Liu Bei and the three of them came out of Zhuo County and ran to the southeast.

A few days later, several people came to a pavilion, there is a tablet in front of the pavilion, and the word "superintendent" is written on it.

"Ah Bei, Yun Chang, do you know the origin of this place?"

Liu Quan's family background is not bad since he was a child, although he is not as good as those wealthy families, he can be regarded as a first-class family in Zhuo County.

Whether it is the collection of books at home or the knowledge on weekdays, Liu Bei and Guan Yu can not compare. In addition, he is still young now, and although he has been walking together for a few days, although he has not intended it, he still inevitably reveals some of the noble son's commanding atmosphere.

Just like now, most of them want to take the opportunity to laugh at these two vulgar martial artists who don't know how to read.

Liu Bei is naturally easy to say everything, after all, he has received a lot of favors from his father Liu Yan over the years, and he doesn't care about these children's actions in two lives.

It's just that Guan Yu has never had such a good temper as him.

Guan Yu said coldly: "Jing Ke presented the map of Yan Du Kang and stabbed Qin in the palace, who doesn't know?" ”

Liu Cheng glanced at Guan Yu's slightly open single phoenix eyes, shrunk his neck, and didn't dare to say anything more.

On that day, Guan Yu single-handedly put down five or six strong men with good martial arts was what he saw with his own eyes, not to mention that Zhang Tuzi, who had been with Xuande all day, had also said that this Guan Yu was going to kill people when his eyes were open.

Liu Bei smiled when he saw this, Guan Yu frightened Liu Quan, and it was naturally best for them to be a lot quieter on the road.

It's just that Guan Yu's temperament really gives him a headache, this martial artist from Hedong Jieliang, as written in the book, is arrogant and can't bear it.

Whether it is to the peddlers and pawns, or to the merchants who are traveling around, Guan Yu has always treated him with courtesy. Only the most valued scholar in the world now, but he has never put it in his eyes, and it is no wonder that Jingzhou will be in danger in the future.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the "classmate" he was about to meet, Gongsun Zan of Liaoxi.

It is said that Gongsun Zhan's attitude towards scholars is also very bad, and it is still unknown whether it is true or false.

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu, "Second brother, do you know why I took you to Luoyang this time?" With Yide's temperament, it is most suitable for me to take him with me. lest he cause trouble in Zhuo County. ”

"What do you mean, big brother?" Although Guan Yu was proud, he was never a stupid person, so he naturally quickly understood the meaning of Liu Bei's words.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "The famous capital of the world, the place where heroes gather, Yun Chang sees more scholars here, and he will definitely gain something." ”

Guan Yu nodded, "Big brother's kindness, Yu knows." ”

The three of them did not stop at the Dukang Pavilion, although now that Lu Zhi was worshiped by the imperial court as the Taishou of Jiujiang, he was not in the Jiang Clan, but they still had to rush to the Jiang Clan Mountain earlier.

The three of them continued on their way, and on this day, they finally arrived at a ferry port.

The river rises from the west to the east, and rushes into the East China Sea.

This river is called Yishui.

The three of them stood on the bank of the river and saw the turbid current rolling eastward.

Liu Cheng didn't open his mouth this time, after all, this river is too famous. is so famous that almost every man of the Han family can casually tell the story of starting from Yishui and ending up in the Qin court.

Whether it is a ranger in the market or a scholar in a family, this is the case.

There is a Han Dynasty, although it is also a world of scholars, but it is different from the Song Dynasty of later generations, which emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts to the extreme.

The Han people are generous and heroic, and even the martial artists who have never studied are still respected. Even if it is a son of a wealthy family and a scholar of the princess, he will think about riding horses and making contributions to the side.

Whether it is the head of Qian, or the family, it is Huo Liqi, Ma Fubo, and Ban Dingyuan. It is the generosity and heroism of the husband who does not eat five tripods, but cooks five tripods.

As for those heroes who crisscross the countryside and value righteousness, generosity and life and death, the most important thing is naturally those ranger predecessors and sages, Ji Bu, who is a promise, Guo Xie who is easy to befriend, and naturally Jing Ke, the "No. 1 assassin in the world" who made Yi Shui famous in the past.

Liu Cheng sighed with emotion, "This is Yi Shui, when the prince Dan was built, Jing Ke and the song of Yi Shui." The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man is gone, but now it still makes people's blood surge. ”

Guan Yu also stared at Yi Shui in front of him, his heart was agitated, he liked to read the Spring and Autumn Period the most on weekdays, and the ancient people were righteous, "Pifu can also have feats, and Jing Ke can also be regarded as a momentary masterpiece." ”

Only Liu Bei just stared at the flowing water rolling east, without words.

In his previous life, he had been here, but he was sitting in a car and in a hurry. It's not as magnificent as standing here now.

"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return. Indeed, it is a sad song of generosity. ”

The three of them sighed with emotion, turned over and dismounted, and prepared to cross the river.

As it was today, it was dark, and there was only one small boat parked by the river.

An old man with white hair was leaning on the bank of the river, with his back straight, staring at the river in a daze.

The three of them led their horses and walked towards the old man, who heard the footsteps and turned around.

The old man's face was dark, mostly caused by wind and frost and sun, but his eyes were extremely bright, not at all like an old man, let alone a boatman who crossed the river by the river all the year round.

The old man glanced at the three of them, "The three Langjun want to cross the river?" It only costs two cents per person, but if a horse crosses the river, a horse also costs a penny. ”

Liu Bei and the others didn't realize anything, people had to cross the river once, and horses had to cross the river naturally.

Liu Bei smiled: "If you don't want to be a person, it's only a penny more expensive than a horse." It's really embarrassing. ”

When the old man saw that they had agreed, he got up and pulled the rope beside him, and dragged the boat floating in the water to the shore.

"Now that the price has been negotiated, let's get on the boat quickly, come early and come back early, and maybe we can pull another boat if we come back early."

He first sent Guan Yu and the horses across the river, and then turned back to carry Liu Bei and the others.

The old man slid the oar, and the boat slowly headed towards the center of the river.

The river surged, and the waves were stirred up by the oars.

The old man suddenly spoke: "This Lang Jun feels that horses are half priced, and he thinks that people are too cheap, presumably several of them are from big places, and they have not suffered any hardships." ”

Liu Bei didn't know why the old man suddenly mentioned this matter, and replied honestly: "I came from Zhuo County and went to study near Jiangshi Mountain near Luoyang. ”

The old man nodded, and his hands didn't stop, "That's it, Zhuo County is a big county, although it is in Youzhou, the land of four wars, but there has been no war in the local area for many years, you live a peaceful life, I don't know that the world is difficult, it's not wrong." ”

"In today's world, in some places, the price of animals is sometimes much more expensive than people, especially after our current Emperor His Majesty is in power, hey, there are some things that cannot be said."

Liu Quan's face was full of surprise, obviously he never thought that the world outside was chaotic to this point. Liu Bei is face is calm, although he has never seen it with his own eyes, but he also knows that the people's livelihood withered at the end of the Han Dynasty, although now although he has not yet seen the white bones that Cao Cao said are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, but it is not far away.

The old man did not turn his head and continued: "Those who have been bought and sold are relatively good, there is no food to eat, and there are not a few people who are starved to death. Easy to eat is never a simple sentence in a book. ”

Liu Bei took a step back and put his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Listening to the old man's words, it's not like a boatman who is here all day long, could it be that the old man is a hidden sage?"

"Young and gentle, the vigilance is so heavy, Lang Jun seems to be a good material for great things in the future." The old man still didn't look back, but smiled and said, "Before you, I sent a young man on a white horse, who was even more violent than you, if it weren't for the old man's quick opportunity, he would almost have a knife and a gun with me, an old man." ”

Liu Bei put down the hand holding the hilt of the sword and said with a smile: "After all, it is the first time to go far away, and there is still some need to be wary, don't be surprised by the old man." ”

The old man finally turned his head and glanced at Liu Bei, "It seems that I just said something wrong, you are really a person who can do great things in the future, you can not only draw your sword ruthlessly, but also bow your head and say soft words, people like you can't do great things, who else can do great things?" ”

The old man's eyes were gloomy as he spoke, as if he remembered some story, and his words carried an indescribable mockery.

Liu Bei smiled: "The old man hasn't answered the kid's question yet. ”

"A recluse? Naturally, it is not counted, that is, I read some books when I was young, and later I wanted to learn from Chen Zhongju and Li Yuanli to show what I learned and clarify the world. It's just that the journey is difficult, but he has fallen into a sinful body. Ridiculous, you say? What do you think of those party members? How is it compared to Jing Ke, who went to die back then? ”

Liu Bei knew that most of what this person said was the disaster of the party, and it seemed that this person was also a big man, maybe he was the son of a family in which family. When the disaster of the party broke out, many party members fled in all directions, and more than 100 families were taken in by Zhang Jian, and more than 100 families were taken in by him, and all the way to the ruins of the party.

Liu Bei was silent for a moment, "Li Yuanli regards death as home, worthy of the leader of the scholars, and the name of the world's model." Zhang Jian looked at the door and surrendered, and he was not a righteous man. The things that are done by one's own family involve others, which is supposed to eliminate evil for the world, but it affects the innocent. ”

The old man laughed heartily, "The juniors have the same opinion as me, but it's a pity that there is no wine today, and I can't float a lot, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”

At this time, the boat was close to the opposite shore, and the old man stopped the boat with the oars in his hand, "I know who I am of no use to you, and maybe you will get into trouble." I am old, and I am fortunate to be old in the rivers and lakes all my life. Your generation should be self-encouraged, the Han family will be in the hands of your juniors in the future. ”

The old man leaned the boat to the shore, and Liu Bei and the others got off the boat.

The old man carried the boat away, and the boat went away, and there was a song from the boat.

"Feng Xi Feng Xi, what a decline in virtue! The next life cannot be waited, and the past life cannot be pursued. There is a way in the world, and a saint becomes a saint; There is no way in the world, and saints are born. At this time, only the punishment is exempted. ”