Talking about sad things, the half-drunk Xinjiang Huangjinqu Shuai Wanglu, a dignified man of seven feet, burst into tears with grievance.

Liu Bei couldn't comfort him for a while. What could he say? Can he help Wang Lu scold the court?

Wang Lu drank so much that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He opened his mouth and cursed at the court. Liu Bei and Guan Yu at the table both lowered their eyebrows.

Li Mengxi, who was accompanying the drink, felt nervous for Wang Lu. You said that you, a newly surrendered Yellow Turban general, dared to insult the imperial court. Are you getting impatient?

Li Mengxi secretly observed that Liu Bei and Guan Yu looked calm, but there were no signs of anger.

Fortunately, it was Liu Beijun. If it had been anywhere else, this guy who was drunk and talking nonsense would definitely be gone.

Feeling angry and embarrassed at this time, Li Mengxi felt obliged to calm down the atmosphere.

Frowning slightly, Li Mengxi thought for a moment, struck the case with his hand, and sang slowly,

"I joined the army at the age of fifteen and returned home at the age of eighty.

I meet a fellow villager, who is there at home?

From a distance, it is Jun's house, with numerous pine and cypress graves.

Rabbits enter from the dog's sinuses, and pheasants fly from the beams.

In the courtyard, the valley is born, and in the well, the sunflower is born.

The corn is pounded to make rice, and the sunflowers are gathered to make soup.

The rice is cooked for a while, but I don’t know who it is!

When I go out and look eastward, my clothes are stained with tears."

Li Mengxi's tone is somewhere between reciting and humming. Although his voice is immature, his enunciation is clear, his cadence is beautiful, and his phonology is beautiful.

After finishing a poem, Li Mengxi's rhythmic palms came to rest on the short table.

With tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes, General Wang Lu looked up at Li Mengxi in a daze.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu also looked sideways.

"It is said that a good man has his ambitions in all directions, joins the army and makes achievements, and he will live up to his seven-foot body.

But how many people have made great achievements in ancient times? Who will pity them if they are buried under a hundred grasses?

Confucius also said: Cultivate your character, manage your family, govern your country, and bring peace to the world.

There is no need to retaliate against a country that joins the army and cannot protect its family!"

Li Mengxi slapped his palm on the low table with a snap, and his words came out like thunderbolts, shocking everyone.

"The state treats the people like grass and grass, and the people treat the state like enemies! The general was angry and threw himself into the Yellow Turbans. This is not wrong, but it is also wrong.

Now the people are in danger of being defeated, and the Yellow Turban army is raging, making the situation even more chaotic.

The Yellow Turbans do not have the ability and power to cleanse the world. If the Yellow Turbans are not peaceful, the people will not be able to live in peace.

Since our rebel army raised its troops from Zhuojun, one purpose is to conquer the Yellow Turbans, and the other purpose is to save the people from water and fire.

The general abandoned the darkness and turned to the light. This was a wise move, and our rebel army is where the general established his career and made great achievements!"

Li Mengxi’s enlightenment was effective.

The surrendered general Wang Lu, now he knows that he has never betrayed the country, but the country has betrayed his family. It is not wrong to surrender to the thieves, but it is wrong to be in the Yellow Turban, which is not the place to stay.

Once the burden in his heart dissipated, Wang Lu suddenly felt lighter physically and mentally, and his inner sorrow was relieved. He stood up on the spot, clasped his fists and bowed in salute to Liu Bei, saying that he was willing to do the hard work of a dog and horse.

It’s done, the Yellow Turban general will no longer scold the court, and will not further deepen the rift between him and Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

Across from him, Guan Yu looked at Li Mengxi with complicated eyes.

Guan Yu had already learned about Li Mengxi's sharp tongue. When he first met Li Mengxi, Li Mengxi bluntly said that the Han Dynasty had lost its virtues. But today, I heard Li Mengxi say that a scholar does not have to serve his country. These words impacted Guan Yu's three views.

Guan Yu felt depressed and left the table without saying a word.

Li Mengxi looked at Guan Yu's back as he walked out of the tent, feeling a little surprised.

There were only three people left in the tent, Liu Bei, Li Mengxi and the surrendered general Wang Lu. They were drinking for no other reason. The main purpose was to ease Wang Lu's heart and make him surrender with peace of mind.

Liu Bei and Li Mengxi were both human beings. They accompanied Wang Lu and asked about Wang Lu's past affairs in the frontier army. When Wang Lu talked about receiving military exploits, Liu Bei and Li Mengxi quickly showed expressions of admiration.

, there were so many compliments in his words that Wang Lu felt a little carried away.

When talking about the art of bowing and horsemanship, Li Mengxi noticed that the king was very proud, and Li Mengxi knew that this man was very confident in his art of bowing and horsemanship.

So Li Mengxi deliberately provoked this topic.

When Wang Lu said that he could shoot a stone with a powerful bow and that an arrow could pierce armor within thirty steps, Liu Bei and Li Mengxi showed admiration and compliments again.

Li Mengxi had seen this man's bow skills for a long time. He was very powerful and could undoubtedly shoot a strong bow, but he couldn't shoot accurately and all his arrows flew away.

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Guan Yu was outside the tent, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky like fiery clouds. He was fascinated when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

The footsteps were very light, not as heavy as an adult walking. You could tell who was coming as soon as you heard them.

Guan Yu turned around, and sure enough, it was Li Mengxi.

Li Mengxi walked to Guan Yu and stood next to him. He raised his head and glanced at the sky, "It's almost getting dark again."

As he said that, Li Mengxi stood and kicked his legs. His knees hurt after sitting on his knees for a long time.

Guan Yu looked at Li Mengxi, who was changing positions and kicking his legs, and hesitated to speak.

Li Mengxi had just said that a scholar did not have to serve his country. This remark made Guan Yu very unhappy.

After enduring it again and again, Guan Yu couldn't help but say, "Xi'er." Guan Yu called.

Li Mengxi looked up.

"The surrendered general Wang Lu, his wife was insulted and killed by powerful men, but the government did not uphold justice for him. The government was indeed indebted to him. He fought hard on the border and his family could not be saved. The Han Dynasty was also indebted to him.

However, if you say that this person does not need to serve the country, don't you think that if the skin is not attached, how can the hair be left? If the country is not left, how can one have a family?"

Guan Yu asked all the questions in his mind.

Li Mengxi looked up at Guan Yu, with a smile on his face, "General Guan, do you mean to say that only when you have a country, you have a family?"

"Not bad." Guan Yu nodded.

"A country has a family. Well, I agree with that."

"I have something else to say. Only when you have a family can you have a country. What does the general think?" Li Mengxi asked back.

Guan Yu hesitated, "This..." Guan Yu hesitated.

Li Mengxi looked at the sunset on the horizon and said to himself, "There is a country where the Qin Dynasty was violent, and there is also a country where the Western Han Dynasty's literary scene was prosperous and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment."

"If in the country of Wenjing, millions of Xiongnu soldiers invade the territory, if the Han people are afraid of death, they will not sacrifice their lives to defend the enemy. The Xiongnu are not of our race. If the Xiongnu breaks through the border, all the border troops will be wiped out.

, if no one in the Han Dynasty is willing to sacrifice his life to defend the enemy, even if there are hundreds of millions of people, they will all become sheep of the barbarians. At that time, there will be no country and no family.

When powerful tribes attack us, our soldiers do not regret their own lives and strive for safety. When the nest is overturned, there are still intact eggs.

Therefore, only when there is a country, there is a home.”

"If the country is a violent country like Qin.

Although there is a country, the laws are strict and the tyranny is as fierce as tigers and wolves. A family of five has a male consort, a female convict, a young child waiting to be fed, and an old and dying old woman. How can this family be called a family?

The country that violently attacked Qin has a country but no family. The people of this country do not need to serve the country, but should attack it themselves."

After Li Mengxi finished speaking, he turned to look at Guan Yu.

Guan Yu sighed, looked at Li Mengxi, and said solemnly, "Xi'er, what you said is inappropriate. The country's policy is wrong. Scholars can join the temple and change it, which can turn the tide. How can you attack your country yourself? This is not a gentleman.

What you did!"

Li Mengxi shook his head and laughed.
Chapter completed!