Rebel

Back at Zhange Pass, Gu Ao once again sent Dian Bushi into prison.And that night, Lu Mouzhong, the prefect of Hanzhong County, led his troops to come, walked up, and laughed at Gu Ao: "Boy, do you still remember, the old man once said in Jiangqu, if you come to Hanzhong County, let me Gouzi will drink with you; let's go, let's go to the county together."

Yu Junfan smiled and said: "Brother Gu, the car is ready for you, please!"

Lu Mouzhong personally invited Gu Ao to ride with him, but Gu Ao declined, "I dare not."

Lu Mouzhong smiled and said: "Why dare not? I am also from a poor family, so I don't have to be so particular!" Lu Mouzhong patted Gu Ao's shoulder affectionately, "...Don't be cautious, don't be cautious!"

"Brother Gu, please get in the carriage." Yu Junfan stepped on the red horse with a graceful step, stepped forward a few steps, and stood beside the carriage to advise.

"Then respect is worse than obedience."

Lu Mouzhong smiled and said, "Please!"

...Sitting in the car, Lu Mouzhong looked at Gu Ao inadvertently, and saw that he was wearing a pair of worn-out cloth shoes, rough clothes, and his face had a gentleman's air on it, thinking: "This kid He generally doesn't like wealth and honor, but he is much stronger than many poor families who fight over their heads to do things for aristocratic families. With such a strong character, Hanzhong County is indeed a good place for him to display his talents. Jun Fan is right. Talents from poor families are rare. I have to entertain him."

Lu Mouzhong raised the curtain, pointed to the outside and smiled at Gu Ao: "Woye Qianli, here is Hanzhong County, which is known as the world's granary! Xiang Wan can't see clearly. I'll let someone show you around tomorrow morning. "

"Thank you, Prefect Lu."

A party of carriages and horses rushed back to the county seat of Hanzhong County overnight, and Lu Mouzhong led Gu Ao straight into the county mansion, where a reception banquet had already been set up.The military and political officials of Hanzhong County were all present, Yu Junfan led Gu Ao into the seat, and introduced everyone present for Gu Ao:

"This is Ye Xiongguan, the prefect of the county. He was once the first strong general under my father's account. He broke through five passes in a row when he conquered Bashu, and was later promoted by the Holy Master to be General Fenwei."

"Long admiration." Gu Ao saluted.

"This is Chang Shi Li Chongde, the number one scholar who won the first place in the imperial examination. Lu Taishou personally appointed him."

"Long time."

...Yu Junfan introduced them one by one, and Gu Ao found that the officials in Hanzhong County were first-class, and many of them were promoted from the imperial examination. Gu Ao suddenly felt a fresh air rushing to his face with his humble demeanor...

At the end of the introduction, when he came to a handsome young man, Yu Junfan smiled and said, "This one is the beloved son of Lu Taishou, Lu Dequan, Mr. Lu."

Gu Ao made a salute and said, "I heard his name early, and I will see him eventually. Mr. Lu, I'm Gu Ao."

Lu Dequan was not as majestic and dashing as his father, and his temperament was much more restrained than the prefect Lu Mouzhong. At this moment, he looked Gu Ao up and down for a while, with a smile on his lips: "Jiu Yang, please sit down."

Yu Junfan took Gu Ao to the table again, and Lu Mouzhong smiled at Gu Ao, "I heard that you traveled to various counties, do you want to inspect it in Hanzhong County as well? After the inspection is over, you and I will talk about becoming an official. how?"

Gu Ao was slightly stunned, and said: "Prefect Lu is suitable for this, and I admire you, but Ao dare not break the rules of Hanzhong County. I will travel around first, and then I will visit the prefect. At that time, I will follow the promotion method of your county. good."

"Okay! Be ambitious! You go to inspect the counties, and if you need anything, tell me!"

"I hope to be accompanied by someone who understands the county."

Lu Mouzhong rubbed his chin: "Just let Jun Cheng accompany you!"

Gu Ao was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Lu Mouzhong would directly send that famous and accomplished general to accompany him, so he declined and said, "I dare not, Jun Cheng is a famous general in the battlefield, how can..."

Ye Xiongguan answered in an old-fashioned way: "If you don't dare, I'll go with you, kid!"

"That's Lao Juncheng."

After the banquet was over, Yu Junfan arranged a place for Gu Ao, and gave Gu Ao a lot of minor tasks at night. Seeing that Gu Ao had settled down, he asked, "Brother Dian has been locked in the prison of Zhange Pass all this time. Can you move him to Hanzhong County?"

"Being not."

Yu Junfan nodded and said, "Okay... If you have any plans, just tell me when the time comes."

"Thank you."

After sending Yu Junfan away, Gu Ao wrote to Chencun, Shanyun Academy, Mangdang Shantian Family, and Tian Rong of Pixianglou respectively at his desk to inform them that he had settled down in Hanzhong County.

The reply from Shanyun Academy was the fastest to arrive. Gu Ao opened the letterhead, and it turned out that Yun Ang wrote it. The first sentence was: "Guanshan is far away, there is no news, and there is nowhere to find you when you look around..." Gu Ao saw the writing The meaning is lingering and sentimental, and I can't help being stunned... When I was in Shanyun Academy, except for the time of parting, Yunying had never been so straightforward.

Gu Ao read on further, and Yun Ang mentioned in the letter that his father Shan Yunzi's condition worsened and he had been bedridden for several days, which made him very worried. Based in a county, the world does not treat others, and Shan Yunzi's ardent blessings and hopes for Gu Ao are attached.

But at the end of the letter, Yun Ang expressed his love for Gu Ao in a mournful tone:

"Before I leave, I will give you a belt to close my lapel. You don't want to be discouraged by me."

"Every time I look up at the bright moon, I can always recall the so-called 'lover's sorrowful and resentful night, the dew's first dampness and cool night, and the beauty of being thousands of miles apart'..."

Looking at the words in the letter, Gu Ao felt a little unsure of what to do... He originally thought that the two of them were separated by two places, and the long distance could dilute the friendship Yun Ang had towards him.

But now seeing the letter at a glance, Guanshan Road is far away, not only has it not become an obstacle to Yunying's thoughts, on the contrary, it seems that the melancholy of not being able to see each other again makes Yunying's expression of feelings break through the snare of the past, and become more enthusiastic the...

Yun Ang is the son of a benefactor, Gu Ao thought that he had no intention of letting him down, but he couldn't respond to such feelings no matter what...

Gu Ao thought about it for a while, and finally wrote a reply to Yun Ang. The whole writing was focused on the safety of Shan Yun Academy and the health of Teacher Shan Yunzi. Regarding Yun Ang's lovesickness, Gu Ao only mentioned it at the end. He said: "There is a lot of things in front of you and behind you, and if you want to talk, you may be afraid of impermanence; you have traveled all over the world, and you will not return home if you don't make a name for yourself."

After sending the letter away, Gu Ao couldn't help but think of the belt that Yun Ang gave him, which Gu Ao kept at the bottom of the suitcase. Maybe it was because of reading those sad words that Gu Ao was deeply moved. I feel ashamed of Yunyang, maybe it's a wanderer who left home, and the foreign land is full of depression... That night, Gu Ao found out the belt for the first time, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, Gu Ao I know that the newly embroidered pattern on this belt should have been done by Yunhang himself, with such thousands of stitches and threads, I gave it to myself, but I have to live up to his heart...

Putting away the belt, sighed deeply, Gu Ao stopped mourning the spring and autumn, and once again took out the notes of the investigations in various places, and looked at them.

Early in the morning of the second day, Gu Ao started his tour in Hanzhong County.

I walked through many counties and counties along the way, but wherever I looked, I only felt that the government was clear and bright, the military equipment was perfect, and there was no distinction between the world and the common people.And the children of the poor family in Hanzhong County, in their conversations, are also full of vigor.

After such a month, he finally traveled all over Hanzhong. Together with Ye Xiongguan, the Chancellor of Hanzhong County, Gu Ao passed a big mountain at last. , it’s a good place to garrison.”

Ye Xiongguan, the prime minister of Hanzhong County, was driving his horse aside, stroking his beard and smiling wildly: "Young people have good eyesight. This place is called 'Chulong Mountain'. It is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack. Unfortunately, it has been occupied by rogues 20 years ago, and the defenders have not been able to. Break in."

"Oh? Is this the case? How many troops do the rogues have?" Gu Ao asked curiously.

"About one hundred thousand."

"It's not a decimal."

Ye Xiongguan nodded: "This place has been run by the bandit leader for more than [-] years, so there are naturally some wonderful things; it's just that the old man heard that in this village, the head of the family died before winter, leaving only a son and a daughter in the mountain. Command the bandits. What the prefect means is to suppress them in the spring."

Gu Ao thoughtfully said: "So that's how it is."

The two went back to the county together. Along the way, Gu Ao kept asking about the general situation of the group of bandits who came out of Longshan, the surrounding taxes, the size of the fields, how many times they had been suppressed in the past, who was the general, and so on. Gradually have thoughts.

After a month of traveling with Gu Ao, Ye Xiongguan went straight to the county mansion when he returned to the county, and told Lu Mouzhong: "In my opinion, this person is sympathetic to the people. Although he graduated from Shanyun Academy, he has no family background. With the high name of Shan Yunzi's disciple... In my opinion, this person is available."

Lu Mouzhong nodded: "I see, thank you for your hard work, brother."

Not long after, Lu Mouzhong invited Gu Ao to a dinner party in the mansion. Lu Dequan accompanied him, and the wine was full. Taking advantage of the alcohol, Lu Mouzhong asked Gu Ao, "You have traveled all over the boundaries of Hanzhong County. I am asking you now, in my Hanzhong County, do you want any job? As long as you ask for any job in Hanzhong County, I will give you a job immediately!"

Seeing Lu Mouzhong being so flattering and confiding in his heart, Gu Ao couldn't help admiring him, so he asked, "I heard that the prefect is going to suppress the bandits in spring?"

Lu Mouzhong nodded: "Exactly."

Gu Ao stood up and saluted, "I would like to go to the mountain to persuade the bandits to surrender before my lord goes to suppress the bandits."

"Oh?" Lu Mouzhong became curious and looked at Gu Ao, "...then what do you need?"

Gu Ao said: "A letter of appointment for the commander of an army of [-] troops, divided into two positions, is enough."

Lu Mouzhong smiled: "Okay! I'll let you try it!"