The Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, starting from the Longjiang River in the north and the East China Sea in winter, with a total of more than 200 states and more than 1,500 counties. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "state" is divided into upper, middle, and lower levels according to the number of households, and the same is true for counties. It is said that Lu Wu was tired of the world in his later years, found a treasure of feng shui, and took his children and grandchildren to live a life of seclusion in the mountains and forests, from which this place was named "Lu Village". When it came to the Tang Dynasty, Lucun was in Jianghuai Mingzhou.

Two hundred miles north of Mingzhou is the richest city in the Tang Dynasty: Chuzhou.

In the afternoon of this day, it was late autumn and October.

The ginkgo trees inside and outside the city of Chuzhou have been full of golden branches, the autumn wind has swept through, and the golden leaves are all over the sky.

I saw a person dressed in shabby clothes and limping towards Chuzhou City from a distance.

After a while, this person came to the city gate of Chuzhou, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, looked up and saw the word "Chuzhou" on the city, just like finding a treasure, he was exhausted and swept away, laughed to himself, and hurried to the city.

As soon as this person entered the city, he hurriedly stopped a man and asked, "Uncle, may I ask if this is Chuzhou City?" ”

The man looked at the man's shabby clothes, frowned, and said, "Isn't it written on the city gate?" ”

"That's right...... That's right! It's almost there......" The man didn't care about the man's disgusted look, and said to himself: "Mingzhou...... Mingzhou is just two hundred miles south of Chuzhou, so it must not be wrong...... You'll be there in a few days......"

This person only entered Chuzhou City, and he didn't take a few steps to get lost. I saw that there were many shops on the street, and there was an endless stream of people coming and going, looking around, where could I still find the way out of the city? He took the package on his back to him, opened it and looked at it, there were only two steamed buns and a change of clothes in the bag. I thought to myself: "I will go to Lucun in a few days, but I can't wear this dress again, but fortunately, there is only one clean shirt left in the package, and I have to find an inn to freshen up." ”

After a short time forward, it was even more lively. The roadside is full of strange items that I have never seen in my life.

"Come and see, freshly made kraft candy ......"

"Come and try this pot of cakes......"

The vendors on the side of the road kept shouting, and this person was dazzled as he walked. I didn't take two steps, but I saw that the stall in front of me was full of books, and there were two people standing behind the stall, who should be book sellers.

The man stopped, stunned for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes, and ran to the bookstall in a few steps, looking down.

"This ...... Childe, what books do you want to buy? The two vendors of the bookstall sat idly aside, looked this man up and down, and saw that he was covered with dirt and a tattered bag on his back, and thought to himself that this man must be an exile from a nearby state or county.

"You...... Do you have a war book here? The man asked, looking at it.

After the two booksellers glanced at each other, one of them stood up, pointed to the last side and said, "I have all the military books here, I don't know which one this son is looking for?" ”

This person was overjoyed and thought: "The world says that Chuzhou is rich in the world, and it is the land of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty. So he hurriedly said: "Do you have the "Lu Sheng's Art of War" here?" ”

In the land of China, "The Art of War of Lu Sheng" is sold everywhere, and the bookseller saw that this person was extremely eager for a sparse and ordinary military book, and couldn't help laughing in his heart: "Just a copy of "The Art of War of Lu Sheng", as for being in a hurry? What a dirt bun. He smiled, leaned over and pulled a book from the side, patted the dust on the cover, handed it over, and said, "This is." ”

The man took the book and hurriedly flipped through it, but after reading it a few times, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "No...... Not right......"

Another bookseller also stood up when he heard this person say the word "no", frowned and said: "This son, things can be eaten indiscriminately, but words can't be said indiscriminately, there are no mistakes or omissions in the books I sell here, what could be wrong?" ”

This person seemed to be fascinated by this military book, flipped through it again, and said to himself: "This book of "Lu Sheng's Art of War" is not right, it is exactly the same as the one I bought elsewhere. ”

When the two booksellers heard this man's inexplicable words, they looked at each other, and they were both full of doubts and a little dissatisfied, and said, "This son, since this book is exactly the same as the one I bought elsewhere, how can it be wrong?" ”

"You're looking for trouble?" The other bookseller glared at the man, straightened up, and accentuated his tone.

"I ...... I'm just here to find the 'Supreme Art of War', do you have anything to sell? The man put down the book, full of disappointment.

"What did you say?"

"You're going to buy nothing...... The art of war? ”

The two booksellers have seen a lot, but it is the first time that they have encountered a person who wants to buy the 'Supreme Art of War'. When the two of them saw the dirt bun in front of them put down the book, they knew that he would definitely not buy the book, and when they heard that he was not a Jianghuai accent, their eyes immediately rolled.

A bookseller said: "This son, I don't have the 'Supreme Art of War' here. But this "Lu Sheng's Art of War", do you buy it? ”

The man withdrew his hand, shook his head, and said, "I already have this copy of the "Lu Sheng's Art of War", don't buy it, don't buy it." So saying, he turned and left.

"Wait!"

"What's wrong?"

The bookseller picked up the book "Lu Sheng's Art of War", pretended to flip through it, deliberately "Huh", pointed to a page in the book, and said, "This son, look at this...... This is it...... You tore my book and you want to run away? ”

As he spoke, the two of them surrounded each other, one left and one right.

The man became anxious and defended, "You...... You guys are talking nonsense, I just looked at it a few times, how can it be broken? ”

The two booksellers said as they winked at the people across the street.

There were seven or eight people across the street, and they immediately gathered in front of the bookstall at this time, deliberately crowding into a group.

Seeing this, the bookseller deliberately said: "If you don't lose money, I'm going to sue the official!" ”

This person only felt that his body was squeezed by a group of people, and his right arm was hit by a person, so he hurriedly rubbed it with his left hand, but his attention was only on the bookseller, his face was red, and he said with a straight face: "Sue the official, sue the official, you said that I turned this book into rotten, but ...... Is there any evidence? As soon as he finished speaking, the people gathered behind him dispersed.

After watching these people leave, the bookseller sneered at the corner of his mouth and said, "Forget it...... Forget it, it's just a book, and here you go. ”

Seeing that the bookseller was no longer pursuing it, this person became suspicious in his heart, and looked at the sneer on the faces of the two of them, and suddenly remembered the few people behind him just now...... He hurriedly reached out to dig his waist, was startled, and hurriedly touched his whole body up and down, and exclaimed, "It's not good!" My purse is gone! He thought to himself, "It must have been the group of people who stole the money bag when they hit themselves just now!" So he hurriedly turned around and rushed out into the street, but where was the group of people?

Who is this person who stole the money bag, not Lu Chengkong?

He was cautious along the way, but he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in Chuzhou today, he relaxed his vigilance. How can I be good if I don't have money?

Lu Chengkong still didn't give up, and walked to the bookstall and checked his whole body again. Thinking back to what had just happened, he thought that the bookseller must have colluded with the gang to steal his money bag, so he said to the bookseller: "You guys...... You stole my money bag while I wasn't looking? ”

These two booksellers were already blackmailing people from other places, selling porcelain yesterday, selling books today, and selling kraft candy a few days later, at this time, seeing Lu Chengkong's weak appearance, he stupidly ran to ask himself, and his heart was even more proud, and he sneered: "What about the evidence?" ”

Lu Chengkong held his breath in his chest, and there was indeed no evidence.

A bookseller said, "You yourself accidentally dropped your money bag, and you want to frame us." You ruined the book, and we didn't let you pay for the book...... Why don't you get out of here? Don't get in the way of our business. ”

At this time, a few passers-by came to watch and pointed at Lu Chengkong. Lu Chengkong blushed, knowing that even if he found those few people, it would be useless, he had no evidence, and he had to blame himself for being careless, even if he was not convinced, he had to admit his loss and leave.