The next day, Zhang Wen bid farewell to the Jihan court and returned eastward. Liu Chan gave gold and silk and ordered all officials to send them off. Therefore, Zhuge Liang held a banquet at the postal pavilion in the south of the city to practice. After drinking for a long time, a drunk man suddenly came in. After bowing to Zhuge Liang, he sat down at the table without waiting for anyone's invitation. Zhang Wen saw this man being rude and asked Zhuge Liang: "Prime Minister, who is this?" Zhuge Liang replied: "This is a scholar from Yizhou. His surname is Qin, his given name is Mi, and his courtesy name is Zichi."
The visitor was none other than Qin Mi. He was having a drink at home, but for some reason Prime Minister Zhuge kept sending people to urge him to come to the banquet. Although he knew that Zhang Wen, the envoy of Soochow, was leaving, he had no official position and did not know him before. After getting this person, even if the Prime Minister had intended for him to go to Yizhou to serve, he had not yet landed, so the Prime Minister's intention of urging him to come was very confusing to him. But after all, he was a free and uninhibited person, so he put aside these concerns and came directly to the banquet just to eat and drink.
Originally, Yang Qing was about to leave when he saw Zhang Wen, but Qin Mi hadn't shown up yet, so he thought that the famous scene of questioning the right person would not happen. He was still sighing and sighing to himself, but he never thought that Qin Mi would come after all. . He went to Qin Mi's house two days ago to thank him for the recommendation, and today he met again, so when he sat down, Yang Qing quickly raised a glass to him.
Zhang Wen smiled and said: "You are called a bachelor, but have you ever learned anything?" These days, hundreds of officials in Shu paid constant compliments to him, so except for Zhuge Liang and a few others, Zhang Wen was quite arrogant towards others. Moreover, he was a talented and talented person, and he was also famous for his rhetoric in Soochow. When he saw Qin Mi acting like a scholar and a famous scholar, he felt dissatisfied and wanted to compete with this Yizhou scholar. It is good to promote Jiangdong’s culture.
Qin Mi picked up the wine glass and walked to Zhang Wen, shaking it, and said with a smile: "A three-foot-old boy in Sichuan is still studying, let alone one below?" Zhang Wen asked again: "What did you learn?" Qin Mi said seriously: "Your Majesty. Astronomy, down to geography, three religions and nine streams, hundreds of schools of thought, all are omniscient. The rise and fall of ancient and modern times, the scriptures of sages, and everything." Zhang Wen thought to himself. This person has a very loud tone. He is either bragging about the wind, or he is really true. Based on practical knowledge, this person is valued by Prime Minister Zhuge. I am afraid he is really a great talent. I am afraid that such ordinary knowledge will not be difficult for him. We should ask the question according to the way of heaven. Thinking of this, he cheered up and asked: "Since the Lord has made such a big statement, would you please let Wen Yitian ask about it?" Qin Mi took a sip of wine, spread his right hand and said in greeting.
When everyone saw that the two were more knowledgeable, they all lowered their voices, fearing that they would not be able to hear the high opinions of the two famous masters of the East and West. Zhuge Liang smiled and did not stop him. In fact, he invited Qin Mi on purpose. Under his instruction, everyone was trying to win over Zhang Wen. He was afraid that this person would have the heart to despise all the officials in Shu, so he invited Zhang Wen. Before leaving, he deliberately asked Qin Mi to come and try to suppress Zhang Wen in literature. The pressure and pull would make this person more fond of Shuzhong. Therefore, he only waved his feather fan slightly and looked at each other sideways. Yang Qing also put down his chopsticks and listened. He had been looking forward to this scene for a long time and couldn't miss it.
Soon Zhang Wen asked: "Does the sky have a head?" Qin Mi replied: "There is a head."
"Where is it?"
"In the west. The poem says: I am looking to the west. According to this, my head is in the west."
Zhang Wen asked again: "Does heaven have ears?"
"Heaven is high but hearing is low. The poem goes: The crane crows in Jiugao, and the sound is heard in the sky. If it has no ears, how can it hear it?"
"Is the sky enough?"
"Yes. The poem goes: It is difficult to walk in the sky, and the child will not hesitate. If he has no feet, how can he walk?"
Seeing that Zhang Wen couldn't stop this man from asking three questions in succession, he thought for a moment and asked loudly: "Does God have a surname?" Qin Mi replied: "Yes."
"What's your surname?"
"The surname is Liu."
"How do you know this?"
"The emperor's surname is Liu, so we know him by this."
Qin Mi's answer coincided with Liu Han's destiny. Zhang Wen knew it. In order to move back to the city, he asked again: "Were you born in the east?" Qin Mi knew that the meaning of this question was to say that Sun Wu's destiny was in the east. However, this did not faze him, and he immediately said with a smile: "Although he was born in the east, he did not live in the west." Qin Mi's answer was also excellent, and it overwhelmed Soochow. Zhang Wen was speechless and could not answer. At this time, the two of them were answering questions, and everyone in the audience was shocked. Zhang Wen was greatly admired when he saw Qin Mi answering the question with sharp words and reasonable reasoning.
Qin Mi asked again: "Sir, since you ask questions about heavenly matters, you will surely be able to understand the truth. In the past, chaos was divided into yin and yang. The light and pure ones floated up and became the sky, while the heavy and turbid ones condensed down and became the earth. To Gonggong Defeated in battle, his head touched Buzhou Mountain, the pillars of heaven broke, and the earth was lacking. The sky tilted to the northwest, and the earth sank to the southeast. Since the sky was light and clear and floating upward, why did it tilt to the northwest? And it is unknown what else is beyond the light and clear? I wish Mr. Taught me."
Qin Mi probably didn't know the difficulty of this question. Zhang Wen had nothing to say in reply. He avoided the table and thanked him: "I didn't expect that there are so many talented people in Sichuan. Now that I have heard the public opinion, I will enlighten you." Zhuge Liang was afraid that Zhang Wen would be ashamed, so he explained. He said: "It's just a joke to ask about the right ones during the dinner. Huishu knows the way to stabilize the country, so there is no need to worry about lip games." Zhang Wen was very grateful when Zhuge Liang saved him from the siege, and he toasted to Zhuge Liang frequently.
Qin Mi saw that the questions and answers were over, and was about to return to the table, but saw Yang Qing smiling and saying nothing, as if he had some understanding, so he walked to Yang Qing's table again, poured him a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Kai Ming's expression seems to be able to answer I just asked you a question, why don't you tell it to all the gentlemen." Everyone had thought about the answer to Qin Mi's last question, but they all found it difficult to answer it. At this moment, seeing that Master Yang, who had become famous recently, seemed to have the answer, they unconsciously read it Come here, even Zhuge Liang and Zhang Wen are waiting for Yang Qing's answer.
Yang Qing glared at Qin Mi angrily. This old man was sharp-eyed. Although he could answer with the knowledge of future generations, he did not want to be in the limelight at this moment. After all, Zhang Wen was the protagonist today, and Qin Mi came out to show Shuzhong's talents. That's it, why should he bother with it anymore? But he couldn't. At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he had to reply: "Mr. Zichi, I have some ideas, but I don't know whether they are right or wrong. Since you want to hear them, I will try to express them."
He stood up and said loudly: "Tai Shengyun said: The Hongmeng divides the yin and yang first. The light and clear floating ones are the sky, and their essence is yang; the heavy and turbid ones that condense down are the earth, and their essence is yin. In fact, these are all Generally speaking, as the saying goes, there is yang in yin and yin in yang. Heaven, which is light and pure, will also produce heavy turbidity, and earth, which is heavy and turbid, will also produce light and pure. Therefore, when the sky pillar of Buzhou Mountain in the northwest breaks, the sky will fall The northwest is also the natural ear. As for what is outside the sky? My master once said that there is still a sky outside the sky. All the weather is turbulent, and it is combined with the Tao to give birth to the sun, moon, stars, and countless living beings."
Everyone was surprised when they heard the words. They didn't know where Master Yang had acquired his knowledge. After careful consideration, they found it quite reasonable. They all thought that although Yang Mingzhi was young, he was worthy of being someone valued by the prime minister. He was not convinced by Yang Qing in the past. At this time, I have to admit that his talent is indeed extraordinary. After Yang Qing finished answering, Qin Mi was the happiest and kept pulling Yang Qing to drink. Zhuge Liang also nodded secretly with approval in his eyes.
Seeing this, Zhang Wen couldn't help but sigh at how many great talents there are in Shu. There are Prime Minister Zhuge at the top and Deng Zhi, Qin Mi, Yang Qing and others below. This time when he returns to Wu, he must remind his lord that it is better to form an alliance with Shu and fight against Cao Wei. The right way. Seeing that it was getting late, he stood up and said goodbye. Zhuge Liang said a few more words before sending Zhang Wen and Deng Zhi off. Deng Zhi returned to Soochow to pay tribute and reiterate his good intentions for the alliance.
