The first snow of early winter is sprinkled thinly on the mountain tops of Longzhong, dyeing the original green mountains and green waters into a plain white. And in this silver-covered room, but I saw a man and a horse walking alone on the mountain and forest paths. Xu is cold and windy, and the person on the horse is wearing a bamboo hat on his head, wrapped in a long scarf, pressing his eyes, and he can't see his face clearly at first glance. However, there was a three-foot long sword straddling his waist, although it was half-old and not new, but it also showed that this lone wanderer was not an idle person.

A wind swept by, and there were faint bursts of sad piano sounds floating in the mountains. The lone wanderer on horseback listened for a moment, and suddenly followed the sound with a clamp on the horse's belly. After a while, the small courtyard of Kung Fu was displayed in front of the lone wanderer. But when I saw this house, the firewood door was open, and a young man in white was sitting in front of the hall, stroking the piano and singing.

"Step out of the city gate and look into the shadows.

There are three tombs in it, and they are similar.

Ask whose tomb it is, Tian Yi Gu Yezi.

The power can row the South Mountain, and the literature can be the Jedi.

Once slandered, two peaches killed three soldiers.

Who can plan for this, the minister of the country is Qi Yanzi. ”

Although the young man's piano voice is sad, the young man's singing voice is high-pitched and clear, with the allusions in "Yanzi Spring and Autumn", there is a heroic spirit that dominates the world. The lone traveler outside the door couldn't help but praise loudly, "It's a good song, Liang's father Yinzhou usually said that Kong Ming is in Longzhong, and he compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi." Today, it didn't happen. ”

Although the admiration of the lone wanderer interrupted the boy's singing, it did not arouse the latter's disgust. On the contrary, after seeing the figure of the visitor, the young man immediately took three steps and two steps to get up to greet him, who is Wu Dao, it turned out to be Brother Yuanzhi. It's windy outside the door, so hurry up and go inside to bake the fire. ”

"Then it is better to be respectful than to obey the fate." The lone wanderer casually pushed the bamboo hat upward, and only then did he reveal his face, but he was a handsome man with sword eyebrows and a bright smile.

It is said that this person's surname is Xu, his name is Fu, the character is straight, and he is from Yingchuan, Yuzhou. Since childhood, he loves fencing, is chivalrous and righteous, and often regards himself as a benevolent hero. In the last years of Zhongping (188), one of Xu Fu's families was ruined because of a grudge with a local wealthy bully. After hearing the news, Xu Fu smeared his face with white chalk and broke into the bully's house and stabbed the villain to death. And he himself was later captured by the officers and soldiers who rushed to hear the news. Out of morality in the rivers and lakes, and at the same time afraid of Zhulian's mother, Xu Fu always kept his name silent in prison, and the government had nothing to do with him. Later, after his friends checked up and down, he was rescued from prison with great difficulty. However, after this incident, Xu Fu felt that it was not enough to eradicate human injustices by dancing knives and guns, let alone changing the rotten imperial court. So in order to master the art of governing the country and using soldiers, Xu Fu changed his name to Xu Shu, bid farewell to his friends, and went to a foreign land to study.

In the first year of the first peace (190), the Han dynasty declined, the dictatorship of the powerful ministers, and the heroes rose together. Xu Shu, who had been studying for several years, and his classmate Shi Tao moved their family south to Jingzhou to avoid the war, and met Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei and other celebrities who also lived here in Jingzhou. However, among these literati and celebrities, Xu Shu values two teenagers who are not yet the age of a weak crown. Pang Tong, the nephew of Lumen Pang Degong, and Zhuge Liang, a white-clothed young man in front of him. In Xu Shu's opinion, although these two are young, they are knowledgeable and extraordinary. In particular, the sixteen-year-old Zhuge Liang, whose keen observation and unique insights into the current situation are often amazing. Therefore, every time Xu Shu passes by Nanyang, he will always come to Longzhong to visit Zhuge Liang, talk with him about the general trend of the world, and evaluate the heroes of the world.

At that moment, the two of them sat down as guests, and Xu Shu looked around. Although Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage is simple, it is cleanly cleaned up, with layers of bamboo slips on the shelves, and charcoal blocks burning in the brazier. Looking at Zhuge Liang on the opposite side, his complexion is ruddy, his eyes are like meteors, he is self-sufficient, and he lives in the mountains and wilderness. Thinking of what he saw and heard when he traveled to Yuzhou and other places before, Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and today there is a big chaos, wars are everywhere, but Jingzhou is far away from disputes, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is really rare. ”

How do you know that Zhuge Liang listened to what Xu Shu said, but shook his head disapprovingly, and Brother Daoyuan's words were wrong. The scenery of Chengping you saw in Jingzhou is just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water. ”

"Why did Kong Ming say this?" Xu Shu asked half surprised and half puzzled. It is necessary to know that Jingzhou has been far away from the war in the Central Plains in recent years, so it has attracted many famous families to come here to avoid disasters. And as more and more celebrities live here, Jingzhou's reputation has also risen. I don't know when the land of Jingchu began to be popular with the "Dingzu Theory", that is, the northern states are regarded as the body of a tripod, and the three states of Jing, Yi and Yang in the south have the convenience of geography, just like the three tripods to support (restrict) the north. Among them, Liu Zhang of Yizhou is cowardly by nature and addicted to witchcraft, so he is embarrassed. And Yuan Shu of Yangzhou not only conquered violently, recklessly used military force, but even claimed the title of emperor in a vain attempt to get his hands on the artifact. The result is naturally to provoke the anger of people and gods, and to be spurned by the world's corporans. Therefore, the most optimistic among the three legs at the moment is Liu Biao, who is dedicated to managing people's livelihood in Jingzhou. But listening to what Zhuge Liang said at this time, it seems that Jingzhou's stability and prosperity are just fantasies. This is really very different from the views of Jingzhou celebrities. However, out of trust in Zhuge Liang's talent, Xu Shu still wanted to hear the young man's next opinion.

Zhuge Liang saw that Xu Shu's point of view was quite hesitant, but he didn't sell much guanzi, but while fiddling with charcoal, he firmly analyzed to his friends that Jingzhou was based on Han and Chu in the north, and the South China Sea was profitable, connecting Wuhui in the east, and Tongba and Shu in the west, which was originally a country of force. In addition, Jingzhou has been far away from the disputes in the Central Plains in recent years, and it can indeed be regarded as a fertile field for thousands of miles, and the people are rich. It's a pity that Liu Jingsheng is a person who sits and talks about Xi Wang, and is suspicious and undecided. After all, Jingzhou is just a fish in the belly of others. ”

"Kong Ming means that Liu Jingsheng is not enough?" Xu Shu exclaimed again. The Liu Jingsheng that the two of them are talking about here is the current state pastor Liu Biao of Jingzhou. This person has a gentle appearance, and is well-known in the world when he was young, and Fan Peng, Kong Yu, Fan Kang, Tan Fu, Zhang Jian, and Cen Hui are known as "Jiangxia Eight Jun". Not to mention anything else, just because Liu Biao was blocked by Yuan Shu back then, and single-handedly entered Yicheng to take up the post of Jingzhou Assassin, which was enough to convince the people of the world of his courage. Needless to say, Liu Biao, with the assistance of Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao and others, made great efforts to govern Jingzhou, which was originally full of thieves, into a paradise in troubled times. Liu Yuanjun, who is so brave and resourceful, has become such an unbearable lord in the eyes of Zhuge Liang. I don't know how those celebrities in Jingzhou who have high hopes for Liu Biao will react when they hear it.

However, Zhuge Liang didn't pay attention to Xu Shu's strange expression at all, but listened to him continue to take care of himself, "Liu Jingsheng is indeed not enough to seek the king, when the Son of Heaven was martyred last year, Liu Biao, as a relative of the Han family, owned a state, but turned a deaf ear to the recruitment of the Son of Heaven and sat back and watched the Son of Heaven be captured by Cao Cao. Now seeing Cao Cao coercing the Son of Heaven in Xu to order the princes, Liu Biao was unwilling, and instigated Zhang Xiu to harass Yuzhou several times. Cao Cao was ordered to use this as an excuse to collect troops to protect himself, and let the traitor Yuan Shu go south to survive. If Liu Biao really had the heart to support the Han Dynasty, he should have held high the banner of righteousness in Jingzhou, first cleared Yuan Shu, and then fought against Cao Cao, so as to clear the monarch's side. This is the way of loyalty."

When Zhuge Liang said that he was excited, his hands couldn't help but clench into fists. And Xu Shu was also moved by the young man's loyalty and purity, and couldn't help but praising the case and praising the way of a loyal minister, Kong Ming didn't say it, Liu Biao and Cao Cao all had bad intentions, and they were not loyal ministers of the Han family. Not only these two people, but even Sun Ce of Jiangdong withdrew his troops from Qiantang on the grounds of avenging his father. The originally huge battle against Yuan ended in a sloppy manner after Lu Bu's attack on Shouchun, which is really embarrassing. ”

Liang has also heard about this. However, although Sun Ce claimed to seek revenge for Huang Zu's murder of his father, he was actually fighting with Chen Yu for Haixi (now Donghai, Jiangsu). Not only that, Sun Ce also appointed his younger brother Sun Quan as the head of Yangxian (now Yixing). It can be seen that the Sun family's intention to unify Jiangdong is clearly revealed. When Zhuge Liang said this, he suddenly changed his words and said with emotion, "Now it seems that those who are loyal to the Han family are only Liu Yuzhou."

Xu Shu saw that Zhuge Liang admired Liu Bei, and thought of what he saw and heard in Yuzhou, so he couldn't help but nod his head and agreed, "I never thought that Kong Ming lived in seclusion in the mountains, and he knew everything about the world." No, as Kong Ming said, when Shu left Yuzhou, Liu Yuzhou was recruiting strong men in Pei County to recruit Yuan Shu. After hearing the news, the righteous soldiers of Yuzhou came to his account to join the army and serve their lives. ”

For Xu Shu's praise, Zhuge Liang didn't take it to heart. His uncle Zhuge Xuan was an official under Liu Biao's account, and he often exchanged letters with him to discuss current affairs, and his teacher Pang Degong also often introduced some Jingzhou celebrities to meet him. Therefore, Zhuge Liang was not only interested in reading the books of sages in Longzhong, and his ears did not hear about the affairs of the world. At the same time, Zhuge Liang also has a unique opinion on the various princes of the Central Plains. To be more precise, Zhuge Liang's evaluation of the princes is based on the standard of moral behavior, rather than strength in the secular sense. Therefore, no matter how strong the princes such as Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce are, they will not be able to enter Zhuge Liang's eyes. Because these princes were all people with questionable moral integrity, their loyalty to the Han family was questionable and doubtful. In particular, Cao Cao also slaughtered Zhuge Liang's hometown Langya, forcing Zhuge to go south in panic to avoid trouble. So even if Cao Cao saved the holy driver, in Zhuge Liang's heart, he was still just a thief with ill intentions. In contrast, although Liu Bei's strength is weak, he can uphold the pride of the Han clan and respond to the call of the Son of Heaven to crusade against Yuan Shu and Lu Bu. Therefore, Liu Bei's evaluation in Zhuge Liang's heart was much higher than that of other princes.

It was with this idea that as soon as Zhuge Liang heard Liu Bei's news, he immediately leaned over and asked, "Oh, Liu Yuzhou wants to kill Yuan Shu?" What about Lu Bu? ”

Xu Shu told the truth, "After Lu Bu attacked Shouchun, he confronted Yuan Shujun in Huaishui and held on to Donglai Army in Yishui. At present, it is not possible to divide troops to deal with Liu Yuzhou. ”

"The Donglai Cai clan did not withdraw its troops?" This time, Zhuge Liang showed a look of surprise. Thinking that in his eyes, Cai Ji, who was one of the princes, should also see the wind and make the rudder withdraw from the battle against Yuan in time.

When Xu Shu heard Zhuge Liang ask about Cai Ji, he couldn't help but smile slightly, took out a letter from his arms and handed it forward, "At present, the Donglai Army in Xuzhou is led by Zhonglang General Zhang Jaw. However, if you talk about the matter of Donglai, there is one person who knows better than Shu. ”

Zhuge Liang took the letter raft and saw that the handwriting was Pang Tong's, so he casually asked while opening the letter, "Brother Yuan Zhi has been to Huiji?" ”

"Definitely. This letter was obtained by Shu from the Donglai Hall in Jiangxia. Xu Shu was stunned and said, "Don't hide it from Kong Ming, and now all counties along the Jianghuai River have Donglai merchants who have opened guild halls to entertain fellow villagers." Although he has no fixed residence, he can always receive letters from Shiyuan's trustees. Come to think of it, the Cai family is probably also familiar with the situation in Jingyang Erzhou. ”

Zhuge Liang listened to what Xu Shu said, and this time he did not express any opinions, but read the letter in his hand seriously. It's just that as his gaze wanders, the young man's two thick sword eyebrows gradually twist up subconsciously.

Seeing this, Xu Shu couldn't help but ask jokingly, "But that kid from Shiyuan is persuading Kong Ming to go north again?" ”

It is said that since Pang Tong came out of Donglai, he has written many letters to persuade Xu Shu and other friends to go north to Donglai. Although in his letter he gave a detailed account of the various changes in Donglai, and described Cai as a capable minister comparable to Guan Zhong and Shang Ying. And the Cai family himself really lived up to expectations, fighting Yuan Tan, resisting Lu Bu, saving the holy driver, and killing Yuan thieves...... In just two years, he has gone from a little-known puppet to a small prince who can keep pace with the Central Plains powers. It's a pity that Cai's cousin Xiàn can be called a prodigy. But nine times out of ten, the local celebrities in Jingzhou are stumbling over the clan. Unless it is a last resort, these people will not leave the family lightly. In addition, Liu Biao's reputation in Jingzhou is extremely high, whether it is Jingzhou locals or celebrities living in Jingzhou, they are still looking forward to the day when Liu Biao can ascend in Jingzhou. Therefore, there are very few people who have responded to Pang Tong this year. And Xu Shu himself also had some thoughts about Liu Biao, and he was more interested in the disputes in the Central Plains, so he had no plans to go north to find Pang Tong.

However, judging from Zhuge Liang's previous attitude, he doesn't seem to be optimistic about Liu Biao. And he is not a native of Jingzhou, and he is not dragged down by a huge family. According to Zhuge Liang's situation, he can vote for whoever he wants. Speaking of which, among all friends, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong have the best relationship, and Pang Tong must have invited Zhuge Liang to go north more than once. Now Pang Tong, who has just turned eighteen, has already found a place under the account of Donglai Cai. He even went to Xu Capital with Cai's to meet the saint. This is an amazing experience in the eyes of ordinary scholars. I don't know how Zhuge Liang, who has always been arrogant, will react to a warm invitation from a friend?

However, Zhuge Liang did not answer Xu Shu's question directly, but closed the letter in his hand, and said in a deep voice Shiyuan said in the letter that he would cross the sea with the Cai family and go north to Youzhou. ”

"Go north to Youzhou? Could it be that the Cai family plans to help Yuan Shao destroy Gongsun Zhan? Xu Shu gasped and said, "But now it's the middle of winter, and it should be the season of the northern truce and retreat, how could the Cai family choose this time to go north?" Even if she wants to find an excuse to follow, this is too child's play. Or is Yuan Shao secretly threatening the Cai clan so that they have to send troops to Youzhou? ”

At this time, Zhuge Liang's face was also solemn and abnormal, but he saw him get up and walk to the window, and after taking a few steps back and forth, he immediately looked at the snow on the mulberry tree in the courtyard and muttered, "Yuanzhi, I'm afraid that there will be a big change in the north." ”

Xu Shu, who was still thinking about it with his head down before, couldn't help but raise his head and ask when he heard Zhuge Liang say this, "How do you say this?" ”

"Ryo can't say why." Zhuge Liangwu shook his head and said, "It's just that if something goes wrong, it's a demon."

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