Chapter Thirty-Six: A Farewell is an Eternal Secret
It's not that Li Deng and the others didn't have the idea of using this assassin to change the order, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was not feasible.
Their struggle with Yao Tingxuan has now reached the point of life and death.
It's not like trading goods, paying for it with one hand and delivering it with the other, and the sale is finalized, and everyone has no objections.
What would they have done if they had released the people first, and Yao Tingxuan had silenced but not signed the order?
If Yao Tingxuan had ordered the order first, but during the order, Li and Deng had asked for a confession, beat him to death, and compensated his wife and soldiers, how could Yao Tingxuan be willing?
It is not possible to blame Yao Tingxuan completely, then Li and Deng themselves have careful thoughts, and the reason for the transfer of troops and garrison should be explained, but the two of them have ghosts in their hearts, and they dare not say it clearly, which also causes Yao Tingxuan to become more and more suspicious of the two, and refusing to sign the transfer order has become a dead knot.
No one will budge, no one will trust anyone, and it has reached such a hopeless point.
Although these bad debts of intrigue made the three of them sleepless tonight, they did not affect Bao Yuanqian's sleep.
When a ray of sunlight in the early morning hit Bao Yuanqian's face through the brand-new carved paper window, he woke up in a daze, he dreamed last night that he was a little flag officer, but when he woke up, it was a dream.
Hey, looking at Lao Jiang's posture, it is estimated that his little flag is also in the soup.
Kicking the silk quilt in annoyance, he got up and opened the solid wood wardrobe to get the new clothes.
Since he sold the string of beads, the whole pattern has opened, and the pattern of the Bao family has also opened.
Uncle Bao used the money he sold to buy a lot of furniture and bedding. also made a few pieces of clothes for the two brothers, and the Bao family, which was not very prosperous, was full of vitality.
As long as this money is not spent indiscriminately on a woman, this man can be surprisingly chic, which is really a truth that has not changed for hundreds of years.
Bao Yuanqian was blessed by misfortune, and joked in his heart.
If he hadn't encountered those episodes, he would have given it to Cui Yingying with a surge of excitement, and the Bao family would still be the poor Bao family. But now, although the Bao family is not rich, they have also purchased a lot of things and clothes, and the quality of life has improved by a little bit.
Bao Yuanqian went out to see that Uncle Bao was already waiting for him in the forest, and he was also accustomed to it, so under Uncle Bao's training, he played a set of simple knives and a set of single knife techniques.
Bao Shilie is a master, and he has to guide Bao Yuanqian to make rapid progress, and he used to not even be able to find the knife tendons, but now he has a good appearance when he dances the knife, and he has learned a three-point god.
Bao Shilie saw that he was making good progress, and nodded with satisfaction. This bag of yuan practiced for two hours, and the sweat soaked through his back before he stopped.
As soon as I returned to the house naked, I scooped up the water in the scoop tank, and poured it, but I heard the carriage bell ringing outside the chaimen, and there was a lot of noise.
Bao Butong walked to the door with a tiger's head, poked his head out and looked at it, and then howled, "Brother, it's Old Man Luo, I'm looking for you!" ”
He has been in the army with Bao Yuanqian for a long time, and naturally knows that his brother is close to this old man Luo.
When Bao Yuanqian heard this, he hurriedly threw down the water scoop, wrapped the clothes on the stone platform three times and divided them by two, and said in his heart that this old Mr. Luo is a scholar and can't see naked clothes.
Bao Yuanqian pushed the door out, only to see an old man on crutches coming down from the carriage, and a seat of Luo Shan was looking at him with a smile, it was the old man Luo Guanzhongluo.
"Little offspring, take a walk with me."
Bao Yuanqian looked at the big cart and small cart behind him carrying a lot of things, and a few servants with dozens of guards to inspect the goods, and didn't know what he meant by taking a walk.
However, he still nodded happily and walked over, Luo Guanzhong saw him go out, and raised his eyes to look at a servant beside him, and the servant looked knowingly.
Bao Yuanqian supported Luo Guanzhong's pale-stricken old bones, and walked very slowly.
"Little offspring.... Don't be surprised, old man, when I came back to bid you farewell, and you are not in the army, so I asked here. Luo Guanzhong walked and walked, and suddenly looked at Bao Yuanqian with a smile.
Although this statement is unexpected, it is also reasonable.
Old Man Luo has been in the military camp for half a year, and now that the Battle of Yakou is over, he can be regarded as adding the last regret to his hard-working writings.
"Congratulations to Mr. Luo, it is not easy for people to be perfect in their lives."
Luo Guanzhong said with a crutch: "Little Housheng, let me ask you, do you say that it is the hero who creates the current situation, or the current situation that creates the hero?" ”
Bao Yuanqian pondered and replied: "The kid thinks that the times create heroes. As the saying goes, when heaven and earth work together, heroes are not free. is as humble as Taizu, who has grasped the situation and can also win the world with cloth clothes. can be as strong as Zhuge Kongming, but the eternal perfection cannot keep the corner of Ji Han complete. This is not to say that there is a gap in the ability of the two, but the so-called heroes who won the times are just lucky people who work hard, they were born in the right era, and they can have a career only when they are in the right situation. If the two of them are allowed to change the era, the result will still not change, the general trend of the world is inviolable, and it is not something that can be influenced by one or two heroic wizards. ”
"Well, well said. That's right, the person who can give advice to my novel is really extraordinary, hehe..."
Bao Yuanqian said with a smile: "The old gentleman praised it falsely. ”
Luo Guanzhong continued: "As you said, when heaven and earth come together, the heroes are not free. Leave it as it is, I'll give you this little offspring. ”
Bao Yuanqian was stunned, Luo Guanzhong stroked his hair and said: "There is another sentence, it is called the hidden dragon in the abyss, hehehe..... There will always be peaks and valleys in this life, and being unwilling for a while does not mean that you are not good, but that the time has not come, and those people in high positions are not really better than you, but they are lucky, you... Don't be discouraged, and don't force it. ”
Bao Yuanqian's cheeks flushed, knowing that this old Mr. Luo noticed that he was in the military camp some time ago, and he was a little impatient waiting for this little flag officer, so he said this.
"The younger generation has been taught."
Luo Guanzhong nodded, "You are a talented person, you are not weak in martial arts, you are still in writing, and your mind is solid." Now he has no power to be a hidden dragon in the abyss and accumulate himself. Waiting for the day when the wind and thunder start, you will definitely be able to fly in the sky, and the future should not be underestimated. ”
Bao Yuanqian was happy in his heart, and he didn't know if this old Mr. Luo was comforting himself. Is there really a flying dragon in the sky?
"If you don't make a sound, it's enough, and if you make a sound, you will alarm the nine heavens." Luo Guanzhong smiled and took out two thick books from his arms and handed them to Bao Yuanqian, "Little Housheng, I will give you these two booklets, one is the original of the popular romance of the Three Kingdoms written by me, both of which are handwritten by me." The other is the original manuscript of the Water Margin co-created by my mentor Shi Nai'an and me, and now, I will send it to you together. ”
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms.... Outlaws? Manuscript?? Bao Yuanqian looked at the two high-quality paper books in his hand, but they were hard to beat the years and eroded into yellowed booklets, "Mr. Luo, you gave me the original manuscript... And you...? ”
Luo Guanzhong said: "I have already asked my servants to transcribe and sort it out, and these two original manuscripts have been revised and revised, and they are not elegant." The right to be my gift to you is that you and I have written a book together for half a year, and I must always give you a souvenir. ”
Bao Yuanqian put away the two books, and said in his heart that this is an antique among antiques, the first-hand manuscripts of the four famous books, and they will not be fried in the future generations.
Luo Guanzhong stopped, put his hands on his crutches, looked at the endless Qilian Snow Mountain in the distance, and sighed: "The old man is right, this life is a hundred years, but the white horse has passed in a hurry, how can he live with the mountains?" ”
"It's as if when I was young and romantic, it was like yesterday, but today I suddenly became this old age, hehe...."
Luo Guanzhong laughed with relief, his eyes were already moist for some time, and he couldn't help coughing a few times, coughing up some blood, and panting.
Bao Yuanqian hurriedly supported him, but he wanted to force Bao Yuanqian's hand away.
Bao Yuanqian felt a little empathetic, Old Man Luo must have been a high-spirited and suave boy back then, but now he is a thing.
If time does not return, how can it not make people sigh?
Luo Guanzhong suddenly grabbed Bao Yuanqian's hand, opened his hand, and put a piece of jade pendant in his hand.
Bao Yuanqian was puzzled, but he heard Luo Guanzhong say: "This is my Jiangnan Luo family's token, but also my token, if there is a request to the Luo family in the future, I must be gone, so I will hold this thing to see my descendants, and everything will follow." ”
Bao Yuanqian helped Luo Guanzhong to walk back to the door of Dao Bao's house, and Luo Guanzhong was about to get on the horse.
He turned his head and said: "Your two inscriptions are very well written, and the rolling Yangtze River is passing away, but it woke me up." After 80 years of muddy, now I want to emulate the flowing water, if I don't return, I will never return, goodbye. ”
With that, the servant helped him into the carriage, lowered the curtain, and drove away slowly.
How could he not know that goodbye might be a luxury.
Although history did not tell Luo Guanzhong the exact year of birth and death, the old man has now made a big deal, and he has exhausted his efforts for this Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
He is already a candle before the wind and a lamp in the rain, and this farewell may be the eternal secret.
Bao Yuanqian looked at the convoy from afar at the door of his house, and said softly: "Old man Luo, goodbye...."