Li Er rode the green ox out of the palace, but Li Ran and Kong Qiu followed him. Qingniu walked leisurely, but not very fast, while the two of them followed suit but were able to keep up.
Yi He appeared in front of everyone at this time. When Li Er saw him, he couldn't help but smile.
Yes, my daughter's heart disease has finally come to an end.
"Of course, you two don't have to follow me anymore! Yihe, you can stay here for now. My son seems to have come to see you for something special!"
Yihe Jushen said:
"promise!"
Li Ran was still reluctant to give up. He knew that his father in later generations had passed away many years ago, but the appearance of the "father" in front of him was exactly the same as that of his father in later generations. Therefore, he couldn't help but want to take one more look.
"Father, I don't know when we will see each other again. Please allow me to give you one more ride!"
Li Er stopped trying to persuade him. Just when Chu Dang was feeling bored outside the palace gate, he saw Li Ran coming out, followed by an old man riding a green ox. He was stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward to greet him. .
Li Ran waved his hand towards him. Chu Dan slowed down, scratched his head, and couldn't help but ask:
"Sir, would you like to get in the car?"
"No, I want to send Father off first!"
When Chu Dang heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"It turns out to be your father-in-law! It's Chu Dang who's blind! It's Chu Dang who's blind! I've seen the old gentleman! I, Chu Dang, kowtowed to the old gentleman!"
Chu Dang immediately fell to the ground.
Li Er couldn't help but smile when he saw Chu Tang being so frank:
"Haha, this guy is quite natural. He's really good."
Li Er did not stop for long, but continued to move forward, while Chu Dang protected Li Ran.
A group of three people sent Li Ershi to the gate of Luoyi City.
Walking to Luoshui, Confucius first noticed the red clouds after the rain in the distance, and then heard the sound of rushing water, the roar of the river, and the endless flow. He couldn't help but sigh and said:
"The passing away is like a man, never giving up day and night." (The running water is really never leaving day and night.)
When Li Er heard this, his long eyebrows moved involuntarily, and he joked:
"I hope it will be natural! The wind will never end, and the rain will never end. Who is this? Heaven and earth! So heaven and earth can't last forever, and how much worse is it for humans?"
What Li Er said is actually the same as what Confucius said just now.
The general idea is to lament that things in this world are ever-changing and it is impossible to simply summarize them with a set of rules. There is no set of rules for doing things that is worth being paranoid about. Just like the wind and rain, it is sunny and dark, rainy and windy. How can there be any normal law in this world?
When Confucius heard this, he understood its meaning and couldn't help but sigh again:
"What Qiu is worried about is that the great road cannot be maintained and benevolence and righteousness cannot exist. As a result, the world is constantly in war and the country is uneasy. Therefore, he laments that life is short. If you can't make any contribution to the world, won't your life be wasted?"
It seems that Confucius still wanted to persuade Li Er to stay, or at least not to ignore the chaos in the Central Plains.
Li Er still shook his head:
"Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and regard all things as rotten dogs; saints are unkind, and regard the common people as rotten dogs. Between heaven and earth, is it just like a tuo (yue)? It is empty but not straight (gu), and the more it moves, the more it comes out. Too many words If you are poor, it is better to stay in the middle."
(Translation: Heaven and earth have their own laws, and everything in the world will not be biased. Isn’t there a big bag between heaven and earth? If you don’t move it, it will not be chaotic. The more you move it, the more it will Ups and downs. It’s useless to talk about this kind of thing too much, so let’s just stay in the center.)
After hearing these words, Confucius and Li Ran couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Li Er pointed to Luo Shui in front of him again and said:
"I often say that 'the best is like water'. Water is good for all things without fighting. It is the virtue of humility when it is disliked by everyone! The weakest thing in the world is water, but the strong may not be able to defeat it! This can be said to be teaching without saying anything and doing nothing. Benefit!"
"What the old gentleman said made the Qiu Cao suddenly open. Everyone lives above, and the water is alone at the bottom; everyone is easy, but the water alone is dangerous; everyone is clean, and the water alone is dirty. Wherever people are evil, who can argue with this? Therefore it is the greatest good.”
Li Er narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Haha, the boy can be taught! Anyway, I have five thousand words, which are my life's insights. After reading it, you may be able to understand the doubts in your heart! Now, this book is stored in the collection room. You can go and watch it yourself.”
Confucius said in fear:
"I'm afraid Qiu deserves it..."
"I didn't want to keep it. After all, this move is against the nature of heaven. However, existence or non-existence has its own fate. Therefore, I did it arbitrarily and left these five thousand words as my last work. If it comes to future generations, It is also a great good thing for people to spy on it.”
Then, Li Er looked at Li Ran again:
"My son has indeed suffered over the years. However, everyone has his own ambitions, whether to join the world or to leave the world. This is what everyone wants. My son must also take care of himself, and don't waste his life in vain."
Li Ran knelt down respectfully and said:
"The baby is here to send you off!"
Li Er then set off on the green ox and sang loudly:
"The sky is as clear as a round cover, the longitude and latitude of the land are like a chessboard; the people in the world are divided into black and white, honor and disgrace are competing for each other..."
In this way, Li Er drifted away along the upstream direction of Luoshui, and Li Ran and Confucius kowtowed farewell behind him again.
Li Er's singing gradually faded away, and an old man riding a green bull, followed by a small child, gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.
Unknowingly, Li Ran's eyes became a little misty.
…
The group returned to the city.
Li Ran also brought Kong Qiu to his residence, but Yi He was already waiting at the door. Guan Cong had told Yi He a long time ago that Li Ran wanted him to take a look at the condition of his wife and the young master.
However, the festival is still on its way, so Yihe has to stay temporarily.
Li Ran asked Guan Cong to summarize the collections he brought out from Chu State as a supplement to the Zhou Dynasty collections.
As for Lu Houchou's matter, Li Ran also wanted to wait until Sun Wu came back before making any fuss.
Confucius took advantage of this leisure and often went to Changhong for advice on music rhythm and music theory.
Changhong and Confucius also hit it off, and even led Confucius to watch the Zhou royal family's ceremony.
All this made Confucius sigh with admiration, and he also benefited a lot from it.
On this day, Confucius came back from Changhong and happened to meet his disciple Zhong You. He came here specially to report the news, so Confucius introduced him to Li Ran.
"Sir, this is one of Qiu's disciples from the State of Lu. His name is Zhong Yuan, and his courtesy name is Zilu. Shaoqiu is nine years old. He has an upright temperament and is fond of martial arts."
"Zi Lu, this is the famous Mr. Zi Ming!"
Zhong You is only in his early twenties, with a tall build and a heroic face. Li Ran once remembered that Confucius had three thousand disciples, and there were ten philosophers and seventy-two sages, and this Zilu was one of the ten philosophers.
Li Ran supported Zhong You who was about to salute.
"No need to be polite, Zhongni, we may be leaving in the next two days, so you should pack up quickly!"
When Confucius heard this, his face was filled with joy.
"Then Marquis Lu can be saved!"
Confucius and Zhong You went to pack their bags. Zhong You asked:
"Has your honorable master met Mr. Li?"
Confucius nodded:
"Well, I see you!"
"But I don't know what Mr. Li looks like?"
"Hey... birds, I know how they fly; fish, I know how they swim; beasts, I know how they walk. Those that walk can be caught with nets, those that swim can be caught with hooks, those that fly can be caught with arrows, and as for dragons, I don't know Why? A dragon rides the wind and clouds up to the nine heavens! What I have seen of Lao Tzu is that he is like a dragon. His knowledge is profound and unpredictable, his ambitions are high and difficult to understand; like a snake that bends and stretches at any time, like a dragon that changes at the right time..."
Li Er had a huge influence on Confucius's life.
I don’t know how Confucius will feel when he thinks back on today’s words when he leads his disciples to travel around the world.
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Chapter 499_Yi He is helpless
Ji Le and his daughter Li Guang finally arrived in Luoyi under the escort of Owl Wings. And Sun Wu had already rushed back.
After Yi He checked Ji Le and Guang'er's pulses, he saw his brows furrowed and he remained silent for a long time.
Li Ran winked, Ji Le picked up Guang'er and hid in the house for a while.
"Sir, their illness..."
"Young Master, generational veins mostly appear in the elderly. This is due to insufficient innate talent. If you want to cure it, there is really no way to cure it..."
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Li Ran looked disappointed when he heard this.
"Is there really nothing we can do?"
"Maybe it's 'There are people outside the world, there is a world outside the world'. Maybe if you meet a strange person in the future, it will be impossible to eradicate this disease. However, Huan Forgiveness does not have this ability."
"However, I can prescribe a prescription first, which can save the young master's life for the time being. In the future, except for some dull pain from time to time, the young master will be no different from ordinary people most of the time, and there should be no worries about his life. !”
"As for Madam's illness..."
Yihe hesitated for a moment, sighed and then shook his head:
"Hey... Madam, she has suffered a great loss of energy and blood, and is weak. And because she has been depressed recently, her whole body's energy has been unfavorable. She must take good care of herself before she can be fine..."
When Li Ran heard this, he felt that Yihe seemed to have something to say that he had not fully explained, so he couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Is it okay?"
Yihe Shen said:
"Hey... well, I'll prescribe you some medicine. Please remember, Madam, that you must never strain your mind and body like this again, otherwise it may be harmful to your health... The little master's medicine is a dose every three days, and Madam's medicine is Two pairs a day, please don’t forget it!”
Li Ran felt something was wrong. Guang'er's condition was already quite serious. Why did he only need one pair every three days, while Ji Le needed two pairs a day?
Yihe explained:
"My master's illness is due to insufficient congenital endowment. Although it is not easy to cure, it is a Shaoyang body after all, so it can be cured without healing. However, my wife's illness is acquired. Without injections, it may be difficult to cure beneficial."
When Li Ran heard this, he had no choice but to cup his hands and say:
"I wonder if there is anyone in this world who can cure Guang'er's disease?"
"This... I apologize for my lack of knowledge and talent, but I really don't know..."
Li Ran sighed secretly in his heart, it was said that Qin doctors were unique in the world, and Yi He was the leader among them.
Since doctors and doctors have said this, at least on the surface, it is probably difficult to meet such a miracle doctor.
It seems that Guang'er's illness will probably accompany him for the rest of his life.
However, since there is no danger of life for the time being, this is a place worth gratifying.
Yihe immediately wrote two prescriptions and handed them over to Owl Wings. When he came out, he saw Fan Li holding Guang'er in his arms. Fan Li had been staying in Zheng Yi for some time since he escaped from Luoyi last time.
Ji Le was weak and could not take care of the baby, so Fan Li helped and took care of Guang'er for a while.
Guang'er is already very familiar with him, even closer than Li Ran.
Ji Le felt somewhat reproachful when he saw Li Ran entering the house:
"Last time, husband, you were in trouble, but you made Owl Wing and the others hide it from Leer! What crime should you do?"
Li Ran could hear concern, dissatisfaction, and a bit of joking in Ji Le's words. Seeing Fan Li and Guang'er outside, playing with clay carts and tile dogs, he immediately took Ji Le's hand and entered the back room.
The two hugged each other, reluctant to separate for a long time, as if they wanted to rub each other into their bodies and never separate.
"Le'er, it's my husband's fault for making you worried and scared again."
Ji Le pressed tightly against Li Ran's chest, feeling his heartbeat.
"It's fine that your husband is fine...but if something happens in the future, we can no longer hide it from Le'er."
Later, Li Ran was imprisoned and was rescued by Guan Cong. As well as re-entering Luoyi, he was fully informed of the history of the collection room and the title of "Tai Shi".
After listening to Ji Le, he couldn't help but said:
"If I had known this, I shouldn't have advised you to help this prince in the first place..."
"Hey, who would have thought that he would be like this at that time? Besides, if it weren't for him, I might still not be able to see my father... By the way... there's news from Ah Chou too!"
Li Ran hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Ji Le this "good news".
As expected, I was overjoyed when I heard the sacrificial music.
"Oh? Where is Ah Chou now?"
"I'm just living in Yunyi, but my life is not peaceful. However, I no longer have any worries about my life. My husband plans to go to Yunyi in the next two days."
Ji Le looked up at Li Ran:
"Leer is going too!"
"Just now, the doctor said that you are not in good health and need to be nursed back to health. You should no longer be tired of traveling and traveling. It's better for Le'er to stay in Luoyi and take Guang'er with her! My husband will think about Ah Chou's matter later. Find a way to deal with it!"
Ji Le asked:
"By the way, what did the doctor say about Guang'er's heart disease?"
"Her disease... is difficult to cure because of her insufficient innate endowment. She needs a dose of medicine every three days and takes it for a long time to stabilize the condition. With careful care, she will be fine!"
When Ji Le heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly and said in a muffled voice:
"This can be considered an unfortunate blessing. By the way, husband, if you can, please leave Guang'er in the care of my young uncle for the time being. He is as considerate as silk and a pure and kind person, so he should be able to take care of Guang'er!"
Li Ran knew that Ji Le said this because he wanted to follow him to see Lu Houchou.
Li Ran had great trust in Fan Lizi. However, if Ji Le was allowed to follow him like this, if she saw Lu Houchou and found that he was in such embarrassment, her state of mind would inevitably be affected. At that time, I'm afraid it will be harmful to her body.
Moreover, Li Ran would definitely not just go there to have a look. But to find a way to send it back to Lu. Although he thought his father Li Er's words were quite reasonable, he still had to deal with Lu Hou Chou's matter.
Deep down in Li Ran's heart, he always felt guilty towards Lu Houchou.
After all, it was he who made Lu Houchou embark on this path of kingship.
Ji Le hesitated for a moment, but suddenly fell to his knees on the ground. Li Ran saw this and immediately helped him up in a hurry:
"Le'er! You...what are you doing?"
At this moment, there was a hint of hatred in Ji Le's eyes.
"The catastrophe that befell the Ji clan, the death of Leer's father and brother, the death of his uncle and Aruo (Uncle Sunbao and Uncle Sunruo), all of these are thanks to Ji Sun Yiru and Shu Niu! Now Achou is the king of a country, but he is alone, and he is forcing him like a lost dog! If this revenge is not avenged, how can Leer feel at ease?"
When Li Ran heard this, he hugged Ji Le with great distress.
"This is what my husband should do. There is no need for Le'er to be like this... Le'er, let your husband handle this matter!"
"But...but Le'er wants to see Ah Chou!"
Li Ran knew that Ji Le and Lu Houchou had a deep love for each other. Lu Houchou was now in a state of decline, and Ji Le would not feel at ease if he did not see Ji Le again.
"But...your body..."
"I am walking as before, and I feel that I am not that miserable. What's more, I only sat on the carriage. When I arrived in Yunyi, I took a look at Ah Chou. What could happen?"
But Li Ran was still worried after all, so he went to ask Yihe, but Yihe hesitated and said:
"Ordinarily, Madam has arrived from Zheng Yi to Luoyi, so she should take a good rest for a while..."
"I must go on this trip! Ah Ruo is gone (uncle Sun Ruo), and Ah Chou is Leer's only blood relative in the world..."
Hearing this, Yihe couldn't help but sigh:
"If Madam insists, then I will also follow Madam, so that I can take care of you."
When Ji Le heard this, he couldn't help but said with great joy:
"really?……"
She was so excited that she couldn't help coughing, and Li Ran hurriedly went to rub her back.
The two held hands and came to Fan Li and Guang'er. When Guang'er saw his parents, he immediately put down the toys in his hands.
"Dad, mother! Come and see!"
Guang'er was four years old, and when she was about to give it a try, she jumped in front of Li Ran. Li Ran stretched out his arms to hug her and kissed her on her pink cheek.
"What are Guang'er playing?"
And Guang'er also became more and more cute and beautiful. Just as it was said in Jiyue's letter, she has a beautiful orchid and a beautiful heart.
