Chapter 19: The Axioms of the World, the Strong Are Respected (II)
。 Liu Chuang wanted to ask about Zhu Hai's identity several times, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to speak.
Zhu Hai is Guan Hai!
One of the 36 road commanders of the Yellow Turban Army...... With such an identity, why do you want to hide in the poor countryside of Qu County? Liu Chuang never figured it out.
Roll over and sit up, and pick up a roll of bamboo slips from the pillow.
This military book has been read very well, but Liu Chuang still doesn't know what kind of military book it is.
His gaze inadvertently swept over a box in the corner of the house, and Liu Chuang seemed a little hesitant. He lifted the quilt, walked over and crouched down, his palm brushing over the wooden box, and muttering. This box has been placed here, but Liu Chuang doesn't know what is inside.
It seems to be Liu Yong's thing, although Liu Yong didn't forbid him to touch it, let alone make any restrictions, but for some reason, that Liu Chuang had never touched the box before, and he didn't even have the idea of approaching, let alone knowing what was in the box.
But Liu Chuang is curious!
For some reason, he always felt that there was some secret hidden in the box, and issued a silent summons to him.
Was it the body's initial instinct?
Or is it something else?
Liu Chuang gritted his teeth, slowly stretched out his hand, and put it on the box.
Just as he was about to open the box, there was a sound of footsteps outside the house.
Immediately after the door was opened, Zhu Hai came in with a pottery bowl, "Big Bear, why are you up?" ”
"Uncle Hai!"
Liu Chuang hurriedly stood up, "I've been lying down for too long, and my body bones are a little stiff." So get up and take a walk, and move your muscles and bones by the way. ”
"Well, it's a good thing to be properly organized."
As Zhu Hai spoke, he put the pottery bowl on the wooden pier on the couch on the ground, and beckoned Liu Chuang to come over, "Drink the medicine first...... There have been a lot of things going on in the past two days at the yamen, and I'll have to rush back to duty in a while. Drink the medicine and sleep a little more. Lunch is ready, and if I don't come back by noon, you can heat it up on the fire and eat it yourself...... In the past two days, I don't know why, there are a lot of things in the yamen. ”
Liu Chuang frowned, leaned over and glanced at the black potion, and his mouth was bitter.
But he gritted his teeth, picked up the pottery bowl, pinched his nose and drank it all.
Zhu Hai didn't say it, but Liu Chuang knew that although this potion was bitter, it was worth a lot. In order to replenish qi and blood, Zhu Hai bought five old ginseng, worth two gold. Zhu Hai said that the money for buying ginseng is a commission given by the elk family. But Liu Chuang understood that no matter how generous the Elk family was, it would be impossible to give him so much money. The commission of the elk family is only 5,000 yuan, at best, to buy an old ginseng, and there is also danger.
It's all Zhu Hai's own money!
As for where Zhu Hai got so much money, Liu Chuang can roughly guess the clue.
In his heart, he was even more grateful, and after drinking the potion, he lay down again and said softly: "Uncle Hai, when will I recover?" ”
Zhu Hai said: "You forcibly broke through in the battle, although you have reached the realm of the bear transformation, but the foundation is not solid.
In addition, if you are exhausted of qi and blood, it will take at least twenty or thirty days to fully recover. However, now that your qi and blood have recovered, you can resume your practice. But remember, you can't work as hard as before, twice a day is enough, too much will cause a loss of qi and blood.
It's a pity that Xiao Langzhong doesn't have a century-old Liaodong ginseng there.
If there is a century-old ginseng as a medicine, it is said that the recovery cannot be accelerated, and the recovery can be recovered in ten days at most. ”
100-year-old Liaodong ginseng?
Liu Chuang bared his teeth secretly...... The old ginseng he eats now is about twenty or thirty years old. An old ginseng will cost five or six thousand yuan, if it is a hundred years old ginseng, the price may have to increase several times, without three hardware at all, and it is still the kind that has no price.
In times of war, doctors are the most precious.
And those medicinal materials that can Pei Yuan's life are even more difficult to find.
Liu Chuang didn't have the luxury of finding the so-called century-old ginseng, so he just took Zhu Hai's words as a deaf ear.
He lay down, his mouth opened and wanted to speak, but Zhu Hai rushed before him and said, "Pei Shao has already told me, I didn't expect that Da Xiong, you are in Qu County, and you can actually guess my identity, but I really underestimated you." However, I won't ask you how you guessed my identity, and you don't ask me why I stayed in Qu County. In short, you just need to know that your uncle will never kill you. ”
"Uncle Hai......"
"What did you gain from going to Huaiyin this time?"
Liu Chuang hesitated for a moment and said softly: "It's nothing, I just think that the gap between ideals and reality is too big!" ”
His words came from feelings.
Previously, Liu Chuang felt that with his foresight of history and martial arts, he could gain a foothold under Liu Bei's account.
But one walked
When he went to Huaiyin, he realized how ridiculous his thoughts were......
In this age of virtue and family lineage, sometimes money is nothing.
This is an era of fighting for family history, and there is a good old man, even better than thousands of family fortunes...... He has no family background, no reputation, his writing is not as good as Chen Deng and Chen Qun, Wu is not Zhang Fei Guan Yu's opponent, why is Liu Bei valued? That's a person who can even abandon his wife and children, a character like Liu Chuang, I don't know how many I will meet every day, how can Liu Bei be entrusted with a heavy task?
Even if it is Lu Zhu, who has tens of thousands of family wealth, in Liu Bei's eyes, he is afraid that it can't compare to Chen Deng's words.
In such a situation, how easy is it to get ahead? If you don't do it well, you will lose your life, and the gains outweigh the losses.
So, defect to Liu Bei?
It seems that this is not the way to go......
Zhu Hai said: "I don't know why you are optimistic about Liu Bei.
But I've dealt with this person, so I know a little bit about it...... Liu Bei is very ambitious and good at disguise, so much so that many people think that he is the magnanimous and benevolent person. As everyone knows, this person is extremely cunning, and after claiming to be King Jing of Zhongshan, he went around deceitful and deceptive. I think that when Tao Qian asked him for help, Liu Bei was still working under Gongsun Zhan...... He borrowed thousands of soldiers and horses from Gongsun Zhan to come to Xuzhou, and then never returned. Thinking that at the beginning, Cao Cao's troops were in Xuzhou, and Liu Bei wrote to persuade Cao Cao to withdraw from the army......
It is also said that he was lucky, and the Yanzhou Rebellion forced Cao Cao to withdraw his troops.
However, Liu Bei took this matter to himself, and when he met people, he said that Cao Cao was inspired by his advice, so he collected his troops and stopped attacking Xuzhou.
With his three-inch incorruptible tongue, he was able to accommodate himself in Xuzhou. Not long after, he was deceived from Tao Qian to Xuzhou...... He promised in front of Tao Qian's couch that he would keep Tao Qian's heir...... But now, who cares about Tao Qian's two sons? Is this what caregiving? ”
"Huh?"
Liu Chuang was stunned for a moment, and he was speechless for a while.
Zhu Hai said again: "Big Bear, do you know why I didn't go to Liu Bei?" ”
Liu Chuang shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
Zhu Hai said: "Liu Bei is a person who values doctors and ignores the common people, and since he took charge of Xuzhou, he has continued to win over the powerful people from all over Xuzhou.
Like me, people who have no background and no fame, he won't take it seriously. Even if he defected to him, it was rare to reuse it...... You also saw how arrogant that Zhang Fei was. In terms of fame and martial arts, how can he compare to Wen Hou? Wen Hou has only been in Xuzhou for more than a month, and this guy has been looking for trouble with Wen Hou several times, and he has spoken ill of each other...... Like you and me, I'm afraid I will be bullied by that Zhang Fei even more.
Zhang Fei is Liu Bei's confidant, and Liu Bei can also see his people.
I know that you chose Liu Bei for the future...... However, I can guarantee that Liu Bei is by no means the best candidate, and you had better think twice. ”
Zhu Hai's words were serious.
Liu Chuang listened to it in his ears and nodded silently.
To be honest, he did have the idea of hugging his thighs, but after Zhang Fei's incident, this idea faded a lot.
Zhang Fei's arrogance and unreasonableness, if it seems to outsiders, may be a true temperament, simple and lovely; But when you are in the game, you will feel disgusted and even hostile. Perhaps, if you want to gain a foothold in the Three Kingdoms, hugging your thighs is not the best choice.
Even if you want to hug it, people have to let you hug it......
If you want to gain a foothold in this era, the key is yourself. The axioms of the world, in fact, can be summed up in one sentence, that is: the strong are respected!
Only when you become strong enough, there will be countless people who will extend an olive branch.
This strength includes all aspects, family background, fame, ability, net worth...... Maybe there are some things that you can't decide by yourself, such as family background and origin; But there are some things that can be obtained by one's own efforts, such as fame and one's own abilities.
Liu Chuang said softly: "Uncle Hai, don't say it, I understand." ”
A smile appeared on Zhu Hai's face, "You are a smart person, so you can naturally understand." ”
He said so much because he was afraid that Liu Chuang would not be able to think about it and drill into the horns.
But now it seems that Liu Chuang doesn't need to worry too much about him, and there are some things that he can think about by himself...... This, good!
"Then I'll go to the Yamen, you have a good rest."
Zhu Hai stood up and turned to go out.
Liu Chuang lay on the couch and thought carefully about Zhu Hai's words.
Defecting to Liu Bei may really not be the best choice...... But the question is, if I don't defect to Liu Bei, who should I go to? Now it is the first year of Jian'an, and there are not many objects to choose from. If you are reborn a few years earlier, you still have a chance to compete with the heroes.
Inside, a heartstring is touched.
Liu Chuang suddenly laughed at himself: Fight for the world? Hehe, it seems like a fool's dream......