I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 49 I know you but you don't know me

"Fengxian, you don't have to be polite. I didn't just do it for you alone. I just spoke out for the sake of our Han family sergeants."

Lu Bu got off his horse, came to Liu Jian, cupped his hands and said, "No matter what, Shicai joined the army to help me out of the siege, but I just thanked Dong Shijun, and never thanked Yu Jianjun. If Zhong Sui hadn't reminded him, Bu would have been very rude. also."

After all, he was about to kneel down and salute, and was stopped by Liu Jian.

"I'm not your superior, so you don't have to."

Zhang Fei snorted softly, turned around and rode away, as if he was too lazy to look at Lu Bu.

Seeing Zhang Fei's appearance, Lu Bu blushed suddenly, pursed his lips, somewhat displeased.

Liu Jian's eyes swept to Gao Shun behind Lu Bu.

From the beginning to the end, Gao Shun didn't say a word, but followed Lu Bu silently.

Sure enough, Gao Shun's mentality and desires were much more peaceful than Lu Bu's, who valued profits.

At least, he was able to remind Lu Bu to do the right thing at critical moments.

Liu Jian sat down on the grass next to him. He looked up at the starry sky, then stretched out his hands to Lu Bu and Gao Shun and said, "Please sit down, both of you."

Seeing that Liu Jian invited him to sit on the floor, Lu Bu was not polite, and immediately sat opposite Liu Jian.

Later, Liu Jian casually inquired about Lu Bu's family background.

Lu Bu didn't shy away from it, and told the whole story.

According to Lu Bu's description, his family is also a low-level family in Jiuyuan County. His father was once an official in Jiuyuan County, but unfortunately died young. Living with my mother and siblings is relatively difficult. Sometimes when the times are not good, or there are too many wars in border counties, I can only eat a full meal in two or three days.

Those days were really precarious.

Later, because the two younger brothers died of starvation, the family had more surplus food that could be distributed equally to the children, which led to Lu Bu living to this day.

Lu Bu spoke very calmly, as if these things were just normal things to him.

But after Liu Jian listened, he inevitably had some deeper understanding of this era.

It is true that he was born in Zhuo County, although he is not a wealthy family, but in Liu Zhou's family, at least he is able to have enough food and clothing. Compared with the lower class, Liu Jian is really lucky up.

Not to mention those gangsters who gave up their household registration and fled into the mountains.Speaking of Liu Bei alone, his grandfather was also a figure of filial piety, but in his generation, he needs to make a living by weaving mats and selling shoes, and he has to work hard every day for the full meal in the future.

If Liu Jian hadn't brought Liu Bei home, who knows how much hardship Liu Bei would suffer in the remaining years?

As for Lu Bu in front of him...

After all, he also came from the family of small and medium-sized officials in the county. After his father died, he had to starve to death of his two younger brothers in order to have enough food to survive.

If Lu Bu's younger brother hadn't starved to death, would Lu Bu have survived?
In other words, the person who starved to death was Lu Bu?

The three pre-adult children have already started to survive by plundering other people's resources at home, or plundering between brothers!
What's even more frightening is that this kind of thing is quite normal for Lu Bu.

This is a concept he has cultivated since he was a child.

In this world, especially those families living in border counties, when resources are insufficient to support the next generation, they can only follow the law of survival of the fittest in nature, leaving the strong children to live and the weak ones to die.

They had no choice, let alone a choice, but to follow their fate.

Perhaps Lu Bu loved money, women, and horses, but he didn't value righteousness, and changed his master repeatedly.

But how can you ask someone who grew up in such a big environment to be benevolent, righteous, polite, wise and trustworthy?

If he talked about benevolence, righteousness and humility, he wouldn't be able to live now!

He himself grew up in an environment where the weak preyed on the strong, and survived on the rations of his dead brothers. How could he demand such a person with the label of loyalty advertised by the gentry and the nobles?
If Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao and the like, including Liu Jian himself, were thrown in the same environment as him to grow up, Liu Jian estimated that no one might do better than Lu Bu.

People who were raised in poor mountains and bad waters are different from those who grew up in the pile of books and scriptures in Wenxiang.

"Fengxian, there is no need to apologize to me. What you did today is just your own way of survival. Although your way of survival is not suitable for me, and I will not live according to your way, I have no right to criticize you. you."

"After all, I didn't live in your situation, and you didn't enjoy my situation. We can't demand each other's self-demand."

After Liu Jian finished speaking, not only Lu Bu, but Gao Shun behind him was also shocked.

Is this person in front of him really the disciple of the well-known Confucian Lu Shangshu?
Based on the so-called standards of those scholars, how could they say such a thing?
However, although the truth of Liu Jian's words is very simple, it really made the two of them have endless aftertaste.

As for why aftertaste...

"The words of joining the army are really unheard of by Bu et al."

"Unheard of?"

Liu Jian smiled and said, "It's not like that. What I'm talking about is actually the way of enlightening all directions of the ancient sages. Anyone who has read a few volumes of sage scriptures will understand it."

Gao Shun said from the side: "It's not that we are deliberately touting joining the army. Although your words are superficial, but among the scholars we have met, there is really no one who can say similar words."

Liu Jian touched his horsewhip, and said lightly: "The way of scholarship is to value learning, knowledge, determination, humility, hard study, memorization, deep thinking, and thorough understanding... But most of the scholar's scholarship nowadays is accompanied by utilitarianism, so This thorough understanding has already been forgotten by many scholars of the gentry, "

"But without thorough enlightenment, how can you empathize with others? If you can't empathize with others, how can you push your knowledge and thinking a step further? After all, it's not that scholars don't understand the truth, but that this truth is relevant to the current situation. They are of no use to themselves."

Gao Shun seemed to realize something, he frowned and began to think carefully.

Lu Bu didn't quite understand, and he didn't really want to understand, but in all honesty, Liu Jian was able to say such words to him, a martial artist, which really made him very happy.

He could indeed feel that what Liu Jian said was useful to him, but he didn't want to change because of it.

He, Lu Fengxian, has his own way of survival.

Lu Bu's aloof expression revealed his inner thoughts, but Liu Jian didn't say much.

Some things, just a little emotion, a little sympathy.

Everyone has their growth environment, and he can empathize with Lu Bu's misfortune.

But Lu Bu, who has a selfish personality, will never be able to empathize with Liu Jian's heart.

I know you, but you don't know me, this is the biggest gap between him and the other party.

"Listening to Jun's words has benefited a lot. It is a great honor for Bu Neng to meet and join the army!"

Liu Jian dusted himself off, stood up and said, "Okay, I have received your apologies, and I won't be angry, it's just a trivial matter, so what's the point? If there is nothing else, let's just stop here today." Let's say goodbye, treat it as an acquaintance, and when we meet again in the future, we will be friends."

Lu Bu smiled happily when he heard this, this Liu Canjun is really easy to talk to.

"Join the army and wait."

Gao Shun spoke out suddenly, then took out a cloth bag, and said: "Although Shun's move is inappropriate, but what I have done to wait for Shicai is really contrary to kindness and righteousness. This little gift is to thank Shicai for his words of help when joining the army. Please also join the army Be sure to accept it."

Lu Bu looked at Gao Shun from the side, pursed his lips, and was quite unhappy.

Liu Jian looked down at the things in Gao Shun's hands, and said, "Is this a reward from Dong Shijun?"

"Yes!"

Gao Shun replied vigorously.

Lu Bu on the side seemed a little embarrassed, but turned his head elsewhere.

After all, Gao Shun was the only one who took out the reward, which really made him lose face.

Zhang Fei said to Han Dang in a low voice: "This person has some character."

Liu Jian smiled, and he naturally reached out and pushed the thing back.

"Your Majesty has this heart, which proves that what I said just now was not in vain. I am very relieved. Seeing that you are willing to give me a reward, then I might as well give you a word. If there are no accidents, you two The catastrophe is not far away, and we need to quickly consider how to deal with it.”

(End of this chapter)