【Visiting Senior Brother】

Soon, Guan Yu's situation was investigated clearly, Gongsun Zhan thought that although Guan Yu objectively killed people, but subjectively he was eliminating harm for the people, the subjective danger was small, and the social harm was small, and then he thought of Liu Bei's relationship, and then put the murder case to a hasty conclusion, and then released Liu Guanzhang and the others.

"Brother Liu, thanks to you this time, without you, Yun Chang and I would probably have to sit through this prison! Haha...... "Zhang Fei is temperamental, and he is arrogant when he laughs.

For Liu Bei, it is really a blessing in life to be able to get acquainted with two heroes at once, but how to maintain or consolidate this relationship, Liu Bei has already begun to think about it at this time.

"Brother Liu, Yun Chang, today is really happy, I can meet the two heroes of the world at once, we often walk around in the future, I see that it is not early at this time, I haven't gone home for a few days, and the business has been delayed, and I have to clean up at the meat stall under it, and invite the two to come to my house as a guest another day, and say goodbye." Zhang Fei bowed to Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

"Okay, we'll see you another day." After speaking, Zhang Fei turned around and left, humming a small tune in his mouth and walking briskly.

After Zhang Fei left, Liu Bei asked Guan Yu: "Yun Chang, since you are here alone, why don't you go to my house, although my house is simple, it can still shelter from the wind and rain." ”

"Brother Liu, the situation is like this, since I came to Zhuo County, I have been selling beans to a local shop, so I have already found a foothold, so I won't trouble Brother Liu."

Seeing this, Liu Bei said: "That's the case, that's fine, it's not early, let's meet another day, pay attention to safety on the way back." ”

Liu Bei and Guan Yu said goodbye to each other and left.

......

"What, the county order of Zhuo County turned out to be Gongsun Zhan." At this time, Liu Deran listened to Liu Bei's words, and almost spit out the water he had just drunk into his mouth: "He has developed too fast, he has already become a county magistrate in just a few years, and it is said that you have disappeared in the past few days, and it turned out that you were arrested." ”

"It doesn't matter if you are caught, about Brother Bo Gui, Shi Ye, life also, he followed Taishou to Luoyang, and suffered with Tai Shou, who would know that Taishou would turn the corner to safety, so Brother Bo Gui's sincerity touched everyone, and was later investigated as filial piety, and since then he has entered the officialdom, in a mission to patrol the border, he bravely killed the enemy, and was promoted to Zhuoxian County Order with military merits, and did his best to obey the destiny of heaven, which is not only time, but also fate, and his own efforts." After Liu Bei finished speaking, he began to undress, and as soon as he came out of prison, he had to take a shower first and wash the dirty things on his body.

"But fortunately, it's Senior Brother Bogui, otherwise I don't know what will happen to you?" Liu Deran saw that Liu Bei was about to take a bath, so he also got up and prepared to go home.

"Yes, do you want to go with me tomorrow to meet Brother Bogui and bring some souvenirs, first, to show gratitude, and secondly, we haven't seen each other for many years, let's catch up together. Brother Bogui is a county magistrate in our county, and there may be many things to trouble him in the future, so it's good for everyone to move around more with the relationship between the same senior brothers. Liu Bei took the clean clothes, put them in a burlap bag, and walked out of the door with Liu Deran.

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

"Okay, then I'll go to the stream to take a bath, you can go back first!" After Liu Bei finished speaking, he left.

[Marriage proposal]

"Miss asked you to do something, you actually did this, you have already arrived in Zhuo County, wouldn't it be good for you to move these things down, and put them there for fear that he won't use them?" At this time, Lilac pointed to the delivery servant and scolded, and these errand runners knelt on the ground one by one, and everyone looked helpless.

"Miss, this is the case, that Liu Gongzi's attitude at that time was very resolute, I looked at his face and felt that he was going to fall out with me, and in the end he only replied to us according to 'He Liu Bei has hands and feet', and then closed the door heavily!" The man on his knees looked at the young lady cautiously, fearing that the young lady would punish him.

At this time, Su Xue turned her back to them, and no one could see her face clearly at this time.

She regretted a little at this time, regretting that she had made this decision too hastily, and did not think about it carefully, her own move seemed to infringe on Liu Bei's self-esteem, as a man, he couldn't even support himself, but he had to rely on others, which Liu Bei couldn't accept.

Su Xue sighed, turned to the kneeling person and said, "Go down!" ”

"Yes, yes, Miss Xie forgiveness!" After bowing to Su Xue one by one, he hurriedly got up and went out.

"Miss, don't you punish them?" Lilac said suspiciously.

"It's all my own inconsiderate thinking that hurt Liu Bei, I hope he doesn't blame me!"

"Miss, you are dedicated to Liu Gongzi, how can Liu Gongzi blame you for no reason, Miss, don't think about it, this Liu Gongzi is too, Miss has always been in love with her, he is so unappreciative, Miss will get married in the future, you have to teach him a lesson!" Lilac watched Su Xue walk towards the room, and said after him at this time.

"What are you talking about, you girl, it's just nonsense!" Su Xue's face was flushed when she was said by Lilac at this time.

"Miss, I'm not talking nonsense, you said that you just told the master, let the master come to the door to propose, the two of them are together, and life is also taken care of, right?"

"Did you say Daddy would say yes?" Su Xue turned around and asked.

"It stands to reason that you will not agree, since ancient times, marriage and marriage are all the right people, Miss, you are everyone's girlfriend, the family is rich, powerful and status; And Liu Gongzi, he is a common man, to say something ugly, even eating is a problem, let alone supporting his family, if you really want the master to agree, then there is only one possibility, that is, let Liu Bei enter the Su Mansion and become a member of the Su family! Lilac talked eloquently and said everything she knew in her stomach.

"No, it's impossible to get rich, with Liu Bei's character, he won't agree!" Su Xue's mood became extremely melancholy at this time, why do you always have to be the right person, shouldn't people who love each other be together, at this time she suddenly changed her direction and said, "I'll go talk to Daddy!" ”

"Mom, Miss, you're really coming!" Lilac really wanted to slap herself, why did she say so much.

"I've also thought about it, I've also reached the age where I should get married, it's not a way to drag it out like this, it's been a long time, maybe it's ......" Su Xue didn't say anything about it anymore, she was worried that if the time dragged on for too long, it would not be good for both of them.

At this time, Su Shuang, now he doesn't even have time to eat, I don't know why, the business has been so good recently, and the folk horse-buying behavior is really a hot one, so that Su Shuang takes a large group of domestic servants to calculate the bills in the account room every day, and at the same time he recruits a lot of helpers at various sites, although he is tired, but he is still very happy.

"Daddy, Daddy, are you busy?" Su Xue walked into the account room at this time.

"Hey~ Xue'er, why are you here, Daddy is very busy now, do you have anything to do with Daddy?" Su Shuang's mouth was talking, but his hands were always working, and he didn't mean to stop.

"I have something important to discuss with you, Daddy, can you come out?" Su Xue said.

"This ...... If you can, you can say it here, Daddy is so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat now! Su Shuang took a pen and kept sketching on the ledger.

"I won't delay you for long, Daddy!" After speaking, Su Xue walked out of the account room.

Su Shuang saw that Su Xue cut first and then played, and there was no way to take this daughter, so he reluctantly stood up at this time and followed Su Xue out of the account room.

"What's the matter, Cher, is so important that you must say it at this time?"

"Daddy, we'...... Let's propose to Liu Bei's family! Su Xue plucked up her courage and said.

"Huh? What Liu Bei? Su Shuang patted his head, thought about it, and said, "Is it your fellow disciple Liu Bei?" ”

"Yes!" Su Xue lowered her head at this time, waiting for her father's reply.

"Oh, Xue'er, don't make trouble, that poor boy, it's not good for you to find anyone, why do you have to look for him! You got married, what you ate, what you wear, what you used, did that kid give it to you? If you have a child in the future, what will you support, I remember that there is nothing else in his house except for a dilapidated mud house, can you bear this kind of suffering? Daddy disagrees! Su Shuang sank his face and waved his hand.

"My daughter can endure hardship, Daddy, why don't you agree, isn't life the same when Songshan was born, that kind of hardship can be eaten, and this kind of bitterness can be eaten by my daughter!" Su Xue asked.

"If you don't agree, you don't agree, you can endure hardship, Daddy still can't stand it, you are Daddy's heart, how can you marry so far away in Youzhou, marrying in the past is not a blessing, it is a hardship, do you think Daddy can bear it, if Daddy agrees today, your dead mother will not agree!" Su Shuang turned around and walked towards the account room: "You go back and think about it, Daddy is going to be busy!" ”

Su Xue turned around and left without looking back at this time, Lilac, who was hiding on the side, saw it and hurriedly followed, Su Shuang stopped at this time, turned to look at the back of her daughter leaving, and felt some pain in her heart for some reason.

【The general trend of the world】

"This big brother, please inform the county magistrate, just say that Liu Bei and Liu Deran ask to see him." Liu Bei said to the county government official at this time, the two of them were carrying some local specialties in their hands, and they didn't care whether Gongsun Zhan liked it or not, in short, it was a little heart.

These people have known the relationship between Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan since Liu Guanzhang was released that day, and when they saw Liu Bei coming, they immediately said enthusiastically: "Lord Liu is here, Lord Liu, wait a minute, and the little one will report immediately." ”

At this time, Liu Bei thought about how the people under Brother Bogui were like this, like a man with a beard and a horse, he saw me today, he was so flattering, if he saw other ordinary people another day, what would it be like? However, it is not appropriate for me to raise questions about the governance of Brother Bogui when I first arrived.

Soon, a young man came out of the county government, saw Liu Bei and Liu Deran, and said with a flattering smile: "Hey, the two adults are here, let the two adults wait for a long time, in Xiaguanjing, now living in the county to order the adults to engage, adults, please!" After speaking, he scolded the doorman angrily: "You are really blind, why are the two adults here to obstruct it, don't get out of the way quickly." ”

Liu Bei was very disgusted by Guan Jing's words and deeds, and it was originally the rule of the county government that the doorman did not let him in, and it was ridiculous to let him say that the doorman was blind. But on this occasion, it was difficult to show his heart, so he had to help the doorman round the field and said: "It's not the doorman's fault, it's the one who insisted on letting them report." ”

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Guan Jing didn't say anything, so he led Liu Bei and Liu Deran to the living room, Guan Jing brought them tea, and asked them to wait for a while, and the county magistrate would arrive immediately.

At this time, there were two people in the living room, Liu Bei and Liu Deran, Liu Deran was sitting in the position, and Liu Bei was pacing back and forth in the living room: "What do you think of the performance of Guan Jing and the doorman?" ”

"Sycophant, what's so good about this!" Liu Deran drank tea, took a pastry from the fruit bowl and ate it: "Wow, don't say it, this pastry is really delicious, the price must be very expensive, it's good to be an official, don't talk about it with power, the food and clothing are better than our people!" ”

"Eat better, it's outside, not at home!" Liu Bei found a place and sat down.

"Oh, Xuande, Deran, you're here!" It didn't take long for Gongsun Chan to walk over with a quick pace.

Liu Bei and Liu Deran heard Gongsun Zhan's voice and immediately got up to greet him.

"Sit down, sit down, don't be polite, it's all your own people." Gongsun Zhan saw Liu Bei and Liu Deran seeing him get up and salute him, and hurriedly stopped: "We have been separated for so many years, and it has been four years since we sat down to get together like today, hey, by the way, Xuande, I only patronized and talked about my affairs last time, and I didn't ask you about it, why did you suddenly come back this time?" ”

"My mother died of illness, and I came back to mourn."

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Gongsun Zhan said with a solemn face: "Xuande, the world is impermanent, and the festival is changing...... By the way, what are your plans and Deran in the future? ”

Liu Bei has actually been thinking about his future life plan, hating himself for having no way out, and he is at a loss for the future, at this time he spread his hands, shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "Foolish brother doesn't know what to do, think about my family background, I have learned a skill, and now I am still weaving mats and selling shoes, sometimes I feel sorry for Teacher Lu Zhi when I think about it, and I have spent so much effort on me, I really can't stand the teacher." Liu Bei mentioned Lu Zhi at this time, half from the heart, half deliberately, wanting to let Gongsun Chan come up with ideas for himself, or simply promote himself.

Gongsun Zhan did not take Liu Bei's words at this time, but said separately: "I wonder if the virtuous brother knows about the Taiping Dao?" ”

Liu Bei was asked by Gongsun Zhan with a look of ignorance, I don't know why he suddenly asked himself this question, whether it has another deep meaning or deliberately changed the topic, so he said: "I know some, on the way back from Luoyang, I also saw a lot of Taiping Dao people, I heard that Brother Bo Gui had issued a ban before, strictly prohibiting people from Taiping Dao from preaching in this county, and violators were dealt with according to law. ”

"Yes, the leader of Taiping Dao is a man named Zhang Jiao, a Julu person, he has two younger brothers, one is called Zhang Bao, the other is called Zhang Liang, Zhang Jiao calls himself a great sage and good teacher, includes disciples, and teaches patients to "bow down and bow down, Fu Shui said" to treat people, I can't imagine that the treatment effect is good, and more and more people believe in him. Later, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao also worked with Zhang Jiao to spread the Taiping Tao in the way of treating people. ”

"It turns out that the great sage and good teacher is called Zhang Jiao, and I have heard about the great sage and good teacher before, and it is said that the development trend of Taiping Dao is rapid now."

"Yes, today's political darkness and decay, corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant, natural and man-made disasters are frequent, people are displaced, and epidemics everywhere have provided a broad social foundation and favorable conditions for the spread of Taiping Dao. Zhang Jiao used the treatment of diseases as a means to spread the Taiping Tao and develop the Taiping Tao organization, and more and more people believed in the Taiping Dao. Zhang Jiao also sent eight disciples as messengers, and went to the four directions to preach the Taiping Dao, using good Taoism to educate the world, turning to spread and spreading widely, the region is spreading more and more, and the number of people is spreading more and more. After these years, its organization has developed to the eight prefectures of Qing, Xu, You, Hebei, Jing, Yang, Yan and Henan, and there are hundreds of thousands of disciples. ”

"It's all in the capital, it's so serious." Liu Deran said in surprise.

Gongsun Zhan said at this time: "It's a trivial matter in the capital, maybe even the palace is there." Now the power of Taiping Dao is too great, it is good that they have no evil intentions, if there is, the consequences are unimaginable. ”

"The Taiping Dao organization is so huge, doesn't anyone in the court know about it?"

Zhang Jiao used the religious form of Taiping Tao as a method to cure people and recruit disciples, develop the organization, and increase the power, although most officials, including the emperor, believed that Taiping Tao was a good Taoist education for the world, and did not see it as a threat to the Eastern Han Dynasty. But there are also some bureaucrats who are keenly aware of the seriousness of the problem and demand that precautions be taken. A few days ago, Yang Ci said: 'Zhang Jiao and others have no regrets when they are pardoned, and they are growing more and more. If Xiazhou County arrests it now, I am afraid that it will be even more harassing and will quickly become a problem. And if you want to cut the history of the assassination and the two dry stones, and simply don't want to protect the people to return to the county, so as to weaken their party, and then punish their commanders, it can be decided without work. ’”

"Good way, this method is Sun Tzu's temple victory technique of surrendering the army without a fight, drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, first destroying the mass base of Taiping Dao, and then eliminating its leader. And what about later? Liu Bei exclaimed.

"Yang Ci immediately suggested to the emperor, but because he left the position of Situ, Shangshu was left in the palace and not implemented."

"Alas, hateful!" Liu Bei slapped the table and said angrily.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan suddenly said with a gloomy face: "Xuande, do you know that there is very little chance of becoming a high-ranking official when you are from a poor family like you. ”

Liu Bei listened to Gongsun Zhan's words, and didn't know what Gongsun Zhan wanted to express at this time, so he sighed and said, "This ...... Nature is aware. ”

"However, if the poor family wants to enter the high-level society, it is not impossible." At this time, Gongsun Zhan took a sip of tea, looked at Liu Bei and Liu Deran and continued: "Nowadays, the strata of society have been solidified between classes, if the Hanmen want to enter the high-level, unless such a class solidification state is broken. ”

"Break? How to break it? ”

"The world is in chaos!"

"What!" At this time, Liu Bei couldn't believe that Brother Bogui would say such a thing: "This ...... This...... How can this be. ”

"I'm not a person who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, but the current situation is not beyond our control, there are too many turbulent factors in the Han Dynasty, and sooner or later they will break out together, and when the time comes, the scholars of the Han family can enter the upper echelons of society through this chaotic era." Gongsun Chan said impassionedly.

At this time, Liu Bei said that he couldn't accept Gongsun Zhan's proposition, indeed, he wanted to change his fate, but if it was changed through the chaos in the world, then he would rather that day would not come, the chaos in the world would mean that more people would be displaced, more people would suffer, and more people would lose their lives, and he said that it was impossible to accept this fact. He didn't know why Gongsun Chan said such a thing today, whether he wanted to plot against him, or because he was not the son-in-law of the Gongsun family, and he was not a person with vested interests, so he kept thinking about how to enter the high-level society.

But anyway, Liu Bei didn't want to talk about these at this time, so he deliberately changed the topic: "Brother Bogui's opinion is also unique...... By the way, Brother Bogui, these are our specialties here, and Deran and I will bring them to you to taste. He got up and carried the souvenirs to the table.

Gongsun Zhan saw that Liu Bei deliberately changed the topic, so it was not easy to continue, he stood up, took Liu Bei's gift with both hands, and said with a smile: "You guys finally came here, why do you bring so many things, they are all your own people, this is too foreign, let's stay for dinner today, I have already told them to do it!" ”

"Oh, Brother Bogui, forget about the dinner this time, we came halfway through the sale of straw sandals, and now it's getting late, we still have to go to the stall, let's have another meal together next time!"

"In that case, then let it be, if there are any difficulties in life, just come to me, and pay attention to safety on the way back!" Gongsun Chan patted Liu Bei and Liu Deran, the brothers, on the shoulders.

"Yes, Brother Bogui farewell!"