Chapter 13 Zhuge Jin: There is the sound of a donkey braying in my ears

This is still a story about a banquet. Everyone is familiar with this story. The protagonist of the story is Zhuge Ke. Zhuge Ke's father was named Zhuge Jin, whose name was Ziyu.He also has an uncle, the famous Zhuge Liang, Mr. Wolong. The story begins with Zhuge Jin. The Lord of Wu, Sun Quan, has the right to be obsessive, and he likes a large circle of people around him.When going to court to discuss matters, he sat in the middle, and the ministers were divided into two shifts.He pointed, eloquent, very beautiful, quite a sense of accomplishment.After leaving court and returning to the palace, I feel lonely. Although there are some women around, they are chattering and boring.Sun Quan likes to drink.He is a famous drinker in history.Especially good at drinking.You can't make a fuss by drinking alone, you have to make a fuss with many people.Sun Quan sat in the middle, lined up on both sides of the civil and military, and the cups were exchanged, and the cups were exchanged, making a lot of noise.Seeing everyone drank up and down, he thought it was beautiful and interesting!

Sun Quan often had banquets with civil and military officials in the palace. On this day, Sun Quan is going to have a grand feast of civil and military affairs again.Not all civil and military personnel can participate, they have to be ranked according to their seniority and strictly screened.Of course, Sun Quan's likes and dislikes are also an important criterion.Whoever Sun Quan likes will come.Whoever hates them stays at home. When it comes to drinking, you have to find some people who can talk about it, so that you can be interested in drinking.When I see you, I feel awkward and angry, why should I drink so much?

Sun Quan liked Zhuge Jin very much.Zhuge Jin then received the invitation. Zhuge Jin had a stomachache in those few days and didn't really want to go. He wanted to ask for a leave. But Zhuge Jin has a problem, that is, he is afraid of his own family and his wife.He felt that this was a big matter and he had to discuss it with his wife.Zhuge Jin took the invitation to see his wife.Zhuge Jin said, look, my lord asked me to go to the banquet. Madam carefully looked at the invitation card, staring at the front and back, even the punctuation marks for a long time.Madam said, go ahead. Zhuge Jin said, I have enteritis, I feel uncomfortable, I can't drink wine, I can't eat food, I don't want to go.

The lady said, how can I do that?It doesn't matter how much you eat or drink, the key is you have to be there.What people want is your attitude. Without further ado, she found out a brand new dress, asked her husband to change into it, tied a ribbon for him personally, and sent him outside the door.Zhuge Jin got into the carriage, and the coachman raised his hand.As long as he flicks his whip, the carriage will drive into the street and rush to the palace. But at this moment, Zhuge Jin's son, 6-year-old Zhuge Ke, appeared with a schoolbag on his back. Zhuge Ke asked his mother, where is father going?

His mother said proudly, your father is going to the palace for a banquet! Mother also said that there were nearly a hundred civil and military members in the Manchu Dynasty, and the king personally selected thirty.Your father is one of them.When you grow up, you have to be as promising as your father. Zhuge Ke asked, mother, is the palace big? Big, of course big, maybe ten, twenty, or thirty times bigger than our home.His mother answered him thus. Zhuge Ke asked, is the king majestic? Very majestic, I heard that his eyes are green, and he has a red beard, the old elders are long.Mother's hand gestures in the air.

Zhuge Ke said, I also want to go to the palace, and I also want to see the king. His mother waved her hand to signal the driver to stop.She took a few steps forward and said to her husband, take Ke'er with you and let him see the world. Zhuge Jin was a little embarrassed.Zhuge Jin said, the king only invited me alone, and he didn't say that he could take the children. Besides, it's not good to take the children on such an occasion, right? Madame laughed.The lady said, what's the matter?He just sits next to you, Ke'er is very obedient, and the king is also very kind, so he won't say anything.

Zhuge Jin wanted to say something, but after looking at his wife's firm expression and his son's praying eyes, Zhuge Jin didn't say anything.He knows that it is useless to say it, it is better not to say it.He bent down and pulled his son into the car. The carriage rumbled towards the palace amidst the loud whip of the coachman. In the car, the father said to his son, when you go to the palace, follow me closely, and you will eat as much as I eat, so don't talk. Yes, the son nodded in agreement. Until the car stopped in front of the palace, the father had already told this sentence three times, and the son nodded in agreement three times.

What a good boy.When Zhuge Ke arrived in the palace, he followed his father all the time without saying a word.But his small eyeballs kept turning.He looked at the palace curiously, and secretly looked at the king with green eyes and red beard. At first, Sun Quan didn't pay attention to him, and neither did the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. The banquet reached its climax with Sun Quan's toast. When Sun Quanjing came to Zhugejin's table, he saw the face of a strange child in his field of vision.Sun Quan asked, Zhuge Jin, is that child your son? Zhuge Jin stood up and said, it was the dog named Zhuge Ke.

Sun Quan looked at Zhuge Jin, then at Zhuge Ke.Sun Quan smiled. Sun Quan turned his face and muttered something to one of his attendants.The attendant went out, and after a while, the attendant brought a donkey. Sun Quan took a pen and wrote a note.Stick it on the donkey's head.It says "Zhuge Ziyu". Manchu Wenwu was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into thunderous laughter at the same time. Really like it.Zhuge Jin's long face is really a donkey's face. Amidst the laughter of the officials, Zhuge Jin's face turned red immediately, like a red cloth. Sun Quan laughed even harder.Sun Quan was very proud of his humor.

Zhuge Jin also laughed, but it was very bitter and unnatural.The face seemed longer. At this time, no one expected that the child Zhuge Ke would stand up, bypass the table, kneel down in front of Sun Quan, and say, please give me the pen, I want to add a few more words. What will this kid do?What jokes will come out?Sun Quan handed the pen to Zhuge Ke.Zhuge Ke picked up the pen, calmly, and added two more words after "Zhuge Ziyu": Zhidon.In this way, it becomes "Zhuge Ziyu's donkey". After finishing writing, Zhuge Ke saluted Sun Quan again, and then returned to his father and sat down.

Sun Quan laughed: This child is really a child prodigy! In this way, after the banquet, Zhuge Jin led a donkey behind the carriage. When the lady saw the donkey and listened to the stories about the donkey at the state banquet, especially when the witty son rescued his father, the lady laughed so hard. Madam said, how about it, I said let him go, that's right, it not only relieved you, gained face, but also earned a donkey for nothing. Zhuge Jin shook his head, sighed, and said to his son angrily: You have caused trouble for our whole family! Zhuge Jin said, I have repeatedly told you not to speak, why are you disobedient! After finishing speaking, Zhuge Jin walked towards the study sullenly. Madam looked at Zhuge Jin's back and scolded fiercely, crazy, disappointed! At this time, the donkey barked "Hmm Hmm Hmm". Madam said that donkeys understand human nature, and they are cheering for our Ke'er. Zhuge Jin turned around, shook his head and sighed, saying, the donkey's voice is shrill, it's definitely not a good omen! It was at that banquet that Zhuge Ke was highly valued by Lord Wu and Sun Quan.Since then, every time Lord Wu has a banquet, Zhuge Jin will be invited to go with him.Although Zhuge Jin was unwilling in his heart, the king's order was hard to disobey.At every banquet, Zhuge Ke always made amazing remarks, which opened the eyes of the king and ministers of the state of Wu present. At a banquet, Sun Quan asked him: "Who is better, your father or your uncle?"Zhuge Ke responded: "The father is the best."Sun Quan asked why.Zhuge Ke said: "My father knows what to do, but my uncle doesn't, so I think it's better."Sun Quan was very happy and ordered Zhuge Ke to toast to everyone.Zhuge Ke came to Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao was drunk, so he resigned and refused to drink, saying that this is not a gift for old age.Sun Quan said to Zhuge Ke that if you can make Zhang Gong resign, he will be able to drink.Zhuge Ke then said to Zhang Zhao that Jiang Shang was ninety years old, and he was still not old when he was fighting with a battle axe.In matters of the military today, the generals are behind, and in matters of food and drink, the generals come first.Zhang Zhao had nothing to say, so he drank a full glass. There are many such things.Every time everyone clapped their hands and applauded, they all praised Zhuge Ke for being smart and eloquent.Only Zhuge Jin kept a long face and said nothing. He is always so melancholy. Many years later, Zhuge Jin died in depression, but Zhuge Ke was deeply appreciated by Lord Wu, and his official career was prosperous, all the way to the prime minister and Taifu. His mother often boasted to others: if it wasn't for that winter, she advocated letting her son attend the banquet with his father to make his mark, where would he be today's glory. Mother also died in extreme happiness and glory. In 235 AD, Zhuge Ke, who had grown from a child prodigy to a prodigy general, was defeated in the battle against Wei.His ingenuity was questioned by Wu Guo.They can allow a mediocre person to make mistakes eight times out of ten, but they cannot understand that a god will make one mistake.Zhuge Ke also felt quite humiliated, became suspicious, and often killed innocent people indiscriminately.As a result, he lost people's hearts and resented the government and the opposition. Sun Liang, Lord of Wu, invited Zhuge Ke to a banquet.The banquet was held in the palace where Zhuge Ke was emerging. It was also a court banquet, amidst the laughter, murderous intent was lurking. After drinking for three rounds, General Sun Jun stood up and stabbed a sharp sword into Zhuge Ke's chest. Zhuge Ke's melancholy father and proud mother could not see all this. Can you still hear the sound of the donkey braying many years ago? Terrible and lonely. If it weren't for that banquet, Zhuge Ke's outstanding performance won the reputation of a child prodigy, he was entrusted by Jiangdong's high-level officials, and when he grew up, he would rise to the top and smoothly enter the core of Jiangdong's power. Would Zhuge's family have such an ending? In fact, Zhuge Ke's ending is doomed. Even without that banquet, Zhuge Ke would stand out on other occasions and attract attention. A child prodigy cannot be covered, and always shines.