At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Of course, this is mainly because he has not yet been crowned and is a minor, so many things cannot be found on his head.

Some people have heard of his fame, that is, met him, exchanged names, made their acquaintance, and did nothing else.

Zang Hong is actually like this, he doesn't have any real social activities, but that's not the case for those older Tai students.

Guo Peng often heard people pointing out the current malpractices in Taixue, scolding eunuchs severely, and they kept talking when they were dissuaded. He looked passionate and had the posture of "thousands of households in the dung".

It seems that even after the scourge of party imprisonment, the strong political atmosphere in Taixue has not been reversed. Because of this, Guo Peng is glad that he entered Taixue earlier.

Because of his young age, those older scholars with crowns and curly hair are too embarrassed to trouble him as a boy, so Guo Peng can concentrate on studying, otherwise it is still a problem whether he can read quietly.

Of course, as he thought, Dr. Yan could not meet, and those who explained the scriptures of family law to students like them were all the doctor's disciples.

A doctor is a doctor in Taixue, but an official after leaving Taixue. Obviously, there is not so much time to spend on students.

In this regard, Zang Hongdu said that he is used to it. Although he has the desire to study, this is normal.

These high-achieving students who can be sent to teach their scriptures are all one of the pre-appointed heirs of the school, and the future doctor of Yan's Gongyang Studies is probably among these few high-achieving students, which is also the practice of the school's inheritance.

Zang Hong said that he is of course envious of these people, but it also depends on chance.

Those who do not have a chance will never see a real doctor from the time they enter Taixue until they leave Taixue. Those who have a chance will become the direct disciples of the doctor and one of the future doctoral candidates.

"Relax. Although you and I have the desire to study, we will follow in the footsteps of our fathers in the future to be officials. Can we really become doctors?"

Zang Hong is very open-minded, and has no plan to become a doctor in Taixue. Although he studies hard, he also knows that some things are not transferred by his own will.

The conditions for becoming a master who teaches disciples are really strict. The most important thing is to have the hard power or personal connections or world-famous fame that can be filial to the disciples.

There is no benefit at all, how can there be disciples willing to follow?

Everyone is not preaching religion as a magic stick. What students value in studying is fame, inheritance, and the opportunity to be promoted to be a filial and honest official. Otherwise, why don't they come to Taixue and follow their teachers in the mountains and wilds?

Education is equivalent to official career, everyone knows it clearly.

So Guo Peng wants to go further. Although he knows that his identity is still an obstacle, the road of glory is in front of him, but he can't step on it. What is this?

Even if you climb with both hands and feet, you have to climb up!

Guo Peng made up his mind so much, and almost on the day he made up his mind, he got good news.

Cao Cao's reply letter was sent along with the recommendation letter, Cai Yong's recommendation letter, and Qiao Xuan's recommendation letter.

There is also the letter Cao Cao wrote to Guo Peng about how to meet the two seniors, telling about their respective preferences and taboos, it is almost like Cao Cao helping Guo Peng to hang up.

Guo Peng was very happy to get these three things, and immediately wrote a reply letter to thank Cao Cao for his help, and attached a secret recipe for making beggar chicken as a thank you, and then began to tidy up himself.

He planned to visit Cai Yong first.

Compared with the more sophisticated and sleek Qiao Xuan, Cai Yong, who has a stronger literary and artistic atmosphere, should be easier to impress.

There are two things he chose to impress Cai Yong, one is the regular script calligraphy that he has practiced for many years, and the other is a five-character poem.

Both regular script calligraphy and five-character poetry originated in the late Han and early Wei dynasties, although their blooming season will not be until the Tang Dynasty.

That's because the country was no longer truly unified after the end of the Han Dynasty, and the short-term unification of the Western Jin Dynasty could not provide a good soil for the development of literature and art.

And all these conditions can only be met in the Tang Dynasty, so the regular script calligraphy and five-character poems that originated in the late Han Dynasty did not really shine until the Tang Dynasty.

Only the prosperous age is qualified to play literature and art. In troubled times, you rely on swords, guns, swords and halberds to speak. If you can't save your life, you can't eat enough. Who will play literature and art with you?

Those guys in the Eastern Jin Dynasty knew how to drink and take drugs to get drunk.

But right now, Guo Peng can impress these famous teachers with these things, and at his age, he doesn't need other things.

He hopes to get the appreciation of Cai Yong or Qiao Xuan through these, and then get the opportunity to follow Cai Yong or Qiao Xuan's classics.

Excellent teacher resources are more precious than diamonds in this era.

Guo Peng prepared for several days, prepared two volumes of bamboo slips, changed his clothes, chose a holiday, and went out.

After going out, he ran into Zang Hong. Zang Hong asked Guo Peng where the group of five and six were going. Guo Peng smiled mysteriously and said it was a secret, and Zang Hong would know when he came back.

Zang Hong looked curious.

Guo Peng left Taixue, took the car prepared for him by Guo Mu and Guo Shui, and walked slowly towards Cai Yong's mansion.

When he came to Cai Yong's mansion, Guo Peng saw many people holding bamboo slips and famous thorns in front of Cai Yong's mansion, and they were handing bamboo slips and name cards to the doormen of Cai Yong's mansion.

The bamboo slips are probably articles asking for comments, and the famous thorns are about introducing one's name and birthplace, which is equivalent to a modern business card.

Cai Yong, as a disciple of the former Grand Tutor Hu Guang, is a well-known "everyone" in the world, and there are many famous people who come to ask for comments.

This can also be regarded as another kind of Yuedan comment, and Cai Yong is honest and honest, not harsh, better than Xu Shao, so more people come to ask for comments.

As for whether Cai Yong is really honest and honest, just look at Cao Cao's different experiences with him and Xu Shao's.

In this world, there are always some respectable seniors who don't value the family background so much and are willing to promote talents. They are very respectable.

But Rao was mentally prepared. When he saw so many people, Guo Peng was also a little dumbfounded. He didn't know how many people could get comments and interviews from Cai Yong after sending so many articles and famous assassins.

"Master, what shall we do?"

Guo Shui stood in front of the car and asked Guo Peng.

Guo Peng thought for a while, and there was no other way, so he got out of the car, took his own article, Cao Cao's recommendation letter and a famous thorn, and said: "Let's line up, send your things in first, when can we call you?" Look again, so many people are probably the same as us."

Comrade Guo Peng, a law-abiding citizen who has developed good queuing habits, decided to queue up to send his belongings to the Cai Mansion. As for when he will be called, he really doesn't know.

Good guy, it took a long time to line up like this. Finally, it was Guo Peng's turn. He quickly stepped forward and handed over his bamboo slips and famous thorns.

"Under the shadows..."

"Don't talk about it, little man, just put it here, and you can go. My master will definitely not be able to read your article today, so come back later!"

Guo Peng lined up for an incense stick of time before he said three words. The doorman brought up a wooden box without a lid and asked Guo Peng to put things in it, and then he could leave.

Guo Peng froze for a moment.

"Put it in, don't block the people behind, there are still many people!"

The doorman looked unhappy, and there were urging voices from behind. Guo Peng had no choice but to put down his things awkwardly, and left the line in a hurry.

Chapter 21 Cai Yong's Daily Life

"Is there too many people?"

After leaving with Guo Peng, Guo Mu couldn't help complaining beside Guo Peng.

"Everyone wants to be famous. Cai Langjun is also a famous university consultant. Everyone wants to ask for a comment."

Guo Shui followed the comments.

"Okay, stop talking, go back."

Guo Peng shook his head and planned to leave.

"Master, don't wait any longer?"

Guo Shui seemed to feel a little pity: "We waited so long, we have to meet again, right? Don't you have a letter of recommendation from Cao Lang? Cai Langjun won't be gone, right?"

"Who do you think Cai Langjun is? Who am I? Can I see him if I want to? Look at the people here, everyone wants to be seen by Cai Langjun, come on, go back, the next thing , just leave it to God, I don't know when Cai Langjun will see it."

Guo Peng sighed helplessly and got into the car.

It was the end of May, and the weather was hot enough. A group of people were crowded here. The sun was shining and sweating.

Guo Peng hurried back to drink cold drinks.

The weather has been hot these few days. Cao Song sent someone to bring some honey and asked Guo Peng to mix it with water and put some ice cubes in it. He said that this is a special way to cool off the heat. Don't be greedy.

Then he also said that Mrs. Cao Fu Li Ding made the sour plum soup herself, and when she had time to send him some iced sour plum soup, it was also a good product to relieve the heat.

In this regard, Guo Peng is still very happy.

These days, eating something sweet is something that only dignitaries can enjoy. Zang Hong's father is a high-level military general who leads the army. Rao has never seen him drink ice cubes and honey water. It can be seen that Cao's treatment of himself Really generous enough.

Also rich enough.

As an official, Cao Song is definitely not as disinterested in money as Cao Teng.

Cao Teng's personal conduct is good, but the Cao family's conduct is not so good. His hometown occupies a large area of ​​land and manor, and he earns money rushingly. Cao Song also uses his power to make money in the capital.

It's just that someone is covering it, and under the big environment of the party, no one wants to make trouble.

This indirectly made Guo Peng cheaper, and lived a life with cold drinks, which Guo Peng could not enjoy in his hometown before.

At that time, the heat was unbearable in the summer. Guo Dan himself was shirtless in the study. Guo Peng simply soaked in water directly in a wooden bucket to cool off the heat.

At that time, he missed the air conditioner very much.

It's better now. With ice cubes, Cao Song also sent an ice mirror. Some days it was too hot to fall asleep, so Guo Peng put some ice cubes in the bedroom so that he could fall asleep peacefully. , this room is still cool and very comfortable.

As soon as Guo Peng returned, Zang Hong ran over and squeezed into Guo Peng's bedroom, under the pretense of enhancing emotional communication and knowledge, but in fact he came to rub ice cubes and cold drinks.

Of course Guo Peng would not reject him.

So whenever Guo Peng used ice to help him fall asleep at night, he would follow him and push himself onto Guo Peng's bed cheekily, saying that he would "sleep on the feet" with Guo Peng, which is really shameless.

So at first Guo Peng treated him as a reliable brother, but now he treats him directly as a sand sculpture roommate.

Zang Hong didn't think of himself as a brother, so he took the title of a sand sculpture roommate.

It's so hot today, the school doesn't teach scriptures, and Zang Hong has nowhere to go, so he naturally runs to Guo Peng's side to grab his cold drink and enjoy ice cubes.

"By the way, where did you go today?"

Zang Hong took a sip of the cold honey water with a contented expression on his face.

"I went to Cai Langjun's house and wanted to ask for Cai Langjun's interview and comment."

When Guo Peng told the truth, Zang Hong's eyes widened when he heard it.

"Cai Langjun is a famous person. There are so many people who want to ask him to meet. Why do you..."

"I have talent."

Zang Hong, who Guo Peng said in one sentence, had nothing to say.

He does not deny this. Guo Peng's calligraphy is very good, and the characters he writes are very beautiful. This is one point.

In addition, in terms of scriptures, Guo Peng was able to recite Yan's rams in full, which was very admired by Zang Hong, and although Guo Peng was younger than him, he was even stronger than him in terms of talent and learning.

There is no way, Guo Peng was forced to learn by Guo Dan since he was a child, and he is indeed willing to learn, and his self-awareness of learning is very strong.

On the other hand, Zang Hong is a little bit naughty. His father was away from home to fight, so he let himself go. Although he realized the importance of learning and worked very hard, his foundation was weak.

So for Guo Peng's statement, he was speechless.

It just doesn't seem to be enough.

"There are more than [-] students in Taixue, and I don't know how many are talented. Moreover, the whole Luoyang City is so big and there are so many people. If you want to say that there are talented people, there are [-] if you don't say a thousand. Xiaoyi, you really dare to Saying that you are one of the top geniuses in Luoyang?"

Guo Peng blinked.

"Okay, I admit, it's because my wife's eldest brother, Cao Cao, has an old relationship with Cai Langjun. I asked him to write a letter of recommendation to me so that I could be received by Cai Langjun."

"That's right."

Zang Hong nodded, then suddenly remembered something.

"Cao Cao...Cao Cao...Isn't it the Cao Mengde who killed Jiantu's uncle Jiantu with a five-colored stick?"

"...you just know?"

Guo Peng was a little surprised. He thought that Zang Hong had long known that Cao Cao was his brother-in-law.

"I didn't think deeply about it before."

Zang Hong touched his head: "So that's the case. If you have this relationship, you should be able to receive Cai Langjun... Then why did you come back? Have you seen it?"

"No, there are too many people. I was pushed back, so I left the article and the letter of recommendation, and I will try my luck later, and see if Cai Langjun can call me."

"..."

Zang Hong looked at Guo Peng with strange eyes, and asked, "If you have a letter of recommendation, why don't you just call the concierge to pass it on? That way, Cai Langjun can see it immediately?"

"..."

Guo Peng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly and said, "The doorman took my things and left. I just said three words before being chased away by the people behind. There was no way, there were too many people."

Zang Hong still looked at Guo Peng with very strange eyes. Although he wanted to say something, he still didn't say it.