Hongdu Menxue is not an ordinary academy, to be precise, it is a library.
Countless classics from all over the world are gathered here, including many classics annotated by great Confucian scholars. At this time, Chen Mu was reading books in the Hongdu Pavilion.
The bamboo slips in his hand are the Analects of Confucius annotated by Ma Rong. As a contemporary great Confucian, Ma Rong has great influence. Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan and others are his disciples. It can be said that the world is full of students. Reading his books during this period is almost a kind of
normal.
Chen Mu read carefully. He was a thousand years ago and was born in the era of information explosion. It is difficult to calm down and read books like this. Now with such an environment, when he is studying again, he unknowingly
, I had a different kind of understanding.
"Zi Gui, what do you think of my trick of chaining horses?" A voice came from behind. It was Chen Mu's classmate in Hongdu School.
The study of Confucian classics flourished in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but Hongdu sect had a somewhat different approach. It specialized in teaching calligraphy and painting to students, but there was very little Confucian classics. Therefore, students' daily classes were very boring. It was not until the introduction of chess that this situation changed.
Several people were sitting on the floor in the Hongdu Pavilion, playing chess in pairs. The main chess was fast and varied, which tested their chess skills. They could finish a game in a short time. Unlike today's mainstream chess game, Go, which is too slow.
Chen Mu turned his head to take a look and nodded: "Yes, not bad."
The man used a chain horse to checkmate another classmate. Although the students recruited by Hongdu School were all from poor backgrounds, they were still considered scholars. They understood the chess skills very quickly. In just a few months, they were already quite powerful.
, but they still didn’t dare to play chess with Chen Mu. It was really difficult to play chess with him.
After reading for a while, the sound of chess pieces hitting the chessboard from time to time in the library was really hard to keep quiet. Chen Mu put down the book and walked out of the library. He went to the pavilion in the corridor outside and found a few pieces of Caihou paper.
Grind slowly and prepare to write a few words.
This can be regarded as his daily habit. After all, studying here is not like studying Confucian classics like in Taixue. Calligraphy and painting are the main focus. If he wants to graduate early, he must first pass the calligraphy and painting skills.
The emperor loved calligraphy and painting, and he was the examiner every year when graduation came. If Chen Mu wanted to leave Luoyang early for Jinan, he had to work hard in this area.
When the ink was almost finished, Chen Mu took a hairpin pen and began to practice calligraphy on paper.
The people of the Han Dynasty were not as passionate about calligraphy as the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but as the saying goes, what is good for the superiors will be better for the inferiors. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was very fond of calligraphy and once recruited hundreds of famous calligraphers to hold calligraphy competitions.
I especially like Shi Yiguan, a great calligrapher in the late Han Dynasty, who was most highly praised by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. However, Shi Yiguan did not like to serve as an official, so he recruited Liang Hu, a disciple of Shi Yiguan, to study in Hongdu. After graduation, he was awarded a high official salary.
It can be seen that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had a passion for calligraphy.
What Chen Mu is copying now is Zhang Zhi's cursive script. He did practice calligraphy when he was a child. At that time, calligraphy classes were still a very formal daily course for primary school students. Unfortunately, he had almost forgotten about it.
However, the genius of learning is to be able to concentrate on learning the required knowledge at any time. When Chen Mu needs to pick up his calligraphy now, it is destined that his calligraphy will be back on track.
In just a few months, my level has improved by leaps and bounds, and I have already made some physical improvements. I even vaguely remembered the regular script and other calligraphy I copied when I was a child, and there were some unique innovations.
"If people in the Eastern Han Dynasty want to be famous and become celebrities, they must first be good at Confucian classics. Calligraphy, painting, and poetry are all small things. There are still a few years in the future. If you want to recruit more talents for your eldest brother, you must use my reputation.
Fight out and open an academy in Jinan in the future to spread the knowledge of physics and chemistry."
"It's a pity that I didn't study physics, chemistry and mathematics in college, but economics. After I returned home, I could only assist my elder brother in doing some economics and develop industry and commerce, but I couldn't make any technical progress. Fortunately, the junior high and high school levels should be enough.
Yes, let’s teach for now.”
"So I have to find a way to break into the elite circle of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Only with a reputation for erudition can I recruit as many students as Sima Hui. Otherwise, even if you open an academy, it will be too difficult to recruit educated scholars unless you teach common people.
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Chen Mu wrote Zhang Zhi's "August Tie" in regular script. Although he did not achieve the mastery of regular script, it already had an eight-point form. If he practiced more diligently, he might not be able to get the essence of it.
However, Chen Mu definitely cannot be the ancestor of regular script, because there is already regular script, which is one of the mainstream calligraphy today. Moreover, Zhong Yao is 33 years old this year, and his attainments in regular script are much higher than Chen Mu, and he is now vigorously promoting this art.
Calligraphy, so Chen Mu could only practice it but not invent it.
Putting this calligraphy aside, he started writing on the second one again. Chen Mu was thinking about how to continue to contribute to his elder brother's career. In fact, it was not impossible to teach ordinary people to read, but first he had to be rich.
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Children of the common people start their own families at an early age, and those whose families are poor have to go out to work at the age of five, six, seven or eight. Even if free education is implemented, the parents are unwilling to do so because it will deprive the family of an important labor force.
Even in the modern world two thousand years later, when compulsory education is vigorously promoted, there are many rural people who only let their children finish junior high school and then go home to farm, let alone the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, if he wanted to follow Chen Mu's idea and pass on the physics and chemistry knowledge he had learned in junior high school and high school, he could only recruit children from wealthy families to go to school.
These people's families are not short of money, so they can naturally send their children to study. But it does not mean that you can accept students from rich families by opening an academy. If you are not famous, who will care about you? Therefore, Chen Mu first has to put his own
Get famous and mix among the celebrities of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This was one of his first plans.
Unfortunately, he was destroyed by Huangfu Song, forcing him to get closer to the eunuch group.
certainly.
This is not a big deal. Chen Mu also has the means to deal with it. He can wash away the stain of his background in the eunuch group. Now he can lay out the plan slowly.
The key is that you have to be tough when it comes to blacksmithing. If you don't have strong knowledge and skills, you still can't afford the title of celebrity.
"It seems that we have to find Xun He and make contact with the Yingchuan Literati Group first."
Chen Mu had Xun He's idea again.
While I was thinking, a drop of ink fell from the tip of the pen without paying attention, hitting the paper and soaking through, completely destroying a calligraphy I was about to write.
A voice suddenly came from behind, saying distressedly: "Why are you so careless? I can't even hold the pen steady, and the good calligraphy is gone."
Chen Mu looked back and saw an ordinary young man in his twenties, dressed in black uniforms with a slightly pale face. He reached out his hand and quickly pulled out the piece of Caihou paper he was writing on, looking at the words on the paper with regret.
Endless.
Next to the young man stood the teacher from Hongdu School, the attendant offering wine to Le Song, and a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard. Chen Mu had met Wang Jun before, it was Zhao Zhong.
Then there is no need to guess the identity of this young man. Who else could he be besides Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty?
It was not unusual for Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty to come to Hongdu to study. Not only did he often summon students to the palace to take calligraphy exams, he also often came here for inspections.
It's just that Chen Mu's calligraphy was not good when he came in, so he couldn't be summoned. When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty came, it was all grand, so he could only watch from a distance, not up close. It was the first time for him to meet in private like today.
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"Meet the Emperor."
Chen Mu bowed his hands in salute. There was a kneeling ceremony in the Han Dynasty, but it was a formal etiquette during the emperor's court meeting and was called a bow. In private, there are not so many rules, just bowing his hands.
Liu Hong was not surprised that Chen Mu could recognize him. He tapped his chin and said, "Are you a student of the academy?"
There are thousands of students in Hongdu School, so it is naturally impossible for him to know them all.
"Student Chen Mu, courtesy name Zigui."
"Chen Mu? This name sounds familiar..."
"Your Majesty, Changshe..."
Zhao Zhong reminded from the side.
Liu Hong suddenly realized, Chen Mu, the man from Changshe who made a name for himself all over the world?
He was a little angry when he mentioned Chen Mu. He founded Hongdu School to let students learn calligraphy and painting. However, after Chen Mu came, chess became popular and many students were no longer interested in calligraphy and painting.
In fact, calligraphy and painting do not interest people in the first place. It is a very boring thing. Unless you are extremely passionate about it, it will be difficult for people to concentrate on it.
Therefore, most of the students who study here come here to become officials after graduation, and there are only a few who really love it.
This is also why chess suddenly became popular. After all, it is much more interesting than writing and drawing.
"Chen Mu, do you know your guilt?"
Liu Hong suddenly regained his youthful temperament and said with a straight face.
Chen Mu was confused, raised his hands and asked, "What crime is Mu guilty of?"
"Isn't it a sin for you to bring chess and ruin the atmosphere of the school?"
Liu Hongli is straightforward and confident.
Chen Mu innocently said: "The emperor's words are wrong. The way of playing chess is also a method of improving intelligence. Just as today's celebrities love Go, so does chess. Students in the academy practice calligraphy every day, but sometimes it is too rigid and easy to get into.
With a sharp head, it is easier to suddenly become enlightened after playing chess, and it also helps to develop calligraphy and painting."
Liu Hong was surprised and said: "Is there such a thing?"
"certainly."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, you can play a few games of chess."
Liu Hong thought for a while. Recently, he kept hearing students playing chess, and he was quite unhappy at first.
However, he likes calligraphy, painting, poetry and poetry, and he also likes Go. After all, chess is very interesting. Hongdumen School also offers Go classes, which is why he did not stop the popularity of chess.
But not prohibiting does not mean that he likes it. Liu Hong still maintains a resistance to new things. When Chen Mu invited him to play chess, which was actually to learn how to play chess, he instinctively wanted to refuse.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded again and said, "I want to see how good this chess is."
Hearing the emperor's words, Le Songma Liu trotted to get the chessboard.
Speaking of which, Le Song can be regarded as a talented person. He was excellent at calligraphy and painting, so he was favored by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, including Xiyuan, who also encouraged him.
Moreover, before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he wrote a letter saying that Zhang Jue might rebel, but Zhang Jue was suppressed by Feng Xu and others. Afterwards, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty gave him a generous reward for his foresight. Such a person is full of contradictions, both smart and
Flattery.
After a while, the chessboard was brought over. Chen Mu and Liu Hong sat opposite each other and started playing chess.
It is said to be a game of chess, but in fact, it means teaching Liu Hong how to play chess first, and then teaching. After a while, Liu Hong learned a lot, and finally understood the basic knowledge and started playing chess officially.
Chen Mu did not give in, and would check Liu Hong quickly every time. After all, Liu Hong was not a fool and would be fooled. Giving in would be counterproductive and unnecessary.
After a few rounds, Chen Mu said: "What does the emperor think?"
Liu Hong threw down the chess piece and sighed: "It is indeed exquisite. One step counts more than ten moves, every step is calculated, and every step is thrilling."
If Chen Mu thought that this would be a good opportunity for him to become the emperor's favorite, he would take the opportunity to talk nonsense about how running a country is like playing chess, making money and mastering chess skills, and then use his knowledge of economics to show off, and he would probably go to the palace to replace him.
Zhang Rang's status is not far behind either.
It's a pity that Liu Hong was a short-lived emperor, and if the mess of the Eastern Han Dynasty was still possible to be managed a few years ago, forget it now. Chen Mu smiled and said nothing. Liu Hong never dreamed that the person in front of him was thinking of subverting his empire.
"Speaking of which, Huangfu Song also took advantage of you. I even made him a Marquis of the Countryside. I really misjudged him. Chen Zigui, your talent and learning are good, are you willing to promote talented people?"
Liu Hong looked at Chen Mu appreciatively.
Chen Mu's heart moved. He was not happy that he was suddenly promoted as a talented person, but he heard the hidden meaning and said calmly: "General Huangfu wiped out the Yellow Turban Rebellion in one fell swoop. His power shook the world, his favor spread all over the world, and his prestige among the people was very high. This is all thanks to
Since the Emperor has a sharp eye and discerns pearls, how could it be that the Emperor has misjudged the person?"
"Well."
Liu Hong stood up without commenting, and said without knowing what he was talking about: "It is powerful in the world, and has benefited the world... It has a high prestige among the people. Ha, I understand."
After saying that, he sneered and walked away.
Chen Mu looked at his retreating back and smiled. He had dug a hole for Huangfu Song with his talent.
But this Maocai didn't matter. Anyway, after graduating from Hongdu School, Zhang Rang promised to get him a Xiaolian or Maocai. These two things did not mean that he had to go to the local governor and governor to recommend to the central government.
The Three Gongs and Nine Ministers have the right to promote filial piety, honesty and talents.
Therefore, it is very easy to get this title by being on Zhang Rang's lap.
I was lucky today. I happened to meet Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty who came to Hongdu Sect to inspect the school and laid out a plan casually.
It was now approaching the second year of Zhongping, and it was time to dig the second hole. Taking advantage of this time, I should also make friends with those Yingchuan celebrities and slowly break into their circle.
Xun Yu and Xun You should be in their twenties now and have not yet entered official service.
Although Xun He is smart, he is still a loyal person. Now that he is following He Jin, he should be grateful for his help.
To make use of him, you can first contact the Xun family and Guo Jia.
I just don’t know where these people are now or what they are doing.
There are many celebrities in Luoyang, but unfortunately there are also countless people who seek fame and reputation. Dealing with them is a waste of time.
Sure enough, Yingchuan is the place that is outrageous. Yingchuan in the late Han Dynasty was equivalent to the two Zhejiang provinces in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was a famous place where literary styles flourished. This was the first stop for many scholars on their study tours. If they could become famous here, they would be well-known.
The world is not far away either.
Chen Mu stood in the pavilion, with his hands behind his back and his eyes shining.