When Gan Mei saw Zhou Yuanfu coming out of the house, she glanced at him silently, pursed her lips and said nothing in the end. She and Gan Ning walked to the left and right, and helped her mother back into the house.
After Zhou Yuanfu came out of the house, he was in a state of confusion. He didn't pay attention to Gan Mei's expression. He felt inexplicably lost and helpless. Gan Ding called him here, maybe he was just a time traveler who was about to die and wanted to express his inner feelings and prove that he had been there before.
.I used to think that I was the biggest Luther among the time travellers, but now it seems that Gan Ding is worse off than me.
But is he really miserable? After being a wealthy man for more than 20 years, with a beautiful wife and concubine in his arms, and children around his knees enjoying family happiness, is this kind of life miserable? How on earth do I want to spend my life?
The brothers over there gathered around, and Cui Niupi came closer and said, "Brother, what about the old man? Do you want to celebrate first as Old Man Tian said?"
"Hold on." Zhou Yuanfu said this softly without realizing it. He was thinking about something on his mind.
"Dog, dog meat? Does the old man want to eat dog meat? As long as he can eat it, he will be fine. Just wait, I will give him a whole dog, half stewed and half roasted, it will be good after eating it." Cui Niupi said cheerfully, turning around to ask for it.
Go stew dog meat.
Zhou Yuanfu repeated again foolishly, "Don't bother."
"Hey, stop. Brother said, stop fussing. Let's take a look at the situation first." Guan Yu called to Cui Niubi.
At this moment, he heard loud crying in the house. Xu Huang hurriedly took a look at the door of the house, and then shook his head to everyone.
"Alas, the old man didn't even get to eat the dog meat in the end. What a pity." Cui Niupi said regretfully.
The maids and servants in the mansion began to get busy, and everyone left or stayed. Seeing Zhou Yuanfu in a daze, they thought he was too sad and did not dare to disturb him.
Zhou Yuanfu suddenly thought that Gan Ning and Gan Mei were both Gan Ding's children. Could it be that Gan Ding had already calculated their fate when they were born? Or was it just a coincidence that these names were chosen? The old man traveled through time for more than twenty years and enjoyed
After more than 20 years of life, he has not changed at all. Is this a bit unreasonable? Or is his character always like this? There are too many questions, and it has become an eternal mystery after the old man passed away.
"Yuan Shao, Yuan Ming, you two will lead five thousand soldiers to Nanyang first. After arriving in Nanyang, first settle Madam Diao Chan and the eldest son in Yuan Zhi's place. Don't fight with Zhao Ci first. I will come with you after I have taken care of the funeral here.
You guys meet up." Zhou Yuanfu ordered.
Pei Yuanshao and Xu Huang took the order and went.
"Brother Cui, go and get some silver. First, help Gan Mansion organize the funeral. You must be dignified." Zhou Yuanfu ordered again.
Cui Niubi didn't show any pretense this time and accepted the order.
Gan Ning came out of the house, his face full of tears, and he cried to the ground and said: "Brother-in-law, my father has gone. Before leaving, he told us not to observe mourning for three years. This intention should be to fulfill your wish for your sister and me."
Zhou Yuanfu patted him on the shoulder and said, "I understand what the old man means. Let's arrange the funeral for now and talk about other things later."
"But my sister," Gan Ning continued to cry, "but my sister took the initiative to observe mourning for three years. Brother-in-law, what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Yuanfu stood on the spot in astonishment.
The coffin and cemetery had been prepared beforehand, and the funeral was simple and solemn. However, Gan Mei seemed to be deliberately avoiding Zhou Yuanfu, and the two were never alone together.
Zhou Yuanfu was also very busy. He met with Zhang Ren and told all his plans. Zhang Ren only mentioned one thing. If Ma Xiang and others dared to harm the people, he would destroy them immediately. Otherwise, Tian Feng and others would be left to their own devices.
Tossing. Zhou Yuanfu also knew that this was what he meant, so he nodded in agreement.
In early spring, the fields were already covered with green buds. Zhou Yuanfu took one last look at Gan Ding's tomb. No matter whether it was the nobles or the common people, in the end they only had a cup of loess. There were no tombs of Wuling heroes, and there were no flowers or wine to cultivate the fields.
, Zhou Yuanfu was a little confused as to what the purpose of human life was.
"Brother, let's go. This Mrs. Gan has a bad temper and insists on observing mourning for three years. If Old Man Tian finds out about this, he will be very angry." Cui Niubi said helplessly.
Guan Yu patted him on the shoulder and said: "This is called a long journey. Brother is already very upset, so please don't add to the trouble."
Zhou Yuanfu asked quietly: "If we are lucky enough to win the world, what do you two brothers want?"
"Of course, those who have a grudge should seek revenge, and those who are gracious should repay a favor. Those who are gracious to me, I will not only give them money, but also give them official positions. Those who have a grudge against me will be cut off one by one and sent to my elder brother to be a eunuch. Haha, I think
I'm happy just thinking about it. I want to marry Madam Yan in a legitimate way. A girl from a family like this is really much better than a girl from the country." Cui Niupi said with a beaming expression.
Guan Yu said disdainfully: "Come on, by then you will already be spoiled for choice, will you still be able to fall in love with Lady Yan?"
Cui Niubi wanted to retort, but Zhou Yuanfu waved his hand and said: "If you are kind to you, you can just give them money. Why do you want to give them an official position?"
Cui Niubi laughed loudly, "Brother, you still don't understand this. If you only have money but no official position, your money will be easily plundered."
Zhou Yuanfu choked, turned to Guan Yu and asked: "Yun Chang, if you are a general, are you willing to let your nephew start as an ordinary soldier?"
Guan Yu hesitated for a moment, and Cui Niubi interjected: "Brother, why are you talking nonsense today? The sixth brother has become a general, how can his nephew still be a soldier? If the sixth brother can't clear his face by then, I will help him
I would like to recommend that my nephew Lao Liu also wants to help. If not, you can ask the third brother to help, it’s the same, haha." After saying this, Cui Niupi laughed proudly, and then added, "As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog son.
, if our children are still working their way up from the bottom, then what’s the point of us fighting for our lives now?”
After hearing this, Guan Yu hugged Cui Niubi and said, "If you can find a wife and a shadow, your life in this world will not be in vain."
Zhou Yuanfu became even more silent after listening. Everything Cui Niubi said came from the heart. On the one hand, all living beings struggle to change their own destiny, and on the other hand, they strive to change the destiny of future generations. This is also the source of motivation for all living beings to struggle. If they struggle, they will still be able to survive.
If there is no corresponding reward, that will be the time for all living beings to lie down. At that time, you will hold me and I will hold on to you. Whoever wants to take a step forward will have countless hands holding on to you. I wish that everyone would lie down and not move. That would be the only way.
It's fair. But at that time, they were no different from evil spirits. They all wanted the other person to sink into the Abi Hell with them.
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When they arrived at the border of Nanyang, Pei Yuanshao and others came to meet them, and two people came with them. One was of course Xu Shu, and the other was Chen Gong. If we look at Zhou Yuanfu's team, Tian Feng and Yan Zhong were the top advisers at the time.
As candidates, Xu Shu and Chen Gong are the counselors in reserve for the future.
After everyone said their parting, Xu Shu and Chen Gong both explained their purpose of coming. On the one hand, Xu Shu came to pay homage to his eldest brother, and on the other hand, his master Sima Hui heard about his reputation and invited him to meet Chen Gong.
The affairs of the palace seemed more important. After more than a year of running around, Zhou Yuanfu finally convinced all the remaining Yellow Turban forces to follow Zhou Yuanfu's wishes. This time, all parties sent personnel to discuss the next plan together.
"How was the meeting place and time arranged?" Zhou Yuanfu asked Chen Gong.
Chen Gong cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Qi..."
"Stop it," Zhou Yuanfu stopped him, "Gongtai, please call me General Zhou."
Chen Gong smiled slightly and was not persistent. He changed his words and said: "General Zhou, the location is in Runan. What time is it? The people are almost here. It's good for us to rush there now."
Zhou Yuanfu thought for a while and said, "Zhao Shuang also has contact here?"
Chen Gong nodded, "I just got in touch recently. He heard that the imperial court has appointed generals to suppress the army. He is willing to give up two counties first and wait for the rest to be discussed later."
"Okay, in that case we will set off immediately." Zhou Yuanfu thought about it for a moment. This was a meeting between the Yellow Turban Army and there should be no danger, so he said to Guan Yu, "Yun Chang will stay here to command the troops. I will take the rest of the brothers with me."
Guan Yu was worried about Zhou Yuanfu's safety, but other people were more or less related to the Yellow Turban Army. It was more suitable for them to accompany him, so he accepted the general's order.
"Yuanzhi, please report back to your respected master. If you have something to do with Runan, I will personally visit you." Zhou Yuanfu said to Xu Shu again.
Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Master has not set a time limit, so this matter is not urgent. I want to accompany my brother for a walk, and my second brother happens to be here. We three disciples of the Heavenly Master are together, so that we can have face in front of the heroes."
Pei Yuanshao also stepped forward, and the three brothers were finally reunited.
After walking for a few more days, we gradually entered the mountains.
On this day, Chen Gong pointed to a high mountain in front and said, "Well, that's the mountain village in front of you. What do you think the mountain looks like?"
Cui Niupi looked at it and said, "The shape of this mountain is nothing special. Thinking back to the Banzhen Man Holy Mountain we saw back then, its shape is really strange."
Pei Yuanshao looked at it and said, "I can see it. This mountain looks like a cow. Look at the cow's tail over there and the cow's head over there. It is indeed a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
Xu Shu also looked at it carefully and nodded and said: "It is indeed, not only a cow, but also a lying cow."
Zhou Yuanfu didn't take it seriously at first, only thinking about Gan Ding's affairs and the upcoming Yellow Turban Army Conference. According to Chen Gong, the remaining forces of the Yellow Turban Army are widely distributed, and there are large and small forces in various states. After all,
The Yellow Turban Army originated from Taiping Dao. Although Taiping Dao was repeatedly suppressed due to the Yellow Turban Army, it has continued to thrive, but its operations have shifted from above ground to underground.
Should we stop fussing as Gan Ding said, and then introduce Zhang Lu's Taoist teachings into Taiping Taoism and carry forward Taoism? Or should we gather strength for our own use and use it to contain the power of the imperial court? This is a question that needs to be decided.
When he heard the word "wo niu", Zhou Yuanfu finally woke up and looked up. Although the mountain in front of him was covered with dense forests and lush green, it could still be seen from the distant outline that it was a high mountain.
"Is this Woniu Mountain?" Zhou Yuanfu asked in surprise.