【Studying abroad】

With a relaxed pace, Liu Bei jumped back home, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the door, he was severely criticized by his mother, and his mother's scolding scared him immediately from the vision of a better future to the real society, Liu's mother scolded Liu Bei: "You are really capable, you want to be a hero at a young age, right, others see gangsters and run, the farther you run, the better, but you, not only don't you run, but you send it yourself, you are really a bastard, I said how you have the same temper as your father." , Can't you use your brain to do things, you're only fifteen years old, is it what you should do to fight with gangsters, that's what the government did, that's what adults did, not what you did, you tell me, did you think about your mother's feelings at that time, did you think about your mother, your mother worked hard to raise you so big, in case you have three long and two short, how can you let me live, how do you let me face your dead father, you unfilial son! Liu's mother scolded and beaten, and cried while beating, but although it was hit on Liu Bei, it hurt in her heart, and she felt distressed, so she put her hands on her knees, bent over, and said weakly: "Back then, your father was the same temper as you, so he was killed, I have lost him, I can't lose you anymore......"

Liu Bei listened to his mother's words, only to feel a warm current suddenly surging in his heart, unconsciously left tears, he stroked his mother's back, cried and said: "Mother, the child is wrong, the child listens to you, and will definitely think twice about doing things in the future, and will not take risks like today, the child listens to your ......" Liu Bei stared at his mother, and suddenly found that he didn't know when, his mother's forehead had more wrinkles, and there were many gray hairs on her head, how ruthless the years of time were, He blamed himself for why he had never taken a good look at his mother before, the hardships of life and the burden of the family had deprived his mother of her youthful appearance......

Looking at his mother's haggard figure, Liu Bei suddenly had an idea, he decided not to go to apprenticeship with Yu Lu Zhi, he didn't want to go, but he knew that he couldn't go, he went out by himself, and his mother was the only one who stayed at home, and all the burdens of the family would be borne by his mother alone, in Liu Bei's heart, his mother was a strong person, a daring person, for so many years, he and his mother were dependent on each other, he never heard his mother complain, he never heard his mother say tired, Mother gave everything she had for this family, but she had no complaints, and now, Liu Bei has grown up and is sensible, and she can finally share some family burdens with her son, but she suddenly said that she wanted to go out to study with her teacher, which is too selfish, Liu Bei can't do it, and he can't bear it!

Early the next morning, Liu Bei was about to go out alone to sell straw sandals, and just as he was about to go out, he heard the laughter of the third uncle and Liu Deran.

"Brother, are you ready, let's go." Liu Deran said excitedly. Before Liu Bei could speak, Liu's mother asked in surprise: "Where are you going to go so early in the morning?" ”

After listening to Liu's mother's words, Liu Yuanqi asked in surprise: "Didn't Bei'er tell you, yesterday that Master Li was going to introduce Bei'er and Deran to the Great Confucian Lu Zhi to study, we can't miss such a good opportunity......

Liu Bei's heart was very complicated at this time, he wanted to go, but he couldn't go, he wanted to cry very much, but he couldn't cry, he was silent and could only say expressionlessly: "Mother, third uncle, I don't want to go...... I know the family situation of our family over the years, and now that I have grown up, I should share the family responsibilities more for my mother, instead of adding heavy burdens to my mother, mother, I can't be so selfish......"

Mother Liu heard what Liu Bei said, tears flashed in her eyes, she never thought that her child would become so sensible one day, but she knew what she had to do, she had been thinking about how to find a way out for Liu Bei since the day she started weaving mats and selling shoes, but unfortunately she was also more than willing and lacked strength, so she never found it.

Today such a good opportunity in front of her, how can she miss it, although the family conditions are harder, but no matter how hard it is, the child's education and future can not be bitter, she said with a heartfelt smile: "You are really a stupid child, my mother is not unable to work now, while my mother can still support this family, you should go out to experience the experience, go out to read more books, where will there be a future if you don't study, do you think you guard me every day, I will be very happy...... Only if you have a chance outside, give our parents face, this is what my mother wants to see, listen to my mother, you have to go this time. ”

Liu Yuanqi also secretly sighed that his nephew was indeed sensible, so he said: "Bei'er, don't worry too much about the situation at home, listen to your mother's words, you will go with Deran this time, and as for the living allowance, I will also help you...... All in all, the two of you can follow Teacher Lu Zhi with peace of mind outside, and you don't have to worry about other things...... And sister-in-law, you don't have to be embarrassed, I said a long time ago, the family doesn't have to speak two words, Bei'er is also my nephew, and when Bei'er has a chance in the future, I still want Bei'er to honor me more. ”

Mother Liu felt embarrassed after hearing this, but it was not easy to refuse, of course, she couldn't refuse, and she refused whether she really deserved it alone, so she said to Liu Bei: "Bei'er, my mother told you, you go and pack your things now, and set off with Deran...... Also, when you go out, you must restrain your emotions, put yourself as a ninja in everything, and don't do anything as reckless as yesterday......" Although Liu's mother had a lot of things to say to her son who was about to go away, she didn't know what to say at this moment, and in the end, she just stood at the door of the house and watched her son's back gradually drift away, until she disappeared into the sky.

......

"I said Liu Yuanqi, do you have a crush on your sister-in-law, then Liu Bei is not a child of our family, why do you always have to send him his living allowance, once or twice, I will just do it for a long time, how can this work......" Liu Yuanqi's daughter-in-law saw that Liu Yuanqi had to send a living allowance to Liu Bei at the same time every time he sent Liu Deran, and the anger in her heart arose, and she said angrily to Liu Yuanqi at this time.

Liu Yuanqi listened to his daughter-in-law's nagging, and was also very helpless, so he casually found a reason and said perfunctorily: "It is not simple to have such a child in our clan, and Bei'er is not an ordinary person. ”

Liu Yuanqi's daughter-in-law saw that Liu Yuanqi's idea was so ridiculous, and was just about to scold, when she saw Liu's mother walking in from the courtyard door, and the two of them immediately changed their smiling faces. Liu Yuanqi's daughter-in-law said: "Sister-in-law, what kind of wind is blowing you today, come in and sit down for a while." ”

Mother Liu said: "Brother and sister, I won't sit down, I came here today to thank you for your help to our family, and secondly, I know that you have been weaving mats and selling shoes, so I will bring you the straw mats and straw shoes that I have woven these days, and you can also subsidize the family ...... if you sell them."

Liu Yuanqi looked at it and hurriedly said ashamedly: "Sister-in-law, why do you bother, Bei'er is also our nephew, and it is also appropriate to take care of it, you should take these back by yourself, you need money more than us." ”

"Don't say that, we all know how you take care of us, as the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring, here is just a little thing, and I hope you don't dislike it brother and sister...... Then it's okay, I'll go back first......" After speaking, he turned around and left, Liu Yuanqi's daughter-in-law looked at the back of Liu's mother leaving in embarrassment, and felt very uncomfortable in her heart......

【Gongsun Chan】

At night, the bright moon shines in the sky, today is just the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, and the bright moonlight falls from the sky, injecting a ray of light into the originally dark land of western Liaoning. The crickets in the field are constantly chirping, and for some people, it is like a symphony in the dark, which makes people feel comfortable and intoxicated; But for some, it may be a disturbing noise.

At this time, the Liaoxi County Mansion was brightly lit, and in the center of the mansion sat Liaoxi Taishou Liu Ji, and there were officials at all levels in the county sitting on both sides of the house, and the mansion was silent, everyone lowered their heads, their brows were locked, and the people below looked up at Liu Junshou from time to time, and saw that the county guard looked depressed, so he lowered his head again. Liu Ji is in his Chinese New Year's Eve, has been a county guard for two years, his tall stature, majestic face, the three wrinkles on his forehead are enough to show that he usually thinks too much and formed, at this time he is holding in his hand the emergency transmitted from various county orders, the leader of Karasuma in the north, Qiu Liju, led his fierce and arrogant Karasuma soldiers south to Koroliaoxi County, many cities were breached, they burned and plundered the people in the city, all evil, men were killed, women were all taken away, livestock and grain were taken away, houses and houses were all burned down, After leaving the city, only a dead city remains.

It has not been a day or two since the ethnic minorities in the north invaded the Han Dynasty, but what can it be, the war is fought with money and materials, and the imperial court does not give you support, how can you do it just by relying on the local strength of a county, at this time, Liu Ji, who had been dull for a long time, suddenly broke the silence in the house: "Qiu Liju in the north has repeatedly violated my Liaoxi County, how to do it like this, whether to make peace or fight, if it is to fight, how to fight, if it is to fight, how to fight, let's talk about it!" ”

"This ...... Lord County Guard, we can't afford to fight, and we can't fight it, because of the great drought in the county this year, we can't have enough food for daily disaster relief, and it is impossible for us to have a surplus to provide for the war!" At this time, Jun Cheng said.

"Can you just watch my Han people's people being invaded by that Karasuma, how mighty and majestic Emperor Wu was back then, I didn't expect it to come to this point now!"

"I think it's a plan for now, it's better to report this matter to Lord Thorn Shi first, and let him decide his attitude towards Qiu Liju, all in all, the power of one state is definitely stronger than the power of one of our counties!"

The newly appointed state assassin Liu Yu, his grandfather Liu Jia was Guangluxun, his father Liu Shu was Danyang Taishou, Liu Yu served as a Cao official through filial piety, and was promoted to a county official because he could perform his duties.

"I think that's the only way to go, I'll go to the book and report this matter to Lord Liu, and leave the matter to him to decide......"

"My lord, why bother to assassinate Lord Shi with a little Karasuma, I am willing to lead eight hundred cavalry and give Karasuma a head-on blow!"

Before Liu Ji could finish speaking, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man sitting in the last seat suddenly stood up, interrupted Liu Ji's words, and said impassionedly.

This person is handsome, tall and mighty, more than eight feet long, his eyes are blazing, and he feels a domineering atmosphere before he is close to his body, he is Gongsun Zhan, the word Bo Jue, Liaoxi Lingzhi, the family is a local famous family, several generations in a row have been too shou level senior officials, like such a prominent family background, children can generally through the relationship network of their parents, let Taishou put on the name of filial piety, Maocai and the like, and then they can embark on the official career, but Gongsun Chan can not go this way. The Han people have a saying that "the mother loves the son and the son hugs", which means that if a woman is favored by her husband, then her son will also be held in her husband's arms every day and cannot be put down. In wealthy families with a large number of wives and concubines, the male owner often has a preference, and the fatherly love received by many children must be different. Because Gongsun Zhan's mother came from a humble background and had no status among his wives and concubines, and he himself was not looked down upon by his father and brother, in the face of the extremely scarce places of filial piety and Maocai, the family never gave him a chance. But after all, he is a member of the Gongsun family, and he can't say anything if he doesn't give him a way out. So the family said hello to Liu Ji, the Taishou of Liaoxi, and asked him to find a small errand in charge of the documents in the Taishou Mansion.

Although the work is very boring, it allows Gongsun Zhan's ability to do things. The daily affairs of the Taishou Mansion are busy, and the nature of the business requested by multiple departments is often very different, and when Gongsun Chan reports, he often does not even need to bring the manuscript, and comes one by one in an orderly manner, and none of them are forgotten. Taishou Liu Ji couldn't help but be secretly surprised, coupled with Gongsun Zhan's handsome appearance, his voice is like a loud bell, he is a man with an excellent temperament, such a talent is really rare, Taishou then married his daughter to him as his wife, hoping to take Gongsun Chan as a key training object, so that the family can continue, after all, he only has one daughter. It stands to reason that this meeting belongs to the meeting of high-ranking officials in the county, and only these high-level officials such as the county guard, the county guard, etc. can participate, and low-level officials like Gongsun Chan are not even qualified to participate in the meeting, let alone have the right to speak, but as the son-in-law of the county guard, the situation will be more special, and letting him participate in the meeting is also intended to cultivate him. At this time, when the people present saw the son-in-law say these impassioned words, they were silent, waiting for his father-in-law to respond.

"Presumptuous! None of you have said it, where is there a place for you to speak, and where did you get the qualifications of a little scribe to lead troops, you are extremely arrogant, and you should not retreat quickly! ”

At this time, Liu Ji faced his son-in-law, his heart seemed to have overturned the five-flavor bottle, it was really not a taste, Gongsun Zhan was good-looking, brave and strategic, but he had a bad problem of impulsive personality, I don't know whether it was innate or the acquired family environment caused to him, and sometimes he was very paranoid when he did things, and some things did not go well, so he became very manic, in a word, the anger on his body was too heavy.

Seeing that the county guard was angry on the spot, Gongsun Chan had no choice but to retreat.

"That's it for today, Jun Cheng, you draft a document for me and transfer it to Liu Tingshi on my behalf!"

"Yes, yes!"

"You all go back first, it's not too early, rest early!"

"Yes, my lord, I'll retire first!"

The huge county government, the empty only Liu Ji is left, as a county guard, there are really a lot of worries, the troubles of foreign invasion, the troubles of civil internal affairs, and now even the son-in-law in this family is troubled by himself, Gongsun Chan is a good material, if you focus on training, maybe you will surpass yourself in the future, but the most taboo in the officialdom is to be impatient, the most taboo is to be paranoid and obedient, and if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, like Gongsun Chan's current character, sooner or later he will regret it, what should I do?

He has only one daughter, not so much that Bogui is his son-in-law, but that he has always regarded Bogui as his son, he has been discriminated against in the Gongsun family, there, he has not been able to find a sense of existence, and in our Liu family is different, we care about him, take care of him, his wife is virtuous, he is naturally happier here than staying in the Gongsun family, he has no son, he will be old in the future, and he still expects Bogui to be able to honor himself, but if his character does not change, he doesn't know when he will die, When the time comes, it's good not to send white-haired people to black-haired people, let alone to honor yourself.

How dangerous the officialdom is, on the surface it is happy, but in fact, behind the scenes, it is all deceitful and intriguing. A few days ago, I learned that Lu Zhi resigned due to illness, which is too mysterious, he is also from Zhuo County, and Lu Zhi is a fellow villager, the two became friends when they were young, and they played together from childhood to adulthood, a good person, only in his thirties, I have never heard him say that he is sick, why did he suddenly resign due to illness, the mystery is naturally unknown, I don't know if it is really sick or there is another clue, but I heard that after he resigned and returned to his hometown, he hurriedly ran to Songshan to teach, what kind of fame did he make, Why can't I understand it at all, a Jiujiang county guard who has just quelled the rebellion in the south of Jiujiang for the emperor and has a bright future, suddenly resigned due to illness and went to teach, and ran to the deserted Songshan, what is he trying to do!

But in other words, Lu Zi is also a contemporary Confucian, studied under Ma Rong, is knowledgeable and good at the art of war, is a talent who can write and martial arts, compared to him, the moon is really better than the sun, and the black bird is better than the phoenix, but, by the way, isn't he teaching now, why not let him educate Bo Gui too, Bo Gui's character needs to be changed, and if he doesn't change himself, he will have to suffer from him in the future, Lu Zhi, whether it is Wen Tao or Wu Liu, can definitely subdue this Gongsun Zhan and let Bo Gui stay with him, It's really good to learn some principles of life.

"Someone, call Bergui!" Without further ado, just do what you say.

"Yes, sir!" At this time, the doorman outside the door said.

Liu Ji pondered, would it be a little abrupt for him to suddenly let Bo Gui go to Lu Zhi, and what should he prepare, money? Lu Zhi doesn't eat this set; Gift? What can I send, it's better to directly help Bo Gui write a letter of study, and bring some tuition fees, think about it, with his friendship with Lu Zhi, he will definitely not refuse.

"Father-in-law, you have something to look for me!" When there are no outsiders, Gongsun Chan will change his name to Liu Ji as his father-in-law.

"Well, Bogui, sit down, today's matter, in fact, shouldn't embarrass you in front of so many people!"

"No, father-in-law, Xiao Zhen is really too impulsive, and my father-in-law blames me!"

"Well, it's good that you know my hard work, by the way, I called you over now, I want to discuss one thing with you, my father-in-law's childhood friend Lu Zhi, he resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown, and now he is teaching and educating people in Songshan, my father-in-law hopes that you can go to Lu Zhi, stay for a while, read some books there, and learn some knowledge from Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi He is the former county guard of Jiujiang County, and he once made military exploits to pacify the Nanban, he can be literate and martial, and he is knowledgeable, you can definitely learn a lot of things when you go to him!"

"Does he know the art of war?" Gongsun Chan was honest, he was only interested in the art of war, and he was not interested in any other ways of Confucius and Mencius.

"Hahaha...... He is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, how can he not know the art of war! ”

"That's great, Xiao Zhen is willing to go, but I don't know when to go!"

"I'll write a letter of study on your behalf, early tomorrow morning, take the tuition fee, take this letter, let's go, he is now in Songshan, when he arrives in Songshan, ask around, you can know!"

"Yes, father-in-law, that little Chen will go back and pack his things now!"

"Well, by the way, explain to my daughter why you went on a long trip, and then she will blame me again!"

At this time, Liu Ji thought of letting Gongsun Zan go to the grassroots to inspect secretly on his behalf, due to the heavy workload and the long time he went out, his daughter repeatedly ran to his county government to reason with himself because he missed his husband too much, sometimes he thought that this daughter had a husband and forgot her father, and her own heart as a father was also 10,000 grievances, but he didn't deliberately break them up, which father didn't want his daughter to have a good home, and had a good life, but life was full of many "last resorts" Things, you can't do it, let Bo Gui go down to the grassroots for what, not to let him have a chance to exercise, let Bo Gui go thousands of miles to Songshan to study, not to let Bo Gui get a good education, let him have more experience, let him gain more principles of life, and he will take advantage of this time to give his son-in-law more training, no matter what he says in the future, it will be good for him, thinking of this, Liu Ji finally let go of Bo Gui's matter, and when he saw that it was getting late, he stood up, I went back to the bedroom to rest.