"Big brother-" Liu Ze grabbed Liu Bei's clothes and cried: "Big brother, why did my father and mother die?" Why? ”

Liu Bei's face was full of anger, obviously he suppressed his anger, and said sharply: "Second brother! Didn't you promise me to take care of my parents? That's what you've done, and you haven't been home once in four years! Sue me, what did you do? Do you still want your father and mother, do you want this family? ”

Liu Ze was stunned, even he himself was frightened, it has been four years, he hasn't been home once in four years, what have he done in the past four years? His mind was blank, and he only felt physically and mentally exhausted in the past four years, so busy that he forgot what he was up to, but he remembered that he wanted to go home several times but never found time.

"I ...... Very busy...... I don't have time to ......," Liu Ze explained, and even he didn't think it was a good reason, "-I sent someone to send money to my father and mother a few times......"

Liu Bei was furious when he heard this, grabbed his placket with his left hand, and said angrily: "You brute...... You think you're going to be a big deal if you have a few stinky bucks? Does Daddy lack you so much money? Do you know what they need? Family affection, family affection! Daddy's thoughts before he died were that you bastard thing, and he wanted me to take good care of you! And you--you actually sent away your parents who gave birth to you and raised you for a few stinky money, and for four years, you won't even show a face, you-you bastard! As he spoke, Liu Bei was angry from his heart, and he raised his right hand and slapped him hard.

Liu Ze only felt a hot pain on the left side of his face, and his ears were like thunder, Deng Dengden took a few steps back, and there were gold stars in his eyes, and he was physically and mentally exhausted at this time, and he felt that the world was spinning at this time, and he fell to the ground involuntarily.

"Second brother-" was Liu Bei's eager voice.

"Big brother—" was Zhang Fei's rough roar.

"Brother Xian-" seemed to be Gongsun Zhan's voice.

Liu Ze was lying on the couch, his body was like a coal, in a daze, he had a long, long dream, the ancient battlefield of the Jin Ge Iron Horse, the modern city with a lot of traffic, the Qinling Shu Road that is difficult to go to the blue sky, and the Silk Road of the yellow sand and thousands of miles, intertwined scene by scene, like a movie, one moment is a childhood in front of his parents' knees to recite the Analects childishly, one moment is his wife lying in his arms coquettishly complaining about the pain of lovesickness, and one moment is cutting off human heads in the desert of the ancient road and staining the yellow sand...... The fire, the steel knife, and the blood, turned into a poisonous snake, and entangled him to the death, and opened its bloody mouth to devour him......

"Ahh He screamed, and finally woke up from the nightmare, sweating profusely, he gasped, where is the poisonous snake? Where are the beauties? Some were just a shabby green cloth tent.

"Big brother, you're finally awake—" Zhang Fei's face was full of joy but couldn't hide the exhaustion on his face, Liu Ze looked at him, and wanted to struggle to sit down, but found that his whole body was sore, and it was difficult to lift his arms.

"Where is this?"

Zhang Feile was happy and said, "Big brother, do you have a fever that burns out your brain, this is your home!" ”

Liu Ze then remembered that he had returned home, but his father and mother were no longer there, and his heart ached like a knife, struggling to crawl and think about it.

Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "Big brother, what are you going to do?" ”

Liu Ze said weakly: "Help me up, I have to go to the mourning hall to incense my father and mother." ”

Zhang Fei said: "Big brother, you have been in a coma for three days and three nights, and Ling Zun and Ling Tang have already been buried. ”

Chapter 54 Twenty and Crown

"What? Three days and three nights? That...... Third brother, didn't you stay here for three days and three nights? ”

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Big brother, you have been in a coma for three days, and the high fever does not go away, but it frightened us, God bless you have finally woken up." ”

Liu Ze looked at Zhang Fei, a strong man, who had obviously lost a lot of weight, and his eyes were also red, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and said, "Third brother, I'm sorry, because of me, I'm tired of everyone." ”

"Big brother, what are you talking about, are you still outside, brother? Drink this bowl of medicine. ”

Saying that, Zhang Fei brought a bowl of half-warm decoction, and he didn't know how many times this bowl of decoction had been heated. Liu Ze silently drank the bitter decoction, and said half-loudly: "Where is my eldest brother?" ”

"Brother Ling is taking care of the aftermath outside the hospital."

"Third brother, help me up, I want to go to my parents' graves to see."

Zhang Fei hesitated for a moment and said, "Big brother, are you in good health?" ”

Liu Ze said weakly: "It's okay." ”

The weather in early winter was a little chilly, Liu Ze knelt silently in front of the grave, the fly ash of the paper money burning embers in front of him danced lightly in the wind, and the sadness in his heart was just like this light fly ash, dancing in the air. The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and the child wants to raise but does not wait. Liu Ze is desperately trying to make money, not only for the future to accumulate capital to dominate the world, but also for his parents to have a comfortable old age, for the parents who gave birth to him, Liu Ze did not forget to repay the favor, he wanted to make more money, so that his parents could live a better life, but this qiē was too late - sorrow came from it, and his tears came out of his eyes again.

I don't know when, Liu Bei has stood behind him, stood for a long time, and said softly: "Actually, my father didn't blame you at all before he died, he told me, you are a person who has achieved great things, and you have the world in mind, this family should not become your fetters, and your father left you only four words - glorious ancestors!" ”

Liu Ze couldn't cry anymore: "Big brother, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... I'm sorry......"

Liu Bei picked up Liu Ze and said: "Second brother, mourn, the deceased is gone, don't be too sad, remember your father's entrustment is the best memory, no matter where you are in the future, always remember that Lousang Village is your home, and it is enough for your relatives to rest here forever." ”

Liu Ze wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, nodded solemnly, and said, "Big brother, I will!" ”

Liu Bei also nodded and said, "Go back, the wind and cold here are heavy, your body has not healed yet, go home and raise it for a few days." ”

Liu Ze shook his head and said, "No, although I can't keep filial piety for my parents for three years, I still have to keep a vigil in front of this grave for three months to atone for my sins." Seeing that Liu Bei was going to say something more, Liu Ze quickly stopped him and said, "Big brother, you don't have to persuade me, I have made up my mind, if I can't stay here for my parents for three months, I can't feel at ease." ”

Liu Bei had no choice but to say: "Okay, I ordered my subordinates to build a thatched hut here, the cold winter is coming, if the second brother can't stand the cold, he can also move home, no matter where he is, it will be difficult for his father and mother to feel your filial piety." ”

Liu Ze didn't say anything, looked at the grave, there was only a simple stone tablet, and he said, "Big brother, I want to rebuild my parents' graves, it's too simple here." ”

Liu Bei said: "Second brother, no need, my father has a last word before he dies, and he must not be buried thickly, a willow coffin and a bluestone tombstone are enough, which is his old man's last words, and we must not be disobedient as children." ”

Liu Ze was stunned, he didn't expect his father to have such a last word, he was diligent and thrifty all his life, and he didn't change this habit until he died.

Liu Bei put a bag in front of Liu Ze, Liu Ze was stunned, opened it and saw that it was full of yellow and clear gold cakes, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said, "This is the money you sent home, and my father didn't touch a penny until he died." He asked me to give this to you on his deathbed, and he said you need the money more. ”

Liu Ze sighed secretly, and finally stopped talking.

From Liu Bei's mouth, he knew that the funeral of his parents was all done by Gongsun Zhan, who now happened to be the county magistrate of Zhuo County, and Liu Bei was recommended by Gongsun Chan to serve as the literary sacrificial wine of Liaoxi County. It seems ridiculous to take this position with Liu Bei's knowledge, Liu Ze can't understand why Liu Bei is so keen on officialdom to hold a meaningless and humble official position, just as Liu Bei can't understand Liu Ze's willingness to degenerate and put his identity as a clan official to do lowly business and make a living. In his opinion, businessmen are always lowly, and peddlers and pawns have been traveling all over the world for many years, and how much profit can they make under layers of exploitation?

Liu Ze smiled dumbly, but he didn't say that his current wealth is comparable to that of the country, as long as he has money, it is not easy to become an official? It's not a piece of cake to spend a little money casually, donating a county guard assassin history, even if it is the third public seat of Situ Sima Sikong, in the eyes of Emperor Han Ling, it is also a commodity that can be sold, and it is not easy to smash tens of millions by yourself. But in the end, Liu Ze still dispelled this idea, selling the official beard is the thing he hates the most, in order to do business, he can spend more money to bribe the official, but openly buying the official, this is a violation of his moral bottom line, and it will be despised by the world. Thinking about his eldest brother is a generation of heroes comparable to Cao Cao, although he is stinging in a small border town, but there will be a day when Kunpeng spreads his wings and the eagle strikes the sky, if the career is smooth sailing, it may not be a good thing.

Guan Yu returned from the northern border of Youzhou, passed by Zhuo County, and came to pay special respects to Liu Ze's parents. This trip went very smoothly, and it can be regarded as a successful completion of the maiden dart of the Yangwei dart game.

Liu Ze entrusted Guan Yu with full authority to deal with the affairs of the dart bureau, and ordered him to return to Luoyang immediately to fully preside over the business of the dart bureau. Originally, Liu Ze also wanted Zhang Fei to go back, but Zhang Fei refused to live or die, he said that with Liu Ze's current condition, there must indeed be someone around him to protect him. Guan Yu also agreed with Zhang Fei's decision, Liu Ze had no choice but to agree with Zhang Fei to stay in Zhuo County, he by the way instructed Guan Yu to bring the mining personnel stranded in Youzhou back to Phoenix Valley first, one is that he has to keep filial piety for three months, and the other is that Youzhou is cold in winter and drips into ice and cannot be mined at all, so let's wait until next year's spring flowers.

After a few more days, Liu Bei also left. Although there was a Ding Wei system in the Han Dynasty, and filial piety should be kept for 27 months after the death of parents, but the border counties were still in frequent wars, and it was not feasible for Ding Wei to mourn at all. During the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan, the emperor of Wu, ordered all officials who went to the funeral to be beheaded, not to mention Ding Wei for three years. Because of the war, the world is in turmoil, and so many officials have to go to Ding for three years, so won't the state machine be completely scrapped.

The winter in the north was extremely cold, and the heavy snow covered a qiē, and also covered Liu Ze, who knelt in front of the grave every day, as if he was petrified, and did not say a word all day. There are stoves and coal stones transported from Phoenix Valley in the small thatched hut, Zhang Fei rubbed his frozen red palms in front of the stove to keep warm, and looked helplessly at Liu Ze outside the thatched hut, let him die and persuade him to live and persuade, Liu Ze, who knelt in front of the grave for four hours every day, just didn't enter the thatched hut. Perhaps, he is punishing himself in this way, or perhaps, he is atoning for the sins of his parents who gave birth to him and raised him.