At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Guo Peng's entry into Taixue and becoming a boy boy was a sure thing.

Chapter 12

The Taixue of the Eastern Han Empire has always been a breeding ground for the children of officials.

Children of ordinary people have the opportunity to travel to Taixue until they are 50 years old, while children of officials can study in Taixue when they are in their teens and 20s.

Taixue mainly faced the children of high-ranking officials, the children of imperial relatives, and the children of nobles.

In the early days, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taixue was still a well-deserved top institution, but with the passage of time, with the decline of the Han Dynasty and the huge power of the local gentry, the quality of Taixue also deteriorated.

By the end of the Han Dynasty, especially in the past few years due to the disaster of the party, many children of the nobility did not enter the Taixue, and they were not unfamiliar with the Taixue, because they basically had a more excellent and elite family education than the Taixue.

For them, the teachers of Taixue are not as good as their clan, so naturally they will not go to Taixue.

After completing their studies, they will be crowned and married. Before the age of 20, they will go to Yuedan to ask for an evaluation to make them famous.

Of course, it does not mean that no gentry children will enter the Taixue to study, but very few.

As for the children of high-ranking officials, they don't want to study hard at all. Most of them just go to Mao, sign a sign to show that they have been there, and then—— "retire after eating."

These four characters are recorded in the history books to ridicule those imperial students at the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Wei Dynasty. They are really quite vivid.

After getting up three poles in the sun, after getting dressed and washing up, I went to the Taixue Academy to order a Mao, and then waited for the free lunch provided. After lunch, I left and went to have fun.

The merits of the ancestors' hard work and hard work provided them with such good learning conditions, but they only cultivated a group of wine bags and rice bags.

I was blinded by the excellent settings and such good teaching conditions of the Fourteen Doctors in Taixue.

Guo Peng believes that the teaching conditions in Taixue are very good even if they are modernized. Apart from the lack of modern equipment, there are a lot of things that can be learned. The key is whether you want to learn or not.

The degree of freedom in Taixue is higher than that of the current university, so it is really a test of personal will and character.

Of course, the sons and daughters of the powerful are willing to degenerate, but Guo Peng will not waste the same opportunity in the hands of Guo Peng.

Not to mention the opportunity to learn too much, before that, he had never wasted time.

He studied hard, worked hard to integrate what he had learned and seen, and constantly improved himself. In order to enhance his own survival ability, he worked hard to learn martial arts, and even learned the skills of riding and fighting with Cao Ren and Cao Hong.

Not to mention becoming a martial arts general, at least one must have a certain self-protection ability.

Time passed slowly like this. In May, Guo Dan and Guo Peng learned together that Cao Song worked for him in the imperial court and became a boy boy.

The one who worshipped him as the boy was Zhao Jian, the minister of Shangshutai, and the reason for worshipping him as the boy was "to be familiar with Confucian classics and to be pure filial piety".

It seems that Guo Peng's name of "pure filial piety" has spread to Luoyang, and this wave of public relations operations was very successful.

The specific content and process Guo Peng is not clear, but looking at Guo Dan's excited expression, he knows that the price Cao Song paid in this matter is definitely not low.

With his actual status, it is estimated that a lot of blood has been expended in order to accomplish this.

Perhaps the effort here is not necessarily higher than that of Cao Cao's success in raising filial piety, but it is definitely not lower.

The important event has been decided, Cao Song sent a letter from Luoyang, telling Guo Peng what to do next, telling him how to prepare some necessary things, some necessary daily necessities, and then the test questions and spare parts to be asked in court. Answer.

Guo Peng was indeed a little depressed when he looked at the questions and answers prepared for entering the Taixue.

It's simply a hang-up game.

Cao Song also said that as long as he brought some things that he was used to, he would buy the rest for Guo Peng in Luoyang.

Guo Peng has a separate room to live in when he enters Taixue, and he can bring some followers.

I have money!

Between the words, there is a lot of meaning that Guo Peng's path to study in Luoyang will be contracted by him, and the true nature of the local tyrants can be seen at a glance.

Perhaps in front of Guo Peng, he felt that he only had money to hand.

But that's fine. Guo Dan himself was worried that it would be inconvenient to give too much money to Guo Peng. He was worried about the robbers on the road. With Cao Song's guarantee, Guo Dan prepared a box of about [-] pounds for Guo Peng. Gold, let him take it with him in case of emergency.

"Although your husband-in-law is willing to bear all your expenses, Xiaoyi, it's not okay for a man to go out without ordering the bottom of the box. You should keep these [-] catties of gold as a spare for emergencies. When there is a need.”

Guo Dan warned Guo Peng like this, and prepared some things for him that he needed to use, even a few daggers and knives, a bow and some arrows.

"You have practiced martial arts since you were a child, and these things are naturally useful for you to take on the road. The Cao family will send someone to escort you to Luoyang. After you go to Luoyang, be careful in everything. Don't stand out after entering the Taixue, act low-key and be serious. Study, study carefully, and try not to get involved in things outside until you are crowned."

Guo Dan did not forget to tell Guo Peng not to participate in some seemingly lively things.

However, this also makes sense. In ancient times, men had to get a watch word after the crown ceremony, tied their hair and crowned it, and then it was convenient to use the watch word to participate in formal social activities.

The children of the nobility who have no hair, crowns and no words should not go to socializing, they can't drink, and they won't take you to play.

In the three years before the crowning, Guo Peng needed to study hard and study as much as possible in Taixue.

Guo Dan believes that with Guo Peng's talent, he can definitely learn a lot, at least much better than the gang of wine bags and rice bags in Taixue.

After the news was sent, Guo Peng was about to set off soon, and it took only half a month to prepare.

On the day of Guo Peng's departure, the Cao clan sent [-] guards, plus three carriages, and packed Guo Peng with large and small bags.

Guo Peng felt that he was not going to Taixue to study, but to move.

As a representative, Cao Yin instructed Guo Peng to instruct more and more details than what Guo Dan instructed. Those who didn't know it thought he was his own father, but Guo Dan was not.

After Cao Yin finished talking, a group of Cao's and Xiahou's friends gathered to send a farewell message to Guo Peng.

"Brother, if you need anything in the future, feel free to send a letter. As soon as you send a letter, I will rush to Luoyang immediately. If you are bullied by someone in Luoyang, I will immediately take the whole family to support you!"

With a fierce face, Cao Ren clenched his fists and declared his loyalty to Guo Peng.

"Support you!!"

Cao Chun is still a typical follower, so he knows to repeat Cao Ren's words.

"Brother, I will help you too!"

Cao Hong and Cao De also followed suit. At this time, it seemed as if they only had to express their opinions.

Xiahou Yuan was even more desperate, took out a knife and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoyi, whoever dares to embarrass you, I will slash down, the white knife goes in and the red knife comes out, if something goes wrong, I will bear it!do not worry! 』

A face full of bravery and ruthlessness, a look that does not put human life in his eyes, is the norm in this era.

In the Han Dynasty, when "heroes" who would kill at the first word disagree, human life seems to be really nothing, from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has always been the case.

Xiahou Dun killed himself when he was 14 because others insulted his teacher.

Guan Yu was forced to abscond from Youzhou because of a murder in his hometown in Hedong, only to have the opportunity to meet Liu Bei.

Xu Shu murdered to avenge his friend, and after he was released from prison, he changed his mind and started studying...

Looking at the history from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, those people with great reputation and even good reputation seem to be killing people.

If you die, you will die, if you kill, you will kill, if you kill for your friends, if you kill for loyalty, or even take the blame for the murdering friend, and then there will be other friends to help.

Walking in the rivers and lakes seems to depend entirely on loyalty, and there are no laws and no rules in the eyes.

It may be that the era of great revenge has not passed for too long, and the era of heroic heroes is still preserved in people's memory, and the social atmosphere at this time is like this.

In the eyes of murderers, murder seems to be an easy thing, and killing for the sake of loyalty has almost become politically correct.

It is impossible for modern people to imagine the attitude of people towards killing at that time.

There are tens of thousands of reasons for murder, and the consequences are not considered at all. The enforcement of the law is also very problematic. The absconding of the murderer is a very easy thing, and it is often left unresolved.

In such an environment, Guo Peng has been fascinated by his ears and eyes since he was a child. Under the subtle influence, he not only practiced martial arts, but also infected a little bit of bravery and ruthlessness.

Guo Peng is not only skilled in martial arts, but also dares to fight with others. He is good at using swords and guns. His prestige among the juniors of the Cao family and Xiahou's family is not just earned by kicking Xu Shao's ass.

That's part of the reason, but when he was young, Guo Peng often brought Cao and Xiahou's clan children and some other clan children to build up things that were not completely ineffective.

And for the sake of reputation and other people's swords and soldiers, it is not a strange thing in this era to not give up without fighting to the death.

I said my final goodbyes to a group of friends, and agreed that when Guo Peng arrived in Luoyang, he would write a letter and come back to tell them some interesting things, and he would also buy some new things to send back to them, and then everyone said goodbye.

Because the little friends were reluctant to leave Guo Peng, they sent each other several miles away, farther than Guo Dan sent, and they could not see the county seat of Qiao County. go home.

After they returned, Guo Peng took five personal guards of Jinmu, Water, Fire, Earth, and [-] Cao Clan's guards before they really set foot on the road, but they stopped again after not walking a few steps.

A very ornately decorated carriage was parked on the side of the road ahead, and an old servant walked over slowly.

This is an old servant of the Cao family, Guo Peng recognized.

"Dalang, please stop for a while, someone wants to see you."

The old servant gave Guo Peng a very ambiguous wink, Guo Peng frowned a little, and immediately understood what the wink meant.

"You all go forward slowly, and I'll catch up soon."

Guo Peng said this to his entourage, and the entourage immediately followed suit, and the group slowly moved forward.

Chapter 13. Thirteen Take Care of Yourself

Guo Peng has always felt that this old servant of the Cao family has a long taste.

"The old slave's belly is a little bloated. I want to find a place that is a little more convenient. Dalang, please do it yourself."

The old servant smiled ambiguously, then turned and walked into the woods beside the road.

Guo Peng suddenly felt a little amused. Seeing the figure of the old servant disappear, he shook his head, got into the carriage, pushed open the car door, and lifted the curtain to look inside. Sure enough, Cao Lan was sitting inside, clutching his own in both hands. Hand towel, looking nervous.

"How did you come?"

Seeing Guo Peng come in with a smile, Cao Lan was even more nervous and shy, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Penglang...I...I..."

"Okay, I know you're here to see me."

Guo Peng sat beside Cao Lan, held Cao Lan's small hand, and smiled: "As soon as I go to Luoyang, I may not come back many times in the future. I can count it, that is, the annual vacation, but the vacation may be me too. I won't come back often, I want to stay in Luoyang and study hard."

When Cao Lan was held by Guo Peng's small hand, she was very shy. She lowered her head and dared not look directly at Guo Peng, her face was tender red.

But when he heard that Guo Peng said that he often came back, he was a little depressed, and raised his head and looked at Guo Peng with saddened eyes.

"Then, after that... will Peng Lang still write to me?"

"That's natural, I'll write to you naturally, I'll tell you something about Luoyang, when I'm not in Qiaoxian, you have to take care of yourself, but it won't be too long, three years, but In three years, when I am crowned, I will be able to marry you."

Cao Lan was stunned for a moment, and then her face suddenly turned red, especially her ears, which were even more red, and she looked a little dizzy.

Guo Peng was also very happy to see her like this.

Now that he has come, he will be at ease. Guo Peng does not intend to be an unconventional idiot who pursues some kind of free love and free combination, and he will not underestimate the customs and habits of this time.

In modern times, it is still said to follow the customs of the countryside, so at this time, I can be regarded as a real person to follow the customs of the countryside.

If you can't integrate into this era, how can you protect yourself in troubled times?

Do you want to hide in the deep mountains and old forests, collect and hunt for a living, and spend the next decades of life?

That was too boring.

Guo Peng treats Cao Lan with pity.

She doesn't understand anything, and she probably doesn't even understand that she doesn't have the right to choose her own marriage. Maybe she doesn't think she has the right to choose marriage at all.

But Guo Peng could see that she was very happy and willing, and that was enough.

To be able to obtain happiness under the premise of family interests is already a blessing that many people can't ask for, and Guo Peng himself does not think so.

Cao Lan does not have the freedom to choose, how can he have the freedom to choose?

In other words, in this era, no one has the freedom to choose. Everyone comes here like this. It is indeed a realistic reality.

"Okay, I'm leaving, be careful, go back, I'll write a letter."

After saying goodbye, Guo Peng reached out and rubbed Cao Lan's small head, giving her a warm smile. Cao Lan held Guo Peng's hand reluctantly, her eyes filled with tears.

"Peng Lang, when you arrive in Luoyang, take care of yourself, pay attention to rest, wear more clothes, and don't dare to catch a cold..."

Hearing her rambling instructions, Guo Peng was a little moved, pursed his lips, smiled, and nodded.

At this moment, the very sensible old servant suddenly appeared, and silently walked to the side of the carriage without saying a word, his face full of ambiguous expressions.

This old guy is really...