On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 21 Childhood Choosing a Teacher

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 21 Childhood Choosing a Teacher

Cui Zhongfang certainly has the right to be arrogant. He was favored by Yu Wentai when he was fifteen years old, and was destined to be a classmate of various scholars, including Yang Jian. The two had a close friendship since childhood.

When the emperor Yu Wenyong set out to destroy Qi, Cui Zhongfang proposed twenty strategies, which greatly surprised Yu Wenyong. He also said that he would surrender the four cities, and for his meritorious service, he was appointed Yi Tong and promoted to Marquis of Fanyang County.

Now he is serving his parents at home because he was appointed marching commander Shi yesterday and will go to Huainan in two days to assist Prince Gui of Tan.

Cui Xuanyou received Cui Che and the others in the main hall. Just like Cui Zhongfang's attitude, Cui Xuanyou ignored Pei Xiu and Feng Deyi and only asked Cui Che about his past experiences and what he had seen along the way.

Cui Che was able to win his favor and show kindness because of his grandfather Cui Jishu's face.

As the dignified general of Kaifu Yitong and Little Situ, Pei Xiu and Feng Deyi could not speak in front of Cui Xuanyou.

Cui Che knew this very well. He did not find a topic for Pei Xiu and Feng Deyi. Instead, he answered Cui Xuanyou's many questions respectfully and appropriately, and then wrote the poems "Ode to the Goose" and "Farewell to the Mother" that he had previously written.

"Submitted to Cui Xuanyou for review.

"Both of these poems were written by you?"

After looking at it, Cui Xuanyou said doubtfully.

Cui Che's face didn't turn red, his heart didn't beat, and he replied:

"My nephew is inspired by this."

Pei Xiu on the side was unhappy when he saw Cui Che being questioned. He completely forgot that he had had such doubts before, so he imitated Miao Rong and intervened to explain the origin of the poem "Ode to the Goose" for Cui Che.

Cui Xuanyou let out a long sigh and said with emotion to Cui Zhongfang:

"If the sky is like a holiday, those who advocate our people's cultural destiny will definitely be clear!"

As a rising star among the top clans, the Bolingcui clan is not as prosperous as the other clan members, but its virtues and achievements are slightly inferior.

When Cui Zhongfang heard his father's praise, he quickly took the two poems and read them. After reciting them silently, he looked at Cui Che with amazement.

Although Cui Xuanyou and his son and Cui Che belong to the second house and the third house respectively, there may be secret fights between the houses, but they will never suppress the backward members of the clan. If there is such a trend, the Boling Cui family will not

have today's status.

After all, if Cui Che does achieve anything in the future, he will be contributing to the clan and county's reputation. It will not only benefit the third family, but also the entire Cui family's children.

For example, Cui Jishu was an orphan since he was a child, but he was able to become the Lord of Dingzhou at the age of seventeen. In later generations, it would be equivalent to entering the provincial leadership team, but it was not because the whole family worked together to make him famous.

Moreover, although Cui Che was talented in poetry, Cui Zhongfang, the son of Cui Xuanyou, was more strategic. In comparison, military and state affairs were far better than dancing in prose.

After being praised by Cui Xuanyou, Cui Che bowed and replied:

"Che doesn't dare to accept my uncle's praise, but I am willing to use it as an incentive to sincerely study and shine on my family!"

"Okay! You should have such ambitions!"

Cui Xuanyou cheered loudly.

Immediately, someone summoned his grandchildren Cui Mintao, Cui Mindi, Cui Minling and granddaughter Cui Linggui, and asked the four of them to salute Cui Che and call him uncle.

Cui Linggui, the youngest of the four, is already fifteen years old. It feels awkward to salute a seven-year-old boy as son-nephew, but his grandfather usually has a lot of authority at home and dare not violate it, so they all salute respectfully.

Cui Xuanyou suggested again:

"Che'er might as well live here!"

"Thank you uncle for your kindness. However, my nephew is here to study, not to visit relatives. He interacts with his classmates on weekdays and may be disturbed. Although Che cannot consult his uncle day and night, he will often visit his home to seek his advice."

Cui Che said sincerely.

Cui Xuanyou didn't feel dissatisfied and urged his servants to prepare meals quickly, since he wanted to hold a banquet for the three of them.

Since Cui Che and others were still young, they did not prepare dance music. There were many exams during the banquet. Cui Che answered them fluently, which satisfied Cui Xuanyou.

Feng Deyi acted as a foil throughout the whole process and had almost no sense of presence, but he also knew that when they met for the first time, he was warmly received as a nephew. It must be a real nephew. He was only nine years old, and he and Cui Xuanyou were not from the same clan.

How could you be treated differently?

Today's visit is just to leave an impression in the minds of Cui Xuanyou and his son. In the future, if they travel more with Cui Che, they will naturally become familiar with each other.

The three of them had eaten and drank enough, and it was getting dark, so they immediately said goodbye.

He was sent out of the house by Cui Zhongfangli, and Cui Che and the three of them bowed to him to say goodbye.

The servants waiting outside the mansion had also eaten nearby and gathered the three of them back to the inn to rest.

The next morning, just after breakfast, Zhang Wu found a merchant from the tooth shop and took Cui Che and Feng Deyi to buy a house. As for Pei Xiu, he didn't need it. He was already better off living with Cui Che.

Although living in Chang'an is not easy, such difficulties obviously have nothing to do with Cui Che. Thinking of living here for a long time in the future, Cui Che bought a five-entry courtyard, and Feng Deyi also bought a three-entry house.

The bill was paid on the spot, the payment for the goods was cleared, and all the servants bowed and moved to the new house.

The new homes of Cui Che and Feng Deyi were not far from each other, just on the same road. When they were leaving, Feng Deyi asked Cui Che if he wanted to worship Li Delin with him. Cui Che declined, saying that he still needed to think about it some more.

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Feng Deyi went west this time with the idea of ​​studying Li Delin.

Li Delin is a fellow villager of Cui Che and a native of Anping, Boling. He has extensive knowledge of tombs, yin and yang, and weather conditions. He once served as the Vice Minister of Zhongshu in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Emperor Yu Wenyong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had admired Li Delin for a long time. After entering Yecheng, he specially ordered people to go to his residence to express condolences, saying:

'The only benefit of equality lies with you.'

This made Prime Minister Cao, who lamented that "I don't like Jingzhou, but I like Kuai Yidu'er", called him an expert.

Cui Che knew more about Li Delin from the book "Book of Northern Qi" he co-authored with his son Li Baiyao.

Li Delin moved to Chang'an with him, and Deyi wanted Li Delin as his teacher because he was favored by the emperor. However, Cui Che knew that this hero who unified the north did not have long left to live. He had to study hard in Chang'an, so he naturally had to find someone.

A teacher with a broader pulse.

After Cui Che made many choices, he set his sights on another great scholar, Xu Wenyuan.

Xu Wenyuan was famously known as Wenyuan, and he was famous for his words. His father was a secretary of Nanliang, and his mother was Princess Anchang, the daughter of Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Yuan. After the fall of Jiangling, Xu Wenyuan and his brother Xu Xiu were taken captive to Chang'an.

Because his family was too poor to support himself, his brother Xu Xiu made a living by selling books. Xu Wenyuan studied on his own in his brother's bookstore. He was a well-read in the Five Classics, and was particularly proficient in "The Chun Qiu Zuo Shi Zhuan", which was the best at that time.

Cui Che decided to join his disciples for the sake of his future connections. According to historical records, Yang Xuangan, the eldest son of Yang Su, and Li Mi, the great-grandson of Li Bi, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms, all learned from him.

Of course, there is only Yang Xuangan now, and Li Mi is still a few years away from being born.

This Li Mi is not the Li Mi who wrote "Chen Qing Biao", but the Li Mi of Wagang Village in the late Sui Dynasty.

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