Chapter 101: Friends of the New Year
Cai Mingji asked strangely: "He Yilang, you said before that your family is no longer here?" He also said that his mind was worldly, and he parted from Ling Zun prematurely, isn't it...... What's going on here? ”
"In the middle of the early Yuan Dynasty, the ancestors of the family cultivated in the Wuling Mountain...... After returning, he wrote "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" He Bai smiled, changed Tao Yuanming's "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" to the chronological characters, and after pinching out the ending, he recited it.
said: "After my great-ancestor entered the Peach Blossom Spring, he still had the idea of becoming an immortal and attaining the Tao at that time, so he could not stay in the Peach Blossom Land to live in peace. And after I left home, when I returned home again, I saw that my family had disappeared, leaving only the word Taoyuan, and I thought that they had entered the depths of Taohuayuan. I also tried to go to Wulingyuan to find my family, but I was never able to enter the paradise. I think that I and Peach Blossom Land have no such chance. When I said before that my father and family were not in this world, I was saying that they had entered the Peach Blossom Land and were no longer in this world. ”
"It turns out that if you are not in this world, you will escape into the Peach Blossom Spring." Cai Yong muttered softly: "I don't mean that there are still such a good place to live in seclusion as the Peach Blossom Spring!" 'The land is flat, the houses are like houses, and there are good fields, beautiful ponds, and mulberry bamboos. Qianmo traffic, chickens and dogs smell each other. Among them, the people are planted, and the men and women are dressed like the Qin people. Yellow hair hangs down and is happy. 'Alas, that Wulingyuan has a Wuling barbarian base, but unfortunately I have never been there because of fear, and I don't know if I have this opportunity? ”
He Bai said with a smile: "I heard that although the Peach Blossom Land is a good place to live in seclusion, it is difficult to communicate with the world. Unless you are a person who wants to escape from the world, or a person who has a great opportunity, you can enter. A person like Mr. Bo who cherishes his family and country and the world is afraid that he will not be able to enter the Peach Blossom Garden. ”
"Yes, yes......" Cai Yong sighed, if he didn't care about his family and country, how could he offend the ten permanent servants, so he was exiled to Shuofang, and then wandered to Lingnan and Wudi, and he couldn't live in peace for twelve years.
He Bai saw Cai Yong's mood falling, and he didn't know the reason in his heart, if he couldn't escape into the unwarranted peach blossom garden, he would have verbal persuasion. So He Bai smiled and said: "Although Taoyuan is good, but its land is too small, although it is not afraid of human harm, but it is afraid of natural disasters, so I don't think it is a real place of happiness." Just like Wenjing and Ming Zhang, it is not much worse than the Peach Blossom Spring. Therefore, if Mr. Bo is fond of Taoyuan, he does not need to. ”
Cai Yong stroked his beard and nodded and praised: "When Emperor Wenjing was the second emperor, he admired Huang Lao's inaction and rule, and at that time it was really a peaceful world where everyone in the world was happy. The old man is old, and I don't know if there will be a time to see the peaceful world again. ”
He Bai frowned, what followed was the division and chaos of nearly a hundred years in a row, although there was a brief unification of the Western Jin Dynasty, and it was a five-hundred-year chaos that connected hundreds of years, and it was not until the time of Emperor Wen of Sui that it was slightly better. If you want to really enjoy peace, you may have to go to the time of Tang Taizong. Maybe there is oneself in this life, as short as ten years, as long as more than ten years, and there will be a peaceful world, right? Maybe.
Cai Mingji saw that his father and He Bai were all frowning, and they were very worried about the chaotic world, so they shouted noisily: "He Yilang claims that he knows everything about astronomy, mountains and rivers, geography, humanities and history, animal and plant biology, miner engineering, military books and war strategies, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. I don't know anything else, but everyone in my family is good at music, so how dare I discuss the way of music with my family. ”
He Bai suddenly had a headache after hearing this, Cai Yong and Cai Wenji were palace-level figures, and they dared to compare with them with a few catties and taels. Wait, when did I say that I want to be more knowledgeable and talented? He Bai glanced at the arrogant Cai Mingji, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I have been saying that I have learned too much, but I am not proficient in everything, I just understand a little, when will I make sense?" I wanted to worship Mr. Bo Jiao as a teacher today, but before I was just thinking about the knowledge below, where is the competition. ”
Without waiting for Cai Mingji to refute it, Cai Yong also shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The old man is only good at Confucianism, but Tianming, your family tradition is good, far from being comparable to the old man." Tianming apprentice said, please forgive the old man for not daring to agree. However, Tianming wants to learn Confucianism, and the old man is much older and has read a lot, so he may be able to mention it slightly. I would never dare to call him a teacher. ”
After thinking about it, Cai Yong said embarrassedly: "In fact, Tianming learned in his belly, and the old man was also very curious, and he had the intention of asking Tianming for advice. In this way, if it involves Confucianism, Tianming can call the old man when he asks for advice. If it is something else, the old man will call Tianming as Mr. when he asks for advice, can it? ”
He Bai looked at Cai Yong in amazement, what does Cai Yong mean by this? Calling each other Mr.? Do you want to point out each other and make a year-end relationship with yourself? This one...... Seem...... It's not impossible. It's just a prevarication that needs to be done. So He Bai repeatedly begged to apprentice with Cai Yong first, but Cai Yong just shouldn't, so He Bai gave up.
Next is the time for He Bai and Cai Yong to sit and talk while drinking. However, it is mostly in the form of Cai Yong asking and He Bai answering. As long as it is not a difficult point in Confucianism, even if it is Huang Laozhi's words, He Bai can talk to Cai Yong.
There are many new and refreshing insights. It's just that everything is a shallow conversation, and it just happens to correct He Bai's self-statement that he understands a little, which makes Cai Yong's heart like a monkey, and he just hates to go deep into the depths of Taoyuan and find He Bai's father to ask for an understanding. It's just a pity, the Peach Blossom Land is very accessible to people, and Cai Yong wants to know new knowledge, so he can only hold on to He Bai.
At first, it was Cai Yong who was asking, but later Cai Wenji and Cai Mingji, who were waiting on the side, also joined in and asked He Bai what they liked to pay attention to. When facing Cai Yong, the old man, He Bai may be helpless. But with the phoenix-eyed desires of Wen Ji and Ming Ji, the two little beauties, He Bai can only recall what he has seen and heard and knowledge in the future to satisfy their curiosity as much as possible.
The time for seeking advice is fleeting, the five catties of rice wine have already been eaten, and the dishes on the table have long been crippled. He Bai was a little tired, and the Cai's father and daughter were still asking questions with great interest, which made He Bai quite helpless.
Fortunately, the old and spicy Cai Yong saw He Bai's fatigue, smiled and stopped Wen Ji and Ming Ji's questioning, and said, "Okay, okay, it's not too early." Even if there are many questions, you should wait for Mr. Tianming to rest and ask them again tomorrow morning. ”
The second daughter realized at this time that the hour was already halfway through, and she was embarrassed to stick out her tongue and confess to He Bai. Then, Cai Yong strongly invited He Bai to rest in Cai's mansion tonight. Although Hefu is not far away, there is a curfew and a curfew system in the court, and pedestrians are not allowed to wander the streets after three o'clock in the evening, that is, after half past eight o'clock in the evening, not to mention that it is more than half of the time.
Although He Bai is an official, who knows if Luoyang has a cool official like Cao Cao at this time, and he will beat him with a five-color stick. If they resist or carry weapons, they deserve to be killed. He Bai didn't dare to take risks easily, so he agreed to Cai Yong's invitation.
After staying in the guest room of Cai's mansion, not long after, Cai Wenji brought a basin of hot water and asked He Bai to clean it, saying: "Mr. Tianming, there is no other slave at home, so I have to wait for Mr. to wash." ”
How dare He Bai let the famous talented woman wash his feet, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the basin, but he didn't want to touch Cai Wenji's slender hand. Cai Wenji was like an electric shock, her face was flushed, she was flustered and irritable, and she almost didn't knock over the basin.
Although the customs of men and women in the Eastern Han Dynasty were not as old-fashioned as they were after the Song Dynasty, the actions just now may make people suspect that they were deliberately doing evil. He Bai hurriedly caught the basin and put it on the ground, and then apologized sincerely: "I didn't mean to offend here, and I ask Miss Cai for forgiveness." ”
Cai Wenji blushed, shook his head and said: "Mr. Tianming is a well-educated person, not a frivolous person, Zhao Ji knows it, and he does not blame Mr. But Mr. De has taught a lot today, and Zhao Ji has not officially thanked him. ”
After speaking, Cai Wenji bowed deeply and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Zhaoji, for your teachings and puzzles, so that Zhaoji knows that there are so many unheard of knowledge in the world. It's a pity that Zhao Ji will marry Hedong after half a month, and I can't always follow my father to listen to your guidance, ......"
He Bai was stunned, Cai Wenji is about to get married? Is it Wei Zhongdao who married Hedong Wei? That guy died in less than a year, and Cai Wenji was so tired that he was widowed, and he was even accused by the Wei family of harming Wei Zhongdao and expelled him back to Chen Liu. As a result, he was plundered by Dong Zhuoxi's Liang soldiers and began an eighteen-year life in a foreign land.
I used to read history books, but it was nothing. At this time, Cai Wenji stood in front of herself, and she was so knowledgeable, elegant and quiet, beautiful and gentle, how could she not have compassion.
It's not that I have any ambitions for her, it's just a simple compassion. Later generations often said that the college girlfriend is Zhao Min, the graduate girlfriend is Huang Rong, and the doctor's girlfriend is the extermination teacher. Cai Wenji is erudite and talented, and she is a little Cai Yong, but she is afraid that she will be better than a doctor, and she belongs to the level of doctoral supervisor.
And he is just a person who has barely completed high school, what language can he have in common with him? If you really want to treat her as an ordinary concubine, it will definitely be a tyrannical treasure. So it's just because I love her and want to help her.
It's just that how to say it, but it's a big problem, you can't say that the person you want to marry is a short-lived ghost, you better not marry. Maybe Cai Wenji thought that she had bad thoughts about her. Thinking about the fact that he deceived Zhen Jiang and Zhen Se into marrying the two daughters, he suddenly had an idea in his heart.
"It's a trivial matter, so why worry about it. I will also have more teachings from Mr. Meng Bo in the future. Are you going to get married? That's a good thing, you...... Hey? How could this be......" He Bai looked at her face, and pretended to hesitate, wanting to say something but stopping.
Sure enough, Cai Wenji asked suspiciously, "Mr. Tianming, what's wrong with you?" ”
He Bai arched his hand and said: "I know a little about the art of face-to-face, and now I see that your face doesn't seem right, it seems that the red luan star moves, but there is a look of 20 years of exile." Well, there is more misfortune of three marriages in fate, and there is even more pain of bereavement in the near future...... Go and see if Mr. Bo is asleep, and I want to meet you both. ”