Chapter 2 2. Dream Marriage

Liu Bang, who became the head of the pavilion, is still Liu Bang, with the same temperament, the same demeanor, and the same bold demeanor. Officials coming and going from Pei County all take horse-drawn carriages.Every time, the carriage has to pass through the Surabaya Pavilion.The driver who drove the car was Xia Houying, young and handsome, with a dignified appearance.As the driver of a government official, when Xia Houying arrived at the Surabaya Pavilion, he had to drink a few cups with Liu Tingchang, chatting about family affairs. Liu Tingchang was very enthusiastic and treated the official's driver like an official.

At that time, Liu Bang was a low-level civil servant, but his status was better than that of a driver.But he never underestimated Xia Houying in his heart.Xia Houying was both useful and happy with his straightforward temperament. Too many people in the world are short-sighted, only looking at the status quo of others and not thinking about their future.When a financial manager thinks that he owns the wealth of the world, he has a wide range of knowledge, but in fact he is short-sighted and eventually becomes a pig and dog. How do they know the natural laws of the east for thirty years and the west of the river for thirty years.

Temperament determines vision.Facts have proved that Liu Bang has a broad vision.Although Xia Houying is a driver, he is quick-witted, quick-witted and capable, and has a lot of ghost ideas in his heart.It didn't take long for Xia Houying to be elected as a county official, and like Liu Bang, he became a civil servant during the probationary period. Xia Houying was very happy, and ran to the Surabaya Pavilion to share the good news with Liu Bang.The two huddled together in laughter and fell down. Unexpectedly, extreme joy begets sorrow, Liu Bang missed and injured Xia Houying. This is not a matter at all, it's just friends playing.Unexpectedly, one of the bystanders reported the matter to the official.With this report, the nature of the matter changed abruptly.

According to the laws of Qin, anyone who injured a county official must be imprisoned.If an official hurts someone, it is tantamount to knowingly breaking the law, and the crime is aggravated. Liu Bang was arrested, and during the interrogation process, he refused to admit it.He knew very well that once he confessed, not to mention the pain of imprisonment, he would definitely lose his job as the head of the pavilion.It doesn't matter if you lose your errand, what matters is that you lose the feeling of being the head of the pavilion. This feeling should start with Liu Bang's real name.

Liu Bang was not called Liu Bang at that time, but Liu Ji. The four characters "Bo, Zhong, Shu, and Ji" are the titles of brothers.The eldest is "Bo", the second is "Zhong", the third is "Uncle", and the fourth is "Ji".Therefore, the elder among the father's peers is called uncle, and the younger one is called uncle. Only civilians have no names, so Liu Bang is called Liu Laosi. A humble commoner became the head of a pavilion, ate imperial food, wore weapons, and had subordinates, just like a city manager.Although there is a saying among the people today: If there are any future generations of rats, the men will be urban management and the women will be prostitutes.But at that time, Liu Bang had a sense of prestige.If you lose this position, you will lose your prestige, and you will no longer be able to wear the pavilion chief crown.

Therefore, Liu Bang refused to admit it.Let's see what Xia Houying has to say next. Xia Houying was really loyal to Yuntian, and insisted that it was not Liu Bang who hurt him. As a result, Xia Houying was sent to a forced labor camp for one year, and his body was beaten to pieces with bamboo boards. He suffered a lot, but he never changed his words. A year later, Xia Houying was released from prison and was still a civil servant, and Liu Bang was still Liu Tingzhang. This incident deepened the friendship between the two, and it also made Liu Bang clearly see his current situation. Although he became an official, he was a sesame official, and he became a cadre, but he was a grassroots cadre.It's like having a car and a house nowadays, the car is a battery car, and the house is a low-rent house. He is also a little bastard with no rights and no money.

On Liu Bang's head, there are layer after layer of authority with mountains and mountains.At this time, he couldn't tell what he yearned for in his heart.Until one day, when he was on a business trip to Xianyang, the national capital, and saw a large-scale live broadcast that shocked his eyes and soul, he blurted out his yearning. That was the scene of Qin Shihuang's parade.The guard of honor covered the sky and covered the sun, with flags waving and horseshoes clattering, sweeping past. The soldiers were like an ocean of people, shouting in unison, and the huge resonance awakened infinite glory, making the blood of the listeners roll and the hairs boil.

Qin Shihuang sat alone in the gorgeous car, with a kind of supreme majesty. The majestic scene made Liu Bang burst into exclamation marks, and his envy and admiration were beyond words. He blurted out and exclaimed: This is what a man should do! A man, a real man, should look like Qin Shihuang, who is rich, powerful and authoritative.Such a dragon among men, who lived a great life, must have a glorious life after death. Thinking about myself again, I had a hasty funeral after my death, invited my friend Zhou Bo to hang out at the funeral home, played a drum, and then was buried in a narrow, shabby, affordable grave.

Such a comparison, in the sky and on the earth, how could Qin Shihuang's style make Liu Bang not yearn for it. Yearning is not the same as ambition.It can only be called obscenity.Obscenity is full, reality is very skinny.Liu Bang is 42 years old, five years old, one step away from half a hundred. He worships Lord Xinling and envies Qin Shihuang.But what can he do in reality? Let's just hang out, be the head of the pavilion and drink wine all day.His life seemed to go on without any surprises or dangers, without any ups and downs, not even the slightest ripple caused by a stone hitting the calm lake.

But in this year, a family moved in from Pei County.The arrival of this family brought a new color to Liu Bang's life, and also brought a subtle change to his life. The owner of that family is surnamed Lu, known as Lu Gong.There are two sons and three daughters under her knees.Lu Gong's family, originally a well-established and good citizen, lives and works in peace and contentment in Lugu Village, Shanfu County.Never cause trouble.But just because you don't provoke people doesn't mean that others don't provoke you. According to historical records, Lu Gong moved from Shanfu County to Pei County to avoid his enemies.The specific kind of hatred is explained in folklore. It is said that there is a Huangjiabao Village on the south bank of Taohuaxi not far from Lvgu Village, and there is a big family named Huang in the village.The so-called big family, in today's terms, is a well-off family with stalls in the downtown area, seats in the bank, seats in the stock market, and beds in the crematorium.

The son of this rich family fell in love with Lu Gong's second daughter, Lu Zhi, and went to propose marriage, but was rejected.The big family was angry and wanted to frame Lu Gong.In desperation, Lu Gong had no choice but to move with his wife and children. Mr. Lu has a personality similar to that of Liu Bang, and he also likes to make friends.An old friend of his is now the county magistrate of Pei County. In the official system of the Qin Dynasty, the highest chief executive at the county level was divided into two levels: "Ling" and "Chang". The chief of a large county was called "Ling", and the chief of a small county was called "Chang".The county magistrate is half the rank of the county magistrate.It can be seen that Pei County was a big county at that time. In a big county, there is a big umbrella.Naturally, Lu Gong is at ease to settle down here.The county magistrate didn't forget the affection he had back then. He set up a grand feast for Lu Gong with great fanfare, to wash away the dust. The hall of Lu Gong's new home was bustling and bustling.Xiao He, director of the county office, hosted the banquet.He ran back and forth to greet the guests. The guests came one after another, all the officials of Pei County, big and small, knew that Lu Gong was an old friend and distinguished guest from the county magistrate's hometown.When you come to the congratulations, of course, you can't empty-handed. Those who have money will give money, and those who have no money will borrow money to send it. Just when the guests were full, a deacon's yamen servant ran in with a name card in his hand, and shouted loudly: Liu Ji, the chief of the pavilion of Surabaya, congratulations to Qian Wan! This voice was quite frightening, and everyone present was stunned.At that time, the real salary of a county magistrate was 100 shigu, calculated according to the grain price at that time, and each shi was 100 yuan.Ten thousand yuan is equivalent to 13 months' in-kind wages of the county magistrate. Where does a booth manager get so much money?This position can't be lucrative, unless digging treasures and making a fortune. The more unpredictable the question, the simpler the answer.In fact, Liu Bang didn't have a penny in his pocket.He came here purely for food.This kind of gathering is obviously to collect money.If you don't come, you will offend the county magistrate; if you come, you have no money to send.His meager salary has long been spent on drinking and eating meat.Anyway, I have nothing, so I'm just making a joke, believe it or not, it's up to you. Ordinary people can't do this, because ordinary people care about saving face, and value feathers and fame more than life.Once the big words are exposed, they will be ashamed.But Liu Bang didn't care, he just exposed it. I have no money anyway, so I can only give a surprise.Isn't a surprise a gift? Xiao He knew Liu Bang well, and knew that this kid was full of horses and carriages again.He hastened to explain to Lu Gong: This man is called Liu Ji, and he always likes to talk big and make jokes. You must never believe his words. He said that the money for congratulations is 10,000, maybe not even a dime. Lu Gong smiled generously at Cixi, and he fell in love with Liu Bang at first sight. At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was popular to look at physiognomy.It was a fashion at the time, and anyone who was proficient in physiognomy looked awesome. Lu Gong is one of the great people, and he looked at Liu Bang carefully. This person has a straight chest and a strong back, which can be called tall and straight. His skin has not been exposed to wind and sun, so he must have rarely done farm work. In Lu Gong's view, Liu Bang is by no means an ordinary man, and he will become a great weapon in the future. He happily let Liu Bang into the hall and asked him to sit at the head.This courtesy is very high, because there are so many visitors, Xiao He had already said beforehand: Anyone with a congratulatory gift of less than 1,000 people will be seated outside the hall. Liu Bang, a big man, didn't pay, and sat upside down in the hall. There's no reasoning for it. Those officials, big and small, didn't know the truth, and they all had a pair of snobbish eyes. They only knew that Liu Bang had given him 10,000 yuan, so they looked at him differently and came to toast one after another. Liu Bang was not cramped at all, he drank wine and ate meat when he had wine, talked eloquently, and exchanged glasses with guests, as if entering a land without people.It seems that he and Lu Gong are brothers and sisters. As the banquet drew to a close, Lu Gong signaled Liu Bang to stay.At the end of the song, Liu Bang still sat in his seat. After the surroundings became quiet, Mr. Lu asked about Liu Bang's family situation and his own situation one by one like checking his household registration.Liu Bang answered one by one, but he couldn't figure out what Lu Gong was going to do. Lu Gong didn't mention his name, he just talked about his skill of reading.This made Liu Bang even more confused, even if he pissed ten thousand times to take a picture, he couldn't see how expensive his face was. He was confused, Lu Gong said again: I have a daughter who has not been betrothed to anyone yet, if you don't mind, I will marry you as my concubine. Now it was Liu Bang's turn to be surprised.Lu Gong is a county magistrate who made good friends, and his family is well-off, so he actually wants to marry his daughter to him, and not as a wife, but as a concubine, a concubine. Could it be that the old man was too drunk, I gave him a virtual surprise, and he gave me a nonsense touch? Liu Bang was still behind in surprise.Lu Gong got up, led him into the back hall, and let his wife and daughter Lu Zhi meet him. Lu's pheasant is natural and graceful, without any twitching, and his gestures are full of hearty vigor. She is his future wife?Liu Bang fell into a dream. What is marriage?Zhang Ailing said that marriage is long-term free prostitution. At this moment, Liu Bang really tasted the sweetness of free.Marriage is really dispensable to him. He is not like many ordinary people who just get married for the sake of giving an explanation to his parents and family, or he is worried that no one will take care of him when he gets old, so he just makes do with finding a partner. . Therefore, his life has always been sloppy, and if a woman gives him a piece of love, he will return her one-night stand.When you are in your 40s, you have no business, no family, no wife, and no future. It can be said that "the four are empty." His father Liu Taigong opened his mouth and scolded: You are a worthless thing, you are such a mess, you can't even get a wife, you can just be a son-in-law for someone else. These words are damaging enough. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the son-in-law and the untouchable were of the same class.It is only natural for a man to marry a girl back home; but if a girl's family recruits a man to be a son-in-law, the nature of it changes.The same marriage, but different titles, like the hybridization of grapefruits and oranges, the resulting species is called oranges, and they are no longer who they used to be. What is even more cruel is that when the Qin Empire built the Great Wall later, the objects of confiscation included untouchables, criminals, and son-in-law. Even if Liu Bang didn't care anymore, Liu Taigong's scolding words would inevitably make him feel a dull pain in his heart.As a result, the relationship between their father and son became more and more indifferent. Now, he is going to get married, get married in a dignified way, and marry a wife in a dignified manner.This is the biggest happy event in his life since 42 years. Lu Gong originally thought that at Liu Bang's age, he had already married a wife and had children.His original intention was to promise Lu Zhi to Liu Bang as a side room.Unexpectedly, Liu Bang has not yet married a wife, and Lu Gong is even more happy. Lu Gong was happy, Lu Zhi was puzzled, she couldn't figure out her father's intention. According to the marriage customs of the Qin and Han Dynasties, girls must get married when they are fifteen or six years old.But Lu Pheasant was still unmarried at the age of twenty-eight.This is still related to Lu Gong's hobby of face-to-face. He believed from Lu Zhi's face that this woman will marry a rich and powerful person in the future. Therefore, when Lu's pheasant grew up, Lu Gong was not in a hurry.Waiting and waiting, there is no suitable candidate, which consumes the age of my daughter.After their family came to Pei County, the county magistrate of Pei County proposed several times to marry Lu Pheasant, but was politely rejected by Lu Gong. The county magistrate is also considered a powerful and powerful nobleman, and he has a close relationship with Lu Gong, but Lu Gong still doesn't like it, and Dudu has a crush on Liu Bang.People can't help but sigh: When investing in stocks, you should learn from Lu Taigong-only for long-term, if you don't make money, you can make a lot of money. Lu's pheasant is fine if he doesn't marry, and it's amazing when he marries.Her father actually married her to a poor official because the official looked like she would be prosperous in the future.She had no choice and could not choose.What my father means is that you can marry with peace of mind, your future is not a dream. From ancient times to the present, in China, marriage is a woman's destination.Whether the future is a dream, a nightmare or a sweet dream can only be known by living with each other. Like many women at that time, Lu Zhi obeyed the orders of her parents and married Liu Bang, who was 14 years older than her, when she was 28 years old. This year was 214 BC, the thirty-third year of Emperor Qin Shihuang.For us, it's been a long time.But a moment in the long river of history.For Liu Bang, this is an unusual year.This year, he had a wife and a family. This year, great events also took place in the Qin Empire.Qin Shihuang ordered the construction of the Great Wall, which started from Lintao in the west, went to Hetao along the north of the Yellow River, and went to Liaodong by Yinshan Mountain. It is known as the Great Wall in the world. The Qin Empire was building a defensive barrier on the northern frontier, and Liu Bang was building his own small home in Zhongyangli, Fengyi, Peixian County.Life has opened up a new side to him, and it is the same for Lu Zhi.But she didn't expect that just after she got married, she would be hit in the head.