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Chapter 0147 Talented Girl Cai Yan

Although Cai Yan is a female, because her father Cai Yong is too famous and she is also a talented woman, the civil and military officials in Guantao City have admired her for a long time, and the atmosphere at the banquet is particularly lively.

After drinking three times, the dishes and the five flavors were passed. Guo Jia, Xu Shu, and Xun You, who had just arrived in Guantao, gradually brought the topic to the Ci Fu, making Han Zhan, who was sitting in the middle, feel depressed. He secretly said in his heart that if he was talking about Tang poetry and Song lyrics, he could still express it well in front of Cai Wenji. Unexpectedly, Guo Jia and the others were so excessive, talking about Chu Ci and Han Fu as if no one else was around, and occasionally talked about a few poems, making himself feel like he was listening to a heavenly book, and he didn't even give himself the chance to pretend to be 13.

Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Xiahou Lan and others, although they are good at fighting, when it comes to Chu Ci and Han Fu, they are not their best. Several people had to bury their heads drinking and eating vegetables, and they could not participate in the topics of Guo Jia and others.

Cai Yan noticed the loss of Han Zhan and the generals. She and the generals could not find any common topics. On the contrary, she had some good feelings for Han Zhan. Thinking that this person could become the governor of Jizhou at a young age, she was somewhat capable. She looked at Han Zhan with a smile, raised the wine bottle in her hand, and said softly: "Thank you, Marquis Ting, for setting a resting place for me, and I have a bottle of Marquis Ting."

After Han Zhan drank the wine in the wine bottle, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "Miss Cai, I have seen a picture scroll in the past. It is a filial daughter Cao E. There are eight big characters written by Lingzun: a young woman in yellow silk and grandson mortar."

After hearing Han Zhan's words, Cai Yan's pretty eyes lit up and said with surprise: "I didn't expect that Marquis Ting had also seen the engraving of this inscription."

Xun You, who was standing beside him, asked Cai Yan curiously: "Miss Cai, I don't know what the purpose of Ling Zun's horoscope is?"

After hearing this, Cai Yan shook his head and replied, "Although these eight words were written by my father, I don't understand what the meaning is?"

Han Zhan, who had already known the answer, glanced over several of his advisers, thinking to himself that Cao Cao was leading his troops to Hanzhong and leaving Tongguan, and saw this inscription in Cai Yongzhuang in Cai Jia. At that time, Guo Jia had passed away for many years and did not know about the inscription. Xun You, who was present at that time, was very low-key. When he heard Cao Cao ask who knew the answer, he only said that he didn't know. Only the Yang Xiu, who was so popular, could not wait to say the answer, and ended up killing himself.

Han Zhan stopped at Guo Jia and asked with a smile: "Does Fengxiao know what this horoscope means?"

After hearing this, Guo Jia smiled and shook his head, saying, "Jia doesn't know."

Han Zhan then asked Xun You again, but he didn't expect that he would shake his head and say, "I don't know."

Seeing that Guo Jia and Xun You were both hidden, Han Zhan did not force them, but pretended to be thoughtful and said, "After repeated thinking, I finally came up with the meaning of these eight words."

After hearing this, Cai Yan smiled sweetly and said to Han Zhan: "I would like to hear it clearly!"

For Han Zhan, who is familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this answer has been memorized in his heart. He shook his head and said, "This is a hidden word. Yellow silk is the silk of color: the color is added with silk, which is the word Jue; young women are the girl: the word girl is the word Wu Shao, which is the word Miracle; grandson is the son of a girl: the word Miracle is the word Good; jiji is the instrument that receives the word Wu Xin: the word Miracle is the word Ci. The meaning of these eight characters is: the word Miracle is the word " Niu".

When Cai Yan heard Han Zhan give the answer, he couldn't help but exclaim, and Guo Jia, Xun You, Xu Shu and others all showed a look of surprise on their faces. Even though Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others were not as intelligent as several strategists, they could still be the correct answer Han Zhan said, so they all slapped the table and applauded.

Cai Yan sighed lightly and said softly: "The eight characters written by my father have stumped countless people with extraordinary talents, but they were easily guessed by Ting Hou. It seems that Ting Hou is really hidden, and I have misunderstood my family."

"Miss Cai has been awarded too much," although Han Zhan was complacent when he heard Cai Yan's praise, he said modestly: "I am a wise man, and I am just a lucky guess."

Cai Yan didn't say anything, but just looked at Han Zhan with a thoughtful expression on his face. Han Zhan thought wishfully: Could it be that she was fascinated by me? The thought of showing off in front of her immediately arose in his heart. He thought for a moment, and then said: "Apart from chanting a few poems, I know nothing about songs."

"Can Hou Ting write poems?" Cai Yan couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard Han Zhan say this: "I wonder if I can write two poems in the classroom so that I can see the literary talent of Hou Ting?"

When Guo Jia and Xun You heard Cai Yan say this, an embarrassing expression immediately appeared on their faces. Both of them thought at the same time: "I have never heard of my lord's poems. If the poems I can't be made later, or the poems I made cannot make Miss Cai dissatisfied, isn't this a public embarrassment?"

Just as he was about to persuade Han Zhan to avoid making a fool of himself in front of Cai Yan, Han Zhan couldn't wait to say: "Miss Cai is like a fairy who descended to earth. I want to write a poem for you."

Cai Yan's face turned slightly red, and she said embarrassedly: "I listen carefully!"

Han Zhan coughed lightly, then said with a stern look: "The clouds think about clothes, flowers think about face, and the spring breeze blows through the threshold and the dew is thick. If it weren't for the group of jade mountains, they would meet under the Yao platform." After reading it, he stared at Cai Yan nervously, wanting to see what the other party reacted. Although Li Bai's poem once made Yang Guifei smile, the popular five-character poem in the Han Dynasty was all five-character poem. He rashly created a seven-character poem, and everyone might not buy it.

"This is the first time I have heard of this poem by Tinghou." Cai Yan stood up and bowed to Han Zhan, and said with a clever smile: "Thank you, Tinghou, for giving the poem."

Guo Jia, Xun You and others originally had a cold sweat for Han Zhan, but when Cai Yan heard this poem, he seemed very happy and couldn't help but feel relieved. As for the poem Han Zhan made, the two were also surprised. Why did the lord write a poem using seven-character poem instead of the common five-character poem?

After the banquet lasted for a while, Cai Yan said that he was tired and wanted to rest. Han Zhan quickly ordered someone to take her to the backyard for a rest. Xu Shu, who was having a banquet with Guo Jia and Xun You, also quickly stood up and accused Han Zhan. He followed Cai Yan back to the place he had already arranged.

After Cai Yan and Xu Shu left, Guo Jia couldn't help but ask curiously: "Lord, I didn't expect you to have a talent for being a good person. I wonder if you can do a vocation?"

Han Zhan said that the only Han Fu I can remember is Cao Zhi's "Bongquetai Fu" and "Lotus Goddess Fu". However, these two Han Fu are not suitable for the existing scenes, so he could only say vaguely: "I will know a little about Fu. When the mood is better, I will do it and appreciate it with you."

Guo Jia is also a smart person. After hearing what Han Zhan said, he knew that the other party did not want to do fu on such occasions. Although he didn't know if the other party couldn't write it or was unwilling to show off his talents casually, he did not force it, but said with the flow: "Since that's the case, Jia will not force it, and listen to the master's masterpiece another day."

Seeing that everyone was almost drunk, Han Zhan asked everyone to disperse, leaving Guo Jia alone. Guo Jia guessed that Han Zhan would leave him, and there must be something important to say. After everyone left, he asked, "Lord, I wonder what you have?"

"Fengxiao," Han Zhan once thought that Guo Jia had fallen in love with Cai Yan, but after observation at the banquet, it was found that Guo Jia only admired Cai Yan's talent and respect for Cai Yong, so he showed so enthusiasm for Cai Yan. Therefore, when Han Zhan talked about the next thing, he was full of confidence: "I want to keep Cai Zhaoji in Jizhou, do you think it is feasible?"

"What, the lord is planning to keep Zhao Ji in Jizhou?" Han Zhan's words shocked Guo Jia. After he was silent for a long time, he said slowly: "Although Zhao Ji has been married, her husband has long passed away. Even if he wants to remarry, the Wei family has no reason to object. Besides, she is about the same age as the lord, so as long as Mr. Cai Yong and she do not object, the lord can leave her in Jizhou."

The reason why Han Zhan wanted to keep Cai Wenji was because he thought that in a few years, Cai Wenji would be stolen by the invading Xiongnu, and was sent to redeem by Cao Cao after twelve years of living outside the Great Wall. If she was kept at this moment, she could avoid such a tragic life. But Guo Jia obviously misunderstood Han Zhan's original intention and thought Han Zhan was greedy for Cai Wenji's beauty, so he said this.

However, Han Zhan did not correct Guo Jia's statement. As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, he continued to say: "Fengxiao, do you think I personally go and persuade Miss Cai to stay, or ask Mr. Shan Fu to convey my meaning?"

"In order to show sincerity, Jia believes that the lord should still take action in person." Guo Jia suggested to Han Zhan: "Ms. Cai will agree happily when she saw her lord's sincerity." He said this, paused for a moment, and added, "According to Jia's observation, the poem he made had touched Miss Cai's heart."

A poem can touch the hearts of the talented woman Cai Wenji. Han Zhan is deeply suspicious of Guo Jia's statement. But Guo Jia soon noticed Han Zhan's reaction and said with a smile: "Lord, do you know the matter between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun?"

Han Zhan may not be very clear about other things, but he heard about Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun since childhood. Sima Xiangru's song "Phoenix Seeking a Phoenix" made Zhuo Wenjun secretly agree, and he followed Sima Xiangru back to his hometown to sell wine, giving Rongcheng the famous "Wenjun Wine". Even the Sima Bridge, where Han Zhan's later family was located, was named after the words "It's not high in carriages and horses, and it's not written by this."
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