Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Seeing Cai Wenji bowing, Liu Yu also quickly said a few humble words.

Judging from the current situation, the song "When Will the Bright Moon Rise" he sang was obviously better than expected.

Before Liu Yu could feel happy for a moment, Cai Wenji had already recovered from her previous mood.

"Mr. Liu is very talented. I would like to ask you for advice on arithmetic."

Liu Yu looked indifferent and made a "please" gesture.

Cai Wenji bowed and asked:

"Now there is a dike with a width of 20 feet at the bottom, a width of 8 feet at the top, a height of 4 feet, and a length of 120 feet and 7 feet. What is its area?"

"Seven thousand one hundred and twelve feet."

"Now there is a commander, five officials, and ten followers, and they eat ten chickens;

Ten officers, one official, and five followers were to eat eight chickens;

There were five officers, ten clerks, and one follower, and they were given six chickens.

Ask the commander, the clerk, and the followers how many chickens they eat?"

"Let one person eat 45 out of 122 chickens.

One official eats 122 chickens and gets 41% of them.

Each follower eats ninety-seven of the one hundred and twenty-two chickens. "

"Do you know the Pythagorean theorem?"

"Hook three strands, four strings, five."

"Can you solve the Nine Palaces?"

"Wear nine and step one,

Left three, right seven,

Twenty-four has shoulders,

Eighty-six is ​​enough.

Five in the center. "

After answering several questions in a row, Cai Wenji showed a look of praise on her face.

This young man is worthy of being someone his father values, he is indeed multi-talented.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu's next words made her face change color instantly.

"Now that you know the Nine Palaces, you can know the Sixteen Palaces and the Thirty-Two Palaces"

"Sixteen Palaces, Thirty-two Palaces, what are those?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly, picked up a branch and started drawing on the ground.

After a while, the sixteen palaces and the thirty-two palaces were completed.

Cai Wenji had lost her usual calmness when she looked at the words on the ground.

She leaned forward with a look of disbelief on her face.

She was conceited about her talents, especially in arithmetic, but she had never heard of the 16th and 32nd houses.

She thought hard for a long time before she began to understand the meaning of it.

It was not until this moment that she believed that what Cai Yong said was true.

This young man is far more talented than me. I am really just looking at the world from a well.

When Cai Yong heard about the sixteen palaces and the thirty-two palaces, he was also slightly stunned.

He squinted at the pattern, pondered for a moment, and understood its meaning.

It is indeed ingenious. I didn’t expect that there are so many changes beyond the Nine Palaces, and I didn’t even know about it.

At first he thought Liu Yu was only talented in poetry, but now he realized that this young man was also talented in other aspects.

He recalled the young talents he had met and felt that no one could compare to them.

What a talent!

Cai Wenji came back to her senses and looked at Liu Yu with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

"Mr. Liu is a great talent. I was just being rude."

Liu Yu hurriedly returned the gift.

Cai Yong laughed and said, "I have already said that your knowledge is nothing compared to Yunqi's, but you still don't believe it."

Cai Wenji's cheeks were slightly red, but her beautiful eyes were full of smiles.

They drank a few more cups of tea and chatted for a while.

Cai Yong became very interested in this young man.

Cai Yong asked, "Yunqi is so knowledgeable, where did he come from?"

Liu Yu said: "Yu is the descendant of Emperor Jing."

Cai Yong smiled and said, "Yunqi is a relative of the Han Dynasty. It is I who am being rude."

Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "It's all the glory of our ancestors. When it was passed down to Yu, he only had a few acres of thin land and could barely make ends meet."

Cai Yong smiled and said, "Yunqi is a man of great talent. The court is in need of talents right now. It won't be long before Yunqi is highly valued by the court."

After saying this, he remembered something else and asked, "Currently, Prime Minister Dong has the final say in the government. Tomorrow, I will recommend Yunqi to the Prime Minister."

Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "Mr. Cai is kind, Yu is grateful. But Yu is playful by nature, I am afraid I am not up to the task."

Cai Yong looked at his expression and saw that his attitude was sincere, which was obviously not a humble word. After a moment of hesitation, he understood what he meant.

Cai Yong smiled and said, "Yunqi, there is no need to lie. I think you rejected the offer politely because you saw that the Prime Minister could not accomplish anything."

Liu Yu was stunned. He didn't expect Cai Yong to say this directly.

He was afraid that Cai Yong would test him, and was about to praise Dong Zhuo, when Cai Yong said, "Yunqi's idea coincides with mine. I also wanted to leave, but after discussing it with my younger brother, he said that my appearance is different from that of an ordinary person, and I am afraid that he will find me wherever I go. So I gave up." [1]

Liu Yu was puzzled and asked, "Why did Lord Cai say that? As far as I know, Prime Minister Dong thinks highly of you."

Cai Yong sighed, "Yunqi only knows one side of the story. Prime Minister Dong really values ​​me very much. He always lets me handle official business at every banquet. But Prime Minister Dong is stubborn and will not accept my advice every time."

When Liu Yu heard what Cai Yong said, he understood.

Cai Yong is a great scholar of the time, upright and caring about the people. If Dong Zhuo had listened to him, he would not have done so many absurd things.

"At present, I seldom give advice. I am concentrating on teaching Your Majesty."

When Liu Yu heard this, he realized that Cai Yong was actually the teacher of Emperor Liu Xie, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He is a relative of the Han royal family, and even if he says so, it is just his own statement and his influence is limited.

If Cai Yong could give a few words of advice on his behalf in front of the emperor, he would have a chance to gain the emperor's approval.

If he were to gain approval from the emperor, his status as a relative of the Han royal family would be very different.

Think about Liu Bei. Before being recognized by the emperor, he was the big-eared thief, and after being recognized, he became Emperor Liu.

"Mr. Cai was once the emperor's teacher. I am sorry for your disrespect. I heard that although your Majesty is young, he is extremely intelligent. With Mr. Cai's guidance, he will surely become a wise ruler."

Cai Yong sighed slightly.

"Yunqi is right. The emperor is intelligent. If he lived in a prosperous era, he would have achieved something. But now he is in a chaotic era. It will take some time for him to become a wise ruler."

How could Liu Yu not know about these? He then asked, "I wonder what books Your Majesty is reading now?"

Cai Yong said: "Your Majesty has basically mastered the Jijiu Zhang. These past two days I have been thinking of teaching you some knowledge from the Five Classics, but I am afraid that Your Majesty is too young to understand its true meaning. I am also afraid that Your Majesty will get bored with it. I am worried about this."

"It's just right that Yunqi is here. Can you give me some advice?"

Liu Yu naturally knew that "Jijiu Zhang" was an enlightenment reading material for children of that era. It was composed of three-word and seven-word verses in rhyme and covered a wide range of content.

Hearing that Cai Yong was confused about the emperor's knowledge, Liu Yu was delighted.

"When I was in my hometown, I wrote a Three Character Classic for the sake of memory. Mr. Cai, please listen to it. I wonder if it can be used for enlightenment learning?"

Cai Yong was a little curious.

"Yunqi has such a noble story. Tell me quickly. I am all ears."

Liu Yu said: "When people are born, their nature is good."

"Natures are similar, but habits make them different."

……

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While reciting the Three Character Classic, Liu Yu was thinking about the events of the characters that had not yet appeared in the Three Character Classic, fearing that he would accidentally blurt out all the content, and then he would not be able to explain it clearly when Cai Yong asked about it.

After Liu Yu carefully recited his revised version of "Three Character Classic", Cai Yong's face showed shock.

This "Three Character Classic" has three characters in each sentence, which is short, concise, and easy to recite. It contains astronomy, geography, human ethics, loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and righteousness. It is really an excellent work for children's enlightenment.

[1] Biography of Cai Yong, Book of the Later Han

Zhuo valued Yong's talent and knowledge, and treated him well. Whenever he had a banquet, he would ask Yong to play the qin and praise things, and Yong would always help him. However, Zhuo often used him for personal gain, and Yong hated that he rarely followed his advice. He said to his cousin Gu: "Mr. Dong is stubborn and will do wrong. It will be difficult to help him in the end. I want to flee to Yanzhou in the east, but the road is too far and difficult to reach. I will flee to Shandong and wait for him. What do you think?" Gu said: "You are different from ordinary people. Every time you go out, there are crowds of people watching. Isn't it difficult to hide yourself?" Yong stopped.