Chapter 6 Seven Steps into a Poem
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"His name is a strong man, but he is immoral and cares about his own interests. He sacrifices his life to go to the national disaster, and regards death as a sudden return home! Therefore, Tao Ying is not afraid of death!"
Hearing Tao Ying's shameless recitation of the plagiarized famous sayings, Boss Cao was really stunned. He couldn't help but turn his eyes to look at the civil servants of Cao's army in the left column.
Everyone looked surprised and murmured in low voices. Even Guo Jia and Xun You, who had their eyes high above their heads, were both surprised and approving, and nodded slightly, obviously also appreciating Tao Ying's "literary talent".
"Mr. Cao, please investigate clearly." Before Cao Cao could kill anyone, Tao Ying hurriedly said: "Now that Zhang Kai, a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, has killed Grandpa Cao, Mr. Cao has raised troops to avenge him. The soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou are in danger, Liu Xuande
He sent a letter to Cao Gong to persuade him to make peace, but the soldiers and people of Xuzhou were afraid of the power of Ming Gong and did not dare to act as envoys. Although Tao Ying was afraid of death, as the second son of Xuzhou Mu, Tao Ying had obtained all his food and clothing from the people of Xuzhou for many years.
There is nothing in return for the people of Xuzhou. At this critical moment of life and death, if Tao Ying does not come forward, who will come forward?"
Cao Cao stared at Tao Ying again. At this moment, Tao Ying had an idea. He was calm and no longer afraid. He quickly used the unique performance skills he had learned in the system and looked back at Cao Cao calmly. His eyes were extremely clear, as if he had no regard for life and death.
After a long time, Cao Cao finally spoke, raised his sword and sneered: "I didn't expect that Tao Qian, a selfish and despicable old man, could give birth to a son like you! But your Tao family and I have a grudge against my father. No matter how you brag about it, this time
Don’t even think about escaping with your life!”
"Since ancient times, no one has died, and his loyal heart will be remembered in history." Tao Ying shamelessly plagiarized again, and said respectfully: "Tao Ying was timid and did not dare to tell his name when he entered the camp. Now that Tao Ying's identity has been discovered by Ming Gong,
If you want to kill or behead him, let Mr. Ming do whatever he wants. Tao Ying will die without any regrets. He only wants to do two things for Mr. Ming."
"Your father killed my father. The hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. Do you still have the nerve to plead with me?" Cao Cao sneered loudly, but Cao Cao really appreciated Tao Ying's 'literary talent', so he added: "Okay.
Well, since you still have some talent, let’s talk about it.”
"Thank you, Mr. Minggong." Tao Ying quickly thanked him. After sorting out his thoughts, Tao Ying bowed to Boss Cao and said: "Minggong, Tao Ying deserves to die for his crime. He dare not beg Mr. Ming to spare his life. He only asks that after Minggong conquers Xuzhou,
Be kind to the people in Xuzhou City, don't make others angry because of the Tao family's sins, let the people of Xuzhou have a way to live, and the Tao family is a family, and I am willing to die to apologize."
"No!" Cao Cao refused and said proudly: "I have sworn before my father's soul that I will kill all the people in the five counties of Xuzhou to appease my father's spirit in heaven. I cannot agree to your request!"
"Ming Gong——!" Tao Ying shouted sadly, with tears glistening in his eyes.
"I said, no! I have never changed my mind!" Cao Cao waved his hand to refuse, and shouted: "Tell me your second request. After you say it, I will behead you and avenge my father.
!”
Tao Ying's expression was dull, and the muscles on his face twitched, revealing a lifelike look of pain and disappointment. His acting skills were so lifelike that even Boss Cao couldn't help but think to himself: "It's rare for this guy to care about the people from the bottom of his heart.
"
After another moment, Tao Yingcai spoke again with trembling lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "Ming Gong, as a son of a human being, Tao Ying cannot fulfill his filial piety under his father's knees. It is a great sin. Therefore, Tao Ying has no other request but to ask for Ming Gong.
Take Tao Ying to the city walls of Xuzhou, allow Tao Ying to kowtow to his father and apologize, and then execute Tao Ying."
"Take you to Xuzhou City to be executed?" Mr. Cao laughed and said, "You are expecting Xuzhou to send troops to rescue you, right?"
"If Ming Gong was worried that Tao Ying would take the opportunity to escape, Tao Ying would not dare to force him." Tao Ying finally shed tears and choked up and said: "Please Ming Gong allow Tao Ying to worship his father from afar and die facing Xuzhou City."
Boss Cao laughed again. In fact, Boss Cao was not afraid of taking the opportunity to escape when he took Tao Ying to Xuzhou City, because if Tao Ying wanted to escape, he first had to count on Xuzhou City to send troops to support him, whether it was Liu Bei's army or Tao Qian's army.
, once he left the protection of the fortified city and gave up the favorable location to go out to fight in the city, Boss Cao would be able to smile crookedly.
After thinking for a while, Boss Cao smiled and said: "Okay, I can agree to your request, but I also have a condition. If you can do it, I will escort you to Xuzhou City and allow you to ask Tao Qian.
Bow and die. If you can't, I will cut off your limbs, dig out your heart and liver, and sacrifice you alive to my father!"
"Please make it known to the public." Tao Ying leaned forward and agreed, but his heart was as anxious as fire - why hasn't that news been sent to Cao Cao? Did he remember it wrong?!
"Then listen carefully." Boss Cao pointed his sword at Tao Ying's nose and said, "I heard you speak well, and you must be proficient in poetry and poetry. I will give you a chance now. If you can recite a poem in seven steps,
I will agree to your request, if not..."
At this point, Cao Lao paused and suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Dian Wei, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, and Xia Houyuan listen to the order. If Tao Ying's child cannot compose a poem after seven steps, his limbs will be cut off immediately!"
"Promise!" The four strong men of Cao's army agreed in unison, and they all drew their swords and surrounded Tao Ying. Their eyes were wide open and their momentum became even more menacing.
"My lord is moved by his love for talents again." Guo Jia and Xun You laughed secretly together, and Guo Jia thought to himself: "But this Tao Ying is really talented in literature. He sacrificed his life to go to the national disaster and regarded death as if he were returning home. Who can live in this life forever?
He is a man of great literary talent and heroic spirit. It's a pity that he is Tao Qian's son. Otherwise, he would be worthy of a close friendship."
"A poem in seven steps? Such a coincidence?" Tao Ying was stunned at first, and then muttered secretly in his heart, "As expected of father and son, they are both the same. Fortunately, I used to memorize a lot of Tang poetry and Song lyrics in order to practice my speech.
I've even read a lot of your old thief Cao's poems. If I pick out a few of them, I should be able to get through them and buy a little more time. Damn it, why hasn't that news been sent to Cao Ying yet?!"
"Can you or can't you?" Seeing that Tao Ying remained silent, Boss Cao asked again.
"Back to Ming Gong, Tao Ying will do his best." Tao Ying bowed and agreed again, raised his leg and took a step before chanting: "The sun is over the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea. I want to see a thousand miles away and climb to the next level.
"
"So fast?!" Boss Cao was shocked. Then Boss Cao quickly came to his senses and shouted: "Wait a minute, this poem must have been written by you before, it doesn't count! I have to write the poem, and you can write a new poem!"
"Please Ming Gong." Tao Ying answered bravely, but he was extremely nervous. He didn't know if he remembered those poems and could answer the question of Boss Cao.
"The sea was mentioned in your poem just now. The five counties of Xuzhou are adjacent to the sea to the east, so let's use the sea as the title." Boss Cao shouted.
"Sea? Sea!" Cold sweat broke out on Tao Ying's forehead again. He was so nervous that he could hardly remember a poem related to the sea. Over there, Boss Cao shouted sharply, forcing Tao Ying to take steps to write a poem.
Ying had no choice but to lift his legs and walk around the tent one step at a time. When he reached the fifth step, a poem related to the sea finally came to Tao Ying's mind. Tao Ying had no time to recall who this poem was written for.
, after walking seven steps, he opened his mouth and chanted:
"Land the Jieshi to the east to view the sea.
Where is the water? The mountains and islands are standing tall.
There are many trees and lush grass.
The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are rising.
If the journey of the sun and the moon comes out of it;
The stars are as brilliant as if they came from within.
Fortunately, I even sing to express my ambition."
Boss Cao opened his mouth wide, Xun You's eyes widened, and Guo Jia was so shocked that even his cough disappeared without a trace. He couldn't help but stand up, applauded and praised: "Wonderful! What a poem! What a lyric!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Tao Ying." Tao Ying nodded to Guo Jia, breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself, "Damn, who wrote this poem? Why can't I remember it at all?"
"The journey of the sun and the moon can be seen in it; the stars and stars are as brilliant as they can be seen in it." Mr. Cao silently repeated the wonderful lines in Tao Ying's poem, and he had an indescribable feeling of intimacy, as if every word of it was hit.
In my heart, I am very kind and familiar.
"What a pity, why is this son Tao Qian's son?" Boss Cao also sighed secretly, and then shouted: "It's too late to complete a poem in seven steps! Can you compose a poem in response to the call?"
"You should do your best and ask Ming Gong to make a proposal." Tao Ying agreed bravely again, but he was so nervous that he almost collapsed - why hasn't that news been sent to Cao Ying yet?!
Boss Cao waved his hand to the four generals of Cao's army who were surrounding Tao Ying. Dian Wei and Cao Hong took notice and immediately pointed their swords at Tao Ying, ready to cut off Tao Ying's limbs at any time. Boss Cao shouted again: "In today's world, as a
Question, work!"
"Today's world? The Three Kingdoms are in turmoil!" Tao Ying also felt blessed and blurted out:
"There are righteous men in Guandong who raise troops to fight against the evil forces.
In the early days of Huimengjin, his heart was in Xianyang.
The army's combined strength was uneven, hesitating and flying geese.
Snobbishness makes people fight, and people fight against each other.
The armor is infested with lice, and thousands of people die from it.
White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles.
There are hundreds of things left behind for the living people, but the thought of them will break people's hearts."
With a cry, Boss Cao dropped the sword in his hand. His eagle eyes were full of shock. The civil and military officials on both sides were also dumbfounded. They simply couldn't believe that there could be such a great talent in the world who could do such a thing in the blink of an eye.
This is an apt masterpiece, and even praises Boss Cao's incredible feat of initiating eighteen princes to attack Dong. Shocked, for a moment, there was silence in Cao's army tent, almost forgetting that Tao Ying was Boss Cao's murderer.
enemy.
"Damn it, thank you for remembering this poem." Tao Ying quietly wiped away the cold sweat again, "But who composed this poem? Liu Mengde or Sun Mengde? Why am I so nervous that I can't remember it at all?"
"Report——!"
The sudden anxious voice broke the atmosphere in the big tent. A messenger from Cao's army rushed into the tent, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xun Yu and Mr. Cheng Yu are coming from Dong'a.
A messenger was sent, saying that there are urgent matters that need to be presented to the lord!"
"Urgent?!" Boss Cao was shocked. He knew that with the stability of Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, if it weren't for a major event that caused the world to collapse, they would never send such a messenger at the critical moment when he was about to conquer Xuzhou. Boss Cao immediately shouted
: "Xuan! Take Tao Ying to the back tent and take good care of him!"
"promise!"
Everyone in the tent agreed uniformly and followed the orders. Tao Ying bowed to thank Boss Cao and followed Cao Bing out of the tent with his head held high. However, when he walked out of the tent, a sinister smile that could not be concealed quietly appeared on the corner of Deputy Director Tao's mouth.
The words quickly flashed through Tao Ying's mind - Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou and captured Puyang. Boss Cao was forced to abandon Xuzhou, which he was about to capture, and temporarily made peace with Tao Qian and Liu Bei, leading his army back to fight against Lu Bu!
After laughing evilly, Tao Ying's heart gradually rose to his throat again. If his identity had not been exposed, then he could be said to be basically safe. But now that his identity has been exposed, whether he can return to Xuzhou City alive?
It depends on Boss Cao's mood - to be precise, it depends on whether Boss Cao really loves Cai as much as his life?
"How was my identity exposed?" In order to overcome the tension and fear in his heart, Tao Ying tried to shift his attention to another important issue. "In the past, Tao Ying lived in a reclusive society and seldom appeared in public. Cao Jun carefully considered the possibility of knowing him.
I didn't have any personality. When I entered the camp, I didn't meet Cao Jun Xizuo who recognized me face to face. Judging from the voice, Xuzhou city did not send troops to rescue me or indirectly expose my identity. Boss Cao did not immediately send anyone to arrest me at first.
Me, how did Boss Cao know my true identity?"
Chapter completed!