In the sixth year of Xiping, Liu Mo returned to Luoyang with two southwest kings.

For these two returning southwest kings, the Son of Heaven still attaches great importance to them, so that Zhao Wen personally arranged to meet them related affairs, Zhao Wen received these two kings with the etiquette of welcoming the princes, and then let them rest in Luoyang for three days, before entering the palace to meet the Son of Heaven, King Funan and King Zhenla are a little afraid in their hearts, the more they come to the Central Plains, the more they can see the strength of this empire.

The prosperity of Luoyang is something they can't imagine, the traffic is busy, this city that has undergone several expansions is already worth most of their territory, when they enter the palace, looking at the solemn guards on both sides, they can't calm down at all, fortunately, the emperor of the Han Dynasty is not as strong as they think, he is very gentle, holding the hands of the two of them, extremely enthusiastic.

When they met for the first time, the Son of Heaven began to ask them how they were doing, how the harvest was this year, and they needed subsidies from the imperial court, as if they were meeting a Taishou under their command, not a king with a different surname who had just returned.

I can only bow my head and listen to the teachings of the Son of Heaven.

After the banquet was held to entertain them, the Son of Heaven officially recognized their prince, and their prince could inherit the hereditary lineage, however, the imperial court would send the minister to Funan and Zhenla to govern, and they were like the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty, only in name, but without any real power, which was already the greatest gift, if they forcibly resisted, they were afraid that the country would be eliminated immediately, and their lives would not be guaranteed.

The Son of Heaven took Zhou Zhong as the Funan Xiang and Xu Zhi as the True Wax Minister.

After solving the affairs of Funan and Zhenla, the Son of Heaven naturally did not forget Liu Mo's merits and issued an edict to enter the Jueting Marquis.

The temple suddenly made a noise, if it weren't for the Cheriqu in Xiliang, Liu Mo was the second alien to enter the Jue, Cheriqu was a real military achievement, no one was qualified to say him, his title was built on the heads of countless enemies, but, Liu Mo, how could he enter the Jue? Even the lowest pavilion marquis? You know, even the prince was crowned after death, and there was no such reward during his lifetime!

And in today's temples, even Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, and even Jia Xu, who is the third duke, still do not have titles, how can you be a barbarian?

Many old ministers also have a lot of complaints about Liu Mo, Liu Mo has always been considered to be a faction of their old ministers, and what he did last time in the temple was undoubtedly betrayed to the old ministers, as for the new ministers, they were hostile to this cowardly barbarian from the bones, and the contradictions between the court and China suddenly eased, no one could have thought that it was all because of one person.

However, it is not easy to target Liu Mo, Liu Mo is cowardly, he has never done anything that can leave a handle, his identity can do some articles, however, he is from Donghao, saying that he is conspiring with the old people of Donghao and wants to rebel, will anyone believe this???

However, all kinds of bad remarks about Liu Mo continued to spread in the temple, and even spread to Luoyang.

Among the ministers, only Guo Jia did not participate... I can't say why, he just doesn't want to be involved in such a thing.

Perhaps because Liu Mo's situation today is very similar to that of a person in the past.

......

Zhuge Liang stood at the door of Menzixue, holding a book in his hand, reciting slowly, walking while reading, after reading a sentence, he would always raise his head and look around, since Liu Gong returned to Luoyang, he had been waiting here for seven or eight days, but Liu Gong did not come to see him, he did pass on a word of peace, and since then, there has been no news.

He looked around and sighed helplessly.

"Zhuge Jun!" Someone in the back shouted.

Zhuge Liang hurriedly turned his head, but saw that it was a classmate, Zhuge Liang remembered the appearance of this person, but he couldn't remember his name, so he could only bow his hand and look at him with some doubts, isn't Liu Gong coming to see him?

"Zhao Xijiu is looking for you, you should go to his study quickly..."

Zhuge Liang put away the book, and looked at the street for a while, and then walked towards Zhao Qi's study, in this sect, Zheng Xuan is the main sacrificial wine, and Zhao Qi's official position is only lower than Zheng Xuan, and he is considered a deputy in the sect, on weekdays, although Zhao Qi has some love for himself, but he has never looked for himself in such a hurry, why is it today?

Walked to the study, Zhao Qi sat in front of the case, was reading, Zhuge Liang walked in, and greeted him, Zhao Qi raised his head, he is a Confucian who is familiar with the scriptures, although he is a little pedantic, but the moral character is still good, the Son of Heaven wanted to let him enter the temple as an official several times, but he refused, Zhao Qi bluntly said, disgusted with Xi Feng in the court, unwilling to be with Wu Er.

This sentence is quite polite, but Baiguan didn't trouble him, he was a great Confucian, and he was not as easy to bully as Liu Mo.

"Sit...."

Zhuge Liang sat opposite Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi looked at him, and began to take the test for his knowledge, asked some poetry books, and asked some classics, Zhuge Liang answered like a stream, without the slightest mistake, Zhao Qi gradually had a smile on his face, looked at Zhuge Liang in front of him kindly, and asked: "I heard that you have always been close to Chao Donghao?" ”

Zhuge Liang's face was stunned, and he asked with some doubts: "Who is the sacrificial wine talking about?" ”

Zhao Qi said helplessly: "It's Liu Mo, the servant of the imperial history...."

"What the sacrificial wine said, but for the first time to serve the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xiaokang personally gave the surname Liu, entered the Taixue Menzi to study hard for ten years, proficient in six languages, played the Son of Heaven, asked to govern the country with benevolence, and persuaded the Three Kingdoms to return to the Duke of Liu?"

Zhao Qi didn't know what to say for a while, frowned, and said with some seriousness: "In this way, you are indeed close to him?" ”

"If the one who speaks of the sacrificial wine is this great sage, I am indeed close to him..."

Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Zhao Qi was furious and said: "Clever words, sharp teeth and sharp mouth, this is the fate of you being close to him, as a Confucian scholar, but you have learned these miscellaneous branches!" Are you wrong? ”

"The sacrificial wine is wrong! If you have sharp teeth and sharp mouths, you can protect the country and protect the people, and eliminate the fight for the country, how can it be regarded as a bypass? ”

"Where did you hear all these wicked words?! That Donghao Jun is just a barbarian in the East, who doesn't learn and has no skills, how do you know the profundity of my Han classics? Learn some fur, and then you will be arrogant, and you will not be able to live forever! If you are not of my race, your heart will be different, such a thief, in the future, you are not allowed to get close to him again, otherwise, you will leave Menzi and return to your hometown! ”

Zhuge Liang's face turned red, for some reason, a flame suddenly burned in his heart, anger burned his eyes red, his whole body trembled faintly, his fists clenched, he gritted his teeth, slowly stood up, looked at Zhao Qi with straight eyes, and said, "You guy!" When Liu Gongdong went out of Fuyu and said the two countries in the west, where were you?! When Liu Gong played the benevolent government, where were you, an old thief who was familiar with the Confucian classics? ”

"I thought that you, as a great Confucian in the world, would have a high opinion in charge of the academy, but I didn't want to say such unreasonable words!"

"You are such a corrupt Confucian, vainly trying to write a sage book!"

"If you want me to leave, you just play Zheng Xuan and expel me!"

"I don't have any attachment to such a place where I don't distinguish between turbidity and mediocrity!"

Zhuge Liang said, turned around and left, leaving only Zhao Qi with a stunned face, watching him leave the study, Zhuge Liang walked out of the study angrily, and walked outside, many students looked at him in surprise, I don't know what he was talking about, Zhao Qi watched Zhuge Liang go away, looked at the rear, bent down, and walked out of the screen behind the two.

"Zhao Xijiu, I'm really embarrassed for you..."The Son of Heaven said with a smile.

"Alas, Your Majesty doesn't want to say this, it's just that in the future, this kid is afraid that he will hate the minister to death..."Zhao Qi shook his head helplessly and said, Zheng Xuan, who was behind the Son of Heaven, was a little puzzled and asked, "Why did Your Majesty provoke him so much?" ”

The Son of Heaven smiled and said, "I don't have a vertical son, I also need someone to help him, and I have to find a benevolent and righteous gentleman for the position of this person...."

"Then if he hadn't been angry because of this today, he had agreed to Zhao Gong's words...."

"Then I'll have to find someone else..."The Son of Heaven said, thinking in his heart, the person who stays by the side of the Prince of Han in the future may not be talented, but he must not be a treacherous person... It's good to be able to repay the kindness, so it's up to him to decide.

Zhuge Liang walked on the road and asked for a long time before he found Liu Mo's mansion.

Liu Mo's mansion is not in the west of the city, but in the east of the city, which is no different from the houses of the surrounding civilians, and even, this is not a mansion, there is a fence around it, you can vaguely see the vegetables planted in it, and the chickens that are foraging in the courtyard, Zhuge Liang was stunned, raised his head, and looked carefully, yes, there is indeed a plaque of Liu's mansion hanging on the wooden door!

Zhuge Liang pushed open the fence gate and walked in, Liu Mo was in the courtyard, Zhuge Liang could see clearly, he was cooing, he was sprinkling food for the chickens, hearing the sound behind him, Liu Mo turned his head, saw Zhuge Liang, his face was happy, and he hurriedly shouted: "Close the door quickly!" Before Zhuge Liang could react, a hen ran out from under his crotch!

"Chase!!"

Liu Mo ran away, and Zhuge Liang quickly followed... The two began to catch the chicken on the street, ran for a long time, panting, the chicken was still nowhere to be seen, Liu Mo sighed, turned his head, pulled Zhuge Liang and walked towards his mansion, and asked as he walked: "Why did you come to me?" How did you find it? ”

"Isn't that easy? I just found a few scholars and asked them angrily, where is the "Donghao thief"? They brought me here...."Zhuge Liang blinked and said.

"Alas, you don't have to mention it again, these gentlemen, not people, have been blocking the door for a few days to scold me, and want to beat me, I have endured it, but they even stole my chickens, stolen four or five, I reported to the government, the pavilion chief arrested six people, and now they are still in the Tingwei prison... This position of the pavilion marquis disturbs me for a few days without peace. Fortunately, there were embroidered messengers stationed around, and they didn't dare to mess around..."

Zhuge Liang frowned and did not speak.

"You shouldn't have come looking for me, my reputation now... It's just going to get you... You have come to me with such a swagger, if you are seen by others, alas..."

As he spoke, he came to the door, and Liu Mo jumped up angrily!

"thief!! Where's my chicken?!! ”

I saw that the door was open, but there was no chicken left, the two walked in, in a corner, they found a chicken that was foraging, Liu Mo's original anger disappeared instantly, laughed, stepped forward to pounce on the chicken, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said: "Hahaha, you wait for a while, this chicken is enough for you and me to eat!" ”

Zhuge Liang sat in the courtyard, smelling the fragrance of the grass, listening to the barking of the dog not far away, Liu Mo was in the distance, holding a sharp knife, skillfully slaughtering the chicken, and began to light a fire to make food....

It didn't take long for the two of them to eat, and Zhuge Liang asked while eating, "Didn't the Son of Heaven give the prince a hundred gold?" ”

"Why... So? ”

"Hey, the gold... I gave you some, and the rest to the Jimin Yuan... Think about it, a few chickens in my house can't be tolerated by others, if the hundred gold is still on me, then it's okay, and the rangers of the whole city are probably coming to look for me..."Liu Mo said, looking around, and said a little comfortably: "What's more, this place is more leisurely..."

Zhuge Liang looked at him quietly, thought for a moment, and then said, "I'm going to leave Menzi to study...."

"What?!" Liu Mo stood up suddenly, frowned, thought for a long time, and asked, "Is it because of my business?" ”

"It's not... It's just that I don't want to read it anymore..."

Liu Mo looked at him, looked at him for a long time, and said, "If you don't say it, I also know... Alas, it's still a burden on you...", Liu Mo's face gradually became resolute, he looked at Zhuge Liang, and said with some solemnity: "Don't worry, I will let Zheng Xuan personally take you back..."

The next day, the court meeting

This court discussion, mainly focused on Liu An's body, Liu An wants to marry the eldest daughter of the king of the Japanese, the stakes are very high, for how to marry the widow, where to carry out the hall, and how to canonize Liu An, how to let Liu An enter the country of the Japanese and other topics, all need to be discussed by the ministers, the Son of Heaven for these, there is no worry at all, and now the court is full of talents.

For these things, the officials expressed their opinions and suggestions, many of which had excellent suggestions, as Guo Jia said, he hoped to let Tai Shici go to the Wa State to pick up relatives, leave the soldiers in the Wa State, bring back the Wa girl, after Donghao and Liu An became married, let Liu An directly live in the Wa State, and use the soldiers of Donghao and Sanhan to forcibly integrate the Wa State, so that Liu An became the co-owner of the Wa State in the name of the United States.

In addition, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, can also go back to take over the position of Yamatai, Liu An, as the head of the dog slave country, as long as the two major countries are under the management of the Han Dynasty, the rest of the small countries will sooner or later recognize Liu An's co-lord status, however, Liu An and Cao Ang are still young and can't directly send them out alone, so who is the most suitable person to take them to the Wa Kingdom?

Baiguan suddenly thought, of course, it is Liu Gong, the most outstanding among the hundred officials today, Liu Gong is talented and eloquent, so naturally Liu Gong should go!

Hundreds of officials began to praise Liu Molai, and in their words, Liu Mo seemed to have become a great sage comparable to He Zi and overpowering the prince.

Liu Gong is so talented, Tai Shici doesn't have to go with him, as long as Gongsun Zan takes those Donghao people and goes to the Wa Kingdom with him? You must know that among the many generals, Gongsun Chan is the only general who has not changed his command, and the brave battalion under his command is all Donghao people, and he is the most suitable for Liu Gong!

Liu Mo looked at them quietly.

He knew in his heart,

It's called killing.

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