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Chapter 456 Xia Houlan ([-])
The scorching heat has passed, and the autumn tiger is still raging.

The ancient capital Chang'an is even more majestic.The ancient pines on the Baqiao are extraordinarily majestic in the autumn colors, and the Wei River is rushing forward without any hesitation.

Logically speaking, Dong Bi, who has been away from Chang'an for nearly two years, should return with great fanfare this time.

But Dong Bi did not do this.

Let Dianwei lead the central army, and Qu Yi as the deputy general, marching mightily.As for himself, accompanied by Li Kui and the others, he led [-] trolls, quietly left the group, swung his whips, and set off two days before Dian Wei and the others set off.

Before leaving, Liang Xi was officially appointed as the governor of Hedong and concurrently the captain of Sili.

It can be said that this appointment was beyond the expectations of many people.Liang Xi, just a small county magistrate, suddenly became a high-ranking official with a salary of two thousand shi, and broke the glasses of many people.But on the other hand, this is exactly in line with Dong Bi's promise.

Eclectic drop talent!

Dong Bi doesn't look at seniority or family background when employing people, as long as you have the ability, he dares to hire you.

This move moved Guan Zhong Wushu's heart.Many students who could no longer bear the loneliness set off one after another before Dong Bi arrived in Chang'an.Who doesn't want to seek a good future.Although scholars pay attention to strength of character, strength of character cannot make people full after all.

Dong Bi didn't expect that because of his small action, how many people's hearts would be affected.

After all, the situation in the second year of Taiping was different from the situation in the first year of Jian'an.Five years ago, Dong Pi entered Guanzhong, but the foundation had not yet been established. Although there was an order to seek talents, many people were still on the sidelines.The feudal lords of the Kanto region are tyrannical, how to rectify the disastrously defeated Guanzhong is the first proposition that countless people put forward for Dong Pi.Then the Battle of Danhan Mountain, the Battle of Bingzhou, and the Battle of Luoyang...all of them were tests for Dong Pi.

Today, although Dong Bi can't be said to dominate the north, his majesty has been revealed, and his tyrannical strength is enough to explain everything.

In this case, scholars have to study carefully.If you don't come forward to cooperate, you may never have another chance in the future.

As for Dong Pi, the reason why he returned to Chang'an on Qingqi had other plans.

The afterglow of the setting sun reflects Duyoubao.The gray city wall, under the shining of the setting sun, showed a kind of vigor and majesty.

When it was getting dark, a group of people quietly arrived outside Duyoubao.

The drawbridge fell, and Fazheng Wang Mai and the two entered the group of people into the castle, and immediately guarded around the castle silently.

Li Kui and others settled down on their own.

Accompanied by King Fazheng Mai, Dong Bi walked into a cell.

This cell was decorated magnificently.A sumptuous banquet was placed in the middle, and Jia Xu was sitting on the edge of the wine table with a smile on his face.

"military adviser!"

Dong Bi stepped forward to salute, with an extraordinarily respectful expression.

Jia Xu didn't look old at all.It's just that because of the lack of sunlight, the complexion is strangely pale.

He quickly stood up and supported Dong Zhuo.Jia Xu said softly: "My lord, there is only Jia Xu the prisoner here, but no military advisor Jia Wenhe."

Dong Bi said sincerely: "In your heart, you are the only one!"

It means that in my heart, only you, Jia Xu, are worthy of being my military advisor.Even Chen Gong is not qualified.

Today's Dong Bi is not the son of a good family when he subdued Jia Xu with a steel knife.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies in Guanzhong, Liu Bian appointed Dong Pi as prime minister before that, and was in charge of all affairs in Guanzhong.But Jia Xu felt that Dong Pi hadn't changed much.Still the same as in the wine shop outside Lintao City back then, with the heart of a child.

Jia Xu felt very comfortable, just this sentence... He felt that the disappearance of the past few years was worth it!

Everyone greeted each other politely and sat down separately.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "My lord made wine with Cao Mengde's green plums in Dagu Mountain that day, and now it has become a good story. Although Xu does not go out, he has heard a lot of rumors. The two short songs have their own merits. I am afraid that they will be recorded in history books in the future. On top of that, your talent and reputation as the lord will spread."

Dong Bi couldn't help being ashamed!

I was very drunk that day, so I sang with my neck up.But after he finished singing, he didn't even know for whom the "Duan Ge Xing" he sang was for.

Fazheng nodded, and began to chant softly: "The days are so short, and a hundred years are easy to be full of suffering. The sky is vast, and the kalpas are too long... Such a heroic majesty, no one can export it without the master. The general always ponders it, but feels the song The meaning in it is long, and it is really a rare masterpiece... I want to catch the six dragons, return to the car to hang the hibiscus. Beidou pours fine wine, and persuades the dragons to have a cup... Whenever I sing, I always feel that my blood is boiling. "

No one would suspect that Dong Bi was just a pirated copy.

Not to mention the poems he "made" in his early years, when ordinary people have not reached a certain level, it is difficult to create such magnificent poems.

In the eyes of everyone, Dong Bi, who once created "Liangzhou Ci", has obviously reached such a state.

Dong Bi can only be ashamed and accept it...

Wang Mai said with a smile: "The lord may not know that a few months ago, the Beihai Kingdom held a sutra banquet to evaluate seven outstanding talents in today's literary world. The lord is not only listed among them, but even the first one. Even Cao Mengde thinks that his Compared with the lord, literary talent is far behind."

Dong Bi took a sip of wine and looked at Wang Mai in astonishment.

He really didn't know about this matter. These days, he has been hiding in Hedong for a while, except for the battle of Jingzhou, which took his heart, he ignored the rest of the things.As for the Jingyan held in Donghai County, Dong Bi had only heard of it.

This sutra banquet, which took place in the second year of Taiping and the sixth year of Jian'an (201 AD), was a very grand event for Shilin.Its initiator is Zheng Xuan and Zheng Kangcheng, who is known as a doctor of the Six Classics and is known as the head of the Three Monarchs. The scale is very grand.

Zheng Xuan was born in the second year of Emperor Shun Yongjian (AD 127). He rarely had a scientific name. He made good friends with Li Ying and others, and was called a master of Confucian classics.

This person's reputation was so high that in the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out.The yellow turban thieves passed through Zheng Xuan's residence, and all their banners and drums were silenced, not daring to show any disrespect.After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zheng Xuan was bumpy and wandering, and finally settled in Beihai, where he gave lectures and discussed scriptures every day, which was considered comfortable.

However, maybe it is really in response to the old saying, there are unpredictable things.

Zheng Xuan had only one son, named Zheng Yien, who was recommended by Kong Rong as Xiaolian in the first year of Jian'an and served as Le'an Ling.

Originally, this Zheng Yien could go to Xuchang to become a man.

But because he couldn't bear to be far away from his elderly father, he asked to live in Qingzhou in Shangshu.Le'an (now Guangrao, Dongying, Shandong) is the seat of Le'an State.It used to be the hometown of Sun Wu, a generation of military masters in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. It is located to the east of the Dahe River, beside the Shishui River, and is quite rich.

It's not too far from Beihai Kingdom, and Zheng Yien can often go home to visit his father and ask for advice.

It was originally a good thing. Since Cao Cao occupied Qingzhou, it has been very stable and there has never been any war.

But just last year, Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Qingzhou.

After the fall of Pingyuan County, Gao Lan led his army to fight across the river and attacked Le'an.According to Qingzhou Mu Chengyu's proposition, the tactics of fortifying the wall and clearing the field were carried out.The chosen place for the decisive battle was Judingze, east of Le'an Kingdom.Therefore, the people of Le'an Kingdom must evacuate.

Gao Lan came so quickly that the people could not all evacuate.

If Zheng Yien leaves at this time, there will be no problem.But Zheng Yien was taught by his father since he was a child, eat the king's salary, and share the king's worries.He actually led the soldiers of Le'an State to block Gao Lan's troops by the bank of Shishui.In a bloody battle, the people were able to leave, but Zheng Yien died in battle.

Zheng Xuan was inexplicably sad when he lost his son.

At that time, he was 74 years old. After hearing the bad news, he became ill.

After the beginning of spring, Zheng Xuan's body gradually recovered. After all, although Zheng Yien left, he left a young grandson Zheng Tong as his companion.

Unexpectedly, one day Zheng Xuan had a dream, and Kong Zhongni said to him: "Qi, Qi... Last year was in Chen, this year is in Ba."

According to the calendar, this year is the Xinsi year, and last year was the Gengchen year.Gengchen is a dragon and Xinsi is a snake.According to the old saying, the Year of Dragon and Snake is not good for saints and sages.So after waking up, Zheng Xuan said to his grandson Zheng Tong: "I will not be alive soon, and I want to have a sutra feast."

Zheng Xuan preached the scriptures, that was a big event.

Even Cao Cao put aside the ongoing battle in Qingzhou, and brought the civil servants around him to Beihai Kingdom to participate.

Between the sutra feasts, scholars began to comment on today's literary giants.Many people came up with their own works and asked Zheng Xuan to comment on them. Cao Cao was no exception. He entrusted Zheng Xuan with the Duan Gexing he made in Dagu Mountain, and asked Zheng Xuan to comment on it for him.

Zheng Xuan's comments, just like Xu Shao's Yuedan comments back then, can be met but not sought after.

The old man's interest was also very high, so he commented one by one, and his evaluation of Cao Cao's "Duan Ge Xing" was also very high.

But Cao Cao had the desire to compete.

Take out the "Duange Xing" that Dong Yu made in Dagu Mountain that day.

After Zheng Xuan finished reading, he looked at Cao Cao blankly, and said: "The one who helps the common people and Anli Yuan is not Meng Degong. Who can be regarded as it? This poem is magnificent, and Meng Dedang created a new pattern in the literary world because of it. Today Among all the poems, Meng De's "Duan Ge Xing" is the best!"

It must be a peace of mind to change someone.

But what kind of person Cao Cao is, even though he was reluctant, he still said: "Master Zheng is wrong, this poem was not written by Cao Cao, but from someone else's mouth."

When the scholars heard this, they were immediately curious.

This is No. 1 hand-picked by Master Zheng. Who is the great sage who has such a literary talent?
Cao Cao replied: "The person who wrote this poem is that Liangzhou idiot... Dong Yu and Dong Xiping."

When these words were uttered, it was unavoidable to have a sour taste.But Cao Cao is such a character, he quickly calmed down the distracting thoughts in his heart.

"A few months ago, Dong Bi and I cooked wine with green plums in Dalu Mountain. I made short songs with four lines of sentences, and Dong Xiping combined them with short songs with five lines of sentences. I really love Xiping's talent and learning, coupled with the gorgeous diction and unique ideas, And its power... is more majestic and majestic, and I don't feel it in my heart."

Hearing this, Zheng Xuan couldn't help but said repeatedly: "How can I do this...how can I do this?"

This is not a curse, but a compliment.It means: Is that rude guy so talented?

After listening to Wang Mai's words, Dong Bi couldn't help feeling ridiculous.

Wang Mai said with a smile: "Later, the scholars who participated in the Jingyan appraised seven talented scholars, and the master ranked first because of Zheng Gong's words. And because the Beihai Kingdom was ruled by Cao Cao, the seven masters were named As the Seventh Son of Jian'an, the general will congratulate the lord here."

Dong Bi has gone numb!
Seven sons of Jian'an?

Ha, I actually became one of the seven sons of Jian'an, I am ashamed, I am ashamed...

After the four talked about some trivial matters, they turned the topic to the main topic.Fazheng recounted the big and small things that happened in Chang'an in the past two years.Then he couldn't help saying with some worry: "The Holy Majesty worships Buddha now, but he has built many Buddhist temples in Chang'an City. And Na Tucheng even recruited believers and built temples, claiming that the Holy Majesty is the reincarnation of the Buddha. He is the guardian of Buddhism. There are signs of repeating the chaos of the Taipingdao."

Dong Bi frowned when he heard this.

"Then what did the Holy Majesty say?"

"The emperor is now buried in Buddhist scriptures and rarely participates in political affairs. Since the defeat of Xiahoulan, he has handed over all government affairs to the Chengming Palace, staying in the Buddhist hall of Weiyang Palace all day long, and occasionally going to Qingliang Temple to study Buddhism... ...It is said that even the beauty of the moon rarely saw him."

Dong Bi said softly: "That is to say, the emperor may not know what Tu Cheng did?"

Fazheng nodded slightly.

This can't help but let Dong Bi breathe a sigh of relief, at least there is no need to confront Liu Bian head-on.

However, the rise of this Buddhist event is a bad sign.Tu Cheng, who listened to what Fazheng said, looked like Zhang Jiao.

Dong Bi couldn't help but look at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu smiled, "Didn't my lord say that it's better not to stop it than to block it. Since this religious matter can't be stopped, why don't my lord set up a religion to compete with this Buddhist thing. I heard that Zhang Lu, the king of Hanzhong, is also quite mysterious... …Back then he established the Five Dou Rice Sect in Hanzhong, and he also achieved outstanding results. My lord doesn’t want to confront the emperor now, so why not pull Zhang Lu out, I’m sure he will be interested in it.”

Dong Bi frowned, and after a moment of thought, nodded!
"What the military advisor said is very true. Blocking is worse than sparseness. That's exactly what it should be... By the way, I suddenly thought of a few people. If we can join hands with Zhang Lu, Buddhism should be nothing to worry about. Wang Mai, check it out for me... Zuo Ci, Yu Ji, these two people. No matter what method you use, you must invite these two people here. I don’t know where Zuo Ci is often, but Yu Ji seems to be in Jiangdong. You might as well pay attention. As long as you can find Yu Ji , Zuo Ci is not far away...Don't look at me, I just heard their names, I don't know the words."

Wang Mai scratched his head, "The last general should do his best."

At this time, Fazheng said softly: "There is one more thing, I wonder if the lord has heard of it?"

"what's up?"

After Fazheng hesitated for a while, "Then Xia Houlan... three months ago, he hanged himself in the mansion... He committed suicide!"

Dong Yu was stunned for a moment...

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Note: As for "Duan Ge Xing" by Dong Bi, the author is actually Li Bai, a poetic fairy.

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