Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 71
Although it was a banquet for the Cai Mansion, there were four people sitting side by side at the head of the banquet, Wang Yun, Cai Yong, Zhao Qian (then Taiwei) and Xun Shuang.

The guests included all the [-]-stone and Zhonglang generals in the court, and at last they had to be noble figures like Huangmen Shilang. If we ignore the princes who are fighting in their nests in the east, the last remnant of the Han Dynasty gathered together, which can be said to be a gathering of heroes. Not an exaggeration.

It is said that Sikong Xunshuang considered that Guanzhong was experiencing famine, so he suggested that one gathering of the feudal banquets would be enough, which is why it was such a grand event.

At present, Dong Xiangguo personally stayed in Luoyang. As the number one figure in the Chang'an court, Wang Situ was the first to make an important speech with a straight face - to the effect that from the beginning of February to now close to April, everyone finally protected the emperor and completed the escort mission. It is a major event to move the capital. Except for the palace, which has not yet been renovated, other departments have to make do with the basics and prepare to start work.
This is talking about work during team building, which is very disappointing behavior.

Xu Jiashu curled his lips quietly, feeling that if Huan Jie was next to him at this time, he would definitely complain again.

On the 6th hour after not seeing Huan Boxu, I missed him
Just kidding, this is not Nantong Wen, and this time Xu Jiashu is sitting next to Xun You. With this "Cao Wei Adviser" here, who would miss Huan Jie if nothing happens?
Although Xun Gongda had an average impression of this boy after being spied on openly by Xu Jiashu last time, after all, he was also half the owner of the Cai Mansion, so he let Xu Jiashu sit next to him and drank alone.

One drink after another, when it was Xun Shuang's turn to speak, Xun You was almost drunk.

He rarely drinks.

The last time can be traced back to when Xun You was 13 years old. His grandfather Xun Tan, who raised him, passed away. He avoided all the guests and hid alone in his room and got drunk. Xun You was then driven back to preside over the funeral. Discovered, covered up for this little grandnephew who suddenly disappeared at the funeral.

"If You'er doesn't dislike him, he will treat your uncle as your biological grandfather from now on."

At that time, Xun Shuang, who lived in seclusion on the banks of the Han River and wrote books, was only 42 years old. He was not as thin as he is now. His long life of farming and studying made him look like a strong old farmer in the fields, not at all like the elders of his clan. With all the airs of a wealthy family, he is obviously a white man who has only been a doctor for a few days, but he has an outstanding reputation in the world and is the real leader of the Xun family.

It is precisely because of this uncle's favor that Xun You, a child with no relatives, can maintain his taciturn character in a big family like the Xun family, and no one dares to bully him.

When he was crowned, Xun Shuang specially gave him the nickname "Gongda", which can be said to have high hopes.

Back at the banquet, Wang Yun's foul and long official talk severely dampened the interest of the guests. For a while, the voices of talking and laughing were much quieter, so Master Sikong stood up to save the situation.

"Wang Situ is right, you must be diligent and diligent after today." Xun Shuang first said that Wang Yun was right, and then announced: "But good times are rare, everyone will return from this banquet with great fun!"

The cold atmosphere became lively again.

"Listen to Duke Ciming." Xun You on the side came over at some point, smelling of alcohol, and asked Xu Jiashu in a low voice: "Are you very weak?"

Have it?

In Xu Jiashu's opinion, the old man looked skinny and skinny as usual, but he was actually very energetic.

Just like that kind of middle school teacher who has been teaching all his life, even though his hair and eyebrows are white, he can still talk non-stop when class comes, move coquettishly on the podium, and write a blackboard full of blackboards. Then he used the chalk to accurately hit several sleeping arhats in the back row - "Are you reading for me?"

Perhaps only when they retire can we see their old age.

"No," he replied in a low voice, "Didn't Duke Ciming always talk like this?"

"Oh, you guys can't even tell," Xun You smiled drunkenly, "Only I know, he's just pretending."

Seeing Meng Hulu's rare loss of composure, Xu Jiashu looked carefully for a while, only to find that Xun Shuang's hand holding the wine bottle did shake occasionally. A few drops of wine had been spilled in front of the cases in front of the old man.

"I heard that Cai Zhonglang's disciples are good at writing, so I might as well write a preface to today's banquet."

Xun Shuang's speech was very brief, but he nodded at Xu Jiashu at the end.

"Ciming Gong is promoting Zi Mao," Xun You quietly pulled Xu Jiashu's sleeve from below, "but don't let his hard work go to waste."

Then the little-known descendant of the Xun family drank another full cup and couldn't drink anymore.He doesn't have much capacity for alcohol.

Xun You's blurry eyes showed the appearance of his uncle when he was young - Duke Ciming, at this time, do you still want to be loyal to the Han Dynasty?
Originally, writing a preface was a simple matter. Just write down the time, place and the big guys attending the banquet, and it would be a qualified preface. However, this kind of common thing was something Xu Jiashu had never done before, and he subconsciously wanted to do it. Activate the traveler's passive skill - text copying.In the eyes of everyone, it was this young minister who was named by the world's "greatest scholars" who was bowing his head in deep thought.

It seems that he is someone who has pen and ink in mind and wants to take the opportunity to make some comments. Considering that Xu Jiashu's handwriting was really good before, the senior officials can't help but have a little more expectation to see what kind of preface he will write.

Xu Jiashu, who was named, stood out from the crowd, while his mind kept searching for the preface he had learned.

Preface to Lanting Collection?

No, it was a picnic at the "Meandering Water Drinking Bowl", and it was "cultivating evil spirits", so the only part that could be copied was a small section in the middle, which was not appropriate.

Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion?

It's even more difficult to hit with eight poles.
Soon, Xu Jiashu started writing.

"Heaven and earth are the reverse journey of all things; time and time are the passers-by of a hundred generations."

These two sentences can be regarded as clichés - the shortness of life is probably a problem that has been troubled by the human species since the emergence of intelligence.

While Xun You was chanting in a low voice, two lines of clear tears left the corners of his eyes.

When a person reaches his thirties, the last close elder becomes seriously ill, but he is unable to do anything.

All things in the world will eventually come to an end, and he, Xun You, will never have a destination in life again - Gongda Gongda, but when will I, Xunyou, want to become famous?
What he did was just not wanting to disappoint Lord Ci Ming.

"But life is like a dream, just for joy"

Xu Jiashu continued to write, and everyone's faces showed strange expressions.

Parallel prose just appeared at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was essentially a new exploration of the use of characters. As for its development into a fussy moan and being brought back into order by the eight great masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, it was only after the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The emergence of a good parallel essay at this time is undoubtedly a surprise.

This preface is elegantly written, with gorgeous words. What’s more rare is that it has a positive and uplifting intention. It can be described as a first-class discussion.

Even Wang Yun couldn't help but tease Cai Yong and said: "First there was Cao Mengde, and then there was Xu Zimao. Bo Zhe's eye for recruiting disciples can be regarded as one of the three greatest talents along with music and calligraphy!"

Xun Shuang just wanted to give Xu Jiashu a chance to show off in front of high-ranking officials, so he joked: "No wonder Zimao doesn't want to come to my Sikong Mansion. It turns out he thinks my temple is too small."

In front of Man Chao Liang Qian Shi, his disciple received such praise from Situ Sikong. Cai Yong's face also glowed, with an old face smiling like a chrysanthemum.

Feeling everyone's reaction - especially the expressions of Cai Yan and Yourong Yan and the unhappy look on Lu Lingqi's face, Xu Jiashu thanked Shixian crazily in his heart. By the way, he also thanked the Chinese class representative who forced him to endorse. I wrongly blamed you!
After that, as a recorder, Xu Jiashu only had to be responsible for writing down everyone's poems. At least he did not commit the bad behavior of copying two articles in one chapter.

It's just that Xun You's words have been lingering in Xu Jiashu's heart.

Is this old man Xun Shuang really seriously ill?

If he had a "Book of the Later Han" in his hand at this moment, he would have known that Sikong Xunshuang only had more than a month to live.

(End of this chapter)