Chapter 171 Liu Xiu (Part 1)

The eight of them had their meal and chatted for a while.

The uncle's wife went to wash the dishes, and Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu Boxheng had a long talk with his uncle.

"Uncle, we, the descendants of the Han Dynasty, actually live in this village. I don't know what the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty will think when he sees us." Liu Boxheng shook his head and sighed.

"Bosheng, don't say too much." His uncle waved his hand, "Mang Gong crowned himself Prime Minister, built Mingtang, Piyong, and Lingtai, and built ten thousand mansions for the world's scholars. Now is the prosperous age of peace in the world, and there is a wise man like Mang Gong. It’s a blessing for the Han Dynasty.”

"Alas." Liu Boxheng let out a long sigh, "It's a pity that Boxheng has only one ambition and nowhere to put it to use. When he heard that Duke Mang was recruiting talented people from all over the world to Chang'an, even the foreign Xiongnu people sent envoys to submit and congratulate him. The country was prosperous, but Bo Sheng didn't. It is a great pity that I cannot contribute to the country."

The two talked about family and country affairs in a formal manner, nothing more than praising Wang Mang's sage and talent, and regretting that they could not fulfill their ambitions.

This is Liu Xiu's eldest brother Liu Yan, also known as Bo Sheng. He is a sharp-edged man. History books record that he has a "resolute character, generous and generous". In fact, he looks down on manual labor such as farming.

He was thinking about becoming an official, making friends with wise men everywhere, and attending so-called gatherings of talented men. All the money was provided by his uncle Liu Liang. Later, he even asked for money from Liu Xiu, relying on Liu Xiu's farming to support him. living expenses.

After learning that Wang Mang had stolen the country, he compared himself to Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and compared Liu Xiu, who only knew farming, to Liu Zhong, Liu Bang's second brother, and often slandered Liu Xiu.

Lu Mingfei deduced from the content of the conversation between the two that this should be around AD 4.

This year Wang Mang was 49 years old, and he was given the title of Prime Minister, ranking above the princes and princes. He also petitioned to build Mingtang, Piyong, Lingtai and other ceremonial buildings as well as markets and changmancang, build 10,000 residences for scholars, and attract scholars from all over the world. He went to Chang'an with thousands of people with special abilities, vigorously promoted rituals and music, and won the support of Confucian scholars.

He established himself as a virtuous saint who could rule the country and bring peace to the world. The princes, princes, and clan members all submitted memorials requesting him to be rewarded. Nine hundred ministers petitioned for him to be rewarded with "nine tins". The court did not even understand the truth of the matter. , and rewarded him with the "Ming of Jiuxi" which symbolized the supreme courtesy.

At this moment, the world is looking at a peaceful and prosperous era where foreign tribes are worshiping. Little did they know that those foreign Huns were bribed by Wang Mang with heavy sums of money. The "peace in the world" was achieved after Wang Mang himself sent eight "custom envoys" to inspect various places. He came back to the court to brag about it.

Everyone stood on the stage and acted according to Wang Mang's script, thinking that this was a once-in-a-millennium peaceful age, and that Wang Mang was a great sage who could be compared with Confucius.

In the next year, in AD 5, Emperor Pingtian died of illness, and Wang Mang directly appointed Liu Ying, the two-year-old great-great-grandson of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, as the crown prince. Faced with pressure from the ministers, the Emperor and the Queen Mother had no choice but to give up power to him. , he became the "acting emperor", and the officials called him the emperor.

At this time, public opinion suddenly turned negative, making the Liu clan in various places dissatisfied. In the following year, there were small uprisings in many places, setting off a chaotic world.

However, these things have nothing to do with the current Liu Xiu. From Lu Mingfei's perspective, Liu Xiu picked up the hoe again and went out to the fields.

"Sure enough, the gene for farming is inherited in the bones of the Chinese people." Lu Mingfei sighed.

He actually likes farming. He especially loves "Robinson Crusoe". Every time he sees what Robinson plundered from the broken ship, upgraded his residence, planted crops and harvested crops, he I feel very happy.

Under the scorching sun, Liu Xiu entered the farmland, picked up the hoe in his hand and waved it.

Suddenly, the scene in the perspective changed sharply, and the farmland that was originally overgrown with weeds turned into a field full of wheat.

The young hands in that perspective have become dusty and calloused.

"Brother! Brother! It's not good! The official is here to arrest you!" Suddenly, a female voice sounded.

"Birky, don't panic, speak slowly."

An anxious girl came into view. She was so anxious that she stamped her feet and waved her arms towards Liu Xiu.

"The officers and soldiers just entered the house, saying they wanted to capture the criminal 'Liu Xiu' and put him in jail." Liu Boji looked uneasy, "Run quickly, brother, they are asking at home, I ran out from the toilet secretly, I'm afraid they will come soon Will come."

"I haven't broken any laws, so why run away?" Liu Xiu waved his hand, "You can tell them to come, but if I go to jail, will there be any law in the world?"

As he spoke, the sunlight disappeared instantly and turned into a dark and damp prison.

The light is dark, there is a layer of hay on the ground, and there is not even a bed. There is a square window as big as a bowl on the stone wall. A ray of sunlight shines in through the square window, and dust floats in the beam.

"Let me out! Let me out!" A hoarse voice shouted, "I was wronged! As a government official, how can you arrest people randomly!"

Liu Xiu's hands were shackled, making a sound of metal colliding.

"Boy, why are you making so much noise! ​​Please be quiet!" A rude voice came from behind. "

"I was arrested by mistake! I didn't do anything! Why should they arrest me!"

"Oh, why did you come here by mistake to care about me! If you make any more noise, I will break your legs!"

"I am innocent, how can I be compared with sinners like you!"

"You're still innocent, I'm still innocent." Disdainful laughter came.

"Let me out! Let me out!"

"I told you to stop making noise!"

With a bang, Liu Xiu fell to the ground.

The bald man with a sinister face pushed Liu Xiu to the ground.

"you!"

"What are you doing! I'm going to beat you up if I can!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xiu started to struggle with the man.

But after several rounds, he couldn't gain the upper hand at all. The bald man pushed Liu Xiu down one after another and spat on his clothes.

Liu Xiu was angry, roared and rushed towards the strong man.

The strong man was actually playing dirty tricks. He lifted up his vaginal leg and kicked Liu Xiu between her buttocks. Liu Xiu was in pain and curled up and fell to the ground.

The bald man spit on him again.

"It hurts just to see it." Lu Mingfei began to mourn Liu Xiu's behalf.

He was wrongfully imprisoned this time. The reason was that a friend of his brother broke the law. In order to reduce the punishment, he was implicated and sent to prison.

This is really unlucky. People are plowing in the fields, and pots come from the sky.

He just wants to farm his fields, what's wrong with that?

The perspective becomes darker, the oil lamp burns.

It was pitch dark in the prison. Liu Xiu was lying on a pile of thatch. The ground was scratched with pottery. There were four vertical marks and one horizontal mark in one group. There were two groups plus three vertical marks in total. It seemed that he had been in prison for some time. 13 days.

There were bruises on his exposed arms, and he seemed to have been in a lot of fights.

The roommate also changed. He was no longer the bald man, but a thin man with his ears and fingers cut off.

A beam of bright moonlight shines in from the window.

Liu Xiu turned over and saw the white and tender face of a little boy.

"Exchange?" the little boy asked.

The little boy's hair was tied up, with a black crown on his head, and a crown suit with sleeves longer than his hands.

After looking at each other briefly, Liu Xiu did not pay attention to him, but closed his eyes. His vision was dark, and the sound of hay seemed to make him turn over again.

But then, he screamed in pain, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.

He stood up suddenly, took a few steps back, and shouted, "What kind of monster are you!"

"I'm not a monster, I'm your brother." The little boy said Yingying: "Brother, it seems that you have been in a very miserable life when I was away."

"You're talking nonsense! I only have a sister and no brother! Who the hell are you!"

"My name is Liu Zhong, of course I am your brother."

"Nonsense! My second brother's name is Liu Zhong!"

"This Liu Zhong is not that Liu Zhong."

"Who cares who you are Liu Zhong! You monster, what do you want to do!"

"I told you I'm not a monster." The little boy took a step forward and asked, "Exchange?"

"Exchange? You monster, don't talk nonsense to me. I am a descendant of the Han Dynasty. If you dare to hurt me, it will be up to you whether the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty will spare you!"

"Then you just don't want to exchange." The little boy shook his head boredly, "Forget it, I thought you wanted to go out. It seems you want to stay here for a few more months."

"Wait!" Liu Xiu suddenly stopped him: "Can you let me out?"

"If you are willing to trade with me."

"What do you want me to give you in exchange?"

"Life." The little boy looked over condescendingly, with a bit of joking in his eyes, "As long as you trade your life with me, I will help you get out."

"Sure enough, it's a monster!" Liu Xiu suddenly made a spell and pointed his finger at the little boy: "Hey, the monster is watching its moves. It's as urgent as the law. The Supreme Lord will soon appear!"

A cool breeze blew by, the air became quiet, and it seemed as if a flock of crows were flying above the two of them.

"Brother, where did you learn this trick from a villain book?" The little boy looked at him speechlessly.

"Urgent like a law, the Supreme Lord will soon appear!"

"." The little boy looked over with a helpless expression, looking like an idiot.

"You monster has so much magic power!"

"Brother, if it doesn't work out, let's be reborn."

"." Liu Xiu sat down cross-legged, closing her eyes and thinking.

After a long silence, he opened his eyes, and the little boy's big eyes appeared in front of him, frightening him so much that he leaned back.

"Brother, I will leave if we don't exchange."

"Can you really let me out?"

"certainly."

"But I gave you my life, so what's the use of me going out?"

"How about this? Let's change the terms of the deal."

"What to change."

"Give me your life." The little boy said seriously every word: "I will make you the emperor."

The two looked at each other expressionlessly for several seconds.

"Exactly." Liu Xiu smacked his lips disdainfully, "When I am an emperor, I am still the Jade Emperor."

He waved his hand, "Let's go, go as far as you can, your brother, I'm going to bed."

He lay down on the hay again and closed his eyes.

"Brother, the guards will take you away early tomorrow morning. This is my meeting gift to you."

Faintly, in the distance behind, there was laughter, like a child playing, coming from a very far away place.

The perspective changes again.

A young man in a white robe sat on the floor, with a black four-legged low wooden table in front of him. A scroll of bamboo slips was spread out, with articles written in official script on it.

An old man with white hair sits in the front. In front of him is a long, low black table. Bamboo slips are piled in the shape of a pyramid and placed on the table. On the side is a curtain made of straw mats. Outside the curtain is an arched wooden bridge and an eight-character pavilion. Willows are floating outside, and the years are quiet.

"I have asked you to recite "Poetry", "Book", "Rites" and "Yi". Liu Xiu, please get up." The old man said calmly.

"Yes, teacher." Liu Xiu responded.

His voice has become much more mature, and he looks very tall when he stands. History books record that he is "seven feet and three inches tall." According to the conversion method of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was about 1.7 meters tall. In ancient times, such a nutritionally deficient person Place, considered tall.

It seems that he went to Chang'an to study. After entering Chang'an, he submitted a letter to Liu Xin, the imperial advisor, and successfully entered Taixue on Liu Xin's recommendation. Because he did not bring enough money, he and Tongsheng pooled money together to buy a donkey and rent it. Give to others to earn tuition and fees.

Lu Mingfei sat in on the class and the old scholar on the stage spoke in classical Chinese, which sounded obscure and difficult to understand.

The class ended quickly. After class, three teenagers came to Liu Xiu. One of them had a childish face and was only about 11, 23 or so.

"Uncle Wen, the four of us have been in Chang'an for more than half a year, and we haven't seen the prosperity of Chang'an yet. Today, the doctor has finished teaching early. It's better to choose a different day. Why don't we go shopping in Chang'an."

"Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. Time flies like an arrow."

"Uncle Wen, what do you think?"

The three of them were vaguely dominated by Liu Xiu.

"Yes." Liu Xiu agreed with a smile: "I have long wanted to take a walk on the streets of Chang'an. The weather is refreshing today, so the four of us went together."

The four of them got up and walked out of the school.

These three people are Deng Yu, Qiang Hua and Yan Guang. They are all talented people. Among them, Deng Yu is the childish one. Liu Xiu's second brother-in-law is from the Deng family, so they are in-laws and they get along very well.

Although Deng Yu was six years younger than Liu Xiu, he could recite poems and books, and his conversations had new meanings. He was very mature and became a close friend of Liu Xiu.

The four of them were walking on Chang'an Street. Since Liu Bang started his business, Chang'an has been expanded by eight emperors. The buildings are magnificent. Chang'an Street can be used for horse racing and carriages at the same time. After Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and changed the reign name, Chang'an Street was rebuilt to make it more prosperous. It became wider, and a special royal road was left in the middle for the new emperor to travel.

There are lush evergreen trees on both sides of Chang'an Street. The street is crowded with men, women, old and young. The four people are walking beside the trees and watching as they walk.

Suddenly, armored guards with guns occupied the road and drove the crowd to both sides of the road.

Zhijinwu sat on his horse, surrounded by Yu Linglang, and patrolled the capital majestically.

Liu Xiu and the others were rushed aside by the guards.

"How majestic," he said.

"Do you want to be more majestic than him?"

The world stood still, and King Jinwu, who was riding on the horse, looked proud.

"Monster, you're here again." Liu Xiu turned his head, and a little boy in colorful clothes came into view.

"Brother, in exchange, you can be more majestic and more powerful than him."

"I don't, you just want my life, right? To make it clear, I never promised to exchange with you."

"Then why did you continue to study in Chang'an? You could just farm in your hometown."

"I just want to visit the capital."

"Yin Lihua, Yin Lihua, she is indeed a very beautiful woman. How can you, a farmer, be worthy of marrying her? Go to Chang'an to study, return to your hometown to be gilded, and just work as an official, wouldn't you be a good match?"

"Hmph." Liu Xiu snorted coldly and turned away from the little boy.

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