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Chapter 17

Back at Liu Shiwu, Liu Jing first asked Song Gu to send Liu He home, and then rushed to Liu Zong's mansion.

Looking at the box full of copper coins in front of him, Liu Zong was very curious in his heart. After all, he couldn't help but ask, knowing that Liu Jing was using the book as a pledge, he couldn't help but give him a meaningful look.

Liu Zong was very efficient in handling affairs, and redeemed Liu Liang's father that evening.

Liu Liang's father suffered a lot in prison in the past two days. His whole body was bruised and extremely weak, but he still held up his body, led his wife and children to the door, and thanked Liu Jing in person.

Liu Liang's father fishes for a living, and his mother weaves shoes to support the family. For them, [-] yuan is an astronomical sum, even if the family goes bankrupt, they can't afford it.

Liu Jing also knew that Liu Liang's family was in a difficult situation, so he gave a very loose condition. He only needs to pay back [-] yuan a year, and pay it off in ten years.Thank you Liu Liang's family for not mentioning it.

Through this incident, Liu Jing and Liu Zong became closer again. When they were chatting, Liu Jing accidentally learned that Liu Pan would finally return from a rest after a month, and planned to hold a banquet at home for guests at noon tomorrow.

Liu Jing looked forward to the stars and looked forward to the moon, and finally brought Liu Panpan back, thinking: "If he hears about my reputation of 'cultivating customers' and 'saving neighbors with quality letters', he should find time to meet me, right?"

Although Liu Jing has great confidence in this, passive waiting is not his character...

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The next day, near noon, there were vehicles coming towards Longqiu one after another, all of them were invited by Wuguan Liu Pan, and Du Xi was one of them.

Du Xi is 24 years old this year. He is from Yingchuan County, Yuzhou. Today, the world is in chaos. He knows that his hometown Yingchuan is the place where the Fourth World War was fought, so he decisively led his family to move to Xiangyang.

Fan Qin, a fellow villager, showed his talents in front of Liu Biao, the minister of Jingzhou, many times. Du Xi believed that Liu Biao was not someone who could save the world, and persuaded Fan Qin to stay away from Liu Biao. disaster.

Du Xi sat in the calf cart, staring at the scenery out of the window in a daze. Without paying attention, he focused his eyes, and saw a young man in short clothes and grass shoes under a big tree beside the road, folding a branch into a pen, and swiping a brush on the ground. A trace of strangeness.

Quietly got out of the car and came to his side. When he saw it, Du Xi couldn't hide his surprise. The popular characters he wrote were square, grand and grand, and he was a family of his own. Du Xi only glanced at it and couldn't take his eyes away. Which Gaoshi did a good word learn from?

The young man was writing a poem, and he had already written two lines. Du Xi said silently in his heart: "A long time ago, the people were born in the early days. Proud and self-sufficient, simple and honest. Wisdom is cute, and the capital is for the cause. Whoever supports it, really depends on it." Philosopher."

After reading, Du Xi's heart was greatly shaken. Jue Chusheng people, from "Book of Songs, Daya, shengmin": "Juchusheng people, really Wei Jiang Yuan." Bao Pu, from "Lao Tzu": "See the simple Baopu." Philosopher, from "Book of Songs, Taiga, Repression": "It is a wise philosopher, tell me the words." In this poem alone, he recognized three allusions.

"What is the meaning of the philosopher? The time is the posthumous millet. What is the meaning of supporting? In fact, it is called sowing and breeding. Shun cultivated, and Yu also cultivated. It is as far away as Zhou Dian, and the eight states began to eat."

Du Xi continued to read, Shiwei Houji, from "The Book of Songs Daya Shengmin": "Carrying life and nurturing, Shiwei Houji." He also mentioned that Houji taught the people to sow, and Shun and Yu personally cultivated. And "Book of Zhou".

Since then, Du Xi has been completely overwhelmed by this majestic and well-written poem persuading farmers.

"Xixi makes virtue, Yiyiyuan land. Flowers and trees are prosperous, and the wind is clear. There are scholars and women, competing for the times. Mulberry women are happy at night, and farmers are wild."

"It's easy to pass the integrity, but it's hard to stay in peace. If you want to bring a couple, you're frustrated and married. You're good at each other, and you're still working in the long mu. I'm here for the common people, and they bow their hands."

"The people's livelihood depends on hard work, and hard work is not lacking. Feast in peace and ease, and enjoy the joys of the old age! Dan stones are not stored, but hunger and cold come. Gu Erchou ranks, can you not feel ashamed."

The young man wrote a paragraph, and Du Xi read a paragraph silently. He maintained a very high standard for three consecutive paragraphs and did not disappoint him. But then the young man stopped writing. Said: "Why don't you continue to write?"

Liu Jing raised his head, and saw that he was a young scholar in his twenties, dressed in clothes and swords, and had an extraordinary appearance. Judging from his accent, he could be regarded as a Beishi, and said leisurely: "The last paragraph, I still need to think about it. .”

Naturally, he didn’t think about it. This poem is Tao Yuanming’s "Encouraging Farmers". It is already a very appalling thing to write the first five paragraphs at his age. The last paragraph involves two sages, Confucius and Dong Zhongshu. It must not be written, at least not at his age.

Du Xi looked surprised and uncertain, and said, "Is this poem written by you?"

Liu Jing nodded and said, "This poem is called "Persuading Farmers", and it is indeed the following work."

Du Xi stared at Liu Jing with a serious face. With his talent and learning, he couldn't compose such a poem. Probably from the hands of a teenager.

Liu Jing looked at Du Xi calmly and calmly.

After a while, Du Xi couldn't help laughing at himself. He felt that he was contemptuous of the other party because of his youth.

Thinking of this, Du Xi's face became solemn, and he took out the famous thorn made of bamboo slices from his arms, and solemnly handed it to Liu Jing.

Liu Jing bowed to take it, and said: "I'm in Tian Chou, and I don't have a famous stab. I'm rude."

In today's nobility, the use of "name thorns" to communicate their names to each other. The Taishan Taishou Ying Shao's "Customs" records such a small story:

Yuzhang Gao Shi Xu Ji was once set up by Taiwei Huang Qiong, but he had no intention of official career and did not go to answer the order.Later, when Huang Qiong died, he carried food to the grave of Huang Qiong to worship. Huang Yan, the eldest grandson of Huang Qiong, who served as the general of the five sense organs, did not know him. After leaving, Huang Yan blamed it.

From this we can see the importance of "Yeci" to the social interaction of today's scholar class.

Liu Jing took a closer look, and wrote neatly in official script on the bamboo piece: "Yingchuan Du Xi and worship again, ask about daily life, the word Zixu."

"Du Xi is a legendary character in "Three Kingdoms". I didn't expect to catch a big fish today." Liu Jing couldn't help looking at Du Xi.

Du Xi was born in the Du family in Dingling, Yingchuan. The family has two thousand generations. His great-grandfather Du An and grandfather Du Gen are well-known in the world.Du An had little ambition and entered Taixue at the age of thirteen. He was known as a "child prodigy".Dugan's reputation is even greater. The later Tan Sitong's "Inscription on the Wall in Prison": "Wangmen seeks refuge and thinks of Zhang Jian, and endures death to wait for Dugan; I smile to the sky from the sword, and leave Kunlun with my heart and gall." The root refers to him.

Liu Jing bowed and said: "I have admired Du Jun's name for a long time, and I am very fortunate to meet you today. My next Liu Jing, whose name is Zhongda, is a descendant of the Liu family in Longqiu."

Du Xi smiled and asked: "Listen to your step, do you know me?"

Liu Jingjing nodded and said, "I have studied in Xiangyang for two years, and I was fortunate enough to study the Five Classics under Song Gong's family. I didn't return to my hometown until my brother died of illness recently. Du Jun's name is probably known to everyone in Xiangyang. There are rumors in the market. It is said that Du Jun chose to go south to Changsha in order to avoid Liu Jingzhou, but the rumors turned out to be true."

"It turned out to be a high student of Song Zhongzi, no wonder he is so knowledgeable and talented." Du Xi suddenly realized, and then sighed: "In the past, Duke Huan of Qi led the princes to honor the emperor of Zhou, and Duke Wen of Jin led his uncle to take in King Zhou Xiang, all of which achieved hegemony.

Liu Jingsheng, as a member of the Han family, did not think diligently of Wang Chang'an, killed the traitors, rescued the emperor, and revitalized the country. Instead, he enshrined Yuan Benchu ​​as the leader of the alliance. According to Jingzhou, seeing the changes in the times, all insightful people are heartbroken. I really don't want to serve such a The mediocre, only far away. "

Liu Jing deeply agrees with this: "Liu Jingzhou is a graceful gentleman. He has the talents of the three men in peacetime, and can keep one side safe in troubled times, but he is not a person who saves the world."

"Liu Jingsheng... Forget it, don't mention it." Du Xi shook his head, and said: "In my opinion, you are not yet 20 years old, right? I have only met one person in my life who is young and talented. Thinking about it, you should also know him, he is the famous Wang Can and Wang Zhongxuan."

Wang Can is a native of Shanyang, Yanzhou. His great-grandfather Wang Gong and grandfather Wang Chang were both officials to the third public.

Wang Can lived in the capital for a short time and was full of talent. He was called to be the servant of the Six Hundred Stones Huangmen at the age of 17. Even the great Confucian Cai Yong became friends with him regardless of the huge age gap between the two.Wang Can is only 19 years old this year and is currently living in Xiangyang.

Liu Jing nodded and said, "Wang Zhongxuan's famous name has naturally been heard for a long time."

Du Xi was very surprised to see Liu Jing's expression was calm all the time, and he was neither humble nor arrogant when talking about Wang Can.

(End of this chapter)