Xiping ten years, January month

Anping, Jizhou, the well is now Huanglong

Luoyang, outside the city

Zhuge Liang held a book in one hand, and with the other hand behind his waist, he wandered at the door, chanting in a low voice, the soldiers at the city gate did not expel him, but looked at him with some envy, and then thought of the boy in his own family, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, look at other people's children!

Since he learned that Liu Mo had returned to the court, he waited here, holding a book, reading through it from morning to night, rain or shine, and even, this attracted a lot of children around, looking at him curiously, wanting to learn from him, Zhuge Liang also squatted at the gate of the city, telling these half-grown children some words, and occasionally, their parents would send some food as a thank you.

On this day, Zhuge Liang was still reciting the book as usual, and he saw a few black boys running over, looking at Zhuge Liang, and shouted: "Jun, there are some soldiers in the distance, as well as chariots and horses, nearly 100 people, I see that the pavilion chief is coming forward to meet ...", Zhuge Liang has already ordered these people to help him pay attention to the surrounding situation, and when he heard this, Zhuge Liang was overjoyed.

Then he asked, "To which gate are they coming?" ”

"It's coming towards us!"

"Good!"

Zhuge Liang had a rare smile on his face, holding the book tightly, looking into the distance, unable to hide the joy in his heart, waiting quietly, finally, a group of people and horses gradually appeared on the road, the exhausted soldiers marched forward, slowly driving, Zhuge Liang looked in the crowd, still did not find Liu Mo, when the soldiers passed, he stood aside and made way.

The soldiers passed by him one by one, and Zhuge Liang frowned and searched through the crowd.

"Are you alright?"

Someone said behind his back, Zhuge Liang turned around and looked behind him happily, Liu Mo stood behind him, smiling gently, even the hideous scars on his face did not destroy the warmth, Zhuge Liang hugged him, Liu Mo patted him on the back, "Grown a lot taller, good, good!" ”

Zhuge Liang didn't reply, hugged him for a long time, and then Liu Mo took him back home.

"I'm not in a hurry to see Your Majesty today. Just take a day off at home, and you've already started to read agricultural books? "The Book of Victory"? Well, yes, agriculture is the foundation of the world, and it is not possible to know agricultural science. It's a pity, I wanted to bring you Donghao's fish and shrimp, but the distance is too far, and I can't carry it, so I'll take you there later...."

Zhuge Liang listened to Liu Mo's words quietly.

When he arrived at home, Liu Mo was very happy, he had been away for so long, and these chickens and ducks raised at home were not a little thin, but they were raised more and more fat, hahaha, yes, I had been worried about these chickens and ducks before, and grabbed a round chicken casually, Liu Mo began to get busy, Zhuge Liang also asked some things, but he didn't mention the scar on Liu Mo's face.

"General Huang... Didn't he come back with him? ”

"Alas, General Huang's eldest son has passed away, and he has already gone home to mourn for his eldest son or something... I originally wanted to go with him, but I still have to meet His Majesty and tell him a lot of things, so I can only let him go alone, and in the future, when I see General Huang, don't mention these things again, he is also pitiful, I have never seen him so haggard, so painful..."

The two ate delicious food and chatted until late at night.

"In the years that I have been away, something big has happened in Luoyang?"

"Well, yes, there are three major things...."

"Your Majesty's new concubine, I heard that she is the cousin of Si Nong Cao Cao, and the daughter of Cao Ding, the former commander of Si Li."

"Oh?" Liu Mo frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Could it be..." What happened to the Queen? Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "No... I heard that Gong Cai has hated Your Majesty..."

"Cai Gong?? What's going on? ”

"This is the second thing, Your Majesty took the people from Hedong and Hanoi, built the imperial palace, wanted to build three new palaces, and ordered Lu Gongqi to repair the imperial mausoleum... Cai Gong admonished, reprimanded with the story of Emperor Xiaokang, hoping that His Majesty would be diligent and thrifty and simple, His Majesty was furious, and asked: My achievements are unprecedented, the treasury is abundant, how is the construction work? ”

"Then how did Cai Gong answer?"

"Cai Gong replied, the merit of the Ren Temple, the people of An, the style of writing, the external expedition, the internal rejuvenation of the agricultural mulberry, the merit of His Majesty, sit back and enjoy its ears...."

"Alas...."Liu Mo shook his head and asked, "Is Cai Gongke okay?" ”

"The ministers didn't dare to intercede for Cai Gong, His Majesty wanted to put Cai Gong in prison, but fortunately, the queen cried and pleaded, His Majesty did not pursue it, but only fined Cai Gong for a year... In addition, a new hall was renovated, and the remaining two halls were stopped, and the imperial tomb was also ordered to do things from simplicity. Don't work too hard...."

"Your Majesty is still wise, but, Cai Gong, he is too strong... If he has always been like this, I am afraid, Queen... Or even... Forget it, forget it..."Liu Mo didn't say anything more.

"And what about the third thing?"

"Oh, I heard that Situ Cui Gong has accepted a disciple... I heard that some people under the command of Cui Gong were taken away by the embroidered messenger due to some misunderstanding, and one of them rescued them and brought them back to Situ Mansion.

"Situ Gong personally taught? It seems that this person must be extraordinary..."Liu Mo sighed.

.........

The next day, Liu Mo got up early, tidied up his clothes and crowns, and then walked towards the palace, after learning that Liu Mo arrived, the Son of Heaven also held a court meeting, and asked the ministers to go to the court to discuss matters, mainly for the matter of Wadao, Liu Mo has been busy for more than two years, and now, there is a conclusion, when Liu Mo rushed to the gate of the palace, the ministers did not know what they were discussing.

Seeing Liu Mo coming, they were first shocked, naturally frightened by the scar on Liu Mo's face, and then, they chatted separately, but Xun Yu stepped forward and asked about Xun You, because of Xun You's relationship, Xun Yu and Liu Mo were still relatively close, and the two chatted for a long time, only then did they see Lao Situ on crutches, supported by others, and slowly walked over.

Lao Situ now looks more and more old, the whole person, thin as firewood, pale as paper, he can't open his eyes, he looked at Liu Mo in front of him, startled, opened his eyes, looked at it for a long time, then laughed, and said: "Liu Mo is back!" Although he called his name directly, Liu Mo did not feel rude, on the contrary, his words revealed a different kind of closeness.

"Situ Gong!"

Everyone bowed, Cui Wei shook his head and said, "It doesn't have to be like this... Let's go...", he waved his hand at Liu Mo, Liu Mo stepped forward and helped him, Cui Wei walked with him, Cui Wei gasped, walked up, and was extremely slow, the rest of the ministers followed behind him, and did not dare to surpass him, Cui Wei smiled and said: "No. No more..."

"This is probably the last time I will go to court... It's time to say goodbye to your hometown..."

Cui Wei said, Liu Mo was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Cui Gong.. Are you going to..."

"It's time to go home... I'm 100 years old, from Emperor Xiaohuan, to Emperor Xiaokang, to Your Majesty... I'm old... Haha," Cui Yu said, coughing violently again, Liu Mo slowed down a little more, and Cui Yu said again: "I went to court this time, but I have something important, and after this matter is handled, I have nothing to worry about."

"Liu Mo, I can't remember your words clearly, I'll call you that, don't blame me, you will definitely achieve a lot in the future, do you know the respect of Hou Jin Riyan?"

"I know..."

"Then I don't have to say more..."

Old Situ nodded.

Everyone entered the court, and sat in their positions one by one, Situ pulled Liu Mo, sat beside him, and continued: "The importance of the society is also Yu Min...", Liu Mo was stunned, and he didn't know why the old Situ suddenly said such a sentence, but he still nodded seriously and replied: "Be taught..."

"What about the safety of the people and the conflict with the edict of the Son of Heaven?" Old Situ asked with a smile.

Liu Mo's eyes widened, what does this mean? ?

Old Situ, are you going to rebel??

Seeing that Liu Mo was speechless, Lao Situ laughed and said, "Then work hard to live and stay up until you are a hundred years old, Your Majesty will not dare to condemn you, and you can speak freely..." Hahaha.."

I don't know why, Lao Situ's naughty words didn't make Liu Mo laugh, in Lao Situ's laughter, Liu Mo heard something unusual, it seems, is a little sad, a little sad?

The Son of Heaven came to the main hall and sat on the top seat under the congratulations of Han Men and others.

The old Situ struggled to get up, and took the lead in bowing to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven didn't seem to expect that the old Situ actually came to the court, and quickly got up, bowed back to Situ, and bowed back to the ministers, everyone sat down, and the Son of Heaven also smiled and asked about the physical condition of Lao Situ, then looked at Liu Mo, and saw the scars on Liu Mo's face, the Son of Heaven was silent for a moment.

"Liu Jun has suffered...."

"Your Majesty..."Liu Mo got up and bowed.

"Liu Jun's time, hard work is high... The matter of Wajima is peaceful, and I am missing a knot..."

As the Son of Heaven spoke, he looked at Xing Ziang again and asked, "Gong Xing, Liu Junzhi's reward, Shang Shutai will definitely be agreed upon within three days..."

"Respectfully!"

The Son of Heaven nodded, and was about to speak, when he saw a person standing up and bowing to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven frowned, and asked, "Wangjun, what's the matter?" This person is called Wang Zhang, and there is some fame in the world, and he is called the "Eight Chefs", at this time he is serving as a scholar from the history, Wang Zhang frowned, looked at the Son of Heaven, and said: "Your Majesty.. There is a play! ”

"The imperial historian was ordered to go to Wajima, originally to negotiate with the envoys, and to deal with things without spending soldiers, but Liu Jun's trip not only failed to eliminate the soldiers, but instead made the Wajima fierce, and the soldiers were killed and wounded... Later, due to His Majesty's order, he sent troops to Wadao, and it was only then that he was pacified, and the minister didn't know what credit Liu Jun could be rewarded? ”

The Son of Heaven's face suddenly became gloomy, and he did not reply.

Then another person stood up and said: "What Wang Jun said is very true, not to mention, Liu Jun served as the imperial history servant, he is an important minister of the country, and he bears the face of the Han Dynasty, and now, his face is hideous, terrible and ugly, and he is not suitable to be appointed as an official and in the court, and I hope that His Majesty will make him retire and return home...", this person is called Zhang Yin, and Wang Zhang is a friend, and Liu Biao and others are called eight Gu, and he is also a famous man in the world.

"Hahaha!"

One person suddenly laughed loudly, and everyone turned their heads to see that this person was Cao Cao, who hurriedly bowed to the Son of Heaven and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for being rude...."

"Why are you laughing?"

"The minister remembered that in the past, the ministers discussed the envoy to the island, and the hundred officials resigned, did not dare to fight, and raised Liu Gong to do this, and today, he disdained it, as if he was a gesture, and the minister thought about the drastic changes, and couldn't bear it, so he laughed...", hearing Cao Cao's words, Wang Zhang, Zhang Yin and others changed their faces greatly, and looked at him with some anger.

They didn't understand in their hearts that they were allies with Cao Cao and like-minded members of the New Party, so why did Cao Cao speak for Liu Mo?

Cao Cao said again: "Zhang Junyan, in terms of appearance, Liu Mo's words of returning home are recognized by the ministers... Liu Gong is handsome and extraordinary compared to the minister, and the minister is such a black and short person, he can still be Si Nong, and he still owes His Majesty for his love, but the minister thinks...", he looked at Wang Zhang and the others suddenly, and said: "The scars on Liu Gong's face are not ugly, nor terrible, for the king's creation, the blade of the thief chief, such scars, make Liu Gong more heroic and extraordinary!" ”

"On the contrary, there are some ugly villains in the court, with very ugly faces, wiping ashes and eyebrows, not holding swords in their hands, but they are in the company of Emei, these villains have lost the face of the big man, and they should return to their hometowns and not be hired again!"

Hearing Cao Cao say this, everyone was shocked and speechless.

The Son of Heaven laughed out loud and said, "Cao Gong's words are also...", he turned his head and looked at Zhang He, Zhang He knew that it didn't take long for a soldier to enter the temple and drag the two out, Cao Cao sat back in his place, looked at Liu Mo, smiled and nodded, Liu Mo was the same, but he didn't understand why Cao Cao would help him speak.

After discussing some things again, Situ Cui Wei motioned to Liu Mo and asked him to help himself up.

Seeing Cui Wei get up, the Son of Heaven got up again and asked, "Situ Gong, I don't know what advice you have?" ”

Cui Wei said with a smile: "The minister is old and wants to return to his hometown, I don't know if His Majesty can allow it?" ”

The Son of Heaven was silent for a moment, and then he was relieved and said: "It's because I haven't been considerate of Situ, so that Situ is still busy with state affairs at his age, and I have a fault, Situ Gong can return home and enjoy a blessed year, and I have another reward..."

"Your Majesty, the reward doesn't have to... In this life, I don't know about politics, I don't know about military affairs, I don't know etiquette... Ahem, ahem..."

He coughed for a moment.

"In vain in the position of the three dukes, the only one who is good at it is Wenfu..."

"The minister has made a text, and he wants to recite it with the king, but I don't know if His Majesty may agree?"

"Hahaha, Dashan, I haven't seen Cui Gongzhi's Wenfu for a long time, and I still miss it very much in my heart!"

The ministers are a little disdainful in their hearts, this person, just relying on a one-handed literary endowment, constantly flattering and flattering, sat in the current position, and now he is leaving, and he has not forgotten to write a literary endowment?

"I don't know what its name is?"

The Son of Heaven asked.

Cui Wei took out a strategy from his sleeve, raised his head, and looked at the Son of Heaven.

His mouth trembled for a long time before he said:

"The Son of Heaven Tells the Ministers"