"Husband, it's a long way to Xichuan, be careful!" In Xiangyang's Zhuge Mansion, Huang Yueying told her husband while packing her clothes.

"I know!" Watching his wife busy for himself, Zhuge Liang said with happiness on his face. After a pause, Zhuge Liang said again: "Madame can also make arrangements as soon as possible, the lord has already said that when he returns from Xichuan this time, he will transfer me to Shouchun to take up his post." The lady can take care of it earlier, so as not to be busy when moving. ”

"I know!" Huang Yueying nodded, then frowned slightly and asked, "I don't know if the lord wants to transfer the husband to Shouchun?" ”

"Shouchun is too guarded, and he is also the leader of Cao Peng, a soldier of the Taiwei Mansion." Zhuge Liang said with a smile. Huang Yueying said unexpectedly: "The husband has not made any great achievements today, why does the lord value the husband so much?" ”

"Hehe, I traveled to Xichuan this time, wouldn't it be a great achievement at my fingertips?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, then thought about it and said: "It's almost time for the lord to transfer me to Shouchun to work, the lord's surname is much calmer than Cao Ying." ”

"Husband, what do you mean by that?" Huang Yueying was a little puzzled.

"At present, although I assisted General Guan in taking care of the nine counties of Jingxiang, Jingzhou was transferred to the lord by the Duke of Jingsheng, and most of the civil and military officials everywhere were from Jingxiang's homeland. In the past two years, I have become the head of the Jingxiang scholars. If it weren't for General Zhao sitting in Jingnan as a check and balance, I'm afraid that some people would suspect me of setting up General Guan. In the long run, even if General Guan and the lord don't mind, how will the world look at it? It's better to get away from here for a while and avoid suspicion. Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Although Huang Yueying is a talented woman, she doesn't understand this kind of political employment technique. Seeing that Zhuge Liang was a little mysterious, he also asked worriedly: "That being the case, isn't the lord suspicious of your husband, is your situation very dangerous?" ”

"Madame, don't worry!" Zhuge Liang smiled, and then explained carefully: "Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have gotten along with each other, and it is important to advance and retreat in a certain degree. I don't fake that the master is important, and I'm not fake if I am jealous. However, the lord and I are both people who know how to advance and retreat, just like the lord asked me to go to Shouchun, although it has the intention of preventing me from sitting big, but it is also important to me. In this way, wouldn't it be cheaper to have two phases? Moreover, the lord has only transferred me from this place until Jing Xiang is calm, which shows that in his heart, he can distinguish which is more important and which is more important. ”

"Is it true that your lord is so good as you say?" Huang Yueying was a little unconvinced.

"When it comes to marching battles, the lord may not be very good. But if you talk about the wisdom of people and the skills of using people, the lord is slightly better than Cao Ying. I dare to assert that in less than ten years, the general trend of the world will soon become clear. Zhuge Liang hugged his wife and said with confidence.

The next time, Zhuge Liang took Liu Bei's handwritten letter and prepared generous gifts, set off from Xiangyang by boat, entered the Yangtze River through Xiangshui, and then went west to Sichuan to visit Liu Zhang. If you take the land route, the road in Shuzhong is rugged and difficult, and it will take at least more than a month; But by water, it will be in Chengdu in October.

Someone had already informed Liu Zhang in advance that when he was the imperial lieutenant, Liu Bei, the Duke of Qi, sent Zhuge Liang, a Diannong in Jingzhou under his command and a division of the left army, to visit. Liu Zhang was also quite surprised, and hurriedly ordered the good students to be placed in the pavilion, and at the same time ordered a banquet to be held in the state pastoral mansion to entertain Zhuge Liang, and all the civil and military officials in Chengdu followed him to meet him outside the city.

"Ladies and gentlemen, why did this Zhuge Liang come suddenly?" The night before, Liu Zhang summoned important civil and military officials in Chengdu to talk about it. Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, Zhang Song said: "Presumably, it was the previous lord who helped him attack Zhang Lu and Nanban, and the special envoy came to thank Xie Er." ”

"If you send an envoy to give thanks, why is it postponed to this day? You must know that the war has long since subsided! Huang Quan frowned. His intuition told him that this Zhuge Liang was not so simple, but he couldn't detect anything wrong for a while.

Most of it is as Zhang Gong said. Although we have already quelled the war, Uncle Liu Huang did not pacify the Sun rebellion until the end of the year. Fa Zheng groaned slightly. Everyone feels similar to this, after all, people still have to celebrate the New Year. Liu Zhang saw that everyone had no objections, and said at the moment: "That is the case, it is clear that you will accompany me to greet this Zhuge military advisor." After saying this, the people talked about other things, and then they dispersed. Before leaving, Zhang Song quietly gave Fa Zheng a look, and the latter understood, and left with Zhang Song in the car until Zhang Song's mansion.

"Xiaozhi, you said that Uncle Liu Huang suddenly sent an envoy to arrive, what happened?" After the two sat down in Zhang Song's study, Zhang Song asked.

"Of course, thanks are to be thanked, but as far as I can see, the Zhang Sect Leader in Hanzhong is afraid that he will be in trouble." Fa Zheng thought for a while.

"Xiaozhi, what kind of person do you say the lord is?" Zhang Song asked suddenly.

"Lord of Mercity." Fa Zheng is somewhat cautious.

This is true, the Lord is a merciful man. But in my opinion. Though the Lord is merciful, he does not have the majesty of the Lord. Although he cherishes the people, he is also greedy for pleasure and wastes political affairs. If it is in peacetime, it is still possible to keep the shepherd's side. But now in the troubled times, I am afraid that the lord of Xichuan is beyond his ability! Zhang Song said with some regret.

"Brother Yongnian, be cautious and cautious, be careful that the wall has ears!" Fa Zheng's expression changed slightly, and he shouted continuously.

"Haha, what Xiaozhi said is true, the wall really has ears!" With a long laugh outside the door, a man walked in. Zhang Fa's expressions changed greatly, and when they saw who was coming, they were relieved. "Zidu, you scare me and wait!" Zhang Song was a little glad.

"Hehe, filial piety, what the right person said for Yongnian is also what I think in my heart!" The person who came was only in his thirties, and it was the best friend of the two, Meng Da Mengzidu.

"Filial piety, you and I are acquaintances, you might as well say it clearly. The previous Cao Ying's strategy of advancing the six-way army was broken by you, and the lord instead sent troops to Hanzhong and Nanzhong. In your opinion, I'm afraid it's not just for the sake of Duke Shu, but also for the sake of Uncle Liu Huang of Shouchun. Zhang Songyi looked at Meng Da, and the surname Suo talked about it openly.

Fa Zheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile: "Brother Yongnian really knows everything, I knew that I couldn't hide this matter from you." ”

"Xiaozhi, why do you eat inside and outside and give advice to this Uncle Liu Huang, is he so worthy of your service in your heart?" Meng Da also asked with something in his words.

"In just ten years, from a county order to today's Guogong, sitting in the land of five states. What do you think of such characters? Fa Zheng asked with a smile.

Zhang Song Mengda couldn't help but nod silently when he heard this, and Meng Da even sighed: "Hero! ”

Such a heroic figure, and the name of benevolence and righteousness are spread all over the world, and they are deeply loved by the people. Zidu, Yongnian, if you can defect to such a person, it will not be in vain for me to wait for what I have learned! "Fa Zheng is meaningful.

"In that case, filial piety, what do you think?" Meng Da sighed and hurriedly asked.

"There is no conclusion at the moment, let's find out the intention of Zhuge Liang's trip first." Fa Zheng still chooses a more prudent approach. The three of them discussed for a long time, and Fa Zheng and Meng Da said goodbye and went home.

The next time, Liu Zhang personally led the civil and military officials out of Chengdu ten miles outside the city to welcome Zhuge Liang's arrival. "Liang's official position is humble, how dare he welcome the Duke of Shu!" Even though Zhuge Liang was like a god, he didn't expect Liu Zhang to be so hospitable, so he actually led people to greet him in person, and hurriedly took the initiative to come forward and salute.

Liu Zhang didn't care, and immediately introduced the main characters in Shu to Zhuge Liang with a smile, and then everyone returned to Yizhou Mufu together, giving Zhuge Liang enough face.

After everyone sat down and explained the scene, Zhuge Liang also said straight to the point: "Liang entered Sichuan this time, but on the order of my lord, I especially thanked the Duke of Shu for helping me Jingzhou resist Zhang Lu and Nanban." The lord once said that he and the Duke of Shu were brothers of the same clan, but because he was busy with business, he could not thank him in person, so he ordered Liang to come. This is a letter written by the lord himself, with a thin gift, and he also asked the Duke of Shu not to refuse. With that, he handed over two letters.

"Brother Xuande is so polite!" Liu Zhang's doubts disappeared when he heard this, and he took the letter handed by Zhuge Liang with a smile. First look at Liu Bei's handwritten letter, but see that the words in the letter are very modest, not only recounting the old feelings, but also thanking Liu Zhang for his help, and finally saying that there is a gift list.

After reading Liu Bei's handwritten letter, Liu Zhang picked up Liu Bei's gift sheet and read it again. This didn't matter, but it also scared Liu Zhang. Rao is the governor of a state and well-informed, and now he can't react to such a heavy gift. The gold and silver things were returned, and in the end there were 3,000 copies of fine clothes and armor, and 500 good horses from Liaodong. Liu Zhang just didn't know anything anymore, and he knew that these strategic materials could not be given away casually.

"Master Zhuge Junshi, my brother is so generous, how dare Zhang dare to accept it?" Liu Zhang put down the gift list and asked in some surprise.

"The Duke of Shu said seriously, the lord once said that in the past, the father of the Duke of Shu had the grace of knowing his brother. Now that the two families are adjacent to this place, they should help each other. These armored war horses have the right to contribute to the Duke of Shu's defense against Zhang Lu. Zhuge Liang smiled, and his expression was calm.

When it was said that Liu Bei's three brothers raised an army to fight against the Yellow Turban, Liu Zhang was only a teenager, and Liu Zhang's direct impression of his brother of the same clan was not too deep. But since coming to Sichuan, Liu Zhang has listened to his father Liu Yan praise this brother and praise him as a hero. Over the years, Liu Zhang has also admired how Liu Bei has become a prince of Qi and a lieutenant step by step from a small county commander.

Now that this heroic brother actually took the initiative to thank him, his words were kind and polite, and he gave himself such a generous gift, Liu Zhang suddenly felt that his face was bright. In addition to being excited, he also hurriedly ordered a banquet to entertain Zhuge Liang.

During the banquet, Zhuge Liang smiled and entertained everyone one by one, and the atmosphere of the banquet was very harmonious for a while. After three rounds of drinking, Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: "I don't know if the Duke of Shu marched into Hanzhong before, why didn't he exterminate Zhang Lu Demon Dao in one fell swoop?" ”

Liu Zhang couldn't help but be a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he still reluctantly smiled: "Hanzhong is a dangerous place, Zhang Lu can't defend it, so he can't enter for a while!" ”

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang nodded. Then he said with a solemn expression: "Don't hide it from the Duke of Shu, my lord deeply feels the kindness of Lord Liu in the past, and he often hates it and can't repay it." Before sending Liang this time, he had said, but if he wanted a word from the Duke of Shu, he would go to bring the Lu Demon Dao to justice, and he would never use the sword of the Duke of Shu! ”

"Brother Xuande really said that?" Liu Zhang was really surprised and delighted when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, almost not suspecting that his ears had heard it wrong.

"How dare Liang deceive Duke Shu!" Zhuge Liang said with a sincere face. Liu Zhang groaned slightly, but still asked everyone with his eyes.

"The lord must not agree, in the past, Tao Gongzu asked Liu Bei to resist Cao Ying, and Xuzhou was obtained for him; Liu Jingzhou Jingsheng asked Liu Bei to quell the rebellion, but Jingzhou also fell into Liu Bei's hands. It shows that he is an ominous person. If the lord acts like this now, then Tao Gongzu and Liu Jingsheng are a lesson from the past! Huo Di, the first person on the left, stood up and hurriedly admonished. The words were quite polite, calling Liu Bei by his name, and denouncing him as an ominous person.

"It's too much for the king to say this!" Zhuge Liang recognized that this person was the person who was introduced by Liu Zhang just now, and seeing that he was in such a hurry, Zhuge Liang knew that this duke should be a person who was more repulsive to Liu Bei's forces than Shuzhong.

Clearing his throat, Zhuge Liang said loudly: "My lord is benevolent and righteous, when Cao Mengde slaughtered the people in Xuzhou, and the king of Tao Mansion begged the princes all over the place, except for my lord, no one dared to be Cao Yingyinwei, only my lord was brave and brave." Afterwards, Tao Fujun wanted to trust Xuzhou several times, but my lord insisted on not accepting it, until finally Tao Fujun died and was publicly recommended by the officials and people of Xuzhou, so he took over. As for Jingsheng Gong, it was said that he was held hostage by the traitors of the Cai clan and the military and political power. Although he escaped and ascended to heaven, it was difficult to quell the rebellion alone, so he invited the head of my family to publicly fight against the rebels. Afterwards, Jing Shenggong thought that he was too old and weak to be a director, so he entrusted Jingzhou with him. These two things are well known to millions of people and officials in Xuzhou and Jingzhou, and the lord of my family does not have half of the behavior of stealing and plundering. Wang Zhi kept saying that he had fallen in, and even slandered my lord as an ominous person, wouldn't he turn black and white upside down and spew blood? Although the voice is still gentle, the words are sharp and have a majesty of their own.

"Wang tired, presumptuous!" Liu Zhang was originally dissatisfied with Wang Lei's rush to jump out like this, and listening to Zhuge Liang's words added fuel to the fire. Huang Quan saw that Wang Lei was reprimanded, and was afraid that Liu Zhang would continue to blame him, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "I don't know where the Duke of Qi wants to march from?" ”

"Naturally, General Jingzhou Guan sent troops and marched into Xicheng County through Shangyong." Zhuge Liang smiled. After a pause, Zhuge Liang said again: "Of course, if you can send a strange soldier to take advantage of your realm and attack Hanzhong from Jiameng Pass, you will get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"Mr. Kong Ming's plan to destroy the false path is really clever, could it be that he deceived me and there is no one in Shu?" It was not Huang Quan and Wang Lei who said this, but Zhang Ren, the first general in Shuzhong.

"General Zhang, we are waiting to enter Hanzhong, one is to remove the big trouble for the Duke of Shu, and the other is to avenge Zhang Lu's demon Dao's previous attack for no reason. There are only tens of thousands of military horses in Hanzhong, and only one strange soldier will need to be sent at that time, but more than 10,000 people, and they can march into Hanzhong from Jiameng Pass. With such a force, the general is still afraid of the false way to destroy him? Zhuge Liang asked with a smile, and Zhang Ren couldn't help but be speechless.

"It's rare for my brother to have such a heart, and since that's the case, I, as a brother, will not refuse my brother's kindness." Liu Zhang was originally a person who didn't have much ideas, but seeing that Zhuge Liang was right, and Liu Bei's behavior today made him feel good, he quickly made a decision. Wang Lei, Huang Quan and Zhang Ren were waiting to speak again, Liu Zhang had already persuaded him to drink again, and the three of them made eye contact, and they all sighed secretly in their hearts. At the same time, Fazheng Zhang Song and the others saw a trace of joy in each other's eyes.

(To be continued)