Three Kingdoms

"Is this Chang'an?" 』

"This is Chang'an..."

These same words, perhaps in different tones, were spoken by different people almost within these days.

In the Han Dynasty, many people had never left the countryside within a radius of ten miles. The furthest distance might be to go to the market in the county to buy some things. Even the children of the gentry, not everyone could just go there. It was a study tour, so these people who were brought to Chang'an in various ways basically saw Chang'an for the first time.

Yes, it was not only Kong Rong's two children who were taken to Chang'an, but also some other people, including Xun You's relatives.

For those who are not on the "blacklist" in Shandong and whose control is not too strict on weekdays, it is not difficult to pick them up. After all, they can go with the caravan. The difficulty is that those who take the mountain road bypass Tongguan. The Hedong route is indeed more difficult to walk. Fortunately, there are many caravans from Shandong coming to Chang'an for trade, and there are also some smuggling routes...

After all, there are eight paths in Taihang. It is said to be eight paths, but in many places in China, the numerical value is an imaginary reference. If we really want to be strict, we don’t know the number of passable medicinal roads or intestinal trails on Taihang Mountain.

After these people arrived in Chang'an, they were quickly resettled one after another.

Most of them were arranged in Zuo Fengyi, and a small number of them migrated to the Hedong area.

Although these places are relatively colder than those in Shandong, their hearts will be somewhat more spacious and their quality of life will be higher. After all, living by looking at other people's faces every day is not the same for anyone. Something that makes people feel happy.

Feizhen didn't care much about these things, he was more concerned about the increasing amount of homework.

As the eldest son of the Cavalry General, as he grows older, the demands placed on him seem to naturally increase, and the responsibilities on his shoulders seem to become increasingly heavier, which forces him to appear more composed and imitate as much as possible. Just like his father, he thinks about some problems and then deals with some things.

Perhaps for most children in future generations, like Feizhen's current age, there should still be many children who shout all day long that their parents don't understand me, don't love me, don't care about me, and so on. I feel that friends are the best and can understand me best. I would rather fall out with my parents than break off my friendship with my friends.

But for Feizhen, he has no friends.

It's not that Feizhen is against finding some friends to play with, but because once he travels, he will inevitably have a large number of guards, and most of his friends will behave very boringly, either timid or... Flattery…

Even if he wore casual clothes and sneaked out to play with the children in the market, it was okay at first, but later on it became a bit embarrassing because the children in the market couldn't understand what he said. And to be honest, what can most of the children in the market do?

Peeing and mud, picking up rocks and throwing them, waving bamboos to pretend to fight etc...

It's okay once or twice, but if you have to urinate and mud every day...

well!

Are Feizhen's demands too high?

It was only then that Feizhen realized that the class, like a ladder-like structure his father mentioned, really existed. It was impossible for him to play with ordinary children in the city.

He reads scriptures and knows arithmetic, while those children in the market can't even count on their fingers. Although knowing these will make him unique among those children, soon those children in the market will deliberately avoid him because he knows too much. He stayed away from him, or under the instructions of their parents, they became a submissive follower.

It is true that an extremely favorable environment can actually easily cultivate certain characters that are not very popular, but Feizhen is relatively good in this regard. He does not have many requirements for these people, but now he has He really didn't like it that way.

After all, Feizhen has no expectations for the future.

His father is doing so well now, so will he do better in the future?

Sometimes he would feel excited when he longed for something, but he was still relatively confused about how to do it. However, no one could share or discuss these longings and confusions.

Since childhood, Feizhen's most important teachers have naturally been her parents.

There were many senior figures in other schools who imparted knowledge to him, but to Feizhen, the most important ones were still his parents. Especially his father, Fei Qian, had a great influence on him.

Since childhood, Fei Qian didn't say that he has been asking him how many scriptures he has read and how many words he has to memorize all day long, but he has been asked the most questions, and sometimes he doesn't know how to answer...

This is indeed painful.

But Feizhen also understands that this is for the future, for himself, for the Fei family, for the future of people in Guanzhong, and even the wider land, so as the eldest son of the Hussar General, he has no right to be too lax. . How big the world is, you can see it in the yamen of the Huqi Mansion. It is hung in the lobby of the Huqi government. All the officials who come to discuss matters will take a look at it if they have something to do.

According to his father's words, only after seeing it can he realize his insignificance.

Of course, his father secretly told him that a big man, like a human being, needs a friend and an opponent.

Those who come to trade are considered friends, and those who come to war are considered opponents.

Feizhen also knew these things since she was a child.

Worrying about the current situation in the world, I always feel that I have to do something and learn something. At least I can't just use urine and mud like those children in the market?

Other people's families are very big, and they have children of similar ages. There are a lot of cousins ​​and cousins. When it comes to sacrifices, outings, etc., there will be a lot of noise, but Fei's family originally It's just a small noble clan, or a side clan, even if you include the children of the Huang family...

Well, forget about the Huang children.

Part of him is very similar to Uncle Huang Cheng, who is either holding a knife or dancing with a gun all day long, which means that he will protect Feizhen in the future, kill enemies on the battlefield, open up new territories, and so on. The other part is like his mother, who jingles all day long. He is constantly thinking about this and knocking on that, and when it comes to reading, he has a headache.

It's impossible not to study. Even as a hussar, my father still reads books when he has time. Therefore, Feizhen was helpless and could not talk to the Huang family's children to go together.

As for Pangzi, most of the children are in Wancheng and have not come over.

The children in Chang'an usually belong to ordinary officials. Meeting him is like a mouse meeting a cat. Feizhen may find it fun at first, but after a long time, it is no longer interesting at all. So Feizhen gradually couldn't get along with the other children, and she increasingly had no friends, whether they were real, fake, or temporary.

Sometimes Feizhen would think that without friends, there would be no friends. Maybe that was the price he had to pay for growing up. But at the same time, he envied his father because his father had friends, like Pang Tong, like Zao Zhi, like Tai Shiming, who didn't come often and didn't talk much, but who would carry some sawdust and iron filings on his hands from time to time, would often make him some small toys.

Well, there is another uncle who is said to be tall and thick, looking more like a military general than a scholar...

These are all friends with whom my father Fei Qian studied together.

Therefore, Feizhen was actually thinking about whether he could have such friends. It didn't require too many, like his father, just three or five. Then they would discuss things together when something happened and drink together when nothing happened. Then, like his father's friends, he would bring some food and toys to the next generation of children, and then teach them to ride horses, read, and even identify minerals.

Feizhen originally thought that this wish might be difficult to realize, but unexpectedly he got new news from his mother, saying that some children from Shandong would come to Chang'an, both big and small. Some of these children have relatives in Chang'an, and some are orphans. Those who have relatives and friends in Chang'an are better off. Generally speaking, they will stay in the homes of relatives and friends. In addition, the children of the gentry in this era still have to maintain their appearance, so it should not be a big problem in the short term, but it will be a problem in the long term. Feiqian will send someone to deal with it again.

As for those children who have no parents in Chang'an, it is not easy to send them directly to the Salesian Bureau.

Generally speaking, the children in the Salesian Bureau are not very old, and the Salesian Bureau basically does not learn any scriptures, but teaches some handicrafts or other skills, and some They will be taken away by merchants or workshops from various places. As apprentices, they mainly make a living.

The target groups are not the same, so Fei Qian and Huang Yueying discussed that children of the gentry who have no relatives in Chang'an should set up a kindergarten, affiliated under the Chang'an Academy, specifically to recruit these children, and also allow other children to attend. School-age children attending school in Chang'an...

Yes, it is similar to elementary schools in later generations.

At present, there are no professional primary schools in the Han Dynasty. Most of the students in the academy are young children, basically at least teenagers and above. Children are generally educated at home, taught by their parents themselves. , or ask a teacher.

As we all know, in feudal dynasties, some big families would set up private schools to educate their children. However, the establishment of private schools came later in the Chinese feudal dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, generally speaking, there were only rural schools in various places, which were presided over by some elders designated by the government. After all, the imperial examination system was not fully established, so how could there be private schools dedicated to studying classics?

Therefore, the kindergarten proposed by Fei Qian, which is specifically aimed at children under the age of fourteen, can be regarded as the first of its kind in Han Dynasty.

Feizhen and other noble children in Guanzhong will naturally go to this kindergarten.

Feizhen didn't realize the deep meaning of his father's decision to set up such a kindergarten at the first time. He just felt that it would give him a chance to meet some new friends?

This made him very happy, and he heard that his Meiling Villa accommodated two children from Shandong who were preparing to go to school...

Feizhen couldn't sit still immediately, and led some people to Meiling.

Meiling is a small mountain ridge to the north of Maoling. The mountain is gentle and the highest point is less than thirty feet. The reason why it is called Meiling is of course because there are many plum blossoms here.

Although it is still a little early for the plum blossoms to bloom, there are already some early flowers showing some tentative smiles.

The plum blossoms of Han Dynasty bloom in winter. Because the current climate in Han Dynasty is still relatively warm, but in later generations, many plum blossoms will not bloom in the cold winter, but in February and March in early spring.

Without human intervention and cultivation, plum blossoms in the wild will not change much. What changes is the climate. Just like Meiling has not changed much, the only thing that changes is the people who come here.

There is a small manor in Meiling. In this manor, there are now some new residents.

Feizhen came with the people excitedly, got off the horse and entered the manor directly.

After walking a few steps, I heard a clear voice, "The Tao is hidden and traceless, simple and nameless, and its method cannot be obtained." As the saying goes, the way of heaven and earth is so vast and vast that I don’t know where to follow it. The best is like water. It flows from the vastness like a valley, and the rivers flow through the rivers and seas. This is what we call it. Under the rule of Qiaoqi, this way should be followed, which can be said to be what the people call natural. 』

Feizhen suddenly became interested.

Ha, Tao Te Ching?

He stretched out his head and saw two children reading in the manor, and the one speaking was a younger girl.

The two children also saw Feizhen walking in and were slightly startled.

Feizhen coughed and walked forward pretending to be an adult, "Are you two studying ethics?" 』

Recently, due to the influence of the Chang'an Scripture Teaching Ceremony, many people have begun to read the Tao Te Ching again. It is said that both printed and hand-copied versions in bookshops seem to be selling very well and are almost out of stock...

It is said that they are almost out of stock, but some will appear at noon every day, and then the onlookers will rush to grab them. These book grabbers may not necessarily be in urgent need of using the Tao Te Ching for anything, but because they saw everyone grabbing it, even if they clearly had some on hand, they still joined in the fun and grabbed it together, as if they could count as much as they grabbed. It was so cheap that I had no idea that the merchant was laughing so hard behind his back.

Feizhen chuckled and walked away minding her own business, saying, "I just listened to a high-level talk outside, and it was indeed quite subtle. However... this high-level talk was gained by the two of you, not someone else's words?" 』

Feizhen said this because he had been hearing a lot of flattery from people around him.

To say that Feizhen is right about everything is extremely perfunctory.

The average ones will give compliments in a roundabout way, or find out what Fei Zhen likes and bring it to Fei Zhen on purpose.

As for the more advanced ones, they appear to be admonishing or admonishing, but in reality they are also praising...

At the beginning, Fei Zhen was a little awkward and not used to it, but after a long time, Fei Zhen knew that these people were flattering, and on the other hand, she gradually started to get used to it.

Once you get used to it, some things seem to come naturally.

It was like Feizhen came uninvited as a matter of course.

Feizhen heard that his father had arranged for two children to live in this manor, so he came here out of curiosity. And because this manor was originally Fei's property, Feizhen didn't realize it when he entered the manor. To the two children, his appearance was regarded as a "guest" to a certain extent, or an "unwelcome guest".

The older child was a little clumsy in speech, so he just remained silent and did not speak. However, the younger girl said unceremoniously: "The noble man came uninvited because he thought that we and the two of us are small and weak and can be bullied. Are you deliberately looking down on us, or is it because you are born with such a temperament and don't know what's going on? 』

Feizhen couldn't help but choked.

From Feizhen's point of view, he felt that there was no problem if he came in like this.

This kind of cognitive error is actually easy to understand. It's like the landlord in later generations. Without saying hello, he takes out the key or fingerprints to open the house that has been rented to others, and shows others the house. Thinking that since it is You can come and go into your own house as you please, and there is no problem at all. However, in fact, such behavior is not so justified, and may even violate the law.

The big man did not have such detailed regulations on such matters at present, but Feizhen's behavior seemed somewhat rude in front of Kong Rong's two children.

For Kong Rong's two children, they finally settled down in Chang'an. They just sat in the hall and studied, and there were people who came uninvited without reporting...

"This..." Feizhen frowned. Maybe he was aware of some problems, but he didn't like to apologize, or he felt that he didn't need to apologize in front of people of his own age or even younger than him, so He rolled his eyes, pointed around and said, "This manor is mine!" 』

Feizhen originally thought that when he said this, these two people should know his identity. Of course, knowing his identity, they must bow their heads obediently and even apologize to him, but Feizhen did not expect that However, the little girl said crisply: "This manor was given to me and my brother by General Hussar!" Even if you are the son of a hussar, you still need to know the ways of host and guest! If you are a noble person, you should know better. Otherwise, wouldn't it weaken the reputation of the hussar? 』

"Well? How did you..." Feizhen originally wanted to ask how the little girl knew that he didn't say that she was the son of a hussar, but then she thought about it and it was actually not difficult to guess, "Who said I don't know the truth? Come on, since we just discussed morality in two places, let’s debate it today! Just argue morality! 』