guanghesannian，jiuyuechudeyigezhongwu。
fanyangtingwailaileyigeqimadeqingnian，nianyueershi，chuanzheku、zhe，toushangmeiyoudaiguan，zhiguolezejin，yaojianxuangualeyibinghuanshoudao。“kuzhe”shiwailaihuo，laiziyoumuminzu，xingsihoushideshangyihekuzi。
tamingjiaoxunzhen，shixinrendefanyangtingzhang。
suiyiruqiuji，dansuowei“qiulaohu”，tianqihaishihenre，xunzhenyouzairitouxiaganlexiaobantiandelu，etou、lianshangdoushihancencende。zaitingsheqian，talezhulezuoqi，zhuaizhexiuzicashilexiahanshui，zhuanmusigu。
hediguojingneijuedaduoshudetingsheyiyang，fanyangtingyeshidichuyaodao。
zaitingshelouqian，shiyitiaobizhikuankuodeguandao，yezhengshitalaishizoudelu。
guandaoliangcezeshidapiandemaitian。
jinniandenianjingbucuo，ruqiuzhihou，yushuijiaozu，dilidedongxiaomaiyuyucongcong，fengyichui，qingsedemaimiaoqifubuding，yiguqingxianghunzhereqipubixilai。yuanyuandikeyikandaoyousansanliangliangdetiannu、tufuchuanzhedubiku，guangzhebangzizaiqijianlaozuo。
caiguorizhongbujiu，lushangchemalaiwang、xingrenpoduo。
youdanyibulvderusheng，youyifuwencaideshangren，yeyouchuanzheheiyihuobaiyideqianshou。yinweishidaobuning、daolubujing，xingrenduosuishenpeidaiduandao、zhangjian。
xunzhenpianzhuanmatou，jiyiliangduimianxinglaideniucherangkaidaolu。
cheneizuozheyiweigaoguanbodaidelaonianrusheng，yipaozhengqi，wenjinganxiangdizuozhe，pangbianshiyigeqibasuidexiaohaizi。liangbianjiaocuoshi，xiaohaizihaoqidikanlekanxunzhen。
xiaohaierfusejierun，rufendiaoyuzhuo，xiaodarensidetingzheyaogan，guizuochepengxia，shenshikeai。
xunzhenyoushandihaitaleyigexiaolian。lachedeniushenshangyijichelun、cheshenshangdoumanshichentu，fengchenpupudeyangzi，kanlaizoudelubujin，zheilaozhedayueshicongwaidilai，daizhesunerwangchengzhongfangyouqude。
shunzheguandaozhizou，shushiliwaijiushiyingyinxianchengle。
yingyin（jinxuchang）dichufudi，lishuyingchuanjun，renwenhuicui，chengzhongzuizhumingdeyouliangdaxing，yigeliushi，yigexunshi。liushinaiqianhan“jibeizhenwang”zhihou，xunshizeshizhanguoshiruxuedashixunkuangdehouyi。
荀贞即出身荀氏。
zaiduonianqiandeyichangdayizhong，tadefumuxiangjiwanggu，zhishengxialetayiren，chengzushangyuyin，jiazhongyouzhaiyuanyiqu，liangtianshubaimu，yuzurenxiangbi，bishangbuzubixiayouyu，suanshizhongrenzhijia。
……
niuche“zhiyazhiya”diyuanqu，xunzhendexinshenhenkuaizhuandaoleyanxia。
tacongmashangtiaoxialai，zhengdunlexiazhuangshu，laidaotingsheqian。
“亭者，停也”。
difangshangde“ting”，budanshizuijicengdezhiandanwei，bingqieyoujiedaiguowangguanli、jiyuanxingbaixingtigongzhusudezeren，suoyi“tingshe”poda。
yingyinshidaxian，fanyangtingyoushixianzhongshuyishuerdedating，tingshedemenmianhenqipai。
gezhedalaoyuanjiunengkandaozaitingsheneiyouyigenzhangyuzhangdezhuzigaogaosongqi，zhuzideshangduanyoulianggedamuban，jiaochahengguan。ciwumingjiaohuabiao，youjiaohuanbiao，shishangguyizhi，yonglaijixingrenzhishidaolufangxiang，zuolubiaoyongde，yeshitingdebiaoshi。
cishidaodejinqian，kandegengjiaqingchu，zhijiantingshezhandipoguang，dijigaoguodimian，youshibanjietiyuguandaoxianglian。
zhanzailantianbaiyunzhixia，lizaimaitianguandaozhijian，tazaimenwaikanlehuier，juedejishuxiyoumosheng。
shuxideshizaiguoquchuyoudelushang，jianguobushaoleisidetingshe；moshengdeshijijiangchengweiyanqianzheigetingshedezhuren，youyizhongshuobuchulaideqiguaiziwei。
“zheibianshiwoyihouzhangzhudedifangle，laidaozheigeshidaiyiyoushinian，feijingqianxinwanku，zhongnengzhizhangyiting，suisuoxiazhidizhiyoushili，danyesuankeyikaishizheshou‘daji’le。”
diaokanlezijijijuhou，taqianzhemashijiershang，dangxianshiyizuodamen。
……
menbiandeshuzhongzuoleyigelaozu，jiantashanglai，congwuzhongzouchu，heshandiwendao：“tousu？haishiyoushi？”
“在下荀贞。”
laozuzhanzhileshenzi，wendao：“keshixinrendetingzhang？”
“正是。”
“aiya，qingshuxiaorenyanzhuo。”laozuchenghuangchengkong，liaoqiyipao，jiuyaoxingguibaizhili。
xunzhenlanzhuleta，xiaodao：“bubiruci！”zaiyoudaliangtajiyan，jiantayoushouyouxiao，lianshangjingshizhouwen，shanchuangouheyesi，shitanxingdiwendao，“woqianrizaofangzhengjun，tingtatiji，shuobentingtingfumingjiaohuangzhong。keshinime？”
“正是小人。”
“zhengjun”，mingjiaozhengduo，shishangrentingzhang，yinzaiquniandedayizhongjiumindeli，kaojiyouyi，beitibaqulexianli。
“tingfu”，shitingzhangdefushouzhiyi。
“ting”，suishizuijicengdedanwei，bijingzhangguanfangyuanshilizhidi，suoyizaitingzhangzhixiayouyoushuyuan，zuoyoushoufenbiejiaozuo：qiudao、tingfu。qiudao，“zhangzhuobudaozei”；tingfu，“zhangkaibisaochu”。ruguoxiaquneiminhuduo，youhuigenjuqingkuangdebutong，huoduohuoshaoyoujigetingzu。
xunzhenzuijiaoluchuyimoxiao，xindao：“huangzhong、huangzhong，chuwentingzheigemingzishi，hairangwolengleyileng。rujinkanlai，zheimingziqidedaoshihendui，shenhemianxiang，guoranshige‘laohuangzhong’。”
huangzhonggongjingjujindishuodao：“zuotiancaijiedaoxianlidetongzhi，meixiangdaoxunjunjintianjiulaile，suoyimeiyounengzhitingjieyingjie，shangqingshuzui。……，biederenhaizaishenei，xunjun，qingnishaodengpianke，anqujiaotamenchulai。”
“buyong。wojinqujiushi。”
dengshangtaijie，xunzhenchaomenbianceshuzhongpiaoleyiyan，wuneichenshejiandan，yitayijieryi。
shuzhongdeqiangshangtielexiaoershifendehuaxiang，yinlideyuan，kanbuqingchu，dazhikandaohuazhongrenyounianlaode、younianqingde。meiyifenhuaxiangdezuocejiexieyoushuxingwenzi，youceshixianhongdeyinzhang。
“zheixiedoushichaotingdetongjiyaofanme？”
“dui，youzanmenjunde，yeyoubiedejunde。”
zaitingshezhongzhangtietongjifandehuaxiangshiyigechengxiqianqindeguanli。yilaifangbianguowangdeminzhongjiefa，erlaitingliyekeyijuhuaxiangjianchaxingren。xinmangmonian，guangwuhuangdidegegeliuboshengjiuyinweijuzhongqishierxiangshouguozheidengdaiyu。
xunzhendianlediantou，meiyouguoquxikan，zouruyuanzhong。
……
jinleyuanneicaifaxian，tingsheyouqianhouliangjin。
qianbianzheigeyuanluojiaoxiao，zhongjianshipiankongdi，dangchutazaiyuanchukandaodehuanbiaojiushulicichu。
youbiansanjianwushe，yijiantangwu，liangjianwoshi，biaozhunde“yiyuernei”yangshi。pangbianyoujianxiaofang，shichufang。
zuobiandalegemajiu，nengrongliangsanpimadedaxiao，buguoxianzailibiankongdangdangde，yipimayemeiyou。
majiubianershangshigejishi，zhengyousiwuzhijiqizaishiqiandemujiashang，jianyourenjinlai，“gegege”dijiaoleqilai。jishibianershimaoce。
huangzhongjiangmaqianrujiuzhong，you“xuxu”dibajiganrushinei，zouhuixunzhenshenbian，yinqinjieshaodao：“zheigeqianyuanshianmenzhude，xunjundezhuchuzaihouyuan。”
“后院？”
“dui。houyuandaerqingjing，xianzhengjunzaishi，bianshizaihouyuanjuzhu。”
xunzhenwangqianzoulejibu，houyuandemenxuyanzhe，touguofengxikeyiyinyuekandaoqineiwushefeiyan，yuanzhongyouyikedayushu，gangdaoluoyedeshijie，suidishangyiyouluoye，danzhiyeshanghaifanmao，ji“tingyuan”zhongzengtianleyixieyinyi。
huangzhongjiezhejieshaoshuodao：“ruoyouguanli、baixingtousu，yedouzhuzaihouyuan。”
shuodaozheili，taxiangqileshenme，dunledun，youshuodao：“liuyueshi，chaotingxiazhaoqiuxian，runanyouweixingyuandexianshengdeletuijian，fengzhaojinjing，yinweitianwanyejin，tousubenting，zhuleyiyehou，feichangmanyi，liulefuzizaiqiangshang，xunjunyaobuyaoqukankan？”
xunzhenxiaolexiao，shuodao：“buji。zizaiqiangshang，youpaobule，shenmeshihoukandoukeyi。”wanghouyuankanlekan，youwangyoubiandewushekanlekan，wendao，“tingzhongdeqitarendouzainali？”
xinguanshangren，lailebanshang，chulezaimenkouzhibandehuangzhongwai，juranmeiyouyirenchuying。suirantamenkenengbuzhidaoxunzhenjinridaolai，danshicaiqianmaruyuan、jimingdazuo，dongjingbuxiao，nandaodoumeitingjian？
“都在后院。”
xunzhenweiweichayi，xiangdao：“buzaiqianyuandangzhi，paoquhouyuanzuoshen？”suiranchayi，dantameiyoufawen，ershiheqidishuodao，“jiruci，laofanniqiantoudailu，lingwoqujianjiantingzhongzhujun。”
huangzhongyingleshengshi，gongzheyao，ceshenyinlu，daizhexunzhenwanghouyuanxingqu。