Seeing Lu Zhi take the bait, Cai Yong smiled.

"He is very similar to Cao Mengde, his ambition is not to do learning, but to have the world in mind, such a person, what is there to learn from me, a Confucian who has no skills except for learning? Zigan, you know me, I don't have the ability to go through heaven and earth, I'm just a Confucian student. ”

Lu Zhi looked at Guo Peng, who was sitting precariously, and then looked at Cai Yong.

"Uncle, I really didn't expect you to come to ask me about this."

"Zigan, we've known each other for some years, I know how you behave, Guo Peng's temperament is too similar to yours, I hope you can accept him as a student and teach him some skills."

Cai Yong got straight to the point, Guo Peng was speechless in surprise, and he didn't react, Lu Zhi has a good psychological quality, but for this matter, it is obvious that there is no preparation in advance.

"Uncle, what is it for you to suddenly say this, and call me so?"

"Zigan, I'm sorry for you, this is just one of my wishes, this child has been working by my side for more than a year, and his talents, qualifications, and morality are all superior, and it is not a matter of a day or two for him to beg me to be a teacher.

But Zigan, I know very well that according to the current situation, the Han world does not need a second helpless Cai Bojiao, which is useless for the Han world, and Lu Zigan, the more the merrier. ”

Cai Yong spoke earnestly, and even stood up, stood in front of Lu Zhi, and bowed.

Guo Peng was shocked and stood up at a loss, while Lu Zhi was also shocked and hurriedly stood up to support Cai Yong's body.

"Uncle, why do you and I need such a big gift? You entrust me, I accept it, and there is no need to do so. ”

"Really?"

Cai Yong looked at Lu Zhi with a smile on his face, Lu Zhi was stunned, opened his mouth, his mouth moved, he didn't say a word, he leaned less, and his stunned face turned into a wry smile.

"Uncle Cai, Uncle Cai! You're such a powerless Confucian student! ”

Lu Zhi shook his head with a wry smile, then turned around and looked at Guo Peng, who was standing in place at a loss.

"Guo Peng, come here."

"Huh? Oh...... Be! ”

Guo Peng immediately stepped forward, stood in front of Lu Zhi, and looked up at the macho Lu Zhi.

"Would you like to worship me as a teacher?"

"I ......"

Guo Peng looked at Lu Zhi and then at Cai Yong, not realizing what was happening for a while.

Everything happened so fast that he was not the slightest bit unprepared.

He didn't even know how he had somehow become Lu Zhi's official introductory disciple, and he couldn't remember how he said something like yes.

Anyway, when he came back to his senses, he had already gone back with Cai Yong in the car when he came.

"Today's events are indeed a bit sudden, I didn't tell you beforehand, and it is inevitable that you will be so shocked."

Cai Yong looked at Guo Peng as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet, and said with a smile: "But, Xiaoyi, I still helped you somewhat, right?" ”

Guo Peng reacted, looked at Cai Yong with a narrow smile, and remembered that he had just made a teacher-student gift to Lu Zhi and officially became Lu Zhi's disciple, and this sudden surprise made him uncomfortable for a while.

"It's still a little dizzy."

Guo Peng smiled bitterly: "Cai Gong is suddenly like this, the student is really unprepared, and he almost made a joke." ”

"You're still to blame me?"

"Don't dare!"

"Hahaha!"

Cai Yong laughed, then cleaned up his face and said: "Xiao Yi, you have been editing books by my side for a year, and in the past year, you have repeatedly begged me to accept you as an apprentice, I didn't think about agreeing to you, I didn't agree to you, the reason is what I just said to Lu Zigan."

You are very similar to Meng De, you are determined to be in the world, and learning is not the ultimate goal for you, but a means to achieve the ultimate goal, so unlike me, I have no ambition or talent, I can only study and get the title of "celebrity and scholar".

And you are different, you are ambitious, and the purpose of your study of the scriptures is to change the status quo of the Han Dynasty, not to be an old pedant like me, so I am not suitable to be your teacher, your teacher should be Lu Zigan. ”

Guo Peng was silent for a while, and then said, "I didn't expect such a deep place. ”

"If you want to ask me to be a teacher, if I promise you, I will be responsible for you, I want you to be a teacher, not just accept you as a disciple and there will be no follow-up, this is not right, and your ambition is different from mine, how can a person with different ambitions be a teacher and student?

Lu Zigan is different, you can govern the army when you get off the horse, you can herdsmen when you get off the horse, you can write articles and revise scriptures when you sit next to me, if you want to realize your ambitions, follow Lu Zigan to learn the real skills is the most important, follow me, you can only learn some...... Trail. ”

Cai Yong's face showed a self-deprecating expression: "My teacher is the former Taifu Hu Guang, who is also a person with herdsman skills, and I, as his student, only learned the principles of music, rhythm, calligraphy and painting, and I can't learn the skills of peace and stability, which is the reason why I am not happy to accept apprentices." ”

It turns out that there is still this file.

But think about it, Cai Yong's greatest achievement is indeed not to stabilize the country, but to be musical, literary and artistic.

Compared with the official Cai Yong, the artist Cai Yong is the one who will go down in history, and he really did not make any practical contributions to the Han Empire in terms of politics and people's livelihood.

Guo Peng understood Cai Yong's hard work, and his heart was moved, so he stood up in the shaking car and bowed to Cai Yong.

"Although the student and Cai Gong have no teacher-student relationship, the student is willing to perform the disciple ceremony to Cai Gong for life, and I hope that Cai Gong will not shirk."

Cai Yong did not refuse, but nodded and accepted Guo Peng's request.

"I promise you."

"Thank you, Gong Cai."

Guo Peng said goodbye.

Then, Cai Yong and Guo Peng talked about some things about learning skills with Lu Zhi, explained some precautions, and then mentioned the matter of the Guo clan in Luoyang City.

"A few years ago, Guo Xi was a lieutenant, and his fame and power were very prosperous, but he was soon deposed, resigned and returned to his hometown to retire, and the only official of the Yingchuan Guo family in Luoyang was his son Guo Hong, who is also your uncle, you should know about this matter."

"Students know."

Guo Peng nodded.

Since the grandfather's generation, Guo Peng's clan has no contact with the Yingchuan family, and their suffering as high-ranking officials in Luoyang has nothing to do with Guo Dan Guo Peng's father and son, and it is useless to want to study them in Taixue, but it still depends on the relationship of the Cao family.

Guo Peng came to Luoyang, and did not go to meet Guo Hong, the uncle who was an official in Luoyang, the relationship was really indifferent and tight, naturally, Guo Hong did not say anything about Guo Peng's existence, even now that Guo Peng has been appreciated by Cai Yong and Qiao Xuan.

"Your in-law relationship with the Cao family is a big problem for you to realize your ambitions, I also know that this is Ling Zun's helpless move, get the benefits, and it will inevitably be harmful, this is the harm, now you have not been crowned, the harm is not so obvious, when you are crowned, the harm is really obvious, and if you want to turn the situation around, you have to rely on your son."

Cai Yong said softly: "I know that your father must have thought of the Xun family's old affairs, so he agreed to the Cao family's marriage for you, but the identity and status of the Xun family far surpasses the Guo family, not to mention your family, the Xun family's example can't be used as a rigid one, you have to figure it out yourself." ”

"Student...... Got it. ”

Guo Peng was a little hesitant.

"You are very smart, Xiao Yi, if I were Zigan, I would definitely take you as an apprentice, students need the teacher's support, why don't teachers need students as wings?"

Cai Yong saw Guo Peng's hesitation, so he spoke out to untie the knot in his heart: "The world is like this, why do you have to be entangled? ”

Guo Peng knew that Cai Yong knew his thoughts, so he smiled and nodded.

Cai Yong also smiled, and said that he was looking forward to where Guo Peng would go in the future, if Guo Peng became rich and wealthy in the future, maybe he would have to rely on Guo Peng to carry him.

Guo Peng hurriedly said that he didn't dare.