The warm sun shines on the earth, and the trees are verdant.

In a large courtyard under the jurisdiction of the Pizhou government, dozens of drooping old men are leaning against the base of the wall and basking comfortably in the sun, and a group of children are running and frolicking in the courtyard.

Two half-grown children dressed in coarse linen clothes laughed and chased each other, and the children behind were about to catch up with the ones in front of them, and were raising their little fists to fight. The boy in front of him suddenly bowed his head and fell to the ground, then his hands and feet twitched, and his mouth foamed.

The child in the back was stunned, standing stupidly in place, a little dazed and at a loss.

At the base of the wall, a white-haired old man with wrinkled faces who was basking in the sun hurriedly walked over. He leaned down and placed two thin fingers on the wrists of the fallen child.

After a while, the old man stood up, kicked the child lying on the ground angrily, and scolded, "Get up, you little rabbit! Okay, I didn't learn it, when did I learn this hand?! ”。

The strange thing is that the boy who was still foaming at the mouth and twitching his hands and feet just now, took this kick out of thin air, but instead got up on a wheel, and ran away laughing like no one else.

The white-haired old man was standing on his own in the courtyard and was angry, and an old man of his age with a gray beard on his chin slowly paced over.

"Hehehe, brother, can't you be angry, child." The white-bearded old man grinned. From his grinning mouth, it was clear that two front teeth were missing.

The wrinkled old man turned his head, frowned, and said, "Old brother, this kid is too naughty. Now the imperial court has placed us in this compound, where we can eat and drink, and we no longer have to go hungry, let alone do those immoral things in the past with a clear conscience. I'm worried that this child will lose his father and mother when he is young, lack discipline, and go the wrong way when he grows up. ”

The white-bearded old man smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay!" The sage said: Yiduo does not press the body. Both of us are people who are buried in the loess to their necks, and this is a good time to catch up. How the world will change, who can say for sure? In case the world becomes bad again in the future, if you keep this hand, you will not starve to death, and you can be regarded as the successor of our "Money Gang"! ”。

The wrinkled old man snorted coldly in his nose, shook his head again and again, and said, "As a last resort, I'd rather starve to death than lose my conscience!" I've had enough. ”

The white beard blinked his small eyes, and lowered his voice mysteriously: "Brother, we can receive such a courtesy now, guess why?" ”。

The wrinkled old man tilted his neck and shook his head.

The white beard stretched out his slender neck and smiled: "Do you remember the down-and-out scholar who came to your shack and left a few copper coins before leaving?" I heard that he became the Dazai of the dynasty, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition! ”。

The wrinkled old man's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "Wouldn't it?" That silly hairy boy? I didn't see that he was rich and noble! ”。

At this moment, Li Jingcheng, the current dynasty dazai who was far away in the capital, was sitting in front of the bookcase, and took out the letter that Guan Yu left for him before leaving.

The general Guan said goodbye without saying goodbye, leaving a stack of sealed letters, some for the Empress Dowager, some for Zhang Baiqian, Du Zhongnian and others, and Li Jingcheng had already forwarded them one by one.

Li Jingcheng has read the letter he left to Li Jingcheng no less than three times. But every time I have my spare time, I always like to take it out and read it again:

…… The foolish brother has been poor since he was a child, and he has hardly ever studied, so he has no ink on his chest. But since I was a child, I thought that it was the people of Li who wrote history. Now that I have experienced more, I have found that it may not be the case. Maybe it's really a group of crazy, idiots, and crazy people who rewrite history, and they have nothing to do with the melon-eating masses.

Every change of dynasty may not always bring progress in science and technology and culture. It's about reshuffling, reinventing, and sometimes going backwards. But it is the natural law of history, and the so-called long-term union must be divided, and long-term division must be united. ……

…… The people of our great Chu do not suffer from poverty but from inequality. Only by learning less, taking care of the elderly, and removing people's impetuousness can we ensure long-term peace and stability. ……

The way to govern the country, the law of taxation, lies in balance. The wealth of the country and the poverty of the people are very likely to breed bureaucratic corruption and antagonism between the government and the people. Officials despise the people like pigs and dogs, and the people regard officials as blood-sucking leeches. Over time, in order to survive the basics, the people will do whatever it takes to survive, and their morals have deteriorated. The people's hearts are lost, civil strife is raging, the foundation of the country is unstable, and no matter how strong the national strength is, it will not escape the fate of internal collapse!

The people are rich and the country is poor, and hiding the wealth from the people is easy to breed the inertia of the people. If the overall national strength is declining, the country will become a fat sheep in the eyes of foreigners, unable to resist foreign aggression, and it is very easy to be slaughtered and divided, and the country will not be a country. The people are the root of the country, and the country is people-oriented, and they depend on each other, so that they can survive forever! ……

Li Jingcheng put down the letter in his hand, raised his hand and gently kneaded his temples. smiled bitterly in his heart: This Brother Guan, on the surface, looks very arrogant, acts in a disorderly manner, and does not speak elegantly, it seems that he has not read a book for a few days, how can he have these strange thoughts?

Your brother is not bad, he patted his ass and took the beautiful woman to the mountains and rivers, and went freely. Leaving such a big mess behind me and everyone else is cautious and walking on thin ice......

The carriage in which Guan Yu and Chen Ling'er rode arrived at a small fishing village by the river. The next day, this small village, which used to be remote and quiet, was completely boiling.

Looking at the generous gifts brought down from the carriage, Xin Botao's father and son were shocked and couldn't close their mouths, and pushed back again and again.

Guan Yu waved his hand nonchalantly and said: "The two of you should be polite, you saved Ling'er's life, and it is not too much to thank you." Let's be honest, I didn't plan to take away all these belongings from the carriage in the first place. In addition to thanking you father and son, as well as the Xue Divine Doctor in Ling'er's mouth, the rest will be handed over to your patriarch to share it with the big guys. I have always regarded money as dung! ”。

Under the leadership of Xin Botao, Guan Yu and his wife came to visit the Doctor Xue with generous gifts.

Doctor Xue was also frightened, and said with a red face: "I can't do it, I can't do it!" Don't hide it from the nobles, Xiao Tao and his son not only paid for all the medical expenses of Miss Ling'er, but I also took advantage of several live fish from them! ”。

Guan Yu said with a smile: "These are a little thoughts shared with Ling'er, and they have nothing to do with medical expenses." Don't shirk the doctor. As the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring, let alone a great grace that saves people's lives? ”。

Xin Botao said on the side: "The divine doctor is about to be humble." This noble man squandered his wealth with righteousness, and also prepared a cart of good things for the patriarch to distribute to the big guys in the village, everyone has a share! ”。

Doctor Xue couldn't refuse, and hurriedly shouted loudly for his wife to prepare wine and food. Guan Yu was not polite, and sat down, ready to wait to eat ready-made.

Doctor Xue turned around, still feeling a little uneasy in his heart, so he looked at Chen Ling'er with a smile and said, "Seeing that the girl's complexion is so good, I think the injury has already healed." Why don't you let Xiao Ke check your pulse again and see what happens? ”。 Ling'er smiled and nodded, stretching out her wrist.

Before the words fell, the courtyard door of Doctor Xue's house was suddenly pushed open. But it turned out that the patriarch of the village led a group of people and poured in with a few jars of good wine.

The patriarch with a happy face shouted as he walked, "Where is the nobleman? Where is the nobleman? ”。

Hearing this, Guan Yu got up and came to the courtyard with Xin Botao, and when the patriarch saw Guan Yu, he stepped forward and bowed his head.

Guan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed it, and smiled at everyone: "Fellow villagers, you don't have to be polite, my lady is in this period of suffering, thank you for your care." You are all the benefactors of my lady, and that little bit of heart is not enough to worry about. ”

While everyone was talking and laughing, the door of the house was opened. Divine Doctor Xue hurriedly walked out with a smile on his face, walked in front of Guan Yu, bowed to the ground, and then raised his head and said, "Congratulations to your nobles!" ”。

Guan Yu was slightly stunned, and before he could open his mouth to ask, Doctor Xue smiled and said, "That Ling'er girl is pregnant, and she is happy." ”

When everyone in the courtyard heard this, the cheers suddenly rang out.

"Huineng, why are you crying silently here alone? As a teacher, you have already noticed that you have been worried lately. You might as well talk to the teacher, maybe it can help you untie the knot! ”。

The graceful nun turned around slightly, raised her hand and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. He bowed slightly to the old nun with a dignified expression in front of him.

She sighed lightly and said, "Don't hide it from the teacher, since he escaped into the empty door, the little apprentice has devoted himself to the Buddha and cultivated himself. After these many years, I thought that I was far away from the red dust, and since then the six roots have been pure. But...... But lately, I often have nightmares, some people who should have forgotten, things that should have been forgotten, but always come to mind and linger! ”。

Lao Ni nodded slightly and said: "My Buddha is compassionate, stresses letting go of obsessions, and his heart is as calm as water." If you really can't let go, but you force yourself to let go, it's another obsession! You don't have to deliberately embarrass yourself, just go with the flow, and be at peace with what happens. Being in the rolling red dust, isn't it a kind of practice? The reason why you are distressed is because the fate of the dust is not over! Go down the mountain, and when you feel that you have no worries from now on, it is not too late to come back to find a teacher. ”

The young nun's eyes widened in surprise, and she raised her head and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you mean ......?"

The old nun nodded firmly, interrupting her questioning.

The young nun bit her lower lip, bowed her head and pondered for a moment, then stood up suddenly, bowed deeply to Shitai, and turned to leave.

The mountain road bends, and a fast horse gallops past. Behind the horse's hooves, a cloud of smoke and dust kicked up.

The woman on the horse was dressed in plain and unobtrusive clothes. But the athletic hand that rode like a horse revealed that she was once a female general who had been on the battlefield for a long time and immediately crossed the knife.

The capital of the capital, the night of the full moon.

The breeze is cool, and the air is filled with the faint scent of flowers that is unique to spring.

In a quiet courtyard in the Great Chu Palace, there was not the sound of the ding-dong piano.

The pothos strode forward and waved his hand to make the few eunuchs standing far away retreat.

She took a few steps forward, approached the person playing the piano, and called softly, "Sister, it's late at night, you better go back and rest early." ”

The man in white sighed softly and replied, "I can't sleep, besides, this six-stringed piano is quite interesting, I want to try how to play it." ”

Pothos glanced up at her, her lips moving, and she stopped talking. She turned her head and glanced around, convinced that there was no one else, so she took two steps forward and whispered, "Pothos still doesn't understand." Why didn't my sister allow Luluo to tell General Guan bluntly and leave him behind. Or, you take Qi'er to wander the world with him. ”

Su Yue'er, the empress dowager of the Great Chu Empire, replied softly without raising her head: "Qi'er is still young, when he grows up, I will tell him who his father is." As for the fool, he wants to leave and let him go, and sooner or later he will come back! ”。

The morning sun is brilliant, and the mountains are full of unknown small wildflowers, purple and red, facing the spring breeze.

Two tall horses walked slowly on the grass, one black and one white.

After throwing the carriage in the small fishing village, Guan Yu and Chen Ling'er walked side by side, enjoying themselves.

Guan Yu, who was riding on top of the "Black Panther", suddenly leaned out half of his body and reached out to touch Chen Ling'er's lower abdomen.

Chen Ling'er's face was slightly red, she shook her hand and slapped him lightly, and said with a sneer: "It's still early, you bad guy!" ”。

Guan Yu grinned indifferently and said, "Is the lady hungry?" Why don't we rush to get there anyway and find a place to eat? ”。

Chen Ling'er frowned and said angrily: "Eat, eat, eat, you actually let me eat these days, really raise people as piglets?" ”。

Guan Yu squeezed his eyebrows and smiled: "For the sake of the little piglet in your belly, you have to eat more!" ”。

Chen Ling'er couldn't help but laugh out loud, and gently smacked him, but a sweet smile appeared on her face.

She suddenly turned her head mischievously and asked, "Alas, if you don't go out of Beijing with me, you may become the king of a country!" Do you really never regret it at all? ”。

Guan Yu puffed up his chest sharply on the horse, and waved his hand as if he was righteous. Lang Sheng said: "Cut! Who is rare. Let's talk about ......".

He winked at Chen Ling'er weirdly, and said mysteriously: "The emperor can't be called the emperor in the future, I changed his name, it's fun!" ”。

Chen Ling'er couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "What's that called?" ”。

Guan Yu stuck out his tongue, made a grimace and said with a wicked smile: "This is a heavenly opportunity, so I won't tell you!" ”。

The bells and drums rang in unison, and in front of the majestic Jinluan Palace, there were hundreds of civil and military officials wearing brand-new court uniforms.

They lined up and entered, knelt neatly in the main hall, bowed steadily, and shouted in unison: "Monkey King, long life is boundless!" ”。

(End of book)

Ending Song:

The east side is not bright, and the west side is bright

I am sad when the sun is gone

Not busy the night before, busy the night after

After dreaming of gold, I dream of yellow sorghum

The spring rain does not wet the soul

The autumn cold beats the infatuated lover

Thinking of heaven and earth and thinking of confidants

Looking at the mountains and water, I look at the morning

I'm at ease in the middle of people

This is a fairy who is free in the sky

Don't sprinkle anything for the dust

Just for the wine

A Chinese Ghost Story owes a debt to a woman

Cleared overnight

Persuade heaven and earth to persuade yourself

Forget the mountains and waters, I forget the lover

Thinking of heaven and earth, thinking of heaven and soulmate

Persuade the heavens and persuade the heavens to persuade themselves

Thinking of heaven and earth and thinking of confidants

Looking at the mountains and waters

I look at the early morning

Persuade heaven and earth to persuade yourself

Forget the mountains and waters, I forget the lover......