About three miles north of Shuijing Villa, there is a small village of dozens of families. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThere is nothing special about this village and other villages, but because it is close to Shuijingzhuang, it has attracted the attention of those students.

There is a small hotel in the village, not very large, only one floor, more than a dozen tables, selling rice wine brewed by the store itself. Although it is not as good as those "excessive" wines in Xiangyang City Hotel, it has a slightly spicy flavor in the plain and mellow.

Since Shuijing Villa is not too far from here, some students often come here to chat and have a drink. This has made the business of the hotel have been good, not only the wine, but also the side dishes in the store are selling well. Especially when the weather is not warmer, those students come more often. After all, on this cold day, it's still good to cook some wine and drink some hot pot dishes.

Cui Hao and Xu Shu sat opposite each other at a table in the window of this small hotel, ordered a hot pot, a pot of wine, and a few side dishes, and considered each other. The official class at the mountain villa had not yet begun, and they did not need to look for it to go to the village. It's just that because the two of them suddenly found a puzzled question, they ran over to seek an answer from Mr. Shui Jing.

Because the problem was so deep, it took them a lot of time to figure it out. Seeing that it was almost noon when they came out, they met in the hotel of this small village to comfort their belly. For these two young people, who are doing quite well, these village dishes in the village still have a unique taste.

After thirty years of drinking, half of the dish, the two of them were already slightly drunk. Then my mind became bigger, and the topic became more, and gradually I talked about the trip that day. "Yuan Zhi, do you also think that Tianzi Xu and Kong Ming are talking big words?" Cui Hao asked his friend in a low voice. Because after the New Year, Zhuge Liang will be twenty years old, which is considered an adult. Although his birthday has not yet arrived, there is no way to officially crown, but he has already given himself a word called "Kong Ming". This has been spread all over his friends.

"That's right!" Cui Hao also laughed when he heard this: "Zixu has lofty ambitions. If he can really become the master of one side, we will depend on him for the rest of our lives. ”

Others took Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang's words as big words, but their friends took them seriously. They are all Sima Hui's masters, and their levels are very comparable. When they keenly discovered that what Li Sheng had learned was completely different from their own, such as history, politics, soldiers, commerce, industry, miscellaneous, and so on, they vaguely heard something from Teacher Sima Hui's words: "Zixu, I have the ambition to become the overlord of one party. He didn't drop poetry, but learned the most practical knowledge in this troubled world. ”

"What a great ambition." When they confirmed this from the gentleman's side, everyone was shocked by Li Sheng's ambition. Among the several friends, except for Meng Jian, who has long been very fond of Cao Cao, the other friends who are familiar with Li Sheng and Zhuge Liang have more or less plans to wait for Li Sheng to develop and become famous to him.

First, they are familiar with Li Sheng and know how good he is; Second, Sima Hui and Pang Degong's praise for Li Sheng has created momentum for Li Sheng from time to time, which also makes Li Sheng have a more distinctive status in their minds. And Li Sheng's own attitude of treating people as equals also made them feel sorry for Li Sheng.

"Hehe, that's nature." Xu Shu laughed happily: "In Zixu's words, it's called 'part-time job'." It's also very good to help your classmates work. He paused as he spoke, and then told Cui Hao mysteriously: "Have you found out?" There are many similarities between the two who were targeted by Kong Ming. ”

"The similarities? No way? These two are hundreds of years apart. Cui Hao was a little surprised by this.

"It's more than one hundred and fifty years. One lived in the early Spring and Autumn Period, the other lived at the end of the Warring States Period, and as now, they were all troubled times. Xu Shu's words gradually lowered. No one likes to live in troubled times, because that is a misfortune for everyone in the world.

"Troubled times!" Cui Hao muttered this word, and his face couldn't help but be a little gloomy. However, he was a young man after all, so he immediately cheered up and said to Xu Shu with a smile: "Actually, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Although the world is chaotic and the situation is very bad, what is there to fear for us? Heroes emerge from troubled times. Now is the time for us to get on the rise. In fact, it's not just us, in fact, every hero in the troubled times is looking forward to calming the troubled times. It's definitely a situation where something can be done. Because the current chaos is just for the sake of reunification again. This situation can make a difference. ”

"Ga ......" Xu Shu was surprised, he touched Cui Hao's forehead with his hand, and looked at him when he had a fever. When he found that everything was normal, he sat down again and said with a strange face: "I said Zhou Ping." It's not like you. I guess that's Kong Ming's opinion. ”

"Hah! You can see that, too. Cui Hao smiled bitterly and nodded: "I just felt your depression." However, the views do come from Kong Ming, but with some of his own feelings. However, then again, Kong Ming's words are really good. ”

"It's good, the guy who said that the ability is indeed similar to the wind music." Xu Shu said with a smile. As he spoke, he took out a piece of meat from the hot pot and swallowed it with the heat before continuing the topic above: "In addition to the very similar background of Guan Le's life, there is also a similarity in that they are not alone. ”

"How?" Cui Hao's eyes showed curiosity.

"What else can I say? You can see it when you think back to the process by which they achieved their respective feats. Xu Shu smiled and seemed unwilling to say the answer. But this is only on the surface, in fact, his seemingly shirked words have already told Cui Hao the final answer.

"Think about it, the success story of Guan Zhong and Leyi?" Cui Hao, who was awakened by this sentence, fell into his own thoughts:

Guan Zhong came out of the Duke of Qi Huan and helped him become the leader of the princes' alliance. Among them, the Kwaiqiu Alliance, which united the princes of Zheng, Wei, and Lu, and signed a joint covenant above the laws of each country, was the highest place in his work. In the following decade or so, the countries of the Yellow River basin gradually developed a set of common rules of the game that need to be followed.

Le Yi came out of the king of Yanzhao, went east to the seventy cities of Qi State, and almost destroyed the Qi State. That was even more because of the result of uniting the top four of the seven warring states at that time. No matter how powerful the Qi State is, it can't resist the coalition forces of the countries. This war against the Qi State can be said to have established the defeat of the Qi State at the very beginning. When the princes are united, no country can deal with the wrath of the people of the world.

"These two men are one and the other, and there is no similarity in general. If they had to say yes, it would mean that they knew their true strength and knew that they had to form alliances with other countries if they wanted to succeed. Cui Hao thought for a moment and suddenly said.

"Kong Ming wants to emulate this of theirs." Xu Shu guessed. He vaguely felt that both Zhuge Liang and Li Sheng seemed to have a target in their hearts that they must knock down. "It's for this goal that they want to find someone they can unite." Xu Shu thought secretly in his heart.

He just didn't understand: "Who is the target that has to unite the princes to defeat?" Is it Yuan Shao, who is in the limelight right now? It seems that no matter how strong he is, he is not so strong that he has to unite all his forces to defeat him! He thought and shook his head. Because I can't figure it out, I plan to stop thinking about it. Xu Shu is still a relatively open person.

"It's good to emulate that. Whether it is Guan Zhong or Le Yi, we are looking forward to it now. But personally, I'm looking forward to Guan Zhong more. Because his methods are a little more gentle, unlike Le Yi, who ends the war by war. If Guan Zhong's methods can succeed, there will be fewer deaths in the world. While Xu Shu was pondering, Cui Hao's words sounded on the side.

"That's not good." After listening to Cui Hao's words, Xu Shu shook his head gently: "If there is only one Han country in the world, then the policy of managing Zhong can still be carried out slowly." But at present, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan and other foreign races in the north are all looking down on our Middle Earth. I think we should use Le Yi's method for now. Ending the war by ending the war and unifying the world as quickly as possible is the best way to resist foreign captives. Xu Shu said, seriously emitting a sharp light. An invisible murderous aura poured out from him, making Cui Hao, who was sitting opposite him, not feel a sense of fear.

"It's terrible." Cui Hao shuddered and swallowed his saliva unconsciously. He didn't dwell on the subject, he wanted to say something else. Suddenly, a request in his heart made him speak: "Yuan Zhi, Kong Ming is twenty years old this year." ”

"yes. What's wrong? Hearing Cui Hao suddenly mention this, Xu Shu was stunned for a moment.

"Don't you think you should give Kong Ming a good partner and let him get married? He is already twenty years old, and it is not too late to get married at this age. And a few days ago, Zixu secretly asked me to help him find a suitable candidate. Zixu wanted his wedding and Kong Ming's to be held on the same day. Cui Hao said with a smile.

"So do you have a good candidate?" Xu Shu asked him.

"There's one." Cui Hao nodded, "Zixu and Kong Ming are both going to do big things. They must rarely go back to their own affairs in the future. Don't say Zixu's wife, no matter what, Zixu herself is very satisfied with her. As for Kong Ming, I decided to help him find a diligent wife. In this way, I think I can make Kong Ming feel more at ease in his career. ”

"Diligent wife?" Xu Shu was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "You mean her?" ”

"That's right." Cui Hao smiled, "Don't you think they are very compatible?" ”

"Hmmm! Just a match! Xu Shu also said very resolutely.

Although Xu Shu and Cui Hao did not say the name of the object, they both understood who the other was talking about.

"If it's really her, then it's really a perfect match for Kong Ming!" Xu Shu thought of this in his heart, he suddenly became a little worried, so he asked, "Mr. Huang Chengyan won't object, right?" ”

"Probably not. Instead, you should be happy. In fact, this is the nerve-wracking part! Ordinary people can't marry her. Cui Hao shook his head and asked Xu Shu rhetorically: "Brother Yuan is also single, if someone proposes to you, the object is Mr. Huang's strength, how does Brother Yuan feel." ”

"Well...... You know this won't happen to me. Look at my body......" Xu Shu looked embarrassed. He was only six feet five inches, which was too short.

"If only I could be a foot taller. Even then, he was still shorter than her. But marrying her was a good offer. Xu Shu thought about it and said casually.

Xiangyang celebrity Huang Chengyan has a daughter who is over seventeen years old, with slightly dark skin, bright eyes, and a very cute appearance, but the problem is that she is close to eight feet tall. That's too tall, even for a man, and she's a woman. As far as the current climate is concerned, only petite can be considered beautiful. Generally, as soon as a woman is over fifteen years old, someone will naturally come to the door to propose marriage, but due to her height, no one has dared to set foot on the door of the Huang family until now.

"This is specially prepared for Kong Ming. Who told that guy to be over eight feet tall! Xu Shu said with a smile.

"Of course. I heard that there is something strange about this girl besides being tall. Cui Hao said and narrowed his eyes. His family has a close relationship with Huang Chengyan, so he knows more about Huang Chengyan's daughter who doesn't go out much than ordinary people.

"What's weird?" Xu Shu asked.

"The daughter of the Huang family is very capable, she can do anything, not to mention the female celebrity, cooking skills, and a strange hobby of making tools." Cui Hao squinted his eyes and laughed as he spoke.

"Make tools?" Xu Shu looked a little surprised.

"Hmm." Cui Hao nodded: "Moreover, it is still something that no one has thought about before." Including, the average person is time-consuming and laborious to chop vegetables, but this girl was able to make a tool to use the power of the water instead of enduring the simple and boring action. Although it is a little strange, it can also show that her brain is quite good from one point of view. ”

"Hehe, Kong Ming won't care about this! As long as she's tall enough. Xu Shu was very indifferent: "I heard that when Kong Ming first came to Jingzhou, he participated in the reception banquet held for his uncle. His uncle was going to introduce him to someone, but he refused with the excuse of 'I want to be as tall as me'. Although it is likely that it is just lip service, it is also true that Kong Ming's concept is different from ordinary people. I think we should go to Longzhong as soon as possible. ”

"When are you going?" Looking at Xu Shu's impatient appearance, Cui Hao smiled. "It's more urgent than me, and it seems that this topic is still brought up by me." He shook his head, unable to understand this, and asked, "When are you going?" Afternoon time is running out. As he spoke, he looked up at the sky, for they had already spent an hour here, and the sun was faintly westward. I will never be able to reach Longzhong today.

"Then let's go tomorrow. Mr. has been a matchmaker for the Zhuge family twice, and now it may be our turn. Xu Shu said and stretched.

"Then let's go tomorrow." Cui Hao nodded and finally agreed. He pulled Xu Shu up and called out to the waiter of the hotel: "Xiao Er, check out." ”

The next day, Xu Shu and Cui Hao Lianjue went to Longzhong to visit Zhuge Liang. Although their decision was impromptu and they had not discussed it with Kong Ming in advance, and they were always a little worried about running empty, the luck of the two seemed to be very good-when they arrived at the Longzhong Barrier Mansion, Kong Ming had just gotten up and was sitting on the couch thinking about what to do today. He played chess with Li Sheng late last night, and now he looks a little unfocused. However, he was still very happy about the arrival of his two friends.

It was not polite to entertain friends in the bedroom, so Kong Ming led them to the front hall, lit a warm charcoal fire, and the three of them sat around the small table.

"Where's Zixu?" Xu Shu asked.

"He went to the military camp in Jingzhou this morning to find Master. He worked hard to make himself a person who was both civil and military. Zhuge Liang replied with a smile: "Sometimes I really can't figure out why he has so much energy. It's learning literature again, and it's practicing martial arts. The average person can do one of them well, but he learns both very well. ”

"That's genius." Cui Hao used his own words to help Kong Ming make a footnote.

"yes." Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu nodded in agreement at the same time. Among the friends of the classmates, except for Meng Jian, several of them admired Li Sheng.

"Did you hear that? Meng Jian went to Xudu. Cui Hao brought up the conversation. Although I came here today to say goodbye to Zhuge Liang, both Xu Shu and Cui Hao are still young and don't know how many accidents there are, so they didn't directly enter the official topic, but started from other places.

They were talking about Meng Jian, who was the best student under Sima Hui before Zhuge Liang and Li Sheng arrived. He seems to be very fond of Cao Cao, and he usually defends Cao Cao everywhere when he talks about it. And three days ago, he left Xiangyang and went to Xudu. Xu Du is the core of Cao Cao's base area.

"I've heard about it." Zhuge Liang nodded lightly.

"People look down on our lord of Jingzhou." Xu Shu whispered.

Among the young students in Xiangyang, especially outstanding people like Meng Jian, many of them are reluctant to go to Liu Biao, the master of Jingzhou, and want to take refuge in Cao Cao, who is in the limelight in the north. This is not because they have nothing to do with Liu Biao, or because they have a closer relationship with Cao Cao. In fact, the reason why they took refuge in Cao Cao was that they looked down on Liu Biao and thought he was not outstanding. In fact, a famous figure like Meng Jian will not have no relationship to climb in Liu Biao's forces.

"Yuan Shu is also finished. There will be a lot of changes in this year's hero list. Cui Hao said this, with a hint of regret on his face. Although they don't have the idea of going out to Liu Biao, the land they live in now belongs to Liu Biao. Once Liu Biao was looked down upon, they themselves felt embarrassed.

"First Lu Bu, then Gongsun Zhan, and then Yuan Shu now, the forces in the north have changed a lot in recent years." Zhuge Liang read softly, and he immediately asked Cui Hao: "Is the new list coming out now?" Although he usually looks steady, but occasionally in front of his brothers and close friends, he still shows the curiosity that belongs to young people.

"Of course it came out." The person who answered Zhuge Liang was not Cui Hao, who was asked by him, but Xu Shu, who had been listening to them on the side: "Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zhan were crossed out." The five characters on the current hero list are: Yuan Shao who dominates Hebei, Cao Cao who dominates the Central Plains, Sun Ce who newly leads Jiangdong, Liu Bei who is waiting for the storm, and our lord Liu Biao. ”

"It's kind of weird. Naturally, it is nothing to put Sun Ce, who has just received Jiangdong, on it. After all, his strength is there. But isn't it too early to put Liu Bei on the board, he is still sheltered under Cao Cao now. Zhuge Liang frowned and said. Because Li Sheng often talked about Liu Bei in his ear, Zhuge Liang also cared more about Liu Bei than ordinary people.

"There's no way around that. It turns out that the heroes on the list have passed so much. There should be new heroes to fill in now. Cui Hao shook his head and explained: "Liu Bei has the title of Yuzhou Mu, and he can also be regarded as one of the heroes. What's more, Cao Cao, who is in the limelight at the moment, also thinks highly of Liu Bei. In this regard, Liu Bei does not have the ability to compete for the world, but he does not have the luck to compete for the world for the time being. The time hasn't fallen on him yet. Saying that, Cui Hao couldn't help but choke for Liu Bei.

"The Great War in the North is about to begin. Cao Cao had already stationed all the forces at his disposal at Guandu by the Yellow River, intending to oppress Yuan Shao's army. This made Lord Yuan Shao feel a little headache. After all, Cao Cao is no better than Gongsun Zan and others, and it is not that he Yuan Shao can do it all in one swoop. Xu Shu pondered and said. The topic between everyone gradually extended to the general trend of the world.

"Then Lord Yuan Shao didn't do anything about it?" Zhuge Liang asked. Having stayed at home for several days on end, his ears and eyes were slightly lagging behind.

"Lord Yuan Shao has sent an envoy to our Jingzhou. He and Liu Biao have always had affection, so he wanted to borrow such a relationship, hoping that Lord Liu Biao could intimidate Cao Cao behind his back. But Liu Biao finally rejected the proposal, he always wanted to be neutral. Jingzhou must not be involved in the war. That's why he's neutral. Xu Shu explained.

"I see." After Zhuge Liang understood, he shook his head gently: "Lord Liu seems to have miscalculated. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, no matter who won in the north, would not let him go in the end. At that time, Jingzhou will be miserable. ”

"Is it really that serious?" Cui Hao and Xu Shu were both frightened by Zhuge Liang's words.

"yes." Zhuge Liang nodded and looked at the faces of the two friends who had become nervous because of this, but he chuckled out again: "Don't worry so much about that." Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's two teams, no matter who wants to eat each other, it will take several years of kung fu. When Tianxiao gets it, what will the world become? ”

"That's hard to say......" The worry on the faces of the two did not dissipate much because of Zhuge Liang's words. For a moment, all three fell silent. The topic finally came to an end.

After a long time, Zhuge Liang suddenly spoke: "I said the two ......"

"What's the matter?" Xu Shu scratched the back of his head with his right hand.

"You don't talk much today, and you even rush through some topics. It's not as high-minded as it is on weekdays! Zhuge Liang directly pointed out their anomaly today.

"Yes! Maybe because Meng Jian was not there, the conversation was not so lively. Cui Hao was also slightly flustered when he said this.

Zhuge Liang shook his head with a smile: "Isn't it?" You two must have something else to say to me?"

"How do you know?" Xu Shu looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise, his right hand still scratching the back of his head.

Zhuge Liang didn't answer his question directly, just followed his thoughts. "I don't know if I guessed it." He paused at this point, then continued: "Is it about the tall girl?" As he spoke, he couldn't help but wink mischievously at Xu Shu.

"yes!" Suddenly, Cui Hao screamed.

"How do you guess?" Xu Shu asked him.

"What you said today is a bit weird, and there is something flavorful in your words." Zhuge Liang smiled strangely.

"Smell in the words?" Xu Shu and Cui Hao glanced at each other and felt a little incomprehensible: "What does this mean?" ”

"Exactly. There is femininity in your words. Regarding the sluggishness of the two friends, Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes and pointed out this directly.

"Then why do you know it's about the daughter of the Huang family?" Cui Hao asked.

"Is there anyone other than her who is suitable for me?" Seeing that the two of them were still silent about their words, Zhuge Liang had no choice but to speak more clearly: "Actually, I also hope that you can say a few more kind words for me!" Well, to fulfill what Brother Sheng asked of me, I have to work hard now. ”

"After talking for a long time, it turned out that it was for this......" Before the words were finished, the three of them laughed loudly.

However, before the laughter fell, Gan Hai, the housekeeper in charge of collecting intelligence, hurriedly ran into the house. He had a major event to report to his young master: "Liu Bei has escaped from Cao Cao's camp, gathered men and horses, beheaded the Xuzhou assassin appointed by Cao Cao, and occupied Xuzhou. He had now sent an envoy to meet Yuan Shao and ask for an alliance with Yuan Shao. ”

"What's going on? Didn't Liu Bei stay well under Cao Cao? Cao Cao is also good to him, huh? Such news was definitely unexpected by everyone, so Xu Shu and Cui Hao couldn't help but stand up and ask with concern.

"That'...... That's because...... Hu ...... "Because he was in a hurry, Gan Hai, who was not young, looked a little out of breath.

"Sit down and talk slowly." For this old butler who has always followed the family, Zhuge Liang always respects him very much. He asked him to sit down and explain the reason for the incident.

"The emperor could no longer bear to be treated as a puppet by Cao Cao. Since Cao Cao's people were basically around him, he belonged to the kind that could not be trusted, so he sent a bloody edict to Dong Cheng, the general of the chariot cavalry, asking him to contact others to crusade against Cao Cao together. However, such a conspiracy did not escape the detection of Cao Cao's spies. In Cao Cao's view, the conspiracy in the palace was simply child's play. After discovering Dong Chengde's scheme, Cao Cao categorically killed Dong Cheng and exterminated his three clans, and even his daughter, who was a nobleman in the palace, was still not spared under the emperor's plea. Because Liu Bei was involved in Dong Chengde's conspiracy. Therefore, after Liu Bei received the news that Dong Cheng was killed, he felt that he was very dangerous. After eliminating Yuan Shu's army, Liu Bei did not retreat, but occupied Xuzhou, which originally belonged to his own territory. Gan Hai, who calmed his breath a little, explained this matter to everyone.

"What do you mean by ...... this?" For Xu Shu and Cui Hao, who have not yet entered the official career, this matter is like a mess, and it is not clear who is right and who is wrong. They groaned for a long time before they helplessly spit out a word: "Cruel! Out of the chaos, they seem to understand only at this moment that the disputes in the world, whether they are wars on the surface or in private, are all bloody and cruel.

"Liu Bei slapped Cao Cao hard, God knows what choice Cao Cao, who is preparing to deal with Yuan Shao right now, will make." Zhuge Liang muttered. Once again, he felt the rapid change in the situation in the world. I also understand how precious time is for Brother Sheng, who has not had any strength until now, but wants to rise in Jingzhou.

"Hmm. I'll have to help him, too. Although Li Sheng asked Zhuge Liang to help him in a few years, Zhuge Liang felt that it was too late. He thinks he has to help Li Sheng right now. Even if it doesn't go directly to his tent, it should be able to help him from somewhere else. For example, it is the same to quickly finalize the marriage with the Huang family. Because how to say that the uncle-in-law of the daughter of the Huang family is Liu Biao, the current lord of Jingzhou. And in that case, there is nothing detrimental to himself.

"It's killing two birds with one stone." Zhuge Liang thought about it and decided to ask his friend Cui Hao to contact the other party as soon as possible.