The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

"A friend from Yang Zhai?"

Xun Zhen didn't meet Xun Yu very much, and he didn't know much about his friends, but he was an unusual person who could make friends with Xun Yu, and this was Xun Yu's first invitation to him, so of course there was no reason to refuse. , and immediately replied with joy: "'It's a pleasure to have a friend from afar'? If Wen is a talented person in our clan, your friend must also be an outstanding person. Since he wants to see me, there is no reason to see it.  … , please lead the way." After taking two steps, he was a little strange and asked, "I don't know who your friend is? Why do you want to see me?"

Xun Yu was gentle and elegant, smiled and said, "Fourth brother will know when he sees it." After a pause, he slowed down a little, turned his head, and said, "Fourth brother said, 'It is a pleasure to have a friend from afar'. Fourth brother's understanding, what does this sentence mean?"

"...?" Xun Zhen was inexplicable, froze for a while, and said, "Why did Wen Ruo highlight this statement? This is the first sentence of the opening chapter of "The Analects of Confucius". Don't we already know what it means when we read it when we were young? ?"

Xun Yu explained: "It's like this. . . . I was debating the meaning of this sentence with that friend of mine before the fourth brother came to the future."

"..."

Xun Zhen couldn't understand what he meant, and smiled: "'It's a pleasure to have a friend from afar.' The meaning of this sentence, Meng Tong knows, is there anything worth arguing about?"

"Fourth brother, what do you mean by this?"

"..., wouldn't it be very pleasant to have like-minded friends coming from afar?" Xun Zhen replied, and asked, "Isn't that what you mean? What should Wen Ruo think of this?"

"I understand that too."

Xun Yu also understood it in this way, but he debated the meaning of this sentence with "the friend who came from Yangzhai", that is to say, "the friend who came from Yangzhai" did not understand it in this way. Xun Zhen asked with interest: "But if you say that, your friend doesn't understand it this way?... What does he think should be explained?"

"He thinks it should be understood in conjunction with the previous sentence and the latter sentence."

"How to say?"

"The former sentence is 'Learn and learn from time to time, not to say it'? The latter sentence is 'People don't know but don't feel sullen, not to be a gentleman'? The three sentences are linked together, which means: 'My theory, if it is used by the times If people adopt it, I am very happy. Take a step back and say that if it is not adopted by the people of the time, but many friends agree and come to me to discuss the problem, I am also happy. Take a step back and say that even if it is not adopted by the people of the time, I am also happy. If I adopt it, my friends don't understand me, and I don't hold any resentment. If I do this, isn't it also a virtuous gentleman'?

Xun Zhen has never heard such an explanation from his previous life to the present, from studying to the present. He was stunned for a while, and said: "'Learn and learn from time to time', understand 'study' as 'theory', and 'time' 'Understanding it as 'era' and 'Xi' as adopting. . .

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "In this way, these three sentences are not divided, but coherent. . . . And these three sentences are the first paragraph of the opening of "The Analects of Confucius", according to this understanding, He was actually naming the main theme of the book "The Analects of Confucius", "If my theory is accepted by the people of the time, I will be very happy; if it is not accepted by the people of the time, I will not resent it." Master is such a person!"

When he entered the backyard, he didn't notice the trees in the courtyard. The branches almost tickled the "crown". He woke up, straightened the crown and hat, pulled Xun Yu's sleeve, and asked again: "Wen Ruo, who is your friend?"

This "new interpretation" is refreshing, and it is by no means something that can be imagined by those who have been studying hard. Those who have to think differently, that is, people who "do not take the usual path", or in other words: only "wizards" can think of it. come out. The point is no longer what the original meaning of these three sentences is, but this distinctive way of thinking, but "who could have come up with this meaning?"

Xun Yu smiled and said: "The Master said: 'A gentleman, if you are not serious, you will not be prestige'. When I went out to visit the emperor, the four brothers forgot to bring their scarves. Now I heard the words of my friend and pulled my sleeves again. Fourth brother, you Although I haven't met many times, I have known for a long time that you are a prudent person who does not speak much, why did you lose your temper one after another today?" He quietly pulled the sleeve out of Xun Zhen's hand.

Xun Zhen also noticed his gaffe, but he didn't feel embarrassed, but laughed and said, "I forgot to bring the scarf because of respect; I pulled your sleeves because I was impatient."

"Why the hurry?"

"'Have friends come from afar'?"

The two smiled at each other. Xun Zhen asked for the third time, "Who is your honorable friend?"

"Yangzhai opera is loyal."

Who is Xi Zhong? Xun Zhen didn't know, but he knew that there was another person with the surname "Xi", and from his impression, it seemed that the entire Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty had only one person with the surname "Xi", and it just so happened that this person was also from Yangzhai. He couldn't wait to ask: "But Xi Zhicai?"

"Huh? Does the fourth brother also know this person's name?"

Xun Zhen couldn't hide her joy, she didn't know how to answer, so she could only say again and again: "I heard it, I heard it."

Xun Yu stood still, and said sincerely: "Since the fourth brother has heard the name of this person, he should know that he has a liberal nature and does not like to be bound by etiquette. When the fourth brother sees him later, if there is any rudeness, he will return. Please be tolerant." After speaking, he gave a long bow.

Xun Yu is a kind person, he treats relatives with filial piety, and treats friends with sincerity. Before he could lead Xun Zhen to see Xi Zhicai, he took advantage of this talk, and the first generation of Xi Zhicai apologized to Xun Zhen and asked Xun Zhen to do more. Inclusive.

Xun Zhen thought: "I haven't seen anyone yet, so I'll make 'apology' for Xi Zhi first. It can be said that I have done my best for my friends! This is true for friends, not to mention relatives and clansmen? No wonder he doesn't communicate with clansmen without There are many, but none of them say that he is arrogant and arrogant, and whoever mentions Wen Ruo's name will praise him even if he is picky."

He said seriously: "Wenruo, what are you doing? Your friend is my friend. If you can befriend him, I can't tolerate it? Besides, is it true that only Xi Zhi is not a person in the etiquette? The Master said: 'One who has no friends is not as good as oneself'. The main thing to make friends is 'like-minded'.

Xun Yu laughed. His smile was like a spring breeze blowing across his face. He stepped back and said as he walked, "Fourth brother, Xi Zhicai's evaluation of you is really right!"

"Oh? Did he rate me? ..., what did he say?"

"Fourth brother, do you know why Jiajun called you to see him today?"

"Why?"

"Yesterday afternoon, Xi Zhi came to Yingyin. After he came, he didn't come to me first, but walked around the county and heard some rumors about you. In the evening, when he came to my house, he came to my door. Said: 'You Xun's family has another talented person'! I asked him, and I realized that he was talking about you, the fourth brother. I asked him, 'Why do you say that'? He cited the fourth brother's actions in Fanyang as an example. , and finally commented: 'This brother of yours has great talent and is willing to succumb to ten miles away. He must have extraordinary ambitions'."

"'There must be extraordinary ambitions'?"

Xun Zhen slipped and nearly fell. It's not because he thinks that Xi Zhicai's evaluation is unreliable, but because he feels that Xi Zhicai has said something on his mind.

Since he made some achievements in Fanyang Pavilion, some people praised him for his ability, some people praised him for loving the people, some people praised him for guiding others to be kind, and some people said that he could subdue the tyrannical people, but no one ever praised him. From this, it is believed that he has a "very human will". Wen Ping's uncle Wen Zhi is considered to have a more original vision, and he just said that he was "unfathomable" behind his back. But thinking about it carefully, all his actions are to "preserve life" in the coming chaotic world. Under the background that most of the people at the time did not realize that there would be a chaos of the Yellow Turbans, his ambition was also It is indeed a "very human will".

Xun Yu said: "Yeah~www.novelmt.com~ that's what he said. So I told Jiajun what he said. Let me tell you the truth, fourth brother. Since Jiajun returned from Xuxian, these days have been very difficult. Don't go out, I actually don't know your good name in Fanyang. After listening to what I said, I began to disagree with you. It happened that you came back, so I sent me to the door to invite you."

"I see!"

If Xun Yu didn't say it, Xun Zhen really didn't know the twists and turns, he thought: "I was surprised that the Xun clan is so talented just now, how can my little things in Fanyang Pavilion be in the eyes of 'Erlong'? It's actually the work of Xi Zhicai."

Before the two met, Xun Zhen had to thank Xi Zhicai. He said, "Zhen is stupid, it's just an ordinary person, and I don't dare to be 'extremely human', but Wen Ruo, you just said 'Xi Zhicai's evaluation of me is really right', I'm afraid that's not what you mean?"

"Having extraordinary human aspirations" cannot explain Xun Zhen's question, "Could it be that only Xi Zhi is not a person in the etiquette education?" Xun Yu nodded and replied, "After Xi Zhicai said that you have a very human aspiration, he asked me about your journey to become the pavilion chief. As a clan leader, please ask yourself to be a pavilion chief, don't care about the criticism of the world, you are my comrade'! Therefore, tell me to invite you to meet me."

Xun Zhen thought: "Because I think I don't care about the criticism of the world, so I think I'm his comrade?"

...

While the two were talking, they came to Xun Yu's residence and pushed the door in.

The interior layout is very simple, just a bed, a couch, and a table.

This is the first time Xun Zhen has come to his house, but the first impression is not "simple", but a lot of books. There are neatly piled up almost everywhere on the floor, on the bed, on the couch, and on the table. Rolled bamboo slips.

Among the bamboo slips, there is a person with a tall crown, a splendid dress, and silk shoes, sitting cross-legged on the ground.