At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, since the Shichangshi Rebellion, the government has become increasingly unstable. As a result, people in the world are confused, thieves have emerged in droves, and people are in dire straits.
At that time, Zhang Jiao encountered a stranger named Nanhua Lao Xian who passed down three volumes of heavenly book called "The Essential Techniques of Taiping". After studying day and night and completing his studies, he took advantage of the epidemic to spread talisman water, taking the opportunity to win people's hearts and recruit many disciples.
After realizing that his wings were full, he saw the weakest opportunity of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhang Jiao, who called himself "the great wise teacher", shouted out the slogan that will be remembered in history: Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is standing, and the world will be prosperous at the age of sixty.
Countless people were driven away from the land by the Yellow Turban Army, and began to eat away at the foundation of the Han Dynasty like locusts crossing the border.
The Han Dynasty has lost its deer, and the whole world is chasing it. Some powerful and ambitious people from aristocratic families are already secretly gearing up, trying to get the maximum benefit from the fire of this troubled world.
This chaos affected people from the eight states of Qing, You, Xu, Ji, Jing, Yang, Yan, and Henan. The thieves were so powerful that almost all the officers and soldiers guarding the city fled. Knowing that something was not going well, He Jin quickly took advantage of the emperor's help. The imperial edict was handed down, allowing the local government to prepare its own defenses and make meritorious deeds against thieves. On the other side, Lu Zhi, Huang Fusong and Zhu Jun led elite troops to fight against the thieves.
Little did they know that the decision to allow localities to legally possess weapons made countless aristocratic families celebrate, and the opportunity everyone had been waiting for finally arrived.
Since then, dragons and snakes have risen from the land, and heroes have risen together, slowly beginning the prelude to successive years of war.
In Zhuoxian County, the recruitment notice of Liu Yan, the governor of Youzhou, had just arrived here. The local government did not dare to neglect it and immediately posted it everywhere in the city, which aroused the curiosity of the people passing by. Everyone gathered together involuntarily and asked. Then something big happened.
But it was difficult to read it. There was a lot of eloquent writing on it, but no one could understand it.
But this is normal. In recent years, it has been very difficult for the people at the bottom to survive. Who has spare money to support a scholar?
Coupled with the fact that aristocratic families intentionally monopolize all kinds of books and classics and only communicate within their own circles, it is almost difficult for a poor family to cultivate an excellent scholar. But those who can overcome all obstacles and succeed are all romantic figures who will leave their names in the history books.
It is not that no one in the crowd is literate, but the problem is that the master of the governor's office or the literary officials deliberately show off their literary talent, and the writing is quite profound, which makes the people a little blind.
"What the hell is this writing? You can't write it simply."
"It's just that, it's not as refreshing as those previous rankings. It's really hard for people to read."
Just as the crowd was shouting curses, an old man's eyes suddenly lit up and he discovered the only scholar in his village.
"Zhang Liang, come here quickly and explain to Third Grandpa what is written on it."
I saw a young man carrying a package turned around. He looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a handsome face, red lips and white teeth, and a good appearance. Although he was wearing cloth clothes and straw sandals, his grace could not be concealed.
"Where did this young man come from? He is so handsome."
"At first glance, you are not from Zhuoxian County. You don't even know him."
"I'm a traveling businessman. I happened to stop by here for a rest. I would like to ask my eldest brother to clarify my doubts."
"Ahem, kid, don't talk too much, let me introduce you to everyone."
Zhang San cleared his voice, put on the posture of a storyteller, and began to speak to everyone.
"The son's name is Zhang Liang, and he lives in Zhangjiacun, a few miles away from the city. It is said that the night before he was born, his mother dreamed of an auspicious beast, a unicorn, holding a piece of beautiful jade in its mouth. Because it had the word "good" engraved on it, it was particularly magical. , so I named the child after this."
"Originally, everyone just thought it was a joke, but Zhang's mother had a vision in the sky when she was giving birth. Red clouds and colorful rays appeared in the sky, and then Zhang Liang was born."
Everyone was listening with great interest. Zhang San was about to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Zhang Liang who had already walked in front of him.
"Third Grandpa, don't you want to listen to the announcement? Just don't make me famous everywhere. This kid is not very lucky and should not be praised like this."
Everyone laughed loudly when they heard this, which made Zhang San feel a little embarrassed.
"You're still like this, kid. How come our Zhang family in Zhuoxian County has produced a Qilin like you in the past hundred years, and no one can complain about it."
"Look at Liu Yuan from Lousang Village. He brags about his nephew Liu Xuande all day long, saying that life is precious and that the Liu family will definitely produce noble people. He even provides him with tutors from the great scholars Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi, but it doesn't matter so far. Are you going to make a career?"
"It's not like you. You know everything from birth. You can speak at the age of one, write poems at the age of three. You know filial piety at the age of five and take the initiative to help your mother with work."
"When I was seven years old, I studied for half a year with the poor scholar at the entrance of the village who wrote family letters for others. I already wrote so well that I could earn money by copying books for others."
"Because of this, he was favored by various lords in the county and allowed to copy the books for them again, and this copying continues until now."
"They only laugh at you for your extraordinary talents, but you don't learn from famous teachers or study classics. You end up being a copycat, and you end up being lost to everyone."
"But I didn't know that you had a pure nature. When you were seven years old, you said, "My parents are here, so I won't travel far away." Such filial words. "
"And with the money earned from copying books over the years, Zhang Li lived a good life that the whole village envied."
"Then, you still, you still..."
At this time, Zhang Liang had already held Zhang San's hand and winked at him crazily. "Third Grandpa, that's enough, don't say any more."
Zhang San just woke up from a dream. He was so excited that he wanted to spread the word about this child's magic method to increase the birth rate, which would cause unreasonable disaster to Zhangjia Village. He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly kept silent.
Seeing that Zhang San had no intention of continuing, Zhang Liang raised his fists and saluted everyone.
"I would also like to ask the Haihan family to hope that their son will succeed and not to worry about his mistakes. I hereby solemnly declare that although I have never met Liu's brother Xuande, I have heard a lot about his life and deeds, and I am deeply moved. Endless."
Later, while Zhang Liang was borrowing money to copy books, he learned from the conversations with the county officials that Liu Xuande had extraordinary qualifications and was once praised by Lu Zhi in public. He would definitely become a great talent in the future.
Anyway, all kinds of free praises were thrown at Liu Bei like crazy, which made a man wearing a bamboo hat in the crowd confused.
"Master Lu, when did you say this? You are cunning."
But at this time, Liu Bei had already put aside Zhang San's words that slandered him, otherwise he would have to discuss today's events with Zhang after he became successful.
Liu Bei naturally understood what was said on the list, but he did not show any signs of explaining it to everyone, because he knew too many people in Zhuoxian County. After returning, he resumed his old business, selling shoes and weaving mats for a living, which had attracted many people to secretly laugh at him.
Although Liu Bei, who was depressed and frustrated, had not forgotten his ambition, he was already twenty-eight years old and still couldn't see the way forward clearly, and his heart was full of confusion.
But he didn't know that besides Gongsun Zan and others who were his good friends during his study tour, there was also a young man in his hometown who understood him so well.
Liu Bei called out to his confidant in his heart, and his eyes under the bamboo hat were already filled with tears.
But Zhang Liang, who was the center of everyone's attention, was thinking in his heart.
Third Grandpa harmed me and openly slandered Liu Bei. Didn’t he make himself uncomfortable? Now that troubled times have arrived, I have to move with my mother quickly.
There are so many princes in the world, and Zhang Liang has not yet decided which tent he will live under in the future, but this person is definitely not Liu Paopao, and he does not want to spend half his life wandering around with his lord.
Having been in this world for so long, Zhang Liang has figured out that this world seems to be a world of romance, not official history.
So why not go south and live in seclusion? I heard that the water and soil of Jiangdong can support people. The point is, isn't there Er Qiao there?
