Chapter 6: The Covenant of the Jane Family
Liu Bei was thinking about when to take Liu Ke to Jianjiazhuang to fight the autumn breeze, who would have thought that Jianjiazhuang's carriage would arrive in Lousangli. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Jianjiazhuang has a distinguished guest today, and the "hero" who snatched back the money bag in the hands of the wicked for the little master and young lady in the city last time came to visit today. Mrs. Jian opened the door of the village and greeted him personally. At the banquet, Mrs. Jian took the wine and thanked him several times, and said: "The old man Dog Zitian is the secretary of Fangcheng County, and he is not at home, but he neglects the two distinguished guests!" ”
Liu Bei's heart moved when he heard this, it turned out that Jian Yong's father was the clerk in Fangcheng County, it seems that it is not for nothing that Hua Erlang and his gang have been in trouble recently, it must be the Jian family who is secretly working hard. As long as anything involves the official face, it is not simple, and it is the same in ancient and modern times. He shook his eyes and said, "The old lady is serious." Uncle Jane is busy with official business, how dare the kid be alarmed? My brothers and I hit it off at first sight with the Jian family that day, and it was a sin to come here and disturb the old lady's tranquility! ”
It is said that Mrs. Jian is the lord of a village and an elder, so today he invited the Liu brothers to come and accompany him at the banquet, so why?
It turned out that the lady of the Jian family and Jian Yong returned to the village and talked about it with Mrs. Jian, and Mrs. Jian was immediately furious. He has many children under his knees, but now he has only one grandson of Jian Yong. In these days, it has become the instinct of the whole society to value the heirs over the concubines. Hearing that Mao Si was such a lowly thief moved his precious grandson, although he just grabbed a money bag, how could Mrs. Jian be willing to stop there. Immediately, he repaired a letter and reported to Fangcheng urgently, asked his son to come back, and led the servants of the village to the door. The letter arrived in Fangcheng, but was stopped by his son Jian Dalang.
Jian Dalang is the secretary of Fangcheng County, but he is friendly with Zhuoxian County. The county lieutenant of Zhuoxian County is a different group, and the two groups of people from Zhuoxian County Cheng do not deal with each other. Jian Dalang naturally knew that Hua Ermao and the others were the minions of the county lieutenant, and he was afraid that there was something he didn't know about here. Immediately, he replied to persuade the adult, said that he was in the joint, and said that he would wait for his investigation to be clear before making a plan. Mrs. Jian knew his son's wrist well, so he forcibly suppressed his anger.
Jian Dalang turned around and found a few henchmen and servants to inquire carefully, the two Liu Bei brothers and Hua Er and others had already spread the news, and a casual idle man on the street could talk about it, as if he had seen it in person. Jian Dalang got revenge, but he became interested in Liu Bei and Liu Ke, two brothers who could escape from Hua Erlang and his gang. Zhuoxian County Cheng and the county lieutenant do not deal with each other, so he naturally has to solve problems for his friends. The county lieutenant was secretly pressed by the county lieutenant, and it was the county lieutenant who was in charge of the county's military affairs, and there was a group of ploppy people who were his eyes and ears, crisscrossing the streets, amassing money, and listening to news. If you have to be a strong man like Liu Bei's brothers to deal with the second-class splash skin, you will wait for Ruo to go to the county lieutenant with one arm.
At that time, Jian Dalang ordered his subordinates to inquire about Liu Bei and Liu Ke's news, and this time the next person reported back, but it made Jian Dalang cry and laugh a little. Looking at it again, these two are still after the Han clan, although the family business has long been ruined. When I looked down again, I couldn't help but high-five and sigh. His mother was sick and his father was mourned, and after three years of mourning, he raised his family alone, both brave and so pure and filial, such a teenager had to be loved. At the moment, I have a plan in my heart.
After Jian Dalang returned home, he talked to his father: "My lord, Chen Ziyou (Zhuo County Cheng) has expressed his dissatisfaction to Zhang County Lieutenant, and Hua Er wanted to come to the door to make amends, but I refused. Since my wife and children are fine, they will not let such people come to the door, and they will not defile my house. ”
Jian Taigong's anger was weakened at this time, so he said: "It's up to my son to decide!" ”
Jian Dalang said again: "My lord, my son has something to tell. The two little righteous people who helped that day were people from the Liu family in Lousang Village outside the city. Liu Zijing is not to mention the chivalrous spirit, but also that Liu Bei, who is filial to his mother at a young age, and has bravery. If such a person has a fate, he will not be subservient to others one day. I secretly released the rumor, this time my Jian family does not care, but I must not provoke the Liu family, otherwise my Jian family village will not be good at resting! ”
When Mrs. Jian heard this, she stroked her palms and smiled: "My son's work has won my heart." That Lou Sang Liu family, in fact, is also a difficult person to mess with, the two rats are blind, this time to provoke the Liu family, you must not be able to please it. However, my son is like this, and when he learned about it the day Liu Jiazi, it can be regarded as repaying the grace of saving him that day. Since I expect that Liu Bei is an extraordinary person, I have to take care of one or two when I have the opportunity, so it is the best policy. ”
Jian Dalang smiled: "Don't worry, he is still young, anyway, my Jian family has already formed a good relationship with him, and it will be a long time in the future." The father and son had already decided before they said goodbye. In this way, there is today's feast.
After three rounds of drinking, Mrs. Jian smiled and said, "The two Gao Yi, the old man is full of hospitality. Yong'er came here. At the moment, he called Jian Yong, and ordered Jian Yong to bow down to Liu Bei and Liu Ke, and call him as a brother.
Liu Bei and the two brothers hurriedly avoided the table and grabbed Jian Yong. Don't dare to say it. Mrs. Jian stroked his beard and smiled: "The old man is over the age of six, and he only has this grandson under his knees." In the past, I regarded it as a treasure, but I didn't want to encounter a splash in the market before. If it weren't for the two, the consequences would be unpredictable. The two of you still deserve this gift. At the moment, it was implied that if Hua Er and the others dared to find trouble with the Liu family in the future, the Jian family would not stand idly by.
After all, Liu Bei and Liu Ke are young and knowledgeable, and they don't know Liu Gongdao's prestige. When the old fox said this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. Although he is not afraid of Hua Er, he also does not want to get entangled with such pickled scoundrels. Now that the Jian family has taken action to suppress this matter, it couldn't be better. immediately bowed down and thanked Mrs. Jian for her help.
Mrs. Jian said in her heart, and a person's affection is properly obtained. So he smiled: "The two Xiaolang don't need to be like this. This is because of my grandson, how can I sit idly by? My Yong'er was too pampered in the past, but I hope that the two Xiaolang will be more intimate and take care of them in the future, and they will also save each other. ”
Liu Bei's two brothers were just Mrs. Jian's hospitality, and they stayed in Jianjiazhuang for one night, and did not leave until the morning of the second day.
When Liu Bei arrived at home, he went to greet A-Niang. Liu's mother saw that her son was tall and strong on the couch, and she was happy but also secretly worried, her son was uncontrollable, her son was an assertive, and he learned a body of fists and feet from his uncle, and now he didn't find something to restrain him, maybe he would cause some trouble. Sighing secretly, he remembered the news from the county seat yesterday, and his heart settled down a little, so he said, "My son, you drag out the box at the bottom of the left corner." ”
Liu Bei didn't know what his mother meant, but he didn't ask much, so he obediently stepped forward and dragged the box out, but secretly said in his heart, what is so heavy.
As he was thinking, he heard his mother's command to open it, so he lifted the lid of the box, and saw that the box was full of pointed piles of five-baht coins. Liu Bei was stunned, where did so much money come from? Then he turned his head and looked at his mother.
I heard Liu's mother say: "My son, all this money has been saved by you hard in the past few years, and I will collect it for your mother." I originally wanted to keep it for you to marry, but now there are more important things, yesterday for the mother got the news, this county Lu Yilang returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors, is on the way. My son, Lu Yilang is a real scholar who also knew your father in the past. I heard that Lu Yilang chose an apprentice to teach in Luoyang, and the students gathered. When Lu Yilang returns to his hometown, you and Eleven Lang will come to study. This is a rare opportunity, but it should not be missed! ”
Liu Bei has not come to his senses, he has worked hard to make money, except for buying medicine for his mother, all the money and property are given to his mother to fund the family, but his mother actually saved so much and kept it for him. For a while, my heart was sour, and I couldn't help but have red eyes, but I didn't react to which Lu Yilang was, and looked at my mother in amazement, and said, "Ah Niang, which Lu Yilang?" ”
Mother Liu sighed: "Which Lu Yilang? In addition to Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan in Zhuo County, which Lu Yilang is there? My son, Lu Yilang is a famous teacher and has profound knowledge, if you worship under the door, you must study well, and do not slack off, so as to live up to your mother and your poor father. Speaking of Liu Hong, who died early, Liu's mother couldn't help but wet her clothes with tears.
Liu Bei couldn't help but feel dizzy. Lu Zhi Lu Zigan, of course he knew that Lu Zhi was also his mentor in history. It's just that Lu Zhi didn't go to Jiujiang to quell the rebellion, and then go back to Luoyang to tinker with Cai Yong and others to tinker with the Xiping Stone Scripture? Why did you suddenly return to Zhuo County?
In history, Liu Bei worshiped under Lu Zhimen, but he was not very happy to read, like dogs and horses, music, and beautiful clothes. No matter how you look at it, it's a prodigal. Although he befriended Gongsun Chan and some heroes, (it is estimated that these heroes were also his team in Zhuoxian in the future, and Gongsun Chan also gave him some help after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.) But he inevitably lost Lu Zhi's love.
Who is Lu Zhi? Ma Rong is his master, and Zheng Xuan is his fellow disciple. He himself was also a generation of Confucianism, an authority on the scriptures of the Han Dynasty. A glorious figure who has left his name in the history of Chinese Confucianism. Such an academic master naturally disliked Liu Bei's unmotivated learning attitude.
Liu Bei in history knew how to make friends at a young age, thinking that he was powerful. It is not an imprecise vision. But when you think about it, it can't help but outweigh the losses. The politics of the Han Dynasty was a typical meritocracy and gatekeeper politics. Letting Yunwen Yunwu have the ability and prestige Lu Zhi's thighs not to hug has to be said to be a big mistake. Chivalry is important, but compared with Lu Zhi, it is naturally not enough.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, Liu Bei gathered heroes and had to be helped by Guan Zhang. The work of quelling the chaos was not low, but he only got a county lieutenant, and in the end he was forced to abandon his official by a postman, why? It's just a lack of upper level relationships. After abandoning the official, Liu Bei began his life of wandering and wandering. Voted for Sun Zhan, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao, until Jian'an defected to Liu Biao in the sixth year of his life.
During Liu Bei's period, he also had the scenery of leading a state for Xuzhou Mu, but why didn't he keep it? Quite simply, there is no talent. Military generals can be used, but there is no mastermind. Only one of the local heroes in Xuzhou helped him, Chen Deng and Lu Zhu, and the others were either fighting for power or stumbling behind their backs. In the face of Lu Bu and Chen Gong's combination, how can you parry it? It wasn't until he was in Jingzhou that he completely woke up, looked at the thatched house, respectfully invited Kong Ming to come out of the mountain, and began to win the hearts of scholars, so as to lay the foundation for the future. It's just that Liu Bei was already forty-seven years old at that time, and it was a pity that he had wasted half of his life.
On the other hand, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Sun Jian and other generations who rose from the Yellow Turban Rebellion were either from a family or took the upper route. As the saying goes, there are people in the court who are good officials, and then take advantage of the situation to gather heroes from all walks of life to raise fame and accumulate high rollers, so they rose step by step, and left Liu Bei, who was already congenitally deficient, almost nothing.
If you can hug Lu Zhi's thighs tightly. It will certainly be different. First of all, in addition to Lu Zhi's famous senior brother Zheng Xuan, there is also a master Ma Rong who is also famous all over the world. Not to mention Ma Rong, just Zheng Xuan, this is definitely a bull, he was a generation of scripture masters when he was alive, and he was enshrined in the Confucian Temple when he died. The original Zheng Xue, thousands of disciples, among which there are countless outstanding ones, and Sun Qian, who later followed Liu Bei, is one of them. There are also Zhao Shang, Cui Yan, Guoyuan and other characters with names and surnames in history books, all of whom are from Zheng Xuanmen. If Liu Bei can get Lu Zhizhi's help, such a huge talent pool, just grab a few will be enough for him to use in the early stage.
It's a pity that Liu Bei didn't grasp such a great opportunity, so that Jian Yong followed him at the beginning, and when he arrived in Xuzhou, there were more Sun Qian, Chen Deng and Lu Zhu. Compared with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others' advisers are like rain, which is really shabby.
Moreover, with Lu Zhi's help, Liu Bei is no longer just a child of a declining clan in the countryside. Why did Liu Bei shout every time he saw someone in the romance: After Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei, the great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Xiaojing, Liu Bei Xuande? Because he has nothing else to say except this identity. The fourth generation and three dukes of the Yuan family, the hairpin for many generations, won the people's popularity, so Yuan Shao is not the posture of a middle-aged person, and dominates several states. Cao Cao, after the name of Cao Shen, his father and ancestors were all marquises, and when they did things together, they had the help of the Hedong Wei family, and there were countless heroes and virtuous people in the future, so as to determine the hegemony of the north. This is the benefit of fame. And if he can win Lu Zhi's favor, will there be a lack of opportunities and ways to gain prestige in the future?
Thinking about this section, Liu Bei secretly decided that he must do everything he can to make Lu Zhi pay attention to himself, and it is best to cultivate himself as a disciple. Then he was kind to the scholars and famous Confucians, and on the other hand, he befriended the rangers and heroes, so that he could raise his hopes for several years, and if he got to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it would be better to have an official and a half-job. At that time, he will put up a big banner, gather people and horses, and level the yellow scarf. Then the official was added, so that when the world was in turmoil, Cao Yuan would not be weak.