On the road from Changping to Lucheng, a carriage was swaying forward. Ge was cursing the local officials and driving the carriage seriously. Zhao Kuo was holding the book slowly and reading seriously. This long journey
On the way, there were two entertainment activities. The first was reading and the second was chatting with Ge. Among these two options, Zhao Kuo chose the first one without hesitation. This road was very bumpy and he had been struggling for many years.
Without maintenance, even the horse-drawn carriage would not move very fast.
Therefore, Ge hated the officials here very much. He said that if he met an official here another day, he would definitely spit in that official's face.
Zhao Kuo just smiled and ignored the angry Ge.
After driving for a long time, Zhao Kuo's eyes were a little sore. It was a very painful thing to read on such a shaky carriage. He put down the bamboo slips and rubbed his eyes. Zhao Kuo looked at the unfamiliar environment around him. There were high and low roads on both sides of the road.
In the uneven hills and ravines, he asked curiously: "Where did we rush to?"
"We've arrived in Xianyang!" Ge said angrily.
"Ah?" Zhao Kuo was stunned for a moment, then he smiled helplessly and asked again: "I want to know how long it will take to reach Lucheng?" Ge thought for a moment and then said: "It will probably take six or seven days.
, the road here is not easy to walk. I followed Ma Fujun here before, and it was not as bad as it is now. For decades, they have not repaired it, these incompetent beetles!"
"My father was here before?"
"Of course!" When talking about Ma Fujun, Ge became more energetic and no longer arrogant. He slowly recalled the past and said with a smile: "Ma Fujun is not like you. He often travels around. Sometimes, he can only walk on foot.
He and I once went to Wucheng from Handan on foot, and we walked for more than thirty days..." When Ge talked about the past, Zhao Kuo listened carefully. When he finished, Zhao Kuo asked
He said: "General Lian Po said that my father has a violent personality. Is this true?"
"It's like this. Mr. Ma Fu is an upright man. Once, Mr. Pingyuan's family members broke the law and were particularly arrogant. They insulted Mr. Ma Fu. Mr. Ma Fu directly pulled out his sword and beheaded one person with one sword. Then, the other people were so scared that their clothes were wet.
He cried and confessed all his crimes, and Ma Fujun killed them all. He had a bad temper and often argued with others, and I always had to persuade him..."
"You advise him???"
Suddenly, Zhao Kuo felt that this story was not true, and he asked: "But I remember that my father was a very gentle and elegant man?"
"With the mistress here, how can I not be gentle and elegant..." Ge just muttered and did not continue.
Zhao Kuo seems to have discovered a huge secret. Could it be that this majestic Ma Fujun is still afraid of his wife? Oh, what is there to be afraid of, my wife? When I get married in the future, I will definitely keep my word at home and hold the power in the family.
, Zhao Kuo thought to himself.
On the side of the road, I suddenly saw an ox cart. The wheels of the ox cart seemed to be broken. An old man stood aside calmly. On the contrary, the young man who seemed to be the driver was so anxious that he almost cried and was at a loss.
Zhao Kuo hurriedly asked Ge to stop the carriage and got out of the carriage. Zhao Kuo first bowed to the old man. The old man was tall, but slightly thin, with a long beard and holding a bamboo slip. He was probably Zhao Kuo.
He is the most handsome old man I have ever seen in my life.
"The old man is well? But what can I do for you?" Zhao Kuo asked with a smile. Ge on the side put his hand on the hilt of his sword and looked at them suspiciously. The young driver spoke in Qi Guo dialect.
, said a lot to Zhao Kuo hurriedly, but Zhao Kuo could not understand a word and looked at a loss. The old man opened his eyes, looked at the young man in front of him, nodded, and said: "My
The car broke down and there is no place to repair it."
The old man's voice was magnetic and very pleasant. He still spoke with a Handan accent, which made Zhao Kuo feel friendly. His speech was also very calm, without the anxiety of being trapped on the road at all. He talked to Zhao Kuo calmly.
After describing what he was facing, Zhao Kuo helped to check the wheels. The wheels were indeed broken and the ox cart was tilted. Zhao Kuo shook his head and said, "I can't help you repair it. Not far ahead is Lucheng.
Why don't you get into my carriage and leave it here, and I and the driver will lead the oxen and follow."
"I can send you to Lucheng."
The old man looked a little surprised. He looked at Zhao Kuo in front of him again and said, "You must be a person who has read a lot of books, so that's it." Ge became a little anxious, and he jumped up from the carriage suddenly.
He shouted: "Young Master, we don't know the origin of this person. Maybe he is a spy sent by the Qin people. What's more, he didn't even thank you for your help. He seems to be an immoral villain. How could he
Let him get on the carriage?"
The old man was very angry, glared at Ge in front of him, and said: "How come you can't learn from such a benevolent and righteous family leader when you stay with him? Not only do you not advise your family leader to do benevolent and righteous things, but you also try to dissuade him.
People like this are the root cause of cholera in the world."
"I have heard that things follow their owners. My conduct is not good, and your conduct is just like your carriage!"
"I heard that when cattle and sheep meet strangers, they will lower their heads to show their gentleness. When tigers and leopards meet strangers, they will become wary. Only wild boars in the mountains and forests will stretch out their fangs after meeting others.
, attacking strangers without hesitation is used to show your courage, but it reveals your ignorance, you are like a wild boar!"
"Me!!" Ge was so angry that he almost fainted. The old man raised his fist and shouted: "You are a villain who doesn't know how to accept other people's favors and express gratitude!"
"You are a beast who doesn't understand etiquette and can only show his teeth."
"You are the beast!!"
"You don't read many books on weekdays? You don't even know how to curse?"
No matter what, the old man got on the carriage, with Zhao Kuo and his young driver following behind. Ge finally met a real opponent. He had a quarrel with the old man in darkness. Ge drove the carriage, and the old man
Sitting on the carriage, the two of them kept talking. If Ge still possesses some characteristics of a Zaun boy, then this old man is completely a senior Zaun diamond.
Ge Shaoyou was at a disadvantage in the scolding. Although Zhao Kuo was walking rather than riding in a carriage, to be honest, the road became more interesting. Listening to the quarrel between the two of them every day, Zhao Kuo
Kuo missed the taste of popcorn a little bit, but it was a pity that the Qi man next to him didn't understand Zhao language, so they couldn't talk. The other one couldn't even understand what the old man and Ge were arguing about, and looked confused.
Looking at them hard.
When the carriage finally arrived at Lucheng, the two men had just said goodbye to Zhao Kuo and left. Probably because of the military situation, the old soldiers at the gate of the city seemed to be very cautious and questioned Zhao Kuo, but Zhao Kuo did not tell the truth. , he said that he was Handan Zao, the fourth son of the Handan Order, and the old soldiers were let go directly. This made Zhao Kuo feel particularly complicated, and he wanted to scold him, but looking at the white hair of those soldiers, he was in a daze. God's old pawn, but he was speechless.
The old man got off the carriage and solemnly thanked Zhao Kuo. He asked with a smile: "I have been away from Zhao Kuo for many years. I never thought that there are still people like you among the young people of Zhao Kuo. I feel very sorry for this." I'm happy, I hope you can continue to maintain your benevolence and righteousness, and you will definitely achieve great things in the future."
"Do you even need to say this?" Ge on the side said with some displeasure.
The old man looked at him, smiled, and said: "Thank you very much for driving me here. You are also an upright and strong retainer. Please try to dissuade your head of the family and ask him to study more and do more benevolent and righteous things." ." Ge suddenly couldn't curse anymore. The two looked at each other and smiled, then turned and left. Zhao Kuo did not expect that the two old men would actually quarrel with each other. After the two groups said goodbye, Zhao Kuo hurriedly I hurriedly rushed to Handan.
"Teacher, you seem to like this young man from Zhao State very much? Why don't you let him follow you to learn the truth?" the young driver on the side asked curiously.
"He already understands the most profound principles of benevolence and righteousness. What else can I teach him? Don't ask these questions anymore. Buy a car first, and after meeting the people we need to see, we will return to Jixia."