Chapter 42 Liu Bei returned to his hometown to worship his mother, and his adult uncle gave him the words

It is said that the five robbers knelt in front of Lu Zhi, which made the second monk Lu Zhi confused and confused.

"What's going on with you?" Lu Zhi asked inexplicably.

The leader said, "My lord, I am waiting for the soldiers of the original Fowl tribe. Half a year ago, the barbarian king rebelled, and we followed the barbarian king's army to rebel. Later, the Lord defeated the Barbarian King. We are prisoners captured by our adults. I am grateful for your kindness, forgave us for our guilt, and let us go. ”

"Then why didn't you go back to your tribe, but ended up here?" Lu Zhi is even more strange.

"At that time, the adults sent us a coil of wrapping. The five of us had never seen silver, but we knew that it was a very valuable thing. I still heard that with silver, we can go to the Central Plains to make a fortune, so we took the plate and wanted to go to the Central Plains. But...... But ......," he said, he was very embarrassed to speak.

"It turns out that you want to go to the Central Plains?! I'm afraid you won't even be able to eat. In this case, you can follow me. I'll take you to the Central Plains! Lu Zhi saw the embarrassment of several people, so he agreed to take them in.

In this way, Lu Zhi took these five Shanyue people and returned to Zhuozhou.

A month later, Lu Zhi returned to his hometown in Zhuo County.

Liu Bei said goodbye to his teacher, galloped wildly, and headed towards Lousang Village.

There is a way that the villagers are more keen, and the family is returned.

Looking at the huge umbrella-shaped mulberry tree in Lousang Village from afar, it is like a mother standing there looking forward to the longing of her son returning home, and it is also like the umbrella that her mother holds up to protect her son from the wind and rain, no matter whether the son is not there, she will always hold it up and wait for him to come back......

Thinking of his mother's bits and pieces in the past, Liu Bei's heart was very sour, and his eyes were red, but he gritted his teeth and forcibly withdrew the tears into his stomach.

"Drive! Drive! Drive! ......" A series of whips whipped the war horse, and it seemed that the war horse still had the potential to run faster.

He couldn't wait to see his mother soon......

Mother, do you have more gray hair on your head?

Is the callus on your hands thick again?

Have you gotten thinner over the years?

Does the master often come to the house to sit down?

……

Riding on a horse, his mind was not idle for a moment......

"Phew!" The war horse galloped over, and seeing that he was about to reach the door, he quickly grabbed the reins and slowed down.

"Mother! Mother! Before he could jump off his horse, he shouted, "I'm back!" ”

Liu's mother, who was doing needlework in the house, heard a noise outside, hurriedly put down the work in her hand and came to the courtyard.

I only heard the sound of banging on the courtyard gate outside the courtyard gate, and some people kept shouting: "Mother! Mother! I am back! ”

"I'm back!?" Mother Liu thought happily and hurried over to open the door.

When I opened the courtyard door, I saw a teenager standing outside the door.

"Mother!" Without waiting for the old mother to take a closer look, Liu Bei had already knelt down in front of his mother.

"Child, my child! You're finally back! "No matter how strict a mother is, when she hasn't seen her son for a few years, her concern far exceeds her desire for her son to become a Chan.

helped Liu Bei up, and Liu's mother carefully looked at her son, who had grown up.

He is more than seven feet tall, and his white face looks a little immature, but his light beard also looks a little mature.

Liu Bei was wearing a wolf's tooth helmet on his head, wearing a battle armor made of iron, a blue shirt under the armor, and a pair of cloud-stepping combat boots under his feet. A military uniform shows the heroic posture of a teenager.

"Okay! My son has finally grown up! Let's go back to the house. Liu's mother grabbed her son and walked to the house.

told his mother the story of farewell, Liu Bei had dinner with his mother at home, and then came out of the house.

He took the gift and rushed to his uncle's house to meet the two uncles.

From his uncle and mother, he learned that his teacher Liu Du had not appeared in the village for several years.

Worried, he took leave with his mother and rode his horse up the mountain.

The ancient temple on the mountain has become a thing of the past, and the place where martial arts were once practiced has long been overgrown with wild grass, and it is no longer possible to see that there was once a flat land there, nor can there be a trace of martial arts practice.

The ancient temple has long been ruined, and the ruins and walls show the decay of the past.

Teacher, where have you been?

Why don't you leave me a message?

Liu Bei stayed in the temple and refused to leave for a long time.

He looked through everything he could turn around, looking for anything he might be looking for, but he didn't find anything of value at all.

It wasn't until the sun was setting in the west that he reluctantly left here.

Against the backdrop of the setting sun, he dragged his usual reflections, rode on his horse, and slowly returned home.

Seeing his dejected appearance, Mother Liu handed him over to her side and asked, "Son, are you going to look for your teacher?" ”

"Yes! Mother. In front of his mother, Liu Bei didn't dare to hide anything.

"Didn't see it?"

"Nope. I searched everywhere I could, but I couldn't find it. The temple of that mountain has been ruined, and the place where martial arts were once practiced has long been overgrown with shrubs and weeds. Come to think of it, the teacher has been gone for a long time! Liu Bei said thoughtfully.

Mother Liu looked at Liu Bei, sighed "hey", and said: "Back then, after you left home to study in Jiujiang, Master Liu once came to see me at home. In the words of the Master, he said, 'The edifice will fall, and the descendants of our clan will endure humiliation and burden, and they will succeed in adventures.' I think Master meant that I should tell you that you should be prepared to endure humiliation. ”

"Yes, Mother. I will definitely understand the meaning of the teacher's words and make a good plan. It's just that the teacher has anything else to explain? Liu Bei asked his mother.

"No more. The Master has his own reasons for leaving. The road ahead is still up to you. Don't delay your future because the Master travels far away. Liu's mother said bitterly.

"Mother is educated. My son must live up to the expectations of his teachers and mothers. Liu Bei said very firmly.

Today, Liu Bei is seventeen years old.

He stayed at home and spent the seventeenth year with his mother.

The following year, Liu Bei turned eighteen years old.

His uncles Liu Yuanqi and Liu Yuanjing came over to witness his coming-of-age ceremony.

At the coming-of-age ceremony, Liu Yuanqi, as an elder, gave him the word Xuande.

Liu's mother said to Liu Bei: "Son, from today onwards, you are already an adult. Then you can't stay at home all day with me. You studied under Master Lu Zhi, you should go to him for an errand and be able to support your family. ”

"Mother taught me a lot. And so the son went. "Not to mention that Liu Bei is a very filial person, and he has always obeyed his mother's words.

The next day, he said goodbye to his mother and two uncles and rushed to Zhuojun.

Lu Zhi had long since recovered, and because the imperial court had not reactivated him, he had been recuperating at home.

Seeing Liu Bei enter the mansion, Lu Zhi asked with a smile, "You should be at the age of the crown, right?!" ”

"Back to adults, the students have passed the crown. Uncle gave the student the word Xuande! Liu Bei hurriedly replied.

Liu Bei, Liu Xuande?!

Prepared, kind and benevolent.

Xuande, too.

Good word!

Good!

Lu Zhi muttered to himself and nodded incessantly.

After thinking about it for a long time, he came back to his senses.

Seeing the teacher's return, Liu Bei said at an inopportune time: "The student and the crown, my mother told me to come to the teacher to seek an errand!" ”

"Even?! It's also time to work out! Lu Zhi nodded and said soothingly, "Now there is a shortage of people everywhere in the imperial court, and it just so happens that Guo Xun, the assassin of Youzhou, talked to me some time ago when we met. Well, I'll write you a letter of recommendation. You take my letter and go directly to Shi Guoxun. ”

"Thank you, teacher!"

Lu Zhi immediately lined up the rice paper and wrote a letter of recommendation.

……

Liu Bei took the letter, thanked his teacher Lu Zhi, and returned home.

When he returned home, Liu Bei immediately told his mother what the teacher had said.

Mother Liu nodded and said, "Xuande, my son, since the adult helped you write a letter of recommendation, you should rush to Youzhou as soon as possible to ask to see Lord Guo Xun." Don't worry about family matters, your two uncles will come to see me often. ”

"Yes, Mother."

……

At this time, Liu Bei's heart was like overturning a five-flavor bottle, sour, spicy, bitter, salty, and all tastes, but there was no sweetness.

Not long after returning home, he was about to leave his mother again, and he was reluctant to give up, but he had to listen to his mother's words.

However, as soon as he thought about the burden on his shoulders, he could not move in that direction.

Volume one, that's the end.

The next volume, Border Guan Rongma, will tell how Liu Bei grew up in the frontier guards.