Chapter 21: After the Dead

Taixue is located south of Luoshui, only eight kilometers away from the imperial city, and occupies a vast area of land in the southeast corner of Luoyang City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the highest institution of learning in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, Taixue accommodated more than 30,000 students to study here in its heyday, cultivating a large number of talents for the Han Dynasty.

In recent years, the status of Taixue has plummeted, first suffered a heavy blow in the two disasters of the party, and then there was the Hongdu Gate School opened by Emperor Ling to compete with it, and the once prosperous Taixue can only helplessly gradually decline, but among the scholars who are really dedicated to learning, Taixue is still the holy place of study in their minds, because Taixue has a huge collection of books, ranking first in the country. In this era, due to technical constraints, the circulation of books is still very difficult, so books are very precious.

There is a large lake in the northeast corner of Taixue, the lake water is clear and translucent, and the bottom can be seen almost at the bottom. There is a large bamboo forest growing on the edge of the lake, the emerald green bamboo leaves are full of vitality, the sparkling water reflects the bamboo shadow, the fish in the lake seem to jump out of the water and shuttle between the bamboo forests, the breeze blows with a faint bamboo fragrance, refreshing people's hearts. The environment here is quiet and beautiful, and it seems to be far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

Nestled next to the lake, there is a grass hut on the edge of the bamboo forest. The structure of the cottage is simple, but it blends perfectly into the beautiful scenery here. It's like a stroke of genius, adding a bit of popularity to this cold picture.

In the grass house, there is an old man and a young man who are playing at the moment.

The little one is delicate-looking, slightly thin, and dressed in a Taixue style shirt.

The old man is the owner of this room, Zheng Xuan, as one of the great Confucians in the world, the founder of Zheng Xue.

Zheng Xuan's history of fame is quite legendary. He has been passionate about learning for decades and has worked tirelessly. He successively studied under the famous masters of the time, such as the fifth Yuanxian and Zhang Gongzu. In the year of its establishment, he also worshiped the great Confucian horse at that time as a teacher and became his closed disciple.

Ma Rong was very knowledgeable and unsurpassed at that time. Zheng Xuan studied in Ma Rong for several years, and when he returned from his studies, even Ma Rong said to others with emotion: "Zheng Sheng is going now, I am going to the east!" Zheng Xue's creation had a far-reaching impact, completely affirmed the status of his generation of great Confucians, and was deeply admired by the world's scholars.

Zheng Xuan is now nearly sixty years old, but his spirit is still vibrant. At the moment, I was concentrating on the chessboard.

This old gentleman has only two hobbies in his life, one is learning, and the other is gaming. But after playing chess for decades, this chess skill has never grown much, bullying and bullying ordinary people is okay, once you meet someone who is good at playing, it will be a little difficult to get on the table.

At this moment, the game has reached a critical moment, and the board is intricate and the situation cannot be seen clearly. Zheng Xuan, who was holding black, held the chess pieces in his hand but couldn't drop them for a long time, and the Confucian old god who was playing against him was there, and he didn't urge, holding the book and reading it carefully, it seemed that he was a person who could use both of his heart.

"Pop" The chess pieces made a crisp sound when they came into contact with the chessboard, and Zheng Xuan hesitated for a long time and finally made a move.

When the scholar heard the voice, he glanced at the chessboard out of the corner of his eye, immediately picked up the chess piece and picked up a hand, and then returned his attention to the book.

Zheng Xuan, who had been paying attention to the trend of the chessboard, saw this fast and accurate hand from Confucianism, his face changed greatly, and he patted his head and said, "Ouch! You see my brain, I'm all confused, and I'm wrong, this hand doesn't count, start over! ”

After hearing this, Confucian put down the book angrily, looked at Zheng Xuan with disdain, and said, "Shibo, this is the first time." You must know that the chessboard is particular about falling children without regrets. ”

Zheng Xuan smiled with his index finger while reviewing it: "The last time, I promise this is definitely the last time!" ”

Looking at Zheng Xuan, who was disrespectful to the old man, Confucian was very helpless. The plate has been restored, what if you don't agree.

But after only a few times, watching the big dragon on the plate being eaten by the scholar in one bite, Zheng Xuan glared fiercely at the Confucian who was sitting opposite and said, "Do you kid know what it means to respect the elder, don't you know how many hands to let my old man do?" I really don't know how your master taught you! ”

Zheng Xuan, who lost the chess, angrily threw the chess pieces in his hand into the chess box, and sat aside with his arms folded.

Confucian is really angry and funny. When I first met, Zheng Xuan's image in his mind was that of a rigorous, wise and unsmiling scholar, but after getting along these days, the scholar found that the originator of Zheng Xue, who was famous all over the world, was actually an old naughty boy-like character, with a strange temper and willfulness. The scholar also had to sigh in his heart, it was better to meet than to be famous.

Although he couldn't cry or laugh, he didn't really care about anything, so Confucius had to curry favor and responded: "Okay, let's let the five of you finish next time, you can dissipate your anger when you are old, this anger is bad for your body, I can't afford it." ”

"Who is rare for you kid to give up, I just want you to give up, but I didn't ask you to give up! Can a handicap be the same as a handicap? The people in your family are all too calculating, the old man will never play chess with you again in the future, get out, I will be upset when I see you kid. ”

Zheng Xuan still wanted to save face when he lost the chess, seeing that Confucianism didn't care, he was cleaning up the chess pieces with a smile on his face, and he was even more angry.

"Najia will leave today, this book is really interesting, can Shibo borrow me for a few days."

Zheng Xuan snorted angrily, didn't take care of it, and the scholar was not polite, got up and tidied up his clothes, picked up the book and was about to go out, but he saw a young man coming from outside, and Zheng Xuan, who was sitting on the side sulking, was also slightly stunned.

The person who came was Zheng Xuan's son Zheng Yien, the scholar and Zheng Yien were already old acquaintances, seeing Zheng Yien's confused appearance, he glanced at the chessboard, Zheng Yien immediately understood, the two looked at each other and smiled, obviously also knowing their father's chess skills.

"It's not good to go to Wenshu, what are you doing here, hey! What are you holding in your hand? ”

Looking at the eyebrows of the two, Zheng Xuan didn't know what the two were laughing at, his old face was red, and he was about to have a seizure. But he saw the name card that Zheng Yien was holding in his hand.

Zheng Yien hurriedly handed the name card to Zheng Xuan and said, "Father, Liu Zongzheng is already here." ”

"Huh! Isn't the time yet up? It came so early. ”

Liu Yu came earlier than the agreed time, Zheng Xuan was also a little surprised, took the name card and glanced at it, then turned his head to the scholar and said: "Don't leave for the time being, Liu Zongzheng and your family are also old acquaintances, your father and he should have heard about the things back then, since you came, you might as well meet them." ”

Liu Yu and Liu Hao, father and son, were waiting outside the door, and the beautiful scenery around them made people feel comfortable, and even waiting became a beautiful thing. For this Zheng Xuan, Liu Hao has heard of it for so many years in this era, but he has never seen him, and he feels full of mystery. Now seeing Liu Yu's solemn appearance, Liu Hao also has some expectations for the Mr. Zheng Xuan he is about to meet.

"Squeak" As the door opened, three people walked out of the inside and greeted them.

Zheng Yien, who opened the door, had already seen the other old and young, the younger one looked clear-eyed, fresh and handsome, which made people's eyes shine, but the old one looked very ordinary and had nothing to show off.

Seeing these three people, Liu Hao naturally knew which one was Zheng Xuan, which was far from the imaginary fairy wind bone, and Liu Hao couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

"Who is this?"

The two sides met for a while, and Liu Yu was also curious about the Confucian students standing behind Zheng Xuan, after all, the people who could make friends with Zheng Xuan were all famous people, and Confucian students looked too young.

"Fengxiao, why don't you come and see your Uncle Liu Shi soon."

Zheng Xuan's words made Liu Yu even more puzzled, Uncle Shi, could it be the old man? This doubt was quickly answered.

"Guo Jia visited Uncle Shi, and my father often mentioned Uncle Shi's demeanor in Japan, and it was really Jia's honor to finally see him today." Guo Jia paid a big salute and was delighted.

"Surname Guo? He... Could it be from Yingchuan? ”

After Liu Yu looked up and down at Guo Jia, who was worshipping on the ground, he showed a sudden look, but he was still a little uncertain, pointing at Guo Jia, but his eyes looked at Zheng Xuan, wanting to find the final answer in Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan bowed slightly, affirming Liu Yu's guess.

Liu Yu's guess was confirmed, and he was excited. stepped forward to help Guo Jia and said with emotion: "I think I will be so young and frivolous and high-spirited when I work with Guo Dechuan in Youzhou. Now, ten years have passed, and Tokugawa drove the crane west, and finally I can't see each other again, which has become my biggest regret, I don't want to be as big as you now. Liu Yu said that he was already embarrassed later.

"My father also told me that he was the most like-minded with Uncle Shi, and that Uncle Shi and his father worked together to make all ethnic groups outside the Seychelles surrender without a single soldier, and these feats really fascinated Jia."

Guo Jia answered calmly with a smile on his face, without losing courtesy. From beginning to end, he showed that he was old and did not match his age, and Liu Yu was also amazed in his heart, and he was relieved to feel for his deceased old friend.