Chapter 44 Provocation
"It seems that Xi Zhicai disclosed my information thoroughly enough." When he entered, Zhang Yu had already slowly figured it out.
In order to create fame for Zhang Yu, Xi Zhicai introduced his basic situation to others, so Wei Zhongdao decided that it was him, not other people with the same name and surname.
Zhang Yu was still lamenting that when he first arrived in Luoyang, he could actually get to know Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. These two big men were definitely the tyrants at the end of the Han Dynasty.
But Zhang Yu could see that Cao Cao was genuinely enthusiastic, while Yuan Shao was not even interested in saying hello to him.
A few people went in, and there were already many people inside. Zhang Yu and Ling Cao stood behind in a low-key manner.
After entering, many people offered to give way to Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Wei Zhongdao, and greeted them one after another.
Wei Zhongdao tidied up his clothes, walked forward with his head upright, accepting everyone's envious eyes.
Wei Zhongdao has this capital, his family is definitely the top family of the big man, his ancestor is the great general Wei Qing, and the Wei family even has a Wei son-in-law.
The Wei family is today's top family, with hundreds of years of development deeply rooted, and it is still one of the four major business families today, with strong strength.
Wei Zhongdao, as the successor of the Wei family, is of course qualified to sit on an equal footing with Yuan Shaoping, and Cao Cao is not as good as him.
Wei Zhongdao walked, turned around twice to look at Zhang Yu provocatively, and told Zhang Yu whose home field this was.
The Wei family has a very good relationship with Cai Yong, otherwise Cai Yong would not have married Cai Yan to him, and Wei Zhongdao is indeed talented and personable.
But in Zhang Yu's view, Wei Zhongdao is just like that. If it weren't for Cai Yan, he might be a speck of dust in history, and there will be no trace of him in future generations.
There were already more than 20 young people inside, and Zhang Yu was not interested in getting to know them. Wei Zhongdao disturbed his mood, so he simply stayed behind.
After a while, the three elders came, and everyone got up.
This gathering was held in the open space in the courtyard of the Cai Mansion. There was a pavilion inside, and there was an open space in front of the pavilion. Many tables, chairs, and fruits were visited in the open space.
"Okay, okay, as long as the mountain is not high, there will be immortals, there will be fame, and the water will not be deep, but there will be dragons, and today there are two great Confucian scholars and many students coming, and my Caifu can be said to be full of splendor."
As the host, Cai Yong made a simple opening speech and praised everyone.
At first Wei Zhongdao was very happy in the front row, smiling all over his face, but when Cai Yong read out the poems in the humble room inscription, his face froze immediately, and then he turned his head to look at Zhang Yu, his eyes full of resentment.
Zhang Yu shrugged indifferently, he didn't expect that he would hurt Wei Zhongdao so much.
Then Cai Yong asked Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan to give speeches respectively, and then the three of them took turns to talk about some scriptures, and then the three of them discussed together, which seemed to be a discussion of Taoism.
Everyone listened with gusto, and so did Zhang Yu. A master is a master, and although the general's words are profound, they can understand them.
Then everyone asked questions, and the three masters answered. Everyone was very positive. Wei Zhongdao also asked two in-depth questions, which were praised.
When Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan praised Wei Zhongdao, Wei Zhongdao looked back at Zhang Yu again, his complacency couldn't be concealed.
After everyone asked some questions, Cai Yong stood up and said, "Everyone be quiet first, everyone has some works on weekdays, why don't you show them today so that Duke Zheng and Duke Lu can judge together."
As soon as Cai Yong said, everyone became lively, and Zhang Yu obviously felt that they were all excited.
That's right, if one of the three people praised his work, he would immediately become famous.
If one of them can take a fancy to him and accept him as a disciple, he will be able to rise to the top immediately.
So no one will miss such an opportunity.
Everyone knew that there would be this link, so those who came were prepared, but Zhang Yu didn't understand and was completely unprepared.
Cai Yong presided over the overall situation,
Ask them to come out and read their own works one by one, mostly poems, but also short essays, and of course they also have opinions on certain passages of scriptures.
Both Lu Zhi and Zheng Xuan commented on them one by one, mostly affirming their works first, and then pointing out their shortcomings.
"Well, Mr. Wei's poem is quite good, with a lot of artistic conception." Lu Zhi nodded and said.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your praise." Although Wei Zhongdao was very happy in his heart, he still maintained his demeanor on the surface.
"Haha, nephew Wei Xian, I heard that you have been working very hard recently, but you have to take care of your body." Cai Yong had a very good impression of Wei Zhongdao, so he did not hesitate to praise him to make him more powerful.
In this way, except for Zhang Yu and Ling Cao who did not appear to perform, everyone went through it again. Cai Yong saw that Zhang Yu and Ling Cao did not intend to come out to read their works, so naturally he would not force it.
"Uncle, Zheng Gong, Lu Gong, my nephew has a proposal." When Cai Yong was about to announce the end, Wei Zhongdao came out and said.
"Oh, nephew Wei Xian, what's your suggestion?" Cai Yong was puzzled, but he felt that Wei Zhongdao had always been very stable and would never do anything out of the ordinary, so he didn't stop him or dislike him.
"Uncle, why don't you ask Zheng Gong and Lu Gong to write questions on the spot, and we compose poems on the spot, so that we can test our level and let us realize our shortcomings, and my nephew also knows that there is a talented person on the spot, who is very popular. For the praise of the three elders, it is better to let him come out and compose a poem on the spot." Wei Zhongdao said his suggestion.
Cai Yong frowned, composing poems on the spot was very difficult, making jokes, or failing to do so, would embarrass people.
"Nephew Wei Xian's suggestion is also acceptable, but the old man has his words beforehand. It doesn't matter whether you can't do it or how well you can do it. It doesn't mean that everyone has no talent and learning. It's just that they are different in terms of intelligence." No wait Cai Yong replied, and Lu Zhi answered first.
Lu Zhi is a smart person, knowing that Cai Yong is in a dilemma, it is not good to refuse or agree, so he simply makes the decision for Cai Yong.
Cai Yong refused to agree, embarrassing Wei Zhongdao, and agreed, if someone makes a fool of himself on the spot, he, the master, will not look good.
"Okay, that's it. It's just that Xiaoyou Wei said just now that we admire the talent, who is it?" Zheng Xuan continued.
Wei Zhongdao glanced at Zhang Yu immediately, and then bowed to Zhang Yu and said: "Three masters, this person is the author of the humble room inscription, Zhang Yu and Zhang Zifan."
Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi's eyes lit up. The three of them loved the humble room inscription very much. When they heard that the author was right in front of them, they naturally wanted to see what happened.
Zhang Yu came up, since others had already challenged him, he couldn't be cowardly.
"My junior, Zhang Yu and Zhang Zifan, have met three teachers."
The three of them were very surprised to see Zhang Yu, because Zhang Yu was too young.
It was unbelievable for them to write this poem at a young age, but now that they are so young, they can tell at a glance that the other party is not yet eighteen.
The three of them were shocked, but doubts arose in their hearts again. Was "The Inscription of the Humble Room" really written by this young and unseemly person in front of them?