Chapter 8 Chapter 7 E'e's pink makeup, delicate hands--the aid of the harem in troubled times

"Come on, come on, or you won't be in time!" Zhao Zhi appeared in my room without any warning, "Close your eyes." I was wondering why there would be a past event "too late" to see, so Zhao Zhi pulled me away Enter the world of nightmare masters.Only when I opened my eyes did I realize that this time we are not traveling through time, but space. Zhong Hui, who was in Jiange, was sealing a letter into a bag. "I have heard about the origin of the general's family for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today. It is indeed well-deserved." Jiang Wei said flatly, flatteringly.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, my father taught me for many years, but it was used for this shameful deed." Zhong Hui said proudly and modestly. "Deng Ai raises a child, and once he succeeds, he is also lucky to have a famous person like a general as his secretary." Jiang Wei's expression remained the same. "After all, I couldn't catch up." Zhao Zhi turned to me with some regrets, "When I went out for a stroll today, I found that Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei intercepted Deng Ai's handwriting to Sima Zhao, and then Zhong Hui imitated Deng Ai's handwriting and rewritten it. You I know that Zhong Hui's father, Zhong Yao, is one of the most famous calligraphers. I thought this would be a scene that would appear in history books in the future, so I hurriedly brought you to watch it. It's a pity that I didn't see what he wrote."

"What should be seen has been seen, let's go back and talk about it." I smiled. Returning to the small room, Zhao Zhi couldn't wait to ask: "What do you mean 'you have already seen what should be seen?', you obviously didn't see the contents of that letter, did you?" "The content is not important. I guess I just recounted the content of the original letter in a more arrogant tone, trying to make those in power resent and distrust Deng Ai. But the scene just now is indeed meaningful. It reflects the spirit of an era. Political life foretells the fate of at least one person."

Zhao Zhi was puzzled: "Two people plot to frame a third person. What does this have to do with political life?" "In your opinion, why does Zhong Hui hate Deng Ai so much?" I asked leisurely. "Obviously, Deng Ai was lucky enough to make a forced landing on the empress, and won the great merit of Zhonghui. Now he is above Zhonghui, so of course he will be envied." I shook my head and said with a smile: "This is only a superficial phenomenon. The deeper reason is: the opposition between the two classes. The politics of the later Han Dynasty was controlled by foreign relatives, eunuchs, and wealthy celebrities. The first two have no continuity. In the turmoil of the times, only the nobles slowly accumulated fame, wealth, connections and other strengths. The reason why Yuan Shao was able to develop rapidly from an empty county guard to a warlord spanning four states was because of his "four generations and five princes" In the troubled times, many talented people from humble backgrounds appeared on the stage and became the protagonists, but after they left the stage, the descendants could not compete with the deep latent power of the aristocratic families, so they gradually faded out. era. Just look at the Wei and Wu countries.”

Zhao Zhi nodded in agreement. Among the founding heroes from humble backgrounds in Jiangdong, no matter the generals who started their careers purely with military achievements, or the all-round talents in civil and military affairs like Lu Su and Lu Meng, the descendants almost all disappeared.Only the surnames Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang still maintain their former splendor. "I thought it was just the result of Sun Quan's meanness and lack of kindness." Zhao Zhi was stunned. "The harsher the monarch, the more obvious this law will be." I sneered slightly, "Sun Quan is headstrong, ruthless and unjust to the children of heroes, to the extreme, but he never dared to deal with Zhang Zhao, who repeatedly disobeyed his will, and made excuses to force him to death After Lu Xun, he did not dare to further eradicate the Lu family. Instead, he let his son Lu Kang inherit his father's soldiers because he was concerned about the potential power of the Lu family. Wei Guo was even more so. In order to gain the support of the wealthy family, Cao Pi adopted Chen The nine-rank Zhongzheng system proposed by Qun guarantees the rights of aristocratic families from an institutional perspective. The Sima family who is now in power in the Wei state obviously wants to follow the old path of "Han and Wei abdication", so the dependence on the aristocratic family is even more obvious. It can be guessed," I was a little annoyed, "the future Sima Dynasty will definitely decide everything with the clan!"

"Okay, okay!" Zhao Zhi half smoothed the field and half mocked, "You who have decided to be a historian with peace of mind, why are you angry at the fact that you are useless in the new dynasty?" Before I could refute, he again Asked, "Then, Zhong Hui's hostility comes from this difference in status?" "Yes. There is a natural conflict between the rich and the poor. Jiang Wei has been reminding Zhong Hui that he is a child of a high school—the Yingchuan Zhong family has been a prominent family since the later Han Dynasty—he is living under Deng Ai. This successfully aroused and This deepened Zhong Hui's hatred for Deng Ai."

"So...the one whose fate is decided...?" "Of course it's Deng Ai." I couldn't hide my pleasure, "This guy must die without a place to bury him! Deng Ai came from a humble background, and he got this far by his own ability. His relationship with the nobles is very bad, and he has repeatedly spoken against them. Talking about the habit of flashy. Wei Guo needs his talent in military affairs, so he has been tolerating it all the time, now..." "The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey is cooking?" Zhao said directly "That's not all. Deng Ai is not reconciled to just being a 'running dog'. After conquering Han, he was self-righteous, domineering, and even spoke rudely and interfered in national policy. The famous family can tolerate the famous general Deng Ai who is the minion of a country, but he is never allowed to enter. At the level of national decision-making. In fact, Deng Aicheng’s fate has been decided from the moment he made a letter of worship and petitioned for power. As for the little trick played by Zhong Hui, it only hastened the arrival of this result. So I said, the letter wrote It doesn't matter what," I shrugged, "at least not as much as you think."

"Is this the future you see as a historian?" Zhao Zhi asked. "Yes." I replied proudly, "I know, as a nightmare master, you can foresee a complicated 'future' with multiple directions and branches, and that is for individuals; sometimes, we can judge This is the historian's answer. However, the strange thing is," I muttered, "with Zhong Hui's intelligence, I naturally know that Deng Ai must be incompatible with him. In this world, why did he accept Jiang Wei's suggestion of "unpredictable intentions" and was so eager to murder Deng Ai? Could it be..." Zhao Zhi's smiling, appreciative and waiting eyes made my heart suddenly move, "His goal is not Deng Ai, but... It's—Chengdu! Is that so? Zhong Huihe...has a different ambition?"

"This? I'm not sure. However, someone has made a judgment similar to yours." With a slight smile, Zhao Zhi opened his hand: a graceful old woman said to a young man who looked like a nephew: " Zhong Hui is arrogant and self-indulgent, and cannot stay under others for a long time. I am worried that he will develop a disobedient heart when he leads the army to the west." "This is?" I asked. "This little girl is Xin Pi's daughter: Xin Xianying." "Little girl?" I gave him a sideways glance and muttered to myself, "How old is this monster?"

"All the wise men in the world see the same thing." Zhao Zhi continued to sigh with emotion. What aroused my curiosity was: "Why do you care about her?"—As far as I know, the characters who can attract the attention of Nightmare Master are all great talents. "It's because of something you noticed, when Zi Huan was made the crown prince, holding Simpi's neck and yelling..." Zhao Zhi gently sent a soft, assertive female voice to me. In the ear: "The prince is the one who inherits the monarch, the ancestral temple, and the country. The responsibility is so great! As a prince, how can you not be trembling, worrying and fearful. Cao Pi is so happy and ecstatic. How can this last? I'm afraid it's hard to prosper."

"Xin Xianying was only twenty-seven years old when I said this." Zhao Zhi said, "At that time, I thought this little girl was quite intelligent, so I remembered her. I was wandering in Luoyang some time ago, and suddenly wanted to see her, so I saw her." It's the scene just now. Chen Shou, did you not know that there is such a number one person in the world?" Since the pre-Qin period, most of the women were only appendages in the history books. It is not surprising that Zhao Zhi made such an arrogant guess.In contrast, my answer surprised him. "I got to know her precisely because of another matter," I said, "a matter that better reflects her personality charm. Zhao Zhi, do you know about the change of Gao Pingling?" "I went to see it when I was free. Brothers Cao Shuang, who held the military and political power in Wei State, cooperated with the emperor to go to Beijing to worship the mausoleum and hunt. Sima Yi, who had been hiding for many years, took the opportunity to rise up and eradicate Cao Shuang and his followers in one fell swoop. Zhao Zhi paused, "Does this have something to do with Xin Xianying?" "It's a wonderful episode." Every time it was my turn to tell Zhao Zhi a story, I would feel a strong sense of satisfaction in my heart, "When Sima Yi closed the four doors and launched a mutiny, Sima Luzhi who stayed in the city asked Cao Shuang Joining the army, Xin Chang went out of the city to report the crisis. Xin Chang couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he went to discuss with his sister Xianying. Xin Chang thought that the emperor was away, and Sima Yi was in the capital. Killing the political enemy Cao Shuang was not intended to be detrimental to the country. Xin Chang believed that what his sister said was reasonable, and asked about the success or failure of the matter. Xianying replied: Cao Shuang is careless and will definitely lose. At this time, Xin Chang, who has always respected his sister, wanted to refuse Lu Zhi went with him, but Xianying dissuaded him, saying: When a stranger is in danger, a gentleman will lend a helping hand; as a subordinate of others, he should not violate the righteousness of being loyal to his duty; the current matter is just two factions fighting for power, It doesn't involve the survival of the country. If you are not a close friend of Cao Shuang, you don't have to die for him. After completing your duties, you can follow the crowd. Xin Chang listened to his sister's advice, rushed out of the city with Lu Zhi, and told Cao Shuang to change. Do something in the category of "confidantes". Sure enough, after Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, not only did he not hold Xin Chang accountable, but reused him. Xin Chang is still a high-ranking official in Hanoi. Only after discussing it can we protect ourselves and be righteous.” "What a smart woman." Zhao Zhi sighed, "Knowing people's future, acting in accordance with the times, and being good at self-protection, just like her father." I frowned: "Actually, I'm afraid that others will think so." "How to say?" "I understand why you said that the Xin family's father and daughter are very similar." I wrote down the name of a mediocre person: "Yuan Tan", "Is this it?"——At the beginning, Simpi worked under Yuan Tan, and he was working for Yuan Tan. When Tan was sent as an envoy to Cao Cao, he took the opportunity to rebel against his old master and seek refuge with Cao Cao.In Zhao Zhizhi's view, Xin Xianying's wisdom of seeing victory and defeat and protecting himself wisely was inherited from Naifu. "In my opinion, these are two things that are specious. On the surface, Simpi's father and daughter are not optimistic about the original lord and chose the enemy. But in fact, Simpi not only betrayed the old lord, but also betrayed the old lord: he offered a plan Destroy Yuan Tan for Cao Cao! In the previous era, "abandoning the lord" would not be subject to moral condemnation, especially if the new lord was more noble than the old lord, this correct choice would instead become a bright spot for the abandoning lord, such as General Zhao Zilong Abandon Gongsun Zan and follow the former lord. "Selling the lord" is completely different. No matter how stupid the original lord served, the act of betrayal cannot be morally affirmed; no matter how loyal and staunch he behaves later——Xin Pi in my book He was listed as a 'direct minister', but after all, he will always bear this stain and bear the suspicion of the world." "What is the difference between Xin Xianying's behavior and his?" Zhao Zhi asked curiously. "The difference is that Xianying emphasizes 'report'. The ancient martyr Yu Rang used to serve the Fan family and the Zhongxing family. These two families were destroyed by Zhi Bo, and Yu Rang turned to serve the Zhi family; and when Zhi Bo was Zhao Xiang When Zi Suo was destroyed, Yu Rang vowed to avenge Zhi Bo. When people asked him why there was such a big difference, he replied: "The Fan family and the Zhongxing family treat me as an ordinary person, so I will repay them like an ordinary person; The uncle treats me as a national scholar, and I will repay him with the attitude of a national scholar. However, most of Yu Rang's first half of Yu Rang's outlook on life is "death", which is: Even if the lord treats the national scholars as ordinary people, he should at least repay with the ability of ordinary people instead of holding grudges , feeling resentful?" "That's why Xianying said: Do you follow the crowd after fulfilling your duties?" Zhao Zhi laughed, "This is really another version of 'everyone treats me, and I will repay everyone'!" "It's more than that. Although Sima Yi didn't kill Xin Chang in the end, it doesn't mean that Xin Xianying foresaw this! In fact, after Sima came to power, the means of killing political opponents were extremely cruel. Compared with He Yan, there is no reason to kill him. But he still could not escape death. Xia Houba was the hero of Wei State, if he hadn’t fled to Han State in time, he would have been killed. Xin Chang forced his way out, and he could be classified as Cao Shuang’s party in terms of behavior. It's safe and sound, maybe it's just because he is not qualified to be Sima's enemy...Zhao Zhi and Xin Xianying predicted the success or failure of the incident before it happened, but they would rather risk their lives to do their duty. Is it a higher level?" I added casually, "It's kind of like 'knowing what's impossible'." "Hmm...somewhat similar to Kong Ming? Haha! You are really a historian who is good at associating." Zhao Zhi's words contained a bit of kind teasing. I shook my head and smiled and said, "That's right. However, Xin Xianying reminded me of another 'sister': Nie Ying. After the pre-Qin assassin Nie Zheng killed the Korean Prime Minister Xia Lei, in order not to hurt his family, he destroyed his face, Suicide and death. My sister Nie Ying guessed that her younger brother did it after hearing about it. She came to South Korea and revealed the identity of Nie Zheng. Everyone asked her why she was not afraid of being convicted. Nie Ying replied: My brother did this because he was afraid of dragging However, she couldn't bear to annihilate her younger brother's good name because of this. After saying that, she cried and died. These two sisters have achieved the younger brother's good name. The difference is that Nie Ying's name is finally attached to the younger brother's name. She is 'Nie Zheng's older sister'; Xianying is famous for her great wisdom and bravery, and Xin Chang is just 'Xianying's younger brother'." "This incompetent younger brother can leave his name behind his father, but his elder sister can only be a hero behind the scenes." Looking through the history books, Zhao Zhi said regretfully. "She is already outstanding and independent, and she doesn't need to attach her name to anyone." "But speaking of names," Zhao Zhi asked strangely, "most of the women in your book don't even have names." "Unlearned guy!" I snorted, "Do you know the names of the women around you?" ... After a long while, Zhao Zhi scratched his head: "There isn't any of them." "Understood?" I shrugged, "Before marriage, only the family members know the woman's name; There is also a new title corresponding to the identity of the husband and son-in-law in public. Therefore, even a woman as outstanding as Mrs. Zhuge Huang's family did not leave her real name in the world." "There are exceptions, aren't there?" "Uh..." In a flash of inspiration, I came up with an answer that I thought was quite satisfactory: "It's my face to leave my name, and it's my duty not to leave my name." The demon who likes to get to the bottom of it doesn't want to stop: "What kind of woman can be honored to have this face?" "Honour?" There was a hint of sadness in my tone, "I don't know if it's an honor, but what I can tell you is—the price." Xiahou Wenning had a daughter named "Xiahou Lingnv", who married Cao Shuang's cousin.Soon after her husband passed away, and she had no children, her father advised her to remarry while she was young.Xiahou Lingnv cut off her hair, cut off her ears, and would rather self-mutilate than resolutely refuse.Later, Cao Shuang was tricked by Sima Yi, and all the men in his family were slaughtered.The daughter had no choice but to return to her natal home, and her father brought up the old incident again and forced her to remarry, but she cut off her nose with a knife, and blood flowed down her face!The family members were frightened and sad, and persuaded her: "Life is like dust on the grass, why do you do this? What's more, when your husband's family is wiped out, who are you keeping the festival for?" Answer: "I've heard that a righteous man will not change his heart because of the ups and downs of the other party. When the Cao family was prosperous, I didn't intend to remarry. If I remarry now that it is declining, it will appear that I am a beast. How can I do this?" ?” "It's so tragic..." This story moved Zhao Zhi, "Women want to control their fate, but they have to pay such a price? Isn't it easier and less painful to die? Is it true that you have complex and changeable moral values? , I still don’t quite understand it. Generally speaking, martyrdom is noble, surrendering to the enemy is despicable, right?” "Approximately." "Then why can't Cai Yong, who died for Dong Zhuo, be forgiven by the world?" "Because Dong Zhuo is not worth it." I replied bluntly. "Could it be that Lu Bu is a lord worthy of Gao Shun's death? Why is Gao Shun's death for him widely praised in the world?" When Zhao Zhi considered problems with the eyes of ordinary people, his amazing intelligence was really overwhelming.I thought for a while, and said: "It's probably like this: Cai Yong was the most famous person in the world at that time. People expected him to explain the troubled times, but he failed the heavy expectations and turned to the cruel and heartless Dong Zhuo. So much for his life and personal glory. Therefore, many people regard him as a henchman of Dong Zhuo who was dealt with instead of a martyr. Although Gao Shun is just a simple warrior, he is innocent and upright, and tries his best to lead the lord to the right path. He was not trusted by Lu Bu. Under such circumstances, he still abided by the original oath of allegiance, and went through life and death for the ignorant lord until he died. As a soldier, being able to do this is enough." My words failed to stop Zhao Zhi's thoughts, and he immediately raised a series of sharper questions: "Then, why did Zhao Yun, who also abandoned his original lord, be praised widely, while the one who attached himself to Wei Wu Xu You was condemned? If it is because Liu Bei is more trustworthy than Cao Cao, then why is Yu Jin, who descended from Wei to Han, ridiculed as greedy for life and afraid of death, while Huang Quan, who descended from Han to Wei, is respected in both countries? If it is because Huang Quan is more upright, so why is Pan Jun, who is also upright and has become more and more outstanding since Han surrendered to Wu, still being ridiculed? Also, he is also trying to persuade the Lord to surrender, Qiao..." He stopped the words abruptly. I suddenly found that I no longer cared about Mr. Qiao's topic of "traitoring the country and seeking glory". This short awkward silence just gave me time to think. "I can't and don't have to answer you one by one," I said, "but there's just one example that can focus on this aspect. You know the 'Guillotine General,' don't you?" "Of course." He smiled and stretched out his hand. A short live drama was staged. Several Han troops pushed and brought up a general who was behind him with his hands cut behind his back. After a few cases, the mighty winner looked down on him and said, "Old man, you have been captured today, why don't you surrender quickly?" The general scolded loudly: "You have broken your promise and invaded our lord's territory. In Yizhou, we only have beheaded generals, and there are no surrenders!" "When death is imminent, you are still so arrogant! Left and right, pull him down and chop him!" The victor's beard and hair were all stretched out. "Behead your head, behead your head. What are you shouting for?" The general didn't change his face, turned around and strode out of the camp. "This... hey! Hey! You can pull him back! Damn it! This guy is really courageous." The victorious warrior couldn't help admiring the generous and righteous defeater. ——This is what happened when General Zhang Fei captured Liu Zhang's Xia Ba County Prefect Yan Yan when the Former Lord conquered Sichuan.After being pushed into the Chinese army tent again, Zhang Fei released the heroic Yan Yan and treated him well, and Yan Yan finally surrendered. "Ha, this is a 'decapitated general' who has not been decapitated!" Zhao Zhi clarified the truth. "The relationship between life and death and righteousness is vividly reflected in this incident." I explained to Master Yan, "Yan Yan was captured for Liu Zhang's battle, which is his duty; Responsibility for righteousness, and fulfillment of duty, so far, he has done everything he can for Liu Zhang. After General Zhang decided not to kill him, it was a new life. Yan Yan's new choice is very wise. The first emperor was indeed a more worthy monarch than Liu Zhang, so General Yan's life is beyond reproach. Although he has no death festival, he is comparable to those loyal officials who died generously." "You mean, are the girls from Xiahou's family also in this category?" It seems that Master Yan is more interested in women. "No, Ling Nu is more noble because she is more like another person." "Who?" I didn't answer directly, and said to myself: "It's easy to die by sacrificing, oh no, it should be said to be a very direct and thoughtless choice. I'm not criticizing this choice, but many people ignore a truth: 'Survival ' and 'life' are two concepts. There are many things that are more noble than 'existence', such as loyalty, such as chastity, sometimes for them, it is indeed necessary to give up 'existence'; but there are things that are more noble than chastity and loyalty, After all, it must be carried by 'life'. I think Lingnv is more like..." I gave Zhao Zhi a dumbfounded answer: "General Guan Yu." "General Guan was once captured by Cao Cao, but he was not in a hurry to show his loyalty to the late emperor with his death. Instead, he returned to the late emperor after he made a battle that was enough to compensate Cao Cao for his life, leaving his 'life' behind. Carrying the dream of assisting the late emperor to unify the world. This choice requires more courage and wisdom than simple death, or because the world is vaguely aware of this, they regard General Guan, who has many shortcomings in character, as a god. Xiahou Ling Like General Guan Yu, she sees the importance of various things clearly. When faced with difficulties, she did not think of death at the beginning. She did not sacrifice her life but her appearance and health to show her chastity, so as to win the chance of celibacy and her precious life. Carrying more important things to her." "With such a girl's family, and no children, what do you want to bear with your life?" Zhao Zhi's question at least proves that he is not completely insensitive to "the choice of life and death". "The most precious thing in everyone's heart is different, maybe...it's love." I said in a flat tone as much as possible, "Life is limited, family business, blood, ambition, knowledge... all kinds of tangible and intangible things can be given to you." Inherited by future generations, only love exists between two people, and it will be scattered into the wormwood and disappear with the death of both parties. The reason why a woman wants to live may be just to miss her deceased husband, so that there are still such loves in the world. A unique... emotion." Zhao Zhi showed an expression of "you might as well follow me to see what happened", and I immediately expressed my opinion: "I won't go, and I advise you not to go either." "Why? Aren't you going to write about her?" "Absolutely not," I said. "Don't you think we're talking about a terrible thing?" "……yes." "Just talking about this matter has already made me quite uneasy, let alone put it into words and criticize it. What's more, this matter is very easy to be interpreted by people of etiquette as a model of 'frugal women'. In my opinion, this is neither It is likely to restrict more women from protecting their most cherished things in a richer way. Why should I be an accomplice of hypocritical defenders?" "Okay, okay, I won't go." Zhao Zhi quickly compromised, and then sighed, "After the real heroic era has passed, this world has ushered in a sad post-heroic era. Most men only see glory and power, like Dogs compete for fame and fortune like dogs grabbing bones; love, wisdom, faith, righteousness...instead, they can only be manifested in women." "However, people in the world generally don't use these things as the first standard to judge women." I smiled, feeling a little helpless. "Oh? Then...?" "Virtue, tolerance, speech, and work—the so-called 'four virtues'." Zhao Zhi couldn't help laughing: "How can such a natural thing as 'Rong' be attributed to the category of morality?" "'Appearance' not only refers to natural appearance, but also includes bearing, makeup, manners and other things that can be cultivated later in life," I smiled to reassure him, "and 'appearance' does not play a major role in the four virtues. I just know a story about a woman who has no tolerance and virtue." Ruan, the wife of Xu Yun, an important minister of the State of Wei, was ugly. Xu Yun refused to enter the bridal chamber on her wedding day, and said to her, "How many women's four virtues do you have?" His wife replied, "I'm just not pretty. The decoration is lacking, but how many kinds of good qualities do you have that a scholar should have?" Xu Yun said, "I have them all!" Ruan Shi retorted, quoting Confucius: "The most important virtue of a scholar is Yearning for virtue. Now you value beauty more than talent, how can you say you are perfect?" Xu Yun knew that his wife was not mediocre. "It's really eloquent!" Zhao Zhi laughed, "From now on, all women can use this to satirize those men who raise their luster to the height of female morality because of their lust." "Later, Xu Yun participated in the coup against Sima Shi, was convicted and died of illness on the way to exile. Sima Shi was afraid that his family would retaliate in the future, so he sent Zhong Hui to check on his family's situation." I continued Ruan's story, "Ruan's She said to her two sons: "When your father dies, it is inevitable to hold grudges and sorrow. If you pretend not to be sad, it will make people feel that you have deep resentment in your heart. Therefore, as long as you show appropriate sadness Yes. What Master Sima cares about is whether you have the ability to avenge your father. Hiding or displaying your ability deliberately will cause suspicion. Anyway, you two have limited talents, so let’s show your true self.” The two sons responded to Zhong Hui according to their mother’s instructions. Sure enough, there is no more implicated." "It's so beautiful!" Zhao Zhi applauded, "Speaking of 'virtuous without tolerance', don't you want to go and see her?" "Think." I said immediately. "Hey...you haven't learned mind reading skills, have you? Did you guess who the 'she' I mentioned was?" "Madam Prime Minister, right?" The astonishment on Zhao Zhi's face made me flustered. "how do you know?" "Who else can you think of." I satirized him a little, and I said, "The reason why I want to see my wife is not as simple or...obscene as you think."——I always think" Peeping at the private lives of celebrities" is Zhao Zhi's great hobby, and he must have thought that I was also out of this mentality, "Did you notice? Those women before were all excellent in 'speech', but the prime minister's wife is 'aphasic' Female. When I was collecting the stories of the prime minister, I also came across many legends about the wife. It is generally accepted that she is an ugly girl with yellow hair and dark skin, as Nai's father Huang Chengyan said, but another way of saying is that she was born beautiful and beautiful. , just to avoid unnecessary attention from the world, she declares that she looks ugly, and she intends to find a good-looking man who doesn't pay attention to appearance, but pays attention to talent and learning; Inspired by this, the prime minister created the wooden cow and horse with the help of his wife; some people even said that she is proficient in Qimen Dunjia, can call the wind and rain, fly to the sky and escape from the earth, and is omnipotent... She is like a nightmare master, haha!" No After Zhao Zhi counterattacked, I continued, "I think the legends are so unreliable. In fact, the prime minister's wife can't even test her name. She is such an important woman and she didn't leave a single word. In this way, in history, behind the great husband The eternal silence, that's why I said she was a person with 'aphasia'. I want to visit her, not for the purpose of compiling history, but..." I still admitted, "Personally curious. So you can refuse my unfeeling Please." "Why should I refuse you? I just want to have a drink with her!" Zhao Zhi smacked his lips, "She is the only one who can drink with me!" He snapped his fingers. I walked with him in the alley in the south of Chengdu: Jinbaili.Zhao Zhi had a bottle of wine and a few packs of snacks out of thin air in his hand. He walked lightly, hummed a little song, and was in a good mood.This is not the direction to the Prime Minister's Mansion, I didn't ask much.Not long after, Zhao Zhi stopped in front of a small gate, cleared his throat, straightened his clothes: this was an unprecedented cautious move, and then knocked on the door with a smile. "Thought you'd just sneak in." I mutter. "That's so impolite, after all, it's a women's residence." As he spoke, the door opened.The person who opened the door was a woman in her forties, dressed very plainly, and the only decoration on her body was a copper hairpin on her hair.Just after looking at her face for a while, Zhao Zhi poked me with his elbow, making me bow my head politely.At this time, the first impression has been left: she can't be called beautiful, but she is very...beautiful, which means that she is by no means an amazing woman who can conquer people with simple facial features, but when you stare at her, even if it is only a short In an instant, you can feel warm and comfortable; cheerful, confident, and warm, this person must be the prime minister's wife. "Hi, madam!" Zhao Zhi raised the wine bottle and said loudly. "Hello, Zhao Lang." The lady welcomed us in with a smile. It was beyond my expectation that such an ordinary way of greeting was done by the two of them. "How many years? How many years?" I tugged at Zhao Zhi's sleeve. "Jianxing three years (AD 225)." When this voice came to my ears, Zhao Zhi was talking to his wife at the same time: "Madam seems a little disappointed? Do you think the person who came to the door was Kong Ming?" "He really said he would come. But it was Zhao Lang who came, which is really surprising." Madam took the wine, opened the lid and smelled it: "Kunlun cup? This is the best wine that Kong Ming can't get. This is...?" She waited for Zhao Zhi to introduce me. "A newly bought handyman." He actually said that with a smile. "Hey you……" "Is there a status that is inconvenient to speak out? Can I ask the name?" Madam didn't care. "My, my surname is Chen." I was a little nervous. "Mr. Chen, can you drink some?" Madam brought out a whole set of drinking utensils: one liter jue, two liters of dendrobium, three liters of zhi, four liters of horn, five liters of powder, and one bucket of jug, and said with a smile, "The Kunlun Cup has a particularly wonderful aroma. It is said that the phoenix trees irrigated with it can really attract phoenixes. The material is the water from the source of the Yellow River. You can only pick seven or eight buckets a day, and put it overnight. The color of the water is like crimson. It takes a whole hundred days to make such a good wine." "You know so much." I said in surprise. "Sounds like the knowledge of a drunkard, doesn't it?" As she spoke, she held the horn in one hand and the loose in the other, and shook it at Zhao Zhi.Zhao Zhi shook his hand, took away a red lacquered cup, and said, "If I get drunk again, the Prime Minister will not spare me." "Are you afraid of him?" Zhao Zhi smiled bitterly: "In the whole world, it seems that you are the only one who is not afraid of the prime minister at all." "I'll just accept this as a compliment." Madam handed me the smallest jue, took a hu and filled it up for us one by one, "The chef has prepared the dishes, I'll get them." Watching her leave, Zhao Zhi turned to me and said with a smile, "How?" "It's surprising... But after thinking about it again, I think the Prime Minister's wife should be like this." I said. "People say that after a long time of marriage, the temper will be similar through subtle changes. In terms of satisfying most people, Madam is very similar to Kong Ming. In fact, she has no special preference for fine wine. Well, I'm sorry for prying into this point. But she understands that there is no other person besides her who can accompany me to drink so happily. In the Han Dynasty, private brewing of wine is still prohibited at this time, so she is very... warm to me, and what is rare is that it is completely sincere. Sometimes I feel that in front of her, I am a child who likes and needs to be pampered." When he said this, I interjected: "Aren't you always like this?" Zhao Zhi scratched his head, "Really? Then you should feel deeply Fortunately, it turns out that I was completely defenseless when I was with you!" He waved his hand to dissuade me from ridiculing, "Did you find out? This woman is... grand." It really suits Prime Minister Zhuge.I think so. Zhao Zhi laughed: "Why don't you say that Kong Ming suits her very well?" He took over my thoughts. "Those who write history, from your point of view, she is indeed a woman standing silently behind a great man. This type of woman is usually regarded as a victim. This means: Marriage is a troublesome thing that must be well maintained. When men lack the energy to take care of family affairs, women are bound to devote more effort to ensure that men can devote themselves to grand careers; this kind of effort is both generally recognized and generally ignored in the era when men enjoy the absolute dominant voice. Therefore In the history books, apart from the pretentious and perfunctory matters about concubines, women are extremely poor. What you wrote is no exception. Think about your biography of the Shu Han harem! It is lighter than dust and thinner than paper!" His criticism I couldn't refute, so I had to pretend to take a few sips of wine, "It's far away. Besides, madam, why can't you see the essence beyond the appearance? Get rid of all the modifications and restrictions artificially added to life: what is the prime minister's wife, Daughter of the Huang family, after removing all these, the lady you saw... Oh, you don’t know her very well, but I believe historians are as intuitive as a nightmare teacher. Do you think she has a personality that must be attached to Kong Ming to exist? ? If she loses Kong Ming, will her life lose all, at least most of its brilliance?" "No, I won't." I replied, feeling puzzled again: why doesn't she live in the Prime Minister's Mansion?I seem to be able to grasp the answer to this question: an answer about equality, relaxation, trust, and respect. What bears all these at the bottom is the selfless and independent love between men and women. "But... Zhao Zhi, why hasn't Madam come yet?" I actually missed her. "Haha, I played a little trick. The conversation between you and me just now was carried out in the gap of time. Have you heard of this saying? There is only one day in the mountain, but a thousand years in the world; conversely: it is only one day in the world, and there is only one day in the mountain." It has been thousands of years, and it is also established." Seeing that I was speechless, Zhao Zhi was even more proud, "Kowtow, apprentice, and I will accept you as an apprentice if you give me two skewers of dried meat. You still have a lot to learn from me. !" “……自大狂。”我哼道，“快！快结束这什么、什么'缝隙'。我想尝尝夫人做的菜了。” 菜的味道很好。 酒香醇美。 兴味渐浓，赵直与夫人无话不谈。奇妙的是，赵直带来的一瓶子酒，怎样都喝不完，我渐渐相信这妖人真可能醉倒在这。他白皙的面孔上活络着少有的酡红，像孩子般手以舞之、足以蹈之，欢乐时还用他特有的飘渺调子唱了一首歌：“生年不满百，常怀千岁忧。昼短苦夜长，何不秉烛游！为乐当及时，焉能待来兹？愚者爱惜费，但为后世嗤。仙人王子乔，难可与等期。” “真好！真好！当再浮一大白！”夫人再一次尽了手中杯，拈起竹筷，击盆应声为歌：“……浩浩阴阳移，年命如朝露。人生忽如寄，寿无金石固。万岁更相送，贤圣莫能度。服食求神仙，多为药所误。不如饮美酒，被服纨与素。” 我忙着把这些诗抄录在袖子上，相形见绌，我果然是个“俗人”。一面抄，一面想：太有才。这完全是超越性别的才华，把“丞相夫人”一词冠诸她身，委实是一种镣铐。 “笃笃笃……”这时门被礼貌地敲响。 “赵郎算一卦，是谁来了？” “不用算也知道。这个人一来，我就该告辞了。” “你多留一留罢？” “他来了，就不方便这样子喝酒了。” "makes sense." “所以我走啦！” “送送你？” “别、别……我会'呼'地一声不见，就像风……'呼'的一声吹过。”幸亏醉醺醺的赵直还没忘记挽住我胳膊，“把这家伙也……'呼'地带走！” 耳边响起一声风，回过神来时我发觉着史的小屋里流溢着浓浓的酒气，赵直玉山倾颓地歪在一旁，口角还挂着几滴昆仑觞。我推推他道：“是谁来了？丞相吗？能再给我看看吗？” “偷、偷……窥……癖。”他含含糊糊这么嘲弄我，软绵绵张开手掌。只见便服的丞相提着与赵直带去的同样的点心微笑着走入，注意到凉亭里的酒菜时他会心一笑，问：“赵郎来了？” “所以说你来得真不是时候。”夫人笑吟吟的，“再给你做几个菜？” “我帮你吧。不过在那之前，有件事要告诉你。”丞相说。 "what?" “最近可能要去南边。”他谨慎地说。 “南中？”她问。 “唔。”他露出抱歉之色，帮她收拾杯盘狼籍。 “那还说什么'可能'？”她笑着，手指与他的一碰，他略略把手指一移时，她握住他手道，“既然是你一定要做的事，就去做吧。你已放任南中两年多，是时候去那山险水恶之地。” “明知山险水恶，也不劝阻一二吗？”话是这么说，丞相明显放松了很多，微笑问出这“不满”的话语。 “倘若一有危险我便劝阻于你、倘若你轻易顺从劝阻的话，你还是今时今日之你么？再说，”她回身，手指轻轻搭上他背，“难道诸葛丞相、我的夫君，是连自保也做不到的人？” "of course not." 丞相说完这句话，好像做了个动作：我之所以这么叙述，是因为我没看清他做了什么，赵直掌心的烟云徐徐散落、湮灭……他已完全睡熟。 “三年春，亮率众南征，其秋悉平。”（建兴三年春，诸葛亮出征南中，秋天时便完全平定了叛乱）我摸黑在《诸葛亮传》里写下这简短的话。 “夫人是很幸福的，一个出色的女子拥有一个出色的夫君，其才情、志趣，既融为一体，又各有千秋。只可惜这种幸福还不够完整。”酒醒后赵直开始了另一方向的思索，“女性的福气，不但在于夫婿，还在于子女，不是吗？” 我知道他的意思，对丞相之子诸葛瞻，我的评价也不高。我道：“你的要求未免太苛刻，父子两代都是世之英杰的情形并不常见。” “至少有这么一位。”赵直笑眯眯变出张麻纸，赫然是魏国的后妃传！ 我恍然：“的确有一位！曹操的夫人：卞氏。” 就才德来说，卞氏可以被归为贤妇一类，可她最被人赞叹的，是除去早逝的曹熊外，她养育了三个性情、能力全然不同的儿子：继承了乃父政治才能的帝王曹丕、冲锋陷阵的猛将曹彰、才华盖世的文人曹植。 回应着我的思绪，赵直感慨：“是啊，曹操无法被复制和再现，他的人生充满了太多复杂和全然矛盾的东西。而卞氏简直就像在梳理曹操的灵魂，把过于激烈的感情整理出来：其中豪侠仗义、慷慨勇武的一面——曹操自己描述为'早年只想为国家效力疆场，在墓碑上留下'征西将军曹侯'的字样'——留给卫青、霍去病般的曹彰；多愁善感，才华横溢的文人情怀留给诗人曹植；剩下的，就是一个具体而微的魂魄——在各方面能够继承曹操又不会让世人感到过于突兀的全才帝王曹丕。把这三个人的灵魂合起来，便是他们的父亲。这还真是奇妙。” 我摇头失笑：“瞧你说的，就像是卞氏有意养育了这三个儿子一样。” “倘若是有意为之、又能做得这样成功，则卞氏拨弄造化的才能，远远在我之上。所以，”他斩钉截铁道，“这绝不可能。” “呼……这算什么理由？” “是相当缜密的逻辑哩。”赵直大笑，“我相信她完全无意做剥茧抽丝、分门别类、归纳糅合这一类知性的事，尽管她的确是个知性的女子。譬如董卓之乱时有谣言说曹操已死，是她稳定群心、防止众人离散；曹丕被立为太子，她表现得持重端庄，令曹操大赞'生气时不变脸色，欢喜时言行有度，这最为难得'；曹操送来首饰时她也很恰当地选择中等成色的，既不显得虚伪，又不显得贪婪；不过，”他强调道，“不是知性帮她培育出这样三个儿子。” "That is……?" “你允许我使用凡人的思维与话语吗？” “允许允许、欢迎欢迎。” “很老套，说出来好像挺丢脸，然而确实是我的真实推断，”他卖了一通关子，“是——'爱'。” “没想到老套到这个程度！”我嘘道。 “真理亘古长新。”赵直酸溜溜道，“陈寿，你应该尝过爱与被爱的滋味吧？这对你及大多数凡人来说，不是多难的遭遇，出生就受到父母的疼爱、兄弟姐妹的关爱，遇上携手白头之人，还能享受绵延一生的情爱；可对魇师而言，这些都是难得的奢侈品。不怕你笑话，百无聊赖之时，我曾像剖析一件锦衣般试图把爱分解成一条条原因、一个个结果，虽然最终失败，过程却使人受益匪浅。” "for example?" “至少我明白爱需要智慧的参与，爱能培植智慧，反过来，智慧也能促进爱。话说，身为曹操正妻，卞氏的出身极其卑微，你知道吧？” I nod.卞氏是倡家之女。曹操一向不注重妻室门第，娶大族以外的女子为妻也能很大程度限制后宫干政，避免东汉外戚掌权的局面。后来曹丕、曹睿也都立身世平平之人为皇后。据说曹睿做太子时，纳河内虞氏为妃；他当上皇帝后，却以一介侍女毛氏为后。虞氏心下不平、愤懑终日。那时已是太皇太后的卞氏去劝慰、开导这位孙媳妇，没想到虞氏竟道：“曹家从来都爱册立卑贱之女，不管德行好坏、品性高低！”又说没有善始、就难得善终，曹魏肯定会很快亡国云云。这通话一出，虞氏被贬入冷宫。 “卑微的卞氏是怎么保有夫人之位的？她是很美貌，可曹操身边从来不缺漂亮女人；她是生有能干的儿子，可环夫人之子曹冲才最被曹操疼爱与期许，尽管如此，曹操从未打算改立环夫人；为什么这个女人，能真正做到和曹操'执子之手，与子偕老'？” “爱呗。”我故意丢出这一个字。 赵直没在意我的戏弄，他认真地说：“毫无疑问根基是'爱'，从根基上生出的枝节是理解、安慰、宽容乃至纵容。我看过你写的《卞后传》，你一再强调她高尚廉正的德操，真够可笑。曹操绝不会因为她是一名贤妇而与之偕老。” “所以要你展示真相给我看！”既然无法否认，我索性厚颜无耻道。 赵直笑叹一声，抬手遮住我的眼，又微微张开五指。透过他指缝，我见到了置身病榻、须发苍苍的魏王。“建安二十五年（公元220年）春正月。”这一次，赵直率先做好旁白，“曹操亡故前数日。” 丈夫额上还插着几根银针，一旁妻子正小心翼翼为他擦拭汗水。卞氏看来也有五十多岁了，仍保持着优美的脸型与五官，不是柔顺的一类，反而棱角分明，给人以“具有坚强的主见”之感。在长时间的沉默后，曹操忽然叹了口气，道：“你说孤若不杀华佗，是否不必承受这样的苦楚？” “华佗恃仗医术高明，想要借此自抬身份，大王就算不杀他，他也不会为您治断病根。您又何必后悔没有把性命交托到这么个人手上？” 卞氏的回答使曹操哑然失笑：“这话听着耳熟。好像是当年孤杀华佗时说过一次的吧？” “是。碰巧妾身就记下了。”卞氏挟了挟覆盖曹操的被角，起身把火盆端近，又加了一些炭。 “你记性一直很好。”曹操用老年人的目光深深望着他多年祸福与共的妻子，反问，“你没有看出孤是在反躬自省吗？” “只是认为您用不到反省。您没有做错，至少不用怀疑自己做错了，是吗？”女性的声音坚定里含着暖暖的温柔。 “那倒是。”曹操嘟哝，“老夫老妻了，说两件孤的确做错的事情来听听？” “没有。”她很快回答。 “哦？”曹操并不相信。 “应该有过，可那些事，妾身早已忘怀。” “听上去很像谎言。”曹操眼里闪过猾谑的笑意，“连我这种走一步看一步、忘性极大的人也能记得好些。比如……宛城。”笑意转为感伤，为一个女人逼反张绣，一战而败，令长子与爱将双双付出生命的代价，这种教训不可谓不惨重，这件事，也实在大错特错。 “妾身不懂、不愿懂、也懂不了军国大事。”卞氏道，“毕竟张绣寡婶也不是多么不愿……倘使只说一夜风流这一层，您谈不上有何大过。否则，”她笑了笑，“以大王之英明，怎能不痛改前非？” ——是指曹操在宛城之战后仍到处拈花惹草吧？我哧哧笑道：“还真是棉里藏针的讽喻！” “史家还真是缺乏趣味、不解风情！”赵直及时表示对我的轻蔑，“你怎么就不能把这视为夫妻之间再寻常不过的打情骂俏？” “说得好像你很有经验似的。”我不屑地一哼。 卞氏隔着被子慢慢抚摩曹操的胳膊，仿佛想安抚他睡一觉；曹操精神却很好，鉴于他大限将至，我很不厚道地把这视为回光返照。 “这辈子没啥爱好，写写诗、打打仗、养养女人、生生孩子，没做什么事，六十多年就没了……”曹操唏嘘道，“几十年来，孩子也生了几十个吧？” “怀疑您不能认全。”卞氏笑了，“光是养在宫里、有名有分的亲生儿子便有二十五个，至于糊里糊涂遗落在外的，那可算不清了，就像无法算清究竟有多少女人蒙受过大王的恩宠。” 曹操怔了怔，放声大笑：“说这个话题，你没有丝毫不快吗？” “没有。”她摇摇头，“男人喜欢女人，不是很正常的事吗？雄才大略的男人喜欢琳琅满目的女人，也很常见。您是有资格、有力量掌控天下的男子，更遑论生存在这个天下里的十几、二十个女人。任何女人想要独占您，都是愚昧之见；您看，”她把计时的沙漏移到曹操面前，双手松松捧起一掊沙，“这样松弛，便能捧住；倘若这样，”卞氏把双手紧紧捏成拳，沙砾随之从她指缝溜走，“便一无所获。” 握得太紧，失去得越快。 “这也能想到！”曹操勉力支撑起身体，学卞氏的样把沙砾捧捧握握，笑道，“你可以去做女博士了。” “小小感悟罢了。只因为不想失去。”卞氏的声音低低的，“还能记得大王与妾身的第一次见面，满座贵宾，只有您一人毫无忌惮直视我，一舞罢了，您赐我金杯盛酒，以示对一名倡家女子舞艺的肯定。您不觉得当众欣赏与赞美妾身这样身份低贱之人有何不妥，所以妾身也不觉得追随您一生有何不妥，只要不被大王拒绝，生可相与，死可相从。妾身……已很知足。” “唉。”曹操抬手抚摩着卞氏的面孔，英雄老矣，声音里透着不甘而又无计可施的哀凉，“可惜你要失去孤了，很庆幸的是孤避免了失去你。” 死亡其实与亡者无关，因为悲痛只认准生者负担。 “还有丕儿、彰儿、植儿呢。” “所以你务必好好活着，好好照顾他们，虽说他们仨都老大不小了，可有时只有母亲的训斥才管用。” “明白。”她点点头，把曹操的手指在自己面孔上按了按，很快将之挟入棉被下。 ... “怎样？”活剧暂告一个段落，赵直发问。 “很好。她才真是在身后支撑曹操之人吧。看似是女性仰望着男性，实则是女性在承载与包容男性；看似是男性引领着女性，实则是女性在拯救与抚慰男性。或许，卞氏正是这个时代里的完美女性：德、容、言、工俱全，丈夫天下无双，儿子个个出色。最重要的是……”我长出一口气，“难得她这么幸运。” "How to say?" “另有一位女子，出身名门，同样四德具备，本来也嫁入良家，却一生凄苦，一次次被命运捉弄却从不屈服，在乱世漩涡中不断挣扎，试图掌控自身命运。可能她才是最有资格在史书里留下姓名的女子。” “谁？”赵直也不禁为之动容。 “后汉三国唯一一个姓、名、字皆备的女子：蔡邕之女蔡琰，字昭姬。”（晋朝后为避司马昭讳，改称“昭姬”为“文姬”） “原来你说的是她。”赵直恍然。对三分时代的人来说，蔡琰拥有与诸葛亮，曹操大致相当的知名度。 “你觉得自己真正了解她么？”赵直问。 “喂，这话应该是我问你才对吧”我不禁愤然。 “那你不妨说来给我听听。” 我横了他一眼，虽然觉得此时这家伙有些猥琐，但直觉告诉我，这不是两个无聊的男人在谈女人那么简单。我慢慢整理思绪：“蔡琰实在是世间少有的传奇人物，有关她的真实事迹与传说几乎没有任何差别。她是蔡邕的女儿，自幼受到极良好的教育，因而才华出众。” “这太像'明师出高徒'的桥段了，是人们夸张其辞吗？”赵直插话。 “应该不是。”我解释道，“因为蔡邕不只这么一个女儿。早年他得罪宦官，避乱在泰山羊家，就把蔡琰的姐姐嫁入羊家，后来生了一对出众的儿女：女儿嫁给司马师，儿子便是现今魏国的大将羊祜。这位姐姐也算是难得的贤德女子，名声却远不及蔡琰，这恐怕不全是遭际而是才能的问题。”我进一步举例道，“就拿音乐来说。有一次蔡邕鼓琴时琴弦断裂了，幼年的蔡琰在隔壁就能听出断的是第二根。蔡邕认为这可能只是偶尔猜中，为试验她又故意弹断第四根，蔡琰再一次猜得分毫不差，这让做父亲的也叹服不已。所谓'曲有误，周郎顾'，说周瑜精通音乐，在筵席间听出乐曲的差错时，总要回头看一下奏乐者。显然，蔡琰比他还高明。” “啧啧，风流姿态……难怪可以觅得一位金龟婿。” “蔡琰十六岁时嫁给河东卫仲道，虽然是政治婚姻，不过同样出身世家的卫仲道也才华出众，确实是一段好姻缘。可惜天妒良缘，新婚才一年，丈夫便亡故了，蔡邕疼惜女儿，把她接回身边。” “为什么说这是疼惜？” “蔡琰无子守寡，若在夫家，必然寄人篱下、无所依靠。就她的性格和才华来说，跟在父亲身边继续才女的生活肯定比在夫家守节更适意。何况”我补充，“回了娘家就意味着父亲会设法让她再嫁，开始一段新的人生。” “原来如此，真可惜。” 我当然知道他说的“可惜”是什么意思。世事难料，蔡邕对女儿的关爱竟成了她不幸的开始！长安大乱，蔡邕以党附董卓的罪名被王允所杀，而后董卓部将李傕、郭汜攻入长安，纵兵为乱，部下的羌胡兵众掠得了孤苦无依的蔡琰。不久李、郭二人被南匈奴击败，蔡琰又被南匈奴左贤王纳为妾侍，度过了十二年的边地生活，为左贤王生了两个儿子。 “耻辱！奇耻大辱！”我愤愤道，“大汉衰弱一至于斯，连自己最出名的才女都不能保全，害得她陷没在胡人之中，饱受十数年凌辱。” 赵直对此不置可否：“后来又如何？” “后来……后来蔡邕故友曹操平定中原，听说了这件事，就派使者携带重礼去和左贤王交涉，要赎回蔡琰。左贤王见曹操势大，不敢违抗，乖乖把蔡琰送了回来。说来这也是曹操一生中所办不多的大好事吧。” “大好事？”赵直嗤笑，“我怎么听说这是曹操好色的老毛病发作，对这个他年轻时就相识的女子有所图谋呢。” “咳、咳咳！应该不是。曹丕提到过，因为他父亲曹操和蔡邕的交情深厚，纯粹是出于对故人之女的关心才将她赎回。” “哦！当时蔡琰年过三旬，又在边地过了十几年苦日子，从相貌上说，也不符合曹操的要求了吧？” 我怕赵直在这类话题上纠缠不休，连忙继续：“她回来后，曹操做主将她嫁给屯田都尉董祀。不久董祀犯了死罪，蔡琰不得不抛头露面亲自去向曹操求情。当时公卿满堂，看她一个弱女子为夫求情，言辞清辩酸哀，惊叹她的才气之余也极同情她的遭遇，都为她向曹操告饶。向来执法严明的曹操居然也被打动，下令特赦了董祀。”说到这里我长吁口气，“此后蔡琰的一生总算平安适意。曹操惋惜蔡家藏书毁于战火，要蔡琰试着整理一下。这名才女竟然只靠记忆力默出了各种文章四百多篇，秦汉文化传承至今，蔡琰出力不小！才情与遭遇使她得到广泛的尊重，许多当世名士都是她府上常客，大家一起交流学术，音乐，书法……如同丁廙在《蔡伯喈女赋》中描写的那样，众人都'服女史之语言'。” “丁廙……”赵直想了想，“是夺嫡之争里曹植的死党吧？子桓登基后就把这家伙杀了。咳，不过子桓还曾为《蔡伯喈女赋》写了小序呢！” “没错。足见人们对她的倾慕已然超越了年龄、身份、政治立场这些外在的东西。因为她代表着一种绝对的文明与美好，其经历从某种程度上说也是文明在乱世中的波折与动荡。只有一个