Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

Chapter 458 The hemp rope is broken at the delicate point, and the bad luck looks for the poor

At the southern foot of Guishan Mountain, this is the mouth of Xia River, the famous Xiakou.

At this moment, a carriage was galloping on the rugged mountain road of Guishan. The driver was a warrior. Guan Lin and Liu Chan were sitting in the carriage, while Zhao Yun, Lu Xun, and Zhuge Ke were riding horses outside.

Along the way, Liu Chan was like a curious baby, asking Guan Lin every once in a while, where are they going?

Guan Lin didn't tell him, just whetted his appetite.

But after all, it was a long journey, and Guan Lin had nothing to do, so he just... sang.

Soon...

On the other hand, some catchy songs, rather devilish tunes, and voices like "Rakshasa Ghost Market" began to echo in the mountain road.

——"The chicken didn't crow, the dog didn't get up, but the head was ringing; I looked for shoes and socks, put on clothes, and carried the big pot on my back;"

——"Along the winding mountain road, rushing to the fields, the sun has not yet set, and the hoe is clanging... The bright sunshine in the fields is shining on me, my back is burning, and my heart is chilling;"

——"The grain had just been harvested, and the debt was paid before the meal was done. In the end, there was only...a few copper coins left!"

——"No matter how you count, you are still poor!"

——"That family has firewood, rice, oil, salt, wife, children and parents, that family has leftover food and is desolate. It's a mess. No matter how hard the work is, if you don't surrender, the pressure in your heart is the most difficult to resist... Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

(Ps: Is there any master who can sing it? I will v you 50!)
The more Guan Lin sang, the more interested he became.

But firstly, his singing voice was not pleasant, and secondly, Liu Chan didn't like the lyrics.

So, Liu Chan asked: "Brother Yun Qi, please stop singing. It's so unpleasant. Besides, this song... how can it be like this... I went to farm early in the morning and till late at night... I was so exhausted, but in the end, "You have to pay off your debts before you have done your work, and you are still poor." Are there such miserable people in this world?"

Faced with Liu Chan's doubts.

Guan Lin just said "haha".

This guy knows how to play...

Ever since he could remember, he had been either the city lord or the hero. Even if he made seven in and seven outs, he was still one position ahead of his Uncle Long.

How has he ever seen any real suffering in the world?

The whole world is just what he imagined!

Of course, this involves the purpose of this trip - the second step of the crown prince training plan: go out!
Let Liu Chan open his eyes to see the real world, and reshape his "three views" in line with this era!
"Do you think no one in this world is so miserable?" Guan Lin asked.

"This is natural!" Liu Chan said: "If you can't eat meat, you can always eat porridge, right?"

Guan Lin was quite surprised that this kid could say this. At least...he wouldn't be like Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty in history, who said "Why not eat minced meat"!
It also proves from the side that there is still hope——

When Guan Lin was about to speak again...

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

Guan Lin was a little surprised because the planned location had not arrived yet.

At this time, Zhuge Ke's voice had already come out: "Whose playboy? How dare you stop me from waiting for the motorcade?"

Guan Lin opened the curtain, and sure enough, as far as he could see...a child about eight or nine years old, carrying a heavy bamboo basket, stopped in front of the motorcade.

Shiwu quickly asked Guan Lin, "Do you want to drive him away?"

"I gonna go see!"

As he spoke, Guan Lin jumped out of the carriage. Liu Chan was curious and followed him eagerly.

But the boy opened his mouth and asked, "Sir, do you want to buy pomegranates?"

Zhuge Ke did not expect that this child would stop their cavalry and would not hesitate to stand in front of the fast-running horses just to sell pomegranates.

Just as he was about to speak, Guan Lin had already walked over. He looked at the child and said, "Are you stopping us just to sell pomegranates?"

"Yes!" This is a boy. His eyes are extremely clear, but his cheeks are full of vegetables. Come to think of it... these farmers' children can't eat a few meals of meat throughout the year, right?
Liu Chan also rushed over with curiosity. When he saw the boy... no, to be precise, he saw the boy's belly, and then touched his own belly, he couldn't help but ask.

"How can you be so thin?"

Guan Lin glared at Liu Chan, then turned his eyes to the boy again, "How old are you?"

The boy pointed to the two buns, which are "hanging hair" shaped like sheep's horns. In ancient times, they meant "general horns" and meant "eight years old..."

Guan Lin was a little surprised, "Selling pomegranates? Are you the only one?"

"No! My mother-in-law is behind me." The boy turned around and pointed, and sure enough, an old woman was walking staggeringly from the mountain road.

at once…

Pomegranate, boy, mother-in-law!

Each word and vivid picture poured into Guan Lin's mind.

He realized that maybe... this was a very vivid "lesson" for Liu Chan to reshape his outlook on life!
Thinking of this section, Guan Lin became more patient.

Looking at the old woman staggering towards her, Guan Lin asked, "Where did this pomegranate come from?"

"Memorized from the top of the mountain!" the eight-year-old child chanted again.

Guan Lin then asked: "How long did it take you to memorize it?"

At this time, the old woman had also walked over. The boy looked back at his mother-in-law, and then he was still smiling, not at all nervous about meeting a stranger, "I carried it for four hours... and came down..."

At this time, Guan Lin noticed that the old woman did not have a bamboo basket on her back, which meant...

"Did you carry all these pomegranates on your back?"

"Yes, because my mother-in-law's back hurts and she can't carry her back."

When he mentioned his mother-in-law's back pain, the boy's clear eyes seemed to have a lot of emotions. He really cared about her.

At this time, Liu Chan opened his mouth, "I'm so thirsty all the way, can I have a taste first?"

"Okay, okay!" The boy nodded quickly and handed the largest pomegranate to Liu Chan.

Liu Chan took it and broke it open without ceremony, while saying, "It doesn't taste good, we won't pay you..."

"Okay, okay!" The boy still nodded, always with a smile that could melt people's hearts.

But when Liu Chan broke it open, the pieces were full. Liu Chan was so thirsty that his whole head sank in.

Guan Lin then asked: "Why did it take so long to carry it down the mountain to sell it?"

The boy looked at his mother-in-law, who spoke for the first time, "There are pomegranate trees growing on the mountains. No one is buying them. If you want to sell them, you have to carry them down... and go to the city."

Oh…

Guan Lin recalled that pomegranate trees were introduced to the Han Dynasty from the Silk Road during the Western Han Dynasty. They were originally only planted in the "Shanglin Garden" and "Lishan Hot Spring Palace" in the capital Chang'an. However, because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty loved pomegranates, palaces, gardens, and Pomegranates are widely grown in gardens and courtyards.

——What is good at the top will be even worse at the bottom.

People also have the habit of eating pomegranates.

Therefore, many places will buy pomegranate trees from the Western Regions and plant them in large quantities. I think this is the case in this mountain.

But this kind of thing cannot be preserved fruit.

It's good to have good governance, but it's really a troubled time... Who would spend a lot of money to buy?
Therefore, even if it was introduced from the Western Regions, even if it tasted sweet, in the late Han Dynasty, the price could not go up, and the mountain people had to walk hundreds of miles to sell it in the city market.

Meager profits——

Of course, that's not the point...

The point is, Guan Lin visually estimated that this basket of pomegranates must have weighed several dozen kilograms. This little boy had such a weak body that he had already walked for four hours to carry it.

Of course, this is just useless for Guan Lin to realize. Guan Lin needs to make Liu Chan realize it.

"Where are your parents?"

When Guan Lin asked this question, the little boy fell silent for a moment.

"Where are his parents?"

Guan Lin then asked her mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law pursed her lips and said, "His father and mother were killed by soldiers...and they went to work as bandits to claim their merits!"

"Ah... Liu Chan lifted his whole head out of the big pomegranate, and his whole mouth was covered with pomegranate juice. "Is there such a thing? "

Guan Lin signaled Liu Chan to shut up, and he continued to ask, "Mother-in-law, how much are you planning to sell for this basket of pomegranates?"

"A pound...of money!"

Always money is always five baht money.

"How many are there in total?"

"120 pounds!"

Following his mother-in-law's words, Guan Lin made a rough calculation and found that one pound in the Han Dynasty was equal to 250 grams, which is equivalent to half a pound in later generations. So... that is to say, this child carried a [-] kilogram load down the mountain in later generations.

Considering his age and size, it’s really distressing!

However, it is obvious that Liu Chan has not realized this yet.

"I want it all."

Guan Lin signaled Shiwu to give him money, and Shiwu took out a bag of five baht and handed it all to his mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law did not order any money, but thanked her repeatedly.

Zhao Yun was going to take over the little boy's bamboo basket.

Guan Lin quickly winked at him. Zhao Yun understood, paused, and did not step forward again.

Guan Lin turned his eyes towards Liu Chan, "Stop eating, go and take the basket of pomegranates."

When Liu Chan heard that there were so many pomegranates, he thought, he would be able to enjoy them in the car later?

He quickly went to pick it up, but as soon as the eight-year-old boy let go, there was a "boom", and Liu Chan... sat down with the bamboo basket of pomegranates he was holding.

"pain…"

Liu Chan could never have imagined that the bamboo basket carried by this seemingly frail boy would actually look like a mountain...

He subconsciously touched his painful butt, and this time... the bamboo basket overturned, and all the pomegranates rolled down the mountain.

"Oops…"

Only then did Liu Chan react.

But the little boy reacted faster. Like a monkey, he quickly picked up the falling pomegranates one by one. Even the farthest one was on the edge of the cliff and almost fell.

His eyes became hot at this moment, as if these "pomegranates" were something more important than his life!

"Is this... such a fight?"

Liu Chan looked at this scene in disbelief. The education he had received since childhood, the people he met, and the things he experienced all made him completely unable to understand the scene in front of him.

"Picked it back...Picked it back..." Although the little boy was very tired, his face was still filled with a bright smile, and his eyes had returned to the clarity of the past, which penetrated the depths of people's souls.

This time, the little boy took the initiative to help Liu Chan move the pomegranates to the carriage.

Liu Chan patted him on the shoulder, "You are really strong. Now, my brother will help you sell out the pomegranates. Can you go home?"

"I want to go home." The little boy nodded, "My mother-in-law and I have to go back and carry some more to sell!"

"Still selling it!"

"Yes! It will go bad after winter. If we don't sell it as soon as possible, my mother-in-law will have no money for medical treatment or food this year!"

It was obvious that Liu Chan was stunned when the little boy chanted these words.

His eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what the little boy in front of him said.

——‘Is the money from selling pomegranates the only money they have for medical treatment and food? 』

At this moment... Guan Lin even noticed that Liu Chan's mouth was open, not in surprise, but because his words... seemed to be blocked, as if he didn't know where to start.

Zhao Yun also noticed this scene. He finally knew why Guan Lin didn't let him move the basket of pomegranates. He also finally knew what Guan Lin's purpose was after leaving the city and coming to this mountain village.
Zhao Yun couldn't help but sigh secretly.

——"Zhuge Military Advisor's calculations revealed that...Guan Yunqi is the best master for Young Master Adou!" 』

"Mother-in-law, it just so happens that we are going up the mountain, I will take you back -"

Guan Lin opened his mouth at the right time.

In fact, he had already arranged a destination in advance.

Some "actors" are also arranged there, so that they can perform some extreme sufferings and hardships, perform some "plays" that are enough to make Liu Chan understand the suffering of the people, and enough to make his outlook on life drastically change.

But...now, Guan Lin discovered...that he was actually doing something unnecessary.

——The hemp rope will break at the thinnest part, and the bad luck will only seek out the misfortune.

In this world... suffering and hardship, is there any need to act?
Aren’t there miserable people everywhere?

The mother-in-law didn't dare to ride in the carriage, but after Guan Lin repeatedly asked, she got into the carriage with Zhao Yun's help.

But even though her legs and feet were inconvenient, even though she was hunched over and very uncomfortable before sitting down, she took off her robe first and threw herself on the stool of the carriage. She sat on her robe and only sat on it. A little bit.

She was afraid that her dirty body would make this rich man's carriage unclean!
The little boy obediently did not sit down, but stood in front of his mother-in-law, leaning against her body.

"You don't have to do this..." Liu Chan couldn't help but persuade.

"It's okay, I'm not tired. I stand a lot." The little boy said obediently as before.

this moment…

For the first time, Liu Chan felt like there was sand in his eyes.

This was also the first time that his eyes filled with tears because he was "moved".

Along the way, Liu Chan was extremely curious about the little boy. He asked the little boy a series of questions from time to time.

such as…

"What do you usually do?"

"Feeding chickens, plowing the fields, washing clothes, cooking..."

Liu Chan was surprised, "You still want to plow the land? Are you tired of plowing the land?"

The little boy was a little moved, "I'm not tired. If I can be a little tired, my mother-in-law and I will have something to eat -"

The mother-in-law added: "There is only so much land, and it is all in the hands of big households. Not every family can be a sharecropper..."

"..."

Liu Chan felt that the three views he had cultivated over the past 12 years seemed to have completely collapsed at this moment, shattering to pieces!
It was as if all the cognitions in his memory were biased, and the biases were outrageous——

Guan Lin then asked the little boy: "What is your name?"

"Fishhuan——"

Huan: means to feed.

The name... must have the meaning of "easy to feed".

This is nothing.

Guan Lin, on the other hand, heard the name of this fish, "Ah...", Guan Lin exclaimed in surprise.

——"He...he is the little boy he was when he was a child?" 』

...

...

Rolling eastward along the Yangtze River, five warships have docked at the dock.

Sun Quan is here to bid farewell to his eldest son, no...now it is Sun Deng, the eldest son of Soochow!
During this trip, under Sun Quan's instruction, Sun Deng went to Jingzhou with two tasks. One was to calm Guan Yu's mood and let him grieve, and the other was to argue with reason and persuade Guan Yu to release Lu Meng.

"Yesterday I heard that Guan Yu had displayed hundreds of warships on the Xiangjiang River. Now Soochow cannot fight this water war with Jingzhou! My son, your mission on this trip is very difficult!"

Sun Quan spoke seriously.

Sun Deng handed over his hand and said, "My child knows what to do."

Although he said this, Sun Deng's tone seemed to have a hint of intriguing loneliness.

Sun Quan saw something and asked: "My son, do you have anything else to ask?"

Sun Deng opened his mouth, but as if the words were on his lips, he still didn't say it in the end, "My child, I have nothing to ask. The situation is urgent. It's already getting late. My child will board the ship now."

"Go ahead -" Sun Quan stared at Sun Deng and reminded loudly, "Remember, you are the crown prince of Soochow. If Soochow is honored, you will be honored; if Soochow is disgraced, then you will be disgraced!"

After listening to Sun Quan's words, Sun Deng had already arrived on the ship, and he finally handed over to Sun Quan.

Then the five warships quickly left the port. Seeing these ships disappearing into the sparkling river, Sun Quan let out an "Alas" and let out a long sigh.

Gu Yong beside him also let out a faint sigh, and then asked Sun Quan, "Prince Cai just seemed to have something to say, but he seemed to be hesitant to say it."

Sun Quan said calmly: "There is no better son than a father. How come I don't know what he is going to say?"

Having said this, Sun Quan waved his hand and said, "Let's go..."

At this moment, he looked a little lonely.

However, after only turning around for a moment, all the loneliness on Sun Quan's face disappeared, replaced by the same gloomy eyes as before. He asked Gu Yong: "Gan Ning and Zhu Ran's case? How was the investigation? What happened? Who is lying?"

Gu Yong also didn't expect that Sun Quan, who was a "loving father" just a moment ago, would turn his attention to that extremely sensitive "case" just after bidding farewell to his son!
"Ahem..." Gu Yong coughed lightly and replied truthfully: "This case is still under investigation, but...there is a general on one side and a young patriarch of a big family on the other. This case is not easy to investigate!"

"Let Zhou Xun investigate!" Sun Quan said decisively, "It was good that he didn't investigate Ling Tong's case last time—"

Sun Quan seemed to have made his decision early in the morning.

Gu Yong rolled his eyes and nodded slowly, "Yes -"

Here, Sun Quan and Gu Yong are still heading towards Stone City.

Over there, Sun Deng boarded the ship, and his friend Zhang Xiu was also asking him, "Prince Cai just seemed to be hesitant to speak..."

Zhang Xiu is one of Sun Deng's four best friends.

Just like the four friends of Liu Chan in history are Guo Youzhi, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, and Huo Yi;

Cao Pi’s four friends were Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Wu Zhi, and Zhu Shuo;
Sun Deng also had four friends. Except for Zhang Xiu, the other three were Zhuge Ke, Gu Tan and Chen Biao.

Especially Zhuge Ke, with whom Sun Deng had a very good relationship.

This time, Zhang Xiu asked a question, and Sun Deng pondered for a moment before replying: "Since you know that the answer is false, why bother asking again or letting your father make it up?"

"Then..." Zhang Xiu then asked, "What does the Crown Prince want to ask?"

Sun Deng sighed, "Alas", "I want to ask my father, has he ever thought about... can I still go back?"

It seems that Sun Deng knew something about Sun Quan's next series of deployments. Although it was not comprehensive, he also knew that... the Sun-Liu alliance was about to be broken!
At that time, could a prince from an enemy country still return home?

Sure enough, following Sun Deng's words, his friend Zhang Xiu was speechless...

Since ancient times, one general has achieved great success!

Since ancient times, the most ruthless emperor's family!

However, the scene of Sun Quan sending Sun Deng off was clearly seen by Zhou Xun, who was stationed far away by the river bank. He didn't know what Sun Quan and Sun Deng said, but this behavior...

Still made him shake his head.

Then he sighed: "They say a tiger will not eat its children if it is poisoned. Haha, that's a female tiger. When a male tiger is poisoned, why does he care about his son's life and death?"

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...

The current of the Han River is turbulent, like a herd of wild horses, galloping past, setting off layers of waves, rolling forward -

At this moment, there is a fierce battle on the north bank of the Han River.

A group of soldiers stood solemnly outside. Among them, Cao Ren and Zhao Yan stood behind a middle-aged man. The man was close to the river bed and observing the area carefully.

This has been from Hekouchuan to Yujiagang, then to Tuanshanpu, and now it is the last stop.

I visited the entire basin, including the Tang River, Bai River, Xiaoqing River, and Putuo Valley, Huanglong Valley, and Heilong Valley in the northwest.

Officials in charge of water conservancy from various counties accompanied him and kept answering the man's questions.

The man is Yan Zhen, and he came here with the hope of Sun Quan and Soochow.

And the reality was just as he expected.

"Mr. Yan, you've been watching it for a few days now...what's going on with the water flow?" Cao Ren couldn't help but ask.

Watching it like this every day is not an option!
But unfortunately, this is the order from the eldest brother Cao Cao, who must accompany Zhao Yan to inspect every place on the spot.

Cao Ren was already a little impatient.

Zhao Yan also said: "Mr. Yan, if you have any conclusions, you might as well tell us first."

As he spoke, Zhao Yan spread his hands and pointed at the group of people behind him, "Otherwise, haha... so many people's eyes are darkened, and they are like that two-foot-tall monk who is completely confused!"

Finally, after so many calls...

Yan Jin opened his mouth, "I have been to Jingzhou before and have some understanding of the water flow here... During this period, I have inspected many Han River basins, which are usually the most disaster-stricken places. I just told you with great certainty, Now the flow direction of the entire basin has undergone slight changes! It is very different from before!"

what…

Cao Ren and Zhao Yan were startled, but Zhao Yan opened his mouth again: "Can a slight change in the stars cause a difference in the flow of the Han River?"

"I have studied water flow for more than 20 years, and I know a lot about it. Such changes in water flow are usually invisible, but once it reaches the flood period, if there are heavy rains again... it will most likely cause the Han River to flow back. Previously, The direction of the backflow is to the entire Xiangfan, but now..."

At the end of the sentence, Yan Zhen paused, as if what he said next could not be said yet... it was not the conclusion he had repeatedly verified.

He is a scholar, and scholars are often rigorous people.

But Cao Ren and Zhao Yan didn't care about this.

"Now, how are you now?" Cao Ren asked impatiently.

"I can't say..."

"What can't be said?" Cao Ren became even more anxious.

Yan Jin shook his head, "Because, I'm just guessing..."

"Mr. Yan, just tell me..." Zhao Yan opened his mouth and said: "Since it is a guess, it always needs someone to corroborate it. If you don't tell it, how can General Zixiao verify the authenticity."

Zhao Yan's words convinced Yan Zhen. He pondered for a final moment, then turned around, facing the Han River and pointing to the other side of the Han River.

"The river flow direction on the north bank of Han River has been newly excavated. The purpose is to lead the water to the high ground on the south bank... If a reservoir is dug there, when heavy rains and floods come, the gates can be opened to release water... It is very possible Direct all the surging water of the Han River to the north bank, which will be enough to pour back into Fancheng, Pinglu City, and Yancheng... and the entire Wei army will become a fish and turtle in the water overnight——"

This…

Following Yan Zhen's words, both Cao Ren and Zhao Yan were subconsciously stunned.

If...if Yan Zhen's words are true, then...then July and August...are most likely the day of great disaster for the Wei army on the north bank of the Han River!
The key is…

Yan Zhen is famous, so it's hard not to believe what he says!

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(End of this chapter)