me?"
Pingyu belongs to Runan County, not to Ruyin County, but Su Qi is always so polite and enthusiastic, making it hard to imagine that he is actually a refugee!
The prefect of the county said: "This is the envoy Chen who is on an envoy to Di Qin. Prince Xima, Jiangzuo Weijie, has Su Dalang ever heard of it?"
Su Qi immediately made a thunderous look, saluted Chen Caozhi deeply and said: "It turns out that the young master is Chen Shijun, who is well-known in Jiangzuo. I saw him on the roadside yesterday and I was disrespectful."
Chen Caozhi smiled and returned the courtesy: "Su Dalang is very brave and brave. When Cao Zhi saw Su Dalang, he knew there were many heroes in Huaibei."
Su Qi was very happy to receive such praise from Chen Caozhi, and he was very humble in his mouth.
Chen Cao said: "Pingyu is the only way for me to go on this trip. I wonder if Su Dalang is willing to go with me? I might as well ask Su Dalang for advice on the customs of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River along the way."
Su Qi led his troops to Huaihe this time. In Bozhou and Huainan, he robbed two wealthy households and a group of merchants, and gained quite a lot. Of course, he was not willing to go with hundreds of soldiers like Chen Caozhi, but since Chen Caozhi was so
He said that he was so attentive that he could not refuse, so he bowed and said, "I am very lucky to be able to go to Pingyu with Chen Shijun."
In this way, Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng and his entourage went to the northwest with Su Qi and his tribe. Su Qi secretly ordered his subordinates to speak few words and not let the soldiers know that they were crossing the Huaihe River to rob. They only said it was for luck.
He bought a batch of brocades and went to Huainan for trade. Pingyu's brocades were famous in the two Huaihe and three Wu regions, among which the Sujiabao brocades were the most famous.
That night we rested in Gaotang Ji. Because the market town was small and the inn could not accommodate the many people, Ran Sheng ordered his sergeants to cut wood and plant stakes in the open space west of Gaotang Ji and built a military stronghold with eight military tents.
The sergeants took turns patrolling the night, and more than fifty people from Sujiabao also set up three tents near the military stronghold. After settling down, Su Qi brought two followers to the military stronghold to visit Chen Caozhi, and presented a small box of Sujiabao brocade as a gift.
Presented to Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi left Su Qi in the tent to drink tea and talk, while he unfolded the brocade to look at it. Suddenly he saw a lacquer plate embroidered on a piece of brocade five feet square. The lacquer plate was densely embroidered with more than a hundred small characters, divided into five colors.
Going around and around, Chen Caozhi took a brief look:
". The dew is thick, and the weaving is the undergarment. The clouds cut the clothes, and they are shining brightly. It is right or wrong, who can tell. In June, mulberries are spinning out silk, and in winter, new branches are sprouting. What you are thinking is not at the right time. Those who are plain have their hair.
, the elixir is filled with tears, and the heart is filled with pity. Old age has come, bones and flesh are broken, and the wind and rain are coming."
"Who wrote this palindrome poem?" Chen Cao was surprised at the meeting.
Su Qi looked over and said with a smile: "It makes Chen Shijun laugh. This is a young girl's game."
Chen Caozhi suddenly thought of someone and blurted out: "Could your sister be Su Hui and Su Ruolan?"
Su Qi looked at Chen Caozhi in surprise and said, "Exactly. I wonder how Chen Shijun learned the name of my younger sister?"
Su Ruolan was hailed by later generations as one of the three most talented women of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, along with Cai Wenji and Xie Daoyun, for her "Xuanji Picture", "Book of Jin."
"The Biography of Lienv" contains: "Dou Tao's wife, Su, was from Shiping. Her name was Hui and her courtesy name was Ruolan. She was good at writing. Tao was the governor of Qinzhou when Fu Jian was the governor of Qinzhou and was moved to Liusha. Su thought about her and weaved brocade.
It is a palindrome poem with convoluted pictures. It is read in a round and round way, and the words are very sad. There are 840 words in it, and there are too many articles to record them." There are many smart and talented people who studied the 800-word "Xuanji Picture" in later generations.
, Kang Wanmin, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, worked hard all his life and developed a complete set of reading methods, which are divided into direct reading, reverse reading, beginning reading, gradually reading back one character, counting down and gradually backing down one character, horizontal reading, and oblique reading.
, four-corner reading, middle radial reading, corner reading, opposite reading, reverse reading and other twelve reading methods, 4,206 five-character, six-character, and seven-character poems can be obtained. Modern people use computers to obtain thousands of poems.
Of course, some of the remaining poems have been put together in a far-fetched way.
"Book of Jin" records Xie Daoyun's events in detail, while Su Ruolan only records a few crosses recorded above. In order to flaunt women's talents and learning, Wu Zetian ordered Shangguan Wan'er to write an article "Dou Tao's wife Su's brocade palindrome", which contains
The story of Su Ruolan is very detailed. When Su Ruolan was sixteen, she married Dou Tao. Dou Tao was the governor of Qinzhou during the reign of Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty, and later guarded Xiangyang. Dou Tao doted on his beautiful concubine Zhao Yangtang and did not take Su Ruolan with him. Su Ruolan wrote "Xuanji"
"Picture" was sent to Xiangyang, saying: "Wandering and wandering, it forms its own article. No one but my beauty can understand it." After Dou Tao got the "Xuanji Picture", he repeatedly pondered it and wrote dozens of poems, all of which are full of sentimentality and affection.
, sighed at how wonderful it was, and the couple reconciled as before.
Xiangyang is still guarded by the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is impossible for Dou Tao to go to Xiangyang to serve as an official. Therefore, "Xuanji Picture" has not appeared at this time. Su Ruolan has not yet been married, but it is still a bit rude for Chen Caozhi to rashly tell Su's girl's maiden name.
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Chen Caozhi apologized frankly and said: "I have heard about your sister's talent for a long time. Now that I see this palindrome poem, my heart is dazzled and I am greatly amazed. Don't be surprised if you are rude."
Su Qi said continuously: "How dare you." He was surprised and said in his heart: "Does Lan Mei have such a famous reputation? Has her reputation spread to Jiangzuo? Not so, Lan Mei is only fourteen years old this year and does not leave her hometown. Although her brocade weaving skills are exquisite
, but never signed it, it is really strange how this Chen Shijun knew my maiden name, Lan Mei!"
Two days later, a group of people came to Pingyu County, Runan County. Pingyu is a flat river with fertile soil and abundant food. Pingyu is more than two hundred miles away from Ruyin and more than three hundred miles away from Xuchang. Now, Xuchang has fallen into Xianbei
Owned by the Murong family, although Pingyu and Xuchang are still separated by the two military towns of Runan and Yingchuan, a month ago, Runan was captured by the Yan army and they plundered and then withdrew, so Pingyu was completely
Not a peaceful place.
After arriving in Pingyu, Su Qi naturally wanted to invite Chen Caozhi to Sujiabao, but Chen Caozhi did not hesitate to say goodbye and went happily.
Sujiabao was built between two hills in the southwest of Pingyu County. It is a castle-style dock with high and thick city walls. There is a watchtower on the gate and turrets on the four corners. Both the watchtower and the turrets are holding staffs to look out, and there are
Warning drum, once the enemy is discovered, the drum will be sounded immediately to warn, and the private soldiers in the castle will immediately launch an orderly defense.
The weather was fine that day. At dusk, the Sujiabao sitting upright was bathed in the glow and looked quite majestic. Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "The wall of the dock in Huaibei is much more powerful than the circular dock of my Chenjiabao.
Even if three thousand soldiers come to attack, this castle will be able to hold on for ten days and a half at the earliest."
Su Qi sent someone back to the fort early to inform his father Su Daozhi that Su Daozhi was now a member of Pingyu County in name only. When he learned that the sixth-grade prince Xima Chen Cao was passing through here to visit him, he hurriedly
When he went out to welcome Chen Cao Zhi, he saw three hundred strong soldiers, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious and fearful. At that time, the civilian commanders in Huaibei were on guard against the Qin Dynasty. Although Murong Yan was on guard against the Huaibei governors in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the general was also not prepared.
Trustworthy, these refugee commanders only believe in themselves and only want to keep their walls, land and tribes. After the Su family of Shiping moved to Runan Pingyu from Guanzhong to avoid the Ran Min Rebellion fifteen years ago, they recruited refugees and expanded their business.
Wubi, in just over ten years, Sujiabao has a population of more than 4,000 men and women, and 800 private soldiers who can fight. It is a relatively powerful Wubi in the Runan area, but because it was moved here in recent years
, so the land allocated was less, and it was difficult to maintain this huge clan. The Su family and his son had to do some robbing of wealthy households. They would not disturb the people in this county. Huainan is rich, so there are always so many people every year.
Once or twice, the people from Sujiapu would cross the Huaihe River to plunder. Of course, they also went to the Xuchang area occupied by the Murong clan of Yan State to plunder wheat and small rice.
Chen Cao, who was an exquisite man, ordered his sergeants to temporarily station outside the fort. He, Ran Sheng, and Shen Chiqian led twenty sergeants into the castle.
Su Daozhi couldn't help feeling a little apologetic when he saw Chen Caozhi being so frank. He ordered ten fat sheep to be given to Ran Sheng's sergeants and entertained them with wine. He accompanied Chen Caozhi, Ran Sheng and more than 20 people inside.
castle.
The six major surnames in Guanxi are Wei, Pei, Liu, Xue, Yang, Du, and Shiping. Although the Su family is not a noble family, they are also large landowners of the common people. The direct descendants of the Su family also have to recite poems and books since they were young. Su Daozhi is especially elegant.
He claimed to be proficient in "Shangshu" and "Dadai Liji", and also dabbled in the metaphysics of Lao Zhuang and Zhuang Zhuang. When he had a conversation with Chen Caozhi, he was greatly impressed by Chen Caozhi's talent and learning. He lamented that the people in Jiangzuo were so wonderful!
Late at night, Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng resigned and returned to the military camp outside the fort. Su Daozhi persuaded Chen Caozhi and others to rest in Wubao with his sincere intention. Chen Caozhi also wanted to win over Su Daozhi, so he stayed there.
Inside the Wubao.
That night, Su Qi reported everything about his encounter with Chen Caozhi on the road to his father, Su Daozhi. He also said that Chen Caozhi admired sister Ruolan's palindrome poems and knew her maiden name.
This was also very strange, but he didn't think much about it. He only told his son Su Qi to be careful and not let Chen Caozhi see the envoy who came to lobby from Di Qin.