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Chapter 324 The Great Sima Family (2)

After enjoying the benefits of being hugged left and right for a while, Guan Yi pulled out his hand and grabbed Huangfu Yan, who was beside him with envy: "Have your brother also sent a letter? Is it okay if he went to Yizhou?"

In this era when cosmetics are still in its infancy, no matter how the daughter of a noble family is maintained, it is limited by the local climate and air humidity. Compared with girls in the Guanzhong area, the skin of girls in the Sichuan Basin is definitely much worse. However, the biggest advantage of Huangfu Yan and Qiao Qian and Liu Ling lies in their age.

For creatures like men, they may be more fickle before the age of thirty. Some like loli, while others like royal sisters. But usually after the age of thirty, they will become very dedicated: they will always like young and beautiful people.

So Guan Yi likes Huangfu Yan very much. It’s just that the inherent concepts formed by time travelers in the past society can’t be done for the time being. Besides, the pleasure developed by loli is a rare experience.

Huangfu Yan, who was pulled by the old man Guan, suddenly turned red and replied stutteringly: "Brother has indeed sent a letter. The first thing he did after he arrived in Chengdu was to go to Dujiangyan for inspection. In the letter, he praised Dujiangyan's wonderful ideas. He also said that Chengdu is green at this season... It's really unimaginable. It would be fine if it doesn't snow in Chengdu, and the leaves will not wither?"

"Hahaha, there are deciduous trees and evergreen trees in Chengdu. So you can always see green all year round. Do you want to go and see it?"

When Huangfu Yan heard Guan Yi’s question, he opened his eyes wide in surprise. After receiving the encouragement of the two royal sisters next to him, he nodded vigorously.

"Well, my husband's grandmother, my mothers are not in good health, so they have never been to Guanzhong this winter. But for a family, how can they call a family if they are not together? After the spring of next year, they should set off. Do you want to live with them for a while now? By the way, what is the difference between Yizhou and Guanzhong in winter? Well, I'll get together with your brother?"

No new wife would not want to see her family when she just got married. So when she heard Guan Yi's words, Huangfu Yan nodded with satisfaction.

After comforting the three wives, Guan Yichang breathed a sigh of relief: "Tannu, Annu, and Sanlang, all came over. They ran in the snow for most of the day, aren't tired? Come to the pavilion to eat."

The Han family or bureaucratic class of this era would give their children a nickname before their children became adults. And the custom at that time was that the cheaper they were, the better. Of course, as a time traveler, giving their children a nickname is a common practice: Tannu is the nickname of the famous handsome man Pan An. It is cheap enough, but it sounds nice enough.

(Pan An was twenty-one years old at this time and is now Jia Chong's aide.)

"Greetings to my father (adopted father), mother (adopted mother), and aunt."

Yes, Sima Guan Da was really not a bad habit. Beigong Chun, the most powerful soldier of the Western Jin Dynasty in the historical plane, was taken into the mansion by him at this time. Not only did he become his eldest son Guan Fu's companion, he also directly accepted him as his adopted son.

"Come on, sit on, sit on." At Guan Yi's greeting, the family sat up in a pavilion. A servant brought up a screen and other things to block the cold wind outside. Then Guan Yi asked someone to bring a small copper stove, ignite the charcoal fire, and make a small hot pot.

"Sanlang, have you been used to living there recently?"

"It's great, you can eat every meal, and it's delicious every meal!"

"Che~~ You big belly guy, don't just think about eating for a day. You have to exercise after eating, otherwise your figure will become distorted."

"My adoptive father, my child is training. Uncle Boding taught us the moves, and I am the first to practice every day."

Guan Yi felt that this was normal - the strongest soldier in the future, and his talent is here. There is nothing strange about it. But as Guan Fu's biological mother, Qiao Qian was not very happy: "Tan Nuer, is what Sanlang said true?"

"Well, Saburo does have extremely high talent in martial arts. The child is not Saburo's opponent."

"Why are you doing this? You are four years older than Saburo!"

"Hey, madam." He smiled slightly and reached out to stop Qiao Qian's scolding. Guan Yi said kindly to Guan Fu: "You child is like a father, and you are not a particularly outstanding scholar in martial arts. However, the ancestors of our Guan family were the number one general of the Han Dynasty after all. Therefore, you should study hard and not lose the reputation of our Guan family. Well, you lack talent, and you will make up for your future. Diligence can make up for your shortcomings."

"Okay, please don't worry, my child must practice hard."

"Well, your uncle Boding also told Wei Father that you are still very diligent. Wei Father is very happy with you."

In fact, a honest person like Ju Ning is very straightforward to speak: the Grand Sima and the Grand Prince are just the masters of the middle-aged man in martial arts. Although they are very diligent, they are destined to achieve much in the last days. It is better to invest more energy in other aspects.

But for children, they should encourage more than be honest. So what Guan Yi can do is just a little guidance.

"Tan Nuer, what have you learned after studying in Chengdu in the past few years?"

"Ah, the three hundred thousand have been learned. The family said that my ancestors of the Guan family liked to read "Spring and Autumn" the most. So after the three hundred thousand have finished learning, the family arranged for me to learn "Spring and Autumn" first."

"Hahaha, good, maybe you understand?"

"Well, most of them couldn't understand at the beginning. Fortunately, my family also gave "Zuo Zhuan", "Gongyang Zhuan" and "Guliang Zhuan". Several books proved each other, and most of them could understand some truths in the end."

"Well, most contemporary families have passed down the main practice of the scriptures. Although Yun Chang's ancestors like to read it, I also think that this book has subtle meanings and great character in China for thousands of years. But I prefer Guanzi and Xunzi for my father."

"My father said yes, it must make sense. What are the two books talking about?"

"Well, if the Spring and Autumn Annals tells you the good and evil of people and the rise and fall of a country. Then these two books tell you why people have good and evil, and why the country has rise and fall. Prime Minister Zhuge, the great Han Dynasty, used to like reading these two books the most."

"So that's it. I'll ask my father to help my child solve his doubts in the future."

"Of course, it seems that I have to stay in Chang'an for several years. During these days, as long as you don't go to school, I will try my best to find time to study with you."

"Going to school? Does my father want me to continue to go to elementary school?"

"Ha~~Why, don't you want to go to elementary school?"

"It's not that I don't want to study, but the things taught in elementary school are too simple. From the day I entered school, I didn't know what it would be like to be second in the exam. If I continue to study in elementary school, it will not only make it difficult for the child to improve, but it will also affect the confidence of other students."

"The meaning of my father is not to let you continue to study in elementary school. This winter, Guanzhong mobilized so many civil servants to dredge the ditches. But where were there so many ditches for them to start construction? So my father took advantage of the cheap price of civil servants and built a lot of other things. For example, in addition to repairing the palace in the city, His Majesty should have built several new buildings and terraces... and two new colleges were built for my father."

“College?”

"Well, the so-called elementary school is just a junior school for the education of the country." Speaking of this, Guan Yi stretched out a hand and stroked his second son Guan Hui who had been snuggling under his knees very much: "Of course, Chang'an also needs to build a new elementary school, but that is where your younger brother will enroll next year. What about you, I want to ask you, which new colleges, Longshouyuan College and Wuzhangyuan College, do you want to go to?"

“Is there any difference between these two academies?”

"Some, Longshouyuan Academy mainly focuses on educating and cultivating state officials. Literature, mathematics and classics are the key points. Martial arts must be learned, but its status in the academy is very secondary. Wuzhangyuan Academy mainly focuses on cultivating middle and lower-level officers of the national army, mainly training personal martial arts, military marching, engineering maintenance, baggage transportation, war horse breeding, etc. Literature, mathematics and classics must be learned. But they are all relatively simple."

After four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the division of civil and military labour was not particularly obvious. Many famous officials in the Han Dynasty were famous generals and dismounted were good officials. This pattern of course has many benefits: for example, the confrontation between civil and military is not serious. There are very few problems with civil and nobles and military humbleness. However, there are many corresponding problems: after all, there are very few people with both civil and military labour, and most people still have long-term people. This will often lead to the development of a place that becomes extremely unbalanced. Moreover, if the civil and military affairs in a place are controlled by one person, it will often become a breeding ground for division and division when the central government is weak.

Moreover, Sima Guan Da was a time traveler, and the country he controlled would become more and more refined in management in the future. If there was no clear division of labor in the role of an official from the training stage, it would eventually lead to the gradual loss of smoothness of his government decrees.

Therefore, civil and military personnel must be divided and ruled.

"My son, may I ask, the mountain leaders of these two colleges?"

"It's all for the father. However, for the father, there are many things to do, and it's impossible to stay in two academies for a long time. Therefore, the actual person in charge of Longshouyuan is Ma Gaizhi, and Wuzhangyuan is the general."

"Can the child go to Wuzhangyuan College for one or two years first, and then transfer to Longshouyuan for further studies?"

"Hahahaha~~~Three ladies, this child is really the Qianliju of our Guan family!"
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