Chapter 25 Sixth, come back

Dongfang Shuo and Sima Xiangru, the two great writers of the Han Dynasty, one was crazy and the other was soft.They all seem to have tragic life weaknesses imprinted on them, which made many moral gentlemen drool over them. However, in my opinion, none of this is true to them.The real ones are not full of wine, meat and women in their hearts.In their hearts, there is still an indelible literati sentiment. This feeling is, the world. There is a classic line in the movie "Mei Lanfang", Mrs. Mei Lanfang said to his rival Meng Xiaodong: Mei Lanfang does not belong to you, nor to me, he only belongs to Zuoer.

To paraphrase this, we say that Dongfang Shuo and Sima Xiangru do not belong to women, nor do they belong to Liu Che, they only belong to Qing Shi.They were born to leave a strong mark in Chinese history. At that time, after Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun returned to Chengdu, they repaired houses and bought land, and became wealthy upstarts.It is better to marry well than to do well.We can imagine how many people in the Han Dynasty secretly scolded Sima Xiangru for being shameless, while secretly dreaming in their hearts: One day, if I marry a rich girl like Sima Xiangru, that would be great.

From this sentence, it can be seen that this is not in the same realm as Sima Xiangru at all. In my opinion, the state of life should not only look at the means, but focus on the purpose.If the purpose is correct, the means are just tools, and there is no need to criticize them.Catching Zhuo Wenjun was only Sima Xiangru's means, not his ultimate goal.His ideal in life is, based on material, eager to leap again, lobby the world, and be proud of the Jianghu. Sima Xiangru was not the first to marry a rich girl, nor would he be the last.Zhang Er and Chen Ping of the Han Dynasty all realized their dreams of Jianghu by relying on rich girls.Of course, this is not only a specialty of the Han Dynasty, nor is it all a specialty of China.It can only be said that this is the psychological desire of all human beings.

The process of chasing his dream by the protagonist Julien of the French writer Stendhal is surprisingly similar to that of the people of the Han Dynasty.Julien came from a humble background and was not outstanding in appearance.God gave him only one thing that ordinary people don't have, that is super memory.Julien's whole family lived by logging in the forest, and their lives were boundless.This is not the life he wants, he has to break out. There are only two roads before Julien: one is to put on black clothes and convert to God; the other is to create opportunities to meet noble ladies and send him to the upper class.Julien grabbed both God and the lady, and as a result, he finally realized his so-called dream.At the same time, he was also destroyed by his so-called dream.

Because in the end, Julien discovered that he does not belong to God, nor does he belong to noble ladies, nor does he belong to high society, he only belongs to tragedy. Julien was born for tragedy. Sima Xiangru, of course, was not born for tragedy.Before him, Chen Ping and others created a successful model for him. He only needs to follow the path of his predecessors, and his future will be bright.Therefore, he was not complacent about marrying Zhuo Wenjun.He is waiting. Waiting for the call from afar. This highest call came from Emperor Liu Che. In addition to liking hunting and exercising in the wild, Liu Che also loves literature.A strong country must start with a strong emperor.A strong emperor must start with a strong body.Of course, in addition to this is not enough, there must be a rich and strong soul.

Literature, poetry and prose are exactly the feast that enriches Liu Che's soul and makes him jump vigorously. One day, when Liu Che was studying, he happened to read Sima Xiangru's "Zixu Fu".While reading, Liu Che couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, hey, such a genius, I was not born in the same era as him. Liu Che thought that Sima Xiangru was a dead man, and he read articles written by dead men. At that time, there was a dog prisoner named Yang Deyi who served Liu Che to study.The dog supervisor is the official who manages the hunting dogs.Yang Deyi is also a fellow of Sima Xiangru.At that time, as soon as Liu Che finished speaking, Yang Deyi answered, "Your Majesty, the Fu you read was written by Sima Xiangru, a fellow minister. He is still a living man."

Upon hearing this, Liu Che was both surprised and delighted.He immediately said, if there is such a thing, please call him quickly for me. A thousand-mile horse often exists, but Bole does not.Bole is the buyer, and he must meet a good fellow like Yang Deyi who advertises for free.When the news came back that the emperor was going to summon Sima Xiangru, Chengdu was shaken. Of course, this earthquake, of course, is a fake earthquake.Sima Xiangru, you son of a bitch, is there smoke coming out of your ancestral grave?I think this should be the sentence that Chengdu people most want to say to Sima Xiangru.

Think about it too, there was Zhuo Wenjun before, and the emperor summoned the letter later.If it weren't for the smoke from the ancestral grave, Sima Xiangru would be favored by God with his little virtue, no ghost would believe it. Anyway, Sima Xiangru can finally get out of the rivers and lakes.By the count, how long has he been in Chengdu?Recalling the past, Liang Xiaowang Liu Wuzhi's voice and smile, and the scene of being courteous to literati still seem to be vividly remembered.Ah, this time, it always gives people a sense of fantasy.I hope that I will leave Chengdu from now on, and I will not return with broken dreams.

Sima Xiangru went west from Chengdu and came to Chang'an. Today in the 21st century, many cultural people have a Beijing dream in their hearts.In order to pursue the Beijing Dream, how many people have no regrets in their youth and become the Beijing drifters. Before the Tang Dynasty, many literati also became the Beijing drifters for the dream of Chang'an.Among the literati in Sichuan, after Sima Xiangru, Chen Ziang in the early Tang Dynasty bravely drifted north with a pocket of money, followed by the poet Li Bai.It was the efforts of many people from other provinces who created the Beijing Dream; it was these people from other provinces who were full of vigor and pride that enriched Chang'an culture.

In the beautiful city of Chang'an, I, Sima Xiangru, are back again.Once, what this city brought to Sima Xiangru was just a tasteless official position.Now, let this unpleasant past disappear completely.Life is like going over mountains and ridges, over the haze and tears, and then there are sunshine and flowers. That time, Liu Che summoned Sima Xiangru, the effect was good, and both of them were deeply impressed.Liu Che believes that Sima Xiangru is a rare genius and deserves appreciation.Sima Xiangru thought that it was not easy for Liu Che to know the pearl with his eyes.Therefore, Liu Che immediately made Sima Xiangru a Lang Guan, and Sima Xiangru was also willing to stay and write Fu for Liu Che.

This situation is like a mouse falling in love with rice, and the two fell in love with each other. Back to the front, Dongfang Shuo prevented Liu Che from expanding the Shanglin Garden. Although the persuasion failed, he picked up a Taizhong doctor and hundreds of catties of gold.Sima Xiangru and Dongfang Shuo were as famous as each other, and Dongfang Shuo was promoted, so of course Sima Xiangru couldn't lag behind. Therefore, Sima Xiangru, who was an official at the time, also immediately grasped an important point and wrote a letter to Liu Che. The one who was caught by Sima Xiangru to make a fuss, as mentioned above, Liu Che was always desperate to hunt.Sima Xiangru's article is very long, but for the convenience of reading, it can only be summarized in one sentence: Please take care, Your Majesty. For the sake of the country, the mother and the queen, please take good care of your body and don't work hard.After all, when fighting wild beasts, you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Liu Che received Sima Xiangru's letter and read it carefully. At the same time, he nodded and agreed, the suggestion is good. However, unlike Dongfang Shuo, he was neither appointed an official nor rewarded.He praised Sima Xiangru with some words, then turned his head and left, read the Fu according to the instructions, and hunted according to the hunt. In a word, Sima Xiangru's work was really wasted.