Luoyang Taixue, the first lesson of the school year.

The classroom where Cao Shu is located is spacious and bright, with a delicate decoration, and each seat is covered with a high-quality leather mat.

There were desks on the mat, and there was a small wooden box on the desk.

Inside the box, there are all brushes, inkstones, inkstones, seals, engraving knives, bamboo slips, and even handkerchiefs and sachets.

These are specially prepared for every student by Cai Yong.

In terms of education about the Imperial Academy, he perfectly inherited Qiao Xuantian's fearless character, and submitted documents to the emperor one by one, asking for money, treatment, subsidies, and material things. In short, it is a saying that no matter how poor you are, you cannot be poor in education.

Fortunately, the emperor now has money and is not panicked. In addition, Cai Yong always mentioned the sentence "Education is the future of the Han Dynasty, and not paying attention to education is delaying the future of the Han Dynasty!"

All of the emperors and eunuchs dared not slacken off, and they allocated funds from the treasury and Wanjintang. In addition, the son of Emperor Liu Hong was still among them, so I thought that the money was not a loss.

In the first lesson of the Imperial Academy, Cai Yong asked all the freshmen the same question, "Why do people live?"

All of a sudden, it rose to the level of philosophy.

The students spoke one after another, and Yuan Tan said that he wanted to honor his ancestors and make the Yuan family go from four generations to five generations and three generations;

Liu Qi said he wanted to respect his parents and accompany his family;

Liu Zhang was more direct and answered "I'm not hungry after eating", which caused everyone to laugh;

Quan Xu, the younger brother of the Right Chief of the Shangshu Ling, replied, "We must serve the great man and be famous for the eternal period." His eyes were firm, which made Cao Shu feel like he dreamed of becoming a scientist when he was a child.

Liu Bian scratched his head, thought for a long time and answered. "It doesn't matter if you serve the country or not, it's mainly because you have to be loyal to the emperor."

His idea is actually very simple. According to his mother, Empress He, he is the future king. The purpose of everyone's life is to be loyal to me! I will hit anyone I want, and I will lay off anyone who doesn't like it. It's in power and it's great.

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Facing some students' perfunctory answers, some of them are imaginative.

Cai Yong had a wisp of beard, but he didn't smile in the end. He raised his head and asked finally.

"Cao Shuo? What do you think? Why do people live?"

"That's it!"

Cao Shu thought for a moment, then his eyes turned and answered.

"Actually, I think that a person's life does not necessarily have to be remembered in his future generations, because those have nothing to do with being alive. Now we can study in the Imperial Academy, which is considered to be at the top of the academic world and occupy the most resources. If we succeed in learning, we can live like a human being in a short period of decades! It is meaningless to have those unrealistic fantasies."

Huh…Life like a human being?

Cai Yong's face paused. After decades of teaching and educating people, facing this question, Cao Shu was the first to answer.

However, the four words "live like a human being" are different from his understanding.

Hahaha…

Cai Yong laughed loudly, then raised his hand and preached to the students.

"Life is actually a coincidence. Each of us wants to become what others think, such as the expectations of our parents, the glory of our family, and the future of the man. But the person who is most easily overlooked is yourself!"

The awakening of self-awareness is the first lesson Cai Yong wants to teach.

If the so-called self-consciousness is in modern times, it is nothing. For example, as Cao Shu is an only child, the concept of self-consciousness is inherent and deeply rooted in the bones.

However, what Cai Yong said was in the Han Dynasty more than 1,800 years ago. In this era, people were entangled in the consciousness of "the power of the king" at birth, and were surrounded by layers of shackles of heaven and earth, gods, kings, relatives, and teachers. The "self" is often the easiest to be ignored and downplayed...

Cai Yong's thinking was very advanced, and he realized even more that the so-called Confucianism had been changed by Dong Zhongshu and was beyond recognition.

At the same time, the creativity of Han students is being bound by rules and regulations, emancipating their minds and self-awareness is an indispensable and crucial step in Taixue education.

The students seemed to understand it, and Cai Yong continued to preach.

"Life is first of all our own, and then there are various different roles. When we walk in the world, we not only need to take responsibility, but also know how to enjoy our own value! Confucius said, "At thirty," the first thirty years of life are to experience various tastes widely, and don't be afraid of failure... Only in this way can the future path be smoother!"

I've heard this.

Cao Shu nodded thoughtfully. He seemed to understand why Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong valued Cao Cao, who looked very unreliable when he was young.

My father’s absurdity and nonsense are the so-called “self” and the so-called creativity, which are the most scarce in this era.

Just as he thought of this, Cai Yong's eyes shot at Cao Shu like fire.

"I think Cao Shu's answer is pretty good. We don't need to formulate too Honggao's ideas. We just need to remember to let ourselves live like a human being in just a few decades and live up to our youth!"

Admittedly.

In the eyes of others, Cao Cao failed, failed in officialdom, and failed in his career.

But in the eyes of Qiao Xuan and Cai Yong, Cao Cao was successful. When everyone was sweeping away the snow in front of his own, there were not many people like Cao Cao who could still think of the Han Dynasty and the people!

He served as the Northern Commander of Luoyang, made a big stick, beat the powerful and powerful from above, and killed the powerful from below;

He served as the Dunqiu Order, reclaimed desert fields, strengthened river dams, and developed Dunqiu into a paradise;

As a counselor, he dared to express his opinions on the bad policies of the Han Dynasty;

Even now, as an officer, he is sure to be able to achieve something different!

Cai Yong disdains ordinary students, but if he can train a few more students like Cao Cao, he will have no regrets in his life!

When Cai Yong's voice came to an end, some of the students understood and nodded, while others were still in the clouds and fog.

However, Liu Bian seemed quite excited. He blinked his eyes and almost burst into his soul with salty tears. He seemed to hear what he wanted to hear very much.

Yes, it’s so tiring to live for others every day.

Like his little devil, he lives for himself every day, free and comfortable. If he wants to bully others, he will bully him. If his butt hurts, someone can kick him. Isn’t this kind of life good?

Suddenly, Liu Bian became fond of Luoyang Imperial Academy.

"Xiao Shuo..." He patted Cao Shuo's shoulder lightly. "Well, I have to live like a human being in the future and live up to the recklessness of the young!"

Well…

Cao Shu was a little speechless, as if this prince had understood it as another extreme!

In this way, under Cai Yong's question, the courses of the Imperial Academy were officially started...

A few days before the coursework, all the freshmen of the Imperial Academy had only one task, memorizing the "Precepts" and being familiar with them!

——Avoid deception, recklessness, sexuality, stealing, delusion, arrogance, slander, foolishness, greed, expenses, climbing, private, violent, suspicious, jealousy, bribery, sell, and extravagance.

Collectively known as "Eighteen Wars" or "Thirty-Six Characters"!

This is nothing to Cao Shu, it is like reciting school rules and mottos!

Liu Bian wanted to cry a little because he found that he could not quit except for the precepts related to women!

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Chapter completed!