Chapter 158 Chapter 25 Cao Cao’s Feast on the Bronze Sparrow Terrace (3)

At this time, Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhi, stood up from his seat and said loudly: "Years ago, my father ordered Cao Zhi to build the platform. Now that the platform is completed, how can there be no poems? Zhi has a piece of "Tongque Terrace Fu". Recite it as a respect." Nai recited: Since the Ming Dynasty, I have been playing around, and I have been on the stage for entertainment. See the vastness of Taifu, and see the camp of saints and virtues. The towering gates of Jiangao are as magnificent as the floating double Jue is too clear. Li Zhongtian's Huaguanxi, Lianfei Pavilion is almost in the west city.

The long flow of Linzhang water, the prosperity of the fruit in the garden. There are two platforms standing on the left and right, with a jade dragon and a golden phoenix. Holding the second bridge in the southeast, it is like being driven by the sky. Looking down at the grandeur of the imperial capital, overlooking the floating clouds. Appreciate the talents of the crowd, and let the dream of flying bears come together. Look up to the peace of the spring breeze and listen to the mournful singing of birds. Since Tianyunyuan is standing here, the family is willing to have both. Yang Renhua is in the universe, and he is respectful in Shangjing.

However, Huan Wen is regarded as prosperous, is it enough to be a sage? Stop it! It's beautiful! It will benefit far and wide. Wing Zuo I Royal Xi, Ningbi Quartet. It is the same as the scale of the heaven and the earth, and it is equal to the brilliance of the sun and the moon. Yonggui is honorable and infinite, waiting for the king to live in the East Emperor. The Yulong flag travels around here, and returns to Luan to drive and Zhou Zhang. Enhua reaches all over the world, Jiawu is prosperous and people are healthy. May the stature of Sitai stand forever, and the music will last forever!

After the recitation, the audience burst into admiration.Cao Cao also smiled slightly, and said a few words of encouragement to Cao Zhi, which was very gentle.It turns out that Cao Cao's favorite among the five sons is Cao Zhi.After Cao Chong died, his love for Cao Zhi became more concentrated.Cao Zhi's nature is quite sensitive and intelligent, and his diction is clear and clear, but he is too good at drinking and willful.Although Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Pi, is not as talented as Cao Zhi, he is calm. Thinking of some wonderful sentences in Cao Zhi's Fu, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel itchy.When his ears were hot, he also wanted to write a "Tongque Terrace Poem".But as soon as I thought about it, I gave up.He looked at the officials who were drinking and having fun, stood up and said:

"A talented dancer presents her beauty, and a warrior contributes her strength. She is gentle, majestic, and brave enough. All the gentlemen present here are well-educated people. How can there be no good words to commemorate the prosperity of the moment when they climb this high platform and take advantage of this shape?" ?” As soon as everyone heard it, they responded one after another.For a while, Wang Lang, Zhong Yao, Wang Can, Chen Lin and others contributed poems.After Cao Cao finished reading with a smile, he saw that many of the poems praised his merits and virtues as equal to the heavens, and he was worthy of being ordered, so he said:

"There are too many praises for the excellent works of your lords. I was originally a fool. When I saw the chaos in the world, I built a monastery fifty miles east of Qiao County. I planned to study in spring and summer, and hunt in autumn and winter. Wait until the world is peaceful. How can there be any great ambitions to speak of when you come out to be a part-time official? It was only because of the current situation that he was enlisted as a lieutenant in the Dian Army, so he dared to have a little intention of repaying the affairs of the country, and at most, But I want to engrave "the tomb of Marquis Cao, the general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the West" on the tombstone after death. It is forced by the current situation to ask Dong Zhuo, suppress the Yellow Turban, get rid of Yuan Shu, destroy Lu Bu, destroy Yuan Shao, and fix Liu Biao. , to raise the ambition to unify China. In fact, Sun Quan and Liu Bei have not been defeated, so how dare I say that the world will be pacified? Now that I am the prime minister, and the position of a minister is extremely high, how dare I ask for it, and what kind of orders do I dare to accept? However, if there is no me in the world, I don't know how many people will be called emperors and how many people will be called kings!

"When someone sees that I am in power, they are suspicious. They think that I will usurp the throne and proclaim the emperor. Although it is human nature, it is really wrong. I often worry about Confucius calling King Wen of Zhou the most virtuous. But if I want to Retiring before the great achievement is complete, but it is obviously impossible: once I withdraw the military power, will there be fewer people who harm me? And once I die, the society will be destroyed! Therefore, I have to live in this false name and deal with the real disaster How can outsiders easily detect the taste of this place?"

At this time, the drum music had stopped, and all the officials were silent. Only Cao Cao's voice echoed on the Bronze Sparrow Stage, and it spread far away.At this moment, even Cao Cao himself was moved by these words.He thought to himself: After the victory, I will be called the emperor or retreat? If there is no hope of unification and great achievements will not be made, will I be called the emperor if I guard the vast north? Liu Bei and Sun Quan are bound to be called emperors. The Three Kingdoms stand together, who else is there in the north besides me? Well, forget it, in fact, even the north has not really settled down yet.So he went on to say:

"At present, Sun and Liu are in an alliance with different intentions. Zhou Yu is dead, and Lu Su succeeds. People say that Lu Su is stupid, but I think Lu Su is a very shrewd hero. With him, Sun and Liu will form an alliance. It will not break up for the time being, and it will break up when Liu Bei takes Yizhou Liu Zhang after he recuperates. Since Liu Bei occupies the key point of Jingzhou, it is impossible to take Xichuan for a while. Our army will be stationed in Hefei, and Sun and Liu will stand against each other. There is almost no major change.” "However, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and Ma Teng in Guanzhong are self-proclaimed kings, and the other is loyal to Liu Bei, but they are my confidantes. Now Sun and Liu Yi are in Xichuan, and they are restrained by our army in Hefei. At this time, we will not take Hanzhong and Guanzhong. , When will it be more? When I take the two places, Sun and Liu will regret it greatly. This is my military arrangement, what do you think about it?"

At this moment, all the officials admired Cao Cao, Gao Shiman sat there, but no one said "no".Only one person came out and sat down, saying: "At the end of the day, I recently heard that Shang Yao, a native of Taiyuan in Bingzhou, gathered Taoist disciples to accumulate weapons in Doushan, the capital of Wudu. Cao Cao saw that it was Xia Houyuan, his confidant and fierce general whom he had always loved dearly.Xiahou Yuan was brave, loyal, and resourceful. Under Cao Cao's intentional training, his ability to command battles was much better than that of his brother Xiahou Dun.

Cao Cao was overjoyed at the moment, and said, "It's exactly what I want. In addition, Xu Huang, who is familiar with the geographical location of Bingzhou, can also flatten Shangyao with you." Xu Huang immediately went out to take orders. Cao Cao continued what he said just now, and said: "Besides the military, there are still many important things to do. The first is to recruit a large number of talents and seek sages." As he spoke, he took out a volume from his sleeve, and said, "I originally wanted to write a "Tongque Terrace Poem" at any time, but thinking about the world, poetry is no longer here. Yesterday, thinking about the new state, There is an urgent need for a large number of sages to help, so I drafted a "recruitment order". It is not appropriate to read this order for today's big banquet, but how can a big event be trivial. Moreover, I have repeatedly emphasized in this order that for a person with great talent, even if he has Even for mistakes in morality, as long as you can make suggestions or lead troops to fight, you can't be restrained, and you should be entrusted with a heavy responsibility." At this point, he handed the booklet to Xun You, "Mr. Xun You, please announce it for me." With a solemn expression, Xun You took it with both hands and recited it aloud.Its effect is cloud: Since ancient times, there has been no king who has been appointed to rejuvenate the world without relying on sages and gentlemen to rule the world with him.Most of these sages also came from poor houses in the lanes.If you don't try hard to find it, but rely on luck to see it, it is impossible.Now that the world is uncertain, it is the time to be thirsty for talent. Once upon a time, there was a wise man named Meng Gongchuo. He performed well when he was the prime minister of Zhao, Wei and other big countries, but if he was asked to be the monarch of Teng, Xue and other small countries, he would definitely make a mess.That is to say, the most important thing in appointing talents is to see clearly his suitability.If you only pay attention to a person's clean and honest name, then Duke Huan of Qi will not get Guan Zhong, and it will be even more difficult to become the overlord of the world.