Qin Xiang

Wei Liao looked like an old naughty boy when facing his apprentices and nephews, but in front of outsiders, he still maintained the posture of an outsider, very capable of bluffing people.At least Gan Zhao privately proposed more than once to let Gan Luoduo and his uncle learn from each other, and would rather be a worldly expert with idle clouds and wild cranes than become a dog tired in the court.

Facing his overly worried mother, Gan Luo could only comfort her repeatedly. "Mother, don't worry, even if the king of Qin came to invite me in person, I would smile and refuse to the end." For Gan Luo, there are many ways to prove himself. After witnessing Gan Mao's ending, he became very allergic to it.

Obviously, Gan Luo's boasting words amused Gan Zhao. She nodded Gan Luo's forehead and scolded with a smile: "You silly boy, how can you put gold on your face like this? The majestic king of Qin, the heroes of all parties Yes, I don’t need a doll from you. That’s right, I just think too much, and instead add to my troubles, you don’t dislike being a mother, do you?”

"I know you're worried about me." Gan Luo lay docilely in his mother's arms, letting Gan Zhao's gentle hands run through his hair.

Wei Liao habitually lost his temper with his apprentice Qiu Wuxue again.There is no way, facing an unlovable disciple who is colder than an iceberg, Wei Liao always loses his mind from time to time, turning himself into a Titanic.The old boy is so willful, he once hid Qiu Wuxue and let the other party find him for a day.

But this time, in order to restore his dignity as a master, Wei Liao forced Qiu Wuxue to live in Gan's house, and he went to a thatched hut that had been prepared long ago with his own money.

"That's right, the old man is very satisfied." Wei Liao stroked his beautiful long beard and smiled like a flower.This thatched hut has not been inhabited for a long time, and it is also the property of the Guigu faction. It was handed down from Zhang Yi's time. The kings of Qin did not want to offend Guigu, which has a large number of capable people. In addition, they are grateful for Zhang Yi's contribution to Qin. , so it was never recovered.

Since Gan Luo received the bamboo slips from Wei Liao, he has come here to clean up. The hut has been cleaned up and decorated with herbs to get rid of the stale and rotten smell in the air.The windows are newly nailed linen, although the light is darker, it can still block the morning and evening chill.

"Uncle, are you really not calling senior brother over?" Gan Luo couldn't help pleading for Qiu Wuxue.

"I didn't see him until when he would smile and show me. There are many people in Gan's family, and it took him a lot of experience to deal with it. Haha, a man needs to go through tempering to become a talent."

Wei Liao really did his best for this disciple. He pretended to be crazy and tried all kinds of tricks on weekdays, just to make Qiu Wuxue return to a normal person, but unfortunately all failed.He could only secretly curse those who turned Qiu Wuxue into this.

Gan Luo looked helpless, and finally decided to tell the truth: "Uncle, I am not worried about senior brother, but about you. Without the care of senior brother, can you survive?" He is definitely not alarmist, at least about cooking. , Wei Liao can poison himself to death.Moreover, Wei Liao didn't like outsiders entering his territory, and he couldn't find a servant to serve him.

Wei Liao was dumbfounded, obviously he was also aware of this long-term food problem.

"Yu'er, my dear Yu'er!" Wei Liao called Yu'er's name affectionately, and Yu'er, who had been busy in the kitchen, couldn't bear to look directly at her.Yu'er swished the kitchen knife, and Wei Liao immediately changed his words, "Back then, Yi Yin was able to govern a large country as if cooking a small fish, but now I, Wei Liao, can also govern a small country as if cooking a big country. Yu'er, you can concentrate on preparing for the gathering of scholars. The food is fine, I won't bother you."

The busy lady Yu'er is finally satisfied, she is not from Guigu, why should she be a maid for old man Wei?

Speaking of the preparatory work, it was only the three of them who did the preparations, and Qiu Wuxue was there to help secretly, and he was too busy to turn his head.Fortunately, most of the literati who participated in academic forums paid more attention to elegance and didn't care much about other things.But within half a month, more than a dozen people came one after another, the most famous of which was Xun Qing, a great Confucian in the world, who was honored as Xunzi.Xun Qing took his two most proud disciples and squeezed into the thatched hut.

Xun Qing was much older than Wei Liao, with white beard and hair, and wrinkled face, it seemed that one foot had stepped into the coffin, only his eyes were still wise and sharp.He would have to breathe for a long time to say a few words, and the two disciples waited attentively on the side.

"I've met Weizi. I often hear the teacher talk about your name. I have read your military book "Wei Liaozi". He was the first to come out to meet Wei Liao, and he talked eloquently, fully expressing his admiration for Wei Liao.In contrast, Han Fei, who was stuttering and couldn't speak clearly, paled in comparison.

Han Fei had been discriminated against since he was a child because of his articulate words, so he seldom spoke unless necessary.

But whether it was Li Si or Han Fei, Wei Liao always smiled calmly.

"My apprentice who can only fight is not here. This is my nephew Gan Luo, who is extremely smart." Wei Liao mentioned Gan Luo, his smile became more sincere, and Gan Luo also paid a visit to Xun Qing.

Unexpectedly, just after the ceremony, Xun Qing asked a series of questions: "Gan Luo, I've heard your name before. Do you know what mountain has no rocks? What water has no fish? What kind of door has nothing to do? What kind of cart has no wheels? What kind of cow No calf? What horse has no foal? What sword has no ring? What fire has no smoke? Who has no wife? Character?"

Xun Qing spoke very lightly and quickly, and was able to ask so many questions in one breath.This not only tests people's thinking ability, but also tests people's memory.

But just after Xun Qing asked, Gan Luo calmly gave the answer: "There are no rocks in the earth and mountains, no fish in the well water, nothing to do with Buddhism, no wheels for carts, no calves for mud cows, no horses for wooden horses, and no knives for cutting knives." Huan, fireflies have no smoke, immortals have no wives, jade girls have no husbands, winter is not enough, summer is more than enough, there are no males and no females, dead trees have no branches, empty cities have no envoys, children have no words. Is it so?"

"Great kindness, great kindness." Xun Qing clapped his palms and laughed loudly, then turned to ask the two disciples, "Did he make any omissions or make a mistake in the order?"

Han Fei replied with some hesitation: "Probably not." His memory is not very strong, so he is not sure.

Xun Qing was obviously happier: "I heard that you don't have a master so far, why don't you come and be a base for me to close the door?"

It's a pity that Gan Luo was young, so he asked directly: "Then why didn't you become my apprentice?" In Gan Luo's view, he needs to learn from others, but others also need to learn from him. unimportant.It's just that he was too arrogant.

Xun Qing was not angry, but said with great interest: "How about this, you and I each have a question, and the two questions match each other, and the winner will be the teacher, how about it?"

"Okay, please come up with a question." Gan Luo likes this kind of competition the most, and the whole person is excited.

Xun Qing said: "How many stars are there in the sky?"

But for Gan Luo, this question is not difficult: "There are 330 stars in the sky. If you don't believe me, you can count them yourself." Gan Luo blinked playfully, seeming very proud.Then he asked, "Master Xun, guess how many things I can do at the same time?"

Xun Qing thought to himself, since Gan Luo dared to ask such a question, he should be very confident, and he had to guess too much: "Four things?"

Gan Luo stretched out his index finger and shook it: "No, it's six pieces!"

"Oh? Little Master Ganluo, can you demonstrate it?" Xun Qing was willing to admit defeat, not to be disobedient, "You will be my teacher from now on."

Gan Luo was a little excited, just like a child always longing to grow up one day, being able to be an adult, especially the teacher of a university student like Xun Qing, made the child flush with excitement.Gan Luo pretended to find bamboo slips and brushes with a soft voice, and explained while doing it.

"I can draw a circle with my left hand, draw a square with my right hand, recite poems in my mouth, think in my head, write articles with my feet, and at the same time accurately count the number of bamboo slips in the thatched cottage, adding up to six things." After Gan Luo finished, he specially gestured The number six.

Xun Qing nodded secretly, and said: "It will take a few years of hard work just for this one move. I'm afraid of the future. I lost. Is there an incense table and incense burner in the thatched cottage?" The last question was for Wei Liao.

Before Wei Liao could react, he pointed in one direction.As a result, Xun Qing went to move the incense table and censer in person, and wanted to do the teacher's ceremony in a serious manner.