So Zhuge Liangtuo's eldest sister worshiped Pang Degong's door, but Pang Degong was not such an easy person to get along with. Pang Degong didn't take Zhuge Liang as a little ghost in his eyes, and he just let Zhuge Liang listen to it when he lectured.

However, Pang Degong does have proud capital, he is the leading boss of Jingzhou celebrities, and there are many protégés and former officials, Liu Biao has wanted to ask Pang Degong to help him many times, but he has been refused.

At the end of the year, Pang Degong assessed his students in a mock war. Zhuge Liang also had the qualifications to participate, and he squeezed away everyone to take a look, and it turned out that a lot of beans were placed in a pre-drawn formation.

Zhuge Liang was a lone show, all the way from the audition to the finals, defeating all the protégés, Pang Degong's nephew Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Liang and said: "This person's ability is not under me, I should recommend it to my uncle." The world is big, and opponents are hard to find! ”

Pang Degong saw that Zhuge Liang was indeed talented, and his son Pang Shanmin and nephew Pang Tong recommended him, so he officially let Kong Ming get started. Later, Zhuge Liang became Pang Degong's protégé, and under Pang Degong's careful guidance, Zhuge Liang's strategic art of war advanced by leaps and bounds.

One day, Pang Degong called Zhuge Liang to the study, took out a thick album, Zhuge Liang unfolded it and looked closely, it turned out to be an unseen and unheard of formation strategy, Pang Degong said earnestly: "This is my own eight array diagrams, although the old man has exhausted his whole life, but only half of it has been completed." Now that I'm old, the other half will be handed over to you, Kong Ming, don't live up to my expectations! ”

Zhuge Liang solemnly took over the Eight Arrays and began to study day and night. However, after all, the Eight Formations are the essence of Pang Degong's life, and Pang Degong's knowledge is so extensive, with Zhuge Liang's level at that time, it is indeed not enough to supplement and perfect this exquisite formation.

Pang Degong also knew this, so he wrote on Zhuge Liang's desk: "The eight formations can't be connected, you need to ask Sima Gong." ”

Sima Gong is naturally Sima Hui, Zhuge Liang ran to ask Sima Hui again, Sima Hui was not easy to deal with, he closed the door and did not see Zhuge Liang. So, in order to show his determination to seek advice, Zhuge Liang stood outside the door in the winter, and the snowflakes buried him into a snowman.

Sima Hui was finally moved by Zhuge Liang, put Zhuge Liang into the house, lit a fire, and taught Zhuge Liang while roasting the fire. Different from Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong, Sima Hui paid more attention to practice, he and Zhuge Liang traveled together for three years, entertaining and teaching, and ran all over the country, making Zhuge Liang apply theoretical knowledge to practice for the first time.

It turns out that the world is like this, the majestic immobility of the mountains and the lingering grace of the small rivers can all be integrated into the formation of the art of war, laying a solid foundation for Zhuge Liang's geographical foundation.

The careful cultivation of the three masters, the diligent study and hard practice of a generation of grandmasters, although the world is big, it can also be carried out at will, however, there is no end to learning, and Zhuge Liang's curiosity will not stop. His Eight Formations are still not perfect, and his vast knowledge has not yet been exhausted. Zhuge Liang once again embarked on the journey of studying, which was also the last study of his life.

The three masters gathered around a pile to discuss Zhuge Liang's later development direction, and Pang De said fairly: "If you talk about strategy and tactics, arrange troops, there is a person near Jingzhou, and there is no one in the world." ”

Sima Hui and Huang Chengyan asked, "Who?" Pang Degong smiled but did not answer, and the two asked again and again.

Pang Degong twisted his beard and smiled: "Hehe, in fact, you also know that only Lingshan Gongjiu has such ability, so he sent Zhuge Liang to the foot of Lingshan."

Zhuge Liang came to Deling Mountain, and sure enough, the mountain was green and the grass was green, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. A few thatched houses appear on the top of the mountain, filled with smoke, like a fairyland. Zhuge Liang came to the grass house and knocked on the door. The door opened, and an old man lay on his side inside.

Zhuge Liang knelt down and kowtowed, begging the professor. Gong Jiu waved his hand, "The mountain village is old, and I don't dare to mislead people's children." ”

So Zhuge Liang got up, stood outside the door, and didn't go for a long time. Standing for a long time, he didn't see any movement from Gongjiu, Zhuge Liang also estimated that this move had no effect, gritted his teeth, and made a trick. simply lived outside the door, helped Yu Gongjiu pour water and split wood every day, and studied the Eight Array Diagram in his spare time, and Yu Gongjiu saw it in his eyes and ignored him.

That's more than half a year. One day, Zhuge Liang carried water into the door, and suddenly saw two words "water, fire" pasted on the door. The two words have been written here since he came, but he has never found anything written on them, could it be that carelessness has reached such a point, thinking of this, cold sweat runs down his spine. Zhuge Liang secretly decided that if he led troops in the future, he would definitely use them carefully.

He stared at the two words on the door, stunned, the bucket turned on the ground, wet his trouser legs, but Zhuge Liang didn't realize it, just stared at the words in a daze. Fire and water, the most ordinary things in the world, however, they are also the representatives of yin and yang, everything is included in them, if they are used on the battlefield, it is difficult to imagine what kind of effect it will have.

"The two plans of water and fire, between movement and static, the opportunity of yin and yang, the object contains two instruments, the division of soldiers is strange, and measures are adapted to local conditions.

A few words made Zhuge Liang like an initiation, clearing the clouds and seeing the blue sky, the perfection of the eight array diagrams, and the loopholes in his own knowledge seemed to be solved, at this time, he remembered that there was a person talking just now, he turned his head, and Gongjiu was looking at him with a smile.

For the next three years, Zhuge Liang spent all his time in Lingshan. One day, a friend sent a big carp to Gong Jiu, and Gong Jiu asked Zhuge Liang to stew it. Zhuge Liang has no father and mother since he was a child, he takes care of himself, makes tea and cooks, and has a very good set.

Zhuge Liang washed the fish very neatly, put on the seasoning and began to stew the fish. In a few moments, the fish was stewed, and the tantalizing aroma wafted through the air. Zhuge Liang put the fish on a large plate and went to carry the bucket of water.

Zhuge Liang came back with water, and as soon as he entered the threshold, he felt that the atmosphere in the room was very different from usual. He looked up at Gong Jiu, and saw Gong Jiu pacing around the room with a stern face. He didn't know what was going on, so he had to put the bucket aside and stand aside.

After a while, Gong Jiu began to ask the disciples who had stolen the stewed fish. Zhuge Liang secretly looked at the table case, and it turned out that the stewed carp was stolen and eaten by someone for most of it. And a dozen disciples, none of them admitted it. Some of them turned their faces sideways, some lowered their heads, and they were all silent.

Suddenly, the gentleman turned his head and asked Zhuge Liang angrily, "Kong Ming, why is most of the fish you stewed missing?" ”

Zhuge Liang had already thought of a plan, and he pretended to be surprised and said, "If that's the case? That may be too late! After Liang stewed the carp, he mixed some poison into it, intending to use it to poison the rats. Helplessly, it was eaten by mistake, and now it is a life, and it is too bright! ”

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he saw that one of the more than a dozen disciples had a pale face, trembled all over, fell to his knees with a "plop", and cried and said to Yu Gongjiu: "Sir, save me, I stole the fish." ”

When the other disciples heard that they were going to die, they panicked for a moment. When Gong Jiu heard Zhuge Liang say that he had released poison, he was also confused by the second monk. At this time, everyone laughed when they saw Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Carp is not poisonous, this is a small plan of Liang, I want to make the person who steals the carp throw himself into the net." ”

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and also admired Zhuge Liang's wit. Yu Gongjiu looked at Zhuge Liang, called him to the back hall, and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, now that you have learned a lot, you can go out of the mountain!" ”

Zhuge Liang tearfully knelt down and begged: "Mr.'s talent is like the bright moon, and the light is only the light of the fireflies. ”

Yu Gongjiu sighed helplessly and said: "Life has an end, but there is no end to knowing." Chase the endless with the end, and ask for your own troubles. Today's chaos, with your talent, if you find a clear lord and minister to assist, how many people in the world can be your opponent? Let's go! ”

(End of chapter)