Chapter Twenty-Six: The Ox of the Taishang Laojun
After asking the specific time, he sat upright, squinted his eyes, and then pinched his left hand for a while, and said something in his mouth.
"What the hell?" Seeing that he had stopped meditating and stood up, the moderator hurriedly asked,
"I see. Then don't study it, it's Taishang Laojun's green cow going home, didn't you say, I rode Laojun's cow back. Ah~~~ After a night of driving, I was a little sleepy, went back to sleep, and by the way saw if I could break through the bottleneck. ”
"Taishang Laojun, his old man didn't send you?" The host is so angry in his heart, what kind of person is this, his upper lip is against the sky, his lower lip is next to the ground, bragging and saying big things, and he doesn't even want his face.
"Lao Jun insisted on sending it, but I didn't let it. How can I get an old man to drop me off? It is detrimental to filial piety. "The braggart didn't even blush.
When these gods rushed home to go back to sleep, the east had already appeared in the white, and the sky was almost dawn.
"Ah~~~" Xiao Budian got up and sat up, yawned, stretched hard, sore but not tired, and was in good spirits. It must be sleeping on this straw, Xiao Bu secretly thought, recently from time to time this feeling, this period of time, either sleeping on the bamboo mat, or sleeping on the thatch, sleeping on this broken thing is too uncomfortable, we must find a way to sleep back to the comfortable big bed before.
The second brother was still sleeping, and Harazi flowed down the corner of his mouth. My father had already gotten up, standing by the wall with his hands behind his back, tilting his head and looking out at the blue sky through the narrow window.
"Good Morning Father"
Immediately move your hands from your eyebrows to your chest, bend over, respectfully. Years of Confucian education, said to be many years, in fact, less than two years, when I was three years old, I learned with my brothers and sisters, and the first subject I learned was "etiquette", I couldn't remember it, I played; If you don't do it right, hit it; Do not do it standard, hit! The master is still very reasonable, and only after subduing you will he reason with you. He convincingly carved filial piety into the bone marrow, melted into the blood, and became an unconscious habit.
The father didn't move, only a "hmm". Seeing that his father didn't react, Xiao Budian accepted the gift, and the fence at the door looked out, the so-called outside, but the opposite cell. Between the two cells is a passageway. I don't know if it's intentional, unintentional or coincidental, but in the opposite cell, there is still that old acquaintance ---- that unlucky scholar! Now he didn't have the arrogant look he had at the beginning, his head drooped, and he sat in the corner.
Seeing that Xiao Budian on the other side was looking at himself, the scholar's eyes also showed a strange look, and he couldn't help but sit upright, and seriously looked at the family of his fellow inmates opposite. It's not that he has awakened to class consciousness and has changed his thinking about the lower classes, but he has curiosity about the behavior of the third father and son: this is obviously a family with a very strict family education, not like an ordinary broken family, let alone a beggar. Along the way, this grandfather, especially the youngest, gave him too much surprise, and he also knew that he was grateful, and the bowl of rice he didn't accept that he lost in his bet is an example.
"Hey, tell me, how did you guess that those two beggars were barefoot and unshoeed?" The scholar took the initiative to talk to Xiao San, to be honest, he also saw it, as for whether his identity was the prince or not, he no longer cared, the prince could be wronged, what was the big deal about wronging him as a little scholar.
On the contrary, he pondered this question all the way, he didn't believe that Xiao San saw it, so far, and the two of them were still wearing robes, it was impossible to see at all, although his eyes couldn't see clearly from a distance due to reading, but his eyes were much better, especially the yacha, their eyes decided that there was no problem.
"Look, if I say what I saw, you won't believe it, say I lied to you, and if I say I guessed, you have to ask me how I guessed, and if I didn't say it was right, you will also say that I lied to you. Honestly, I saw it. Xiao San leaned against the fence, sat on the ground, and said to the scholar.
"Impossible." The scholar's first reaction was still not to believe it.
"Look, I said yes. My eyes are so good, I really see. ”
"You can see it so far away?"
"Yes, I can see it" Liu Chang nodded and said, this is also the first time he has found out, that day, he himself felt magical, otherwise, he would not have said it, although the two of them were still hundreds of steps away from him, but he could really see it clearly, even a few strands of hair fluttering in the wind could be seen clearly, as clear as face to face with himself.
"Have you ever been to a Mongolian school?" Seeing that Xiao San didn't seem to be lying, the scholar didn't know how to explain it, so the scholar changed the topic.
"Yes" Xiao San didn't have any dislike for this unlucky scholar, but just sympathized with his bad luck. Seeing that he took the initiative to talk to him and say hello, he didn't hold a grudge against his previous contempt for his father and son, besides, after all, they were still friends at the same time.
"At what age?" The unlucky scholar's mood seems to be much better, maybe it's resignation, maybe it's because no one has spoken for a few days, it's unbearable and lonely, and I want someone to talk to.
"Three-year-old" Xiao San said: "Actually, it's not a Mengxue, it's just learning with my brother." ”
"How many articles has Sancang read?"
"I've read them all"
"What about the generals?" The unlucky scholar sat down with his eyes wide open.
"I've also read it, it's the work of Lord Sima."
"Black peck, bellflower coriander, coltsfoot fritillary tiller," the scholar said.
"Qincao peony cinnamon leaking reed, Lianlian fungus and fungus, white angelica calamus, mangxiao guan pepper dogwood." Liu Chang immediately continued.
"Do you know all the words here?"
"Of course, I know everything, and I can write" Liu Chang stretched out his hand out of the fence and gestured horizontally and vertically on the stone slab on the ground.
"How old are you now?"
The scholar's surprised eyes are about to fall to the ground, generally five or six years old Mengtong, Sancang can recite a piece can become a prodigy, what is Sancang, refers to Li Si's "Cangjie Chapter", Zhao Gao's "Love Chapter" and Hu Wujing's "Erudite Chapter", "Fan Jiang Chapter" for the current dynasty genius Sima Xiangru did. Before the age of ten, it is extraordinary to be able to memorize and write these enlightenment books, and to be able to comprehend the meaning of them, most children only start enlightenment at the age of seven or eight, and this child begins to enlighten at the age of three, which will never be what ordinary families can do. But why are they so down, aren't they beggars, they are fleeing?
This is not impossible, there are many families who have been convicted in recent years, even the great Sima Weiqing and the champion Hou Huo have been wiped out, and there are not a few other families who have been exterminated. It must be the descendants of one of the families who escaped or were raided and left to the people. The scholar thought a lot in his heart, but he didn't think of the prince himself, why? Now there are all over the sea fishing documents to arrest the prince, and no matter how arrogant the prince is, he will not swagger under the wanted warrant to arrest him.
Either you don't have a heart, or you have mold in your heart.
"I'll be five years old in a few days"
Liu Chang also replied generously, without any intention of hiding it. He knew that there were some things that could not be hidden, especially knowledge and cultivation, which were melted in the blood, and the more he tried to hide them, the more he would be exposed.
"Got up, got up, got up!"
The jailer shouted loudly, interrupting their conversation, and with the sound of footsteps, one of the jailers who came first, holding a bunch of keys, rattled and unlocked the door, and pulled it open: "Bring out the bucket." ”
Then, a husband pushed a wooden cart, put a large wooden barrel on the cart, poured the contents of the bucket into the large wooden barrel, put the wooden barrel at the door with his hand, and then pushed it forward.
The entire aisle was filled with the stench of feces and urine, and the sound of retching could be heard from time to time throughout the aisle. Xiao Budian casually lifted the gong bucket back, put it in the corner, and closed the lid, which was actually smooth and natural.
On the other hand, the one opposite, covered his mouth and nose with his left hand with his sleeve, stretched out his right hand as far back as he could, turned his back, tilted his head, pinched the edge of the bucket with two fingers, carefully moved the bucket to the corner little by little, and then, with the same posture, covered the cap, and immediately ran to the other side, retching! The jailer who had opened the door before turned back, locked the doors one by one, took the keys with him, and walked away with a bang.
The stench of the aisle had not yet dissipated, and another jailer was holding a large pile of earthen bowls, distributing one cell after another, and came to Liu Ju's cell, and found that there were actually three people, hesitated, put down the three bowls, and walked forward. There was also a jailer in the back, and behind the jailer was a wooden cart, and there was a box in front of the cart, and in the box was a pile of black cakes, and there was a stab behind the cart that was almost exactly the same as just now, but it was much smaller, and it was also pushed by a force.
The jailer in front threw a loaf of bread into each cell, then scooped a spoonful of water into a bowl on the floor. When they came to Liu Yi's room, they also froze for a moment and looked back. Behind Lifu, there was also a person like a prisoner, with his hands behind his back. Seeing that the jailer looked different, he immediately walked around from behind the wooden cart.
"What's going on? How do you have two children? The prison man looked into Liu Ju's cell, and saw Liu Ju, Liu Chang, and Bao'er who was sitting, his brows furrowed, and he turned his face to look at the jailer.
The jailer also shook his head and said:
"They only came here last night, and they haven't registered yet, and I don't know."
"You go get the team leader!"
The jailer was angry and said to one of the jailers who was following him.
The jailer immediately turned and ran out, and in a few moments the head of the squad came running.
"What's going on?" The jailer pointed out.
"Back to my lord, when Huxian County handed over yesterday, these two children were there, saying that they were together."
"Is there any paperwork for the transfer?"
"It hasn't been registered yet, and the tolerance in Lake County is being handed over."
"Let's go, let's see. What kind of fame is this Lake County? The prison man did not continue to patrol, turned around and left.
The leader of the "No" team also followed.
In the detention room, the tolerance of Lake County and the tolerance of the county prison had just finished the handover, and they were laughing and talking together, when they saw the prison man walk in with a black face, and everyone was so frightened that they quickly stopped laughing, looked at the prison officer, and didn't know what was going on.
"If you have something, we'll take our leave." The leader of Huxian saw that the situation was not right, and quickly got up to say goodbye.
"You guys stay for a while," the jailer said, looking at it for a moment.
"No"
"Bring the roster"
"No"
"The number of people is right?"
"That's right"
"That's right? Why is there no record of those two children here? The prison man looked at the roster twice, but found no record of children, and his face became more and more ugly.
"What kid? My lord, we just handed in the roster, and we haven't verified our identity yet. The tolerance in charge of handover is also confused, because he is responsible for transcribing and drawing the list, and if something goes wrong, he will not escape responsibility.
"Then hurry up and check, I'll wait here."
So, the jailer came to the cell with a group of jailers and Huxian people, and the jailer followed.
According to the names on the roster and the people escorted from Huxian yesterday, the prison guards confirmed that there were no two brothers, one big and one young, on the list.
"What's going on with the two of them?" The prison man pointed at Liu Chang and his brothers.
"Oh, that's the case" Huxian's head hurriedly stepped forward and explained to the prisoner: "When we searched for the suspect, the three of them were together, this is the father, and these two are his two sons. When they were imprisoned, they were together, but they were not suspects, so they did not make a register. The tolerance head explained the situation in detail. To be honest, this situation has never occurred, but this matter is very special, the county order has personally interrogated several times and asked them to enforce the law in a civilized manner, so that they don't know what to do, and they will turn a blind eye to Liu Chang and his brothers, anyway, there are no fewer people, just don't run.
"Mess around! Don't you know the rules? In the edict, one less is not enough, and one more is not enough! This is a prison, not a bazaar! I don't think you want to live anymore! After listening to the escort's explanation, the prison man couldn't cry or laugh, and the prison man reprimanded the head of the squad for a few words, and threw the bamboo slip on the jailer's body.
"What's your name?" After the jailer reprimanded the jailer, he pointed at Liu and asked.
"Mountain" Liu replied, of course, the name is fake, and he gave it to himself when he registered in Hu County. Surnames are a luxury in this era, ordinary people do not have surnames, there are very few people with surnames, and only nobles or people with status have surnames.
"What about the two of them?" The jailer pointed at the brothers again.
"The big one is called Bao'er, and the small one is called San'er," Liu replied truthfully.
"Hmm"
The jailer snorted, snatched the bamboo slip from the jailer's hand, and checked the roster to make sure that there were no two people on the list.
"Get them both out!" The prison boy gave the order.
"Yes, yes, the little ones get them out right away! Come! Get rid of these two little cubs! ”
The head of the squad began to sweat, and this matter was big and small. Although the specific responsibility is not his, but taking over, it is his business, and this matter is considered unlucky, and it happened to be seen by the prison inspector, then, this matter is his business, there is no excuse.
As soon as the head of the squad waved, the two jailers immediately ran to the prison door, stretched out their hands to grab the two brothers, pulled one by one, and dragged the two brothers out of the door.
"Father, father," Xiao Bu nodded and grabbed the gate fence with one hand and looked at his father. Liu Ji was also sober at this time, and he didn't look for a prison theory or anything, but calmly squatted down and said to Xiao San:
"Go out and take good care of your brother, father is fine here, father will look for you in a few days" In fact, when the jailer found them and the prison man appeared, his heart was relieved, the next screening is not so easy to pass, there will definitely be people in the palace, Su Wen's eunuch will definitely come, he hates me to the bone. Early this morning, he was worried about this.
Su Wen has seen these two, and when he was discovered by that gelding, my father and son must be dead. Well, now I'm anxious about these two children, and I'm so grateful to God for helping me a lot.
"Father, take care, I'll pick you up. I'll take care of my brother, woowoo."
When the junior heard his father say this, he didn't insist, let go of his hand, and was dragged away by a jailer all the way, and his brother was also dragged by another person, and the brothers were dragged out of the gate like this.