"Since Mr. Xun and General Gao are here, let's start the competition." Cao Song said with a slight smile.
General Gao? Xunnian was slightly curious in his heart. Could it be that the young man next to him was Gao Shun, who had made great achievements in defending the city?
What Xunnian was told before was that Cao Song intended to make him his son-in-law, but Cao Cao's favorite candidate for his sister-in-law was someone else, so today they made an appointment to go to Cao Mansion for a literary competition, and the winner would be the winner.
Marry a lady from the Cao family.
However, Xunnian didn't know the identity of his rival. He just assumed that he was a young man from a famous family just like himself.
It seems that the only general named Gao in Dongjun City is Gao Shun, but yesterday I heard that he was getting married to Guo Jia's sister. Why is he here today? And if the other party is not a military general, how can he compete with me in literary talent?
Although he felt strange, Xunnian did not show any doubtful expression on his face, but always showed a decent smile.
"We, the Han Dynasty, govern our country with filial piety. It can be said that 'filial piety' is the foundation of our country. Today, why don't you two recite a poem with the title of 'Loving Mother' to reflect your filial piety?" Cao Song gave this question.
The title of the game.
As soon as Cao Song finished speaking, Cao Cao couldn't help but curse in his heart. This was completely a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for Gao Shun. Gao Shun, a young orphan, lost his mother when he was young. This is not a secret, as long as you have a little understanding of his life experience.
Everyone knows that his father actually used the theme of loving mother at this time. Don't say that Gao Shun has no poetic talent. Even if he has great literary talent, how can you let an orphan perfectly depict the image of a loving mother through a poem?
?
Letting Gao Shun and Xun Nian compete in literary talent was a deliberate attempt to suppress each other. Cao Cao was not optimistic about the competition in advance and was even thinking about how to appease his little sister after Gao Shun lost. Now Cao Song asked another question
He was so targeted at Gao Shun, and it seemed that he didn't want to give him a glimmer of hope at all.
"Which of the two chants first?" Cao Song asked with a smile.
"I'm not talented, so I'll show off my ugliness first." It was Xun Nian who spoke. In Cao Song's mind, he probably didn't expect Gao Shun to compose a poem before Xun Nian, or in other words, he didn't think Gao Shun would.
Have the ability to compose a poem with the theme of loving mother.
Although Cao Cao did not want Xunnian to become his sister-in-law, Cao Cao couldn't help but nod slightly as he read the poem. Although Xunnian was not very old, his literary talent was indeed outstanding. In just a few lines of poems, he had already become an old man.
The mother's kind-faced, friendly and peaceful demeanor is vividly depicted.
"Have you thought about General Gao's work well?" Cao Song was very satisfied at the moment. Xunnian was indeed worthy of his reputation. It seemed that Gao Shun had no chance at all. But the superficial work still had to be done, and the question always had to be symbolic.
All at once.
Thoughts? As early as when Cao Song came up with the question, an eternally famous poem had already appeared in Gao Shun's mind. At this time, since Cao Song asked the question, Gao Shun was not polite. After a slight smile, he opened his mouth and chanted: "The thread in the hand of a loving mother
, The clothes on the wanderer's body are tightly packed before leaving, fearing that he will be late in returning. Whoever tells the heart of an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring."
After reciting a poem, a scene emerged in the minds of Cao Cao and the three of them: the wanderer was about to travel far away again, and the mother handed the clothes that had been sewn overnight into the hands of the wanderer, and gave her countless instructions because she was worried.
Everyone was shocked!
Before Cao Song could say anything, Xun Nian bowed to Gao Shun and said humbly: "General Gao is a great talent, but his years are not as good as his."
Gao Shun also hurriedly returned the gift, saying many ridiculous compliments, but he disagreed in his heart and said: "Of course, this is a poem that will be famous for future generations, and it must be much better than what you wrote."
Cao Song's face was a little ugly, but it wasn't difficult to see where it was. Gao Shun's poetic talent can almost be described as amazing. If this is the case, then he is definitely a man of both civil and military skills, and it would not be a big deal to marry his daughter to him.
Unacceptable. The only shortcoming is that after marrying Gao Shun, his daughter will be the equal wife like other girls, not the only head wife.
Of course, the happiest person in the room was Cao Cao. I didn’t expect Gao Shun to be so good at reciting poetry. I had never heard him recite poetry before. Could it be that he was hiding his clumsiness on purpose?
"Haha, it would be too rash to decide the outcome with one poem. I think Mr. Xun may not be convinced either. How about this, everyone recites three poems each, and the one with the best two poems wins." Perhaps he was really unwilling to accept the challenge. Ming married Gao Shun as an ordinary wife - even though the status of an ordinary wife and a principal wife were exactly the same, Cao Song wanted to see if Xunnian still had a chance to win back, "The first song sung by General Gao The composition is worse than that of Mr. Xun, but Mr. Xun need not be discouraged. I will not write propositions for the next two poems, just improvise."
"There's no such thing as cheating. If the one who won just now was Xun Nian, I'm afraid your old man would have announced that he would marry his little sister." Naturally, Cao Cao was full of scorn for Cao Song's decision.
However, since the father has spoken, let's follow his wishes. Anyway, with Gao Shun's previous performance, Cao Cao now has great trust in his level. Let Xunnian lose more thoroughly, so that he can
This dad can no longer find any excuses.
"Last time Mr. Xun sang first, this time General Gao sang first," Cao Song said to Gao Shun.
Gao Shun nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he recited two poems:
"Thousands of miles away to join the army, I pass through the mountains like flying. The fresh air spreads to the golden watch, and the cold light shines on the iron clothes. A general will die in a hundred battles, and a strong man will return after ten years."
"The iron clothes were shattered in hundreds of battles, and the south of the city was surrounded by several heavy sieges. I broke out of the camp and shot General Hu Yan, and led the remaining soldiers back with thousands of cavalry."
The first one Gao Shun recited was a fragment of Mulan's poem, which could be used as a poem on its own at this time. The second one was Li Bai's "Walking in the Army". Although the seven-character poem had not yet become popular at this time, it had begun.
spread.
Cao Song, Cao Cao, and Xunnian were speechless for a long time after hearing this. The first of Gao Shun's two poems expresses the determination to go to the battlefield, and the second expresses the cruelty and cruelty of fighting to the death in desperate situations, no matter where.
Both poems are worthy of being handed down from generation to generation. What's more, Gao Shun recited these two poems as a general, which is even more heroic. "A general dies in a hundred battles, and a strong man returns after ten years." This sounds like Gao Shun to Cao Cao
He was showing himself his determination to die.
"Surprised the camp and shot General Huyan, and led the remaining soldiers back with thousands of cavalry... General Gao's talents are far better than mine, and Xunnian is willing to be defeated." Xunnian knew that no matter what kind of poem he wrote, he would never be able to catch up to him.
The level of the other party. Under this situation, he seemed to be generous and admitted defeat directly without any pretense.
"General Gao's poetic talent is indeed the best among people. However, poetry is not the only genre in the world. How about the two of them write a poem each other to compare?" When Cao Song said this, his old face couldn't help but
With a slight blush, he also knew that his behavior at this moment was indeed a bit shameless.
Cao Cao: "..."
———————————————————————————————— ps: Huyan is one of the four surnames of the Xiongnu, and the general Huyan mentioned in Li Bai’s poem is not
It refers specifically to a certain general, but generally refers to a fierce general.