Outside the city of Luoyang, in the mountains of the Gui family.

Lu Zhi had already gone out to visit friends, and Lu Jie was explaining the scriptures to Liu Bei and others in the lecture hall.

Liu Cheng was full of interest, but Liu Bei was listless.

Now before the Wei and Jin dynasties, there are still a lot of humanistic debates in the scriptures.

When mentioning points, it can also involve current affairs. It is far from being comparable to the Qing Dynasty in the later Wei and Jin dynasties.

When Lu Jie talked about the scriptures, he mostly compared them with today's eunuchs. For example, today's chaos is blamed on the eunuchs misleading the country.

I feel that although these scholars have the talent of the world, they feel that the time is not encountered and cannot be used by the world. When it comes to sadness, there are a few tears left.

Although Liu Bei was not sad, he still cried with them a few times.

At this time, he would always think of Cao Mengde's words, "Cry today, cry tomorrow, can you still cry to death those national thieves?" ”

Even if you read through the scriptures and the righteousness, the argument is unparalleled, but the tongue in the mouth is not as sharp as the knife in the hand after all!

Naturally, he only dared to slander these two sentences, and he definitely didn't dare to say it.

He turned his head and glanced to the left, but it was empty.

Gongsun Chan really skipped class again today.

Liu Bei shook his head helplessly, since he called the Wushi Mountain, he had never seen Gongsun Zhan come to practice the scriptures a few times.

Lu Jie would ask casually before, but now he just didn't see the vacant seat next to him.

Half an hour later, the class was dismissed.

Lu Jie stopped Liu Bei, who had already gotten up and was about to leave.

"Xuande, now that I am a substitute teacher, it naturally doesn't matter if Bo Jue comes or not, I can cover it up for him. But if I wait until my father comes back, Bo Jue will still be like this, but I'm afraid something will happen. Lu Jie said helplessly.

Lu Zhi was extremely strict on the management of the scriptures. Although he is both civil and military, he still attaches more importance to the identity of a scholar, and he resigned several times for the school book.

Lu Jie was also quite helpless about this.

If it hadn't been for Yuan Shu's original matter, with his temperament, he would have come to the door to scold Gongsun Zhan.

It's just that the relationship between the two is not bad now, so he can only find Liu Bei, hoping that Liu Bei, who has a good relationship with him, can go to unravel Gongsun Zhan.

Liu Bei nodded, "Shengzhi's intention is well understood, I know that you are also good for Bo Jue, today I will go to Bo Jue to talk." ”

……

He and Liu Cheng went out and returned to the residence of several people.

Gongsun Zan was not in the courtyard, and Guan Yu was holding a stone plate in the courtyard to boil his strength.

Liu Bei searched all the houses, but he couldn't see Gongsun Zhan.

"Yun Chang, have you ever seen Bo Jue today?"

Guan Yu put down the stone mill in his hand and sighed, "Bo Jue rode out in the morning, saying that it was very dull in the courtyard and that he was going to go around the mountains. ”

Liu Bei nodded, went to the backyard to lead the horse, and wanted to go to the mountains to find Gongsun Zhan.

It's just that when he was about to go out, he glanced at the stone mill in Guan Yu's hand again, thinking that it was time to find a good blacksmith.

……

Liu Bei searched along the mountain and saw Gongsun Zan driving his horse on the flat ground at the top of the mountain, galloping wildly, aimlessly, just running back and forth.

Not far away is the drinking crane pond, the water is brewing, rising.

The sky and water are a line, quiet and picturesque.

"Bo Jue." Liu Bei rode his horse to Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Zhan was originally in a trance, but when he heard Liu Bei's shout, he came back to his senses.

He grabbed the reins and squeezed out a smile, "Abei, why are you here?" It seems that the school on the mountain is over. ”

The two of them saddled side by side and walked slowly along the Drinking Crane Pond.

It's sunset, and the sun is shining and reflecting on the lake.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "It's not that Shengzhi is worried that you will not go to learn the scriptures, but I am afraid that you will not be able to pass the test after Master Lu comes back." I also know that you are stubborn, and want me to persuade you. ”

"He Lu Shengzhi is also in charge of too much, it seems that he has itchy skin." Gongsun Chan scolded with a smile.

He has a good relationship with Lu Jie now, and he also knows that Lu Jie has good intentions.

Liu Bei looked at the smoke in the distance, "Shengzhi is also a good intention, although you are from the Gongsun family in Liaoxi, you may come to learn from Master Lu, and it is not easy for you to come." Why not cherish it? ”

"It's not easy, it's not easy." Gongsun Zhan smiled on the horse, "I originally thought that with my ability, as long as I was patient, I would get the name of a disciple of Master Lu from Master Lu, and then I would be appreciated by Master Lu, and I would naturally be able to integrate into the scholars when I went back." It's not difficult to be an official step by step. ”

Liu Bei nodded, "It's not bad for you to think like this, it's not a difficult thing for you." ”

"It's just that Ah Bei, I still seem to be overestimating myself."

Gongsun Chan clamped his feet between the horse's back and leaned back on the horse's back.

"Now that we have been on the mountain for many days, I have never even seen Master Lu's face a few times, let alone been appreciated by Duke Lu. Ah Bei, you also know that the people on the mountain now, after coming down the mountain, can say that they are Lu Shi's disciples. But what is the use of such a name? What I want is Master Lu's appreciation and promotion. ”

Liu Bei was silent for a moment, "With Master Lu's personality, even if he appreciates you, most of them will not recommend it for you." ”

"yes, I just figured it out." Gongsun Chan smiled bitterly, "Master Lu is a serious Confucian master, but my Gongsun Boqi is not a serious Confucian protégé. ”

"Xuande should know that my ambition is never in the Central Plains, but in the borderlands."

He looked at the setting sun on the horizon, and suddenly felt a little sad.

"Ah Bei, you also know that I have a bad background. Although you weave mats and sell shoes, you still have a reputation after the Han Dynasty.

"Although I bear the name of a grandson's family, my aunt came from a humble background, and I was bullied many times in my grandson's family when I was a teenager. If it weren't for Hou Taishou's attention, I would probably have joined the army in Youzhou in the future, and then I don't know where to bury it. There will never be Gongsun Chan who is here to talk and laugh with you today. ”

Liu Beiqiang smiled: "With your grandson's ability, you will always come out." Now it's just a temporary dilemma. ”

"Don't comfort me, I already thought about these things before I came, people like you and me always have to find opportunities if they want to get ahead. Although you and I are not the sons of a poor family, if we want to come out, we can only fight hard. ”

"Bo Jue, you're too extreme." Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

It's just that he also knows that if he wasn't so extreme, what he was looking at would not be the future White Horse General Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan shook his head and smiled, "Too extreme? Maybe some. ”

He pointed to the sunset on the horizon and said with a smile: "Xuande, do you know which of the ancients I like the most?"

Gongsun Chan laughed, "It's that I don't eat five tripods in my life, and I cook five tripods when I die." People live for a lifetime, the grass and trees are autumn, when the horse is happy, and death is famous. ”

Liu Bei followed his gaze, and the red sun in the distance was already half-hidden in the red glow.

He was silent for a moment, and finally smiled: "Rather live than die silently."