Chapter 115 Reunion in a foreign land

When Cao Cao came to the gate of Yuan Shao's house, he saw a large manor occupied by a labyrinth of heavy buildings and palaces connected with each other.It was midsummer at this time, and the vegetation at the door was lush and well-trimmed.The tall trees in the courtyard reveal from time to time the historical origin and noble value of it and its owner. Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, what a fairy place.The owner of such a large-scale building must have nothing to do with corruption and bribery. It was noon, and Cao Cao was hungry.Cao Cao was waiting for the concierge to go in and report to Yuan Shao, if Yuan Shao was in a good mood today, he would see him.If you are in a bad mood, or busy reading, or discussing classics with scholars and friends, you will naturally disappear.

Cao Cao was out of luck, and today coincided with the regular meeting of the "Runan Forum" led by Yuan Shao. There are about a dozen noble sons or senior people from Runan in the house.Talking about "three kinds of people".There are three states of human existence: those who rule over others, those who are ruled by others, and those who can neither rule nor be ruled by others. Why? People who rule others are strong and well-fed, but they don’t take the initiative to create disasters and poison the people of their own country; people who are ruled are different. These people have low morals, do not respect righteousness, and like to be ruled by others; I have no choice but to flatter and play tricks, Ah Fu is a wealthy family.Think about those ministers and ministers who were rich in front of others and suffered in the future.People who rely on sensuality to attract superiors to get promotion opportunities are the most tiring of life.The third type of people: people enter and others advance, others retreat and others retreat, others work and others work, others idle and others idle, advance and retreat and work idle, forming a system of its own.Free from the Three Realms, not in the secular world.Food and clothing are self-sufficient, and talk about classics.If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening, and talk to the saint in the air.This is the man who does not want to rule over others, nor to be ruled.

Cao Cao outside the door heard the singing of the scholars from the house: life is like a cloud, and it looks like a wild crane.Living outside the human realm, living on the shore of Taoyuan... Yuan Shao was born in a family of Sangongs, and he was above Cao Cao in terms of family background and knowledge. Since he retired to his hometown in Runan, apart from observing filial piety and reading books, he couldn't get close to women. He always wanted to talk to someone about his daily studies, so he took the lead in organizing the "Runan Ten-Day Talk", which was held every ten days.He stayed away from Yuan Shu who was working in Luoyang, and he was free from disturbance and bullying, so he could improve himself at ease. His erudition and eloquence were impressive after his handsome appearance.

The qualifications of participants in the forum must be reviewed by Yuan Shao himself. The review focuses on: family background, birth, appearance, talent and learning, and virtue.Thinking skills and oral expression skills will also be assessed.Do you have any new ideas?Can you come up with a new point of view?Is he a person with a clear standard?Yuan Shao doesn't like worldly things. Maybe it's because I've lived alone and kept my filial piety for a long time, far away from the fireworks in the world. Yuan Shao was very happy that Cao Cao could visit.A dozen or so people in the seat glanced at Cao Cao critically and kept bowing in greeting.Cao Cao knew two of them, one was Xu You, a student from Runan, and the other was He Yong, whom Cao Cao had rescued.

When Cao Cao was in Dunqiu, He Yong angered Cao Jie because he helped Cao Cao submit the Zhuangyou report, and was framed by others. He fled from Taixue and returned to his hometown in Runan. He Yong is now renamed "He Yong".Because he was the head of the former academic affairs, he cast himself under Yuan Shao's family and lived in Sanlu Lane not far from here.During the day, I sat and discussed with Yuan Shao, and had dinner at Yuan's house by the way.Yuan Shao often subsidizes and helps him support his family. Everyone sat down, Cao Cao was a visitor, so the conversation naturally focused on him.Dunqiu, where Cao Cao worked, was not far from Puyang. Yuan Shao had served as the magistrate of Puyang, and he knew the natural environment and social customs there very well. It proves how wise I was to leave Puyang.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Yuan Shao saw that only Cao Cao smiled and did not answer, and asked Cao Cao's status as the county magistrate in Dunqiu.Speaking of Dunqiu, Cao Cao became energetic, like a blacksmith talking about the heat, or a boatman talking about the wind and waves. He recounted his experience in Dunqiu like a storytelling book. It took half an hour to talk about it. They all praised.This made Yuan Shao very unhappy.The people in the audience felt that Yuan Shao had changed, and they dared not cater to Cao Cao's talk, otherwise he could talk until late at night. Yuan Shao has always questioned other people's achievements, sarcasm Cao Cao: You did such a good job in Dunqiu, why did you travel so far to Runan?

Cao Cao once again did something ignorant, he took out the bamboo slips written by Xu Shao and showed them to you all. Yuan Shao took it to look at it, and read it aloud: the king is a capable minister who governs the world, and a hero in troubled times. Cao Cao waited for everyone's approval.Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao, Xu Shao and all the scholars laughed and said that the "Yuedan Ping" was from the countryside outside Mongolia. If Xu Shao lived in the Yao and Shun era, he would not have starved to death, because at least he could still be a A sorcerer makes a living.How can your dignified son of a farmer believe this?How much did he cheat you?

Cao Cao looked ashamed and said that he didn't spend any money, so he put the bamboo slips into his sleeve. Yuan Shao also talked about the absurd things Cao Cao had done in Taixue back then, such as robbing a bride and cutting her tongue, which made everyone burst into laughter. He Yong asked Cao Cao, did you really write your graduation report after traveling in Henan and Hebei? Cao Cao assures that it is absolutely true. He Yong sighed: At that time, I specially added a cinnabar mark on your report, and I also told Mr. Cai about you. Everyone became interested and asked He Yong what he talked about Cao Cao, but he was talking about him around him. Why?