Chapter 40 Kong Rong: Neighbor

Kong Rong and Qie Lu were neighbors, and the door was next to each other, and the two families had close contacts. Kong Rong is knowledgeable and talented, and has many insights into current affairs.Although Qie Lu's knowledge and insights are not as good as Kong Rong's, he is very humble.In front of Kong Rong, Qie Lu was an audience, always listening attentively to Kong Rong's speech.Every time he heard something wonderful, Xie Ji either smiled knowingly, or clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and would echo a few words when appropriate.Kong Rong became more passionate, and his words became thicker.Things in the world are often like this, when you show that you like to listen to his speech, he will speak very enthusiastically; if you express dislike to his speech, his desire to speak will be greatly weakened.Therefore, in real life, a successful person can often play many roles, one of which is to play the role of a good listener, otherwise, you will unintentionally offend someone who should not be offended.Qi Lu is a good listener.In the process of being a good listener, he not only entertained others, but also exercised himself.

Qie Lu often saw Kong Rong discussing with the emperor in the court hall, and Qie Lu often saw Kong Rong discussing with the prime minister in the prime minister's mansion.Whether it is the emperor in the court or the prime minister Cao Cao in the prime minister's mansion, they all showed great respect when listening to Kong Rong's speech.Especially Prime Minister Cao Cao, his cold and majestic face showed unusual gentleness in front of Kong Rong.Sometimes, Kong Rong's words were very sharp, and even scolded the prime minister in a roundabout way, but what about the prime minister?Still with a smile on his face, he made a gesture of humility.Qie Lu also noticed that the prime minister did not appreciate Kong Rong, and was even annoyed by Kong Rong.Once, Qie Lu heard the prime minister scolding Kong Rong alone in the room, as if he wanted to kill Kong Rong.But as soon as Qie Lu entered the room, the prime minister remained silent.Qie Nu thought to himself that the prime minister was very annoying to Kong Rong, and Kong Rong might be at a disadvantage.But the next day, when the prime minister saw Kong Rong, instead of being angry, he was gentler and more polite than before.The prime minister is more powerful than Kong Rong, and the prime minister is also more powerful than Kong Rong, but why does the prime minister not only refuse to punish him, but also keeps praising him in Kong Rong's words?The prime minister wanted to kill Kong Rong, it was as easy as twisting a bug.

Qie Li couldn't figure it out at first, but later he figured it out: because Kong Rong is a talent, and he is a very famous talent.The prime minister did not kill Kong Rong to show that he respected knowledge and talents.Therefore, Qie Lu did not dislike Kong Rong's comments.Qie thought, the prime minister is like that, why can't I do that? Kong Rong had a son, and Qie Lu also had a son.Kong Rong's son was clever, and Qie Lu's son was also clever.But compared with Kong Rong's son, Qie Lu's son looked clumsy.The articles written by Kong Rong's son have unique insights, sophisticated ideas, and sophisticated writing style; the articles written by Qie Lu's son are also very good, but compared with Kong Rong's son, they are much inferior.The two children often play chess together.Ordinarily, Qie Lu's son is already very good at chess, but he can't beat Kong Rong's son.Once, the two children played chess together again. Qie Lu's son played very well and seemed to have a sure chance of winning, but in the end, Qie Lu's son still lost.Qie Lu's son said, why do you always win?

Kong Rong's son said, because I am smarter than you.Qielu's son said again, why are you smarter than me?Kong Rong's son said, because my father is smarter than your father.Qie Lu's son went home and told Qie Lu what Kong Rong's son had said.Qie laughed.Qie Lu said, "There is no way. Who made Kong Rong's father smarter than mine? His ancestor is Kong Shengren. Have you ever heard that we have an ancestor named Qie Shengren?" On this day, Qie Lu was thinking wildly at home when Kong Rong came.Kong Rong said, Doctor Qi, have you heard that the prime minister is going to send troops to attack Jingzhou?Qie Lu said, I heard it.Kong Rong said, how could he attack Jingzhou?Qie Lu said, why can't he attack Jingzhou?

He attacked Xuzhou today and Jizhou tomorrow, why couldn't he attack Jingzhou?Kong Rong said, but the masters of Jingzhou are Liu Biao and Liu Bei. They are both surnamed Liu, and they are all relatives of the Han family. Cao Cao attacked Liu Biao and Liu Bei. How can this work?Qie Lu said, Dr. Kong is right, the prime minister's attack on Jingzhou is a senseless attack, and it is absolutely impossible to attack the most benevolent without benevolence!Kong Rong said, when I arrive at the prime minister's mansion tomorrow, I will definitely advise the prime minister to stop sending troops.Qie Lu said, I would like to work with Dr. Kong to dissuade the prime minister from sending troops.

The next day, at the Yin'an Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Kong Rong made an impassioned speech, talking about the disadvantages of being innocent and attacking the righteous, and asked the prime minister to immediately withdraw the order to crusade against Jingzhou.Cao Cao could listen patiently at first, but gradually, he became angry.Cao Cao said, according to Dr. Kong's meaning, my southern expedition will definitely fail this time?Kong Rong said yes.Cao Cao said, who else thinks so?Kong Rong said, there is also Dr. Qie Lu.Cao Cao turned his face and asked Qie Lu, does Doctor Qie think I will fail?Qie Lu was taken aback for a moment, feeling that the prime minister's face was quite different from before, so he quickly said, no, no, I don't think so.I think that the prime minister's attack on Jingzhou is a teacher of Xingren and righteousness, and the crusade against unrighteous rebels is a way to defeat innocence. The prime minister's heavenly master is everywhere, omnipotent.Cao Cao said, well, what you said is very good, but Kong Rong is on the side of the rebellious minister, confusing the public and turning black and white. What do you think should be done?Qie Lu said, according to the law, it should be cut.Cao Cao ordered Kong Rong to be taken down.Cao Cao was still angry, and ordered Kong Rong's family to be beheaded.

It was Qie Lu who was responsible for arresting Kong Rong's family.Qie Lu brought people to Kong Rong's house, and saw his son playing chess with Kong Rong's son in the back garden from a distance.Qie Lu asked the soldiers to wait below, while he watched them play chess from the sidelines.After about an hour, the chess game ended, and of course Kong Rong's son won again.Qie Lu then ordered Kong Rong's son to be taken away.Qie Lu's son asked puzzledly, "Father, why did you arrest him?"Qie Lu said, because he broke the law.Qie Lu's son asked again, why did he break the law?Qie Lu said, because his father broke the law.Qie Lu's son asked again, why did his father break the law?Qie Lu said, because his father is too smart.Qie Lu's son blinked his big black eyes and said, I don't understand.Qie Lu said, there are many things you don't understand, but you will understand later.Qie Lu also said that it is better not to understand some things.

Qie still thought, old neighbor, I will never hear your passionate speech again. Kong Rong's biography Kong Rong (153-208 A.D.), a writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was born in the state of Lu (now Qufu, Shandong).His father, Kong Zhou, was a captain of Taishan.Kong Rong became famous when he was young (the famous Kong Rong asked Li to tell his story), and he resigned several times from the presidency of prefectures and counties. All the following quotations are from here unless otherwise indicated), and began to enter the official career.At the beginning of Zhongping (185 A.D.), he held a high rank and served as a censor. He didn't agree with Zhongcheng, so he resigned on the pretext of illness.Later, the Sikong Mansion was established as a bureaucrat, worshiped as the Marquis of the Zhongjun, and moved to the Huben Zhonglang General.In the first year of Emperor Xian's Chuping (190 A.D.), because of disobedience to Dong Zhuo, he became Yilang, and went to Qingzhou Beihai County (the name of the country in the Eastern Han Dynasty, where the government is located in the west of Changle, Shandong Province) where the Yellow Turban Army was most prosperous. At that time, people also called him "Kong Beihai".In the second year of Xingping (AD 195), Liu Bei recommended him to be the governor of Qingzhou.In the first year of Jian'an (AD 196), Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan attacked Qingzhou, Kong Rong ran away alone, and his wife was captured.Cao Cao moved to Xuchang, the imperial capital, and Kong Rong successively served as general master, Shaofu, and Taizhong doctor.At this time, Cao Cao was in power, and he had political differences with Cao Cao. Every time he was obedient, he was finally killed by Cao Cao in the thirteenth year of Jian'an (AD 208).53 years old.

Kong Rong was a famous Confucian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He succeeded Cai Yong as the master of essays and was also good at poetry. Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei Dynasty, offered a reward for his articles, and he was hailed as the first of the seven sons of Jian'an, and he was lamented as "Yang (Xiong), Ban (Gu) couple" ("Dian Lun·Dissertation").The articles are mainly discussions, and the content is generally to promote enlightenment, promote benevolent governance, recommend talents and talents, comment on figures, and mostly express their opinions on current affairs directly, showing their sharpness and distinctive personality.In terms of art, the sentences are neat, the diction is elegant and rich, the ancients are cited to discuss the present, the metaphors are exquisite, and the momentum is full.Existing works are only prose and poetry. "Recommend Mi Heng Biao" strongly recommends Mi Heng, a young talent, and asks that "Ling Heng be summoned in brown clothes", and praises Mi Heng for being "loyal, fruitful and upright, with a mind full of frost and snow, seeing good as frightened, and abhorring evil as hatred", and praises him "Flying debates and speeches, overflowing with breath, clearing doubts and explaining knots, more than facing the enemy"; "Discussion with Cao Gong on Sheng Xiaozhang Book" quoted scriptures, repeatedly demonstrated, and satirized Cao Cao from the aspects of human friendship, friendship, and prime ministers. Sheng Xiaozhang is duty-bound; as for satirizing Cao Pina for taking Yuan Xi's wife as a concubine, it is likened to "King Wu defeated Zhou and gave Zhou Gong with Daji" ("Book with Cao Gong"); Xi Shi, Ding Ling stealing Su Wu's cattle and sheep" were investigated together; when he opposed Cao Cao's prohibition of alcohol, he made a strange argument that "Yao is not a thousand bells, so there is no way to build peace; Kong is not a hundred goblets, so there is no way to be holy" ("Nan Cao Gongbiao Wine Making "Forbidden Book"), etc.; it can be seen that the text is like a person, winning with talent.Therefore, Cao Pi's essays "are sublime and superior to others, but they cannot be argued, and they are too rational to express, so that they are mixed with ridicule" ("Dian Lun·Dissertation"). "Dying Poems" expresses the feelings of loyalty and loneliness: "Slandering evil harms justice, and the clouds cloud the day. The words have no loyalty, and the prosperity is not true."

Its style is similar to that of Anonymous's ancient poems.The title of the first work is "Zhe Yangliu Xing" ("Beitang Shuchao") volume 158), which also shows that ancient poems at that time were often confused with the five words of Yuefu. Three of his six-character poems narrate the history of Dong Zhuo's rebellion at the end of Han Dynasty and Cao Cao's relocation to Xu.In addition, "Guwenyuan" contains two "Miscellaneous Poems" by Kong Rong, but Li Shan's annotated and cited Li Ling's poems in "Selected Works" are not sure whether they are true or not.And his poems are also close to the ancient poems of Anonymous. Lu Qinli's "Poems of the Pre-Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties" was included in "Li Linglu's Bie Poems".He once wrote the "Poems of the Names of the Commanderies and Countries" and deducted the six characters of "Kong Rong Wenju of the State of Lu".