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Bamboo cottage

However, in a few days, the bamboo forest is no longer green and lush, and many leaves have already been dyed with the color of late autumn, alternating with three asymptotive colors of dark yellow, dark yellow and light yellow, falling all over the world, one after another, like a heavy rain. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Words and deeds walk in this rain without water traces, and let the bamboo leaves fall on the head and shoulders.

When Liu Changnan came out, what he saw was such a picture of a boy walking in the bamboo forest, with a strong poetic sense and a slight sadness unique to autumn; he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the temperament of the ancients was different, scholar.

"Do you have anything on your mind?" Liu Changnan pushed open the door of the hut and welcomed the arrival of Yan Xingyi. "Isn't the competition over, you're the winner? ”

As soon as Yan Xing came in, he sat on the bamboo bed, poured himself and him a cup of tea, and said, "Although it is the winner, it is ...... I have offended people, too. ”

When Liu Changnan heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle: "It's also ...... to say."

The competition in the past few days can be described as very exciting.

Liu Changnan is not a Confucian, he kept his promise in words and deeds, and deliberately arranged a place for him that day, but he had no identity to face the prince and Han Yuzi, as well as the world-famous Xun Fuzi, so he sat down in a corner when the competition was about to start. Yanxingyi probably also noticed this, and asked him to sit behind some Confucian disciples to confuse the public, so he got his wish to watch an unprecedented civil and military duel.

There were three competitions, the first of which was a sword test. The third uncle of Confucianism and the swordsman master of the royal family also tied with Qianliu. Yuan was born in the true biography of Wuxiang, swordsmanship is regarded as a first-class master, Ye Qianliu is a person from the rivers and lakes, now over seventy years old, retired early for 30 years, it is said that the prince specially sent someone to invite him out of the mountain to fight with Confucianism. He was also a master in his early years, after retiring, his martial arts did not decrease, but his internal strength was profound, and the people present probably except for Xun Fuzi and Wuxiang could compare with him, and the internal strength of the others lost to him. However, in the end, it was also because Yuansheng practiced swordsmanship since he was a child, Yuansheng's comprehension of swordsmanship was even higher than that of Han Yuzi and words and deeds, he was simple-minded, dedicated to cultivating swords, swordsmanship has long been superb, although the internal force can not compete with Ye Qianliu's predecessors, but in terms of sword competition, he can be said to be a first-class master in the world today. The fight between the two is really wonderful, and everyone understands the mastery of swordsmanship. The result of the draw did not disappoint anyone, but rather applauded.

The second is the essay exam. Originally, it was also a martial arts competition, but the prince and Xun Fuzi both felt that the sword was harmless without eyes, so they changed it to a literary test. The resourceful Yan Shizun and the first strategist of Emperor Yuan Jing, Wang Zijie, were on equal footing, and wrote down their own views on national stability. Prince Jie Wenjie is a few years younger than him, but he avoids the advantage, which can be described as hitting the nail on the head, which makes the prince and Wang Zijie appreciated, so he is better than Wang Zijie. Although he won, he was not too happy in his words and deeds, but he just had a smile on his face.

The third game is the internal force competition, and this one is the most exciting one in the competition.

The prince invited three guests, two of whom had already come and successfully competed with Confucianism, and the last one was said to be a mystery of origin and unknown identity, and he also pushed the prince's invitation. The prince did not have any displeasure with this guest, which shows that this person has a special status. The person who replaced this person was a woman, who was said to be a friend of this person and a sister of the same school, her name was Liang Zonghong, and she was a member of the Hongxia Palace. She said that her senior sister could not come because of the matter, and she apologized to everyone, and asked her to stand up for the battle, and hoped that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would forgive me. The prince did not have any dissatisfaction, but on the other hand, the Confucian side was quite unspeakable, Confucianism was the representative of the gentleman, and the other party sent a woman to compete in martial arts. Liang Zonghong was nothing, and calmly faced the second uncle of Confucianism, known as the "ghost sword". If Yuan Sheng is a genius of swordsmanship, then the second uncle Zhou Yunsheng is a ghost talent in swordsmanship. It is rumored that Zhou Yunsheng has never been defeated, even if he competes with Han Yuzi and Yuansheng, he has at least a draw, and he has never lost once.

Therefore, Liang Zonghong unexpectedly tied with Zhou Yunsheng, the two had equal internal strength, and they were equal, but everyone was impressed by this woman who was only in her early twenties. Zhou Yunsheng is deeply familiar with the Confucian mind, the internal force is pure and profound, and the ordinary master is comparable to it, and she ended the competition with the result of a draw, which shows that the internal force is not as young as the appearance, but extremely deep, and can compete with Zhou Yunsheng, but unfortunately this competition is treated with courtesy, so there is no deep competition, and the prince is quite satisfied with such a result.

Confucianism narrowly defeated the empire with two draws and one victory, and everyone not only opened their eyes, but also speculated in their hearts about the deep meaning of the empire behind the competition.

This is exactly what worries about words and deeds.

"The crown prince and the second prince are still in Dongzi, and General Long Wei's army is also stationed at the city gate and customs, I wonder when they will go back?"

Liu Changnan saw what he was worried about, and said with a light smile: "Zihui is worried about the empire's intentions towards Confucianism." ”

"yes. He sighed softly, "After all, Confucianism has deeply influenced the scholars and gentlemen of the world, and this is probably not a phenomenon that a king sees." ”

"It's okay, anyway, as long as Xinghai Yuelou sets sail again, the crown prince and the second prince will return to the imperial capital. You can rest assured that they won't trouble Confucianism again during this period. ”

"Oh, Brother Liu knows a lot about the empire, how can you think that the crown prince won't look for trouble anymore?"

Liu Changnan paused for a moment of silence, he took a sip of tea, "I can't talk about understanding, since I came to the Central Plains to look for people, of course I have to understand the situation in the Central Plains." Moreover, from the perspective of a bystander, it is obvious that the prince visited Confucianism, invited the masters of the rivers and lakes to compete, and a second prince came out halfway, their purpose was by no means a simple exchange, but no matter what the purpose was, since Xun Fuzi and Wuxiang's predecessors had come forward, no matter how noble the prince was, he still looked at the status of the two predecessors and restrained himself. He can ignore the royal face, but he always has to take care of the face of the wise men of the world, as long as the predecessors are there, the empire does not dare to do anything to Confucianism. ”

Words and deeds looked at Liu Changnan attentively, without saying a word.

Liu Changnan looked at his face, his heart tightened, and he always felt that there was something in his eyes that made his back numb, and his heart was hairy and uncomfortable.

"Brother Liu!" he suddenly shouted, startling Liu Changnan, and the water in the cup almost spilled. "Thou art as wise as I am. If the teacher had met you in the early years, he would have taken you as an apprentice. He sighed so emotionally, as if he was regretting that a proud son of heaven did not enter the master's door.

"Zihui ......" Liu Changnan laughed dryly, he really didn't know what to say.

"Brother Liu, how about you worship my door, the teacher and the uncle will definitely make you their disciple. Words and deeds were scorching, and he said to Liu Changnan very seriously.

Liu Changnan opened his mouth slightly, he couldn't express his mood at this time in words, and it was a great honor for him to dare to worship under Confucianism. He does yearn for Confucianism, but he only admires it, not to the point where he must apprentice, he is not very enthusiastic about Confucianism, and he only knows a little bit. Besides, now he has very important things to do, how can he have the time to deal with a group of scholars. Therefore, he clenched his fists and responded: "Zihui, I am very happy that you have this heart, but I am afraid that I will not have a relationship with Confucianism at this time, and I am very sorry." ”

"Alas......" sighed in words and deeds, "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”

"Zihui doesn't have to be so pity, I'm not talented and smart, and I'm stupid compared to my friends. ”

"Is that the friend named Xiaoxue?" asked Yan Xing.

Liu Changnan said with a smile: "It's her, and her sister, they are the real talents, but it's a pity that in this era, as daughters, they are restricted by etiquette and morality, and they can't have more space to show themselves like Zihui and other wise men, they are the real talents." ”

As soon as he heard the words, he echoed: "Hearing you say this, I want to meet your friends even more." ”

"If I find them, I'll introduce them to you. Liu Changnan assured him.

Words and deeds show a smile, and they make a lot of changes. "Thank you very much. ”

The two talked freely for half an hour, and as soon as they remembered that they were going to see a friend today, they said goodbye to Liu Changnan and left the bamboo hut.

Liu Changnan sent off his friends and wanted to take a break in the courtyard when he was bored, but an uninvited guest disturbed his rest.

"You are ......" He looked at the old man standing at the gate of the small garden in surprise, this person has white hair and white beard, loose crane bones, and at a glance he knows that he is a respected old-timer. Liu Changnan lost his sleepiness and got up to salute. "Xun Fuzi's seniors, he was polite in his late life. That day, he had seen this big man from afar, although his appearance was not very clear, but this otherworldly bearing suddenly made him recognize the identity of the comer.

To the elders, he is polite.

"No need to be polite, these are all false heads. Xun Fuzi waved his hand, walked straight into the garden, and without waiting for Liu Changnan to give up his seat, he picked a clean stone pier and sat down, which made Liu Changnan at a loss for a while, whether to sit on the bamboo chair or sit on the stone like him. Liu Changnan was a little unsure.

"Just sit down. Xun Fuzi said disapprerovingly.

Liu Changnan hesitated again and again, and sat on the bamboo chair, the stone was too cold and uncomfortable, and he didn't want his butt to be cold.

"Zihui told me, you are from Dayin, you have come all the way to the Central Plains to find friends, and you are a good person. Xun Fuzi's eyes were scorching, and he nodded approvingly, "Knowing the world and the world, he can argue about things." Zihui praises you so much, it must be well-deserved. ”

"It's over, but the late life is just an ordinary person, where is the person who knows the world and can argue about things. Liu Changnan was flattered, and his heart was full of thoughts, how did he think that this old man had something to say.

Xun Fuzi smiled gently, "Well, knowing and retreating, humble and polite, you are indeed a talent." ”

Liu Changnan lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the old man's overly burning eyes. He had a bad feeling that this man looked at him and made him feel like some kind of meat being targeted.

Xun Fuzi said again: "Zihui said that you are a rare genius, but unfortunately the only thing that is not beautiful is that you have a knot in your heart." ”

"Zihui told you?" Liu Changnan was too surprised and looked up at Xun Fuzi. He was just idle that day, and he chatted with Yan Xingyi about some things about those friends and himself, and occasionally expressed his thoughts, but he didn't expect that Yan Xingyi would tell Xun Fuzi about his heart knot, which was too attentive.

"You are confused, you don't know how to move forward or backward, you are always wandering, your heart is not settled, and sorrow is written in your eyes. ”

Xun Fuzi's words came into his heart, hitting the most secret place, making him recall the past again, as well as those sorrows that had been worrying for a long time.

After hesitating for a long time, he still decided to turn to Xiansheng for help and untie the knot. "Senior, I don't understand it late, can I ask you a question?"

"I want to hear about it. ”

"The former Zhuang Zhou dreamed of Hu Die, and Hu Die was also lifelike. Ran was shocked, I don't know that the dream is Hu Die, and Hu Die's dream is Zhuang Zhou?" Zhuang Zhouxiaomeng's allusion is very suitable to compare him, what disturbs his mind is just a entanglement between dream and reality, but he can't see these clearly, or...... It's yourself.

Xun Fuzi was silent for a moment and gave an answer, "Zhou and Hu Die must have a separation." What his heart thinks is true enlightenment. ”

"Senior, maybe you're right, no matter where you are, as long as you believe in what you think in your heart and believe in it, there will be no more confusion. But what if...... If a person, he doesn't belong to this world, he comes from another world, he accidentally comes here, everything is different, he loses everything, and he has a new life, then should he choose to follow his destiny or find a way to go back. ”

"What kind of strange question is this?" Xun Fuzi was a little puzzled, the question asked by the young man in front of him was really unheard of in his life, he stroked his beard, pondered for a long time, and gave an answer. "Whether it's obeying the destiny of heaven or finding a way back, as long as you firmly believe in the way of your heart, everything will be fine. And, no matter where you are, it's still you, it's just the environment that changes. ”

Liu Changnan laughed dryly, should he be glad that he met an old man who was not pedantic, or that the old man was a generation of sages and sages to solve his doubts, and he was fortunate in his third life. The thinking of the ancients was not so old-fashioned.

"Thank you, seniors. He got up and made a move, no matter what the old man said he could untie the knot, it was still a heart after all, and he couldn't help but thank him.

Xun Fuzi disagreed, "You have talent, why don't you worship under my door, if there is a knot in the future, you can also seek my solution." ”

"Aren't you going into hiding?" Liu Changnan was startled and blurted out.

Xun Fuzi smiled indifferently: "Hehe, who said that you can't accept apprentices if you go into seclusion!"

Liu Changnan was dumbfounded, and finally understood what Xun Fuzi's eyes meant when he looked at him just now, and he dared to take him in love and wanted to accept him as an apprentice. No wonder Zihui knocked on him before, it turned out that the master and apprentice played the same attention, attacking back and forth, echoing each other!

He wondered, he was not outstanding, why did these two people want him to enter the door of Confucianism, Zihui said that he couldn't move him, it was the master's turn, he really had nothing to say. "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid that I won't have a chance with Confucianism in my later life, and I won't be able to enter your door in this life, please forgive me. He could only thank Sheng Yi, I am afraid that he will not be able to worship anyone's door in this life, just because he promised that girl that he would not leave her until she was twenty years old.

Xun Fuzi sighed abruptly: "It's a pity, it's a pity." ”

God is jealous of talents, eloquent and strategic, only being an obscure grass mustard in the rivers and lakes, it is a pity, no wonder Zihui will value him so much.

"Zihui asked me to come, saying that it was a friend who was talented, and it would be unfortunate in my life if I didn't accept him as a vain. I came here today for this matter, you have great potential, Zihui let you live in this bamboo forest is also Qu Cai, in addition to his intention to let me take you as an apprentice, he also has the heart to let me untie your heart knot. But now I see that your heart knot is not something that others can solve, but you are too persistent to let go of the past. Xun Fuzi said and laughed loudly. "Young people! Life must be silent, and living without regrets is truly worth living. ”

With that, the old man turned around and walked out of the door in a dashing manner, and walked away in the rain of bamboo leaves, leaving a back that was too shallow to see clearly.

Liu Changnan was silent for a long time, stunned and motionless.

"Life is not long or short, as long as you live without regrets, what is not worth it. ”

The girl's words sounded in his heart, and he suddenly seemed to see her disapproving smile again, and heard her and Xun Fuzi's words the same. It turned out that the knot in his heart had already been seen through by those guys, but they didn't persuade each other directly, and she used that tactful way to tell him that he had no regrets in life. He was inferior to her and her sister in terms of comprehension.

Liu Changnan was relieved and laughed self-deprecatingly.

Two

The wind sounded, the weather was getting colder and colder, Liu Changnan tightened his collar, ready to take a break that was disturbed, but he didn't expect that he couldn't make up for this rest.

"Anan!"

There was an exclamation behind him, which frightened Liu Changnan, who had just pushed the door open, stumbled and almost fell to the ground. was disturbed one after another, he had long lost his good temper, and was about to turn around and scold the third person who didn't know what to do, but when he turned around, he froze on the spot.

A petite figure broke through the overlapping Ye Yu, like an elf, and rushed towards him in a jump...... It's a girl. He was surprised, but he felt that the voice was very familiar, and when she ran in to take a look, he was dumbfounded.

Cherry mouth, willow eyebrows, big eyes, melon seed face, a playful pink short skirt outfit.

The look was more familiar to him than the sound.

"Xiaoxue......" he cried out in surprise, and before he could finish speaking, the elf rabbit-like girl jumped on top of him, hugged him tightly, and said with joy in her mouth: "Anan! Anan! I found you, it's really you!" she jumped and jumped in her arms, making him almost lose his breath.

"Release first...... You let me go first. Liu Changnan patted the girl's back weakly.

"Oh......" she let go of her hand and jumped back, her face beaming. "Anan, you're also here in the Central Plains, I thought I was looking at the wrong person. ”

Liu Changnan smiled and pressed her shoulders that were a little cheerful, "I really didn't expect you to be in Dongzi, so I really have to worry about it." ”

"Didn't you come out to find my sister too, why did you come to me again?" she opened his hand and fell silent.

"Three days after your sister disappeared, you are gone, how can I rest assured, of course I have to come out to find you. None of you sisters are worry-free. He sighed feebly at the mention of it.

"I'm just angry for a while, and I'm looking for my sister too. Xiaoxue smacked her lips.

He sighed, "Little snow." ”

"Alright, I got it. She waved her hand impatiently, and preached her as soon as they met, and these people loved to preach her and bully her.

Liu Changnan smiled and reached out to gently stroke the girl's head. I haven't seen her for more than half a year, she has grown up a lot, a bit like an adult, and she is no longer like the Han Liangxue before. "It seems that you have experienced a lot during this period of time and have grown up. He nodded in satisfaction.

Han Liangxue doesn't like people touching her head, "If you touch it again, I won't be tall." She gave him an angry look, "Why are you in Confucianism?"

"Then why are you here?" he asked.

She pouted, "I have nothing to do, I want to come and find something to do." Didn't the crown prince and the second prince of Nanchu come to Dongzi, I provoked the second prince a while ago, and I wanted to find out the purpose of their Confucianism, so I secretly ran into here, but I accidentally got lost. She scratched her head embarrassedly, "I came to this bamboo forest in a daze, I saw you outside just now, I thought I was wrong, but there is an old man next to you, I only dared to come in after he left, and I found that it was really you when I looked closer." ”

Liu Changnan gasped, "You really like to cause trouble as always, you have nothing to do with Confucianism to find something, aren't you afraid of being caught?"

"If I hadn't come here, I'd have met you. Xiaoxue smiled, rolled her eyes, and asked, "You haven't said why you're here?"

"I came to the Central Plains to find you for more than half a year, and I met a group of bandits on the road, and was rescued by Mr. Confucian Words and Deeds, who borrowed me to live in the bamboo forest temporarily. I know that you have always liked lively places, and Dongzi is very suitable for you to be noisy. I remember that your sister used to sponsor a businessman in the Central Plains, it seems that he was in Dongzi, and he was also a famous businessman. ”

Xiaoxue nodded, "Yes, he is Lao Jiang, as soon as I came to Dongzi, I took the letter that my sister wrote to him before, and my sister told him some things about us in the letter, but I didn't tell him that we came through time." I thought that I could find my sister with his power in Dongzi, but I was overjoyed, she was not here. ”

"Her temperament, if she was so easy to find us, she wouldn't be your sister. Alas, yes, she can't forgive anything that happened, but I don't know how long she will run away from home this time. Liu Changnan said helplessly.

"It must be a long time, otherwise we wouldn't have to run to the Central Plains. Xiaoxue crossed her hands on her hips and said angrily: "My sister really doesn't make people worry, no matter how old she is, she still plays missing, and I don't want to think about how hard it is for us to find her." ”

"She's always been like this, and it's not the first time. Liu Changnan patted her on the shoulder.

She tilted her head and thought about it, too, my sister has always been like this, Gu Li is weird, she used to either play missing or can't find a figure; she loves to run, and people always can't find her trace, but no matter how she disappears, she will leave a letter in advance to reassure them, or she will come back by herself after being missing for two or three days, where is it like this time, she hasn't seen anyone for more than half a year, she really ran away from home.

"It's good to see you here, it saves me a lot of time, and I won't be allowed to cause trouble in the future. I'll go meet that Lao Jiang with you, he should have taken care of a lot of things for you. Liu Changnan said again.

Xiao Xuefeng said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just that he's a little verbose like the old lady, and I'm still hiding it from him when I come out this time." ”

Liu Changnan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you sure you didn't do anything else, huh?"

"What kind of eyes are you?" Xiao Xue saw that his face changed slightly, and his heart was not good.

Liu Changnan said: "I still know your martial arts, if you want to sneak into Confucianism and get lost here, do you think your three-legged cat's kung fu can work?"

Xiaoxue was unhappy when she heard that someone belittled her martial arts. "What do you call a three-legged cat?

Liu Changnan ignored her anger and continued to ask, "Say, who brought you in?"

She brushed down her face, a little aggrieved: "Can you still be friends well, how can you make it look like a prisoner." I'll confess that I was brought here, but as soon as he brought me in, he went about his own business, leaving me alone, or I wouldn't have been lost. ”

"Him?"

"It's someone I met in the Central Plains, and now I live with it. ”

"It's a man. ”

"How do you know?" Xiaoxue blinked.

Liu Changnan said: "You look listless, it must be that person who bullied you, it is impossible for ordinary women to be angry with you, and there are only men." ”

Xiaoxue lowered her face and said, "Don't mention it, I can only know that kind of person after eight lifetimes of luck." ”

"It seems that you have had a good half a year, and you know how to endure. Liu Changnan said kindly. Xiaoxue was unhappy, she glared at him angrily, "Are you hurting me or praising me, didn't I endure it before, and then what's the better way to endure it." ”

"We are not from this world, it's not good to be too sharp, so be careful. He sighed slightly, this girl didn't know moderation before, and she caused trouble everywhere, and she didn't make trouble for them. This is the case in Dayin, and it is also the same here, the place is big, and it is enough for her to make trouble, but I am afraid that the trouble will not be easy to solve afterwards, they have no power and connections in the Central Plains, it can be said that they are not familiar with the place, of course he has to worry.

It's just that someone is not a cautious person like him, Xiaoxue is very smart, too young, and has always done what he likes recklessly, although he has suffered a lot in this, but he still keeps teaching.

"Let's go back. She suddenly lowered her tone, as if begging him for something.

Liu Changnan smiled unabated, and stroked her head again, "Xiaoxue, your sister is missing, without her, where are we going." ”

She raised her head, there were tears in her eyes, and an ugly smile tugged at the corner of her lips, "Yes, my sister is not here, where are we going back." Da Yin is not our home, she is not there, and it is not our home anywhere. ”

"Will find out. Liu Changnan spoke softly and hugged her gently. The girl is still young, and her dependence on them is still there, and he will not leave her alone, and in the absence of her sister, she is no better than him.

It's been a long time since I've been appeased, the sour and bitter taste overflows my heart, Xiaoxue calms the urge to cry in her heart, she comes out of his arms and pats him on the shoulder awe-inspiringly. "Anan, the bamboo house is shabby, let's go to Lao Jiang with this girl. ”

When he saw her like this, her grace that was not like a girl's family made him laugh out loud: "You really think that it is your home." ”

"Although it is not our home, it is ours, and when my sister helped Lao Jiang prosper in business, I signed a contract, as long as Lao Jiang's family industry is prosperous, he has to serve my sister as the big owner. This gold and silver chamber of commerce is run by him, and Akari is his, but in fact, the real owner is his sister. As my sister's own sister, you, as my sister's family, are of course half the master. She said solemnly, took his hand and walked to the door. "Wait. Liu Changnan stopped, let go of her hand and walked back.

"What are you going to do?" she asked.

He replied, "I have been here for a long time, and I should leave a letter for the owner of this house when I leave." ”

"Trouble!" she stuck out her tongue at him.

Three

Liu Changnan left a letter and said goodbye.

Words and deeds returned to the bamboo hut in the evening, it was empty, and there were no friends to be seen. He saw the letter on the table, with a short sentence written on it - my friend has been found, I have returned, thank you for taking care of me, and I will report it again in the future.

Two months of acquaintance ended with a piece of paper. With a wry smile in words and deeds, he is still too confident, and a master can persuade him to enter Confucianism, and it seems that he really has nothing to do with Confucianism.

"That's it, that's it. Brother Liu, since you have found the person you want to see, why should I force you. ”

As soon as he kept his word and deed, he glanced lightly at the garden outside, the tomatoes had already been picked, and the vines withered but well cared for; the loofah and pumpkin grew pleasing to the season, and the size was beaten and long, and it must be a good melon and vegetable; and the tea leaves, the bamboo baskets erected layer after layer, drying the picked tea leaves, this leisurely pastoral atmosphere all showed how fine and indifferent the people who lived here.

It's a pity that the owner of the vegetable can no longer grow vegetables and flowers.

He was gone, leaving not even a chance to say goodbye, leaving only a yard of agricultural and fruit products.

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