Liu Bei didn't expect that a little shepherd boy in the countryside would know his name and surname. If this happened in Xinye, Liu Bei would not be surprised, but it would be strange if it happened outside Xiangyang City. Liu Bei asked himself that his popularity has not yet reached the point where everyone knows it.

Liu Bei, who was shocked, asked the shepherd boy: "You are a village boy, how do you know my name?" ”

The shepherd boy replied, "I don't know, but I often hear the guests talk about a very young uncle, who is seven feet five inches long, with his hands above his knees, and his eyes and ears are on his own. Looking at the general like this today, it must be also. ”

Liu Bei was thinking that he would not die in a catastrophe, and at this time, seeing the shepherd boy in front of him with extensive knowledge, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and concluded that the shepherd boy's master must be very human, and his future blessing should be fulfilled in the shepherd boy master, so he asked: "Who is your master?" Who are you talking to about me? ”

The shepherd boy said: "My master's surname is Sima, the name emblem, the word Decao, and the road name Mr. Shuijing." Friends with Xiangyang Pound Gong. ”

When Liu Bei and Liu Biao were talking, they vaguely heard the names of the two, and knew that the two were masters outside the world, and they didn't want to miss each other, so they asked the shepherd boy: "Where does your master live?" ”

The shepherd boy pointed ahead and said, "In the forest in front of you is the village. ”

Liu Bei said: "I am Liu Xuande, can you lead me to meet your master?" ”

Since the shepherd boy knew that Liu Bei naturally did not dare to disobey, he led Liu Bei to the outside of Shuijing Village. Liu Bei dismounted in front of the village, and suddenly heard the sound of the piano in the courtyard was very beautiful, so he asked the shepherd boy not to report it first, so as not to disturb the master Yaxing. Liu Bei didn't want to leave a bad first impression on the big talent in the yard.

Although Liu Bei did not enter the door, how could the people in the village not know that there were guests outside the door? The sound of the piano suddenly stopped, and a person greeted him with a smile: "When the piano rhyme is quiet, the tone suddenly rises in a high tone. There will be heroes eavesdropping on the outside. Liu Bei, who only praised the first sentence of this meeting, was happy in his heart, and his favorability towards the owner increased by three points.

When the shepherd boy saw this person, he saluted respectfully and said to Liu Bei: "This is my master, Mr. Shui Jing." ”

Liu Bei saw that Sima Hui's pine-shaped crane bone was extraordinary, and hurriedly saluted: "Xinye Liu Bei came to visit rashly and bothered Mr. It's a great blessing to have to worship today! ”

Sima Hui saw that Liu Bei's clothes were still wet, so he said: "Uncle Liu Huang was spared the catastrophe today, and it is also my luck to meet me!" ”

Liu Bei was surprised when he heard this, and Sima Hui didn't say how to see that Liu Bei was in trouble, so he only invited Liu Bei into the grass hall and sat down as guests. Then Sima Hui asked Liu Bei about his intentions, and Liu Bei told him about Xiangyang's distress in 1510.

Sima Hui listened and asked: "I have heard of the emperor's uncle's name for a long time, and those who fought with the emperor's uncle for the yellow turban back then are now the overlords of one party as long as they are not dead, why is the emperor's uncle still down?" ”

Liu Bei knew that Sima Hui was referring to Cao Cao and Nan Ye, and couldn't help sighing: "There are many fates, so much so that this is the case." ”

Sima Hui heard that Liu Bei blamed his fate for a bad one, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Otherwise! In my opinion, it's all because the emperor can't control anyone. ”

Liu Bei also thought that Sima Hui wanted to deliberately belittle his subordinate martial arts, he loved talents, but he didn't like arrogant people, so he said: "Although Bei is not talented, there are Sun Qian, Xun Chen, Jian Yong's generation, Wu Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Zhi and others, all of whom are loyal people, how can Mr. say that there is no one?" ”

Sima Hui said: "The two generals of Guan Zhang are all enemies, but unfortunately there is no one to use them well." Sun Qian and Jian Yong are white-faced scholars, not talents who help the world. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he thought that Sima Hui wanted to be a leader, so he said tentatively: "Bei also wants to seek the relics of the valley, but he has not met him." ”

Sima Hui said: "Confucius Yun: There must be faithfulness in the city of ten rooms. Uncle Huang has the heart to seek talents, how can there be no one? ”

Liu Bei said: "Be ignorant, I am willing to advise." ”

Sima Hui said with a smile: "Uncle Huang doesn't hear about Wolong and Fengxiao, the two of them have one, and they can settle the world." When today's geniuses are all here, the emperor should ask for them in person. ”

Liu Bei didn't expect Sima Hui to recommend others for a long time, so he couldn't help but wonder: "Who is Wolong and Fengxiao?" ”

Sima Hui smiled and didn't answer, but said, "Okay!" Good! ”

Liu Bei asked again and again, but Sima Hui just didn't answer, but changed the topic and said: "It's getting late today, Uncle Huang can stay here for a while, and tomorrow he will talk in detail." ”

Hearing Sima Hui say this, Liu Bei didn't want to ask again. The child prepared food and entertainment for Liu Bei, and led the horse to the backyard to feed. At night, Liu Bei stayed on Shuijingzhuang tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, and all he thought about was Wolong and Phoenix Chicks. After thinking about it carefully all night, Liu Bei felt that what Sima Hui said was indeed reasonable. Thinking about it, Nan Ye also served under his command back then, but now the official positions and territories are above him, isn't it because Nan Ye has the skill to know people, and he failed to retain Nan Ye's talent! It seems that I really need someone to help.

As soon as it was dawn the next day, Liu Bei asked Sima Hui who Wolong and Feng Xiao were. This time, Sima Hui didn't hide it anymore, but said with a smile: "Wolong's name is Zhuge Liang, and the word is Kongming." The name of the phoenix is Pang Tong, and the word Shiyuan. The two were close friends with Boling Cui Zhouping, Yingchuan Shi Guangyuan, Runan Meng Gongwei and Xu Yuanzhi. Feng Xiao Pang Tong has already left here to find the master, just saying that Kong Ming compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and his talent is unlimited. ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this: "Guan Zhong and Le Yi are the geniuses of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and their achievements cover the world. Kong Ming compares himself to these two, isn't it too much? ”

Sima Hui said with a smile: "In my opinion, Kong Ming is indeed inappropriate to compare these two people, but it can be compared to the other two." ”

Liu Bei asked, "Who is the gentleman talking about?" ”

Sima Hui said: "It can be compared to Jiang Ziya of Xingzhou for 800 years, and Zhang Zifang for 400 years of Wanghan." ”

When Liu Bei heard that these two people were even more powerful than Guan Zhong and Le Yi, he yearned for Zhuge Liang even more in his heart, and hurriedly asked Sima Hui: "I don't know where this Mr. Wolong lives?" Please also ask the gentleman for advice. ”

When Sima Hui heard this, he did not say the specific residence of Zhuge Liang, but only asked Liu Bei to visit Longzhong. Liu Bei also asked Sima Hui to go out of the mountain to help and help the Han room. Sima Hui said: "The idle people in the mountains and fields are overwhelmed. Kong Ming is ten times better than me, and the emperor's uncle should visit him personally. ”

The two were talking, and they heard the neighing of horses from outside the village, and the boy came to report: "There is a general outside the village, leading hundreds of people to visit." ”

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, and thought that Cai Mao had chased him, and peeked out the window, only to realize that it was Chen Zhi who came to find him, and he was overjoyed at that time. Chen was even more overjoyed to see Liu Bei after looking for a night, and said to Liu Bei: "I didn't see the lord yesterday and I was in a hurry." Please return to Xinye as soon as possible to prevent Cai Mao from attacking. ”

Xinye Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were in charge, Liu Bei was not afraid of Cai Mao's attack, but was afraid that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would not see him go back to lead troops to attack Xiangyang, so he bid farewell to Sima Hui and Chen Zhi and rushed to Xinye together. The two walked along the road, and sure enough, they met a group of people halfway, it was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who led the troops to find Liu Bei.

Everyone was overjoyed to see each other, Liu Bei said that he would leap into Tanxi and meet Sima Hui by chance, and Guan and Zhang Erjiang all sighed that Ji people have their own natural appearance. When he returned to Xinye, Liu Bei told the strategists about the murder of Xiangyang. Sun Qian said: "In my opinion, Cai Mao didn't know what Liu Jingsheng did, otherwise he wouldn't let the two sons accompany him." The lord can first write to Liu Jingsheng to inform him of this matter, and then make a decision after seeing his reply. ”

Liu Bei ordered Sun Qian to write to Liu Biao according to his words. Liu Biao called in and asked: "I invited Xuande Xiangyang to the meeting with good intentions, why did I ignore the etiquette and run away?" ”

Sun Qian presented a letter to frame Cai Mao, and Liu Bei told him about the matter of Yuema Tanxi. Liu Biao was furious when he heard this, and called Kuai Yue to testify. Kuai Yue knew at this time that Cai Mao was making his own opinion, so he naturally told the truth.

Liu Biao was even more angry when he heard that Cai Mao dared to lie about his will, and called Cai Mao to scold: "You rat generation, you dare to hide from me and harm others." Someone, push it out and cut it off. ”

Cai Mao knelt on the ground and begged for mercy when she saw Liu Biao angry, and Mrs. Cai got the news as early as when Liu Biao summoned Cai Mao, and she had been eavesdropping behind the screen, and at this time she also knelt down with Cai Mao and cried to avoid death.

Sun Qian is also a clever person, and when he saw Liu's unbearable look on the surface, he pleaded: "Uncle Huang is safe and sound, and General Cai will not die for his crimes." If General Cai is killed today, Uncle Huang will be uneasy in his heart and will not be able to live here. ”

When Liu Biao heard this, Cai Mao was exempted from the death penalty, and after scolding Cai Mao fiercely, he sent his eldest son Liu Qi and Sun Qian to Liu Bei to ask for guilt. Liu Bei saw Liu Qi and knew that Cai Mao's harm was not instigated by Liu Biao, so he calmed down.

Liu Bei learned that Liu Biao had no intention of harming him, so he relieved that Xinye was handed over to Sun Gan, Jian Yong and other ministers to govern, and he led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong to ask Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain.

The three of them went all the way to Longzhong, only to see that the mountains and rivers here are green and the scenery is pleasant, and there are farmers cultivating the fields on the flat land on the side of the mountain, and they sang happily: "The sky is like a round cover, and the land is like a chess game." The world is divided into black and white, and they fight for honor and disgrace. Those who are honored are at peace, and those who are humiliated are at peace. There is seclusion in Nanyang, and there is not enough high sleep! ”

Liu Bei met the shepherd boy who talked well and visited Sima Hui at this time, at this time, listening to the lyrics of the peasants, the world was actually made as a chessboard, and the world was made as a chess piece, so he knew that this song was made by a person with heaven and earth in his heart, so he stepped forward and asked: "Who made this song?" ”

The farmer did not dare to slack off when he saw that Liu Guanzhang and the three of them were extraordinary, and replied carefully: "Back to the three generals, this song was composed by Mr. Wolong." ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Where does Mr. Wolong live?" ”

The farmer guided with his hand: "From now on there is a high hill to the south, which is Wollongong. In the thatched cottage in the woods in front of the gang, that is, the place where Mr. Zhuge is lying. ”

Liu Bei thanked the farmer for riding his horse for a few miles, and then he saw a high hill with beautiful and pleasant scenery. There is a poem praising the road here: Gaogang bends and presses the cloud roots, and the flowing water gurgles and flies the chalcedony. It is like a sleepy dragon stone, shaped like a single phoenix pine in the shade. Repair the bamboo and add the green screen, and the wild flowers fall at four o'clock. When knocking on the ape, the fruit is offered, and the old crane who guards the door listens to the scriptures at night.

While enjoying the beautiful scenery, Liu Bei and the three of them walked to Gangshang Zhuangyuan. Liu Bei personally dismounted and knocked on the door, the firewood was lightly opened, and a little scholar poked his head out and asked in a childish voice, "Who are you?" ”

Liu Bei bowed down and said with a smile: "Liu Bei, the marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, the general of Hanzuo, has come to meet Mr. Zhuge when he leads Liu Bei, the uncle of the Emperor of Yuzhou. ”

The little scholar blinked and said, "The names of the three of you are so long, I can't remember much." ”

Liu Bei couldn't cry or laugh when he saw that the little scholar regarded his official title as the name of the three people, so he had to say: "You just said that Liu Bei came to visit." ”