Le'an County, Bochang County.

The roads are clean and tidy, and the people's houses are neat and orderly.

In the distance, there was a burst of immature reading aloud.

In the Han Dynasty, the township school was not a year-round school, but a seasonal school. Generally, the school starts in the winter and is closed in the spring. Everything is in line with the rhythm of life in an agrarian society.

Cui Wei's "Four People's Moon Order" once recorded: In the first month, before the agricultural work started, he ordered adults and children to enter universities and learn the "Five Classics"; Learn the law and be prepared, don't read books. Yan Bing released and ordered young children to enter primary school and learn chapters. In October, after the completion of farming, he was ordered to enter the university, like the first lunar month.

To put it simply, when the farm is not working, young children can go to the village school to learn literacy and basic counting. Anyone can go to school, of course, and bring their own dry food. As a child, he studied the Five Classics.

Of course, township education only provides some basic education. You still need further study to get ahead, and at this time, you need to go out to apprentice and study.

However, in the general local township pavilion, the township school is here and there.

What's more, since Qingzhou suffered the Yellow Turban Rebellion again last year, it has been difficult to find a place like this place where we can continue to teach.

Life is almost gone, and a few people can still take care of studying.

Therefore, after marching through this place, Liu Bei actually saw a peaceful scene that was rare in this era, as if it was a paradise. How can you not be inexplicably surprised.

At this time, it was already winter, the sun at noon, warm, Liu Bei saw several elderly people, basking in the sun and chatting at the same time, a leisurely scene.

Seeing that Liu Bei had brought dozens of cavalry, these old men seemed to be a little scared and wanted to hide.

Liu Bei hurriedly called someone to go and invite these old men over.

"This is the general of Zhengdong, the history of Qingzhou Thorn, Liu Yuanjun." The soldier brought a couple of old men and introduced.

"It turned out to be General Liu." A few old people, only then did they know who came.

Looking at Liu Bei again, he had already rolled the saddle and dismounted, bowed to a few old people, and said, "A few elders, Liu Bei is polite." ”

A few panicked old men hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to return the salute, Liu Bei hurriedly stepped forward, helped one person up, and said again and again: "I can't help it, I can't help it, I killed Liu Bei." ”

Dozens of cavalrymen, seeing Liu Bei dismounting, also dismounted, and Liu Bei helped an old man up. Suddenly, subconsciously there was a trembling, as if something terrible had happened, and I was afraid that the old man would scream: "He knocked me down." Shaking his head, Liu Bei threw this sudden thought out of his mind, and said in his heart, this has become a conditioned reflex.

Those old men, seeing Liu Bei so humble, relaxed slightly.

"May I ask the elders, who are the three local elders?" Liu Bei asked.

The Han Dynasty attached great importance to education, and the three elders generally set up in the countryside were in charge of education, and their main responsibility was to educate the Mengtong in the hometown and the pavilion. Therefore, Liu Bei asked who the three elders here were.

The old man said: "Back to the general, the three local elders are in the township school, and the township school is important in the country, please don't disturb the general." After school, invite him to meet the general. ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei immediately made a solemn gesture of respect, showing his respect for the township school. said: "In the past, the child did not destroy the township school, and Confucius praised it. How dare Liu Bei bother. ”

"I heard the sound of children reading from afar, and it was a little strange, as if this place had not been disturbed by the Yellow Turbans, and I was curious, so I came to have a look." Liu Bei explained.

The old man said: "I see, in fact, it is all thanks to a 'sage man in the world' who we have here."

"The sage of the world." Liu Bei repeated, and it sounded as if he had met an amazing character.

The old man continued: "Yes, the county is a prince, and he is known as a virtuous person, and he is even famous all over the world. At the beginning, when the Yellow Turban Army arrived in Bochang, they heard about Ren Gong's name, so they said: 'I often hear that Ren Zimin is a sage in the world, although my generation is a thief now, how can I invade his hometown? The thieves withdrew. ”

My God, Liu Bei said secretly, what kind of Ren Ziyan is Rengong, his personality charm is so great that even the Yellow Turban Thief does not invade his hometown because he worships him.

This kind of character must not be let go, even if you don't do anything, it's good to put it there as a vase.

"Dare to ask Ren Zimin, where is his home, and ask the elders to show the way, Liu is going to visit."

The old man said: "Coincidentally, because of this matter, Ren Gong was famous far and wide, and the states and counties were all elected as filial piety and honesty, and he went to other places to be an official." Recently, Ren Gong's wife passed away, and he only came back. ”

It turns out that Ren Zimin has already come out to be an official, think about it, if you don't even give this kind of character to an official, then the Han Dynasty is afraid that it is not as good as the Yellow Turban Army.

Liu Bei asked the old man to lead the way, and when the old men heard that Liu Bei was going to visit Ren Zimin, they all rushed to lead the way, and came to Ren Zimin's house.

After a while, I saw a middle-aged man, who opened the door and came out to greet him, and when he saw Liu Bei, he was stunned.

Liu Bei had already bowed his hand and said: "General Zhengdong, Qingzhou Thorn History, Liu Bei came to visit Ren Gong." ”

The man said: "It turned out to be Liu Yuanjun, please come in." ”

After doing a full set of plays, Liu Bei turned around and bowed his hand, thanked a few old people who led the way, middle-aged people also gave up, and a few old men were also bold at the moment, and said: "General, this is Ren Gong." ”

Liu Bei saw that this person was Ren Yi, and hurriedly saluted and said. "It turns out that you are Ren Gong, Liu Bei has admired his name for a long time, and seeing him today is enough to comfort his life."

Ren Yi replied: "Don't dare, how can you worry about a cheap name." ”

invited Liu Bei into the room, and Ren Yi asked his son Ren Yi to come forward to pay a visit. Ren Yi's son, Ren Yi, is only eight years old this year, and he is suffering the pain of losing his mother at the moment, and he is very sad, but he is like a ritual, and Liu Bei secretly calls himself surprised.

said to Ren Yi: "True Qilin'er." ”

Ren Yi said: "The envoy has praised it, I don't know what the envoy is here." ”

Liu Bei said: "Liu Bei came to Qingzhou to govern the state and county. I always feel that I am not talented and virtuous, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do it, and I will lose the court and the people. I have heard that Ren Gong, the sage of the world, is the Yellow Turban thief, and I also admire the public's dedication, Liu Bei broke the Yellow Turban and passed by here, so I came to ask for advice. ”

Ren Yi said: "Liu Yuanjun has a good reputation, I heard the rumors of Pingyuan Xiaoer, 'Pingyuan Xiang, Liu Xuande, since here, the people are abundant.'" It can be seen that the virtue of the king. How can Ren be virtuous, dare not speak falsely. ”

Liu Bei was strong again and again, but he just said: "If Ren Gong wants to abandon the people of this side, Liu Bei will just do it, how innocent the people of Qingzhou are." ”

In the end, Ren Yi had no choice but to say to Liu Bei: "Let you know where the benefits of Qingzhou are." ”