Under the big mulberry tree, Liu Bei and his mother Huang sat opposite each other, weaving straw mats with their hands and feet quickly, the New Year is approaching, the sales of straw mats have increased greatly, and their mother and son have been working overtime for several days in a row. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, Liu Bei was a langzhong in the palace, although he did not pay a fortune, but Liu Xiu gave him, Mao Zong, and Lu Shen all paid monthly money according to the standard of a thousand stones, and the queen mother occasionally had some rewards, Liu Bei had no expenses when he was in the capital, and the reward he received for meritorious service in northern Xinjiang was not spent a single money, and this time he brought back nearly twenty gold, which did not need to be so hard, but his mother Huang was used to working hard, and always felt that although Liu Bei had a little money now, it was all Liu Xiu who helped him, not his own real money, So I refused to give up this business. She refused to give up, and of course Liu Bei couldn't watch from the side, so she had to re-engage in her old business and weave a straw mat with her mother.

It was still a little rusty at first, but after half a day, Liu Bei was already very proficient. In the past few years, he has been diligent in practicing martial arts, his body is very strong, his hands and feet are flexible, and he is fast and good at weaving.

"Ah...... Xuande...... "Huang just got used to calling his son Ah Bei, but when he looked up and saw his son, who was already a head taller than him, he quickly changed his name and called him like everyone else in the room.

"Mother, you still call me Ah Bei, it's comfortable to listen to." Liu Bei raised his head and smiled, but his hands and feet did not stop, and the smooth grass stems flew under his hands, like the whirling dance skirt of an orchid.

"Oh, Ah Bei, you should go to your teacher's house in the city, it's almost the New Year, and you have to give some gifts. I picked out five of the best mats yesterday for you to bring over. ”

Liu Bei replied sullenly, feeling a little uncomfortable. He is now worried about this matter, and it is the New Year. Although Lu Zhi is idle at home, his prestige is even greater, now his eldest son is Gu Taishou, the second son is a close confidant of the Empress Dowager, among the disciples, Liu Xiuguan Juwei General, Gongsun Zan is the left general, and the guests who come and go will naturally talk about these, what about him? Although he, like Lu Shen, is a close confidant of the Queen Mother. And he is more favored in front of the Queen Mother. But who will take him seriously? They will only talk about the Lu brothers, and they will only talk about Liu Xiu and Gongsun Zhan, and there will be no Liu Bei.

Huang Shi saw that Liu Bei was not very interested, and looked at him with some concern. Knowing her son Mo Ruomu, she pulled Liu Bei from childhood to such a big age. I don't know what he thinks. Although Liu Bei was also poor in the past, he never felt inferior, he was always very confident, even in the face of children a few years older than him, he dared to jump out and face it. At that time, Liu Xiu was a thug who followed him, and Liu Bei only needed to point his hand. && Liu Xiu will not hesitate to rush out to fight with his opponent, even if he is beaten with a blue nose and swollen eyes, and he is scolded by his mother Tang when he goes back, he will do it again next time.

But now Liu Xiu, who listened to Liu Bei's command, became General Wei, and Liu Bei had to rely on his wings to survive, this contrast is indeed difficult to accept, not to mention anything else. If there is a small talk in the clan, which one is not Liu Xiu. Who would mention Liu Bei like he did back then? Even Liu Zijing, who is most optimistic about Liu Bei, doesn't say much now.

Liu Bei was also arrogant, this contrast was too difficult for him to accept, and in the month he went home, he had hardly ever gone out except for the indispensable visit to the elders of the clan, otherwise he would not be so skilled in weaving mats.

Huang glanced at the broken mark in Liu Bei's eyebrows with some distress, remembered the legend that circulated among the elders of the clan, and couldn't help but open his mouth again: "Ah Bei, you are also twenty-two, it's time to get married." People say that if you can marry a good woman, you can change your life. ”

Liu Bei raised his head to look at his mother, and when he saw her looking at him worriedly, his heart warmed, so he raised his hand and touched his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't listen to their nonsense, anything that changes your life is a lie." Ah Xiu fought at the beginning, I don't know how many times he was injured, and I didn't see him change his life. I'm actually going pretty smoothly now, Ah Xiu has told me several times that if he wants me to be an official by his side, he will be a lieutenant as soon as he goes, and after two or three years, he will be a lieutenant. Captain, you know, it's bigger than Aweng's county order. ”

Huang Turban lowered his eyelids unhappily and continued to weave a straw mat: "Captain, not a martial artist with soldiers?" I'd rather you be a county magistrate than a lieutenant, or what would you have been doing in the first place. ”

Liu Bei shook his head helplessly, he also regretted it now, forcing himself to read so much and passing the exam, but now it is useless. Thinking about it, this is all because the mountain of the Yuan family is in front of a poor scholar like them, blocking their way out.

It seems that if you want to become a leader, if you don't want to rely on Liu Xiu, you can only rely on the Yuan family. Although Liu Xiu said the same thing in the two states of Bingliang, they are all frontiers, how can there be the Central Plains. However, the Central Plains is the territory of the Yuan family, and if you want to be an official there, you must be attached to the Yuan family.

Liu Bei lowered his head and continued to be busy, but his heart was pondering. He hated the Yuan family for blocking his way, but he had to admit that he didn't have the strength to confront the Yuan family at all, and he didn't think Liu Xiu had such strength. He has already heard the news of the Yellow Turban's pacification, what will be the next situation, he also knows in his heart, the strength of the Yuan family has further expanded, only one county in Nanyang has exceeded the total strength of the two states mastered by Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu is still vulnerable in front of the Yuan family.

Therefore, the prospects for continuing the confrontation are very bad. Fortunately, Yuan Kui's wife Ma Lun is the senior sister of Mr. Lu Zhi, and after meeting him several times, she has a good impression of him. Perhaps, this is an opportunity that can be seized. It's just that in this way, he is faced with the decision to part ways with Liu Xiu.

Liu Bei was very hesitant because of this, Liu Xiu has taken good care of him all these years, and has always treated him as a brother, if he wants to join the Yuan family, will he be said to be a forgetful of righteousness, and when he returns to his hometown, will he be looked down upon by the fathers and elders of the clan?

Liu Bei raised his head, looked at the slim mulberry tree, remembered the bold words when he was a child, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and touched his eyebrows again. At that time, I was really ignorant, I couldn't imagine that there was a family like the Yuan family in the world, and I thought that the people in the world were the same as the neighbors in the neighborhood, and they were inferior to themselves. In fact, now he not only knows that there are many heroes in the world, but Liu Xiu, who used to look muddy, is also several times stronger than him, and now when he thinks of that sentence that does not know the height of the sky, he can only smile bitterly.

"Xuande...... Xuande ...... "Uncle Liu Zijing walked over quickly. In the past, he also took very good care of Liu Bei, and when Liu Bei was not at home, Liu Zijing often gave relief to the Huang family, so now although he no longer values Liu Bei as much as before, Liu Bei still respects him very much, and when he saw him coming over in such a hurry, he hurriedly got up to greet him: "Uncle, why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"Stop weaving mats, go wash your face and change your clothes." Liu Zijing was out of breath and pushed Liu Bei: "Quick, someone from the Assassin Mansion is coming, I can't handle it, you can help me to receive it." Now we have nothing but Deran here, that is, you have an official position. ”

Liu Bei was stunned: "Someone from the Assassin Mansion?" What are you here for? ”

"It's not your uncle's business, it is said that this person has been missing for four or five years, and if there is still no news, you have to cancel your account according to death."

"Death?" Liu Bei was taken aback, and suddenly felt that something was wrong. There has been no news of the missing person for five years, and it is true that it must be noted in the county's household register, but it is generally not treated as a death. Liu Xiu is now the official and the general of the guard, and no one is so nonsense, doesn't this make it clear that Liu Xiu wants to abandon the official? If it is treated as death, Liu Xiu will have to go home and keep filial piety for three years.

Liu Bei has been in the palace for a few years, and he still has this knowledge, he immediately smelled the meaning of the conspiracy, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he specially changed into the clothes of being a langzhong in the palace, and followed Liu Zijing to the pavilion. Liu Bei is now seven feet five inches tall, with wide shoulders and a thick back, with a dignified appearance, full of the vitality of a young man, and wearing this costume again, he looks even more heroic.

"It's worthy of being the queen of the clan, what a young man." Assassin Guo Xun glanced at Liu Bei, and sighed with great satisfaction. Liu Bei saw that it was Lord Assassin Shi who was coming in person, and he felt that the situation was serious, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Yongle Palace Lang Zhongbei, meet the envoy."

"Please get up, please get up, don't be polite." Guo Xun smiled slightly, politely invited Liu Bei to take a seat, said a few polite words, and asked about Liu Xiu's father Liu Yuanqi's situation, mainly whether there was anything abnormal about them before, whether they had relatives in other places, whether there was news recently, etc., these words have actually been asked by Liu Zijing and others, and asking Liu Bei again at this moment is just to verify.

Although Liu Zijing is also a figure with a face here, but the biggest official he has ever seen is only the county order of Zhuo County, Taishou and Thorn Shi are not qualified to meet, at most they look at it from a distance, in the face of Guo Xun, a thorn from the Guo family in Yingchuan, he is instinctively a little timid, and his speech is a little upside down and vague. But Liu Bei is different, he even sees the Son of Heaven often, and he has respect for Guo Xun, but he is not afraid at all, so he is clear and reasonable, which makes Guo Xun very satisfied.

"I still have something to ask you, I heard that your grandfather once made Dongjun Fan Ling?"

Liu Bei nodded yes.

"Then do you know that Liu Yuanqi was from Fan County before he moved here?"

Liu Bei looked up at Guo Xun in surprise, and felt in his heart, how could this matter be related to his grandfather? He hurriedly shook his head: "I don't know, I've never heard of such a thing." ”

"It's normal that you don't know, but this is what Li Ding said, you can go and ask him." Guo Xun looked at Liu Bei, who was a little confused, and added unhurriedly, "Moreover, we found the relevant records, the document of Liu Yuanqi's relocation to Zhuo County was signed by your grandfather, the time, I'll take a look at it" Guo Xun opened a roll ......of bamboo slips and said a time.

When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly felt that this time seemed to be a few days before and after his grandfather's death. He was a little nervous, he didn't dare to speak casually, he was silent for a moment, and glanced at Guo Xun: "What does the envoy mean, this matter has something to do with my grandfather?" ”

"No, it's related to your grandfather's death." Guo Tu turned out from behind, looked at Liu Bei for a moment, and smiled: "Xuande, a meritorious person who fell into the plain, why is he still a man?" "To be continued.