At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Of course, Guo Peng completely abandoned Zang Hong, and immediately changed his clothes and followed the old man to the Cai residence.

When they arrived at the Cai Mansion, the old man took Guo Peng to bypass the surging crowd of people seeking to see him. Under the astonished gaze of a group of people, he entered the Cai Mansion directly from the door on the other side. At first glance, it was the road of the related households.

Guo Peng said he was very happy.

Not long after walking, the old man stopped at the gate of a courtyard.

"Guo Lang, my master is in the courtyard, please."

The old man reached out and invited Guo Peng to enter, Guo Peng thanked him, and then slowly entered the yard.

After entering the courtyard and not walking a few steps, Guo Peng suddenly heard the sound of a piano.

Cai Yong is not only a master of classics, but also a master of art. He is omnipotent in calligraphy, painting, music, poetry, and poetry.

The Jiaowei qin is even more famous and is known as one of the four famous qin in China, which shows its talent.

Now, when I hear his piano, it makes Guo Peng, a layman who has no knowledge of music, also feel it.

Of course, he couldn't hear Cai Yong's inner voice, and it is estimated that Cai Yong didn't expect him to hear his own inner voice.

If you understand it, you understand it, if you don't understand it, you don't understand it. There's nothing to brag about. Guo Peng came to study with Cai Yong and wanted to study with Cai Yong, so why did he pretend to be astonished and brilliant who knew everything?

Did you apprentice to Cai Yong or let Cai Yong worship you in turn?

Whether it is five-character poems, regular script, poetry, songs, calligraphy and painting, for the country, they are all trails, and they are things that are only qualified to play in prosperous times.

Now that the current situation is not good, is it useful to have high attainments in art?

People who play the arts must first be successful in orthodox careers, otherwise they are just lowly musicians.

Emperor Ling of Han also founded a Hongdu School to train talents in calligraphy, painting and music, which was not accepted by the mainstream.

Therefore, relying on artistic talent to be recognized by the mainstream is actually wishful thinking.

To be an official, one must have attainments in the study of the classics, and be a master of the study of the classics, not a master of art. No matter how good the art is, it is better to write a book on the study of the classics, which is easier for the mainstream to accept.

Guo Peng has always been very clear-headed. Those things are just stepping stones, and there is no need to study them in depth. He just relies on these stepping stones to obtain the most essential part of Cai Yong's knowledge treasure trove.

In the entire ancient society, art was just something played by high-ranking officials and hermits in the mountains. Ordinary scholars could only study the four books and five classics in a cold window, and there was no other way.

Guo Peng walked forward slowly, almost using a tiptoe gesture, for fear of disturbing Cai Yong's interest in playing the piano.

After walking a few steps, Guo Peng saw a middle-aged man in a white Confucian uniform sitting in a small pavilion. Two words.

As soon as some people appear, they seem to have the word "temperament" written on their faces, and at a glance they can tell that they are talents who have received higher education.

Guo Peng stepped forward slowly and stood beside the small pavilion, without saying a word or looking sideways.

Cai Yong was just playing the piano, as if he didn't know that Guo Peng was here. The sound of the piano was distant and the mood was profound. Thinking about it, he felt very deep. It must be Cai Yong's anger in his heart when he borrowed the sound of the piano.

It's just a pity that Guo Peng can't understand.

Cai Boya is very good at playing the qin, but Guo's name is not Ziji, so it is difficult to find a soulmate in the mountains and rivers.

After a long time, Cai Yong's solo came to an end. He opened his slightly closed eyes and glanced at Guo Peng, who stood silently outside the pavilion with his hands down and his head bowed.

"Who is coming? Why did you stand outside the pavilion and say nothing?"

"Student Yingchuan Guo Peng, to meet Cai Yilang, the students just saw Cai Yilang playing the piano and dare not disturb him."

Guo Peng walked in front of Cai Yong, bowed his head, and accepted the instructions honestly.

Chapter 24 No wonder Meng De thinks highly of you

Cai Yong looked Guo Peng up and down.

He felt that Guo Peng's appearance was upright, and at first glance, he could not bear any disgust. He was slender, with a ruddy complexion.

At first glance, it is enough to not have any bad feelings. The first impression between people is actually quite important.

Of course, the next conversation is also very important.

"Then did you hear anything?"

"Students don't understand the rhythm, they don't understand anything."

Guo Peng answered honestly.

"...you're sincere."

Cai Yong originally thought that Guo Peng wanted to follow suit and praise his piano skills, but he didn't think that Guo Peng was actually such a bachelor.

"If you don't understand, you don't understand. There's nothing to say. The students think that the rhythm of calligraphy and painting can only be studied in depth by everyone who has spare capacity. I should study the scriptures hard, and then talk about other things."

When Guo Peng said this, Cai Yong was a little surprised.

"Your understanding is still quite clear, so why did you show me a five-character poem? Instead of the article you wrote?"

Cai Yong wanted to ask what Guo Peng meant.

"It is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, whether it is calligraphy and painting, rhythm, or essays, they are all worthy of recognition. The student's five-character poem was inspired by his feelings and felt that it was written fairly well. As for the essay... The student's writing is not very good. it is good."

Cai Yong frowned and looked at Guo Peng carefully, thinking he was very interesting.

"What you said is a bit interesting, but you wrote that five-character poem?"

"Yes."

Guo Peng replied instinctively, and then felt that his scalp was a little numb. Could it be that this poem is already circulating?

No, after staying in Luoyang for so long, I have never heard anyone talk about this poem, even in Taixue, right?

"Does it have nothing to do with Cao Song?"

Cai Yong asked again, and this question made Guo Peng's worries disappear.

Well, the feeling is that I suspect that I have been helped by Cao Song and asked someone to write it.

"Cao Dahonglu treats students very well and is also the student's future father-in-law, but he will not do such a thing. This poem has nothing to do with Cao Dahonglu."

Cai Yong couldn't be sure.

"This poem is clearly about the hardships of military service, with blood and tears, and every word is heart-wrenching. You are only twelve years old, and it is impossible for you to go to the battlefield. How can you write such poems?"

"The student has never been on the battlefield, but the student has learned martial arts from a veteran who has been on the Liangzhou battlefield since he was a child. What the student describes is what he personally experienced."

Cai Yong was stunned for a moment.

"Really?"

"Really."

Guo Peng nodded in conviction.

This is indeed the case. It was because of the veteran that Guo Peng thought that he could use this poem to open up the situation, and it was a perfect fit.

Guo Peng told Cai Yong about the veteran's experience. Cai Yong was silent for a while and nodded slowly.

"sit down."

Cai Yong pointed to the cushion in front of his piano platform and told Guo Peng to sit down. Guo Peng stepped forward, lifted his hem and bent his knees forward, sitting in front of Cai Yong in a standard sitting posture.

Well, well mannered and well educated indeed.

"I didn't expect that there would actually be a living example by your side. The old man blamed you wrongly. Guo Peng, the old man wants you to make amends."

After that, Cai Yong apologized to Guo Peng. Guo Peng didn't expect Cai Yong to be so solemn, so he quickly stood up to avoid and step aside, saying that he couldn't bear it.

"There's nothing that can't be tolerated. As you said, mistakes are mistakes. The old man can make mistakes, but he can't correct them?

When Cai Yong said this, Guo Peng had nothing to say, but he felt inexplicably empty in his heart.

"The Qiang Chaos in Liangzhou has existed since the time of Guangwu. The war was eroding for more than a hundred years. During the period, when the war was fierce, the government's finances were difficult to support. There was even a plan to give up Liangzhou and retreat to Sanfu in Guanzhong. Later, after Liangzhou Sanming fought hard , the Qiang chaos was quelled, but for this, the big man also paid a heavy price."

After apologizing, Cai Yong sighed and said to Guo Peng: "The veteran you saw is just one of thousands of soldiers. The situation of this veteran is even more miserable. There are many people."

"The students know that the students came all the way from Qiao County to Luoyang, and they encountered five refugee teams on the way, and they were also hijacked by robbers once. The students know that there is a problem in the Han Dynasty, and the problem is still serious."

What Guo Peng said resonated with Cai Yong, Cai Yong sighed and said, "It's best if you have knowledge about this, personal experience is always better than words without evidence, this old man didn't expect you to be so small. You are old, but you have other knowledge and insights, no wonder Meng De looks down on you."

"Thanks to the big brother's love."

"Meng De also told me that when you were eight years old, you kicked the ass of Xu Shao, a famous man in Runan?"

Cai Yong suddenly changed the conversation, and there was an expression of interest on his face.

Guo Peng blinked, showing an embarrassed look.

"When I was young, I was indignant, and I couldn't hold back."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Cai Yong laughed for a while, stroked his palms and said, "Not bad, not bad, I have been courageous since I was a child, and I am neither humble nor overbearing when facing this old man. It seems that I have a well-thought-out plan. Why, you are so sure that this old man will comment on your article, even... Accept you as an apprentice?"

Guo Peng was stunned and overjoyed.

"What Cai Yilang said...is it true?"

Cai Yong smiled.

"fake."

"........."

Seeing Guo Peng's instantly collapsed expression, Cai Yong laughed for a while, but it took a while to stop laughing.

"Meng De's meaning, your meaning, and Cao Song's meaning, the old man knows, but Guo Peng, you should know more, the old man has never accepted a disciple, has no plans to accept a disciple, and has never received any Family law is taught, instead of looking for an old husband to be a teacher, it is better to study the scriptures in Taixue, and find your own doctor to be a teacher, wouldn’t it be better?”

Cai Yong put away his smile and his face became serious.

"There are tens of thousands of people in Taixue, but only 14 people can become a doctor. The students think that they can't be one of the 14 people, not only because of their talents, but also because of their background."

Guo Peng told the truth that Cai Yong also appreciated his directness.

"You're right, the inheritance of each family's law requires mutual negotiation between each famous family. It is impossible for you to join in as an outsider. How many families have squeezed their heads and want to inherit the inheritance. It is difficult to do it by yourself. more difficult."

"So, the students didn't really think about becoming a doctor. They just wanted to learn the Five Classics, become an official, and save the people."

"Oh?"

Cai Yong narrowed his eyes: "Save all the people from fire and water?"

"The students came all the way to Luoyang, and they saw not only beautiful landscapes, but also white bones and rotting corpses."

Cai Yong frowned.

Shaoqing, he sighed helplessly.

"Learning the Five Classics and saving all the people from water and fire, the difference between the two is not a star and a half. This old man has studied the Five Classics with his former master Hu Guang, and is famous enough? But besides playing the qin here, this old man proofreads books in Dongguan. Nothing can be done."

PS: Ask for counting tickets~

Chapter 25 You are very similar to Mengde

After making a sigh, Cai Yong stretched out his finger and pointed in the direction of Luoyang Imperial Palace.

"Eunuchs are rampant, and the emperor ignores government affairs and only wants to have fun. So, no matter how good the scriptures are, what's the use?"

However, Guo Peng could not agree with this idea.

"But if you don't study and work hard, you really can't do anything."

Guo Peng looked at Cai Yong, and told all the words he had thought up: "It's useless to say it, it must be done, students have studied the Five Classics, just to get the qualifications to "do", the situation is corrupt, the people are suffering, Someone has to make changes, it can’t be left to waste and rot, otherwise, the world of the big man will be in danger.”

Cai Yong watched Guo Peng for a while, then sighed again.

"You look a lot like Mende."

"........."

Guo Peng was stunned when he heard the words.

I look like Cao Cao?

What do you mean?