Early in the morning, at the city gate of Chengdu, many people who wanted to enter the city lined up in a long queue outside the city gate early in the morning. Among these people, there were vendors who were rushing to do business in the city, and some who were in the city to visit relatives.
In short, there are all kinds of people. Yizhou is one of the rare richest places in the world, and Chengdu is the capital of Yizhou, so it is naturally more prosperous, especially under the governance of Luoyang in recent years.
The rare peace in Yizhou, which is more peaceful than the Central Plains, has attracted more and more people to migrate to Yizhou. So now Chengdu has become one of the most populous cities in the world in this era!
As the time came to open the city gate, a group of soldiers shouted, the Chengdu city gate slowly opened, but it caused a burst of noise from the people at the city gate. However, these noises and noises were soon stopped by the guards.
The soldiers at the city gate suppressed it, and several soldiers immediately showed their spears and shouted: "Why are you making noise! Why are you making noise! Please be quiet! Come one by one!"
The common people are naturally afraid of soldiers. Especially when these soldiers show their weapons, the common people become honest one by one and line up obediently to wait to enter the city! At the same time, at the city gate,
On the other side, there were many people preparing to leave the city. As a result, the city gate seemed even more crowded.
But even so, the soldiers guarding the city gate did not dare to relax. Each one was carefully inspected before being released. After all, the world is not peaceful now. Even if Chengdu is in the hinterland of Yizhou, you must be careful.
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"Okay! Let's go!" After checking a woodcutter who was about to leave the city, a soldier dismissed him and shouted to the next person who was about to leave the city: "You! Raise your hands, I'll do it."
Check it out! And your package!"
The person he checked was a young man who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was a thin scholar and his face looked a little pale. It seemed that he had not been out for too long. Give the package to the soldier.
After checking, the soldier found nothing wrong and asked again: "What are you doing out of the city?"
The thin scholar immediately said: "I am a student from Qingcheng College, and I am about to return to the college!"
"Ah!" Upon hearing that the other party turned out to be a student from Qingcheng College, the soldier immediately changed his attitude and said to the thin scholar respectfully: "I see! Please!" After saying that, he did the same to the thin scholar.
He made a gesture of invitation. Just kidding, this Qingcheng College is not an ordinary private school. Most of the students who come out of Qingcheng College are going to become officials. How can he, a small soldier, be able to offend him? Not only
This little soldier, and the people nearby heard that the thin scholar turned out to be a student of Qingcheng College, and all of them had expressions of envy on their faces. But the thin scholar himself did not show any expression, and still looked like a windy cloud.
With a calm expression, he took the package and walked straight out of the city.
"Ah! It's Brother Zichu!" Just when the thin man was about to leave the city gate, a voice suddenly came from the front. The thin scholar was startled, and when he looked up, he saw someone preparing to enter the city in front of him.
In the queue, a fair-skinned scholar was waving at him constantly. After thinking about it, the fair-skinned scholar simply got out of the queue that had been waiting for a long time, walked straight to the thin scholar, and said with a smile:
"Brother Zichu! Why do you want to go back to the academy today?"
The thin scholar smiled at the fair scholar and said, "So it's Brother Xiaozhi! What? You just came back from Hanzhong?"
"Yes!" Scholar Bai Jing smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "You also know that my father and grandfather have been fighting for so many years, and neither one is willing to give in! This time I went to Hanzhong to see my grandfather.
, and in the end, I heard him keep talking about my father’s faults in my ears again! My head was spinning!”
"Hahahaha!" The thin scholar finally smiled after hearing the fair scholar's words, and said with a smile: "Brother Xiaozhi! Just be content with what you have! You know, ordinary people have their heads squeezed and want to listen to Mr. Pharaoh.
Teaching! If you have this opportunity, you should cherish it! If you tell the Confucian disciples in the academy about your experience, they will all be envious and drool!"
The white scholar shrugged his shoulders without caring at all, curled his lips and said, "That has nothing to do with me. What I studied is military strategism, and I can't listen to Confucianism!"
Seeing the appearance of the fair scholar, the thin scholar couldn't help but laugh. The fair scholar in front of him was a student of Qingcheng College, but his family background was more dazzling than those of the aristocratic families in the college! This fair scholar was a Confucian scholar.
Our eldest grandson, Fa Zhen, is now the son of Mr. Fa Yan, a leader in Yizhou Legalism. His surname is Fa Zheng, and his given name is Xiaozhi! In Qingcheng College, the status of those aristocratic families has been slowly weakening. On the contrary,
It’s because a family background like Fa Zheng’s is respected by more and more people, that’s why it’s said that Fa Zheng’s family background is even more remarkable than those of the children from aristocratic families! But I don’t know why, this Fa Zheng neither followed his grandfather to practice Buddhism.
He studied Confucianism and did not study Legalism like his father, but he just fell in love with the military strategist! These three masters of the Legalist school are quite interesting.
The identity of this thin scholar is not simple either. This thin scholar is called Liu Ba, whose nickname is Zichu, and his father is Liu Xiang who died when Wu County fell five years ago! After Liu Xiang's death, Luo Yang felt that Liu Xiang
He was loyal, so he took his only son Liu Ba into his house. Now Liu Ba is already the leader in the Legalist discipline of Qingcheng College. He and Yi Ji, another Jingzhou student, are both the top leaders in the Legalist discipline! It’s just a comparison.
Although he is from Yi, Liu Ba seems to be extremely low-key. He only focuses on studying his studies. He wants to graduate from the college as soon as possible and then join the officialdom. In the future, he will have the opportunity to return to Jiangdong to avenge his father Liu Xiang!
Liu Ba listened to Fazheng's words and shook his head with a smile. Among the many students in the college, only Fazheng and Liu Ba had the same temperament, and the two could still chat for a few words. Liu Ba glanced at the long queue of people lining up to enter the city.
He smiled and said to Fazheng: "What? There are not many days until the college starts, and you still want to go home?"
Fazheng tilted his head and thought for a while, especially when he saw the long queue around him, he smiled bitterly and said, "I can't go back! Before I went to Hanzhong, my father told me that I must go back to the academy before I go back."
, I have to go back home first! Otherwise, my father’s mouth is not much worse than that of my grandfather!”
Ever since Fa Yan stood out and came to Luo Yang to admonish Legalists, Fa Yan's words quickly reached the ears of Confucian master Fazhen. How could Fazhen allow his son to abandon Confucianism and advocate Legalism?
He had a big quarrel with his son, but neither father nor son could convince the other. The old man simply fell out with his son in anger, and the family moved to Hanzhong, a huge Legalist house in Chengdu.
Only Fa Yan and his son are left. In the past, Fa Yan and Fa Zheng, father and son, could rely on each other, but since Fa Zheng entered Qingcheng College the year before last, Fa Yan has truly become a loner! This is a rare college holiday.
, Fayan naturally wanted his son to stay with him for a few more days.
Liu Ba couldn't interfere much in this matter of Fazheng's family. He could only smile back and finally said: "In that case, I will take the first step and go back to the academy! You should also make preparations early. This year's academy
There is a lot of homework, but I plan to apply for graduation at the end of this year! We agreed to graduate together at the beginning, so don't you be unable to keep up with me then?"
Fazheng also knew a little about Liu Ba's thoughts, and he just smiled helplessly and said: "You, you! Pay more attention to your body! If you are really exhausted, I will not let you go out as an official.
Yes! Be careful, haste makes waste!" Fazheng also said this because he cared about this good friend. After all, Liu Ba's body was already weak. If he continued to work so hard, he would probably leave the root of his disease.
Liu Ba nodded and was about to agree, when suddenly there was a sound of horse hoofbeats from outside the city, which seemed to be coming from near to far. Liu Ba and Fazheng both turned their heads at the same time and looked.
Not far outside the city, I saw a puff of dust and smoke billowing, but a carriage and a group of cavalry were speeding towards here.
"What's going on?" What Liu Ba and Fazheng saw, the soldiers guarding the city gate could also see. Although it was impossible for any war to happen in Chengdu, their expressions changed subconsciously, and the weapons in their hands were raised.
He stood up. One of the soldiers who looked like a leader quickly walked out of the city gate, raised his head and shouted towards the top of the city: "Hey! Can you see who he is?"
Soon, the soldiers on the top of the city shouted: "Look clearly! They are General Zhou Cang's men!"
"General Zhou Cang!" The soldier's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly shouted to his subordinates at the city gate: "Quick! Get things straightened out quickly! It's General Zhou Cang who's back!" Zhou Cang is famous for his temper in Chengdu.
I was grumpy. I heard before that Zhou Cang had left to go to Jingzhou to take office on the order of his lord. The soldiers guarding the city gate were relieved. Now that they heard that Zhou Cang was back, they all turned pale with fright and started to rectify the situation in a hurry.
The people at the gate of the city are in good order. I am afraid that if Zhou Cang makes a mistake, it will be a small matter to be scolded. If he is whipped with a horsewhip, it will be really bad luck!
Liu Ba and Fazheng, who were at the city gate, looked at each other and smiled after hearing this. Fazheng asked with a smile: "Brother Zichu, why is General Zhou out? Is he going to Jingzhou on business?"
Liu Ba nodded, shook his head, and replied: "I just heard it from Mr. Guo. It seems that the envoy sent General Zhou to Jingzhou to do something important. As for what it is, I can't do it."