On this day, the Guo Bin brothers got up early in the morning and asked Guan Hai to carry a few finely packaged soaps to Sima Hui's house outside Yangzhai City. As for why he went to Sima Hui's house first, Guo Bin had his own considerations.

Sima Hui, the word Decao, Yingchuan Yang Zhai people. Proficient in scriptures, he is a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, known as Mr. Shuijing. He is a high-minded and knowledgeable person, and once recommended Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to Liu Bei. Later, in order to avoid the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the family moved to Xiangyang, Jingzhou. Nanyang celebrity Liu Hui (pronounced "different"), Xiangyang celebrity Xiang Lang (Xiang Pet mentioned in the "Teacher Table" is the son of his brother) have all studied under Sima Hui.

And the Yingchuan Academy, which was like thunder in later novels, according to Guo Bin's side knocks, learned that it did not exist. In the 21st century, the surviving Yingchuan Academy in Yuzhou, Henan Province was actually founded in the Tang Dynasty, which was originally a village of the Xun family, a wealthy family in Yingchuan, and was donated to make a school after the establishment of the academy.

During the Three Kingdoms period of the Later Han Dynasty, there was no local educational organization such as academies, and the only real educational institutions were government schools and private schools. The official school has Taixue in the central government, and the entrance examination is held once every two years, which is called "school, school, and order" in the local area (the county is called Xue, the county, the province, the Yi, and the Hou Guo are called the school, and the township is called the Xu, and the gathering is called the order). And the most representative of private learning is the ethnic school that the Guo brothers attended.

The Eastern Han Dynasty used the Ming Scriptures to learn from the Ming Dynasty, and the so-called "scriptures" were scriptures. The best way for a large family to gain the right to participate in politics is to let the children of the clan study the scriptures. The so-called family history of the family is that the people in the family have the scriptures to teach the children of the clan so that they can become prominent, so as to ensure the family status. Because most of the official schools are controlled by the modern school of literature and classics, the scholars of the ancient school of literature and classics spread their academic ideas through private learning. These masters of ancient literature and scriptures have become the objects of local wealthy families, and they are also the most convenient way for the children of the poor family to enter the government through the Ming Classics.

Sima Hui was a master of ancient literature and classics, with a wide range of contacts and close relations with local wealthy families. Guo Bin wanted to make an advertisement by giving him soap to expand his influence. If you can contact the wealthy family in Yingchuan through Sima Hui's relationship, it will be even more unexpected.

Guo Bin and the three of them came to a village twenty miles south of Yangzhai City, the village is located at the foot of the mountain, the mountain is not very high, but it is lush. The spring water from the mountain merges into a stream, forming a small waterfall on the cliff halfway up the mountain. It then meanders down to form a pool of water in the southwest of the village, and then zigzags its way eastward. There are a few lotus flowers growing in the waterhole, and the lotus leaves floating on the water surface are like round green boats. At the end of the pond is a wooden bridge across the creek, which is the entrance to the village. It was noon, a few wisps of cooking smoke rose from the village, and a few farmers were sitting on the ridges by the river.

Guo Bin secretly sighed in his heart that the life of this Han Dynasty village without haze was so freehand, and walked towards the wooden bridge. At this time, a melodious piano sound drifted into the ears of the three people, Guo Bin didn't know what the song was, he just felt fresh and elegant, leisurely and comfortable. In his heart, he was secretly ashamed, with such a dirty and filthy heart to come to this immortal retreat, it really shouldn't be, but he stepped up his steps and walked forward.

Walk across the wooden bridge, walk towards the village, and follow the sound of the piano to a farmhouse.

The farmhouse was surrounded by a wooden fence, covered with vine-like plants that Guo Bin couldn't name, and the gate was ajar with wooden sticks, and the sound of the piano stole out of the half-hidden firewood. Guo Bin and Guo Jia glanced at each other and said, "This must be Mr. Decao's Immortal Residence." ”

When Guan Hai heard it, he wanted to step forward and push the door, but he was pulled back, only to hear Guo Bin say: "Zhongzheng and live." Zhongzheng is the word that Guo Bin gave Guan Hai new.

After a while, the sound of the piano stopped, Guo Bin straightened out the new fine linen robe specially prepared for today, stepped forward and knocked on the firewood, and said: "But Mr. Sima Decao Xianju, Yang Zhai Guo Bin came to visit." ”

A middle-aged man's voice came from the door, "Please come in." ”

Guo Bin and the three of them pushed away the firewood and looked inside, but saw that there were some vegetables growing in the yard, and a stone-paved path winded from the gate to the north house. There was a man of about forty years old standing at the door of the north room, but he was seen to be long, with a clear complexion, dressed in cranes, pedaling clogs, and a wooden hairpin pinned to his head at random, smiling, looking at the three of them.

"Contemptible Sima Hui, I don't know if the three are ......"

Guan Hai was intimidated by this fairy wind bone, and was standing behind the brothers at a loss, Guo Bin stepped forward and said: "Boy Guo Bin, Yang Zhai Chengxi Guojiazhuang people, I have heard Mr. Decao for a long time and is Gao Deshao, I just hate to see it." Today, I brought my brother Guo Jia and his family to visit Zhongzheng, and I heard the fairy sound, which was really worth the trip. ”

Sima Hui saw that these three people looked dignified, especially the first two, although they were young, their eyes were bright and seemed to have a divine light. And he behaves appropriately and talks extraordinary. Then he stretched out his hand and said, "Since you have come from afar, please come in." ”

Passing through the mossy bluestone road, Guan Hai insisted on standing outside the house and refused to come in. Guo Bin couldn't, so he had to leave it to him.

When I entered the room, I saw a man in his early twenties, dressed in a green robe, with a fine strip of linen tied for his hair, drinking there and not caring if there were wine stains on his robe. Seeing Brother Guo Bin coming in, he only glanced at it and didn't get up.

Sima Hui didn't make an introduction, but only invited the Guo Bin brothers to sit down, and said: "It's fun to have friends from afar." The two little friends came to the humble house today, and I don't know what to say. ”

Guo Bin opened his mouth and said: "The kid is rude, it's really abrupt today. After a pause, he said, "Mr. Jiuwen's name is like thunder, and he has a thing in the village, which is called soap." I wanted to sell it in the county, but I had no way out, so I came to ask Mr. for help. "Guo Bin has seen Tong Yuan's touch in the past few days, and Xiao Guo Jia's thinking is smart and imaginative. knew that shaking the wit in front of these spirits was really annoying, so he simply went straight to the point, and said it truthfully, but ended up open.

Sure enough, at this time, the man who came earlier glanced at Guo Bin again, his eyes flashed brightly, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a sneer, obviously thinking that Guo Bin was either an unscrupulous businessman or came to fight the autumn breeze.

I saw that Sima Hui's face remained unchanged, and he smiled slightly: "Hui Yijie is corrupt and Confucian, and he does not use the art of currency breeding, but Guo Xiaoyou's move is to seek fish from the wood." ”

Guo Jia, who stopped talking, gave him a reassuring look, and Guo Bin suddenly let out a long laugh.

Sima Hui said: "But I don't know why Guo Xiaoyou is laughing? ”

Guo Bin said in his heart, I'm afraid you won't ask. Then he got up and said: "I came to the south to see Mr. today, but I saw that this place is backed by mountains and rivers, and Tian Lianqian Mo; Walking into the village, the sound of chickens and dogs is heard, and the farmers are also polite and comfortable. It's like a fairy cave. ”

Sima Hui said: "Xiaoyou praised it. ”

Guo Bin continued: "I have come for half a day, I feel quite a lot, please borrow Mr. paper and pencil to use." ”

Sima Hui knew that Guo Bin was going to show that he had learned, so he ordered a little boy to move the table and present paper and pen. Guo Jia hid the curiosity in his heart, and said secretly: "Since the eldest brother has a good brain, every time he has amazing words, how to persuade Mr. Decao today?" "The young people who came earlier were preconceived and thought that Guo Bin was a son and a son, and he didn't know the depths, and this was going to be an axe. I can't help but feel more and more disgusted with it in my heart.

Guo Bin ignored what everyone was thinking, paced to the front of the case, poured water into the inkstone, and grinded it carefully. He pondered for a moment before he took up his pen and wrote three words on the paper.

At this time, the young man was still drinking and did not move, but Sima Hui and Guo Jia stood behind Guo Bin. Sima Hui looked at the words written by Guo Bin and read them out: "Burrow Ming." When the young man heard this, he said in his heart that he was going to shoot Sima Hui's ass. But when he heard Sima Hui, he was immediately shocked: "Hey, this word, this is ......"

Guo Bin secretly said in his heart: "My brother has studied calligraphy for a few years, but it's not just used to flirt with my sister. But his face remained silent, and he continued to write.

He wrote a sentence, and Sima Hui read a sentence: "The mountain is not high, but there is a fairy name; The water is not deep, and if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. Si is a burrow, but Wu Dexin. The moss marks are green on the upper steps, and the grass is green into the curtains; There is a lot of talk and laughter, and there is no white ding. At this time, I only heard the young man whisper: "Okay, a good moss mark is green on the steps, and the grass is green into the curtain." Mr. Virtue is of high quality, and he is not the same as the flies and dogs in the world. But I don't know when, I came to the table.

Guo Bin smiled and continued to write: "You can tune the piano and read the Golden Sutra." There is no silk and bamboo, and there is no case. Yuzhang Chen Fan Bed, Xishu Ziyun Pavilion, Confucius Yun: What is ugly? ”

At this time, Sima Hui was shocked for a while and said: "How dare you compare with the sages, how can you compare with the sages......

Guo Jia was shocked and proud in his heart, and secretly embarrassed, and said in his heart: "Big brother has a good brain, and he gradually reveals his talent. I'm always complacent about being a little clever, and I really shouldn't be. ”

"Brother Guo, I admire Xi Zhong, and I am rude to be suitable, please forgive me." Guo Bin looked at it, but he was a young man with the right talent. Then he waved his hand and said, "Where, where." ”

Sima Hui laughed at this time and said: "Xi Zhong also has such a time," turned his head to Guo Bin and said: "This is Xi Zhong, the word Zhicai, lives in Yangzhai City, came to the village yesterday as a guest, drunk and never returned to the city, but today he is meeting Xiaoyou, really, it is really ......" But he couldn't say what it was, and he paused and said: "This son is proud of his talent, and he doesn't want to associate with the laity. ”

Guo Bin only didn't dare to say in his mouth, but he was already happy in his heart: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, this is a drama Zhicai, I picked up a treasure." ”

At this time, Xi Zhicai said: "Brother Guo's calligraphy has never been seen before. ”

Guo Bin said humbly: "The kid graffiti, it's insulting. This is what the kid thinks about at home, and he doesn't have much to learn. "Joke, this is Wang Xizhi's book. Guo Jia secretly laughed when he heard it, and the eldest brother lied to his face like this, and he didn't know how to blush.

Sima Hui said: "Xiaoyou's book is different from the official book, it is varied and has its own law; Simple, elegant and smart. The artistic conception is peaceful and natural, the gestures are euphemistic and subtle, and the font is beautiful and healthy. It's incredible, it's incredible. In the end, it was a bit of a gaffe, and he said it was incredible twice.

Xi Zhicai said: "Outside the rules, the cover is really a person who takes off the customs and customs, and he can't follow the rules." ”

Guo Bin said: "Carving insect skills, laugh at the Fang family." It's just that the writer stops at self-cultivation, but this idea of being born out of the world is also a bit out of place. ”

Hearing this, Sima Hui and Xi Zhicai glanced at each other, and couldn't help leaning forward slightly, obviously being interested in Guo Bin's flickering. Guo Bin smiled secretly in his heart, "Mr. Shuijing and Xi Zhicai, none of them can escape." ”

At the age of fifteen, the emperor brought the Marquis of Yingchuan County and the Marquis of Ruyin to meet, and the Marquis of Yingyin was also there.

--"The Biography of Sima Decao"