Chapter 5: The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit
The cunning rabbit has three holes, and it is only saved from its dead ears; There is a cave in this king, and he has not been able to lie down. Please dig two caves for you.
Du Wu was a little suspicious of Guangbai's origin, just as he doubted galangal.
In other words, in this world, there is only one person that Du Wu does not suspect, and that is rhubarb. Of course, Rhubarb is not a human being, that is, in this world, Du Wu only believes in himself. If you say this, many people will be sad, such as Wang Shu, such as Pipa, and Kuang Xian.
But Du Wu did not intend to correct it. Because with him, doubt and trust can coexist. Sounds sarcastic, right? There is no way, Du Wu can only do this. The only thing he could rely on was his eyes and judgment.
Therefore, when Guangbai described himself fainting from hunger and meeting the Tianzhu monk, Du Wu saw gratitude in his eyes. Guangbai described the birth of his child, and Du Wu saw light in his eyes. Especially when Du Wu said the words of the Sixth Ancestor Huineng, Du Wu saw Guangbai's fanatical admiration. Du Wu suddenly realized that Guangbai might be a gift from heaven, a loyal subordinate who could take care of Changshifu when he went on the expedition.
Thinking of this, Du Wu no longer hid his secrets, and wrote several verses in a row, from Fa Xian to Zhiyi, from Xuanzang to Kumarosh, from one line to Hongyi, not to mention such verses as "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not Taiwan" that can be passed down through the ages, for a whole hour, Guangbai's brain wanted to be shocked by Huang Zhong Dalu, crying bitterly while remembering, and his heart had already regarded Du Wu as the reincarnation of a living Buddha, so that he didn't feel tired all night in Changshi Mansion.
Du Wu looked at the enchanted Guangbai, and felt a little sorry for him in his heart. From a Buddhist point of view, Guangbai was a qualified monk, and his obsession with Buddhist scriptures and Buddhism determined that he would definitely become an enlightened monk in the future. But he gave all the verses of the great wisdom monks of Buddhism for thousands of years to Guangbai at one time, and I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse for him.
Guangbai was still staring at the words in his hand, Du Wu shook his head, told Caibo not to disturb him, and asked Galangal to set up the carriage, and he was going to say goodbye to Kong Guang.
As the night wore on, Galangal rode a big horse in front, and Wang Buliu drove a carriage to follow. Du Wu looked at the single stirrup and low saddle on Galangal's feet, and wondered whether to make Takahashi's saddle on this expedition.
Kong Guang seemed to have guessed Du Wu's arrival a long time ago. As soon as he arrived at the door and handed over the official note, the confessor opened the door directly, saying that Kong Situ had been waiting for a long time.
Du Wu was a little surprised, and when he entered the middle door, he saw Kong Guang waiting in the front hall, so he hurriedly stepped forward and paid homage as a subordinate courtesy. For Kong Guang, Du Wu was quite grateful in his heart. Lao Situ still takes good care of him. Now that the expedition is imminent, he is also a little worried about whether Kong Guang's body can survive until he returns to Chang'an.
Kong Guang looked very energetic tonight, and he was so energetic that Du Wu wondered if the old man was going to return to the light. But he didn't dare to say that. The two chatted for a few words, and Kong Guang said: "Changshi, although you and I belong to the same house, the old man admires your talent very much. The younger generation, the number of people who are more talented than the long history is countless, if it comes to seeking practical truth, the long history can be said to be the first person in the Han Dynasty! ”
Du Wu hurriedly got up to thank him, saying that he didn't dare. Kong Guang didn't stop him, and said: "Since you took Jin Wuwei half a year ago, we haven't played chess together for a long time, and the moonlight is excellent tonight, and playing chess with the old man can be regarded as seeing you off." ”
Du Wu got up: "Respect the life of the elderly." ”
Du Wu's chess is actually shadowed. Since escaping death, Du Wu has basically stopped playing chess. Later, when he entered the Great Sima Mansion and was appreciated by Kuang Xian, Du Wu felt that his soul had returned. Since he was promoted to Situ Changshi, Kong Guang didn't know where he got the news, saying that Du Wu had invented chess, which was extremely wise and contained the magic of the art of war, so he asked him to teach him to play chess intentionally or unintentionally. Fortunately, Kong Guang's inherent concept is relatively strong, and many new tricks have to be studied for a long time before they can be digested and absorbed, so the two of them basically win chess by Du Wu. However, Kong Guang spread the reputation of Du Wu's exquisite chess skills. In the current Han Dynasty, it has become a fashion to play chess, and there is no need to worry about being falsely accused of rebellion by a countryman master.
The housekeeper of Situ Mansion had already set up a chessboard in the side hall, and after Kong Guang and Du Wu entered, he closed the door and blocked Galangal and Wang Buliuxing outside.
Du Wu glanced at Kong Guang in surprise, and Kong Guang smiled: "A true gentleman who doesn't say anything about chess, and the old man doesn't like to have idle people around him when he plays chess." ”
Du Wu was relieved, arched his hand, the two sat down, and the car was killed.
In less than a stick of incense, Kong Guang's two horses and one cart had already reached Du Wu's hinterland, especially that car, which was even more probed to the end, almost wanting to smash Huanglong. Du Wu was not in a hurry, he returned to the statue of a falling stone Pegasus, and forced Kong Guangma to jump back in three consecutive moves, Kong Guang said with a smile: "Du Changshi is still the same old, blindly defending, but he will lose his son." ”
Du Wu also smiled: "This is not possible, Lord Situ, look at this step." With that, he sent a soldier across the river.
Kong Guang thought for a moment, and felt that a small soldier could only take one step at a time, and the threat was not great, so he didn't take it seriously, and sank the car to the bottom again.
Du Wu adjusted his thinking, only used two steps, with the help of the soldiers crossing the river, one shot to kill Kong Guang's phase, and when Kong Guang returned to the rescue, Du Wu locked the retreat of the car with a horse, and easily killed the opponent's second phase with another shot. At this time, Kong Guang reacted, but the general trend had gone, he thought for a long time, and said with a smile: "Changshi's chess skills are indeed higher, and the old man admits defeat." ”
Du Wu thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Could it be that Lord Situ is worried that I will go on the expedition the day after tomorrow, and I am afraid that I will be angry if I win and lose?" ”
Kong Guang was stunned for a moment and cocked his thumb: "It is said that you are extremely smart, but looking at it today, it is true." Now I'm going to call you Mr. convincingly. ”
Du Wu waved his hand again and again: "How dare the lower officials be worthy of the title of Mr. Situ, and torture the lower officials." ”
Kong Guang smiled: "It's okay, it's okay." This is what the old man is happy and convinced, and it has nothing to do with official positions. However, the day after tomorrow you will be on the expedition, do you have any thoughts on the war in the Western Sea? ”
Du Wu thought for a moment: "The battle in the Western Sea is actually coming to an end. The official is going here, which is nothing more than a military merit. In particular, the grain transportation routes are all within the territory of our Han Dynasty, so this trip can be described as no danger or danger. However, Xia Guan was worried about Xiao within the wall. ”
"Oh? What do you mean by that? Kong Guang became interested, and the speed of packing up the chess pieces slowed down.
"Lord Situ, although you haven't been to the court for a long time, you should also know about major domestic events. Since the Zhong'anhou uprising in April last year, riots of all sizes in the country have never stopped. Although they have all been suppressed, judging from what Zai Heng has done recently, his true day is approaching. Regardless of whether it can succeed or not, as long as there is this sign, the people who oppose it in the world will definitely go forward and succeed, and Zai Heng may face a situation where the whole country is against it. In the past few years, natural disasters have continued, and the treasury is now empty and without food. Listening to Lin Sinong, it was the 100,000 stone grain and grass that the officials sent to Xihai County this time had been donated by wealthy families near Chang'an. Alas, it is called a donation, but in fact it is a robbery, Lin Sinong wrote several times to ask Zai Heng to order Dou Lieutenant Class Teacher, but Zai Heng ignored it. Although the lower officials did not manage the treasury, they also knew the importance of food to a country. Once the people are forced to have no overnight food, coupled with the real risk, the world will not be in chaos. Therefore, Xia Guan believes that the disaster is not in Xiqiang, but within the Xiao Wall! ”
Kong Guang twisted his beard, thought quietly for a while, and nodded.
"In that case, wouldn't Zai Heng have worked hard in vain. Is there a way to crack the long history? ”
Du Wu didn't want to get involved, especially in Wang Mang's affairs. History proves that Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty failed after all, and there was no corpse to die. However, at this time, he was in the game, and he couldn't help himself. Seeing Kong Guang asking again, he couldn't help but wonder: "I have heard that Lord Situ and Zai Heng are not very harmonious, so why should I ask more?" ”
Kong Guang smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I hope to find a long-term path for my children and grandchildren. ”
Du Wu understood that Kong Guang was talking about his son-in-law Zhen Han's family. Now Zhen Han is already Wang Mang's sworn friend, and the official residence is the captain of Che Du, once Wang Mang is really called the emperor, then Zhen Han will be ranked as the third duke. Sure enough, it makes sense that the big family can be passed down, Kong Guang is loyal to the Han Dynasty, Kong Guang's son-in-law Zhen Han is loyal to Wang Mang, this is the same as the Zhuge family in the Three Kingdoms period, dragons, tigers and dogs coexist, no matter who can be in power in the end, this family will multiply, and they can help each other, the family is really very dog, Du Wu thought hatefully in his heart.
"Since that's the case, then please ask Lord Situ to remind Zai Heng and pay attention to a person named Liu Xiu."
"Liu Xiu? Taizhong doctor Liu Xiu? ”
Du Wu was stunned for a moment, isn't Dr. Taizhong Liu Xin, how did he become Liu Xiu?
Seeing that Du Wu was stunned, Kong Guang explained: "Taizhong doctor Liu Zijun's real name is Liu Xin, the first emperor of Jianping ascended the throne, in order to avoid the name of the first emperor, Liu Xin was changed to Liu Xiu. When he presented the "Commentary on the Classic of Mountains and Seas" to the first emperor, he used Liu Xiu's name. The old man remembers it clearly. It's just that everyone is used to calling him by his real name, and he will only change his name to Xiu when he gives a table or folds to the first emperor. Later, the first emperor died, and he changed back to his original name, so it's normal for you to not know. It's just that when you say pay attention to Liu Xiu, do you mean Doctor Taizhong? ”
Du Wu was a little stunned, but he thought about the time when the Eastern Han Dynasty was founded, and then thought about Liu Xin's age, and shook his head affirmatively.