Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 463: The Poor Lu Family (Two in One)

Cuibai main city, the fourth district.

In a private school, an old teacher was sitting on the floor, holding a volume of historical allusions, and leisurely explaining and analyzing them.

The twenty or so students below listened quietly and took notes from time to time.

After a while, the old man stopped reciting and fell into a doze.

The students below were not surprised by this.

This private school teacher is well-known in this area. He once served as an official in the royal palace. Now he has retired and returned to his hometown to open a private school. He has excellent teaching skills and has a constant stream of students.

However, the old gentleman had a stubborn temper and was very picky about his students. He would not accept any child who was not very smart and clever, no matter how much money he was offered.

As the saying goes, if you are not cut out for it, no matter how much you study, it will be difficult to stand out.

In contrast, many students who graduated from this private school became officials, which made the old gentleman's reputation grow year by year, and even attracted many powerful people in the city to recruit him.

But the old gentlemen declined on the grounds that they were too old and had difficulty moving around, and they only wanted to stay in their own small private school.

"I heard that Yu Chen was received by a high-ranking official from the military yesterday. I wonder if it's true?" A student, who was a little restless, spoke softly while the old man was taking a nap.

"You know what, Yuchen didn't come today, maybe it's true."

"Yuchen is the most outstanding and knowledgeable among all of us students. I think it's only a matter of time before he is appreciated by a high-ranking official and hired as a clerk."

"Oh, I am so envied. I don't know when I can succeed."

Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes, looked at the students who were whispering, and shouted, "You are so impatient and impatient. What kind of knowledge can you achieve?"

"Want to stand out? Once you learn the real skills, you will find your own way out. Shut up!"

The students below didn't dare to say anything more. It was obvious that they were all afraid of this old gentleman.

Suddenly, a young man who looked like a scholar walked in hurriedly from outside the door.

After entering the private school, I took off my shoes and bowed to the old teacher.

"Student Yuchen, I am late for school today. Please punish me, teacher."

The old man looked at him calmly and took out a ruler.

"Please give me your hand."

Lu Yuchen did as he was told and slapped his palm three times with the ruler, turning his skin red.

"Sit down, this won't happen again," said the old man.

"Yes." Lu Yuchen agreed without any complaints and sat back in his seat.

The old man continued to narrate the classics while shaking his head.

The young man took notes seriously, and the old man did not put down the book until just before noon.

"get out of class is over."

After saying that, the old man put his hands behind his back and slowly left the classroom.

"Yuchen, I heard that you were summoned by a senior military official yesterday. Is this true?" The student could no longer hold back and asked immediately.

Before the young man could answer, another sour voice came.

"It must be fake. If I was really summoned, why would I rush here today to continue my private school lessons?"

When the students heard this, their excited expressions suddenly subsided a little, and they felt that it made sense.

Lu Yuchen smiled lightly and said, "That is true, but we only met once and didn't really call me to do anything."

"Look, what did I say? How could the high-ranking military officials be interested in poor scholars like us who have no family background?" A student spread his hands and shook his head.

"Yuchen, who is that high-ranking official? If he didn't call you to do any work, why would he want to see you?" A student sitting next to the young man asked curiously.

"He is the leader of a flag in the army. He probably saw me because of my title. He just tested my knowledge and asked me to prepare a policy paper and hand it to him in three days." Lu Yuchen said truthfully.

"Flag Master!" The students exclaimed in surprise when they heard the words.

They originally thought that the so-called high-ranking military officials were at most generals or clerks of the same level.

Who would have thought that it was the flag owner.

As students, they studied under the old teacher all day long, so how could they not know how high a rank the flag owner held in the army.

To young men from ordinary families like them, the flag owner was an unattainable figure.

It is a rare opportunity to have a chat with him.

"Yuchen, the flag master asked you to prepare a policy paper. This is obviously a test for you. If you answer well and are accepted by the flag master, you will be promoted to a high position!"

The student next to him shouted, looking excited, as if he was the chosen one.

"If that's true, that would be great." Lu Yuchen said with a smile.

He knew very well that this was his chance, a great opportunity to realize his ambitions.

It is not easy for ordinary people to become officials. If they do not have the talent for cultivation, having brains is nothing. There are countless people in the world who have talents but are not recognized.

Although he has ambitions and considers himself knowledgeable, he still needs to meet someone who appreciates him. Otherwise, he will be no different from ordinary people, living on the cost of food, clothing, housing and transportation every day.

"Yuchen, I treat you very well every day. If you really succeed in the future, don't forget your good classmates who supported you." The student immediately grabbed Lu Yuchen's hand and said.

Other students echoed this.

Even the student who had been making sarcastic remarks before became silent and quietly approached Lu Yuchen, struggling internally as to whether or not to say something flattering. Face and the like were nothing compared to one's future.

Lu Yuchen shook his head helplessly and said, "It's too early to say these things before the eight characters have even been drawn."

He did not promise anything easily, nor did he become complacent.

He was very clear-headed at the moment. After all, the flag owner did not promise to recruit him on the spot, and everything was still unrealistic.

Instead of letting your mind wander, it is better to go back and prepare your strategy.

After politely declining the students' offers to treat him to a meal, Lu Yuchen went to a small courtyard in the private school, found the old teacher, and explained what had happened yesterday.

"That's great. If you can join the military, even if you can't be a strategist, you can still do great things as a clerk." Seeing the still humble student in front of him, the old gentleman stroked his beard and nodded.

"Yuchen, you are the most talented among this group of students. You can understand many things at a glance and have the ability to become an official. You just need to remain humble and polite now, and you will definitely achieve something in the future."

"You don't need to come to the academy for the next three days. I am waiting for your good news."

"Yes!" Lu Yuchen bowed deeply and then stood up and left.

After leaving the old gentleman’s private school, the young man turned left and right, entered a small alley, and returned home.

A dilapidated courtyard and two small mud-brick houses.

Chickens were crowing and ducks were quacking in the yard, and in the inner room there was a woman coughing in slight pain.

When Lu Yuchen heard the short cough, he quickened his pace and went into the inner room.

"Brother is back." From the inner room, a girl about twelve or thirteen years old came out with her sleeves rolled up, carrying a large basin of water with some difficulty.

Seeing this, Lu Yuchen immediately took the basin and asked, "How long has mother been coughing?"

"Brother, it's been half a day." said the girl.

Hearing this, Lu Yuchen knew that his mother's old illness had recurred, so he immediately took out the few bills he had and handed them to the girl. "Go to Uncle Zhang and bring back some medicine like you did last time."

"Brother, this is your tuition and the money for pens, ink and paper," the girl couldn't help but say.

"Curing the disease is important." Lu Yuchen said without hesitation.

"Do you remember the prescription?"

"remember."

"Recite it again."

"One ounce of horse blood, two ounces of Qingming grass, and five leaves of autumn frost." The girl recited it fluently, as if she knew it by heart.

"Go ahead." Lu Yuchen nodded.

His little sister has been very smart since she was young, so he doesn't need to worry about anything.

"No, Mom is fine. Yuchen, keep the money!" A woman with a dark yellow complexion on the bed seemed to have just heard the conversation between the two children at the door, and immediately stood up and shouted.

"Mom, your cough needs treatment. We can't delay." Lu Yuchen said anxiously.

"Mom just has a dry and itchy throat, it's not a relapse of her old illness." The woman shook her head.

"But this." Lu Yuchen wanted to say something but was interrupted by the woman.

"Don't say anything. I can't delay your studies no matter what."

Although the woman looked frail, her voice was powerful and she was extremely firm. She would not allow her children to disobey her.

Lu Yuchen was in a dilemma, but suddenly an idea came to his mind and he said, "Mom, starting today, I don't have to go to the private school anymore."

"What did you say!" The woman was a little annoyed.

"Mother, please listen to my explanation." Lu Yuchen recounted what happened yesterday when he met the flag chief of the military department. He also made some changes and said that he had been appreciated by that adult and would soon go to the military department to serve as an official.

"Is this true?" the woman gasped excitedly.

"How dare I lie to you?" Lu Yuchen replied.

"Good, good, my son has made it, he has made it!" The woman grabbed Lu Yuchen's hand, her voice trembling as she cried with joy.

"So mother, you must take care of your health. I will be filial to you in the future. You and your sister won't have to live a hard life anymore!" Lu Yuchen nodded.

"Good! Good!" the woman said good repeatedly.

Lu Yuchen took the opportunity to turn his head and look at his younger sister, "Go get the medicine quickly."

The girl nodded and left quickly without giving her mother a chance to call her back.

At night, Lu Yuchen sat in a small room of four or five square meters, lit a candle, and wrote his own policy article with an extremely focused look.

After what happened during the day, he knew he had no way out.

This time he must win the appreciation of the army leader and secure a future for himself, otherwise he will not be able to explain to his mother.

He also sincerely didn't want his mother to be happy for nothing.

Three days later, a heavily guarded pavilion was set up at the headquarters of the military.

Outside the pavilion, there are giant stone statues of lions and tigers, as well as white jade pillars with python patterns, and swords, chains hanging and wrapped around the pillars.

Anyone who comes here can feel the majesty and majesty of this place.

Above the gate, there are the words "Marshal", indicating where this place is.

Inside the pavilion, Song Changming sat on a high seat, looking at some policy papers in his hands.

Yang Zhen, who was standing by, explained to him in detail who wrote these essays.

In fact, there were only a few papers that could get into his hands. They were all the ones that Yang Zhen had checked layer by layer and were left at the end.

"It's indeed well written." Song Changming quickly glanced at it and was quite satisfied with the content.

"These people have a clean background, and I have investigated all aspects of their character. They are all loyal and filial. Some of them may need more training to stimulate their talents, but generally speaking, they are all good seedlings," Yang Zhen said with a smile.

It can be seen that he admires all the people who have been selected very much.

"Well, bring all these people here tomorrow. Also, arrange those selected officials to be by my side as soon as possible. These memorials from all over the country are waiting for them to share with me." Song Changming pointed to the pile of memorials on the shelf beside him and said helplessly.

As the commander-in-chief of the entire Cuibai Road army, he is in charge of more than just the main city area.

In the twenty-eight cities of Cuibai Road, reports on battles in various places, deployment of military tasks, etc. are submitted almost every day.

If he doesn't handle it in time, this kind of accumulation situation will occur, which is very troublesome.

"Okay." Yang Zhen agreed with a smile.

After Song Changming became the Grand Marshal of the Army, he became more restrained when interacting with others, and even his words and actions in private were more measured.

Even though Song Changming did not have such great official power and did not care about this, he had to take it into consideration.

"Hey, this policy paper is quite far-sighted, and even mentions some innovations in the military." Song Changming's eyes suddenly fixed on one of the policy papers and he spoke.

Yang Zhen smiled more intensely and said, "This is the young poor scholar I mentioned several times before. I met him a few days ago and he left a great impression on me."

"It's really good, and you can see that a lot of effort was put into it. What's its name?" Song Changming put down the paper and asked.

"The poor Lu family in the fourth district, Lu Yuchen."

On the other side, after handing in the policy paper, Lu Yuchen walked on the street, turned back from the prosperous second district without stopping, then went to the bustling third district, and finally returned to the fourth district he was most familiar with.

Along the way, Lu Yuchen's mood has changed significantly, from full of confidence after finishing writing the policy paper to the uneasiness and anxiety now.

He thought he could take this opportunity lightly and remain calm even when faced with a huge crisis, but the reality was not as he imagined.

His old mother's daily anticipation added a heavy pressure to his heart.

This time he did not even meet the flag owner, and the policy paper was simply taken away by a personal guard, who told him to go back and wait for notification.

In this situation, he was somewhat unsure of the flag owner's intentions.

Although he was confident in his policy paper, if the other party did not take him seriously, no matter how well he wrote it, it would be just two pieces of waste paper.

"It would be great if we could see each other again." Lu Yuchen sighed and returned home worriedly.

The next day, early in the morning, a troop of armored cavalry quickly crossed the streets and came to the courtyard of a poor family in a small alley.

"Where is Lu Yuchen?" the leading sergeant shouted loudly.

Lu Yuchen immediately pushed the door open and walked out, while his younger sister followed behind him, supporting the old woman.

When the old woman saw this group of soldiers, she subconsciously panicked, thinking that her child had committed a crime and they were here to arrest him.

When Lu Yuchen saw these cavalrymen, he was certain that they must have been sent by the flag owner.

"I'm Lu Yuchen, nice to meet you generals." Lu Yuchen bowed politely.

"Mr. Lu, the marshal invites you to go to the military headquarters with us." The sergeant said loudly, holding the reins.

"Marshal?!" Lu Yuchen was shocked and a little confused.

what's the situation?
(End of this chapter)