Chapter 11 Section five

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty carefully arranged a luncheon to entertain Liu Bei.He sees this as an important deployment. Before Liu Bei arrived, he personally adjusted the singing and dancing of the court ladies.Two rows of court ladies stood neatly in dance costumes.He waved his hand: "Kneel down." They all fell to the ground on their knees, kneeling and sitting there with their upper bodies upright.The court ladies playing music are lined up on one side, and a court lady is standing beside the scroll painting "A Gentleman's Love" with a pole, and two court maids holding vases are standing on both sides of the scroll painting.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty pointed to the picture of "A Gentleman Loves Eating" and instructed the court ladies: "I will tell you again, this is the first article, 'Guan Guan Jujiu, in the river continent. My fair lady, a gentleman loves her.' Do you understand? You all She is a fair lady, a lovable and lovely beauty in the eyes of gentlemen. You have to sing and dance to express this taste. 'Scattered watery plants, flow from left to right. My fair lady, I want them.' What do you mean? You pick watery plants from left to right, dance I want to dance out the beauty of picking waterweed on the water, so that the gentlemen want to pursue you when they wake up and fall asleep, and they are all greedy for you in their hearts. 'I can't wish for it, I want to be convinced. You are leisurely, tossing and turning.' What do you mean? Gentlemen , Men want to get you, but they can't get it. They toss and turn there, tossing and sleeping, and can only comfort themselves, leisurely and leisurely. Further down, "Scattered waterweed, pick it from left to right. My fair lady, you are friends with the piano." You still pick it on the river With the watery plants, the gentlemen play the zither and the zither to show their courtesy. 'The watery plants are scattered, left and right. My fair lady, the bells and drums are melodious.' That's when they propose marriage with the sound of the bells and drums. Why are men pursuing you so vigorously? It's because you have a taste, understand?" The maids replied in unison: "Understood."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty walked back and forth in front of the maids twice, and snorted in disbelief: "Understood?" He stood in front of the first court lady in the first row, his lower body was almost close to the other's face: "I see if you understand. You come closer and hear me, what does it smell like?" The court lady understood and carefully sniffed one time.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "Tell me, what does it smell like?" The court lady said cautiously: "It's the smell of sandalwood." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very dissatisfied: "I used too many spices. What else can I smell? Needless to say, the smell of spices." The maid said cautiously again: "I smell the emperor's smell." Han Xiandi raised his voice even more: "What does the emperor smell like?" The maid was terrified and didn't know what to say.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very annoyed: "Why are you so unresponsive, where is the fair lady?" He stood in front of the second maid again, still close to her face: "What about you, what do you smell?" The maid sniffed carefully. , Said: "Smell the smell of the real dragon emperor." Han Xiandi laughed: "This answer is smarter. I want to ask you, what is the real dragon emperor's smell?" The maid again did not know how to answer.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "What is the smell of the emperor? What is the smell of the real dragon emperor? What is the smell of a gentleman? They all smell like men! Can't you smell the smell of men?" The lower body was stuck to the maid's face.The palace maid wants to hide but dare not hide.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty asked loudly: "Have you smelled me?" The maid nodded cautiously.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty raised her chin with his hand, stretched out his middle finger and wrote teasingly on her face: "Have you really smelled a man?" He shook his head again: "You are handsome, but you are not so handsome. A little lovable smell."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty walked up to the third maid, and put his body close to the other's face again: "You should also smell the smell of a man, and feel what it feels like when you smell it." I traced and traced, eyebrows, eyes, face, lips, I have enough, and said: "You are handsome, but you are still a little less coquettish." Walking to the next court lady, she still pressed her lower body close to the other's face: "Okay!" Smell, do you smell manly? Where is your femininity, let me taste it." As he spoke, he lifted the other's chin and traced the other's face with his middle finger: "You are dignified, you are dignified, But less demonic." Emperor Xian of the Han went to the next court lady, and also put his lower body close to her face: "Smell my smell well, the smell of a real man." Then he lifted her chin and traced it with her middle finger Her face: "Your skin is the smoothest, the figure is the slimmest, the most feminine, but you have to be a little more delicate, and if necessary, you can be a little more sad, understand?" He made an exception and put his whole hand on the other person's face Touched a few.The other party accepted it tamely.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty suddenly waved his hands and walked to the front of the whole kneeling queue, pointing to the picture of "A Gentleman Loves Dancing" and said: "Gentlemen are fond of singing and dancing, and you have to sing and dance like a perfect girl. You have to dance for me to see." If you want to be coquettish and flattering to me, you can't be vulgar. If you want to be indifferent, half push and half agree, half innocent and half seductive. Ladies, do you know? You don't read much poetry and books, this ladylike smell also has poetry and books, you can't understand it You have to experience it well! If you can make me miss you and be greedy for you, at least you are willing to look back at you. Alas, I really can’t teach you! Also, you play music,” he said to the court ladies who played music, "The music should be like what I said, like weeping like complaining, like resentment like flattery, like virtuous like charming, graceful and moving, moving men, understand?"

Huang Fu came in, waited, and carefully reported: "The father-in-law and Uncle Liu have arrived, ready to kowtow to the emperor." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "Okay, let them come in." Then he waved to the maids: "Start."Fu Wan led Liu Bei into the palace, and the two kowtowed to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty got up while being worshiped: "The father-in-law is old, and I have already waived the gift many times. The emperor's uncle has already performed the ceremony of the emperor and his ministers in the court. It is time for me to perform the ceremony of uncle and nephew." He bowed to Liu Bei.Liu Bei waved his hands in a hurry: "Don't dare." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty pointed to the banquet that had been set up next to him: "A special banquet is set up for Uncle Xuande. Please take a seat." Then the three of them took their seats.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is in the middle, with Fu Wan and Liu Bei on the left and right.Huang Fu led all the eunuchs and maids to wait on him.

There was a lot of singing and dancing before the banquet.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty drank with Liu Bei and Fu Wan, and introduced to Liu Bei: "This is a gentleman who likes to dance, and Uncle Xuande likes to sing and dance?" Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said loudly: "A man should not be obsessed with military and political affairs. Being sensual is an adjustment. There are no heroes in the world who are not lecherous, and those who are not lecherous are hypocrites." Liu Bei smiled and said nothing.Emperor Xian of the Han then whispered to Liu Bei: "I like singing and dancing, but I do it to cover people's eyes and ears. In the palace, there are inevitably walls with ears." He gestured to the eunuchs standing around with his chin: "It is inconvenient to speak without singing and dancing." Liu Bei was surprised : "Why is this?" Fu Wan shook his head and sighed.Emperor Xian of Han also said: "The person who covers his eyes and ears not only prevents eavesdropping, but also hides his obscurity. I am addicted to sensuality, and those who exercise power and domineering are less on guard." Liu Bei was even more surprised: "Is this so?" Emperor Xian of the Han said: "Xuande Uncle will soon find out." Ting Teng said again: "What did Uncle Xuande see in the court today?" Liu Bei said honestly and cautiously: "It's the first time I've arrived, and I'm paying homage to the emperor. I'm sincere and frightened, and I don't see anything." Han Xiandi nodded, He tentatively said, "Prime Minister Cao specially recommended you this time, and he thinks highly of you. Uncle Xuande must have had a good relationship with him." Liu Bei shook his head and said, "Your minister and Cao Cao are just a matter of long-term separation and long-term separation. In the past, Lu Bu Attack me, I once defected to Cao Cao. Later, Cao Cao attacked me again, and it was Lu Bu who came to rescue me. This time Lu Bu attacked me again, and Cao Cao took advantage of the situation to take Lu Bu, so I attacked Lu Bu from Cao. It was a last resort. Cao Cao, I don't really understand. I don't know if your majesty can see clearly?" Han Xiandi said: "Uncle Xuande will know soon." Liu Bei said: "Your Majesty, but it's okay. It's expedient for Bei to travel around, but for Liu Han's world Then there is no two minds. Born as a man of Han, die as a ghost of Han. Your majesty can make it clear if you have something to say."

Han Xiandi squinted his eyes and stopped, and said harshly: "Uncle Xuande can't tell who is fighting against me today?" Liu Bei was terrified, and immediately left the table to kowtow and plead guilty.Emperor Xian of the Han waved his hand and said, "Uncle Xuande is spared. You have to be careful about your eyes and ears." Liu Bei thought about it and said, "It's better to send ministers to Xuzhou to help your majesty. In the court, ministers can do nothing." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Said: "If you go, he will not hand over the general power to you. You can't make a false governor of Xuzhou. Now I have named you General Zuo. Although you only have a name, but the name is justified, you will eventually take over the real power. Everything depends on the camera. You can first familiarize yourself with the court, and then you can do something of your own." Liu Bei said, "I am ordered."

The eunuch Huang Fu came in to report something, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty stopped the words, drank with Liu Bei and gave Liu Bei instructions on singing and dancing.Huang Fu reprimanded the little eunuchs and stopped talking to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "The emperor's uncle is a member of the family, but it's okay to report." Huang Fu reported: "Yilang Zhao Yan has entered the palace again." Liu Bei praised: "This Zhao Yan is a loyal minister, and he is indomitable in doing things, and he will never give up until he reaches his goal. The threshold of his house once tripped over me - I have patronized his house - he saw the threshold every day, every day saw a point , One inch in ten days, one foot in a hundred days, it will take several years to finish sawing. Ask him why he didn’t change it at once, and he said that he wants to saw off the hurdle that hinders you every day. What kind of loyalty, what kind of perseverance, it can be described as touching! "

There are words in Han Xiandi's words, and each sentence is more powerful than one sentence.Liu Bei nodded again and again, while examining Huang Fu's exiting figure.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "This Huang Fu belongs to me. Others in the palace are not very safe, and he is not very safe. Only insurance is the only way to prevent danger. In today's world, there are many snobs. Your loyal minister and dead soldier, less!" Emperor Xian of Han's words were really serious, and Liu Bei immediately said: "I swear to be loyal to Your Majesty to the death."

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "Uncle Xuande didn't say anything, but I entrusted him with sincerity." Emperor Xian of the Han took a drink, picked up chopsticks and ate two mouthfuls, then turned around and asked Liu Bei: "Uncle Xuande has been in Xuzhou for a long time, should he be familiar with Zheng Kangcheng?" Liu Bei replied: "The minister is in Xuzhou. I stayed there for two years before being taken over by Lu Bu. During the two years in Xuzhou, I have visited Zheng Kangcheng's residence many times to ask for advice, and I am quite familiar with him." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was silent, waiting for Liu Bei to speak.Liu Bei had no choice but to continue to say: "Zheng Kangcheng's heart against Cao is unwavering." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said suspiciously: "This is strange..." Then he pointed to the tall scroll painting of the court lady and said: "This "Gentleman is good!" I don’t know if Uncle Xuande knows it, but it was painted by Zheng Kangcheng’s granddaughter Bai Shao.” Liu Bei looked at it carefully, nodded and said, “Yes. After the painting of Bai Shao was completed, it was highly appreciated by others. People asked for it and left. Later, I heard that it was presented to the palace, but I didn’t want it to be here with His Majesty.” Han Xiandi noticed: “Oh, this painting has come to me, there are rumors in the world?” Liu Bei said: “Exactly. Han Xiandi narrowed his eyes and nodded, and then said: "Uncle Xuande, do you know that I once called Bai Shao to the palace to accompany me and the queen to read, but she declined on the pretext of illness. But this time Cao Cao asked her to accompany me, it is said that she has already left It's gone." Liu Bei was surprised again: "There is such a thing?" Emperor Xian of the Han said angrily: "What is the reason for this Zheng Kangcheng, and how should he behave? What about this Baishao man, has Uncle Xuande seen it with his own eyes? "

Liu Bei said: "Duke Zheng has two granddaughters, twin sisters. It is said that they look exactly the same. The younger sister is called Chi Shao, who is good at riding and shooting. I have never seen her before; the elder sister is Bai Shao. I have met her several times. She is indeed a daughter with both ability and political integrity. "Han Xiandi asked: "What else?" Liu Bei was puzzled: "What is your majesty asking?" Han Xiandi was a little troubled, and said: "How does it look?" Liu Bei smiled: "I never put my heart into it, but I never said that I have a beautiful face. It’s too much.” Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty squinted his eyes for a while, drank the wine in one gulp, and then pointed at the court ladies who were singing and dancing, and said, “Stop—! Wrong!” The court ladies stopped in fear.Emperor Xian of the Han got up and left the banquet, and went to the court ladies: "You guys are really low-class, you can't even dance well with this gentleman! Where is the fair lady, who can't even coordinate her left and right hand movements? Today, in the eyes of the head of the country, the emperor Forgive you once in the face of uncle, and you will definitely be punished in the future." As he said, he flicked his sleeves, "Go down!" The singing and dancing maids lowered their eyes and lowered their faces.

Before Emperor Xian returned to his seat, the young eunuch Huang Er hurried in and said he had something important to report.Seeing that Emperor Han Xian was angry, he didn't dare to step forward for a while.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said: "Huang Er, what's the urgent matter to report at this time?" Huang Er hesitated for a while, but still boldly came up to Emperor Xian of Han and said: "Huang Fu just left the palace, and it is quite strange to go through the North Palace Gate. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was alert: "Oh? Who is there to respond?" Huang Er said, "I don't know. If he comes back, he will be fine if he confesses to the emperor. If he keeps silent, then something will happen." Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty said, "Okay, let's go." , I still say the same thing, if he commits a crime and you find out, get rid of him and replace him with you." Huang Er kowtowed and stepped back.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty sat down and said to Liu Bei: "This Huang Er is Huang Fu's younger brother, and now he is the dog I use to monitor Huang Fu. In order to replace his brother, he spared no effort. It is a pity that the whole world is for There are few loyal ministers and dead men who are snobbish!" Liu Bei could only sigh and agree. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty pressed Liu Bei's hand, turned sideways and said, "I rely entirely on Uncle Xuande." Liu Bei said: "I have already said that I will pledge my allegiance to Your Majesty to the death."