When they met for the first time, Zhuge Liang showed his keen observation, maybe it didn't feel like a big deal, but it was very difficult to notice inconspicuous details and make inferences in those few blinks of an eye.

Be thoughtful! Be alert!

This is Wang Xu's first impression of Zhuge Liang.

Subsequently, Zhuge Liang brought him and Pang Tong into the house and personally made tea for each other.

The three of them sat on the ground, Pang Tong chatted with Zhuge Liang for a few words, and then asked out loud: "Kong Ming, when I came here today, why did I only see a few of your sisters, why didn't Ziyu and Brother Zhuge see anyone?"

"They go out with their uncle to play, and they are afraid that they will return at night!" Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said.

Pang Tong smiled, but he didn't ask too much, he took the opportunity to change the topic, and said meaningfully: "Kong Ming, do you know what I and the lord are here today?" ”

"A slight guess!" Zhuge Liang's smile is very affinity, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.

"And what are you going to do?" Pang Tong asked urgently.

"Alas!" Zhuge Liang sighed and did not speak.

Seeing this, Wang Xu hurriedly continued: "Mr. Kong Ming, I sincerely invite you to go out of the mountain to help and seek common causes, why do you sigh silently!" ”

Zhuge Liang raised his head and looked at him, as if he wanted to say something, but finally stopped again.

This kind of demeanor made Wang Xu have no choice, he didn't say anything, he wanted to stop talking, he had no way to start, and looked at Pang Tong at the moment.

Pang Tong seemed to understand Zhuge Liang's thoughts better, and paused for a moment and said, "Kong Ming, you should know my vision. The lord is the lord of the world. Now it's time to do so. Besides, the lord came in person today and sincerely invited, why do you still have scruples? ”

Zhuge Liang was silent, as if he was worried about something.

Wang Xu was very puzzled at this time, thinking about his reason in his heart.

It is said that the reason why Liu Bei looked at the thatched house three times and impressed Zhuge Liang with sincerity was because at the wrong time, although Zhuge Liang felt that he was a master. But at that time, I am afraid that it was not easy to win the world, Cao Cao and the Sun family had achieved a stable trend, and it was extremely difficult to shake, so they did not want to go out of the mountain.

It wasn't until Liu Bei was moved by sincerity in the end, and he felt that he had the opportunity to realize his ambitions, so he was willing to go out of the mountain.

But now the situation, whether it is the timing or the situation, is favorable, so what will Zhuge Liang's biggest hesitation be?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. A crucial point came to mind.

But before he could speak, Pang Tong was already rushing to persuade him. The facts that I had learned from him before were told in 1510.

Pang Tong understands Zhuge Liang very well and understands the tendency in his heart.

Sure enough, after Zhuge Liang listened to what Pang Tong said, although he tried his best to restrain himself, he still showed a complicated color, and exclaimed: "General Wang is really benevolent and righteous, with the momentum of today, holding this sword of benevolence and righteousness, and stabilizing the hegemony of the world, why worry about it!" ”

"In that case, why is Kong Ming so hesitant! With the talents of you and me, if we work together to help the lord, we will be able to make the world have a good morning! Pang Tong asked urgently.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, his expression was complicated, and after being silent for a while, he turned his gaze to Wang Xu leisurely, and asked: "General Wang, there are countless virtuous ministers and good generals in the General's Mansion today, all of whom are meritorious people. ”

Sure enough, Wang Xu understood in an instant, although Zhuge Liang said it tactfully, he understood, the same as what he had just thought.

This is -- the right to power!

Pang Tong was so astute, thinking slightly, he already understood his meaning, and glanced at Wang Xu hesitantly, before he replied: "Kong Ming, with the talents of you and me, no matter what position you are in, you can be excellent, and sooner or later you will be able to gain the trust of the lord, why bother more than one moment?" ”

Wang Xu did not answer, and planned to wait for the two to finish discussing and learn more before making a decision.

Zhuge Liang got up from the straw mat, walked slowly to the door, turned his back to the two and looked at the field in the distance, and was silent for a long time.

After a long time, he turned around abruptly, and pointed to the door and said, "General Wang, although the contemptible people are far away in Jiangdong, they have heard that the General's Mansion was in turmoil a few years ago, right?" ”

Wang Xu's heart was sudden, but he still nodded sincerely: "Yes, I went north back then, and someone tried to do wrong, intending to stir up civil strife!" ”

"General!" Zhuge Liang smiled, and the feather fan shook lightly: "Forgive the contemptible words, I am afraid that the traitor's provocation is only an external cause, and the core of the internal strife should also be the factional dispute!" ”

"Whoosh!" Wang Xu suddenly jumped up from the ground.

He couldn't sit still, in the eyes of others, the General's Mansion has always been united, but in fact, the problems of the three major factions have become more and more prominent, if it weren't for his absolute authority, and Guo Jia, the mastermind, racking his brains, I am afraid that he would have been exposed to the world long ago. But even in the general's mansion, few people are aware of this matter from the overall situation, and if the whole world knows about it, it is really bad. "Where did Mr. Kong Ming know! Is there a rumor in Koto? ”

"Not really!" Zhuge Liang maintained a calm smile: "It is a contemptible person who visited Guò to understand the situation in the world, and deduced it, and never said it to anyone!" ”

After speaking, he looked at Wang Xu's face, and he had already said again: "Looking at the general's color, the contemptible inference should be correct, in fact, this is the reason for the contemptible scruples." ”

Pang Tong had already fallen into thought, and when he heard this, he immediately asked: "Is Kong Ming worried that he will be caught in the faction and it will be difficult to gain power?" ”

"And that's not all!" Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said solemnly: "The three major factions in Jingzhou were the hidden dangers left by the rapid integration at the beginning of the army, but they were only foreign talents, capable people from the general's relatives, and capable ministers in the land of Jingyi. ”

"But now that the faction has been formed, what should I do if I serve under the general's account? What is the system? If the contemptible people want to gain a foothold, choose one of them, and get involved in it in the future, and fall into each other, how can they jump out again and have to show their minds? If it is just a little bit of trivialism, there are so many talents under the general's command, and it is enough to complete it by promoting one or two at will, so why do you need to contempt people. ”

"In fact, if there are not many virtuous people under the general's command, and the contemptible people have the confidence to move step by step, but the virtuous ministers and good generals under the general's command are gathered, and there are many talents who have passed through the heavens and latitudes, and it is really difficult for the contemptible people to deal with everyone with the strength of one person, not only to fall into their own crisis, but also to delay the general's major affairs, it is better not to do it!"

"Therefore, it is necessary to be independent from the outside and not to participate in it from the beginning in order to truly develop its talents!" Pang Tong immediately answered.

"Not bad!" Zhuge Liang nodded, but then said regretfully: "The contemptible person now has no qualifications and no meritorious service, how can he make the general believe in the contemptible?" I didn't speak well before, and that's why! It's just that when he heard what Shi Yuan said, he had the heart to serve a benevolent and righteous lord like the general and conspire with great things, so he confided in his heart, but it was up to the general to decide. ”

Wang Xu understood, and it was even the first time he had considered this issue.

If Zhuge Liang is involved in the faction, it will be impossible to really control the overall situation in the future, just become a member of the General's Mansion, take charge of the affairs within his own account, and make some plans.

But as he himself said, he felt that he could not really use his talents in this way, so he was unwilling.

Similarly, for Wang Xu, if Zhuge Liang can't give full play to his strengths, he already has so many people such as the mastermind Guo Jia and the talented Xu Shu to give advice, and one more Zhuge Liang can add a few more roles in addition to more disagreements?

As for being in charge of those trivial matters, it doesn't make much sense, and there are more people who can do it.

However, if Zhuge Liang is directly asked to coordinate the overall situation, is the resistance more than ordinary?

Now the general's mansion has already formed a huge system, dominating the entire southwest region of the Han Dynasty, not just a few people as in the early days, at the mercy of recruitment, if a mountain and a wild person suddenly appears, one has no reputation, two has no qualifications, three has no political achievements, immediately occupies a high position, think about it and know how difficult it will be, and even make the ministers dissatisfied, thinking that the rewards and punishments are unknown.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xu looked at Zhuge Liang, frowned and asked, "Then Mr. Zhuge thinks that how can he show his strengths?" ”

Zhuge Liang was not polite, the feather fan shook lightly, and said calmly: "Enter strongly, be in a high position, and don't enter the faction!" If there is the support of the general, and the subordinates and Shiyuan work together, they will eradicate the stubborn disease for the general and stabilize the interior, so that we can make a difference, otherwise even if the contemptible people serve, they will be useless people who consume the general's food and salary! ”

"Good!" Wang Xu looked at Zhuge Liang deeply and made this determination. "I'm going to support it with all my might! If Mr. Zhuge is willing to go out of the mountain to help, in the future, it will be my general's mansion West Cao Peng, Shiyuan will be the East Cao Peng, and the general will be the commander of all Cao mansions except for the military division Cao. ”

"Rest easy, General!" Zhuge Liang suddenly stretched out his hand to persuade him.

"What else is required, but let's talk about it." Since Wang Xu has already decided, he is not ready to be stingy.

"The lord has such courage to impress the contemptible, since he trusts me so much, how can the contemptible still have it to ask for it, and he will serve the death!" Zhuge Liang bowed deeply and was quite moved. "It's just that the appointment should be a little slow, if it is too urgent, it will make the general's mansion civil and military dissatisfied!"

"Huh?" Wang Xu was puzzled: "What Kong Ming said before ...... meant?"

"As long as the lord trusts and supports him, the contemptible people and Shiyuan should do their best to subdue the civil and military, and if they want to unify the affairs of the government, they must first make meritorious contributions!" Zhuge Liang's clear eyes flashed with fine light.

"Gong?" Wang Xu frowned, a little difficult to arrange.

Seeing his hesitation, Pang Tong couldn't help but smile and said, "Hasn't the lord already decided to conquer Jiaozhou?" I don't know which general the lord wants to send to the battle? The subordinates and Kong Ming can participate in its military, and they will take Jiaozhou with lightning speed! ”

"Oops! So much better! ”

Wang Xu was overjoyed, in fact, he was a little uneasy in his heart.

Although Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong showed shrewd strategy from the conversation, but after all, they have never really done it with a real sword, who knows if the two are really that powerful after the change of history, if there is an accident, it will be really troublesome, and the expedition to Jiaozhou is not only an opportunity for meritorious service, but also an excellent opportunity for testing.

Even if you lose, it doesn't matter, it depends on what the fight looks like! (To be continued......)