Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 63 Pang Tong, Xu Shu

The capital was moved to Xuchang.

Among Cao Cao's considerations, there are three points.

One is that Luoyang is indeed dilapidated.

The second is that Xuchang is his rear, which is convenient for controlling Liu Xie.

The third is that Luoyang is too close to Jizhou, and with his strength, he can't compete with Yuan Shao.

Therefore, moving the capital of the Han Dynasty to Xuchang is a matter that is extremely beneficial to him.

Liu Xie was a little hesitant, and asked Yu Fujie to order Dong Zhao, but he didn't know that Dong Zhao had already secretly communicated with Cao Cao about the song.

Even Cao Cao's suggestion to move the capital to Xuchang was proposed by Dong Zhao to Cao Cao.

Therefore, with the help of Neigui, Cao Cao quickly got Liu Xie's permission, and happily planned to move the capital.

By September, Tianzi Longjia had arrived in Xuchang. Yang Feng was extremely opposed to the move of the capital, and decided to send troops to intercept Tianzi's car and finally failed.

Cao Cao changed Xuchang to Xudu, and Liu Xie worshiped him as General and Marquis of Wuping.

In October, Cao Cao attacked Yang Feng and forced him to join Yuan Shu in Huainan.In November, Cao Cao took the post of Sikong, driving chariots and cavalry generals, and took over the power.

Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

At the end of the year, Xianshan Academy will be on vacation, and the students will go back early.

By the Hanshui River, Wang Can's complexion was not good.

After Liu Xie moved his capital to Xuchang, in memory of the scholar Sun Rui's contribution to saving his family, he posthumously gave the scholar Sun Rui the title of Marquis of Danjinting.

Because Shisun Rui was dead, Shisun Meng inherited his title and went to Xudu to take up his post.

A group of friends sent him to the riverside.

Wang Can felt the most uncomfortable, because when he left Chang'an, he came with Shi Sun Meng.

Now that the two friends are about to part ways, they have mixed feelings in their hearts. There are good wishes for the friend to inherit the Tinghou, and there is also the sadness of being lonely and lonely when the friend is about to leave.

"Zhongxuan, Chengming, Derong, Hongguang, Ah Chen."

Shi Sun Meng stood on the pier, bowed his hands to everyone and said, "I'm going to say goodbye. I don't know when we will see you again, but our friendship will never change."

In early winter, although Xiangyang hadn't snowed yet, the weather was gloomy and cold. The group of people were all wearing thick furs, and Wang Can's fur was bulging, as if hiding something.

He reached into his bosom and took out the things. It turned out to be a roll of bamboo slips. He stepped forward and said, "Wenshi, I have nothing to give you before you go to Xuchang. I wrote a poem last night. Give it to you." After going to Xuchang, I often visit it.”

The scholar Sun Meng took the bamboo slips and opened them to read: "The sky is in chaos, and the country is not destroyed. I am my friend, and I am the capital of the other. The Zongshou is lost, and the more I use it to escape. I moved to Jingchu and Zhangzhimei."

This is a four-character poem in the style of the "Book of Songs" in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because the "Book of Songs" is a Confucian classic, four-character poems were actually the mainstream at that time.

Although Cao Cao also has five-character poems, he has more four-character poems, such as "Guan Canghai", "Gui Shishou" and so on.

Therefore, in terms of literary values ​​at the time, this four-character poem would be better.

"Good poetry."

"The country hates the family, and the feeling of wandering in a foreign country is melancholy."

"Oh, I understand Zhongxuan's intention."

Several friends sighed.

Wang Can said sadly, "Wen Shi still needs to be careful along the way."

Shi Sun Meng replied: "Don't worry, I will be careful."

Everyone was quite sad.

Shen Chen saw that the atmosphere was like parting from life and death, so he smiled and said: "Don't be sad, everyone. Brother Wen Shi is going to Xudu to take up his post, not to die, so why be so sad, you should wish your brother a bright future. what."

"That's true."

Wang Can wiped away the tears that were about to flow from his eyes, forced himself to smile and said, "Wen Shi is going to Xudu to take up his post, there is no need to be so sad. By the way, Ah Chen, why don't you also write a poem to bid farewell to Wen Shi? "

"Let me think."

Shen Chen said, he bowed his head in thought, glanced around, and meditated.

Several people around looked at him.

He thought about it for about half a minute, but he didn't have any idea. He raised his head, and suddenly saw the plain on the outskirts of the northeast of the city from a distance, and he immediately had an idea in his mind.

"There is."

He said: "The grass on Liliyuan grows every year. The wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates."

"Well."

Wang Can scratched his head and said, "The poem is pretty good, but isn't this a farewell to Wenshi?"

Shen Chen smiled and said: "It's not over yet. Yuanfang invades the ancient road, and Qingcui meets Xiangcheng. Now I send Wenshi to Wenshi, full of love."

When many people in later generations learned Bai Juyi's poem in elementary school, they only knew the first four lines.

But in fact, it was deleted by the group of people who compiled the primary school textbooks. They only kept the first four lines, and changed the original title of the poem "Farewell to Fude Guyuan Grass" to "Grass".

This made Bai Juyi also want to say: Grass.

Perhaps those who compile the textbooks think that doing so can convey a concept to elementary school students-people must be as tenacious as weeds to survive.

However, this deviates from Bai Juyi's original meaning and becomes a poem praising life, not a farewell poem.

"it is good."

Wang Can's eyes lit up, and he immediately applauded: "With the abundance of weeds, tell Wenshi that even if there are ups and downs in the future, he will eventually pass. This poem is indeed full of an upward spirit."

"The sage observes the appropriateness of yin and yang, and distinguishes the benefits of all things in order to live. Therefore, the spirit is at ease with the form, and the life is long."

Shi Sun Meng also praised: "This kind of realm is very desirable."

Shen Chen said modestly: "I also saw the weeds growing tenaciously, and I was so grateful."

"Thank you Ah Chen for the poem, I will always remember it."

Shi Sun Meng cupped her hands and said, "Everyone, let's say goodbye."

"See you someday."

"See you someday."

Everyone said goodbye to him, and Shi Sunmeng waved to them from the side of the boat after boarding the boat.

Wang Can and the others also kept watching, and did not prepare to leave until the ship disappeared in the vast Han River and headed for Fancheng hidden in the mist in the distance.

And at this moment, another new passenger ship arrived at the Xiangyang Wharf, which was coming and going.

Originally this is also normal.

Although Xiangyang was known as the land of the southern barbarians in the Han Dynasty, for example, Wang Can wrote in the second poem of his "Seven Sorrows Poems" that "Jingman is not my hometown, so what is the long-term prostitution".

But in any case, it is a fact that the Central Plains are in chaos, and it is also a fact that the south is now prosperous. Thousands of people go in and out of Xiangyang every day.

There are huge crowds of people on the pier, and it is not unusual for a new passenger ship to arrive.

However, the boat happened to stop not far from the crowd. Wang Can glanced casually, and suddenly saw a young man with an ordinary face getting off the boat, and immediately shouted: "Pang Tong."

Hearing this name, Shen Chen quickly turned his head to look.

He has been to Yuliang Island this year, and the whole Xiangyang knows Pang Degong's reputation. Even Liu Biao went to the island several times to invite him out of the mountain, but he declined all the time.

Therefore, many scholars in Jingzhou approached him to study. He did not accept students, but basically he would not refuse anyone who came to him to ask questions.

Although Shen Chen's body has become smaller, his mind is still flexible. He has been in Xiangyang for two years and studied under Song Zhong's disciple of Xianshan Academy.

Even Song Zhong felt that he was inferior to Shen Chen in some aspects, so he often visited some great scholars, such as Liu Biao and Pang Degong, and asked them questions.

But it's a pity that we didn't meet Pang Tong.

It was later learned that Pang Tong did not actually live on Yuliangzhou, but in Pang's village pavilion about ten miles northeast of Xiangyang City.

Since Pang Tong was not well-known at this time, the rash visit caused doubts, so Shen Chen did not go to him directly, but planned to let nature take its course and talk about it in the future.

As a result, last year Pang Tong heard that there was a great Confucian named Sima Hui in Yingchuan, so he went two thousand miles north to visit Sima Hui in Yingchuan.

Now I see it.

I saw that Pang Tong was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and his appearance was very ordinary. He belonged to a person who would not be given a second glance in the crowd.

There are several people around him, and they are all around 20 years old.

"Mr. Zhongxuan."

Among them was a young man who waved to Wang Can.

Wang Can was pleasantly surprised: "Yuan Zhi, Guang Yuan, Zhou Ping, Gong Wei, you are here too."

These people are Xu Shu, Shi Tao, Cui Jun, and Meng Jian.

In history, these four were the four friends of Zhuge, but in fact they had a good relationship with Pang Tong.

"Wei Lue" records that Xu Shu and Shi Tao went south to Jingzhou to avoid disaster because of the war in the Central Plains, and they became friends with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

The reason for this is that Xu Shu has a good relationship with Mr. Pang De, and he often asks Mr. Pound for advice.

"Xiangyang Ji" records that after Sima Hui arrived in Jingzhou, he and Mr. Pound were inseparable. Once Mr. Pound went out on business, Sima Hui came to visit and treated Mr. Pound's house as his own. He ordered Mrs. Pound's wife to prepare food, saying that Xu Shu Tell him that guests will come and talk things over with them later.

So Duke Pang De's wife prepared food for Sima Hui and Xu Shu.

Treating a friend's house as one's own, from this point of view, the relationship between Sima Hui Xu Shu and Duke Pang De was very good at that time.

And Zhuge Liang began to study his own knowledge in the second year of Jian'an, that is, in 197 AD, after his uncle Zhuge Xuan died of illness.

He often studied under Lord Pang De, and according to the records of "Xiangyang Ji", he often visited his home and was gradually valued by Duke Pang De.

It was at this time that Zhuge Liang met Xu Shu, Pang Tong and the others, and slowly joined the circle.

In other words, Xu Shu and the others actually met Pang Tong first, and Zhuge Liang later.

However, Wang Can has a lot of friends, and his reputation is also very large in Jingzhou. He is known to such big men as Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan, so as one of Pang Degong's students, Xu Shu and others naturally met him several times.

The crowd came over, and the young man who had waved to Wang Can before was about twenty, tall, thin, and very handsome, and asked Wang Can, "Why is Mr. Zhongxuan at the pier today?"

"Send one and send Wenshi, his father was posthumously awarded as Marquis of Ting by the imperial court, inherited the title, and went to Xuchang."

Wang Can waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about it, why are you here?"

Xu Shu said: "Pang Tong came back from Yingchuan, and we happened to be in Deng County, so we sent him back to his hometown together."

Wang Can said with a smile: "What are you doing back home? I left a friend and I was sad. You guys came and went to the bar with me. It's cold recently. Do you know the spirits? Have a drink to warm you up. Body, someone treats you."

"this."

Xu Shu glanced at Pang Tong, saw Pang Tong nodded, and said, "Then go."

A few people went to the city immediately.

They introduced each other on the way. At that time, Pang Tong and Xu Shu were not famous at all. After Sima Hui came to Jingzhou, he told people everywhere that Pang Tong was the crown of Nanzhou celebrities, so he became known to the world.

As for the titles of Wolong and Phoenix, it will take another seven or eight years. When Mr. Pang De commented on the celebrities in Jingzhou, he would say the titles of Zhuge Liang Wolong, Pangtong Fengchu, and Sima Huishuijing.

The most famous one is Wang Can, followed by Shen Chen.

Pang Tong studied under Sima Hui in Yingchuan from last year to this year, and had never heard of his fame. Xu Shu and Shitao lived outside Xiangyang City and often visited great Confucian scholars to study, but they knew him.

Therefore, when he saw that Shen Chen, who had recently become famous, was only a ten-year-old boy, he was rather surprised.

But it was just a little surprise.

Child prodigies are common in this age. Wang Can was a child prodigy when he was a child. Cai Yong said that he was a genius when he was 14 years old. Even great Confucians are ashamed of themselves.

A group of people entered the city and came to a restaurant. Seeing the restaurant full of traffic and guests coming and going, Xu Shu was very surprised and said: "You actually came to Huangmenlou. This restaurant is the most expensive restaurant in Xiangyang. I can't afford it." .”

Wang Can smiled and waved his hands and said, "Didn't you just say that? There is a treat, you say yes, Ah Chen."

Shen Chen smiled and said, "Just eat, you can eat whatever you want."

"Could it be this wine house?"

Xu Shu looked at him in surprise.

Shen Chen nodded: "It was opened by my uncle."

"Then don't worry."

Xu Shu swaggered ahead.

After entering the door, I saw that the lobby of the restaurant was full, and there were people coming and going upstairs and downstairs, and there was still a queue outside.

The restaurants in the Han Dynasty were not called restaurants, but wine houses, and they were not large in scale. Luxury restaurants were generally only found in metropolises such as Luoyang and Chang'an.

But Xiangyang has been very lively in recent years, and large restaurants have gradually prospered.

Shen Chen saw a business opportunity, so he urged his uncle to open a Huangmenlou here, and his specialty is stir-fry, which became popular only after Tang and Song Dynasties.

No one can refuse a bowl of egg fried rice, if there is, then add fried chicken and fried duck.

The reason why there was no cooking before the Tang and Song Dynasties was that the iron-making method was relatively backward.

Although stir-frying appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was not until the Tang Dynasty came out that the irrigation method came out, and the popularity of ironware would officially set foot on the stage of history.

However, Shen Chen had figured out the method of pouring steel ahead of time. Huang Menting's annual production of ironware was more than that of Liu Biao's entire Jingzhou. Naturally, there was no shortage of iron pots for cooking.

Huangmenlou is full today, just like the hot pot restaurant has the best business in winter. When the weather is cold, who wouldn't want to have a hot dish in the hot pot and a pot of spirits in the shop?

So Xu Shu looked left and right for a long time, but couldn't find a place.

Fortunately, Shen Chen had face, the shopkeeper saw that he was here, so he asked Xiao Er to clean up in the backyard, and set a table for them in the inner hall of the backyard.

(End of this chapter)