The winner is king, and the loser is cole! This sentence has a deep understanding for Zhuge Liang, who was ordered to go north at this time. As a person who has lived in Jingzhou for many years, what he saw and heard on the way to the north made Zhuge Liang worried.

Shocked is that the people encountered on the road are completely different from the memory, the war, the people are naturally frightened, lest they encounter military disasters, but the faces of the people can not see that there are many worries about the future, although occasionally you can still find a trace of worry, but compared to the people living in Jingnan, the situation has been many times better.

As for worrying about Liu Bei's future, he and Liu Bei are both prosperous and lossy, Liu Beixing, he Zhuge Liang can naturally follow and show his ambitions, but if Liu Bei finishes playing, Zhuge Liang will also finish playing. Of course, Zhuge Liang also has a second choice, which is to abandon Liu Bei and join the imperial court, but Zhuge Liang himself can't get over the hurdle in his heart. Since he decided to go out of the mountain to assist Liu Bei, and Liu Bei did not treat him badly, he did not abandon Liu Bei and switch to the imperial court.

When passing through Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang saw an acquaintance of his own, not that Zhuge Liang had no acquaintances in Jingzhou, but that this acquaintance was different and had worked with Zhuge Liang for a while.

"Bo Chang, has it always been good?" Zhuge Liang did not refuse people thousands of miles away, and took the initiative to greet Ma Liang.

"There is Lao Kongming's concern."

Zhuge Liang can be called a friend in Jingzhou, there are few people, mainly because Zhuge Liang has a high vision and has always been reluctant to deal with ordinary people. This point is not as good as Sima Yi, he can get along well with three religions and nine streams. can enter Zhuge Liang's eyes, Ma Liang is one, counting Ma Yan, Meng Jian, Cui Jun, the four of them are collectively known as the four friends of Wolong.

However, at the moment, each of the five people is his master, and only one Zhuge Liang is left by Liu Bei's side. Ma Liang and Ma Jian went in disappointment because they were disgusted with Liu Bei's slaughter of the city, while Meng Jian was captured by the Han army when he went to Nanban to contact the Nanban king Meng Shu, and Zhuge Liang didn't go back to care about their departure, after all, people have their own ambitions and can't be forced. Only Cui Jun, Zhuge Liang is unwilling to forgive until now.

Other people either said hello when they left, or were captured by the enemy by mistake, but Cui Jun did not walk so brightly, and never returned in the name of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors.

People go to high places, and the water flows to low places, and they feel that they have no future to stay here with Liu Bei, and they plan to find another master, which is understandable. But to fall into injustice for the sake of leaving is a bit too much to say. Although Cui Jun later made people feel that he had to leave due to the pressure of the family, Zhuge Liang did not forgive Cui Jun because of this.

Old friends reunited, although now each is its master, but it did not affect the friendship between each other, Ma Liang did his best to the friendship of the landlord, took over the task of receiving Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang was happy to reconcile with old friends at the same time, but also wanted to take the opportunity to find out whether the court really intended to strike the army, after all, the current situation is favorable to the court, Cao Cao failed, and the court has the strength to deal with the remaining three princes. At this time, he agreed to negotiate peace, and Zhuge Liang doubted the sincerity of this.

Ma Liang is more honest, he really takes Zhuge Liang as a friend, and he didn't notice Zhuge Liang's temptation, but Ma Yan is not easy to fool. At the beginning, Ma Liang's brothers defected to Liu Bei, Ma Liang was in charge, and Ma Jian was left by Zhuge Liang to help, and the two spent more time together than Ma Liang, and Ma Jian knew Zhuge Liang's personality better than Ma Liang.

Ma Jian didn't debunk Zhuge Liang's trick in front of Ma Liang, he was also the person he admired the most at the beginning, so it was not good not to save a little face, but when Ma Liang went back to rest, only Zhuge Liang and Ma Jian were left, Ma Jian said it.

"Brother Kong Ming, this time the court agreed to strike the army is not as complicated as you think, there is only one reason, today is a benevolent king, and he does not want the people to suffer. I can tell you that there was a locust plague in Liangzhou not long ago, and in order to ensure that the people of Liangzhou are not affected by the locust plague, the imperial court's military affairs outside the country naturally need to be stopped. ”

“…… I'm sorry. Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, and said with shame on his face.

"Brother Kong Ming doesn't have to apologize, you and I have a very good relationship, this kind of thing that can't be hidden in the first place, it's not a big deal to say that you know. It's just that my brother is generous, and it's a bit inappropriate for you to do that. And Brother Kong Ming, I really don't know why you still want to protect that Liu Bei at this time? Although Liu Bei has Jingnan and Jiaozhou, but looking at the current situation, he will be destroyed by the imperial court sooner or later......"

"Young, do your best, and obey the destiny of heaven. Don't you hear that loyal ministers are not two masters? Zhuge Liang interrupted Ma Yan's words.

“…… Well, since you insist on it, then it's up to me not to say it. If Brother Kong Ming has anything else you want to ask, you might as well ask me directly, and I will pick up what I can tell you. Ma Jian also knew that Zhuge Liang was not the one who could be persuaded by himself in a few words, so he changed the topic.

Zhuge Liang was not polite to this, and the clichés were also very tiring, not only not allowing the other party to notice but also getting what he wanted to know. Since Ma Yanken said it, Zhuge Liang was naturally happy. Of course, whether what Ma Tan said is true or not, it is up to Zhuge Liang to judge.

Zhuge Liang and Ma Tan, you asked me and answered until midnight, then stopped talking and went back to the house to rest. Early the next morning, Zhuge Liang said goodbye and left, with Ma Tan's solution, although he couldn't be confident about this trip to Chang'an, at least he had a little bottom in his heart, unlike Gu Yong, who was also an envoy of Jiangdong.

As the supporter behind Sun Quan, Sun Quan did not treat Gu Yong badly after gaining power, and the Gu family was reused. During this trip to Chang'an, Sun Quan had high hopes for Gu Yong. Gu Yong also knew why Sun Quan was so eager to stop the war, not that Sun Quan loved peace, but that Sun Ce had been the lord of Jiangdong for more than ten years, Sun Quan had just ascended to the throne, and the first thing to do was to eradicate those dissidents who were interested in Sun Ce, so as not to leave future troubles.

Regarding Sun Quan's promise that he would give way when Sun Shao became an adult, Gu Yong just regarded it as a fart, if Sun Quan really didn't take the position of the lord of Jiangdong seriously, why did he secretly gather many forces to support him. What you have managed to get your hands on, how can you easily give it to others.

At present, the whereabouts of Sun Ce's family, including Sun Shao, are known to a limited number of people, and almost no one in the entire Jiangdong knows, whether Sun Shao can live to adulthood, Gu Yong is not very optimistic anyway.

There are some things that can be done and not said in this world, such as the whereabouts of Sun Ce's family, of course Gu Yong will not touch Sun Quan's mold, but there are people in Jiangdong who don't know the current affairs, Gao Chong and He Qi asked Sun Quan more than once, hoping to visit Sun Shao.

Gao Chong was originally a general of Liu Xuan's subordinates, replacing Tai Shici, who fought fiercely with Sun Ce in Shenting Ridge in the romance, and did not know Sun Ce, and was loyal to Sun Ce after returning to Sun Ce. And although He Qi is not famous, he is a person with great ability. The mountains in the southeast of the river are troubled, and as long as He Qi is in charge, the mountains will not dare to make mistakes.

These two people were very concerned about Sun Ce's life and death, and although they remained silent about Sun Quan's succession as the lord of Jiangdong, Sun Quan did not dare to think that these two people did not have the intention of supporting Sun Shao to ascend to the throne. It's just that these two people have heavy troops in their hands and can't move easily, and Sun Quan can only be patient and slowly figure it out.

However, Gu Yong didn't care much about the life or death of Gao Zhong and He Qi. The family and the country are all over the world, and Gu Yong's first concern is the interests of the Gu family in Jiangdong. Previously, because he supported Liu Bei with the Lu family, after Sun Ce took Jiangdong, the Gu family was not treated by Sun Ce, and naturally there was no one in the officialdom who could stand up to the scene. This is also the reason why Gu Yonghui chose to support Sun Quan instead of Sun Ce.

After leaving Jiangdong and entering Yuzhou under the control of the Han Dynasty, the local people immediately gave Gu Yong a different feeling than when he was in Jiangdong. The people of Yuzhou have begun to resume their daily lives with the help of the local government, while the people of Jiangdong are still mourning for their relatives who died in the war.

The families of the people of Yuzhou are not dead, but the pacification of the local government is in place in a timely manner, unlike Jiangdong who just sent the ashes of the war dead, and put down a pitiful pension to be considered the end of the matter, whether the people are sad or not, the government does not care. However, in addition to the pension that can make the family worry for half a lifetime, the government of Yuzhou also sends people to ask for help. Comparing the two sides, the comforted people recovered quickly.

While lamenting that the work of the Han government was in place, Gu Yong was also worried about whether this trip to Chang'an would be able to successfully complete the tasks assigned by Sun Quan.

The main task of the two families to negotiate peace and strike the army is to see if there is an opportunity within the Han Dynasty, preferably to disturb people's hearts and make the court have no time to care about anything else. But Gu Yong is not very confident in this task, looking at the performance of those officials in the official palace to the people, how difficult it is to provoke the people's dissatisfaction with the government.

As long as the government does not impose excessive taxes and levies and does not apportionment at will, as long as life can go on, the people will not have the intention of rebellion. The people take food as the sky, and over the years, the Han Dynasty has been in good weather and has accumulated a lot of food. The war was halted only halfway through, and the expected military rations were not used up. Even if there is a locust plague in Liangzhou this year, as long as the imperial court responds to the disaster in a timely manner, the people will not be able to incite it at all.

"Master, when you arrive in Runan, do you want to go into the city to rest for one night and leave tomorrow morning?" An attendant outside the carriage whispered instructions.

Gu Yong lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the sky, and saw that it was not early, so he nodded and said, "According to what you said, I will rest in Runan tonight." ”

Gu Yong is an envoy from Jiangdong, and when he enters the city, he naturally has to accept the arrangements of the government, and it is impossible to find an inn to stay for one night. The arrangement of the Runan government also satisfied Gu Yong, a quiet courtyard, although it is not big, but it is elegant. After dinner, Gu Yong read a book alone in the room, planning to wait for a while before going to bed, but he didn't want to have an uninvited guest in the house at this time.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Gu Yong looked at the visitor with his sword in his hand and asked.

"Mr. Gu doesn't have to be nervous, I didn't have any malice when I came here to see you, I just want to remind you to be careful when you go to Chang'an, don't follow in the footsteps of Sun Bofu." The person who came was wearing a night suit, with a black scarf on his face, and said to Gu Yong in a slow voice. It's just that Gu Yong would listen to the kind reminder of a person of unknown origin, and when he saw that the other party answered the question, he immediately raised his voice and shouted again: "Who are you?" ”

“…… Since the gentleman refused to listen to the good advice, he took his leave. Hearing footsteps outside, the man in black said coldly and exited the room.

Gu Yong stared nervously at the man in black as he exited the room, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the entourage from outside. Don't look at Gu Yong's sword, but in fact, it takes a lot of effort for him to kill a chicken. Gu Yong was really afraid that the man in black would not be good, so he might not be able to wait for his entourage to come.

instructed his entourage to arrange for someone to keep vigil outside the house, and Gu Yong went to bed to prepare to rest. Sleeping basically requires people to have no distractions, so it is easy to fall asleep. Thinking about things in my heart, I can't sleep no matter how I sleep. Gu Yong is like this, after there is no danger, he can't help but think of the reminder of the man in black.

Regarding what Sun Ce encountered in Chang'an, Gu Yong did not believe what Sun Quan said, it was Zhou Yu who designed to arrest Sun Ce after he surrendered to the enemy. Although Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are not related by blood, they are not brothers but they are better than brothers, how can these two brothers turn against each other. But Sun Quan said so, and most of the people in Jiangdong also chose to believe it, and Zhou Yu became a traitor in the eyes of the Jiangdong people.

The reminder of the man in black seemed to be concerned about Gu Yong's personal safety, but on the other hand, how could this person not be one of the insiders, otherwise how could he remind Gu Yong not to follow in Sun Bofu's footsteps.

Who is this man?

Because of this problem, Gu Yong didn't close his eyes for half a night, and his spirit was a little bad when he went on the road the next day, but fortunately he had an entourage by his side, and he didn't need to do it himself to catch the car, and after saying goodbye to the officials who saw him off in Runan, Gu Yong made up for sleep in the carriage, and slept until the afternoon, if it weren't for the noise outside the carriage, Gu Yong might continue to sleep.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yong, who was woken up, was a little unhappy and asked the attendant who was driving the car.

"Master, it's none of our business, it's two teams in front of us that have collided, and we're arguing about who will let who go first." The attendant replied casually, listening to his tone, what was happening outside the carriage seemed quite interesting.

Gu Yong lifted the curtain probe and looked ahead, and immediately felt interesting. The two groups of people who stopped Gu Yong's team knew what they were going to do as soon as they saw what they were wearing. The marriage on the left, the funeral on the right, the groom on the left riding a tall horse, his face in auspicious clothes should be full of energy, but now it looks a little black. The funeral procession on the right was quite ruddy, but Gu Yong estimated that he was angry, not infected by the happy event on the other side.

The public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and no one refused to let go first, but the more he said, the more he choked the fire, and saw that the two sides were about to make a move, and used actions to make the other party back down. Inevitably affecting the pond fish, Gu Yong ordered his entourage to drive the carriage back, but just as Gu Yong's carriage slowly retreated, a man in official uniform arrived on horseback.

Gu Yong immediately stopped the carriage, wanting to see how the magistrate would deal with the tricky matter in front of him. It's really strange, I don't know what kind of "demon method" the magistrate has cast, the two groups of people who were already tense and ready to stage a full martial arts show suddenly became humble, they didn't give in to each other before, but now they both agreed to let the other party go first.

Gu Yong was very curious, he wanted to go to the official to ask what was going on, but he didn't want the official to leave immediately after dealing with this matter, Gu Yong just wanted to ask too late, so he had to order his entourage to chase after the relatives and the funeral procession respectively, wanting to get an answer from their mouths.

The two groups of people had already gone farther and farther, and the entourage sent by Gu Yong had also returned. When Gu Yong saw it, he hurriedly asked, "How?" Can you know what method did the official use to persuade the two groups of people to make peace? ”

"Master, the little one went to ask the group of people who greeted him, but the group of people refused to tell the little one, and the little one said a few more words and was almost beaten." The attendant replied with a bitter face.

Gu Yong frowned when he heard this, and went to look at another person, but the person also nodded with a bitter face and said, "Master, the little one suffered the same as him, and he was almost beaten." ”

“…… Can you tell the official's name and surname? ”

"I asked, I said that it was a local county order, and my surname was Xun Zhan."

"Xun Zhan?" Gu Yong was surprised at first, and then didn't believe it. He knew that there was a Xun Zhan in the Xun family, who was the brother of Situ Xun Yu in the dynasty, but since there was a brother who was Situ, how could Xun Zhan be just a small county order.

"Same name and surname, right?" Gu Yong said to himself.

"Master, can we still leave?" He asked in a whisper.

"What's up ahead?" Gu Yong asked when he heard this.

"Master, if you hurry up, you can reach Shangcai County before dark."

“…… Is that official named Xun Zhan the Shangcai County Order? ”

"It should be, this place is already in Shangcai, what just happened is in Shangcai, and Shangcai County ordered to deal with it."

"Okay, let's go to Shangcai County."

The road was delayed for a little time, and when Gu Yong and his party hurried to Shangcai County, the city gate was closed. In ancient times, as long as the county seat was closed at night, the city gates would be closed, and the residents of the city were not allowed to wander around the streets at night. If you don't obey and ask the person in charge of the night patrol to catch you, you won't be able to run away after a beating, who told you to stay at home at night and come out to wander around.

However, Gu Yong is a Jiangdong envoy, he still has a way to enter the city, and after letting the entourage reveal his identity, he just waited for a while, and Shangcai's county order personally rushed to order someone to open the city gate and let Gu Yong and his party enter the city.

Gu Yong originally wanted to get to know the Shangcai County Order, but now it's okay, and he has thrown himself into the net, so he doesn't need to bother thinking about how to find a reason to get to know the Cai County Order.

After the two sides talked for a few words, Gu Yong determined that the Xun Zhan in front of him was not the same name and surname, but was really the fourth brother of the Xun family.

"Why is Brother Xun just a county order?" Gu Yong asked curiously.

"Huh...... Brother Gu, why can't I be the commander of Cai County? Xun Zhan asked with a smile.

"But, but your brother is a court situ, isn't it easy for him to arrange a position for you?"

"Brother Gu's words are wrong, although Wen Ruo is Situ, he never appoints cronyism. And I, Xun Zhan, don't think that doing this county's order is Qu Cai, if even a county is not well governed, how can I be qualified to enter the court to discuss national affairs. Xun Zhan said to Gu Yong.