Liu Biao heard Liu Bei's words and said: "I heard that the virtuous brother is in Xuchang, cooking wine with Cao Cao's green plums, and discussing heroes together; The virtuous brother is a famous man in the world, and he is not allowed to do anything, but he said: "The heroes of the world, but the king and the ear, with the power of Cao Cao, still dare not be in front of my brother, why worry about the meritorious deeds?" ”

Liu Bei took advantage of the wine and replied: "If you can have a basic place, the people in the world will not be able to worry about it." ”

When Liu Biao heard this, he was silent again, Liu Bei knew that he had lost his words, so he got up drunk and went back to the Taoist hall to rest.

Liu Biao heard Liu Bei's words, although he didn't say anything in his mouth, but he confirmed in his heart that Liu Bei was too dissatisfied, and he also had some jealousy of Liu Bei. Liu Biao said goodbye to Liu Bei and returned to the inner house, Mrs. Cai said: "I heard Liu Bei's words behind the screen at the right time, which shows that this person has the intention of annexing Jingzhou." If you don't get rid of it today, you will be a trouble in the future. ”

Liu Biao didn't speak, shook his head and said nothing, Cai knew what Liu Biao meant, so he secretly summoned Cai Mao to come and discuss the matter.

Cai Mao said: "It's better for me to lead the army to the pavilion to kill Liu Bei first, and then tell the lord of speed." ”

Cai agreed to Cai Mao's suggestion, and after Cai Mao left the state governor's mansion, he ordered his troops and horses overnight and went straight to the pavilion.

But said that Liu Bei sat with a candle in the building, and it was not until after the third watch that Liu Bei wanted to go to bed, at this time, suddenly a person knocked on the door and entered, Liu Bei regarded it, this person is from Iraq: it turned out that the Iraqi nationality found out that Cai Mao wanted to harm Liu Bei, and he came to report it overnight.

At that moment, the Iraqi general Cai Mao's plan reported to Liu Bei and urged Liu Bei to get up and return to Xinye quickly. , Liu Bei said: "I haven't said goodbye to my brother yet, how can I leave like this?"

Yi said: "If Xuande Gong wants to continue to stay here, he will definitely be harmed by Cai Mao!" Let's go and get out first, and after returning to Xinye, you can write another letter! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he thanked him for his nationality, hurriedly found an accompanying escort, and everyone got on the horse together, and rushed back to Xinye in the starry night without waiting for the dawn.

When Cai Mao led the army to the pavilion, Liu Bei had gone far away, Cai Mao was remorseful, so he wrote a poem on the wall, and then returned to the state pastor's mansion, and saw Liu Biaodao: "Back to the lord, Liu Bei has the intention of rebellion, he inscribed a poem on the wall, and has said goodbye." ”

Liu Biao didn't believe Cai Mao's words, so he came to the museum to watch in person, only to see that there were really four lines of poetry on the wall, and the poem said: "Several years of vain defense, empty to the old mountains and rivers." The dragon is in the pool, and he wants to go to the sky by thunder! ”

Liu Biao was furious when he saw the poem, drew his sword and said: "A certain oath to kill this unrighteous person!" ”

After Liu Biao finished shouting, he suddenly woke up again and said: "I have been with Liu Bei for a long time, and I have never seen him compose poems, which must be a plan for outsiders to divide the world." ”

After Liu Biao finished speaking, he returned to the building, sharpened the poem with the tip of his sword, and then abandoned his sword and got on his horse.

Seeing this, Cai Mao requested: "The lord, the sergeants have all been ordered, as long as the lord gives an order, the last general can immediately go to Xinye to capture Liu Bei." ”

When Liu Biao heard this, he said: "Don't make a mistake, this matter must be slowly figured out." ”

Cai Mao saw that Liu Biao was suspicious, so he secretly discussed the matter with Mrs. Cai, and finally decided: When Liu Biao was in Xiangyang, Liu Bei would be executed on the spot!

The next day, Cai Mao told Liu Biao, saying: "In recent years, the grain harvest has been abundant, and the lord should gather all the officials in Xiangyang to show his intention of persuasion, and invite the lord and his party." ”

Liu Biao said: "I have had a qi attack recently, and I really can't make the trip, so my second son Liu Qiong will entertain guests on my behalf." ”

Cai Mao said: "The son is young, I am afraid that it will be out of courtesy. ”

Liu Biao pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, let people go to Xinye and ask Liu Bei to come and entertain guests on my behalf." ”

Cai Mao was secretly happy in her heart, Liu Biao was in his plan, so he sent someone to invite Liu Bei to come to Xiangyang.

After Liu Bei ran back to Xinye, he knew that he was in trouble, so he didn't tell everyone about it, but he didn't expect another messenger to come the next day and ask Liu Bei to go to Xiangyang.

Sun Qian felt that something was wrong, and said, "I was very unhappy when I saw the lord returning in a hurry yesterday. Foolishness, there will be accidents in Jingzhou. Please come to the meeting today, and don't go lightly. ”

Liu Beifang told everyone about the previous item, and Guan Yu said: "Brother is suspicious of himself. Liu Jingzhou has no intention of reproach, and the words of outsiders cannot be believed. Xiangyang is not far from here, if you don't go, Jingzhou will be suspicious. ”

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said: "Guan Yu's words are yes, I must go to Xiangyang this time!" ”

Zhang Fei said: "There is no good feast, there will be no good feast, it is better to rest." ”

Zhao Yun said: "A certain general, 300 people from the Ma Bu Army will go together, and they will definitely be able to protect the lord and the public." ”

Liu Bei said: "That's very good. ”

Liu Bei and Zhao Yun rushed to Xiangyang on the same day, Cai Mao went out of Guo to greet him, very humble, and then Liu Qi and Liu Cong's two sons, also led a group of civil and military bureaucrats to welcome Liu Bei.

Liu Bei saw that the two sons were there, so he breathed a sigh of relief and no longer doubted Liu Biao.

On that day, Liu Qi asked Liu Bei to rest in the hall for a while, Zhao Yun led 300 troops to surround and protect, Zhao Yun wore armor and hung his sword, and sat on the left and right.

Liu Qi told Liu Bei: "My father had a seizure of anger and couldn't move, so I specially invited my uncle to entertain him and persuade the officials who guarded the collection everywhere." ”

Liu Bei said: "I didn't dare to take this fate, but since I have my brother's order, I don't dare to disobey." ”

The next day, someone came to report: The officials of the nine counties and 42 prefectures have all arrived, and they have come to invite Liu Bei to go.

In order to prevent accidents, Cai Mao came to Kuai Yue in advance to discuss, and said: "Liu Bei is the hero of the world, and if he stays here for a long time, he will be harmed in the future, so he can be removed today." ”

Kuai Yue said: "Liu Bei is known as a virtuous person, if he is hastily disposed of, I am afraid that he will lose the hope of the people." ”

Cai Mao said: "I have secretly received Liu Jingzhou's words here, and please help me." ”

Seeing this, Kuai Yue responded: "Even so, you need to prepare in advance to prevent Liu Bei from escaping." ”

Cai Mao replied with a smile: "On the East Gate Da Xian Mountain Road, I have made my brother Cai He lead the army to guard it; Outside the south gate, Cai Zhong has also been guarded; Outside the north gate has made Cai Xun guard, there is no need to guard the west gate, there is a Tanxi barrier in front, although there are tens of thousands of people, it is not easy to pass. ”

Kuai Yue said: "I see that Zhao Yunxing can't sit away from Liu Bei, Zhao Yun's martial arts are outstanding, with this person here, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to start." ”

Cai Mao then said: "I have laid down 500 troops to prepare in the city, and I will definitely be able to capture and kill Liu Bei and others." ”

Kuai Yue pondered for a moment and said, "You can make Wen Ping and Wang Wei set up another seat in the outer hall, so that the generals can wait for Zhao Yun first, and then they can act." ”

Cai Mao followed his words, so he asked Wen Ping, Wang Wei and others to arrange this matter.

On the same day, Xiangyang Mansion slaughtered cattle and horses, feasted on a large banquet, feasted state and county officials, Liu Bei took the luma to the state government, ordered people to be tied to the back garden, all the officials went to the hall, Liu Bei sat on top of the chairman, the two sons sat on both sides, and the rest of the officials sat in turn.

Zhao Yun stood on Liu Bei's side with a sword. Wen Ping and Wang Wei invited Zhao Yun to the banquet, Zhao Yun couldn't resign, Liu Bei thought for a moment, and felt that there should be nothing to do here, so he ordered Zhao Yun to take the seat, and Zhao Yun reluctantly responded to the order.

Cai Mao cleaned up the place like an iron bucket outside, and asked Liu Bei to send all the 300 troops brought back to the pavilion, and when the banquet was half-hearted, he had to start.

When the wine reached the third round, Yi Ji took the lamp, went to Liu Bei, looked at Liu Bei, and whispered: "Please change your clothes,"

Liu Bei understood, immediately got up to go to the toilet, finished the lamp, and rushed into the back garden, and then Liu Bei reported with an ear: "Cai Mao designed to harm the king, and there are military horses guarding the east, south, and north of the city. But the West Gate can go, and the public should flee quickly! ”

Liu Bei was shocked, and Lu Ma, who was in a hurry, opened the back garden gate and pulled it out, flew on the horse, ignored the followers, and looked at the west gate and left.

The doorman asked, Liu Bei didn't answer, whipped out, the doorman couldn't help it, flew to report Cai Mao, Cai Mao learned of this, immediately got on the horse, led the 500 army to chase Liu Bei.

Liu Bei bumped out of the west gate, and before he could go a long distance, he saw a big stream in front of him, blocking the way, the Tan River was several zhang wide, the water was leading to the Xiangjiang River, and the water flow was very tight, and it was impossible to swim across at all.

Liu Bei hit the horse and came to the stream, and saw that this place could not be crossed, so he wanted to rein in the horse and go back, at this time, I saw the dust in the west of the city, and a chasing army chased and killed!!

Seeing this, Liu Bei said, "I'm dead this time!" ”

Liu Bei can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor now, so he returned to the stream and looked back, only to see that the pursuers were approaching, Liu Bei panicked, and hurriedly rode down the river.

After a few steps, I saw that the front hooves of the horse suddenly fell, and Liu Bei's robe was also wet, at this time the pursuers had come to the river, and they were about to shoot Liu Bei with a bow and arrow, Liu Bei's heart was in turmoil, and he shouted with a whip: "Lu, Lu!" me today!

Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Bei's voice fell, he saw Lu Ma suddenly surging up from the water, jumping three feet, and flying onto the west bank.

The poem said: "When you get old, you will go to Tanxi Road in the twilight of spring, and you will go to Tanxi Road; Stopping and wandering alone, there are scattered red flocculents in front of him. secretly thinks that Xianyang fire is declining, and the dragons and tigers are fighting each other; At the Xiangyang meeting, Wang Sun drank and sat in the middle of Liu Bei's life. Escape alone out of Ximen Road, and the chasing soldiers behind will return; A river of smoke and water rose to Tanxi, and he jumped forward in a hurry. The horseshoe hooves shattered the blue glass, and the golden whip waved in the wind. In the ear, I heard that thousands of people rode away, and suddenly saw Shuanglong flying in the waves. Xichuan dominates the true hero, and the two of them meet when they sit down. The Tanxi stream flows from the east, where is the dragon and the young man! Linliu sighed three times and felt sour, and the slanting sun was lonely and illuminated on the empty mountain; Three points are like a dream, and the traces are empty in the world. ”

Liu Bei jumped across the west of the stream and looked at the east bank, when Cai Mao had already led his army to the stream and shouted, "Why did the envoy flee the table?" ”

Liu Bei said: "I have no enmity with you, why do you want to harm each other?" ”

Cai Mao said: "I don't have this intention. Let the king rest and listen to the words of men. ”

Liu Bei saw that Cai Mao was about to draw a bow and arrows, so he hurriedly turned his horse to look southwest, Cai Mao looked at the left and right guards, and said, "Liu Bei has God's help!! ”

Cai Mao was just about to collect the army and return to the city, only to see Zhao Yun in the west gate leading 300 troops to come, it turned out that when Zhao Yun was drinking, he suddenly saw someone coming out inside, so he hurriedly entered the inner view, only to see that Liu Bei was missing from the table at this time.

Zhao Yun was shocked, and hurriedly returned to the pavilion to inquire about the news, and heard someone say: "Cai Mao led the army to Wangxi." ”

Zhao Yun hurriedly mounted his horse, led the original three hundred soldiers, ran out of the west gate, and was facing Cai Mao, Zhao Yun asked anxiously, "Where is my lord?" ”

Cai Mao replied: "The envoy fled the table, and he didn't know where to go." ”

Zhao Yun is a cautious person, unwilling to make a mistake, that is, riding a horse forward, looking at Daxi from afar, there is no other way to go, but to return to the horse, and ask Cai Mao: "You invited my lord to the banquet, why did you lead the military horse to chase after you?" ”

Cai Mao said: "The bureaucrats of the nine counties and forty-two states and counties are all here, and I am the general, how can I not protect them?" ”

Zhao Yun said again: "Where did you force my lord?" ”

Cai Mao said: "I heard that the king went out of the west gate on horseback, but he disappeared again. ”

Zhao Yun was shocked in his heart, and went straight to the stream to watch again, only to see that there was a trace of water on the other bank, and Zhao Yun secretly wondered in his heart: "Could it be that the lord jumped over the stream with his horse to ......?" ”

Zhao Yun then ordered the 300 troops to scatter and watch, and there was no trace of Liu Bei, when Zhao Yun led the army back again, Cai Mao had already entered the city, Zhao Yun asked the guards to ask Liu Bei's whereabouts, and the sergeants all said: "Liu made Jun fly out of the west gate." Zhao Yun wanted to enter the city again, but he was afraid of an ambush, so he hurriedly led the army back to Xinye.

Liu Bei jumped across the stream, seemed to be drunk, and thought: "Isn't it the will of heaven to jump over this wide stream!" ”

Liu Bei looked at Nanzhang and rode a horse, the sun will sink to the west, between the lines, see a shepherd boy straddling the back of the ox, playing the piccolo coming, Liu Bei sighed: "I might as well also!" Then he immediately looked at it.

The shepherd boy also stopped the cow and stopped the flute, looked at Liu Bei familiarly, and said, "Is the general Liu Xuande who broke the yellow scarf?" ”

Liu Bei asked in surprise: "The remote boy in Runai Village, how do you know my surname!" ”

The shepherd boy said: "I didn't know, because I often served the master, there were guests who arrived, and I said that there was a Liu Bei, seven feet five inches long, hanging his hands over his knees, and his eyes could take care of his ears, he was a hero of the world. ”

Liu Bei said: "Who is your teacher? ”

The shepherd boy said: "My teacher's surname is Sima, the name emblem, the word Decao, and the Yingchuan people." The road number is 'Mr. Mizukami'. ”

Liu Bei said: "Who is your master friends with?" ”

Xiao Tong said: "Be friends with Xiangyang Pang Degong and Pang Tong." ”

Liu Bei said: "Who is Pang Degong?" ”

The boy said: "Uncle and nephew too." Pang Degongzi mountain people, the elder master is ten years old; Pang Tong Zi Shiyuan, the young master is five years old. One day, my master was picking mulberries on the tree, and Shi Pang Tong came to visit, sat under the tree, and talked with each other tirelessly. My teacher loves Pang Tong very much and calls him his brother. ”

Liu Bei said: "Where does your master live now?" ”

The shepherd boy pointed out: "In the forest ahead, there is the village. ”

Liu Bei said: "I am Liu Bei, you can lead me to meet your master." ”

The boy led Liu Bei, more than two miles, dismounted in front of the village, entered the middle gate, and suddenly heard the sound of the piano very beautifully.

Liu Bei ordered the boy to take a break and reported, but when he listened to it, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped and did not play. One person laughed and said: "The rhyme of the piano is quiet, and the tone suddenly rises with high resistance." There will be heroes eavesdropping. ”

The boy pointed to Liu Bei and said: "This is my teacher, Mr. Shuijing." ”

Liu Bei looked at his person, only to see Mr. Shuijing's loose-shaped crane bones, and the instrument was extraordinary, so he hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute, and his clothes were still wet.

Seeing this, Mr. Shui Jing said, "Gong was spared the catastrophe today!" ”

Liu Bei was surprised, and the little boy said, "This is Liu Bei." ”

The water mirror is invited into the grass hall, the guest and the host sit down, Liu Bei sees that the shelves are full of books, pine and bamboo are planted outside the window, and the Hengqin is on the stone bed, the air is clear, and it is very enjoyable.

Shui Jing asked, "Where did Ming Gong come from?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Occasionally, passing through this place, because of the children's fingers, I have to worship and respect, which is very fortunate!" ”

Shui Jing smiled: "You don't have to hide it. The public will flee here. ”

Liu Bei then told him about Xiangyang, and Shui Jing said: "I look at the public complexion, and I know it. ”

Because he asked Liu Beidao: "I have heard the name of Ming Gong for a long time, why is it still so down?" ”

Liu Bei said: "There are many fates, so here." ”

Shui Jing said: "Otherwise, General Gain will not be able to hear his ears." ”

Liu Bei said: "Although Bei is not talented, there are Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Wu Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun and others, all loyal and complementary, quite rely on their strength. ”

Shui Jing said: "Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun are all enemies, and there is no one to make good use of them." If Sun Qian and Mi Zhu are white-faced scholars, they are not talents who help the world. ”

Liu Bei said: "Bei also tried to turn sideways to seek the relics of the valley, but I didn't meet him!" ”

Shui Jing said: "Don't you hear Confucius: 'Ten Chambers' must be faithful, what does it mean that there is no one?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Be ignorant, I am willing to give instructions." ”

Shui Jing said: "What are the rumors about children in Jingxiang County? The rumor says: In eight or nine years, it began to decline, and in thirteen years, there was no survivor. In the end, the destiny of heaven has returned, and the dragon in the mud flies to the sky. This rumor began at the beginning of Jian'an: in the eighth year of Jian'an, Liu Jingsheng mourned his ex-wife, and then there was a family chaos, and the so-called 'beginning of decline' also; ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this: "Bei'an dares to be here!" ”

Shui Jing said: "Today's genius is all here, and the public should seek it." ”

Liu Bei asked anxiously, "Where is the wizard?" Who is the fruit? ”

Shui Jing said: "Fulong, phoenix chick, two of them have one, but the world can be safe." ”

Liu Bei said: "Who are Fulong and Phoenix Chicks?" ”

Shui Jing stroked his palm and laughed: "Okay! Good! ”

When Liu Bei asked again, Shui Jing said: "It's getting late, the general can stay here overnight, and tomorrow he should say it." ”

After Mr. Shuijing finished speaking, he ordered the children to drink and treat each other, and then led Liu Bei's Luma into the backyard to feed.

About deeper, I suddenly heard a person knocking on the door, and Shui Jing said: "Where did Yuan Zhi come from?" ”

Liu Bei got up and listened to it, and when he heard it, he replied: "I have heard about Liu Jingsheng's good, good and evil for a long time, and I want to tell him." When they meet, they have a false name, and they can't use the good and the good, and the evil and can't go. Therefore, the suicide note is different, and it has come here. ”

Mr. Shui Jing said: "Gong Huai Wang Zuozhicai, it is advisable to choose people to do things, but why not go to see Jingsheng lightly?" And the heroes and heroes are only in front of them, and they don't know their ears. ”

He said: "Sir's words are yes. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, secretly thinking that this person must be Fulong and Phoenix Chick, that is, he wanted to see it, but he was afraid of making a mistake, and when it was dawn, Liu Bei asked to see the water mirror and asked, "Who came last night?" ”

Shui Jing said: "This is my friend." ”

Liu Bei begged to see him, and Shui Jing said: "This person wants to go to the Ming Lord, and he has gone elsewhere." ”

Liu Bei asked his name, and Shui Jing smiled: "Okay!" Good! ”

Liu Bei asked again: "Fu Long, Feng Xiao, who is the fruit?" ”

Shui Jing only smiled: "Okay! Good! ”

Liu Beibai asked Shui Jing to go out of the mountain to help, and to help the Han room, Shui Jing said: "The idle people in the mountains and fields are unbearable for the world. There are people who are ten times better than me to help the public, and the public should visit them. ”

While we were talking, I suddenly heard that outsiders in Zhuang shouted horses, and the boy came to report: "There is a general who leads hundreds of people to Zhuang Lai." ”

Liu Bei was shocked, and looked at it urgently, it was Zhao Yunye, Liu Bei saw Zhao Yun, and immediately felt overjoyed, Zhao Yun got off the horse and said: "One night back and forth to the county, I couldn't find the lord, and I asked this overnight." The lord can return to the county as soon as possible. I'm afraid that someone will come to the county to fight. ”

Liu Bei resigned from the water mirror, got on the horse with Zhao Yun, and threw himself into Xinye. After a few miles, a group of people came, and they regarded it as Guan Yu and Yide.

Everyone was overjoyed to see each other, Liu Bei told the story of the Prancing Horse Tanxi, and they were surprised together, and went to the county to discuss the matter with Sun Gan and others, Sun Gan said: "You can first write to Jingsheng and tell you about it." ”

Liu Bei ordered Sun Qianyun to go to Jingzhou from his words, and Liu Biao called in and asked: "I invited Liu Bei Xiangyang to the meeting, why did he flee the table?" ”

Sun Qian submitted a book, saying that Cai Mao conspired to kill each other, and Lai Yuema Tanxi was able to escape.

Liu Biao was furious, and urgently called Cai Mao to scold: "You dare to harm my brother!" After finishing speaking, Liu Biao asked Cai Mao to push out and behead him. When Mrs. Cai heard about this, she hurriedly came to intercede for Cai Mao, and Liu Biao was still angry.

Sun Qian said: "If Cai Mao is killed, I am afraid that Uncle Huang will not be able to live here in peace." ”

Liu Biao was relieved of his responsibilities and asked his eldest son Liu Qi and Sun Qian to go to Liu Bei to plead guilty. Liu Qi was ordered to go to Xinye, and Liu Bei followed and set up a banquet to treat each other.

When the wine was half-drunk, Liu Qi suddenly fell into tears, Liu Bei asked why, Liu Qi said: "Stepmother Cai's often harbors the intention of murder, and her nephew has no plan to avoid disaster, and she hopes that her uncle will advise." ”

Liu Bei persuaded that as long as you are careful and filial piety, there will be no disaster.

The next day, Liu Qi cried goodbye, and Liu Bei took a horse to send Qi out of Guo, because he pointed to Ma Qiqi and said: "If it weren't for this horse, I would have been a person under the spring." ”

Qi said: "This is not the power of horses, but the blessing of my uncle." Say it. The two parted, and Liu Qi wept and left.

Liu Bei returned to the horse and entered the city, and suddenly saw a person walking in the city, only to see this person in a scarf robe, soap silk black shoes, a long song, singing: "Heaven and earth are repeated, and the fire is dying; The building will crumble, and it will be difficult to support a single tree. There are virtuous people in the valley, who want to vote for the Lord; The Lord seeks to be virtuous, but he does not know me. ”

Liu Bei heard the song and thought secretly: "Could this person be the dragon and phoenix that Shui Jing said?" Then he got off the horse to meet, invited him to the county office, and asked his name, and this person replied: "A certain person is also a person on the Ying, with a single surname and a blessed name." I have heard for a long time that Jun Nashi is recruiting talents, and he wants to come to the trust, but he does not dare to make it; Therefore, the song is in the city, so as to move the ear. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed, treated as a guest, and Shan Fu said: "The horse that the king is riding is suitable for, and then beg for a look." ”

Liu Bei ordered to saddle up and lead him in the hall, and Shan Fu said: "Isn't this Lu Mahu? Although it is a thousand miles of horses, it only interferes with the master, and cannot be ridden. ”

Liu Bei said: "Hahahaha, this statement has been fulfilled. ”

Liu Bei then said about the matter of jumping into Tanxi, and Shan Fu said: "This is the Savior, not the Lord; In the end, there will be a Lord. There is a way to do it. ”

Liu Bei said: "I wish to hear the law." ”

Fu Dao: "If there is a grudge in the public will, you can give this horse to him; After getting past this person, and then taking advantage of it, it will be fine. ”

Liu Bei changed color when he heard this: "At the beginning of the Gongchu, if you don't let me take the right path, I will be ordered to do things that benefit myself and hinder others, and I dare not hear about it." ”

Shan Fu smiled and thanked: "Xiang Wen made Jun Rende, but he didn't dare to believe it, so he tried his ears with this word." ”

Liu Bei also changed his appearance and thanked: "Bei'an can have benevolence and people, but Mr. ordered it." ”

Shan Fu said: "I came here from Ying, and I heard the people of Xinye singing, 'Xinye Mu, Uncle Liu Huang; Since then, the people have been abundant. It can be seen that the benevolence of the king and the people are also. ”

Liu Bei worshiped Shan Fu as a military advisor and trained the people of the headquarters.

Before Cao Cao led his army back to Xudu last time, he sent Cao Ren and Li Dian to lead 30,000 troops to Lv Kuang and Lu Xiang.

After Liu Bei garrisoned Xinye, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang told Cao Rendao: "Now Liu Bei is stationed in Xinye, recruiting troops and buying horses, accumulating grass and storing grain, his ambition is not small, and he must plan it as soon as possible." After the two of us surrendered to the prime minister, they did not have an inch of merit, and they were willing to ask for 5,000 elite soldiers to take Liu Bei's head as a tribute to the prime minister. ”

Cao Ren also knew that Cao Cao was very resentful of Liu Bei, but he was worried that Yuan Shao in Hebei did not move troops to attack Jingzhou, and now that Liu Bei has come to Xinye, it is no wonder that they have done it!

The land of Xinye is only more than 100 miles away from Fancheng, and the army can arrive in a hurry in just one day, after Cao Cao learned of this, he was overjoyed, so he and Erlu soldiers and horses of 5,000, so that they came to Xinye to fight.

Tanma reported the matter to Liu Bei, Liu Bei asked Shan Fu to discuss the matter, Shan Fu said: "If there are enemy soldiers, they cannot be allowed to enter, so that Guan Gong can lead an army out from the left and use the enemy to come to the middle of the army; Zhang Fei led an army out from the right, and the enemy came to the rear of the army; The public led Zhao Yun to meet the troops on the front road, and the enemy could be broken. ”

Liu Bei followed his words, that is, he sent Guan and Zhang to the end, and then led a total of 2,000 people out of the customs with Shan Fu and Zhao Yun to greet him.

Liu Bei's army did not travel for a few miles, only to see the dust behind the mountain, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang led the army to come, and each side shot the corner, Liu Bei went out of the horse under the banner gate, and shouted: "Who is coming, dare to violate my realm?" ”

Lu Kuang stepped out of the horse and said: "I am the general Lu Kuangye, on the order of the prime minister, I am here to capture you!" ”

Liu Bei was furious, so that Zhao Yun out of the horse, the two generals fought, not counting, Zhao Yun stabbed Lu Kuang under the horse with a shot, Liu Bei's army covered up, Lu Xiang could not resist the enemy, and led the army away.

In the middle of the line, the first army on the side of the road is prominent, headed by the general, which is Guan Guan Yuye; Guan Yu led the army to rush and kill for a while, and Lu Xiang broke most of his troops and escaped from the road; The defeated army of Cao's army marched less than ten miles again, and was blocked by the first army, and the general, who was the leader, raised his spear and shouted: "Zhang Yide is here!" ”

Zhang Fei hit the horse and took Lu Xiang directly, but Lu Xiang was caught off guard and was stabbed by Zhang Fei with a spear, turned over and fell off the horse and died.

The rest of the Cao army scattered in all directions, Liu Bei and the army chased after him, and most of the Cao army was captured by Liu Bei.

The soldiers of the defeated army returned to Cao Ren and reported: "General Huiyu, our army has been defeated, two generals Lu were killed by the enemy generals, and most of the officers and men of our army were captured alive by the enemy. ”

When Cao Ren heard this, he was immediately shocked, and he discussed with Li Dian, and Li Dian replied: "The two generals died lightly, and now it is only advisable to press the army and declare the prime minister, and wait until the prime minister exterminates Yuan Shao, and then raise a large army to come to recruit and suppress, which is the best policy." ”

Cao Ren said: "Otherwise, now that the two generals have been killed, and many military horses have been killed, this revenge must be avenged!" In the land of Xinye projectiles, why Lao Prime Minister's army? As long as I personally lead the army to go, I will definitely be able to defeat Liu Bei!! ”

Li Dian said: "Liu Bei is also a masterpiece, not to be taken lightly. ”

Cao Ren smiled: "Is the general afraid of Liu Bei?" ”

Li Dian said: "The Art of War: 'Know your opponent and know your friends, and win a hundred battles.'" 'It's not a cowardice, but I'm afraid it can't be won. ”

Cao Ren said angrily: "Gonghuai has two hearts? I will want to capture Liu Bei alive! ”

Li Dian said: "If the general goes, he will guard Fancheng." ”

Cao Ren said: "If you don't go, you really have two hearts!" ”

Li Dian had no choice but to pick up 25,000 military horses with Cao Ren, cross the river and go straight to Xinye.

Shan Fu returned to the county victoriously, and said Liu Bei: "Cao Rentun soldiers in Fancheng, now I know that the second will be punished, and I will raise a large army to fight." Liu Bei said: "How should you welcome it?" Shan Fu said: "If he comes with all his troops, Fancheng is empty, and he can take advantage of it." Liu Bei asked, and Shan Fu whispered in his ear.

When Liu Bei heard this, he was overjoyed, and the preparations had been made in advance, and if a sergeant really came to report, he said: "Cao Ren has led the army across the river." Shan Fu said: "It doesn't come out of my expectations." Then he asked Liu Bei to send troops to meet the enemy.

The two formations were in a circle, Zhao Yun went out to call the other general to answer, and Cao Ren ordered Li Dian to come out and confront Zhao Yun. After about ten battles, Li Dian expected that the enemy would not be able to turn his horse back to the battle. Zhao Yun chased after the horses, and the two wings of the army shot and stopped, so they all stopped and returned to the village.

Li Dian returned to see Cao Ren and said: "The elite of the other army, you can't underestimate the enemy, it's better to go back to Fancheng." Cao Ren said angrily: "When you have not sent out the army, you have slowed down the hearts of our army; Now he sells the battle again, and the crime should be beheaded! ”

After Cao Ren finished speaking, he wanted to order the knife and axe hand to push out Li Dian and behead him, and the generals saw this, and hurriedly interceded for Li Dian, Cao Ren was angry, so he transferred Li Dian to lead the rear army, and Cao Ren himself led the troops as the front.

The next day, Cao Jun marched with drums, and Cao Ren personally led the army to form a formation, and then asked Liu Bei: "Liu Xuande, do you know my formation?" ”

When Shan Fu heard this, he went up to a high place to look at Cao Ren's military array, and then said to Liu Bei: "This eight-gate golden lock array is also." The Eight Gates: Rest, Life, Injury, Du, Jing, Death, Shock, and Open. If you enter from the birth gate, the view gate, and open the door, it is auspicious; If you enter from the injured door, the shocked door, or the closed door, you will be injured; From Dumen, the dead and the men die. Although the eight gates are neatly arranged, they are only in the middle of the host. If you hit someone from the southeast corner of Shangshengmen and go out to the west gate, its array will be chaotic. ”

Liu Bei sent an order, ordered the sergeants to hold the corner, and ordered Zhao Yun to lead 500 troops from the southeast to the west, Zhao Yun got the order, jumped on the horse with a spear, led the troops to the southeast corner, and shouted to kill the Chinese army, Cao Ren saw this, and hurriedly waved the order flag, so that the soldiers went to the north.

Zhao Yun did not lead the army to chase after him, according to Liu Bei's order, he led the army to highlight the west gate, and then came up from the west to the southeast corner.

Seeing this, Liu Bei led the army to rush and kill, Cao Bing was defeated and retreated, Shan Fu ordered the troops to chase after him, and then collected the army and returned.

Cao Ren lost for a while, and when Fang believed Li Dian's words, someone called Li Dian and said: "There must be capable people in Liu Bei's army, and our formation has been broken." ”

Li Dian said: "Although I am here, I am very worried about Fancheng. ”

Cao Ren said: "Go and rob the village tonight." If he wins, then he will consider again; If he does not win, he will retreat back to Fancheng. ”

Li Dian said: "No, Liu Bei must be prepared." Cao Ren said angrily: "If you are so suspicious, why use soldiers!" So he didn't listen to Li Dian's words, and introduced the army as the front team, so that Li Dian was the back, and robbed the village that night.

Shan Fu was discussing with Liu Bei in the village, and suddenly there was a trade wind, and Shan Fu said: "Cao Ren will lead the army to rob the village tonight." ”

Liu Bei said: "Why is it the enemy? ”

Shan Fu smiled: "I have already made a budget. The secret distribution has been completed. To the second watch, Cao Ren's soldiers approached the village, only to see the fire around the village, burning the fence, Cao Ren knew that he was prepared, and urgently ordered to retreat, Zhao Yun covered the future, Ren did not have time to collect the troops back to the village, and was anxious to look at the North River and left.

Cao Jun rushed to the river, and only then did he want to find a boat to cross the river, and he saw a Biao army on the shore killed, headed by Zhang Feiye.

Cao Ren fought to the death, Li Dian protected Cao Ren to get off the boat to cross the river, and most of Cao's army drowned in the water; Cao Ren crossed the river, went ashore and ran to Fancheng, which made people call the door, only to see a drum on the city, and a general led the army out, shouting: "I have taken Fancheng for a long time!" ”

Cao Jun hurriedly looked up, only to see that the person in the city was Guan Guan Yuye!

Cao Ren was shocked, so he turned his horse and left, Guan Yu chased and killed, Cao Ren broke a lot of military horses, and then went straight to Xuchang in the starry night.

Not to mention Cao Ren's defeat back to Xuchang for the time being, and said that Liu Bei won a complete victory, so he led the army into Fancheng, and the county ordered Liu Mi to go out to welcome, Liu Bei Anmin has decided, that Liu Mi is a native of Changsha, and he is also a relative of the Han family, so he invited Liu Bei to his home and set up a banquet to treat each other.

I saw a person standing on the side, Liu Bei looked at his person, and liked it very much, so he asked, "Who is this?" ”

Liu Mi said: "This nephew Kou Feng, the son of Ben Luo Hou Kou, is also dependent on this because his parents died. ”

Liu Bei loved him very much in his heart, so he wanted to make his heir his righteous son, Liu Mi happily obeyed him, so he made Kou Feng worship Liu Bei as his father and changed his name to Liu Feng.

Liu Bei brought it back, and ordered Guan Yu and Yide to be uncles, Guan Yu said: "My brother has a son, why use a moth?" Then there will be chaos. ”

Liu Bei said: "I treat him like a son, and he will do it like a father, what a mess!" ”

Guan Yu was displeased, Liu Bei and Shan Fu discussed, and Zhao Yun led a thousand troops to defend Fancheng. Liu Bei led the crowd back to Xinye.

However, it was said that Cao Ren and Li Dian returned to Xudu, and when the two saw Cao Cao, they both wept and bowed to the ground to ask for their guilt, and said that they would lose their troops.

When Cao Cao heard this, he said: "Victory and defeat are the norm of the military, but I don't know who will plan for Liu Bei?" ”

Cao Renyan is a single blessing.

Cao Cao said: "Who is Shan Fu? ”

Cheng Yu said with a smile: "This is not Shan Fuye, this person is young and easy to learn fencing; In the last years of Zhongping, he tried to avenge and kill people, and walked away with his hair and face, which was obtained by the officials; When asked his name, he did not answer, but the official was tied to the car, and the drums were beaten in the city, and the people of the city knew it, although those who knew did not dare to speak, and his companions stole and rescued him. He changed his name and fled, turned his knots to learn, visited famous teachers all over the world, and tried to talk with Sima Hui. This person is Yingchuan Xu Shu, the character is straight, and Shan Fu is his name. ”

Cao Cao said: "Xu Shu's talent, what is better than you?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "Ten times more than Yu." ”

Cao Cao said: "It's a pity that the Magi belongs to Liu Bei, and his wings are complete? How? ”

Cheng Yu said: "Although Xu Shu is there, the prime minister wants to use it, and it is not difficult to summon him." ”

Cao Cao said: "Anderson is coming back? ”

Cheng Yu said: "Xu Shu is filial piety, lost his father at a young age, and has an old mother in the hall, now his brother Xu Kang is dead, and the old mother has no one to serve, the prime minister can make people earn his mother to Xuchang, so that the book calls his son, then Xu Shu will come." ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked people to go to fetch Xu Shu's mother in the starry night, and within a day, he took it and treated him well, saying: "I heard that your son Xu Yuanzhi is a genius in the world." Now he is in Xinye, helping the rebellious minister Liu Bei, betraying the court, and falling into the mud like a beautiful jade, which is a pity. The old annoyed old mother wrote a book, recalled it back to Xu Du, I will play Yuan Zhi before the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will have a heavy reward. ”

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he ordered the four treasures of the study to be held left and right, and asked Xu's mother to write a book.

Mother Xu said: "How is Liu Bei like a human being? ”

Cao said: "Peijun junior, vainly called 'Uncle Huang', has no faith at all, the so-called outer gentleman and inner villain. ”

Xu Mu said sharply: "You are so vain! I have long heard that Liu Bei is the king of Zhongshan Jing, the great-great-grandson of His Excellency Emperor Xiaojing, stooping down to be a corporal, treating others with respect, and the sound of benevolence is known, and the yellow boy, Bai Suo, shepherd, and woodcutter of the world all know his name: the hero of the world. My son assists him, and he gets his master. Although you are a Han Xiang, you are actually a thief. On the contrary, he regarded Liu Bei as a rebel minister, and wanted to make my back to the light and the dark, wouldn't it be ashamed! ”

Xu's mother said goodbye, took the stone inkstone and hit Cao Cao, Cao Cao was furious, and the warrior took Xu's mother out and beheaded him.

Cheng Yu stopped in a hurry, and said: "Mother Xu touches the prime minister, and wants to die." If the prime minister kills him, he will attract the name of injustice and become the virtue of Xu's mother. Since Xu's mother is dead, Xu Shu will die to help Liu Bei take revenge; It's better to stay, so that Xu Shu is both physically and mentally, even if he helps Liu Bei, he doesn't do his best. And keep Xu's mother here, Yu has his own plan to earn Xu Shu here, in order to assist the prime minister. ”

Cao Cao said that he did not kill Xu's mother, but sent it to another room to raise, Cheng Yu greeted him every day, and lied that he had become a brother with Xu Shu and treated Xu's mother like a mother; Always feed things, and you must have your hands on them. Xu Muyin also replied. Cheng Yu earned Xu's mother's handwriting, which was imitated by her font, deceived the family of a letter, and sent a confidant to Xinye County with the book to ask about the "Shan Fu" line.

The sergeant introduced Xu Shu, and Xu Shu knew that his mother had a letter from home, so he urgently called him to ask. Come to the humane: "A certain is a pawn under the pavilion, in the words of the old lady, and there is a book attached." ”

Xu Shu opened the letter and looked at it, only to see that the letter read: "Close to your brother's funeral, there is no relatives." In the midst of sorrow, Prime Minister Cao Cheng did not expect to make people earn to Xuchang, and he rebelled, and I was rescued by Yu Xuan, Lai Chengyu and others. If you surrender, it will save me from death. If the book arrives at the day, you can read the grace of labor, come in the starry night, and be filial piety; Then Xu Tu returned to his hometown to avoid catastrophe. My life is hanging in the balance, and I hope for rescue! Not much more. ”

After Xu Shu finished reading, tears welled up, and he came to see Liu Bei with a book: "A certain Yingchuan Xu Shu, the character is straight; For the sake of fleeing, it is more blessed. I heard that Liu Jingsheng was recruiting talents, and I went to see him; and discuss things, only to know that they are useless people, so they are different from books. I went to Sima Shuijingzhuang at night and told him about it. Shui Jing blames Shu for not knowing the master, because he said that Liu Yuzhou is here, why not do it? Shu pretended to sing wild songs in the city, in order to move the king; If you are fortunate enough to be reused, you will be reused. Zhengnai's mother was now tricked by Cao Cao, and she was imprisoned in Xuchang and wanted to do harm. The old mother's handwritten letter is called, and you can't go away. I don't want to follow the work of dogs and horses to repay the king; Nai Ci was held and could not do his best. Now it should be returned, and it will be after the map. ”

Liu Bei cried when he heard this: "The son and mother are the relatives of nature, and Yuan Zhi is unprepared. After meeting the old lady, or you will have to be ordered again. ”

Xu Shu thanked him and wanted to go, and Liu Bei said: "Begging to get together again for one night, and come to the next day." ”

Sun Qianmi said to Liu Bei: "Yuan is a genius in the world, and he has been in Xinye for a long time, and he knows the truth in our army. If it is returned to Cao Cao today, it will be reused, and I am in danger. The lord should keep it for a long time, and don't let it go. If you see that Yuan is not going straight, he will behead his mother. Yuan Zhi knew that his mother was dead, and he would avenge his mother. Attack Cao Cao also. ”

Liu Bei said: "No." He causes a man to kill his mother, and I use his son, and I am unkind; Leave it behind, and let it go, so as to cut off the way of its sons and mothers, and it is unjust. I would rather die than do unkind or unrighteous things. Everyone sighed.

Liu Bei invited Xu Shu to drink, and Xu Shu said: "I heard that my mother was imprisoned today, although the golden wave jade liquid can't be swallowed. ”

Liu Bei said: "Beiwen Gong will go, if you lose your left and right hands, although the dragon liver and phoenix marrow, it is not sweet." ”

The two of them wept opposite each other, sat and waited, the generals had arranged a feast outside Guo, Liu Bei and Xu Shu went out of the city together, went to the long pavilion, and dismounted to say goodbye.

Liu Bei raised his glass and said to Xu Shu: "The preparation is shallow, and the fate is thin, so I can't get together with Mr. Mr. Wang's good deeds are new to the Lord, in the name of success. ”

Xu Shu cried: "A certain talent is slightly wise and shallow, and the deep lotus makes you reuse." Now unfortunately I said goodbye halfway, but it was really my mother's death. Even if Cao Cao was forced, Shu would not set up a plan for life. ”

Liu Bei said: "Since Mr. goes, Liu Bei will also escape to the mountains and forests." ”

Xu Shu said: "A certain person who is planning to be a king and a tyrant with the envoy is a wise man; Now, because of the old mother, her mind is in turmoil, and even if she is here, it is useless. So that Jun Yi should not seek the assistance of high sages and work together for a great cause, why should he be discouraged? ”

Liu Bei said: "There is no one in the world who is virtuous." ”

Shu said: "A certain oak mediocre material, how dare you be such a reputation." Parting, Xu Shu said to the generals again: "May all the good deeds of the public make the king, in order to name the bamboo silk, the merit of the history, do not follow the example of the always." ”

The generals were all sad, Liu Bei couldn't bear to leave, and sent a ride, another ride.

Xu Shu said: "Don't work to send you away, and you will say goodbye." ”

Liu Bei immediately took the hand of the concubine and said: "Mr. is going, the sky is different, and I don't know when we will meet!" After that, tears rained down.

Xu Shu also wept and said goodbye, Liu Bei immediately went to the forest, watching Xu Shu ride a horse and the servant hurriedly left, Liu Bei cried: "Yuan Zhi go!" What will I do? He looked at it with tears, but was cut off by a forest. Liu Bei pointed with his whip: "I want to cut down all the trees here." ”

The crowd asked why. Liu Bei said: "Because of the obstruction, I look at Xu Yuanzhi's eyes." ”

Looking at the moment, he suddenly saw Xu Shu patting his horse back, Liu Bei said: "Yuan Zhi is back, is it not unintentional?" Then he happily patted his horse forward and asked, "Sir, this time, you must have an idea." ”

Xu Shu said to Liu Bei: "Because of his heart, he forgot a word: there is a strange man here, only in the twenty miles outside Xiangyang City, why don't you ask for it?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Dare to bother Yuan Zhi to come and meet him." ”

Xu Shu said: "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 said: "What is this person more virtuous than Mr.?" ”

Xu Shu said: "To compare it to a certain one, such as a horse and a unicorn, a jackdaw with a phoenix ear." Every time this person tastes himself, he is happy and easy; In my opinion, the management and happiness are not as good as this person. This person has the talent to cover the world! ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "I would like to hear this person's name." ”

Xu Shu replied: "This person is a native of Langya Yangdu, with the surname Zhuge , the name Liang, and the word Kong Ming, after Zhuge Feng, the captain of the Han Division. His father's name is Qi, the word Zigong, is Taishan County, died early; Liang from his uncle Xuan, Xuan and Jingzhou Liu Jingsheng have the old, because of the past, then the family in Xiangyang, after Xuan, Liang and his brother Zhuge are ploughing in Nanyang, taste good for "Liang Father Yin", the place where he lives has a Gang, named Wolonggang, because of the self-named "Mr. Wolong". This person is a peerless genius, so that the king should be in vain. If this person is willing to assist, why worry about the uncertainty of the world! ”

Liu Bei said: "Mr. Xi Shuijing once said: 'Fulong and Fengxiao, if they get one, they can settle the world. "Isn't this the cloud being 'Fu Long, Phoenix Chick'? ”

Xu Shu said: "Feng Xiao is Xiangyang Pang Tongye, and Fulong is Zhuge Kongming." ”

Liu Bei said enthusiastically: "Today, I know the words of Fulong and Fengxiao, and when is the great sage only at present!" If you don't say it, you have eyes like blindness! ”

Xu Shu recommended Kong Ming, farewell to Liu Bei, rode away, Liu Bei heard Xu Shu's words, Fang Wu Sima Decao's words, like drunk Fang woke up, like a dream for the first time, so he led the crowd back to Xinye, with thick coins, Tongguan, Zhang went to Nanyang to invite Kong Ming.

Xu Shu said goodbye to Liu Bei, feeling his nostalgia, afraid that Kong Ming would not go out of the mountain to assist him, so he rode a horse to the bottom of Wolonggang and entered the grass house to see Kong Ming.

Kong Ming asked him what he meant, and Xu Shu said: "Shu originally wanted to do something to Liu Yuzhou, and Nai's mother was imprisoned by Cao Cao. Before leaving, he will be recommended to Liu Bei. Liu Bei will be enshrined in the future, and he hopes that the public will not push back, that is, he will show his great talents in his life to supplement him, fortunately! ”

When Kong Ming heard this, he said: "You think I am a sacrifice for the sacrifice!" With that, he brushed his sleeves in.

Xu Shu retreated in shame, got on the horse, and went to Xuchang to see his mother.

Xu Shu rushed to Xuchang, and Cao Cao knew that Xu Shu had arrived, so he ordered Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and a group of strategists to greet him.

Xu Shu entered the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Cao Cao, and Cao Cao said: "The public is a wise man, why did he stoop down to Liu Beihu?" ”

Xu Shu said: "A young escaped, wandered in the rivers and lakes, and occasionally went to Xinye, so he made friends with Liu Bei, and the old mother was here, fortunately he was compassionate, and he was ashamed." ”

Cao Cao said: "The public is here now, and I can serve the order hall in the morning and dusk, and I have to listen to the teachings clearly." ”

Xu Shu thanked him, rushed to see his mother, and wept and bowed under the hall, Xu's mother was shocked: "Why are you here?" ”

Xu Shu said: "Approaching Liu Yuzhou; Because of the mother's book, the starry night is here. ”

Mother Xu was furious, and scolded the case: "The humiliated son has been wandering in the rivers and lakes for several years, I thought that you had made progress in your studies, how much better than the beginning!" If you are studying, you must know that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. Don't you know that Cao Cao deceived the king and recklessly became a thief? Liu Beiren and righteousness are spread all over the world, and the Han family is in charge, you have to do it, and you have to be the master, now with a fake book, let alone look at it in detail, so you abandon the light and the dark, and take notoriety, what a fool! What face do I have to meet you? Thou hast insulted thy ancestors, and thou hast been born in the heavens and the earth! ”

Mother Xu scolded Xu Shu to the ground, not daring to look up, and then Mother Xu turned to the screen and went away.

After a while, the family reported: "The old lady hanged herself among the beams. ”

When Xu Shu panicked into the rescue, his mother's anger was gone, and Xu Shu saw that his mother was dead, and cried to the ground, and Fang Su for a long time.

Cao Cao made people salute and asked, and went to the memorial in person, Xu Shu buried his mother in the southern plain of Xuchang, mourning and guarding the tomb, where Cao Cao gave, Xu Shu did not accept, and did not offer a strategy for Xu Shu!

……

Let's say that Liu Bei is arranging gifts, and wants to go to Longzhong to pay homage to Zhuge Liang, but suddenly someone reported: "There is a gentleman outside the door, Eguan Bo belt, very good-looking, and he came to explore." ”

Liu Bei said: "Could this be Kong Ming?" Then he dressed up to greet him, and regarded it as Sima Hui.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, invited into the back hall to sit down, and asked: "Prepare for a farewell immortal face, because of the military affairs, I missed the visit." Today, the light has fallen, and the private admiration is greatly appreciated. ”

Sima Hui said: "I heard that Xu Yuanzhi is here, so I will come for a while." ”

Liu Bei said: "The reason for Cao Cao's imprisonment of his mother is that his mother seems to have sent someone to write and recall Xuchang." ”

Sima Hui said: "Cao Cao's plan is here! I have heard that Xu's mother is the most virtuous, although she is imprisoned in the gym, she will not call her son; This book will be deceitful. Yuan Zhi did not go, and his mother still existed; If I go now, my mother will die! ”

Liu Bei was surprised to ask why, and Sima Hui said: "Xu's mother is high-minded, and she will be ashamed to see her son." ”

Liu Bei said: "Yuan Zhi is leaving, recommend Nanyang Zhuge Liang, what is his person?" ”

Sima Hui said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi wants to go, so it's easy to go, why provoke him to come out and work hard?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Why did Mr. say this? ”

Sima Hui said: "Kong Ming and Boling Cui Zhouping, Yingchuan Shi Guangyuan, Runan Meng Gongwei and Xu Yuanzhi are close friends, these four people are pure, but Kong Ming looks at its general strategy, tastes the knees and chants, and refers to the four people: "The public can go to the history of the assassin and the county guard." Everyone asked Kong Ming what his ambition was, but Kong Ming smiled and did not answer. Every time he compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, his talent is immeasurable. ”

Liu Bei said: "Why are there so many wise men in the land of Yingchuan? ”

Sima Hui said: "In the past, there was Yin Kui who was good at observing astronomy, and he tasted that 'the stars gather in Yingfen, and there will be many wise men in its place.'" ’”

Shi Guan Yu said on the side: "A certain Wen Guan Zhong, Le Yi is a celebrity in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and his achievements cover the world; Kong Ming compares himself to these two, isn't it too much? ”

Sima Hui said with a smile: "In my opinion, it is not appropriate to compare these two people; I want to compare the two to the other. ”

Guan Yu asked, "Those two?" ”

Sima Hui said: "It can be compared to Jiang Ziya of Xingzhou for 800 years and Zhang Zifang of Wanghan for 400 years. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Sima Hui went down the steps and wanted to do it, Liu Bei couldn't stay, Sima Hui went out and looked up to the sky and laughed: "Although Wolong has its master, it is not timely, it's a pity!" After that, he drifted away.

Liu Bei sighed: "What a reclusive Magi! ”

The next day, Liu Bei Tongguan and Zhang He came to Longzhong from the people, looked at several people on the side of the mountain, ploughed the field with a hoe, and sang: "The sky is like a round cover, and the land is like a chess game; The world is divided into black and white, and they fight for honor and disgrace: the honorable are at peace, and the humiliated are fixed. There is seclusion in Nanyang, and there is not enough high sleep! ”

When Liu Bei heard the song, he called the farmer and asked, "Who made this song?" ”

The farmer replied, "It is the work of Mr. Wolong." ”

Liu Bei said: "Where does Mr. Wolong live?" ”

The farmer said: "Since the south of the mountain, there is a high hill, which is Wolonggang. In the thatched hut in the sparse forest in front of the Gang, that is, the place where Mr. Zhuge is lying. ”

Liu Bei thanked him, rode his horse forward, not counting miles, looking at Wolonggang from afar, and sure enough, the scenery was abnormal.

Later generations have an ancient style, a single road Wolong residence, the poem says: "Twenty miles west of Xiangyang City, a high gang pillow flowing water: high gang buckling pressure cloud roots, flowing water gurgling chalcedony; It is like a sleepy dragon stone, shaped like a single phoenix pine in the shade; The chaimen is half-closed thatched, and there are high-ranking people who are bedridden. Repair the bamboo and add the green screen, and the wild flowers fall at four o'clock; The bedside is piled up with yellow rolls, and there is no white ding on the seat; When knocking on the ape, the fruit is offered, and the old crane who guards the door listens to the scriptures at night; The famous piano in the bag hides the ancient brocade, and the sword between the walls hangs seven stars. Mr. Luzhong is lonely and elegant, and he is idle and personally cultivates: he waits for the spring thunder to return to his dream, and a long roar calms the world. ”

Liu Bei came to the front of the village, dismounted and knocked on the firewood door, a child asked, Liu Bei said: "General Hanzuo, Yicheng Pavilion, Hou Lingyu Zhou Mu, and Emperor Uncle Liu Bei, I have come to meet Mr. ”

The boy said, "I can't remember many names. ”

Liu Bei said: "You only said that Liu Bei came to visit. ”

The boy said, "Sir has gone out this morning. ”

Liu Bei said: "Where did you go?" ”

The boy said: "The trail is uncertain, and I don't know where it has gone." ”

Liu Bei said: "When will you return?" ”

The boy said: "The return date is also uncertain, or three or five days, or more than ten days. ”

Liu Bei was melancholy, Zhang Fei said: "I don't see it, just go back." ”

Liu Bei said: "Let's wait for a while." ”

Guan Yu said: "It's better to go back and let someone come to listen." ”

Liu Bei instructed the boy from his words: "If Mr. returns, it can be said that Liu Bei will visit." Then get on the horse, go for a few miles, look back at the scenery in Longzhong, sure enough, the mountain is not high and elegant, the water is not deep and clear; The land is not wide and flat, and the forest is small and lush; Ape and crane blind date, pine fence intertwined.

Liu Bei couldn't stop watching, and suddenly saw a person, with a lofty appearance, a handsome posture, wearing a free scarf, wearing a soapcloth robe, and a cane from the mountain path, Liu Bei said: "This must be Mr. Wolong!" He hurriedly dismounted and saluted forward, and asked, "Is Mr. not Wolong?" ”

"Who is the general?" ”

Liu Bei said: "A certain Liu Bei also." ”

Its humanity: "I am not Kong Ming, but a friend of Kong Ming, Boling Cui Zhou Pingye." ”

Liu Bei said: "I have heard of the name for a long time, and I am fortunate to have met." Beggar to sit on the right to sit on the ground, please give a word. ”

The two sat opposite each other on the stone in the forest, Guan and Zhang stood on the side, and Zhou Ping said: "Why does the general want to see Kong Ming?" ”

Liu Bei said: "Fang is in a big mess today, and the clouds are disturbing in all directions, and I want to see Kong Ming and ask for a plan to stabilize the country." ”

Zhou Ping said with a smile: "The public is mainly to control chaos, although it is benevolent, but since ancient times, chaos has been impermanent. Since Gaozu slashed the snake uprising, he punished Qin without Taoism, and he entered the rule from chaos; Two hundred years of mourning and peace, peace for a long time, Wang Mang usurped and rebelled, and then went into chaos from governance; Guangwu Zhongxing, reorganizing the foundation, reverting from chaos to governance; For 200 years, the people have been in peace for a long time, so there are many conflicts: this is from the time of chaos to chaos, and it cannot be determined suddenly. The general wants to make Kong Ming mediate the heavens and the earth and make up for the future, but it may not be easy to do, and it is in vain. Don't you 'hear that those who obey the heavens will escape, and those who go against the heavens will work'; Where is life, people can't be strong'? ”

Liu Bei said: "What Mr. said is honest. But as a Han man, how dare he entrust the Han family? ”

Zhou Ping said: "The husband of the mountains and wilderness is not enough to talk about the affairs of the world, and it is appropriate to ask questions, so he talks in vain." ”

Liu Bei said: "Mr. Meng sees the order. But I don't know where Kong Ming went? ”

Zhou Ping said: "I also want to visit it, but I don't know where to go." ”

Liu Bei said: "Please go to our county with Mr., what is it?" ”

Zhou Ping said: "Foolishness is quite happy and idle, and has no intention of becoming famous for a long time; See you soon. The words were gone.

Liu Bei walked with Guan and Zhang, and Zhang Fei said: "Kong Ming can't visit again, but he met this rotten Confucian, and he talked for a long time!" ”

Liu Bei said: "This is also the words of the hermit." ”

The three of them returned to Xinye, and a few days later, Liu Bei sent someone to listen to Kong Ming and reported: "Mr. Wolong has returned." ”

Liu Bei ordered the horse to be prepared, and Zhang Fei said: "Measure a village man, why bother my brother to go by himself, you can make someone call it." ”

Liu Bei said: "Don't you hear Mencius: If you want to see the virtuous without using it, you still want it to enter and close the door." Kong Ming is a great sage in the world, how can he be called! Then he got on the horse and went to visit Kong Ming again.

Guan and Zhang also rode horses to accompany each other, it was the middle of winter, the weather was cold, the clouds were dense, and the line was countless miles, suddenly the wind was cold, and the snow was falling: the mountains were like jade clusters, and the forests were like silver makeup.

Zhang Fei said: "The weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and there is no need for soldiers, so it is not advisable to have a far-sighted and useless person!" It's better to go back to Shinno to avoid the wind and snow. ”

Liu Bei said: "I just want Kong Ming to know my intentions. If your younger brother is afraid of the cold, you can go back first. ”

Zhang Fei said: "Don't be afraid of death, don't be afraid of cold!" But I'm afraid that my brother will be empty. ”

Liu Bei said: "Don't say much, just go with each other." ”

Liu Bei and others were approaching the thatched house, and suddenly heard that someone was singing in the hotel on the side of the road, Liu Bei immediately listened to it, and heard his song: "The fame of the strong man has not yet been achieved, and he has not met the spring for a long time!" You don't see: the East China Sea resigned Jing Zhen, and then the car was with Prince Wen; Eight hundred princes will meet unexpectedly, and the white fish will enter the boat and wade into Mengjin; Makino was bloodied in the first battle, and the eagle was a great warrior. I don't see it again: Gaoyang drunkards are drafting, and Changji Manglong is a quasi-duke; talked about Wang Ba's amazing ears, dropped out of washing and sat in Qinying's style; Seventy-two cities in the east, no one in the world can follow. The deeds of the two are still like this, who is willing to talk about heroes so far? ”

After this person sang, another person struck the table and sang, and his song said: "My emperor lifted the sword to clear the sea, and the foundation of entrepreneurship has been hanging for 400 years; Huan Lingji's karma is declining, and traitors and thieves are tuning. The green snake flew down the throne, and saw the demon rainbow descending to the jade hall; The group of thieves gathers in all directions like ants, and the traitors are all eagles, and we clap our hands in the air, and come to the village store to drink the village wine; If you are good at your own life, why should you be immortal! ”

The two of them finished singing, stroking their palms and laughing.

Liu Bei said: "Wolong is here! Then he got off the horse and entered the store, and saw the two of them drinking on the table: the first one was white-faced and long-bearded, and the lower one was clear and ancient.

Liu Bei asked, "I don't know the two gentlemen, who is Mr. Wolong?" ”

The long-bearded man said, "Who is the male?" What do you want to find Wolong? ”

Liu Bei said: "A certain is Liu Bei, I want to visit Mr. and ask for the art of helping the world and the people." ”

The long-bearded man said: "We are not Wolong, we are all friends of Wolong: I am Yingchuan Shi Guangyuan, and this is Runan Meng Gongwei." ”

Liu Bei said happily: "I have heard the name of the second prince for a long time, and I am fortunate to meet it." Today, there are accompanying horses here, and I dare to ask the two princes to go to Wolongzhuang to talk. ”

Guangyuan said: "We are all lazy people in the mountains and wilderness, and we don't care about governing the country and the people, and we don't bother to ask." Ming Gong please get on the horse and visit Wolong. ”

Liu Bei resigned from the two, got on the horse and threw himself into Wolonggang, dismounted in front of the village, and asked the boy by knocking on the door: "Is Mr. in the village today?" ”

The boy said, "Now I am studying in the hall." ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed, so he entered with the boy, and when he arrived at the middle gate, he saw a big book on the door: "Indifferent to Mingzhi." Tranquil and distant. ”

Liu Bei was looking at the room, suddenly heard the sound of chanting, but stood on the side of the door to peep at it, saw the grass hall, a young man hugged the stove and hugged his knees, and sang: "The phoenix soars in a thousand miles, not a Wu does not perch; Shifu is on one side, and he is not the master. Happy to plough in Longmuxi, I love my house; Talk about being proud of the piano and books, waiting for the time. ”

Liu Bei waited for his song to finish, and went to the grass hall to salute and said: "Mr. Beijiumu, I didn't have a chance to visit, yesterday because Xu Yuan directly recommended him, I respected Xianzhuang, and I didn't return empty." I'm here in the snowstorm. It's a blessing to have a good look,"

The young man hurriedly replied: "The general is not Liu Yuzhou, do you want to see your brother?" ”

Liu Bei was surprised: "Mr. is not Wolongye? ”

The young man said: "A certain is Zhuge Junye, the brother of Wolong." Three foolish brothers: the eldest brother Zhuge Jin, now Jiangdong Yuan Yao is the guest of the scene, and Kong Ming is my second brother. ”

Liu Bei said: "Is Wolong at home today?" ”

Zhuge Jun said: "Yesterday I made an appointment with Cui Zhouping and went out for a leisurely trip." ”

Liu Bei said: "Where to wander? ”

Zhuge Jun said: "Or drive a boat to swim in the rivers and lakes, or visit the monks on the mountains, or find friends between the villages, or play the piano and chess in the caves: unpredictable, I don't know where to go." ”

Liu Bei said: "Liu Beizhi is so shallow in fate, he hasn't met a great sage twice!" ”

Zhuge Jun said: "Don't sit down and offer tea." ”

Zhang Fei said: "That gentleman is not here, please ask my brother to get on the horse." ”

Liu Bei said: "Since I am here, how can I return without saying a word?" Because he asked Zhuge Jundao: "I heard that Brother Wolong is familiar with Tao Strategy, and he reads the military book every day, can he smell it?" ”

Jun said: "I don't know. ”

Zhang Fei said: "Ask him!" The wind and snow are very tight, so it is better to return early. ”

Liu Bei stopped, and Zhuge Jun said: "My brother is not here, so I don't dare to stay and ride for a long time; Rong Ri returned the salute. ”

Liu Bei said: "How dare you hope that Mr. will drive in vain." In a few days, we will be ready to return. I am willing to borrow pen and paper to make a book, and stay with Brother Ling, with Liu Bei's courtesy. ", all of them entered the four treasures of the study.

Liu Bei opened the frozen pen, brushed the cloud paper, and wrote: "Bei has admired the high name for a long time, and he has been promoted twice, and he has not returned in time, what a melancholy!" Secretly preparing for the Miao descendants of the Han Dynasty, indiscriminately chattering about the famous lords, watching the imperial court mausoleum, the collapse of discipline, the chaos of the country, the evil party bullying the king, and the heart is broken. Although there is the sincerity of Kuangji, there is no economic strategy. Mr. Wang's benevolence and loyalty, he showed Lu Wang's great talent, and Shi Zifang's grand strategy, the world is very fortunate! Sheji is very lucky! First this Buda, and then allow fasting and luxury, worship and respect, and face contempt. Tong Xi Jianyuan. ”

Liu Bei wrote, handed it to Zhuge and accepted it, said goodbye and went out, Zhuge sent Liu Bei and others out, and Liu Bei repeatedly greeted and said goodbye.

Liu Bei had just gotten on his horse and was about to go, when he suddenly saw the boy waving outside the fence and shouted, "The old gentleman is here." ”

Liu Bei looked at it and saw the west of the small bridge, a person with a warm hat covering his head, a fox fur covering his body, riding a donkey, followed by a boy in Tsing Yi, carrying a gourd wine, stepping on the snow; Turning the small bridge, he chanted a poem, and the poem said: "The north wind is cold overnight, and the clouds are thick." The snow in the sky is drifting, and the old country is changed. Looking up at it is too empty, it is suspected that it is a jade dragon fight. Scales and armor flew, all over the universe in an instant. Ride a donkey across the small bridge and sigh the plum blossoms! ”

Liu Bei heard the song and said: "This is really a sleeping dragon! Then he rolled the saddle and dismounted, and saluted forward: "It is not easy for Mr. to brave the cold! Liu Bei has been waiting for a long time! ”

The man hurriedly dismounted from the donkey and replied.

Zhuge Jun said later: "This is not the Wolong brother, but the brother-in-law Huang Chengyan." ”

Liu Bei said: "The sentence that is chanted in the right time is extremely wonderful. ”

Cheng Yan said: "The old man watched "Liang's Father's Yin" at his son-in-law's house, and remembered this one; Suitable for crossing the small bridge, occasionally see plum blossoms between the fences, so feel and recite. Unexpectedly, it was heard by distinguished guests. ”

Liu Bei said: "Have you ever seen Ling's son-in-law?" ”

Cheng Yan said: "Even the old man came to see him." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he said goodbye to Chengyan and returned from the horse, just when the wind and snow were heavy, he looked back at Wolonggang and was stunned

。 Later generations have a poem about Liu Bei's visit to Kong Ming in the wind and snow, and the poem says: "One day the wind and snow visit the virtuous, and I don't feel sad when I am empty." The frozen Hexi Bridge is slippery, and the cold invades the saddle horse and the road is long. When the first piece of pear blossom falls, the catkins are crazy. Looking back at the place where the whip was stopped, rotten silver was piled up all over Wollonggang. ”

After Liu Bei returned to Xinye, time flies, and he ordered the diviner to make yarrow, choose an auspicious period, fast for three days, change clothes, and then go to Wolonggang to pay homage to Kongming.

Guan and Zhang Wenzhi were displeased, so they joined Liu Bei together, and Guan said: "My brother went to pay homage twice, and his courtesy was too much. I think Zhuge Liang has a false name but no real learning, so he avoids it and does not dare to see it. Brother, why is it so confusing to the people! ”

Liu Bei said: "Otherwise, if the former Qi Huan Gong wants to see the Dongguo savages, the five will get one side." Besides, I want to see the great sage? ”

Zhang Fei said: "My brother is bad. Measure this village husband, what is enough to be a great sage; I don't need my brother to go this time; If he doesn't come, I'll tie me up with a piece of hemp rope." ”

Liu Bei said: "Don't you hear about King Zhou Wen's advice about Jiang Ziya? King Wen is so respectful, you are too rude! This time you will rest, and I will go with Guan Yu. ”

Zhang Fei said: "Since the two elder brothers are gone, how can the younger brother fall behind!" ”

Liu Bei said: "If you go together, don't be rude." ”

Zhang Fei promised, so the three of them rode horses to lead the followers to Longzhong, half a mile away from the grass house, Liu Bei dismounted and walked, and met Zhuge Jun.

Liu Bei hurriedly gave a salute and asked, "Is Brother Ling in Zhuang?" ”

Zhuge Jun said: "I returned yesterday at dusk." The general can meet today. After that, he drifted away.

Liu Bei said: "I was lucky to see Mr. this time!" ”

Zhang Fei said: "This person is rude! He led me to wait until Zhuang, why did he go by himself! ”

Liu Bei said: "They have their own affairs, how can they be strong." ”

The three of them came to the village and knocked on the door, the boy opened the door and asked, Liu Bei said: "There is a Lao Xiantong to report: Liu Bei came to meet Mr. ”

The boy said: "Although Mr. today is at home, he has not woken up in the grass hall today. ”

Liu Bei said: "That is the case, and we will not report it." ", Fu Guan and Zhang were only waiting at the door.

Liu Bei walked in slowly, and saw Mr. lying on his back on a few seats in the grass hall, and Liu Bei arched under the steps.

After a while, Mr. did not wake up, Guan and Zhang stood outside for a long time, and there was no movement, and when they saw Liu Bei still standing, Zhang Fei was furious, and said Guan Yu: "How arrogant is this gentleman!" When I saw my brother standing at the bottom of the stairs, he was lying on his stomach and couldn't sleep! Wait until I go to the back of the house and put a fire on it, and see if he can't get up! ”

Guan Yu persuaded again and again, Liu Bei still ordered the two to go out and wait, when looking at the hall, he saw that Mr. was about to get up, and suddenly fell asleep on the inner wall, and the boy wanted to report.

Liu Bei said: "Don't be alarmed. Liu Bei stood for another hour, Kong Ming woke up, and recited poetry: "Who will wake up to the big dream?" I know that in my life, the grass hall sleeps enough in spring, and the day outside the window is late. ”

Kong Ming groaned, turned over and asked the boy, "Is there a layman coming?" ”

The boy said: "Uncle Liu Huang is here, and he has been waiting for a long time. ”

Kong Mingnai got up and said, "Why don't you report it early!" Shang Rong changed clothes. Liu Bei then turned into the back hall, and after a while, Kong Mingfang dressed up to greet him.

Liu Bei saw that Kong Ming was eight feet long, his face was like a crown of jade, he was wearing a scarf on his head, he was wearing a crane, and he was fluttering like a fairy, so he bowed down and said: "The end of the Han Dynasty, the fool of Zhuo County, and the name of Mr. Jiuwen are like thunder. Yesterday I was promoted twice, and I can't see it once, and I have written a cheap name in the text, and I haven't tried to read it. ”

Kong Ming said: "Nanyang savages, lazy and lazy, have been repeatedly attacked by generals in vain, and they are ashamed. ”

After the two finished the ceremony, the guests and the host sat down, and the boy offered tea.

After tea, Kong Ming said: "Yesterday, I looked at the book, which shows that the general is worried about the people and the country; But Hate Liang is young and talented, and he asked by mistake. ”

Liu Bei said: "Sima Decao's words, Xu Yuanzhi's words, is it a lie?" Mr. Wang does not abandon contempt, and gives orders. ”

Kong Ming said: "Virtue Cao, Yuan Zhi, the master of the world, Liang is a cultivator, dare to talk about the world's affairs?" The second duke is wrong, why should the general give up the beautiful jade and seek the stubborn stone? ”

Liu Bei said: "The eldest husband holds the genius of the world, how can he be old under Lin Quan?" May the gentleman take the common people of the world as his mind, and give orders for foolishness. ”

Kong Ming smiled: "I wish to hear the general's ambition." ”

Liu Beiping urged the banquet and said: "The Han family is declining, the traitors steal their lives, they are not prepared, they want to uphold the righteousness in the world, and their wisdom is shallow, so far there is nothing to do." But Mr. is foolish and saves his misfortune, which is really a blessing! ”

Kong Ming said: "Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the world's heroes have risen together. Cao Cao is inferior to Yuan Shao, but he can overcome Shao, not only in the sky, but also in people. Now Cao Cao has replaced Yuan Shao as the first prince in the world, and he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, this sincerity cannot compete with it! However, although Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao's foundation is still there, the land of Sizhou still exists, before Cao Ren led the army to attack the general, but it was just his private anger, Cao Cao in the whole land of Hebei, will not easily use troops in the south, this is a good opportunity for the general! ”

"The general can only have the strength to resist if he seizes the foundation of the establishment before the Cao army goes south, otherwise he will be defeated!!"

"Yuan Yao owns the land of Jiangdong and Jianghuai, and the country is dangerous and the people are attached, which can be used for aid but not for help! However, Yuan Yao had just seized the land of Jiangdong, and there were troubles from the Shi clan internally and the disturbance of Shanyue outside, and before these two problems were solved and Jiangdong was completely appeased, Yuan Yao would not easily use troops outside. ”

"Jingzhou north according to the Han Dynasty, Chu, the South China Sea, east of Wuhui, west of Tongba, Shu, this place of use, not its lord can not defend, now Liu Biao is weak, must not sit here, this Jingxiang nine counties is the foundation of the general's career funded by God, the general only before the world is in turmoil again to seize the land of Jingzhou, in order to have a countervailing power against Cao Cao and Yuan Yao."

"Yizhou is dangerous, fertile for thousands of miles, the country of abundance, and Gaozu became an emperor because of it; Today, Liu Zhang is weak, the people are rich and the country is rich, but he doesn't know how to save compassion, and he is a wise man. The general is the emperor's family, the letter and righteousness are written in the four seas, the heroes are generalized, the thinking is like thirsty, if there are Jing and Yi, protect its rock resistance, the west and Zhurong, the south Fu Yi and Yue, the outer knot Yuan Yao, and the internal political theory; This land of Sichuan and Shu is the foundation of the country, and the general can only have the power to dominate the world if he seeks the land of Jingzhou and Yizhou! ”

Kong Ming said, ordered the boy to take out a scroll, hang it in the middle hall, and pointed to Liu Bei: "This map of the fifty-four states of Xichuan is also." The general wants to become a hegemon, let Cao Cao occupy the sky in the north, and let Yuan Yao occupy the land in the south, and the general can occupy people. The general can first take Jingzhou as his home, and then take Xichuan to build a foundation, in order to become a full momentum, and then he can map the Central Plains. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he avoided the table and thanked him: "Mr.'s words, suddenly open the mouth, so that the preparation is like a cloud and a mist to see the blue sky." But Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Liu Zhang in Yizhou are all relatives of the Han family, so they are ready to endure and take them? ”

Kong Ming said: "Watching the sky at night, Liu Biao will die soon; Liu Zhang is not the master of the business: he will return to the general after a long time. ”

Liu Bei replied: "Yuan Yao is also eyeing the land of Jingzhou, how should he seek the land of Jingzhou?" ”

Kong Ming replied: "When Cao Cao leads his army north to capture the land of Hebei, it will be an opportunity for the world to rise up again, and then Yuan Yao will raise the troops of Jiangdong and Jianghuai to use troops against Jingzhou!" The officers and soldiers of the Jingzhou army are weak and overwhelmed, at that time, Liu Biao can rely on the only general, with the courage of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun and others under the command of the general, he will be able to make great contributions in the battle with Jingzhou and Yuan Yao, as long as the general can convince the soldiers of the Jingzhou army, he can take the opportunity to seize the power of the Jingzhou army! ”

"In the troubled times, the soldiers and horses are the heaviest, as long as the general can grasp the military power of Jingzhou and make a name for himself as a general, when that time comes, who can be the lord of Jingzhou besides the general? Jingxiang Nine Counties are rich in money and food and abundant population, but Liu Biao didn't know how to use it well, as long as the general can take down the Jingxiang Nine Counties, he can train hundreds of thousands of male troops, and at that time, the general can dominate one side! ”

"Yuan Yao for the sake of Jianghuai, from Cao Cao in one fell swoop to seize the land of Guangling County, before Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's army confronted, such as Cao Cao wants to go north to capture the land of Hebei, so Cao Cao will indulge Yuan Yao in every way, and when Cao Cao unifies the north, Cao Cao and Yuan Yao will see that there will be dirty!"

"If Cao Cao is to unify the northern land, he can have millions of troops to look at the world, and at that time, Yuan Yao will definitely turn enemies into friends with the general, so that the general can turn around and see Cao Cao and Yuan Yao, and slowly try to seek the land of Yizhou, and when Yizhou is captured, the great cause has been !!"

"After capturing the land of these two states, the general can condescendingly occupy the advantage, and then he only needs to sit and wait for the world to change, or attack Guanzhong, or go down the river, all of which are indispensable!"

When Liu Bei heard this, his heart suddenly opened, he bowed his head and thanked him, and then asked Kong Mingdao: "Although my name is measurable, I hope that Mr. will not abandon his despicability, go out of the mountain to help, and be prepared to listen to the teachings, and please ask Mr. to go out of the mountain to help me!" ”

Kong Ming said: "Liang Jiule cultivates and hoes, is too lazy to respond to the world, and cannot obey orders." ”

After passing some words, Liu Bei had already determined that Kong Ming was an unborn genius in the world, where would he let him go, and then cried: "Mr. is not out, what is the life of the common people!! After finishing speaking, Liu Bei stained the sleeves of his robe with tears, his clothes were wet, and he asked for his life for the people.

Seeing that his intention was very sincere, Kong Ming thought for a moment, and was neither willing to continue to live in seclusion in the mountains and live up to what he had learned, nor did he want to join Cao Cao or Yuan Yao to do the icing on the cake, so he made up his mind to help Liu Bei, and said: "The general will not abandon each other, and is willing to follow the work of dogs and horses." ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, so he ordered Guan and Zhang to enter the room, and offered a gift of gold silk, but Kong Ming refused to accept it.

Liu Bei bowed and said, "Sir, I know that this is not a gift for hiring a great sage, but Xinye is poor, and I hope that Mr. will not give up, let Bei slightly show his heart!" ”

Kong Ming saw that Liu Bei said so, so he accepted these gifts, at this time it was late, so Zhuge Liang left Liu Bei and others, let them rest in the village for a day, Liu Bei was excited, and talked with Kong Ming all night, and did not feel tired.

The next day, Zhuge Jun returned to the manor, and Kong Ming instructed: "I am favored by Uncle Liu Huang's three times, and I can't leave it." Thou shalt plough here, and thou shalt not leave the fields wasted. On the day I am accomplished, I will be hidden. ”

Zhuge Jun bowed down and promised to bid farewell to Kong Ming, Liu Bei and the other three also said goodbye to Zhuge Jun, and then returned to Xinye with Kong Ming!!