This old man riding a donkey in a leather coat is the "old yellow" in Guan Lin's mouth.

He is none other than Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, Huang Yueying's father, and Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Cannan.

In Jingzhou during the Three Kingdoms era, when it comes to celebrities, the first impression is often that it must be Mr. Shuijing, Sima Hui.

In fact, although Sima Hui is famous, he is inevitably inferior to the two.

One of them is Pang Degong, who lives in seclusion in "Lumen Mountain".

His son, Pang Shanmin, married Zhuge Liang's second sister as his wife;

His subordinate son Pang Tong is an important strategist around Liu Bei, who has made great contributions to the benefit of the state;

Another of his subordinates, named Pang Lin, is the younger brother of Pang Tong, and is now engaged in Jingzhou governance.

It is worth mentioning that Zhuge Liang's "Wolong", Pang Tong's "Phoenix Chick", and Sima Hui's "Water Mirror" were all given by Pang Degong.

This shows that this person is famous.

Second, it is this Huang Chengyan, speaking of Huang Chengyan, different from the "Pang, Ma, Xiang, Xi" family of Jingzhou's second top, Huang Chengyan's lintel is not prominent.

But he is the son-in-law of Cai Wei, the patriarch of the "Cai family", the largest wealthy family in Jingzhou.

Cai Wei has a son and two daughters, of which the 'son' is Cai Mao, who was the governor of Jingzhou, and his two daughters are married to Huang Chengyan and Liu Biao respectively.

In this way, Huang Chengyan and Liu Biao are still a good pair of "brothers-in-law"!

Of course, with the rise of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei is in Jingyi Erzhou, and Huang Chengyan, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, is also rising.

But on the contrary, Huang Chengyan doesn't like vulgar things, doesn't like temples, and is only interested in Qimen Dunjia and hundreds of craftsmen.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang repeatedly asked him to go out of the mountain, but he refused.

Now, as he grows older, after some years of traveling all over the world, and his only daughter is not around, Huang Chengyan suddenly feels a touch of endless loneliness and loneliness.

He's too withdrawn, he's too eager to communicate with people, but he doesn't want to talk too much with those fools!

So, he had an idea, he wanted to find a disciple who had a wise root and was also interesting.

I can usually talk to him, chat, talk about Qimen Dunjia, talk about hundreds of craftsmen, and relieve boredom...

In return, he is also willing to teach this body the skills of strange doors and the skills of hundreds of crafts.

Although there are many scholars, interesting disciples are too hard to find.

And this is the origin of Guan Lin's acquaintance with him.

It was still half a year ago, Guan Lin had just come from his soul, and he was still in a state of confusion.

After going out by chance, Guan Lin came to the Victory Bridge.

This is a wooden arch bridge, this bridge is located in the north of the gate of Jingzhou City, and the river under the bridge runs parallel to the moat and flows into Changhu Lake.

And the reason why it is called "Victory Bridge" is because after the Battle of Chibi in the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao fled north in a hurry, Liu Beijun and the Eastern Wu Army marched together, chased to Nanjun and returned victoriously, so this bridge was called "Victory Bridge".

Since the Battle of Chibi, there have been many wine shops and tea stalls here, and countless storytellers have gathered here, telling the stories of heroes in an exaggerated way.

It has also become the most prosperous and lively place in Gangneung City!

Of course, this will be of great help to Guan Lin's quick understanding of his own situation.

But here, a strange thing happened, a strange person.

There was an old man with gray hair, a long beard, and a cane, who was unkempt and always sat barefoot on the bridge.

He was followed by a donkey, which was nothing, but there was a pair of worn straw sandals in the shallows of the river below the bridge, as if the old man had fallen.

At first, Guan Lin didn't take it seriously, he just thought that it was an old man who accidentally dropped his shoes off the bridge and waited for help from well-wishers.

But as he came, Guan Lin noticed that the "old man" was there every day, and he also found that many young Confucian scholars would pick up shoes for the old man, and then the old man would let these Confucian scholars put them on him.

Some Confucian scholars were not happy, so they turned around and left, and some Confucian students really put them on for him.

Guan Lin was still scratching his head at that time, wondering, why does this scene feel so familiar?

But what surprised Guan Lin was.

Even if the old man was put on his shoes, the old man not only didn't appreciate it, but shook his head vigorously, and threw his shoes into the shallows under the bridge without following the routine, and said something "It doesn't fit, it doesn't fit..."

Guan Lin thinks this old man is quite funny...

Sitting at the tea stall every day, I can't help but pay more attention to this old man's eyes.

He wondered if the old man was waiting for a humble and patient young man to throw his shoes under the bridge and then pick them up for him to put on.

This is a test of the patience of young people.

As soon as this idea came to mind, Guan Lin still felt that this old man was not simple...

Perhaps, it's a worldly master, and he can't keep it... There are really young people who can withstand the test, and they can also receive a book of martial arts cheats, the art of war, or something.

- No loss.

Of course, even if you think so, it is impossible for Guan Lin to do such a thing as picking up shoes, he has never been so humble in two lives.

Finally, after observing the old man for ten days, he finally waited for a young man.

After picking up the shoes for the first time and putting them on the old man, the old man said "it didn't fit" as promised, and threw them under the bridge.

But the young man was very patient, and picked it up again, and put it on the old man again, but the old man threw it down again.

- "Is this the third test?"

Guan Lin pondered in his heart...

But soon, he realized that he was thinking too much.

For the young man had picked up his shoes six times and put them on six times.

There was even another time in the middle, the old man said that it didn't fit, and the young man changed his shoes to the old man, but in the end, the old man still threw his shoes under the bridge.

And that young man, no matter how good his temperament is, he can't hold it back at this moment.

He pointed at the old man and scolded, "You old dog deceives me with a good heart, scoundrel! ”

This scolding was heard clearly by everyone on the entire "Victory Bridge".

But the old man, Guan Lin found out, he didn't pay attention to it, just laughed vigorously, like a fool.

Not long after, the young Confucian scolded and left...

Guan Lin slapped the table, he felt that this old man had broken me... He couldn't stay silent any longer, he had to do something.

So, Guan Lin picked up the two pairs of shoes on the shallows under the bridge.

And then... In the expectant gaze of the old man, he threw it directly into the turbulent water, and let the shoes be washed away by the river.

Because this is not a big deal, his approach naturally did not attract too many people's attention, but it made the old man on the bridge stunned.

Guan Lin was not used to him, and in the spirit of "doing the right thing for heaven", he made a grimace at the old man.

He smiled and said, "In the future, no one will pick up shoes." ”

Then, turn around and leave in style.

He felt that he had done another good deed.

If he hadn't worn a red scarf on his chest, he would have felt that the red scarf had become more colorful!

Outcome... Since then, the old man has never appeared in the "Bridge of Victory" again.

The Victory Bridge is also missing this "weird" scenery.

It turns out that Guan Lin underestimated this old man!

He just changed places, he began to lead the donkey, unkempt guard at the gate of the Guan Mansion, one guard is a whole day, and everyone said that the son of the Guan family threw away his shoes, and he wanted the son of the Guan family to pay for the shoes!

Guan Lin is also drunk...

In order to avoid the spread of the situation.

Also in order to get rid of this old man, he paid out of his own pocket to buy a pair of fine shoes.

But after the old man wore it away, he came back the next day, and he stopped doing it, saying that these shoes were not as comfortable as the original straw sandals.

At that time, Guan Lin finally felt what it was called a scoundrel, what was touching porcelain... He felt that he had been deceived by this old man.

It's no longer a matter of disrespect for the old, it's a question of the "bad guys" getting old!

Guan Lin had no choice but to buy him another pair.

But on the third day, the old man came again, and he said that it was still not as comfortable as the original pair.

It's also a shame that Guan Lin doesn't know martial arts, otherwise, his clenched fist will definitely be able to knock this old man to the ground.

Of course, in hindsight, Guan Lin was very happy.

It's a shame that he doesn't know martial arts, otherwise the old man fell to the ground and "touched porcelain", saying that the young son of the Guan family beat people, and he didn't know how much trouble he would have to cause.

It went back and forth, and another five days passed...

Guan Lin is unbearable.

He found the old man, and he had a direct showdown, "Just say how much money you want!" I went to the house to steal... Oh no, I'll go home and make it up! ”

The old man was so happy that he said he didn't want money, he wanted his shoes.

For the first time, Guan Lin felt so speechless.

If it weren't for the tradition of respecting the elderly in the Han Dynasty, those who beat the elderly over 70 years old for no reason would be killed.

He discovered... Once the old man becomes bad, or the bad guy gets old, it is really meow, and it is not possible to accept it.

Guan Lin patiently asked the old man, "You just said what you want, right?" You don't want money, you want something else, right? ”

At this moment, Guan Lin confessed, and bowed his head like "bad people get old".

Who would have thought that this old man said that he didn't want anything, he wanted a reason.

Guan Lin was stunned, and hurriedly asked, "What's the reason?" ”

The old man asked, "Why don't you follow the rules?" ”

The implication is to ask him why Guan Lin doesn't play cards according to the routine?

Guan Lin asked rhetorically, "What rules?" ”

The old man looked disdainful of Guan Lin, "Your son of Guan Mansion hasn't read a book?" I don't know the story of Zhang Liangqiao's pick-up of shoes in the "Historical Records" compiled by Sima Qian? ”

Guan Lin asked rhetorically, "Isn't it that Zhang Liang was at the bridgehead and met an old man wearing a coarse cloth short robe, the old man deliberately took off his shoes and asked him to pick them up, and then instructed Zhang Liang to put them on for him, and finally praised the son for being teachable, and met at the bridge after five days!" ”

As a result, Zhang Liang was late twice, and the third time was finally one step ahead, so this old man passed on Zhang Liang's "Taigong Art of War", and the reason why Zhang Liang was able to become a saint was that the study of "Taigong Art of War" was indispensable, and later... Sima Qian recorded that this old man was none other than the legendary 'Gaoshi' Huang Shigong who was hidden in the cave, also known as "the old man on the wall!" ”

Guan Lin before the crossing was doing "Baidu Encyclopedia", would he not know this?

After hearing this, the old man shook his head again and again, but angrily reprimanded Guan Lin: "You know this, you still don't pick up shoes for the old man?" You know this, you still throw the old man's shoes into the river? ”

Guan Lin smiled, "Don't say it, there are not a hundred people who have picked up shoes for you in the past twenty days, but there are also eighty, since I sat there, in ten days, at least seventeen people have picked up shoes for you twice!" And a silly ... Ah no, there was also a Confucian scholar who picked it up for you six times, but what did you pass it on to them? It's lonely! ”

The old man's eyes were certain, he stroked his beard, and quibbled: "These are peddlers, pawns, fools, and fools, and there is no Huigen... The old man looked down on it. ”

Speaking of this, he also pretended to be profound: "Liuhou Zhang Liang is not just picking up shoes and wearing shoes, he has also experienced four meetings with the 'old man on the wall', so he has to pass on the "Taigong Art of War"!" ”

"Forget it!" Without waiting for the old man to finish speaking, Guan Lin subconsciously blurted out: "We haven't met ten times, but seven or eight times, what have you done besides asking me for shoes?" When others saw it, they thought I was bullying the old man! ”

"That's because the shoes you gave me were uncomfortable!" The old man bit the truth.

"What's uncomfortable?" Guan Lin asked rhetorically.

The old man pointed to his shoes and said, "These shoes are big!" ”

"Big sister!" Guan Lin didn't care if the old man could understand, and retorted directly: "The shoes don't fit at all!" ”

"You're a crooked!" The old man was not convinced, "Have you read 'Zheng Ren buys shoes'?" Don't let the old man try my feet, just take the size to buy shoes, can I buy the fit? ”

"Hehe..."Guan Lin smiled, "-'Zheng people want to buy shoes, first live their own feet'" He first read out a sentence, and then the conversation changed: "Han Feizi's 'Zheng people buy shoes' is a distorted interpretation, the world says that Zheng people buy shoes 'rather trustworthiness, no self-confidence', in fact, the world is wrong to blame Zheng people!" In my opinion, one should trust the size of the measure rather than the one who believes in one's own feet. ”

"Why is that?" The old man's eyes widened, and Guan Lin's words successfully aroused his curiosity.

Guan Lin pointed to his feet and said, "I'm afraid you don't know, right?" People's feet are small in the morning and big at night, if you buy shoes at night, it is naturally small, if you buy shoes in the morning, it is naturally big, should you learn from Zheng Ren, measure it at noon, take a median value, otherwise buy big, buy small, you refund my money? ”

This is not long after Guan Lin just crossed.

Otherwise, he would not have argued with an old man like this.

But fortunately, Guan Lin was not led astray by this old man... He even succeeded in leading the old man into a trap.

Sure enough, the old man was furious: "You bluff me! ”

Guan Lin didn't explain, he stretched out his hand, "Take two steps, don't believe two steps!" ”

"From morning to night, you measure and see if the size of your feet changes!"

The old man was still stiff-mouthed, "Just look at it..."

So, the two agreed that if the people's feet were not the same size, the old man would no longer come to provoke Guan Lin, and if they were the same size, then Guan Lin had to find suitable shoes for the old man.

Early the next morning, the old man came to the alley opposite the Guan Mansion as promised, measured the size of his feet first, and after Guan Lin verified it, he went back to the house to sleep, and the old man began to "walk two steps" continuously!

For Guan Lin, this is a rare day of peace...

In the evening, when Guan Lin went out, the old man was still there.

It's just that...

The old man's original arrogance and stubbornness were gone, as if covered by great surprise.

He stared at his feet stupidly, and then at the newly measured size, and for a moment fell into a huge daze.

It seems that even now, he still can't accept the fact that people's feet are "small in the morning and big in the evening".

Guan Lin walked to his side very angrily, "I remember the story of 'Zheng Ren Buys Shoes', which means that you can't be too rigid in doing things, and only believe in dogma, old man, old man, do you understand it?" Is it right or wrong for Zheng people to buy shoes? You're focused on his feet, have you ever tried your feet a moment! ”

I blurted out this...

The old man's outlook on life has been turned upside down.

He grabbed Guan Lin, and he exclaimed: "The old man has finally found a disciple who has a wise root, is interesting, and is not old-fashioned!" ”

Guan Lin hurriedly shook off the old man's arm, "Don't... If you look for a disciple, you can find it somewhere else, but I won't be your disciple! Besides, you haven't even figured out a 'Zheng people buy shoes'? Which of us teaches whom? ”

It's okay if Guan Lin doesn't say this...

As soon as he said that, the old man came up again, "The whole Jingzhou begged and rushed to be the old man's apprentice, but I can't count them, and the old man made an exception to accept you as a closed disciple, are you still not happy?" If you don't want to, the old man has to accept you as a disciple! ”

When he heard this, Guan Lin was stunned again.

He thinks he's stupid, he's been tossing around with an old man for so long, isn't it nice to go home and sleep with this kung fu?

But obviously, this old man is relying on him...

If he doesn't let him die, he can't give up.

So, Guan Lin asked, "You said that you would be my master, you have to let me know, what will you do?" ”

Speaking of this, Guan Lin asked tentatively: "Don't fool me with a copy of "Taigong's Art of War", I know more about the Art of War than you!" ”

The old man stroked his beard and leaned against his donkey.

It seems that when it comes to what he is good at, he has changed his past inmodesity and become elegant in his speech.

"The old man can't teach you the art of war!"

"And what can you teach?"

"Hundred Crafts KitKat!" The old man's tone was calm and confident, not like he was fooling.

Guan Lin's eyes must be on the balls, "It's not that any cat or dog can be my master, Cheng, since you are so confident, then tomorrow morning, I will draw a drawing, if you can make a physical object according to this drawing, I will worship you as a teacher, how about it?" ”

The old man was amused to hear this.

- This kid can also make drawings?

Immediately agreed...

So, the next day, Guan Lin gave the old man a manufacturing drawing, which was the most complete manufacturing drawing of the "Qin crossbow" disassembled from the terracotta warriors and horses in his previous life.

You must know that during the Warring States Period, the reason why the Qin soldiers were invincible and invincible was because of the Qin crossbow and the distance they shot!

As recorded in "Warring States Policy: Han Ce", the maximum range of the Qin crossbow can reach more than 800 meters!

Of course, this is somewhat braggartic!

According to Guan Lin's thinking, similar to the divine arm crossbow of the Song Dynasty, the problem of three hundred meters is still not big.

The picture drawn by Guan Lin is the "Kicking Crossbow" in the Qin crossbow, which needs to be wound with the help of the foot pedal and the strength of the whole body, and the process in the production of the picture alone is more than 100 steps.

In addition, many sizes and proportions are also very general, and it is extremely difficult to manufacture.

Of course, Guan Lin's purpose was only to make the old man retreat.

Merely...

It seems that because the powerful "Qin Crossbow" has long been "lost" in this era, when the old man got this "manufacturing map", his eyes were glowing green.

Guan Lin thought he was scared, and said in a snort, "It's too late to give up now." ”

The old man just put away the drawings and left without saying a word.

Then it was ten days, twenty days, just when Guan Lin thought that this old man couldn't do it, he didn't have the face to see him again, and the world was quiet.

The old man reappeared.

The first thing he said when he saw Guan Lin was, "Liu Xiang's "Warring States Policy" is not rigorous, it is actually made up blindly, where can Qin crossbow shoot 800 steps?" Four hundred and fifty steps at most! ”

I blurted out this...

Guan Lin was stunned.

- No, no, this old man really made a Qin crossbow?

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