. Chapter 337: The academy adds another great sage
"Is this Wuji University?" Standing outside the gate of the school, which was as tall as an ordinary county wall, Cai Yong asked rather curiously how many students could such a large school accommodate? "
Cai Yan, who was following Cai Yong, quickly answered his father that there were more than 60 teachers in the school and more than 800 students. "
"Eight hundred students?" Cai Yong couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this number. Except for Wuji Academy, the other gentry clans may not even have dozens of students in their own schools. Compared with this, it is really a world of difference. With such courage, it would probably take a lot of effort to build such an institution. "
Zhen Yao shook his head and smiled at this. In his opinion, the current Wuji University cannot be called a 'house' at all. He has memories of past lives, but he knows that in future generations, there will be tens of thousands of people in colleges and universities, or ordinary middle schools. There are also thousands of students. Zhen Yao inspired to build Wuji Academy to such a high level, but the time is not ripe now, and the enrollment scope in the academy is still very narrow.
After saying a few words of emotion outside the mansion, Zhen Yao and his party stepped inside the academy. Hu Zhao, Cai Yong, Cai, and others were coming, so they all gathered in the courtyard where the teachers stayed to wait. Zhen Yao first took Cai Yong around many classrooms several times, and then went straight to where Hu Zhao and others were staying.
Although Hu Zhao, Bing Yuan, Tian Chou and Hua Tuo are not as famous as Cai Yong throughout the Han Dynasty, they are all famous figures for a long time. It was only after Cai Yong met everyone that the foundation of Wuji Academy became so profound. , definitely not a certain noble clan can compare with it. Cai Yong and others are all rare talents. They rarely meet each other on weekdays. Now that they have the opportunity, they will naturally not let each other learn from each other.
While Cai Yong and Hu Zhao were enjoying their conversation, Zhen Yao took Cai Yan out of the courtyard and headed towards the back of the school. As a kindergarten teacher, Cai Yan had to teach many young children.
When Zhen Yao returned to the front yard, Cai Yong had already taken the paper produced by Wuji and couldn't put it down, so he walked out of the school slowly without any interruption and headed towards the Prefectural Mufu. After entering the Prefecture Mufu, Zhen Yao had to continue to be busy with government affairs on the desk. He had not dealt with political affairs for a day, and accumulated some trivial matters that he had to review personally.
"My lord, didn't you go to accompany Master Cai?" Although Chen Lin and others did not attend last night's dinner as foreign ministers, they still knew about Cai Yong's arrival. I originally thought that my lord would stay with the old man for the past two days, but I didn't expect that Zhen Yao would be dealing with official duties in just one night.
When Zhen Yao heard Chen Lin's confusion, he didn't raise his head. He lowered his head and flipped through the copy while saying, "Old man, you don't need Yao to follow you all the time. Besides, if I ignore government affairs for a few days, I'm afraid you will also complain." . "
Chen Lin and others looked at each other and smiled. Their lord's diligence was unparalleled by many princes in the Han Dynasty. They didn't say anything else at the moment and began to arrange the government affairs of the state. After a while, Dong Zhao walked in. .
Dong Zhao had some thoughts after he was about to be sent to Qingzhou. After all, he had talents but little room to display them in Wuji. Because Chen Lin, Guo Jia, Xu You and others around Zhen Yao had almost finished allocating all kinds of affairs, so when it was his turn, it was just trivial matters.
But now Qingzhou is very different. After staying with Zhen Yao for so many years, Dong Zhao knows his lord's code of conduct. It doesn¡¯t matter if Qingzhou doesn¡¯t want it. Once it¡¯s ready to take it, it must make every effort to develop it. These are what Dong Zhao is good at, so Dong Zhao has been preparing everything at home these days, and now it is time to bid farewell to Zhen Yao.
I saw Dong Zhao bowing and saluting, then taking a few steps forward and saying, "Master," Zhao said that he shouldered the heavy responsibility of governing Qingzhou and did not dare to slack off. Even if there is news exchange in Wuji, it is a lot of inconvenience. Jin Zhao specially came to ask for orders from his lord, and Yun Zhao immediately went to Qingzhou. "
When Dong Zhao walked into the hall, Zhen Yao put down the scroll in his hand. After hearing Dong Zhao's intention, he thought for a moment and said, "Gongren has this intention." Yao was very pleased. However, Qingzhou is currently tentatively decided, is Gongren confident in riding there alone? "
Dong Zhao nodded solemnly, Lord, please be at ease. Zhao must first have a clear understanding of the general situation of Qingzhou before going there. My lord just needs to ask Bo Dian (named by Min Chun) to coordinate with Zhao Ce in Bohai. If nothing happens, I can help my lord take over Qingzhou within one month."
"Since Gongren is so confident, let's prepare our luggage and set off." Zhen Yao looked at the confident middle-aged man in front of him and kept hiding his actions, which made him anxious. He immediately slapped the case and said, "Don't worry, Yao will not lack any supplies or armaments that should be given to Qingzhou, so just ask. But one thing is, one year later, someone must see results."
"Promise" Dong Zhao bowed and agreed, stepped back with his feet, turned around and left in a hurry after approaching the door threshold. Finally got a chance to show his ambition, Dong Zhao seemed to be calm, but he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Compared with Dong Zhao, Zhen Yao is not too happy. After all, Qingzhou is not helpful to Zhen Yao at all. Instead, he needs strong support from Jizhou. Thinking of todayThe tens of thousands of money and food he had in the past few years had to be spent on Qingzhou's territory, and Zhen Yao had a headache. Jizhou is indeed rich, but there are major events every year, and there is no savings at all.
When the things at hand were almost settled, the scorching sun on the horizon was about to set, and Zhen Yao had to rush back to the Zhen Mansion with his hands and feet broken. Old Cai Yong had just arrived in Wuji, but he had three meals a day at his own house. Whether it was because of Old Cai Yong's reputation or his relationship with Cai Yan, Zhen Yao had to accompany him.
After Zhen Yao returned to his home, Cai Yong was chatting happily with Zhen Yan. When he saw Zhen Yao walking into the front hall, Zhen Yan smiled and said, Mr. Cai, now that the real master is here, do you want to ask your third brother personally. "
Zhen Yao had just walked into the house at this time. When he heard what his second brother said, he looked at the two of them suspiciously. Seeing Zhen Yao looking at him in confusion, Cai Yong had to say, Bo Gao, I was visiting the school today, but it was you who hid a lot of treasures. The cart of dowry I sent you back then has now become yours. Purchased school textbooks. "
When Zhen Yao heard Cai Yong talking about this, he felt it was funny in his heart. When he brought the old man Cai Yong to the school, Zhen Yao had expected it. Now seeing that the old man really took the bait, he immediately said that if his father-in-law had free time, he might as well go to the school often. Moving around? There are many students in the school, and there are many talented people among them. If you can get the guidance of your father-in-law, you will be benefited throughout your life. "
Cai Yong nodded with satisfaction, but when he looked back, it seemed that he had been 'calculated'. Shaking his head and sighing softly, Zhen Yao felt that his heart was not at all lively after he told the old man that he was not allowed to rest.
Although Cai Yong lived a comfortable life in Chang'an for several years, he spent his days drinking like a dying man and had no fixed goals at all. Now in Wuji City, Zhen Yao gave him a platform to show off his remaining enthusiasm. He spoke of Zhen Yao's dissatisfaction, but deep down he was still very happy. You could tell just by looking at the slightly relaxed wrinkles on the old man's eyebrows.
Since then, Wuji Academy has added another famous Han scholar, and the reputation of the academy has gradually spread out of Wuji. After all, now is different from the past. Zhen Yao's self-confidence foundation has been solid, and there is no need to be secretive about things. At least he can tell the truth about the academy. The entire Han Dynasty was announced.
Three days later, Dong Zhao left Wuji and headed to Qingzhou with his family and children. After all, the Qingzhou group did not know when they would be able to return to Wuji, so their family members naturally had to go with them. Zhen Yao did not have the habit of using the children of his ministers as hostages. .
When Dong Zhao set foot in Qingzhou, Zhang Fei had already left Beihai with his troops, passed through Langye, and went straight to Tancheng where Tao Qian lived. Zhang Fei's military actions have been known to many princes, which greatly relieved the nervous Yuan Shao, but also made Cao Cao and Sun Jian, who were also plotting against Xuzhou, frown.
"I haven't seen General Zhang for several years, and he is even more majestic and heroic." Old Tao Qian did not allow Zhang Fei's army to enter the city. He only allowed Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to enter with more than a hundred soldiers, and held a banquet at the Prefectural Mufu in the city. It can also be regarded as a reception feast.
Zhang Fei and others had also met Tao Qian, and they nodded in return and said that the Lord once said that Taozhou Mu was a rare and talented man among the Han Dynasty, and he could get a glimpse of the people's sentiments in Xuzhou. This cup is for Jingzhou Mu. "
"Okay." Although Tao Qian was in poor health, his reputation was not weak in front of many ministers. He raised the wine bottle on the desk and drank it all in one gulp. Although it was inevitable to cough for a while after drinking it, his refreshing appearance won the favor of Zhang Fei and others.
In addition to Tao Qian and Zhang Fei, there were also people from the three major families in Xuzhou, such as Chen Deng, Chen Yuanlong, Cao Bao, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang from the Cao family in Xiapi. In addition to these people, there are others such as Zhao Yu and Zuo Rong.
Except for Mi Zhu and Zhang Fei, who were somewhat polite among these people, no one else took Zhang Fei seriously. Even Tai Shi Ci, who had saved Xuzhou once, no one reminisced with them. Obviously at this critical juncture, these people of all ethnic groups in Xuzhou did not like Zhang Fei who suddenly came here.
Although Tao Qian wanted everyone to get along harmoniously during a banquet, each family had its own thoughts. After his efforts to persuade people to drink did not work, he stopped doing more useless things and left the hall to go to the inner room because of his physical discomfort. . Tao Qian, the rightful owner, left, and everyone present also did not want to sit any longer. They all said their goodbyes and left one after another.
"General Zhang, everyone's residence has been arranged in Zhu. If nothing happens, how about we go now?" Mi Zhu saw that Zhang Fei didn't care about the empty hall at all and was still eating and drinking on his own, so he could only say, "What if this banquet If you are not happy, we will have a drink with some generals later. "
"That's fine, let's go." Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei stopped his movements, looked at each other with Zhao Yun and Tai Shici, wiped the grease from his mouth and agreed.
Mi Zhu is the patriarch of a large family in Xuzhou, so the housing arranged is not bad. Not to mention Zhang Fei and a few people, it is not crowded even if more than a hundred soldiers live there. Zhang Fei is very satisfied with this. If you don¡¯t come to Xuzhou, you don¡¯t just go there to eat and drink. After settling in their residence, the group followed Mi Zhu.Mi Mansion wants to discuss matters in Xuzhou.
Because the army outside the city still needed someone to take care of it, Guan Hai did not do this. When Zhang Fei and the others followed Mi Zhu and sat down in the inner hall of Mi's house, Mi Zhu opened his mouth and said to the three generals that despite his appearance today, he was seriously ill. state. Zhu once asked the doctor that my master could no longer survive this month. "
Zhang Fei nodded sternly, and this certain family also knew something about it. The lord called it "returning to the light." I think Tao Qian is like this now. The lord didn't say much when we left the city. He only said that Mi had already made arrangements, and I don't know if it's okay. Tell us about it?"
"Of course." Mi Zhu nodded quickly. Even if the general didn't mention it, Zhu wouldn't hide anything. Now that the master is critically ill, everyone in Xuzhou is planning for this matter. According to the news from the spies in our house, Cao Cao of Yanzhou is also very interested in Xuzhou, and sent people to get in touch with the Chen family, and most of them are even interested in leaning towards Cao Cao. "
"Cao Mengde?" Even Zhang Fei felt troublesome when this name was mentioned. Without him, it was Zhen Yao who always regarded Cao Mengde as his enemy in this life, so that Zhang Fei and others who followed Zhen Yao also felt sorry for him. fear.
"His Cao Cao has newly conquered Yuzhou and Jianghuai, and he actually wants to put his hands and feet into Xuzhou?" Taishi Ci snorted coldly and asked, "Why did my lord send the three of us out together? He had obviously expected this." Mi Cheng can rest assured, now that we have the upper hand, if Cao Cao wants to seize Xuzhou, he will definitely return without success."
"It's okay if he is a Cao Cao," Mi Zhu's expression did not change. Even the Jiangdong Tiger in the south would not let Xuzhou off easily. The generals had already seen Cao Bao at the previous banquet, and now he had secretly surrendered to Sun Jian. "
After hearing this, Zhao Yun asked, since he already knew about Cao Bao's rebellion, why didn't he tell Tao Zhou Mu about it, and while Zhou Mu was still there, he could just capture him, Cao Bao, in one fell swoop?"
Seeing Zhao Yun say this, Mi Zhu knew that he was not familiar with Xuzhou's forces. He smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying that it was not Zhu who didn't want to do this, but that he couldn't. First of all, Zhu did not collect any evidence that Cao Bao had an affair with Sun Jian, so even if he told it, it would not be convincing. "
"Secondly, Cao Bao has been in charge of half of Xuzhou's troops for a long time, but he was very considerate if he wanted to move him; thirdly, although the lord intended to let Jizhou Mu take over Xuzhou, he never said so. Even if Cao Bao is close to Sun Jian, when the time comes, the lord will He is old and the young master has excused himself because he has nothing to do, so we can only open our eyes and watch without being able to do anything to him."
After hearing this, Zhang Fei couldn't help but murmured that after all, the old man Tao Qian was not powerful enough. I really don't know what he was doing as a pastoralist in this state. The people were prosperous, but he was restricted in many ways. "
"If my lord is young, with his prestige in Xuzhou, even if he is not in charge of military affairs, no one will dare to rebel, and no one will dare to disobey orders. However, now that my lord's time is short, he will not be able to suppress them." Mi Zhu also smiled bitterly to himself. If he had thought of this a few years ago, there would be no need to be so passive.
"What should a certain family do?" Zhang Fei was excited when he heard that there were so many opponents. At the same time, he inevitably had a headache. Having too many opponents was not a good thing. I used to think that the 40,000 soldiers and horses under my command were enough, but now it seems a bit tight.
Mi Zhu did not answer Zhang Fei's question, but instead told a few people about the distribution of Xuzhou's military strength. There are now 60,000 troops in Xuzhou, 30,000 of which are led by Cao Bao, and most of the generals are his close associates. The remaining 30,000 troops and horses are in the hands of my second brother Mi Fang and the second son of the Chen family, Chen Tu. Among them, my brother Mi Fang has 18,000 troops, which can be regarded as the second person under Cao Bao. "
"Mi is engaged, where are the troops and horses from the three parties in Xuzhou stationed? Are they all in the city?" The question Taishi Ci asked is the key to the division of troops and horses. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun also looked at Mi Fang, as if waiting for Mi Fang. Jia Liang's answer.
Seeing that everyone was watching, Mi Fang replied that there were 40,000 soldiers and horses in Tancheng. Among them, Chen Tu and I were among them. Even Cao Bao also had 10,000 soldiers in the city. Cao Bao's remaining 20,000 troops were stationed partly in Guangling and partly in Xiapi. Each of the two counties had 10,000 garrison troops. "
"So, if we want to control the situation in Xuzhou, we must first deal with these soldiers and horses." Taishi Ci lifted his chin and whispered in a low voice, Yide, Zilong, do you two have any good ideas? "
In this hurry, Zhang Fei and the two could only shake their heads helplessly. At this moment, the door of the room was suddenly pushed away from the outside, and a crisp female voice sounded. Brother, I heard that my family has guests. who is that? "
Originally, Mi Zhu and the others were preparing for the next big event. Now, no one would look good if they were disturbed, and Mi Zhu himself was frowning. But after seeing the figure of the person who came in, he couldn't bear to scold him. He could only frown and said, "Young lady is so rude and you won't even apologize to the distinguished guests."
As the person pushing open the door of the room gradually moved forward, Zhang Fei and the other two people also saw clearly the appearance of the person who came. He was petite, wearing a blue robe, and had a gold ring tied on his hair. Pearl hairpin. After seeing a lot of people in the room, he also got into trouble, and two yuHe stretched out his sleeves to cover his pink lips, and moved timidly towards his eldest brother Mi Zhu.
Mi Zhu was very doting on her. She forced a smile and introduced to Zhang Fei and others that this was my little sister, which made several generals laugh. "
Zhang Fei smiled and waved his hands and said it turned out to be the Mi family. Such a lively temperament was endearing. "
At this time, the little girl also came closer to Mi Zhu, her eyes were circling around Zhang Fei and the three of them, and then she leaned over and said to the little girl Mi Zhen that she had seen several generals. "The word 'general' was used after hearing what the elder brother said. However, Mi Zhen was thinking about it in her mind at the moment. She had seen many generals in Xuzhou, but the three in front of her were strangers. It's so cute, I don't know where it came from.
With Girl Mi Zhen being so disturbed, this 'big matter' could no longer be discussed. A few people simply walked out of the inner hall, went to the courtyard to place food and wine, and started eating and drinking happily. As Mi Zhu said before, Zhang Fei did not have a good time at Tao Qian's house.
Zhang Fei and others finally arrived in Xuzhou, and Wuji City welcomed a great sage at this time. As a descendant of Confucius, the name Kong Rong was a sign wherever he went. Zhen Yao had many plans to recruit him to Wuji. Fortunately, Kong Rong was the same as Cai Yong. As he got older, he was no longer interested in seeking an official position, so Zhen Yao had no inconvenience in making arrangements.
Zhen Yao originally wanted to arrange an official position for Kong Rong, but after Cai Yong, an old man of half a hundred, did not take up a post in Wuji, but directly went to teach in a school, he also asked Zhen Yao to arrange a teaching job in the school for him.
Zhen Yao naturally agreed to this, and at the same time he was very happy in his heart. Maybe Kong Rong was not good at the new teaching in the school, but his name was like a bright light, making countless scholars in the Han Dynasty pursue and follow him. thoughts.
Tao Qian was willing to give up his official career and become a literary scholar. After all, given his reputation and qualifications in the Han Dynasty, Zhen Yao had no official position to give him. In this case, Tao Qian simply gave up his official career. . Since the poetry meeting a few years ago, Tao Qian has also been quite curious about Wuji University. With this relationship, it was logical for Tao Qian to enter the university to teach.