Chapter 37 Kong Ming Accepts Disciples
Zhuge Liang was not very profound in his teaching examinations. He mostly had some basic things such as "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "Xunzi", etc. Although Deng Ai stuttered, when it comes to academic research, this problem has slowed down a lot, even very casual.
"You're going to teach these exams?" Liu Yi looked at Zhuge Liang with some surprise. He thought he would teach so much. Who knew that it was just the content and understanding of some books. Although he had only a little understanding of these books, he knew that these things were must-read for scholars these days and were the foundation of the foundation.
Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head and said, "Does Brother Liu want me to teach him the world's trend or how to use troops?"
Liu Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then he suddenly realized that he was looking at Deng Ai, who had become famous in later generations, but he ignored that Deng Ai was just in his early 10 years old. It was the time to lay the foundation, and no one was born to be powerful.
After understanding this, Liu Yi nodded and said, "Why does Kong Ming think this guy?"
Zhuge Liang did not answer, but looked at Deng’s mother: “Madam, I wonder who this son has learned from?”
"In the past, there was a Deng family who was responsible for teaching reading and literacy. Later, the husband died and his family lost its fortune. However, the collection of books in the family never sold, and most of them were studied by himself." Deng's mother hurriedly said.
Zhuge Liang nodded silently when he heard this, looking at Deng Ai, and said with some appreciation: "This child will surely achieve something in the future."
It is obvious that Zhuge Liang has already had a certain understanding of Deng Ai in the previous questions and answers.
"It's a pity that Mr. Decao and Mr. Pang De are old and will no longer be taught to disciples. Otherwise, Liang would rather recommend this son to his two disciples." Zhuge Liang said with some confusion. A high talent does not mean he can teach people. Zhuge Liang has just started his tutor.
Deng's mother hurriedly said, "If I can get a teacher, it will be a blessing for my son, and I dare not ask for it." Although it has not been long, Zhuge Liang gave people a good feeling and was a wise man.
Liu Yi also looked at Zhuge Liang and frowned slightly: "But because of Xinye's affairs?"
Zhuge Liang sighed and nodded silently and said, "I'm not hiding it from my wife. Liang will be in office soon, and his future is dangerous and unpredictable. Even Liang is not sure. If this boy follows me, he will be in danger of war and war, and he may not be able to take care of everything."
"This..." Deng's mother hesitated a little. Although she wanted to find a famous teacher for Deng Ai, Deng Ai was only ten years old after all, and she was only eleven years old after the Chinese New Year. At this time, she would naturally not want to let Deng Ai be in a chaotic place.
Liu Yi sighed, maybe this is fate. Just as he was about to speak, Zhuge Liang on the side smiled and said, "But Liang has a plan to do it. Can you hear it?"
"Sir, please tell me." Deng's mother bowed.
"Since Brother Liu is going to settle down in Jiangxia, why not let this son follow Brother Liu first. Although Brother Liu is not a scholar, he has learned a lot. Let this son follow Brother Liu for a while. After Liang has a place to settle down, how about let this son follow me?" It can be seen that Zhuge Liang really likes Deng Ai and is unwilling to let him go.
"Me?" Liu Yi looked at Zhuge Liang in shock and said with some amusement: "What can I teach him? Let him be a craftsman with me?"
"I dare to ask Brother Liu, if you come to teach this son, how would you teach him?" Zhuge Liang asked back without answering.
"This..." Liu Yi groped his chin and said, "If you talk about the history of Jinglun, I am afraid that the big kids know more than me. If you follow me, I will teach him how to be a human being. If you don't have talent, you can live a mediocre life at most. If you don't understand being a human being, you may not have a foothold in the world."
"This is a very good thing for people to understand." Zhuge Liang looked at Deng's mother and smiled: "Although Brother Liu is limited to his background, his knowledge may not be good. Although his knowledge is good, many things are more important than the knowledge above the book. This is where Brother Liu's elders."
"Brother Yi is also knowledgeable!" Deng Ai said unfairly to Liu Yi with some dissatisfaction: "On Funiu Mountain, Brother Yi just used a little trick and asked the village leader to defeat thousands of thieves with 300."
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Yi with a smile.
"A group of bandits and bandits are not considered capable." Liu Yi smiled awkwardly. If it weren't for his own safety, he wouldn't have made random moves at that time. Besides, the strategy he used seemed to have also used in the Romance of Zhuge Liang, but it was not considered his ability. Then he frowned and said, "It's really that dangerous?"
After all, Zhuge Liang is a military advisor. Deng Ai is following him and being a boy should not be in danger on weekdays.
"Well, if Cao's army goes south in large numbers, it will be difficult to defend Xinye City." Nodded. This is also the reason why Zhuge Liang was unwilling to do it at the beginning, but now he is moved, and he still avoids Liu Bei. Judging from Liu Bei's current situation, it is really difficult to rise. The general trend is overwhelming. Even if he has intelligence, it is difficult to win. Although there are examples of winning with less, it is either the opponent's general's head is not good at using it, or the right time, place and people are just right. Besides, what is the difference between Liu Bei's current military strength?
A good wife cannot cook without rice. Since Zhuge Liang has already thought about assisting Liu Bei, he has naturally considered many issues, including where Liu Bei will choose as a place to settle down in the future, and how to use the time when Cao Cao went south to gain the greatest profit and capital for Liu Bei. Longzhong is not just a word. Zhuge Liang has been collecting information from all parties during this period and secretly began to win over various resources through his own connections.
Of course, the premise of all this is that Liu Bei will come to invite him for the third time. If Liu Bei feels it is unnecessary, Zhuge Liang will never run up and defect to him.
"Sister-in-law, look..." Liu Yi looked at Deng's mother. After all, this was someone else's business. Do you want your son to be successful? He could not force others to put his son here.
"Mr. is a high-level scholar, and Mr. Liu's ability has also been seen before, but Mr. Liu has not mentioned it, so I don't want to force it." Deng's mother nodded silently. She couldn't see how capable Zhuge Liang was, but even if she returned to the clan, she could only let Deng Ai study and could not find any famous teacher. It would be better to follow Zhuge Liang's words, not to mention that Xinye was about to suffer war. If they went back, they would inevitably suffer from military disasters in the future. It would be better to follow Liu Yi.
"Why don't you get a disciple!" Liu Yi patted Deng Ai on the back of the head.
Deng Ai suddenly realized and quickly gave Zhuge Liang a teacher's ceremony: "Student...student...deng...deng Ai, pay homage to...happy...happy...happy...happy...happy...happy...happy...happy...happy...happy."
Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction. After he bowed, he took down a bamboo slip from the bookshelf and handed it to Deng Ai and said, "I just asked you, and I have a lot of opinions on the strategy of military strategy. This is Wu Zi's military strategy. You should read it carefully and not neglect it. See you again in the future. I will definitely teach you. If you don't understand anything, please ask Brother Liu."
"Me?" Liu Yi looked at Zhuge Liang with a wry smile. This is really overestimating me. He doesn't know who Wu Zi is.
"Thank you... Thank you... Forbear... teacher." Deng Ai took the book respectfully with a little excited expression. In this era, books are treasures. Didn't he hear Deng's mother say before? The Deng family was in trouble. In order to make a living, all the property in the family was sold out before, but only a few books in his collection were unwilling to sell them no matter what.
Just make the name settled. Deng Ai grew up and became an official under Liu Bei. This is a good connection.
Liu Yi achieved his goal and immediately stood up and said to Zhuge Liang: "Since that's the case, I don't want to keep more. What if I write a letter, what if Deng Ai comes tomorrow?"
The carriage was sent to Liu Bei, and Liu Yi could only make another carriage now, otherwise the group would not know when they would arrive in Jiangxia by just leaving.
"Can."
Chapter completed!