In the ninth year of Yanxi's reign in the Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan was still His Majesty at this time. With the arrival of spring this year, Gao Shun entered school at the age of fifteen.
It was said that he was enrolled in school, but in fact it was just that Gao Shun's father asked the village elders to let little Gao Shun go to the free school to attend classes.
At this time in the Eastern Han Dynasty, private education was already very prosperous, which was known as "the prosperity of private teaching was unprecedented in ancient times!" "
Gao Shun's family is not rich, so they can only go to private schools that do not charge tuition.
Confucian classics in the Han Dynasty were divided into official schools and private schools. The official schools were naturally the central imperial school and local official schools, but these were only for the nobles. Gao Shun knew that he could not go. Even the library run by Sun Landlord's family and the Li family were among the private schools. The ethnic studies offered by Xiao Gaoshun were beyond his reach.
The volunteer school in the village does not charge tuition fees and even provides school supplies, so many of Gao Shun's friends are here.
"The Analects of Confucius" and "The Classic of Filial Piety" are commonly studied books by students such as Xiao Gaoshun, that is, "both those who accept the scriptures and those who do not accept the scriptures recite and learn it."
In addition to the Han classics, Xiao Gaoshun also occasionally read some classics from Huang Lao, military, medical, agricultural, yin and yang and other academics. Although the Han Dynasty began to implement the cultural and educational policy of "abandoning hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism" since the reign of Emperor Wu, , but the ideas of various schools of thought have not been banned. They are still legal, and they have been spread among the people and become the content of learning for some civilians.
In addition to studying, Xiao Gaojunping spent his time practicing martial arts with his father.
Gao Shun's father had served in the army when he was young, because the Beidi County where they were located was one of the key areas for the emperor to select soldiers, that is, the "Six County Good Family Sons".
The six counties are Tianshui, Longxi, Anding, Beidi, Shangjun and Xihe. Because these areas are close to foreign ethnic groups such as the Xiongnu, they have been deeply influenced by the customs of ethnic minorities for a long time.
In such an environment, people have attached great importance to armament since childhood, loved military sports activities, and received basic training such as riding and shooting, so they have been able to ride and shoot well since childhood.
After serving as soldiers, these people have stronger fighting power and can defeat the enemy better than the soldiers in the inner county. Therefore, they have always been favored by the emperor and his majesty.
Gao Shun's father did not become a Qimen Yulin under His Majesty the Emperor. Instead, he went to fight in the frontier fortress and then returned to his hometown. Now he is more than capable of teaching young Gao Shun martial arts.
Therefore, Xiao Gaoshun can also be said to be both civil and military.
Gao Shun knew that his parents wanted him to be successful in the future, but since they had never gone to school, they could only name Gao Shun with the word "Shun" when he was born.
It means smooth and smooth, which Gao Shun actually thinks is pretty good.
When he was a child, little Gao Shun was very sensible. He understood many things better than other children in the same village since he was a child. He knew that people were born with superiority and inferiority. For example, landlord Sun's family at the head of the village must not be offended, and even those in his family could not be offended. When a steward encounters them when they go out, they must bow respectfully, such as Youzhi, Sanlao, Chefu, and Youyou in the village. These officials in the village are the only noble people that Gao Shun and the others can see in their lives, and they wear official uniforms. I am here, so I have to be more careful...
Because there are so many things to be careful about, little Gao Shun's childhood was not very happy, and he developed a taciturn character. However, despite this, little Gao Shun is still very lucky, because his father and mother are still at home. Some acres of land can still be cultivated...
Xiao Gaoshun's family is in Niyang County, North County, Liangzhou. Originally, according to his idea, his future life might go on without any troubles. Although he was bored and bored but very practical, things changed when he was fifteen. This year.
This year, there have been many soldiers and plunders in the countryside, and Gao Shun's family is no exception. Fortunately, his father and mother are fine, but this family may not be able to survive anymore - the family's fields and short house After being burned by the rebels, the number of familiar villagers around them also decreased unknowingly. Some were killed, while others escaped...
Little Gao Shun was very sad. This was the first time in his heart that he wanted to cry, but his father and mother didn't cry. They just sighed and packed up the remaining useful things in the house - it was coming to winter now, and they had to run away...
Why this happened this year was only known when Gao Shun's family fled to Yanmen County soon after hearing the story of the noble young man riding a white horse.
That year, Zhang Huan, one of the "Three Mings of Liangzhou", served as Da Si Nong, one of the Nine Qings, in charge of the national economy.
At this time, the Xianbei Dogs on the northern border, after hearing the news of Zhang Huan's transfer, colluded with the Southern Huns and Wuhuan people to enter the fortress, either with five or six thousand cavalry, or three or four thousand cavalry...
They began to attack nine counties along the border and killed the people. In the autumn of this year, Xianbei Dog led eight or nine thousand cavalry into the fortress to lure the Dongqiang people into an alliance with them.
As a result, many Qiang people in Liangzhou and Bingzhou began to rebel, such as the Shen Di Qiang in Shangjun, the Xianling Qiang in Anding County, etc. The Qiang people began to attack large counties and cities, and all the areas along the northern border were deeply affected. Harmful.
"Oh, you guys are so unlucky! But luckily you met me. I can take you to Yanmen. Although it won't be 100% safe there, it's at least not as outrageous as yours here, and I can also give you a way to survive. "
These were the words of the noble young man who was younger than him, and they were also the promises that had impressed Gao Shun since he was sixteen years old.
In fact, according to the arrangement of his father and mother, Gao Shun's family would not go to Yanmen, but to the south!
Either Sili or Jingzhou further south, because my father, who had been a frontier soldier, knew that Yanmen was not a good place either. There were also Xianbei people there who plowed grass and valleys all year round.
However, Gao Shun's family changed their minds.
That was the first time Gao Shun and Zhang Fan met, but neither of them had much other thoughts at that time.
Zhang Fan was ten years old at that time. At that time, he had been "praised" by Guo Tai and Guo Linzong in public, and he had also told his uncle Zhang Cheng about running a business, so he personally took guests from the clan to Liangzhou to explore the road. .
Gao Shun was still taciturn. When Zhang Fan asked his name, Gao Shun didn't say anything. In the end, Zhang Fan could only shake his head and leave, and then ordered his servants to come over and deliver some food to the starving family on the other side of the road. past.
That's right, Zhang Fan and Gao Shun met for the first time on the side of Yiguan Road. At that time, Gao Shun's family of three had no food and only had some small wild vegetables picked on the road to satisfy their hunger.
In the world at this time, it is extremely difficult for you to find even wild fruits and vegetables.
At that time, Zhang Fan had seen too much of this scene. He sighed in his heart, looked around, and then approached the family.
Fortunately, there are not many refugees fleeing for refuge now, otherwise Zhang Fan would have no choice but to ignore it and pretend not to see it...
Because if there are more hungry refugees, as long as they see that Zhang Fan has food, the scene will be that refugees will flock to grab it, even if there are dozens of knife-wielding guests beside Zhang Fan. That probably won't help either.
Zhang Fan chatted with Xiao Gao Shun's father under the protection of his personal guests. At that time, Cheng Lian and Lu Bu were still squatting in Wuyuan County.
After Zhang Fan asked a few questions, he didn't say much. He patted his butt and prepared to leave. In addition to asking someone to send him some food and some travel expenses, he also said that if Gao Shun and his family were going to the south, To seek refuge, it is also possible to go to Mayi, Yanmen, because the Zhang family in Mayi can take in the refugees and cultivate the fields.
This is of course not that Zhang Fan saw anything unusual about Gao Shun's family, but that his purpose also contained selfish motives!
That purpose may be said to be very simple, that is, Zhang Fan wants to increase the population!
In this world, population is the source of most strength!
However, Zhang Fan didn't force it. He had met several groups of people who had also taken refuge along the way from Mayi to here. As long as the number of people was not large, what Zhang Fan said and did was the same.
Gao Shun just stared blankly as Zhang Fan turned and left. Gao Shun's father and mother also did the same, and fell silent after taking the things handed to them by the people around Zhang Fan.
Just a moment later, Gao Shun's father made a new decision - to follow this little noble man's words and go to Yanmen Mayi!
His idea was simple. He had never seen such a kind-hearted nobleman!
From the perspective of Gao Shun's father for decades, in military terms, he felt that the Zhang Shaojun in front of him was worth entrusting his life to!
So Gao Shun's father asked his wife and children to eat some food quickly to fill their stomachs, and then he came to Zhang Fan who was about to leave. After he mentioned the idea of going to Mayi, Zhang Fan immediately burst into laughter.
Then Zhang Fan asked his servants to give Gao Shun's family more food and money, and then pointed out the direction to Mayi.
Zhang Fan and his party still have important matters to attend to, and it is impossible for them to take a family of refugees with them. What they have done now has been done to the best of their ability.
In this way, the first meeting between Zhang Fan and Gao Shun ended. At that time, the impression of the young Shaojun who rode a white horse and had extraordinary conversation and behavior had been deeply engraved in Gao Shun's heart.
More importantly, even though Gao Shun was still young at that time, he still had the idea of devoting his life to this little Zhang Shaojun.
By the way, Xiao Gao remembered the name of that young nobleman - Zhang Fan from Yanmen Mayi!
"The great ancestor Taizu was very fond of charity, and often traveled to various places. When he saw the hungry and cold people, he couldn't bear it, so he scattered around to give gifts to the people. He said sadly: "Who's to blame! "————"Book of the Later Jin Dynasty" Volume 1 "The Chronicles of Gaozu"
