It's early summer, and warm winds are soaking the streets and inner and outer walls of Luoyang.
The cicadas chirped on the branches, and the sound of "cicada, cicada" echoed in people's ears, making people feel sleepy for no reason.
"Brother!" Xia Houhui shouted loudly outside the east courtyard of the Hou Mansion in Pingling Township: "Get up quickly, you should go to Taiyuan University, you are going to be late!"
There was a vague response from the room, as if the people in the room were delaying getting up. After a while, Xia Houhui couldn't wait any longer. Just as he was about to knock on the door, the door was suddenly opened, and then a white shadow came out and took the briefcase in Chinese calligraphy that his younger sister Xia Houyu had already packed. He galloped towards the outside of the east courtyard gate.
"You two, remember not to run around outside the house or get into trouble!"
The white shadow didn't seem to be at ease, and he didn't forget to explain something before leaving.
"I know." Xia Houhui shouted loudly. She watched her brother disappear outside the east courtyard door, then she snickered and muttered: "That's weird."
Xia Houhui turned to her personal maid and said, "Zijin, go to the residence of Master Wei Zhen, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and tell Miss Wei Yuan that I will be at the house outside Jinyang Gate at 2 o'clock in the morning." The small tea shop is waiting for her, hurry up and go.
Wei Yuan is Wei Zhen's eldest daughter and Wei Lie's only biological sister. She has always played well with Xia Houhui.
"Understood, miss, I'll go right away." The maid Jin took small steps while observing what was going on in the house to avoid being discovered by the housekeeper Gu Ting. After making sure that no one noticed, Zi Jin immediately rushed out of the house. Go, and Xia Houhui immediately ran to his room and changed into men's clothes as quickly as possible.
"Yu, remember not to tell Uncle Gu. If he asks, just say that I am practicing calligraphy in Linzhixuan."
"I know, sister." Xia Houyu blinked his big eyes and nodded seriously.
Among the four gates in the south of Luoyang City, go out from Kaiyang Gate, which is closest to the east. Walk south along the avenue for three or four miles. To the east on your left hand side, you can faintly see some simple and simple houses. This is the Wei Dynasty. Emperor Cao Pi rebuilt the Imperial College building on the ruins more than a year ago.
As early as the end of the Han Dynasty, the city of Luoyang had been washed away by blood and fire countless times, and the former Imperial College of the Eastern Han Dynasty was naturally not spared. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the fifth year of Huangchu in this dynasty, the country's Imperial College had been suspended for more than thirty years.
It is precisely because of the years of war, the decline of people's livelihood, the country's primitive state, and the fact that the new capital has just been built and the national treasury funds are insufficient, so the Taixue Academy rebuilt in front of us now looks extremely simple and shabby, and it does not look like the Palace Academy of the Central Plains Imperial Capital at all. The first school in the world.
Since the scholars who came to study at the Imperial Academy were not only nobles and young masters from Luoyang City, but also people of all kinds from various counties and counties across the country, many simple school buildings were built near the academy for those who were studying in the Imperial Academy. Students who do not have housing in the capital live and study abroad.
Not only was the newly built Imperial College not as big and grand as the Han Dynasty Academy, but even the teaching materials in the Academy were incomplete. They were all temporary textbooks on the Five Classics compiled by some officials with good memories based on their memories. The emperor personally read all the current textbooks, and gathered famous scholars from all over the country to compile more than a thousand chapters of the "Jing" and "Biography". As the new textbook of Taixue, this is the "Huang Lan".
At the gate of the Taipei School, you can also see a simple and old stone tablet with many damages and full of scriptures. This is the Xiping Stone Stele engraved during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. Originally, this stone stele had been smashed by the rebels in the years of war, but Wei Emperor Cao Pi still sent people to search for many fragments of the stele, and asked them to The craftsmen worked hard to repair it, and now they have the stone tablet teaching materials in front of them.
Outside the academy, the faint sound of books can be heard.
"Looking at the dry foothills, there are plenty of hazelnut trees. How can I be a younger brother to a gentleman? How can I be a younger brother?
Sebi jade Zan, yellow flow in it. How can I, my younger brother, be a gentleman, and I will be blessed with good fortune and good fortune?
The kite flies into the violent sky, and the fish leaps into the abyss. How can you, a gentleman, not be a human being?
..."
In a simple school room, I saw an energetic master with a long beard and a white terry coat. He was holding a scroll in his hand and was sitting on a bamboo mat, explaining something with high spirits. There are dozens of scholars in the hall, each sitting in front of the case. Some of them are deep in thought, some seem to have doubts, and their expressions are different.
That Master was the backbone of the Imperial Academy, a great Confucian teacher and Ph.D. Leyang. At this moment, he is carefully and thoroughly explaining the chapter "Daya Hanlu" in "Poetry".
"Se Bi Yu Zan, with yellow flow in it. In this sentence, Se means bright light and color, and Jade Zan is the wine vessel Gui Zan used in the emperor's sacrifice, and Huang Liu means... ..”
In the seat, Xia Houxuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what the Master said about the Gui Zan wine vessel. The Gui Zan wine vessel was a sacrificial vessel used by the emperor. Master's name is Gui, which shows Grandpa Yu Jin's expectations for Master. Grandpa Yu Jin has served the country all his life, and he also hopes that Master can become an important weapon of the country and assist the Wei Dynasty. It's a pity that Master...
"Xia Houxuan, why are you distracted and not taking the lessons seriously!" I saw Le Yang, who was so kind a moment ago, clasping his fingers heavily on the case, with a majestic look on his face, and scolding sternly. I don't dare to go out.
Zhuge Dan, Wei Lie, Gao Xun, Cao Xi, as well as Xia Houxuan's new friends in Taixue, Xun Yu's youngest son Xun Can, Fu Xun's nephew Fu Gu, and Yu Huan were all looking at him with worried faces. Xia Houxuan, they know that Master Leyang has always been strict, and A Xuan may be in trouble this time.
Looking at Le Yang's piercing eyes, Xia Houxuan felt a little ashamed.
“Master.”
"Old friend..." Le Yang lightly twirled his beard and relaxed his frown. After pondering for a long time, he continued: "What I'm talking about today is the main theme of Hanlu Chapter. It also means remembering an old friend. What you just thought is not wrong. If you were distracted during the lecture, you should have copied the teaching content 200 times as a punishment, but I think you usually performed well. This time, I will only punish you to copy the Hanlu chapter a hundred times. After school today, you can finish copying in the school building and then go back home. Sit down and continue listening."
"I will obey the teacher's orders." Xia Houxuan understood that if he made a mistake, he would be punished, so he had no complaints.
"I just said, 'Kite flies to the sky, and fish leaps into the abyss. How can you, a gentleman, not be a human being?' All of you here today are like the fish in the abyss, and one day, you will be like the fish in the sky of the Wei Dynasty, soaring in the nine heavens. Eagles of prey, the mountains and rivers are high, the sky is high and the sea is vast. If you work diligently today, you will be able to fly freely over the vast sea and sky in the future. Okay, that’s the end of today’s lesson. When you go back, don’t forget to familiarize yourself with this chapter on Dry Land. Only by reciting it can you gain some understanding and gain your own insights. Let's all disperse."
Le Yang stroked his long, flowing beard and looked at the young student in front of him with a kind expression, just like a farmer looking at the green wheat seedlings in his field.
"Master, walk slowly..." The students present all saluted Le Yang and said goodbye.
Outside Kaiyang Gate, some of the scholars who have returned home after classes are going back to their palaces in the city, and some are going back to the Imperial Academy. At this moment, there are students in twos and threes gathered outside the city gate. Some are saying goodbye, and some are saying goodbye. We made an appointment to have some fun in the city before the curfew. There were also some very studious scholars who were discussing unanswered questions in class. The setting sun stretched the silhouettes of the teenagers longer and longer. The laughter outside the city gradually dissipated, and the silence and desolation of the imperial capital returned.
"Axuan, tonight we go to Mang Mountain in the northern suburbs to drink and admire the moon. What do you think?" Cao Xi held the scroll in his hand, stretched and let out a long yawn: "My father is hiding. There's a lot of good wine, I'll steal a jar tonight, by the way, let's call out Xun Can, Fu Gu, Wei Lie, and Gao Xun as well."
"Can I come along?"
Yu Huan asked cautiously.
"Of course!"
Cao Xi touched Yu Huan's little head.
"Okay, okay, but today I have to copy Hanlu chapter fifty times in the school building. Don't you forget?"
Xia Houxuan sighed helplessly.
"Yes, I actually forgot about it." Cao Xi frowned for a moment, then immediately smiled: "It doesn't matter, it's just copying it fifty times. I will stay with you in the school building. When you finish copying, we can invite them out again. Not too late."
"Why, you only invited Xun Can, Fu Gu, Wei Lie, and Gao Xun. Why did you forget only Brother Zhuge?" Xia Houxuan asked with a smile.
"I have forgotten, but our brother Zhuge has a sullen face all day long, as if he is our father. He knows how to teach us all the time. Why would he go out of the city to drink with us?"
"Don't worry." Xia Houxuan gave a rare warm smile: "He will come."
"Let's go, Tiger Tiger and I will accompany you to the school building first." Cao Xi smiled, carrying his book bag, and walked towards the south.
In the school building, many studious foreign students were holding letters and reading on the Luoshui waterfront. Of course, there were also some idle students who bought fighting cocks from unknown sources and gambled on fighting cocks not far away.
Xia Houxuan and Cao Xi chose an empty school building.
"I think this is it. It's empty and quiet, so it's suitable for reading."
Xia Houxuan took a general look at the environment of the school building and nodded with satisfaction.
Cao Xi couldn't help but smile and said: "You really regard this place as a monastery for studying and practicing. Hurry up and copy it. Don't forget, we have a drinking date at Mangshan tonight."
"I know, I know." Xia Houxuan smiled, went to the desk next to the hall pillar, and took out the pen and ink and books he had prepared.
"Looking at the dry foothills, there are plenty of hazelnut trees. How can I be a younger brother to a gentleman? How can I be a younger brother?
Sebi jade Zan, yellow flow in it. How can I, my younger brother, be a gentleman, and I will be blessed with good fortune and good fortune?
The kite flies into the violent sky, and the fish leaps into the abyss. How can you, a gentleman, not be a human being?
..."
Xia Houxuan had already mastered calligraphy that was graceful, strong and upright, like bamboo and orchid. Now he was copying it word by word without any slack or impetuosity.
Between the fragrance of books and calligraphy. Cao Xi, who was watching the cockfight outside the door, suddenly wanted to read the book, so Cao Xi also took out his own slips and began to review. Master has a saying: Review the old and learn the new. Cao Xi felt that this was not true at all.
Yu Huan also picked a quiet place and reviewed his homework.
One of them copied and the other read silently. Before they knew it, an hour had passed.
Xia Houxuan's Hanlu Chapter has been copied ninety-eight times now.
At some point, there was a thunderstorm outside the house. Cao Xi felt a little cold, so he got up and closed the door. Xia Houxuan was too serious and didn't react at the moment. It seemed that he didn't notice that it was stormy outside.
At this moment, a burst of lightning flashed, followed immediately by a burst of thunder, which caught people off guard.
"Stab it!"
The thunder was lightning fast, and the lightning was even more fierce. Xia Houxuan was relying on the wooden pillar to copy the hundredth chapter of Hanlu. But what he didn't expect was that lightning actually penetrated the roof of the school building and scorched the wooden pillars with it!
"Axuan! Axuan! Run!"
"Brother Xuan, be careful!"
When Cao Xi saw that the wooden pillar Xia Houxuan was leaning on was on fire, his face turned pale with fright, and he pulled Xia Houxuan over. While using his sleeves, he put out Xia Houxuan's burning white robe. Yu Huan also slapped Xia Houxuan's burnt clothes with the sleeves of his short Hu clothes.
A heavy rain extinguished the burning wooden pillars in the school building.
"Axuan, you're not even afraid?"
Cao Xi was a little unbelievable. He looked at Xia Houxuan, who looked calm, as if he were looking at a monster.
Xia Houxuan looked up at the dark clouded sky. For no reason, he thought of his master Yu Gui again. After a long time, he replied:
"Destiny is inevitable. If I am innocent and want to take my life, even if I am afraid, what's the use?"
Yu Huan didn't quite understand what Xia Houxuan said after hearing it. Cao Xi shook his head and sighed. After cleaning up for a while, the thunderstorm outside the house suddenly stopped in a hurry.
"It seems that I can still go to the cocktail party in the evening." Cao Xi couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
