Chapter 4: Apprenticeship
In the blink of an eye, Fusu was already five years old, I don't know what the reason is, Fusu is much taller than children of the same age, and a five-year-old person looks like he is seven or eight years old. And now Xiao Fusu is no longer the only son of Ying Zheng, in just a few years, Fusu has five or six more brothers and sisters, and there is even a little brother Ying Ji added to him by his mother Concubine Zheng! And Fusu, who is the eldest son of a royal family friend, has now come to receive an orthodox education from the royal family!
According to the laws of the Qin clan, the crown prince or the eldest prince of the prince must receive basic education for the heir at the age of five, including poetry, calligraphy, rituals, music, archery, imperial and swordsmanship. At the age of twelve, students are given a nurturing education, and their learning items include the art of politics and economics, the art of war, and the name of punishment. At the age of fifteen, he received individual education, according to the prince, the heir, and the son...... and so on, respectively, receiving different training: among them, the crown prince and the heirs were particularly rigorously trained, and there were Taishi teaching imperial studies; Taifu supervises moral cultivation, manages daily life, and diplomatic responses; CPIC is responsible for health and safety and security.
When Zong Zheng, who was in charge of the affairs of the clan, asked King Qin to win the government on how to educate Fusu, he was a little hesitant for a while to win the government, who had high expectations for Fusu! In the end, he finally decided that the basic education and cultivation education of Ying Zheng would not be taught by the clan, but by his own teacher, a wise man who was wise and well-versed in the ancient and modern times, the 'Old Man in the Middle Shadow'!
As the enlightenment teacher of Ying Zheng when he was in Handan, the influence of the 'hidden old man' on Ying Zheng is very huge. If Gongsun Yu is the only person that King Qin Yingzheng really loves in this life, then the 'hidden old man' is the only person that Yingzheng respects in this life.
As early as when Ying Zheng was still in his infancy on the throne, Ying Zheng brought the 'hidden old man' to the Qin State, and built a rural residence with a very peasant atmosphere in a corner of the palace according to the old man's wishes! From then on, this idyllic residence, which seemed incompatible with the magnificent buildings around it, became a forbidden place in the palace, and no one dared to step into it without the permission of King Qin! And whenever Emperor Qin Yingzheng was dealing with political affairs and encountered difficulties, he would go to the old man for advice. Therefore, in almost every major action carried out by King Qin Yingzheng, the shadow of the old man's wisdom flashed!
For this second-generation emperor who has very little pen and ink in history and has an extremely strong mystery (he is not only the teacher of King Qin Yingzheng, but also the teacher of King Qin's grandfather, King Qin Zhao), Fusu's heart is full of strong curiosity! It's a pity that there was no permission from King Qin's father before, even Fusu didn't dare to step into the idyllic small residence, you must know that the periphery of the small residence is full of dense tiger army, which is not vegetarian!
So when the King of Qin informed Fusu that he was determined to want the old man of 'Zhongyin' to be his teacher, Xiao Fusu was overjoyed, this is a generation of legendary hermits comparable to 'Guiguzi' and 'Sun Tzu'! So on the way to the pastoral residence, Xiao Fusu kept asking questions to Ying Zheng on the imperial chariot.
"Father, why does the teacher call himself 'Old Man in the Middle Shadow'?"
"That's because the old man (King Qin Yingzheng has always been the old man as 'Daddy' to show respect) thinks that the small hidden in the wild, the hidden in the city, and the big hidden in the court, his old man feels that the small hidden is too boring, and the big hidden is too annoying, so he chose the middle hidden, so he called himself 'the old man in the middle of the hidden'!"
"Oh, I see! So, father, I heard that the teacher has many disciples, who does my father know? ”
"Oh, my father doesn't want to say more, and my father only knows a few things: for example, my father and your grandfather King Zhao are both his disciples, Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, is also a disciple of his old man, and the market wonder 'Dog Slayer' in the land of Yan and Zhao is also one of my father's disciples. The rest of the widows are unknown! ”
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Maybe Yingzheng is in a good mood today, that's why I talked so much with Fusu. And Xiao Fusu really listened to it and became more and more shocked: God, which of the four people I only know is not a famous person: Qin Zhao destroyed more than one million troops of the Six Kingdoms during his reign, wiped out the strongest elites of the Six Kingdoms of Wei, Chu and Zhao, and laid the foundation for Qin Shi Huang to unify the Six Kingdoms! Not to mention Qin Shi Huang himself, the first emperor of the ages who unified China! Zhao Guoliang's general Li Mu is also a famous general in Chinese history: defeated the Xiongnu and retreated from the Qin army, and is a real undefeated general! It is the wonder man of the market, the 'dog slaughterer', and the hero of the world who is known as the best of swordsmanship in the land of Yan Zhao! There must have been many outstanding figures among the other disciples who had not yet appeared! For a while, Fusu was full of even stronger curiosity about this 'hidden old man'!
Chatting, chatting, the old man's idyllic house will soon be soon! There are still more than 100 steps away from the small residence, so Ying Zheng ordered to be dismissed, abandoned the attendants, and went to the small residence with Fusu!
At the knock on the door, a handsome boy of thirteen or fourteen years old with pigtails on his head opened the courtyard door. King Qin said softly with a gentleness that did not match his usual personality: "Qing'er, is Daddy here?" Qing hurriedly said: "Your lord, my father is here!" I've been waiting for you for a long time! ”
Ying Zheng nodded and entered the courtyard under the guidance of Qing.
When Fusu entered the courtyard for the first time, his little eyes suddenly turned to the bone: he saw that the courtyard was full of many kinds of flowers and vegetables, and was filled with a fragrance mixed with the smell of earth; An ordinary main house with east and west compartments is really ordinary. Fusu couldn't help but have the illusion of time and space confusion for a while: there was such a pleasant place in this majestic Qin Palace, which was really breathtaking!
Entering the main room, Fusu saw at a glance the 'Old Man in the Middle Hide' sitting on a soft pouch. The old man is slender, tall and powerful; square face and broad face, kind eyebrows and kind eyes; Although his hair and beard have long been completely white, his face is still very ruddy, and he looks like a fairy!
Fusu calculates the age of the old man, since he can be his great-grandfather's master, it is estimated that this age is not as old as ninety! couldn't help but stick out his tongue secretly: "Wow, this old man has lived a long enough time, enough to win a longevity champion in the world!" It seems that he must have a deep understanding of the way of health preservation, otherwise he would not have lived that long! ”
But seeing that Ying Zheng knelt on the futon with a respectful expression, he saluted the old man and said softly: "Dad, Zheng'er will bring Fusu to you!" Please take him as an apprentice! "The 'Old Man in the Middle Hide' didn't answer for a while, just smiled and looked Fusu up and down.
Ying Zheng was a little strange, and when he looked up, Xiao Fusu was still standing straight in place and staring at the old man stupidly! Win Zheng was a little embarrassed, and said angrily: "Bold rebel, don't kneel down and kowtow to the teacher!" ”
Fusu woke up at this time, and when he saw that King Qin's father was angry and majestic, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said: "Boy Fusu asks Grandpa Zu to say goodbye, please take me as an apprentice!" He looked at the old man with a blank eye.
Such a famous teacher was met but not sought during the Warring States period, and Fusu didn't want to let go!
The old man looked at the clever and cute little Fusu, his long white eyebrows trembled slightly, and he smiled slightly: "This child looks strange, and he looks firm and calm. Zheng'er, Fusu's qualifications are very good! ”
Win Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you for your praise!" The old man smiled and said, "You don't have to be happy for the time being, you know my acceptance standards, if he can't answer my three questions, it's useless for you to plead with me!" Ying Zheng knew that the old man must first undergo a strict test when accepting apprentices, so he nodded hurriedly and said: "It's okay, Fusu has been smart since he was a child, and his father can rest assured that he will ask questions!" ”
The old man smiled and said, "The first question is for you to choose: if you only have one pear next to you, and your brother really wants to eat this pear, what will you do?" ”
Fusu didn't think about it and said: "It's very simple, my brother should let my younger brother give him pears to eat!" ”
"Why?" The old man asked with a smile!
Fusu blinked and said, "First, he is my younger brother, I should love him and let him, and second, be humble in these unrelated issues!" ”
The old man nodded and continued: "Okay, the second question: what would you do if you were asked to cross a single-plank bridge and the water was raging under the bridge, and when you came to the middle of the bridge and a wolf appeared in front of you, and you wanted to retreat, but you found a tiger behind you?" ”
Fusu thought about it with a serious face, and said firmly: "Dive!" I'm a small and frail person, and I'm sure I'll die no matter how I deal with wolves or tigers, but I can swim and jump into the water to at least have some hope of survival! ”
Watching Fusu answer the question like a little adult, the old man and Ying Zheng couldn't help but laugh.
The old man continued to ask the third question in laughter, which was much more formal: "Fusu, the country is like a scepter full of thorns, how can you safely control him without being pierced on the head and bleeding?" ”
Fu Su immediately said: "What's so difficult about this! Give me a knife to cut all the thorns that get in the way mercilessly, and a smooth and safe battle of power will naturally be very comfortable to grasp! ”
The old man smiled, obviously very happy, and his white hair, white eyebrows, and white eyebrows trembled together, like a laughing Maitreya. Ying Zheng was a little stunned, obviously he hadn't seen the old man so happy for many years!
The old man smiled: "Fusu, the answer is good, your three answers are a bit unexpected by the old man." But it can also be seen that Fusu is humble and principled, independent and bold but thoughtful, thoughtful but not restrained, ruthless and very decisive! It is indeed a talent for great things, I accepted this apprentice, and I will be my closed disciple! ”
Win Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you Daddy for making an exception, thank you for Zheng'er Fusu!" The old man shook his hand and said with a smile: "Don't thank me, I can still have such a smart apprentice before I die, God is not thin on me!" In this way, Fusu, if you come here every day in the future, the old man can teach you the poems, books, rituals, music, archery, royalty, swordsmanship, art of war, and the art of the emperor that the prince needs to learn! It's just that the old man of Daqin's criminal name technique is not familiar with it, Zheng'er, you have to let another person teach you the art of criminal name! ”
Ying Zheng said respectfully: "Yes, Dad." The eunuch Zhao Gao and I grew up together since childhood, and they are very loyal. And he is very proficient in the art of criminal names, and no one in Daqin can surpass him, so I plan to wait for Fusu to reach the age of ten in a few years, and let him teach Fusu the art of criminal names. What do you think? ”
The old man thought about it when he heard this, the wise old man had seen Zhao Gao a few times, how could he not see Zhao Gao's insidiousness with the wisdom of the old man!? It's just that the old man knows that Zhao Gao's father once died as a substitute for Win Zheng's father, King Zhuang, and Zhao Gao and Win Zheng grew up together since childhood, so Win Zheng trusts Zhao Gao very much. The old man thought for a while, and said, "Zhao Gao is a poisonous snake, Zheng'er, you have to be careful to control it!" ”
Ying Zheng smiled: "Dad, don't worry, Zhao Gao's temperament is clear." With Zheng'er here, he can't play any tricks! Fusu also smiled slightly: "As the saying goes, 'dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the son of a mouse will make holes', the father is wise and martial, and the child is not a vegetarian!" No matter how traitorous Zhao Gao is, he is not afraid of him! If he dares to stab Fusu, he will punish him like a thorn! ”
When King Qin and the old man saw Fu Su describe himself and Zhao Gao like this, they couldn't help but look up to the sky and laughed: "It's apt and interesting, it seems that we are too careful!" ”
Next, Qin Zheng and the old man talked about business for a while, and seeing that it was almost noon, Ying Zhengcai and Fusu reluctantly said goodbye to the old man!
Back in the palace, Fusu shouted to the sky very proudly: "Great Qin, I will be in charge of you in the future and lead you to the world!" ”