"The wine of the state pastor is really not bad!"

Zhuge Liang drank half a cup lightly and gave Xu Shu a thumbs up.

Xu Shu's eyes flashed, and he said, "Want to drink?" That's not easy, as long as it'......"

"Stop!"

Zhuge Liang knew what he was going to say, so he hurriedly stopped: "Drink, drink!" ”

Xu Shu knew his temperament well, smiled slightly, said no more, and toasted with him.

After drinking a few more glasses, Zhuge Liang couldn't hold it back, and said: "I heard what Yuan Zhi said before, it seems that he was going to ambush Cao Jun in Bowangpo? ”

Xu Shu was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed, but he didn't show it on his face and nodded.

Zhuge Liang was already a little drunk, but he didn't see that Xu Shu saw through his heart, but said again: "Fire attack? ”

"Fire Attack!"

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment and said: "Bowangpo is suitable for ambush, if it is attacked by fire, the Cao army will definitely be defeated." It's just that Xiahoudun is not the vanguard of Cao's army, and even if he is defeated, he will not be affected too much. ”

Xu Shu nodded and said, "That's right!" ”

"But as long as you can weaken the power of the Cao thief, it is enough. If it can anger Cao Cao, it will be even better! ”

After speaking, Xu Shu saw Zhuge Liang shaking his head, so he asked, "What?" Could it be that you are wrong? ”

"Nope!"

"Then why are you ......," Xu Shu shook his head.

Zhuge Liang shook his head again and said, "The 30,000 army still has some impact on the Cao army, at least it will take a short time to recover." But to say that it is delusional to provoke Cao Cao, and even if it angers him, the impact on Jingzhou will only be a bad one. Most crucially, this move may speed up Zhang Xiu's actions to serve Cao Cao. ”

"Zhang Xiu took refuge in Cao Cao? How is this possible! Xu Shu was taken aback.

"Zhang Xiu is just a martial artist, Wancheng is a place, and he has been tired of guarding, if he doesn't surrender Cao, what can he do? With the treachery of Cao thief, and the help of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others, Wancheng was broken, but it was only a matter of time before it was a matter of time. Zhuge Liang said sharply.

Xu Shu frowned and said, "Zhang Xiu is brave, and with Jia Xu's help, how can he not be able to defend Wancheng, right?" ”

Zhuge Liang regretted: "This is true, the question is whether Jia Xu will try his best to help Zhang Xiu?" ”

"How so?" Xu Shu was puzzled and said, "If Jia Xu doesn't want to help Zhang Xiu, why would he plan Wancheng for him?" ”

Zhuge Liang stood up and paced back and forth in the house for a long time before he said: "Jia Xu's person, Mr. Shui Jing once said that his talent is rare in the world, and because of his insidious and vicious formula, he was able to use the power of half a county to make Liu Jingzhou unable to recover the lost territory. Therefore, with Jia Xu's ability, if you want to help Zhang Xiu, even if you don't win, it will be okay to maintain a tie. However, Jia Xu is not Zhang Xiu's minister, and he has always been good at protecting himself, and he will never do his best to attack Cao Cao, but will have the heart to surrender to Cao. ”

Xu Shu heard a hint of wrongness, pondered for a while, and said, "You mean that Jia Xu has already had the heart to surrender Cao?" ”

"That's right!"

Xu Shu got an affirmative answer, and suddenly realized: "Jia Xu is good at protecting himself, so he chose Zhang Xiu, who is difficult to achieve great things, just to sit and watch the changes in the situation, and now, he feels that Cao Cao has a lot of possibilities, so he plans to descend to Cao, and use Zhang Xiu and Wancheng and other places as the steps to enter Cao Cao's field of vision in one fell swoop and be reused?" ”

"Yes." Zhuge Liang thought for a while, and then said, "But it may also be because Cao Cao suddenly attacked, Jia Xu couldn't make another choice, so he could only make this decision." ”

Xu Shu's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he hesitated: "You mean...... Ming Gong? ”

"In terms of prestige, even Cao Thief is not as good as Ming Gong, Jia Xu and this old fox naturally won't fail to see this."

"Yes, the Duke of Ming is located in the four states of Hebei and Qing in the north, and his strength is a few points stronger than Cao Cao, especially in two years, he has occupied the land of two counties twice, and his strength is really unimaginable." Xu Shu said with emotion.

Speaking of which, Xu Shu was actually more optimistic about Gongsun Du, but he was influenced by Sima Hui and his mother, and finally chose Liu Bei, otherwise......

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "Two years in the two states, as long as the strength is reached, it is not difficult, what should really be paid attention to is Qingzhou." ”

Xu Shu suddenly woke up when he heard this, and said: "That's right, judging from last year's war, Ming Gong obviously took Qingzhou a long time ago, but kept the world in the dark, if it wasn't for last year...... I don't know how long it will deceive the world. ”

"The general trend of Ming Gong has been achieved, and Cao Thief is afraid of Ming Gong, so he is going south in order to strengthen himself and confront Ming Gong, which is both a crisis and a good opportunity."

Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said: "As long as you repel the Cao army this year, keep the land of Jingzhou, and then raise troops to enter Shu and seize the land of Yizhou, Uncle Liu Huang will naturally rise in momentum and become a prince who can compete with Ming Gong and Cao thief." ”

Xu Shu took a deep look at Zhuge Liang and said: "This honest old man is the words of the country, Kong Ming should speak to my master." ”

Zhuge Liang was silent.

Xu Shu didn't mention it anymore, but said again: "Jingzhou still has a big prince waiting to take over the position of state pastor, as long as the big prince recovers, Jingzhou will not be in the hands of the lord at that time." ”

Zhuge Liang said succinctly: "Liang has already been calculated for the eldest prince, and he does not have the appearance of princes. ”

Xu Shu frowned slightly, and immediately seemed to think of something, and stretched out again.

After that, the two did not talk about state affairs, but just drank and had fun. After a long time, Zhuge Liang was drunk, Xu Shu asked his subordinates to take him down to rest, but he bathed and changed his clothes, and then went out of the mansion to the state pastor's mansion.

When he arrived at the Texas Pastoral Mansion, Xu Shu went to the study under the leadership of his subordinates.

"There is a long time for the lord to wait, and he is wrong!" Xu Shu bowed.

Liu Bei personally helped Xu Shu up and said: "Yuan Zhi hinted at Yu Bei, there must be something important in the future, so what's the matter if you wait for a while." ”

Xu Shu's eyes were full of emotion when he heard this, but he didn't forget the purpose of coming here, and said, "What does the lord think of Kong Ming?" ”

"Kong Ming? Is that the person you see in the Yuanzhi Mansion today? ”

Liu Bei saw Xu Shu nodding, and said: "Fengshen is like jade, not mortal." ”

Xu Shu said: "The lord has a discerning eye, but I don't know if he has the heart to seek talents? ”

Liu Bei was stunned, and then came to his senses and said, "Yuan Zhi asked Bei to go and invite him personally?" ”

Xu Shu nodded and said, "That's right!" He added, "I wonder if the lord has ever heard a word?" ”

"What?"

"Wolong and phoenix, get one, the world can be safe!"

"What?"

Liu Bei was shocked, immediately calmed down, paced back and forth for a long time, and said, "Could it be that this person is one of the sleeping dragons and phoenix chicks in Yuan Zhi's mouth?" ”

Xu Shu said calmly: "Yes, Kong Ming is the number Wolong!" ”

"There are such talents!"

Liu Bei was shocked again, and then said: "Yuan Zhi's talent, I don't know the depth, could it be that Yuan Zhi is the phoenix?" ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "If Shu Zhicai is compared with these two people, it is not as good as the bright moon compared to the stars, the unicorn compared to the horse, and the phoenix bird compared to the jackdaw." ”

"Impossible!" Liu Bei exclaimed.

Xu Shu still shook his head and said, "Kong Ming compares himself to Guan Zhong every time, Le Yi; In my opinion, the management and happiness are not as good as this person. This person has the talent to cover the world! ”

Without waiting for Liu Bei to answer, Xu Shu said again: "This person cannot be bent, so that you can ask for it in person." If you get this person, it is no different from Zhou De Lu Wang and Han De Zhang Liangye. ”

Liu Bei replied and said: "If it is really as Yuan Zhi said, I must ask him for help no matter what, so as to fully prepare the heart of Kuang to restore the Han family!" ”

Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he was really worried that Liu Bei would take into account his feelings and rejected this suggestion.

"Today, Shu and Kong Ming drank together, knowing that Kong Ming also has a good impression of the lord, and ......" Xu Shu explained the previous conversation with Zhuge Liang in great detail.

Liu Bei was relieved and said: "In this case, prepare to bathe and change clothes tomorrow, and go to the Yuanzhi Mansion to invite." ”

Xu Shu nodded, and then left.

However, when he returned to the mansion, the subordinates in the mansion informed Xu Shu that Zhuge Liang had left, leaving only a letter. Xu Shu was shocked, hurriedly snatched the letter, and saw that the letter read-

"Yuan Zhi's heart Liang has been well known, but Yuan Zhi's talent and Liang, as well as Shi Yuan, are generally the same, Uncle Liu Huang has Yuan Zhi and Shi Yuan to help, and the Han family will be revived in the near future. People who are not bright but a mountain and wilderness, do not say goodbye today, and hope to forgive me, don't read it! ”

After reading it, Xu Shu hurried to the state pastor's mansion to prepare for the matter.

Liu Bei said: "Such a talent, you can't miss it, I don't know where his family lives, and when I have a little space, I will go to invite him in person!" ”

Xu Shu deeply felt Liu Bei's desire to seek talents, but he could only shake his head and said: "This time Kong Ming came because someone wanted to attack him, otherwise he didn't know when he could meet, and he would not return to Longzhongye!" ”

"Someone is going to kill him? Who? ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said he didn't know.

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and said, "Could it be just the fog of old cloth?" ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "This kind of means, Kong Ming must disdain it." Besides, my teacher also said that there will be no falsehood. ”

"I don't know where the master of Yuan Zhi is? I wonder if I can see it? ”。

Xu Shu knew what he meant, and said: "It's better for the lord to dispel this idea as soon as possible, the family teacher is a hermit, and he will definitely not go out." ”

"In this way, it's a pity, if you can teach such a great talent as Yuan Zhi, you must be virtuous." Liu Bei said with pity.