Traveler Major League

Chapter 15 Who is Lao Kong?

Liu Ze was idle outside, when he turned around, he saw an old man with white beard and hair, a white square scarf on his head, and a blue sackcloth, sitting covered in dust on the ground in the corner opposite the entrance of the county yamen, with a smudge on his face. There were bruise marks of beatings, and he muttered in a low voice, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

Seeing this, Liu Ze was puzzled, so he stepped forward and asked, "Old man, why are you here in such a mess?" As he spoke, he reached out to help.

The guard at the door next to him seemed to know Liu Ze, so he stepped forward and explained: "Brother, don't worry about him, he is to blame for this. At noon, Second Brother Wang was entertaining guests here, and this old man was rude, so he was taught a lesson by Second Brother Wang. Fortunately, all the leaders and distinguished guests were there, so his life was spared."

Liu Ze hurriedly bowed his hands to the guards and asked, "This brother, he dared to speak disrespectfully to the second brother. It's not a bad idea to suffer. Fortunately, the second brother doesn't care about him. If I come and talk to him in detail, he will be ashamed to be refuted." !"

After finishing speaking, he went to help the old man, and walked to the pavilion not far away. At first, the old man resisted a little, and cursed at Liu Ze. Later, he saw that Liu Ze didn't seem to want to teach him a lesson, but just kindly lured him away, so he kept his mouth shut. Not to mention anything else.

"Old man, please rest here for a while and go home. Now that the world is in chaos, don't waste your life!"

Seeing that Liu Ze helped him come over, he was about to leave. The old man shook his gray beard, held the tip of the beard with his hand and said, "I don't think you have a bad nature, why are you hanging out with these gangsters? You are so young, you should Studying and taking scientific examinations is the right way to serve the emperor!"

Liu Ze smiled wryly: "Where is the right way? Now the officialdom is turbid and people's hearts are dark. Don't say that I will be a small official, even if I become the chief assistant of the court, nothing will change. The court is now rotten from top to bottom. Well, if one or two people want to change, they can only be excluded and persecuted. Unless."

What Liu Ze didn't say was that unless he sat on the throne of the emperor and wielded a huge amount of power, he would have a chance to turn the world around and extend the life of the Ming Dynasty. Others...hehe...there were not many loyal ministers and famous generals in the late Ming Dynasty ?They caught a lot of them, but in the end they were all killed by Emperor Chongzhen, and those who were dismissed from office. Lu Xiangsheng, such a fierce general, still couldn't escape being framed to death by powerful officials, and finally ended in a grand ending where the court died and Ming died.

It is true that Chongzhen is frugal and diligent in government, but the direction of his efforts is wrong, that is, the more he does, the more mistakes he makes. It is better to come up with a faint king who ignores the government. No one can teach him, and no one can teach him, because He didn't see the future, and he didn't cross the long river of history to sum up gains and losses.

So the only one who can save the world is me, Liu Ze.

"Birds and beasts can't be in the same group, and who will be with us if we are the disciples of the Si people? There is a way in the world, and Qiu is not easy!"

This time it was Liu Zemeng's turn: "What? What do you mean?"

The old man's eyes were slightly closed, and his face was full of pride: "This is the words of a sage. The Master once said: If there is justice in this world, and there are no evils, then I, Confucius, will not be used to participate in reforms! You are so young, you shouldn't have An escape from the world!"

Liu Ze is firm in his beliefs, and feels that he has to rely on himself to save the world, not to hide from the world.Seeing that the old man and himself "have different ways and do not conspire with each other", he hurriedly ended the conversation: "There is nothing to say, old man, you should go home quickly! You look at your clothes, and your life should not be so satisfactory Bar?"

After finishing speaking, he arched his hands, turned his head and left.

Unexpectedly, the old man behind was in a hurry, stood up abruptly and shouted: "Food and drink are sparse, and the arms are bent to pillow, and the joy is also in it. Unrighteousness and richness are like floating clouds to me."

After speaking, he yanked the back of Liu Ze's collar, but he spoke fast and had a dialect accent. Liu Ze didn't understand half of what he heard, so he immediately grabbed the old man's right arm with an anti-knuckle bend. After calming him down with actions, he just explained: "Old man, I really have other things, I don't have time to reason with you, and I don't understand half of what you said, just enjoy it if you enjoy it, I There are important things to do, and the people of the world are still waiting for me to save them!"

The old man was not afraid of the pain of his right hand being pushed behind his back, and asked curiously: "Where do the common people in this world need you to save?"

"Hey, now that the whole world has entered the Little Ice Age, there are bound to be natural disasters in this land of China, and man-made disasters are frequent, such as the alien tribes in Liaodong staring at each other, which will inevitably cause the bones to be exposed in the wild, and there will be no rooster crowing for thousands of miles! Since I am here, You can’t stand by and watch, or your conscience will be disturbed! You won’t understand it! Go away!” After speaking, Liu Ze saw that he didn’t resist, so he let go of his hand and straightened the wrinkles on the old man’s clothes.

Seeing this, the old man did not resist. He asked straight to the point: "Is the Little Ice Age agreeable? What are you going to do? To save the world? I have never seen a young man like you!"

Seeing that the old man was so curious, Liu Ze poured out his simmering plan: "I want to recruit some men and go to the countryside!"

"Why?"

“Big space can do a lot!”

"Who do you need?"

"An elder with a skill, a strong man, whoever is willing to follow me!"

"Can the old man?"

Then after some conversation, I found out that this old man called himself Lao Kong, and he would not tell anyone when asked his name. He only said that he had no children by his side and had nothing to worry about. Seeing that Liu Ze was different from ordinary people, that's why he got up. Out of curiosity, I am willing to follow Liu Ze for a walk.

Now Liu Ze is not willing, I will do confidential things from now on, how can I take you, an old man of unknown origin, what if I sell me in the future!Cry without crying!

It is necessary to know that if the emperor does not keep secrets, he will lose his ministers, if his ministers do not keep secrets, he will lose his body, and if secret affairs are not kept secret, he will suffer.Therefore, a gentleman is careful but does not come out.

The two were in a stalemate like this, until Yu Chou came out, the old man was still pulling Liu Ze.

"Brother Liu, what's the matter? Who is this old man?"

"Brother Yu Chou, I don't know who this old man is! I just thought he was squatting on the wall just now, so I gave him a hand, and I didn't know that he was still dependent on me! I'm going to do great things!"

Hearing Liu Ze's explanation, Yu Chou was happy, and hurried back to the yamen to ask acquaintances about the old man's background.

Only then did I realize that the old man was from the Qingyang Mansion, he was born as an old boy, he had studied all his life, and he didn't even pass the exam as a scholar!These few days I came to visit friends in Chengcheng, just in time for the second brother to lead troops to occupy this county, and today the second brother Wang hosted a banquet for the rich people in the city, the old man also mixed in with his friends.

During the banquet, the old man pointed at Wang Er's nose and scolded him for being rebellious and so on. The second brother was about to kill him in a fit of anger. Fortunately, the old man's friend stepped forward to stop him, so he spared his life. He was beaten by the guards and thrown away. After coming out, my friend also broke up with the old man!
Hearing that his details were exposed, although Lao Kong was as thick as a city wall, he couldn't help but blush, but turned around and returned to normal.

Old Kong explained: "It's just that you are careless in meeting people and making friends! Brother, don't worry about it!"

Seeing that Liu Ze was also smiling, Old Kong hurriedly explained: "Although this old man has failed many times, he has traveled the world for half his life, and he knows a thing or two about astronomy and geography, and he has also studied a lot of miscellaneous subjects. , in the alleys, people can't bear their worries, and they will never change their joys when they go back." Speaking of this proud point, he stroked the tip of his slightly raised beard.

In fact, after hearing Yu Chou's words and Lao Kong's self-satisfied explanation, Liu Ze was already relieved. This old man seemed to be useful.

"Can the old man tell you his real name and surname?" Liu Ze asked curiously.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the old man still didn't let go, and waved his hands again and again: "You can just call me Lao Kong. You don't need to ask about everything before. From now on, I will be called Lao Kong!"

This made Liu Ze even more curious that there is such a strange person, so he asked again: "What does the old man want to do? I am just an ordinary person with no power and power, and I will even be besieged by the court in the future. I am in danger." ah!"

"My previous ambition was the same as that of Mr. Zhang Zai (Hengqu): to establish a heart for the world, to establish a life for the people, to inherit the knowledge of the past, and to bring peace to all generations. Now, because you help me, I think of you with kindness in my heart." Nian, I just want to guide you into the right path!"

Seeing that Liu Ze still had doubts on his face, the old man continued, "You are wearing common clothes, what should I peep at?"

As he spoke, he raised his index finger and tapped Liu Ze's head: "A gentleman means righteousness, and a villain means profit. I have no interest in brocade clothes, jade, food, gold, silver and jewelry. This disabled body is old and has no desire for women. A barren mountain is also a barren mountain, and death on a green mountain is also a green mountain! Now I have nothing to do, young man, don't be so wary!"

Liu Ze saw that the old man had said so, and if he insisted on it, he would be too petty!He completely let go of his defenses in his heart, imitating the posture he had learned in the past few days, cupped his hands and said: "Since the old man is willing to have a walk with me, then I have no reason to refuse. In the future, whenever I have a stutter, the old man will be indispensable." Sir, to repay the old gentleman's kindness!"

The old man looked Liu Ze up and down for a while, then stroked his beard and said: "You can teach me!"

Seeing that it was getting late, several of them returned to Yu Chou's residence together. After a while, Yu Chou went out to settle down his recruits and exchanged feelings with them.

With nothing to do, Liu Ze moved a stool and sat in the courtyard to enjoy the moon.

Taking out the black slate that he carried with him, on which was still the words "requires electric energy", Liu Ze said to himself, "I tried frictional static electricity to no effect, what is this thing? How much voltage does it need? How? What's the use? I don't want to stay at the end of Ming Dynasty at all, I really want to go back to the modern world!" Liu Ze stood up and looked at the sky and continued: "When will there be a thunderstorm? Every day is sunny and sunny Yes, there is no lightning!"

"There must be heavy rain here in July and August!"

A voice came from behind, which shocked Liu Ze into a cold sweat. He quickly put the black stone slab into his arms, then turned his head, and found that it was Lao Kong muttering behind him.

"Why are young people so startled? I know you are worried about the drought. This drought has no end, but it is also regular. The heavy rain season in Guanzhong, Shaanxi starts in April and ends in November. The most concentrated From July to August, there was no rain before, but today it is July, and the rainstorm is bound to be near!"

As he said that, Lao Kong twirled the tip of his gray beard again, and said calmly: "The way of heaven and earth can be summed up in one word: things are not unique, but creatures are unpredictable. The way of heaven and earth : Bo Ye, Hou Ye, Gao Ye, Ming Ye, You Ye, Jiu Ye."

Is this a treasure?There are so many talents in the world!Why are there no traces left in the history books?Liu Ze tilted his head in doubt.

Time is also fate!

If you really can't go back to the modern world, then let me change the world!

(End of this chapter)