Chapter 3 Apprenticeship to Zheng Xuan "Young man Liu Han has met Mr. Zheng."
After Zhang Rang left, Liu Han treated Zheng Xuan as his disciple.
This made Zheng Xuan a little surprised. He carefully observed the five-year-old child in front of him. Although his face was still immature, his smart eyes told him that this was a good prospect.
Since the time of Emperor Wu, Dong Zhongshu proposed the theory of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone". Confucian thought has reached its peak, and the entire country's loyalty to the emperor has therefore risen to an extremely high level.
Although the imperial power was declining at this time and the central government was controlled by eunuchs, neither the nobles, relatives nor eunuchs dared to challenge the imperial power of the Han Dynasty. Zheng Xuan did not dare to disobey the holy will due to the emperor-centered thinking of the Han Dynasty for 400 years.
"Marquis of Zhongshui County."
Zheng Xuan bowed slightly in return. Although he was the appointed teacher, he was still white. Although there was a five-year-old child in front of him, he was the real first clan member of the Han Dynasty. The imperial power was supreme and could not be desecrated. This was engraved in the bones of scribes. rule.
The two of them saw each other, and Liu Han felt relieved a little. This was a good start. The great Confucian was very proud and could not be insulted. It was not appropriate for the emperor's brother to send Zhang Rang to invite him.
Then, Liu Han looked at the two people on the side and said, "They must be Mr. Gong Yu and General Huang."
When the two heard Liu Han's address, they quickly leaned over and bowed, saying they didn't dare.
After all, the two of them, one of them white and the other a village chief, should not be called that.
"I say you two deserve it, you two deserve it. Even if you can't deserve it now, you will deserve it in the future. Everything in Zhongshui County will trouble you two."
"Here!"×2 Although Liu Han was young, the two of them had the urge to die for their confidants.
# After seeing off the three of them, Liu Han went to the side hall.
"My servant pays homage to the Marquis. This is a letter written by Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to the Marquis."
Liu Han accepted the silk. Liu Han was only five years old. He didn't know many words yet, let alone how to write. He could only ask Liu Yi to read it to him. There was not much difference in the contents of the two letters. They were both instructions and concerns for him. .
If there is a difference, it is that after the mother knew that she was looking for a husband, she hoped that she would study hard and become a pillar of the country in the future and be able to help the emperor's brother.
"Thank you, father-in-law, for your hard work."
Then, he took a pearl the size of a pigeon egg that he had prepared early from Liu Yi's hand and handed it to Zhang Rang.
When Zhang Rang saw such a big pearl, he really wanted it, but when he thought of his godfather's words:
"Zhang Rang, you have to remember that we are eunuchs and His Majesty's slaves. Everything is given by Your Majesty, so we are only loyal to Your Majesty."
In the end, reason defeated greed. Although the man in front of him was not his master, he was almost the same as his master. How could he dare to reach out to his master and ask for something? Zhang Rang hurriedly gave in, not daring to accept it.
"Don't you dare! Your Majesty has broken my slave."
If his godfather or even His Majesty knew about this, he might not be able to save his life.
Seeing this, Liu Han understood his concerns, so he spoke: "My father-in-law, listen to me. The first gift is to thank you for your hard work, sleeping in the open air for several months to fulfill your holy mandate; the second is to thank you for bringing me the clothes made by my mother and the gift from the emperor's brother from Luoyang; these three, my father-in-law returned. When the time comes, I have to bring some things to the emperor brother and the queen mother. This share belongs to you, and others also have theirs."
At this point, it would be inappropriate for Zhang Rang to refuse.
"Here!"
"The emperor's brother and mother are walking on thin ice in Luoyang. Tell them that I am fine in Zhongshui and don't worry too much."
"Here!"
"." Liu Han said a lot, and Zhang Rang wrote everything down.
"I thought the young Marquis was naughty, but I didn't expect that."
After Liu Han left, Zhang Rang couldn't help but sigh.
From Liu Han, Zhang Rang never felt that Liu Han despised him, and even had a sense of respect, which made Zhang Rang suddenly feel good about him.
# After the angel left, Liu Han started his formal study career. In a flash, another year passed.
In the third year of Jianning (170 AD), Luoyang.
Yongle Palace.
Emperor Liu Hong was sitting next to his mother, the Empress Dowager Dong, holding a piece of silk from Hejian. Although the silk did not contain any military or national events, it made the young emperor and the middle-aged Empress Dowager very happy. .
The handwriting on the silk is Liu Han's. Under the guidance of his husband Zheng Xuan, Liu Han has learned to write. This is the first time Liu Han has written a letter to their mother and son.
Empress Dowager Dong had read the content of the letter over and over again, but she never got tired of reading it.
"Han'er, Han'er is sorry for your mother!"
The content of the letter was plain and simple, and part of it was about Liu Han himself. He told the emperor's brother and his mother that he had grown taller and fatter again. Under the guidance of his husband, he had learned "Shuowen Jiezi" this year and was able to After reciting "Poems", "Books", "Li" and "Yi", I can write letters to them myself.
The other part is to remind them that even if they are separated from each other, they should take good care of their bodies, go to bed early and get up early, and don't stay up late. "Mother, this is a happy thing, you can't cry."
Liu Hong's eyes were red, and he obviously missed his younger brother very much, but as an emperor, he must learn to hide his emotions and hold back his tears.
"Yes, yes, the emperor is right. It's the fault of the Ai family. It's just Han'er's fault. Emperor, your brother knows that it's not easy for us in Luoyang. He didn't feel dissatisfied with us at all in the letter. He can still study hard and say that he will grow up. I helped my brother, but your love for him was not in vain."
Speaking of this, Liu Hong recalled the days when he took the blame for his naughty brother in his hometown in Hejian, and a long-lost smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Since coming to Luoyang, the old housekeeper Liu Yi has often written to me in the past two years. After his brother got seriously ill, he suddenly changed. He lost his original lively look and seemed to have grown up all of a sudden.
Liu Hong was a little worried at first, but now he feels much more relieved.
"Zheng Xuan is indeed a rare great scholar nowadays. He teaches Han'er very well. I won't argue with him that he is a party member."
As he said that, Liu Hong looked at Cao Jie, the official at the side, and said, "Do you understand what I mean?"
"The slaves obey the order."
Cao Jie fell to the ground, so he understood the emperor's implicit message. The party could have restraints and false accusations, but Liu Han could not be implicated, and naturally Zheng Xuan could not be implicated.
It doesn't really matter whether Zheng Xuan is a party official or not. What's important is that the emperor says yes. If the emperor says no, then it's not.
"Your Majesty, why are you talking about this? Why don't you and I edit a letter and ask someone to bring something back? Han'er said that he has grown taller again. I wonder if the clothes that the Ai family made for him in the past few days still fit him. This Next time we must send a smarter person over to take a closer look."
Hearing this, Liu Hong also nodded and said: "The Queen Mother is right. The Xiaohuangmen Zhang Rang sent there last year was good and did a good job. Let's send him this time."
"Zhang Rang."
Hearing this name, Cao Jie nodded in his heart. This was indeed a good candidate. His godson was the one he was most satisfied with.
(End of this chapter)