Chapter 1140 Du Shi

  Jingzhao Du family can be traced back to Du Zhou, the imperial historian in the former Han Dynasty.

  Du Zhou was originally a small official of Nanyang prefect in the former Han Dynasty.

   Later, he fell in love with Emperor Xiaowu, enforced the law strictly, and finally moved to the imperial doctor.

  During the period of Emperor Xiaowu, the mausoleum system was established, and the wealthy families in the Guandong were moved to Guanzhong, so Du Zhou also moved to Maoling.

   Later, his son Du Yannian moved to Duling again, and finally settled down.

  The Du family in the former Han Dynasty was at its peak.

   Du Yannian, the son of Du Zhou, is one of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion.

  Du Yannian's son, Du Suan, was an official.

  By the end of the former Han Dynasty, there were nearly ten Du's officials up to Erqianshi.

  However, in the later Han Dynasty, the Du family became a bit declining, far less noble than in the former Han Dynasty.

   Of course, it may also be affected by the rise and fall of political forces in Kanto and Kansai.

   There are only two calligraphers and scholars who are famous all over the world.

  Du Yuankai, who had a good relationship with Pei Xiu, was named Yu, and his father was Du Shu, the former governor of Hedong in Wei State.

  Although Du Shu was born in a family in Guanzhong, he had many disagreements with the powerful officials of the Wei Dynasty.

  Especially with Sima Yi, there are quite a few conflicts.

  Plus the struggle between the two major political groups in Kansai and Kanto.

  A few years ago, Du Shu was forced by Sima Yi's power and had to claim illness and live in seclusion for several years.

   At that time, it happened to be the time when Sima Yi, as the great Sima, was the governor of Guanzhong.

  However, in order to win over the aristocratic family in Guanzhong and then keep Guanzhong, Cao Rui invited Du Shu out and made him the governor of Hedong.

  Who would have expected that within a year, Hedong would change owners.

  During the first battle in Guanzhong, Sima Yi deliberately delayed the time and refused to send troops to rescue Hedong.

  In addition to the impossibility, there may not be no factors that Du Shu is the governor of Hedong.

  Under such circumstances, Du Yu could say that he was like Yang Hu, who could do whatever he wanted, and repeatedly refused to recommend him, or that he was like Pei Xiu, who couldn't do it even if he wanted to become famous at a young age.

   Moreover, Du Yu's adult, Du Shu, has always been "sincerity and quality, never pretending to be innocent", and he never liked to publicize his reputation since he was a child.

  So Du Yu's family members know about his family affairs. In his opinion, it is almost impossible for an adult to recommend himself to the academy.

   "But I really want to study in the academy!"

  Eighteen-year-old Lang Jun, after separating from Pei Xiu, turned around and walked home, looking back at the Royal Academy with some reluctance.

  The buildings there are majestic, storing countless untold secrets of knowledge, and there are also many Confucian scholars who are proficient in learning.

  For Du Yu, who has read many books since he was a child, especially for Du Yu, who is obsessed with "The Spring and Autumn Biography of Zuo Shi", it is simply like a fascination.

  He would wait here for Pei Xiu every college holiday.

  I just want to get close to this academy and smell the fragrance of ink in this academy.

  At the same time, with the help of Pei Xiu, I passed on my doubts about "Zuo Shi Chunqiu Biography" to the professors in the college, and asked them indirectly.

  The eighteen-year-old boy, Mr. Lang, is only at the stage of accumulating knowledge, and is far from the reputation of later generations.

  Lai Min and others who are proficient in "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu Zhuan" in the academy have lived for more than 70 years and have studied "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu Zhuan" for a lifetime.

  How can Du Yu's knowledge compare with it?

  Every time the knowledge was relayed from Pei Xiu's mouth, Du Yu felt as if nectar entered his heart, and he felt suddenly enlightened.

  This feeling, in turn, made Du Yu's desire to study in the academy stronger.

   As a well-known family in Jingzhao, the Du family has no shortage of residences in Chang'an City.

  In the Battle of Guanzhong three years ago, although Chang'an was not burned, it was eventually looted by Wei thieves.

  Except for Zhangtai Street, where rich and powerful people gather, most of the houses in other places look dilapidated.

  But among these dilapidated houses, there are a few seemingly low-key complete houses that hide watchtowers from time to time.

   It is basically not a simple family to live in this kind of house.

   Du Shi is one of them.

  Du Yu returned home and lingered at the door of the adult's study for a while.

  Finally mustered up the courage, pushed the door in, and expressed his thoughts:

   "My lord, I want to study in the academy!"

  Du Shu, who was reading a book, raised his head and looked at his son quietly, with a calm look in his eyes.

  His beard is well maintained, his hands holding books are slender, and his bearing is somewhat elegant.

  Although it is said that he has passed the age of forty, but it may be that he has a good way of nourishing his energy, and he looks only in his thirties.

  Of course, it is also possible that Du's family's heritage has allowed him to experience too much wind and rain.

  In the past few decades, the world has been overthrown, and wars have continued.

  The establishment of the Wei Dynasty represented that the family finally defeated the relatives and eunuchs and won the final victory.

   While the aristocratic family was enjoying its spoils, Du Shu, as the son of the aristocratic family, was calmly adhering to a certain belief.

  Although this kind of belief, for many aristocratic families, seems a bit pedantic, ridiculous, or even useless.

  But it was also because of Du Shu's persistence that he seemed a bit different in the Wei Dynasty.

  Not only did he disagree with the dignitaries in the court, but he even offended a representative of the family like Sima Yi.

  Du Yu at this time, how can he compare with his own adults?

   After he finished speaking, it seemed that he had exhausted all the courage he had worked so hard to muster.

   Facing the adult's calm gaze, Du Yu seemed to lower his head in shame:

   "I'm sorry, my lord, I'm a little rash..."

  Seeing his son's appearance, Du Shu's calm face showed a slight smile instead.

  His tone is very gentle:

   "Knowledge is the foundation of my family Du's life. You are determined to seek knowledge. This is something to be happy about. How can you be rash?"

  When the Du family was in the later Han Dynasty, he was indeed not as noble as the former Han Dynasty.

  However, because of conforming to the general trend of Daxing Confucianism in the later Han Dynasty, there were two famous calligraphers and scholars all over the world.

  Du Yu was ready to be reprimanded, and when he heard what his lord said, he immediately raised his head, his eyes were a bit incredulous:

   "My lord, you don't blame me... No, my lord, you agreed?"

   "You have the ambition to study and be enterprising. I am too happy, so how could I disagree?"

  Du Shu's tone was plain, but there was gentleness in the plainness:

   "However, the Royal Academy in Chang'an is like the ancient Taixue. If my son wants to study in the academy, what will his ambition be?"

  Studying studies is not simply seeking knowledge.

  It is to be clear about yourself and why you want to seek knowledge.

   In other words, after seeking knowledge, what do you want to do.

   Only in this way can we not be confused by foreign objects halfway when we are studying.

  If you just want to be fresh and curious, or to show yourself to others, then you might as well stay at home quietly.

  Because for Du Shu, these extremely superficial thoughts are not worth his wasting favor.

  Du Yu opened his mouth when he heard what his lord said, but was speechless for a while.

   Yes, after he enters the academy and acquires the knowledge he wants, what is he going to do with that knowledge?

   Seeing his son's sluggish appearance, Du Shu waited patiently for a while, but he didn't hear his son's answer.

   A little disappointed on his calm face, he shook his head invisibly, lowered his head, and prepared to pick up the book on the table again.

  Du Yu's heart sank when he saw that his adults didn't want to talk to him anymore.

  He knew that if he missed this opportunity, he might never have the chance to enter the academy again in his life.

  At this moment, the four lines of characters engraved on the screen wall of the gate of the Royal Academy emerged in his mind.

   In a hurry, he suddenly blurted out: "In order to make meritorious service, there is also Liyan!"

"Um?"

  Du Shu suddenly raised his head, looking at his son with burning eyes.

   Establish a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations.

  Thinking of these four sentences, the blood of the young man seems to start to boil:

   "The boy is dull, and his knowledge of morality is beyond the reach of others, but the boy is arrogant, and he wants to try to make meritorious deeds."

  There is meritorious deeds first, then meritorious deeds, and then words, which is called immortality even if it is not abandoned for a long time.

  Looking at the world today, those who are worthy of Lide, if they really want to force a name, Feng Duhu may barely have a little bit of qualifications.

  Because he gave the world the method of making wool into wool - although not all of them are released now.

  But it is precisely because he has not let go of everything, so it is said that he is just a little qualified to be nominated.

  Wool is made into wool, so that the people of the world have an extra piece of warm clothing, which can be called morality.

  As for meritorious service, although it is not easy, it is easier than Lide anyway.

   Still take Feng Duhu as an example.

  Governing Liangzhou, eliminating the root cause of the century-old Qiang and Hu rebellion in Liangzhou, and keeping the people in one side peaceful, is also considered a meritorious service for Du Yu.

  Of course, for others, there may be other ways of saying whether it is meritorious service just to keep the people in one side peaceful.

  But if Ji Han can unify the world in the future, so that the people of the world will no longer suffer from the war, then Feng Duhu's "meritorious service" will be considered indisputable.

   Liyan is the easiest to achieve among the "Three Immortals".

   Well, let’s take Feng Duhu as an example.

  Not to mention those articles that are sung all over the world, just these four sentences engraved in the Royal Academy, Du Yu believes that Feng Duhu will definitely be able to make a statement in the history.

so…

   With this in mind, Du Yu finally mustered up his courage again.

  This time, although he was not so loud, his voice was determined:

   "My lord, my child thinks that a man stands between heaven and earth, and he should follow the example of Feng Duhu, so that he can live up to the name of a man!"

   I heard that when Feng Duhu first came out of the mountains in Shu, he was only sixteen or seventeen. In just a few dozen years, he was able to accomplish such an earth-shattering undertaking.

   Now that I have reached eighteen, I am still unknown, isn't it ashamed?

  It seemed that he was telling the deepest secret in his heart, which made Du Yu feel a little ashamed and blushed.

  Seeing this, Du Shu suddenly smiled:

   "I never thought my son would have such great ambitions."

  He finally stood up and walked in front of Du Yu:

   "My heart is very comforting."

  Du Yu's eyes widened, and he stuttered a little: "Big, my lord?"

  Du Shu patted him on the shoulder, looked outside the house, and said in a slightly low voice:

   "Although I intend to revive the Du family, I am far inferior to your grandfather. If it weren't for the inheritance left by your grandfather, the Du family might fall again."

   Although the Du family is a famous family in Jingzhao, it has been on the decline since the later Han Dynasty.

  Especially when it came to Emperor Huan, the family was almost reduced to the point where it was on par with the country rich.

   Fortunately, Du Shu's lord, that is, Du Yu's grandfather Du Ji, was recommended by Xun Yu to Cao Cao. With his own ability, he was finally granted the title of Marquis of Ting, and the official rank was Shangshu Pushe.

  After his death, he was posthumously awarded by Cao Pi as a servant, and his posthumous title was Dai Hou, which shows how much he is valued.

   Unfortunately, in Du Shu's generation, Wei State is no longer the Wei State of Cao Cao's time.

  Du Ji can rely on his own talents to become a nobleman during his lifetime and honor him after his death.

  But Du Shu was squeezed out and suppressed, and even had to call himself sick and live in seclusion.

   "I originally thought that as long as Sima Zhongda was alive, not to mention me, my son, or even the entire Du clan, I'm afraid there would be no bright future."

  Unless he, the Patriarch of the Du Clan, takes the initiative to bow his head to Sima Yi and act as a minor.

  But for the straightforward Du Shu, if he really wanted to do this, it would be better to kill him directly.

  Thinking of this, Du Shu showed a smile on his face:

   "Fortunately, fortunately, there is hope for the Sanxing of the Han Dynasty!"

  Du Yu looked at the adults with some confusion.

  Du Shu turned his head and looked at his son again with a serious face:

   "My son, you can think about it. If you really want to enter the academy, it means that I, the Jingzhao Du family, will fully support the Han Dynasty, and there will be no way out from now on."

  Other families bet on the Han, Wei and Wu families at the same time, at least the Han and Wei families.

   But Dushi is different.

  The Du clan had just re-emerged in the Wei state when it was suppressed.

   This is nothing, after all, Du Shi still has some foundation.

  But in the case of disagreement with the dignitaries of the Wei state and offending Sima Yi, if he devotes himself to Ji Han at this time, it will be severing himself from the Wei state.

  If Ji Han can really unify the world, that's okay.

  But if one day, the Wei State makes a comeback and Ji Han loses, then the name Jingzhao Du Clan will probably disappear from the world.

   "Besides, if you just utter wild words, you will not be able to make a contribution to Ji Han in the future, I am afraid that the Du family will not be able to make a comeback..."

  Du Yu met his lord's gaze, and suddenly felt the weight on his shoulders, and his breathing became a little rough.

  Just seeing the earnestness in the adult's eyes, Du Yu raised his chest:

   "My lord, in my child's opinion, the sharpest soldier in the world is none other than the general of the Han family; the one who loves the people the most benevolent is none other than the emperor of the Han family."

   "Since my lord is unwilling to join forces with the Wei thieves, the nobles in the imperial court and the Kanto family, it is better to support the Han family."

   "In this way, we can not only show our ambitions, but also rejuvenate my Du family."

  Hearing Du Yu's words, Du Shu showed a smile on his face and said with emotion: "My son has finally grown up!"

  After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked to the desk, picked up a post, and handed it to Du Yu: "Take it."

   "My lord, what is this?"

   "Invitation from the Ma family."

   "Ma's family?" Du Yu was taken aback for a moment, then slightly startled, "Could it be..."

   Seemingly anticipating what he was going to say, Du Shu nodded:

   "That's right, it's the Ma family from Fufeng."

  Since the Dahan regained Chang'an, the Ma family, which had disappeared in the early years, seems to have a momentum of resurgence.

   I heard that even the Pei family from Hedong had to go through the Ma family when they first came to Chang'an to find their way.

   It can be seen that the momentum is strong.

   "My lord, why is there an invitation from the Ma family?"

   "It's not just me, I heard that Webster also received invitations from the Ma family."

  Du Shu smiled lightly, "In terms of the imperial court's trust in the various families in Guanzhong, there is nothing better than the Ma family."

   "The imperial court has begun to win over the hearts of officials in the Guanzhong. If you really want to enter the Royal Academy, this is the best opportunity."

   "If not, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity in the future."

  (end of this chapter)