In the early morning of the next day, Wang Xu took all the female dependents and children of the family, accompanied by Wang Kai, Cao Peng Fazheng, Wei Cao Peng Xizhen, and Zhou Zhi, the rebellious general, to visit the homes of the senior generals who had died in battle, comforted their families and children, asked for warmth, and cared for them.

It took several days to visit them one by one.

But after walking down in such a circle, Wang Xu's heart was sour, especially in Su Fei's family, the eldest son was only nine years old, the second son was six years old, and the youngest daughter was only about the same size as Xiao Wang Zheng, two years old!

When Su Fei's wife and her three children visited him, he almost burst into tears.

But the world is impermanent, what happened has happened, and he can only do the rest as much as possible.

Five days later, he took everyone north to Nanyang, walked through the former battlefield, paid tribute one by one, and set the address of the monument.

His action quickly spread, and was warmly embraced by the officers and soldiers in the army and the people, and after the tea and dinner, people praised each other, and everywhere they went, the local people in Nanyang gathered to watch, and they were extremely excited.

It's just that at this time, he didn't have any sense of joy, and his mood was extremely heavy, as did the others who accompanied him.

On the way back to Xiangyang, Zhou Zhi rode a horse in parallel with him, and couldn't help but say: "Boss, I want to mention a Jianyi!" ”

"Say!" Wang Xu said lightly.

"We have been running a large number of schools in Jingzhou for several years, and if the children of those fallen martyrs are willing to study, can they be exempted from tuition? And have priority? These fallen soldiers have paid so much, and they should have some preferential treatment. Zhou Zhi said.

"Huh?" Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, and then showed joy, he was worried that he didn't know how to effectively compensate the fallen soldiers. "Good idea. This can be done. That's how our school should be. ”

Xi Zhen, who was not far away, heard the conversation between the two. After thinking about it, he suddenly couldn't help but answer: "Lord, when it comes to the school, my subordinates also think of something." ”

"Tell me about it!" Wang Xu was in a better mood and looked back.

"The subordinates feel that now all the Jingzhou schools teach the study of literary talents, and the children who have the conditions and talents among the people are also devoted to learning literature. Just because after growing up, you can participate in the assessment, so as to become an official and do things, but my Han Dynasty established the country with martial arts, and the martial style prevailed, so for a long time, I am afraid that the people are weak, and they will no longer have the courage to use, and they will be invaded by foreign tribes in the future. ”

Xi Zhen said, worried that Wang Xu would not believe it. also gave an example: "As far as my subordinates know, there are many teenagers who originally studied martial arts. They all turned to concentrate on studying literature, although it seemed that the rule was more stable and there were fewer disputes, but the young man was powerless. His subordinates had seen a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers in the school, but no one could hold a hundred-pound stone, it was too weak. ”

Before the Qin and Han dynasties, the Chinese nation had always been martial, and it was not until after the Tang and Song dynasties that it gradually emphasized literature and light martial arts, and in the era of highly developed knowledge in later generations, the body was even more fragile. You must know that the ancient ancestors could fight with all kinds of dangers of nature with their bodies, and the Han Dynasty was even more prevalent in martial arts, otherwise where would there be so many fierce generals.

Wang Xu pondered for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong, the cultivation method of internal qi was difficult to find in future generations, could it be that it was broken from generation to generation?

"What Wen Xiang said is reasonable!" He spoke up and agreed: "If you don't say anything about this matter, you haven't paid attention to it, it's not a good thing to go on like this, and the way of a martial artist can't be wasted." I am a martial artist, how can I let martial arts fall, not only to learn, but also to further popularize, civil and military are very important. ”

Zhou Zhile was happy, and said with a smile: "Boss, it's better to simply open the school into a civil and martial arts academy, teach literature, and also teach martial arts, all of which must be learned, but let him choose the main direction of study by himself, how about it?" ”

"Good mention yì!" Wang Xu's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Let's go, go back to Xiangyang and think about it again!" ”

Half a day later, the group arrived in Xiangyang, Wang Xu asked everyone to return, and he took Zhou Zhi to Xuecao in a hurry.

Xuecao, like technical Cao and medical Cao, does not belong to the core of the government, so its Cao genus is not located in the general's mansion, but alone, located in a secluded place with beautiful scenery in the west of the city, mainly those celebrities like.

Its courtyard is very large, rockery stone forest, small lake weeping willow, green bamboo and green trees, grass and saffron, everything is complete, after the careful carving of famous craftsmen and those elegant scribes, it can be called the most beautiful and poetic courtyard in the whole Xiangyang, even Jingzhou, there is no one.

As soon as he walked into it, Wang Xu took Zhou Zhi to be confused, and he was stunned in the bamboo forest for a while and didn't find the way.

"Zhou Zhi, haven't you been here? How did you bring me into the woods? ”

"I don't know! When I came here before, it wasn't a bamboo forest, it was a peach forest! Zhou Zhi said helplessly.

Just as the two were anxious to find their way, a hearty laugh suddenly came: "Hahaha...... How could General Wang have Yaxing come here to check on Cao today. ”

Wang Xu looked back and was slightly surprised.

I saw two old acquaintances walking in the distance, Liu Biao, Liu Jingsheng and Liu Zhang, Liu Jiyu, both of them are now serving as a scholar, compiling books, refining ancient books, etc., but they are also leisurely, and occasionally go to the school to lecture and talk about sages.

Anyway, Wang Xu is making the best use of things, and for them, this kind of life is also very comfortable.

"It's so nice to see you two, tell me quickly, how do you get out?" Wang Xu hurriedly asked.

"The general can't get out of here?" Liu Biao looked around strangely, and then smiled: "This is just a simple formation!" ”

"Formation?" Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, then looked at it from a different angle, and now his forehead was bruised: "Why is this Xuecao covered with gossip maze?" ”

The Bagua Maze is just a simple bewildering array, and it is not very useful, even ordinary people, as long as they spend more time and thought, they can go out, and it is a basic formation for learning.

Liu Zhang has obviously gained a lot of weight, and may have had a good time in Jingzhou, and he replied with a smile when he heard the words: "General, this formation is made by Cai Gong, saying that it is this gathering of famous scholars, and the courtyard should also have some characteristics, the bamboo forest is planted according to the gossip maze, which is very beautiful and elegant, so it was planted, and now this courtyard is arranged in different formations, although it is useless, but it is beautiful and unique." ”

"It's really nothing to look for, the days are too leisurely!" Zhou Zhi muttered and cursed in a low voice.

Wang Xu shook his head with a headache. But nothing was said. Instead, he asked, "So where are you going?" ”

"I'm here to find a general." Liu Biao has a short beard under the jaw. replied: "I heard from the soldiers outside just now that General Wang was coming, and I was worried that the general would not know the way, so I came over with Ji Yu to guide the general." ”

"I see, there are two Lao!" Wang Xu smiled.

Liu Biao and Liu Zhang are very talkative, and they are quite familiar with him along the way, and they are quite familiar with each other. Do things that will bless future generations and leave a name for eternity.

"General, this is where Gong Cai is located, if there is nothing else, the two of his subordinates will go down first."

Liu Biao took Wang Xu and Zhou Zhi to a separate courtyard and said with a smile.

Wang Xu thought for a while and said, "If you don't have anything important, you might as well come in together to discuss and discuss!" ”

"Yes!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and bowed.

When I entered the house, I saw that Cai Yong was not the only one in the house. There was an old acquaintance playing against him on the other side, none other than him. It was the cellmate in Luoyang Prison back then, Diao Chan's father-in-law, and Wang Yun, the prince who came to Jingzhou to ask for help when Li Dao Guo was in turmoil in Chang'an.

In the early years, Wang Yun pestered him all day long, asking him to send troops to revitalize the dynasty, and it took a lot of twists and turns to prevaricate at that time.

In recent years, especially after Cao Cao moved the capital to Jiyin, he coerced the princes of the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he never mentioned the revival of the dynasty, and even stopped talking about the affairs of the court, but he sighed every day on weekdays, and the most said was: "Shuntian obedient, obedient to heaven!" ”

At this moment, Wang Xu saw the two old men playing against each other wholeheartedly, and the black and white chess pieces were inseparable, and he didn't notice the reaction next to him at all, and couldn't help coughing lightly.

"Just put the copywriting by the door, let's go down first!" Cai Yong heard the movement and replied casually.

Wang Xu couldn't cry or laugh, obviously this father-in-law regarded himself as an official who handed over the copy.

Zhou Zhi and Cai Yong are not familiar with each other, and they are not easy to speak.

Liu Biao smiled, but took a step forward and acted as a villain: "Gong Cai, General Wang is here." ”

When Cai Yong heard this, he immediately waved his hand impatiently: "General Wang, which General Wang, wait for me to finish this game of chess......"

Before he finished speaking, he seemed to react suddenly, turned his head suddenly, and suddenly exclaimed, "When did Ziyang come?" ”

"Father-in-law!" Wang Xu bowed his hand lightly and smiled silently.

"Ziyang?" Wang Yun seemed to have just gotten rid of the chess game at this moment, and looked at it blankly.

After a moment, he didn't care about playing chess anymore, hurriedly greeted him, and said happily: "Ziyang, you went to Nanzhong after you returned to Jingzhou, and Nanzhong went to Nanyang two days after you returned, when did you come back this time?" I haven't seen you for a few years, but the more majestic and heroic, it's not easy to just see you. ”

"My father-in-law laughed, I was really entangled in state affairs, so I couldn't come to visit, but I hope the two fathers-in-law will forgive me." Wang Xu said politely.

Originally, he didn't need to be called Cai Yong and Wang Yun's father-in-law, because the daughters of the two were his concubines, not his wife, but he had always been so respectful, and there was no difference between his wife and concubine for him, which was also known to everyone in Jingzhou.

"Hahaha...... It's good to come back, it's good to come back, Ziyang is busy with state affairs, and it is right. Cai Yong was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and he was also worried about it in the past two years.

As he spoke, he smiled casually and asked, "By the way, how did Ziyang have time to come to Xuecao?" It's your first time here! ”

Wang Xu smiled: "I came here to learn Cao to discuss some things. ”

"Deliberations?" Cai Yong and Wang Yun looked at each other suspiciously for a moment, and then said puzzledly: "Xuecao has never had a slight difference, as for military affairs, the people here have long ignored it, and I don't know what Ziyang wants to discuss?" ”

"Learning Cao is a holy place for scholars, of course, I am not here to discuss military affairs, but to talk about educating people and teaching students."

Wang Xu didn't want to talk nonsense, paused, and said bluntly: "Now the literati in Jingyi Erzhou are prosperous, and the school is all over the place, which is a good thing, but I heard that the young people in the school are difficult to hold even a hundred catties of stones, and I am worried that the people of the Han Dynasty will be weakened, so I plan to change the school into a Wenwu Academy in the future, which teaches both literature and martial arts, and allows students to choose their own focus, I don't know what you think?" ”

"That's a good idea!"

I thought that someone would object, but I didn't think that Cai Yong, Wang Yun, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang all nodded immediately.

Cai Yong replied: "I am a Han person, no matter how martial arts, all have to practice martial arts to strengthen the body, this is the way to rejuvenate the country, but such an open teaching of martial arts, since ancient times, all schools will inevitably not want to make it public, what do we teach?" ”

Wang Xu pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "I'll figure out a way to do this, since everyone thinks it's feasible, then I'll start implementing it immediately, and there is another point, I hope to set up a full-time training academy for generals, similar to Taixue, but not only to train outstanding teenagers, but also to let generals also go to further study." ”

"It's easy to do." Cai Yong said with a smile: "I have been looking for a suitable place in the past few days, and I will initially build it first, and then gradually repair it, but I don't know what name Ziyang intends to take, so I can ask people to carve a plaque first and prop up the façade." ”

"Hmm...... I think it's called Dongqingyuan! Wang Xu took a name at random, and then said: "But the establishment of this academy will inevitably require teachers who are very proficient in military affairs, and it is difficult to find it for a while, I am afraid that it will bother the two fathers-in-law, Jingsheng and Ji Yu, and you will support it for the time being." ”

"Huh! No, no, no! ”

In addition to Liu Biao, Cai Yong, Wang Yun and Liu Zhang immediately waved their hands.

Cai Yong said: "Ziyang, a few of us, except for Liu Jingsheng, are not suitable for teaching the way of battle formation, I am afraid that we will mislead people's children." ”

"Yes, what Cai Gong said is that his subordinates are compiling ancient books, compiling books, teaching literature and hundreds of schools of thought, marching and fighting, that is really powerless." As he spoke, Liu Zhang continued with a wry smile on his face: "General Wang! You also know the skills of your subordinates. ”

"Uh......" Wang Xu frowned and was silent, and quickly changed the topic: "Then how to deal with this matter?" If you can't teach it, I'm afraid you can't teach the other Confucians who learn Cao, and even less so the subordinate officials, minor officials, school consuls, and teachers below, where can you find the right candidate? ”

"Of course, in the entire Cao genus, all of them are Confucian scholars now, and the subset of scripture and history is like a stream, but there are really not many people who understand the battle array." Wang Yun took the words, thought about it, but asked strangely: "Why is Ke Ziyang looking for these Confucian scholars in Xuecao?" Isn't there the most suitable person to sit idle? ”

Wang Xu thought that he was talking about the civil and military generals of Jingzhou, and immediately shook his head: "Jingyi and the two states are both useful for civil and military affairs, and they are undecided today, so they dare not be sent like this!" ”

"Eh, of course it's a pity that the young people are delayed in the apprenticeship, but those old fellows have no intention of going out to fight, and now they are idle and boring, isn't this just right? It shouldn't be difficult to convince them to go into this school. Wang Yun said strangely.

"Old fellow? Who? Wang Xu's face was full of confusion. (To be continued......)