"Get up, you have been teaching for many years, among the disciples, your talent is not high, but you are better than being upright and kind-hearted." Old Master Yang has read people for many years, but he can't hear the unwillingness in Li Xu's words. I have the heart to point out this son again, and said earnestly: "I'm afraid that you will suffer a loss in the future, and you will also suffer from this uprightness and generosity!" It is important to know that life is full of variables, right and wrong, good and evil, are not on the surface. What you see in your eyes may not be the truth, and what you hear with your own ears may not be the truth! ”

Looking at Li Xu's blank face, the old master knew that it was too early for him to say these words at the moment. Although the children of the poor have long been in charge, Li Xu is only fourteen years old after all, and he can't understand some words at all. Even if he can understand some words, he will not be able to grasp the true meaning without the corresponding twists and turns in life.

Life is like a jar of wine, which has gone through years of fermentation to bring out its sweet taste. Young people are like a new roast, even if it is condensed by fine grain and made by sweet springs, it still has to carry a bit of greenness that cannot be taken off.

"If a disciple gains something in the future, he will come to the door to ask for advice!" Li Xu is also a person with a clear mind, and he smiled, with a bit of sarcasm on his face.

"If you can come, come early. After next year, I'm afraid that the stable days of the division have come to an end, and it's time to move! Old man Yang smiled and shook his head.

"Is Master going on a long journey? Or should he be hired by the imperial court? Li Xu asked puzzledly, completely ignoring the faint bitterness in Master Yang's smile.

"It's also the number that should be there for the teacher's life. After all, I have been gracious! Old Master Yang continued to shake his head, but he was unwilling to explain.

"That is, Master once taught me that when I receive the grace of a drop of water, I will repay it with a spring!" Li Xu replied according to his master's words.

"This may not be true, but in life, there are a few people who can break free from the fetters in their hearts!" The old master laughed a few times and deliberately diverted the topic elsewhere, "Don't mention it, don't mention it." Do your best, and settle the destiny of heaven. While you haven't left my door today, let's talk about the way to win or lose this Eastern Crusade! ”

"Is Master testing me?" Li Xu, who was freed from the knot, asked with a smile. He had heard from his father last night that the court had spent a lot of money on the Eastern Crusade. Now we have begun to prepare grain, grass, clothing and armor, and we will recruit the young and strong people of the whole country next spring, and we will officially start in winter or the spring of the following year. In his understanding, such a large country spent two years preparing for a war, and there was absolutely no reason for defeat. But what I hear today in the Master's mouth is the exact opposite.

"Isn't Sir optimistic about this crusade? I heard my father say that he would recruit troops next spring and set off the year after. The imperial court is so well prepared, it must be a plan and then move, how can it not be a little Goryeo? "According to what Master teaches on weekdays, he has repeatedly scrutinized the difference in strength between Dasui and Goryeo, and Li Xu still comes to the same conclusion." I'm prepared, and I'm defenseless. I am well-armed, and I have many generals ......."

"Fighting a war does not necessarily depend on the number of people, but the time, place, and people, which point can be ignored. This time to Liaodong, is the time in me? This is going to Liaodong, is the location advantageous to me? This trip to Liaodong is ostensibly my Great Sui to conquer Goryeo, and I will be outnumbered by the crowd. In fact, the Yan Ya, the Khitan, the Murwei, and the hundreds of tribes in Liaodong who can't be named, which one is not the same as the Goryeo lips and teeth. So is the man to me? When it came to military affairs, the decadent look on Old Master Yang's face was gone, and his beard and hair were flying.

"But, but I'm in the Heavenly Dynasty of the Great Sui Dynasty, and I hold more than a million halberds!" Li Xuwu argued with himself. Although he was forced to become a deserter, deep down, he still looked forward to the Great Sui Dynasty sweeping Liaodong and playing a great reputation. As a teenager who grew up in the Great Sui Dynasty, there is an innate sense of honor. Although, this court never gave him any real benefits.

"Why do you need a million to hold a halberd, if you can command it as one, 100,000 is enough to level Liaodong. The danger of the Great Sui Dynasty was not in Goryeo, but in Xiaoqiao. Once the army is transformed, I'm afraid, millions of male ghosts will not be able to return home! The old master shook his head and patted the case.

Parting is imminent, and both the old and the young know that it will not be easy to see each other in the future. One took advantage of a rare good example to point out, and the other took the last opportunity to concentrate on comprehension, sigh a few times, laugh a few times, and before you know it, the sound has penetrated out the window.

"This old thing, the other day it was like a frost-beaten crop. How relieved I am today! Outside the window, Mrs. Yang wondered.

When I said goodbye to Mr. Liu, it was a different situation. This old master, who is said to be the same in the county school, is not very old and has a rich figure. Although he does not have the proud qualifications of Old Master Yang who once praised military affairs under the account of King Yue, he was also a talented man in the local area when he was young. I have read a lot of books, I am peaceful and atmospheric, and I naturally feel like a spring breeze when I speak.

"It's okay, when Tao Zhugong was born in Shanglu, didn't he still help King Yue swallow the Wu Kingdom? It can be seen that heroes don't care about their origins, and when luck comes, they can take advantage of the wind! Old Master Liu smiled comfortingly, and kept glancing out the window. As for whether Tao Zhugong Fan Li assisted King Yue to swallow Wu first, or earned a great business first, those are the details, and there must be no need to pursue it in front of a rogue urchin who dropped out of school.

If he hadn't been enlightened by Old Master Yang beforehand, these words would definitely have caused huge waves in Li Xu's heart. But now that Li Xu has broken through this layer, whether Liu Fuzi is sincere or perfunctory, he has already seen it lightly. He arched his hand and said with a smile: "Master Xie pointed out, Mr. works all day long, presumably there are still important things to do, and the juniors will no longer bother!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, it's not a trivial matter of teaching and solving doubts. Master, I am responsible for educating a place, and I really dare not live up to the emperor's grace! Liu Fuzi arched his hand in the direction of Jingshi, saying that he was not in a hurry, and his body had already sent Li Xu out of the door.

Before coming down the steps, the old gentleman suddenly remembered something, stopped Li Xu, who was about to walk out of the door, and asked, "What kind of relative is Zhang Xiu from the county school?" Are the two families close to each other? ”

"I should call him the fifth brother, cousin!" Li Xu looked back in surprise and replied. For Zhang Xiaowu, he has no bad impression, and there are not too many good impressions. The two should be regarded as cousins who have not come out of five suits, but their family backgrounds are too far apart, and the fate in their bloodlines has faded. Ping Su met in the academy and just said hello to each other. The Zhang family's little five have their own rich and noble friends, and Li Jiaxuguan has no face to annoy his cousin.

"Not bad, not bad. The Zhang family in Shanggu is a local family, and with Zhang Xiu here, I am afraid that this door will continue to flourish. I have long said that the child is a piece of reading material, hehe, you might as well walk around with him more, in the future there will be this double friendship of relatives and classmates, after he has made a career, it is indispensable to mention it to you! Liu Fuzi smiled and admonished.

"Thank you, sir!" Li Xu gave his hand again, turned around and walked out of the door of Liu's courtyard. Seeing his blue and white mule, Huo Ran remembered that he had prepared a gift for Mr. Liu before he came. I was in such a hurry that I forgot to take it into the courtyard.

It's better to save it, the little wolf at home is short of food. Li Xu looked at the small bundle of beef jerky behind the mule and smiled. Flying on the mule, he hurried home, and before he left Chengxian Street near the county school, he heard the sound of horses' hooves chasing after him.

"Brother Xuqi, Brother Xuqi!" Fifth Brother Zhang Xiu's voice sounded behind him.

Chengxian Street, near the county school, is the downtown entrance, and these two streets are known for being crowded, and livestock have never been able to run fast. Li Xu had no chance to pretend not to hear his cousin's call, so he had to take his mount, look back and ask, "Fifth brother, are you calling me?" ”

"Of course it's calling you, in addition to you, I also have a few Xu Qi brothers." Zhang Wuwa rode after her, panting and complaining. "Seeing that you were out of the county school, I hurried after you. I didn't expect you to put this mule under your crotch, and the foot ride is really not bad! ”

"Where can I compare to the fifth brother's Qingyuncong, that is one in a million famous species!" Li Xu arched his hand and said modestly.

"What Qingyuncong, do you believe the words of the horse dealer? Are you really going into business? Don't want to read at all? Zhang Wu proudly knocked the silver saddle with a leather whip and asked with a smile.

"I don't read it, my father is old and needs someone to help him. Besides, I'm not the stuff for reading! Li Xu nodded and replied.

"It's a pity, it's a pity. Yesterday, Liu Fuzi also said that in the entire county school, you and my brother have opened the knack of reading. My brother-in-law must also be short-term, otherwise, I'll tell my father and let him pay to help you! ”

"Fifth brother's good intentions, I should have received it. But my father has made up his mind, so let's not let him go! Li Xu gave up his hand again and politely refused. Cousin Zhang Baoliang's money, except for those who were driven to a dead end, who dared to borrow it in the entire Shanggu? Last year, his uncle borrowed more than a dozen yuan from him, but he lost half of the real estate. If his cousin-nephew comes to the door to ask for a loan, I am afraid that the Li family's few acres of thin fields can't help but be swept by his cousin's big hand.

"Well, it's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books!" Zhang Wuwa shook her head and said. He tapped the bronze stirrup with a leather whip and continued to ask, "I heard that you hunted a she-wolf the day before yesterday, and it was as big as a donkey?" ”

"It's all rumors, there is really such a big wolf, I have been eaten by it a long time ago, where is the opportunity to hunt it. Is there anything else going on with my cousin? Li Xu didn't have Yaxing, who was chatting with people in the middle of the road, so he took his mount and prepared to say goodbye.

"Don't be busy, you and I are brothers, and classmates and friends, let me send you a few steps!" Zhang Wuwa's words made Li Xu sound warm in his heart. But then, the other party's words exposed the original intention.

"I heard you also took out a little wolf cub, silver-gray fur?"