Xu Sheng embarked on the road back to his hometown, and after crossing the Yangtze River, what he saw along the way has changed dramatically from his original impression.

The roads were widened and leveled; Much of the wasteland has been reclaimed for fertile land and more irrigation facilities have been built; Along the way, the people I saw no longer had the sad faces they had before, and the township was full of laughter.

The countryside has changed so much along the way, Xu Sheng estimates that his hometown will definitely not be bad.

When he returned to Juxian, he was even more surprised; Ju County, as the county of Chengyang County, is very prosperous.

Now stationed in Juxian is the Zhonglang general Wu Dun, just those 10,000 officers and soldiers can stimulate local consumption; Military rations and armaments can be transported from Jinan, and the grass eaten by war horses and vegetables, meat, eggs, and wine eaten by officers and men are sold by the local people, and this brings a lot of income to the local people.

Xu Sheng arranged for the guards to live in the county seat, and after he changed into plain clothes, he returned to his small village with excitement; The village is not far from the county seat, and the road is flat and spacious, and the road is smooth.

When he saw the door of the house from afar, his heart rejoiced that the house had been renovated, and the courtyard wall and gate had been built. It's just that people in the family come and go, which makes him puzzled.

When he came to the door of the house, he met familiar villagers, but no one paid attention to him, and they all snorted coldly, with great contempt, which made him incomprehensible.

When he entered the courtyard, the crowd automatically dodged a passageway.

At this time, he saw the spiritual seat of the main hall; And the eldest brother, younger brother and others are all wearing heavy filial piety and kneeling in front of the hall.

When he saw the crowd, the eldest brother also saw him.

Xu Sheng stood in the courtyard, and before he could react, the eldest brother was already furious, took a broom and threw it at Xu Sheng, and shouted: "Ruthless and unrighteous people, this is not your home, you are not welcome, get out!" ”

Xu Sheng didn't know why.

At this time, the old chief walked over, held three sticks of incense, and said, "Ah Sheng, let's give incense to my mother first." ”

Xu Sheng took the incense mechanically, came to the front of the hall, and saw that there was a table with his mother's spiritual seat, lit the incense, inserted the incense burner, took a few steps back, knelt down and kowtowed.

The guilt in his heart made him cry.

The son wants to raise but does not wait.

What passes and cannot be recovered is time, and what passes away and can never be seen again is loved ones. He could no longer repay his parents for their nurturing kindness.

Thinking that when he was in Dantu, he was still ashamed to say to Qin Guan: "Sheng has promised the country with his body, why should he Xu family?" In troubled times, don't tell about children's love. "It's a shame to think about.

The husband has tears and does not flick, just because he has not reached the sad place.

When his parents were alive, he didn't cherish it, and after they left, he realized that it was too late to regret it, if he went home early according to Qin Guan's requirements, he would at least be able to see his mother for the last time, because of his stubbornness, missing time, and causing lifelong regrets, at this time, Xu Sheng's guilt was beyond words.

After a quarter of an hour, the eldest brother said, "Okay, you can go, I can't keep you here." ”

is still the old chief, pulled up Xu Sheng, returned to the chief's house, and avoided the angry eldest brother for the time being.

Xu Sheng has been crying all the time, there are so many things about the separation of flesh and blood caused by the war, he has not taken it to heart, it is because it has nothing to do with him, it is not his relatives, and the disaster has not been spread to himself.

After another quarter of an hour, after Xu Sheng's mood stabilized, the old lieutenant told him about the cause and effect of the incident, which made Xu Shengmao pause.

After Xu Sheng followed Liu Bei's rebellion, Tao Qian not only did not embarrass Xu Sheng's family, but also always issued a salary to Xu Sheng's family according to the standard of the military horse; Ju County is getting richer and richer under the governance of Fang Junhou, and their family has been living well, but his parents later learned that Xu Sheng rebelled, and has always felt guilty about Tao Tingshi, and after Tao Tingshi passed away, his father went away because of worry, and his mother died a few days ago, just buried, and today is the first seven graves.

The Xu family and the people of Xujia Village are ashamed of Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng followed Liu Bei in his rebellion, causing countless casualties, and those people naturally hated Liu Bei and Xu Sheng.

He doesn't understand, he is for the people of the world, for the court, for the emperor, why doesn't everyone understand him? Xu Sheng was a little confused.

Looking at Xu Sheng's puzzled face, the old chief continued: "The common people don't care about your ambitions, they just want to be safe and stable, have a stutter, and keep their families safe, this is a blessing; Whoever can bring benefits to the people, the people will speak to whomever they want, they don't understand the big truth, but they can see the rebellious ministers and thieves clearly. ”

Xu Sheng finally had a realization, the old chief alluded to him as a chaotic minister and thief, presumably ordinary people also regarded him as a chaotic minister and thief, no wonder the eldest brother was so angry.

It turned out that he and his lord Liu Bei were just rebellious ministers and thieves in the eyes of the people, and it was they who brought war to Xuzhou, resulting in countless casualties among the people; His so-called rescue of the court, the emperor, and the world was worthless in the eyes of the common people, and was even regarded as the source of the war.

This is not much different from what Qin Guan said, he hated war and hated the princes, but he had to kill to stop killing and eliminate the trouble, and the benevolent Liu Bei he believed was one of the troubles, so he would spend a lot of money and want to get rid of it.

At this point, Xu Sheng no longer has the heart to be competitive, not to mention disheartened, and he no longer has the strong desire for the main prince Liu Bei.

So, after Xu Sheng stayed at home for a few days, he sent those guards back to Jiangnan, and he wrote a letter to Qin Guan, deciding not to return to Jiangnan in this life, and not to meet Liu Yuanjun again, so that Qin Guan could rest assured.

A few months later, Fang Liang received a letter from Qin Guan, telling about Xu Sheng and Liu Pan.

Fang Liang ordered the Taishou and Du Lieutenant of Chengyang County to appoint Xu Sheng as the county lieutenant of Ju County.

In order to change his reputation and do something practical for the people in his hometown, Xu Sheng accepted the appointment.

However, Xu Sheng has been running for half his life for the lofty goal, and now he is back to the starting point, starting from the grassroots level.

In order to avoid the villagers' contempt for him, Xu Sheng had no choice but to buy a house in the city and move to live in the city.

It was his family who did not give up on him, and the eldest brother gradually forgave him for his mistakes and begged someone to take care of Xu Sheng's marriage.

The eldest brother is like a father, Xu Sheng accepts the arrangement of the eldest brother, and also wants to stabilize and live a stable life.

In his view, a safe and stable life is more important than a lofty goal. Qin Guan is right, if there is no home, how can it be a country?

Fang Liang also ordered Yanzhou to assassinate Zhao Feng and appointed Liu Pan as a soldier.

Liu Pan saw the changes in his hometown, and now he is also disheartened, and he no longer has the idea of dominating one side; War will only bring disaster to the people and serious damage to production; He also wanted to contribute to the people of his hometown, so he accepted the appointment. Besides, they also need to live as a family, and they can't last long just by relying on those ancestral industries; They did not bring back wealth from Jingzhou, so they had to go out again and start from the grassroots level.

People who have experienced the war have gradually changed their views, the Han Dynasty has existed in name only, the unification of the world is the trend of the times, and the champion Hou has maintained the stability of several states by his own strength, and has been recognized by the people, they can only follow the trend.

Dong Zhuo and Li Ru were also in a much better mood when they learned that Liu Pan and the others had fled back to Yanzhou, and the three counties of Jingnan were already their territory; The land in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile, the irrigation is convenient, and the crops are twice a year, and they have a large number of people, and they are very satisfied.

Dong Zhuo no longer has the ambition of the past, he is satisfied with maintaining the status quo, and has no intention of attacking Jiaozhou, let alone the goal of fighting Jiangdong; Jiangdong Qinguan did not come to attack, and he was very relieved.