"Liu Gong, what do I want to ask you?" Gongsun Xun urged in a higher tone.

"How do I know the reason?" Liu Gong came to his senses, but shook his head. "Don't you know this kind of thing, Gongsun Shaojun himself?"

"Of course I know it." Gongsun Xun said with a smile. "But Liu Gong, you should also know it."

At this point, Gongsun Xun did not wait for Liu Gong to speak, and directly pulled him to the open space between the banquet tables, and then spoke loudly to the villagers present: "Everyone, you are all the villagers of Brother Ziheng.

, you should know that Brother Heng left home that day to find a famous master to study the Confucian classics. But did you know that when he heard that Master Lu was passing by Runan, he traveled day and night to catch up with Master Lu and study the Confucian classics, and even his shoes were worn out?

What do you think this is called? Isn’t it called being studious?"

From the county king down, everyone nodded.

"After following Master Lu," Gongsun Xun dragged Mr. Liu to a murder case dressed as an official and continued. "Master Lu had to fight the rebellion in Jiujiang. He was very busy with military and political affairs, so he was always the son of a prince.

Brother Heng handled the paperwork for me. Master Lu said it himself, Brother Zi Heng handled the paperwork very beautifully and the articles were very lucid. Everyone, what do you call this? Isn’t this called genius?"

Before the official, who was looking at him and felt guilty, could nod his head, Liu Bei over there had already understood the opportunity and started to act as a 'caller'.

"Later, our Master Lu got sick while he was the governor of Jiujiang and abandoned his official position." Gongsun Xun turned to an older man again this time. "While walking on the road, I heard that the imperial court was going to build a stone scripture.

He forced the sick body to be transferred to Luoyang. During this period, Brother Ziheng was always by his side, taking care of his daily life personally without any complaints. What do you think this is called, the elders? Isn't it called respecting the master?"

The old man nodded repeatedly and praised: "Your honor is a great virtue!"

"Also," Gongsun Xun turned to the front seat of the county king again. "After Brother Zi Heng arrived in Luoyang, most of his classmates were children of aristocratic families like me. We people usually do things frivolously and behave extravagantly, but Zi Heng

Brother Heng wore patched clothes and ripped boots to interact with us, but he never showed any jealous or envious expression..."

The county gentleman stroked his beard and nodded thoughtfully.

"And Liu Gong." Gongsun Xun suddenly grabbed the person in his hand and turned around to point at Lu Fan who was sitting there, and raised his voice to the extreme. "You can see for yourself now! Ever since you stood up and refused the county king's matchmaking.

, Brother Ziheng, except for his somewhat sad expression at the beginning, has always been sitting upright. Whether you mocked him for being "poor in this life" or I praised him for his virtue, his expression did not waver at all... This kind of magnanimity, coupled with his

With his appearance, talent, knowledge, and virtue, do you think this kind of person will be poor for the rest of his life?!"

Liu Gong was so fascinated that he couldn't even open his mouth.

"Mr. Liu." Gongsun Xun urged helplessly. "The Master said: 'A gentleman is always poor', which means that a gentleman lives in poverty and abides by the Tao. He may be a man of Taoism, but will he really be poor for the rest of his life? Do you really think that the man in front of you is poor?

Will Lu Ziheng be able to 'consolidate poverty for the rest of his life'?"

Lu Fan had no expression on his face and pursed his lips, but the county prince, Liu Bei, Gongsun Yue, Han Dang, and even all the villagers were thoughtful.

However, although Mr. Liu's expression changed, he still refused to speak.

"And the guy in the house!" In desperation, Gongsun Xun simply let go of Mr. Liu, then turned around and shouted loudly toward a room behind the county king. "I know it's Mr. Liu.

My beloved daughter is eavesdropping there. Since your father is unwilling to answer, I will take the liberty of asking you today on behalf of Brother Ziheng. Does the Liu family’s daughter-in-law also think that Lu Ziheng, who is sitting here, will be poor for the rest of his life?"

Lu Fan's expression finally changed, and he looked at the house in panic. The courtyard became silent again, and even the county prince turned around in shock.

"How could Lu Lang, who is so talented and virtuous, have been poor all his life?" A clear female voice sounded from the house over there without thinking. "Father, it is not only Gongsun Shaojun who wants to ask you, I also want to ask you, Lu Lang

Although we are extremely poor today, will we continue to be poor in the future?"

Following the client's sincere questioning, everyone in the courtyard was speechless... It is true that Lu Fan is indeed of a low status today, but will a person like him continue to be low?

Gongsun Xun also looked at the room with a little shock. Considering that the person in the room dared to flirt with the poor boy Lu Fan, and even dared to pretend to be a food delivery maid and come here blatantly to eavesdrop, Gongsun Xun had to admit it.

...Lu Fan is afraid that he really has great luck!

Looking back, after these words were spoken, everyone was speechless, but they all turned their attention to Liu Gong.

But Mr. Liu's expression kept changing, but he finally let out a long sigh, then bent down and bowed to the county prince and Gongsun Xun respectively: "If it weren't for the county prince and Gongsun Shaojun, I would have almost lost a son-in-law who is riding a dragon today."

Got it!"

The county prince clasped his hands and laughed, then raised his glass and said, "I knew something good would happen today! Come on, everyone, get up and have a drink, to congratulate Mr. Liu on getting a son-in-law who is 'solid and poor'!"

Everyone stood up suddenly.

Just like that, the banquet was held again, and Lu Fan finally stopped being reserved this time. After the banquet dispersed in the afternoon, he came back drunk. In the end, Gongsun Yue and Liu Bei helped him into a place opposite the Liu Mansion.

In the Kuanchuo Residence - Needless to say, this was Gongsun Xunbei's work again.

Lu Fan's brother and sister-in-law were waiting in the courtyard. When they saw Lu Fan come back, they stepped forward to congratulate him, regardless of whether he was still sane or not. But Lu Fan just smiled drunkenly and said a few words about himself.

He also asked for study, asked his brother and sister-in-law to put away the belongings and servants in the car, and take care of the house, etc., which made the brother and sister-in-law smile happily... Then, he suddenly shouted that he wanted to see Gongsun Xun again.

Everyone just thought it was a drunken talk and ignored him. They just put him on the couch in the room and went out. However, after a while, Gongsun Xun actually opened the door and came in.

"I knew Brother Ziheng was not drunk!" Gongsun Xun looked at Lu Fan who was sitting on the edge of the bed and said with a smile.

"I'm really drunk." Lu Fan also laughed. "And I'm drunk both physically and mentally... But if I can't talk to you face to face today, Gongsun Shaojun, I won't dare to lie down at all! Shaojun can close the door.

?"

Gongsun Xun immediately laughed, then turned back and closed the door.

"I'm so drunk that I can't move." Lu Fan waved his hand. "Young Master, please come and sit down."

Gongsun Xun did as he was told and came over to sit on the same bed with him.

"Gongsun Shaojun, Gongsun Shaojun..." Lu Fan held Gongsun Xun's hand with his tongue out loud. "You have prepared so many things for me today... cars, houses, wealth and goods.

Are you trying to buy me with these things?"

Gongsun Xun laughed again when he heard this: "What do you think, Brother Ziheng?"

"I thought these belongings were not worth mentioning." Lu Fan held the other person's hand, but suddenly changed his face and sneered. "You said it yourself today, will Lu Ziheng be poor for the rest of his life? Don't you give me these belongings?

, won’t I be able to make money in the future?”

Gongsun Xun's face twitched and he was speechless for a moment.

"There is also the matter of the silk shoes." Lu Fan lowered his head and pointed at his feet with a slight mockery. "My pair of broken shoes have been worn in front of you for more than half a month since we met at the charity house. And you have worn them for more than half a month.

Gongsun Shaojun is not only attentive enough to find out what happened between me and the Liu family, but also attentive enough to find traces of my fiancée eavesdropping. How could he not know that I have been wearing a pair of worn shoes? But not only did you not tell me, but you also

When I was crowned, I was given only clothes and no shoes... Aren't these many actions a deliberate preparation for today's "taking off my shoes"? Gongsun Shaojun, you are still too young and always think of others.

So stupid!"

Gongsun Xun was extremely embarrassed and could only force a smile and said: "It seems that I underestimated Brother Zi Heng. The price I paid is too low!"

Lu Fan laughed loudly when he heard this, and after he finished laughing, he nodded: "It's really low. Let me put it bluntly, this wealth and the scene of taking off the clothes are not enough to buy me."

Poor Lu Lang!"

Gongsun Xun became more and more embarrassed... After all, he was a young man who had not been crowned. Even if his normal temperament could keep him from blushing, he actually wanted to run away quickly, but his hands were kept being grabbed by the other party.

I had no choice but to continue sitting.

However, just when the situation became extremely embarrassing, Lu Fan suddenly let go of his hand, and then forcibly stood up on the bed... Then, he first raised his hands and forehead like a salute, and bent down with all his strength - this

It's called bowing; then straighten up, put your knees on the ground at the same time, slowly bow down, put your palms on the ground, and put your forehead on your palms - this is called bowing; then straighten your upper body, and at the same time bring your hands to the level of your eyebrows - this is called Xing!

Such a set of actions is the most formal and solemn formal salute among the Han rites. It is a formal etiquette action in extremely solemn occasions.

So, this reversal... Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the couch, was stunned, shocked and confused. He didn't know how to deal with it for a moment.

"Young Master!" After struggling to perform this set of salutes, Lu Fan, who was obviously drunk, did not wait for the other party's reply, and sat back on the edge of the bed. It was the afternoon, and the sun shone in through the window paper.

After getting up, Lu Fan's eyes were suddenly red. "Those goods and these silk shoes are indeed not enough to buy me. But if you add to this the fact that today in my father-in-law's courtyard, Shaojun stood up for me in front of everyone in our county."

The two sentences he asked... were enough to buy Lu Ziheng today! It is said that a scholar will die for his confidant, and Shaojun knows me so well. The only thing I, Lu Fan, can do is to recognize Shaojun as my master and drive me around.

Got it!"

Not to mention the ups and downs, when he heard the last words, Gongsun Xun was even more stunned and speechless!

You know, he just felt that this person was accompanying Lu Zhi and was both smart and knowledgeable, so he wanted to take this person as his own. In this way, he could live more comfortably in front of Lu Zhi, who put great pressure on him...

...I really haven’t thought of anything to make the other party recognize his master! You must know that Han Dang was a person who had experienced life and death with him before, a fellow villager, and a martial artist with a low social status. In this way, he was just following him.

I just became a guest in a half-master and half-slave relationship.

And although this Lu Fan was also a son of the Han family, he was still a named disciple of Lu Zhi and had the status of a scholar. Why should he directly perform formal etiquette and recognize himself as an uncrowned scholar as his master?

"Young Master, you don't have to worry," Lu Fan said calmly, holding on to the bed. "I, Lu Fan, recognize my master today not because I want to debase myself, but on the contrary, because I want to make myself rich! To be honest, Young Master, I have taken a fancy to you.

The future... Although at this time, Shaojun, you are not yet talented and your means are lacking, but you are from a good background, your family is wealthy, you have connections like Liu Kuan and Master Lu, and more importantly, you can know people and learn from others... Shaojun,

Can you see that I, Lu Fan, a Shan family with only a meager family, will not be "poor"? Can't I see that you will become a prosperous person? My father-in-law thought about it carefully and knew that he had to look back. How could I even think about his future?

Don’t you have the vision and courage? What I, Lu Ziheng, want is to be attached to your tail, and use this as a means to no longer be ‘poor’!”

Gongsun Xun's expression changed slightly, and he spoke after a long time: "In that case, Master Lu must not know about this matter."

"It's natural." Lu Fan said with a smile. "Teacher, I will never allow this kind of thing to happen to my family. Otherwise, how could I close the door and secretly salute here? When I leave the house tomorrow and return to Fengshi Mountain, you and I will still be the same.

Senior brother, please continue to call me Brother Ziheng, and I will still call you Brother Xun... But when you succeed in your studies, whether you return to Liaoxi or go somewhere else, I, Lu Fan, will follow you to the end!"

Gongsun Xun finally nodded slowly: "Good!"

"Lü Fan, courtesy name Ziheng, was from Xiyang, Runan. He was handsome and handsome, and was a classmate of Yu Lu Zhi, Taizu of Yan. He was from the Liu family in the city, and his family was rich and beautiful. Fan Qiuzhi. His father-in-law disliked her, so he wanted to stay with her.

Taizu was standing by his side, so he asked everyone: "A gentleman is poor, but Liu Gongguan, brother Heng, has been poor all his life?" The father of the daughter could not answer. His daughter Liu stood behind the wall and asked again: "Lü Lang

"Lü Lang is indeed poor, but has he been poor for a long time?" The father-in-law was so embarrassed that he sighed and agreed to get married. Later in the county, it was sung: "Lü Lang is indeed poor, but has Lü Lang been poor?" It became a beautiful story."——

"Old Yanshu"..Volume 68. Biography 18
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