preface

There are many inflection points in the process of growing up. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info When you meet different nobles, you will have different endings in life. There are many divergent paths, and taking the wrong step will lead to a lifetime of mistakes. In the real society, there are often many people who sigh about why fate is so unfair, and hate God why he is so ruthless, if I can give me a chance again, I will definitely take advantage of it. But history has no assumptions, and life cannot be repeated. But I wonder if you meet different people at the inflection point, will it really end so differently? To this end, I have developed the following hypothetical historical story for you to chew on after tea.

In the living room of a compound in Liujiazhuang, Lousang Village, Zhuoxian County, Youzhou, in the third year of Emperor Hengxi of the Eastern Han Dynasty (160), there were three people sitting at this time, one was an old man with hair like snow. The other was a middle-aged man, who seemed to be a Confucian student, with a thin body and a few coughs from time to time. The third was a young man of about thirty years old, with a sturdy build.

"Hong'er, go and take a look, did your daughter-in-law give birth, did she give birth to a boy or a daughter?" The old man asked a little anxiously.

"Dad, you've asked a few times, and Aunt Zhang said that she will come to notify you when she is born." The thin man replied.

"You kid, you're almost forty years old, and you haven't added a fat grandson to me, can you keep me from worrying? There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great. How do you tell me to go to my ancestors? Yi'er too, I've been married for a few years, but I only gave birth to a daughter, and I didn't add a grandson. The old man said angrily.

"Dad, why did you talk about my brother again, and besides, am I not working hard?" A young man in his thirties, he said softly.

"You kid, you dare to be cunning, see if I don't use the family law! Also, Hong'er, you can take a look again. The old man glared at the two men.

The thinner man said, "I've been to see it a few times, and I can hear the screams inside, and I'm panicking." ”

"Something that doesn't make a living." The old man snorted again.

Suddenly, I heard a loud cry of 'wow', and the voice was extremely loud.

Immediately after that, a woman in her fifties came and shouted, "Congratulations to the master, congratulations to the master, you have added a big fat grandson." ”

When the old man heard this, he immediately laughed so much that he couldn't see his teeth.

"Really, do you see clearly?" The old man asked anxiously.

"The slave maid saw clearly, the grandmother who delivered the baby was washing the body of the little master, I was afraid that the master would be in a hurry, so I came out to report the news first." The middle-aged woman is definitely back.

"Good! Good! My Liu family finally has a queen, everyone has a reward! There's a reward for everyone! Twenty pennies for each of you. The old man laughed loudly.

This old man's name is Liu Xiong, it is the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty after Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Jing of the Han Dynasty, Liu Sheng has no long heart, specializes in creating people, and his work is deep, and he has given birth to more than 100 children and grandchildren for the Liu family, and Liu Zhen is one of the many sons.

Liu Zhen originally had no hope for the title, who called him a father?

However, no one can say for sure about the luck of this thing, just in time for Liu Sheng's half-brother, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che implemented the Tui En Order, after Liu Sheng's death, the Son of Heaven issued an edict from Liu Sheng's many sons, selected more than 20 sons to be the marquis, just Liu Zhen had a copy, and was named the Pavilion Marquis of Zhuo County.

It's just that Liu Zhen's "luck" went like a mountain, and he was denounced because the gold he offered was impure.

Emperor Wu was furious and cut off Liu Zhen's marquis, and this branch remained in Zhuo County from then on.

This old man is the descendant of Liu Zhen.

Liu Xiong once raised filial piety, the official to the Fan County Order of Dongjun, married a wife and a concubine, the wife had a son Liu Hong, and the concubine gave birth to a second son Liu Yi, the word originated.

Liu Xiong inherited his father's aspirations, read poetry and books diligently, studied the Five Classics hard, and served several county orders, and the Liu family was also a well-off family.

The eldest son, Liu Hong, has adhered to the family motto since he was a child, is familiar with poetry and books, knows etiquette, and understands filial piety.

A few years ago, he was recommended to Zhuo County as a cheng.

It's just that he has been weak and sick since he was a child, and he hasn't added a child in his thirties.

The second son has been married for a few years, and there has been no movement.

Liu Xiong deeply felt that his branch was not prosperous, and often sighed secretly, because of this, Liu Xiong's hair was white.

At this time, the eldest grandson was born, and the old arms bloomed, and the face like orange peel also bloomed.

Liu Xiong held his gray hair and stared at his eldest grandson, as if he wanted to see something.

It's just that the eldest grandson didn't buy his account, and with a whoop, he kept twisting his body and didn't let him hold it.

Liu Xiong didn't care, personally flipped through the ancient books, and named them: Bei; left the word Xuande, and died two years later.

In order to avoid discord between brothers over the distribution of family property, Liu Xiong's last words before his death: the ancestral house and 100 acres of fertile land, 10 acres of wasteland, a shop in the city belongs to the eldest son Liu Hong, and the second son Liu Yi is divided into 200 acres of fertile land, 100 acres of wasteland and a courtyard adjacent to the ancestral house.

Since then, it has been separated.

Liu Hong's health was not good, and the position of patriarch was inherited by Liu Yi.

Originally, little Liu Bei's growth was carefree, how could he be unlucky, when Liu Bei was 7 years old, his father was ill, in order to treat his father, Liu's mother sold her own land to her uncle, the money was spent, and the person still went.

Lost his land, lost his father, Liu Bei's mother and son and two old servants, and had to rely on a shop in the city to make a living.

Liu's mother was not only industrious, but also wise, using only ten acres of useless swampland, planting some reeds, and personally weaving straw sandals and mats to sell, maintain the family, and pay taxes and fees. The home of the merchant is the last way in the Han Dynasty, as the saying goes: scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants.

Merchants were not only of low status, but also paid twice as much tax as others.

The family has changed, Xiao Liu Bei has matured a lot, and he has been doing what he can with his mother since he was a child.

There is a big mulberry tree in the southeast corner of the courtyard of Liu Bei's ancestral house, more than five zhang high, looking from a distance, the child is like a car cover.

A warlock passed by this place, and when he saw it, he was surprised and said, "This family will produce nobles." ”

Liu Bei was born in a different phase since he was a child: his face is like a crown of jade, his lips are like grease, his ears are hanging down his shoulders, his hands are above his knees, and his eyes can still see his ears, which is called a miracle.

Although the family is not wealthy, the Liu family has inherited the fragrance of books, and books cannot be read.

Moreover, Liu's mother is very strict with Liu Bei's study, but in the quiet land of Yan, it has always been a practice of martial arts.

Although Liu Bei is small, his strength is much greater than that of his peers, and he is even more enthusiastic about martial arts.

Reading, martial arts, horses, and arrows are not left behind, and he has been trained at a young age to be physically strong and powerful, and soon became the child king of the village.

One day, after studying, Liu Bei took a group of children in the village to play under the big mulberry tree, pointed to the big mulberry tree and said: "I am the son of heaven, I should take this car cover." ”

The clan uncle Liu Zijing happened to pass by here, and when he heard it, he was shocked and reprimanded: "You and other children must not talk nonsense, beware of causing the disaster of extermination."

When the children heard this, they dispersed.

Liu Zijing was worried in his heart, and informed Liu Bei's uncle, the patriarch Liu Yi, about the matter.

Liu Yi comforted for a moment.

I thought to myself: "This son is very human!" From then on, I kept an eye on it.

This year, Liu Yi also added a piece and named it Shi.

Liu Yi also added a son when he was nearly forty years old, so he was naturally happy, invited relatives and friends, and had a big banquet.

On the day of the full moon, a warlock came to the door, and Liu Yi asked him to look at his son.

After the warlock saw it, he frowned and said: "This son has a loud voice and a strong physique, and when he grows up, he should have the power of an overlord, practice martial arts and cultivate literature, and immediately compete for power." However, this son's life is unknown, it is really difficult to say, when you do more good deeds and cultivate benevolence, there may be a turnaround. ”

After thinking for a while, he said, "Does this son have a close relative who lives in the east?" ”

Liu Yi was taken aback and hurriedly said: "My father-in-law's family lives in the east, I don't know if it's a close relative?" ”

The warlock said, "This is also a close relative." When this son is fifteen years old, there should be a catastrophe, and if he wants to avoid it smoothly, he must let this son go to the east at the age of fourteen, and it is better to stay in the east, and then there will be a noble man to save him. The difficulty is also here, and there is a faint indication in the life grid that there will be two nobles, one before and one behind. Different nobles will inevitably have different results when they save each other. This is the hardest point to break. Maybe this is the heavenly opportunity, and it can only be left to the flow. ”

After speaking, he sighed and said: "This son is the most difficult person I have ever met, and he doesn't charge money." I don't know if anyone else in your house needs me to divinate a hexagram? ”

Liu Yi originally heard that his son was so fateful, and he suddenly felt depressed.

As soon as I heard the warlock, I remembered a person.

Summoned Liu Bei to summon him. When the warlock saw it, his eyes lit up, and after learning about Liu Bei's eighth son, he silently calculated and exclaimed: "This son's early fate was not smooth, and his father left early." But this son is gentle, kind, tenacious, indomitable, courageous, and will always be auspicious in trouble. It must be fully cultivated in civil and military affairs, and when the wind and clouds are turbulent, it will rise up from time to meet the heroes of the world. There are nobles and warriors in the life grid to help, and it is just a gesture to achieve a career. It's just that when you are in your forties, there will be a catastrophe, and after you have passed, it will be a smooth and expensive road. This hexagram should be charged a pound of gold. ”

Liu Yi was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked people to take out a pound of gold and give another ten taels of silver.

After these two hexagrams, Liu Yi paid special attention to the fate of the two.

Liu Bei and Liu Shi have performed extraordinarily since childhood, Liu Bei is already powerful, and no one among his peers is incomparable. Horseback riding, archery, everything is outstanding.

It's just that the weapons chosen are puzzling, and I like the double-strand sword.

In this way, Liu Yi is in trouble, and there is no one to teach! To say that Zhuo County is located in the border pass, Wuheng people often detain the pass and loot, the border people in order to form a self-protection, practice martial arts, the people are fierce. Eighteen kinds of martial arts are not to mention that there are people who know it, and it is not far off.

But there was no one to practice the double-strand sword, so he had to sigh and let Liu Bei study by himself.

Fortunately, Liu Bei has great strength, good horsemanship, strong eyesight, and accurate archery.

Liu Shi is even more surprising, after the age of three, the strength is revealed, other five-year-old children can't move, but Liu Shi can pick up, after the age of eight, he can step on the foal, carry a spear, and the average teenager rushes to kill, play battle games.

Chapter 2: Heroes have a discerning eye and a heart to pass on their art

Liu Bei's independent double-strand sword was uninstructive in the village, so he had to let Liu Bei practice and explore by himself.

It is often said that no one can stop luck when it comes, and Liu Bei is like this.

One day when he was twelve years old, Liu Bei was practicing swords under the mulberry tree in front of his house, a middle-aged man riding by Liujiazhuang on horseback, saw Liu Bei concentrating on swordsmanship, unconsciously stopped to watch, nodded for a while, and shook his head for a while.

Then he sighed and was about to turn his horse and hurry.

Unexpectedly, this scene happened to be seen by Liu Yi, and it was also Liu Bei who came to operate.

Liu Yi hurriedly rushed forward to stop the horseman, and said in a loud voice: "The strong man stays!" Yuan Qi is polite, and there is something to consult a strong man. ”

The horseman saw that a man who looked like a villager stopped him, hurriedly jumped off the horse, and arched his hand and said: "A certain family is polite, I don't know what the old man has to ask, a certain family is just a reckless person who has traveled the rivers and lakes, and he should not be." ”

Liu Yi arched his hand and said: "A certain family also liked to be a ranger when he was young, but his father passed away, and the affairs of the clan could not be shirked, so he stayed at home alone." Just now I saw the strong man practicing swords on my nephew, he nodded and shook his head, I don't know what it means? Please advise. ”

The horse rider said: "It turns out that this good man is a noble nephew, and he is disrespectful!" I went to the border because of something, and when I passed by here, I saw that your nephew was so good, but he didn't have a good set of swordsmanship, but it was wasted and buried. ”

Liu Yi was overjoyed: "Please consult the name of the strong man, can you stay and teach my nephew who is not successful." My nephew died early when he was a child, and his widowed mother depended on him for his life, reading poetry and books, practicing martial arts diligently, and he did not take all kinds of skills, but he only liked the double-strand sword, but unfortunately no one here could teach it. If the strong man has this skill and cherishes this son, please also ask the strong man to stay and teach one or two. It is also the blessing of this son. I don't know what the strong man wants? All expenses and honorarities are wrapped in a certain family. ”

The man on the horse pondered for a moment and said, "This son is indeed a good material, and it is really a bit buried if it goes on like this." I also saw that this son was born peculiarly, with good qualifications and understanding, and he was indeed a beautiful jade for practicing swords. Seeing that the hunter was happy, he stayed to watch. It's a sin not to want to disturb the villagers. As for what the villager said, it's just that I need to go to the border area for something, and I don't have much time. Since the old man of the township is willing to call a certain family, I am willing to teach a set of swordsmanship according to the characteristics of this son. As for how much he can comprehend, it is his personal fate. I won't mention my name, because I can't teach it for a long time, if this son doesn't practice carefully, the swordsmanship will not be successful, and it will come out in the future, but it will make my old face dull. What do you think? ”

Liu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe this son's fortune has not arrived, and he can't inherit the long-term teaching of a strong man and learn the essence of swordsmanship." It's a pity! Since the strong man said so, he will follow the strong man's wishes, and ask the strong man to bother, Liu Yi will thank him on behalf of his nephew. ”

Liu Yi didn't know that this person was the famous swordsman master of the Han Dynasty: "Wang Yue! ”

At that time, Wang Yue did have something to go to Wuheng to avenge his friend, and he didn't have time to stay to teach Liu Bei and teach swordsmanship.

Liu Yi entertained Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was originally a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, bold and righteous.

Liu Bei got the help of his uncle, and was fortunate to be able to get Wang Yue's guidance, for half a month, Liu Bei had the heart, knowing that this opportunity was not easy to come by, and practiced diligently all day and night.

Wang Yue also guided wholeheartedly.

In half a month, Liu Bei finally practiced this set of swordsmanship.

After Wang Yue saw it, he felt even more pity, but he couldn't stay anymore, and his life and death were unpredictable, so he had to say goodbye to Liu Yi and Liu Bei, and told Liu Bei to practice hard, and there would be benefits in the future. And then drifted away.

Liu Bei had the guidance of a stranger, so he naturally studied hard and practiced hard, which laid a solid foundation for him to dominate the world in the future.

Liu Bei's family environment did not allow Liu Bei to study and practice martial arts with peace of mind.

Seeing my mother working day and night for this family, I couldn't bear it, and I often wanted to help my mother weave mats and sell shoes.

Liu's mother was originally a person who knew books, and her husband and father-in-law were all heirlooms of poetry and books, how could she bear to let Liu Bei engage in business since he was a child?

Insist that Liu Bei concentrate on studying in the Mongolian Academy in the clan, practice martial arts at night, and strengthen his body.

Liu Yiyan asked a good teacher to teach Liu Bei to be even more grateful, and often taught Liu Bei not to forget his uncle's kindness.

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.

Liu Bei was almost thirteen years old this year, and after more than a year of hard practice, the double-strand sword technique had begun to bear fruit.

People often say that the boy is amazing.

Liu Bei is exactly like this, the two swords are used together, and the elders of Tongzhuang often lose more than they win when they fight him.

The Mengxue in the clan had already finished learning, and there was no land at home, so Liu Bei had nothing to do, so he took the boy from Tongzhuang to hunt everywhere to fill the family.

On this day, Liu Bei took a group of teenagers to a barren mountain nearly twenty miles away from Liu Zhuang, and his luck was excellent, Liu Bei's archery skills were accurate, and he hunted a few hares in half a day. The interest was high, and everyone shouted around a mountain forest, startling a pheasant.

When Liu Bei saw it, he raised an arrow in his hand, and the pheasant that had just risen into the sky was shot by an arrow, and the young people shouted loudly.

At this moment, another arrow was shot not far away, which also hit the pheasant.

The young men were taken aback, Liu Bei stepped forward, and the three of them also rushed out from the other direction.

These three people, wearing sunhats, sacks and quivers, and a hunting fork in their hands, were obviously professional hunters.

Among the three people, one of them was about to pick up the pheasant that had fallen to the ground, and Liu Bei frowned.

One of the teenagers shouted, "Stop, we shot this pheasant first, why did you pick it up?" ”

"Humph! A group of boys who don't have any hair all want to come and grab our prey, so what if you shoot first? We've been in ambush here for a long time, and you've almost driven us away, so it's good that we didn't bother you. You belong to the village, don't go back quickly. One of the three scolded.

There were seven or eight teenagers in this group, the oldest being sixteen years old and the youngest being twelve. Liu Bei has just turned thirteen this year, don't look at Liu Bei's age, but his strength is the highest, and his archery skills are also the most accurate, most of these teenagers listen to him.

Liu Bei glanced at the other party, did not make a sound, and did not mean to leave.

When the three of them looked at it, one of them laughed and said, "The boy who hasn't grown his hair is better to go home and eat milk quickly!" Hunting is not fun, and if you get hurt by a wild animal, your mother will die of distress. This pheasant is ours, and you want it, and it's not impossible. ”

At this point stopped.

All the young men looked at it at once.

When the man saw this, he smiled proudly and said, "As long as you have the ability to rob it, it is yours." However, the sword is ruthless, it is not good to be careful of hurting you, it is better to do this, I see that you also have a few hares in your hands, let's take a bet, among the three of us, you can choose one, as long as one of you can defeat us, not only this pheasant is yours, but we will also give you a few, how? ”

As he spoke, he lit up the three pheasants he was holding in his hand.

Seeing that several teenagers drooled, they jumped bravely and asked loudly: "Does talking count?" ”

Just now the speaker laughed and said, "Of course, words count, but if no one wins, the few hares in your hands will be ours." At the same time, when we go home, we should not be said to be bullying the small. ”

The boys took a look at it and felt that one of the three was short and not much older, and his group often rushed to play, and if he won, he could get four pheasants.

The sixteen-year-old boy shouted, "We're going to make a bet, so we'll choose that short man." After saying that, he picked up his gun and rushed forward.

The short man smiled and said: "I chose Lao Tzu because I saw that Lao Tzu was short, is it easy to bully?" You're still a little tender and want to fight me. ”

The other two smiled and said: "Li Hu, you have been hunting with us for two years, come out with some energy, don't lose our face." ”

"Brother Wen! Don't worry, these stinky boys also want to fight with me, but there is no door! The short man named Li Hu laughed.

The two sides fought together, and after a few rounds, Li Hu finally won a game.

I thought that the short man was not much older, he was short and thin, and it would not be a problem to win, but who expected that he would be defeated.

At this time, everyone looked at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei calmly took a few steps forward, saluted the other party and said: "Since you are interested in gambling, boy Liu Bei, I will accompany everyone, and I will give you more advice!" After saying that, he ran up.

Although this Liu Bei is only thirteen years old, he can't see it at all on the outside.

The three of them glanced at each other, and the person in front of them was tall and big, and he spoke in a sven manner.

The short man said: "A certain Li Hu, I'll play with you!" After saying that, he also ran up.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "You just finished a fight, and you have already spent a lot of strength, so it's better to replace someone else!" ”

Li Hu laughed and said, "You beat me, they absolutely agree." Rest assured! The one just now was just to warm up and there was no loss. Come on! See the high and low in your hands! ”

Liu Bei glanced at the other two, and the other party nodded. Liu Bei said: "Okay! Please advise! ”

Liu Bei's swords came out together, and the little man raised his fork to greet him.

A fierce battle between the two sides was much more interesting than just now, Liu Bei's swordsmanship was exquisite, and he often stabbed at the opponent's vital point unintentionally, so frightened that the other party hurriedly dodged.

Liu Bei is powerful, although the other party has an advantage in age, when he encounters Liu Bei, a demon, he has no advantage at all, and in the end he has to be willing to lose.

The other party asked unwillingly: "It's from that village." ”

The teenagers raised their heads and said, "Liujiazhuang's is what you call Lousang Village." How? Talking doesn't count? ”