I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 60 What is fate?

Emperor Ling shook his head: "The crown prince and young master they are fighting for is actually a title, but my Han family has no final conclusion on what the crown prince and young master should be."

Liu Bian immediately realized that as long as he chose someone who could not overtake Yuan Wei in terms of reputation, at least he would not fall behind.

Although Lu Zhi was excellent, he was not as good as Yuan Kai's resume as the Third Duke.

But there is one person who does not need to compete with Yuan Wei for official position.

Liu argued: "Master Zheng as the prince's young master? It's just that Master Zheng has no intention of becoming an official..."

Emperor Ling waved his hand and said: "It's just a name, and he doesn't need to deal with secular affairs. If he insists on not accepting it, why not leave it empty for him?"

Liu Bian observed three seconds of silence for Zheng Xuan, who was being pulled as a shield, and then suggested to Emperor Ling: "In this case, I should personally go to the place where Master Zheng teaches to invite him."

"Ruzi can be taught!"

Later, Liu Bian informed Lu Zhi of the matter, but Lu Zhi was not depressed because he could not become the prince's young master.

He also gave Liu Bian advice: "Back then, Kang Chenggong had no one to ask for advice on Guandong Confucian classics, so I invited him to join Fufeng and become my teacher. We have known each other for many years.

His Highness only needs to tell him that he only needs to lead the prince's young master from afar without entering the prince's palace. All the relevant matters will be handled by the prince's command. I predict that Ding Kang Chenggong will not refuse. "

On the holiday, Liu Bian left the palace again.

Zheng Xuan did not live in Luoyang City, but chose a place not far from Taixue.

Under the suppression of Emperor Ling, today's Taixue is no longer at its peak of 30,000 people, but with the arrival of Zheng Xuan, Taixue is getting better day by day.

Liu Bian's car drove smoothly all the way. When he arrived at Zheng Xuan's simple residence, Zheng Xuan's son Zheng Yi quickly stepped forward to greet him.

Zheng Xuan's residence is not big. Standing in front of the door, you can almost see it at a glance. The yard is better than the fence, and there is a vegetable patch inside.

Even though he could see Zheng Xuan's figure under the thatched pavilion in the courtyard, Liu Bian still maintained courtesy and waited at the door for Zheng Yi to report.

However, considering that he was caught off guard by the main character and did not tell Zheng Xuan in advance, we can only say that he was polite, but not much.

Liu Bian, who was outside the door, looked into the courtyard. He immediately recognized Cai Yong sitting next to Zheng Xuan, and there was another person next to Cai Yong who looked young. When Zheng Yi passed by, the man stood up and walked away.

Soon, Zheng Yi came to greet Liu Bian again, and Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong also stood up in the pavilion to wait.

After bowing to each other, Liu Bian quickly explained his purpose according to Lu Zhi's statement.

As Lu Zhi expected, Zheng Xuan hesitated for a moment and then reluctantly expressed his willingness to accept the appointment.

But Zheng Xuan also said: "Since I don't handle affairs, I don't need to receive the salary."

Liu Bian saw that Zheng Xuan's living conditions were not good and tried to persuade him, but to no avail.

He put it another way: "It's not up to me to decide the salary distribution. If Master Zheng doesn't want to use it, he can distribute it to the poor people after receiving the salary. Isn't it also a good deed?"

Only then did Zheng Xuan stop insisting.

Liu Bian asked again who the person who left Cai Yong was.

Zheng Xuan and Cai Yong looked at each other, and Cai Yong had no choice but to answer.

It turns out that since the news that Liu Bian was to officially become the crown prince spread, the vacancy in the crown prince's official family also became known.

Soon someone came up with Cai Yong's idea. If he could be recommended by the prince's teacher, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to become an official of the prince?

A group of people were waiting in front of Cai Yong's door to deliver greetings and articles, and some wanted to find another way to offer gold treasures.

These people were only guarding the street outside. Cai Yong was unable to drive them away for a while and could not bear the disturbance. Now that he is resting, Cai Yong had to stop working overtime and go home to rest at the urging of his wife and daughter, but he didn't want to see these people at home.

He heard that Zheng Xuan's place was guarded by imperial students to intercept those who wanted to take advantage of others. These imperial students are generally from a high background, and those with higher status than them do not need to go through the back door. However, if those with lower status than them dare to have evil intentions, spit on them!

So Cai Yong planned to go to Zheng Xuan to escape.

His wife and daughter were worried that he would go to study again. Cai Yan was also very curious about Zheng Xuan, who was famous all over the country, so he asked Cai Yong to allow her to dress up as a man and go with Cai Yong.

By the way, I will supervise Cai Yong to take a good rest for a day.

In fact, men's clothing cannot fool anyone, but people at that time were not too harsh on women.

Cai Yong knew that his daughter had suffered a lot with him in Wu, and would be married to another man in a few years. Cheng Huan would only be his wife for a few years, so he did not want to restrict his daughter too much.

Zheng Xuan is proficient in ancient and modern classics and has achieved such great achievements. He is certainly not a rigid person.

He admired Cai Yan very much when he saw that although he was young, he was knowledgeable and capable of eloquence.

It is believed that Cai Yan's future achievements will be comparable to those of Cao Jia (gū).

Cao Jia refers to Ban Zhao, who continued to write the "Book of Han" as a woman.

This is a very high praise.

Liu Bian then said: "In the first month of the lunar month, I lost my appetite when I was ill. It's thanks to the daughter-in-law of Master Cai's family. Now that I happen to meet him, I just want to express my gratitude in person."

Cai Yong only hesitated for a moment, then called out Cai Yan to come out to see him.

I thought to myself that we were not alone together, we were just meeting and saying a few words in public. So what if the other person was the prince?

Liu Bian thanked him first without mentioning it.

Afterwards, when they talked about literature, Zheng Xuan took out a risqué poem that Cai Yan had just written on the table and showed it to Liu Bian.

"Zhao Ji is as talented as I am."

This is the truth. Liu Bian had to admit that he would not be able to write this poem, and in terms of calligraphy, he could not compare with Cai Yan, who had been taught by Cai Yong's words and deeds since childhood.

Cai Yan did not expect Liu Bian to be so sincere, and immediately responded: "Ci Fu is a small way. Your Highness is the future prince, and what he has learned is naturally the way to govern the country. I am not as good as Your Highness in this way."

Liu Bian added: "Don't be too modest. I know Master Zheng never praises easily. Does Zhao Ji have the ambition of the Cao family?"

Cai Yan replied: "Zheng Gong falsely praised Yan and said that Yan is not talented. With the virtues and talents of the Cao family, we can only look up to him."

While they were chatting, Cai Yong interjected: "Kang Cheng knows that His Highness has unique insights into the nine numbers and knows ten font sizes from the Western Regions, which is quite helpful for calculations."

Zheng Xuan was not only good at scriptures, he was also good at mathematics. He had helped his teacher Ma Rong to solve the problem of Hun Tian.

After hearing this, he immediately became interested and pulled Liu to debate.

Liu Bian never thought that the numbers he casually mentioned in front of Cai Yong could play such an role at this time.

There is no other way but to answer Zheng Xuan's question properly.

He also showed him how to use numbers to add, subtract, multiply and divide. Zheng Xuan had a strong receptive ability and quickly understood the principles.

But it seems that Zheng Xuan is not the only one who is interested.

Zheng Xuan commented: "Compared with planning, each has its own advantages and disadvantages."

At this time, the abacus had not yet been invented, and abacus chips were commonly used for counting.

"Actually, this method has another advantage." Liu Bian wrote and drew on his hands. "There is no need to go into details like the nine chapters of arithmetic. Only simple symbols can be used to express mathematical principles."

(End of this chapter)