In the past few months, Cao Zhi had heard in Wancheng that there was a weird old master who talked about ancient times in Wancheng. He could talk about all kinds of big books about public cases. Everything he said through his mouth was really good to listen to.
It is said that this old master can not only tell stories and talk about ancient times, but also predict the rise and fall of good and bad luck. Occasionally he tells fortunes for people, and he always has accurate yin and yang, but he never uses the four pillars and five elements, let alone the divination.
By observing words and colors, you can know whether to advance or retreat, life or death. Not because Cao Zhi is an absolute materialist, he might also go and have a look, but unfortunately he has never done so. Many people asked this old master where he learned such skills, but he only said
It is said that only by being knowledgeable about the past can we understand the present. If you talk about the past a lot, you will naturally be able to understand the rise and fall of creation in the world.
This is also a means of self-packaging by Li Ru. He wants to attract a bole like Lu Kang to appreciate him in this way. I wonder if he used the wrong method. Lu Kang has never been to his ancient dojo. However.
Li Ru is now considered a celebrity. Among the many women in Wancheng, the young lady is a celebrity who will not be spared.
The dojo run by Li Ru and the others and the place where they live are actually several private houses connected together. Nowadays, there is a chaos of war and no one is visiting, so General Tie locks the door and prevents entry from the front door. Everyone has to go to Li Ru and Wang Ping's home.
Go find them.
Fortunately, the group of people had the note left by Wang Ping as a guide. They turned around the streets and alleys, and finally came to a clean and elegant courtyard. They went up and knocked on the door, and a boy came out to ask why they were there.
Cao Zhi thought to himself that Li Ru was poor and poor, so he was very particular about the presentation, and a boy answered the door. Cao Zhi and others explained that they wanted to talk to the old master Li Ru about ancient times, and informed them of their names. The boy seemed to know Cao Zhi and others, so he
Immediately, everyone was invited to the hall, and everyone sat down in order in front of the guest seats on both sides according to their positions.
Not long after, Li Ru and Wang Ping came out to meet each other one after another. They saw this Li Ru, wearing a white cotton-breasted robe. He was only about forty years old. He hadn't seen him in the past two years. He obviously had more wrinkles than money and had a chin.
He has a short beard and his face is much fairer than before, but his body is thinner than before. He must be thinking too much. Otherwise, people who use their brains tend to lose weight. Generally speaking, Li Ru's appearance is not so good.
It means being as spiritual as a master.
Now everyone actually knew each other's purpose, and after greeting each other, they took their seats. Li Ru was quite polite and ordered the boy to put out wine and food for Cao Zhi and others to eat. Wang Ping met Cao Zhi at this moment.
While waiting for others, he seemed more reserved, covering his head and not speaking much.
At this time, the atmosphere in the entire hall was harmonious. Cao Zhi was in trouble first. The military secrets and Cao Zhi's personal secrets cannot be easily leaked, and he has not had deep contact with Li Ru and others. Then it will be difficult to handle.
How to say it? No matter what, Cao Zhi wanted to ask someone to help him, but he had to ask first, so he handed over his hand and said: "Mr. Li, Zhiyu has been apart for several years, and I really miss him. How can I be with him?"
Meeting each other in Wancheng is a kind of fate. I believe you have heard about the fierce battles and dangers we have experienced in the past few days."
When Li Ru heard this, he just nodded slightly and bowed, without much change on his face.
After Cao Zhi finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Wang Ping. Wang Ping lowered his head with a guilty conscience. Didn't he ask for leave so early to go home so that he could explain to Li Ru in advance what happened when he met Cao Zhi? Cao Zhi didn't blame him either.
He continued: "We had known that Mr. Wang was not a mediocre person. He had been familiar with classics since he was a child. He was familiar with hundreds of schools of thought, astronomy and geography, and was proficient in everything. At present, he felt that he was weak and weak. For this battle,
, I don’t know what the blunt force is. I wonder if you can teach Cao Zhi a thing or two. If you think Cao Zhi can become more successful in the future, I would like to ask you to help Cao Zhi."
Cao Zhi said this very sincerely. Unexpectedly, when Li Ru heard what Cao Zhi said, he pretended to be surprised. He was stunned for a long time, his face even changed color, and he said: "I'm sorry." I don’t dare to show off my knowledge in front of all the officials.” After saying that, he served the guests wine.
Xu Zhu had the temper of a bandit and a thieves, and he was ready to light a fire. He could not bear the slightness of a man who talked about ancient times in the market. Hearing this, he flew into a rage. He slapped the table and stood up. He pulled out his knife and cursed: "What a shame." Don’t you know how to commend yourself? Even though you are not very advanced, you are still a man with two ears. Haven’t you heard of the great name of our captain? Let’s see if grandpa cuts off your two useless ears!”
Hearing Xu Zhu's scolding, Li Ru was not moved at all. In fact, through his observations during this period and what Wang Ping saw and heard in the army, Li Ru really guessed something about Lu Kang. Come. When he learned that Cao Zhi was coming today, he had already made some preparations. He wanted to make a big splash and inspire all the heroes. But he also had a very stubborn temper. When Xu Zhu scolded him, he looked arrogant and sneered "Hey" , only said: "I have never been willing to speak false words, but the matter of Captain Cao is extraordinary. I can't say it, I dare not say it, it will harm everyone's lives, and it may also cause unreasonable disasters to my family. Now if I use force If we force each other, then it’s up to you to kill or cut into pieces, and your death will be neater.”
Li Dian also became impatient. He stood up from his seat and said to Cao Zhi: "Brother, this guy doesn't know how to advance or retreat. I'm afraid he is not a kind person. Don't get to know him. Let's go back to the camp."
Cao Zhi was also not very happy, but he knew that people like Li Ru were proud of their talents and liked to put on airs and pretend to be aloof. Only in this way could they show their difference and their value. Many famous people in ancient times, Talented people all like to do this trick, which makes them chatter and show off their abilities. Later, Zhuge Liang also did this trick, which caused Liu Bei to have three visits to the thatched cottage.
Cao Zhi didn't care about his pretentiousness, but he couldn't let him make it a habit to control him in the future. So he also prepared something that Li Ru couldn't understand. Cao Zhi said as if he was trying to ridicule himself: "Don't worry, everyone." , listen to me, Cao Zhi used to be on TV... No, I met an old Taoist master before, a master of golden tips who has been selling fortune-telling in the world for many years. You can hide your tricks from others. , but you can’t hide it from me. As the saying goes, if there is a divination, but there is no food, if you believe in divination, you will sell your house." After saying this, he laughed, stood up and walked away.
In fact, Li Ru had already known from Wang Ping that Cao Zhi was interested in recruiting him, but he never said it outright. He wanted to increase Cao Zhi's appetite, but now it was a bit self-defeating. He was born to be arrogant and arrogant. This made him lower his head, and he felt unwilling to do so.
Wang Ping on the side was also a little anxious. He raised his head and blushed. He was about to get up and stop Cao Zhi and others, preparing to say something.