"The towering Qingcheng is beautiful all over the world, the lofty Emei Mountain is secluded with hundreds of flowers. The water of Dujiang River comes up from the sky, and the scenery in Sichuan is as beautiful as Beijing."

It is said that the south of the Yangtze River has outstanding people and is rich in literati. For example, Tang Bohu, the most talented man in the world, came from the Jiangnan area. However, after Tang Bohu Wen Zhengming Zhuzhishan, the world's literati gradually became scarce, and today's Bashu The land has gathered a lot of talented people. Since ancient times, it has been said that "there are many talented people in Sichuan", and there have been countless celebrities and great people among them. Even Wu Zetian, the first empress in the ages, was from Guangyuan, Sichuan, so naturally she can Explain everything.

At this time, I saw an adult man about forty years old, holding a white fan in his right hand, spreading his hands freely, looking forward, standing in a pavilion, and reciting a poem above.

This man is dressed in white, with a face like a crown of jade, piercing eyes, majestic appearance, and sonorous and powerful words. He is truly a rare middle-aged talent. However, after he finished speaking, his face showed a sad look. Suddenly he seemed to be in unspeakable pain.

"I heard that brother is so good at poetry!" At this time, a man of similar age and wearing a purple robe next to him said after drinking a glass of wine, he said in a tone of unstinting appreciation.

The middle-aged man in white clothes was called "Wen Zhi". In fact, Wen Zhi was his name. His surname was Li Chengfeng, and he was from a prominent family in Sichuan. He was originally a collateral descendant of Li Jinglong during the Jianwen period. Unfortunately, after experiencing After the Hongwu incident, the Li family in Sichuan was also affected to a greater or lesser extent. The imperial court ordered that no one from the Li family down to the Five Dynasties could obtain meritorious service and become officials in the court.

As for the person who spoke, it was Dr. Yuan Fengming and Yuan Fengming, who was well-known in the Southwest as the "Miracle Doctor". The two of them were close friends for eight worshippers, and it was self-evident that they had a good relationship.

"Hey, the Ming Dynasty now allows Yan Song, a thief, to control the government and form cliques for personal gain. It is a waste of time that my Li family has been a wise man for generations, and they have all been able to do it because of the mistakes made by their ancestors. The men of my Li family have talents but cannot do anything. Serving the country! I thought that by Zhengyao's generation, I could get rid of this situation and go to Beijing to obtain fame, but who knew..."

As he spoke, Li Chengfeng sighed for a while, frowned, turned his head, and glanced at a young man on the stone stairs of the pavilion.

The young man in front of me has a childish face. Judging from his appearance, he should be twelve years old, but his actual age is already fifteen. According to the ancients, a fifteen-year-old has already grown up. Other peers of the same age are also married and have children, but only this young man...

"Brother, I'm really ashamed to say it. In fact, I am really helpless. I have been practicing medicine for decades, but I have never seen such a disease. I also asked the old doctors in the palace, and they couldn't do anything. It's not that I don't want to..." The man in purple shirt next to him said apologetically with a look of shame on his face.

The wrinkles on Li Chengfeng's face squirmed slightly, and then he smiled and said: "Brother Feng Ming, don't blame yourself. I naturally understand that brother Xian has tried his best. Maybe all this is Zhengyao's fate."

Li Chengfeng's eyes welled up with tears as he spoke, and his eyes became rosy in the autumn wind.

When he said this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help but feel sad. Feng Ming on the side also had a very painful expression like Li Chengfeng, as if he was remembering some painful past events.

Yes, it all started on a thunderstorm day five years ago.

Five years ago, Zhengyao was only ten years old. Originally, the Li family was a peaceful family, and it was indeed the most prestigious family in central Shu. And Zhengyao was also famous in central Shu, with a song "Dream in Central Shu"

"So many literati and scholars couldn't help but marvel that this boy was so talented that he would definitely be the number one pick in the future.

The neighbors and villagers all praised him. Even before Zhengyao married, several wealthy families secretly promised their daughters to Zhengyao as concubines.

It all seemed so smooth that God was a little jealous. However, who knew that a sudden thunderstorm occurred. Zhengyao, who was only ten years old, was struck by lightning while accompanying his father Li Chengfeng on his way home.

However, after he woke up, he was no longer the same Zhengyao as before. Fortunately, Zhengyao was blessed with great fortune and did not die from this.

At this point, a fact emerged that no one could accept - Zhengyao became stupid and was struck dumb by lightning.

However, as soon as this matter spread, sudden changes were out of control. Families broke off their engagements, their neighbors ostracized them, and they were ridiculed by all parties. Now, the Li family has become a strong force on the outside but an empty frame on the inside.

All the original hopes were immediately shattered. If the Li family wanted to serve as officials in the court and serve the country, they would have to look to the next generation.

"Daddy, daddy, I want to play with butterflies, I want to play with butterflies." Zhengyao suddenly walked up to Li Chengfeng, pulled Li Chengfeng's pants tightly with both hands and said.

"Okay! Daddy will catch it for you in a while." After saying that, Li Chengfeng patted Zhengyao's back gently and looked at Zhengyao helplessly and kindly.

"Brother Wen, please don't be discouraged. There are many wonders in the world. Although we haven't found a cure, it is not impossible to solve it. Also, since Zhengyao was struck like this by lightning, maybe he will be struck again by lightning in the future.

, he will naturally get better."

Li Chengfeng patted Feng Ming on the shoulder gratefully, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Feng Ming is right! I shouldn't give up."

Yuan Fengming showed a slight smile, patted Li Chengfeng on the shoulder and said: "Brother Wen Zhi, it has been hard enough for you to take care of Zhengyao by yourself these years, but your health is still important. Although you cannot serve the court, you still have to serve the court.

You should consider yourself and your family. Come, I have some health-preserving prescriptions here. If you follow these prescriptions, it will naturally help you and Zhengyao's health."

"Then thank you, dear brother Fengming."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back to Shudong first. That guy Haiyun is alone in the medicine shop, I'm worried."

Yuan Fengming stood up immediately and seemed determined to leave.

"Haiyun, you are already fourteen years old this year. Haha, in two years, my dear brother will be able to retire peacefully."

"Okay, brother, don't overthink it. I think Zhengyao will get better." Yuan Fengming naturally understood Li Chengfeng's mood at the moment, so he comforted him.

After that, Li Chengfeng and Yuan Fengming left the pavilion and walked towards the gate.

Riding on the cool autumn wind, Li Chengfeng and Li Zhengyao sent Yuan Fengming out of the gate of Li Mansion. Li Chengfeng felt helpless, and after hesitating for a moment, he looked at Zhengyao with a smile and said: "Zhengyao, be good.

, it will be your fifteenth birthday in a few days, daddy will take you to the street to buy some things for fun today, okay?"

"Go shopping? Okay! I want to eat candied haws, I want to eat candied haws." Zhengyao blinked his crystal clear eyes. If it were an outsider, it would never be possible to connect Zhengyao at this moment with a fool.

"Okay, okay, daddy will buy you candied haws, and let's go." Li Chengfeng gently patted the inconspicuous dust on his body, then took Zhengyao's left hand and walked out of the Li family door.

The Li Mansion is not so much a big house of the Li family as it is an ordinary private house built against the mountains and rivers. However, due to the blessings of our ancestors, there are more or less family properties here, so this private house appears to be larger.

That's all, but everyone knows that the Li family is now at the end of its rope.

More than ten years have passed, but compared to ordinary parents, Li Chengfeng looks so old. Since Zhengyao's mother died when he was two years old, Li Chengfeng has taken care of Zhengyao as both a father and a mother.

In the first ten years, Li Chengfeng was mostly surprised and relieved. Only the accident five years ago completely plunged the Li family and his son into the abyss.

A fifteen-year-old child was actually being led by others while walking on the street. Ordinary people would have been too embarrassed to see anyone. But this was understandable. After all, Zhengyao didn't know what the people around him were looking at him like, and he didn't know why.

He knows what shame means. A pair of bright and clear eyes looked around, but he did not feel any strangeness due to this group of strange eyes. Instead, he looked at the people around him with strange eyes.

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"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this silly boy is really mentally ill. Why did he come out to do something so stupid and angry? Isn't it making people laugh?"

"Boss Wan, you don't know something. These days, stupid people are often guilty of being mean. Sometimes you need to come out and be laughed at to feel comfortable." A middle-aged woman with heavy makeup said in an extremely contemptuous tone,

There was a burst of ridicule immediately.

"As the saying goes, 'There is an ape in the mountain who learns to be a human being. He wears a monkey's head and wears a crown with profound meaning. Those who pretend to be dressed in clothes will laugh at the indifference of all living beings.' Even the smartest monkey, wearing no matter how gorgeous the clothes, walks on the street.

After all, he is still a beast. Li Chengfeng, you know your son is an idiot, why do you keep him around and make him a laughing stock?"

Suddenly a young man appeared from the crowd. His clothes were very bright and luxurious, and he was five feet eight inches tall. He was by no means an ordinary tall man in the middle of Sichuan.

This person's words are full of sarcasm. Even though he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, he is a famous second generation ancestor in this area. With his wealth, he has hired many teachers, and he has learned a lot and can enjoy himself.

Reciting poems. And because his family background is very strong, no one can offend him, and no one dares to offend him. This person is none other than Guan Zhen, the son of Guan Dao, the magistrate of Guan County. His grandfather Guan Ping is the magistrate of Chengdu, and

This Guan Ping is the current Minister of Civil Affairs, the proud disciple of Yan Song, who is known as one of the top ten sycophants in Chinese history!

In this way, the Guan family is naturally the master with one hand covering the sky here.

Who doesn’t know this information? Li Chengfeng naturally didn’t want to create too many complications, so he lowered his head and led Zheng Yao into the crowd, feeling really pained in his heart.

"Hahahaha. Don't people in Sichuan say that the Li family has been talented for generations? How come they have become like this today? So dumb, so stupid, so funny, so funny!" Guan Zhen can be described as aggressive and sarcastic.

Others seemed to be addicted. But instead of feeling that it was too much, the people on the side laughed and mocked together.

"What's going on, dad? Why does he look like he's crying? What's going on? Why are these people surrounding us? They look so fierce..." Zhengyao is completely like a five-year-old with no mature mind at this moment.

The child, as if he had no idea what was going on, looked at everyone stupidly, and then turned to look at his father, confused in his heart.

"That's enough! It has been said since ancient times: forgive others when you have to, but you are too aggressive and go against what a man should do!!"

Suddenly, a young man in green shirt jumped out from the crowd. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old and about the same size as Zhengyao. But this shout made everyone on the side, including Guan Zhen, startled.

As for Zhengyao next to him, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at the person coming.

The person who came here was five feet seven inches tall. He looked like a frail scholar, but he had a voice as loud as a bell and was domineering. He seemed to be no ordinary ordinary person.

"Who are you? How dare you go against me, young master?" Guan Zhen suddenly felt angry. He never thought that in this big-ass place like Guan County, there would be people who dared to go against him. How could he put his face aside? So he spoke.

His hands were already clenched, ready to punch the person coming at any moment.

"Young...Young Master, you can't do that! This...this person is Zhang Cheng, who came first in this year's provincial examination. He is a completely ignorant guy. Don't get along with him. Moreover, the Master has ordered that Princess Ning'an may have paid a private visit recently."

If something bad happens here, it will be very bad!" A middle-aged man who looked like a servant next to him tugged on Guan Zhen's sleeve and whispered softly.

When Guan Zhen heard the word "princess", his heart suddenly became filled with joy. He recalled that he had the honor to meet her in the Forbidden City two years ago. Although the princess was only twelve years old at the time, she was already so beautiful that Guan Zhen was fascinated by it. At that time,

Then he made up his mind that he would never marry anyone other than Ning'an in this life.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly waved his hand and left a message: "I have important things to do today, so I won't argue with you! Let's go!" After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

Seeing Guan Zhen gradually leaving, Li Chengfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and his expression became calmer. All these changes were seen in Zhengyao's eyes. Although Zhengyao still didn't understand why, but intuitively
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