The reason why heaven and earth can last forever is because they are not self-generated, so they can live forever. It is the body that comes after the saint and the body that exists outside. It is not selfless, so it can become its selfishness.

Although the northwest region is dry all year round, there is still a lot of precipitation in late autumn. Unfortunately, Du Wu, who had just come out of Tianshui, met him.

Everyone has left Tianshui, it is impossible to go back, everyone braves the wind and rain in the mud and shallow foot to go, cattle and horses are bowed their heads, and so are people. The sky and the earth were white, except for the neighing of people and horses, only the sound of the rain was left.

Du Wu tightened the fish scale armor on his body, becoming more and more uncomfortable. He didn't want to wear it just now, but Wang Buliu couldn't help but say that he put it on him, saying that it was out of Tianshui, although it was still in the territory of the Han Dynasty, but it was already very dangerous, and he found him a small fish scale armor, which was easier to wear, and not as hard as ordinary fish scale armor, which was specially sewn out by the pipa for Du Wu with a needle and a thread, which made Du Wu feel a little more comfortable. Unexpectedly, within half a day of putting on the armor, it rained heavily. Pieces of iron clinged tightly to his soaked clothes, which made Du Wu even more uncomfortable.

After doing this for half an hour, until a deserted courtyard appeared in front of them, the army hurried over, Chen Xun sent the scouts out to be on guard, and then he and Guangbai and others came to the main hall to roast the fire.

When the cattle set out, they had already brought reed mats to protect themselves from the rain, and the people stood in groups in the rain and shivered from the cold. Du Wu can't be pitied, and they won't move forward, this is their fate, and a thousand infantry are also drenched in the rain, and only Du Wu and a few lieutenants can enter the courtyard to hide from the rain.

Du Wu looked at the sky worriedly, and the rain didn't seem to stop at all, which reminded him of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang again.

Seeing that he was sullen, Guangbai leaned over and asked, "Is the master worried about this rain?" ”

Du Wu nodded and said, "I don't know how many days it will rain this time." Autumn is always rainy and muddy, and people are sleepy and tired, so I am afraid that we will miss the date. ”

Guangbai didn't speak, looked up at the sky, and then came out to look at the stagnant water on the ground. After a while, Guangbai said, "Master don't worry, the disciple thinks that in less than half a day, when we arrive at the latest unitary time, this rain will stop, and then we can travel at night and rush to the footsteps." ”

Du Wu asked him in surprise, "How do you know?" ”

"The disciple has lived in Liangzhou for more than ten years, and after getting married, he often went into the mountains to hunt, and he also knew some celestial phenomena. My father-in-law once taught me that if the rain fell to the ground and formed a series of blisters in the puddles, the rain could continue for days. If the rain does not form blisters as soon as it falls into the puddle, or if the blisters burst immediately, it will not be long before the rain stops. Look, Guru, when the rain falls, the blisters burst immediately, so you can see that the rain will stop in a short time. ”

Du Wu looked out, and sure enough, the rain from the sky fell to the ground, and some of it broke before it could blister. Du Wu only remembered learning when he was in school, and he knew that the rain was screaming, and the heavy rain had to stop. However, it is late autumn, and it is cold early in the northwest, so I don't know it for a long time. I didn't know if what Guangbai said was correct, and I couldn't think of a reasonable scientific explanation, so I shook my head and beckoned Guangbai to come into the house to roast the fire.

Chen Xun put Du Wu on the main seat, and everyone gathered together, while roasting the fire, they took out the dry food and ate it hot. After all, Du Wu couldn't bear it, so he asked people to collect the dry food of the people, put it on the fire and distribute it one by one, everyone didn't care about whose dry food it was at this time, and it was enough to eat a mouthful of hot food on a rainy day to make these people secretly grateful to Du Wu in their hearts. They have been in the army for many years, and it is the first time that they have been treated so favorably by a general, and everyone's hearts are warm.

Chen Xun saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and couldn't help but admire Du Wu and threw himself on the ground. Although he did not officially join the army, he had spent some days in the Western Regions Protectorate, and he lived in a military family, his father was the famous Chen Tang, and his eldest brother was Chen Feng, who was promoted to the Western Regions by virtue of his military merits. Now seeing that Du Wu only has a mouthful of hot soup and rice, he has made the walking corpse-like people return to their hearts, and he admires it very much.

Du Wu saw his expression and knew what he was going to ask, so he said, "Does Xun'er know about Wu Qi of the Warring States Period?" ”

Chen Xun nodded: "I know, the last general read "Wu Zi" when he was young, and it was still requested by his father. ”

Du Wu Dao: Then you shouldn't be curious. The reason why Wu Qi was able to train Wei Wushu, a strong force in the Warring States Period, was not only because of his strict military discipline, but also because he was sympathetic to his subordinates. Once Wu Qi led his army to attack Zhongshan, and one of the soldiers had a poisonous sore, so Wu Qi knelt down and personally sucked pus and blood for him. When the soldier's mother found out, she immediately burst into tears. Someone asked her, "Why do you cry when the general treats your son like this?" She replied, "General Wu once sucked on my husband's wounds, and he was grateful, so he fought so hard that he died in battle." Now it looks like this kid is going to die because of this, and that's why I'm crying. ”

Everyone gathered around and listened to Du Wu tell the story, and Ma Liu spoke first.

"This Wu Qi is also a sinister villain, and he has quite a trick to buy people's hearts." As soon as the words fell, Ma Xin jumped up and pushed him: "Where did the eldest brother speak, where did you put the general with such words?" ”

Maliu also realized that he had said the wrong thing and smiled awkwardly.

Du Wu laughed: "It's okay, it's okay." One person has one opinion, and what Malius said is not entirely wrong. It's just a different way of thinking, if Wu Qi doesn't suck pus for the soldiers, will the soldiers definitely survive? At least he was a brave warrior at the time, and no matter what dynasty he was in, a brave warrior always got the most rewards and the highest honors, right? ”

Everyone nodded.

Du Wu remembered something again and instructed Guangbai to bring the bamboo slips and brushes. He paced around the room, thought for a long time, and said: "Chen Xun records: If the military well is not reached, he will not be thirsty; If the military curtain is not done, it will not be tireless; If the military stove is not cooked, it will not be hungry. If you don't wear a fan in winter, don't fan in summer, and don't cover in the rain, it's a general ceremony. In the future, all I will govern the army by this law, and if I violate it, the higher the official position, the heavier the punishment. ”

There was silence in the hall for a long time, and after a long time, Ma Liu suddenly knelt down in front of Du Wu and cried: "The small one spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and the four-character proverb of the general today is like Huang Zhong Da Lu, and the small one is deeply obedient, and I am willing to worship the general as a teacher, serve day and night, and ask the general to teach the small way of marching." ”

Ma Liu's kneeling, the rest of the few people couldn't bear it, they knelt down one after another, begging Du Wu to accept them as apprentices, Du Wu didn't expect a few words of Huang Shigong's words to cause such a big shock, excited, and glanced at the prison soldiers who were napping against the wall, and hurriedly helped everyone up: "The second and third sons got up to talk, Du has long stopped accepting apprentices, if you want to discuss the art of war, you are welcome at any time, as for this apprenticeship, it will be exempt." ”

Everyone refused, and they had to forcibly apprentice, but they still had a wide and white eye, glanced at the pretending prison army, and immediately understood, striding forward: "Several were originally subordinates of the general, and it is forbidden to form gangs and factions in the ranks, if you embarrass the general, the little monk will definitely expose the conspiracy of the king of Chu to Zai Heng, be careful!" The word Ah dragged on for a long time, and everyone present instantly understood, Ma Liuyin glanced at the prison army, and the prison army suddenly felt like his heart was splashed with a basin of cold water.

Du Wu saw it, smiled, and said to Ma Liu: "Don't embarrass others, you can't become a real general by threatening." The sound is loud, the elephant is invisible, the literati are not corrupt, and the warriors are not fierce. ”

Maliu took the words to heart and gave another salute. Ma Xin on the side said sourly: "General, we are really jealous of my senior brother!" ”

The crowd burst out laughing.

Du Wu smiled and said nothing.

In the evening, the rain gradually stopped, and everyone once again cast their adoring glances at Guangbai. Guangbai looked at the sunset in the west, and said to Du Wu with a smile: "The moon and stars are sparse tonight, although it is a little muddy, but you can still take advantage of the night to hurry, fortunately, it will be sunny in the next few days, and the army can also catch up with the progress." ”

Chen Xun was about to lead the scouts to explore the way, and when he heard Guangbai say this, he asked curiously: "Monks, why do you see a sunny day?" ”

Du Wu responded with a smile: "The morning glow doesn't go out, the sunset travels thousands of miles!" ”

Guangbai recited a Buddha name and said, "The master is still concise, and the disciple is obedient." ”

Chen Xun listened to it and didn't understand it, lifted the reins, and rode away.

Du Wu asked Guangbai with some confusion: "Why did General Chen call you a monk?" Even if you are a teacher, you have never become a monk, and I have not asked you for this! ”

Guangbai said with a smile: "Since worshipping the master, the disciple has studied diligently every day, and I feel that some have touched the threshold, and some are not quite like it, and they are muddy all day long, General Chen and Captain Wang often joke about the disciple, the disciple is helpless, and he can't explain it, so he has to respond to the layman family members who don't understand the monk's affairs, and after a long time, they call the disciple to become a monk." ”

Du Wu thought for a moment and asked, "How much do you remember what I wrote in you?" ”

Guangbai raised his head confidently: "The disciples remember everything, and they read it every day, lest they forget." ”

Du Wu put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "What an idiot monk, okay, I will let them call you the great monk of Guangbai in the future!" ”

Guangbai was shocked: "How can the disciple He De dare to be called a great monk?" ”

Du Wu also raised his head confidently: "If you say yes for the teacher, you can." ”

As the sun set, a huge convoy was moving along the official road, the road that had just rained was a little slippery, the old cows pulling the cart were mooing, and the sunset reflected half of the sky.