Chapter 413 Huang Chengyan and His Family Are Here Too? [Ask for Monthly Votes]

After confirming the location, Xu Huang called Xun Chen, and together they rode away from Wancheng and headed south.

After walking for more than thirty miles, I saw a dozen carriages in the distance, followed by one or two hundred people, carrying bamboo slips and other items. It seemed that they were related to reading.

"No wonder Mr. Wenhe has been looking for celebrities such as Sima Hui and Pang Degong. Their collection of books alone is worth wooing."

Xu Huang was very happy that celebrities from Jingxiang and Xiang took the initiative to vote, which would not only strengthen the court's momentum, but also reduce Liu Biao's prestige and even lose his face.

A celebrity living in seclusion in Xiangyang would rather flee all the way to Chang'an than serve as an official in Jingzhou. Isn't this a slap in the face to Chi Guoguo?

Xun Chen said:

"When my family came, they also brought countless books... Before coming to Wuguan, the whole family started copying the books into notebooks, but there were only dozens of thin volumes. The clumsiness of the bamboo slips can be seen."

Bamboo slips are not only troublesome to make, but even the bamboo slips made with great pains cannot contain a few words, so classical Chinese texts are simplified and simplified, and the fewer words used, the better.

After writing, the bamboo slips must be properly preserved to prevent them from being eaten by insects and rotting, which is very troublesome.

The Xun family had accumulated bamboo slips and scrolls for generations, but when they replaced them with notepads, the volume was reduced by dozens of times.

When setting off from Jizhou to Chang'an, the family dedicated sixty or seventy strong laborers to carry those bamboo slips. However, after copying, a seven or eight-year-old child could carry them all in his hands.

This is the progress of culture!

Xun Chen sighed with emotion and went up to him with Xu Huang.

"May I ask who is Mr. Pang?"

Soon, a middle-aged scribe got out of the carriage with a smile, straightened his clothes first, and then bowed and saluted:

"A village man from the mountains has met Governor Xu and Changshi Xun."

When he first met the scout, he had already asked clearly about the person in charge in Wancheng, so when they met now, he took the initiative to say hello without any airs of celebrity.

It is also interesting to say that several of Pang Degong's friends, whether Huang Chengyan or Sima Hui, were all good-tempered people, but the students they taught, whether Pang Tong or Xu Shu, were all brave.

Even Brother Liang had the feat of scolding Wang Lang to death.

But Pang Degong has never argued with anyone, let alone Sima Hui. No matter who reviews him, he is very good, so much so that there is an idiom of "Mr. Good".

However, compared to Sima Hui, Pang Degong seems to prefer giving nicknames to people. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a master of foreign nicknames among the three countries.

He thought Zhuge Liang was a great talent, so he gave him the nickname "Wolong". He thought his nephew Pang Tong was a great talent, so he nicknamed him "Feng Chu". As for his good friend Sima Wei, he was not spared, and was called "Shui Jing" by him. .

Although Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are called both in the original work and in history, in fact, when Pang Degong was given the nickname, he distinguished the level of the two.

[Wolong] This nickname literally means a coiled dragon. As long as he takes the initiative to stand up, Zhuge Liang can control the wind and rain and transform into a dragon.

And [Phoenix Chu] refers to the phoenix that has not grown up and needs to grow up to soar in the nine heavens.

In other words, if Zhuge Liang wants to become famous, he just needs to turn around; but if Pang Tong wants to become famous, he has to grow up over a certain period of time.

The plot in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also illustrates this point.

Zhuge Liang did nothing. When he woke up at home, he was waiting for the master who would assist him all his life. From then on, the monarch and his ministers were in harmony, creating a legend that will last forever.

Pang Tong's career as an official was relatively tortuous. He first went to Cao Cao to offer a conspiracy, and then defected to Liu Bei. As a result, Xuande, who judged people based on appearance, failed to see Pang Tong's inner beauty and randomly arranged the post of county magistrate.

If Zhang Fei hadn't visited various counties and discovered Pang Tong, a great talent, Mr. Feng Chu might have died in that small county town.

It is a pity that Pang Tong, the phoenix, died in Fengpo before he could spread his wings and fly. This broke Longzhong's countermeasures and caused Ji Han to kill himself before he could gain momentum.

If Pang Tong had not died, Zhuge Liang would not have left Jingzhou. He and Guan Yu would not only be able to improve the relationship between the Jingxiang gentry and Jiangdong, but they might also be able to cross the Han River, open up Wancheng and Xuchang, and rescue Emperor Xian.

Xu Huang and Xun Chen quickly dismounted and returned the gift, expressing their welcome to Pang Degong.

While they were chatting, a middle-aged scribe also got out of the carriage behind. Mr. Pang Degong quickly introduced:

"This is my good friend Huang Chengyan. He likes Bagua formations and ingenious mechanisms. He heard that I was going to Chang'an. In order to solve my doubts, he took his family with him."

Upon hearing that it was Huang Chengyan who was relatively high on Jing Xiang's list, Xu Huang and Xun Chen met again and asked:

"I wonder why Mr. Chengyan is confused?"

"Wait a minute, you two."

Huang Chengyan turned around and came to the carriage and said through the window:

"Yueying, bring over the music box given by General Cheng Lian... When we get to Chang'an, dad will help you find out how this thing makes sounds."

Soon, the curtain of the car window opened, and a white hand stretched out and handed out a winding music box.

Huang Chengyan came to Xu Huang and Xu Huang with a music box, twisted the clockwork, and the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" rang out.

"A few months ago, General Cheng Lian visited us in Jingzhou, gave us some rare gadgets, and told us about the changes in Chang'an... We were hesitant until some time ago, when Han Sheng's men returned to Jingzhou to pick up their relatives. I know that the fortune of the country is getting better and better day by day, and the rumors of starvation and death everywhere are false rumors from the state capital."

In history, Huang Chengyan was born in Jiangxia Huang family. He married Cai Mao's sister and was Liu Biao's brother-in-law. His son-in-law was Zhuge Liang, the first prime minister in history. He had a prominent status among the Jingxiang gentry.

But now Liu Biao had not married the daughter of Cai family. Huang Chengyan was not a relative of him. So when he heard that Pang Degong was going to Chang'an, Huang Chengyan immediately followed him without any hesitation.

Seeing Huang Chengyan took out the music box, Pang Degong also took out a crystal clear small hourglass from his arms:

"This is a gift from General Cheng Lian. He said that the time for the sand to flow out is one hour, and two hours is one hour. I have studied it for many days and found that this thing is indeed accurate and exquisite."

Looking at the small and exquisite hourglass and listening to the beautiful music of the music box, Xu Huang was pleasantly surprised.

I didn't expect that when Lu Bu and Huang Zhong let those soldiers who missed their families go back, there would be such a chain reaction.

Of course, this is also related to Cheng Lian's visit last time.

Obviously, he was looking for Zhuge Liang, but he did not expect that he would visit all the celebrities in Jingxiang and send gifts in a targeted manner.

Pang Degong likes to think, so he gave him a small hourglass; Huang Chengyan's family likes strange things, so he gave them a music box. Anyway, he tried every means to arouse the other party's curiosity.

As long as there is curiosity, there is a chance to take the bait.

This time, not only Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan came, but also Pang Degong's nephew Pang Tong, Xu Shu and Shi Tao who came to Jingzhou for refuge, Zhuge Liang's future friends Cui Zhouping and Meng Jian, all went to Chang'an together.

Xu Huang bowed respectfully and asked:

"Is Mr. Decao not in Jingzhou?"

Pang Degong carefully put away the hourglass, and then said:

"Shui Jing is from Yingchuan. When General Cheng Lian came to Jingzhou, he happened to be there, but some time ago, before Yuan Gonglu went to Runan to plunder, Shui Jing returned to Yingchuan."

Ah?

Sima Hui is not here?

Huang Chengyan knew what Xu Huang was worried about, stroked his beard and smiled:

"Don't worry, Governor. General Cheng Lian's gift to Mr. Shui Jing is a book about bandits killing and robbing. It's called "Water Margin·Traditional Chinese Version". The book seems to be a set of several books. General Cheng Lian only gave the first one. Mr. Shui Jing can only go to Chang'an to find him if he wants to read the subsequent chapters."

Xu Huang: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Damn, Cheng Lian is really not afraid of being beaten. Doesn't he know how hard it is to chase him?

Xun Chen was also shocked. He didn't expect Cheng Lian to use this method to make a nest. When Sima Wei finished reading the first Water Margin, even if his legs were paralyzed, he would crawl to Chang'an to ask for the following plot.

This move is too cruel!

It can be confirmed that Sima Hui will definitely go to Chang'an as soon as he finishes reading the book, and even bring his family with him.

The chief professor of Chang'an University has been settled!

Xu Huang took the intercom and contacted Liu Xie in Chang'an City, reporting the surrender of Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan, and also asked Cheng Lian for a credit.

After the report, he contacted the frontline command of Hedong County and reported the matter to Jia Xu.

After listening to Xu Huang's introduction, Jia Xu, who was leading Zhuge Liang and Li Yan to do tactical deduction, smiled and sipped his tea and talked about the intelligence he had just obtained:

"Huang Chengyan is coming, what does Kong Ming think about this?"

Zhuge Liang said neither servile nor arrogant:

"Don't force it, don't avoid it. If Huang Yueying and I are destined to be together, we will get together; if we are not destined, even if we force it, it will be in vain."

Everyone's fate has changed, so there is no need to think about it anymore.

Li Yan asked in surprise:

"Huang Chengyan is from the Jiangxia Huang family, and he will come here too?"

Jia Xu explained:

"What you don't know is that the aristocratic families don't like to put all their eggs in one basket, and they usually bet on multiple parties to ensure that the family can continue smoothly."

In the original version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the Xun family bet the most. Yuan Shao, Sun Quan, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other princes all had Xun officials in their hands.

Even Zhuge Liang's family was divided into several camps.

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge were both in Shu Han; Zhuge Jin was in Dongwu, and his cousin Zhuge Dan was in Cao Wei. They all served as generals or prime ministers and became important officials of various forces.

Zhuge Jin's son Zhuge Ke also became a powerful official in Dongwu, but unfortunately he was later executed, and the Zhuge family in Dongwu was completely wiped out.

Fortunately, when Zhuge Liang had no son, he adopted Zhuge Jin's son Zhuge Qiao as his adopted son, so that after Zhuge Ke was killed, Zhuge Qiao's son Zhuge Pan restored his status as Zhuge Jin's descendant.

Now the Zhuge family is not so tortuous, all settled in Chang'an, and Zhuge Jin even stayed with Cai Yong to help organize documents and books.

As Zhuge Liang's brother, everyone still wanted to win him over. Guo Jia wanted to recruit him into the Secret Bureau, and Tian Feng wanted him to participate in the revision of the law, but considering Zhuge Jin's character, he was finally allowed to stay with Cai Yong.

First as a secretary, and then sent out as an official, Zhuge Jin in history was promoted to the general, the left protector, and was named Xuancheng Hou. He was a top minister of Dongwu.

Now in Chang'an, he naturally has to be cultivated well.

As for Cao Wei's General of the Eastern Expedition Zhuge Dan, he is still young and is a companion reader in the palace with Ma Tie and others.

The addition of Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan gave Jia Xu a clearer plan for Chang'an University.

The medical school has already taken shape, and Zhang Zhongjing is preparing for it. He will transfer some imperial doctors to it. Although it is not easy to train some great doctors, it is still easy to train some barefoot doctors.

In addition to the medical school, Lao Jia originally planned to establish a literary college and a military college, but considering the needs of compulsory education, he planned to add a normal college.

A teacher should be knowledgeable and a model, and Sima Hui is very suitable for the position of dean.

The normal college should vigorously train teachers, so as to promote the promotion of compulsory education and break the monopoly of knowledge by the aristocratic families.

The great scholar Cai Yong is in charge of the literary college, mainly training civil servants.

As for another great scholar Lu Zhi, it is better to be in charge of the military college. After all, among the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty, he is a general who is very outstanding in both civil and military affairs.

The vice presidents of the military college are naturally Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song.

In another two years, several veterans will retire to the second line, and let them continue to shine while they retire in Chang'an.

By that time, the law school should also be established to start training head constables, forensic doctors, and legal professionals who are good at investigating and solving cases.

In addition, the engineering college responsible for industry, the geological college responsible for mineral mining, the agricultural college responsible for planting, etc., all need to be prepared.

As for the military academy, it should be expanded again, and even become an independent military university or national defense university, and the intelligence, staff, conscription, training, equipment, logistics and other departments in military operations should be refined to make the soldiers more professional and standardized.

When Jia Xu thought that there was still a lot of work to be done, he couldn't help but pinch his eyebrows... It's still a long way to officially retire and enjoy the real world!

In Chang'an, Liu Xie came to the real world after understanding the situation and reported these things to Li Yu.

Li Yu didn't expect Cheng Lian to make merit again:

"You must be rewarded for merit. Give Cheng Lian a title to encourage him."

Liu Xie quickly agreed:

"When Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan come to Chang'an, I will make Cheng Lian the Marquis of Guannei and the Secretary of the Honglu Temple."

A good military general, but inexplicably became the HR of the Han Dynasty. If he is promoted now, he can only play a role in diplomacy and recruiting talents.

When the old generation of officials go down, Cheng Lian's status will be very transcendent.

Because most of the court officials were recommended by him, he could be called the best talent scout in the Three Kingdoms!

At night, after eating and drinking, Mu Guiying sat in the yard and had a video call with Diao Chan.

"Wow, there's still sunshine over there? It's dark in Yinzhou."

"It's dark here at 8 or 9 o'clock. Sister Zhou took me to eat a lot of delicious food, and we also went to the museum to see mummies. Those corpses have not decayed for thousands of years, which is shocking."

Mu Guiying said with a smile:

"What's the big deal? I've seen people who are billions of years old wearing facial masks... Little fairy cicada, did you buy me a gift?"

"I bought a lot, and also selected some super large nuts and dried fruits to send to you by express delivery. After receiving them, I asked my husband to make them into marzipan. They must be delicious."

"Okay, we will start making them after receiving the express delivery."

You are just making up the numbers...Diao Chan drank a delicious Western-style drink, and walked out of the Grand Bazaar with Zhou Ruotong while chatting. They planned to go to the nearby night market and go back. Tomorrow, they will take a plane to Kanas, then go to the Yili Prairie, and then turn to southern Xinjiang for a tour, and then fly directly to the southwest to see pandas, times! Hot! Pot!

Li Yu brought Mu Guiying a glass of freshly squeezed watermelon juice:

"Don't be envious. When your household registration is done, I will let you go out for a trip."

The Queen was still sighing that it didn't get dark there:

"I thought it would get dark together, but I didn't expect the time difference to be so big... I really envy those small countries. No matter the customs or geographical location, they are not much different. Unlike our China, the gap between the north and the south is like changing countries."

If you want to criticize the Korean country, just say it... Li Yu silently complained, turned on his mobile phone, and liked Zhou Ruotong and Diao Chan's Moments one by one.

It should be said that Li Yu was a little greedy after seeing those Western delicacies. If there is a chance, he will go around and try the local delicious snacks.

The next morning, after Li Yu finished breakfast, he went to buy a bunch of nuts and various dried fruits, and started to make maren candy in the kitchen, which is sold by gram.

The express delivery sent by Professor Zhou will not arrive until a few days later. Now make some to practice, so as not to waste good ingredients.

Mu Guiying grabbed a handful of raisins and asked while eating:

"I saw on the Internet that many people were cheated when buying Qie Gao. Is there any way to avoid being cheated?"

"Yes, no matter what price the other party quoted, you just stick to it and buy only 50 yuan, not a cent more... But I personally suggest not to eat it. It's not worth it to buy something and get angry."

Li Yu was complaining about Qie Gao, but Mu Guiying keenly discovered the business opportunity:

"Hey, I can do business with foreigners like this in the future. The agreed price per kilogram can be changed to one gram when the bill is settled. They either admit defeat or use all their property to compensate for my mental loss..."

Li Yu was immediately happy:

"You are robbing openly, aren't you?"

"It's robbing openly... Do you need the warmth of spring to treat foreigners?"

In order to prevent this girl from going too far, Li Yu reminded:

"Don't bully the tribes that believe in the goddess. Only bully those foreigners who have different beliefs and do not agree with the Chinese civilization."

"Yes Sir! "

While the two were busy researching marzipan in the kitchen, the world of Yue Fei in Water Margin was a completely different scene.

Dressed like a nobleman, Yue Fei rode a snow-white horse, and left Qilin Village with Zhou Tong, who was dressed in brocade, and a dozen cavalrymen, heading for Neihuang County.

Today is the day for the martial arts competition. Although Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, and Wang Gui did not participate in the competition as in the original book, Zhou Tong, as an examiner, could not be absent.

Of course, the result of the competition is not important. What is important is that this time we have to tell Yue Fei about marriage and pull the county magistrate Li Chun to our side.

"Pengju, today I will arrange for you to test the bow and arrow at the right time. Don't be nervous, just show it calmly."

The results of the martial arts competition are not important. Anyway, no matter who jumps, they will eventually become a stepping stone for Yue Fei to become famous.

It is the same in the original book. Yue Fei rode away and became a martial arts boy in Neihuang County, and then became a martial arts candidate. Finally, in the process of winning the martial arts champion, he shot and killed the little Liang Wang with a gun, and the martial arts champion that was about to be in his hand flew away.

I hope there will be a chance to meet the little Liang Wang in the future and knock him off his horse again... Yue Fei shook his head and galloped towards the county town!

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The stitches haven’t been removed yet, but I can sit in front of the computer now. I’ll start updating twice a day tomorrow!