Chapter 11 Chapter 10 Hold the area wholeheartedly, fearing that the king will not know it--The tears in the tears fly far and wide

"Ziwei, Beichen, Changgeng, do you remember those who wrote history? I told you the names of these three stars to help you discover the most dazzling light in the past: an emperor, a prime minister, and a general. The emperor The death of the prime minister is the beginning, and I can imagine that in the next era, his willful behavior will be publicized to the point where the world can't add it; the death of the prime minister is a turning point, when he is alive, people can still cast their eyes on the high sky, The high-spirited life, after his death, the "Three Points" gradually dimmed, some people cried, some people relaxed, everyone can feel that the era of real heroes is far away; the death of the general is the next topic you and I will touch, It is also the last topic. The Marquis of Jiangling in Jiangdong, Lu Xun and Lu Boyan are suitable for the final chapter." Zhao Zhi raised his face with a dull expression, "The death of Boyan announced the inevitable decline of the era from splendor, and the last elegant soul has fallen. "

"Can you show me?" I asked cautiously.After returning from Wuzhangyuan, Zhao Zhi seemed to be a different person, he seldom joked or used nightmare techniques.He sat in the room all day long, flipping through my thicker and thicker historical manuscripts, and even asking for my opinion even if he modified a typo. "It's okay." He simply replied, "Can you close your eyes, please?" Such a polite gesture seems to me to be lifeless.What's worse, I couldn't blame him, and I couldn't comfort him, so I had to complete a solemn ceremony and close my eyes seriously.

"...It's all right." For a split second I suspected that he hadn't used any strange spells, the weather was as cold as in Chengdu, with scattered snowflakes, and a corner of the towering palace was shrouded in dark clouds.Passers-by who were in a hurry raised their heads to look into the distance occasionally, but quickly lowered their heads, wrapped their clothes tightly, and quickened their pace, lest they be contaminated by the bad luck coming from the Forbidden City.A group of powerful soldiers entered from the city gate, dressed in military uniforms of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, with white linen tied around their waists, and their faces were sad.In the procession, a coffin was slowly moving, and a young man covered in black walked along the coffin.

"That's Lu Kang," Zhao Zhi pointed, "only turned 20 years old, and he just inherited the title of Boyan. There are five thousand people in this funeral procession—the eighth year of Chiwu (AD 243) in the second month of spring. , Prime Minister Wu, Duke Lu, Marquis of Jiangling died." He told the truth in the tone of a historian. "What a show!" I was slightly puzzled, "As far as I know, neither Lu Xun nor Lu Kang are extravagant, why...?" "Return the teacher to the country." Zhao Zhi led me to follow calmly, and saw that it took only an hour for Lu Kang to complete the acceptance and delivery of the soldiers.After returning to the mansion, he received the first decree from Sun Quan: ban the family of the Lu family, and the court officials are not allowed to communicate with them.The young man didn't change his face, he sat alone in the empty courtyard, waiting for the king, who was also his great-uncle: Sun Quan's next move.Watching this silent scene made me feel unspeakably depressed, and I couldn't help asking: "Go back! Don't look any more."

"Oh? It seems that you have dabbled in Jiangdong's affairs recently." "Lu Xun's death is a remarkable event. I knew he didn't die well, but when I was there, it was so miserable that people couldn't bear to look at it." I said, "Since you and Lu Xun have a good personal relationship, Zhao Zhi Your son is suffering from this ordeal, won’t you lend a helping hand?” From Lu Kang’s face, one can see Lu Xun’s gentle demeanor, but the difference is that this young man, who is the head of the Lu family, also inherited his grandfather’s love from his mother’s blood. Sun Ce's heroic and fierce.

"Lu Kang has the ability to deal with every kind of external oppression, and he will live up to the family background of the son of the Marquis of Jiangling and the grandson of Sun Bofu." Zhao Zhi's gratified smile seeped a deep loneliness, "See how he deals with Sun Quan's envoys." Know." Sun Quan did not keep Lu Kang waiting for long. An envoy quickly came to the door to inquire about the crime, read Sun Quan's censure, and said how Lu Xun was unfaithful, unkind, unfilial, unrighteous, unwise, untrustworthy... and said twenty things in one breath.When the fourth story was finished, Zhao Zhi blocked my hearing and said: "If you keep listening, you should run to the Yangtze River to wash your ears." Such a reason to frame a hero!" While I was angry, I felt more and more sad about the Lu family.Lu Kang, who was questioned, remained motionless, and his eyes fell on the plain coffin of his late father.It wasn't until the messenger stopped talking that he turned his face and began to patiently explain one by one. "The seventh thing, before the battle in Yiling, the reason why my late father protected Master Zhuge Jin was absolutely unambiguous, not because he formed a party with him for personal gain, but..."

"It's meaningless," the envoy suddenly interrupted Lu Kang, "Your Majesty trusts Yang Zhu, and Duke Lu can't save himself at this time; now that Duke Lu is dead, what good is it for you to talk more?" Yang Zhu and Lu Xun have always been at odds, often Slandered Zhongliang in front of Sun Quan.These twenty chilling things are also written by Yang Zhu. Lu Kang replied: "Please listen to me." He analyzed twenty things one by one, then suddenly smiled and asked, "Are you unable to write down my tedious answers?" The messenger said helplessly: "I can remember six out of ten."

"That's enough. I'll write up the reasoning later..." Zhao Zhi suddenly stood up!This violent move took me away from Jiangdong.I rubbed my drowsy forehead in the small room, Zhao Zhi said: "I really can't stand it. People, cruel and heartless, this is the end!" "Tell me about Lu Xun?" "I have written more than half of it, it is not good, and I am not very satisfied, so I have not shown it to you." "This..." Zhao Zhi frowned, 70% nostalgic, 30% difficult, "Where should I start?" Let’s talk about it?” “Casual. Yiling will recover after the war.” I smiled and said, “Anyway, I didn’t expect you, a monster, to make a sentimental evaluation, it will really help to compile history.”——I originally wanted to use these words to provoke Zhao Zhi , but he seemed to have been beaten with a sap, and he hesitated for a while.

"It's probably not helpful. But I can't find a more suitable audience than you." Zhao Zhi opened the conversation. "I once asked myself, if I had the strength and courage, whose life would be extended. The numerous answers included Zihuan and Kong Ming. Then I thought, if I could shorten the lives of ordinary people and stop them abruptly, what would I do? I There are not many mortals I like, but I don’t hate anyone. If I can really cut off the river of life, this choice is—Jiangdong Lu Boyan.” "Why?" I was surprised. "I can't bear him to live so long." Zhao Zhi said, "Master Nightmare has a fatal flaw, and that is the lack of emotion. Seeing too much, experiencing too complicated, ordinary people's joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys are not worth it to Master Nightmare. Mention. Such 'detachment' damages precisely myself, loneliness, emptiness, boredom, frivolity... This can explain my frequent suicides over a period of time. The three people I handed over to you are all emotionally I My benefactor. Zihuan taught me 'happiness', he is an excellent friend, he can laugh and cry with him, unrestrained, happy and comfortable; Kongming taught me 'respect', he is born to be looked up to People, gestures, magnanimous and resolute, let me bow down; Bo Yan," a deep sorrow enveloped him, "he taught me 'sorrow'. I can't face Bo Yan after sixty years old. Like poppy is addictive, I couldn't help not looking at him, but when I saw his tears, I..." He chose a word carefully, "It was painful. It was so painful that I shed tears with him, just for The petty power struggles in the world, the despicable traps." Weeping for this may hurt the master's self-esteem. "I used to complain that Bo Yan was not strong enough, which made me weak when he was with him. Later, I gradually realized that watching the most precious things in life pass by and never come back, no matter how strong people are, they can't bear it. I think Bo Yan He shouldn’t have lived so long, if he only lived to be fifty-four or five years old, like Kong Ming, then he would also be full of hope when he died, instead of dying with sadness and despair and angrily.”

It sounds absurd at first to shorten a person's lifespan because of love and wanting to be fulfilled, but when it is applied to Lu Xun, it is just embarrassing. I tried to comfort Zhao Zhi: "As the prime minister said: people's hearts are full of suffering. People are separated from each other. Lu Xun is not the only one who died of depression. After all, he left a brilliant name in the splendid age. You don't have to be so angry Sentimental." "He is different from others, somewhat different. This does not refer to my personal friendship with him." Zhao Zhi sighed, "Writers of history, who do you think is more unfortunate than a person who was born blind or a person who was born blind?" I Without hesitation, he said: "The latter." "I see the same thing." Zhao Zhi said, "After seeing the most brilliant light, being forcibly snatched away and plunged into eternal darkness, how can one bear it? Forced to death It is Sun Quan who belonged to Bo Yan; if Sun Quan has been a fool from the beginning to the end, if he has never had any kindness to Bo Yan, I may be relieved. Do you want to see what happened after Yiling? Please!"

Stretch out your hand and show me a very simplified clip. On a fine afternoon, Lu Xun was reading a letter and revising it from time to time.After correcting it, he read it through again, and then sealed it in the bag and stamped it with his seal. "Look at that seal." Zhao Zhi reminded. I was taken aback, it was "the seal of King Wu". Zhao Zhi smiled wryly: "Chen Shou, you praise the encounter between Liu Xianzhu and Kong Ming as 'the most important relationship between the monarch and his ministers, and the prosperity of ancient and modern times'. Can Liu Bei do such a thing? Can Kong Ming bear such a trust? The seal is for the courtiers! At that time, the letters written by Sun Quan to the Empress and Kong Ming were all forwarded by Jiang Ling, and they were first reviewed by Lu Xun. Pavilion after the war. Outside Wuchang City. Master Wu returned triumphantly.The coach, Lu Xun, was smiling. He was as docile and humble as when he was in Haichang.Seeing the hood of the monarch's car from a distance, Lu Xun got off his horse.When he got closer, he found Sun Quan standing beside the road. "Bo Yan!" Sun Quan greeted affectionately. "Your Majesty." Lu Xun was about to perform the ceremony of a monarch and minister, but Sun Quan grabbed his arm. Sun Quan laughed loudly: "Bo Yan made such a great achievement, you shouldn't beg him to be alone, you should be begged alone!" "How dare I..." "The king worships the ministers in accordance with the etiquette, so let all the officials bow down alone." This is not just a joke, the Lord Gungun who greeted the city gate, suddenly bent his knees in darkness! The splendid yellow axe symbolizes the authority of the king, which he bestowed upon him. The sixth division and the imperial guards of the Chinese army guard the entire kingdom, and he is at his disposal. He ordered him to take charge of the king's affairs, and ordered the people on his left and right to put the imperial cover on his shoulders. "Bo Yan, get in the car! Get in the car!" he urged.When he boarded the carriage according to his order, he ran a few steps, took the long whip from the groom, and said with a smile, "I'll hold the whip for you alone!" None of the rewards he received from him was a rare treasure, and no one else could match the favor he received. It was as if he was trying to please, and when he was trying to please, he got great happiness. When Zhao Zhi showed me all this, there was a slight sneer on his lips.Because I knew the ending, this scene that should have stirred people's hearts only made me feel chills in my bones.I noticed that Lu Xun showed no signs of uneasiness when receiving the dizzying and bewildering brilliance, and his serene smile was never tainted with slickness and privacy.This made me wonder if he died of high achievements and self-satisfaction, but the next clip overturned my idea.Lu Xun was welcomed into the palace hand in hand by Sun Quan, where they held a grand banquet.When the wine was half drunk, Sun Quan untied his belt: "Don't you think this suits Bo Yan?" The drunken crowd said together, "It looks like it was made for General Lu!" "Come, Bo Yan!" Sun Quan greeted.Lu Xun stepped forward, his eyes became brighter after drinking a lot.Sun Quan rolled up the belt for him with his own hands, and looked up and down: "Sure enough! Sure enough! Here it is for you, Boyan!" expressed!" "The supreme meaning is...?" "Let's do a dance! A dance for everyone!" Entertaining guests with dancing is something that lowly actors do. It is too much for the governor to follow the example of actors and make people laugh.But Lu Xun had no embarrassment on his face, and said with a smile: "Some time ago, I happened to see a broken formation dance that was popular in Shiting. If you don't give up, you will show yourself." The dance is not a sword—I think only the sword dance is not Lost aristocratic status, but a snare drum.Lu Xun's limbs were stretched, his steps were vigorous, and his smile was like the wind in spring and the warm sun in winter. He danced to the audience earnestly and openly, winning rounds of applause. "It's hard to imagine." I interjected, "Zhao Zhi, you said that Lu Xun is to Jiangdong, comparable to the prime minister to Ji Han, and I finally accepted your suggestion to make a separate biography for him. However, can you imagine the prime minister doing this?" What kind of thing? Imagine the first or later master ordering the prime minister to dance..." Before I finished speaking, Zhao Zhi laughed: "It's so interesting. Zhao Lie may let Fazheng or Pang Tong dance, but Liu Chan might as well order Huang Hao to form a eunuch dance team. I can't guess that if the king ordered Kong Ming to dance, he Whether he will obey and what attitude he will obey or refuse; however, it is conceivable that anyone should think twice before giving this order." "And he's not ashamed." I pointed to Lu Xun and said, not in a tone of reproach, but feeling a little pleasure, "It's like when he was doing king's work, fake a yellow axe, put on a royal cover, and the sixth imperial master, he didn't take it for granted. Fear. Favor, request... In his eyes, it is as natural as sleeping when sleepy or eating when hungry. Zhao Zhi, what color is Lu Xun?" "If you ignore the filthy things that Sun Quan imposed on him," Zhao Zhi said, looking at Lu Xun who folded his hands after dancing at the banquet, "he is as blue as the sky and rivers." "Gentle, open, clean, simple, isn't he? I think he is really a simple person, with the frankness of a child. He is willing to believe that the monarch's sincerity and high hopes come from the same simple heart, and he believes in the truth and beauty in the world. Brightness and morality, kindness and forgiveness, integrity and trust, I believe that everyone—especially the king—has a heart for good, and I also believe that the opposite force: jealousy, ugliness, treachery, cruelty... will be swept away The monarch and ministers are of one mind, the world is peaceful, this is Lu Xun's ambition. Should he be simple or stupid?" I smiled, and my heart was warm, cold, clear, and chaotic. "An idealist, What is rare is that despite the unfortunate family history, he still chooses to carry the world with kindness and pure heart, and regards the king as a like-minded partner or even a heart-to-heart friend. Time has passed, and the initial luck is gone. The saddest The most striking thing is that Sun Quan is no longer the same Sun Quan as he was back then, but Lu Xun is still the same Lu Xun. The so-called "Zhizai Shiyu! A state has a way, like an arrow; a state without a way, is like an arrow."" "I don't understand the last sentence." "Don't you even read?" "Read, every time I read the beginning, I put it aside. After reading it more than a dozen times, I still only know the beginning." "...I lost to you!" I had no choice but to enlightenment, "This is what Confucius praised Shi Yu, the doctor of Weiguo, which means: Shi Yu is really straight! No matter whether the country is righteous or not, his words and deeds are like arrows shot out Just the same." "The second half of the sentence is 'Gentleman Zai Boyu! If the state has the way, you can be an official, but if the state has no way, you can take care of it'?" The demon's casual connection surprised me. "That's right, why do you...?" "I read it from your heart." He said boldly, "Confucius said again, Qu Boyu is really a gentleman! If the country has the right way, he will become an official, but if the country has no way, he will put away his righteous opinions and withdraw from the temple to live in seclusion. Writers of history, you If Bo Yan is compared to Shi Yu, isn't Kong Ming just like Yun Boyu? "The minister is a commoner, and he farms in Nanyang. Gou Quan lives in troubled times, and he doesn't want to be known to the princes."... Don't show off this well-known thing " He changed the subject, "Tell me something you may not know. Sun Quan admires Kong Ming very much..." "Everyone knows that too." I snorted. "So he asked Zhuge Jin if he could persuade Kong Ming to leave Liu Bei and join him..." "Zhuge Jin replied that my second brother and Liu Shijun already have the status of a monarch and minister, and they will never join another family. If the second brother does not come, it is like Jin not going." Master Yan scratched his head: "It's not so much the comprehensiveness of the history writers, but the hands and eyes of the head of Kong Ming's support team, right? What about Zhang Zhao and Kong Ming?" My slightly dazed appearance made him feel very moved. Happy, "Zhang Zhao once persuaded Kong Ming to stay in Jiangdong, but was rejected. The reason Kong Ming refused to stay was: "Sun Quan has limited capacity, and he can only regard me as a virtuous person. It is difficult to let me show my talents." This answer is better than Zhuge Jin's. The so-called "one daughter does not marry two husbands, one minister does not serve two masters" goes one step further. Kong Ming saw that although Sun Quan was a good young man, although he had the air of a monarch, he was very narrow-minded. At first, Bo Yan was afraid that he did not Seeing this, he didn’t want to believe it even if he saw it later, and later, when he had to believe it, he died...Of course, Boyan is different from Kong Ming, he can’t see it, the difference is not big. We all know that Lu The family cannot be separated from Jiangdong, he has no choice, it’s like ordering a child marriage when the child is still in the womb. Hey, women get married, and scholars become officials; women choose husbands, scholars choose masters, the principles of the world are the same.” I asked Zhao Zhi, "Then, Yun Boyu or Shi Yu, which attitude do you admire more?" "Neither of them." He said bluntly, "'Straight' and 'Gentleman', one lacks 'wisdom', and the other lacks 'integrity'. A minister who has no way is a king who is upright and upright will easily go against the dragon's scales and lose his life. , although it can leave a good reputation for straight advice, but a capable minister should preserve his useful body for the benefit of the people. Isn't this meaningless death and praising the world, isn't it the greatest disloyalty? The latter, once the king has no way, he will lose What kind of a gentleman is a person who has no morals if he has the ambition of 'benefiting the world', leaving behind the mortal beings who have been harmed, and fleeing in the mountains and forests under the pretext of 'being poor is all about being alone'?" "After three days of farewell, I am impressed." I couldn't help but praise.There is no cynicism or glib tone in these words of the master, but full of Confucianism's positive and wise outlook on the world. Zhao Zhi accepted my praise with a smile, and said: "But I admire both Bo Yan and Kong Ming. Needless to say, Kong Ming made a decision to persist in his life after careful consideration. Although the eight characters were not written by him, they are a vivid portrayal of him; Bo Yan, I have to admit that it is okay to use the unpleasant word 'foolish loyalty' to describe him. Listen to this." He said to Sun Quan A small chat with Lu Xun came into my ears: "Gu Changxiang," the special claim made it easy for people to judge the speaker's identity. This was Sun Quan meditating, "If Liu Xuande wanted to take Zhuge Kongming's life, would Kongming agree? " After a brief silence, Lu Xun replied, "Not necessarily." "'The king wants his ministers to die, but they are not loyal'." Sun Quan laughed, "Bo Yan is doubting Kong Ming's loyalty?" "There is no need to doubt it." Lu Xun also smiled, "But I always feel that Zhuge Kongming will not let others manipulate his life, no matter who that person is." "Including Liu Gongsi (Zen)?" "nature." "But look at Bo Yan..." There was a hint of sadness in his voice, "Kong Ming is the weight of the Dutch kingdom, how can he last long? Wasn't he killed by Liu Gongsi?" "He has something that he has to undertake and is willing to undertake." Lu Xun objected calmly, "I vaguely feel that there is something calling him to do it, regardless of who the monarch is..." "So..." Sun Quan suddenly asked, "What about you, Boyan?" Lu Xun was stunned before he said: "Minister. The king wants the minister to die, but the minister is not loyal if he does not die." The conversation stops here. Zhao Zhi fell into melancholy for a long time. "Can you recall Lu Xun's expression when he said the last sentence?" I asked boldly. "Very...pure white." Zhao Zhi said, "At that time, I doubted the color of his life. It was as white as moonlight. It was different from the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager's white color was easy to be stained, but Bo Yan's was quite firm. The knife and the ax match Plus, it cannot be shaken. Pure and obedient, obedient and trustworthy, this is what moves people about his "foolish loyalty"! Bo Yan seems to have a tepid character, but in fact he does not lack Kong Ming's bravery. It's just that this man born in Jiang Dong also died as a man who is used to using a gentle and modest attitude to hold Bailian Steel secretly into soft fingers. How much he believes that Sun Quan can share weal and wor It's a pity...even if the blade cuts the water continuously, once the source is blocked, the river will inevitably dry up." Sun Quan's meanness and lack of kindness are the number one reason for blocking the source.Then Zhao Zhi and I spent two hours criticizing Sun Quan. If we could stand at a higher position and overlook us, it would be like a pair of wretched women complaining and cursing the same man.In fact, there are not no records about Sun Quan's affection and righteousness. For example, he had a deep affection for Lu Meng.When Lu Meng was seriously ill, Sun Quan offered a reward of a thousand gold and searched for good doctors to diagnose and treat him.The doctor treated Lu Meng with acupuncture and moxibustion, while Sun Quan looked on sadly.He welcomed Lv Meng into the inner room of the palace. He was worried about his illness and worried that frequent visits would disturb his recuperation, so he quietly cut a small hole in the wall to peep: when Lv Meng was slightly ill, Sun Quan would smile happily and treat his servants He was also very friendly; when Lu Meng's condition worsened, Sun Quan had trouble sleeping and eating, and was irritable; Sun Quan's face was a barometer of Lu Meng's condition, and the reverse is also true.I took the trouble to record many details in the "Biography of Lu Meng" in order to show how much he was valued by Sun Quan, and these - I insist, cannot add points to Sun Quan's character. "What is it to be kind to a certain person? The cruelest person also has a tender side, otherwise he is not cruel, but numb; Shibi should be fair and objective. Objective, so there is Lu Ziming; fair, so there is 'sexuality. The historical commentary on "Yu Killing"." I said, "People who are generous and affectionate may not be particularly kind to anyone, but they can treat those who are worthy of kindness, and those who are forgiving or can be forgiven. This is the Confucian way of forgiveness." "In your opinion, to Sun Quan, who is worthy of being treated kindly and who can be forgiven?" Zhao Zhi asked the question very carefully.This is very necessary, because Jiangdong is an area where I seldom talk with him. We all have an unconcealed dislike for such a bandit empire; but history cannot be avoided, and historians do not have the right to bypass it just because they hate it. "The former, I think it is: Zhang Zhao." "Oh?" Zhao Zhi raised his eyebrows, "How do I remember that you have always had a lack of affection for Zhang Zhao? After witnessing the history of the subjugation of the Shu Han, you can actually value a descendant faction so much." ——During the Battle of Chibi, one of Jiangdong's highly respected civil servants The first Zhang Zhao firmly advocated surrendering Cao. "It is Chen Shou, a good historian, who is talking about Dongwu with you, not Chen Shou, a Han. Otherwise, according to my nature, I would not bother to mention Jiangdong." I said this, "It was a wrong judgment to surrender Cao, but it was not a stain on Zhang Zhao's character. He didn't advocate surrender for personal wealth. When Sun Quan decided to fight back, Zhang Zhao also contributed a lot to the war. After the victory, he rejoiced like a main fighter. For decades, Zhang Zibu's behavior and words and deeds have always been for the sake of Jiangdong , can be called Dongwu Zhongliang. Let's see how Sun Quan treats Zhongliang!" "You said? Still want me to help?" Zhao Zhi asked. "Of course it's better if you're willing to help." "It's just that I'm not very familiar with this kind of thing..." "There is a specific time and place, you should be able to take me there?" "no problem." It went smoothly to the Wuchang Palace in Bingshen in April of the first year of Huanglong in the Eastern Wu Dynasty (AD 229).The day before, this place could only be called the "Royal Palace", and Sun Quan's accession to the throne raised everyone, everything and everything to a higher level.Zhao Zhi walked around curiously in the newly renovated palace. It is neither as magnificent as the temples of Cao Wei: Luoyang and Chang’an are the ancient capitals for many years after all; In terms of architecture, every part of the Wu Palace is exquisitely carved, but it is trivial. Although it is tall and magnificent, it is empty and empty; show off.Sun Quan is sitting high in the posture of showing off, and the crown of jade beads has been increased from nine strings to twelve. "Princes and generals, it's better to have kindness!" I borrowed the words of the rebel army at the end of Qin Dynasty to satirize Sun Quan, who didn't look like an emperor, could also ascend to the ninth five position. "Without Gongjin's achievements in opening up territory and defeating the enemy, how could we have done what we are doing today!" Sun Quan sighed. When everyone clicked their tongues, Zhang Zhao, with a full head of white hair, flashed out from below the steps, holding a wat board in his hand, and the board was densely filled with praises: Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, and Zhang Zhao, who had been entrusted by Sun Ce and Wu Guotai twice, He was about to speak... Sun Quan waved his hands and laughed loudly: "Mr. Zhang, rest! If I had listened to your words back then, I would be begging on the street now." Zhang Zhao's face was like gold paper for a moment, he lay trembling on the ground, sweating profusely without saying a word.The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also stunned by Sun Quan's "untimely joke", or "a reprimand at the right time". "Small nature!" I was angrily, "When I came to the throne, I forgot who put him on the horse!" "I know your allusion." Zhao Zhi quoted an old saying from thirty years ago: First, a young man wailed heart-piercingly, crying, "Brother...Big brother!" At this moment, a A serious male voice stopped him: "Sun Xiaolian! As the master of the successor, the most important thing is to take on the cause of the predecessors, carry it forward, and achieve an indelible achievement! Today, the world is in turmoil and thieves are everywhere. How can you abandon the business and just cry like a man? !?" - This is what happened when Sun Ce died.The well-known Zhang Zhao personally helped nineteen-year-old Sun Quan mount his horse, and everyone bowed down and surrendered. "Sun Quan should listen to this passage." I said. Zhao Zhi smiled lightly: "An ungrateful person will listen for nothing. Sun Quan has hated Zhang Zhao for a long time. I once talked with Bo Yan about Gongsun Yuan, and Bo Yan told me a story." In the second year of Jiahe (AD 233), Sun Quan sent envoys with treasures to make Gongsun Yuan the King of Yan in Liaodong. All Wu officials thought that Gongsun Yuan was capricious and should not treat him so favorably, so Sun Quan refused. "Zhang Zibu is upright and upright. If he knows the truth, he will go straight to the dark. Among those who oppose the canonization of Gongsun, he has the toughest attitude." Zhao Zhidao, "Repeating the theory finally made Sun Quan furious. He said with a knife in his hand: "The scholar-bureaucrats of the state of Wu came to worship me when they entered the palace, and worshiped you when they left the palace. My respect for you has reached the limit! But you have repeatedly challenged my limit. I am really afraid of being impulsive and doing something out of the ordinary!" Hearing this, Zhang Zhao looked at Sun Quan for a long time and said, "I knew you wouldn't listen to me, but I kept repeating it because I always remembered the words that the Queen Mother called me to the bedside when she was dying."" "and then?" "Monarchs and ministers cry with their heads in their arms." "...It's really funny." Zhao Zhi continued: "If you cry, you cry, if you turn evil, you turn evil. Sun Quan insisted on going his own way and dispatched envoys, but Zhang Zhao claimed that he was sick and would not go to court." He spread his palms, and I saw a more funny scene happened in front of Zhang's house. "Old guy! Won't you come out? Then never come out!" Sun Quan sent someone to seal the door of Zhang's house with soil. "I'm planning to leave the house!" Zhang Zhao asked someone to seal an extra layer of soil inside the door to show his intention.Then Gongsun Yuan really killed the envoy and betrayed the alliance, which proved Zhang Zhao's foresight.Sun Quan sent people to visit many times, but Mr. Zhang didn't get up.Reluctantly, Sun Quan pretended to pass by, parked his car in front of Zhang's house, and shouted "Mr. Zhang", but Zhang Zhao only let his son come out and said, "My father is seriously ill and cannot see His Majesty." He went out; Zhang Zhao closed the door tightly, intending to be Jie Zitui; seeing that the fire was getting hotter and hotter, and if it continued to burn, there would be trouble, so Sun Quan had to order people to fetch water to put out the fire... Seeing this, I couldn't help but haha Laughed: "What a shame!" "The monarch is worried about the humiliation of the minister, and the emperor is humiliated and the minister dies (it is the shame of the minister to worry about the monarch; if the monarch is humiliated, the courtier can only repay it with death)." Zhao Zhi laughed, "The emperor has done this, Zhang Zibu Relying on the old and selling the old is unreasonable. So Zhang Jiaerlang coaxed and tricked the old man from the bed and carried him into Sun Quan's car. Sun Quan took Zhang Zhao back to the palace, and cried again..." "Uh……" "Isn't it unexpected for you who have been in the Han Dynasty for a long time and have read all the affairs of the Han Dynasty?" "Indeed. Well...thank you, this paragraph can be included in "The Biography of Zhang Zhao" to make future generations laugh." I said, "Although Zhang Zhao, who has been guarding the rear for many years and has a reputation among the ministers, has not been able to truly deserve his name. ——If you wish to be the Prime Minister of the Wu Kingdom, you will be free from disease and disaster, and you will live in old age; to make a living under Sun Zhongmou's cold nature, others are not as lucky as Zhang Zhao." "You mean something?" "I haven't forgotten your second question: who is the person who can be forgiven." I gave the answer, "Also surnamed Zhang: Zhang Wen and Zhang Huishu." As I spoke, I handed him a finished "Biography of Zhang Wen", " You should have heard of this man. He was the first high-ranking envoy sent by Jiangdong when Han and Wu rebuilt the alliance. Prime Minister Zhuge thought he was talented and elegant, and he was also confused about his future defeat. He thought hard for several days. Just realized." "What did you realize?" "'He is too clear about the turbidity, good and evil too much.' These are the original words of the prime minister lamenting Zhang Wen. Some people sigh the taste of Shiyu, the difference is that Confucius is praising the direct ministers, and the prime minister's evaluation contains It’s a sign of regret.” I pointed Shi Chuan to Zhao Zhi, “In Zhang Wen’s Biography, I included another person: Ji Yan’s biography. When I was writing, I often thought: If these people worked in Ji Han, the situation might be completely different. Ji Yan He is a good friend of Zhang Wen. He is extremely resolute and courageous, and hates evil like hatred. He deeply hates the political chaos in Jiangdong and intends to clarify the administration of officials. Under Zhang Wen's strong recommendation, Ji Yanlei moved to Shangshu. Well, the subsequent actions are like this," direct quote The written text is more convenient, and it is also conducive to Zhao Zhi's immediate and intuitive evaluation of the history books, "'Eject all bureaucrats, check and select the three departments, the rate will be lowered if the rate is high, and the number of losses will be reduced. , Those who are greedy and humble in position and aspirations are regarded as military officials, and they are punished by the camp. , less than one-tenth of the people retained their original positions. He sent greedy, despicable, and filthy people to the military camp as small officials, and set up a camp to house them.)” "Simple and powerful." Zhao Zhi praised, "I was worried that you would be slack when writing Jiangdong, but unexpectedly the writing became more robust. Seeing this, you can guess that this person must not die well. There is no lofty popularity, no obvious Merit, only relying on Fang Gang's blood and innocent ambitions to point fingers at the past years and criticize people, this kid is extremely stupid." He flipped backwards casually, "Sure enough! Complaints abound and he is forced to commit suicide." "Zhang Wen was implicated by Ji Yan and was dismissed from his hometown. Although Luo Tong repeatedly wrote to plead for Zhang Wen, Sun Quan still did not listen." "You mean that Sun Quan should forgive Zhang Wen?" Master Yan's question was really strange to me: Isn't this obvious?Zhang Wen is young and talented, and he is the pillar of the country that can be left to his children and grandchildren.To prove this point, I brought up Jiangdong's ministers: Gu Yong and Zhang Zhao's evaluation of Zhang Wen. When he only heard his name but never saw him, Sun Quan asked the officials: "Which genius is Zhang Wen comparable to in this world?" Liu Ji, the chief minister, replied: "It is comparable to Quan Cong." Gu Yong, who was then Taichang, objected: "Liu Ji, you don't know Zhang Wen well enough. This man is unmatched in this world." Soon Sun Quan summoned Zhang Wen to discuss current affairs with him, and he was very impressed.After Zhang Wen came out of the palace, Zhang Zhao took him by the hand and said, "I place high hopes on you, you should understand."——"Zhang Zhao doesn't just praise others casually." I added. "I'm not talking about whether Zhang Wen should be forgiven, but," Zhao Zhi mused, "whether he needs to be forgiven." Then he made his words more clear, "Did Zhang Wen commit any mistakes? Is it a fault to associate with each other? Is it a fault to belittle and dismiss the despicable Xiaoxiao? Is it a fault to see the virtuous and think of others, and praise the Qingming politics of the Shu Han? If the mortal world regards all these as faults that need to be forgiven, it is not confusing It is better to end the world as soon as possible. Kong Ming’s comments on Zhang Wen are not all negative. Rather than criticizing Zhang Wen, it is better to say that he is questioning Jiang Dong, who cannot tolerate decent people. Of course,” he said with a slight smile, "Kong Ming never thought Soochow was a good place. Do you still remember what he said about Yin Li, a beautiful Wu people?" I burst into laughter: "'There is such a wonderful person among the wild reeds in Dongwu!'" When praising Yin Li's outstanding talents, he still remembered to damage Dongwu once, saying that it was a place where reeds and grasses gathered. "I understand what you mean." I nodded, "Zhang Wen is not wrong, he's just a little stupid. But isn't stupid a mistake? Say something you don't like to hear, Lu Xun is already stupid enough..." Zhao Zhi shrugged helplessly Shrugging my shoulders, I continued, "I can still see that Zhao Jiyan's going on like this is bound to cause bad things, but Zhang Wen doesn't know how to persuade his friend, and even goes to this muddy water!" "...Forget it, I forgive you." Zhao Zhi said suddenly. "What's the meaning?!" "Ordinary people, no matter how lofty or humble, elegant or superior, it is difficult for them to cast their blame directly on one of the roots of politics, the supreme ruler: the emperor. Even if you are talking about Sun Quan, whom you look down on, the situation is the same." Zhao Zhi hit the nail on the head The words shocked me, "Zhang Wen and Ji Yan made inappropriate behavioral judgments at the inappropriate time and place, and ended up losing their family. Zhang Ben, argue, however, those who write history, have you ever thought about it? What made them, especially Ji Yan, do things that offend the public? For example, you Chen Shou, even if you only want to make troubles, you can do it ?" I laughed dumbfounded: "No, it can't be done." "why?" "No power, oh power." That's the crux: power.我恍然大悟道：“暨艳、张温，原本都是一介布衣，是孙权将他们拔擢为官员，赋予他们生杀之权。贬斥官员、品评人物，若没有孙权授意，断无施行的可能。就是说，年少气盛、以为幸遇明主、一举手便能整肃万里的暨艳、张温，实则只是孙权的卒子……？” “弃子。”赵直冷冷一笑。 仔细一想，真是残酷、精准的定性。 “那话是怎么说的，今上春秋高，忍而好杀，意所多恶……法令无常。”我及时向赵直解释，“是史家评述汉武帝之语。武帝年老，残忍多疑，巫蛊一案，牵连甚众，堂堂帝王家，竟成凄凄乱葬岗。孙权功业不及汉武，可在'老而昏悖'这点上，不让前人。一拍脑袋一个主意，再以他认为'合适'的人去践行：不是有志望、有才干的青年，便是善揣度、善迎合的奸佞！江东政局盘根错结，无论好坏，任何局面仓促间都难改变，一味更弦易张会很快招致名门大族的怨望，进而威胁到孙家治政……这时孙权就匆匆撤军，不但果断地中止原本的主张，也果断地抛舍主官、安抚众怒。这真是把自家责任撇得干干净净的好法子，看看他下令罢免张温的诏书吧！居然说：'我早看出暨艳心怀叵测，之所以赋予他督察百官之权，就是想将他的野心与奸计暴露在光天化日之下。想不到张温与他狼狈为奸、互相勾结，使我深深失望！看在张温往日的功劳上，不杀他而只将他斥回乡里做个小吏了此一生，已是天高地厚之恩！'”说到这里我停住了，与赵直分享同一个念头：这便是陆逊之主君！是陆逊为之兢兢业业、矢志忠诚之人！陆伯言呵，怎么这样……不幸。 “也不是每一个身在东吴的正人君子都未得善终。”我用来安慰赵直的话，另一个目的是为了振作自身书写《吴书》时的信心与兴致。 “你是说顾雍？” “顾雍当然是其中之一，我此刻想的却是另一个人，一个我早该撰写却迟迟没有动笔之人。赵直，做个游戏怎么样？你暂时搁置妖人的法力，来猜猜这个人是谁？你只许问我五个问题，我只用'是'或者'否'作答，试试你能否猜中。” “听上去不错哦。”稍熟悉赵直就会发现，这家伙极好哄，他内心始终保有童稚的一面，只要耐心些把他当做孩子来对待就好。“没有法力我也很强大，你想象不到的强大！”他跃跃欲试。 “好吧、好吧，问吧！” “嗯……男的？” 第一个问题纯属浪费。我撇撇嘴：“当然是。” “君子先让一子。”赵直又问，“出身江东大族吗？” 这一回问到点子上了。我笑道：“不。” “如此一来，至少不姓朱、张、顾、陆。”赵直想了想，提出第三问，“他是一代大儒吗？” “这可不是简单的是与否能回答的问题。” 我还想透露点信息，譬如他年轻时确实治过《毛诗》、《尚书》、《左氏春秋》之学，赵直却摇摇手道：“那就是'否'。显然他是个不以高深学问留名青史的文官，没错吧？啊——这是判断，不用你回答。来来来，听第四个问题，”他一副胜券在握的模样，“这个人啊……”诡秘一笑，“他有个合该别立一传的儿子，既聪明、又狂妄，把好端端的家业全盘败坏，是不是？” “佩服佩服！”我拱手道，“我想你已猜中。不必问第五问了。” “要问要问。”他得意地大笑，“第五个问题是，他脸很长吧？哈哈！”果然是狭促的魇师本性！可看到他近来少有的放松与欢愉，我亦觉轻快，也就没有对他的不恭嗤之以鼻。 “我都没注意到，”他翻检着我的史稿，“原来你没写诸葛瑾？为什么不写？他脸真的很长，所以孙权派人牵过一头驴，驴脸上写着'诸葛子瑜'，他败家的儿子诸葛恪在驴脸上多提了两个字'之驴'，就这么赚了一头驴子，话说那头驴的脸居然长到能容六个字……”再由他说下去就该谈到面相之学或许还会对丞相的样貌品头论足，我连忙把话题扯回：“担心会把诸葛瑾写得平庸，我这才踌躇多日。倒不是说有所偏爱，必欲将他描绘得怎样出类拔萃，而是我本能觉得，他绝非泛泛之辈。” “因为他是孔明长兄？”赵直插入一句。 “盗跖、下惠也是兄弟，一是受人敬仰的君子，一是令人切齿的大盗。我可不会因为诸葛瑾与丞相是一母同胞，便先入为主地肯定其能力。”我故意责问，“你这么说，是在怀疑我的良史之才吗？” “岂敢。不过总难免把他兄弟两个做比较吧？” "That is." “比较的结果？” “很主流的意见：诸葛瑾才略不及丞相，德行则尤为纯正。” “意思是，其德行胜过孔明一筹？”赵直笑吟吟的，“我能这么理解吗？与诸葛瑾相比，孔明在道德方面还有些许瑕疵。” “不能！”我决然道，“我理解的'纯正'与'完美'是两回事。像计谋多种多样、智慧难分高低一样，道德也有很多体现形式。丞相之德，仰不愧天、俯不负地，载活万物，不拘细谨，虽然叫人赞叹却不大适合作为道德标准，因为倘若一个人没有丞相般的智慧与魄力，便很可能扭曲大德、放纵私欲。诸葛瑾'纯正'的德行，则很可以拿来做导人向善的典范。譬如他的'孝'——将继母视同生母般供养；他的'忠'——事君以诚、坚贞不二；他的'礼'——为人谦恭、雅量恢弘，有宠爱的小妾生了儿子，却不上报，以坚持嫡长之序；他对朋友的'义'——虞翻被流徙，只有他屡屡向君主进言请求宽赦；他的'仁'——不妄取一功、不妄杀一人；他的'公亮'——出使汉国时与丞相从不私下会面；他的'智识'——看出诸葛恪不是'保家之子'……总之，这个人即便没有特别的闪耀之处，也没有任何可被指摘的缺点。” “可你尚不满足。”赵直锐利地看出，“你认为这是平庸？换言之，你试图找出一两种闪耀来提升诸葛瑾的'高点'？” 这多少说中了我心思，我却不愿贸然承认，只道：“诸葛瑾本不平庸！你说史鱼与蘧伯玉都有不当，诸葛瑾恰恰兼取二者之长。他选择'邦有道'时出仕，'邦无道'时也不退却，无论孙权怎样，他都保持着正直的言行。与张昭相比，诸葛瑾的正直不那么尖锐、叫人难以接受，而是富于弹性的。他有依循正道而行的智力，所以独断专行的孙权每每易于也乐于接受他的意见。你知道这事吗？校尉殷模获罪于孙权，众人为他求情，越求孙权越恼火，惟独诸葛瑾保持沉默。孙权奇怪地问：'子瑜你为什么不说话？'诸葛瑾避席回答：'臣当年与殷模一同背井离乡、颠沛流离，来至江东沐浴圣恩。我没能尽到朋友之间规劝勉励的情谊，令殷模触怒了您，对此我谢罪还来不及，怎敢说三道四？'孙权闻言为之恻悯，道：'好吧，孤为你特赦殷模。'……赵直，倘若说陈群是曹丕的颜回，诸葛瑾便是孙权的颜回，孙权就用过'颜氏之德，使人加亲'来比拟他；倘若说诸葛丞相是东海明珠、熠熠光照，诸葛瑾便是蓝田美玉，温润雅致。怎么样？这个比喻，你以为如何？” “美好并且恰如其分。”我刚因此矜然自得，赵直又兜头泼下一盆冷水：“那你为什么还不满足？我们没在做游戏吧？所以我擅自窥望了你内心。写史的人，你太迷恋过往时代的光亮，希望任何被你肯定、赞叹之人，都有夺目的光华，所以始终想在诸葛瑾身上找到一点'光'么？然而龙生九子，个个不同，强行发掘反倒可能使人物失去原本真实的特性。稍等！”他快步走出，回来时提着一木桶水，手指伸入水里轻轻一搅，竟搅出一汪星汉！“今晚无星无月，晦黯得很，听说明天后主就要举家迁移去洛阳，兴许上天已吝啬于再给季汉一星半点的光明。可我有必要给你看一看天汉繁星。你瞧！”他指着桶里粼粼波光星影道，“夜空里格外明亮的星辰只有区区数颗，更多星辰默默在远方闪烁。星辰所以能指引人，正因位置、亮度不一，倘若每一颗都同样明亮，那些在地面仰望的人，很可能被误导而至迷失。陈寿，我没有责备、非议你之意，相反很敬佩你。你从未与诸葛瑾交往，却能把他为人的精髓估摸个八九不离十。即便自认为熟知诸葛瑾的我——因为他与我在意的三人中的两位有特别亲密的关系，是孔明的兄长，又是伯言的至交，所以我对他特别留意——也无法从材料与评判上给你更多助益，你连他小妾生了个儿子都知道……咳咳！我只能提醒你一点。”魇师微笑着拍拍水桶，“陈寿，一个桶能装多少水，是由什么决定的？” 这又扯到哪去了？ 我一脸惘然。 赵直把话问得更明了：“喏，木桶由一根根木条箍制而成，它能装多少水，取决于哪一根木条？最长的，还是最短的？” “当然是最短的。一目了然。”我回答，“水会从最短的木条处流走，无论最长的有多长。” “人也一样。评价个人的整体素养：气量、才干、性情……固然要看木桶最长的一条，可作为决定性因素的，还是其中最短的一条：缺点比优点更易于左右一个人的命运。孔明是个不够显着的例子，却也能看出军事天才的匮乏限制了他更大成就的取得；孙策、费祎生性轻率，双双死于刺客之手；法正气度狭窄、睚眦必报，无论怎么善出奇谋，后世都不会给他过高赞誉；关羽、张飞一骑当千，却功业崩析，将星陨落，无不归咎于最突出的短处。不管优长多么灿烂、辉煌，都无法拯救缺陷造成的溃败。为什么孔明时时被兄长折服？为什么伯言与诸葛瑾的友谊数十年如一？只因诸葛瑾亦是少见的俊杰，他之'平'正是他之'奇'，奇就奇在'平'上：平等、平和、平衡、平静……他没有明显缺点，也就使人无法乘虚而入。你说诸葛瑾可为世之楷模，这很对。普普通通的人，纵然没有出奇天赋，也能籍由后天磨砺，达到'平'的境界，不断加长木桶最短的一条，则个人的才具，也将日渐扩充、稳健提升。” “多谢。我明白了。”我若有所思。 “举一反三了？”魇师洞达地猜测。 “唔，不仅明白了诸葛瑾……” “以及……？” 我一字一顿道：“江陵侯陆逊。” 我接触过不少陆逊的表章也将其中数篇载入传记，无可否认每一篇都显示出他是个君子，可几乎每一篇也都暴露了他木桶最短的一条。从某个角度：治政上看，他才是真的平庸，他用来劝谕江东政局的话全都缺乏新意：这不是指他说了什么失当的言语，恰恰相反，陆逊没有说错一句话，要善待百姓、要轻缓刑法、要公正、要宽简；虽然的确是针对孙权之严刑峻法提出的、有的放矢的意见，实则全然无效。他以诚恳、真挚、缺乏个性的方式自顾叙说，却没注意阅览者、倾听者是怎样一个人。所以孙权能为诸葛瑾宽赦某人，然而在民政上，他很少被陆逊打动而改变主张。“其实我以为……”斟酌着说出还未完全考虑成熟的话，“晚年孙权喜怒无常，内心却不憎恶陆逊，没有对他怀抱敌意或必欲除之而后快之心。孙权可能对陆逊寄予了过于深厚的期望，他希望他是他的诸葛亮。”这种推断更多依赖对人心的猜测，只有些许细节做佐证，所以说出口时我很担心赵直会对此不屑一顾甚或勃然大怒，因为之后的话，不啻于对陆逊的大否定，“如你所说，孙权向来仰慕丞相，赤壁战时他之所以与先主联盟，丞相的个人魅力亦起到不小的推动作用。在吴、汉约定共分天下的国书里，没有提及后主与孙权，独独盛赞丞相和合两国之功，道：'诸葛丞相德威远着，翼载本国，典戎在外，信感阴阳，诚动天地，重复结盟，广诚约誓，使东西士民咸共闻知'……他人用'诸葛公'、'孔明'来指称丞相时，孙权身为他国之君，竟也直呼其为'丞相'！他很喜欢把江东臣属与丞相做比，他曾问过诸葛恪：你父亲与你叔父谁更杰出？后来又问：君何如丞相？（你诸葛恪与诸葛丞相比，谁高谁下？）赵直你注意到没？丞相在世时，江东与汉国多年一直保持着极平稳的睦邻友好，孙权的为君之道，也差强人意，好像……好像……” “有点'既然他在看，我怎么着也要加把劲'的意思？哈哈！”赵直用俚俗的话直率地说出我的想法。 “没错。那是汉、吴邦交的黄金时期。孙权对每一位汉国使者都很亲切，也能善意地关注汉国，譬如他指出一旦丞相亡故，魏延、杨仪势必同室操戈，后事正是如此；丞相听说诸葛恪受任执掌军需、押运粮草后，也不避国别、身份之嫌，致书陆逊请转告孙权：诸葛恪性情粗疏，不宜担当这么重要的职务——这不异于把鞭子伸入他人马厩！孙权不但不生气，还高高兴兴采纳这个建议，改命诸葛恪统兵。可想而知，”我微笑里含着微讽，“孙权多盼望诸葛丞相是他的臣属，或者，他多盼望臣属里有个诸葛丞相。看这个，”我挑出两页纸张推给赵直，“一是孙权与诸葛恪聊天时，极赞丞相'虽伊尹格于皇天，周公光于四表，无以远过'，说丞相比周公、伊尹毫不逊色；二是孙权策命陆逊为丞相的诏书，写道：'昔伊尹隆汤，吕尚冀周，内外之任，君实兼之。（昔日，伊尹兴盛汤代、吕尚辅佐周朝，你陆逊足以像他们一样承担内政外事。）'”我重复强调，“孙权很可能把对丞相的推重'移情'到陆逊身上。这实在是一次一厢情愿、不切实际的移情，因为丞相与陆逊恰恰是互相补取的两类人。一方的强项正是另一方的缺点。陆逊无法像丞相般优游捭阖于政场之上，相反他被那些阴谋、烦琐、陷阱……拖累得举步惟艰。”说到这我偷偷打量赵直的神色，他蹙着眉，叉握双手，看上去毫不愤怒，却很无奈。“他有识破奸佞的眼光，却无扭转大局的手段，能够'预见'却无计'改变'，这还不如无法'预见'哩！懵懵懂懂，倒也糊涂快活。” 陆逊看出暨艳必败，暨艳败了；看出诸葛恪祸及满门，诸葛恪果然三族被夷；看出杨竺将倾覆杨家，来事亦如所料……陆逊只能眼睁睁等待每颗恶果的生长、成熟与坠落，既无法救人，也不能救己。 “带我去见见吕壹擅权时的陆伯言吧？”提出请求时我有点惶惶，那将显示陆逊极为软弱无力的一刻，赵直未必乐于给多一个人看见。甚或……他会怀疑我特别指出这一幕，是存心“幸灾乐祸”吗？ “没什么好看的。”赵直闷哼一声，“……去就去吧。我也正在想这件事。”话音未落，我已置身一间陈设简单的厅堂，两名花甲老人正对坐案旁，久久无言。我在六十一岁的陆逊身边坐下，静静望着他。皮肤松弛而细腻，皱纹布了满面，他是这样一个平凡整洁的老人，平放膝上的双手不时微微颤动一下。它再度颤抖时我禁不住伸手去握，碰到他身体的我的手指烟云般散落，我移开，它又聚合了。“谢谢你想安慰他。”抱臂一旁的赵直轻声道，“不过，做个旁观者就好。他心里深切的悲凉，人人感同身受，却无一人可以安慰。” 这个人，便是擒杀关羽的陆逊！ 败走昭烈的陆逊！ 击溃曹休的陆逊！ 数十年扞卫吴疆、战无不克、攻无不胜的陆逊！ 仅凭一个名字，便叫敌军丧气的陆逊！ 我感到身躯深处多了个小小的口子，热烈的生机从那里徐徐泄露，想要堵住它却连手都无法抬起。这时，我感到用史家知性的眼光去评价陆逊理民治政之才的贫弱，是一件多么残忍的事！其残忍不下于孙权对陆逊的猜忌与刻薄。身为后生晚辈的我，纵然被赋予志史之责，实则哪来资格与权力对这个人指指点点？我所知道的，他都知道；我所不知的，他也知道；我所拥有的，他都拥有，我所匮乏的，他也掌握。 “承明，酒冷了。”陆逊率先打破静默。 “承明”是潘濬之字。潘濬原为汉臣，吕蒙白衣渡江后，原先帝委任的荆州大小官吏都归附了孙权，只有潘濬托言病重不晋见。孙权派人去他家连人带床一道抬到面前。潘濬还不肯与孙权相见，他匍匐床上哭泣不已，自言：身为人臣，难守其土，是最大耻辱。孙权好好劝慰了他一番，命亲随为他拭泪。潘濬这才翻身下拜，归降江东。此时，他在东吴担当太常。 “伯言，我先干为敬！”潘濬正待举杯，陆逊压住杯口：“冷酒下肚，要用五脏六腑去暖它，哪是喝酒，倒是服毒。” “若真是一杯毒，倒也痛快！”潘濬苦涩地一笑，拂开陆逊的手，“伯言，吕贼玩弄权柄，翻云覆雨，致令人人自危，你我身为国之大臣，岂能袖手旁观？”说罢，将冷酒一饮而尽！ “吕壹、秦博的校事之职，是陛下钦命。陛下深恨尸餐素位之辈，这才大兴督察。不幸所托非人、适得其反。承明，我也曾屡屡上书，陈说吕壹包藏祸心、搅乱朝纲，是庙堂第一恶徒，只是，”陆逊深深叹息，“我身在外任，鞭长莫及，既不能当面向陛下晓以利害，又不能与秦、吕同堂对质，想暂离武昌、前往建业，太子这边又放心不下，陛下亦未颁旨着我谒见……”一面说，一面慢慢饮下凉透的酒浆。 “伯言也用脏腑去暖酒？” “一腔郁结，灼热难耐，正要借冷酒醒一醒、凉一凉。”陆逊笑笑道，“承明，你我已是六十老翁，服酒服毒，又有甚么要紧？虽然陛下未曾松口，你可愿随我入京直谏？” “我此来正为向君辞行。”潘濬直视陆逊，“明日一早，我将赴阙进言！伯言你却不宜轻动！世事纷纭，吉凶难料，潘濬死不足惜，你陆逊镇守一方，万不能有失。听闻吕贼早想对顾丞相（雍）下手，亏得谢厷提醒：顾公之后，继任者岂不是潘太常？潘太常素来切齿恨你，他今天拜相，你明天就要倒霉！哈哈哈……吕贼这才不敢染指丞相。这件事，是否可笑之至？” “真真可笑！实在是今日佐酒的佳肴。”陆逊一边笑一边流泪，“满朝公卿、赫赫名门，生杀荣辱，系于权奸小人之手，怎不令人齿冷！