Wei Wu tasted Cao E's 1 on the tablet, and Yang Xiu saw the inscription of "yellow silk bride, grandson mortar" on the back of the tablet from 2. Wei Wu said to Xiu, "Can you solve it?" A: "Solution." Wei Wu said, "You have nothing to say. Let me think about it. " After walking three miles, Wei Wu said, "I found it." Tell Hugh not to remember what he knows. Xiu said, "Yellow silk, colorful silk, absolutely unique words; Young women, girls, and wonderful words; Grandchildren, women are also kind words; I feel sorry for you, and I am grateful for it. The so-called' Miao Yan' is also. " Wu Wei also remembered it and sighed with Xiu: "I am not as good as Qing, but I feel thirty miles."
Note 1 Wei Wu: Cao Cao, as mentioned above. Cao E: A woman in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His father sang very well and drowned in the river. Cao E is only 14 years old. She wailed day and night by the river, and died 17 days later. People feel sincere and filial, and erect a monument for them. Cai Yong wrote eight words in calligraphy: "Yellow silk young woman, grandson." 2 Yang Xiu (175-2 19): Zi Dezu, a native of Huayin (present-day Shaanxi), lived under one roof for four generations and was a noble family. He was Cao Cao's master book and he killed him. 3 JIU: The mortar in the pot. Fine-cut spicy kimchi. 4. Ci: The word "ke" was used in Shi Shuo Xin Yu in Tang Dynasty, which is a variant of Ci.
On one occasion, Cao Cao passed by the Cao E Monument, followed by Yang Xiu, and saw the eight characters written on the back of the monument: "Yellow silk young woman, grandson mortar". Cao Cao said to Yang Xiu, "Do you know what this means?" Yang Xiu replied, "Yes." Cao Cao said, "Don't say anything yet, let me think about it." After walking 30 miles, Cao Cao said, "I figured it out." Please ask Yang Xiu to write down what he understands separately. Yang Xiu wrote: "Yellow silk is colored silk, and the spelling is' unique'; The young woman is a girl, spelling a' wonderful'; Grandson is a daughter's child, spelling a' good'; The mortar is hot, and the spelling is a' word'. These eight words are' wonderful words'. " Cao Cao also wrote down his own understanding, which was exactly the same as Yang Xiu's, so he sighed and said, "My talent can't catch up with you. It took me 30 miles to understand."
Generally speaking, Yang Xiu is famous for his quick thinking. There are several similar stories in Shi Shuo Xin Yu. At first, Cao Cao appreciated it, but over time, he gradually became jealous. Plus, he has a good relationship with Cao Zhi. After Cao Zhi fell out of favor, Cao Cao worried about future trouble and killed him a year before his death. It can be said that "cleverness is mistaken by cleverness." From Cao Cao's point of view, many scholars either went to Wu Shu or stayed in the Central Plains and the mountains. This is why Zhuge Liang would rather devote himself to farming than to Cao Cao. It is not surprising that Cao Cao could not unify China until his death.