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What can and should an eighteen-year-old do? For the vast majority of the subjects of the Tiancheng Dynasty, the answer was fixed as early as the time of birth: farming, business, military service, service, and official ...... No matter what you do, the age of eighteen should be the time to achieve something, and there are a few lucky people who have obtained the title of knighthood by virtue of the merits of their fathers before the age of ten, and received a noble and idle official position at the age of thirteen or fourteen, if there is no accident, before the age of eighteen they will be able to hold real power and participate in the deliberations and governance of the country, and if they can perform outstandingly, they will be promoted to the pillar of the state sooner or later.

As the son of the general of the dynasty, Lou Ji is not one of the lucky ones, he has no lord or official, and his eighteenth birthday is even more unremarkable, and even he himself suddenly remembered what day it was when it was almost noon.

Lou Ji didn't care much about this, only sighed in his heart that Shaohua is fleeting, the years are surging like flowing water, and his whole life is afraid that he will go with the flow, and there will be no change, and he will give birth to a sense of vicissitudes at a young age.

It was with this emotion that when someone opened his mouth that afternoon to encourage him to assassinate the current emperor together, Lou Ji did not immediately agree, but his heart was touched, thinking that life may not be static.

The name of the building is a little tongue-in-cheek, no way, the Lou family has a total of dozens of brothers, and the general does not have the energy to conceive a far-reaching name one by one, so every time he gives birth to a son, he will choose a word on the side of the "stone" to name it, hoping that his son can be as hard and heavy as a stone, but he can't remember too many names, and always screams casually.

Lou is eighteen years old, the life is not too good, not too bad, this year from the dynasty named "Cheng" has been twenty-six years, Emperor Taizu bowed to the sky to destroy the last local force is nineteen years ago, and then twelve years ago, the old emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, after the funeral the new emperor immediately added a "day" word in front of the country name, set as "Tiancheng", to show that this dynasty is different from the previous dynasties, the stability of the country is granted by heaven.

Indeed, as far as the eye can see, there is no second person in the territory of the Tiancheng Dynasty who dares to claim the emperor, and the surrounding area is full of barbarian states, and there is no great threat, Rao is so, the emperor still retains an extremely large army, which can attack at any time and annihilate all enemies, big or small, bright or dark.

In today's world, the safety of the emperor is the top priority of the whole world, so the assassination plan sounds extremely incredible, and as soon as the words come out, the proposer and the invitee laugh at the same time, and it will not be taken seriously until after another glass of wine.

The whole thing started with a small controversy that morning.

Back then, the dynasty had just set up the name of the country, and Emperor Taizu decreed the establishment of the national prison, which consisted of Taixue and Qimenxue, the former to accommodate the children of the nobles, and the latter to recruit the studious young people of the people.

A few years ago, he was sent to the Temptation Academy, and after listening to a few lectures, he was secretly happy in his heart, and he was even less interested in the "righteous way".

On this morning, Wenren pedant taught the study of name and truth, his class has always been boring, most of the students are forced to listen, the only thing of interest is to guess the surname of the pedant, they all feel that the compound surname of "Wenren" is mysterious, the pedant teaches "name and truth", but his surname is "not worthy of the name".

There are more than 20 students, as usual, one comes later than the other, the pedant comes later, the three poles of the day have not yet appeared, and the few people who came early are either chatting or in a daze, until the "black-haired dog" Zhou Lu shows up.

Zhou Lu's complexion is not dark, and his hair is not heavy, but he is the third son of Dongyang Hou Zhou'an. As the saying goes, "the tiger father has no dog son", Zhou An fought for half his life, known for his bravery, he can be called the "tiger father", the first two sons are also decent, only the third son is thin and small, he is indeed a "dog", Dongyang Hou has a nickname called "white-fronted tiger" in the army, and the son became a "black-haired dog".

"Black-haired dog" Zhou Lu is thin and small, but he has a big temper, and as soon as he enters the school, he shouts: "I'm angry!" I'm! ”

No one paid attention to him, and Zhou Lu didn't need to respond, and continued to nag about his bad luck.

Just yesterday evening, Zhou Lu took a servant to "Weifu for a private visit", the original intention was to have fun with the people, but he didn't expect to meet Diao Min by chance and was beaten namelessly.

Hearing that Zhou Lu was beaten, everyone finally came to the interest and came over to check, only to see a slight bruise on his right cheek.

The injury was not serious, but Zhou Lu couldn't swallow this breath, "It's really the opposite, this kind of thing can happen at the feet of the Son of Heaven!" Such a diao people should be full of folds. ”

"Xiao Hei, are you robbing the girl with someone again?" In the Temptation School, as long as Mr. is not there, everyone doesn't talk about any rules and calls them nicknames.

Zhou Lu's face turned red, "How is it a robbery?" I've spent money, a lot of silver......"

The classmates laughed, and there were also people who spoke for Zhou Lu, "What a big deal, the yamen is full of old friends of your Zhou family, find someone to arrest Diao Min, beat the board hard, and avenge you." ”

"A board is not enough to avenge me, and I want to ...... if I make trouble with the officials."

Wenren pedant appeared at the door, although he was only a teacher who didn't even have a grade, the old pedant was quite authoritative among the students, as soon as he appeared, everyone immediately shut up and returned to their positions, and even Zhou Lu swallowed back the second half of his words.

The servants who accompanied Childe left quietly.

Wen Ren was a pedant in his fifties, not tall, with a sparse beard, and always had a dazed expression of contemplation and wandering, and it was the same today, he sat on the chair, didn't look at the students at all, and didn't care whether the people were there, flipped through the book for a while, suddenly put it down, and said, "How are you going to take revenge?" ”

"Huh?" Zhou Lu was taken aback, he didn't expect his affairs to be noticed by pedants, "I...... Think again. ”

"Tell me, let's talk about it now, everybody has to say: What would you do if you were to encounter this kind of thing?" Wen Ren Pedant seemed really interested in this matter, "I don't have anything to talk about today, let's talk about how to take revenge." ”

The students were surprised at first, but soon quieted down, knowing that this was another test, and began to seriously consider the means of "revenge".

Of course, Zhou Lu had to be the first to speak, "Don't hide it, my plan is very simple, I don't care how much money I spend, find a few heroes and heroes, and teach Diao Min a hard lesson, at least ...... At least unload the arm or something. ”

Wen Ren nodded his head, noncommittal, and turned his gaze to the other students.

At the beginning of Zhou Lu, everyone else also spoke freely.

"It's still safe to report to the official, and Diao people like this are naturally honest when they hit the board. Those so-called heroes, who knows who they are? What if you get into trouble? ”

"That's a mistake, little black...... The reason why Brother Zhou didn't report to the official must be because he had another hidden reason, and he didn't want the matter to make a big deal and arouse the attention of his father and brother in the family. But it's not worth spending money to hire someone to take revenge, it's better to find a ready-made friend, there are no acquaintances in the yamen, there are always in the barracks, it's just a banquet afterwards. The speaker frequently glanced at Zhou Lu, as if he wanted to be this "friend".

"If there is revenge, it is called revenge, look at Brother Zhou's appearance, but he suffered a little humiliation, this revenge can not be avenged, the other party is Diao Min's ......"

"You weren't the one who was beaten!" Zhou Lu interrupted angrily, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, "The key is that you can't swallow this breath." ”

The students took turns to say what they thought, and the pedant just listened and never interjected.

When it was Lou Ji's turn, he thought for a while, not how to answer, but whether he should tell the truth, "I think I might as well discuss this matter from the perspective of name and reality." ”

Zhou Lu looked disdainful, thinking that the son of the Lou family was currying favor with the pedant again.

Lou Ji said to himself, "You are all nobles, and you will definitely assume the responsibility of governing the country in the future......"

Zhou Lu couldn't hold back, let out a snort, and simply said: "Master Lou, this is the Temptation Hall, we are from a high family, but it's a pity that my father doesn't kiss and my mother doesn't love us, so I'm just messing around here." The study of bullshit and truth - I am not talking about you, but the study of name and truth can make me not beaten? Can you avenge me? ”

After listening to him, Lou Ji continued: "At least our father and brother shoulder the responsibility of governing the country, this so-called 'name'. ”

Zhou Lu snorted, and had nothing to say, and a noble son named Ma Wei next to him interjected: "The fathers and brothers of each family have actual official positions and have great power, how can it be just a 'name'?" ”

Lou Ji smiled slightly, he and Ma Wei are very good friends, and they often argue with each other, "Having an official and a position is for 'fame', being an official and being loyal to one's duty is considered 'real', and being a corpse is a vegetarian position, an official and incompetent, or just having a 'name' but not 'real'." ”

Ma Wei was about to argue, but Zhou Lu interjected again, "Alas, it's about avenging me, not about letting the two of you argue about 'fame'." ”

Lou Ji looked at the scholar, "In the house of governing the country, even if you have no official position, you should have the heart and skill of governing the country, just like a rich man, when you encounter difficulties, you will naturally have to open the way with gold and silver, and the strong person must open the way with your fists and feet, and you can speak well......"

Zhou Lu said impatiently: "You can be eloquent, what about me?" What to use to open the way? ”

"Brother Zhou was born in Houmen, Wang Fa is the greatest wealth, even if he can't serve the country, he shouldn't destroy Wang Fa with his own selfishness......"

"Oh, I see, you're trying to persuade me to give up my revenge. Okay, Lou Gongzi, please say a few words, according to your statement, the people who are officials and marquis are unlucky, and they must refer to the law of the king when they encounter humiliation, and they are not as happy as ordinary people to be happy with revenge. ”

Wenren, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "It's useless to talk big, say it to another person." ”

There was no support, so he sat down and said no more.

The discussion went on for a morning, but there was no result, Zhou Lu insisted on finding a "hero and hero" to avenge himself, and he was noncommittal when he heard the pedant, and when the time came, he announced the end of school, and the first one got up and left, showing no interest in the whole discussion and all the students.

"He's making fun of me being beaten." Zhou Lu was very dissatisfied, muttering quietly, and the students laughed, thinking that this was a joke.

Not far from the school, Ma Wei caught up from behind and invited him to drink with him.

At the wine table, Ma Weiping retired the servant and said: "The statement of the younger brother in the hall is reasonable, and you should be famous and real, such as you and me, unfortunately imprisoned by this dynasty, and cannot enter the government for a lifetime, and have the heart to serve the country, but there is no way to serve the country, what is our 'name' and 'reality'?" ”

Lou Ji didn't answer.

So Ma Wei said a truth, which boiled down to one sentence, that is, "killing the king and changing the sky", which is the only name and reality of the imprisoned.

"This dynasty has constant internal and external troubles, more than 20 years of Dingding, the building has been crumbling, and the sky hangs down, a few days ago the comet swept the emperor's seat, this is the meaning of 'emperor collapse'. The time, the place, the people are all gathered here, what do you think? ”

Lou Ji's heart moved slightly, and he thought of Princess Wu Guo for no reason, the woman he had never been able to call his mother calmly, and at the same time, he also wondered, where did Ma Wei get his confidence to think that he could complete the assassination with only two imprisoned sons?