Nancheng Luobin Town, the southernmost small town in the world.

It rained intermittently for several days, and the whole town was filled with a damp air.

The sky grew dark, the clouds gathered again, and then it began to drizzle.

On a hillside on the northwestern outskirts of Luobin Town, a young man dressed in plain white clothes knelt on his knees in front of two earthen graves, silent, letting the drizzle wet his clothes.

The young man's name is Han Limo, and he is kneeling under his father and mother under Jiuquan.

I don't know how long it took, he suddenly moved, looked up at the sky full of black clouds, the rain slapped his face mercilessly, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't say half a word. After a few moments, he struggled to stand up with his hands on the ground, slowly steadied himself, and patted his numb legs.

After another ideological struggle, he mustered up the courage to make another choice: "Dad, mother, Mo'er will go to Kyoto again!" ”

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Han Limo's family lives in Luobin Town in Nancheng, and he was born in an ordinary peasant family with a poor family.

The time was about eight years ago, and Lang Han Limo, a young man who was only twelve years old, experienced the most painful thing in his life.

This sudden bad news made the twelve-year-old boy Lang Fang very confused, and the young man in the middle of the courtyard, Han Limo, knelt in front of the two bodies that the villagers had worked hard to bring back, and cried until his voice was hoarse.

The funeral of the young man's father and mother was that the parents and villagers who were also poor and destitute nearby saw him lonely and helpless, so they cooperated to buy two coffins, and invited a Taoist priest to hastily handle the funeral, and the funeral was carried to the mountain to be buried, just on the northwest slope of Luobin Town, this piece of land under Han Limo's feet.

His father's greatest wish before his death was to hope that he could gain fame, shine on the lintel of the gate, and shine on the ten miles and eight townships of Luobin Town in the southern city.

When the boy was young, he showed unusual intelligence and memory, and the poems and books he read could be ten lines at a glance, and he would recite them once he read them.

At that time, not only his father and mother, but even the neighbors nearby praised that in the next ten years, he would definitely be able to make a difference, so the neighbors treated him very friendly, because Han Limo's three words may change the poor and backward situation in Luobin Town, and it is not necessary to make one party rich.

However, the father and mother of the young man Han Limo never saw him participate in the imperial examination, so they had an accident and both left the world.

In the forty-second year of Tonghe, although the national capital still implemented the strategy of governing the country immediately, the imperial examination was still a way to select talents. By chance, the fourteen-year-old Han Limo met the governor who went south to investigate, and because of his amazing talent, he was recommended by the governor to be admitted to the county and had the opportunity to take the national capital examination.

The nearby fathers and villagers raised money to send Han Limo to Beijing to catch the exam, at that time Han Limo was also full of ambition, he had not yet entered the WTO, he thought that for his father and mother for his hometown, this time, he will be able to make steady progress, eat the king's Lu, seek the benefits of the color, and seek the benefits of the people in the world.

Three months later, the emperor's list was posted, and the young Han Limo was not named on the ink list, and the parents in his hometown who were full of expectations also got the news at the same time, with a disappointed face, hoping that the seed would be stillborn.

The huge psychological gap makes some neighbors unbearable, every time the neighbors see him in addition to scolding him on his head and face, he keeps humiliating, Han Limo doesn't dare to respond, after all, they are also kind to themselves, and they let them down, but he believes in his own talent, as for why he can't be the top student in high school, the fourteen-year-old can't figure it out.

For the first time, the young man experienced the warmth and coldness of human feelings.

In desperation, the lonely young man had to go to the county to find a rich and noble family to be his subordinate, but fortunately, the master's family was kind-hearted, and he was thoughtful, so he took him in.

The days were uneventful, and three years passed in a flash.

After getting enough entanglement, the seventeen-year-old Han left Mo Xie and said goodbye to his master and went north to Kyoto for the second time.

However, the result was still the same as the first time, and he had no choice but to return to Nancheng Luobin again, until now three years later.

The young man raised his hand and wiped his eyes, not knowing whether it was rain or tears piling up in his eyes, and his eyes were slightly red.

The young man stood for a while, then turned around and went back to Luobin Town, returned home and simply packed his bags, this time he didn't say goodbye to anyone, and left Luobin in the south city alone overnight.

Three months later, a young man in ragged clothes with a cage on his back appeared at the gates of Kyoto.

Looking at the two big characters of Kyoto on the city gate, the young man in plain clothes grinned at his lips that had not been drunk for a long time and looked chapped like a ravine, and smiled.

This ragged young man in plain clothes is Han Limo from the southern city of the national capital, after entering the city, he came to Kyoto Avenue, his clothes are shabby, he seems incompatible with this prosperous and powerful Kyoto, walking alone on the official road, it really looks like a beggar who begs all the way, he came to an inn with hunger and thirst, and wanted to go in to eat something to fill his stomach, by the way to quench his thirst, but as soon as he entered the door, he was kicked out by the shopkeeper before he could speak, "Go and go, call Hanako, there is no food here!" ”

Han Limo was stunned for a moment, his face gradually became gloomy, he was actually regarded as a beggar? He retorted: "I'm not called Hanako, I'm here for dinner!" ”

The shopkeeper was happy when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Nonsense, if you don't call Hanako to eat, don't you want to be the shopkeeper?" Look at your stinking body, it's not called Hanako, let's go! ”

The shopkeeper covered his mouth and nose with one hand and drove him away with the other.

Han Limo looked down at his clothes, he had been running all the way in the past three months, and he had no time to bathe and change clothes, he was already in a bad position, turned his head sideways, raised his arm, smelled it, there was a strong sour smell, and even his face had four big words of disgust written on his face, standing on this Kyoto Avenue, people passing by had to take a detour.

He let out a long sigh, flipped the dozens of mosquito money in his hand, found a fabric shop nearby, bought two plain white clothes, and then found a place to bathe.

The temple test was three days later, and he didn't go anywhere in the past few days, but found a dilapidated house that no one lived in, and read it for a few nights.

On the day of the palace examination, he was as full of ambition as he was back then, and stepped into the examination room with great strides, waving like rain.

After the exam, there was nothing to do, so Han Limo found a job in the academy and was responsible for teaching some students.

At first, the dean of the academy saw that he was dressed shabby, and he was afraid that he had no talent to learn, so he was reluctant to ask him, Han Limo told him that he had just finished the exam in Kyoto, and said that he was very confident in high school. weighed the pros and cons, and left Han Limo with this crooked mind.

Another three months later. On the day of the release, the dean came to him angrily, and roared angrily from afar: "Okay, you Han Limo, you dare to lie to me!" ”

Han Limo was startled and asked softly, "Dean, when did I, Han Limo, lie to you?" I've been teaching seriously for the past three months, how are you..."

It's okay not to say it, but as soon as he said it, the dean became even angrier, pointed at Han Limo and scolded angrily: "What high school champion, you go and look at the emperor list just posted, there is no name of you Han Limo at all, you liar!" ”

Han Limo was stunned for a moment, and then he was stunned directly.

This is already the third time! Why?

His body was trembling, and he seemed to hear the sound of a broken heart, like a boulder, slamming into his chest.

Why is it really because you can't compare to others three times?

The young man was very depressed, and said to himself, "Why the hell, why are you playing tricks on me like this!" ”

When the dean saw him like this, he remembered himself for a while, he shook his head, took out two taels of silver, stuffed them into Han Limo's hand, and said, "Let's go!" ”

Han Limo came back to his senses, slowly put down the scroll in his hand, saluted the dean and thanked the dean for taking care of him for three months, and then left the academy with three months' monthly money.

That day, Han Limo went to see the imperial list, and there was indeed no name for him.

Next to the emperor stand two poor masters who protect the list.

Han Limo dared to step forward and ask, "Brother Guancha, why is my name not on the emperor's list?" ”

Brother Yiguan couldn't help but laugh and said, "I don't have my name on the emperor list yet!" So who do I ask? ”

The people around immediately burst into laughter, Han Limo looked a little embarrassed, and explained: "Brother Guan, Han Limo, a grass citizen, has participated in the national capital exam this year!" ”

The official brother said euphemistically: "In this national capital exam, what you look at is strength, if you have the strength, are you afraid of being nameless on the list?" ”

Han Limo wanted to say goodbye, but in the end he didn't say anything, turned around and left.

Another official brother who had never opened his mouth looked at Han Limo's departing back, and only said two words, "Power, money!" ”

Brother Guan reminded in a low voice: "Brother, don't talk too much, be careful to spread it to the ears above!" ”

The young man, who had not yet gone away, suddenly stopped, frowned, his hands clenched into fists, and trembled.

He glanced back at the emperor list again, and felt very uncomfortable.

came here three times, but all ended up on the list, and Han Limo was disappointed in the end.

Outside the city gate, Han Limo turned around three times, then grabbed the two taels of silver in his hand, carried the cage on his back, and left.

The world is so big, how can there be no Han Limo's remote corner.

Heaven and earth are so big that they can only be home to the four seas, like lost geese, perched everywhere.

Two months later, outside the Hanshan Temple in Gucheng, a fisherman in a cloth cast a net to catch fish.

There was a young man in plain clothes on the edge of the river, shouting loudly: "Hey, boatman, boatman!" ”

The sound spread across the water, and the clear waves waved, and the fisherman in the cloth turned to look at the shore when he heard the sound, and saw that it was a young man waving, and asked loudly, "What is the matter with the son?" ”

The young man clasped his hands to his mouth and said loudly: "Fisherman, it's raining, can you make it convenient for me to hide from the rain?" ”。

The fisherman replied loudly: "Okay, you wait, I'll pick you up!" ”

On the river, a scholar stood alone on the bow of the boat, the scarf on his head fluttering in the wind.