Shanggu County is located in the north of Zhuo County, Lu Zhi has lived in seclusion since he escaped from Luoyang, this old man who can write and martial arts could have relied on his talent to do more meaningful things for the Han Dynasty, but he didn't expect that he was born in such a troubled era, and his life was full of ups and downs.

When he was young, he served as the county guard of Jiujiang County, because he was dissatisfied with the eunuchs' obscenity, and took the initiative to resign, and then in Lujiang County, he was transferred back and forth by the eunuchs, and then the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, at the critical moment of fighting with Zhang Jiao, and because of the eunuch's intervention, he was imprisoned, and in the years in the capital, he was involved in the political struggle between the eunuchs, relatives and scholars, and then followed by Dong Zhuo's disorderly government, because he opposed his abolition of the emperor, and was almost killed by him.

Lu Zhi always thinks of the hardships he has gone through, and in the end he can only shake his head helplessly and smile bitterly, unconsciously, the years have worn out his sharpness, the ordeal has changed his mind, he is old, he is more than fifty years old this year, at this time he just wants to go through the rest of his life peacefully, think about the pastoral seclusion life is more suitable for himself, indifferent, quiet, carefree, no longer the officialdom of deceit, no longer the chaos and noise of the world, grow some fruits and vegetables in the yard, You can read and drink tea when you have nothing to do, so you don't feel comfortable.

Think about yourself along the way, there are opportunities, there are setbacks, I have been an official for so many years, I have done so many things, what is it for? Fortunately, I have been busy all my life, but in the end, I feel that I have gained nothing, is the government clear, in fact, it is darker than before; Is it more harmonious than before, in fact; Has the people's lives changed for the better, in fact, instead of getting better, they are getting worse and worse. Perhaps the biggest tragedy in life is that I am fortunate to have been busy all my life, but in the end I don't know what I am busy with!

"Teacher, is the teacher there?" Just as Lu Zhi was immersed in his memories, he suddenly heard a voice outside the door.

After a period of travel, Liu Bei finally came to Lu Zhi's retreat, and he ordered Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong to take the army to camp at the foot of the mountain to rest, recruit troops, and recruit some Youzhou cavalry, so as to weave his own army and replenish the Danyang soldiers who had been released before. At this time, the two of them waited at the teacher's door with excitement and gratitude, remembering that they had traveled thousands of miles from Zhuoxian County to Songshan to study, and they were also respectfully waiting at the teacher's door.

"Squeak......" The door opened.

Lu Zhi looked at the two people in front of him, both strange and familiar, he only felt familiar but couldn't remember, maybe in Lu Zhi's heart, Liu Bei and Liu Deran were still teenagers, and they had never changed, at this time Lu Zhi couldn't help asking: "Are you ......?"

Liu Bei looked at the teacher in front of him, his back was not as tall as before, his hair was so white that he didn't have the spirit before, wrinkles had covered the corners of the teacher's eyes and forehead, and his thin body could no longer make that bell-like voice, unconsciously, Liu Bei's eyes were moistened, and he said hoarsely: "Teacher, Liu Bei and Deran have come to see you!" ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Xuande and Deran, why are you here, come in, come in." Lu Zhi was extremely happy when he saw his two students, this feeling was the same as when he was in Songshan, if Xue'er and Gongsun Chan also appeared together at this time, for Lu Zhilai, this may be the happiest moment.

"Teacher, slow down, let's help you." Liu Bei saw Lu Zhi walking tremblingly, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

"Teacher, I'll close the door, you and Xuande go in first!" Liu Deran carried clothes and food in his hands and closed the door.

"I don't care, I don't want to know how happy I am to see you coming." Lu Zhi said with a smile.

"Is the teacher in good health?" Liu Bei asked.

"Hey~ It's not good, it's not good, I've been through too much, and my body has a lot of diseases, my body is bone, I'm afraid I won't be able to live in a few years." Lu Zhi shook his head and shook his hand, and smiled helplessly.

"Teacher, don't be like this, you have your own appearance, and you will definitely be able to prolong your life." Liu Deran walked on the other side, looked at the teacher and said with a smile.

"Haha...... Life may not be lucky, death may not be unfortunate, the teacher has seen through the world, it doesn't matter how long you live, sit down. Lu Zhi pointed to his seat.

"Teacher, sit down, slow down." Liu Bei helped the teacher to his seat.

"Teacher, we came this time, we brought you some clothes and some food, you live in this mountain, it is cold at night, wear more, it is good for your body!" Liu Deran put the big bag on the ground in the house, and then found a place to sit down.

"Look what you're doing with so many things, I have all the clothes here!" Lu Zhi looked around and said embarrassedly: "You see I don't have anything to eat here, my son Lu Yu went down the mountain this morning, and he hasn't come back yet!" ”

"Lu Yu should be nine years old this year, time flies so fast!" Liu Bei said with emotion.

"Yes, when you came just now, I didn't react all of a sudden, looking at the two of you standing in front of me, I have an impression, but I just can't tell who it is, you see my memory now, hey~ It's really not as good as one!" Lu Zhi shook his head and said: "Lu Yu's two elder brothers are dead, and they died in the war, and I only have this one son left now!" ”

"Teacher, you've been so wronged all these years!" Liu Bei suddenly couldn't help it, his nose was sore, and tears flowed down.

"It's all gone, it's gone!" Lu Zhi's eyes turned red unconsciously.

"Teacher, the student is incompetent, and he has not fulfilled the teacher's expectations until now!" Liu Bei sobbed.

"You are still young now, the future is full of infinite possibilities, don't be too presumptuous, just take your time step by step, Xuande, how do you feel about your life in the past few years?" Lu Zhi asked with concern, the expression "Xuande" was given to him by Lu Zhi when Liu Bei said goodbye to Lu Zhi

"Teacher, the students are ashamed, they only feel that there are often nobles to help, but they often feel that they have not been smooth all the way, and now they have no official and half a position, a few days ago they were still Gaotang County Order, but they were attacked by Qingxu Yellow Turban thieves, helplessly, the city was breached, because I was outnumbered, I had to withdraw." At this time, Liu Bei was ashamed.

"Hahaha...... I have occasionally heard some of your experience in Luoyang, all in all, it is a mixed bag, it is not as bad as you, you were attacked by the Yellow Turban thieves, since you are leading the troops to fight, this kind of thing is also normal, eat a trench and grow a wisdom, you can win Zhang Bao in Youzhou, then you should also think that you will lose to others in other places, the army is impermanent, the water is impermanent, young people like you, you must learn from the failure, don't give difficulties to defeat it. ”

"The students will remember it."

"However, you were in Anxi County before, and because of your anger, you beat the imperial court officials without authorization, this is your fault."

Liu Bei listened to the teacher's words, and suddenly felt embarrassed, and said ashamedly: "Teacher, this is ...... The student was impulsive at the time, so he didn't care about the consequences, and now that he thinks about it, he really shouldn't, just because of his own fists, the student took a lot of detours, and the teacher was a lot. ”

"It's okay, young man, it's normal to be impatient, it's not a bad thing to take a few more detours, listen to your words, the teacher can also see that you have learned a lot of lessons from it...... Xuande, Deran, young is indeed a good thing, young people are full of vitality and hope, young people can work hard for their ideals, young people can do a lot of things, this is why there are so many people, such as teachers and me, will envy you young people, it's just that young people also have disadvantages of being young, young people are easy to be arrogant, young people are easy to rush for quick success, and young people are naturally easy to do more wrong things. ”

Liu Bei and Liu Deran listened to the teacher's words, and they couldn't figure it out, so they had to say: "What should the student do, please teach the teacher." ”

"I will send you a word for the teacher, I hope you will always remember it."

"What word?"

"Patience!"

"Shinobi?"

"Yes, even if you have a knife in your heart, you have to endure it, now in this troubled world, everyone is deceitful, I don't count you, you will also calculate me, in the face of a powerful enemy, you can only forbear, you can find the right opportunity at the right time, give him a fatal blow, your affairs in Anxi County, just because you are too arrogant, you can't bear a little grievance, you can't bear a little shame, so you will bring so much trouble to yourself."

"Isn't this acting?"

"It depends on how you understand it, you can understand it as a means of self-defense, you can also understand it as a political struggle strategy, you can also understand it as a strategy on the battlefield, but all in all, when you go out, you are a ninja in everything, too much to show your heart, it is likely to be used by those with ulterior motives, I can't get used to his dirty behavior, so I resolutely rejected him, but the result, the result is that I was put in a prisoner car, some time ago, Dong thief trampled on the court, wanted to abolish the emperor, no one in the court spoke, the teacher couldn't stand his arbitrary behavior, so he refuted him in court, what can the result be, when you face a strong enemy, if you don't want to obey, then you can only endure. ”

"Teacher, students understand that King Goujian of Yue is like this, and Emperor Wenjing of our dynasty is also like this in the face of the powerful Xiongnu, seeking vitality in forbearance, seeking development in forbearance, if it is not for Emperor Wenjing's forbearance, how can there be a large-scale counterattack by Emperor Wu later, and how can there be a time when my Han Dynasty later showed his majesty."

Lu Zhi listened to Liu Bei's words, nodded with relief, and said at this time: "But remember, forbearance is only for self-defense, you must not harm others, let alone do something that hurts reason, don't go down the path of Bogui." As soon as Lu Zhi arrived at Gongsun Zhan, he could only sigh helplessly.