Chapter Ninety-Four: The Lights of the Zhumen (1) (4k)
Liu Bei and the others got out of the wine house, got on their horses and went straight to Jia Xu's residence in Min'anli, north of the city.
Luoyang is naturally a famous city in the world, and now it is no less than Chang'an.
Where the imperial capital is located, the crown is like a cloud, and the wealth is like rain.
Most of the people who walk on the road are either rich or expensive.
Therefore, outsiders are all cautious when they walk in Luoyang, and only a family like Yuan Highway dares to run rampant in the road.
A city is prosperous, but only the north of the city is a little lonely.
And Min'anli, where Jia Xu lives, is a remote place isolated in the north of the outer city.
Even in the sun, there are many people who don't know where this place is.
On that day, Liu Bei and others also inquired in the city in many ways, and only then did they find here.
There must be a place in every city, which is dedicated to the poor and destitute.
Birth, old age, sickness and death, no one inquires.
Some people are born in wealth, and they leave their names before and after death.
Some people are born in poverty, between life and death, and they are silent.
Zhumen lanterns are cold and beautiful, and there are two places in one world.
Liu Bei and the others led their horses and walked on the long street in Min'anli.
There are potholes on the ground, and there is still a lot of rain, there was just a rain a few days ago, and it has been many days, and the roads in the city of Luoyang have long been fine, but this place is still muddy.
The lieutenant chief of Min'an Li was an old man of fifty or sixty years old, who was following them at this time, bending his waist with a flattering smile on his face, "I have been paying attention to Liu Jun since Liu Jun came last time, that Jia Xu has not been out since he came back the day before yesterday, Lang Jun has come many times, and he will definitely be able to meet him this time."
Liu Bei took out a handful of five-baht coins from his arms and stuffed them into the old man's hand, "There is a long Laury."
Liu Bei came many times, and every time he always had to give this old man some money.
The lieutenant chief, who was half a step behind the two of them, shook his head and excused himself, "It's just a matter of paying a little attention, how can you repeatedly ask Lang Jun for so much money, I can't do it."
But even so, he still held the five-baht coin in his hand.
Liu Bei smiled, "Li Chang doesn't need to shirk, he likes to make friends the most, and you and I will have contacts in the future, and Li Chang'an will accept it."
The old man, who was very perceptive on weekdays, smiled when he heard this, "Then thank you Liu Jun." I don't dare to say anything about the things on the side, in the north of this outer city of Luoyang, as long as Liu Jun has something to say, he will definitely be able to do his best."
Liu Bei and the others didn't say anything more, and led their horses towards the middle.
The lieutenant chief stood in place, watching the two of them walk away, then turned around and staggered towards his house.
didn't want Liu Bei to take Guan Yu straight to find Jia Xu, but quietly followed behind the old man.
"Brother, what do you mean? Why follow this man?" Guan Yu said in a low voice.
"Isn't there confusion in Yun Chang's heart? If my brother is confused, my brother will naturally solve it for you." Liu Bei said with a smile.
Guan Yu has been gloomy when he was at the inner door, the two have been together for many years, and Liu Bei doesn't know what he thinks.
Guan Yu, who paused, was silent for a moment, and said truthfully: "At first glance, the elder there is a greedy villain who tends to be inflammatory, brother and hero, why bother to make friends with such a person?"
"Yun Chang, when you were in Zhuo County, you were able to have a heart-to-heart relationship with those rangers. Why do you look down on this captain now?" Liu Bei smiled.
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"Although those rangers in Zhuo County came from humble backgrounds, most of them were bold and outspoken, and they were well-known men. At first glance, it's a person who tends to be inflammatory, how can it be the same?" Guan Yu argued.
"Yun Chang, when you look at people, don't just look at one side, don't think that what is is how it is. If the Yang Ball seen in the wine house today is undoubtedly called a cool official from the perspective of his past actions, but why doesn't he have the intention of rectifying the rule of officials?"
"Of course, I'm not saying this to defend the lieutenant, but maybe he also has unspeakable suffering. As for those rangers when we were in Zhuo County, you only saw their heroic and outspoken words, but before we were subdued, they were not stealing chickens and dogs in the county
They?"
"You are outstanding, courageous, and destined to do great things. Even if you don't meet me."
"It's just that you are arrogant by nature, and one day, when you climb high step by step, and look up at the sky, I hope that you can also look at the people under your feet."
"For my brother, I naturally hope that my brother will become famous and holy, but I don't want you Guan Yun to grow up to be a god sitting on the stone altar, full of ants and eyes empty of the world."
Guan Yu was silent.
Liu Bei patted him on the shoulder, "Yun Chang, my brother brought you here today, of course, to find Jia Xu, but also to let you see the fireworks in this world."
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By this time the old man had returned to his door, and when he opened the wooden door, two young men of seven or eight years of age rushed out of the courtyard.
Two teenagers stepped forward to hold the corner of the old man's clothes, and the old man looked down with a soft color in his eyes.
At this time, this man bent his waist at the inner door, and quietly straightened the ridge with all his strength in front of the two old men with a sneer.
He raised his hand and touched the top of the two young men's heads, and said with a smile, "That Lang Jun came again before and gave Grandpa a lot of money."
The old man took out the five-baht coin that was tightly wrapped in his bosom and took out a few of them, "Ah Zhong, you send this money to your Li Bo, he broke his leg in the field a few days ago, and the old fellow is lonely and uncared for, I am really afraid that he will starve to death at home like this."
The slightly older boy put the money in his hand and nodded emphatically.
The old man picked up a few more coins and stuffed them into another teenager, "Ah Ji, you send this money to Po Chen, and now she is the only one in the family who has to take care of a little grandson, and it will not be easy to think about it. But she's always been a strong person, so you just put the money under the basket in her yard as usual."
The old man picked and chose the money in his hand, occasionally muttered, and from time to time he had to give a few words to the two teenagers.
When the old man finished explaining, there was only one of the five baht coins left in his hand.
The old man looked at the five-baht coin lying in his hand, and then looked at the two grandsons with vegetables on their faces, and smiled bitterly, "Originally, I thought that if there was more money left this time, I would buy some meat and come back, and our grandchildren would have a big meal, but it's a pity."
A teenager is a teenager after all, and the two young people are not as depressed as the old man, but their faces are full of high spirits.
The older young man's voice was clear, and his words were extremely crisp, and he said loudly: "Grandpa, don't be sad and sad, in the future, when I become a general, and when Ah Ji becomes a big official, I will definitely be able to let Grandpa have meat to eat."
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"Ah Zhong is right, Ah Ye should not be sad." The other young man had a deep voice, but it sounded very firm.
The old man nodded with satisfaction and looked at his two grandchildren with a smile.
The children are still young, and I don't know that it is always difficult for children from poor families like them to get ahead.
It's just that although it's difficult, there is still some hope in the end.
The old man leaned down and took the two children into his arms, "Today, Grandpa will cook you a good dish, even if there is no meat, you can eat the taste of meat."
The old man walked into the hospital with two teenagers.
Not far from the courtyard, Liu Bei and Guan Yu stood silently, taking in the words of Fang Cai's family.
After a long time, Liu Bei sighed, "The young man's mind should be in trouble. What does Yun Chang think?"
Guan Yu was silent for a while, "Daigo empowerment."
Liu Bei was talking about the two teenagers. And what Guan Yu said was naturally the old man.
Liu Bei saw Guan Yu's gloomy face and said with a smile: "In the past, Xunzi once said that sex is good and evil is evil, but is it important whether human nature is good or human nature is evil? It doesn't matter to me."
"Yun Chang, there are some people who bully others and tend to be inflammatory, and they do evil only for the pleasure of their hearts. I don't care if he is good or evil, if such a person can be killed, don't let anyone go. But some people's tendency to be inflammatory, low and small, but it is not from it
The heart is like this old man today."
"If these people really did something wrong, shouldn't they die because they did it for a reason? Damn it too! It's just that before you kill them, you always have to sort out a context."
Liu Bei smiled, "In this way, I can have a clear conscience."
Guan Yu fell silent.
"I'll give you an example." Liu Bei suddenly stared at Guan Yu with burning eyes, "Yun Chang has ten thousand enemies, and sooner or later he will go to the battlefield. If one day, you are alone in command, and Shiren is with you, but he has committed a mistake in the army. Yun Chang, what should you do?"
Guan Yu couldn't answer.
He naturally understood what Liu Bei meant, but Shiren had been with them for many years, if it was really at that time, he might have been a killer?
"Although the long knife is sharp, it will not cut the friendship in your heart." Liu Bei sighed.
Only a moment later, he smiled again, "I have already told you that sorting out the context is enough to have a clear conscience. If Shiren really deserves to die, he will kill him."
"Yun Chang, you are good at reading Spring and Autumn, you should know a word." He pointed to his heart, "Knowing that I sin against me, it is only spring and autumn."
Guan Yu was silent for a while, and nodded, "Yu Yu is taught."
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The two turned left and right and came to Jia Xu's residence.
Changle is already secluded enough, but Jia Xu's residence is even more secluded.
It's not a place with a separate courtyard, there are neighbors on the left and right, but the wooden door in front of the courtyard has been closed.
Liu Bei stepped forward and knocked on the door, and an old man with gray hair and already a little difficult to walk held a bamboo cane to open the door for the two.
The old man is the owner of the house on the right side of Jia Xu, there is only one son in the family, and now he is doing miscellaneous work in Luoyang City, and it is rare to go home once in three days.
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Jia Xu saw that the old man was lonely, so he invited the old man to guard the door for his house.
The salary is not much, but the old man is happy to have something to do.
"Old Zhou, I don't know if Jia Jun is here today?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.
The two of them visited several times before, but they were stopped by the old man, and the old man naturally knew them.
"Liu Jun is really good-natured, if he changes to someone else, he will definitely not come. Liu Jun came here today, but Jia Jun was there. Wait until I go in and ask." The old man turned and went into the house.
"Guan Mou wants to see what kind of character this Jia Xu is, if he is a person who deceives the world and steals his name, the eldest brother will not stop me then." Guan Yu snorted coldly.
Liu Bei smiled, "Naturally, I won't stop you."
"Liu Jun, please come in." The old man had already returned, and invited Liu Bei and the others to go in.
The distance is not long, but the old man's foot strength is extremely slow, so it seems to be longer.
The two followed the old man into the backyard.
In the backyard, there is a newly opened vegetable patch, and a young man in a cloth robe is standing on a ridge on the side, struggling to swing a hoe in his hand.
Although it seems that he is trying his best, it is clear that this person does not do this often, so he is extremely clumsy.
When the man saw a few people coming, he put down the hoe in his hand, wiped the sweat from his head, and walked towards them.
At this time, Liu Bei saw the appearance of this person clearly, with a medium stature, and there was nothing outstanding in his appearance, but he had a short beard, which covered half of his face.
Liu Bei looked at him and felt a little gloomy inexplicably.
"In Xia Jia Xu, your Excellency is Liu Jun?" The man dressed as a farmer laughed.
"Zhuojun Liu Bei, Jia Jun is polite."
By this time, the old servant had already retreated, so there were only three of them left in the courtyard.
"I don't know what happened to Liu Jun coming to find it?" Jia Xu said with a smile, "How can a person from the countryside who is left in the countryside accept Liu Jun's several visits?"
"A few days ago, I heard Duan Gong say that Jia Jun has a lot of good plans, so I came here today to ask Jun Liangmou."
Liu Bei said with a smile.
Jia Xu looked Liu Bei up and down for a while, then glanced at Guan Yu, and only after a moment did he smile and said, "Jun asks for good intentions, but words don't come into the six ears."
"Yun Chang and Bei are like brothers, Jia Jun said bluntly." Liu Bei said with a smile.
"Forgive me for being blunt, my own brother, but still waving and fighting, what about people with different surnames?"
Guan Yu glared at Jia Xu angrily, and then turned to leave.
Liu Bei took such a fancy to this person, he naturally couldn't embarrass his brother.
Jia Xu didn't seem to have seen Guan Yu's expression at all.
"Jia Jun, I can't leave my relatives, and I came here again and again, but not to let Jia Jun separate my brothers."
Liu Bei is also calm, and there is no need to be suspicious about his relationship with Guan Yu, but if he changes to someone else, he is afraid that Jia Xu's words will already plant the seeds of doubt among the two.
"It seems that Liu Jun is quite confident." Jia Xu smiled, lifted up a few crooked greens on the ground, and said with a smile: "It's just Liu Jun, who has a sincere trust in others, but he is the enemy of doing great things."
Liu Bei's expression was dazed, knowing that Jia Xu had already said the right thing.
"Although Xu is deep in the alleys of Luzuo, I have also heard that Liu Jun is now famous in Luoyang City." Jia Xu smiled, "Otherwise, you and I wouldn't see each other today. It's just that when I saw it today, I realized that it was better to meet than to be famous."
Liu Bei wasn't annoyed, he just smiled and asked, "What does Jia Jun mean?"
"When I first heard the name of Liu Jun and the young tiger of the Liu family that day, I thought that Liu Jun was a decisive person, and I didn't want to see it today, but Liu Jun actually believed the so-called sincerity." Jia Xu said with a smile, "Human nature is difficult to distinguish between good and evil, I don't know if I am loyal today, I swear by heaven and earth, and if I am a brother, he will not draw a knife behind him in the future."
Jia Xu stared at Liu Bei, and there was no longer half a smile on his face, "Liu Jun, how can Xu Zhi's net worth and life be entrusted to such a person?"
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