Former Qin Fengyun

In 338 A.D., in a tall courtyard in Linwei, Lueyang, Fu Xiong, dressed in Chinese clothes, was walking anxiously outside the house, while Mrs. Gou inside the house was doing her best to give birth.

Half an hour later, there was a clear cry of a baby from inside the house.Excited, Fu Xiong rushed into the house immediately, and said to Mrs. Gou who was lying weak on the bed: "Thank you, madam." The pale-faced Mrs. Gou smiled slightly at him.

Fu Xiong said to the midwife, "Is it a man or a woman?"

The midwife saluted and replied: "You are a son, but..."

Fu Xiong hurriedly asked: "Why do you hesitate to speak, so speak quickly!"

The midwife nodded and said, "Young master seems to have words on his back."

Fu Xiong said a little angrily: "How can there be words for nonsense?"

Mrs. Gou tried her best to get up and said, "Hold me and let me see."

The midwife carried the child to the bed, when Fu Xiong also came over.Mrs. Gou opened the thin quilt and turned the child over, everyone was shocked.I saw "Cao Fuchen and Tuwang Xianyang" written on the child's back. After a while, Fu Xiong asked Mrs. Gou to take care of the child, but he came to his father's study.

Fu Hong, who was reading a book, saw Fu Xiong walking in with something on his mind, put down the book and asked, "What's the matter?"

Fu Xiong saluted and said: "Father, the Gou family just gave birth to a son, but there is a word on the back. I don't know what it means."

Fu Hong got up from his seat in surprise and said, "What word?"

Fu Xiong said: "Cao Fuchen is also the king of Xianyang."

After Fu Hong frowned and thought for a moment, he looked up to the sky and laughed.

Fu Xiong didn't understand why his father laughed, so he said, "Father?"

Fu Hong happily replied: "Cao Fu is the word Fu, and Chen You Tu is the word Jian written in Fan. It means that this son will be called emperor in Xianyang in the future! Since it is God's will, this son is named Fu Jian, with the word Wenyu."

Fu Xiong said ecstatically, "If this is the case, it will be a blessing for the Fu family!"

Eight years later, Zhang Cheng, Fu Xiong's good friend, brought his seven-year-old Zhang Muwei to Fu's mansion as a guest.After Fu Xiong and Zhang Cheng bowed their hands and saluted each other, they sat down.Then Fu Jian stepped forward to salute Zhang Cheng and said, "My nephew has seen Uncle Zhang."

Zhang Cheng looked at Fu Jian, who was only eight years old but had a strong figure and eyes like a torch, and looked like a king, nodded with a smile and said, "Wen Yu, please get up quickly."

Fu Jian thanked him for getting up, and then said: "Uncle Zhang must have something important to discuss with his father, why don't my nephew and Mu Xi go out for a walk?"

Zhang Cheng smiled and nodded.So Fu Jian and Zhang Muyi went out of the hall together.Fu Xiong looked at the backs of the two with relief, and said, "Childhood sweethearts, a match made in heaven. Brother Zhang, it seems that you and I are destined to be in-laws."

Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "It's the little girl who has climbed up, Wen Yu is not a thing in the pool..."

Before he could finish speaking, Fu Xiong said: "Brother Zhang's words are wrong. Mu Xi is born beautiful and beautiful, how can she belittle herself. If Brother Zhang doesn't object, how about making this marriage?"

Zhang Cheng said happily: "This matter is very good, it's just Wen Yu..."

But Fu Xiong said with a smile: "It's the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. Besides, there is no one who knows a son like a father. Brother Zhang doesn't believe it. When the two of them come back and tell the matter, they will be overjoyed."

Fu Jian and Zhang Muzhen came to the bustling street, saw a vendor selling kites, and walked over.Looking at the dazzling array of kites of different shapes, Zhang Muwei was hesitant for a while, not knowing which one to choose.Fu Jian at the side picked up a kite with a picture of Zhaojun going out of the fortress and said, "How much is this kite?"

The merchant replied, "Ten Wen."

Fu Jian took out the money bag, took out ten Wen coins from it and handed it to the vendor, and then put the kite into Zhang Muzhen's hands.

Zhang Muxie looked at Wang Zhaojun on the kite with a smile and said in admiration: "Moon Palace Chang'e is not as good as this girl."

But Fu Jian looked at Zhang Muzhen with a smile and said, "But she is not half as good as you."

Zhang Muzhen immediately said shyly: "Slick tongue!" Then he ran away blushing.Fu Jian also said a little shyly: "The fact is so, why did you run?" Then the two played and played in the street.

At this time, a literati who was good at looking at appearances saw Fu Jian's extraordinary appearance with a purple face, so he walked up to Fu Jian and said, "This is your Majesty patrolling the streets, but you are messing around here. Aren't you afraid of the captain of Sili? Waiting for a bondage interrogation?"

Zhang Muchai was so frightened that he hurriedly hid behind Fu Jian.But Fu Jian replied loudly: "Lieutenant Sili only binds criminals, so why should we be guilty?"

The literati nodded with a smile and said, "The young master must be very expensive."

However, Fu Jian did not get carried away like an ordinary child when he heard this remark, but said calmly: "If this remark is true, I will never forget the kindness of today's guidance." Follow Zhang Muxie to leave.

The literati who stayed in place nodded and said to themselves: "The destiny will return, and the dragon will prosper and the phoenix will rise."

Fu Jian and Zhang Muzhen were on their way home, Zhang Muzhen asked, "Wen Yu, is that man serious?"

Fu Jian shook his head with a smile and said: "Warlocks, how can you believe it? Although everything in the world has a definite number, how can you be rich if you don't work hard?"

Zhang Muchai asked in confusion: "If that's the case, then why do you show him so much respect?"

Fu Jian looked at her, and replied: "The Master said, 'Restraining oneself and returning to the rites is benevolence. If one day abstains from self and returns to the rites, the world will be benevolent.'"

Although Zhang Muzhen didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, he was very happy to see that although Fu Jian was from the Di clan, he spoke like a school teacher.

The two returned to Fu Mansion, and after having dinner with Fu Xiong and Zhang Cheng, Zhang Cheng left with Zhang Muyi.And Fu Xiong said to Fu Jian: "Wen Yu, let Mu Xi be your wife in the future, how about?"

Fu Jian lowered his head with a smile and said, "Just follow what my father said."

Fu Xiong pointed at Fu Jian with a smile and said, "You brat!"

Three months later, Fu Jian came to his grandfather Fu Hong's study and saluted and said, "Wen Yu has seen my grandfather."

When Fu Hong saw Fu Jian coming, he said happily, "Wen Yu, get up quickly." Fu Jian thanked him and got up.Fu Hong said again: "You are the person who has the deepest understanding of Han culture among the Fu family. In the past, the Di people only knew how to drink and eat meat and didn't think about making progress, so..." He didn't finish.

Fu Jian said: "This is exactly why Wenyu came here. Although Mr. Xuetang is the most proficient in Sinology culture among the Di people, he is unorthodox after all. Therefore, I would like to ask my grandfather to invite a Han Confucianist for Wenyu to explain it alone. teach."

When Fu Hong's other descendants came to see him, none of them ever made this request.At such a young age, Fu Jian had such a willingness, which made Fu Hong very happy, so he asked again, "Don't you want to ask for money?"

Fu Jian shook his head and said, "Wenyu doesn't see money earned from hard work, so how can he take it?"

Fu Hong said excitedly: "Wen Yu regards himself as a gentleman, and his grandfather will surely fulfill him."

Fu Jian saluted with a smile and said, "Wen Yu thanked grandfather."

Fu Jian studied very hard, carefully studying classics and historical classics.With the continuous accumulation of knowledge, he set a lofty ambition to benefit the world and the people.

Five years later, Fu Hong and his son Fu Jian entered Guanzhong in 351 AD.Fu Xiong was granted the title of King of the East China Sea because of his meritorious service in assisting his elder brother in starting a business.Because of Zhang Cheng's relationship with Fu Xiong, he was appointed as the Minister of Zhongshu.But Mrs. Gou was very displeased, because as Fu Xiong's status continued to rise, she wanted to use this to improve the status of her mother's family. However, all the men in her mother's family were rural peasants and illiterate, only her niece Gou Zhen'er It's not like Zhang Muxie who overwhelms the country and the city, but she can be considered gentle and pleasant.But even though he mentioned it to Fu Xiong, he was flatly rejected, so he had to keep silent.

And just as depressed as her was a literati in Wei County.His name was Wang Meng, and he was from Ju County, Beihai County, Qingzhou, Jin State.Two years before his birth, Qingzhou was overthrown by the post-Zhao regime established by Shi Le, and the Jin State surrendered [-] soldiers and died unexpectedly.When Wang Meng was born, Later Zhao had swept across the Central Plains, and Shi Hu, who succeeded Shi Le, was a militaristic and bloodthirsty tyrant, making the country miserable and the people miserable. The young Wang Meng came to Wei County with his family.

Although Wang Meng's family was poor, he was not engulfed by the flames of war, let alone crushed by the burden of life.In the era of war and chaos, he observed the vicissitudes of the situation and absorbed knowledge extensively, especially the art of war.Therefore, slowly grow into a rigorous, deep and resolute person with great ambition and extraordinary bearing.

He once traveled to Yecheng.Unexpectedly, none of the dignitaries there looked up to him, and some even ridiculed him.Only one person named Xu Tong, with a little talent, recommended Wang Meng to be a meritorious Cao.But Wang Meng saw that the atmosphere here was extravagant, superficial and pompous, and he took credit for his pride, so he politely declined to leave.Although I am full of economics, I have no use for it.At the same time, in order to make ends meet, he made a living selling dustpans.

One day, he was selling dustpans in a noisy market, but he was out of tune with him.Because everyone is selling what they sell, but he is sitting on the ground alone, pointing to the map of the world that he has drawn on the ground with the branch in his hand, and muttering to himself occasionally.Everyone on the street thought he was a lunatic and laughed to themselves.But Wang Meng turned a deaf ear and was still intoxicated by it.

At this time, an old man in white looked at the map Wang Meng drew on the ground, then listened to what he said, and finally nodded with a smile and said, "How much is the dustpan?"

Wang Meng didn't hear because he was so absorbed.So the old man said it again.Only then did Wang Meng come back to his senses, and hurriedly replied: "Ten coins for one piece."

The old man said again: "The old man bid twenty coins and asked for ten, but he had to be delivered home. I wonder if you would like it?"

Wang Meng looked at the old man in front of him in surprise, only to see his white-haired and childlike face was full of glory and kind-hearted.

The old man smiled slightly and said, "I never tell lies."

Then Wang Meng nodded happily, took the dustpan and left with the old man.

But after walking for half an hour, Wang Meng left the city with the old man and came to the deserted mountains.Although Wang Meng wanted to ask the old man how far he had to go, he thought that since the old man paid such a high price, it must be because of the long distance, so he stopped talking.Continue to follow the old man.

But as time passed, they had walked on the mountain for a long time.Just as Wang Meng looked up at the sun and estimated the time, the old man disappeared without a trace.Wang Meng was so anxious, he looked for the old man everywhere, but to no avail.Just as he was about to go down the mountain to go home disheartened, he suddenly saw a tall courtyard.The thirsty Wang Meng stepped forward and tapped on the door bolt, begging for a bowl of water.When the people in the courtyard opened the door, Wang Meng saw the old man sitting in the center just now, surrounded by more than a dozen waiters and literati standing on both sides.It was only then that Wang Meng realized that the old man in front of him must be an expert outside the world, so he stepped forward to salute and bow.

The old man asked, "Why do you worship the old man?"

Wang Meng replied: "Wang Meng is not talented, he has eyes but no pearls and does not know the masters, please forgive me."

The old man laughed without saying a word.

Wang Meng said to himself: "Back then when Zhang Liang met Huang Shigong, could it be that the person in front of him is an extraordinary person?" So he saluted again and said: "If you don't mind being an expert, please accept Wang Meng as your apprentice."

The old man smiled and took out two books from his sleeve and handed them to the waiter, who handed them to Wang Meng.Wang Meng took it respectfully, but found that there was no name on the book, so he looked at the old man puzzled.

The old man said: "These two books are what I have learned all my life. Now that I have fate with you, I will give them to you."

Wang Meng saluted and thanked, and then asked: "You don't want to accept me as a disciple?"

But the old man replied: "There are thousands of opportunities in the world. When the oil is exhausted and the lamps dry up, they will disappear. Why should we be obsessed with fame?"

Wang Meng was surprised after hearing this, and said in his heart: "The old man is full of knowledge, wisdom, ingenuity, and ingenuity, but his mind is as broad as the sea, and he sees through the red dust and does not leave a name, so he can't match it. So he saluted again and said: "Please allow me to stay here temporarily, Wang Meng You must study hard. "

The old man smiled and nodded.

Wang Meng said again: "I don't know where this is?"

The old man smiled and replied: "Songshan."