Chapter 650: Talented
There is only one stone in the world, Cao Zijian only has eight buckets, I have one bucket, and we have shared one bucket from ancient times to the present. -------Tang Li Yanshou's "Southern History. Biography of Xie Lingyun"
Sima Zhongda said a few words to calm Cao Pi's heart. The implication is that the candidate to succeed Cao Ang is Cao Pi. Although Cao Pi was reassured, he was still worried about his father letting his third brother Cao Zhang preside over the family funeral.
Sima Zhongda knew that Cao Pi was worried about gains and losses, so he couldn't help but said with a smile: "If you want to worry, you should worry about your fourth child."
Cao Pi suddenly woke up from his sweet dream and blurted out: "Zijian?!"
Sima Yi's wolf eyes slowly narrowed, but became more and more radiant like a jackal. He nodded and said: "From what I see, your fourth brother Cao Zijian is well-known, well-educated, talented, charming, and has few friends. He is surrounded by advisers and high-ranking officials. He is also very talented and is very popular with the Prime Minister." Next to Si, there is Yang Xiu and Yang Dezu, who is known as the young master of the capital. Not only is he extremely talented, he is also ruthless and capable of literary and military skills. The power of Si is so huge, how can you not be worried?"
Cao Pi was frightened when he heard this. Feeling the weight of Sima Yi's words, he touched his forehead and sat on the Grand Master's chair, murmuring: "You said Zijian will also go to Qiao County?"
Sima Yi sneered and said, "The battle between brothers has begun. Either you die or I live!"
Cao Cao has four sons with outstanding talents. Each of them has a special skill and is extremely smart. Cao Pi has superb swordsmanship; Cao Zhang is extremely powerful; Cao Zhi is talented; the youngest son Cao Chong borrows a boat to weigh elephants and is extremely agile. Among Cao Cao's four sons, the most talented in literature was Cao Zhi and Cao Zijian.
More than five hundred years later, during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the famous talent Xie Lingyun once praised Cao Zhi for his "eight talents". Xie Lingyun came from a well-known family and was the grandson of Xie Xuan, a famous official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xie Lingyun was a famous poet in the Southern Dynasties and the first poet in the history of literature to create a large number of landscape poems. He is known as the originator of landscape and pastoral poetry. He was very talented and had an arrogant and cold personality. Most people could not appreciate him.
Xie Lingyun once said: "There are only one stone in the world. Cao Zijian only got eight buckets. I got one bucket. From ancient times to the present, we share one bucket." In the view of Xie Lingyun, who loves mountain climbing, Zijian's talent can be learned from heaven and man.
In the eyes of the forbearing and cruel Cao Pi, although Cao Zhi was a compatriot, he always suppressed Cao Pi in everything, which made Cao Pi very unhappy. Especially in terms of writing articles, Cao Cao was full of praise for what Cao Zhi wrote, and he could only curl his lips at what Cao Pi wrote, and rarely even said a word of encouragement. The life-and-death talk in Sima Yi's mouth made Cao Pi frightened again. Being the eldest son gave Cao Pi some psychological advantages. Fortunately, he had already bribed some servants in Lao Si's Mansion to monitor Cao Zhi's daily life. The servants reported that Cao Zhi was not at the government office and did not know where he went to drink. Could it be that he got there first and went to Qiao County?
From the day Cao Cao appointed Sima Yi to be Cao Pi's companion, the fates of Cao Pi and Sima Yi have been bound together. As the saying goes, both prosper and suffer. If Cao Zhi comes to power, Yang Xiu will never spare Sima Yi, just like Cao Zhi can't. Same as Cao Pi.
However, although Cao Zhi was very talented, his character was also literary. He was too arrogant and aloof, but his temperament was frank and natural. He did not pay attention to solemn appearance, carriage and horse clothing, and did not pursue splendor and splendor. He often drank too much and got drunk. Later, he became dissolute, even disregarding court etiquette, and even dared to do illegal things. Sima Yi, who was more tolerant than Cao Pi, naturally saw Cao Zhi's shortcomings clearly, and even knew the shortcomings of Cao Zhi's aide Yang Xiu.
After the boat was ready, Cao Pi quickly set off from Taishan County with his companion Sima Yi, changed the waterway and went straight to Qiao County, Cao Pi's hometown. Along the road was the territory of the Cao family, and Cao Pi did not alert the local guards. The master and servant also talked a lot about the court affairs along the road, all of which were secrets. Until Cao Pi wrote a poem on the bow of the boat, the two of them could not leave Qiao County. It's half a day's journey.
When Sima Yi heard Cao Pi writing a poem on the bow of the boat, he couldn't help but step out of the cabin and applaud. Cao Pi's poem was quite good, but the mood was a bit sad, and it was still inseparable from the worry about gains and losses. When Cao Pi heard the compliment, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhongda, how is my talent compared to Zijian?"
Sima Zhongda looked at the beautiful scenery by the river without any flattery. He put away his smile and said: "Zihuan, you once commented that the Seven Scholars of Jian'an were the best in literature. However, Zijian is said to be the master of Jian'an literature, surpassing the Seven Scholars. How could it be so? Is he someone who has gained a reputation in vain? His talent is beyond your reach, Zihuan."
Cao Pi snorted and said: "All the seven Jian'an sons are my guests, but Liu Zhen often goes to the fourth son's house for gatherings, claiming to drink and write essays. I think he is discussing how the fourth son will inherit the father's lineage, right?! Let me find out and kill him without mercy!"
Seeing the killing intent in Cao Pi's eyes, Sima Yi couldn't help but feel heart palpitations. If Cao Pi succeeds, it will probably be bloody. But as long as my head doesn't move, I can't care about so much.
The Seven Sons of Jian'an in Cao Pi's mouth are the shining pearls of literature in the troubled times of Jian'an. Cao Pi commented in his "Dian Lun. Essay": "Today's literati include Kong Rong of Lu, Chen Lin of Guangling, Kong Zhang, Shanyang Wang Can Zhongxuan, Beihai Xu Qianweichang, Chen Liu Ruan Yu Yuanyu, Runan Yingjun Delian, Dongping Liu Zhengonggan. These seven sons left nothing behind in their learning and nothing false in their speech. They have traveled thousands of miles and looked up to them. Let's keep pace with each other." Cao Pi often worked with the Seven Sons of Jian'an to "connect with each other when they go, and take over when they stop." Even after Kong Rong was beheaded by Cao Cao, he still paid a lot of money to collect Kong Rong's articles from all over the world.
Liu Zhen and Liu Gongqian were originally from Ningyang, Dongping. He was able to write poems at the age of five and recite the Analects and the Book of Songs at the age of eight. He was called a child prodigy because of his outstanding memory and quick thinking. When Liu Zhen grew up, he was conscripted by Cao Cao as a vassal of the prime minister. Sometimes he would follow Cao Cao on expeditions and participate in military aircraft planning. Liu Zhen made great achievements in literature and wrote extremely gorgeous poems. His five-character poems were famous at the time. Cao Pi said that "the best of his five-character poems is the most wonderful of his time." Later generations regarded him as "Cao Liu" along with Cao Zhi. His poem "Gift to Congdi" says: There are pines on Tingting Mountain, and there is a stroke in the Sesei Valley. How strong the sound of the wind is, how strong the pine branches are! The frost is miserable, but the whole year is always upright. Don’t you get cold? Pines and cypresses have their own nature.
With his talent, Liu Zhen eventually became one of the Seven Sons of Jian'an commented by Cao Pi. Cao Pi originally had a very good relationship with Liu Zhen, but recently Liu Zhen frequently went to Cao Zhi's house for banquets, which made Cao Pi feel betrayed by Liu Zhen and couldn't help but scratch his heart.
Sima Yi smiled when he heard this and said, "You don't know that Liu Zhen is so lustful. Who told you to scold him for peeking at your concubine when you were drinking last time?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
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