Chengdu City Prime Minister's Mansion.

Zhuge Liang knelt on the table in the living room, there was a table below, and Li Yan, who was kneeling next to the table on the left, still discussed with Zhuge Liang calmly the details of how to let the military and civilians recuperate.

And opposite Li Yan also sat a middle-aged man with a thin face, this person was dressed in a plain robe, his face was calm, quite Zhuge Liang's style, at this time listening to the conversation between Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, he also thought a little, this person was Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's right-hand man Jiang Wan.

Zhuge Liang slowly took a sip of tea, and said seriously to Li Yan below: "Lord Li, now that the soldiers in the country are sleepy, you have to send troops to defend the border in the south and the middle of the country, and let the south and the middle side make trouble first, but you can't let them harm Chengdu and these places north of Chengdu, if there is a tendency to spread, you can send force to intervene!" ”

"The prime minister's words are reasonable, I will deploy when I go back." Li Yan nodded thoughtfully.

"Now our main task is to reorganize the army and prepare food, cultivate and recuperate!" Zhuge Liang paused for a moment when he said this, looked at Jiang Wan with a calm face and asked, "I heard that the Qiang people and Han people in the Dujiangyan area have caused a conflict?" ”

Zhuge Liang's voice was very small, but Jiang Wan below couldn't help but shake his body, and saluted sideways and said quietly: "I heard the report below that it is because of the problem of land irrigation, this year's rain is insufficient, and the water source is slightly insufficient, so"

Jiang Wan said that he was listening to the following message, Zhuge Liang didn't seem to be very satisfied, then put down the teacup and shook the feather fan, and said calmly: "Gongyan should pay attention to this matter!" I was going to settle the fields there, but I couldn't make any trouble because the people didn't agree. ”

"Yes! I'll go and investigate this matter in detail immediately, and I'm sure I won't miss the prime minister's big thing. Listening to Zhuge Liang's slightly reproachful tone, Jiang Wan hurriedly saluted and said solemnly.

Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction and continued to take a sip of tea.

At this moment, the little eunuch who was delivering a letter to Liu Chan hurriedly ran towards Zhuge Liang with a letter in his hand.

"Qi Prime Minister, Your Majesty said that he left the palace and brought a letter to the Prime Minister."

Hearing the news of His Majesty's departure from the palace, Jiang Wan looked at Zhuge Liang with some surprise, and the other party still looked light-hearted, slowly put down the teacup, and gently said to the little eunuch below: "Present the letter to me and I'll take a look." ”

And Li Yan sat in front of the desk without saying a word, as if he hadn't heard this.

The little eunuch hurriedly presented the letter, and then slowly retreated.

It is said that it is a letter, but it is only two pictures, the first one shows a small four-legged snake with a sun hanging next to it, and a group of little people looking up at this little snake below; The second also depicts a small four-legged snake, and at this time it is a group of small people surrounding the small snake, which seems to be dancing.

When Zhuge Liang saw these two paintings, his face was contemplative, and after a while, he stood up with a smile and asked the two below gently: "Can the two adults see the meaning of these two paintings of Your Majesty?" ”

Looking at the two pictures in Zhuge Liang's hand, Jiang Wan leaned over curiously, and Li Yan also slowly got up and stepped forward with a slight frown.

"This four-legged snake should be the golden dragon, and at this time, the dragon is proud to swim in the sky, presumably His Majesty is comparing himself to a golden dragon, and the villain below must be all the hundred officials, with the protection of all the officials, Your Majesty can be proud of the dragon." Jiang Wan looked at the two pictures in Zhuge Liang's hand and pondered for a moment, and then replied first.

Hearing Jiang Wan's answer, Zhuge Liang shook his head with a smile, looked at Li Yan, who was frowning next to him, and asked with a smile, "What does Mr. Zhengfang think?" ”

As if he hadn't heard Zhuge Liang's question, Li Yan was silent for a while, and said calmly: "Presumably, the villains below are not all the officials, but the people, but what does this have to do with Your Majesty leaving the palace?" After saying that, he fell into deep thought.

"Your Majesty should have told us that he doesn't want to be on top, but to go to the people to experience the people's livelihood." Zhuge Liang then looked at the two pictures sent by Liu Chan, nodded slightly and smiled, then put them on the desk behind him, and couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, "But Your Majesty is young now, and his heart is too heavy, maybe he just wants to go out of the palace to play." ”

"Ahh Your Majesty actually secretly ran out to play, then I will send someone to find Your Majesty back! ”

After Jiang Wan finished speaking, he wanted to call the guards to find Liu Chan.

"Slow!"

Zhuge Liang waved the feather fan in his hand and said softly: "Your Majesty is young after all, and he loves to play, so he will send more people to protect him secretly, but don't alarm Your Majesty!" ”

Li Yan raised his head slightly, looked at Zhuge Liang, who was breezy and calm, and said calmly: "Is Mr. Kong Ming trying to test our majesty!" ”

"It's still Lord Li Yan who knows me best!" Zhuge Liang was not surprised to hear Li Yan's answer, continued to smile and shook the feather fan in his hand, and then sighed softly: "I hope Your Majesty will not let us down!" ”

At this time, Liu Chan and others, who were holding Liu Chan's palace card and went out of the palace smoothly, had already stepped on their horses and walked on the official road from Chengdu to Hanzhong.

"Adou, why don't you go to Nanzhong! I heard it's bustling over there right now. Zhang Yingying pouted unconvinced, and yelled dissatisfiedly at Liu Chan, who was sitting leisurely on the horse next to her.

Looking at Zhang Yingying, who was full of complaints, Liu Chan was not in a hurry, and explained with a smile: "Where are you going, it's so messy over there, what if you have three long and two short!" ”

"Does he care about me?" Thinking of this, Zhang Yingying's heart was sweet, but then she glanced at Liu Chan, who was sitting on the horse without any concern, and pursed her lips disdainfully, "How can this girl have three long and two short, I think it is you who has three long and two short!" Coward. ”

"Good, good. I'm a coward. Liu Changang didn't want to worry about Zhang Yingying anymore, but after thinking about it, Zhang Yingying didn't want to be obedient just after she came out, Hanzhong is so far away, what kind of mess is going to make her next, it's okay, thinking of this, he immediately pretended to be angry and looked at Zhang Yingying and snorted: "How did I tell you when I came out, everything is up to me, if you don't want to follow me, I'll send you back." ”

It should be that she was afraid that Liu Chan would let her go back, this brutal little witch eased the atmosphere a little, but she still asked unforgivingly: "Then where do you say we are going now?" ”

Liu Chan looked at the crooked official road in front of him, sighed and said firmly: "I want to go to Hanzhong and meet General Wei Yan." ”

"What! Run that far! ”

"Why, you're too far away, let Huang Hao send you back now!" Liu Chan saw Zhang Yingying's surprised expression and said impatiently.

Zhang Yingying originally thought that she would go back after two days of going around, but she didn't expect to run so far, no wonder she was so surprised.

At this time, when he heard that Liu Chan was going to send him back, he hurriedly waved his hand, leaned the horse towards Liu Chan's side, narrowed his cute crescent moon eyes and said coquettishly: "Not far, not far." Everything is arranged by the husband. ”

Looking at Zhang Yingying's well-behaved appearance, Liu Chan couldn't help but sigh that this girl changed her face too quickly.

"Well, if you don't obey, I'll still send you back." Liu Chan pretended to finish speaking, ignoring Zhang Yingying's face, and leisurely looked at the scenery on the side of the road.

Zhang Yingying couldn't help but snort lightly, and then asked in a blink of an eye: "By the way, Adou, what do the two paintings you painted for the prime minister mean?" ”

Thinking of the two paintings sent to the prime minister, Liu Chan said proudly: "What I mean to the prime minister is that the dragon must not only be proud of the sky, but also walk in the people and enjoy with the people, so that the people will support you, if you are just blindly cold, the people will only be afraid of you, so I came out of the palace to observe the people's feelings." Ha ha. ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty is right. To be able to serve such a wise and martial majesty is really a blessing for a small thousand years. Hey. ”

Huang Hao next to him, looking at Liu Chan in a good mood, hurriedly lost no time in slapping the horse.

Liu Chan laughed, looked at Huang Hao, who was flattering, squinted and said, "Don't pat yourself on the back, don't call me Your Majesty in the future, call me Son." ”

Huang Hao saw that Liu Chan was not angry, and knew that this sycophant was right, so he hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, Gongzi is wise." Hey hey"

Looking at these two masters and servants, Zhang Yingying couldn't help but roll her eyes for a while, and snorted coldly at Liu Chan: "As long as you are talented, you are wise, I don't know if the prime minister will think like this." ”

"No one has chased after me for half a day, I think the prime minister has guessed correctly." Liu Chan smiled and looked confident, and then turned to a sneer, "This may also be a test for me by hundreds of officials." ”

Zhang Yingying felt that the more Liu Chan spoke, the more mysterious she became, so she couldn't help but pouted and asked, "What is the test for you?" ”

"Of course, it depends on whether I have the ability to be the emperor of our big man."

"Cut! I have only heard of the emperor taking the examination of the courtiers, and it is the first time I have heard of the courtiers taking the examination of the emperor. Looking at the proud Liu Chan, Zhang Yingying of the Tianma Starry Sky couldn't help but muttered and patted the horse forward.

Liu Chan shook his head helplessly and smiled, but now he seemed very leisurely, because he had not chased after him for so long, which showed that Zhuge Liang did not mean to imprison him in the palace, maybe he really thought that he was too young, and this time he went out of the palace may be a test for Zhuge Liang to himself!

Thinking of this, Liu Chan also admired Zhuge Liang more and more, from his two paintings and his actions out of the palace, he was able to see things so thoroughly, and he was indeed a great person.

But he came out this time, and he will get the approval of this father! Thinking of this, Liu Chan exhaled slowly, then looked at the sky, and then looked at the outline of a small city in front of him, and couldn't help but ask Huang Hao: "Xiao Haozi, where is the front?" ”

Huang Hao seemed to like this title very much, and hurriedly responded happily: "Your Majesty, Gongzi, you are almost in Mianxian County of Wenshan County in front, and you should be able to arrive before dark today." ”

The cotton county of Wenshan County is in the northwest of Chengdu, and you have to pass through here to go to Hanzhong, Liu Chan looked at the small cotton county town in front of him, and then looked at the sunset that gradually slanted westward, settled down, and said: "Okay! Then we will stay in Mianxian for one night. ”

After Liu Chan finished speaking, he happily whipped the horse under his body and rushed to Mianxian. The sunset on the official road stretched the backs of the three of them longer and longer.

The three of them had just walked less than a mile when they saw a group of villagers in front of them rushing towards this side violently, Liu Chan looked at this group of villagers and subconsciously rushed to Zhang Yingying's side.

"Yikes! Your Majesty's imperial grace is immense, did the villagers know that we are coming, and they all came out to welcome us. Hey. Your Majesty is mighty. Looking at the villagers who rushed over, Huang Hao still couldn't help but pat his horse.

"Shut up!"

Liu Chan and Zhang Yingying shouted at Huang Hao at the same time.

"This group of people is fierce, and besides, we left the palace without permission, so no villager can know about it." Liu Chan stared at the villagers who were coming towards this side with a calm face, and then ordered Huang Hao, "If this group of people is not good, you take Yingying and run back first." ”

Looking at Liu Chan's serious face, Huang Hao was clever and hurriedly said yes.

"If you want to go together, I won't secretly run by myself, and besides, I'm coming out with you, and I'll go wherever you go." Hearing that she let herself go first, Zhang Yingying was also very resolute.

"You!"

Liu Chan opened his mouth, looked at the stubborn Zhang Yingying, and then sighed speechlessly.

At this time, the group of villagers was getting closer and closer, and the two young men in front of them who looked similar should be twin brothers, and at this moment, the two of them were holding wooden sticks in their hands, and they were running towards Liu Chan and them with a fierce momentum.

The group of people who came over glared coldly at Liu Chan and the others, seeing that Liu Chan and the three of them didn't seem to be the people they were looking for, and then ran forward angrily.

"This group of Qiang people is so hateful, catch them this time, you must clean them up well." One of the villagers who came over said angrily with a wooden stick in his hand.

"That's right! We Han people are not easy to bully. The villagers next to him also responded angrily with wooden sticks in their hands.

This group of people passed by Liu Chan and the three of them angrily, and seeing that they were not here to trouble him, Huang Hao slowly let out a sigh.

When Liu Chan heard the conversation of the villagers, he slowly fell into deep thought.