The news of Liu Mo's death soon spread.

Even the ministers who were the most disgusted and hated him before closed their mouths to express their condolences to him, and the rest of the ministers, who were very tired of him on weekdays, wanted to hide when they saw him, but now, for some reason, they couldn't rejoice in their hearts.

They were very surprised, the fish and shrimp that are not very good to sell on weekdays are very popular in these days, and there are many people who come to buy, these people, it seems that most of them are slaves in some mansions, and these big people are not disdainful of fish and shrimp? What's going on?

The official announcement of Liu Gong's death was read out by Situ Lu Zhilai to the ministers, and the ministers had different faces, but they did not cry for it, and the entire temple was silent, and only bursts of lamentation could be heard.

Zhuge Mansion, there have been a lot of distinguished guests in the past few days, such as His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor, so Sikong Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and the three dukes have visited, but they have not been able to see Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang has left Luoyang, and he left with him, as well as Princess Raoyang, they are going to Donghao, Liu Mo has been buried, and the local pavilion guards buried him next to those stone tombs.

Zhuge Liang sat quietly in the carriage, looking at the road on both sides, his eyes were blank, a little sluggish, completely without his previous look, Princess Raoyang sat beside him, stretched out her hand, held his hand tightly, and looked at him with some concern, around the carriage, there were guards to follow, these guards were sent by the Son of Heaven to escort them.

In addition to the Donghao man, there was also a person they had never thought of.

Huang Zhong, the marquis of the Northern Army, Huang Zhong rode his horse, slowly followed behind them, the death of his only son, hit him hard, since then, he has become silent, rarely speaks again, has always been busy training soldiers, never distracted, but after Liu Mo's death, he played to the Son of Heaven, praying to be able to go to Donghao and send Liu Mo.

The Son of Heaven let him set off with Zhuge Liang.

He did not go ahead either, nor did he take his soldiers with him, but he rode alone and followed last.

From Luoyang to Ningzhou, the journey is indeed very far, and Zhuge Liang's health is not very good, fortunately, there is Princess Raoyang with him, and the Son of Heaven also has instructions, officials from all over the country must go to meet them, and make proper arrangements, therefore, everywhere they go, there are officials to come, prepare meals, and arrange accommodation, all the way away, after nearly three months, they arrived in Ningzhou.

The group rushed to Donghao, under the leadership of the fisherman, everyone rushed to his residence, Liu Gong was buried here, here and other places, there is no road, the woods are lush, it is indeed refreshing, in the distance is a winding river, although the river is not very clear, but you can vaguely see the huge fat fish swimming back and forth.

Around the door, the fisherman was startled, around, surrounded by a group of soldiers, the soldiers stood in various places very solemnly, even the pavilion soldiers could only watch from a distance, everyone was surprised, the pavilion soldiers came here, it is understandable, after all, the buried here are the important ministers of the country, the henchmen of the Son of Heaven, before Zhuge Liang arrived, the pavilion soldiers should take care of it.

But what happened to these soldiers?

Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked at Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong did not speak, took the fisherman, let him continue to move forward, he followed behind him, those soldiers saw them coming, made way, Zhuge Liang was a little puzzled, but there were no words, followed Huang Zhong, walked over together, through the woods, you can see a small hill.

On the side of the hill, there are several dirt bags.

Four of them are stone tombs, the latest one, much better than the rest of the tombs, the stones are neatly piled up, Zhuge Liang's heart was shocked, he breathed deeply, and with the support of the slaves, he walked towards the tomb, but Princess Raoyang could only stay outside, because of her daughter's body, she could not come in with Zhuge Liang.

Outside the tomb, stood six stout men.

With helmets in their hands and heads bowed, they stood in front of the grave in mourning.

Seeing the people, they looked sideways, Zhuge Liang didn't know them, and they didn't know why they appeared here, but they recognized Huang Zhong at the front, farewell to Wadao, they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they should be happy to see their old friends, but on such an occasion, they couldn't laugh at all, and bowed to Huang Zhong, which was regarded as a visit.

Huang Zhong nodded, still speechless, and stood in front of the grave.

"Master... I'm coming..."

Zhuge Liang looked at the grave in front of him, he knew that Shijun was lying here, sleeping quietly, from then on, he could never see Shijun again, Shijun could never talk to himself, he could no longer catch chickens and fish for himself, that face, one day, will gradually blur in his mind, Liu Gong treats himself as a nephew, not to mention that he does not see him as a father and elder...

Thinking of Shijun's face, his eyes were red again, even though he had cried countless times, the sadness in his heart could not be erased.

"You are Zhuge Jun...."

One of the people next to him spoke.

Zhuge Liang looked at him, arched his hand, and said, "In the next place, thank you for coming to see off Shijun." ”

"No need to say thank you...."After the man finished speaking, he was silent for a long time before he said: "I am still in the army, and I came to see him off today, but I can't stay for a long time, I call Zhao Yun, these people, Wen Chou, Yan Yan, Tadun, Tian Yu...", he pointed one by one, and then said: "In the future, if you need help with something, just come to us....."

"Liu Gong was kind to us, and before we could repay him, he died early... If you have something to ask for, you will come to find a few of us, and a few of us will serve in Ningzhou, Youzhou, and Wadao..."

"Thank you, thank you..."

"Farewell!"

Only then did a few people leave the place, and the soldiers outside dispersed.

"Zhuge Jun, Liu Gong's corpse, can it be moved elsewhere? Here the barren mountains and mountains... At that time, I was also helpless to be buried here..."The pavilion chief on the side asked helplessly, Zhuge Liang looked here, shook his head, and said: "Don't disturb Shijun, he is so quiet, this place is just right...", he looked at the fisherman on the side again, and asked: "The other four people, are they my Shijun's relatives?" ”

The fisherman nodded and said, "Liu Gong said so, and he also took me with him and carved their names for them... That's why I sent the big fish to Jun's mansion..."

"Shijun can finally stay with his relatives..."

Zhuge Liang looked at the other graves and bowed them one by one, and suddenly, he noticed the words on the grave.

"Huh? That's not right..."

"Zhuge Jun, what's wrong?"

Zhuge Liang asked, "Are they all their names?" ”

"Exactly."

"Which is the grave of Shijun's younger brother? DID YOU KNOW? ”

"That's it, Jihuri..."

"He's not called that... Shijun once told me that his younger brother was called Priwu Tepala..."

Hearing this, the fisherman was shocked and hurriedly asked, "You said. Puri no Tepura? ”

"How... What's wrong? ”

"This sentence is not a person's name, it is a Donghao language... It has a different meaning. ”

"So, what does that mean?"

The fisherman pursed his lips and whispered, "Puri, it means to pray, Wute, it's you, Pura is to forgive me..."

"Puri no Tepla... I beg your forgiveness to me..."

Zhuge Liang looked at the fisherman a little blankly, but he couldn't speak, those memories quickly appeared in his mind, in his memory, Shijun since he came back from Ningzhou, he was always extremely uneasy, often talking to himself, and he always said this sentence, "Puri Wu Tepla", he thought that he was missing his younger brother and calling his brother's name.

It turned out that he was praying to his relatives for their forgiveness, and he failed to avenge his relatives... I see... He remembered the appearance of Shi Jun crying and whispering to the sky, and his heart felt a sharp pain again.

Zhuge Liang finally decided to live here for a while, accompanied by Shijun, Princess Raoyang also stayed, for Zhuge Liang's decision, the princess still agrees, the scenery here is beautiful, and there is no complication, Zhuge Liang is recuperating here, maybe he can get better faster, so, with the help of the local guards, the two built another house nearby and settled here.

Luoyang,

The Son of Heaven was very dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's behavior, of course, not because he left his position, it was the Son of Heaven who allowed him to leave, mainly Princess Raoyang, you yourself want to go to the poor mountain and evil forest, why do you want to take my sister to suffer together? He can only ask the officials of Ningzhou to take care of the princess, and he can't let the princess suffer, as for the horses, it doesn't matter.

"Alas... Kong Ming's disease, I don't know when it will be cured, Liu Gong is gone, my Han has lost a great sage...."Liu Mastiff said helplessly, Sima Yi on the side, rarely didn't say anything cool, Yuan Shu listened, also sighed, and said: "Liu Gong died in a hurry for half a hundred years, I thought that he could succeed Lu Gong... I didn't expect it..."

"Shijun has a friendship with him?"

"There is no friendship, but he can teach a disciple like Zhuge Liang, and he can win several countries without blood, I still admire him very much, he is a benevolent and capable minister..."

Liu Mastiff nodded, and said, "I played for my father, hoping to let Liu Gong also enter the Martyr's Hall... And the ministers of the DPRK and China don't seem to be very happy, because of Liu Gong's barbarian body, they feel that it is not suitable to let Liu Gong be with many loyal martyrs... They proposed to posthumously seal it, but they didn't let Duke Liu settle in the Martyr's Hall..."

"You don't have to worry about this matter, whether you can enter or not, you only need an order from the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven also attaches great importance to Liu Mo, with the intelligence of the Son of Heaven, Liu Gong will definitely be able to enter the Martyr's Hall..."

Yuan Shu was talking, and a soldier said: "Sikong Yuan Gongzhi." ”

Yuan Shu asked Liu Mastiff and Sima Yi to go back to study, and asked the soldiers to welcome Yuan Shao in, Liu Mastiff and Sima Yi just walked outside the door, and saw Yuan Shao head-on, Yuan Shao looked very tall, lowered his head, looked at Liu Mastiff and Sima Yi, and said cordially: "His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor, I haven't seen you for a long time, but are you okay?" Speaking of which, Liu Mastiff didn't remember when he had seen this Yuan Gong.

At Yuan Feng's funeral, he only met once, and he didn't talk.

However, he still bowed his hand and said: "It's good, thank you Yuan Gong for your care!" ”

"That's good, I have also heard about His Highness playing the Son of Heaven, Your Highness does not have to worry, I also played the Son of Heaven, and asked to list Liu Gong as a loyal martyr, the Son of Heaven is smart, and he will not refuse..."

"Thank you Gong Yuan!"

"No need to thank you, in the future, if you have some free time, go to my house and sit down, my eldest son Tan is the same age as His Highness, and he admires His Highness very much..."

After talking for a while, Yuan Shao let them go and walked into the study, Yuan Shao was startled, Yuan Shu was lying on the bed, not moving at all, Yuan Shao was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward, just about to push Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu immediately sat up, looked at his brother helplessly, and said, "So you haven't left yet?" ”

"Bastard, what are you talking about, seeing that you are motionless, I thought you went with Liu Gong!"

"I was waiting in the study, but you didn't come in for a long time, I thought you were gone, so I went to the bed to rest."

Yuan Shao shook his head, pulled Yuan Shu down, sat in front of him, and said, "I have something to do, don't say more... You've escorted a foreign trade trip to Kushan, haven't you? ”

"yes..."

"And how long did it take them to go back and forth?"

Yuan Shu frowned, thought for a long time, and said, "Half a year..."

"What is the maximum number of days?"

"I once encountered the Qiang raids halfway, and it seems that it took eight months to return..."

Yuan Shao's face gradually became solemn, and he said, "Something happened..."

"Huh?"

"The foreign trade business trip we sent last year has been nine months.... So far, there has been no news. ”