Training Tai Sui

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After hesitating for a while, Wei Zheng returned home a little nervously, and saw his mother was doing needlework. After struggling for a while, he walked over obediently, took out the knife, and said in a low voice, "Mother, my mentor gave me this knife today."

Mrs. Li was stunned at first, then rubbed the needle twice on the top of her head, blinked her sour eyes, and asked after hearing the words: "But you are the only one who got it?"

Seeing that his mother showed no sign of anger, Wei Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, and said hastily, "No, my mentor has taken in another disciple today. I heard that he is the son of the Li family in Liaodong, the second son of the Duke of Heyang County, so he sent one to each of us. a knife."

Mrs. Li stared at her son for a long while, and found that his face was calm, not like lying, and then said with a sigh of relief: "My son doesn't need to worry too much, your teacher is a scholar of heaven and man, so there must be his reason for doing this. ...you just keep it."

"Maybe he is telling you not only to study, but also to practice martial arts diligently, so that you will be good at both civil and military skills in the future."

The discrimination against warriors was started by the old Zhao family in the Song Dynasty. In this day and age, not only are warriors not low in status, they even have a tendency to suppress civil servants. Even Zuo Prime Minister Gao Jiong has experience in leading troops to fight in person. Who would dare to discriminate against them?

A smile appeared on Wei Zheng's face. He knew that he had saved his knife.

Mrs. Li was not completely relieved, and after pondering for a while, asked softly: "My son, the son of the Lord of Heyang County, can you still be at peace with you?"

Duke of the county, this can be regarded as the second-class title of the non-royal descendants of the Sui Dynasty. Except for the Duke of the State, no one can beat it. Even Qin Feng's father-in-law, the County Duke, is inferior.Thinking of her son studying with such people, Li felt a little nervous, deeply afraid that her son's stubborn temper would offend others.

When the time comes, it will be a trivial matter for one's family to be unlucky. If Qin Feng, who is so kind to them, is involved, how can Li Shi feel at ease?

Wei Zheng said with a smile on his face: "Mother, don't worry, Li Changya is very generous, and today he even gave the child a wooden car."

Li Changya is not a careful woman, he is more like a brash man in the army, but his mother's routine is very deep.After learning that his son was going to study with King Jin, while preparing the gift, he sent someone to find out exactly how many disciples Qin Feng had, including the specific situation of Wei Zheng, that's why he prepared the gift so thoroughly.

However, this wooden cart was not Li Changya's mother's original intention. She originally prepared a set of very expensive Four Treasures for her son, but Li Changya was not very willing.

It's not that he is reluctant, no matter how expensive something is, it is nothing more than an ordinary item in front of the Li family in Liaodong.But in Li Changya's view, studying is very hard, even the most expensive Four Treasures of the Study can't change this fact, plus Wei Zheng's young age, it should be the time for fun, so I put myself in a few years ago He gave Wei Zheng the car he was playing with, and he really got Wei Zheng's joy.

Li Shi felt relieved when she heard it, and said with a smile: "That's good, you have to thank your teacher well tomorrow, no matter what you have learned, the etiquette you should have must not be less."

"The child obeys."

With a promise, Wei Zheng hesitated and said, "Mother, there is one more thing..."

Seeing his son's hesitant to speak, Li's heart moved, and he asked with some seriousness: "Did you get into trouble?"

"I'll take you to Mr. Qin to apologize later..."

"No." Before Mrs. Li could finish speaking, Wei Zheng quickly explained: "Mother, it was my teacher who made an agreement with the King of Jin to let me study in Taixue after a while. Although Taixue is also in the city, But there are rules, I'm afraid I can't come back every day, the child is not filial, and can't serve the mother every day."

"What did you say?"

The battle line had fallen to the ground, but Li Shi didn't seem to notice it at all. He stared blankly at Wei Zheng, but there was no focus in his eyes.

"Mother, mother, what's the matter with you?" Wei Zheng stepped forward in a panic and gently pushed Li Shi, and quickly said: "Mother, don't scare me, the child just doesn't go."

"No!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li came back to her senses, a little afraid to say: "Zheng'er, what you said is true?"

Wei Zheng nodded his head heavily, and said: "What the King of Jin himself said cannot be faked, and based on his status, it is not difficult for his child to go to the Taixue to study. Teacher... Teacher said that he has nothing to do with the words of the saints. , let me go to Taixue to learn from others."

"go!"

Without saying a word, Li pulled Wei Zheng away.

Wei Zheng was taken aback and asked, "Mother, where are you going?"

Mrs. Li said excitedly: "I will take you to kowtow to Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin not only took in our mother and son, taught you to read, but now... this kindness, we are afraid that we will never finish it in this life. If we don't kowtow twice I feel sorry for my size."

In fact, it’s not surprising that Li’s reaction was so intense. If Qin Feng taught Wei Zheng to read at the beginning, it might just be to cultivate an aide for himself, then it is definitely a great kindness for Yang Guang to arrange for him to enter the Taixue.

In this year when the imperial examination has not yet officially appeared, the only way to become an official is through family background, but there is another side door, Taixue.

Taixue disciples can also be officials, and when there are vacancies for official positions, the Ministry of Officials will give priority to selecting from among Taixue disciples.However, those who can enter Taixue to study are the children of powerful families, so this road is also a dead end for children from ordinary families, and it is a dead end where they can't even find the door.

What Qin Feng has done now is not only to find the door for Wei Zheng, but also to push him in, so that he can obtain the qualifications to be an official, at least a small official.

Don't underestimate the petty official, in this era, there is a bottomless gap between even the petty official and ordinary people.Hou Ye is only a seventh-rank talent, nothing more than an official and an official, but he has the right to decide life and death.

Some people work hard all their lives, not to mention crossing this gap, they may not even find a way, but now their son can easily reach the other end of the gap, how can Mrs. Li not be very excited?

What is the purpose of working so hard for Wei Zheng to study?In fact, Mrs. Li may not be clear about it. From the time they escaped and left Julu County, Wei Zheng is unlikely to have the chance to be an official again, but Mrs. Li is not reconciled.

If the Wei family was just a commoner in the past, maybe she would not be so persistent, but his husband is a Bapin County official, and it makes no sense for his son to farm all his life. As a mother, he hopes that his son can be better than her husband. To be more promising, not to be inferior to one generation after another.

Even if you read some books, being able to serve as an assistant to a wealthy family is much better than being a farmer, isn't it?

This obsession may seem ridiculous to others, but because of this obsession, a young mother fled thousands of miles from Julu County to Daxing City with her children, and saved money for her children to study , it may be impossible for outsiders to imagine the hardships.

"Mother, my mentor doesn't like this."

Wei Zheng grabbed his mother and said in a low voice: "When did mother see the servants and maids in the mansion kneel and kowtow at every turn?"

"The teacher said that a man has gold under his knees. He kneels up to heaven and earth, kneels down to his parents, kneels down to the king in the middle, and other people are not allowed to kneel down."

"But that's your mentor!" Li Shi slapped Wei Zheng's head, and said angrily, "A mentor is like a father, what's wrong with kneeling?"

Wei Zheng smiled wryly, nodded and said, "What mother said is that it's just for the child to go, but mother really doesn't need it."

"That won't work." Li insisted: "Mother is not a man, and she doesn't have any gold under her knees. Mother only knows that Mr. Qin is so kind to our mother and son. Without him, you might not even be able to eat enough, let alone study. To kowtow to Mr. Qin twice, I feel uneasy."

"Men really don't like these things." Wei Zheng said earnestly: "Mother, my mentor said, just keep gratitude in your heart, there is no need to do this..."

Anyway, Wei Zheng finally persuaded the stubborn Li Shi, and when the two returned home, Li Shi continued to exhort: "Zheng'er, since you are going to the Imperial Academy, you should study hard and don't be half-hearted, otherwise it's a trivial matter for you to fail. For this matter, your mentor begged King Jin, so don't hurt your mentor's face."

"As for the family, you don't need to worry about it. Your mother doesn't have to worry about food and clothing. Your mentor will order people to bring some things over from time to time, and the young lady is also very nice. As for the future, can your mentor explain?"

Wei Zhengying said: "Mother, don't worry, my mentor already has a plan. He said that I am still young, and even if there is a vacancy in the official department, he doesn't want me to embark on an official career now. Otherwise, there will be many bumps in the official career. Why don't you take advantage of it now?" Accumulate more experience."

It is not uncommon to be an official in his teens these days. Li Yuan inherited the title of Tang Guogong at the age of 13.Most of the children from normal aristocratic families will embark on official careers at this age. Although they may not be high-ranking officials, it can be seen that the ancients were precocious.

Mrs. Li nodded and said: "That's the reason. Your father made up for the small officials in the county when he was fifteen years old, but he suffered a lot. Now that you have your mentor watching you and King Jin's care, mother will feel at ease." ..."

Chapter 1 Work

With one more student, Qin Feng had to reteach the basic knowledge like a hardworking bee.

Li Changya felt very honored about this, but Yang Guang and Wei Zheng were full of resentment.

Who wants to repeat the knowledge they already know and do repeated exercises, so these days, Yang Guang and Wei Zheng have assigned Li Changya to do this and that, and Li Changya also knows that he is wrong, so he serves the two diligently. A 'senior brother', no complaints.

After class was over that day, Qin Feng put down the textbook and explained: "Reading is always a means, not an end. Reading is actually a process of understanding the world and understanding the truth. It is better not to read than to read. In order not to let You have become rotten scholars who don’t know the five grains and don’t work hard, I’m going to donate the pool in the house, you go to work.”

After finishing speaking, Qin Feng strode away. Li Changya looked at Yang Guang in disbelief, and asked, "Your Highness, do you still need to work while studying here?"

Yang Guang had already got up and started to move his hands and feet. He said with a blank expression, "You'd better move fast, or if you miss dinner, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Can't you?"

Li Changya felt that even if he needed to work, it was just meaningless, and Yang Guang must be scaring himself.Besides, this Qin Manor is not the Qin Family Manor outside, what work is there in Daxing City?