Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 283 Night Banquet (1)

At night, civil and military personnel in Beijing gathered in the Sikong Mansion, and there were nearly a hundred people sitting in the lobby.Zhou Cang knew nearly half of them. Among the civil servants, the courtiers: Xun Yu, Yang Biao, Kong Rong, Liu Ye, Cui Yan, Wang Lang, Man Chong, Fu Wan, and the courtiers: Xun You, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, Xu You, Yang Xiu, Ren Jun.Generals: Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Shi Huan, etc.Zhou Cang also met an acquaintance, the former Lujiang prefect Liu Xun.

"I invite you to the banquet today, mainly to welcome Zhou Weiguo, and another one is to congratulate Weiguo on being promoted to General Zhengdong. Let's drink this cup to the brim, please!" Cao Cao first set the tone for the banquet. A gesture to dispel rumors.

After experiencing the prohibition of alcohol, many people have long been coveted, and some people secretly slandered Cao Cao for not being able to lead by example.Cao Cao saw it and remained calm.

"On the day of Wei Guo's great joy, we should drink a few more cups." Cao Cao said to Zhou Cang beside him.

"Mr. Cao likes to make fun of me. Without Mr. Cao's help, there would be no Zhou Cang. I would like to respect Mr. Cao."

"Haha." Cao Cao gulped it down happily. "My ambition when I was young was to clear the Northwest for the imperial court. After my death, the tomb of Cao, the general who conquered the west of the Han Dynasty, could be engraved on the tombstone. The general who conquered the west was not made, and Weiguo has now become the general who conquered the east."

What Cao Cao said was the truth. Zhou Cang's later generations had read Cao Cao's will, and it seemed that there were similar words expressing personal ambitions. "In the face of a national crisis, Cao Gong bravely shoulders the heavy burden. He is a role model for us. Cao Gong has the world in his heart, so he would not care about these false names. Besides, Zhou Cang did not think of himself as the general who conquered the East, so he should worship the Prime Minister with Cao Gong's great talent."

"Hahaha, you and I have another drink." Cao Cao pursed his lips. "It's a pity that Yuan Shao is still alive."

Seeing that Cao Cao was in a happy mood and raised his glass frequently, his subordinates let go of the drink and toasted each other, leaving room for Cao Cao and Zhou Cang to talk.Zhou Cang understood that after Yuan Shao was eliminated, Cao Cao would consider the issue of worshiping the prime minister.

"To be honest, I also envy Wei Guo in my heart!"

"Why did Mr. Cao say such a thing?"

"Weiguo's ears are clean in Xuzhou. It's not like I have to listen to their nagging every day in the capital. If you don't listen, they will say that you don't accept faithful advice. But what they say is pedantic, so I have to be patient with them. Grinding." Cao Cao said, intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Kong Rong and the others.

Obviously, that group of people didn't quite fit in with Cao Cao's side.

"What's so difficult about it? It's just that the way of others can be applied to others."

"Oh? Weiguo's ingenious plan is to eat all over the world. Tell me about it."

"Find them something to do, something they can't refuse, something they really want to do."

Cao Cao was a little confused, holding his wine glass and said, "Wei Guo should be more specific."

"Emperor Wu accepted Dong Zhongshu's words, dismissed hundreds of schools, and only respected Confucianism. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, it is always right to respect Confucianism today. The founder of Confucianism is Confucius. Why didn't Duke Cao give the Confucius family a piece of land in the hometown of Confucius? , build Confucian mansions and Confucian temples?"

"The meaning of Weiguo is to let the Confucian family build it? Let the Confucian family take charge of the Confucian mansion and the Confucian temple? It can be completed in two or three years. After the completion, it will not take much effort for that little thing. Wouldn't it be necessary to talk nonsense on weekdays? ?”

"There are still many things that can be done. Confucius cultivated the Five Classics and the Six Arts. Shouldn't his descendants also do it? If you don't do it, you will forget the original."

"wonderful."

"In addition, I was in Xuzhou. I compiled some booklets to teach children how to read and write. One is the Three Character Classic, and the other is the Disciple Rules."

"What is the Three Character Classic, and what is the Disciple Rules?"

"They are all words to persuade people to be kind. I still remember a few sentences. The three-character scripture says: At the beginning of human beings, the nature is good. The nature is similar, but the habit is far away. If you don't teach it, your nature will change. The way to teach is to specialize. Disciple rules say: Saints Training, the first filial brother, the second is sincere, loves everyone, and benevolent, if you have spare energy, you should learn literature. They are all three words, catchy, and easy to learn and memorize. Why not let them also compile it, education should be from Grab the doll."

"It's really hard for Wei Guo to think of these ideas."

"Besides, Sima Gong wrote the historical records, so should the Sima family follow suit? I heard that Mr. Cai Yong lamented that the book of Han had not been completed before his death. Why didn't he find someone to continue it? And so on, I'm not afraid that these people have nothing to do."

"Also, literary classics have been lost since the Qin Dynasty. Mr. Cao can also ask people to collect books from all over the world and compile a series of books?"

"Writing a series of books?"

"Yes, compiling a series of books. It's called Literature Dacheng, or Jian'an Dadian. This is a great achievement for thousands of years, and I'm not afraid that some people will not be tempted!"

"Hearing what Wei Guo said, even I was tempted."

The private chat between the two came to an end, and Cao Cao stepped down from the chief and began to hang out.Zhou Cang took the opportunity to ask Yang Xiu about some people he didn't know.

"Beside Xun Yu is Chen Qun, a scholar from Yingchuan, and Xun Yu's son-in-law."

"Beside Kong Wenju is Sima Lang, from Hanoi, the eldest son of Sima Fang."

"Beside Cui Yan is his cousin Qinghe Cui Lin, who Cui Yan often says is a late bloomer."

"The two generals Zhang Jai and Gao Lan have not returned from training. Some sons are here. I will introduce them to Wei Guo later." The generals wanted to seize the opportunity to toast Zhou Cang, but Cao Cao's sons took the lead , Yang Xiu hurriedly dodges.

"I have heard about the great name of the envoy of Zhou for a long time, and I just saw it today. Cao Pi has been fascinated by the demeanor of the envoy for a long time." Cao Pi was the first to toast in order of age.

"Mr. Zihuan praised you absurdly. Zhou Cang is only a warrior, so he should not be praised by you. Please, sir." Zhou Cang didn't want to talk more, so he had to drink to silence the two of them.

Seeing Zhou Cang serving the cup, Cao Pi had to accompany him to drink, and wanted to speak again. Cao Zhi interjected behind him: "If Zhou Shijun is a martial artist, wouldn't there be no literati in the world? Hahaha, Zhou Shijun is really joking. Back then, Zhou Shijun Youzhou Taiwanese songs are soul-stirring, the words of the White Horse are beautiful but not lacking in boldness, and the peacock flies to the southeast is sad and gentle, but they are all praised by scholars in Xudu, and I love them very much."

When the master came, Zhou Cang looked at Cao Zhi in embarrassment, and thought to himself: Of course you like the White Horse Chapter, it should be your work.

"Mr. Zijian, Zhou Cang is ashamed. It is difficult to make a work on the spur of the moment. It is a fluke to be able to enter the eyes of the master."

Cao Zhi's interjection made Cao Pi feel a little unhappy. Hearing the two talking about the article, Cao Pi followed up and said: "Cao Pi only likes Zhou Shijun's view of the sea. It is extremely magnificent, which shows the envoy's mind and ambition."

"The two young masters show their love so much, Zhou Cang will offer another cup to the two young masters." Zhou Cang had no choice but to continue drinking.If the two of them asked themselves to compose a poem on the spot, if there were any inappropriate words in it, it would be troublesome.

Cao Zhi was originally a good drinker. Seeing Zhou Cang drinking boldly, he was overjoyed. He insisted on drinking two glasses in a row, and Zhou Cang was happy to obey.

"A man should follow the example of great generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, and lead hundreds of thousands of people to gallop across the desert, expel Rong and Di, and make contributions. How can he become a doctor?" Before he put down his wine glass, he heard a man say in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)