Since the beginning of September, there has been no rain from Jiankang to Kuaiji, and most of the winter wheat seedlings have been affected by drought. On the evening of October 22, the day of the popular riots in Shanyin, a cold rain began to fall, and the temperature suddenly dropped.
Much colder.
That night, Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun were having a night talk at the county post office. As usual, Chen Caozhi went to Xie Daoyun's residence. Xiaochan was kept by catkins and two maids because of Feng, who kept them outside to talk. Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun were alone in the inner room.
This way Xie Daoyun can speak without changing his voice——
Xie Daoyun, who is not powdered, has a clean face, her slender eyebrows are not messy, her slender eyes are occasionally looking, black and white are clear, her pear dimples appear when she speaks, her words are witty, and her temperament is elegant and moving.
"Zizhong, why don't you interrogate the official Zhang Lun and the more than 20 people who caused trouble? Do you think that even if the masterminds behind the case are found to be the Lu family and the He family, you and I will not be able to deal with them for the time being?"
"Yes, I'm waiting for news from Mr. Xi. Mr. Xi also knows that Wu County and Kuaiji are the most difficult places to enforce civil war. Intensification of confrontation is not advisable, but gentle breeze and drizzle will definitely not achieve results. Mr. Xi will be severely punished according to Duke Huan's orders.
If someone from a high position comes to establish authority, in this way, the common people will be frightened, and the destruction of the land will be much easier."
Xie Daoyun said "Oh" and said: "I don't know about this. Zizhong is Huan Gong's confidant, I am not, and neither is Youdu."
Chen Caozhi smiled casually and said: "You are my confidant -" After saying this, he felt something was wrong and clasped his hands together to express his apology.
Xie Daoyun's face was so shy that he glanced at Chen Cao and said, "I can't say that until I become a black-headed man again."
Chen Cao said: "I made a mistake. Brother Yingtai, please don't hold on to it and make fun of me."
Xie Daoyun smiled and asked: "Who does Duke Huan want to use to establish his authority? The Lu family? This is difficult, isn't it?"
Chen Cao said: "The Sima clan is probably used to establish its authority. I don't know which king will be unlucky yet -"
Xie Daoyun laughed: "Sure enough, there is no one more suitable to establish prestige than the royal family. Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crimes as the common people. This has always been a lie, and I never expected it to be implemented today." He also sighed: "The decline of the Jin Dynasty is not due to this.
"Remembering the third uncle's advice, the third uncle did not want Chen Caozhi to help Huan Wen usurp the throne. It would be best to maintain the current three-legged relationship between the royal family, the ruling dynasty, and the aristocratic families. Xie Daoyun also thought so, but she had been in contact with Chen Caozhi for a long time.
, she felt that Chen Caozhi was not bent on clinging to Huan Wen. Chen Caozhi had noble ethics and a broad mind, the insight of predicting the future, and the compassion for others. She knew that Chen Caozhi did not need her to remind her of anything. This man's heart was like a mirror——
Chen Cao said: "If this earth-breaking operation is effective, it will alleviate the imperial court's embarrassment of human and financial resources."
Xie Daoyun said: "Today the public riots have temporarily subsided. Lu Chu will not let it go. I am afraid there will be a conspiracy against Zi Zhong."
Chen Cao said: "No one is a saint, and no one can do anything wrong! I really want to know what charges they framed me for?"
Xie Daoyun said: "Those who travel far and are honest are lucky; those who are shallow and deceitful are unlucky. But if you are serious, you can't just sit back and wait for Lu Chu. He Zhuren is criticizing you, so you must plan in many ways——"
Chen Caozhi asked: "Brother Yingtai, what's the best plan?"
Xie Daoyun said: "With the help of Taoism, Zi Zhong must not forget that there are also prefectures with Chinese studies in Kuaiji, and the doctor of Chinese studies is a member of the Yu family."
Chen Caozhi raised his black eyebrows and said with joy: "Brother Yingtai is saying that we can use the prefectural and national studies to preach the way of inner saint and outer king to the students. These young students are not like their elders who only care about the interests of the clan, so they are easier to persuade."
Do they support Tuduan?”
Drawing inferences from one instance and one point, it is really comfortable to talk to such a person. Xie Daoyun said with a smile: "Yes, Zizhong has Zhang Yi. During the debate between Su and Qin, Fan Wuzi even called you the New Confucianism in the world. How can a pearl cast a secret shadow? It is appropriate to use it."
Talent.”
Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "I am not as good as Brother Yingtai when it comes to debate. Tomorrow I will assist Brother Yingtai in the debate and welcome the talents of Kuaiji."
Xie Daoyun smiled: "How dare you? Zizhong is the leader and I am the deputy."
Chen Cao said: "Brother Yingtai has always refused to take a back seat, but he is very humble to me."
Xie Daoyun said: "Having entered the official career, you will not regain your youthful spirit."
Chen Caozhi looked at Xie Daoyun, and Xie Daoyun stared at each other. The two looked at each other for a moment, and then their eyes almost coincidentally shifted. Their tenderness grew like spring grass——
The cold rain knocked on the window and the cold wind whistled low. When the two of them were not talking, the room seemed extremely quiet. Xiaochan and the catkins could be faintly heard outside the curtain, whispering because of the wind.
Chen Caozhi saw Xie Daoyun's cheeks that had not been powdered slowly turning a light blush, so he stood up and said, "Brother Yingtai, please rest early. It's been a hard day these days."
When Chen Caozhi returned to his room, Xiao Chan followed him and asked, "Does Mr. Xiao still want to write?" Chen Caozhi always copied a paragraph or wrote something before going to bed every night, for several years.
Chen Cao said: "Well, I'm a little tired today, so I'll just write two moments."
Xiaochan took the inkstone and filled it with water. Chen Caozhi was grinding the ink by himself. When he was about to pick up the pen to write, he heard the sound of his neighbor's piano coming through the wind and rain. It was the song "Liangxiaoyin".
Correspondingly, the clearer and more beautiful it sounds——
When the sound of the piano stopped, Chen Caozhi found Lu Weirui's letter to him from the book case. The official script of "Huashan Stele" was written with great skill. Chen Caozhi copied the letter carefully -
Xiaochan looked at Chen Caozhi's copying and thought to herself: "Young Master misses Miss Lu! Miss Youwei should have arrived in Huating, right? When can Young Master marry Miss Lu? I heard that Miss Lu
Today we have another conflict with Miss Lu’s brother, Lu Chu. It’s really hard for the young man and Mrs. Lu.”
…
Local official schools began in the late years of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Later, Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty promulgated the local official school system. Official schools located in prefectures are called "xue", those located in counties are called "schools", and there are also lower-level Xianghexu.
The Wei and Jin Dynasties inherited the Han system and set up official schools in all counties and counties to recruit children. Of course, most of them were children of the common people and wealthy families. Due to the strong support of Wang Xizhi, the internal historian of Kuaiji, the Kuaiji County Official School was established under the platform of the Yue King in Wolong Mountain.
There are dozens of houses, much larger than the Xu family's thatched cottage in Wu County, with nearly a hundred students. Yu Yue, a doctor of county studies, is the disciple of the former Sanqi Changshi leader, the author Lang Yu Yu.
The person Cao Zhi must visit after arriving in Kuaiji.
Wolong Mountain is lush with trees. Gou Jian once stationed his troops here. There is also the tomb of Wen Zhong on the mountain. A four-foot-wide mountain path leads diagonally to the Kuaiji Academy halfway up the mountain.
Last night there was rain after a long drought, but the rain was not heavy. All the rainwater seeped into the dry land, with only faint traces of moisture visible on the surface. The mountain road was not muddy and difficult to travel.
At the beginning of the morning, Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun were accompanied by the five officials from the county to Wolong Mountain. As they walked up the mountain path, they could faintly hear the sound of books floating down -
"When the eight trigrams are arranged in rows, the elephants are among them; therefore, when they are heavy, the Yao is among them; when hardness and softness push each other, there is change—"
Chen Caozhi looked sideways at Xie Daoyun and said with a smile: "It's like the scene under the Lion Mountain in Wu County. I didn't realize it at the time, but now I know that the time spent studying is the most precious."
Xie Daoyun only nodded without replying, and thought to himself: "Many times in my dreams, I returned to Xu's thatched cottage, argued with Zi, played chess, and wandered outside the peach forest——"
Kuaiji Academy was built in steps on the mountainside of Wolong Mountain. It is an all-wooden structure, spacious and simple. It is divided into two major branches: Confucianism and Xuanxuan.
Yu Yue, a doctor of county studies, is over fifty years old. He has a gray beard and is upright and serious. He does not listen to what is going on outside the window on weekdays and only teaches. When he saw two local envoys coming to the school accompanied by five officials from the county, what is going on?
Chen Caozhi saluted and said: "Chen Caozhi of Qian Tang Dynasty has heard for a long time that Dr. Yu is a master of Yi studies, so he came here to ask for advice."
Xie Daoyun also met Li.
Chen Caozhi was a scholar of both Confucianism and Mysticism, and was famous in Jiangzuo. Yu Yue was also famous. I didn’t expect that Chen Caozhi was the envoy of Tuduan, so I was quite surprised. I heard that Chen Caozhi wanted to ask him for advice on Yi studies. Yu Yue was relatively pedantic.
, then said: "Master Chen, which part do you want to ask for advice on? Is it the copula or the hexagram?"
Next to Yu Yue was a young man with a long body and a beautiful face, who sneered: "Uncle Jiu, Zuojian Chen wants to argue with Uncle Jiu."
Yu Yue said "Oh" and said with a smile: "I see, welcome."
Chen Caozhi didn't know who the young man was, and Yu Yue didn't introduce him. The young man didn't come forward to meet him, and didn't even look at Chen Caozhi or Xie Daoyun. His expression was extremely arrogant.
Sister Xuan and brother Xuan are still very cold and arrogant.
The Kuaiji scholars and students in the school were familiar with Chen Caozhi. They had been talking about Chen Caozhi these days. They had a bad impression of Chen Caozhi, who was reviewing his judgment. At this time, they heard that Chen Caozhi was going to argue with Dr. Yu.
, then I remembered that Chen Caozhi once made Yu Xi vomit blood with Xuanbian, and passed the eight-state Grand Central Examination in Situ Mansion. Chen Caozhi is a talented person of the younger generation who is as famous as Xie Xuan and Wang Xianzhi. They had previously
I just remember that Chen Caozhi is the envoy of Tuduan, and he is here to harm the interests of the people in Kuaiji——
Yu Yue saw many students gathered in the court and knew that these students wanted to listen to the debate, so he said to Chen Cao: "Master Chen, why don't you go to the lecture hall to discuss matters with each other, so that students can learn more easily."
The lecture hall of Kuaiji County School is extremely spacious. It is supported by eight giant wooden pillars and has a large dome span, which can accommodate more than a hundred people. Chen Caozhi, Xie Daoyun and Dr. Yu Yue of the county are sitting on the podium, and the cold and arrogant Yu family is kneeling.
Beside Yu Yue, there were about seventy students gathered together in a classroom. Just like Xu's thatched cottage, these students were also divided into two groups: scholars and common people. They were clearly divided and never mixed.
But I heard Yu Yue say: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Zhu, I am old and slow, and I may not be able to solve difficult problems. Let my nephew discuss the easy things with the two of you."
Chen Caozhi raised his hands and asked, "You haven't asked Mr. Yu for his name yet?"
The cold and arrogant young man returned the bow and replied: "Father Yu Xiao of Yuyao."
Chen Caozhi and Xie Daoyun looked at each other, and Chen Caozhi thought to himself: "It turns out that this person is Father Yu Xiao, one of the two Yu men that An Shigong asked me to meet. Father Yu Xiao is as famous as Kong Wang, and he is a young son of a wealthy family in Kuaiji.
He is a leader in the army and is arrogant because of his talent. Well, today Brother Yingtai and I are going to impress this father Yu Xiao." He said, "Master Yu, please——"
