Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Wind Talk by the Bridge

The Pantao River is red.The red clouds in Taoyuan on both sides of the strait are faintly fragrant.At night, the moon is like a curved eyebrow. There are no boats carrying people to sing poems on the water, and there are no figures of elegant scholars with sticks and sticks. "Mom, I'm going out for a while." "Oh, go ahead." "Do you want to buy something delicious from the city?" Liu Bei went out of the house. Today is the day to go to town to collect money.Those shops have taken a lot of shoes and mats. Going out at noon, the sun has not set after finishing the work, and you can go home easily, so Liu Bei didn't ride a horse.

The goat left by the old man had been tamed, and he followed Liu Bei and was called back by his mother. The city was full of dust. It hasn't rained for a long time, and the soles of the shoes make a sound.After Liu Bei collected the money from the wholesale store, he walked all the way and looked at the shiny gates of the market. There are dim sum made of lotus root, Liu Bei bought some.But after walking a few steps, I thought: "The lotus root is not good for my mother's illness, right?" So I wanted to go back and change it, hesitating. Many people gathered at the crossroads, and there was a lot of voices.There often sold fried whole wild duck and rice cakes, Liu Bei thought it was noisy.Take a closer look, there is a list standing high above the crowd of people.

"what is that?" He was also driven by curiosity, looking up at the inscription through the cracks of people.Above is the announcement of "recruiting brave men from all over the world": The yellow turban thieves are causing chaos in the states, causing harm every year, poisonous like ghosts and animals, and the common people have no green fields.Today, I want to punish ghosts and thieves, so I tell the world: Taishou Liu Yan felt the crying of the people and rose up, beating the heavenly drum for thieves.Therefore, the gentlemen who hide in thatched cottages and the righteous men who hide in the mountains are called to gather under the flag.According to the bravery of all of you, you are glad to welcome you in the mansion.

Zou Jing, Captain of Zhuojun "What is this for?" "Recruiting an army." "Recruiting soldiers." "Go sign up, how about doing him a favor?" "I'm not good at this kind of person. I'm not brave enough, and I don't have any skills." "Who will only recruit people with special skills. If you don't write like that, it's not prestige." "That's true." "We must crusade against the hateful yellow bandits! If you don't know how to use a gun, you can go to cut horse grass and help fight the war. I will go!"

Someone left with a murmur.That murmur seemed to have made up the people's determination, and one after another, everyone took vigorous steps and rushed towards the government office on the other side of the city gate. "..." Liu Bei heard the footsteps of the current situation and saw the tide of the people's aspirations. Holding a snack made of lotus root in his hand, he fell into long thoughts.After the crowd dispersed, he looked at the announcement and kept thinking in his heart. "what……" When he came back to his senses, he felt embarrassed and prepared to leave.At this moment, someone called him from behind the willow tree: "Young man, wait!"

Liu Bei also knew that just now there was a man sitting under the willow tree, talking loudly to the roadside wine seller. He felt that the man was looking at him out of the corner of his eye, so he raised his foot and took two or three steps back from the table. "My lord, have you read the notice?" Holding the wine glass in one hand and the handle of the sword in the other, the man suddenly stood up and walked towards this side. Just now, I just saw this man's shoulders wider than a willow tree trunk from behind. When he stood up, he was really a man, as if a mountain suddenly stood up, enough to make people look up.

"Are you asking me..." Liu Bei observed this person carefully again. "Ah. Besides the young master, is there anyone else?" The man had a black beard, a peony mouth, and a refreshing smile. Hearing the man's voice, he seemed to be about the same age as Liu Bei, but he had a black and shiny beard from the hairline to the chin. "I see..." Liu Bei's answer was very concise. "What do you think, Young Master?" He asked profoundly, his eyes were sharp and sparkling. "this……" "Still thinking about it? You've been staring at the list for so long..."

"I don't like talking here." "interesting." The man went over to hand the wine money and the cup to the wine seller, walked quickly back to Liu Bei, and then imitated Liu Bei's tone and said: "I don't like talking here... Oh, it's refreshing! I can hear the sincerity in your words. Well, where are you going?" Embarrassed, Liu Bei said, "Let's go first, this is a market, and there are many people." "Okay, let's go!" The big man strode forward.Liu Bei had a hard time following. "How about that Hongqiao?"

"Ok." The place the man was referring to was the pond at the entrance of the village where many willows were planted.There is a rainbow-like stone bridge over the pool.Going further inside is an abandoned garden.An unknown pedant dug this pool and established a school for sages.But because the current situation runs counter to the way of the sages, no students go to school seriously. Still, the pedant is steadfast in building bridges, the preaching says.But the residents and children in the market didn't listen at all, calling him "a madman".Not only that, some people said that he was deceiving the world and threw stones at him.

The pedant did not know when he really went crazy, and finally yelled inexplicably and wandered around the academy.Finally one day, he floated in the lotus pond and turned into a corpse.Pitiful! It is such a ruin. "It's nice here. Sit down." The eldest man sat on the stone railing of Hongqiao and asked Liu Bei to sit down too. On the way here, Liu Bei took a general look at the man, and felt that "this man is not a hypocrite", so when he came here, he also behaved quite calmly and sincerely. "I'm sorry, I dare to ask my surname and name. I am from Lousang Village not too far away, my name is Liu Bei, and my name is Xuande."

So, the big man suddenly thumped Liu Bei's shoulder and said, "A good man! I have admired you for a long time! I think you have heard of my name..." "What?... You said I knew you before?" "You forgot. Haha..." The man shook his shoulders and stroked his shiny black beard. "No wonder, no wonder. I have a knife wound on my lower cheek, and my appearance has changed a bit. Besides, I have suffered through the hardships of a tramp for three or four years. When I met my son, I didn't have a black beard like this." Speaking of this, Liu Bei still couldn't think of it.Suddenly, Liu Bei saw the sword worn by the man's waist, and couldn't help yelling "ah". "Ah, benefactor! I remembered. Aren't you Zhang Yide, a warrior from the Hong family?! A few years ago, when I was returning to Zhuo County from the Yellow River, I was surrounded by yellow bandits on the way and fell into danger. It was you who rescued me!" "Exactly." Zhang Fei suddenly opened his hand and held Liu Bei's hand tightly.After grasping Liu Bei's hand with an iron-like palm, there are still five fingers left. "You still remember me. I'm still Zhang Fei at that time. I grew a beard and changed my appearance because I later lost my ambition and wanted to hide from the world. In fact, I was just trying to see if you can deny me. Please forgive me for being rude. .” There are too many etiquettes, which are not commensurate with a man. Therefore, Liu Bei said even more attentively: "Hero! I should be the one to blame for being rude. No matter how much you have changed since then, I am sorry that I don't recognize your benefactor. Please forgive Liu Bei's crime!" "Oh, it's serious, I don't dare to take it seriously. Even if it's worth two." "Hero! Do you live in this county now?" "No, no, it's a long story. Didn't I say that I wanted to retake the county that was robbed by the Yellow Turban Bandits, so I hid among the people, launched an army to crusade, and after the defeat, I hid back to the people. That's how it happened many times. Helpless Huang The bandits are getting stronger and stronger. Recently, I’ve lost all my arrows and knives... Not long ago, I was wandering in Zhuoxian County, where I hunted wild boars in the mountains, slaughtered them, and sold the meat in the market. It’s just for survival, laughing at me! During this time , Zhang Fei looks downcast..." "So that's the case. I don't know at all. If this is the case, why don't you come to my house in Lousang Village?" "No, no. I intend to meet you once. However, I have to ask the young master to agree to something when we meet. I'm not ready yet." "Trust me Liu Bei? What's the matter?" "Liu Jun." Zhang Fei opened his round mirror-like eyes.Liu Bei saw the burning fire in his chest from his shining eyes. "Did you see the notice from the county seat at the market today?" "Hmm. Is that the list?" "After reading the notice, what do you think? After reading the notice of recruiting troops to fight against the yellow bandits..." "No. Nothing in particular." "No?!" Zhang Fei said in a pressing tone. "Yes. I have no idea. Because I have a lonely mother, I don't want to be a soldier." The answer was as still as water. A cool breeze blows under the bridge.Kingfishers fly away from the water with a clattering sound like arrows of colorful feathers passing by. "Nonsense!" Zhang Fei suddenly roared at the quiet opponent, jumped up from the stone railing where he was sitting, and said, "Liu Jun, you hide your sincerity, and you also hide it from me, Zhang Fei. Oh, yes, you Don't trust me, Zhang Fei!" "Sincerely?... My sincere heart has been said just now. What can I hide from you?" "So, when you look at the world today, you don't feel anything?" "I've seen the harm of the Yellow Bandits. But I'm poor, my family is destitute, and I can't even support my mother..." "Others don't know, if you tell me Zhang Fei, I, Zhang Fei, can't treat you as a commoner. Please tell me. I, Zhang Fei, are also a brave man, so I have nothing to say." "It's really difficult." "It has to be said anyway." "I can't answer you." "Ah..." Zhang Fei was at a loss.The cool wind blew his black beard.Suddenly, he took off his sword as if remembering something, and said, "Do you remember?" Zhang Fei held the hilt of his sword and held it across Liu Bei's face. "This is the sword you gave me as a thank you last time, and it is also the sword I long for. However, I have always wanted to return it to you when I have a chance to see you again. Zhang Fei is not worthy of wearing this sword." "..." "On the bloody battlefield, when I woke up after being defeated and sleeping in the open, I don't know how many times I have swung this sword. Every time, I can hear the sound of the sword." "..." "Liu Jun, have you heard the sound of this sword?" "..." "Swipe the broken wind, Jiujiu sword weeps. A sword pierces the star, pitches the hilt to the edge, and mistook the sword light for clouds in the hazy moonlit night. Looking at it from below, it is the tears of the sword." "..." "No. The sword is telling its master: How long are you going to hide me in the room without doing anything?! Mr. Liu Bei, if you think I am lying, let you hear the sound of the sword with your own ears, and let you see the tears of the sword Bar!" "what……" Liu Bei couldn't help standing up from the stone railing.It was too late to say it and then it was too fast, Zhang Fei swished his sword and cut the wind with a whoosh.Really, the sound of the sword came.That voice touched Liu Bei's heart and made him heartbroken. "Didn't you hear?!" As Zhang Fei said, he swung the sword for the second and third times, and the light of the sword streaked across the air. "What sound, are you listening?!" Zhang Fei roared. Seeing that Liu Bei still remained silent, Zhang Fei felt annoyed. He put one foot on the stone railing of Hongqiao, looked down the bridge, and said to himself: "What a pity! The sword that governs the country and loves the people is in the last days. People dare to wear it, but they are helpless! If the sword has a spirit, please forgive me. It is better to be buried in the pool than hanging in the waist of a wild boar..." Ahhh, the sword is about to be thrown under Hongqiao.Liu Bei turned pale with fright, rushed towards Zhang Fei, grabbed his arm, and shouted, "Hero! Wait a minute!" Zhang Fei didn't intend to throw the rare sword into the mud.Liu Bei stepped forward to stop him, hitting him in the arms.But he said in his mouth: "What can I say?" As he spoke, he deliberately withdrew his body back, looked at Liu Bei, and waited for him to speak. "You wait first." Liu Bei said calmly, soothing Zhang Fei's tragic expression. "People say 'true warriors are not generous'. There is also a metaphor of 'big things leak in an ant's nest'. If you have something to say, speak slowly. However, you can be sure that you are not a hypocrite. Forgive me, forgive me!" "Oh... so..." "Wind has ears, water has eyes, big things are not discussed on the side of the road. There is nothing to hide. I am the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Jing after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan... How can I make straw sandals and weave mats, and watch the end of the world and remain indifferent?!" The voice is very small, and the rhyme is like a whisper, but there is awe-inspiring righteousness hidden in the words.After speaking, Liu Bei smiled. "Hero, there is no need to utter more words. Let's see you again. Today is going to the market, and my mother should be worried when it's late..." Zhang Fei poked out the lion's head, opened his eyes round and deep, and was speechless for a while.This is his habit when he is extremely emotional.After a while, he let out a sigh of relief, his chest heaved, and he said, "So that's the case! Zhang Fei read it right! Now I think of what the old monk who jumped to his death said... Well, it turns out that you are a descendant of Emperor Jing. During the long years of chaos and prosperity, famous families disappeared like bubbles. As long as there is still a drop of blood, it will definitely be passed down somewhere in the world. Ah, how rare! I live a meaningful life! This month, today, I Zhang Fei has met the right person!" He groaned alone, then suddenly knelt down on the stone of the stone bridge, held the sword in his hand, and said to Liu Bei, "I return the sword to you. It was not something worn by people like me. However, as long as you accept this A sword, if you wear this sword, you must take on the mission of this sword.” Liu Bei stretched out his hand.All dignified. "I accepted." The sword returned to his hand. Zhang Fei prayed again and again, and said, "I will visit Lousang Village soon." "Okay, welcome anytime." Liu Bei replaced the sword he had been wearing with this sword and returned it to Zhang Fei.Because that sword was exchanged by Zhang Fei when he rescued him a few years ago. "The sun is going down. Let's go!" At dusk, Liu Bei bid farewell first and left quickly.Although the light blue clothes blown by the wind were a little dirty, but among all the things I could see in the dusk, the sword stood out. "His taste is indisputable, and he has the demeanor of a noble son." Zhang Fei watched Liu Bei, and stood alone on the bridge. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and said, "By the way, tell Yun Chang quickly, so that he will be happy too." As he said that, he trotted all the way, and flew away, like a gust of wind turned into a black mass, disappeared, not like Liu Bei at all.