Chengdu, east of the city.
A convoy traveled from the east.
The convoy was not large in size, with ten horses and carriages, three chariots at the beginning. There were thirty or fifty knights holding spears and halberds, and more than ten black-clothed officials. The two leaders were hung with long swords on their waists and wearing bronze seals and black ribbons. They were extraordinary in character, and they were Li Zhen and Tao Wei.
Among the three cars, the two were empty. On the first car were Zhuge Jin, Cheng Bing and Arnau.
Cheng Bing was from Nandun, Runan. In terms of his hometown, he can be regarded as Lei Yuan's neighbor. In his early years, he studied the classics with Zheng Xuan, and later avoided chaos in Jiaozhou and studied with the great scholar Liu Xi. He was a classmate with Xu Ci, a scholar who participated in the Chang'an Ascension Ceremony.
Cheng Bing himself was also a famous scholar in the contemporary era, proficient in the "Book of Changes" and "Shangshu". When Lei Yuan entered Jiaozhou, Cheng Bing was the chief minister of Jiaozhi. Lei Yuan heard of his reputation and became the left general with rituals. This year, Cheng Bing became the general of the cavalry. In addition to being responsible for cultural and educational affairs, he often taught classes for children such as Arnold in the general's mansion.
Ten months ago, Lei Yuan asked Cheng Bing to come forward and accompany Zhuge Jin into Sichuan.
After all, Zhuge Jin was nearly fifty years old. After suffering that big fall on the boat, he felt a little uncomfortable and could not pass by the bumps along the way, so he took a few more rest on the road. Halfway through, he and Cheng Bing were escorted by Li Zhen, Tao Wei and his group caught up.
Cheng Bing didn't know Lei Yuan's little joke, so he suggested that the two teams go together. He was used to being a role model again. He heard that Arnold was about to be the prince's son in Chengdu, so he was so shocked that he quickly seized the time to fill in Arnold's mind with some knowledge.
But Cheng Bing is not a corrupt scholar. He did not force Arnold to learn those too in-depth knowledge, but was willing to talk about something familiar to Arnold and could understand easily. Arnold is not so naughty about his personality. This child is not negligent in respecting his teachers and respecting his teachings.
What Cheng Bing is talking about at this moment is Yang Xiong's Shu Capital Fu.
"There are Jianqiu Qianyi in the south, Kunming Emei, Juexian? Jianyan and Tanxiang. Young Master, this paragraph refers to the situation south of Shu Capital. The place is called Nanzhong, which is connected to my Jiaozhou. I heard that the young master followed General Guo Jing to Yulin County. The west of Yulin County is Nanzhong. Young Master thinks about it, isn't this the situation you see along the way?"
Arnold thought for a while and nodded, "These two sentences of 'Estimated?', Kanyan Danxiang' are indeed good, just like Yang Ziyun has been to Nanzhong in person."
"Haha, Yang Ziyun's ancestors lived in Ba County for generations. Maybe they had really visited Nanzhong, and it is unknown."
"Ba County is the area we pass along the river, right?"
"That's right. Do you remember that in the fu Yangziyun also describes Bajun."
Cheng Bing repeatedly talked about this part yesterday, and Arnold remembered it very carefully, so he recited: "There is a Ba Feng in the east, which stretches over Baipu. Tongliang Jintang and Huojing Longqiu."
"Okay, okay." Cheng Bing nodded repeatedly and said, "Although the general Ling Zunxu did not govern Shu, he also focused on Yidu County, governing the basils of the county and counties in Xiajiang, and relying on the military resources of Ling Zun. This time, Tao, who came to Chengdu, was Ling Zun's right-hand assistant. I have heard him tell many thrilling stories. If the young master has time, he might as well ask him. Each story is very interesting."
"So sir, do you know?" Arnold said excitedly: "I heard Uncle Tao talk about the incident when he was fighting with the barbarians in the Xiajiang River. At first, the two families kept fighting, and later, they fought and did business, and finally got a friendship... Now many of his officials are barbarians and vacancies!"
Tao Wei was one of the twenty entourages who lived and died in the Wandering Mountain with Lei Yuan. On that day, Lei Yuan beat the drum tip on Tianzhu Mountain to fight against Zhang Liao. The battle was extremely fierce. Many entourages surrounded Lei Yuan died in battle. Tao Wei himself broke several ribs, and he rarely went directly to battle since then.
The last battle was when Jiangdong attacked Jingzhou five years ago. Tao Wei, Ma Dai, Shamoke and others followed Lei Yuan and killed tens of thousands of troops in the Jiangdong army east of Zhijiang.
Although such figures may not have a high official position, they are truly confidants of General Cavalry, possess great power and have the ability to match power.
"Tao Congshi is the capable arm of General Xuzhi. His experience is quite legendary. I like the young master and I love to listen to his stories very much." Cheng Bing laughed and said, "The young master will definitely become the capable arm of the prince in the future when he arrives in Chengdu. Maybe in ten or twenty years, I will come to inquire about the legendary story of the young master."
Zhao Xiang had already talked about the truth to Arnold more than a hundred times. Arnold naturally understood the importance of the matter. He immediately raised his back and bowed seriously in the car: "Don't let the teacher down."
After finishing the truth, Arnold suddenly felt a little nervous: "Just..."
"Just what?"
"Last year I was in Chang'an and played with him, as happy as a brother." At this point, Arnold couldn't help laughing again, before turning to hesitation: "But, I heard that the prince is about to get married, and he is going to become an adult! If he becomes an adult, he can't be like he was a child... Sir, do you know? After Yan Yu was crowned, he became more and more scheming and a little boring. If the prince became like that, I might as well go back to Cangwu."
Cheng Bing smiled and said, "Young Master, I think it's because you haven't grown up yet. When you grow up, you will know that the brotherhood of the children is the so-called Tangdi flower, which is the most precious. Even if you are old and deep, you will never forget it."
Arnold held his chin and thought: "Really?"
Cheng Bing said: "That's natural."
Arnold nodded, and didn't know what he thought of, but suddenly became happy again. He asked, "Sir, just now, what does it mean?"
When Cheng Bing taught Arnold, Zhuge Jin kept sitting aside with a smile and listened quietly. At this time, he interrupted: "The Flower of Tang Di is an article in the Book of Songs, which says that people in the world are intimate, and no one is better than brothers. The friendship between brothers is like the flowers on the pear tree, as if they are shining in the sun."
Arnold nodded again.
In the past few days, Arnold sometimes followed Li Zhen and Tao Wei to hear them talk about the achievements of the Expedition with Lei Yuan, and sometimes he heard Zhuge Jin and Cheng Bing talk about some knowledge.
Zhuge Jin and Cheng Bing are both honest, gentle but not old-fashioned people, and they are also eloquent. Arnold traveled with them and talked about it. Although he was of ordinary academic qualifications, he felt that he had made great progress.
Just as I asked what the next few words were, Li Zhen from the outside came over: "Young Master, Mr. Ziyu, Mr. Deshu, there is Wanli Bridge in front of me. Yesterday I heard that when someone greets us here, should we sit down and take a look at the prosperous scene of Chengdu."
Arnold cheered, lifted the tent of the cart and jumped out.
Zhuge Jin and Cheng Bing naturally gave in to each other and then slowly came out.
Outside the city of Chengdu, there are two rivers inside and outside, flowing from the north to the west, and walking side by side to the southwest of the city. Between the two rivers, there are Dashi in Chengdu and the gathering areas of important workshops such as Jinguan City and Checheng, so there is a saying, called "Erjianger City".
There are seven bridges on the two rivers, corresponding to the Big Dipper. Among them, the Seven Star Bridge corresponds to Tianxuan, which is the starting point of departure from Chengdu to Jiangling, Wuhui and other places. Therefore, in the past two years, people have renamed this place "Wanli Bridge" to show their good wishes to those who travel far away.
Around Wanli Bridge, merchants are prosperous and the most lively.
The group got off the carriage and saw the bustling market across the Wanli Bridge. There were scholars with wide robes and big sleeves chatting and laughing leisurely, and there were servants wearing short shirts and showing their strong arms, driving ox carts or donkey carts, pressing the ruts on the stone road, passing by in a blank space.
A little farther away, some people say something in a funny tone, which is a rumor that only Shu people can understand. Some people are laying felt mats by the pond, placing two pots of tea, shaking their heads and watching the jubilant Nuo opera jumping on the two or three-story high stage opposite.
When Li Zhen came last time, he felt that the inn standing beside the bridge was quite large, and now he couldn't find the location of the inn for a while. New buildings sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and even blocked the inn.
The group stopped a little at the north end of the bridge and saw a strong young man rushing out under a row of big willow trees not far away.
The young man waved his hands repeatedly and shouted in extreme joy: "Haha, Arnold! Arnold, you are here!"
Chapter completed!