Yangyang County.

East of the outskirts of Xiangyang, in the Luer Mountains.

At this time, in a lonely place in a bamboo forest, several young or middle-aged people dressed in Confucian robes were living in a group chatting with each other, and their faces were also full of smiles, and they were talking happily.

In the meantime, a young man who was eight feet long and had a majestic posture, like a partial son, smiled first: "Brother Liu, what do you think of the situation in Shuzhong and Liangzhou in recent days?" ”

Hearing this, a middle-aged man who was a little older, with a ruddy complexion and a beard under his beard, and a middle-aged man who was about fifty years old who had suffered from vicissitudes of life, couldn't help but reply: "This battle must be a great victory for the Han army." ”

"Judging from the information that has been transmitted so far, Guan Ping, the son of Guan Junhou, married the beloved daughter of Yang Ju, the king of Baimaqiang, and attracted the Qiang tribes within the Baimaqiang faction in Liangzhou to fight against Kebineng and Cao Thief."

Speaking of these, the smile on his face became more and more relieved, and he hated it even more, and said: "The Jiangdong rats of the last year tried to take advantage of the fact that the main force of Guan Junhou went north to attack Cao Thief Yu Xiangfan, and Yi wanted to unite with Cao Thief to sweep the land of Jingxiang. ”

"At that time, I was very surprised when I learned the news, and I already thought that if the main force of the prince could not return in time, I was afraid that Jingzhou would be gone, but in the face of danger, Guan Ping stood up and resisted the tens of thousands of main forces of Lu Meng to besiege Jiangling with a partial army, which bought extremely valuable time for the return of the prince and the king of Hanzhong."

"In the end, Guan Ping personally planned and led the counteroffensive, forcing Sun Quan to seek peace and take back the three counties of Xiangdong, which did not belong to Jiangdong, and all of them occupied the land of Jingxiang."

"At this time, I thought that although Guan Ping was young, he would definitely be able to play a decisive advantage in Liangzhou in the future, supplemented by Zhang Yide, Wei Wenchang, Ma Mengqi and other generals, it should not be a problem to destroy the Cheriji tribes."

As soon as the words fell, this person calmly and confidently analyzed the current situation.

Due to the inconvenience of transportation, it is not easy to convey the news from Xiliang to the land of Jingxiang, so now the latest situation in Longyou and Longxi, they have no way of knowing!

"Hahaha." Hearing this, the rest of the people on the side couldn't help but laugh and said: "It seems that Brother Liu really deserves to be a relative of the Han family, since the king of Hanzhong entered Shu and became powerful, you have been paying attention to the battle situation in the world anytime and anywhere, and you are also particularly worried about the survival of the Han army." ”

After thinking about it, the young man from before suddenly looked puzzled, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Liu, since you are a clan member of the Han family and have always had the great cause of reviving the Han family, now that the king of Hanzhong has the opportunity to recover the Central Plains and eliminate the treacherous, why don't you go to Touzhi and continue to retreat to the mountains and forests to spend your time?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people were puzzled, and they thought that they had the same doubts.

Since several people are close friends with the so-called "Brother Liu" who often talk about the situation in the world, agree with each other, and have similar interests, they naturally know a lot about his ambitions, so they also have a question!

As soon as the words fell, he couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face, and only after being silent for a while did he slowly explain: "How can I say it, I don't go out of the mountain for a long time, I also have some selfishness." ”

"The king of Hanzhong has a lot of ambitions, and he does have the ambition to revive the Han dynasty, but if he really supports the Han Dynasty, he will never give way to today's Zixie, and he will inevitably create the glory of the Han Dynasty again like Guangwu hundreds of years ago."

"But now that he has Zhuge Kongming, Fa Xiaozhi and other great talents to assist, if I go to Shuzhong to attach, it is estimated that there will not be much special encounter, and my existence is also dispensable, and I cannot be in a high position and realize my life ideals."

"In the final analysis, I still pay too much attention to fame and fortune, and my selfishness is too heavy, if I can't show what I have learned before, I would rather die of old age in this Luer Mountain forest."

At the end of the day, he couldn't help but judge himself.

He groaned for a while, as if he was recalling something, and then slowly recalled: "Thinking about the past, Dong thief dominated the dynasty, acted arbitrarily, stayed in the palace at night, wantonly bullied the Son of Heaven, and in order to consolidate his power in the central government, he also sent our royal children to various places. ”

"If you think about it, I have been living in the mountains and forests of Luer Mountain for more than 30 years, and I am now about to enter the age of fifty, which can be said to be old."

"I can imagine that more than ten years ago, Jingxiang was so prosperous, Luer Mountain, Shuijing Villa, Yuliangzhou, Wollongong and other secluded places are full of hidden people in the world to live in seclusion, or write books, or delve into knowledge, and discuss academics and the art of war."

"But as soon as Jingxiang Station opened, most of the scholars with lofty ambitions traveled in all directions, either to serve the Cao thief, or to attach themselves to the king of Hanzhong, or to the east and south to Jiangdong and Lingnan to continue to live in seclusion."

"Up to now, the place where Jingxiang people started has long been lonely, and there are signs of fault in development."

He couldn't help but reminisce on one side, and tell on the other, lamenting everything he had witnessed in the past ten years, Jing Xiang had almost never enjoyed peace since the war began, and the scene from prosperity to decline was becoming more and more serious.

He couldn't help but confide in his friends now.

He experienced the general war and chaos of Jingxiang, and saw all kinds of tragedies in the troubled world, the economic and people's livelihood depression, the displacement of the people, and the fields around the originally rich Xiangyang, but now it has long been reduced to a no-man's land and no one cultivates.

After all, since Xiangyang City was previously controlled by Cao Cao, in order to resist the combined attack of Sun and Liu's coalition forces, the city and the surrounding people have migrated to the north and settled in the north, making it a military district.

Since last year, after the Jingzhou army recovered Xiangyang and confronted Cao's army across the Han River, they gradually began to migrate the people in the southern part of Nanjun to enrich the surrounding areas.

Today, after more than half a year of development, Xiangyang has gradually recovered a trace of vitality, but if you want to return to the prosperity of more than ten years ago, you don't know how long it will take?

Seeing his expression now, the young man next to him seemed to have a good friendship with him and knew his personality quite well, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Liu, you don't show such a demeanor on weekdays, but now you are reminiscing about the past uncharacteristically, isn't it ......?" ”

"You're ready to go out of the mountain too?"

As soon as these words fell, the rest of the people also looked sideways at him.

Seeing this, he was silent for a moment and couldn't help but nod solemnly.

After half a ring, his face was serious, and he solemnly invited everyone: "Everyone, we have always become close friends who talk about everything because of like-mindedness, and now the strength of the king of Hanzhong is thriving, and I see that the restoration of the Han family is just around the corner!" ”

"Since I am a member of the Han family, I should go out of the mountain to make a contribution, and I shouldn't care about gains and losses, after all, I am a royal family and a direct descendant of Emperor Guangwu."

"If I don't stand up, who else can stand up and support the king of Hanzhong in this world?"

As soon as the words fell, he immediately said in a deep voice: "You are also talented in the world, and you have the ability to govern the country and the country, why don't you go down the mountain with me to join the Han army, and contribute to the revival of the Han Dynasty. ”

When faced with the sudden solicitation, everyone's expressions were different.

Among them, a middle-aged man in his thirties hurriedly smiled, waved his hand and said, "Haha." I appreciate Brother Liu's kindness, but as you know, I have always been used to idle clouds and wild cranes, and now I really don't necessarily stand the rules in officialdom. ”

"Therefore, please don't say anything about going out of the mountain, I just hope that Brother Liu still remembers when I waited, and when I am done, I can come back with wine and drink with me at any time."

As soon as the words fell, the young man who was good friends with him also politely declined: "Brother, you know. I have never been very interested in entering the official career, living in seclusion in the mountains and forests to read in my spare time, all kinds of land, and living a life of rural villagers is my life's wish! ”

At the same time, most of them postponed or refused for various reasons.

Hearing this, he was a little disappointed in his heart, but he still smiled and said, "Haha." Well, I won't force you to be a brother. ”