Lu Zhi then introduced Zuo Aoran: "This is Xun Shuang and Xun Ciming, the president of Yingchuan Academy. He is also a great sage in the world."
Xun Shuang, also known as Ci Ming, was born in Yingyin, Yingchuan. He was young and eager to learn, and he could read "Spring and Autumn" and "The Analects" at the age of twelve. People at the time said: "Xun's Eight Dragons, Ci Ming is unparalleled." In the ninth year of Yanxi's reign, he paid tribute The doctor was imprisoned by the party for opposing the eunuchs' autocratic power, and later participated in plotting to eliminate Dong Zhuo's rebellion.
He wrote about Confucian classics throughout his life, including "Li", "Yizhuan", "Shizhuan", "Shangshu Zhengjing", and "Spring and Autumn Regulations". He also collected some examples from the Han Dynasty that can be used for reference, which is called "Hanyu" , he also wrote "Gongyang Wen" and "Bian Prophecy", and drew on other narratives, titled "New Book".
Zuo Aoran paid homage to Xun Shuang: "Zuo Aoran pays homage to Mr. Xun Shuang. Your reputation as a virtuous man has long been known in the countryside. Children in the countryside will recite 'Xun's Eight Dragons, Xun's Eight Dragons, Ci Ming is Unparalleled'" !”
"My good nephew is overrated. Please come up quickly. No need to be too polite." Flattery is a good thing, and Xun Shuang felt that it was very useful.
Lu Zhi smiled and raised his left hand slightly, pointed at Liu Bei and others and said: "This is Kong Rong of Beihai, a descendant of Confucius. This is Xunyu Xunruo, the son of Xunnui, one of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family. This is Bo Xunwenruo." My students Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao, this is my student Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, and this is Xi Zhicai."
"What?" Zuo Aoran felt surprised in his heart. While bowing to these four people respectively, he thought that he was already very surprised to see Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan, Xun Shuang, Liu Biao and Liu Jingzhou. He didn't expect that These three prominent advisers of the Three Kingdoms were actually gathered together (not counting Liu Bei, the monarch of Shu). Zuo Aoran was even more surprised that Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan, Liu Biao, Kong Rong, Xun Yu, and Liu Bei were guests at Lu Zhi's house. It's not surprising, but this drama seems to be a bit out of place.
The four of them also smiled and nodded to Zuo Aoran, expressing their friendship.
Xun Yu, a scholar in Tsing Yi who was sitting under Kong Rong, suddenly asked: "Looking at Zuo Taifu's expression, do you know how many of us we have?"
Zuo Aoran saw that he was definitely not more than twenty years old. He was rich and handsome, and he looked like a beautiful boy, but he was just a little bit worse than himself. Zuo Aoran thought this way. Xun Yu should be obeying his father at this time. Xun Nu was ordered to come to Luoyang to marry the daughter of Tang Heng, the imperial minister. Then he obtained an official position in Luoyang and served as the palace guard, in charge of the emperor's pen, ink, paper and other things.
Xun Yu was named Wenruo, and he was from Yingyin, Yingchuan. His family was also famous. Xun Yu's grandfather was Xun Shu, who was the order of Langling. He was a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Xun Shu had eight sons, Xun Jian, Xun Kui and Xun Jing . Talent."
Xun Yu is a very useful talent! Zuo Aoran is not interested in his family and talents, but in his eye for discovering talents and his vision of people. Xun Yu has made countless friends, and he can point out from them Who is the talent that can be used? It was through his introduction that Xi Zhicai and later Guo Jia came to serve under Cao Cao. What is even more rare is his broad-mindedness, and he will not be judged because other people's talents are superior to his or more important. He was unhappy and never competed with Cao Cao's counselors.
But he was a relatively traditional counselor, and he subconsciously insisted on the Han Dynasty. In the end, he was assassinated because he opposed Cao Cao's independence as the leader. It was a pity for his talent. Zuo Aoran saw that he was not much different from himself in age, so he was very fond of him.
He has a good impression of Cao Cao. He may not be able to catch Cao Cao's wife, but Zuo Aoran must be poached. He just happens to be missing a housekeeper, and Xun Yu can be his big housekeeper.
Thinking of this, Zuo Aoran smiled at Xun Yu and said: "Actually, I have heard about everyone here, but I just haven't met them. If I can meet a few knowledgeable people, they must be very important to me, Zuo Aoran."
I am deeply inspired, and I will live up to my trip today." He then turned to everyone and said, "Let's go on, I don't think there is any need to join us again. Among all the people here, only Brother Xunyu and I are about the same age.
Just squeeze in with Xun Yu, borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, and toast you all for your erudition." After saying that, he walked over to Xun Yu's short table and sat between Xun Yu and Kong Rong.
Xun Yu originally had a good impression of Zuo Aoran. When he saw this, he moved away a little and said with a smile: "Haha, Master Taifu is informal, humble and polite. It's really great to be able to sit at the same table and have fun with Master Taifu.
It’s an honor for me.”
Just after Zuo Aoran sat down, a servant came forward to add wine glasses and pour a glass of wine. Lu Zhi also returned to his seat and sat down, and said to the butler who had just returned to prepare a banquet for Zuo Aoran:
"You can go down, no need." The housekeeper agreed and went down.
"Haha, things are really unpredictable. Xi came to Beijing to seek a job but was not able to get in. I was lucky enough to meet Master Zheng today. The student wants to become Master Zheng as his teacher. I wonder if Master Zheng is willing to accept him?" He was sitting under Liu Bei.
Xi Zhi, who was silent, suddenly stood up and paid homage to his teacher.
It was Xi Zhicai's move that attracted Zuo Aoran's attention, and she discovered that he looked unflattering, with a yellow, thin and exposed face, a wide mouth, and two front teeth missing from the black and yellow teeth in his mouth.
His smiling face was all wrinkled, and he looked very unflattering. No wonder he wanted to surrender to the government.
Zuo Aoran saw that his protruding eyes were shining, and he was definitely a super-senior counselor with great wisdom. It was a pity that he died too early, otherwise he would have achieved great results as he had become the chief counselor under Cao Cao.
Zheng Xuan stroked his beard, pondered for a while, and then said: "It's okay to accept you as a student, but you need to pass a test I asked. What do you think of Xi Zhicai? Do you have confidence?"
Xi Zhicai didn't even think about it and said firmly: "Please ask Master Zheng to come up with the question."
"Actually, the test questions are very simple. As long as you can make me agree to let you go out, even if you pass the test, I will accept you as a disciple. Well... the time limit is one stick of incense." Zheng Xuan said calmly.
If there are other people here, they will definitely cross the sea and contribute their talents. The author can only think of letters from home saying that his parents are critically ill, or that his family has arranged a matchmaker for him, urging him to go home and marry a wife, or that he
If you have a stomachache, you have to go to the latrine, or if there is a fire outside, you have to put out the fire. In short, there are many reasons. Whether it is practical or not, and whether it will be useful depends on the skill of the user.
Xi Zhicai remained silent, looking directly at Zheng Xuan, as if he hadn't heard Zheng Xuan's test questions, and just stared at Zheng Xuan blankly. Zheng Xuan saw this and thought that Xi Zhicai didn't understand.
My own test questions, so I took the initiative to ask: "Why don't you speak? Did you not understand the test questions, or did you give up?"
As soon as Zheng Xuan finished speaking, Xi Zhicai suddenly stood up and bowed to Zheng Xuan: "The student was thinking about another question, so he forgot to answer sir's test questions. Please forgive me for that."
"Huh!?" If it had been anyone else, he would have been furious. Although Zheng Xuan was a commoner, his status was indeed transcendent. He had a one-in-10,000 chance of asking a question to recruit a disciple. However, this apprentice student actually forgot to answer because he was thinking about other questions.
Ordinary people would have gone berserk about his own test questions. But Zheng Xuan just frowned slightly and asked gently: "What is the problem that you have been thinking about so hard that you can even ignore the test questions for apprenticeship?"
