"To be born without having something, to work without relying on it, to grow without being killed, this is called Xuande."
The name Liu Bei was given to him by himself. He liked the word very much, but Lu Zhi didn't like it. He even thought Liu Bei was like a toad squatting on the ground. He had such a loud voice that he would have needed some heads to fill the scene.
, Lu Zhi was afraid that he didn’t even bother to give him an audience seat.
When Liu Bei was a child, he pointed to the crooked-necked tree in front of his door and said, "I must ride in this Yubao-covered chariot." Then his uncle stepped forward and yelled angrily: "Don't lie, you will destroy our family!"
Liu Bei always thought that he fell in love with Dream, but in retrospect, it was actually Dream that fell in love with him. Dream, a guy who was neither a man nor a woman, shouted coquettishly and almost went faster, and then when Liu Bei was exhausted, he
He took out a guy even bigger than Liu Bei and gave Liu Bei a good beating.
In the Han Dynasty, we talked about background, family, and resources, and we also appreciated talents, but we didn’t talk about talents.
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Liu Dai, Liu Yan...
Even that hussar general Fei Qian is like this. That one is not a "second-generation official" and that one has no background?
When Liu Bei embarked on that ambitious road, he was doomed to wander. There was no end, only a starting point. The world was so big, and Liu Bei wanted to see it, but after seeing the bigger world, Liu Bei was not willing to go back to where he was.
The ground is gone.
In the days of being cannon fodder, you have to face death every moment. You can either be a duckweed drifting with the crowd and not know when you will die, or you can learn from it and grow into a chess player that cannot be ignored.
Liu Bei had no capital. Even with Zhang Fei's family wealth, he could not form a large-scale army, let alone recruit troops again and again. Therefore, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei had to concentrate their elite cavalry or infantry.
, when the opportunity comes, like lightning, he rushes straight into the opponent's main formation, shakes the enemy's commander, and either kills him on the spot, or forces him to die, causing the enemy to fall into a huge panic, and then advances with troops to defeat the enemy.
.
This kind of tactics is ineffective against Lu Bu, because Lu Bu can fight better than Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. It is also ineffective against Cao Cao, because although Cao Cao himself is not very powerful, he has many generals under his command.
Plus one more, General Fei Qian.
Troubled times are like a jungle filled with shadows.
In the jungle, people may look elegant and suave on the outside, but in fact they are ferocious beasts with red eyes that eat people without spitting out their bones. They usually drink and chat with each other, but at critical moments they stab you. If you grab the benefits quickly, there are disadvantages.
Hurry and hide.
How persistent do people need to be to spend their lives realizing their dreams?
How many times do people need to fail before they know what direction they should strive for?
How much willpower does a person need to be able to fall down again and again and still get up again and again, with a smile on his face and hope for the next time?
Liu Bei didn't know what the answer was, but he just knew that he had to laugh, and laugh in the gentlest and most calm manner.
Zhang Fei saw Liu Bei's figure from a distance, and stepped forward to greet him with a loud smile. His disheveled bun swayed behind his head, like a short and wildly wagging tail, "Brother!!! Haha! Big brother!" came back!!!"
Guan Yu came slowly and calmly, bowed his hands in greeting, "I have met my brother..."
Liu Bei held Zhang Fei with one hand and Guan Yu with the other. His smile remained unchanged. He nodded towards Sun Qian and others in the distance and asked, "How are you at home?"
"It's all good! It's all good!!! Hahaha!!!" Zhang Fei laughed, and then gestured, "A certain old Zhang just happened to hunt a wild boar in the mountains two days ago! That's so fat! Haaah! That's right. I was thinking about smoking some and waiting for my brother to come back to eat, but he came back! It’s so good, so good!』
Guan Yu waited for Zhang Fei to talk for a while before replying: "Sichuan has sent some more clothes, food and utensils, so this winter should be fine."
Liu Bei smiled, nodded, and then met with Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and others. After chatting for a while, he returned to the city to wash up, bathe, and repair...
When Liu Bei finished bathing and was about to get dressed, he saw that what was hung on the hanger was not the ordinary robes, but the black and red crown clothes. Liu Bei couldn't help being stunned and turned to look at Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu looked calm and lowered her head silently.
Liu Bei's wife is also a difficult position to hold.
Liu Bei slowly walked to the clothes rack, then touched the red and black crown clothes, was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Madam, you are interested..."
Putting on the crown of authority and the crown of honor, Liu Bei dimly saw a calm and solemn middle-aged man in the bronze mirror. There was still a slight smile on the middle-aged man's face, as if Nothing has changed, and it seems that everything has changed.
Liu Bei lowered his eyes and then looked at the lacquer plate aside.
On the lacquer plate is a gold seal.
The golden seal represents wealth, power and the future.
Mrs. Wu carefully smoothed out some of the fine wrinkles on Liu Bei's body as much as possible, then bent down to straighten Liu Bei's clothes and ribbon, and finally twisted her hands and stepped aside, bowing and saying, "Best congratulations to your husband."
Liu Bei nodded, and then stepped forward, and behind him was a servant who was bending and following each step. In the servant's hand, he was holding the heavy lacquer plate that had been covered with red cloth.
In the simple Dingzi Hall, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were already waiting. They all seemed to have freshened up and changed their robes. When they saw Liu Bei coming, they all saluted and paid homage together.
"Excuse me!"
Liu Bei smiled gently and slowly sat down in the middle of the room.
The wooden boards in the hall are old and new, and they don't seem to be very smooth. Whether you step on them or sit down, they inevitably make a creaking sound.
The mats in the hall are also old and new. The ones under Liu Bei's buttocks are quite good. In the distance, the mat where Chen Dao sits at the bottom is already cracked in many places. You can even see some broken thatch stalks from Chen Dao. Under the robe, he struggled to stand up, seemingly still showing his tenacity.
The red paint on the corners of the table has long since peeled off, exposing the dark brown color of the wood.
The beams are also old, and there are even some missing tiles at the eaves, which have not been repaired in time, just like the loose and fallen teeth of an old man, incomplete and helpless.
Liu Bei still smiled gently, as if he had not seen all the shabby things in front of him, as if he was in a rich and elegant hall, and then looked at the crowd and Guan Yu: "Yun Chang, come up
Listen to the seal beforehand!』
The sound of laughter and congratulations suddenly rippled out from the dilapidated and outdated lobby of Dingze.
Everything seems to be turning out for the best...
Not only the general positions of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei is now the governor of Jiaozhou, so he can naturally assign official positions to his subordinates according to the title of governor. Therefore, basically everyone has a share, just like children queuing up to eat
Give the fruit to each person, and then happily hold the fruit in your hands.
Noises and celebrations resounded in this remote town, and the whole army was also in jubilation. Drinking wild vegetable porridge and somewhat oily meat and bone soup, and drinking wine that had been diluted to the point where there was almost no alcohol flavor, the whole army was in full swing.
Everyone seemed to be immersed in the joy that Liu Bei had regained a higher and better position and had brighter and greater hopes.
Liu Bei still smiled gently, holding the wine cup high: "Thanks to your love, I will never leave you, and we are here today! Be prepared to remember the five principles, and you will be rich and noble with all of you! Win the drink!"
"Oh oh oh! Shengyin!"
"Haha! Better drink, better drink!"
The wine bowls were raised high and collided with each other, making a clanging sound.
Liu Bei continued to smile gently, with tears rolling down his eyes. It looked like he was too excited to hold himself back, but in fact Liu Bei knew that this was not excitement, but pain. The sound of the wine bowls colliding with each other was heard by Liu Bei.
, is the sound of his broken dream...
I exchanged my dream for drink money.
The beauty of music will eventually dissipate, and the rich banquet will also have its end.
When the hustle and bustle slowly subsided, Liu Bei staggered back to the backyard, sat in the corridor of the back hall, looked up at the stars, the gentle smile on his face eventually faded away little by little, leaving only a smile on his face.
Tired and helpless. Under the red and black crown, he is still the Liu Bei, but under the heavy Jinxian crown, he is no longer the Liu Bei...
"Brother..." Guan Yu slowly walked over from the shadow of the corridor, sat down next to Liu Bei, then looked at Liu Bei, and placed the gold seal in his hand in front of Liu Bei, "Brother, if you don't want to be under the hussar,
, so what’s the problem if you don’t get this seal? The world is so big, there will always be places for you and my brothers to go..."
Zhang Fei followed Guan Yu and simply put the gold seal aside. He stared at Liu Bei with his round glasses and said, "Brother, I am the same!"
Liu Bei wanted to cry, but he laughed and shook his head. The corners of his eyes became brighter and faded in the night wind. "It doesn't have to be like this... The world is indeed very big... If there were no hussars, you and I would still have a way to go."
You can go..."
Guan Yu frowned and pondered.
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Could it be that the damn Qiusi is coercing the elder brother? Someone knows that this guy who is full of bad intentions is not a good person!"
Liu Bei waved his hand, "That's not what I mean... I mean, our road... well, it's not really the road we use to walk, but another road..."
The night is quiet and the wind is slightly cold.
The light and shadow in the backyard flickered. Mrs. Wu came with two or three servants and saluted Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also quickly stood up and returned the salute.
"I knew that you two wanted to have a chat with your husband, but I saw the autumn wind was bleak, and I was afraid it was cold, so I prepared my clothes and put the stove here. It disturbed the purity. Don't worry..." Mrs. Wu said lightly, the etiquette was standardized and standard, and then let her go
The man gave him a big cloak, set up a small brazier, and then bowed again before retreating with his servants.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei waited until Mrs. Wu left before sitting down again.
"You know?" Liu Bei reached for the fire tongs and picked the charcoal fire in the brazier. "Isn't it polite? But the more this happens, the more uneasy I feel... Haha, it's not her fault..."
Speaking of which, before Comrade Liu married Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Wu, he could no longer tell how many of his direct wives had died. He was running around, running away at every turn, and his life was in danger.
How is it possible to bring a family with you?
Mrs. Mi is more or less a Xiaojiabiyu. After all, the background of the Mi family from the beginning is just like that. Mi Zhu also has no talent to make a name for herself in the gentry cultural circle.
Mrs. Wu was not the same. Although she was a widow and married for the second time, the aura of wealth that had been accumulated over a long period of time emitted from her bones, which often made Liu Bei breathless.
After all, whether it is Mrs. Mi or Mrs. Wu, it is not the so-called love, but a combination of interests.
As the main wife, Mrs. Wu was undoubtedly qualified, dignified and well-mannered. Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were cautious in front of Mrs. Wu, lest they fail to pay attention to something and lose their etiquette.
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed, saying: "...I can only be blamed..."
"Brother!"
"Brother..."
Liu Bei waved his hand and continued: "This time I went to Chang'an, I can see it more clearly... This hussar, he is walking a road that no one has ever walked before... I still remember when I was with you.
Are you saying that? In this world, although the surname is Liu, most people are not surnamed Liu..."
"I don't have any background. I'm just a libertine with a poor family background. I don't know what the name is, but I don't want to give up..." Liu Bei continued, "My uncle scolded me back then, but I refused to accept it, and then I ran away.
, left the village, and later... my uncle found someone to scold me again... In that year, my mother died... When she died, I was not at home and could not go back..."
Liu Bei's voice deepened, "No, I can actually go back. Really, I can go back, but I'm not willing to do it... I gave all my money to the countryman and asked him to take it back and let my uncle help me deal with it."
The funeral affairs at home... I know that if I go back, I will never be able to get out... I am actually not a filial son... Mother... When my mother died, she still read my name... I'm sorry, I
mother……"
Liu Bei's tears rolled down his face.
"I'm also sorry for my uncle..." Liu Bei murmured, "When I left home, it meant that my uncle was supporting the family for me... I said I wanted to return home in rich clothes, but... I went further and further away, and later... Xianbei
Someone is here...my uncle...sigh..."
"I'm also sorry for my wife..." Liu Bei looked up to the sky and sighed with a low voice, "I remember my first child... When I heard that she was pregnant, I was so happy... almost crazy... But, Chasing
The soldiers came, and she had fetal convulsions... bloody... one corpse, two lives..."
"I'm sorry for many people, many people..." Liu Bei lowered his head and pushed the golden seals of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in the direction of the two of them, "But I can't forgive you... If I can't even apologize to you... I, Liu Bei,
, do you still have the nerve to continue living in this world?」
"Brother!"
"Brother..."
"Put them all away and let me talk carefully..." Liu Bei wiped his face with his sleeves and sniffed.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other and silently put the gold seal in the leather bag around their waist.
"Well, that's right..." Liu Bei nodded, "I remember you and I told you that the current path of the Han Dynasty has been blocked by eunuchs and relatives. If you want to continue the Han Dynasty, you must go out.
A new way is coming!』
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Yes, I remember! My eldest brother said back then that Da Han is a Da Han of the Liu family, but he is also a Da Han of the people of the world! As long as everyone in the world still thinks of Da Han, Da Han can still be saved and will not perish!"
Liu Bei smiled, as if his eyes were piercing through the night, "Although I said this back then... I didn't really understand what I was thinking, but I vaguely knew that I should do it, so I did it... But this
Once, in Chang'an, General Hussar... Two wise brothers, do you know that nowadays, under the Hussar, most of the counties and counties have "bachelors of agriculture" and "bachelors of engineering"?"
Guan Yu nodded and replied, "I have heard a little bit."
Liu Bei smiled, but there was an inexplicable expression in his smile, "The big man used to look like this..." Liu Bei gestured with his palms in the air, "This is the emperor, then the relatives, eunuchs, three ministers, nine ministers, etc."
...Then the same is true for counties in various places. The governors, staff, marriage alliances, local noble families...are they all the same? Very similar?"
"Then what now?" Liu Bei sighed, "This hussar...this is the hussar, and then there are still these horizontal layers of officials and big households...but there are more vertical "agricultural bachelors"
, "Bachelor of Engineering"...What do you think this looks like?"
"This..." Zhang Fei's eyes widened.
Guan Yu stroked his beard, "In this way, the upper and lower parts can be connected as one..."
Liu Bei laughed, nodded and said: "That's right! That's right! This is the power of the hussar! Originally, the court had to contact local places through the noble families, but now? There are still big noble families, but there are more."
"Farmers, workers"! And that's not counting, there are "businessmen"... The four peoples of the world, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, are all in the hands of the hussar... Do you think this hussar is powerful?
?』
"Don't think it's just that..." Liu Bei smiled, smiling, but as if he was about to cry, "These scholars, farmers, industry and merchants are like four beads, and the one who strings these four beads together is the "soldier"
"Ah... It's like mastering a weapon. Only four fingers can't hold it, but with the big finger locked... What a talent. With the vertical and horizontal construction, I can catch all the talents in the world and force me to do so.
There is no way out..."
"I originally thought that I had opened up a new path for the big man..." Liu Bei laughed and clapped his legs, "I was covered in blood after overcoming thorns and thorns, but when I looked back, I saw that this hussar was actually riding a horse.
The car..." Liu Bei pointed to his forehead, "Then...he ran over it directly...Tell me, is it funny...haha, hehe...oooo..."
"Brother!"
"Brother..."
Liu Bei wiped his face with his sleeve again and waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay... I understand, it's a good thing... The road opened by Qiusi is wider and stronger than my road... Follow this
It’s not a bad idea to take this road... After all, it was also the direction you and I wanted to go back then... This time when we go to Jiaozhou, we will follow this road!"
Liu Bei stretched out his hand and held Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, "I hope you two wise brothers can help me!"
Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "It is my duty to do so!"
"Me too!" Zhang Fei responded firmly.
Liu Bei held the hands of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei tightly, and looked into the distance, Qiao Qi, this time, I will follow you, but I also hope that you can walk this path well, otherwise...
