I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 59 Learning by Doing

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Liu Miao wanted to stay in bed a little longer, but Zhou Tai's loud voice rang out from outside: "Lord Liu! That kid Lü Meng who came yesterday is here again! Do you want to see him?"

Liu Miao reluctantly put on his clothes, went outside, and kicked Zhou Tai, who was still grinning.

"If you let anyone in again, you're fired!"

Zhou Tai, filled with grievance, said, "Wasn't this at your behest, Lord Liu?"

"Give instructions my ass!"

"Then why treat this group like this? If not for the Lü family, could it be for that child, Lü Meng?"

"OK!"

Zhou Tai then gave Liu Miao a look that said, "Although I'm not well-educated, you can't lie to me," which left Liu Miao feeling exhausted.

If I, Liu Miao, tell lies, people won't believe me. So, even if I tell the truth, they still won't believe me?

"Let's go! Let's go see Lü Meng!"

Liu Miao walked with his hands behind his back to the side tent, only to find that Lü Meng had already been unable to contain himself and was pestering the man traveling with him, asking for something.

"Brother-in-law! Let me play with you for a bit!"

"At your age, you should be studying, not wielding weapons! Have you forgotten Chen Yilang's teachings?"

Deng Dang, Lü Meng's brother-in-law, firmly protected the sword at his waist, preventing Lü Meng from taking it.

The commotion caused by Liu Miao's arrival startled them, so they hurriedly came to Liu Miao and bowed.

"You are Welcome!"

Liu Miao then placed his hand on Lü Meng's head and asked, "How does Gongwei usually teach Ziming?"

Lu Meng took the writing brush out of his bosom and handed it to Liu Miao, telling him everything he had said about meeting Chen Yu that day.

"What the hell!"

Liu Miao frowned, and then threw the brush in his hand, sending it flying in a perfect parabola!
"What does Your Excellency mean by this?"

Lu Meng quickly ran to pick up the brush, then looked at Liu Miao with a mixture of wariness and confusion, wondering why Liu Miao had thrown the brush away.

"Nonsense! Chen Yu poked a horse's rear end with this pen; it might even have horse manure on it. What would I do with it?"

Liu Miao initially complained, but then he seemed relieved: "But this pen has been in your arms all these days, and you've already cleaned it. It's alright! It can still be used!"

Lü Meng: ...

What he once treasured as a calligraphy brush suddenly became disgusting in his eyes!

Liu Miao shook his head: "Also, you'd better forget all those things he taught you before! If you actually try to learn those principles from him, your life is over!"

Lu Meng became increasingly puzzled and even considered defending Chen Yu.

After hearing this, Liu Miao did not mind Lü Meng's young age, but instead sat down opposite him.

"Okay, so you said that when Chen Yu saved you before, he used this pen to poke a horse's butt, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then let me ask you, what does it have to do with reading and writing if the pen you use ends up stuck in a horse's rear end?"

Lü Meng was speechless.

"Gongwei told you to study reason carefully, but have you ever considered that even he has never won against anyone using reason!"

"Did that Yuan scout really spare you that day because he respected Chen Gongwei as a learned scholar? Nonsense! If it weren't for the fact that he was the son of one of the Three Dukes, a protégé of the Yuan family, and an old friend of the General of the Rear, he would be buried with grass growing three feet high by now!"

That's why Liu Miao said that one can respect Chen Yu, but one should not emulate Chen Yu.

Because not everyone has a father who is one of the Three Dukes, or a friend who is a feudal lord!
If a poor man like Lü Meng, who had to fight his way up from the bottom, lacked that fierce spirit, his life would be over!
But Lü Meng clearly misunderstood...

Lu Meng hesitated for a moment, then looked at Liu Miao with a hint of expectation: "According to Lord Liu, does that mean I don't need to study anymore?" "Don't need to study, my foot!"

Liu Miao didn't hold back and gave Lü Meng a sharp rap on the forehead.

"I told you not to read principles, not that I told you not to read books."

"Now that your family has lost its land and fallen on hard times in Huainan, becoming strangers in a foreign land, how will you support yourselves if you don't study hard?"

"If you want to farm, study the Book of Fan Shengzhi; if you want to be an official, study the Nine Chapters of Law by Marquis Xiao He, the Side Chapters by Shusun Tong, the Yue Palace Law by Zhang Tang, the Court Law by Zhao Yu, and the Spring and Autumn Annals of Dong Zhongshu; if you want to be an official, study the Book of Lu and the Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan!"

Liu Miao asked Lü Meng, "What do you want to do in the future?"

"Join the army!"

"No ambition!"

Lu Meng gritted his teeth, clearly dissatisfied.

Liu Miao, however, was amused:
"What's so bad about being a soldier? If you're going to be one, be a general!"

"Now tell me, what do you want to be?"

"I want to be a general!"

"it is good!"

Liu Miao pointed at Zhou Tai behind him: "This guy isn't very cultured either, and neither is that dark-faced uncle. From today onwards, you'll all be reading military strategy! You'll read 'The Art of War' by Sun Tzu, and you'll also read 'The Art of War by Sima Yi'! Understand?"

"Know!"

Lu Meng's eyes shone brightly again, even more so than before!
From childhood to adulthood, his mother, brother-in-law, and Chen Yu on that day all told him that he was wrong and needed to change.

Only Liu Miao told him, "You're not wrong! Just keep learning!"
The unprecedented recognition has become the most brilliant color in the boy's heart, and it will surely illuminate his entire life!
Zhou Tai was somewhat embarrassed: "Do I have to study too?"

"Nonsense! Do you want to be a bodyguard for the rest of your life? Do you think you're Zhao Zilong of Changshan?!"

"What dragon?"

Liu Miao rolled his eyes at Zhou Tai: "From now on, you'll submit a 300-word book report to me every night!"

"what?"

"five hundred!"

"Okay! Okay! Five hundred! Five hundred it is! No more!"

Zhou Yu, who arrived late, had actually been waiting nearby for some time.

Only after Liu Miao emerged did Zhou Yu begin to question Liu Miao's educational approach.

"Lord Liu, how can you say that people shouldn't read the teachings of the sages? Leaving aside the Book of Poetry and the Book of Changes, at least the Book of Rites, the Book of Documents, and the Spring and Autumn Annals should be read. Otherwise, what if Lü Meng goes astray?"

"How could I possibly go astray? I'm here for you!"

Zhou Yu glanced at Liu Miao with concern.

It's precisely because Liu Miao is by his side that he's worried!
"But he still needs to learn some principles. Rather than letting Lü Meng struggle in the military camp, it would be better to take him to Shuxian and find a teacher to patiently instruct him..."

Before Zhou Yu could finish speaking, Liu Miao waved his hand dismissively: "No need!"

"Principles aren't learned through study, they're learned through practice!"

"Let him learn by doing, and do by learning. He'll become successful sooner or later. What are you worried about?"

Liu Miao put his arm around Zhou Yu and patted his chest:
"If Gongjin is really that bored, then do something for me to relieve my boredom!"

"What's the matter?"

"Take the Imperial Seal of the State and deliver it to Yuan Shu for me!"

(End of this chapter)