Before the imperial edict reached Taiyuan, Ding Huai was already on his way to Baofeng to meet Tang Mao's two-year appointment.
Ding Huai was confident about this trip to Baofeng. The reason was that because of the successive release of 'Humble House',' Compassion for Peasants 'and' Song of the Bright Moon,'Ding Huai's reputation had already resounded throughout the gentry. In the last years of the Han Dynasty, where four-character quatrains dominated, the Inscription of the Shabby House was undoubtedly a transition between four-character and five-character quatrains, while the Song of the Bright Moon and Compassion for the Peasants symbolized that Ding Huai had successfully transitioned poetry from four-character quatrains to five-character quatrains. It could be said to have epoch-making significance.
It was because of the appearance of these three poems that Ding Huai was later hailed as the five-character grandmaster by later generations, replacing Cao Zhi's position in history. Of course, Cao Zhi could not appear in this book because Cao Cao would disappear from the historical stage of the late Han Dynasty before Cao Zhi was born.
Due to the appearance of these three poems, even Tang Mao would be polite and respectful to Ding Huai. Among scholars, talented people had always been respected by others. This was an unchanging rule.
But this time, Ding Huai was in Tang Mao's mansion empty-handed. The butler said that someone had complained to the yamen, and Tang Mao had gone to deal with the case. He had just left. After asking for the location of the yamen, Ding Huai hurried over.
This time, Ding Huai was accompanied by Gao Shun and Cheng Lian, whom he had just discovered in his father's army. When Ding Huai discovered their names, they had just registered to join the Bingzhou Army. As soon as their names were written, they were hurriedly notified by the applicants. Of course, this was specially arranged by Ding Huai, who had already had this intention.
Ding Huai, who received the news, was overjoyed. He hurriedly ran to his father and asked for the two of them to be his personal guards. They were just two unknown recruits, and Ding Yuan felt that their martial arts skills were extraordinary after a test, so he agreed to Ding Huai's request. Gao Shun and Cheng Lian, however, did not know what was going on. They had just joined the army when they were chosen by the provincial governor's son to be his personal guards. They did not know what was going on.
However, being the personal guards of the provincial governor's son was better than training in the military camp. Their martial arts were extraordinary, and those basic training was completely unnecessary for them.
"Records of the Three Kingdoms" records: Gao Shun is innocent and dignified, brave and wise, sincere and benevolent. No drinking, no gifts. Every time he remonstrated with Lu Bu, he said,"Act with wisdom and prudence." Lü Bu knew that he was loyal, but he could not appoint him. Later, Hao Meng rebelled and alienated him again. Yuan Shun led more than 700 soldiers, known as 1,000 people, armor and fighting equipment are refined and neat, every attack is not invincible, called the trap array camp. Because Wei Xu had close relatives inside and outside, he seized all the troops led by Yuan Shun and gave them to Wei Xu. When the battle was about to begin, he ordered Yuan Shun to lead the army to continue, and Yuan Shun never hated him. After the defeat of Xiapi, he was captured by Cao Cao and killed.
Gao Shun could be considered a famous general in the Three Kingdoms. From the records, one could see that Gao Shun was loyal and capable. He was good at training soldiers and was widely known for charging into battle. However, Cheng Lian did not appear many times in the Three Kingdoms. He was only known to be one of the Eight Masters of Lu Bu. In fact, among Lu Bu's Eight Warriors, Cheng Lian was the strongest, followed by Zhang Liao and Zang Ba. There were four words in the records about Cheng Lian,"Valiant General Cheng Lian". From this, one could see how high Cheng Lian's martial arts skills were.
When he arrived at the county government office, Ding Huai realized that the entrance was already blocked by three layers of people who were watching the show. He could not squeeze in at all.
Ding Huai was anxious. He had long heard that Tang Mao of Baofeng was like a god in handling cases and was deeply loved by the people. This was also the reason why the yamen was always open when Tang Mao tried cases. Anyone could come and watch because Tang Mao had never misjudged a case. Ding Huai finally had the chance to witness Tang Mao's case, but he couldn't squeeze in, making him anxious like an ant in a hot pot.
In a moment of desperation, Ding Huai actually thought of an idea.
Ding Huai took out a gold medal from his pocket and swaggered into the crowd. Gao Shun and Cheng Lian did not know what was going on and hurriedly followed. The gold medal that Ding Huai took out was actually the pass of the Provincial Governor's Office. There were four types of passes: Gold, silver, copper, and iron. Gold medals were usually only given to provincial governors or their relatives, so Ding Huai had such a gold medal in his arms, while Gao Shun and Cheng Lian could only have bronze medals.
Ding Huai walked to the crowd, showed the gold medal, and whispered to the person in front of him. That person turned around and glanced at Ding Huai and the other two before hurriedly making way for Ding Huai. Just like that, Ding Huai and the other two passed through the crowd and arrived inside. Gao Shun and Cheng Lian, who were following behind, only saw Ding Huai say something to the people in front of him in a low voice, and that person automatically made way. It was very strange.
Gao Shun couldn't help but ask,"What did the lord say to them to make them voluntarily make way?"”Ding Huai smiled." It's actually very simple. I showed the gold medal and said that I was the son of the current governor of Yuzhou. I was ordered by my father to come to Baofeng to verify the situation in order to promote Tang Mao. Tang Mao has won the hearts of the people in Baofeng. Moreover, I have shown the gold medal that only the government has. There are also two of your followers behind me. How can they not believe me?”Both of them were convinced.
Unexpectedly, after Ding Huai and the other two finally entered, the case had just ended. The bailiffs were escorting the criminals to the prison cell, and Tang Mao was about to retreat into the back hall when he suddenly noticed Ding Huai entering. He understood Ding Huai's purpose for coming here, so he walked down the hall and walked towards Ding Huai.
Seeing that the trial had ended, the surrounding commoners also dispersed. When Tang Mao walked up to Ding Huai, there were only four people left in the hall. Ding Huai saw Tang Mao walking towards him and cupped his hands in salute.""Little Nephew has taken the liberty to come to Baofeng to meet Uncle Tang for two years.”
Ding Huai's opening speech was really brilliant. He called himself little nephew and Tang Mao as Uncle Tang. For a scholar like Tang Mao, he had a stubborn temper. He liked whoever he liked very much. If he hated someone, it would all be expressed in his expression and words. If Tang Mao was still prejudiced against Ding Huai, then his response would definitely be very unpleasant and deeply ingrained.
Tang Mao laughed and said,""I knew that Nephew would come to Baofeng again. As expected, Nephew has already arrived today.”With that, he returned to the Tang Manor with Ding Huai and the other two.
Ding Huai was overjoyed. From Tang Mao's words, it could be seen that Tang Mao's impression of Ding Huai had changed greatly, and this marriage was basically finalized. It seemed that Ding Huai's efforts in the past two years had not been in vain. Those three poems had not been plagiarized in vain. Liu Yuxi, He Zhizhang, and Su Dongpo would definitely be smiling in their graves if they knew about this.
When they arrived at the Tang Manor, Tang Mao and Ding Huai sat down. Gao Shun and Cheng Lian were placed outside. Because Tang Mao and Ding Huai had something to discuss, the two were very tactful and did not come in.
Tang Mao was the first to speak."Within two years, not only was Nephew able to dance upon hearing the rooster and study at midnight, but he also produced three masterpieces in a row. Not only did he shock the scholars of the world, but he also created a type of five-character poem. This type of five-character poem is more fluent and rhythmic than the previous four-character poems, and the content is also richer. Nephew, you're really a genius of my generation. You really make me blush.”(The ancients called me an old man at the age of thirty-five)
Ding Huai quickly said modestly," Uncle Tang, you flatter me. I was just inspired. I can do it at will. It's not like what you said."”
Seeing that Ding Huai could still be so modest, Tang Mao was even more delighted in his heart. He nodded and said,""It's really difficult for a young man to be so humble even after he has achieved something. Nephew will definitely become great in the future. Since Nephew has come to Baofeng, you can stay here for a few days. Yue 'er has gone with her mother to visit her maiden family and will return in a few days. These few days, this old man also has some free time, and I can take this opportunity to ask my nephew for advice.”
Ding Huai hurriedly said that he didn't dare. On the surface, he pretended to be eager to learn from him, but he was secretly complaining in his heart. How could he know so much? Those three poems were just his own works that deceived the world and gained fame. It was just that the people of this era would never be able to guess it as long as he didn't say it. However, if he were to engage in a deeper discussion, wouldn't he be exposed?
Just as Ding Huai was in danger, Ding Yuan of Bing Province suddenly reported that the Emperor had issued an imperial edict to summon Ding Huai to the palace. Ding Yuan let Ding Huai enter Luoyang directly from Yingchuan and attached some red tape on another piece of paper to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
Ding Huai was overjoyed. This imperial edict had come at the right time. Otherwise, if he had really stayed here for three days, Tang Mao, such an astute scholar, would definitely have seen through the flaw in his lack of knowledge of ancient Chinese. Wouldn't this marriage be blown up again? He would probably blow it up completely, and there would be no more chances in the future.
Tang Mao frowned and said," This old man also expected that since your three masterpieces have shocked all the scholars in the world, it would certainly alarm the Emperor. According to the Emperor's temper, he would definitely summon you into the palace. It's just that I didn't expect it to be so fast. Just as you arrived, this imperial edict followed behind."”
Ding Huai hurriedly said,"When I came, the journey was slow. Although I set off a few days earlier, I was able to catch up with this fast horse."”
Tang Mao chuckled and said,"Since that's the case, this old man will not be able to retain my nephew. Since the imperial edict has been issued, it's better to enter the palace to see the emperor." In a few days, this old man will send Yue 'er into the Ding residence. I can't ruin my nephew's life because of this. Otherwise, not only will Provincial Governor Ding not let this old man go, even the current Emperor will not let this old man go. This old man will feel guilty for the rest of his life.”
"Thank you, father-in-law.”This kid was quite good at climbing up the pole, even calling out father-in-law, and Tang Mao was not the slightest bit unhappy after hearing it. Instead, he admired Ding Huai's quick-witted reaction.
Thus, although Tang Mao was trying to persuade him to stay, Ding Huai still did not dare to eat at Tang Mao's place. He hurriedly rushed to the capital, Luoyang, with Gao Shun and Cheng Lian.
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