I, Dong Zhuo, love the people like a son

"Thank you, Sister Shi, for your kind words." Seeing that his elder brother was unable to speak, Sima Yi could only push the ducks to the shelf, and said loudly: "Uncle calm down, elder brother has no such intentions, elder brother is saying... Uh, although my father is not talented , but also a little hard work."

"And Uncle, as Sister Shi said, has always been lenient and kind, and loves talents with all his heart. This time he treats us with such kindness and love, brother will slip up for a while, and I hope Uncle will calm down."

"Oh?..." Old Dong stood up but didn't sit down, still looking like he was going to leave at any time: "This old man has always been tolerant of all rivers and rivers, and he values ​​talents and talents?"

"Why don't I know about this?"

To make things difficult is to make things difficult on purpose—he wanted to stretch his strength to see how capable the two sons of the Sima family were.

Especially... Sima Yi.

"Uncle, don't be self-effacing, just and at ease." Sima Yi said without any fear, "Uncle not only values ​​the virtuous and talented, but also has great ambitions, benevolence and generosity."

"One and a half months ago, my uncle rescued him and entered the court, so he went to the court to ask the sons of Gongqing to serve as officials in the palace to make up for the lack of eunuchs. This action wiped out the serious illness of the eunuchs and courtiers in the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop. It is a great contribution."

"Secondly, my uncle led the Sangong and other ministers to write a letter, requesting that the cases of Chen Fan, Dou Wu, and the party members be reheard, and all the titles should be restored. He also sent envoys to mourn their graves, and promoted their descendants to be officials. People and imprisoned party members were rehabilitated, and the disaster of party imprisonment that had lasted for decades in the Han Dynasty ended."

"The scholars struggled for more than ten years but failed to achieve these two things. In the end, my uncle cleared the clouds with his own hands and restored the inner palace of the Great Han Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Sima Yi was full of energy and said: "Afterwards, my uncle sent people from the Sifang bus to recruit celebrities. For a while, scholars and celebrities ranked high, and the court atmosphere was completely new."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and sang praises: "Uncle's actions like this, if you are not tolerant of all rivers in Shanghai, valuing the virtuous and loving talents, then please ask my uncle to punish my nephew for the crime of talking nonsense. I will cut my nephew to death. repentance!"

"Okay!..." Dong Zhuo slammed the case again when he heard the words, which made Sima Lang and Cai Yan's eyelids twitch in fright.

Just when the two were about to intercede, they saw Dong Zhuo sitting down slowly, and laughed heartily: "It's a good one who never repents, my nephew knows me!"

After finishing speaking, he looked up at the sky outside the gate at a 45-degree angle, with a vicissitudes of life and a deep expression: "I originally wanted to get along with you as ordinary people, but I didn't expect to get alienated and disgusted in return..."

"No way, the showdown is over, I won't pretend anymore."

Talking about the fluttering of his sleeves, he said arrogantly: "That's right! This old man is a big man who is open to all people, respects talents and talents, is tolerant and kind, loves talents eagerly, and is quite ambitious, benevolent and generous. "

The voice fell, and everyone in the hall was shocked.

Then, there was another long silence.

The Sima brothers looked up at Dong Zhuo in astonishment, their faces full of disbelief.Especially the instigator, Sima Yi, didn't seem to expect that the old director would... be so shameless!

Cai Yan was the one who was most surprised.

After getting along for so long, I thought I understood Dong Zhuo's temperament, but I never thought that I only saw the first layer, and Dong Zhuo was actually in the atmosphere!

She was so angry that her delicate body trembled again and again, her pretty face flushed red, and her chest heaved violently.The soft little hands in the sleeves were pinched blue and white, afraid of not being able to bear it in the next moment, they went up to pluck off Old Dong's beard.

I have to scratch his face again!

It took 17 years to develop a virtuous and gentle temperament. Every time I meet this guy, I will suffer a violent blow, and I may turn into a shrew at any time...

"Uncle, uncle..." Cai Yan's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth and looked at the lonely old Dong who was obviously waiting for the Sima brothers to continue to flatter him.

Then, he said almost word for word: "Since my uncle is so inclusive, respects the virtuous and talented, tolerant and kind, eager to love talents, and quite ambitious, benevolent and generous..."

It was only when I said this that I realized: Well, the words I and the Sima brothers praised him just now are a downfall!

Immediately, Cai Yan's calm tone became more and more difficult to maintain, and he said with difficulty: "What does uncle plan to do with the matter of Uncle Sima Shi?"

She stopped pretending and had a showdown.

I just want to get this done quickly, go home and continue eating!

Forget it, I stopped eating, and I was full of gas.

"Oh, about Jiangong..." Old Dong regretfully withdrew his lonely expression, and continued to say brazenly: "Jianggong is back to Hanoi this time, I heard there is something urgent at home?"

The curfews of various dynasties are not completely inviolable. The "Han Law" stipulates that there are three incidents of marriage and funeral, childbirth and serious illness, and they can be exempted from crime as appropriate.

"Urgent matter?..." Sima Lang was stunned for a moment, subconsciously shook his head and said, "No."

Old Dong's face darkened: This honest child...you can have this!

It was still Sima Yi who was clever, and said: "Uncle understands clearly, my father's late night trip this time is due to the death of an old member of the family, so he has to rush back to attend the funeral."

"Oh..." Old Dong nodded, and said clearly: "The old man said, Jiang Gong has always been strict and cautious, how could he be so ignorant of the importance. I think it was because he was in a hurry to follow the power, and he was confused for a while, and he didn't talk to Wu Qiong. Explain clearly."

At this moment, no matter how stupid Sima Lang was, he could taste it: "Uncle is wise, the truth is like this."

"Oh, the old man can talk to Ting Wei...just explain the ins and outs of the matter clearly. Isn't this not using power for personal gain or disrupting judicial justice?"

Sima Lang's face was very painful: You have confused black and white, reversed right and wrong, and you are not disturbing judicial justice?

But it was his own father who was locked in the prison, so he could only blushed and lowered his head and said, "Naturally it doesn't count."

"Hmm..." After speaking, Old Dong took out a bamboo slip, looked at Sima Lang with a smile and said, "Come on, nephew, let's make this set of papers."

"Huh?..." The three people in the hall were stunned again, especially Cai Yan: Do you still want to do papers? ...Yesterday you didn't say that there is such a link?

Chapter 39 Fried dough sticks tofu brain and math problems

His father's life is in his hands, Sima Lang is willing to be a cow or a horse, not to mention making papers.Without hesitation, he picked up the pen and ink prepared by the guard and began to answer the questions seriously.

Old Dong asked the guards to light a stick of incense again to calculate the exam time, and then... nothing to do.

I was regretting that I had only produced one set of papers yesterday with Jia Xu, Li Ru, and the director Tian Yi, and I didn't think that Sima Yi would come with me, when I suddenly heard a loud 'gurgling' sound.

Only then did Old Dong cover his stomach, and said to Sima Yi with a smile, "If my nephew doesn't mind, why don't you have breakfast with me? If you guessed right, you probably haven't eaten yet, have you?"

"Uncle hasn't eaten yet?"

"Well, I've been waiting for you two for a long time, I'm afraid you two won't come, and I'm afraid you two will mess around..." Realizing that I had slipped my tongue, I quickly changed the subject with a smirk: "Well, that... my niece will also eat something together ?”

"Don't eat!" The store value of being gentle and virtuous has been exhausted, Cai Yan doesn't have any good looks at the moment.

But then, her beautiful Qiong nose twitched slightly, she looked at the food brought by the chef suspiciously, and couldn't help but whisper: "What is so fragrant?"

Sima Yi also sniffed vigorously, his cynical face was full of surprises: "That's right, why is it so fragrant?"

On the tray brought by the cook, there was a large bowl of tan soup, and white... food that looked like tofu, but was whiter and more delicate than tofu.

There is some sesame oil on the soup, which is fragrant and fragrant, and seasoned with dried shrimps, green onion and coriander.

On the side plate are eight or nine sticks of golden oil shiny pasta, which looks fluffy and crispy, and there are several small plates of pickled vegetables.

"Nephew, come and taste it. This is the tofu nao and fried dough sticks developed by my uncle."

Seeing the long-lost breakfast, Old Dong was so excited that he almost shed tears. He seemed low-key but showed off: "In order to make this breakfast, I had to first turn the dipping sauce into soy sauce and use it to hang pork bone broth. Then I trained After three days of ramming the goods, I barely learned how to fry deep-fried dough sticks."

"Mother, Taiwei's cooking skills..." The chef with a bruised nose and a swollen face wanted to cheer him up, but he had no education, so he could only say after holding back for a long time: "It's really amazing. I never thought that I could do this for breakfast!"

"Uncle can do everything, his skills are amazing, my nephew is an eye-opener." Sima Yi, who was worried about his father's life, planned to be polite to Old Dong.

But when he saw this delicious breakfast, he remembered that he hadn't eaten a single grain of rice last night, so he immediately changed his tone: "Given this by the elder, I dare not say it. Thank you for your kindness."

Immediately imitating the old Dong's appearance, he picked up a deep-fried dough stick and bit it in his mouth, and his eyes changed instantly: the aroma of wheat flour was fully stimulated by the oil, and the crispy aroma spread to the tip of the tongue.

I scooped up another tablespoon of tofu nao, and it melted in my mouth, and the broth was delicious.

Coupled with a piece of crispy pickled white radish slices, the wonderful enjoyment immediately makes the body and mind happy.In his 11 years of life, he has never had such an experience.

Dong Zhuo, who was snoring and eating happily, was still not satisfied, and regretted: "It's a pity that there are still tea eggs, but if you want to get that, you have to get out the fried tea first..."

Glaring at the cook, he said, "When will you be able to get the iron pot made by someone?"

"Tomorrow!" The cook trembled, and replied in fear.

"Look at your virtue!..." Old Dong curled his lips and said, "With the guidance of this old man, you will be the No. 1 chef in Luoyang and even the whole world in the future. , enough to ensure that your future generations will be rich and have no worries about food and clothing.”

The chef was taken aback for a moment, then his face was overjoyed, and he bowed his head to thank him: "My little man, thank you Taiwei, thank you Taiwei!"

"Well, in the future, we should be more festive when serving meals, and a mournful face will affect the appetite of this old man." Old Dong then nodded, and instructed: "For example, when you bring a pot of chicken soup in the future, you have to laugh first, be enthusiastic, and sing 'ah hey hey, Here comes the chicken soup', only the style of the No.1 chef, understand?"

"Taiwei is benevolent and generous. Giving a man a fish is not as good as giving him a fish. This is rare in the world."

Seeing this, Cai Yan sincerely praised him.Seeing Dong Zhuo and Sima Yi wolfing down their food, I felt a little hungry before I knew it.

After all, she only ate half of her breakfast.

Then he just waited impatiently for Dong Zhuo to give him a step down, and then invited himself once more, then he would...begrudgingly eat something, so as not to be angry with him.

Old Dong was not used to her at all, and deliberately shook his head with a half-smile: "Unfortunately, I invited you to eat just now, but you didn't eat..."

"Uncle..." Cai Yan subconsciously acted like a baby, her tone soft and sweet.

The two brothers of the Sima family were startled, and hurriedly refused to listen, one snored loudly while eating, and the other answered the questions vigorously, pretending not to hear.

When Cai Yan realized it, she also blushed with embarrassment, not knowing how to deal with herself.Fortunately, Old Dong laughed loudly, waved his sleeves and told the chef: "What are you doing still standing there, go and get another serving."

Cai Yan, who took a sip of the tofu nao, seemed to have little stars in her bright eyes, and her face was full of incredible joy: the combination of the salty and refreshing tofu nao with deep-fried dough sticks and pickled vegetables seemed to have some magical power, making the People stop after one bite, the more they eat, the more addicted they become!

At the same time, I also had a whim: If this tofu brain is mixed with honey and maltose, it may have a different flavor.

Sima Lang on the side was miserable.

Like his younger brother Sima Yi, he has not eaten a grain of rice since last night.

Originally worried that his father's life would last, but he raised his head and looked around, eating one by one with great joy. This kind of stimulation...it was insane!

"Uncle, elder brother too..." Although Sima Yi couldn't speak the sound of jiazi, he still felt sorry for his brother, and planned to suggest that he should eat first and then do the questions.

But before he finished speaking, Dong Zhuo flatly refused: "No, he can't eat it yet."

"Why?"

"Heaven will send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka, and they must first suffer their minds and wills, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and disturb their actions..."

Just kidding, in the future Sima Lang will be arguing with vendors in the busy city, fighting wits and courage with those cunning officials, he can't even stand this little stimulation, how can he let him do anything with confidence?

"What uncle taught is, my nephew thanks."

Sima Lang's whole body was shocked, hearing the string song, he understood the elegant meaning, and understood that this exam was not only related to his father's life, but also seemed to be related to his own future.

But after answering some previous questions on the past and policy, his brows gradually frowned, and he couldn't help but whispered the following question: "A merchant in Luoyang bought a bucket of wine for 26 yuan in Dongshi, and sold it for 28 yuan. I bought it back with 30 coins, and then traded it with a merchant in Bingzhou with 33 coins. I asked how much the merchant earned?"

"Yinong put chickens and rabbits in the same cage. There are 30 heads and 88 feet in total. How many chickens and rabbits are there?"

"Jiangzuo Temple undertakes the construction of the mausoleum. The Zuo Xiaoling can be completed in June of the seventh year, and the Right Xiaoling can be completed in September of the sixth year. After the left and right school orders start together for one year, the Zuo Xiaoling will undertake the construction alone. How long will it take for the mausoleum to be completed? "

After finishing reading, he said in a daze, "Taiwei, this question..."

"It's very tricky, isn't it difficult?" Dong Zhuo couldn't help laughing, with a look of "teaching people tirelessly" on his face: the pain of math problems should start from the Han Dynasty!

Get to know the "crazy swimming pool manager", "clear division of labor, tacit cooperation, and a conscientious foreman in the industry", "a perverted old farmer who insists on putting chickens and rabbits together and counting his feet", "buying and buying mentally handicapped businessmen" , and the power of the questions of "running back and forth between A and B, stopping and reversing the driver without any problems"!

Gentleman's rituals, music, archery, censorship, calligraphy, and counting six arts, don't say you can't count—this is the government affairs you will be most often exposed to in the future, don't even be inferior to the sixth grade students in the previous life.

Sima Lang curled his lips when he heard the words, and said disdainfully: "The person who asks such questions...is his brain sick?"

"The first thing to do in building a mausoleum is to keep it secret. If people know the location, what's the point? You Xiaoling started work for a year but disappeared. It's totally unreasonable. According to the "Han Law", these people should all be executed!"

"In addition, chickens and rabbits have different living habits. Chickens eat during the day and rest at night; rabbits rest during the day and move around at night. Raising them together will inevitably interfere with each other and affect growth."

"There is also the Luoyang merchant in the first question. Since Zhimao and Bingzhou merchants can benefit, why don't you buy a bucket of wine from Dongshi for 26 yuan, and insist on buying it back with 30 yuan?"

Old Dong's face with a smug smile suddenly darkened, and suddenly he felt that the tofu nao and fried dough sticks were not so delicious: "These questions were written by the old man himself..."

Sima Lang: "..."

Chapter 40 Female Virtue Female Virtue, very good

"The heart is like the face, and it is so well decorated. Once the face is not groomed, it will be dirty; if the heart is not thinking of good, evil will enter it... Wan'er, read it with your father, and then I will explain to you mean."

In the backyard of the Cai Mansion, Cai Yong is teaching Cai Wan word by word with "Women's Training" in his hands.

At this moment, Cai Yan's voice came from the door, saying: "This sentence means that the mind of a person is like the head and face, which needs to be carefully groomed. If the face is not groomed for a day, it will be stained with dirt; If the heart is not cultivated for a day, it will rush into evil thoughts."

After finishing speaking, she thought for a while and said: "This sentence is similar to the meaning of "I examine myself three times in a day" in "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer" and "Gentleman Shendu" in "Book of Rites · The Doctrine of the Mean". They are reminders Pay attention to self-cultivation and maintain a vigilant and cautious attitude at all times.”

"Zhaoji, you're back?" Seeing the eldest daughter return, Cai Yong immediately put down the bamboo slips and asked, "What will the Taiwei do about Sima Jiangong absconding with his family?"

Cai Yan's expression became weird, and he said quietly: "What else can I do?... One side throws itself into the trap, and the other side waits for the rabbit. The two hit it off immediately, and naturally they are all happy in the end."

"Sima Jiangong is innocent?"

Cai Yong was overjoyed, and was about to praise Dong Zhuo for his generosity, but unexpectedly his daughter shook her head and said, "Guilty."

"Um?……"

"After all, he violated the curfew and even bribed the city gate to open the city gate, but Wu Qiong took it down on the spot. If the crime is not punished, what is the court's law?"

"Then..." Cai Yong panicked immediately, after all, he has a good personal relationship with Sima Fang: "This is a serious crime of beheading!"

"Felony?" Cai Yan snorted, and said with emotion: "If you have enough power, all rules will serve you; if you have enough connections to buy contacts, all rules will be allowed." Flexible; if you have neither power nor money, all the rules are made for you."

"Originally, Uncle Sima Shi was worried about the situation in Luoyang and absconded late at night with his family, but his uncle easily took advantage of the loopholes in the law and changed the nature of absconding late at night into rushing for funerals late at night. He accidentally violated the law in a moment of confusion."