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Chapter 1608 Needle to Maimang

At Xiangyang Academy, Huang Chengyan stood in the corridor and looked at Sun Ce who was chatting and laughing in the lecture hall from afar. His curiosity not only did not weaken, but became stronger and even a little confused.

When Sun Ce was giving a speech at the Nanyang Martial Arts Hall, he did not go. When the people in Wancheng were talking about this later, they realized that after reading the article written by Cai Yan, he thought that it might be that Cai Yan wrote the manuscript first, and Sun Ce would say it in his own words. But today I saw Sun Ce talking in the lecture hall and answering questions from the college students, and he realized that he might have thought it was wrong.

The lecture may be written in advance, but the answers to the questions cannot be drafted in advance. Even Zhang Hong cannot make complete plans. In fact, many students have very tricky questions and are unlikely to prepare the answers in advance. Moreover, even if they are prepared in advance, they cannot do so well.

"Incredible." Huang Chengyan shook his head secretly. He found that he still knew too little about Sun Ce.

"What's incredible?" A voice came from beside him. Huang Chengyan turned his head and was surprised. "Madam, why are you here?"

Cai Jue said lightly: "Let me see who it is. Not only did my famous husband bow down and obey orders, but he also kidnapped my Achu away and didn't go home for several years." She glanced at Sun Ce in the lecture hall. "I look pretty good, although I'm a little rough and swearing."

Huang Chengyan smiled but said nothing, and gave in to the side to make room for Cai Jue.

At this time, the question was coming to an end. Most of the students in the academy were talking to their companions, and no one asked questions. Cai Yan, the host, stood up, walked to the hall, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. "Do you guys have any questions? If there are no other questions, let's stop here today. General Sun will stay in Yuliangzhou for a few days. Whoever has any questions can visit the camp at any time."

When Cai Yan was seen, Cai Jue was a little surprised. "Who is this woman? She actually presided over such an important occasion?"

"Cai Boyi's daughter, Cai Yan and Cai Zhaoji, by generation, you seem to be peer-age."

"Chen Liucai and Xiangyang Cai have been separated for at least two hundred years. So what can we do if we are the same ancestor? Before Cai Boyi built Xiangyang Academy, the two tribes had no contact." Cai Jue disagreed. "General Sun said that my daughter was Jin Buhuan, so why did he let Cai Yan stand out everywhere? When he came to Xiangyang, he gave me the face of Cai's family in Xiangyang, but made the Chenliu Cai's family so glorious, which was biased."

Huang Chengyan rolled his eyes and said nothing. Seeing this, Cai Jue was unhappy and said loudly: "I have a question and want everyone Cai to answer, can you?"

When Huang Chengyan heard Cai Jue’s question, he couldn’t stop him anymore, so he had to stand beside Cai Jue with expressionless face. Cai Yan looked along with her body and didn’t know Cai Jue, but saw Huang Chengyan beside Cai Jue. Seeing that the two were standing so close, she thought for a moment and immediately understood Cai Jue’s identity.

"Dare you ask this lady, is Huang Jijiu's wife?"

Cai Jue nodded. "That's right."

"As a matter of this, you are still my sister. My sister asked, even if I had only a little understanding, I should try my best to answer. But today it is General Sun's lecture. I am just the director and dare not take over the main points. Why not leave the lecture later, ask my sister to sit in the back hall and ask her for advice, how about it?"

When Sun Ce heard the conversation between the two, he also looked over and saw a middle-aged woman standing beside Huang Chengyan, who was nearly forty years old, with a somewhat similar appearance to Cai Ke. She dressed simply and was not as luxurious as Cai Ke, but her aura was even more restrained than Cai Ke. Unlike Cai Ke's boldness, she was more restrained, but she had a fearful coldness. If Cai Ke was a new sword with gorgeous decoration and a Ming person, then she was a simple and unpretentious ancient sword, with a bit of restraint accumulated over time.

It turns out that this is Huang Chengyan's wife and Achu's mother. He has been with Huang Yueying for so long, but this is the first time he has seen her. Huang Chengyan said that she is cold-hearted and doesn't like lively places. After so many years, she hasn't even been to Wancheng once. Huang Chengyan went back to see her. Why did she appear here today? It should be related to the matter of the Cai family. Sun Fu and Cai Ke have already left, followed the Han River and passed by Huang Chengyan's doorstep. It is normal to stop and meet her.

Sun Ce had a headache. The biggest trouble with the Cai family was not Cai Feng, Cai Mao, or even Sun Fu and Cai Ke, but Huang Chengyan's family. Huang Chengyan is the leader in iron smelting technology, and Huang Yueying is his treasure. He can't keep his face at all. Now, Mrs. Cai, who has always lived in seclusion, has come forward, and the trouble is even greater.

I just don’t know why she attacked Cai Yan, which seems a bit unreasonable.

"Why do you have to do this? It's just a few words." Cai Jue didn't give Cai Yan a chance to dodge. "General Sun became famous in Xiangyang and also had a special liking for Xiangyang. First build the Cai family workshop and then build the Xiangyang Academy. Ling Zun wrote history in the academy. I think these two things will fall into the history books. It's a coincidence that the clumsy man and the little girl know a little about the skills of all craftsmen. In the future, they may be able to leave a small name in the biographies of arts. Ling Zun and you are both great scholars of the world, and they must be scholars. I would like to ask: Is it the biography of arts first or the biography of scholars first in this historical book written by Ling Zun?"

Cai Yan was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer. This question seemed simple, but it was actually very aggressive. First, it was directly benchmarked. The Huang father and daughter against the Cai father and son, and the great craftsman against the great craftsman, clearly meant to distinguish between the superiority and the great craftsman; second, this question is not a question of which is more important than the craftsman or the great craftsman, but directly involved how to evaluate Sun Ce's new policy. Scholars are superior to craftsmen, which is a common understanding among many people. This is Xiangyang Academy, and most of the people standing at the hall are Confucian scholars. If scholars are not as good as craftsmen, it would be inappropriate, and there is also a suspicion of showing weakness. But then, not only Cai Jue will not give up, but Sun Ce's face will also be unfavorable.

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly became cold and even with a little tension. Many students from the academy looked over, and they were very hostile. If Cai Yan hadn't told Cai Jue's identity just now, someone might have attacked him. Cai Jue disagreed and stared at Cai Yan on the stage.

At this time, a small figure squeezed out from behind, walked to Cai Yan, and pulled Cai Yan's sleeve. Cai Yan's body, and when she saw that it was Xin Xianying, she couldn't help but smile and squatted down. Xin Xianying attached herself to her ear and muttered a few words. Cai Yan nodded with a smile. Xin Xianying said loudly: "Madam, can I talk more before Mr. Cai answers?"

Cai Jue was very surprised and looked at the little girl, and inexplicably remembered Huang Yueying as a child, and couldn't help but smile. "Okay, but you have to tell you who you are first."

"I am Mr. Cai's disciple, Xin Xianying of Yingchuan, and she is five years old this year." Xin Xianying said, bowing and giving a bow.

Seeing a little girl with pink makeup standing on the stage, her voice was crisp, but her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and she looked like a little adult. Not only everyone was amazed, but even Cai Jue couldn't help but praise him.

"Okay, tell me."

"Madam, have you ever read the teachings of the teacher? If the wife worked hard and had no time to focus on her, I can recite them here for you. Maybe after I finish memorizing them, you will not have any questions."

"Is that so? Why don't you tell me what this sage says? Why did I read the sage theory, and I won't have any questions."

Xin Xianying gave another tribute. "Because Confucian scholars are scholars, and all craftsmen are also scholars. Huang Shengjiu, Huang Dajiang's achievements in all craftsmen, have long been no ordinary craftsmen. Like the husband and daughter, they are all from the scholars and forests, but the division of labor is different, so why bother to divide the order? Even if there is a sequence, it is only due to the order, not the difference between good and bad. Is it necessary to be the person who is ranked behind in the history books not as good as the person who is ranked ahead?"
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