Chapter 2 The Great Confucian Cai Yong
The next day, in a study room in the Tai Tai Palace, Liu Yao looked at the middle-aged man standing next to his father curiously. He was wearing a brocade robe and his whole body was full of books, making people feel so elegant and generous.
"Son of the Emperor, this is the teacher I found for you, Cai Yong and Cai Boyi, who are currently appointed as doctors and are famous scholars of the world." Liu Hong introduced.
"It's him!" Liu Yao exclaimed in his heart. Cai Yong is a famous contemporary writer and calligrapher. He has a high status in the hearts of contemporary scholars.
"Sir, then I will leave my prince to you." Liu Hong bowed to Cai Yong for the first time.
"Don't dare, your Majesty, the emperor will do his best to teach the eldest prince." Cai Yong said in a panic.
"Young son, you must study with the teacher, do you know?" Liu Hong's tone was extremely serious.
"I understand." Liu Yao nodded. Liu Hong looked at Liu Yao with some relief, then left the study, leaving only the master and apprentice behind.
In the study, the two of them knelt facing each other, staring at each other with big eyes, but no one spoke. Liu Yao felt a little unhappy, "Hmph, if you don't speak, then I won't speak either. Let's see who can waste any more?"
Cai Yong has been paying attention to Liu Yao. At first, he didn't see Liu Yao bowing since he came in, which made his evaluation of Liu Yao suddenly drop a little. Now, the two of them have been sitting quietly for a stick of incense, but the child in front of him has not shown any impatience. On the contrary, he is still so calm and can't help but make him look at him a little higher.
"Cough cough." Cai Yong's coughing sound broke the calm scene. "Your Highness, today I will tell you about the Book of Rites. Since ancient times, etiquette must not be abolished. Etiquette is righteous, benevolence, wisdom and trustworthiness are the first..." Cai Yong didn't care about Liu Yao's reaction and continued to talk continuously. The 5,000-word ritual scripture of more than 5,000 words was just enough to finish it in less than half a cup of tea (15 minutes per cup of tea).
Liu Yao looked at Cai Yong in front of him, and listened to his fast speaking speed. How could he not know the old master’s intention? He talked about “ritual” from the beginning because he didn’t salute him? Moreover, he obviously didn’t want to remember the fast speaking speed clearly. I guess he would give him a warning next. However, Cai Yong’s intention was still good. I hope Liu Yao understood etiquette, so Liu Yao still listened very seriously.
Suddenly, Cai Yong finished his speech, raised his face and asked coldly, "Do you remember what he said just now?"
Liu Yao laughed in his heart, "As expected, it's here!" If others were to be afraid of Cai Yong's attack. However, Liu Yao was different. He was a little proficient in Confucianism, and he remembered all the "Book of Rites" in his mind.
Liu Yao spoke in a tender homophone, "What the teacher said just now, since ancient times, etiquette must not be abolished. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness are the first..." The small mouth opened and closed, and repeated it at a faster speed than Cai Yong.
"...... Teacher, what I said just now is correct." Liu Yao finished reciting the rituals, raised his head and asked Cai Yong.
At this time, Cai Yong had no previous indifference and calmness, and opened his mouth without any image, looking demented.
"Teacher?Teacher?" Liu Yao looked at Cai Yong with a shocked look and shouted in a low voice.
"Ah!!! Ah!" Cai Yong was interrupted and shocked, and finally came back to his senses. Then, the shock in his eyes turned into ecstasy. "Genius, genius!!"
It is not difficult for a student to find a good teacher, but it is not so easy for a teacher to teach a good student. The difficulty is no less than that of Bole discovering a horse with a thousand miles.
Cai Yong came to teach Liu Yao this time, but he had to come because of the identity of Emperor Ling of Han, but he did not expect that this time he met a thousand-mile horse. With such a genius to inherit his mantle, he would have no regrets even if he died.
Liu Yao was also happy when he looked at Cai Yong's ecstatic expression, which proved that Cai Yong had fully recognized himself, had such a teacher, and had his own talent, status and advantages in time travel, and his reputation in the scholars in the future will rise sharply in the scholars. Liu Yao was already thinking about the scene of those talented scholars who defected to him in the future.
"Yaoer, if you have such talent and your guidance as a teacher, you will definitely have an important position in the scholars in the future." Cai Yong said with relief along his beard. Even the title changed from the eldest prince to the Yaoer.
"Haha, teacher, how could I not know your hard work? Yao'er must study hard and not waste your teaching." Liu Yao smiled knowingly.
Cai Yong was stunned and then asked, "Then you can tell me, what's the painstaking efforts for your teacher?"
Liu Yao said, "I have always learned from children to learn from literacy, but you have been talking about etiquette and law since you want to correct Yaoer's previous rude behavior. Yaoer apologizes to the teacher here. Yaoer did not do it on purpose."
"A monster!! Monster" Cai Yong was shocked and kept repeating these two words.
Then Liu Yao's expression changed, "But I still hope that the teacher will not spread my affairs too quickly."
"Why is this? Don't you want everyone in the world to know your talent?" Cai Yong was very puzzled. In his understanding, children should like to show off the most.
"Teacher!! What do you think of my great man now?" Liu Yao asked an unrelated question with a serious look.
"This... the Han Dynasty is prosperous and famous all over the world, the Han Dynasty..." Cai Yong hesitated for a long time and said sweating profusely.
"Haha, teacher, are you bullying me as an ignorant child?" Liu Yao directly interrupted Cai Yong's words. "The Han Dynasty is now declining."
"You must not talk nonsense, the Han Dynasty will definitely last for thousands of years." Cai Yong did not expect that Liu Yao, as a prince, would say such a traitor, and he became anxious.
Liu Yao waved his hand and said, "Okay, teacher, although I am still young, as a prince, I can understand the current situation of the Han Dynasty best. My father bought and sold official positions, and he was a sensual and loyal to eunuchs. The Han Dynasty basically has no prestige now. The whole world is controlled by those aristocratic families, and the Han Dynasty is in danger."
Cai Yong has been shocked too many times today. Looking at the six-year-old monster in front of him, I don’t know what to say.
"So, teacher, the next words are all your fingers. I don't want a third person to know." Liu Yao said seriously.
Cai Yong also knew the seriousness of the matter. Facing this "adult" who was only six years old, he nodded solemnly.
"Teacher, the Han Dynasty is in danger, and it is impossible to save the great man by ordinary methods, so the only way now is to break it and then establish it!!!"
"How can I solve it after breaking it and establishing it?" Cai Yong looked puzzled.
"Teacher, with my talent, if other people with interest know, I will definitely become the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. This is not what I want. What I want is to leave Luoyang, take charge, recruit capable and brave men, wait for the coming of troubled times in the future, and unify the entire Han Dynasty again, so that there will be a new Han Dynasty. So I need your teacher to help me!!" Liu Yao said passionately.
Cai Yong took a breath of air. He never expected a six-year-old boy to come up with such a plan. "The great Han is lucky, and the great Han is lucky." Cai Yong couldn't help but shed tears excitedly. Over the years, he watched the great Han slowly fade away, but he could not save it. He felt very depressed. But now hope is coming, and the depression over the years has been wiped out.
"Yaoer, tell me, how can you help you if you want to be your teacher?"
"Teacher, I am not prepared yet. After all, I am still too young now. But I hope to use your position in the sect to recruit me some truly talented strategists, rather than some corrupt scholars who can only recite poems and verses."
"Okay!! I dare not say anything else. With my husband's status in the scholarly forests, I am still sure about these things. If there are other places to help, I will be obliged to do this old bone." Cai Yong looked confident.
"Then thank you teacher. I will definitely not be polite to you, teacher." Liu Yao bowed to Cai Yong and said with a smile.
"Haha, you kid." Cai Yong couldn't help but feel funny when he looked at Liu Yao's actions. Perhaps only at this time would he think that Liu Yao was a child who had not grown up.
A big and a small conversation in the study were secretly. Liu Yao also received the first help in this life.
Chapter completed!