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Section 24: Guan Zhong's descendants

An old man walked up from behind the crowd and saw that although the old man was all white, he was tall and energetic. When Tian Kai saw the old man, he bowed politely: "It turned out to be Mr. Guan, why do you have the time to come to Zibo City today?" The old man did not answer, but just looked at Guan Yan.

Tian Kai followed the old man's gaze and suddenly realized, "So that's it, Tian was negligent." The old man smiled indifferently: "Young Master is here, not only my family has contributed to the people of the world, but also hopes to train the young master with this. I have heard about Tian Qingzhou's reputation for a long time, and I will have to trouble you to teach you in the future!" Tian Kai was praised, so he was naturally very comfortable, and replied with a smile: "I dare not dare, don't dare." The old man continued, "Since that, I will take the young master away first, and the patriarch said something to me to tell the young master." Tian Kai held his fist respectfully: "Sir, please give me away, I will not leave." The old man bowed to Tian Kai and gave Guan Yan a look. The old man squeezed out of the crowd and slowly disappeared from Tian Kai's vision.

Tian Kai kept watching the old man and Guan Yan leave with a smile, completely ignoring the Li family members around him. The slightly fat middle-aged man couldn't hold back and walked closer to Tian Kai and said softly, "Sir..." Tian Kai heard it, his face turned gloomy and looked at the middle-aged man in anger. He turned around without saying a word, shook his sleeves, snorted coldly and walked straight into the governor's mansion, leaving behind the complicated Li family members...

The old man took Guan Yan to walk silently on the street. Although Guan Yan was full of questions, he did not ask. He believed that the old man would naturally tell him. When he walked to a restaurant, the old man touched his stomach and said to Guan Yan: "I am a little hungry. Can the subordinates of the school be willing to drink with me?" Guan Yan naturally nodded and agreed. The two entered the restaurant one by one and the other.

After the food and food, the waiter stepped down. The old and young people on the table were just sitting there. No one broke the deadlock. Or because Guan Yan had too many doubts in his heart, he couldn't help but ask first: "Sir, who is the one who saved me?" The old man laughed and did not answer, but patted the table and said: "Did the young master drink here yesterday?" Guan Yan looked around. It was indeed the table where he drank with Zhou Cang, Ji Ling and Chen Deng yesterday, and asked hurriedly: "Sir."

How did you know?" The old man stroked his beard: "If you don't know, how can you listen to the master's master's master's work?" Guan Yan smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, praise me." The old man continued, "After today, I will call the master the master, and I will call me Uncle Zhong." "Uncle Zhong?" Guan Yan could not get any answers I wanted except for more doubts to this answer. The old man looked at Guan Yan and waved his hand with a smile: "I will talk to the master in detail to solve the doubts."

The old man took a sip of wine and continued, "Young Master, can you know the butler of Linzi?" Guan Yan shook his head, and the old man continued, "The young master has heard of Guan Zhong and Guan Yiwu in the Spring and Autumn Period." Guan Yan replied, "He has the talent of conquering the world and the world, and the strategy of saving the times, and naturally recognizes the 'First Face of Spring and Autumn'." The old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "The butler of Linzi is the descendant of Guan Zhong." "Oh?!" This surprised Guan Yan a lot. Thinking about the Wei family, the descendant of Wei Qing of Hanoi, is still the true lord of Hanoi. And why did Guan Zhong, such an obvious ancestor, have such a clear and profound ancestor, so he did not show his brilliance?

The old man seemed to guess what Guan Yan thought, stroked his beard and said, "During the Spring and Autumn Period, the various countries were in chaos, and our ancestors assisted Duke Huan for 40 years to achieve great achievements. However, our ancestors knew that although Qi was a domineering, they were not unified. If they died, the general trend of the world was unknown. Moreover, countless people have offended in the past forty years. In order to protect the health of future generations, our ancestors left a legacy before their death: the descendants of the Guan family must live in Niushan northwest of Linzi. They must not be born as officials unless they are in troubled times! Since the death of our ancestors, our Guan family has lived in Niushan for eight hundred years!"

At this time, Guan Yan couldn't help but wonder: "Since that's the case, why is Tian Qingzhou so respectful to his sir?" The old man stroked his beard proudly: "The ancestors were good at governing the country, and compiled twenty-four articles of governing the country, which were passed down from generation to generation. When our Guan clan was sixteen years old, he would go out to practice what he learned, just for a staff member, and not take official positions. The ancestors governing the country had the most amazing strategies, and would be rich in one side. Therefore, our clan became famous in the court officials, but the secular clan did not know much!"

Guan Yan nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Why did that sir save me?"

The old man's face darkened, he sighed, and said slowly: "This move is to save you, and to save me, Guan clan!"

Guan Yan said: "How do you say this?"

The old man looked at Guan Yan and said, "At this point, I can't hide it. Since my ancestors, I have been passed down to twenty-one generations. Due to the ancestral teachings, although the branches and leaves of the clan are gradually withering, and now the head of the family has been single-passed. Oh, the house is leaking and storm. Now the head of the family is fifty-three, but there is no child!" The old man leaned on the table with his elbows, leaned forward, staring at Guan Yan and said softly: "I am the housekeeper of the clan, and has served two generations of heads. Therefore, the head of the family ordered me to find a few people who have been to succeed my clan for a year! You can do it very well!"

After hearing this, Guan Yan looked at the old man with complicated eyes: "Why did you choose me by sir? The young student's qualifications are mediocre, out of the rashness. And he has an official position, which is contrary to the clan's ancestral teachings."

The old man did not rush to reply, but took a sip of the dish leisurely and swallowed it slowly. Then he sipped a sip of wine and said calmly: "You have heard of two poems and essays in Wanghailou, Xuzhou. Yesterday's sentence "There will be a time to break the wind and waves, and the clouds will sail across the sea" is even more amazing. The saying of mediocre qualifications is actually that the young master is humble. His former ancestor Guan Zhong lost his father since childhood and lived in poverty. He could not have been able to make a living by making a living. He went through many twists and turns for decades to have a place to be useful, regardless of his birth! Moreover, the ancestors said: If you are not in troubled times, you will not be able to become an official. Now that the yellow turbans are everywhere, the princes are ready to move, and the chaos is not long! Moreover, your age, life experience, and especially your surname are suitable. I wonder what the young master wants?"

After saying that, the old man stared at Guan Yan with anticipation in his eyes. Guan Yan originally wanted to go back and discuss with Chen Deng first, but seeing the old man's eyes, he probably wouldn't be able to leave if he didn't agree.

Guan Yan smiled awkwardly and bowed, "Sir, I am so proud of me, and I value me so much, so I will follow my orders." "Hahaha~~" The old man smiled heartily, raised his glass and said, "Since that's the case, the relationship between you and my master and servant has been settled." Guan Yan hurriedly raised his glass and said, "How dare you? How dare you? I will take care of Uncle Zhong in the future!" Seeing that Guan Yan changed his words, Guan Zhong smiled even happier. He drank all the wine in the glass and made a "please" gesture to Guan Yan. The two of them clinked glasses, just like master and servant for many years, and each enjoyed it.
Chapter completed!
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