"Well, ever since Mr. made the first sandbox, I have been fascinated by it, so I usually spend more time on it." Deng Ai smiled and nodded.
Jiang Wei was very surprised when he heard this, because during his stay in Xiabian, he only had a glimpse and thought it was Zhang Fei who had done it, but he didn't expect that it was Lan Tian's handiwork.
"Who exactly is Master? Why do you think his influence is everywhere?" Jiang Wei asked the question of his soul.
Deng Ai solemnly replied: "Sir, he knows astronomy and geography. He is truly a rare genius. However, he is a low-key man and doesn't want to be famous, so he remained unknown for so many years until Sun Quan's last sneak attack on Jingzhou."
"No wonder General Lan has only made public statements in the past two years. I'm afraid that the King of Hanzhong's current situation has something to do with General Lan, right?" Jiang Wei asked again.
"The king regards you as an idiot, and his status is almost the same as that of General Guan." Deng Ai said.
"No wonder he has such a high prestige..." Jiang Wei nodded to express his understanding, and then added a question: "General Lan has a talent for managing the world, is there anyone in this world that he admires?"
Deng Ai replied: "Sir, you have great respect for Prime Minister Zhuge..."
"I think Mr. Wolong is no ordinary person..." Jiang Wei touched the edge of the sand table and sighed.
Deng Ai saw Jiang Wei staring at the sand table in a daze, and knew that this man was also a fellow soldier who loved military affairs, so he did not disturb Jiang Wei's thinking. He walked to the table alone and took out a paper book sent by Lantian. It was Liu's book.
It was newly annotated and compiled by Xi and others, and it is also a textbook for Guangzhou Academy.
The teaching materials of Guangzhou Academy are not circulated to the outside world. To compensate his disciple Deng Ai, Lantian went to Jinshuiloutai to prepare teaching materials for him on a first-come-first-served basis. Although Deng Ai was not studying in the academy, he was equivalent to a student who graduated from the academy.
"Mencius? Brother Shizai also likes to read the classics? But you are writing this on paper?" When Jiang Wei saw the book in Deng Ai's hand, he couldn't help but exclaimed. He was even more excited than when he found the sand table just now.
Deng Ai nodded, pointed to the bookshelf next to the table and replied: "I usually read books when I have nothing to do. My husband has sent them to me in the past few years. Besides, paper books are nothing new."
Jiang Wei showed an exaggerated expression: "Brother Shi Zai's "Mencius" was not annotated by General Lan, right? Aren't paper books expensive? The paper on the market is not easy to buy..."
Deng Ai shook his head and said: "This Mencius was annotated and compiled by Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi). The price of paper is not high here, and there are papermaking workshops in many places."
"Mr. Cheng Guo?" Jiang Wei showed a confused expression.
Deng Ai replied: "He is Liu Xi of Beihai, whose courtesy name is Chengguo. He is currently the magistrate of Guangzhou Academy."
Jiang Wei nodded, "When you said that, I remembered it. It is rumored that Mr. Cheng Guo (Liu Xi) took his family to Jiaozhou to avoid trouble due to the war in the Central Plains. He must be very old now, right?"
"Mr. Cheng Guo, he is 40 years old this year. He is still in good health. However, the official affairs of Guangzhou Academy are basically handled by Mr. Junqing (Zhao Shuang), the Vice President." After Deng Ai explained briefly, he casually pulled out the Annotated Edition of the Book of Changes.
", handed it to Jiang Wei and added: "Guangzhou Academy now has enough teaching materials, so it is doing very well. My husband asked me to 'live and learn', so I specially sent these teaching materials."
"Brother Shi Zai is so lucky. You said it makes me want to go to Jiaozhou and study in Guangzhou Academy for a few years..." Jiang Wei sighed.
Deng Ai shook his head and said with a smile: "Boyue, don't think too much. Guangzhou Academy only has teenagers, and we are all over that age now. But with the help of my husband, it won't make much difference whether I go or not."
"Why is Guangzhou Academy like this? I'm just a weakling, why can't I enter the academy?" Jiang Wei looked puzzled.
Deng Ai explained: "Mr. advocates the application of knowledge. He believes that understanding and memory are better before the crown ceremony, and it is more suitable to concentrate on listening to lectures in the school. After the crown ceremony, it is a good time to do things, so you should not go to school to read the classics."
, we should put our energy into temples and the people to create, and as for higher pursuits, we can educate ourselves.”
"General Lan is really well-intentioned..." Jiang Wei was just halfway through sighing when he suddenly discovered that the writing on the paper was the same size, and the distance and strokes were basically the same. He asked in surprise: "Brother Shi Zai, the writing on this paper,
It doesn’t seem like it was copied by someone?”
Deng Ai replied with a smile: "Manual transcription was the earliest stupid method. Now these books, newspapers and periodicals all use printing technology. As long as the templates are made, they can be printed quickly. It is faster than manual transcription and is less error-prone."
"These are all General Lan's ideas, right?" Although Jiang Wei asked this, he had already equated the two in his heart.
"Bo Yue's guess is absolutely correct. In fact, you don't need to go to Guangzhou Academy. I have all their textbooks here. Just want to see if I can lend them to you." Deng Ai has always kept a smile on his face since he entered the room until now.
"Are you serious? That would be great." Jiang Wei beamed.
Deng Ai nodded, "Boyue will be noticed by the gentleman. It's only a matter of time before I want to see these books. Now I can just raise my hand..."
Jiang Wei closed the "Annotation of the Book of Changes" in his hand and looked greedily at the bookshelf next to Deng Ai. He found a wooden box on the bookshelf. The outside of the wooden box was painted with maroon paint. Jiang Wei guessed that the books in the wooden box must be
precious.
"Brother Shizai, is that wooden box next to you..." Jiang Wei asked tentatively.
Hearing this, Deng Ai put his hand on the wooden box, and then replied with a kind face: "This is used to store letters. I write to my husband every month, and he replies to me almost every month. I accidentally save all the letters."
A box full."
"We write letters every month? Do we really have so much to talk about? Besides, General Lan is far away in Jiaozhou, and the journey won't be that fast, right?" Jiang Wei looked curious.
"I have developed a habit of writing to my husband every first month of the month. Whether it is farming, military use, people's livelihood, or government affairs, I will ask him for advice on all matters. If there are no problems in a certain month, I will also write to say hello to you.
, I want to ask for a new recipe by the way." Deng Ai scratched his head and showed a shy expression.
Zhang Fei had previously told Lan Tian about his superb cooking skills. Jiang Weixin said that Brother Shi Zai was really shrewd and never wasted an opportunity to communicate with General Lan. Thinking of this, Jiang Wei curiously asked: "Brother Shi Zai, are your parents still alive? General Lan, how can General Lan treat you?"
It’s really good.”
"There was a plague in Nanyang that year, and both my parents died in that disaster." Deng Ai said very calmly, as if he was telling someone else's story.
"I'm really sorry." Jiang Wei was very embarrassed.
"I don't remember much about my childhood. Later, I was lucky enough to meet my husband. Although I am not his biological son, I have regarded him as my father. My husband and my wife have been kind to me," Deng Ai replied solemnly.
Chapter completed!