The extra ones were Yan Shikuan, who was going to visit Xujiazhuang, and his two most famous disciples.
One is Cui Yuan, who came from Jizhou and Hebei. His family is also well-known in the local area.
There were also great scholars such as Cui Yan in the clan who worked under Yuan Zhao to advise him.
After learning about this man's background, Xu Yue couldn't help but suspect that this guy was spreading rumors about her father behind his back.
Even if he didn't say it himself, Yan Shikuan, who was in Yuyang, still knew about things in Hebei, and it must have something to do with him.
However, after observing him for a whole morning, he seemed to be a serious Confucian scholar who had no ears to hear what was going on outside the window and only focused on reading the books of sages.
Another disciple of Yan Shikuan was Guang Luhai who came from Liaoxi County, Youzhou to study.
An ordinary farming and educated family, my grandfather was in business, and my father inherited the inheritance from the previous generation. When I was young, my family was well off, but my father was sitting on nothing, and now we are no longer as prosperous as before.
Both of them are in their early twenties. Cui Yuan is slightly older, has a family, has a calm personality, and is strict in doing things. He is the second generation of Yan Shikuan.
Guang Luhai is different. He is younger, has no family, and has no shackles behind him. He is a 1.83-meter-strong young man who is full of curiosity about everything.
In that place in western Liaoning, academics were underdeveloped and there were close contacts with surrounding ethnic groups. Confucian ethics and ethics were almost in vain there. Even if Guang Luhai had a Confucian teacher to guide him at a young age, the rough and straightforward temper of the border residents was deeply rooted in his bones.
Xu Yue, who had been in contact with Yan Shikuan, felt it was amazing, "How could such a young man be attracted by Yan Shikuan, a great scholar who pays attention to ethics and education?"
Xu Yue stared at the strong young man on the horse and thought for a long time, but she couldn't figure it out.
But she was not in a hurry. The three masters and apprentices would stay at the village next, and she would have plenty of opportunities to observe them slowly.
The weather is getting warmer, the road surface is easier to walk than when we arrived, and everyone is eager to return home, so the journey is much faster than when we arrived yesterday.
In the middle of the morning, the Xu family's Zhuangzi arrived.
Gongsun An and Rong Bo separated from Xu Yue's family at the entrance of the mountain. The two families separated and went back to their respective homes.
The matter of Gongsun An's adoption was considered a certainty. All he had to do was wait for Yan Gu to convince his second wife, Yan Shi, that the matter would be settled.
On Xu Da's side, Xu Yue also gradually understood that the purpose of his father's trip was not just to adopt Gongsun An.
Dad’s real target is the great scholar Yan Shikuan.
In this warlord melee, Gongsun Zan has actually been the target of collective impeachment by other warlords.
The reason why he was impeached was firstly because of his background. Unlike the Yuan family, he did not have the political accumulation of four generations and three princes in his ancestors. Nor was it like the Cao family, who was personally appointed as a general by the young emperor and had a legitimate name.
Second, he has offended many scholars in recent years, especially those in Youzhou and Jizhou who opposed him.
Once you gain the approval of the great scholar Yan Shikuan, or his neutral attitude, the pressure Gongsun Zan is facing will be greatly relieved.
In the past, Gongsun Zan would definitely have done it if he refused, but now he is actually willing to lower his dignity and show friendship to these great Confucian scholars, which is really surprising.
"Dad, have you poisoned the general?" Xu Yue asked suspiciously.
Xu Da sneered, "Hey, what kind of nonsense are you thinking about in your little head?"
"This is the north, not the Miao territory. Even if your father and I know how to cast poison, we still have to have poison to cast."
Xu Yue thought, that's right.
but.......
"Why does General Gongsun feel like a different person now?" Xu Yue couldn't hold back and asked her doubts in a low voice.
"Has it changed?" Xu Da touched the mustache on his chin, thought seriously for a while, and then nodded and said:
"It seems that I asked ghosts and gods to give him dreams as a warning, and it still had some effect."
"Entrusting a dream?" Xu Yue blinked her big eyes, what kind of cool operation is this.
Xu Da motioned Xu Yue to come closer, and mysteriously explained in her ear how he had used some tricks to make Gongsun Zan dream every day when he saw that Gongsun Zan was not listening to his advice.
Gongsun Zan is not a superstitious person, but if you dream about him for a month, you will dream about yourself after death every day and tell your present self, "You must listen to Xu Gong's words to avoid death." If you don't believe it, you have to believe it.
From then on, Gongsun Zan was willing to sit down and listen carefully to whatever Xu Da said.
After hearing this, Xu Yue couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Wonderful!"
Xu Da pretended to be humble and waved his hand, "Where is it?"
While chatting and joking, the group of people came to the gate of the village.
When Xu Da came back, there was only a simple fence here, but now after one winter, there are two large iron gates here.
It is the same model as the modern prison door. It has two fully enclosed doors with two small windows on the top and a pulley track at the bottom. After unlocking, push it to both sides to open.
This kind of gate was specially designed by Wang, and the mountains on both sides were also designed into it. The mountains and the gate completely formed a whole.
Once the door is closed, it acts as a natural defense barrier and no one can enter.
Such a gate was the first shock to Yan Shikuan and others who had just arrived at Xujiazhuang.
The completely black iron door is four meters high, six meters wide, and about seven inches thick. Not to mention the exquisite forging skills, just saying that such a large piece of iron would cost a lot of money to cloth.
This is not over yet. Look at the track under the door. It is extremely smooth. It is clear that no one is pushing it, and the two doors can automatically retract towards the mountains on both sides.
"I wonder which mechanism master is the handiwork of this?"
After walking through these two doors and experiencing the exquisiteness of the sliding door in person, Yan Shikuan couldn't help but ask.
"Young lady, tell me." Xu Da looked at his daughter and asked her to explain to her husband.
As for himself, he will never admit that physics, which his mother-in-law is best at, is his blind spot in knowledge!
Xu Yue nodded, expressing her understanding of the fear of physics by her father, a master of metaphysics, and turned to explain to Yan Shikuan and others:
"There is a special spring device built into the mountain. After the mechanism is triggered, the spring device starts to drive the shaft inside. When the door is pulled, it will naturally retract toward the mountain on both sides."
"When closing the door, release the spring device and the door will automatically close again."
Xu Yue pointed to the mountain walls on both sides behind her and said: "If the mechanism is not turned on, even a hundred strong men cannot push the door open with human power."
"Oh, this is the interaction of forces, my grandma said!"
Xu Yue was very poor in physics in her previous life, and she had a natural admiration for those who excelled in physics. When she mentioned her mother, her little face was filled with pride.
Master Yan Shikuan and his disciples were stunned, A Niang?
The mechanism on this door was actually made by Mrs. Xu?
No, it was the hand of a woman!
"Does Master Guigongshu still accept female disciples?" Guang Luhai asked in surprise.
Xu Yue scratched her head, "What Gongshu Master? My mother-in-law didn't become a master, she made this mechanism herself."
The three masters and apprentices looked at each other in shock. Mrs. Xu was actually self-taught!
