As time passed, Zhuge Xuan became weaker and weaker. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info his face showed a sallow color, the original clear eyes, also became cloudy, and the still powerful body dried up, gradually showing a skinny appearance. As we entered May, he couldn't even speak. He ate very little, and most of the time, he fell into a coma.

Seeing that it was about to die, the number of people who came to visit Zhuge Xuan gradually decreased. It's not that people don't want to come to visit him, but most of the visitors are blocked by Zhang Ji: "Ah Xuan needs to rest, it's not good for him if you go in!" That would have made his life go much faster. ”

Hearing him say this, most people had to go back, only Sima Hui had the "privilege" to enter Zhuge Xuan's room smoothly every time. Because Zhuge Xuan has something important to do, he wants to ask him for help.

"Is the matter over there of the Pang family decided?" Zhuge Xuan opened his mouth, which had been dry and cracked to show a purple and white color, gasped, and said in a voice that was almost breathless. He felt that time was running out, so he thought that he could do something he wanted to do, but he hadn't done yet

Hold on.

"Hmm!" Sima Hui nodded lightly, didn't dare to make a loud noise, just put his head close to Zhuge Xuan's face, and whispered to him: "The Pang family is also very satisfied with this marriage!" They think that the liveliness of Ah Ling is just right for the simplicity of the mountain people, and this is also the right thing. ”

"That's good!" Zhuge Xuan smiled. He seemed a little happy, just because his face was very bad, and the smile became a bitter smile with a slight horror. He asked Sima Hui with difficulty: "Can you make the Pang family's side faster?" You know what I look like, and I probably won't last long. I want to be able to get Suzu's marriage done before I go. So that the problems of the two nieces are solved, and I will be able to go down to see my brother. ”

"This matter ......" Sima Hui seemed a little hesitant, and he said distressedly: "Ah Xuan, you also understand that such a thing is not in accordance with etiquette!" ”

"But, I do hope so." Zhuge Xuan said firmly, and a trace of persistence appeared in his cloudy eyes. All of a sudden, he became much more energetic.

"Alright then!" Seeing Zhuge Xuan's insistence, Sima Hui could only nod: "I will help you pass the words, but I don't know if they will agree to me." ”

"Well, thank you." Zhuge Xuan smiled gratefully. He seemed to be relieved, and after saying this, he fell into a deep slumber.

A few days later, Zhuge Ling got married. She was married to the Pang family in Xiangyang and married Pang Shanmin, the second son of Pang Degong.

Because Zhuge Xuan was seriously ill in bed, it was naturally impossible to preside over this wedding, so the representatives of the woman's family fell on Zhuge Xuan's righteous son Li Sheng and Zhuge Xuan's nephew Zhuge Liang, two half-grown children.

Li Zhong and Zhuge Jun also followed, and the two little ghosts participated in the wedding with a cheerful face. They were very happy, smiling brightly, as if they wanted to release all the depression they had been in for half a year this time. Since Zhuge Xuan was seriously injured, there has been no laughter at home. Affected by this environment, these two little ghosts who don't know what it's like to be sad at all are naturally not happy.

Although no one in the Pang family of Lumen Mountain is an official, his reputation is famous all over the world. Even the lord of Jingzhou was very respectful to them, and sent people to visit Pang Degong several times and asked him to go out of the mountain, but Pang Degong refused. In the end, Liu Biao couldn't bear it anymore and came to meet him in person. looked at the hard life of him and his children, and he couldn't bear to persuade him: "You have lived such a hard life, it is really a high wind and bright festival." But can you endure such a hard life? But what about your children? Are you going to leave them nothing? ”

"How can there be nothing left for them?" Pang Degong shook his head with a smile and said, "It's just that the things left behind are different." ”

"How?" Liu Biao was puzzled.

"People in the world think gold and silver are good, but in my opinion it is a dangerous thing. Although the life here is a little harder, there are no fancy houses and mansions, and no one to serve them, so they can only do it themselves and farm by themselves. But staying here, very few people will pay attention to you. It's actually a kind of security. People love gold and silver, and they all think that gold and silver are the best things for family heirlooms. In fact, while they left the gold and silver to their descendants, they also passed on the danger to their descendants. There seems to be nothing on my side, but it's safe. In fact, I'm just passing it on first. This is actually a kind of legacy. Pang Degong was tired, so he sat on the ridge opened up by one side and said. At present, he is not so much like a respectable master of Confucianism, but more like a farmer who spends his days working in the fields.

"This ......" Liu Biao couldn't answer for a while. He found that what he could give to Pang Degong was what Pang Degong didn't need, and what Pang Degong needed was already owned by himself.

"What a master!" Even if he couldn't convince and couldn't use the strong Liu Biao, he could only sigh and leave gloomily.

At this point, Pang Degong's name is even more plain. Faintly became a Confucian family in Xiangyang.

"Marry with such a family background, I'm afraid that the eldest brother will be satisfied under Jiuquan." Zhuge Xuan, out of consideration in all aspects, set this marriage for Zhuge Ling. He didn't dare to delay any longer, and was anxious to marry Zhuge Ling within a month. On the one hand, it is out of responsibility for my brother, so that after I die, I can report the situation of a few little ghosts to my brother with peace of mind. On the other hand, he didn't want to delay Zhuge Ling for another three years for his future funeral. After all, Zhuge Ling is eighteen years old at the moment. At that time, she was already an old girl, and she couldn't drag it out. If you delay it any longer, no one will want it.

So, he asked someone to tell him. This matchmaker is still Sima Hui who said goodbye to Zhuge Yan last time.

The wedding procession was out of the house in the morning, and it was past noon when they arrived at Zhuge House. After a hurried lunch at the woman's house, Zhuge Ling was greeted by the blue wedding car, and Zhuge Ling was sitting in it. Outside the car, followed on the left were the woman's parents Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang, followed by the matchmaker Sima Hui. The line is long. It blew and blew all the way and pulled it for nearly a mile. They set off from the north gate of Xiangyang, passed through the bustling embankment area, and followed the official road to Lumen Mountain. That's Pang Degong's home. The bride and groom will be married there.

The wedding was held in the evening. There seem to be two theories about this, one is that because there is a marriage word in this marriage, people think that dusk is more suitable. There is also a saying that because this marriage is entered by a man marrying a woman. Men are yang, women are yin. Therefore, it corresponds to the season of the day, the day is yang, and the month is yin. The evening of the intersection of the sun and the moon came as the time for the ceremony.

The distance from Xiangyang to Lumen Mountain is not too far, but the distance is relatively rushed. Because the Pang family lives in the mountains and lives a semi-secluded life of farming and reading heirlooms, the road to this is not so easy. After leaving the avenue, the team circled like a snake through the small mountain path, swaying and twisting, looking for a way to its goal.

Around the end of Shen, the team finally arrived at the Pang family in Lumen Mountain. Look at the blue encased houses above the simple mountain gate. While Li Sheng lamented the big business of the Pang family, he was also full of interest in the wedding that appeared today that was very different from what he originally knew. He originally thought that in ancient times, weddings were all about red as the color of celebration. But I don't want to, but the wedding that really appears in front of me is using blue as the festive color.

Looking at the green clothes on his body, Li Sheng asked Sima Hui on the side of Ling quite strangely on the road: "Why do you use blue for marriage?" Wouldn't it be more festive to use red? ”

"Red? That's not etiquette. Sima Hui was stunned when he heard this, chuckled and shook his head, "Do you think this is not bright enough?" In fact, weddings are much better now than they used to be. At least a little festive! ”

"How?" Li Sheng looked at him puzzled.

"Have you read the Book of Rites?" Sima Hui asked.

"Hmmm! Read. Li Sheng nodded.

"Then you should know one of them: 'If you don't celebrate the wedding, so will the order of men.'" Sima Hui said with a smile, he saw the confusion on Li Sheng's face, and patiently explained: "Before this dynasty, weddings were not regarded as happy events. The order of man is the way of man, and the wedding cannot be congratulated. In the past, the bride's maiden home had to stay up for three days without turning off the lights to show that her parents and siblings were saddened by the bride's parting and that they could not sleep at night. The groom's family should also not sing or listen to Yue for three days, because marrying means that his parents are old, and he must express his sadness about the aging of his parents. Because the bridegroom of the yang marries the bride of the yin, everyone including the groom must wear a black tie and the car is painted black. ”

"Ah......? When did this happen? Why is it so scary? When Li Sheng heard that there was such a wedding custom in ancient times, his eyes widened with a look of disbelief.

"This? It is the etiquette before this dynasty, and it is more or less a weekly ceremony. Sima Hui thought for a while and said: "Since this dynasty, the custom of celebrating weddings has gradually appeared. People see weddings as a happy event, and naturally feel that the original black color is too gloomy. So they changed the black to blue. ”

"I see!" Li Sheng finally got some understanding of the wedding of the Han Dynasty. It wasn't that I didn't see these things when I read the book, but it was impossible for the book to explain it in such detail. In Li Sheng's eyes, it seems that all ancient texts are so concise and straightforward.

Here, Li Sheng and Sima Hui were chatting quietly, and Zhuge Ling was also looking at his younger brother Zhuge Liang from the window of the bridal car. Among the several brothers in the family, her relationship with Zhuge Liang has always been the best. Right now, although she is sitting in the car as a bride, she still specially encourages her younger brother: "Ah Liang, don't be nervous." The performance is a little more mature and a little more atmospheric! You are now the pillar of our Zhuge family! The Langya Zhuge family must not lose to the Xiangyang Pang family. Take it easy like Ah Sheng! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Sister is sister." Today is obviously her own big day, and the most nervous person should be herself! But there will be a heart to comfort me first. Maybe in my sister's heart, I will always be the younger brother who needs her to take care of me. Well, no matter what, it's always nice to be cared for. ”

The wry smile turned into an intoxicated smile. At that moment, Li Sheng, who watched Zhuge Liang's expression change, was almost a little suspicious: "When did this brother of mine become a nymphomaniac?" It's quirky! Li Sheng shook his head slightly.

The Pang family has a lot of land, and the mansions are all one after another, but because of their ancestors' hard requirements, their houses are not so luxurious.

The wedding banquet was held in the courtyard of the Pang family's main house. There weren't many guests, but most of them were celebrities like Sima Hui. Facing Pang Shanmin, who had always had a simple smile on his face, the guests of the banquet all sent sincere congratulations to him.

"It was a satisfying wedding." That's what everybody thinks.

Anyone who came to the Pang family to congratulate was not a layman. According to their needs and tastes, the Pang family's wedding was naturally not as extravagant and wasteful as the world. The wedding feast is very simple. In addition to some wild meat caught in the mountains, it is the Pang family that grows vegetables and fruits by themselves. These foods are usually eaten by the Pang family themselves, and there is nothing special about them.

After all, the ancestors of the Pang family have already set an ancestral motto: "As a person of the Pang family, you should cultivate and read the heirloom, and be diligent and simple." ”

To be honest, Zhuge Xuan married his second niece so quickly and held a festive wedding, which actually brought some happy thoughts. He felt that he had been bedridden with too much mildew lately, and that was definitely because of the pressure of the bad air. Although the child "does not speak of gods and monsters", the power of ghosts and gods always makes people a little worried. On the surface, it is okay not to say it, but in private, it is better to believe it than to believe that it is not.

However, for Zhuge Xuan, the effect of "Chongxi" is not so useful. After a few short days of rejoicing, his spirit, which had improved slightly with joy, quickly declined. His illness became more and more ineffective, his voice became weaker, and his phlegm power in his throat weakened day by day. What he eats now is no longer for the purpose of healing, as it used to be, and now he only uses medicine to hang his life. But just like that, he was in a coma for longer and longer, and the time he was awake was getting shorter and shorter, and it seemed that there was not much time left.

With Zhuge Ling's marriage, there is one less relative in the family who can take care of Zhuge Xuan. Zhuge Xuan's wife Wang's health was not very good, so most of the family's affairs fell on Zhuge Liang and Li Sheng. Although there were Zhuge Xuan's friends in the meantime, such as Sima Hui and Zhang Ji, the main thing was directly handed over to the two half-grown children to do. From the point of view of these two university scholars, appropriately adding some burdens to their friends' children and nephews and letting them grow up quickly is actually another kind of repayment for their friends.

Zhuge Xuan was lying on the couch, faintly fresh. When he saw the busy figures of his two sons and nephews, he couldn't help but be moved in his heart: "Who said that there is no son directly." Aren't the righteous sons and nephews in front of them more filial than those so-called biological sons? He smiled with satisfaction, feeling that God had not treated him badly.

"Ah Liang, Sheng'er." Zhuge Xuan smiled weakly and called softly.

"Father-in-law (uncle), you're awake!" Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang heard Zhuge Xuan's call, and walked up to Zhuge Xuan in front of him with a stride, and asked him with a concerned face: "How is it?" Are you feeling better? ”

"Good, good!" Zhuge Xuan narrowed his eyes with a smile. Although he is still uncomfortable now, he is unwilling to let his children and nephews worry about his discomfort anymore.

"Children like you should go out and walk more. If it weren't for my illness, I'm afraid you would have made a name for yourself in Xiangyang. Zhuge Xuan said softly, with a little guilt in his words: "I think I dragged you down."

"Father-in-law, don't say that, I can meet all the world's famous people every day here!" Li Sheng shook his head and said affirmatively.

"That's right! And here, we can learn a lot from Mr. Nakakei. Zhuge Liang nodded sincerely. He didn't want his uncle to worry about himself, because he lived naturally here, and he didn't feel that there was anything to lose because of it.

"That's good. When I go, you can go to Mr. Decao's private school to study. Zhuge Xuan saw it very openly, and he did not shy away from mentioning the study of his two sons and nephews after his death: "Your current level is very high, yes, if you go out directly, you can also be qualified for ordinary official positions." But I hope you can learn more so that you can do better in the future. Do you understand? I want you guys to be the best. ”

"Understood!" Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang nodded, their eyes full of tears. Do you have anything else to say about such an elder who always cares about you and thinks about you even when he is critically ill? Naturally, in addition to being moved, I was still moved.

Here chattered with Zhuge Xuan for a short time, and Zhuge Xuan fell asleep again. With his current physical strength, it is very rare and difficult to say that there are so many just now. Seriously ill! Naturally, it is better to rest a lot. Seeing that Zhuge Xuan closed his eyes, the painful look on his boring face relaxed slightly, Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and smiled, and gently led the door through. Giving the patient a quiet rest environment is the most important thing right now.

A few days later, Gan Hai, who had gone out to collect intelligence, came back in a hurry, and he brought another big news to Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang: Liu Biao, the lord of Jingzhou, took in Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu and handed over Wancheng in Nanyang County to Zhang Xiu to live in.

"What's going on?" Someone asked at Gan Hai. This person is naturally Zhuge Liang. Because Li Sheng came from the future and already knew about this matter, he just listened carefully on the side.

This incident was actually a misunderstanding. After Yuan Shu became emperor, although Cao Cao said that he was rebellious when he summoned Yuan Shu to the whole world, his actions were as Zhuge Xuan and Zhang Ji expected, and he did not quickly send troops to crusade against Yuan Shu. He sent all his troops and horses to the west, and officially marched to the area around Sanfu.

The Sansuke area is in chaos right now. Li Dao and Guo Yan's two families were fighting there, and Zhang Xiude was mixed with soldiers and horses. Suddenly, Cao Cao, who had brought the emperor to Xuchang, led his troops and immediately panicked. The current Cao Cao is no longer the Cao Cao when he crusaded against Dong Zhuo, he is no longer unknown in the world. At this moment, he officially obtained the title of righteousness, and led 150,000 troops to advance, which shocked Sanfu. Because their masters did not trust them and did not want to be regarded as rebellious by the world, Li Dao Guo Yan's subordinates launched a mutiny to kill Li Dao and Guo Yan, and surrendered to Chang'an.

At this point, the warlord who originally belonged to Dong Zhuo's faction was left with Zhang Ji.

To be honest, Zhang Ji is still a little self-aware, which can be seen from the fact that he did not participate in the Chang'an infighting between Guo and Li at the beginning. Faced with the oppression of Cao Cao's army, he was unwilling to engage Cao Cao or surrender to Cao Cao. So, he wanted to come to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. After all, no one in Jingzhou has heard of his world-famous military exploits, but his reputation of "benevolence" is still well-known. Moreover, he is also a member of the Han family, which still has a certain effect on clearing his rebellious identity as Dong Zhuo on Zhang Ji's head.

For this purpose, Zhang Ji led the team over the Qinling Mountains and entered the land, preparing to take refuge in Liu Biao. However, because Jingzhou was not notified in advance, the matter of acceptance was not agreed. Zhang Ji's army clashed with Liu Biao's army. Zhang Ji was killed in the battle, and his army was besieged by Wen Ping, the general of Jingzhou. Wenpin sent someone to report the situation to Liu Biao.

Since Zhang Ji did not contact Liu Biao in advance, Liu Biaojun's people believed that Zhang Ji had invaded Jingzhou. When they heard the news of Zhang Jizhong's death, they couldn't help but celebrate: "This is really good news?" ”

"Good news?" Liu Biao frowned when he heard this: "Zhang Ji came to Jingzhou because he was desperate. As the lord of Jingzhou, I failed to fulfill the hospitality and confronted him. This is definitely not my intention, and we should mourn rather than celebrate Zhang Ji's matter. ”

"And ...... now?" Seeing that their lord had a different opinion on this, the bureaucrats were slightly startled, and asked in a whisper about the task at the moment.

"Help Zhang Ji hold a grand funeral, send someone to explain this matter to the imperial court, wash off the hat on Zhang Ji's head, and at the same time hand over Wancheng to Zhang Xiu, remove the siege, and supply them with food." Liu Biao thought for a moment and quickly ordered.

"Okay!" Everyone nodded. Then quickly completed this series of things under Liu Biao's attention.

So Zhang Jijun, who lost his master, under the leadership of his heir Zhang Xiu, wholeheartedly submitted to Liu Biao and became a force under the protection of Liu Biao. For a time, Liu Biao was known as the Ming Jun of the Ming Jun.

After Zhang Xiu was accepted by Liu Biao, he was regarded as a general of Liu Biao's lineage. He was stationed in Wancheng, peeking into the two capitals, and undertook most of the defense of northern Jingzhou. Wancheng is a strategic location. Such a strategic location was in the hands of the enemy, which really made Cao Cao hate. In order to solve this trouble, which will be dangerous at any time, Cao Cao and at the beginning of this year, marched to Wancheng.

Zhang Xiu couldn't defeat Cao Cao and surrendered in defeat. This is a normal thing. However, because Cao Cao accepted Zhang Xiu's uncle, that is, Zhang Ji's surviving concubine, it caused Zhang Xiu's indignation. He felt that Cao Cao's behavior was an insult to their Zhang family. Driven by anger, Zhang Xiu attacked Cao Cao's army at night. Cao Cao was defeated, and as a result, he lost his eldest son Cao Ang, nephew Cao Anmin, and the general Dian Wei. The defeated Cao Cao's army retreated helplessly, but Zhang Xiu did not pursue deeply, and also led his troops back to Jingzhou and continued to camp in Wancheng.

"I see." After listening to Gan Hai's explanation, Zhuge Liang understood what had happened, he turned around and asked Zhang Ji, who was also listening, and asked him with a smile: "Mr. Zhongjing, how are you looking at things?" Can you talk to your uncle? ”

"No, this matter is far more serious than Yuan Shu's brother?" Zhang Ji shook his head heavily.

"Why?" Li Sheng's gaze from a distance was suddenly attracted, and he asked impatiently.

"Yuan Shu called the emperor that happened in Shouchun. From our own point of view, it is not a big deal, and even if war breaks out, it will not affect us. But Zhang Xiu, who killed Cao Cao's eldest son, returned to our Jingzhou, and it was different. Cao Cao's personality is very intense, and I am afraid that he will deal with us as he did with Xuzhou. Zhang Ji explained.

"This is really a bit alarmist, I don't think Cao Cao will come to attack Jingzhou?" Li Sheng smiled and shook his head.

"How?" Zhang Ji and Zhuge Liang's interest came.

"Our lord is a member of the Han family, and he also has a large army. Even if Cao Cao hated our lord in his heart, they had to estimate that Lord Liu Biao had the name and the water army that was the scholar, so Cao Cao could only be patient for the time being. It is unlikely that he will launch an attack on Zhang Xiujun in the near future. Li Sheng explained with a smile.

"That's right. But let's keep it a secret from Ah Xuan. After all, this happened in Jingzhou, and I am afraid that Ah Xuan will have all kinds of unnecessary associations about it. Ah Xuan's health is very bad, so don't mention these major events, and don't mention the events of last year or the year before last, even the place name Yuzhang. After Zhang Ji secretly glanced at Zhuge Xuan in the room, he frowned, and still carefully warned Li Sheng and the others.

"That's right. These things will make the stepfather think, and thus consume his already small amount of energy. Li Sheng nodded lightly when he heard this.

"Alas, it's really uncomfortable to watch my friend go from being a good person to being like this." Zhang Ji sighed.

"There's no way around that." Zhuge Liang said helplessly. He remembered a sentence that Zhong Xu Hai and himself often said during the journey: "The world is nothing." ”

Whether it is Chong Xi or Zhang Ji's medical skills, after all, Zhuge Xuan's life has never been left. As the days passed, Zhuge Xuan's increasingly decaying body made him inevitably enter the realm of dying.

Maybe everyone is feeling something. On this day, there are a lot of people who come to Zhuge Xuan's bed. Zhang Ji had already opened everything up, and let these old friends of Zhuge Xuan enter Zhuge Xuan's bedroom one by one. Because everyone, including him, probably knows very well: "Today's side is only the last time I will meet Ah Xuan." ”

The best relationship with Zhuge Xuan is Sima Hui and Zhang Ji. Right now, Zhang Ji is outside, helping Zhuge Xuanzhang with everything, only Sima Hui is standing in front of Zhuge Xuan's couch. He looked at Zhuge Xuan's hard work with more anger and less breath, so he whispered in his ear: "Zhengli and Zijiang have passed away." ”

Zhuge Xuanyan's face darkened a lot when he heard this. His lips opened slightly, and he squirmed slightly for a moment, as if to say something, but after all, he didn't make a sound. Sima Hui looked at the shape of his mouth intently, watching his mouth open and squirming until it was generally closed, and his cloudy eyes were still open, but he was no longer a little angry.

Sima Hui sighed abruptly, stretched out his hand to close Zhuge Xuan's eyes, and nodded his head like a final farewell to Zhuge Xuan: "Yes!" You're not right at all! ”

This is a very strange and inscrutable sentence. It wasn't until later that Sima Hui told Zhuge Liang and Li Sheng Zhuge Xuan's last words when he was dying: "Really? Did they all go ahead and wait for me there? Like Xu Hai said, in another world......"

The words stopped at this point, Zhuge Xuan stopped breathing and passed away. Perhaps this is a relief for him who has been struggling with a serious illness for half a year.

"The deceased is like this. The end of this world may well be the beginning of a world. "Zhuge Xuan, who has faintly believed in the teachings of Futu, left with this idea.

On July 16 of the second year of Jian'an, half a month after the blue wedding, a white cloth was covered on the courtyard of the Zhuge family.