Lord Yuan

Chapter 34 Finally arrived at Yingchuan
"Does the young master really not need to be accompanied on this trip?" Uncle Fu looked at Yuan Shao, who insisted on going alone, and couldn't help but feel worried.

Yuan Shao sat in the carriage, poked his head out and shook his head with a smile: "Uncle Fu, please rest at home. I won't be back until March or May. I have to rely on you to take care of my mother."

Uncle Fu has been with Yuan Shao since he was young, and he arranged all his food, clothing, housing and transportation.

When Yuan Shao grew up, Yuan Feng saw that Uncle Fu was calm and reserved, so he directly sent Uncle Fu to live with Yuan Shao, and so on day after day.

Now that he suddenly heard that Yuan Shao was going on a long journey, Uncle Fu felt a trace of sadness from the bottom of his heart, just like when he had seen children growing up, they would spread their wings and stay away from their parents.

After Yuan Shao said goodbye to Uncle Fu, he sped towards Yingchuan with the driver's superb driving skills.

Yingchuan County is located in the west of Henan Province, close to Runan County. Most of its aristocratic families are headed by Xun Chen, and the rest of the aristocratic families are all dependent on it.

Yuan Shao was sitting on the carriage. It was his first time coming to Yingchuan.

"Go directly to Li Mansion."

The car drove quickly and went straight to the Li Mansion.

"Who is it? Please get out of the car." The guard stepped forward and scanned the carriage that suddenly arrived in front of him.

A smile appeared on the coachman's face, and he whispered to the guard: "My young master came here to ask for advice, and he has been approved by General Li."

After saying that, he turned to Yuan Shao in the car and reminded him: "Sir, we're here."

Yuan Shao woke up from his drowsy state, got out of the car with great strides, and saw the not-so-impressive Li Mansion in front of him.

Thanks to the accommodation of the guards, Yuan Shao didn't wait long before a man who looked about the same age walked out of the house with a faint smile on his face.

"Li Zan." Li Zan waved his hand.

"A student seeking to learn, Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu." Yuan Shao quickly waved his hand in the same way.

"My father has been here for a long time, and I have a visitor today, so I would like to introduce you to him." Without any arrogance, Li Zan stepped forward and took Yuan Shao's arm, which was caught off guard.

"Since we have guests, it's better for the students to go ahead and wait. I won't be late until Master Li has finished treating the guests." Yuan Shao stopped and learned that there were distinguished guests at Li Ying's house, so he planned to wait until his reception was over before becoming his disciple.

"What are you talking about? My father has not taught a disciple for many years. The day I saw your article, my father couldn't sleep. He was so frightened that he wished he could see the real person as soon as possible."

"When I learned that you were coming today, my father has hastily found four famous people to sort out the scriptures, and just waiting for you to come, the ceremony of becoming a master and apprentice can be held."

When Li Zan saw Yuan Shao for the first time, he felt like a spring breeze. He couldn't help but feel a little more at ease about his sister's lifelong event.

"Hold the slip to visit."

This is a very solemn etiquette in the Han Dynasty for accepting masters and apprentices.While official learning flourished, private lectures also continued to flourish.

Yuan Shao knew very well that this was a unique apprenticeship ceremony of this era, and when this situation often occurred, it often meant that the teacher valued the juniors very much to show respect for the students.

Li Ying was not a very sociable person. When he was in the army when he was young, he often relied on himself to not be afraid of risking his life, and infected many soldiers with his indomitable momentum.

Even when huge boulders were flying arrows one after another, he still dared to stand up and fight back.

Yuan Shao deeply understands this.

During the Battle of Jieqiao with Gongsun Zan, Baima Yicong, who was majestic and capable of fighting, once forced Yuan Shao into a desperate situation.

The morale of the soldiers under his command was low, and they felt that the end was coming.Only Yuan Shao was not afraid of the white horse's obedience. Even if the arrow passed by, he still glared at him and encouraged his soldiers to fight back.

He had experienced that feeling, and it was precisely because of this that Li Ying's name made the foreign races on the border frightened.

Now he has resigned and returned to his hometown to start a private school as a doctor of Confucian classics, with nearly a thousand students under his tutelage.

Such a capable and fierce man, yet he was still willing to use the highest standard of apprenticeship etiquette that symbolized the Han Dynasty when a distinguished guest came to meet him, who was just an ordinary scholar.

"As expected of everyone, he is the most capable general among celebrities and the most eloquent among generals."

The more this happened, the more Yuan Shao didn't want to delay Li Ying's hospitality, so he took Li Zan's hand and shook his head and said: "Brother Zan, I am just an ordinary citizen, why do I need Master Li to treat me so favorably?"

Li Zan didn't want to listen to Yuan Shao's polite words anymore. He was used to hearing the earnest humility and respect from the imperial students, so he simply interrupted and said: "Don't say any more at this time. Since you are from a famous family, don't you know that my father What’s the purpose?”

"What's more, your talents deserve this special treatment."

The more Li Zan talked, the more excited he became. Although he was not an erudite bachelor, and he had never gone out to study Confucian classics, under the familiarity of his father Li Ying, he could be regarded as a qualified Confucian classics student.

He found some of the knowledge points mentioned in Yuan Shao's articles to be obscure and difficult to understand, unless his father was there to help him from time to time.

He didn't even know what it meant, let alone what kind of magnificent spring and Autumn period of Confucianism Yuan Shao's article told.

For knowledge points that he did not understand, Li Zan never pretended to understand, but only asked for advice humbly. This was all due to Li Ying's way of teaching and educating people.

To put it bluntly, Li Ying's importance to Yuan Shao far exceeded Li Zan's imagination, and also exceeded Yuan Shao's own imagination of himself.

Although Yuan Shao's article covered a lot of topics and had unique insights, if any one of them could be realized, it would greatly improve the living standards of the people. But with Li Ying's knowledge, it is natural to see that these goals can be achieved. difficulty.

Yuan Shao did not intend to directly implement the things in the letter. He just used it as a brick to open the key to Li Ying's door.

Now it seems that this brick has fully fulfilled its greater function.

"Brother Zan, why do you say that Shao comes from a famous family?" Yuan Shao asked.

Li Zan looked at Yuan Shao who looked sincere and hesitated for a moment.

He was a smart man, and he quickly realized why the old man was so coquettish, as if he was inexplicably jealous of his identity.

Fortunately, the old man finally revealed Yuan Shao's identity.

In the final analysis, Li Zan hopes that his father can return to the court or regain the power he had when he controlled the border.

Li Zan's desire to seek an official position was no less than that of Cao Cao in Qiao County.

"Benchu, let me tell you the truth, my father came up with the idea of ​​​​discipleship not just because of the article you wrote." Li Zan hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yuan Shao who seemed to understand the reason.

"I originally came from a famous family in Runan. The Yuan family is famous all over the world. My father was dismissed from office and retired due to some of His Majesty's decisions."

"I can see that my father really wanted to serve on the border again, but the impact of the party's imprisonment was too great, and His Majesty was deceived by those hateful eunuchs, so that my father has always been depressed."

"Your identity as a member of the Yuan family can help my father return to the court and even the border."

(End of this chapter)