In the evening, classes at Taishan Academy were over. Many students either went back to their dormitories together, or read at night by candlelight. If they were close to home, they packed their belongings and prepared to return to Linzi City.
Zhuge Liang had just finished his classes at the Military Academy at this time. Others usually majored in Confucianism and took an elective at the same time. Fortunately for him, in addition to the Political Academy and the Military Academy, he occasionally went to the Chemistry Academy and the Physics Academy to audit, and he often attended the Agricultural Academy.
Looking at him, he is an all-rounder who is proficient in everything.
Today’s martial arts teacher is Wang Lang. Wang Lang followed Liu Bei in the crusade against Dong Zhuo a few years ago, and later also went to the Jizhou front line. In the past two years, Qingzhou and Jizhou have gradually changed from attacking each other to confrontation, and Wang Lang has also been transferred back from the front line.
local official.
Because of his excellent grades, Wang Lang is currently transferred back to Taishan Academy as a teacher. This is a transitional period. It is said that next year he will be transferred to Langya Kingdom as Prime Minister, so he will not have much time to teach in the Academy.
Now the general trend of the world is gradually becoming clear. A pattern of one superpower and two superpowers has been formed. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei rely on each other to jointly contain the northern hegemon Yuan Shao.
Because they heard that Liu Bei had strict governance, adequate rewards and punishments, and clear government orders, many heroes from all over the world rushed to rely on him. For example, I recently heard that the Prime Minister of Qi had re-appointed a man named Mao Jie and recruited him as an envoy to supervise and inspect the officials in various places.
Regarding corruption issues, he also presided over the inspection and selection of officials with Cui Yan, and dismissed many incompetent officials.
But precisely because the world's heroes came to seek refuge, many families moved to Qingzhou to avoid disaster, such as the Taiyang Clan, Langya Wang Clan, etc. In addition, Taishan Academy itself also cultivated a large number of talents, so Qingzhou actually had a large number of people.
A feeling of excess talent.
Liu Bei could only open a government office, but could not create his own official positions. There were only so many official positions in Qingzhou, and there were too many monks and too few monks, so even senior officials like Wang Lang often had to transition to the academy before getting new appointments.
But it doesn't matter. Today's academy teachers have a personal qualification and will be written in the files. Just like the party schools in later generations, officials who have experience in teaching in academy are often more popular in the local area, so there are
Many local officials would rather come to the academy to study first than be promoted quickly.
It's just that Wang Lang, whom Zhuge Liang cursed to death in the novel, has now become Zhuge Liang's teacher in martial arts and some military classes. Zhuge Liang has to bow to him every time he goes to and from get out of class. I have to say, fate is really a wonderful thing. .
After bidding farewell to his teacher, Zhuge Liang returned to the dormitory, took a good bath and changed clothes, and got ready to go out. He lived in a double room, about forty or fifty square meters. There was a small living room at the entrance, and then there was a small living room on the left and right.
The room has no door and is only covered with curtains. The room is very small and can only accommodate a bed and a wardrobe.
My friend Yao Bo was in the same dormitory. Seeing Zhuge Liang change his clothes after washing, squatting on the mat in the small living room and changing his shoes, dressed as if he was going out, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Ah Liang, it's almost dark.
, where are you going?"
"Go meet someone."
Zhuge Liang answered with a smile while putting on his shoes.
"Meeting someone?"
Yao Bo rolled his eyes and whispered winkingly: "You're not going to see Ah Feng, are you?"
The Afeng he mentioned was Chen Feng. Back then, there were more than twenty classmates in the small class of Taishan Academy. However, the world was in chaos and most of the others were taken away by their families, leaving only five of them.
Chen Feng is two years older than Zhuge Liang. He is 17 years old this year and is already a slim figure. Since the Han Dynasty had no objection to women enrolling in school, or in other words, before the Southern Song Dynasty, the saying that a woman's lack of talent was a virtue did not exist at all.
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From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, there were countless talented women, and there was even a female emperor. This shows that the status of women was not low, and it was not as difficult to enroll in school as it was after the Southern Song Dynasty.
Therefore, Chen Feng is now enrolled in Taishan Academy, and because she likes to grow flowers and plants, she takes the Agricultural College as an elective.
Due to the excellent genes of their parents, the three brothers and sisters of the Chen family are more handsome than the other. Needless to say, Chen Mu has developed from the most handsome man in Qingzhou to the most handsome man in the Han Dynasty. Chen Zhi also has regular facial features, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes.
, and Chen Feng is even more beautiful, no less beautiful than her sister-in-law Qin Luofu.
As a result, there are countless people in the entire academy who are crazy about Chen Feng. Her pursuers can be lined up from the foot of Mount Tai to the top of Mount Tai. However, Chen Feng has always been true to her pursuers. Only a few people who grew up together in childhood are attracted by her.
Only when she is young can she smile.
In fact, they are a small group in themselves. They often get together when there are no classes, either for outings in the countryside or barbecues outdoors. They have a very deep relationship and they all have a secret affection for her.
It's just that first of all, we were too familiar with each other, and for a while, we were a little nervous, so no one dared to take the lead in courting. Secondly, we were worried about each other, fearing that no matter whether we were rejected or not, we wouldn't be able to be friends.
So everyone only dared to keep their thoughts in their hearts, and no one told Chen Feng what was in their hearts.
When Yao Bo saw that Zhuge Liang suddenly and strangely went out in the evening, he was immediately wary. He was afraid that Zhuge Liang would keep silent and would ask Chen Feng to come out alone to express his true feelings, so he was very concerned.
Who is Zhuge Liang? After a moment's thought, he understood what Yao Bo was thinking. He couldn't help but said angrily and amusedly: "It was Master Chen who invited me to go to Xishan Villa after the sunrise. What are you thinking about?"
"Master Chen invites you?"
Yao Bo felt confused and asked: "We are together all day today, when will Master Chen invite you?"
"Under the waterfall in the chess club in the afternoon, have you forgotten?"
Zhuge Liang put on his shoes, straightened his clothes, and dusted off the non-existent dust on his body.
This is a new set of clothes, scented, so I don't think it would be rude.
"Under the waterfall of the chess club?"
Yao Bo scratched his head: "At that time, did Master Chen tell you to go to Xishan Villa? I remember that he just laughed twice, turned around and left."
Zhuge Liang laughed, pointed to his forehead and said, "You forgot, he also hit me three times on the forehead."
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Yao Bo couldn't figure it out even more. This thing was really strange.
Zhuge Liang asked: "Do you know how much the sun ranks among the twelve hours?"
"this......"
Yao Bo thought for a while and then said: "Tenth."
Who in the right mind would remember this?
"Where's the countdown?"
"reciprocal?"
Yao Bo thought about it again, and at dusk and sunrise, he suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Third!"
"Exactly."
After Zhuge Liang checked that there was nothing wrong with him, he walked towards the door.
"But this is too far-fetched."
Yao Bo shouted at the door: "Is that all you need?"
"Then if you think about it again, you will understand which hilltop the Xishan Villa is where Master Chen usually lives."
Zhuge Liang waved his hand and went straight out the door.
On which hill is Xishan Villa located?
Yao Bo thought for a moment and suddenly his eyes were horrified.
The third!
.......
.......
Chen Mu was at Xishan Villa at this time.
This place is where Cao Cao lived when he first came to Qingzhou, and it is also where Qingmei cooked wine and discussed heroes.
It was originally intended to be a summer resort for the four brothers on Mount Tai, but Liu Bei was often away from Linzi, Guan Yu was in Luoyang, and Zhang Fei was on the front line, so most of the time, only Chen Mu lived here.
After all, occasionally I am late teaching in the academy, or I want to take my wife to Mount Tai for some peace and quiet and enjoy the world of the couple. This is indeed a good place.
When the sun sets, it is almost 5-7 pm. The school ends at 5 o'clock on time. In ancient times, there was no electricity, and it would get dark between 5 and 6 o'clock. Therefore, study time was usually from 5 o'clock in the morning to 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
School ends at 5 o'clock.
The sky is still dark, the world is gray, a small jade plate half exposed can be faintly seen in the east, the fiery red sun has not completely set in the western sky, and the gorgeous flaming clouds and sunset are thousands of miles away, indicating that tomorrow will be
A nice nice weather.
At three quarters, that is, at 6 o'clock in the evening, Zhuge Liang arrived on time at the foot of Mount Tai, on a hillside less than twenty or thirty feet high. This hilltop is called Xishan. If you go from the south to the Academy,
Numbering north, it happens to be the third hilltop.
The gate of Xishan Villa was closed tightly, and no one could be seen inside. But Zhuge Liang walked to the door with his chest raised and his head raised, pinched the copper ring of the Zhumen, and knocked it slowly three times. The sound was clearly audible.
There was a crisp sound in the mountains.
"Who is it?"
A voice came from inside the door.
Zhuge Liang said loudly: "Student Zhuge Liang comes to visit Master Chen."
After a while, the door opened, and an attendant stuck his head out, looked him up and down, smiled, and let him in.
Seeing the attendant's behavior, Zhuge Liang immediately felt confident and stepped into the door with a smile.
"Come with me."
The attendant led Zhuge Liang inside, passed through the front yard, and arrived at the atrium.
Behind the atrium is the Nuan Pavilion. The door is open, and several attendants are standing guard outside the house. In the forest not far away, behind the rockery, there seems to be rustling in the bamboo shadows.
Zhuge Liang didn't know that Chen Mu, who was afraid of death, would not only bring a few close guards with good martial arts, but also many guards. At this moment, at least ten crossbows were in the cocked state, but they were not pointed at him.
That's all.
When he walked into the Nuan Pavilion from the atrium, and then from the outer hall of the Nuan Pavilion into the study room in the back room, he saw that the room had been lit with candles, the windows were open, and outside the house was the back garden where they were cooking wine and discussing heroes.
Chen Mu was sitting on a chair reading, with a desk in front of him and two large bookcases on both sides of the desk, which were densely filled with various books printed on Zuo Bo paper.
"Master Chen!"
Zhuge Liang walked in lightly and slowly bowed his hands.
Chen Mu seemed to realize that someone had come in at this moment. When he saw Zhuge Liang, he immediately pretended to be puzzled and said, "It's A Liang. Why are you here suddenly? What's the matter?"
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "Master, I have called you, so I dare not not come."
"oh?"
Chen Mu pretended to be puzzled and asked, "When did I summon you?"
Zhuge Liang raised his hand again and said, "Shijun knocked three times on Liang's forehead during the day. Isn't it because there were many people at that time that some of the words were difficult to hear, so he told Liang that we would meet at the Xishan Villa at three o'clock in the day?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Chen Mu immediately laughed, waved his hand to signal him to get up, and said happily: "You are really interested."
Zhuge Liang stood up and asked, "I wonder what the reason for summoning me is?"
Chen Mu pondered: "You said in the daytime that if Yuan Shao deposed the emperor, he would die. How do you explain this?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Master, you should understand."
Chen Mu stared at him for a long time before sighing: "You are the best student I have ever seen."
"Liang is just inspired by his master."
Zhuge Liang said modestly.
"very good."
Chen Mu stood up, turned around, took out a few thin booklets from the gaps in the bookshelf, and held them in his hands. After a while, he turned back to Zhuge Liang and said, "I feel relieved to see you are so outstanding, Ah Liang.
Let me ask you something."
"Master, please tell me."
Zhuge Liang is still so gentle and gentle, even though he is only fifteen years old, he seems to be weather-beaten and calm.
However, Chen Mu's next words seemed to tug at his heartstrings in an instant, causing his originally calm heart to undergo earth-shaking changes.
Chen Mu asked him: "Do you like Ah Feng?"
"ah?"
Zhuge Liang was confused for a moment and didn't know how to answer. He looked down at his toes nervously, slightly at a loss.
He never expected that Chen Mu would ask such a question.
Chen Mu suddenly laughed and said softly: "A Liang, you should also know that my sister A Feng had already got hairpins as early as the year before last, and the people who wanted to propose marriage had passed the threshold. Even Yuan Shu sent someone to propose marriage on his son's behalf.
"
Zhuge Liang's lips twitched and he said dullly: "Liang knows."
"Then you know that I rejected all the families that my parents were very fond of."
Chen Mu observed Zhuge Liang's expression with interest.
I saw that his originally dim eyes suddenly brightened up, and his whole person seemed to regain his vitality.
A fifteen-year-old boy is just the beginning of his love life, but the prime minister who has been famous throughout the ages rarely shows such an expression today, which is really interesting to think about.
"Liang doesn't know about this."
Zhuge Liang was slightly happy in his heart, but on the surface he did not have too many emotional fluctuations.
Chen Mu secretly praised Zhuge Liang's temperament, and then said: "It's just because I know that Feng's heart belongs to someone, that's why."
Ah Fengxin belongs to someone?
Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly changed again, showing an expression of pain.
Chen Mu said in his heart that girls in love have an IQ of 0, and boys are about the same. With Zhuge Liang's intelligence, he has already called him over. The hint is so obvious, isn't it clear?
Zhuge Liang slowly closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and moved his lips. He wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to speak. For a moment, the room was extremely silent.
"Ah Liang!"
"Liang Zai."
"The person my sister Feng likes."
Chen Mu stared at him and said softly: "It's you."
In an instant, Zhuge Liang's eyes opened, revealing a look of disbelief.
Chen Mu said with a smile: "Girls are shy about talking, but one day I passed by the back garden and saw her playing with a flower, picking leaves, and cursing at the same time, saying things like dead Liang, elm head, etc.
Come to think of it, she should have hinted at you, right?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly became blank. In a daze, he suddenly thought of some small things that he had ignored over the years. For example, every time A Feng planted the fruits, he would give them to him to take home and eat.
At that time, he thought that Ah Feng was for Yao Bo, Huang Qi, Kong Jian and the four of him, so every time he brought it back, he would share it with everyone. Everyone became accustomed to it, but they forgot that Ah Feng never said that he should share it with them.
Several other childhood friends.
There are many other hints, such as occasionally going out for an outing to bake food. Ah Feng can bake for everyone, but his portion is often larger than others. I didn't notice it before, but I just remembered it now.
Chen Mu added: "I've been here before. You boys and girls know that you may have feelings, but you don't dare to speak because of complicated relationships such as friends. I'm afraid you have also been vaguely aware of it, just because of Yao
Bo Huang Qi, Kong Jian and others also like Ah Feng, so you don’t dare to show your feelings."
After being told by Chen Mu what he was thinking, Zhuge Liang turned slightly red and whispered: "Master, you have taught me a lesson."
"hehe."
Chen Mu smiled: "Ah Liang, although Ah Feng is in love with you, it's not that easy for you to marry my sister. You have to pass my test to know whether you have the ability to let my sister live a better life."
Life."
Zhuge Liang immediately raised his hands and said, "Master, please give me your instructions."
Chen Mu walked to Zhuge Liang, handed over a few books in his hand, and muttered: "These books were written by me, but I don't allow you to take them out from here. From now on, you can come here after classes in the academy every day.
I will live here and study these books. Whenever you feel that you have learned about the same, come to me and I will transfer you to a local official to see what you are capable of."
"only!"
Zhuge Liang took these books respectfully. According to the words at the time, this was called preaching and receiving karma.
Strictly speaking, Zhuge Liang can only be regarded as Chen Mu's disciple. Like Liu Bei and Lu Zhi, he did not join the family.
So for him to marry Chen Mu's sister is not beyond the rules.
But it’s different when you preach and receive a job. This is called inheriting the mantle, and it belongs to your direct disciples.
Fortunately, Chen Mu didn't say that he wanted to accept him as his disciple. He just asked him to study books. He didn't give these books to him, nor did he ask him to pass on the knowledge. In this way, he was still not considered a direct disciple.
You can marry Ah Feng.
Chen Mu looked at him holding these books rather absentmindedly, without even reading the titles on them. He patted him on the shoulder, chuckled and said: "Ah Liang, work hard, for Ah Feng.
"
After that, he walked straight past him and headed out the door.
Zhuge Liang stood there for a long time, and there was a sentence that kept echoing in his mind. It turns out that Ah Feng likes him. It turns out that Ah Feng likes him. It turns out that Ah Feng likes him.
That sense of joy is so exciting and motivating.
By the way, for Ah Feng!
Study books!
Zhuge Liang suddenly woke up and quickly looked down.
I saw titles written clearly on those books, which was so shocking.
"A Theory of Classes in the Han Dynasty"
"Ethnic Theory"
"What is the root cause of the Yellow Turban Rebellion"
"What is productivity and what are production relations"
"Why did the Han Dynasty collapse after Dong Zhuo?"
The unfamiliar vocabulary came into view one after another, which was jaw-dropping. Zhuge Liang could not feel the familiar feeling of reading ancient books at all.
He opened his eyes wide, opened the first page of "Theory of Class", and was immediately attracted.
The descriptions of the poor class, the common people class, the official class, the powerful landlord class, and even the upper-class ruling class are so profound that you can't extricate yourself!
Zhuge Liang only opened the first few pages and opened his mouth.
Such arguments were simply unheard of, and some remarks seemed to have opened a door to a new world for him.
These books are simply heavenly books!
Compared with the "Tai Gong Art of War" awarded to Zhang Liang by Huang Shigong, it is even more profound and unpredictable!