Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 454 New Play

The reason why Bai Tu mentioned Lu Ling was that he had naturally discussed it with Lu Kang before. Regarding Cao Pi... Lu Kang was not very satisfied, but he was not dissatisfied either.

Cao Pi's identity was destined to make no big development if he stayed in Chu State.

But at the same time, Cao Pi's family background is impeccable - no matter how much criticism Cao Cao has received because of his family background, he is the royal family of Wei!

His appearance and knowledge were all above average, otherwise historically, he would not have defeated Cao Zhi, who was loved by Cao Cao because of his talent, in the fight for the throne.

If you don't consider the future, he is indeed a good son-in-law.

And...there is still room for a try!

What if Cao Pi returns to Wei in the future?
Lu Kang has great confidence in Chu State, but he no longer has confidence in his own body. This year Lu Kang is already seventy-seven, which is rare among the rare in ancient times!

The Lu family must be in the same boat as the Chu State, but if there is a chance, it would be nice to be the in-law of the future King Wei, at least... if the Wei State surrenders in the future, it can be regarded as half of Lu's bargaining chip.

It's not entirely a fantasy...

If Cao Pi is really very receptive to Chu and is married to the Lu family, if there is a chance in the future, it is very likely that Chu itself will support Cao Pi in inheriting the throne of Wei - similar things happened countless times in the pre-Qin period Second-rate.

To take a step back, Cao Pi has been serving as the mascot of Chu State honestly. In the future, if Chu and Wei start a war after Cao Cao's death, he can use Cao Pi's banner!
Although it is just a banner, why can't he be granted the title of County Marquis in the future?If the effect is extremely good, many Wei ministers will be won over, and maybe they can be "heredited and replaced".

Lu Kang estimated that Cao Pi's lower limit and upper limit were very high, but the upper limit was not easy to reach, but he agreed readily.

If it is really the "lower limit" state, it at least means that Cao Pi cannot leave Chu State, which in disguise means that his granddaughter does not have to marry far away, and... at least the sibling relationship between Cao Pi and Princess Xiahou is still there.

The reason why Bai Tu chose the Lu family was because the Lu family was big enough and staunchly pro-Chu. Countless Lu family children had already shared honor and disgrace with the Chu court, and it was impossible for them to be swayed by Wei instead.

Of course, Bai Tu doesn't let them get engaged on the spot, the details will depend on the results of getting along.

Chu State is still advocating "late marriage" - that is, getting married at the age of 20 and not being able to control others. How can Baitu not be able to control his own brother-in-law?

"Besides... when you are on duty at Jiangshanyuan, don't always be perfunctory!" Bai Tu saw that Cao Pi was still picky, so as a brother-in-law, he said with a straight face.

Cao Pi looked at him even more sadly and angrily...

I am a proton, and you still expect me to really exercise my supervisory power?I don’t want to avoid suspicion, but I also want to survive!

"Ahem, in fact, I originally wanted to let you take a look at the six... five departments, see what you are good at, and then study hard, and then work in the center of the five departments." Bai Tu looked understanding. tone.

Cao Pi also understood that the younger one must be the "Ministry of Industry"!
But even so, it was a surprise to him.

By now, Cao Pi had also thought about the situation of not being able to return to Wei, and even used the various conveniences in Jinling to try to convince himself...

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Pi said awkwardly.

"You're welcome, we are a family!" Bai Tu looked around and said after making sure Lu Lingqi was not there.

If Lu Lingqi was here... at most it would just be a roll of the eyes, but Bai Tu had a guilty conscience.

"Go and have fun! Call your sister over... I'll talk to her about the new script." Bai Tu said in a business tone as much as possible.

For the sake of Bai Tu's promise, Cao Pi pretended that he didn't hear him treating him as a child, and went back to call Xia Houjuan with a smile.

Xiahou Juan specifically asked Cao Pi what Bai Tu had said to him - Xia Houjuan didn't know Bai Tu's arrangements for Cao Pi before.

He just hinted to Bai Tu that Cao Pi was already quite old.

After hearing Cao Pi's answer, Xia Houjuan's eyes lit up and he walked over to Bai Tu with a smile.

Cao Pi thought it was Xia Houjuan who cared about him and was a little touched in his heart. Xia Houjuan also felt that Bai Tu was caring about him and was a little touched in his heart...

"The direct daughter of the Lu family... thank you very much!" Xia Houjuan said as hard as possible without appearing intrusive.

"Tsk, tsk, how can our talented woman be so worldly? She promised to sing about love and free love!" Bai Tu criticized unseriously.

"No, you asked me to write that..." Xia Houjuan muttered.

"But we really want them to get along with each other, and we can't mess with the mandarin ducks." Bai Tu emphasized.

It is true that Bai Tu personally drew up the outline before and asked Xia Houjuan to write two plays in praise of love. One of them was an adaptation of Jiao Zhongqing's affair, which was specially restored by Bai Tu to become the masterpiece - the ending in the poem "The Peacock Flies Southeast". .

"Are you sure there won't be any trouble after the performance?" Xia Houjuan asked specifically when he mentioned this matter.

The scale of the two dramas is actually very small in Bai Tu's opinion, but... both are somewhat contrary to ethics!
Bai Tu is indeed a little hesitant. The Ministry of Rites will definitely approve it, but will he use too much medicine in the future?

Bai Tu didn't want to be too domineering, but instead destroyed the environment of "Chu Learning".

Zhang Chunhua, who was still accompanying Bai Tu at the banquet, guessed what Bai Tu was thinking and came up with an idea for him: "Your Majesty, you might as well spread the word in advance and say that this was the work of King Chu and that Princess Xiahou was just modifying it."

After listening to Zhang Chunhua's words, Xia Houjuan and Bai Tu understood what she meant after thinking about it for a moment.

Instead of admitting it openly, he just secretly added fuel to the flames and made his position clear, making people who wanted to say something fearful. At the same time... he didn't appear to be overbearing.

Bai Tu nodded when he heard this and said, "What a good idea! Help me make arrangements later."

Even if there are some old scholars, there will be more exciting things waiting for them in the future. Bai Tu has a "premonition" that Wang Su's archaeology will soon bear fruit.

"I have also read the script of "The Peacock Flies Southeast". Your Majesty is wise, and the ending is very clever!" Zhang Chunhua specially added one more line.

Although the names of the characters were changed, the incident was widely circulated in Chu State, and the true ending was actually spread among the people. However, the ending of the play was the ending of the Yuefu poem "composed by Bai Tu".

"Oh? Do you think the ending in the poem is appropriate?" Bai Tu asked in response.

"Yes, the poem depicts the ending of Jia Hong and his wife turning into peacocks after death. Not only does it use the form of tragedy to make it more touching, but more importantly, the ending described in the poem is the ending without a king. It made the people feel that without the king and the Chu State, everyone would be in dire straits.

It not only made the people feel the king's wisdom and the importance of Chu State, but also criticized the incompetence and obscurity of the old system. It was really a stroke of genius! Zhang Chunhua said with admiration on his face.

"Yes, yes...hahaha." Bai Tu smiled as hard as possible without embarrassment.

In fact, Bai Tu himself didn't think of so much, he just wanted to pay tribute to the original work...

Zhang Chunhua secretly curled his lips - Man, you are so easy to coax!It seems that I have mastered five points of the teacher's words...

(End of this chapter)