Chapter 64: The Apprenticeship Ceremony
A meal of wine, drank until late at night, the relationship between Zhang Hao and Huangfu Song became a lot closer, when Zhang Haotong flew back to the Hero Building, Cai Yong and the others had already come back, and when they saw that it was too late, they didn't bother them.
The next day, as soon as Zhang Hao came together, Cai Yong called Zhang Hao over.
"Zihan, get ready, let's hold an apprenticeship ceremony in the afternoon." Cai Yong said with a smile.
"Next, afternoon? In such a hurry? Zhang Hao asked.
"There's no hurry, and I've got a surprise for you." Cai Yongshen said mysteriously.
"What surprise?"
"Of course I can't tell you, it's not a surprise to tell you." Cai Yong said with a mysterious smile.
"Okay, then I'll go and get ready." Zhang Hao got up and went out as he spoke.
In fact, there was nothing to prepare, so I left a private room in the Hero Building, prepared wine and food, and asked Zhang Wen to buy things such as bundles, and waited for the people invited by Cai Yong to arrive.
The six rituals include celery, lotus seeds, red beans, jujubes, longan and dried meat strips, and these six rituals are all exquisite.
Celery means diligence and studiousness, lotus seeds imply painstaking education, red beans imply good luck, jujube is learned as soon as possible, longan is intended to be full of merit, and meat strips are used to express the mind of disciples.
Cai Yong began to greet his guests at the door early, but mysteriously did not let Zhang Hao follow, until everyone arrived and sat down in the private room, Cai Yong asked Zhang Hao to call over.
As soon as Zhang Hao entered the house, he saw Lu Zhi standing at the door, and when he saw Zhang Hao coming in, he bowed deeply.
"Uncle, what are you doing here?" Zhang Hao hurriedly helped Lu Zhi up.
"Zihan, it's the old man who blames you." Lu Zhi said sincerely.
"Uncle is serious, it's good that you're okay." Zhang Hao said.
"Alas, I misunderstood your kindness in the first place."
"Uncle, there is no need to mention it in the past, and Hao has not been able to do anything for his uncle to make his uncle suffer."
"It's okay, your uncle has already told me, your stepfather can't come today, so I'll be your family elder." Lu Zhi patted Zhang Hao's shoulder and said.
"Thank you, uncle." Zhang Hao said with a salute.
"Okay, now that everyone is complete, let's start the apprenticeship ceremony." An old voice came.
When Zhang Hao heard the sound, he saw that he was a spirited old man, wearing a Confucian robe, which Confucian should be invited by Cai Yong.
"Dressed properly." The old man saw that everyone was quiet, and said loudly.
Zhang Hao tidied up his clothes as he said.
"Worship the saints."
Zhang Hao walked to the statue of Confucius hanging in the room and knelt down solemnly.
"One worship, show Huaxia, and be sheltered."
"Second worship, the way of the ancestors, the merits of the past and the present."
"Three worships, learning from things, self-cultivation and self-cultivation."
Zhang Hao bowed three times as he said.
"Worship post."
Lu Zhi took out the prayer note and read it aloud.
"The teacher is great, and the entry to teach a skill is a policy of food and clothing to support the family, which has been passed down from generation to generation, and the etiquette is grand. Today, there is a foolish student Zhang Hao, fortunate to meet a famous teacher, willing to get started, teach karma and cultivate the right path. ”
"Since then, although there is a division between master and apprentice, friendship with father and son, for the teacher, should be respectful, teach the teachings, no teeth unforgettable, love out of the heart, no regrets, empty words without evidence, I would like to use this word to show solemnity."
After reading it, Lu Zhi presented the prayer post to Cai Yong and gave him six salutes.
"Apprenticeship"
Zhang Hao walked up to Cai Yong again and knelt down.
"One worship, the teacher is respected, and the people are benefited."
"Second worship, teaching and teaching, teaching and resolving doubts."
"Three bows, thank you for the grace of the teacher, and take heaven and earth as a mirror."
Three prostrations again.
"Tea Ceremony"
Zhang Hao took a cup of tea, respectfully handed it to Cai Yong and said, "Teacher, please use tea." ”
Cai Yong took the teacup with a smile.
"Kaizhi"
Cai Yong took a brush with cinnabar on it, and tapped it between Zhang Hao's eyebrows.
"Rite Success"
With the old man's words, the entire apprenticeship ceremony is over, and from now on, Zhang Hao will be Cai Yong's disciple.
"Come, Zihan, this is the former Taiwei Qiao Gong, because he felt that the country was declining, so he resigned because of illness, and the current Taizhong doctor, it was Qiao Gong who recruited as a teacher and was a subordinate of Situ Peng." Cai Yong introduced the old man who presided over the apprenticeship ceremony to Zhang Hao.
"The kid has seen Qiao Gong." Zhang Hao stepped forward and gave a salute.
Captain? Qiao Gong? Could it be Qiao Xuan? It is rumored that Qiao Xuan is the father of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, but this old man must be seventy or eighty years old, how old is Jiangdong Er Qiao, it is impossible for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu to marry a mother and go back, Zhang Hao said secretly in his heart.
"Zihan? What's wrong? Cai Yong saw Zhang Hao staring at Qiao Xuan in a daze, and called softly.
"Ah, it's okay, I just remembered a rumor about Qiao Gong, and I thought it was just a rumor." Zhang Hao came back to his senses and said.
"Oh? Rumors about the old man? Let's hear it. Qiao Xuan also looked at Zhang Hao with a curious expression.
"The kid is brave, and I hope that Gong Qiao won't blame the kid."
"It's okay, just chat."
"The kid once heard that Gong Qiao's family has two daughters, who are about to be in their teens, but they already have the appearance of the country." Zhang Hao said slowly.
"Haha, I don't know where the rumors came from, the old man is so old, how can he have a teenage daughter and granddaughter are so old." Qiao Xuan laughed when he heard Zhang Hao's words.
"Boy Meng Lang." Zhang Hao smiled embarrassedly.
Think about it, this Qiao Xuan is from Suiyang County, Liang State, and Qiao Guolao is from Anhui, which is far from it, and it is said that this Qiao Xuan and Cao Cao have a good personal relationship, if he is really the father of Jiangdong Er Qiao, then Cao Cao will not need Tong Que Chun to lock Er Qiao.
"It's okay, it's just rumors, it's harmless, it's harmless." Qiao Xuan said with a smile.
Later, Cai Yong introduced other guests to Zhang Hao, all of whom were some great Confucian scholars, and Zhang Hao gave gifts one by one, but one of them attracted Zhang Hao's attention, to be precise, the two people around him attracted Zhang Hao's attention.
This person's name is Xun Shuang, the word Ciming, Yingchuan Yingyin people, born in "Yingchuan Xun", his eight brothers have talents, known as "Xun's Eight Dragons", Xun Shuang ranks sixth, and there is a "Xun's Eight Dragons, Ciming is unique".
And the two young people around him, the younger one is the same age as Zhang Hao, Xun Shuang's nephew, Xun Yu Xun Wenruo, and the older one is Xun Shuang's grandson, Xun Yu Xun Gongda.
When he heard the names of these two people, Zhang Hao was ecstatic, he didn't know much about those Confucians who were already famous now, but he was like thunder about these two, he didn't expect to be able to intersect with them.
These two are all mastermind-level figures under Cao Cao in history, and Xun Yu has the name of "Wang Zuozhicai", and Zhang Hao's mind suddenly became active.
If you can turn these two back to help yourself, why worry about the big thing.