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Lou Ji was taken aback when he saw Xu Ji being brought into the valley, and almost wanted to pat his horse in to check what was going on, but at the last moment he forcibly held back, and smiled at his entourage: "Thinking of brotherhood, I said a few good words to him." ”

The entourage nodded one after another, feeling that Lou Xiaoqi was very capable and affectionate.

The valley is not large, and in the corner of a depressed bush, you can see a number of grass houses and a small clearing, two young men are sweeping up fallen leaves and horse manure that has just been left behind, and several others are reading aloud to the valley, the content is different, but it does not interfere with each other, and they all read word for word.

The boy said: "Are you really the foundation of the building? ”

"It's under the same that I changed my mother's surname not long ago, and now I'm called Xu Ji."

"You wait here for a while, I'll go and report to Mr., I don't know if the person he's waiting for is you."

The boy walked to a grass hut, and Xu Ji stood at the edge of the clearing, and tied the reins to the stake next to him.

The valley is extremely shabbyly arranged, as if it is reluctant to take advantage of this inch of land.

There were three chimes in a certain room, and the people who were sweeping the floor and reciting the book walked away when they heard the sound, and their steps were not hurried, and they would never speed up a little.

Soon, more than a dozen people came out of the house, lined up in two rows, all with wide robes and large sleeves, their hands clasped in front of their chests, the sleeves of their clothes nearly hanging to the ground, and the high crown on their heads, but when the master walked, it did not shake at all.

The steps of these people became more and more solemn, and with each step, they had to pause for a moment before taking the second step.

The boy approached at some point and whispered, "They are practicing moon worship." Come with me, sir, to see you. ”

The room was small and dark, with no tables or chairs, half a mat on the floor, and a thin old man knelt on the side, as if he was closing his eyes and recuperating, without a sound.

Xu Ji took off his boots and knelt down to bow, "Boy Xu Ji, meet Mr. Fan." ”

Fan Shu seemed to hum, Xu Ji didn't hear clearly, the boy stepped forward, helped the guest, and invited him to sit at the table.

Xu Ji knelt opposite Fan Guan, speechless for a while, and couldn't always look at people, so he stared at the seat.

The boy withdrew, and the two of them sat in silence, and gradually night fell, and there was no tea, and no one came to light the lamp.

"Ah, is it the seventeenth son of Lou?" Fan Shu on the opposite side suddenly spoke.

"It's down, but I've changed my surname to Xu."

"How long did I sleep?" The old gentleman was actually sleeping.

"For a moment." Xu Ji said vaguely.

"It's already dark, and I feel like I've been losing daylight a lot these days, how is the sun today?"

"Warm the whole body, shine thousands of miles."

"Is the wind good?"

"It's a little cold, it penetrates into the skin, but it hasn't penetrated into the bones yet."

"The water is frozen?"

"The small puddles on the road are covered with thin ice, and the sun rises, and the river rushes endlessly."

"How many leaves have fallen?"

"The season has passed, and there is still an end left, and it will be clean in about three or five days, but there will always be one or two dead leaves and branches that do not go, even if the snow accumulates three feet, they cannot be moved."

"It's winter again, and it's almost here." Fan Shu sighed.

"Yes." Xu Ji could only vaguely see a figure, he was not good at kneeling, after a long time, his knees were painful, but he was embarrassed to move.

"I've been wanting to see you since I heard about your deeds."

"The deeds of the assassin?"

"Yes, are you the mastermind or the assassin?"

"Participated in the planning, and finally did it himself, but the first person to injure the emperor was not me, but a hero named Luo Xuan."

"Since he is a hero, he has long been ready to work for others, you are a scholar, and the goods are sold with a pen and a mouth, why do you pick up a sword with your own hands?"

"Mr. Fan wants to see me because of this?"

"I'm sorry, I'm too old to have any doubts, and I often stay up all night and be sleepy during the day."

"It's not unusual for a scholar to work hard, and there is also a scholar among the people who are with me."

"Shao Junqian? No, he has a hate. ”

"I also have a grudge." Xu Ji paused, "My biological mother is the princess of Wu Kingdom. ”

"Well, yes, but you shouldn't be hands-on either. The so-called authorities are fascinated and bystanders are clear, and those who seek others often have to put themselves in the place of spectators. If you are not close to the bystander, you cannot get the cronies of others, and if you are too close, you will not be clear, and there are often mistakes in making suggestions, which is the dilemma of the strategist. ”

As both planners, Ma Wei and Guo Shifeng tried their best to hide away, not to mention "watching", they were completely looking from afar, or even out of sight, only to inquire.

Xu Ji leaned over and kowtowed, got up and said, "What Mr. said is extremely true. The kid thought about it carefully, and he had already thought about it at that time, and then he had nothing to do, no plan, and the opportunity happened to be in front of him, so he didn't measure himself, raised his blade and stabbed him, but fortunately, he had no other idea. ”

"Hmm." Fan Guan seemed a little satisfied, "Listening to the words of the king, thinking about it is still long-term, but watching the king's trip, but he is impatient, why is this?" ”

"I ...... I'm too young. Xu Ji was forced to ask as if he was on pins and needles.

"Yes, when I was younger...... Don't mention it. Why did you come to me? ”

Fan Shu had expected that Xu Ji would come, and even hinted through Sun Yalu in the Jizhou army, but then asked the reason, Xu Ji was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and admitted: "The kid's heart is dim, and he came to ask Mr. for advice." ”

"As dim as this room?"

"Yes."

"What kind of person do you think I am?"

Xu Ji was stunned again, "Sir...... It is a famous man in the world. ”

"What a celebrity, that's what you've heard, I ask you at this moment, you and I are sitting across from each other, and we've been talking for a while, looking at words and looks, what kind of person do you think I am?"

Xu Ji didn't see Fan Guan's appearance clearly, so he had to say: "Mr. seems to have something to say, but he hasn't said everything." ”

"If you don't believe it, how can I say it? Moreover, what you are speculating about is my deeds, not my people, and think again. ”

Xu Ji was like a newly enlightened child, cramped and uneasy, thought for a while, and said: "The world is chaotic, Mr. lives in seclusion in a barren valley, does not set up fences, and specializes in teaching disciples etiquette, he should be a person with a good name." ”

"That's what it looks like, go on."

Xu Ji thought about it for a longer time, "Mr. answers with questions, and is kind and instructive." ”

"Regressed again, and chose useless words to perfunctory me."

Xu Ji blurted out: "Mr. sells his reputation and reputation, like a scholar I know." ”

There was no response from the other side, Xu Ji said: "The kid is talking nonsense, Mr. Wang, it's not strange, it's late at night, the kid is ......"

"You say I'm like a photographer? Is it a god? ”

"Xiangshi is not a god stick...... Xu Ji suddenly turned his heart sideways, not understanding what he was taboo about, "But the Xiangshi I know, as well as Mr., does have the style of a god stick." ”

"Interesting, after listening to so many reviews, your statement is the most interesting. The god stick pretends to be a ghost, and the Xiangshi is tricky, but I have something to say, so it's similar? ”

"Yes."

"Why don't the gods and scholars tell the truth?"

"Because...... They want to please their masters, find out what is in their hearts, praise or scare, and then seek wealth. ”

"Why don't I explain what I have to say?"

"Because...... Because...... In my heart, only I have to figure it out, and no gentleman has explained it. ”

"Hmm. Who do you know? ”

"Liu Youzhong."

"It's a character, but it's hard to make a big deal."

"How so?" Xu Ji asked, not noticing the sudden change in topic.

"As you just said, if a scholar tries to figure out people's hearts and then make money, the more thoroughly he thinks, the closer he gets to this person, and the closer he gets, the more difficult it is to give good advice. And the people who are speculated by him are both leaky and close to villains, not real heroes. How can two people like this become a big deal? ”

Xu Ji wanted to defend Shen Tan very much, saying that the people around him were not only Xiangshi, but in the end he just said: "Mr. is admirable." ”

"You say that I have a good name, and that I am like a god, why do you easily believe my judgment?"

Although Fan Guan is old, he is extremely difficult to deal with, not to mention the unprepared Xu Ji, who has been a disciple for many years, is often asked sweaty.

Xu Ji felt that his body was a little hot, like a man's back, but he refused to admit defeat, remembered a passage from Guo Shifeng, and replied: "Sir's words seem reasonable, but in fact, they are ...... Blind. The world is full of heroes, and there is only one person who succeeds in the end, asserting that it is difficult for such and such to achieve great things, but it is actually very easy, and asserting who can achieve great things is the most difficult. ”

"But when you hear my judgment, do you feel something in your heart?"

Xu Ji suddenly understood something, kowtowed again, got up and said, "My heart is dim, so when I see the light, I run over, and I don't ask the direction." The gentleman judged a person with a few words, and it was the light I wanted to see, but this light ......"

"It could just be a small fire that is about to go out."

"The gentleman's methods are the same as those of the sir."

"Well, I can figure out what's on your mind, but is this what you need?"

Xu Ji shook his head, "This can only make my heart darker and darker." The kid is arrogant, his ambition is not in himself, but in the world, even if he sees himself very clearly, but it is useless in the world, and it is not what he wants. ”

"First know yourself, and then you can go down tomorrow. You are deceived by the methods of the Xiangshi, and you are frequently speculated on your mind, so why? ”

Xu Ji kowtowed again, "Honoring the name but not the truth, entangled in the methods of others, forgetting the truth of others, if you see the dazzling tricks of the street performers, you think that this person is more capable than the battle-hardened veteran." ”

"Are you a disciple of Wenren?"

"Does Mr. Fan recognize Mr. Wenren?"

"Sort of. Do you specialize in 'the study of name and reality'? ”

"Yes, just peeping, never entered the hall."

"No wonder, you're still 'following the name'?"

"Yes, but I don't seem to be trapped in 'following names' and can't get out, and I won't be 'responsible' if I learn it for a long time."

"Why do you want to know people's hearts?"

"For money."

"What do I wonder about people's hearts?"

"For ...... Name? ”

"Think again."

Xu Ji suddenly understood, it didn't matter what he thought, and it didn't matter what Fan Guan "why", his hesitant answer just now revealed that he had no decision, so he was asked to "think again".

"For the way of the sages, for the way of the world."

"Come here." Fan closed the road.

Xu Ji walked forward on his knees, and even when he reached the opposite side of Fan Guan, he couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly.

"The way of the sages is the way of the world, since you are determined to be in the world, why do you only learn the 'name and truth' instead of finding a way out from the books of the sages? I've been sitting here for a long time, and the people who come to see me are either good names or good people, and you are the latter. You are stuck in the 'following name' and can't extricate yourself, why not start with 'breaking the name' first? ”

"Breaking the name?"

"It's not true, it's just that you get landed first. The words of the sages are all in the book, but the way of the sages is on the word 'seeking', pondering and pondering. ”

Xu Ji was silent for a long time, "Sir, have seen many people here?" ”

"Since the beginning of last year, there have been at least 200 people, and more than half of them are like you."

"So much!" Xu Ji was startled at first, and then his heart suddenly relaxed, although he didn't see the light, he was not so dim and heavy, and kowtowed for the last time, "Mr. is the one who aspires to the world, the kid is ashamed, the kid should reread the book of the sages." ”

"Let the world be peaceful, this is the only 'truth-seeking'."

Fan Guan sighed, the person asked was not easy, he was also very tired, "Tell the people outside, don't forget to feed my donkey for the night, I seem to hear its stomach growling." ”