Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 91 Ban Zhao really became

The Imperial College of the Han Dynasty was founded in the period of Emperor Wu, and was established in Chang'an at the suggestion of Dong Zhongshu.

At first, the total number of doctoral disciples was only 50, which can be said to be one in ten thousand. Later, Emperor Yuan built Piyong and Mingtang in the south of the city, and the scale gradually expanded.

The plan Wang Yun agreed to this time was to rebuild the original Imperial College.

There is no way, most of the manpower currently in the hands of the imperial court has been invested in the project of repairing Weiyang Palace, and there is really no extra manpower available.

Moreover, small class teaching is also conducive to reducing the resistance to adding the Six Arts. After the two channels of recruiting officials, Chaju and Shangji, are interrupted, various ministers are in urgent need of supplementing their manpower. Even if all these dozens of imperial students become officials, it will still be a problem for today. For the imperial court, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, the reopening of the Imperial College was very efficient - the inner city of Chang'an was already overcrowded, and out of the principle of making do with simplicity, only a few private houses were used as classrooms and dormitories; the enrollment work was also simplified beyond measure, anyway. There is no recommendation from various prefectures and counties. It is only necessary to recruit the Tai students who have followed and some newly appointed disciples with two thousand stones.

It turns out that the older students of Luoyang Imperial College were either unable to move with the imperial court, or they had long ago returned to their hometowns to seek refuge. Therefore, these students were not very old, and even Sun Zi could be considered an old senior.

Cai Yan waited at home for more than ten days with suspicion, and finally got the news.

Taichang Ma Rixi officially recruited her as a doctor. However, her doctorate did not have the title of "Five Classics" for the time being. She specialized in teaching [Music] and [Book] among the Six Arts.

After all, there are so many big names in the field of Confucian classics that even Cai Yong’s daughter cannot get involved casually.

On this day, she came to the new Taixue.

Under the curious eyes of everyone, a graceful lady walked in, followed by a familiar tall piano boy. A dozen people from the football team showed surprise when they saw the person holding the piano.

The two people are naturally Cai Yan and Xu Jiashu.

This time, what Cai Yan wants to teach is the lyre, which he is best at.

Outside the door, Cai Yong and Ma Rixi were listening. After all, they were responsible for this matter, so seeing is believing.

"Why don't you teach calligraphy?" Ma Rixi felt a little uneasy when he saw this situation. "As for piano art, if it weren't for people like you and Bo Zhe, I might not be able to convince everyone."

He took the risk to recruit the daughter of his old friend. If Cai Yan did not perform well, Taichang Mansion would not be able to escape the charge of negligence.

More importantly, calligraphy is a very intuitive thing. You can tell whether it is good or bad at a glance, and there are many calligraphers such as Zhong Yao in the city. With them around, there is no need to worry about no one to promote Cai Yan.

On the contrary, piano art is very subjective.

The so-called Yangchun Baixue, lower Liba people, the same song, some people burst into tears when listening to it, while some people just find it noisy and unpleasant to listen to.

It is already a break from the norm for a woman to become a teacher. If she chooses to teach piano art, it is even easier for people to question her level.

"Uncle Weng, don't worry." After hearing this well-founded worry, Cai Yong seemed confident, "My daughter is more than a hundred times more talented than me in piano art!"

"Is this true?" Ma Rixi obviously didn't believe it.

Cai Yan basically grew up during Cai Yong's refuge. He had only heard about this daughter of a family friend, but had not really seen her ability.

"When I was in Wuhui to avoid trouble, my daughter was only six years old," Cai Yong recalled: "One night, I was playing the piano in the study, and suddenly the string broke. She heard in the next room that the second string was broken. I deliberately broke another one, and she heard that it was the fourth one that was broken this time."

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See again the story of precocious wisdom.

Ma Rixi, who was familiar with this, could only nod his head in agreement, but the uneasiness in his heart was not any less.

In the classroom, Xu Jiashu carefully placed Cai Yong's precious Jiaowei Qin on the table - if this thing was broken, Old Man Cai would have to fall out with him.

This is a piece of sycamore wood that Cai Yong rescued from the fire when he was "fleeing across the country and far away from Wuhui". It had not been burned yet and had an unusual sound.According to the length and shape of the wood, this lyre was made. The sound is very extraordinary. Because there are still scorch marks on the end of the lyre, it is named "scorched tail".

With only such a daughter, he naturally gave his full support and took out all the treasures at the bottom of the box.

In addition to old man Cai, Xu Jiashu also gave full support. On a rare day of rest, Cai Yan captured him.

The apparent reason was that she couldn't move the Jiaowei Qin and needed a piano boy, but she knew in her heart that she was just timid!

After all, it is my first time to stand on the podium, so it is inevitable that I need someone to be courageous by my side.

This task really belongs to him, Xu Zimao.

Looking at the little heads below him, Cai Yan's steps were a little frivolous.

To be honest, she kinda wanted to run away.

Although no one dared to whisper to her, a female teacher, due to the dignity of the teacher and the pressure of Sun Zi, the class bully, but these looks were enough to make people want to quit.

The heart is beating fast.

Following Xu Zimao's instructions, Cai Yan took a deep breath.

I recited that sentence silently in my mind - "Just pretend there are dozens of radishes sitting under you!"

So, I almost laughed out loud.

God knows where he learned these nonsense words?

"Ahem." She quickly concealed her smile.

Phew—something almost happened.

But after such a fuss, my mentality has indeed calmed down a lot.

She turned around and looked at a certain Qin boy named Xu. After expressing her gratitude, she sat down.

The moment I put my hands on the strings, I forget everything.

The melodious and ethereal sound of the piano sounded, breaking the long silence in the classroom.

At that moment, everyone present was refreshed at the same time, and a cold feeling like a clear spring rushed straight to Tianling Gai.

Xu Jiashu was the closest one. Standing behind Cai Yan, listening to the sound of the piano that sounded like the sound of an empty valley, he felt that the figure in front of him was a bit ethereal.

Woc, it sounds so nice!

It can only be said that this reaction is very consistent with the personality of a sports student.

Ma Rixi outside the door breathed a long sigh of relief and whispered to Cai Yong next to him: "Whenever I hear Bo Zhe's "Lushui", it is a rare enjoyment."

This trip is really worthless!
"I don't dare to take it seriously." Cai Yong stroked his beard and shook his head, but still couldn't hide the pride on his lips, "It's just a game, Uncle Weng praised it so much!"

Old Man Cai is not an exaggeration at all to be called the current Qin master, but his music has been lost over a long period of time, so his reputation in modern times is not obvious.

In fact, he composed many pieces of music. Among the world-famous pieces, there are five such as "Spring Outing", "Lushui", "Secret Thoughts", "Sitting in Sorrow", and "Autumn Thoughts", which were called the Cai Family Five Lanes at the time.

With Cai Yong's current status as the Marquis of Gaoyang Township, the treatment of hearing these songs in person is rare but not something you can ask for.

What Cai Yan is playing is these family-herited musical instruments.

Especially when paired with the Jiao Wei Qin, it's perfect.

After Ma Rixi said this, he stopped talking and was immersed in it with everyone present.

After the song was played, the whole house was silent.

These Tai students had never heard of this kind of music that only Cai Yong's close friends had the opportunity to listen to, and they suddenly felt that their whole bodies were being refined.

Ban Gu said: "The harp player is forbidden. Therefore, it is prohibited to prevent evil in order to rectify people's hearts."

This statement is untrue.

"Today we know that Lady Cai is very talented." Ma Rixi sighed softly: "Bo Zhe, one sect and two qin sects!"

"Uncle Weng is relieved now?" Cai Yong asked with a smile.

"This song is enough." Ma Rixi was very courageous. "If the prince has something to say, let him come and listen to it. I think Sima Xiangru would not have done this at the time." I don't know when, Cai Yan's forehead A few drops of sweat on it.

Physical exhaustion is only one of the reasons. For her, this is equivalent to showing something she has practiced and played with since she was a child in front of others for the first time, and she will feel somewhat unconfident.

Seeing this, Xu Jiashu hurriedly ran to the well and wet his sleeves with well water.

"do not move."

In full view of everyone, he pressed Cai Yan's shoulders and carefully wiped the sweat from her forehead and hair.

"it is good."

The girl who was so ethereal just now stood there obediently and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

"How's it going?" Cai Yan blinked and asked, "Is it okay?"

She was obviously talking about her performance just now.

"You", Xu Jiashu looked serious.

"I?"

"Brilliant!"

Cai Yan suddenly puffed up his cheeks and said, "You said weird things again."

"It means very powerful!" Xu Jiashu explained, "It is the highest compliment from us!"

"It's not that great."

He was so serious, which made Cai Yan feel embarrassed.

"Really." Although Xu Jiashu doesn't know much about guqin, the music that can make a modern person like him tremble in the soul must be good to a certain extent. "There is no more wonderful guqin music in the world!"

"What if there is?"

Cai Yan tilted his head and looked at him.

"If there is," Xu Jiashu said, "I'll just pretend I didn't hear it."

"Glib tongue." Cai Yan pouted, "You've passed the test."

When Ma Rixi saw this scene, he couldn't help but show a teasing expression, "It seems like I won't be able to keep this talented girl from the Bozhe family for long."

I have to say, this guy is really quick to start.

"I have a daughter in my old age, so I can't stay with her for a long time." Cai Yong said with a deep look on his face, "As long as the little girl is safe and happy, everything else is not important."

On this day, Cai Yan's piano became famous in Chang'an.

"Uncle Ma Weng, you are so good at being a Taichang!" Wang Yun couldn't help but feel weird as soon as they met.

"Oh," Ma Rixi asked knowingly, "I wonder what's good about it?"

"How ridiculous!" Wang Yun asked coldly: "It is simply unheard of for a woman to go to Taixue to be a doctor."

"So that's what happened." Ma Rixi disagreed: "My ancestor Ma Rong once studied under the Cao family. Didn't he learn anything?"

If Zheng Xuan, Lu Zhi, and Xun Shuang are the masters of Confucian classics, Ma Rong is like a patriarch. Both Zheng and Lu came from his disciples. It is absolutely impossible to say that Ma Rong is uneducated and has no skills.

"What kind of people are Mr. Cao?" Wang Yun refused to argue with him, "How can the daughters of the Cai family be compared to each other?"

"On the contrary, in my opinion, the Cao family may not be better than the Cai family girls at this age." Ma Rixi said, "What's more, Wang Situ has inserted his hands into the internal affairs of my Taichang Mansion, right? Is it a bit too much?”

Wang Yun still tried to reason: "It's true to add the Six Arts, but can't we find anyone else in the world who can teach the Six Arts?"

These words can stab a hornet's nest.

"It's really not certain," Ma Rixi was waiting for this sentence, "The six arts of a gentleman, where is the gentleman now?"

Anyway, he is not a prince who clings to Dong's thieves and controls the government.

"I'm afraid, all the gentlemen are in the ruins of Luoyang, in the mass graves of Beimang Mountain, right?" Ma Rixi, who took advantage of the situation, was not lenient at all, and was sarcastic to Wang Yun overtly and covertly, "Those of us who follow the emperor Can a person who runs away in embarrassment be considered a gentleman?"

"Uncle Ma Weng, if I can reopen the Imperial Academy, I can close it again!" Wang Yun laughed angrily.

"That's Wang Situ's own business. There's no need to notify the subordinates." Ma Rixi still looked nonchalant.

Wang Yun has had enough of being a regent these days, but there are more and more people who can't stand him, especially those senior officials and scholars who are not inferior to him in terms of qualifications and reputation - what's so great about his prince, isn't it because of his Did you get such a status by taking the initiative to act as a signboard for Thief Dong?

At least Xun Ciming stood firm, acted as a peacemaker between the imperial court and Dong's thieves, and even saved the lives of Yang Biao and Huang Wan. This is why you, Wang Yun, were lucky enough to become Situ.

After all, what do you think, you traitor?
If possible, Wang Yun would like to reveal his undercover status on the spot and say, "I am a police officer."

It's a pity that I can't say.

The white eyebrows twitched twice, but returned to calm.

Calm down, these are friendly forces.

"I won't argue with you!"

Abandoning this sentence, Wang Yun returned to the Chancellor's desk angrily.

Xu Jiashu came to report on his work as usual, but found that Wang Situ was rarely absent-minded.

I took the initiative to ask and found out what was going on - no, I forgot about this old stubborn man.

Logically speaking, Ban Zhao passed away only 70 years ago. With his predecessors in front of him, the resistance for women to become teachers should be much smaller.

However, the prerequisite is that you don't encounter a moral defender like Wang Yun.

"Wang Situ," Xu Jiashu said carefully, "I feel that in extraordinary times, it is not a bad idea to use some extraordinary means."

Hearing this, Wang Yun glanced at him and said, "Zimao wants to say something nice to the teacher's daughter?"

It was obvious that he was still angry.

"I don't dare," Xu Jiashu quickly denied, "It's just that Cai's daughter's piano skills are indeed exquisite."

In front of his own people, Wang Yun finally revealed it, "Following the precedent of the Cao family, it is okay to teach concubines in the palace, or to take small classes, but you cannot go to the Imperial Academy."

After all, Taixue is the highest government-run institution, and the significance of allowing women to teach in such a place is very different from private lessons among royal nobles.

This is Wang Yun's bottom line.

"I don't want to alienate Cai Bojie." After thinking about it again, he said to Xu Jiashu: "Go and tell him that Cai's daughter can be like Cao's family and enter the palace to teach piano art and calligraphy, but a woman who is a doctor can be a deviant. Don’t mention it again!”

"Enter the palace?"

Xu Jiashu repeated it subconsciously.

"The renovation of Weiyang Palace will be completed soon." Wang Yun simply said that he was not well-informed and explained, "The emperor will return to the palace soon. Let her go then."

hiss--

Damn it, now he really became Ban Zhao.

It’s just that Xu Jiashu couldn’t believe that the problem of contact with the emperor was solved like this?

(End of this chapter)