Who was it that wanted to see him? While Bu Kai was puzzled, he already had an answer in his heart. "Could it be him?"
While Bu Kai was puzzled, he was led out of the banquet hall by the servant. After eight turns, they finally arrived at a study.
"Lord Bu, please wait here. That lord will be here soon!" The servant said to Bu Kai.
"Thank you!" Bu Kai nodded. The servant left the study and Bu Kai had time to observe the entire study. The study was very simple, but it revealed a kind of foundation.
The reason should be the books on the bookshelves.
"Zuo Zhuan, The Analects of Confucius, The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu Family …" Bu Kai looked at the dazzling array of books on the shelves. These books were not made of bamboo slips, but white and black paper. The ink of the books from last year seemed to be new. There was a faint fragrance. The words were also very beautiful. It gave people a feeling that they were all carved from the same mold.
Bu Kai took out a set of Zuo Zhuan and started reading. Some books were difficult to touch even for a descendant of a landowning household. This was because books were still very expensive at this time. As the saying goes, there is a house of gold in a book. It did not mean that one could make a name for himself by reading. It meant that a good book would cost a lot just by the materials and carving skills. A book must first be made of good bamboo material. In addition, it must be dried. A bamboo book might need a bookshelf to hold it.
Therefore, this book was very expensive. Even landowning households had not read many books. After all, it was impossible for their study to have seven books in and out. How many books were there in the world?
"Ka ka!" The door of the study was opened and a dignified man walked in.
"Lord Bu, that lord is here!" The servant beside Bu Kai wanted to wake him up, but the dignified man shook his head and refused. Bu Kai was already engrossed in reading.
The dignified man walked to Bu Kai's side and looked at the book that Bu Kai was reading. The full name of the book was Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals of the Zuo Family. It was one of the thirteen classics of Confucianism. It was compiled by Zuo Qiuming, the historian of the State of Lu at the end of the Spring and Autumn Annals of the State of Lu.
Bu Kai looked at him for a long time. The dignified man didn't disturb him. He sat there and drank tea for a long time. Eventually, the servant couldn't stand it anymore. How could he let Bu Fang wait for so long? He acted on his own initiative and called out, "Lord Bu!"
"Ah!" Bu Kai was startled awake. He was immersed in the world of books just now.
"Lord Bu, His Highness is here!" the servant reminded him.
"Your Highness?" Bu Kai's eyes widened. Sure enough, the one sitting there was His Highness, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, who had praised him two days ago.
"Bu Kai greets His Highness King Of Shu!" Bu Kai hurriedly knelt down. Liu Mang was the King Of Shu and his lord. Bu Kai should kneel down and worship Liu Mang. "Bu Kai was lost in reading for a moment. Please punish me, my lord!" Bu Kai was originally called into the study to discuss matters. However, he took out a book from the bookshelf and started reading without permission.
"You like Zuo Chuan very much?" Liu Mang didn't talk about punishment. Instead, he asked Bu Kai. This meant that Liu Mang didn't intend to blame Bu Kai at all.
"Ah!" Bu Kai hurriedly put down the Zuo Chuan in his hand. "If there are any records of Zuo Chuan's books. It's just that the Zuo Chuan passed down in my family is incomplete. "
Bu Kai reluctantly put down the Zuo Chuan.
"What is the Zuo Chuan for 24 years about?" Liu Mang looked at the Zuo Chuan and asked Bu Kai, who was beside him.
Bu Kai was originally a little reserved. However, after being asked by Liu Mang, he became more relaxed. This was because Liu Mang asked about things that he, Bu Kai, was good at hunting or things that he, Bu Kai, was good at. Naturally, he was confident.
"There are virtues. Next, there are meritorious deeds. Next, there are sayings. Although it has been a long time, it is immortal! " It meant that the most important thing was to establish virtue. Next, it was to establish meritorious deeds. Next, it was to establish theories. Even after a long time, it wouldn't be abandoned. This was immortal.
"What about the Zuo Chuan for 5 years about Zuo Chuan?" Liu Mang continued to ask.
"The two sides depend on each other. If the lips die, the teeth will be cold!" Bu Kai continued to answer. Liu Mang asked several allusions in the Zuo Chuan. However, Bu Kai answered them all. It could even be said that the time and place were correct. Bu Kai's understanding of the Zuo Chuan showed that he had a deep understanding of the Zuo Chuan.
Although the Zuo Chuan was a classic of Confucianism, it mainly talked about war. All kinds of war. The most important thing was to attack the enemy's plans. The second thing was to attack the enemy's friends. The third thing was to attack the enemy!
The Zuo Chuan was something that most strategists would only read a little. However, there were people like Bu Kai who liked it. Most of them were generals or Confucian generals who wanted to read it.
"You want to be a general?" Liu Mang looked at Bu Kai doubtfully. Bu Kai was elegant and had a folding fan in his hand. He didn't have the strength to truss a chicken. To put it bluntly, he was just a weak scholar. However, he had a fierce tiger in his heart and wanted to fight.
"As a general, I don't care about the strength of my physique. I only care about thinking and thinking!" Bu Kai said to Liu Mang. What he meant was that he wanted to tell Liu Mang that as a general, he didn't need to have a strong physique. However, he must have a strong brain.
Liu Mang smiled. This Bu Kai should be similar to Zhao Kuo in history because they had never seen a real war. They had never experienced it. Therefore, they always thought that they could decide the outcome of the war by talking and laughing. However, they didn't know that the battlefield was constantly changing. A moment of carelessness could lead to a reversal of the situation.
It is true that a general does not need to be very strong in martial arts, but at the very least, you must have a strong physique. Otherwise, you will be exhausted to death by the long journey. Originally, Liu Mang was just a silly boy who only read books. But now, Liu Mang has walked out from the battlefield.
"Are you very confused in your heart? Why didn't you stay in the Six Divisions? Why were you sent to the Yu Zhang Academy instead of the Six Divisions? Do you think that this is because I, Liu Mang, have a prejudice against the students of Yangzhou and Jiangdong? Do you think that it is because you are a member of the Bu family? Do you think it is because of Bu Zhi? "Liu Mang said a few words in a row. Bu Kai was a little dizzy.
"I don't dare!" Bu Kai lowered his head and said to Liu Mang submissively.
"No, it's not that you don't dare. You have this idea for a long time!" Liu Mang shook his head. If Bu Kai really didn't care about anything, or if he didn't have these ideas in his heart, then he should have been like the other students at the banquet. He should have been high-spirited and vigorous. He shouldn't have smiled perfunctorily. This meant that he had something on his mind. Liu Mang had asked someone to observe him for a long time.
"Then let me tell you, everything you think is as you think. It is not wrong!"
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
