At the end of the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Chen Lin once again crossed the Shu Road into the Shuzhong region, and the strange thing is that this time Jia Xu did not follow, and Chen Lin only took eighty cavalry guards to swagger out of Hanzhong County. Chen Lin said to the outside world that he was reporting to Lord Thorn Shi, but after Chen Lin entered Shuzhong, he only went to Zitong County to live, and did not go to meet Thorn Shi. Ren An, a famous scholar in Shu, that is, Chen Lin's current teacher, has been living in Zitong and Du Wei, and Ren An has the meaning of cultivating Du Wei into the most proud protégé. And Du Wei did not live up to Ren An's expectations, and Du Wei, who was only twenty-three years old, was already famous in Shuzhong, and vaguely became a new generation of Confucianism in Shuzhong. This time Chen Lin's arrival made Ren An even more radiant, although Chen Lin did not learn from Ren An, but nominally he was also Ren An's disciple. For a while, Ren An's two most favorite disciples were accompanied by him, which made Ren An laugh all day long, and Chen Lin was dumbfounded by Du Wei's growth, and the two also talked in detail. Everyone in the world knows that Chen Lin is famous for his unique poems, so for a time Zitong County has become a place where Shu middle school students gather, many people have come to Chen Lin to ask for poetry, and some people want to see Ren An's demeanor, and some people are coming to Du Wei. In short, Zitong County is overcrowded, and they are all Confucian scholars and Confucian students who are full of wealth, so it is not lively.

In the Du Wei Du Mansion of the Zitong clan, Chen Lin's master and apprentice were discussing and talking, and Du Wei smiled and said: "Now this Zitong has gathered a lot of scholars, all of whom are here to rely on their teachers." Ren An stroked his beard and laughed, Chen Lin didn't expect to encounter such a scene when he entered Shu this time, and said: "Hehe, the name of the teacher is all over Sichuan and Shu, and now there are outstanding disciples like Guofu, I am afraid that looking at the big Han, few people can be so respected as the teacher." ”

Ren An saw that the two proud disciples praised themselves, Ren An laughed and scolded: "You two, don't learn from that exaggerated person, how can you chase fame and fortune in order to learn quietly." Chen Lin immediately retorted: "What the teacher said is a little inappropriate, since ancient times, I and other students have been hanging beams and thorns, and they have studied hard for more than ten years, just to be reused one day, show what they have learned, and think of the common people in the world." If we are doing penance and economic cultivation only for the sake of being able to understand things and reason, and do not care about others, it is our own selfishness. What the teacher said is not to chase fame and fortune, but it is just the bottom line. ”

As soon as Chen Lin finished speaking, Du Wei saw that Ren An's face was a little displeased, and hurriedly said: "I have lived in Zitong County with my teacher for a long time, but I don't see so many people coming. Du Wei's words were a joke, Ren An also laughed, and said: "For the teacher and Guofu in Zitong, plus Bo Zhiyuan came from Hanzhong, the people of Shuzhong thought that Zitong would have a great event, so they rushed here." Everyone came from afar, for the teacher can't bear to let him return empty-handed, if you choose a day to hold a lecture in this Zitong, so that everyone can gain, for the education of the people of Shu is also a credit, Wang Bozhi, Guofu to help. ”

On the second day, Zitong reported that the great sage Ren An was going to hold a lecture in Zitong, and suddenly the counties were boiling, and many young students who were somehow confused to Zitong said to their companions: "Look, just say that Zitong is going to have a grand event, and you still don't believe it." The time for the lecture came soon, Ren An was initially set for two days, and on this day, Chen Lin and Du Wei accompanied Ren An to slowly walk to the lecture platform arranged by the early order. Suddenly, a sergeant rushed over, and Du Wei saw that it was Du Xing's subordinate, and hurriedly asked why he was so flustered.

The sergeant hurriedly knelt down and reported back: "Mr. Yu, there are already hundreds of students surrounded in front of the podium, and the number is still increasing. Chen Lin and the three of them were all shocked, and Ren An's eyes were even more blurred: "How can you be old." Chen Lin knew that Ren An originally thought that there were only one or two hundred people, but he didn't expect that there were nearly a thousand now, how could he not move Ren An, most of these people were coming for Ren An. Du Wei is the master of this place, so he said: "Let Du Xing send county soldiers to the scene to suppress the formation, so as not to let the small people spoil the teacher's big things, go." The sergeant hurried down again to find the county lieutenant Duchenne.

Ren An wiped his tears, and said to Chen Lin and Du Wei energetically: "Let's go, take a look with the teacher." Chen Lin and Du Wei supported Ren An left and right. When I came to the lecture hall, I saw a sea of people, nearly 1,000 students simply sitting on straw mats, talking in a mess, waiting for Ren An's arrival. In the middle is a square bamboo platform that is only two or three feet, and suddenly a student saw Ren An who appeared with Chen Lin and the others supporting, and shouted with joy: "Grandpa Ding is here." In an instant, the audience was silent, everyone stood up, and they all went to Ren An's side, taking the initiative to get out of the way. Ren An greeted the young scholars warmly, which showed that the old man was approachable, and Chen Lin and the others were also watched by a lot of eyes when they were by Ren An's side.

Ren An is worthy of being a famous Confucian in Sichuan and Shu, nearly 1,000 people listened to the scene without a sound, a full three hours of lectures, Bo Gu and the present, Ren An said that everyone was fascinated. If it weren't for the fact that everyone understood Ren An's old age and physical exhaustion, and was afraid that he would still be unwilling to let Ren An step down, Chen Lin had a new understanding of Ren An's knowledge in three hours. Chen Lin felt that if he hadn't saved a lot of fame by relying on his grandfather's poetry book, he was afraid that Chen Lin would not even have the qualifications to meet Ren An in person, this is the real knowledge.

When helping Ren An to step down, a person suddenly said loudly: "I have heard for a long time that Lord Chen loves the people like a son and governs well, I don't know how Lord Chen thinks to deal with the people of Sichuan and Shuyi?" As soon as this person finished speaking, Ren An felt a little uncomfortable, because in Ren An's opinion, these are not real knowledge, and these things seem a little cheesy. Ren An said to Du Wei: "Guofu, since someone wants to discuss with Bozhi, let Bozhi stay, I'm tired of being a teacher." Then he said to Chen Lin: "Bozhi, since everyone has the heart to ask for advice, Bozhi should discuss with everyone wholeheartedly, and return first for the teacher." After speaking, he walked away slowly with Du Wei. Leaving Chen Lin embarrassed, Du Wei, who was far away, turned around and gave Chen Lin a look, which made Chen Lin extremely helpless. It was originally Ren An's lecture, how could he implicate himself.

Chen Lin didn't seem to like Ren An when he saw it, so he didn't have much of a mood, and asked the man coldly: "I don't know what Mr. is called?" The man talked and smiled: "A certain Li Quanzi Hengshu." As soon as Li Quan finished speaking, the crowd around him let out an exclamation, and Chen Lin didn't know why. I saw that everyone admired this Li Quan quite a lot, and at the same time, many people were also looking forward to seeing how Chen Lin answered Li Quan's question just now.

Chen Lin knew that this person must not be an ordinary person, but he was afraid that he would be a great figure in Shuzhong, so he didn't dare to be careless, thought a little, and said: "Hanyi is safe, then there is nothing to do." Li Quan couldn't imagine that Chen Lin was just a few words, and he didn't understand what Chen Lin was talking about, so he asked. Chen Lin replied: "The Yi people do not have the heart to fight for power and hegemony, but only because life is forced to disturb our Han people from time to time, just imagine if the Yi people and the Han people are as rich as food and clothing, who is willing to risk their lives to do illegal things." Just like my Hanzhong County, now in Baozhong County, open a mutual market, communicate with the Yi people, and then strictly enforce the officials, so that the Yi people do not suffer from deception, so the Yi people need Han goods, and the Han people can also get benefits from the goods traded by the Yi people, and they are all happy. After a long time, the Yi people will be inseparable from the support of the Han people, and then they will live a peaceful life, and how can they be chaotic. ”

Chen Lin originally just wanted to perfunctory Li Quan, but he didn't want to see Li Quan but he looked really studious, so he told Hanzhong's strategy, and Li Quan gave a high-five after hearing it: "Okay, good, I should be like this in Yizhou, Lord Chen is good at planning." Chen Lin knew that although this was a ploy, he was not afraid of hearing it, because it would not be harmful to anyone. Chen Lin saw that Li Quan did not refute himself with the orthodoxy of Han supremacy, and he instantly had a good impression of Li Quan, because when he was in Hanzhong, there were many Han people who claimed to be a master and said that Chen Lin was fornicating with foreigners, in short, it was a criticism. No, now after listening to Chen Lin's words, some students shouted: "Forget your ancestors." It made Chen Lin embarrassed. In the end, Li Quan took Chen Lin away and said, "My lord, let's go, have a drink with so-and-so." Unexpectedly, this Li Quan is also a man of temperament, which makes Chen Lin's favor greatly increased. The two came directly to Zitong's inn, and Chen Lin hurriedly asked someone to go back to report to Ren An, so as not to worry Du Wei and others, so he drank with Li Quan.

Chen Lin finally knew why the people around Fang Cai admired Li Quan so much, it turned out that although Li Quan didn't say it, Chen Lin knew from his words that Li Quan was a big family in Sichuan and Shu, and he had a force that could not be underestimated in the entire Shu, and he could be regarded as one of the best strong families in Shu. Coupled with Li Quan's warm and bold temperament, Li Quan left a lot of good names in Shu. Chen Lin was also happy to get acquainted with such a famous name in Shuzhong, so he talked about everything with Li Quan, and unconsciously saw that the two of them knew in the inn that the next day was dawn, and when they saw the rooster crowing, Chen Lin and Li Quan looked at each other and laughed, like close friends who had been friends for many years.

It turned out that the reason why Li Quan asked Chen Lin about the Yiren yesterday was because Li Quan knew that Yizhou was a barbarian, and the Han Dynasty had not found an effective solution to the Yiren for many years, and heard that the relationship between the Taishou of Hanzhong County and the Bashan Yiren was very good, so Li Quan thought about asking Chen Lin for advice, because many people in the Li family are now working in Shuzhong, which has a great impact on the career of the Li family and the safety of the people in Shuzhong. Therefore, Li Quan was almost always asking Chen Lin about the handling of Yiren all night, and at the same time, Chen Lin also got a lot from Li Quan, in short, the two hit it off at first sight.

The rooster crowed, Chen Lin hurriedly stood up, and said to Li Quan: "Hengshu, I still have to accompany my teacher to give a lecture, let's stop here today, talk to Hengshu, and benefit a lot." ”