Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 184 Let’s guess the riddle together
It's just that the closer the distance, the closer they are, but everyone refuses to accept anyone.

Furthermore, after this ring game and competitive interaction, everyone, especially the middle-aged group, felt like teenagers returning from a dream, arousing a kind of competitive spirit called "a battle of spirits", and everyone was still unsatisfied. , I still want to compete again.

Seeing Cao Cao's desire to make friends, he took the initiative to face Gongsun Zan, clasped his fists and said: "I have always heard that General Gongsun Zan from Youzhou is very brave. I never thought that I could spy on one or two today! I am Cao Cao, it is a pleasure to meet General Gongsun! May I ask? Will General Gongsun come back to compete again tomorrow night?"

Gongsun Zan raised his eyebrows, looked Cao Cao up and down, and said boldly: "Why don't you dare?——Don't be afraid of your jokes. When I was young, I also liked to play hoops, and I was able to catch them every time! Unfortunately, I didn't do it again. Touched these... It's good now, the skills are a lot rusty, otherwise I can get everything!"

After saying this, Gongsun Zan glanced at Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the meaning was self-evident.

Then Zhao Yun smiled, while Guan Yu stroked his beard and said nothing. As for Zhang Fei, he said cheerfully:
"Who doesn't know how to tell lies? Tomorrow night I will trap forty people... No! Eighty!! I want to show you how I can trap!"

"Third brother!" Liu Bei scolded lightly and said to Gongsun Zan, "Bogui, don't be offended. My third brother has always had that temper..."

Hearing this, Zhang Fei shut up decisively.Gongsun Zan waved his hand and said, "I'm used to it."

Seeing this, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others exchanged glances secretly: Didn't you expect that Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were old acquaintances? ...Looking at the friendship between these two people, it turns out they are pretty good?
Just when Zhang Fei boasted that he would set eighty, Liu Bian's face turned slightly green: "How dare I lose four more rounds tomorrow night?"Do you think I’m embarrassed enough?
Before tomorrow comes, Liu Bian can no longer watch the trap game.

He doesn't want to lose at all.

However, the hoop shows one's personal force value. Even if Liu Bian practices martial arts all night long, there is no way he can quickly master it overnight and increase his [-]% hit rate, right? ...How can this be solved?
Rolling his eyes, Liu Bian said: "Everyone, don't you feel tired of playing rings again? And I think this game is too unfriendly to me! I want to change the game! Tomorrow..."

Before he finished speaking, everyone present looked at him.

He was startled, but said calmly: "Tonight is a "martial fight", so tomorrow night it will be a "literary fight", how about it?" "

Huh?
Everyone looked at each other and secretly exchanged glances with each other.

Gongsun Zan asked curiously: "Your Highness, does Wen Dou mean...?"

——Ignoring the surprised looks of those present, Liu Bian said: "It's very simple, just 'guess the riddle'!"Tomorrow night, I will order someone to hang the "riddle" on the lantern for fun!Whoever guesses correctly will get a reward?If anyone guesses wrong, who will be punished by dancing or singing?It’s okay to compose poems as punishment!how? "

Liu Bian looked around at the crowd.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and responded: "But Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Xun You and other people who are proficient in literary and ink are very interested, while Zhang Fei, Zhang Yan, Zhao Yun and other generals are very headaches."

Zhang Fei, in particular, grimaced and shouted: "Sir, this... I don't know how to do it!"

"Then what do you know?" Yuan Shu raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and asked when he got the chance.

"I know how to fight." Zhang Fei squinted at Yuan Shu, as if he was really good at fighting, especially with Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was angry.

"...It doesn't matter if you don't." Liu Bian was very talkative, "At worst, we should be punished for failure?"

"Ah?" Zhang Fei was shocked, "Failed? Me?! - I can neither dance nor sing. Is it even more difficult to compose poems?"

"Don't worry, don't worry! When the time comes, you will be punished with sword dancing, or you will be challenged to a duel, and you will still be rewarded if you win! I will not embarrass you, how about you?" Liu Bian was so thoughtful that everyone wondered if His Highness had already There is a plan.

Zhang Fei scratched his head, hesitated, and confirmed: "Even if you can't guess it, you'll only be punished with a sword dance or a duel?"

"Yes." Liu Bian said.

Zhang Fei's eyes lit up, he was overjoyed, and said to Liu Bei and Guan Yu: "Brother! Second brother, this is a good proposal! Just guess riddles, okay? - I want to participate! As long as you don't dance, sing or compose poems! "

Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked at each other, angry and funny.

With Zhang Fei taking the lead to support, Liu Bian took it as everyone's acquiescence... clapped his hands, Liu Bian said: "So, can you please make some preparations? - Tomorrow night's riddle guessing reward will definitely satisfy you! "

This is a different kind of reminder.

Remind everyone to rest on time and not stay out in the middle of the night.

With a hint of expectation, everyone said goodbye to Liu Bian.

Watching everyone disperse, Liu Bian also put away his intention to play around. After confirming that today's gathering was about to end, he hurried back to his home without causing any trouble...

——It’s really strange: He obviously took a bath, so why did he have to work overtime during the bathing period?
When he returned to the study room of the mansion, Liu Bian sat in front of the desk, wondering why he went to all the trouble.

In fact, he doesn’t need to add the “riddle guessing” part!
He thought about it seriously: It was probably because he didn't want to stumble again in roping, and at the same time, if he refused to compete, wouldn't it be a disgrace to everyone? ...Hmm~ Anyway, he proposed to compete in "riddle guessing" anyway, and everyone agreed, so don't think about it.

It just so happened that he didn't mind watching the crowd in secret.

It is said that "riddle guessing" has a long history. It originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the early years, it was called "crypto", "geng Ci" and "literary riddle". It is a kind of entertainment full of ridicule, discipline, humor and laughter. Word games.

It is said that some lobbyists, out of self-interest, often did not state their true intentions when persuading the king, but used other words to hint at them, so that they could be inspired.

Later, it developed into a guessing game. It started in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it was called "Guessing Lantern Riddles." The riddle was hung on the lantern... but that's not important.What's important is:
He played "guessing lantern riddles" ahead of time... Ah~ no!It is a "guessing riddle" game, should it be reasonable and not violate the rules? ——Dumplings are 20 years earlier, and "guessing riddles" has existed since ancient times, not to mention that it was quite popular during the Three Kingdoms period?
Cough cough ~ pull away!He was trying to say...

As long as he can see everyone's embarrassment, he is completely willing to write puzzles by hand!
—Wait a minute!
Before writing the puzzle, he had to draft an announcement:
"Announce to the people everywhere that on the occasion of the new year, the king of Bohai and the prefect of Bohai intends to hold a "guessing riddle" activity. There are a total of [-] copies hidden on [-] lanterns. Anyone who guesses correctly will go to Nanpi County Magistrate's Mansion to get it." Rewards, big rewards!

The No.1 guesser will be rewarded with [-] coins, a horse and a bag of rice!
Those who guess correctly from No. 2 to 4 will receive a seven-day share of Guizhi Soup!
Note: Those who guess wrong will be punished. The punishment content is mostly in confrontation mode, and the winner will be rewarded!
The competition time is set as the third night of the temple fair. Before the end of the temple fair, please pay attention and participate! 』

Looking left and right, Liu Bian felt that the reward was too little, so he used "participation is the most important" to convince himself... Mainly because he did not think that most people in Nanpi County were literate.

Therefore, this riddle-guessing activity is aimed at Cao Cao and others.

Although the quota is 400 people, only a few dozen people will qualify by then.

In this way, the reward is not too shabby, right?
Don’t forget that although the person who guesses wrong is punished, there is also a reward?

Thinking of this, he felt relieved and ordered He to wait for the guards to copy ten copies of this announcement and then distribute it to the streets and alleys of Nanpi County tomorrow morning - "I want to give you a test!" He stared at the guards who were about to copy. , Liu Bian opened his eyes and told lies, "You will issue an announcement tomorrow morning, and I will let the entire Nanpi County people know about it at noon tomorrow!"

He Xian waited for the guards: "..."

Then, Liu Bencai ordered He Xian to wait for the guards to prepare four hundred blank notes.

Finally, He Xian waited for the guards to concentrate on copying the notice.

Liu Bian, on the other hand, tried hard to remember, recall the riddles he could remember, and write them down on small slips of paper.

The next day, at night, not only the meeting place, but also the streets and alleys, especially places with lanterns, were particularly lively.

The people of Nanpi County have already learned that there will be a riddle game tonight, and they are all gearing up to show off their talents.

Unfortunately, when the people of Nanpi County enthusiastically searched for the small notes, they all sadly discovered that... they were illiterate!

illiterate!illiterate!illiterate!
Immediately, the people of Nanpi County held their heads and wailed, expressing their regret!If there is a chance... if there is a chance...

What's the chance? ——The people of Nanpi County dare not think deeply about it!
...As agreed, Liu Bian and everyone gathered in front of the new toys displayed by the vendor.

After two nights of baptism, the vendor was able to look directly at Liu Bian and his party without changing his expression.But Liu Bian and his party stopped playing tricks.

"Have you seen those lanterns?" Liu Bian, as the organizer of the "riddle" arrangement, pointed his finger lightly and told everyone straight to the point, "I think you all know the announcement during the day? - From the eight thousand lanterns Find four hundred puzzles! Write the answers on the back of the puzzles and sign your name. Then I will send someone to check. Whoever guesses correctly will be rewarded! Otherwise..."

Liu Bian stopped abruptly at the right time.

Zhang Fei answered with a smile: "——You will be punished! There is no limit to the way you are punished. If you perform well, there will be additional rewards, right?"

"That's right." Liu Bian nodded happily.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu glared at Zhang Fei and scolded: "Third brother, don't be rude!"

"How could you be so rude?" Zhang Fei blinked, looking innocent.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were dumbfounded.

"Everyone, go figure out the puzzle! First come, first served. If you're late, you won't have a chance!" Liu Bian said.

So Cao Cao and others dispersed with a roar.

Next, Liu Bian saw all kinds of sentient beings as he wished -

"Brother Meng De, there are only [-] puzzles. Let's team up to find them? Is this convenient and quick?"

"What you said makes sense." Cao Cao opened his mouth happily and was about to let go...

Liu Bian's head was full of black lines: Do you just want to take advantage of me in front of me? ——Immediately, Liu Bian ordered He Xian to pass on the message, while elbowing He Xian with his elbow, so that He Xian could speak fluently.

But I heard Xian He announce abruptly: "Everyone, if you really want to form a team, you must follow the group assignments yesterday!"

Immediately, Cao Cao and others had very subtle expressions.

Then, Cao Cao and others were divided into six groups, and each of them looked for puzzles.

Liu Bian's mouth twitched, and he was speechless when he saw Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Xun You in a group, which was particularly harmonious.

Liu Bei was lucky enough to figure out the puzzle first.

Liu Bei took a small piece of paper off the lantern, opened it, looked at it, and read:
"The place where Liu, Guan, and Zhang became sworn brothers, give it a place name."

Liu Bei: "..."

Cao Cao and Xun You were confused, while Liu Bei silently wrote: "Taoyuan"

Naturally, Liu Bei did not forget to mark his name.

At this time, a servant came, took the small piece of paper, put it in the designated place - on the big desk, and put it away.

There was a group of soldiers guarding the place to make sure no one cheated.

Seeing this, Liu Bei withdrew his gaze, thoughtfully.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "It's really interesting."

Cao Cao waved his hand and stood still, motionless.

Liu Bian sat high up in the pavilion and silently watched as Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu, plus Cao Ang, searched for the lantern in a frantic manner and efficiently retrieved ten small notes for Cao Cao!

--Hello!this? !
Liu Bian was embarrassed.

Cao Cao opened the puzzles one by one, thought for a moment, and quickly wrote the answers.

Someone took away ten small notes from Cao Cao and put them on the desk.

Putting his hands on his chest, Liu Bian really wanted to know how Cao Cao would answer.

Not urgent.

Liu Bian thought to himself: It’s not too late to read again after the riddle guessing time is over.

"I found it!" Suddenly, Zhang Fei's loud voice sounded, attracting Liu Bian's attention.

Not only Liu Bian, but also the others looked at Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei waved the small piece of paper in his hand and shouted to Jushou and Tian Feng, "Two gentlemen, raise your heads and look at the bright moon." What is the name of the Chinese medicine? ——I’m not a doctor, so how do I know the name of the Chinese medicine? "

Jushou and Tian Feng raised their eyebrows in unison, but did not report the answer.

"What is it? What is it?" Zhang Fei asked.

Ju Shou and Tian Feng laughed without saying a word, and said in unison: "I am old and return to my hometown."

Zhang Fei:? ? ?
"Two gentlemen, what is it?" Zhang Fei simply picked up his pen and asked Jushou and Tian Feng for the answer.

"Danggui." Jushou said.

Zhang Fei wrote accordingly: "Danggui"

Tsk tsk~ Liu Bian shook his head, feeling very depressed: This riddle should be solved by one person alone. Isn’t it really a foul to guess the riddle in a team?

Liu Bian's face did not change, and he called He Xian again, asking He Xian to pass the order, not allowing Cao Cao and others to form a team to guess riddles.

Cao Cao and others finally had to disperse, looking for lanterns and puzzles alone, until all four hundred small pieces of paper were found, and the answers were written on them all.

After that, a happy scene happened: beforehand, Liu Bian showed the answer to the puzzle to He Xian and other guards; at this time, He Xian and other guards checked the answers one by one, and as expected, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhang Yan, Generals Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan, and Guan Hai answered the most questions incorrectly!
Liu Bian grinned, and almost laughed out loud when he saw Zhang Fei's reply, "Who knows he has a mouth but can't speak, so I typed a two-character Han Dynasty name" and wrote "I don't know" -

The answer to this question is "Lü Pheasant"!
"Who knows" is combined with "口", and then "yan" is removed, leaving "鹹知口", which is combined into the word "LV Pheasant" - Lu Pheasant is the queen of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, commonly known as Queen Lu, Empress Han Gao, Empress Dowager Lu, etc.!
When Liu Bian looked at Guan Yu's reply and said, "Look around, there is no one who can win me, give me a name from the Western Han Dynasty." When he wrote "Mrs.", he almost choked out——

The answer to this question is "Zhou Yafu"!
Analysis: The people around him are inferior to the "husband".

Next is Zhang Yan. The puzzle Zhang Yan is looking for is "Chrysanthemums are in full bloom, guess an idiom", and Zhang Yan's answer is "The chrysanthemums are not broken"... But in fact, the answer to this question is "The flowers are blooming and the moon is full"!
... What surprised Liu Bian was: Zhao Yun answered one or two questions and guessed them all correctly!

This is so unexpected!
However, no matter what, the significance of this puzzle is not who guesses more, but who makes more mistakes——

With crooked eyes, Liu Bian glanced at Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhang Yan, Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan and Guan Hai, and said with a smile: "You six have completely lost, are you going to be punished?"

(End of this chapter)