At night, it rained heavily, it was rainy in summer, and the mountains and forests were full of the sound of rain slapping leaves, Wei Jinyan and Chu Xiaoyang stood outside the bamboo building and stared dryly, both of them were locked outside by the teacher and punished, each with a bundle of bamboo slips on their heads, Wei Jinyan laughed a few times and teased: "Senior brother, you said that this day is not beautiful, and the teacher is really ruthless This has been standing for two hours, and what if the two of us are struck by thunder and lightning in a while, guess who will split first?" ”

Chu Xiaoyang glared at him viciously and said, "It's better to kill you first!" ”

Chu Xiaoyang felt distressed about the five copies of the getaway that he had worked so hard to copy, but there were five copies, and he had to copy it for a long time, so he threw it into the water.

"Senior brother, don't be angry, there are a lot of good parchments in the senior brother, and the senior brother will compensate you a few more." Wei Jinyan wanted to reach out and pat this junior brother's head, Chu Xiaoyang took a few steps back, but forgot the bamboo slip on his head, and the bamboo slip fell directly to the ground.

Chu Xiaoyang squatted down in a panic and picked up the bamboo slips on the ground, Wei Jinyan smiled dryly and looked flattering, Chu Xiaoyang was about to have a seizure, only to hear the old man's hoarse voice from inside the house: "Xiaoyang, come in!"

Wei Jinyan spit out this head at Chu Xiaoyang, compared the posture of invitation, Chu Xiaoyang's drooping head looked listless, and he thought in his heart that it was miserable, and this time he might have to be taught a lesson by the teacher. The teacher likes to punish students for copying books, a few days ago because he did not review his homework, he was punished by the teacher for copying Mencius's leisurely tour thirty times, Wei Jinyan gave Chu Xiaoyang a dozen thick parchments, Chu Xiaoyang copied it for two days to finish, and there were five copies soaked in water, before entering the house, Chu Xiaoyang raised his head and glared at Wei Jinyan, Wei Jinyan smiled and gestured to please.

"Jinyan, you can come in too!" The old man's hoarse voice was heard again in the room.

"Huh?" Wei Jinyan was stunned.

"Hehe, senior brother first, please!" Chu Xiaoyang smiled and showed a mouthful of white fangs, and made a gesture of please.

"Ahem!" Wei Jinyan took down the bamboo slip on his head, straightened his clothes, and pushed the door in.

The candles were dancing in the room, the whole hut was illuminated by three oil lamps, and on the sit sat an old man with crane hair and a thin body, holding in his hand an ancient book sewn from the finest parchment. Seeing the two come in, he waved for them to sit down.

Both of them were well-behaved, and they both knelt in front of the old man.

"Xiaoyang!" The old man's voice was very hoarse, revealing the generosity and kindness of the elder.

"Teacher, the student has already said that the Getaway has been copied, and it was the senior brother who made it bad, so the student is only missing five copies." Chu Xiaoyang thought that the teacher was going to start teaching him again, so he hurriedly explained.

The old man laughed when he heard this: "It's done." Since you two brothers entered the mountain, they have been fighting and making trouble, and your brothers are like brothers and sisters, and they are very happy for their teachers. Time flies, and years have passed in the blink of an eye. That's been six or seven years! ”

"Teacher Hui, it's been almost seven years!" Chu Xiaoyang replied respectfully.

"Do you remember your birthday?" The old man looked at Chu Xiaoyang lovingly, this child has been smart and clever since he was a child.

"I remember my father said it was August 16."

"When you were thirteen years old, you went to the mountains to practice with your teacher, and you stayed in the mountains for a long time. After a while, you will reach the age of crowning, and a few days ago, the teacher received a letter from your home to hold a coronation ceremony for you, so you should pack up and go down the mountain as soon as possible. ”

"Teacher, students don't go down the mountain!" Chu Xiaoyang, who was obediently waiting for the teacher's criticism, raised his head violently when he heard the words, and his words were flustered: "The teacher has always been strict, and today is so kind, why do you want to drive the students down the mountain." Students know their mistakes, and students will definitely review their homework in the future, listen to the teacher's teachings, and ask the teacher not to drive the student down the mountain. ”

Chu Xiaoyang's forehead slammed on the ground, he practiced in the mountains with his teacher when he was a teenager, and he practiced for almost seven years, during which he never went down the mountain, he had great respect for this loving and strict teacher, and he had already treated him as a relative, he was naturally reluctant to leave, the teacher was very strict with his students on weekdays, and that was only in the inspection of homework.

The old man helped him up, and his withered hands seemed to be able to easily lift the thousands of burdens of the world.

"Xiaoyang, the teacher didn't punish you. When a boy reaches the age of 20, he holds a coronation ceremony, which is a major event in every boy's life, and the coronation ceremony means that you have become an adult, and you will have to take charge of yourself in the future. There is nothing that the teacher can teach you anymore, the knowledge taught in the books is dead, and many things still depend on you to go to the world to temper and accumulate. ”

"Students don't want to leave the teacher!" Chu Xiaoyang's bright eyes looked at his teacher squarely.

"Xiaoyang, the moon is cloudy and sunny, there is no banquet in this world, and this person is the same." The old man lovingly flicked Chu Xiaoyang's forehead with his fingers.

"Teacher, you're hitting students again." Chu Xiaoyang covered his forehead in pain, looking aggrieved and pitiful, like a bear child who had been robbed of sugar.

"Jin Yan is also past the age of crowning, you two brothers will go down the mountain together tomorrow."

"Then the student asked the teacher and the student to go home with the student and attend the student's coronation."

"I'm old, I'm old, I can't stand the bumps!" The old man smiled kindly.

"Why is the teacher in such a hurry to drive the students away? The students also wanted to stay on the mountain and spend more time with the teacher. ”

"You have a long way home, Jin Yan is closer in Wei, and you are far away in Qi. It's going to take a few months, so don't wait too long to get started. ”

"There's no rush at this time." Chu Xiaoyang said.

"That's it, it's up to you, if you want to stay longer, then let's stay!"

"Hey, hey, good!" Chu Xiaoyang smirked.

"My brother and I left, and there was only one teacher left in the mountain, and the students were not at ease!"

"Students are not at ease!" Wei Jin, who had been listening quietly beside him, also spoke.

"The old man is going to walk around, too! While this eye is still clear. The old man, who has always been strict, laughed like a naughty boy at this time, saying that he wanted to look around, and I don't know who just said that his body was old and couldn't withstand the bumps.

"Where is the teacher going?" The two asked in unison.

"The world, walk around!"

"Then the student will send the teacher!" Chu Xiaoyang has a lot of respect for this strict teacher.

Wei Jinyan also nodded.

"Although the old man has a handful of old bones, these two old legs still have the ability to walk around, so you can rest assured."

The two of them knew that no one could change what the teacher had decided, so they stopped asking, and there was silence in the house, and they could smell the wind and rain rustling outside. After being silent for a long time, Chu Xiaoyang suddenly spoke: "Teacher, the student asks the teacher to give words." ”

"Your surname is Chu, how about calling Chu Zijin? Shang Tang destroyed Xia Ji, King Wu of Zhou fell, and since ancient times, the strong have replaced him. The rise of the major vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period was mainly dominated by Qi, Jin, Qin, and Chu. ”

"The teacher wants to tell the students that they should not be proud of the country's temporary strength and prosperity, and forget the long-term peace and stability, prosperity and decline?"

"Not bad. The same is true for people, and you should learn from history and not be complacent. ”

"Students must guard against arrogance and rashness, students must abide by the teacher's teachings, and remember them all their lives!"

The old man smiled and nodded.

Chu Xiaoyang and Wei Jinyan are both children he watched grow up day by day, and now that they have grown up, he is also very pleased as a teacher. Both of them have the demeanor of a general, and they may set off a storm when they go out, attracting the attention of people from all walks of life. Wei Jinyan is the prince of Wei State who is ambitious, has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and has great ambitions, and he has to give good advice to the two of them.

"Before you go down the mountain, the teacher will talk to you again."

Both of them sat up straight and listened carefully, the room was brightly lit, the wind and rain outside the window had rested, and the valley babies were singing.

"We cultivate the study of soldiers, generals, wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness. Generals should be based on warriors, and warriors are like siblings. Battlefield killing has become a taboo. Now the rites are broken, the Zhou rites are not repeated, a hundred schools of thought are contending, the princes are fighting, and now the world is full of gunsmoke...... "The old man seems to be talking to himself, the mountain spring is boiling tea, and the emerald green tea leaves are stretched out in the teapot, and the wisps of tea fragrance are refreshing, "You were born in this troubled world, and I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse." ”

"Teachers, students think that the rule of culture is peaceful, and the rule of martial arts is chaotic. Since he was born in this troubled world, a man should be enthusiastic, display his ambitions, and be loyal to the country. Chu Xiaoyang said loudly.

"The student doesn't think so, if this gentleman is not a gentleman, but a faint gentleman? Also talk about loyalty to the country? That's just foolishness. Wei Jin said.

"Then in your opinion, in this troubled world, how should you deal with yourself?" The old man smiled and looked at Wei Jinyan with kindness in his eyes.

"I'm ashamed that the students don't know."

Chu Xiaoyang replied without thinking about it: "When it is Kuang Fu Zhengdao!"

"What is the right way?" The old man asked.

"This ......" Chu Xiaoyang didn't expect the teacher to ask again, and he couldn't say anything for a while. Chu Xiaoyang only felt that today's teacher was exceptionally good-tempered, if it had been in the past, it was estimated that his head would have been opened, and he would have been beaten by the teacher and fled all over the house.

"Where there is a righteous way, there is a crooked way. Everyone has their own beliefs, so tell your teacher what you think is the right path. ”

"Teacher, students don't know." Chu Xiaoyang thought about it for a long time, and felt that he couldn't say why for a while.

"Hehe, that's it, try this freshly brewed tea."

"Okay!" Chu Xiaoyang's furriness stretched out to serve tea, grinning like a monkey scalded by the tea in his mouth.

"I'm really not afraid of the heat!" Wei Jinyan looked at him with a smile, poured a glass of cold water and handed it to him.

"Huhu...... Scald me! Teacher, you and your brother are really, you don't remind me, just look at my jokes. ”

"You said that you didn't do this once or twice, but you don't have a long memory, and you deserve it." Wei Jinyan said with a smile.

"Hehe, that's because I was willing, that's because the tea made by the teacher is too fragrant!"

"Splash, you ...... mouth"

"Yes, yes, the teacher taught me a lesson, as soon as I opened my mouth, I was flamboyant, and if I didn't have a door, I would suffer sooner or later."

"Hey, for the sake of the teacher, I can't say that you bastard boy. You two brothers, Jin Yan has a calm and introverted personality, and he has always been at ease as a teacher......"

Knowing that the teacher was about to start preaching again, Chu Xiaoyang had always had no patience to listen, so he immediately interrupted the teacher, pretending to be puzzled and asked: "Teacher, the Warring States in the world, according to the teacher's opinion, which one is weaker and which is stronger?"

The old man had long known Chu Xiaoyang's careful thoughts, and he was not in a hurry to criticize, among all the students he taught, Chu Xiaoyang was the most disobedient and the smartest. Chu Xiaoyang was not satisfied with normalcy and thought out of bounds. Sometimes what you say can almost kill people's anger, and there is no logic or reason at all, but often after thinking about it, you find that it has a different taste.

The gray-haired old man put down the teacup and picked up a white chess piece and landed firmly on the chessboard.

"This north and south are vertical and horizontal, the north is Yan and the south is Chu, and the west is Qin and the east is Qi...... Come, Xiaoyang, you come to accompany me in the next game. ”

"The teacher wants to trick the students into playing chess again, so let the senior brother accompany you, the students have always disliked playing chess."

"Hey, you're just too impetuous to calm down. That's it, then let's talk about it. ”

Wei Jinyan nodded yes.

"Is the student leaving?" Chu Xiaoyang began to think about his grilled fish, caught a lot of fish in the afternoon, cut open the fish belly and wash it, put it on the fire to grill, and sprinkle some spices, this is very fragrant when you think about it!

"Let's go, let's go, don't be an eyesore here!" The old man gave him a disgusted look.

"Gotcha!" With permission, he immediately slipped away without a trace.