Wolongtan Academy, there is no cave.

If you only look at it from the outside, the seowon is not big. But when you walk in, you will find that the actual situation is not so.

On the whole, Wolongtan Academy imitates the system of the front hall and the back bed of the Zhou Dynasty, and arranges the front and rear halls and the third and fourth entrances of the gate on the central axis. After passing through the door, there is a courtyard at the door, which is the main body of the college. According to the etiquette system, this is where the front hall is located. The room is divided into a room and a compartment, and there is dust in the hall. This is also the main building of this house, which is tall and has two steps, east and west, with a horizontal wall that separates it from the backyard. A door was opened in the horizontal wall, which was called the middle pavilion. After the middle pavilion, that is, into the back hall, is also Hu Zhao's home.

The academy and the mansion are integrated into one, forming the most stylish building in Wolongtan.

There are landscapes in the back hall, there are steps, there are pavilions, and pavilions. There is a courtyard wall on the left and right of the central axis, a corridor is set up in the wall for a week, the ritual system is called 'two houses', it is the back hall and the door are connected, forming the pattern of several courtyards, and also shows the solemn and solemn atmosphere.

Hu Zhao is forty-eight years old, but he looks no more than in his early forties.

Perhaps it is because of his affection for mountains and rivers and his lack of concern about the world, which makes him look much younger than his peers. At least in Cao Peng's opinion, Hu Zhao seems to be younger than Xun Yan. So much so that when Cao Peng took off his tattoos and walked into the room, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

It was almost early summer, Hu Zhao was dressed in white and had a collar coat, and he was outstanding.

"Student Cao Peng, meet Mr."

Hu Zhao is not tall and has thin cheeks.

He was kneeling on the bed, flipping through a pamphlet.

Seeing Cao Peng's big salute, he put down the book and smiled slightly, "Cao Youxue." ”

"The students are here."

"I'm reading your eight-hundred-word essay."

"The students are terrified."

Hu Zhao waved his hand and motioned for Cao Peng to sit down on the couch next to him, took the bronze jue, took a sip of water, and then coughed lightly twice.

"Originally, I had no intention of accepting disciples, but after reading your two articles, I couldn't stop.

In addition, Cao Gong personally recommended it, and I can't refuse, so I let you come...... Cao Peng, I am only a shallow learner, and I have no intention of fame. In this troubled world, but seek to avoid a corner and stay in the world. Therefore, if you want to learn power and seek fame, I'm afraid I won't be able to teach you, please go back. ”

The meaning of Hu Zhao's words is very clear.

Cao Peng was prepared, and he also knew that most of the celebrities in this era had some strange surnames. Even if there is Cao Ying's recommendation, it is just a stepping stone. If you want to worship Hu Zhao, you have to go through Hu Zhao's exam. These words are also a trial.

"Students come here not to seek power, not to strategize, and not to make a name for themselves."

"Oh?" Hu Zhao smiled slightly, "Then what are you asking for?" ”

"I only ask for the truth of being a man."

This sentence made Hu Zhao's eyes light up.

"Being human? Don't you know how to be a human being? ”

"In the past Kong Zhongni's poor life, he only dared to say a few more than the Tao, how dare students claim to know how to be a man?"

A smile flashed in Hu Zhao's eyes.

He was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Cao Peng, born in Zhongyang Mountain, later went to Jianyang with his parents to avoid trouble. On the way, he was with Pang Yuanan, and he was valued by Lumen. Only because he offended the nobles of Jingxiang later, his family was almost ruined. By coincidence, he walked with Dian Wei and defected to Xu Du. His father, Cao Ji, was good at smelting, made twenty treasure knives, and was appointed as the supervisor of Zhuye, and because of the transformation of Cao Gongli, he was awarded the captain of Zhuye; His brother-in-law Deng Ji, a member of the Deng clan in Jianyang, was originally a minor official in Jianyang. After attaching to Cao Gong, he served as Haixi Ling, interrupted for two years, took charge of Lianghuai Tuntian, and worshiped Tuntian as the lieutenant. Cao Peng, although Deng Ji went to office, he made a lot of meritorious contributions. With Xun Xiuruo, he sent an envoy to Jiangdong to solve a murder case of the Lu family...... Later, he served as the captain of Hailing, and fought with Lu Bu in Quyang, but he was convicted of letting Lu Bu's family go without permission. ”

Cao Peng was stunned and looked up at Hu Zhao.

The ancients accepted apprentices, which was an extremely important matter.

Humanity: Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher.

The importance of the way of teaching can be seen. The ancients often said that once you are a teacher, you will be a father for life. When you become a teacher, you have to work hard for your students all your life. Since Hu Zhao wanted to accept apprentices, he would naturally inquire carefully about Cao Peng's deeds. I just didn't expect him to inquire so clearly.

Hu Zhao said: "It is more difficult to be a man than to seek fame...... Cao Peng, what you asked for, but it gave me a big problem. ”

"Students do not seek the way of the sages, but only this life, with a clear conscience."

"Do you have a clear conscience?"

Hu Zhao fell into deep thought.

"Friends, do you have ambitions?"

"Ambition?"

"If you want to be a man, you need to be determined...... Why do you learn to be a man? ”

Cao Peng's expression was solemn and dignified, "Students study, seek to establish their hearts for heaven and earth, seek to establish their lives for the people, seek to continue their studies for the saints, and seek peace for all generations." ”

Sixteen-year-old Cao Peng is in the stage of changing his voice.

The voice was a little hoarse, word by word, but there were thousands of pounds.

In this passage, he once talked to Hao Zhao and Dian Man Xu Yi on the bank of the Zushui River, and he was almost struck by lightning at that time. Now, when he says it again, it contains faith. In order to cross the public, I not only ask for the name in front of me, but also seek for the postural, otherwise it will be in vain? Therefore, when he said this seat, the words came from the heart, which also made this seat more dignified.

The smile on Hu Zhao's face came to an abrupt end.

He looked at Cao Peng in a daze, and after a while, he stood up from the bed and looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Cao Peng, you trek all the way, go down and rest first. I heard that you brought Hu Cong, but you only entered my academy, but you were not allowed to follow me. If you live in the academy, you can only make Hu Cong return to Lu Hun; If you leave a servant, you have to make your own arrangements? How do you choose? ”

Cao Peng thought for a while, "The students are so quiet, let's live outside the academy." ”

"Then you can arrange it yourself."

Cao Peng got up, raised his hands into fists above his head, slammed them to the ground, and then said goodbye and left.

When he was about to go out, he heard Hu Zhao say behind him: "Outside my back cabinet, by Wolong Pond, there is still a vacant land. If you want to build a house here, you might as well arrange it there. Ming said, I will open a class to explain the "Treatise", and then I will talk about the proposition and all beings. If you can write a good work, you can enter my doorway; If you can't write it...... Cao Peng, you can return to Xudu by yourself. ”

"Whoa!"

Cao Peng answered the order and withdrew from the premises.

The interview should be considered passed, and there will be a written test next.

Cao Peng scratched his head at the door, and smiled bitterly in his heart: It's really troublesome to worship a teacher.

Speaking of which, Hu Zhao's rules seem to be very big.

But if you think about it, celebrities and celebrities in these years have this problem.

When he was in Jianyang, Pang Degong gave him "Shangshu", but he never solved it. It is only said that if Cao Peng reads it through, he can worship at the mountain gate.

How to tell if Cao Peng has read through, and whether he has to take the same exam?

After all, Cao Peng is not the same as the ordinary students of Wolongtan Academy. Hu Zhao opened a academy to teach students within a radius of 300 miles to read and write, which is called education; Whether it is Cao Peng or Sima Yi, his surname is preaching and teaching, and the requirements are naturally different.

Sima Yi was waiting at the door, and when he saw Cao Peng coming out, he greeted him with a smile.

"Brother Xian, how is it?"

"Mr. asked me to build a house outside the back cabinet, and also explained that there will be a proposition exam."

"Oh, it's nothing...... Most of the propositions of Mr. have rules to follow. Just like when I first apprenticed, I happened to meet Mr. to interpret "Filial Piety", so the proposition is also based on the content of "Filial Piety". By the way, can you tell you, sir, what article will he explain? ”

"Comment."

Sima Yi said with a smile: "That's easy to do, Mr. Ming said that the proposition must be related to the "Analects". ”

It's easy to make a fart!

Cao Peng felt a little headache.

That's right, he is no stranger to "Analects", but it does not mean that he can write excellent works.

This matter is really a bit troublesome......―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Sima Yi, as Hu Zhao's personal disciple, accompanied Cao Peng very enthusiastically to the open space that Hu Zhao said. Cao Peng found that this vacant land was only a few hundred meters away from the back pavilion of Hu Zhao's mansion. A piece of clearing is a peach forest...... There is about more than 1,000 square meters of open space in the middle, adjacent to Wolong Pond, and the scenery is very moving.

In two days, it's early summer.

But in the Luhun Mountains, the cool breeze is blowing, and you can't feel the slightest heat.

Cao Peng scratched his head and said to Sima Yi: "How to build a house here?" ”

Sima Yi thought for a while, "Anyway, there are trees and bamboos all over the mountains, and it is not a hassle to ask local villagers to help build them."

You don't need to build it too well, you just need to live in it first.

Well, but you have to be careful, the people here are very tough, don't clash with the villagers. Ask them for help, don't talk about any money, just ask them to drink. It's better to let them make do with it first, and I'll take you to the village chief. ”

"So, brother of the annoyance."

Fortunately, although Xia Houlan and the others abandoned the car, their luggage was not left behind.

Under Cao Peng's instructions, Xiahou Lan ordered people to set up a few small tents in the open space, and Guo Huan and Bu Luan were preparing meals.

Although Cao Peng visited the village chief and told him about the matter, the chief agreed very happily.

He also heard that Cao Peng was an official of the imperial court and came to study with him. So it's very serious. As for Cao Peng, he listened to Sima Yi's persuasion and ordered Xiahou Lan to take a few people to hunt in the mountains. Then he ordered people to ride horses and go out of the mountains to buy wine.

After coming and going, when the day was about to fall at night, the two simple bamboo huts had already taken shape.

The lieutenant also brought the futon at home, saying that the night wind in the mountains was very cold, so he might as well use it to keep out the cold. After Cao Peng thanked him, he let Guo Huan and Bu Luan live in the bamboo hut first, and he lived in the military tent with his followers. The prey and the wine bought were distributed to the villagers, and the villagers of Wolongtan were suddenly overjoyed and left happily one by one. The mountain people don't value money, they are hospitable, not trying to make money. If you give them money, it will make them feel that you look down on them and insult them.

Cao Peng couldn't help but be secretly grateful to Sima Yi, if it wasn't for Sima Yi's reminder, how would he know the mystery of this?

Sima Yi lived in the schoolhouse, and after nightfall, he said goodbye and left.

After dark, the temperature drops sharply.

Cao Peng sat in the military tent, took out a volume of "Analects" from his bag, and read it at night.

God knows, what moths will Hu Zhao produce tomorrow?

In my heart, I can't help but feel a little panic...... The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Sima Yi ran to find Cao Peng.

"Why, does the sir start the class so early?"

Cao Peng had just finished practicing his fists and feet, and when he saw Sima Yi coming, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"No, no!" Sima Yi smiled and said, "Our academy will start classes at the end of the hour." However, the gentleman set the rule that every morning, everyone must get together and exercise their muscles. Moreover, it is taught by the gentleman himself, which is also the habit of our college. ”

The scholars of the Eastern Han Dynasty didn't want that kind of sick seedling.

To read well, the body must also be strong.

Cao Peng and Sima Yi entered the mansion from the back pavilion, and when they came out of the middle pavilion, they came to the front hall. I saw dozens of young people working out with Hu Zhao.

Hu Zhao's fitness technique was an extremely popular guiding technique in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a total of one hundred and eight movements, imitating birds and animals.

In later generations, Mawangdui unearthed a set of thousand-year-old guidance techniques, which are similar to this set of fitness techniques taught by Hu Zhao.

Like yoga? Like Tai Chi? Like a five-bird play?

Anyway, Cao Peng couldn't say clearly.

He and Sima Yi practiced with the students under the two corridors.

"Brother, why don't we go and practice with them?"

Sima Yi shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's that they don't accept me...... By the way, when you came yesterday, did Zhou Qi embarrass you? ”

"Uh......"

"He is a local, and he is the leader of the disciples in the academy.

This person...... It's not that bad, but it's a little narrow-minded. When I first entered the academy, I had a little misunderstanding with him, so I never got along. Even with me, the disciples of the academy were very repulsive to me, so I had to exercise here alone. ”

Ha, I didn't expect the famous Sima Yi to have eaten this kind of turtle?

Cao Peng subconsciously looked at Zhou Qi, but found that Zhou Qi was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other, and Zhou Qi smiled at Cao Peng, which was regarded as a greeting. Cao Peng also smiled in return, and then looked at Sima Yi, and realized something in his heart.

It may not be that Zhou Qi is narrow-minded, and Sima Yi himself is afraid that it has something to do with it.

Sima Yi was born in a high-ranking family, and this high-ranking disciple always has some arrogance...... Or rather, arrogance.

Perhaps, it is this arrogance that makes the misunderstanding between the two sides deeper. Cao Peng thought about it, but he didn't break it up with Sima Yi...... Why do you want to offend Sima Yi for this kind of thing?

Don't look at him very enthusiastic about me now, if you annoy him, you can't say that you will hold a grudge.

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― the morning practice was over, and the disciples dispersed in twos and threes.

Hu Zhao ignored Sima Yi and Cao Peng, and returned to the room on his own.

Towards the end of the hour, Sima Yi called Cao Peng and walked into the front hall together. This is a hall of more than 400 square meters, Hu Zhao is sitting in a precarious position, and below is a futon and a case. The disciples of the academy sat down in their seats, and Hu Zhao beckoned to Cao Peng, pointing to the case next to him with his hand. Cao Peng saluted respectfully, then walked over and sat down.

He sat next to Sima Yi, facing the podium sideways, separated from the disciples.

Many people didn't recognize Cao Peng, and Hu Zhao didn't deliberately introduce him. But everyone knows that sitting in this seat means that Hu Zhao has accepted Cao Peng. Many people's eyes showed envy, and some people exchanged heads and whispered in the hall.

Hu Zhao ignored it, picked up the shocking wood, and slapped it on the case.

In an instant, there was silence in the hall!

Cao Peng sat on the pu mat, and in a trance, he seemed to have returned to the classroom of the school in his previous life......―――――――――――――――――――――― there are only two shifts today!

The state is not too good, please forgive me.

(To be continued)