On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 141 Liu Zhuo Master and Apprentice
That night, after the banquet, Cui Che returned to the official residence reeking of alcohol.

He was not in a hurry to go back to the house to rest, but ordered Zhao Wen, Wang De and others to guard the wing, and summoned Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan.

"Please sit down, gentlemen."

Cui Che greeted the two of them to sit down with a smile, completely different from his cold face during the day.

"I trouble the two gentlemen to come here tonight. I have something to ask."

"My lord has kindly supported us, and Mu and Dangwan should serve for the lord, but please speak frankly, my lord, we will never refuse."

Zhao Mu said solemnly.

Wang Dangwan also echoed his words, he is a warrior, his mouth is not as good as Zhao Mulisuo.

Cui Che rolled up his sleeves and made tea for the two of them, put down the teapot, and then said slowly:

"I wonder if the two gentlemen still have contact with the Turks?"

Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan were surprised when they heard this.

Since the Eastern Turks, under the leadership of Shetu, attached to the Sui Dynasty, gave up a large area of ​​land, and moved to Baidaochuan, it may be more in line with the actual situation to call them the Northern and Southern Turks rather than the East and West Turks.

Zhao Mu and Wang Dangwan, who had served as chief historian and Sima in Hengzhou (Datong, Shanxi), and lived in Turkic with Gao Shaoyi for three years, disappeared after being summoned by Cui Che.

Two guests were missing from Cui Che's residence, and it did not attract the attention of others. When someone left, someone came.

And it was a large group.

When Cui Che was seven years old, in order to gain fame, he went to Jinchun Garden to participate in a literary meeting, during which two great Confucian scholars were invited as guests, namely Liu Zhuo and Liu Xuan.

Then Liu Xuan also gave Cui Che a sum of money back then, and cooperated with him in a play.

However, it was not Liu Xuan who was invited to Jicheng by Cui Che, but his good friend Liu Zhuo who was also called Second Liu.

It is true that Liu Zhuo and Liu Xuan are greedy for money, but they do have real talents and learning. In the first year of Emperor Kaihuang (581), Liu Zhuo was enlisted by Zhao Ju, the governor of Jizhou, and joined the army as a member. Later, he was recommended to the court and participated in the compilation of national history and astronomy calendar.

Last year, the sixth year of Kaihuang's reign, the Luoyang Stone Classics were transported to Daxing. Because the characters were worn out and hard to read, the imperial court summoned a group of Confucian scholars to examine them.

Liu Zhuo fought against the Confucian scholars with his true knowledge and insights, and overwhelmed everyone, but he was also hated and slandered, and ended up being dismissed from office.

Frustrated in his official career, Liu Zhuo returned to his hometown in Jizhou, recruited many disciples, and took the job of teaching.

When Cui Che arrived in Hebei, he sent his relatives to visit with letters, sincerely invited Liu Zhuo to give lectures in Ji County, and gave him [-] yuan as a gift.

I don't know whether he was moved by Cui Che's sincerity or his financial resources, but Liu Zhuo was invited to go north and brought a group of his students with him.

Among them are Kong Yingda and Gai Wenda, who are ranked among the eighteen bachelors of Tiance Mansion.

And Gai Wenyi, who is of the same clan as Gai Wenda and is also known as Ergai.

After bringing Liu Zhuo to Jicheng, Cui Che smiled and said:
"Farewell to Jinchun Garden. I haven't seen you in eleven years. Mr. Liu is fine."

Seeing Cui Che, Liu Zhuo felt all sorts of emotions in his heart. Back then, the seven-year-old Yong Gou let them judge him, but now he is a high-ranking official in the frontier.

Even if she knew that this kid was extraordinary, she never thought that he would make such a fortune so quickly.

Compared with myself, four out of forty, full of knowledge, but still achieve nothing, I can't help but feel sad.

Suppressing the frustration in his heart, Liu Zhuo said with emotion:

"Liu is getting old, not as old as he was back then, but Director Cui is young, but he is already a minister of the country, and he is worthy of the reputation of Guangbo (Liu Xuan) for his talent."

Cui Che smiled even wider:

"I never thought Mr. Liu would still remember what happened back then, hurry up and follow me into the mansion."

Cui Che welcomes Liu Zhuo and his party into the mansion. During this time, he glanced at the twenty or so students who followed Liu Zhuo, but he didn't know which three were Kong Yingda, Gai Wenda, and Gai Wenyi.

Cui Che bought the mansion specially for Liu Zhuo, so that he can teach and educate people here with peace of mind.

After entering the mansion, after taking his seat, Cui Che asked Liu Zhuo to introduce him to the young people who were studying with him.

The first person introduced to Cui Che was Kong Yingda from Hengshui, Jizhou.

Cui Che looked at the 14-year-old boy in front of him and asked:
"You are the 32nd generation grandson of Confucius, Kong Yingda in Jizhou! I heard that you have a very good understanding and can recite more than a thousand words a day. Is there anything wrong?"

Kong Yingda was very surprised. He didn't know how his reputation was known by Cui Che, but he didn't feel complacent. Instead, he said humbly:

"It's a mere name, I don't want to be in the ears of Cui Gong, and the small tricks, how can it be compared to the 23 things that Cui Gong got the sage back then, and there are no mistakes or omissions."

This was something that happened when Cui Che joined the army in the Prime Minister's Office, and now that Kong Yingda mentioned it, he couldn't help feeling proud.

He proposed to test Kong Yingda's talents on the spot, and Kong Yingda naturally would not refuse.

Although Cui Che has a good memory, he is eager to make achievements. Although he was taught by the great Confucian Xu Wenyuan, he resigned from school at the age of 11 to become an official. There is a little ink in his stomach, but not much.

And Kong Yingda started school at the age of eight, with his understanding and hard work over the years, his knowledge is even higher than that of Cui Che.

The questions I asked today were all questions that Cui Che found out yesterday after cramming and looking through the scriptures for a whole day.

It's just that Kong Yingda still didn't bother him, and his answer was unexpected, but thought-provoking.

Cui Che was amazed by this, and praised Liu Zhuo:

"This son will be a generation of Confucianism in the future!"

The student has won such a good reputation, and Liu Zhuo also has a bright face, but Cui Che changed the subject and said to Kong Yingda:
"Chongyuan (Kong Yingda) has such talent and learning, so he is willing to be recruited by Cui and join the army as a recorder for the general manager's office."

Since Fang Yanqian was promoted to the post of secretary, the post of secretary to join the army has been vacant to be filled.

Kong Yingda was dedicated to learning, and she didn't want to be an official prematurely, but she was worried about refusing in public, so she slapped Cui Che in the face, and when she was hesitating, she saw Cui Che laughed and said:

"Cui took the liberty to invite me. He only loves his talents. There is no need to be embarrassed about Chongyuan, but he will learn well in the future. I hope he will refuse."

Kong Yingda breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and was also moved by Cui Che's thoughtfulness.

"Student, thank Mr. Cui for taking care of him."

Then Liu Zhuo introduced other students to Cui Che, including Gai Wenda and Gai Wenyi.

What disappointed Cui Che was that Gai Wenda was only eight years old now, and his sibling brother Gai Wenyi was about the same age as him, so he would not be useful in a short time.

But Cui Che can take it seriously and treat it as a long-term investment.

After Liu Zhuo settled in Ji County, there was an endless stream of children from Youzhou gentry who came to learn from him.

Character and talent are two different things, besides, Liu Zhuo also clearly marked the price, as long as you give money as a gift, he will teach seriously, no one can deceive you, so you can't completely deny him because of this.

While waiting for the selection of scholars from the counties and the dispatch of warriors from the towns, Cui Che often visited schools to exchange knowledge with Liu Zhuo's disciples.

Although the intentions are impure, they have indeed improved their knowledge, but more often they are still practicing riding and archery.

The future is doomed to be a chaotic world. In the chaotic world, martial arts must not be neglected. Cui Che also began to study the art of war. As for the government affairs, just like in Qingzhou, all the tedious matters were handed over to Li Gang, the long history.

(End of this chapter)