"This woman shouldn't be one, otherwise we have clearly shown that we are officials appointed by the court. He still told us calmly. Doesn't this seem too stupid?" I whispered to Yan Rou. In fact, I was also skeptical after hearing what he said, but I still felt it was unlikely because this young man didn't look like a fool.
"Hey, what are you whispering about back there?" the girl turned around and asked us warily.
"Oh, my brother, you look quite like the princess of Hedong County in my Han Dynasty." I said casually in a joking tone.
"I am!"
There was another period of awkward silence. I felt a little unsure of what to do.
In order to break the awkwardness, the young man invited us to his home. Princess Wen and her husband rode on the same horse, and she was quite wary of us. I had to keep smiling to show my friendliness to them.
I was thinking, should I take them to Hedong, or what to do. Two years ago, we were all commoners, and this matter had nothing to do with us. Now we are officials appointed by the court, and although this matter has nothing to do with me, and although we have a special status now, this matter has happened so suddenly, and I don’t know what to do.
This is an ordinary thatched house in the forest, but everything around it is absolutely extraordinary: the waterwheel has a bell, and it makes a pleasant and rhythmic tinkling sound along with the paddles of the water, which blends with the gurgling stream, and the wind chimes under the eaves that flutter in the wind and play freely. The sound is clear and there is no sense of noise. I just want to lie down among the flowers in the forest, but I am afraid of disturbing the fragrance. The flowers are neatly divided into pieces, and what separates them is their own color. The stream water is clear, and the waterwheel is running, and the wheel draws clear springs to irrigate all the flowers. What an elegant place for hermits.
Zhang Kai asked us to sit anywhere, and he helped his wife into the inner room. I looked around the house. Everywhere showed the owner's leisurely and carefree life. Even the fence was covered with various flowers and grasses, or directly with a row of short strawberries, but now the leaves were slightly withered. Behind the house was a clear pond, and they also built a dock. Fish could be seen swimming everywhere in the pond, and it seemed that they were frightened by us.
They really know how to enjoy themselves. If it were me, I would also like to stay in such a place until I grow old. In order to avoid destroying the scenery here, I was a little embarrassed. Relatively speaking, I was still a little too big. Although it was late autumn, the green here was still so vibrant. I really couldn't bear to trample on the fresh grass in the yard. I walked carefully along the stone path they made.
However, there is a memorial archway behind the house facing south. I would not go into such a place for fear of offending other people's ancestors and being disrespectful.
Outside the ancestral hall, I began to ask Yan Rou some questions: "How much do you know about this matter?"
"I only read that one letter. It was written on the cover that it was from Lord Liu Bo'an himself, and the messenger was hijacked by the Wuhuan people. They showed me the letter, and since it was nothing important, I told them the truth. They started to think they had made a big mistake, but nothing happened later. I read many court reports afterwards, but none of them mentioned this incident. I don't know why?"
I felt like I had some clues. Yan Rou asked why, and I told him, "The princess' disappearance is a big deal, and it should be announced to the world through a report from the palace, but it was sent in the form of a letter. It must be that the Prince of Hedong is deeply ashamed of this matter, so he had to ask his relatives to help him find it. Seeing how close they are, it must be..."
At this moment, something interrupted my explanation, because a name that was revered as a god suddenly rang out, which made me vaguely know the identity of the owner of this house.
Nan had been doing nothing, looking around, when suddenly he shouted in disbelief and surprise: "Zhang Heng!"
I am familiar with this name. It would probably take me half an hour to count the number of times I have heard this name recently. I hurriedly looked in the direction his hand was pointing.
I could still see the characters on the token clearly under the swaying lamplight. It was the position of Zhang Heng, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat. I knew Zhang Kai's family background and immediately ordered them not to speak loudly and disturb Master Pingzi. Then I knelt down respectfully and paid a respectful salute to this genius who was superior to the world, diligent in government and caring for the people. The two men also saluted with me.
I was invited by Zhang Kai to get up. I don't know how he suddenly came to the backyard. He must have jumped out of the window. Nan was a little excited and immediately pestered Zhang Kai to ask this and that. However, I immediately stopped such an impolite guy and told him to stand back.
However, Zhang Kai did not seem to mind. "Haha, I didn't expect that you would respect my grandfather so much. If my grandfather knew about this in the afterlife, he would surely smile. You are probably the highest-ranking official who has come to worship my grandfather." After that, he respectfully bowed towards the ancestral hall and invited us into the house to talk.
"I have heard about Lord Pingzi from my teacher, and I have seen and heard about him again in Hejian this time. It would be great if I could meet him." I really feel sorry. I feel that it is a pity and a blessing that I cannot live in the same era as such a perfect person. I have the urge to write a eulogy for Lord Zhang Pingzi, but in front of the tablet of Zhang Heng, who is famous for his "Fu of Two Capitals", I don't know if my eulogy will make him feel uneasy or embarrassed.
"Thank you very much, sir. There are not many officials nowadays who still care about my grandfather like this." Zhang Kai sighed.
"Brother Kai, I don't know if my sister-in-law is with you." I drew circles with my hands, feeling confused. "The princess... seems to be with you... her family..." I was still drawing circles, feeling confused.
"Feng Qiuhuang, I snatched it back from Hedong." His plain words made the three of us feel very uncomfortable.
"You were able to snatch it because I told you to." The people in the inner room were obviously listening, and she felt it necessary to correct and supplement.
"Is what Brother Zhang did a little abrupt?"
"Yes, I feel it too, Wen. I'll take you back tomorrow." Zhang Kai was obviously not talking to us. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face as he looked at the inner room.
"You dare?"
There is no need for me to say anything, it is obvious that the couple is in love and is running away together. Since Nandu understands, then it is obvious.
"Then why do you trust Xie so much?" To be honest, I still don't understand this. From the beginning to the end, since he knew that I was Xie Zhi, he was very confident in me. I was an official appointed by the court. After all, he kidnapped the princess, which is a serious crime. According to the law, I can execute him immediately if he takes the princess back. Of course, I don't want to do that, and he also thinks I won't do that.
"We often travel outside, and there are so many things in the world that we don't know. Including you, the seventeen-year-old Marquis of Ping An Fengyun." The person in the room didn't seem like a princess. Compared with her words and virtues, she had no taboos. Hu Yujun was a barbarian, and there were no such rules. Zhou Yu was a commoner, and etiquette was not given to common people. This Princess Wen was a little too bold.
"Forgive me." Zhang Kai saw that I seemed to be unable to accept the young lady's accusatory answer, so he came out to apologize for her: "She was not like this in the Hedong County Prince's Mansion before. After she was taken back, she changed her original form, and I suffered a lot." Later, he also began to be dishonest. Although he sighed and shook his head, the sweet smile on the corner of his mouth told me that he was really talking to the people in the room. He made fun of his wife again. Although I know that he is telling the truth, it does make me want to laugh. Yan Rou can still hold it back, and I can make do with it, but Nan has been ordered out by me to laugh.
"Okay, Kaizi, you've become a bad person again." The man inside also laughed and did not get angry at Zhang Kai's words.
"We have heard some of your stories. My wife always tells me to learn from you. If I learn from you, I won't be able to marry her."
"I learned my body shape from him. Look at you. You were quite strong when you stole my body, but it's only been a few years and you're already so swollen." The one inside tried his best to look serious, but he couldn't hold on any longer.
"Who said your food is so delicious?"
"Then I won't burn it."
"Then I'll burn it, okay?"
"Let me burn it." The person inside gave in.
I whispered to Zhang Kai, "Are you terrible at cooking?"
"Wrong," the person inside had come out and heard what I said, limping and leaning on a sheathed long sword. Just now, the girl had changed into women's clothes, dressed like a noble lady, and even put on a little makeup. Indeed, judging from the upper body, she looked like a rich lady, but the long sword in her hand and the swollen and bruised ankle under the slightly short skirt still made people feel a little inconsistent, it should be very inconsistent.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you take a rest?" I suggested.
"Okay." The princess took two steps and finally decided to give up the idea of going to the kitchen. "It hurts a lot. Kaikai, carry me back to the house."
I think we all had goosebumps at the same time. It seemed that married couples would inevitably start to say such disgusting things. However, looking at the happy expressions in their eyes, especially his cautiousness and her relaxed smile when they hugged each other, I put that feeling behind me.
Zhang Kai went to have dinner and asked Liu Wen to entertain us and talk to us.
"At first I thought you were here to see us, which made me nervous for a while... He must have inherited the talents from my father-in-law's family. He knows almost everything, and he's very good at it. I learned to cook from him, and he cooks better than our previous cook." Behind a curtain, Liu Wen began to talk about their affairs. It was obvious that she no longer had any hostility towards us.
"Then why don't you let him burn it?"
"He is greedy for meat, so he will definitely cook roast meat. If he continues to eat it, he will be in trouble. I don't want to live with a pig."
"Nan, get out." Nan came in again and continued laughing, forcing me to chase him out again.
To be honest, I am also greedy, so it seems that I came at the right time today. I asked Yan Rou to take Nan back and tell Long Xing what happened here. Ask him to bring gifts and hunt more prey.
"Sister-in-law, can I ask how Brother Kai robbed you?" I began to get used to the boldness and outspokenness of their family.
"At that time, it was the needlework meeting at the beginning of the spring of that year. The sisters from all families gathered together to talk about playing and needlework. At that time, I never thought that everything would be like that in the future. Although I didn't like this kind of needlework, I was required to memorize the seven commandments, and even a princess like me could not go beyond it." She was really amazing, and she didn't mind such things at all: "At that time, Kaizi was still very thin and heroic, not as fat as he is now. The handkerchief I made was suddenly blown away by the wind. There was a pair of phoenixes on it. I spent a month to make it. I hurried to catch up, but it seemed that God had destined this marriage for me. I passed through the garden and the courtyard, but was always one step ahead of the wind. In the end, I fell into the water. You should know what river it was." I shook my head. The name of Hedong came from this. "I was desperate at that time. I couldn't swim, and my identity would not allow me to do this. But at this time, Kaizi came out from nowhere and jumped into the water immediately, fished out the handkerchief from the flowing water with some floating ice, and handed it to me. He was dressed like a young man from a noble family at that time, and looked very..."
"Handsome and suave." I smiled.
"Yes." She also laughed. "He was a modest gentleman at the time. He handed me the handkerchief, and I was deeply mesmerized by his smile. I didn't know what to say. It seemed that he would disappear in front of me if I said anything. He embroidered the phoenix seeking the phoenix very well. No wonder he saw me chasing after him. I must have been crazy and stupid. I didn't care about anything. I was like, it's a pity that only the phoenix was interested but no phoenix came to ask for it. He was afraid that the phoenix would not respond to his request. … From that day on, we often met secretly. I often found excuses to go out just to see him. From that time on, he was a generalist who knew everything. There was nothing he didn't know. One night in the summer, my family was going to hold a banquet, but he told me that there would be a lunar eclipse that night. At that time, I completely believed him. I told my father about it, but my father didn't believe it. As a result, he invited General He Jin to a banquet that day. At the hour of Xu, I once again ran to the banquet to find my father and asked him to find someone to prepare to drive away the heavenly dog, otherwise, it would make General He Jin look bad. He Jin's men heard what I said and told He Jin. He Jin laughed immediately, but stopped immediately because the servants hurriedly came to report that the heavenly dog ate the moon. Everyone was shocked. Afterwards, everyone asked me how I knew it, that I was not good and it must be my calculation. Later, He Jin wanted his son to marry me, and I was scared. My family has been controlling me since then. They felt that I had been going out too frequently in the past period of time, and there must be something wrong. They asked me to wait until the autumn to marry the unknown dude from the He family. I was so anxious that I couldn’t send him a letter, and I couldn’t go out like before. I was very anxious, but that night, he suddenly sneaked into my house, knocked out the guards at our door, and asked me only one sentence, if you like me, then follow me. I didn’t hesitate at all at the time. I followed him without taking anything with me. ”
"How old were you then?" I was very interested. I happened to see Zhang Kai coming in with dishes, and knew the conversation was coming to an end, so I asked, because I could see that she was about the same age as me.
"fourteen."
"Oh, Brother Zhang used to kidnap young girls." I started to speak rudely to people in their house.
"Ha ha"
Zhang Kai's cooking skills are very good. To be honest, this seems to be the best meal I have ever eaten. The meat slices are unusually tender and extremely delicious. In particular, the young girl next to me was managing the amount of meat that the meat-loving person ate, which made me eat a lot of meat.
After dinner, we continued our chat. Liu Wen was obviously not satisfied. "At that time, we rode our horses to Hejian, and Zhang Kai said to me, 'Let's keep walking, along the river, and when we reach the end, we will find our home. Later, we came to his parents' old house here. Zhang Kai's parents died early, so they didn't take good care of this bad guy, letting him come out to cheat people. After we settled here, we got married. He told me to put aside the female commandment from now on. From now on, there will only be you and me in the world. I will only have you in my eyes, and you will only have me in your eyes. And he When you are together for a long time, you can learn everything except being a good person. Every day I learn swordplay, piano, swimming, cooking and other things from him. He is very good and can always make everything interesting. Although we don’t have the luxury of fine furs and good food like before, it is the first time I feel that it is really good to live happily and comfortably every day. We rely on the medicinal herbs we grow on the mountain for business. It’s not very good, but it’s pretty good, otherwise he wouldn’t be so fat. "Her face was full of happiness, some of which were omitted, and I know some of them are not suitable for me to tell.
"Brother Kai, sister-in-law, you seem to trust me too much. I am a little confused. Can you explain it to me? Although you have heard about my stories and think I am a reliable person, the rumors are not very credible. I was even rumored to be a wolf transformed by the full moon."
"I've heard that." Zhang Kai smiled, "We trust our own judgment more. You know, we have seen you, but you have not seen us."
"when?"
"Do you remember the Dongyi woman when you went to Luoyang?"
"you?"
"It wasn't me. We happened to be traveling here at the time, so we stayed at that inn. Later, a man named Cao Cao came and arranged accommodation for the Dongyi woman, and later you also came to stay at this inn. We didn't expect that after the chaos that night, you, who was already a marquis, would keep watch for a person of such a low status in the secular world. At that time, I bet that you would run away before dawn, so for this reason, I sent a letter to the Dongyi woman, asking her not to open the window to look down, so that you would leave quickly after being disappointed. I guess you were also attracted to that woman."
"Why should we use it?" I glanced at Zhang Kai with a teasing smile.
"It's not me, it's Cao Cao. Cao Cao has been talking and laughing loudly, obviously trying to attract the attention of the one upstairs." Zhang Kai explained, "And how could I dare? It's just that Cao Cao has been trying to attract attention, but you haven't made any sound. But we guess you like that Dongyi person, because you stood on the street across from her window, clearly trying to attract people's attention."
"What do you two have nothing to do at night?" I was a little impatient and helpless.
"Since it's a bet, of course we have to decide the winner and the loser." Liu Wen thought that was normal.
"But I won in the end." Zhang Kai grinned. "You didn't leave until dawn, which really disappointed Wen and made her admire you. Moreover, you weren't just interested in that Dongyi woman. You didn't say much that night. Cao Cao wanted to talk to you, which had attracted the attention of that woman, but you didn't. You were afraid of disturbing others. Even though you were already the Marquis of Ping An Fengyun, it was really not easy for you to do that. That night you only said one sentence: It's late at night, everyone needs to sleep, and talking will disturb people. This surprised us, but Wen later regretted it. It should be a good thing that the Dongyi woman followed you. She shouldn't have passed that note."
"It's good to follow Cao Mengde. He is a rare talent." Thinking of Brother Mengde, he felt a little regretful because he couldn't take him back to Jingzhou.
"He is not only a talent, but also a great talent, a prodigy. His future is unpredictable, but definitely limitless." Zhang Kai also nodded seriously: "But he seems a little cunning, not as loyal and trustworthy as you. Moreover, your subordinates seem to be foreigners from the north, and you went to the north alone, but now it seems that a team of people followed you, and the two people just now seemed to be foreigners. You dare to recruit subordinates like this, which shows that you are open-minded and have no entanglements. Those barbarians certainly don't know about us, so I don't intend to hide it from you. We were too sleepy that morning, so we didn't insist on looking for you, and we were embarrassed to tell you that we monitored you all night. At that time, we wanted to make friends with you, knowing that with your character and personality, you would definitely not put on airs. We also listened to the reason why you went north. Are you much better now?"
"I'm fine now. I have to make up for the mistakes I made. There's no use regretting. I made up my mind when I was in the north that I would never regret it again. Oh, what bet did you make?" I was quite interested in this.
"I won't tell you." They said it in unison, leaving no room for maneuver.
"Well, since you have told me so much, I will tell you something too." I told them about the secret letter. Moreover, I also told them that this area would soon become a battlefield between the Jizhou Army and the remaining Yellow Turbans.
"Wen, it seems we have to move. We can't stay here any longer. At least we can travel around and have a look around. I think we should go to your house and say hello to your father-in-law." Zhang Kai suggested with a smile, and Liu Wen nodded with a smile.
"With such talent as Brother Zhang Kai, why doesn't he enter the government?" In fact, I just had this feeling. I knew he was a descendant of Zhang Heng, but he seemed a little too unruly. However, I believed in my judgment that he was not an ordinary hermit.
"You seem to be trying to win over our Kai, right?"
"That's fine." I continued shamelessly.
"The officialdom is dark. My great grandfather was able to show his talents because of the protection of his ancestors. Since my grandfather, he was still a commoner when he passed away. Later, our family went to the south to live in seclusion. Later, my father came out to explore the world, but found that there were too many injustices in this world. It was too difficult for a commoner to become a member of the gentry through his own efforts. It was almost impossible. The people in Hejian have been simple and honest since my great grandfather became the prime minister of Hejian. Later, he lived here and built this house. If you were not the Xie family of Chenjun, the descendant of Shen Gong and the heir of Wu Xie, I'm afraid it would be impossible for you to be granted a title of nobility at the age of seventeen, right?"
I suddenly realized the problem in my family: "I don't know who my parents are! I don't even know their names, but I am definitely a commoner! I don't know what my relationship is to them."
"Is there anyone who doesn't know his own parents?" Liu Wen was incredulous, so I had to explain the situation of our family to her.
"It's a bit strange." The two looked at each other.
"Not only that, there are basically no gentry among the officials in Jingzhou." I took the opportunity to introduce the situation in Jingzhou.
"But if that's the case, we will consider it." Zhang Kai nodded without comment. Liu Wen agreed. Although she was very happy now, she did hope that her husband would be successful so that she could return home properly without worrying that her family would not recognize the marriage.
But I saw the downside. Zhang Kai obviously had insight into world affairs, but he was still a traditional loyal and good man. He understood that we were just a vassal of a town. For the sake of the Taigong tablet behind the house, he would not let him go to work for us. Although it was a pity, forcing people to do things was not my preference. Why were all the people I could call back all this time foreigners, and Yan Rou was a Han Chinese who had grown up among the Wuhuan people? I was a little confused.
"Then be careful when you go to Hedong!" I decided to end the somewhat sensitive topic and talk about something else that was irrelevant.
"Thank you for your trouble. I understand. But I have another question. Why are you here? There is no road leading out along the river. Why did you come here?"
Since he trusted me so much, I decided to trust him completely. I told him our situation and asked if there was any way to cross the river.
"Build a bridge?" It was a very irresponsible question. Of course I knew it was a bridge. The key point was that the water on the three-meter river was so fast and deep, and it would be very troublesome to build the bridge.
"This courtyard has a beautiful view." Long Xing's voice was heard outside, and from the sound of the voice he brought a few followers with him.
Each of the Xianbei teenagers had a full bag of various prey, from deer, geese, rabbits to wolves and foxes.
"There's a bear in the woods, and no one is helping to carry it. Why don't you go, brother?" I think the couple must have looked at him with new eyes, but I was a little dissatisfied that he gave me such a dirty and tiring job. But I thought of a problem.
This forest seems to be dangerous. They can really live here. It seems that they are very confident in their swordsmanship. They can also dodge my grasp. They must have very good skills, at least better than mice.
"What's the name of this hero?" They obviously saw that Long Xing was the leader of this gang.
"Po Liu Han Lieya, a Xianbei, now called Li Beihai, with the courtesy name Longxing." The guy performed a standard Han salute.
"What a brave man!" While praising, he tried to pull his longbow. It was obviously very difficult, but he actually managed to pull it open.
"Kaikai, you're not in good health now." Liu Wen shook her head. "You're withering away as you get older."
We left the prey and some gifts to Zhang Kai and Liu Wen because we disturbed them and caused Liu Wen to sprain her ankle.
In the end, Long Xing and I each carried the bear half the way, and we bargained for a long time. Because the trees in the forest were crowded and the space was narrow, only one person could go through, and although it was a small bear, only Long Xing and I had the strength to do it.
They thought our gift was too heavy, so they decided to help us build the bridge, but we had to follow their instructions. This reassured me, maybe it was just for the honor of his ancestors.
Everyone was asked to work together, including me. I couldn't stand aside because I couldn't put on airs. I was considered the most clumsy person and was asked to stay aside. "You must have been spoiled by your sister." Liu Wen taught me, "You can't do anything well. Apart from being strong and having a decent character, you don't have any other advantages."
However, the tone must be paused here, because the actual situation is: I want to be lazy, so I pretend to be clumsy; there is another lazy man, Long Xing, who also understands the general situation, but he also has a way to escape labor. He said that he wanted to take care of his wife. In fact, his wife is in good health, but he doesn't believe it and keeps asking if there is a problem with this or that; Zhang Kai is the chief foreman and is a little fat, so it's not okay. His wife sprained her ankle, so of course it's not okay. But I still have some things to do. I went to the ancestral hall to write a memorial. That day, I fasted, wore plain clothes, and burned incense. I went to Zhang Heng's spirit tablet, bowed respectfully, and read the memorial on paper:
The Han Dynasty Shangshu Ling Zhang Heng Pingzi, a wise man, was buried in the grave. Later generations, the Han Dynasty Ping An Fengyun Hou Jingzhou General Xie Zhi, respectfully offered sacrifices: the world's talent is one stone, and Pingzi alone accounts for nine buckets; he is a man of high righteousness and calm character; he is dedicated to practical matters and indifferent to fame and fortune; he wrote 32 articles, including "Ling Xian", "Qi Bian", and "Zhou Guan Xun Gu", which are profound in meaning, exquisite in words, and well-known in the world. It is not an exaggeration to compare him with Confucius, Laozi, and Mo. He was proficient in yin and yang, calendar calculation, and when he first became the Grand Historian, he kept the calendar in the world for 15 years; he made the armillary sphere and understood astronomy. Since then, there is only one armillary sphere in the world; when he was in Hou Feng, he understood geography, and from then on, historians could record the traces of earthquakes. Alas, Pingzi's mathematics revealed the secrets of heaven and earth, and his manufacturing showed the wonders of nature. At the beginning of Yonghe, he was the governor of Hejian. His administration was sound and his laws were strict. The evildoers were frightened and could not sleep at night. The people were pleased and regarded him as Duke Zhou. Hejian returned to his homeland. In the fourth year of Yonghe, he was appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat. Ten feet of yellow silk could not describe his talent, and a hundred pounds of bamboo slips could not describe his work. Today, I offer sacrifices to you for a reason. In today's world, the eunuch party is rampant and the relatives of the emperor are violent. For a time, loyal ministers have no way to serve the country and wise men have no way to enter the government. Our Han Dynasty is in danger and exists in name only. In the past, the Chinese nation was glorious, but today the world has changed and the people are suffering. If you know this, please cherish the people of the world and show your spirit in the court to give a good prescription to save the world.
At 3:15 on the 20th day of the ninth month of the second year of Zhongping (Yichou), Zhi bowed to the east again.
I am very confused and I don't have the answer, and no one can give me the answer. Maybe I should ask, but I don't know who to ask.
The bridge was built, and its structure was very special. Instead of nailing wooden stakes in the water, they nailed them on the banks on both sides, and used dozens of ropes to tie the bridge body diagonally from both sides.
Very solid, we have never had any problems in the past. I secretly sighed that Zhang Heng's descendants are indeed extraordinary.
When we left, we said goodbye to each other. Long Xing also asked me why I didn't recruit them. I tried to recruit them, but it didn't work. "What a pity." I, Long Xing, and Yan Rou said at the same time. But I and them, no one is allowed to reveal the matter of these two people, especially taking good care of Nan.
Finally, I was leaving Jizhou. I had a smooth journey from Hejian. When I was in Jizhou, Bao Xin came to see me off. I pretended nothing happened and chatted with him as usual, but he was not so relieved. Brother Bao Xin was not a wicked person. He would not want to put me in danger, so I did not blame him. I just asked him to tell Master Huangfu that there was a storm in the sky and to take care of his health. If he was sick, he would not be able to do anything.
Long Xing understood everything, and he told me that he wanted to learn from my words. I smiled and said, "If you can understand, then you don't need to learn, because you understand."
We left Jizhou on September 22, the second year of Zhongping. That day, I had nothing to do in the carriage, so I carved on it with a sword: Jizhou is safe.