Chapter 61: Apprenticeship
Liu Jian took Jin Duan to the front yard in a hurry, and several nurses picked up long sticks and benches and followed behind him, and the opportunity to show his skills finally came.
"How are they?"
Liu Jian paused, looking at the five sons and daughters standing in a row in the hall, and felt quite troubled for a while. Ouyang Gongzi and the three talented men of Fanyang Academy naturally didn't need to mention it, and the apprentice chased them to Fengmanlou;
Standing side by side with these four people is Zhu Gongzi, who invited Mr. Mei to make the sound of the tide last time. He stood on the left of the four people, and a paper fan painted with several twenty-eight beauties was gently swinging, showing his grace.
Saying that they are making trouble, naturally it is not a hat that is buttoned out of thin air.
These five people drank the flower girl and the turtle father, and stood here without saying a word, which caused all the guests upstairs and downstairs to watch, which seriously affected tonight's livelihood.
"A few sons are invited, blocking the hall of my Fengmanlou, I don't know what I want?"
Liu Jian, who turned out at the bottom of the stairs, lit up in front of the five people, and without saying a word, he made a long gesture at Liu Jianqi. Liu Jian didn't dare to say anything, and let go sideways, so many wealthy businessmen and literati in Yuecheng looked at it, and it was not as simple and casual as in the afternoon.
In public, he can't be rude, otherwise it will damage his reputation as a 'great talent in the city', and some boring people will always scold him for being arrogant.
That Zhu Gongzi put away the folding fan, took two steps forward and shook it against Liu Jian, Liu Jian walked forward quickly and helped Zhu Gongzi up.
"Master Zhu, Brother Zhu, what are you doing? The four of them are just messing around, and you are still involved. ”
Zhu Gongzi lost his usual laughter, and made another gesture to Liu Jian in a serious manner. "The student Mr. Jiuwen is a genius in the world, and he has the strategy and talent of the country, so he said that he came to study with the master, and he hoped that the master would accept us. ”
"I don't have a class here, and I don't have anything to teach you. ”
Liu Jian hugged his fists at the five of them, "This is the place of fireworks in the Qinglou, not the private school where your sons are studying." What's more, I'm young and young, and your sons are the ones who put up the crown, how can I teach you?"
The three talented men who came from Jinling did not answer, and Ouyang Gongzi looked at his friend, and in the end, it was Zhu Gongzi who took it.
"Learn in no particular order, the master is the teacher!" Zhu Gongzi's face was serious and a little respectful, he hadn't seen him for so long, and he was ready to enter Beijing to take the exam. It should be Mr. Langmei's careful teaching that allowed him to have these changes.
Liu Jian leaned forward and whispered to Zhu Gongzi: "Are you playing really?"
"Is that still fake?" Zhu Gongzi couldn't help but smile, but he replied loudly with a palette on his face, but he winked at Liu Jian, his eyes full of pride.
Liu Jian frowned and thought for a moment, his eyes crossed the faces of the three Jinling princes, and seeing that their faces were calm and their eyes were firm, he was quite satisfied in his heart. After all, it is the consequence of plagiarizing poetry, and if you can't bear it, it will be against the spirit of a man.
"Since the four of them worship me as a teacher, even if I can't teach them much, I can tell them what I know and learn. But Zhu Gongzi, you ...... Since Mr. Lang Mei has already taken you as an apprentice, if I accept you again, wouldn't it be a violation of the rules?
"As the saying goes: There is no first in the text, there is no second in the martial arts! Brother Chun, don't shirk more. What's more, I came here today because I was instructed by the master, he said that you have amazing talents, let me study with you for a few days before entering Beijing to take the exam. No matter what, you're going to take me in today. ”
Liu Jian rolled his eyes in his heart, is this a scoundrel!
Since this is the case, then I can only embarrass them and let them retreat.
"To apprentice, there must be rules for apprenticeship. One is said to be a teacher for life and a father, apprenticeship tea, thank the teacher, the same is indispensable. Someone, bring chairs, bring tea!"
Zhu Gongzi's face turned pale, while Liu Jian stood with his hands in a graceful manner. But when he looked at the four people over there, he was a little depressed and found that the three Jinling geniuses were not abnormal at all, and they were still standing with their heads bowed and ears, but Ouyang Gongzi was happy and didn't care at all.
The girls upstairs and downstairs were suddenly curious, and looked with interest at the simple place that was quickly set up downstairs. There were also a few little girls with beautiful faces standing aside, carrying tea and pastries. Two nurses brought a bookcase with a few blank sheets of paper and a pen and ink on it.
These are all things that Liu Jian ordered to take, and they were simply pieced together, which suddenly gave the flower hall of the Qinglou a bit of a academy atmosphere.
"What is this?"
There was a question behind the stairs, but I saw that the people who had never come to the front building came with their thoughts, followed by Wen Xiang and three middle-aged men in brocade robes. As soon as she thought about it, more than 100 people upstairs and downstairs were silent, her delicate face, Tingting figure, dressed in green clothes, holding a thin fan, but it made Feng Manlou full of color.
"Sister, why are you here?"
casually asked Liu Jian: "What are you doing again?" ”
Liu Jian, who was directing the arrangement on the side, walked forward and bowed to the three guests. If Liu Jian is not mistaken, these three people should be the chief bookkeeper and secretary of Yuecheng, although the official position is not large, but there is a rank and rank, and they are also famous literati in the city, born in the imperial examination.
"I heard that you are going to open the door to accept apprentices, so naturally I came to see the excitement. casually glanced at the three Jinling sons who were standing with their hands down and were all bookish, and nodded secretly. "But they want to worship you as a teacher?"
"Not only them, but also this Zhu Gongzi!" Liu Jian smiled bitterly, and then owed himself to the master bookkeeper in the city, "I don't know if the master bookkeeper can appreciate the light and testify for Chun." ”
The main bookkeeper's life was full of oil, some five-stage figures, and he smiled when he heard this: "Who doesn't know the name of Brother Chun in Yuecheng, and Jianghuai doesn't know where Jianghuai is, Brother Chun's invitation is so honorable that I dare not refuse." ”
Liu Jian was stunned in his heart, his talent is so big? It is estimated that he has plagiarized dozens of thousand-year-old swan songs, with the spread of these poems, the name of Fengmanlou Xiaochunzi can indeed be said to be known to everyone in the past two years.
Today, he was visited by someone, but it also made him a little vigilant in his heart, and it was just a matter of accepting these people, just copying some poems and songs. But if you have to find a way to curb this trend, otherwise you will definitely have no peace in the future.
But he wants to be chivalrous and righteous, travel with the United States, and accept any Rausch apprentices, especially some sour and rotten literati. If he finds a few junior sisters to sleep with, will he be scolded by his future disciples? This question has to be considered, and in his impression, being a teacher is really boring.
Thinking casually, she was a little happy, with some smiles between her eyebrows, Liu Jian could have the opportunity to open the door and accept apprentices today, which also made her happy and relieved. "Ya'er, go and get my piano. Let a few more Qingyin sisters come over to congratulate them. ”
Liu Jian hurriedly stopped, and what he meant should be that the piano and flute ensemble should be strong for him, but the Yingyin Yan Dance is always inconsistent with this scene. "It's almost fine, it's too long to delay, and I don't need to do business tonight. ”
"Everyone, be quiet!" Liu Jian arched his hand to the surroundings, making Feng Manlou's eyes cast from all over the building. The old mothers and girls in the backyard all gathered around the stairs to watch, and they didn't see anyone apprenticed, so they all felt a little novel.
was watched by so many people, but Liu Jian was not timid at all, he had seen a lot of winds and waves, how could he lose his bearing here. Sitting on the back of the bookcase, relaxed and without any tension.
He is eleven or twelve years old this year, although his perennial martial arts practice makes him not inferior to ordinary people, but he is still childish and slightly immature. However, when he picked up a piece of wood on the bookcase and patted it gently, the slightly low tone made the literati and merchants around him ignore his age.
"Under my door, you don't ask where you come from. Zhu Gongzi and Ouyang Gongzi, please wait, the three of them apprentice in front, and there must be some first-come-first-come-first-come-first-served. Report your name first, and then blow up the measurements...... Ahem! Three more questions. ”
The three of them stepped forward and made a long bow at Liu Jian, their faces were generally respectful from beginning to end, obviously making up their minds in their hearts.
The one on the left was older, looking to be twenty-four or five years old, with a square face, a slightly wide forehead, and a righteous atmosphere between thick eyebrows. "The student's surname is Li Mingmo, a person from Jinling. ”
"First question, is there a criminal department?"
Li Mo replied in a deep voice: "The students have been studying poetry and books for 12 years, and they have never violated the law and discipline. ”
"The second question is, who comes first in loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, and righteousness?
Li Mo replied loudly: "Students think that filial piety comes first, and loyalty is the most important." ”
Liu Jian nodded, this is an orthodox scholar's thought, this Li Mo is the oldest among the three, but he was expected to answer like this. "Last question, if you enter my door, what do you want to learn from me?"
"Master once wrote a poem saying: The affairs of the family and the country are uneven. Students want to learn, the way to govern the country and the country, and the feelings of rejuvenating the people. ”
Liu Jian smiled and nodded, but he made this poem himself, so he was naturally a little complacent. But how do you know how to govern the country and secure the country? The management of Qinglou is also a bit of a construction surname, and it is okay to govern the country and rejuvenate the people.
When Li Mo saw him nodding, he was ecstatic, took a step forward and knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Jian. "The disciples will study diligently in the future and live up to the kindness of the Master's teachings. ”
Liu Jian couldn't help but be stunned, when did he agree?
The little girl on the side remembered Liu Jian's previous entrustment and walked forward with tea. Li Mo took the teacup and handed over the apprentice tea.
The corners of Liu Jian's mouth twitched, but he could only reach out and take it, dip it lightly in his mouth, and accept this scholar disciple.
The two people who came with him couldn't help but feel relieved, and one of them took a step forward and made a long gesture. "The student's surname is Jin Minghuan, and he is also from Jinling. ”
"Wait!" The master who was standing aside suddenly spoke, "Who are you, Lord Jin, the prefect of Jinling?"
"It's my father'......"
"Huh?" Liu Jian couldn't help but glance at the son of the eunuch, and saw that he was born with delicate eyebrows, a face like a crown of jade, and an extraordinary gentleman's style. If Li Mo has a simplicity, then Jin Huan has some arrogance.
"As I said, it doesn't matter where you come from. Don't worry, I won't underestimate you just because you're the son of the state capital. What Liu Jian said made people a little confused, but Jin Huan was happy and happy for some reason.
"It's still those three questions, you can answer them together. ”
The student is 21 years old and has never been a convict. Righteousness comes first, loyalty is the most important, and students want to study poetry and songs, and learn some of the master's talents. ”
Kowtowed, offered apprentice tea, and the second disciple entered the door like this, so that Feng Manlou finally brought some official background.
And the last of the three hesitated for a moment, and when the eyes around him fell on him, he also made a gesture at Liu Jian.
"The student's surname is Chang Liang, a native of Jinling. Today, I saw that the master had accepted Brother Li and Brother Jin, and the student's wish had been fulfilled, so I said goodbye. ”