As night fell, the two boys got up to take their leave, and their little figures soon disappeared around the corner of the doorway.

Wang Yan drank a cup of tea, stood up, smiled, and arched his hand: "Old man, it's getting late, I won't disturb your rest, and say goodbye." ”

The old man hurriedly put down the teacup, stepped forward, and said, "Little brother, I have asked the little boy to take care of the gentleman's luggage and bookbag." ”

Wang Yan was shocked for a while, and said, "Old man, ...... you are"

"Little brother, with your talent, being a porter is simply overkill, from today onwards, you can stay in the Jiwen Pavilion to study." The old man said slowly.

"This ......" Wang Yan hesitated.

"Hey...... little brother, you can stay and study with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about other things." The old man said again.

At this moment, Wang Yan was very moved in his heart, when he came to this world, he had no relatives and wandered everywhere, and now, with a room where he could live and study, he was very content.

He looked at the old man in front of him in a daze and asked, "Senior Huangshi Gong, why are you so good to me?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Little brother, you recognize the wrong person, the old man's surname is Cui Mingguang, but he is not a Huangshi Gong, I do this, I just don't want your talent to be buried." ”

Wang Yan was stunned, and immediately remembered the content of the ancient book, Cui Guang's predecessors lived in seclusion in the Huangshi Mountain in the northwest of Xiapi because he avoided winning the tyranny of Qin's harsh government, and people did not know his real name, so he called him Huangshi Gong, and Dongyuan Gong, Qili Ji, and Mr. Lujiao lived in seclusion in Shangshan, Caizhi was hungry, and the four were all over eighty years old, with white eyebrows, and the world was known as Shangshan Sihao. However, that was all after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, and now, King Yingzheng of Qin has not swept away the Six Kingdoms, where did Huangshi Gong come from!

He immediately changed his words and said: "Senior Cui, your great kindness will never be forgotten in the future." ”

The old man smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said, "Hey, what a big favor is not a big favor, little brother, you are smart and wise, you have seen people, and you will become a great weapon in the future, but I don't know ......."

"Old man, if you have anything to say, just say it, the younger generation will listen to it." Wang Yan replied loudly.

The old man groaned for a while, and said, "This way, tomorrow morning, you go to the bridge in the east of the city to find me, the old man has something to discuss with you, oh, by the way, you will live here in the future." ”

After the old man finished speaking, the cane floated away, leaving Wang Yan in a daze in the room for a while, and after a while, he said to himself: "Old man, you don't want to test me, do you?"

Sweat! Could it be that the ancients also liked to play routines?

In the past, the old man tried Zhang Liang three times, Zhang Liang went to the bridge in the middle of the night for the last time, this time, where did Wang Yan still have the heart to sleep, he immediately followed the route designated by the child in the afternoon, walked out of the Jiwen Museum, and came to the street, at this time, I saw that the shops on both sides of the road were brightly lit, the pedestrians on the road were bustling, there were even jugglers on the side of the road, the storyteller was performing, the onlookers broke out into cheers from time to time, the river was sparkling not far away, people stopped by the river, pointed, and there were bursts of laughter from time to time, in the sky, A bright moon hangs high, and the bright and soft moonlight spreads through the city, adding to the hazy beauty.

It seems that the nightlife of the ancients is quite rich! No less than a thousand years later!

Wang Yan was intoxicated by this picturesque beauty, and in a blink of an eye, he muttered: "Wasn't there a curfew in ancient times? Why is it still so lively at night, is the war in the west over? ”

Looking at the endless prosperity in front of him, a thick sorrow of detachment surged into his heart, he didn't know why he had strange thoughts, maybe he read too many ancient books, and his thoughts became old, but he was indeed born two thousand years late, and couldn't help but sigh, and said: "How long can this prosperity last?" In the end, I am afraid that it will only appear in people's dreams and become a sad memory. ”

Wang Yan walked straight to the east, and after a while, he arrived at the bridge, where he quietly waited for the old man's arrival.

The bright moon overhead, gradually slanting westward, hidden into the clouds, the sky and the earth flickered brightly and darkly, and the pedestrians on the road gradually became scarce, he watched the passing of this prosperity, sighed, and did not know how long it took, when the bright moon shined again, he felt a cold, cold to the bone, and his body trembled involuntarily, however, he did not leave, just pulled his clothes and wrapped himself in a ball.

"Little brother, is that you?"

An extremely familiar voice came from behind Wang Yan, he followed the sound and saw that the old man was standing on the bridge, his hair was snow-white, his sleeves were fluttering, and he was holding a rattan cane in his hand, like a born immortal under the clear light of the moonlight.

He hurriedly ran to the old man and bowed his hand, "Senior Cui, you are here." ”

Unexpectedly, the old man did not throw his shoes under the bridge, which made Wang Yan somewhat surprised, the history books say that when the old man and Zhang Liang met for the first time, the old man deliberately threw the shoes under the bridge and asked Zhang Liang to get them back, Zhang Liang didn't know in advance that it was a fraud, and he was going to beat him, but when he saw that he was old, he held back his anger, got off the bridge, took the shoes, and knelt down to put them on for him.

Hey? What's going on today? Isn't it the same routine? Or is it the trick behind?

At this time, the old man suddenly laughed and said, "It seems that you arrived here early, right?" ”

Wang Yan smiled and said, "The juniors didn't dare to let the seniors wait for a long time, so not long after the seniors left, I set off from the Jiwen Pavilion and went straight to this bridge. ”

When the old man heard his words, he flicked his beard, his eyes became more kind and soft, and he said slowly: "Well, yes, the children can be taught." ”

The children can be taught! When Wang Yan heard these words, he first sighed in his heart, and then burst into joy, these five words were what the old man said to Zhang Liang on the bridge later, at this moment, the joy in Wang Yan's heart can be imagined.

The two looked at the sparkling water and were silent, and after a long time, the old man asked, "Little brother, I wonder if you are willing to follow me to learn the art of war?" ”

"The Art of War?" Wang Yan was surprised for a while, although he had read a lot of ancient books, but he rarely dabbled in military books.

"Yes, the Art of War." The old man replied categorically.

Wang Yan clearly knew that what was said in the book of war was generally difficult to understand, and he was worried that he would not be able to grasp the essence of the art of war, so he couldn't help but look embarrassed.

When the old man saw Wang Yan's face, he thought that he despised the art of war of the ancients, so he said: "Little brother, don't underestimate the art of war of your predecessors, that is the essence that they have refined after a long time of battle!" ”

Wang Yan panicked for a while, and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, Senior Cui, you misunderstood, how dare I despise the art of war of the ancients, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to understand the gist of it and disappoint your heart." ”

"Hey, don't be afraid, you are very intelligent, you have extraordinary knowledge, you can definitely learn well, besides, you have to believe in yourself." The old man was relieved.

Believe in yourself? What a familiar word! Could it be that the Spiritual Encouragement Law was popular in the Warring States Period?

When Wang Yan saw the old man say this, he nodded and said with a smile: "Senior Cui, thanks to your love, the younger generation is willing to follow you to learn the art of war." ”

When the old man heard his words, he laughed heartily, and then said: "You are in a troubled world, you have learned the art of war, and when the dragon and tiger meet, you will achieve some meritorious deeds, and your life will not be in vain." ”

The old man's words made Wang Yan confused, and he hurriedly said: "Senior Cui, what you say ...... you?"

"What? Also call me Cui senior. The old man said with a smile.

Wang Yan immediately came to his senses, bowed his head, and said, "Master is above, apprentices visit Master." ”

Hahaha......

The old man smiled from ear to ear, lifted him up with a cane in one hand and the other hand, and said, "You are the first disciple that Master has accepted over the years, and the reason why I want to teach you the art of war is that I want you to assist the British Lord in the future, calm the world, and make the people who have been devastated by war live and work in peace and contentment." ”

"Master, you want me to go...... to assist King Yingzheng of Qin. Wang Yan asked with some puzzlement.

"No, remember our conversation? You are right, in the future, the six countries of Shandong will be destroyed, and it will be the Qin State that will unify the country, but in vain, you should not be confused by the superficial fantasy, this is like in Xinzheng City, full of eyes, are a prosperous scene, however, these are just the pleasure before the death of the country, drunk and dreaming of death, you go to the countryside of South Korea to see, it is almost hell on earth. After the old man finished speaking, he let out a long sigh.

"Master, what do you mean......" Wang Yan asked with some urgency.

The old man paused and said: "After Yingzheng destroys the Six Kingdoms, he will definitely establish a unified huge empire and become a generation of male lords, but he is not a generation of virtuous lords, because he does not know how to cherish the people's power, during his lifetime, he may be able to control the empire with the strict Qin law, once he dies, I think, the empire he worked hard to manage will definitely collapse, and at that time, the world will be in chaos again, alas, it is really bitter for the people of the world!" ”

Wang Yan admired the master's words so much that he threw himself to the ground, because what the master said was almost exactly the same as the course of history, according to historical records, the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King Yingzheng of Qin, that is, in 221 BC, Qin unified the six countries, Yingzheng thought that the title of the king was not enough to show his brilliant achievements, so he called the emperor, was the first emperor of Qin, he established a centralized system, the car is on the same track, the book is the same text, unified weights and measures, it can indeed be called a generation of heroes, however, he burned books and pit Confucianism, recruited the people of the world to serve, and traveled excessively, In 210 B.C. died in the sand dunes, leaving endless controversy for future generations, after Qin II Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, Zhao Gao took power, the world fell into chaos, the heroes chased the Central Plains, and the lives were devastated, until 202 B.C., Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, the capital of Chang'an, the people gradually settled down.

"Could it be...... Could it be that the person Master asked me to assist was Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty? Wang Yan thought to himself.

He couldn't help but ask, "Master, who is the person you asked me to assist?" ”

"Alas, I don't know if I'm a teacher, this needs a chance." The old man sighed.

……

"Oh oh ......" There was a rooster crowing in the city, the moon had long since disappeared, the sky was gradually brightening, and the master and apprentice were on the bridge, and they talked all night!

At this time, the old man said, "Apprentice, go, Master will take you to meet someone." ”

"Master, who is it?"

"Well, this and this, when you get to the place, you will naturally know."

During the conversation, the old man had already walked far away, Wang Yan suddenly came back to his senses and shouted, "Master, wait for me......"