The next day, Liu Yan thought that Xu Shu was gone, but it didn't, and a nervous heart returned to its place. The two tacitly met and didn't mention yesterday's incident. It's just that Liu Yan's originally desperate heart came alive again, and the teacher said that he wanted to resign, but he didn't really leave, which means that the words he said finally moved him.

For the two of them, marriage is not the order of their parents, the words of the matchmaker. She has no parents for a long time, he only has an old mother, and he has long been desperate for his marriage. Liu Yan had long heard that when the old man Huang promoted Huang Yueying to his house, the old lady came forward and sternly refused, which shows that the old lady is still very precious to her son, and she is reluctant to let her son be wronged, although this son has reached the age of not being confused.

The problem that now lies among them is the four words "human words are terrible." Liu Yan is very clear about this, and to a certain extent, she knows better than Xu Shu how much public opinion will play a counterproductive role in this matter.

At that time, Liu Yan used public opinion to make Liu Bei believe that he would have a son, and asked him to cross the river and demolish the bridge to Kou Feng in advance, and Liu Bei also used public opinion to ruin Kou Feng's reputation and make him a womanizer with his father's concubine.

Because of this, she knew very well that once she married her teacher. What disgusting words will those "people with a heart" use to express their opinions on this matter.

The teacher's worry is definitely not worried about himself, he is worried about her, afraid that she will not be able to bear it. The more she acted indifferent, the more worried he became, it was a vicious circle.

Of course, not being able to withstand the pressure of public opinion is only part of the reason why the teacher does not agree to marry her. Another reason is the huge age difference between them. The teacher is a person who has no life, and all his time is work except for filial piety to his mother. Before I didn't have a job, I spent all my time studying.

After living like this for almost forty years, he had no idea how to live under the same roof with women other than his mother. There are only male servants and no maids in the general's mansion. So much so that some colleagues and subordinates who don't know the inside story still think that this adult has the good of Longyang.

However, these many reasons are not a problem on Liu Yan's side. She can all say with confidence that she doesn't care. I don't care if people's words are terrible, and I don't care if I am as plain as water after marriage. She hadn't thought about what would happen after they got married.

Thinking about it this way, in fact, she, like him, is a person who has no life and will not live. In her previous life, as the lowest slave girl, survival was her biggest goal, and she didn't think about what life was.

In this life, she has rights and status, and she can finally pursue some superstructures. only to find that what she wants to pursue is just to serve the goal of survival.

She has a crush on teachers, and she only has a crush on teachers. However, it was the idea that prompted her to marry her teacher. It was the forced marriage of Sima Hui and the family. She regarded marrying her teacher as a lifesaver. If it weren't for Sima Hui and their forced marriage, and without the potential threat of Cao Cao, she wouldn't have the idea of marrying the teacher at all, and the relationship between them would probably only stay at the stage of hazy favor.

They are all people who have no life, and she is more innocent than him. Thinking that fake marriages can become a normal part of life. But he told her it couldn't be.

Liu Yan secretly smiled bitterly in a place that Xu Shu couldn't see: Perhaps, it was because of your refusal, teacher, that I really began to feel that marrying you was a good decision. If it were someone other than you, who would be able to go their separate ways after marriage and not interfere with each other?

Marriage is not a transaction, nor can it be traded. This is the concept that Xu Shu passed on to her. Now that I think about it, she can understand this concept and agree with it. But at the moment of the proposal, she had only one thought, that is, to marry him! As long as she could marry him, what deal he had, and what would happen to his married life, she would not think about it, she just had to nod his head in front of her and agree to marry her.

Hey, so she is the one who thinks simply, and she is also the one who is difficult for strong people. But she doesn't care, as long as she can marry him, what if she really wants to challenge the bottom line of public opinion?

It's just that marriage is a two-sided matter, and the teacher doesn't agree, even if she has the ability to go to heaven and earth, and the determination to go to the guillotine, it's useless!

Liu Yan's heart fluctuated, and Xu Shu didn't know. The emotions that were disturbed by the so-called "truth" that day temporarily calmed down after arriving in Nanyang to meet Li Yan. Li Yan told Xu Shu that Zhuge Liang was very low-key. So low-key that if Liu Yan didn't write to ask, he didn't realize that this person had come back at all.

The literati circle in Xiangyang is so big, everyone is an acquaintance. Of course, Li Yan knew where Zhuge Liang lived. He has been to this place before. But since Zhuge Liang took refuge in Liu Bei, he has not returned to this home in Nanyang. After receiving Liu Yan's inquiry, Li Yan did not dare to slack off, and sent someone to secretly visit several times to confirm that Zhuge Liang himself had indeed gone home.

In fact, Liu Yan didn't have a lot of attention and eagerness for this Zhuge senior brother, because before this senior brother, she already had Xu Shu, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Jiang Wan, the Ma brothers, Yin Ji and other Wenchen, among them, there are many who are good at military strategy and internal affairs, and she is not as desperate for talents as she was when she was in Xiangyang.

Before entering Sichuan, it was only a whim to send someone to investigate, and it was also stained with the light of Liu Chan, who was not found. They didn't know that Liu Chan was dead, so they died in Xiangyang. This is the reason why Kuai Yue and Zhang Fei have not been able to find anyone.

Liu Bei's cronies who protected Liu Chan heard that Jiangling City was broken, Liu Bei was killed by Jiangdong's people, and Zhou Yu led his troops to Xiangyang City. He thought that whether it was Zhou Yu or Cao Cao's people who finally took possession of Xiangyang, he and Liu Chan would not end well in the hands of either of them, especially he, an adult, would be killed by Liu Chan, a child.

To make matters worse, Liu Bei left him with the few maintenance fees he had, and under the high martial law at that time, running out of money was really a fatal blow. When there was really no hope, this person chose to kill Liu Chan, so he dug a deep pit in the backyard of his residence and buried it.

Later, Xiangyang changed hands, and he didn't have time to figure out who entered Xiangyang City, so he took advantage of the chaos to get out of the city. So much so that no one knows about Liu Chan's death, and no one has found his body.

Liu Chan's whereabouts no one cared about except Zhang Fei, but Liu Yan once cared about Zhuge Liang's whereabouts. It's just that after not finding it for a long time, she gave up. This time she met Zhuge Jin in Jiangdong, which reminded her of Zhuge Liang again, so she temporarily crammed and asked Li Yan to visit.

Fortunately, Liu Yan had just remembered this matter now, which made Zhuge Liang live a peaceful and leisurely life before this. As soon as Xu Shu arrived, his good days came to an end. In line with the intention of contributing to the apprentice's career, Xu Shu said that he would pull Zhuge Liang in front of Liu Yan.

No, the first time he came to the door, Xu Shu made his intention clear, and he didn't hide it at all: "Brother, I came this time at the request of His Royal Highness to invite you out of the mountain." Her Royal Highness is now in Jiangdong and will return to Xiangyang in the near future, and she hopes to see you in Xiangyang. ”

"Others don't know me, you should know! What skills do I have, worthy of Her Royal Highness the Princess's attention? It's just a country horseman, Your Highness is gracious, and you understand it." Zhuge Liang said abruptly.

Liu Yan is powerful, he has already understood it. His face still hurts badly when he thinks about it now!

When Kou Feng was still Liu Feng, he, as Liu Bei's employee, chose Mingzhe to protect himself, and chose to ignore Kou Feng's increasingly deteriorating situation. From his point of view, there's nothing wrong with that. But in Liu Yan's eyes, she had a bad impression of being pretentious and ruthless.

Now that Kou Feng's falling flower has really fallen on the embroidery pier, how can he, who was once high above and watched him leave the branches, still have the face to go to Liu Yan and beg for a living under her?

"Kong Ming, back then, I recommended you to Uncle Liu Huang because I knew that you had the ability and ambition, and I thought that Uncle Huang could give you a platform to display your abilities. Who knows that creation makes people, and the emperor's uncle will eventually return to dust, this is all the arrangement of fate. But there is no doubt about your ability, it's just a setback, so what's there to care about?" Xu Shu persuaded: "Shi Yuan suffered so many grievances in Jiangdong, and in the end, His Highness exchanged him from Zhou Yu with a cart of grain. The past can only be regarded as an experience, and the past is over, and it cannot be taken to heart all the time. ”

"Well, I understand what you're saying, but ...... But I ...... I still have some special circumstances...... I, I don't know why Her Royal Highness the princess sent you as a lobbyist at this time. I ......" Zhuge Liang wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing how to tell his old friend about that past.

"Before I came, His Royal Highness said to me personally, she said that I can grant you the authority of a Jingzhou pastor. If you want anything else, wait until you see her and then talk about it. Seeing that persuasion failed, Xu Shu directly threw out Liu Yan's conditions.

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he couldn't help but stand upright: "You, what are you talking about? Jing, Jingzhou Mu? This, this, just kidding!"

"No kidding! These are the exact words of His Highness. Xu Shu said seriously: "Maybe you don't know, His Royal Highness is going to move the governance office to Chengdu." Most of the leadership in Jingzhou will be moved. I will also follow her into Sichuan, and in the future, this Jingzhou and Jiangdong after Chengping will be handed over to you, do you know that what His Royal Highness has entrusted to you is where her foundation lies!"

Liu Yan would not say these words. She didn't even think about it. For her, Zhuge Liang is the one who wants to replace the teacher in Jingzhou. Since the teacher said that this person can be trusted, and there is no enmity between herself and Zhuge Liang, but the nodding friend will naturally not be as personal as Zhou Yu, and the trust is established, as long as the teacher approves it, she basically approves it. Zhuge Liang was worried about Liu Yan's past, Liu Yan didn't take them to heart at all.

It's just that Xu Shu's heart-wrenching words, Liu Yan will definitely not be able to say it in the face of Zhuge Liang. But Zhuge Liang himself didn't know, he thought that what Xu Shu said was what Liu Yan said. Jingzhou Mu's real power, this is not the most tempting bargaining chip for him, Liu Yan's trust in him is.

Just like that, Zhuge Liang was coaxed out of the house by Xu Shu's seemingly true words and came to Xiangyang Princess's Mansion to meet Liu Yan. Liu Yan was naturally very happy to see him: "Senior brother, time flies so fast, we haven't seen each other for almost ten years in this blink of an eye, right?"

"Yes! Time is the most unforgiving. His Royal Highness is still high, but the small people have long been committed to dust. Zhuge Liang bent down in front of Liu Yan.

"Senior brother is polite, I'm just stained with everyone's light, and I just have a little power today. Well, gossip is a chance to talk later. Today we get down to business. I believe that the teacher has already told you, I asked you to go out of the mountain because I wanted you to stay in Jingzhou instead of the teacher. What do you think?" Liu Yan's feelings for Zhuge Liang are only general, and she naturally doesn't want to say more polite words, and it is her style to go straight to the point.

"The small people are sparse, I'm afraid they can't do it. Zhuge Liang said modestly.

"You didn't have experience as a state pastor before, and you haven't taken such a big plate, so it's normal to have no bottom in your heart. Don't worry, I've left you a few people who can be used, and they are all very experienced. They are all natives of Jingzhou, and you should have heard of them. I'll introduce you to them at the regular meeting. Liu Yan didn't like those twists and turns of fake politeness, but Zhuge Liang was a newcomer to her, and she couldn't turn her face as soon as she came up, so she simply interrupted him and assigned the task.

This made Zhuge Liang feel pressured, and the new boss was as strong as ever, which made his already somewhat apprehensive heart even more uneasy.

"Your Highness, Xiaomin, Xiaomin means...... Xiaomin is willing to be a Taishou or even a county lord......" Zhuge Liang blushed.

"Senior brother, what are you talking about? You go to be a taishou? return to the county lord? What do you do with that people's taishou or county lord? In the past, Uncle Liu Huang used you, and he hated to give you a higher title than him, for fear of wronging you. Why did you come to me, but you took the initiative to ask for a small seal?"

Liu Yan chuckled: "Don't be humble anymore, let you guard Jingzhou was decided by me and the teacher." Now that you're here, it's settled. Two days later, at the regular meeting of the Princess's Mansion, I will issue a formal appointment. Of course, your title can't be Jingzhou Mu, temporarily named you the general of Zhenbei, and it's okay to chill Cao Thief. Rest assured, it won't be long before the title of Jingzhou Mu will fall on your head. ”

"This ......" Zhuge Liang was dumbfounded, General Zhenbei? The new boss of Cao Cao, you really dare to think and dare to do it! In the past, Cao Cao named Sun Quan as the general of Zhendong, and today you seal me like this, you are a slap in the face of Hongguoguo!

"Alright, don't do this, that. You can now go to the teacher and take the time to hand over the affairs to understand the situation. The time left for you to prepare is very short, and you can grasp it yourself. Zhenbei General's Mansion is your own site selection and supervision, before it is built, you will temporarily live in the teacher's mansion. Liu Yan didn't give Zhuge Liang any breathing room at all, and directly handed over a basket of things to him.

Three days later, at the regular meeting of the princess's mansion, Liu Yan solemnly introduced Zhuge Liang to her leadership team. The relocation of the administrative office was officially accelerated.