Three Kingdoms

When Fei Qian woke up from his hangover, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

This is the good thing about the Eastern Han Dynasty. As long as there is nothing important, you can sleep until you wake up naturally. There is no sound of horns, electric drills, alarm clocks, or noisy shops with so-called music, etc. There are only a few chickens crowing and dogs barking. It is really sleepy in spring and autumn. Good news for lovers of summer naps.

Uncle Fu had already prepared breakfast, and served it immediately after Fei Qian finished washing up. He stood happily watching Fei Qian eat, thinking with joy, "My young master is going to be a promising man. He is a contemporary of the Eastern Han Dynasty." The two universities ask you to accept them as disciples. The boss is alive in heaven, so he must be very happy..."

When Fei Qian finished eating, Uncle Fu put away the plate.

Fei Qian felt a little sleepy after eating. He yawned and thought to himself, "I seem to be getting more and more accustomed to this kind of life now. The evil feudal society has turned me, a young man with good roots and a bright future." It’s corroded to the point where you can’t even open your mouth without reaching for your clothes... I’ll see if Uncle Fu is busy, whether he should buy a maid or something to share the burden... It’s okay..."

Just as Fei Qian was thinking wildly, Uncle Fu walked in again, holding two letters in his hand. Fei Qian took a look and saw that one was from Fei Min and the other was from Cui Hou.

Cui Hou's letter said that Cui Hou's father Cui Yi had been ill since that day when the two emperors fled to Beiman Mountain. He has not recovered and has been taking care of him during this period. Therefore, he cannot come to attend the apprenticeship ceremony of his wise brother. He is deeply sorry. So, he finally said that the village has recently received some fresh fruits and they will be delivered later. Don’t be dissatisfied with vulgar gifts, etc. Of course, he also mentioned that he hoped that Fei Qian could go to Cuijiazhuang when he was free, and he would definitely visit them. Welcoming each other on the couch.

Cui Yi is sick? I guess he got sick from Mingong's anger...

Cui Hou's letter is quite satisfactory, but Fei Min's letter is a bit intriguing.

Originally, Fei Qian promised Fei Min to leave Luoyang after solving the Cui family's affairs. The books at home, except for the fragments of "Qi Lun", were "temporarily stored" in Fei Min's family. However, he did not expect that the situation changed so quickly. In a few days, Fei Qian promised to leave Luoyang. In a short period of time, Fei Qian went from being an unknown and ordinary reservist in the imperial court to becoming a disciple of two great scholars who were envied by everyone. Although Fei Min did not attend the apprenticeship ceremony in person yesterday, he still sent his housekeeper to attend and offer congratulatory gifts. .

Feimin did not mention a word about books in the entire letter. Instead, he congratulated him on becoming a disciple of Cai Yong and Liu Hong, showing an elder's joy at the younger generation's achievements and his encouragement to make further progress. , and finally said that Fei Qian is not young anymore and needs to consider the issue of family inheritance. He will also say that he will be a guest when he has time and introduce some people to Fei Qian...

Fei Qian thought for a while, is this the way to pimp me? Considering the family inheritance and the introduction of introducers to me, Feimin is not going to introduce a bunch of my cousins, right?

In fact, Fei Qian's guess was correct. Fei Min originally wanted to take the scroll left by Fei Qian's father as his own, but he didn't expect that Fei Qian would fall in love with Cai Yong and Liu Hong in the blink of an eye. , although the official positions of these two people are not high, they are both leaders in the academic world. It is not necessary to have too many connections with various disciples and friends. It would be inappropriate to get Fei Qian's book. .

But Fei Min gave up completely and felt unwilling to do so, so he simply resorted to the magic weapon of the gentry - marriage, and married a girl of the right age from his family to Fei Qian. Naturally, the two families became one family. Fei Qian's books were Fei Min's books. Fei Qian’s teacher is Fei Min’s teacher…

Oh my, what should I do? Fei Qian has a big head, can't he let me live in peace for a few days? How come everyone is not tired and panicked when they are calculating and calculating every day?

The key point is that there are some famous women in the Fei family. I have never heard of them... If there is someone like Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, I will reluctantly obey...

Just when Fei Qian was thinking wildly, Uncle Fu reminded him: "Young Master, it's getting late, don't waste the time to thank your master." - Mr. Shao Lang, don't be in a daze, others only need to thank your master and his family. You have to thank the masters and their families, why don't you hurry up...

When Fei Qian heard this, he said, yes, according to the etiquette, he was going to thank his teacher today, so he quickly got up and went to change clothes, and asked at the same time: "Yes, come on, come on, Uncle Fu, are you ready with the gift of thanking your teacher?"

"It was all prepared yesterday, Young Master..."

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When Fei Qian came out of Liu Hong's house, he was quite embarrassed.

It is somewhat unjustifiable for me, a young man, to have Liu Hong, a teacher of a lot of age, wait for so long.

Fortunately, Liu Hong knew that he drank too much yesterday, so he did not blame him, but gave him more gentle words and encouragement. At the same time, Liu Hong also mentioned that he had handed over his imperial position and would go to Shanyang County to take office soon. I'm afraid It is temporarily impossible to teach Fei Qian in person, but the books and homework that Fei Qian needs to study have been assigned...

Then when Fei Qian saw the thick pile of books, he blurted out without closing the door, "Why are there so many!" - Of course, the consequences can be imagined, and he was severely beaten by Liu Hong. Fei Qian only let Fei Qian go if he realized his mistake deeply and had the intention to repent.

No matter in ancient or modern times, teachers never assign too much homework...

But having said that, teachers in ancient times sincerely treated every disciple like their own child. Take Liu Hong as an example. He gave away so many books without any hesitation. You must know that in the Eastern Han Dynasty, books were simply priceless and not marketable. No matter how much money you had, you might not be able to buy them. Like the bookstores and libraries of later generations, you could read and buy them at will without even thinking about it.

If the books Liu Hong gave Fei Qian were calculated based on the market price of ordinary books at one hundred gold per volume, the value of these books would have exceeded three thousand gold. What's more, some of the books Liu Hong gave Fei Qian were rare and unique. Their value was simply incomparable. Estimate.

An old man who had only met him a few times, because he felt that Fei Qian had some attainments in arithmetic, was willing to impart what he had learned selflessly, and gave away his treasured books without hesitation. The only hope was that Fei Qian Able to inherit his own mantle and carry forward the knowledge of arithmetic.

On the way to Cai's Mansion, Fei Qian sighed all the way. This is ten thousand times better than the teachers of later generations who only care about money and don't know how to teach students in accordance with their aptitude. They only know how to ask parents to buy various useful and useless reference books every day.

When Fei Qian arrived at Cai Yong's residence from Liu Hong's house, he learned that Cai Yong happened to be in court today and had gone to court and had not returned yet. However, Cai Yong had told him that if Fei Qian came, he would Waiting at the house...