Chapter 42: The First Meeting with Zhuge

Liu Bei couldn't cry or laugh at the moment, so he had only one way to hurry up, arched his hand towards Liu Cong, smiled bitterly, and motioned to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to get on the horse and leave.

"Wait! Let my son-in-law go first! Liu Ba hurried to Liu Cong like a rooster who had won a fight, as if to open the way for Liu Cong.

Zhang Fei was so angry in his heart, if Guan Yu hadn't grabbed his right hand, Liu Ba would have been slashed several times ago.

Liu Bei smiled awkwardly: "Please!" ”

"Uncle Huang, please! Cong is a junior, please ask your uncle first! Zichu doesn't need to say much. ”

Liu Guanzhang and the three of them held their breath and rode away, and Liu Ba did not forget to shout behind him: "Shameless ......"

Looking at Liu Guanzhang in the distance, Liu Cong shook his head and shouted at the thatched house: "Let the two of you see the joke, Liu Cong came uninvited, disturbing the two, please forgive me." ”

After watching the play, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong no longer avoided it, Liu Cong was his own relative in the end, and he had already arrived at the door, so he couldn't say anything about it, so he took a few steps forward to meet Liu Cong. Liu Cong raised his eyes and looked at the two people in front of him, Zhuge Liang was almost the same as himself, he could be regarded as a majestic man and a dignified appearance, wearing a scarf on his head, but there was no feather fan in his hand. Look at Pang Tong again, with thick eyebrows and a nose, and a short black face. If Liu Cong didn't know that he had talent in his chest, he was afraid that he would look down on him like others.

Standing in front of such two think tanks, Liu Cong is revered and thirsty from the bottom of his heart. gave a big salute to the two of them, and several entourages could see that Liu Cong respected the two of them more than Liu Bei, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment.

Liu Cong was just about to explain his intentions, and Pang Tong hurriedly said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming has a guest, so Tong will leave!" ”

"Then I won't be far away, Brother Shiyuan will go slowly!" Zhuge Liang knew that he could say that he was not at home, and blocked Liu Bei and the three of them from the door, but he couldn't help Liu Cong, his cousin, not go in, so his wife Huang Yueying would definitely refuse. This will Pang Tong want to leave, and Zhuge Liang will naturally not stay.

"Mr. wants to go back to Xiangyang? Why don't you let Huang Quan and Zhang Bo accompany Mr. back? "It's rare to see the deity, and of course Liu Cong doesn't want to let go of the good opportunity to tie up.

"Don't dare to drive the two ......" Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang just finished watching the excitement, if Liu Cong asked Liu Ba to accompany him, Pang Tong would definitely not agree to a hundred people, this guy's mouth is too poisonous, but Huang Quan and Zhang Bo are loyal to the Lord with one article and one martial arts.

"Sir, you don't have to be polite, you have to go to visit Mr. in the house that day. Huang Quan and Zhang Bo will accompany Mr. back to Xiangyang first. ”

"Yes!" Although he didn't know what Liu Cong's purpose was, the lord instructed that Liu Cong valued Pang Tong very much, and the two of them led the horse to prepare to return to Xiangyang with Pang Tong. Pang Tong is not hypocritical, anyway, he is on the way.

After the three of them left, Zhuge Liang invited Liu Cong into the house: "Brother Buchang Xian doesn't go back to Jiangling to take care of government affairs, what are you doing in my thatched cottage?" ”

"Cong is going to Gangneung to take up his post in a few days, so I came to see my cousin and you. What, isn't my cousin here? Liu Cong deliberately raised the word cousin by a few points, and also hoped that Huang Yueying would come out to help, so as not to be kicked out by Zhuge Liang early.

It's a pity that Huang Yueying is really not there, and when the three of them are seated as guests of honor, they see Zhuge Liang's younger brother Zhuge Jun coming out to serve tea. While the three of them were chatting, Zhuge Liang naturally mentioned the big drama just now: "Zichu is really sharp-eyed and sharp-mouthed, and Uncle Liu Huang ran away." ”

"Mr. Kong Ming smiled, Liu Bazhi's talent is less than one-tenth of Mr. Liu's, but Liu Bei's person is really hateful, Ba can't help it, so Mr. laughs."

"Hehe, isn't it that Zichu misunderstood that Liu Bei, otherwise Uncle Liuhuang, who is respected by the world, is so unbearable in Zichu's eyes?" Zhuge Liang also wondered, Liu Ba was like a vicious dog beside Liu Cong, and he bit Liu Bei madly. He knew that Liu Cong was also wronged in this matter, Liu Ba despised Liu Bei from the bottom of his heart, and just in time for Liu Bei to compete with Liu Cong for talents, Liu Ba naturally would not sit idly by when he met it.

"It's not that Liu Ba is inferior to him, it's that he is really unbearable ......"

"Brother Zichu, let's stop talking about Liu Bei today?" Liu Cong saw that Liu Ba was about to play again, so he hurriedly spoke to stop it.

"It's okay, when I think of that guy, I feel angry in my heart."

"The fire hurts your body, brother-in-law is very secluded here, you might as well wander around, maybe you can calm down a little ......"

"Gongzi is right, Mr. Kong Ming is a hermit in the world, Ba is fortunate to be here today, and he must learn more......" Liu Ba saw that Liu Cong seemed to want to talk to Zhuge Liang and the two alone, so he got up and prepared to 'wander around'.

When Liu Ba left, Liu Cong said to Zhuge Liang: "Brother-in-law, don't laugh, Zichu is such a character, that day in Xiangyang, he also commented on Uncle Liu Huang in front of the civil and military officials in the general's mansion." Cong also couldn't figure it out, maybe as you said, there was some misunderstanding between the two. ”

Of course, Liu Cong didn't want Zhuge Liang to think that he had instructed Liu Ba to ridicule Liu Bei like this.

"That's a good point, it's just that the words are a little vicious......" Zhuge Liang smiled at Liu Cong, trying not to talk much.

Liu Cong didn't expect Zhuge Liang to agree with Liu Ba, but considering the purpose of his visit, it was inconvenient to continue to slander Liu Bei, so he changed his words: "It's just an episode, don't care about him." Brother-in-law, I really don't hide it, Cong came today to ask for something. ”

Brother Xian laughed, in addition to the thatched hall here, there are only a few acres of wasteland left. The virtuous brother is the son, and now he is appointed as the Taishou of Nanjun. I'm afraid I can't help. ”

"The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband! Brother-in-law should not be in a hurry to resign, and listen to Cong's boasting and self-drawing. The brother-in-law must have heard what Cong did in Nanjun. Everyone thought that Cong killed Wu Ju for the position of Taishou. What does my brother-in-law think? ”

"I want to hear about it." But it really depends on how Liu Cong performs.

Liu Cong was also prepared, he was so enthusiastic and mobilized the public, and finally got his wish to get the position of Nanjun Taishou, thinking of the rumors before and after, such a statement did not aggrieved Liu Cong. But now in the face of Zhuge Liang, he must rise to the height of national righteousness, otherwise he is still an ordinary man in his eyes, and he can't even look down on Zhennan General Liu Biao, not to mention a county too guarded.

In fact, the world is only half right, Cong is forced by the situation. That's right, my target is Nanjun Taishou. Whether he is against Wu Ju or not, I am bound to win. But brother-in-law, have you ever wondered why I insist on doing this? Now my father is very old. Cong has the love of his stepmother and the support of his father-in-law. A hundred years after my father, this Jingzhou throne, my eldest brother may not be my opponent.

Am I anxious to be the governor of a county? Stay in Xiangyang City Taoguang to recuperate, contact with civil and military officials, and settle down, will this big position not be captured in the future? My brother-in-law may want to ask, why I am not afraid of being scolded, so I insist on competing with my eldest brother for the position of the ancestral hall. It's the same purpose as my Zhengnan County Taishou.

In order to keep Jingzhou safe, for the sake of the Han River.

Thinking that now the Han family is declining, the world is in chaos, and the princes are struggling to expand their power, completely ignoring the dignity of the Han family and the lives of the people. Fortunately, the land of Jingzhou was in charge of his father, and there was no war for more than ten years, and the people were peaceful.

But now the situation is different, Sun Quan inherited his father's and brother's foundation and unified Jiangdong, so he eyed me Jingzhou and often led troops to attack. made Jiangxia too shou Huang Zu tired of dying.

And the biggest threat to Jingzhou is not Sun Quan, but the Han thief who used the name of Hanchen Cao and coerced the Son of Heaven to order Zhu. In just a few years, it rose rapidly, successfully expelled Yuan Shu, defeated Lu Bu and Liu Bei, and now defeated the strong enemy Yuan Shao, and pacified Hebei is just around the corner. This man is ambitious, and his next target is Jingzhou and Yangzhou. If it goes on like this, the poor Han family will all belong to the thieves. I'm afraid that the people of Jingzhou will be displaced again.

However, General Wen Ping repeatedly persuaded his father to deal with the changes, but his father insisted on refusing. As a member of the Han family and a member of Jingzhou, Cong can't sit idly by. Don't hide it from my brother-in-law, I went to Jiangling this time to order General Wen Ping to train soldiers to fight Cao Cao. I'm against this thief! Cong's lifelong volunteer is to support the Han family and clean up the dynasty.

Jingzhou is the Han family Jingzhou, if the eldest brother is talented, I will try my best to assist, now it seems that the eldest brother is too disappointing, I replaced it for Jingzhou, for the Han family and the world, for the people of Li. To realize Cong's long-cherished wish, this Taishou position is needed, and even Jingzhou Mu. Therefore, Cong is not afraid of being scolded by the world, even if he is dying, Cong has to fight Cao thief to the end.