It can be said that Liu Bei values Zhuge Liang's talent, and again and again, whether he is behind closed doors, or ridiculed by the little scholar, regardless of the wind, snow and cold weather, he insists on seeing Zhuge Liang, and he will never give up if Zhuge Liang is not invited. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After Cao Cao unified northern China, Jingzhou became the target of public criticism, directly facing the military threats of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao lacked a countermeasure. Liu Bei, who was driven out of the Central Plains by Cao Cao, was stationed in Fancheng at this time, which attracted Zhuge Liang's attention.

At this time, Zhuge Liang has been bored in Longzhong for almost ten years, and he has learned all his skills, and the eight array diagrams have also been completed, seeing that he is already thirty years old, it is time to show his skills. At the suggestion of his teacher and friends, Zhuge Liang decided to go to Fancheng to meet Liu Bei in person.

When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Bei, Liu Bei was meeting guests, Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang was very young and had never known each other, so he didn't take Zhuge Liang in his eyes and put him aside. When the meeting was over and Zhuge Liang was left alone, Liu Bei still ignored it.

Someone happened to send a fashionable oxtail, and Liu Bei only cared about weaving ornaments with the fashionable oxtail. Seeing this scene, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but say with a straight face: "I thought that the general must have great ambitions, but I didn't expect that he only knew how to weave." ”

Only then did Liu Bei's attention focus on him, and after some conversation, Liu Bei found that the young man in front of him was indeed different, and he was a rare talent.

At that time, Zhuge Liang's teacher Sima Hui analyzed the general trend of the world: "Now that Cao Cao has coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he has pacified the Central Plains, and he is bound to take Jingzhou as his next offensive target." And Jiangdong Sun Quan, in the past few years, has been recuperating and strong, and he has also shifted his attention to the eight counties of Jingxiang. It can be said that Jingzhou directly faces the threat of Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Mu Liu Biao of Jingzhou lacked a countermeasure, and the war in Jingzhou was about to break out, and the stable situation in Jingzhou was about to end. ”

Sima Hui said: "When Liu Bei came to Jingzhou at this time, he must have a plan. Liu Bei and Liu Biao are both Han nobles, Liu Bei has no place to stand at the moment, he is counting on Liu Biao to give him a place to live, and at the same time, he is also waiting for changes. ”

Zhuge Liang asked: "Compared with Liu Bei and Liu Biao, is Liu Bei above Liu Biao in terms of talent and learning, or is it on par?"

Sima Hui said with a smile: "Liu Biao was also a talented man in Luoyang back then, and of course his talent was above Liu Bei, and now he is the lord of the eight counties, and his power is not the same as Liu Bei." However, Liu Biao is not accustomed to military affairs, and completely relies on the Cai family to support the situation in Jingzhou, and his son Liu Cong is stubborn and is bound to achieve nothing. ”

"What about Liu Bei?" Zhuge Liang urged the teacher to continue.

"Liu Bei is a person who seems to be mediocre and has no talent, it is said that before he became famous, he was just a weaver and a shoe seller, but all the heroes in the world looked down on him. Liu Bei was born with a temperament as a leader, and he, a person with no ability, can make people with skills happy and convinced, willing to obey his dispatch, driven by him, and work hard for him. Let's just say that several of his generals, such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, all have the courage of ten thousand people, and they can be described as heroes, loyal to Liu Bei, and obedient to their words. ”

"Liu Bei has such a hero by his side, he should be able to achieve great things, but over the years, Liu Bei has been all over the world, running around and killing, why hasn't he achieved much and become a hegemon?"

This is the crux of the matter, that is, he does not have people around him who can give him amazing advice and use the talents of generals for him. If Liu Bei's own knowledge and ability let him directly command the three armies and dispatch thousands of troops, if not useless, at least it is not his strength. But he is good at dealing with people, and he is good at employing people, and he has the bearing of not doubting people and not suspecting people. If you are willing to assist Liu Bei, you may be able to get a chance to put what you have learned in your life, a chance to command thousands of troops and create a great cause, why don't you give it a try?"

Although Zhuge Liang had heard of Liu Bei, after all, he had no chance to contact him, so Zhuge Liang wanted to meet this person, and he believed that seeing was believing and hearing was false. Just like Liu Biao, the public's reputation is good, and he is not a person he can rely on. He wants to see Liu Bei's attitude towards him as a young man, and whether Liu Bei really has the temperament of a leader as people say, or whether he is a charlatan with a false name and an imperial uncle's signboard.

Sima Hui said: "If you plan to meet Liu Bei, then without further ado. As far as I know, Liu Bei is now stationed in Fancheng, and the whereabouts of the army are confusing. ”

Zhuge Liang said to the teacher, "I'll go to Fancheng tonight." ”

Liu Bei has a habit of always visiting local celebrities and receiving people from all walks of life, no matter where he is stationed. Now that the people in Fancheng have just finished settling, they can't help but saddle their horses and get tired, and they want to rest in the dormitory for a while, but they don't want to have any guests visiting, so they beat their spirits and come forward to receive them.

This guest's ancestor was Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, and he made a living selling livestock, often going back and forth between Liangzhou and the Central Plains and even Saiwai, claiming to be a fellow villager with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei has been away from his hometown for a long time and wants to know some things about his hometown. When the two were talking, they suddenly reported that a guest was visiting, and Liu Bei said casually: "One is not much, two is not much, all the guests who come to visit are invited to come to the guest room." With that, he stood up and walked into the door to greet the guests.

The visitor was a young man, tall and polite, and he walked in with a deep smile. Liu Bei hurriedly returned the salute with his hand, and looked the visitor up and down, this person is more than eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and bright eyes, a straight nose and mouth, and a dignified appearance, although he looks old, he is not more than thirty years old, but he just can't remember who this person's surname is? I can't help but ask: "Forgive Liu Bei's clumsy eyes, where did Your Excellency have had dealings with Liu Bei?"

"I have never known the general in my life, and today is my first visit, and I hope that I will forgive you for being presumptuous. ”

"Oh, please sit down for a moment, I still have guests in my room. ”

Zhuge Liang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I'll wait here." ”

Liu Bei nodded at Kong Ming, thinking: What can this young man do with me? Shouldn't he want to see if Liu Bei has his ears hanging down his shoulders and his hands over his knees? In the past few days, many boring people have come to see Liu Bei's face. Thinking of this, he didn't say anything, turned around and went back to the inner room, and continued to talk with the fellow in Zhuozhou.

Zhuge Liang arrived in Fancheng at dawn, and he inquired about Liu Bei's team from passers-by and learned that he was still stationed in Fancheng. He stopped at a small shop on the side of the road, ate a little something, repaired it, looked at the three poles on the sun, and found Liu Bei's camp.

Zhuge Liang's first impression of Liu Bei was good, he was modest, but he did not lose the demeanor of an imperial uncle. Since there are already guests in the hall, it is reasonable to wait, Zhuge Liang did not complain, sat in the corner of the guest hall, and meditated on how he would talk to Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei didn't mind a young man's sudden visit, he didn't pay much attention to the visitor, and he guessed: "This young man, looking at his cautious words and deeds, shouldn't he have something to ask me for? Or else he wants to come to my account to find an errand to do, right?"

The fellow of Zhuozhou saw that it was not early, so he got up to say goodbye, and Liu Bei did not keep it, and sent it outside the gate. Turning around and returning to the room, he picked it up and gave it to him and fiddled with it. The arrival of the villager reminded him of his days in his hometown, and he couldn't help but weave the oxtail in his hand like a reed mat, completely forgetting the young man who was still waiting in the guest hall.

Zhuge Liang, who was left out in the cold, saw this scene and couldn't help but say: "I thought the general was a man with great ambitions, but I didn't expect that he only knew how to weave." ”

After that, Zhuge Liang got up and said goodbye. Only then did Liu Bei realize that he had treated this young guest slowly, so he hurriedly put down the yak tail in his hand and got up to keep it, asking Zhuge Liang if there was something wrong with him.

"I'm here for Jingzhou's safety. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he thought about it in his heart, but he said: "Oh, then why don't you go to Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao? I am just a soldier under Jingzhou Mu." ”

At this time, Zhuge Liang had already given up the remarks he had prepared when he came, and casually responded: "I originally wanted to talk to the general about the strategy of governing the army and the country, but now I don't want to talk about anything." ”

Liu Bei secretly thought: Today's young people are empty-eyed, ambitious and talented, and they want to talk to me about the strategy of governing the military at a young age, which is really a bit ignorant of the sky? But after thinking about it, since they meet in Pingshui, they can also afford to talk to you, so they can't help but chat with them, right?

In order to show his grace and generosity, Liu Bei persuaded Kong Ming to sit down, thinking: "I might as well test him and let him know what is the strategy for governing the army and the country." ”

So Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang with the attitude of treating his friends: "Liu Bei thinks that there is nothing to govern the country and the army, but there are two things, one is to appease the people with virtue and educate the people;

Zhuge Liang came prepared, without thinking, and replied casually: "What the general said is good, but the two cannot be used in isolation." Only when Confucianism and law are united, and those who teach them morality before soldiers, teach them morality, and punish them strictly, can they have a temperate relationship up and down and an orderly situation on the left and right. ”

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was listening, so he continued to preach: "The Ming monarch governs his program and discipline, and politics should have a sequence, first the outline, then the discipline, the first order, then the punishment, the body first, and then the person." It is a discipline based on the rules of reason, and punishment is imposed on the order. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he became a little interested, and thought: This young man still has some goods in his stomach, and it seems that he came prepared. He continued to ask: "What do you think should be done in the way of government?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "I think that the way to govern is to listen to and adopt the words of the people, and to seek and warlocks, so that things should be their eyes and their ears should be heard...... If the complaint is not heard, the vain will not be able to stretch out, and if the good is not accepted, the loyal will not be believed, and the evil will allow him to be treacherous......"

Although Zhuge Liang answered Liu Bei's question, he saw from Liu Bei's eyes that Liu Bei was a little absent-minded, so he stopped talking. He didn't intend to delay here any longer, so he got up and took his leave. Liu Bei felt at this time that this young man really had a little talent, so he had the intention of retaining, and when he hesitated, he saw that Zhuge Liang had already made up his mind, so he gave up.