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The weeping willows beside the water pavilion have turned bald, and the maple leaves in the east mountain have become green and red.

As far as the eye can see, the layers of forests are dyed, the fallen flowers are colorful, and the place is golden.

Spring goes to autumn, and it is golden autumn and September.

Flowers bloom and fall as before, who looks as good as flowers.

In the main hall of the Chengdu Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, Li Li and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other and talked to each other.

Prior to this, Wu Yi, the new deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, left the lobby happily, his steps were extremely brisk, and he almost danced. Obviously, people are in good spirits at happy events and have gained a lot.

Seeing Wu Yi leave, Zhuge Liang looked back at Li Li with a smile, his eyes were quite playful. Although he didn't say a word, he seemed to have said everything, and it was all taboo words that made fun of Li Li.

Li Li was furious by Zhuge Liang's scrutinizing gaze, his face turned red rarely, and he sneered: "Brother Xian, don't look at me with such eyes, just say what you want to say." ”

"The elder brother thinks too much, but the foolish brother has no other intentions." Zhuge Liang shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "If the elder brother insists on asking, the foolish brother will tell him bluntly." To tell you the truth, my brother's complexion has been very good recently, and he is in good spirits and full of energy, which makes the foolish brother very envious. Thinking that the elder brother should have encountered a great joy, but the elder brother never leaked his mouth, the foolish brother had to guess. ”

After Li Li heard this, he looked stunned, and immediately shook his head as if he had realized something, and smiled helplessly: "Brother Xian is talking nonsense with his eyes open, and his heart and mouth are different, implying that his brother does not know moderation and indulges in excessive desires!" If you really have you, you are worthy of being a literati, and you don't scold people with dirty words. ”

After a pause, Li Li raised his hand to signal that Zhuge Liang didn't need to explain. Then he continued: "There are some things that have happened recently, if the virtuous brother says that he knows nothing. I'm afraid that no one will believe it, even if others do. I don't believe it either. In fact, this is not an ulterior thing, but it happened suddenly, and I was unprepared for my brother, and I haven't figured out how to place them yet. I don't know what the virtuous brother thinks about this? ”

Before the words fell, Li Li added: "At this moment, there are only two brothers and you in the hall, and the virtuous brother has no scruples, he can open his heart and speak boldly." To be honest, Brother Wei is really a little confused about this matter. If you don't handle it properly, I'm afraid you won't be able to explain to your sisters-in-law when you go back to Chang'an this time! Li Li's words are really true.

Recently, he has indeed been a little overindulgent, and the enjoyment that Wu Amaranth and Rong'er have brought him is indescribable, so that he has indulged in it and enjoyed it. However, behind the merry and happy life, he had a lot of concerns, especially when he thought that he appeared in the inner mansion with Mengxin, Wu Amaranth, Rong'er and Ren Hongchang, Li Xin, Dian Wuflawless and Cai Yan and others looked at him with resentful eyes. What should he do then, and how should he comfort them?

It is with this concern that as the day of the class teacher's return to Chang'an is approaching, Li Li feels more and more pressure. Worried. In all fairness, he did blame himself a little this time, feeling that he had gone too far. Before that. Li Xin and other women never complained about him repeatedly accepting concubines, and even helped him match. Zou Jing and Ma Yunluo were made up of their best efforts. But when Princess Yong'an Liu Hua entered the door, their attitudes were unprecedentedly consistent. resolutely opposes Liu Hua living in the General's Mansion and does not want to be a sister to her.

For this reason, Li Li could only adopt a compromise method, did not make a noise, did not officially marry her into the door, but gave Liu Hua the status of concubine and set up another mansion for her. That was the first time that there was a disagreement between Li Li and the wives and concubines, but fortunately, they did not object to giving Liu Hua the title afterwards, but they were reluctant to mention Liu Hua, and obviously excluded Liu Hua's mother and son. However, Li Li couldn't ignore Liu Hua's feelings, after all, she had already given birth to two sons for Li Li, how could Liu Hua's identity be too complicated, no wonder Li Xin, Dian Wuflawless and other women resolutely opposed it and never recognized her existence.

The past is not far away, and now there is another Wu Amaranth.

Although Li Li knew that Wu Amaranth's situation was very special, it was the same as Cai Yan, although he had the name of a widow, he was a complete body, but a widow was a widow, and he couldn't get rid of this title no matter what. And the biggest taboo of Li Xin, Dian Wuflawless and others is that they resolutely oppose Li Lina marrying a woman who has become a wife.

For this reason, they can not care about the background of the sisters who have recently entered the door, it doesn't matter whether they are rich or poor, but they must be innocent and perfect. And Li Li has nothing to say about their requests, although he has no virgin complex, but the opinions of Li Xin and others are understandable, and Li Li has no reason to oppose it at all.

Therefore, Li Li is now facing a difficult problem. Rong'er is okay to say that she herself is a girl who has not yet come out of the cabinet, her background is innocent, and her background is not good, Li Lina married her as a concubine, Li Xin, Dian Wuflawless and others even if they are not happy, but they have no reason to object. The problem lies with Wu Amaranth, Li Li has a lot of brains for this, and has thought of many ways, but he still feels unstable, and he has not yet come up with a proper way that all women can accept.

No, Wu Yi came just now to ask for his sister's name, and Li Li agreed to him.

As a result, Wu Yi left proudly, but Li Li was quite distressed and at a loss.

Now that Zhuge Liang has come up, Li Li simply talked about the matter, and then threw the problem to him, and asked him to make suggestions, no matter what, to solve the matter, and the sooner the better. Because Li Li will lead his army to leave Yizhou tomorrow and return to Chang'an, this matter cannot be delayed any longer, and it must be resolved as much as possible.

Sure enough, Li Li threw the question to Zhuge Liang, making Zhuge Liang dumbfounded. But when he saw that his handsome face was wrinkled, and his face was full of bitterness and embarrassment, so that he could not say a word in contemplation.

"Virtuous Brother 、、、" waited for a long time, but did not see Zhuge Liang answer, Li Li couldn't help but greet him. didn't admit it, it didn't work to call him, so Li Li increased his voice and said, "Kong Ming, don't pretend to be deep, you have something to say!" ”

Zhuge Liang came back to his senses when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Brother is really embarrassed by the foolish brother this time." This is a brother's family matter, how can a courtier like a foolish brother interfere? The lord should let go of Weichen, Weichen thanked the lord first! ”

After saying that, Zhuge Liang gave up his hand in a matter, obviously he really didn't want to participate in Li Li's family affairs. Although Li Li has already stated his position, the matter is not publicized. At present, there are only three people in the lobby, he and Li Li, plus one Li Zhi. Categorically no fourth person knew about it. However, there is no impermeable wall in the world, even if it can be hidden for a while. Nor can I hide it; Once this matter leaks out, it will definitely cause endless trouble to Zhuge Liang. It is because Zhuge Liang really doesn't want to wade into this troubled water, even if he has a good plan, he won't say it, even if he has to say it, he can't say it directly, at most he will remind Li Li vaguely. That's all.

This is Zhuge Liang's bottom line as a courtier, and even so, he has made an exception. According to his character, he resolutely does not participate in such things. How could Li Li persecute too much, if he didn't say a word, he wouldn't be able to pass this hurdle in front of him.

As he expected, seeing that he repeatedly prevaricated, Li Li's face sank, and he poured him a glass of wine without saying a word, and then took the wine bottle and drank it all.

Seeing that he couldn't get past it, Zhuge Liang had to drink the wine Li Li poured for him, and drank it all with his head up. Before he put down the wine bottle, he said in a low voice: "Mrs. Mengxin is very wise and scheming, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is resourceful. In addition, Mrs. Mengxin has a deep affection for the lord. The battle plan for this expedition to the Southern Barbarians was all thanks to her help; In order to ensure that the lord Shun Lì recovers the Nanban territory, she actually took Zhu Rong, the daughter of the chief of the Vulcan tribe, into her door as early as three years ago, and now Mrs. Zhu Rong has become the lord's concubine. ”

Rong'er is Zhu Rong, the daughter of the chief of the fire god Zhu Rong clan. He is also the only heir of the strongest tribe in the Nanban tribe, and he is also the Nanban goddess that Meng has coveted for a long time. If there is no Mengxin to intervene in it. Meng was able to hold the beauty soon after, but this qiē was due to the appearance of Mengxin. None of them are gone. And the reason why Mengxin did this was because she heard Li Li talk about it when she was in love with Li Li, and he was determined to win Yizhou, so as Li Li's woman, Mengxin was powerless to change the situation in Yizhou, but she could provide Li Li with some help from the Nanban tribe, so she took Zhu Rong under the door. This move can be described as a precautionary and well-intentioned.

After a pause, Zhuge Liang continued: "This shows that Mrs. Mengxin is very affectionate to her lord. To say a taboo thing, if Mrs. Mengxin had known the lord earlier, I was afraid that the lord would not hesitate to choose her as the main room. Fortunately, Mrs. Mengxin does not care about fame and fortune, does not seek fame, and is a enlightened person who is outside the world. Therefore, if Li Li has any troubles, he might as well tell Mrs. Mengxin, so that he can easily solve them. Wei Chen's words are all here, the lord is wise and martial, and thinking about some family affairs is not enough to stump the lord. "It is worthy of Zhuge Kongming, who is wise and almost demonic, not only wakes up the dreamer with a word, but also does not forget to compliment Li Li at the end of his life. It's just that this compliment is not given in vain, which is equivalent to blocking Li Li's mouth, so that even if he still wants to ask, he can't open his mouth. Wise and martial, if you continue to ask, you will not be wise!

Who is Li Li? After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, he immediately understood, or suddenly became enlightened. In fact, Zhuge Liang's words have been said very bluntly, and the implication is that Li Xin, Dian Wuflawless and Dong Wan and other women who are far away in Chang'an are very jealous of Mengxin, and they know that Li Li's love for Mengxin is far above that of other women, so they will let Ren Hongchang's four daughters follow Li Li to the Dustless Palace, which invisibly puts pressure on Mengxin. At the same time, it also asked Li Li to always remember them and not leave them behind.

Obviously, the goal of Li Xin and others has been achieved. The reason why Li Li is distressed is precisely because he takes into account their feelings, lest they be sad, so he will try to make up for it. This is Li Li's love for them. It's just that he is too fraternal, and he has a group of wives and concubines, and endless troubles follow.

After the private matter has been settled, the next thing is Li Li's true intention to invite Zhuge Liang alone this time.

Pouring Zhuge Liang a glass of wine again, Li Li said with a solemn expression: "Presumably the virtuous brother has already guessed that you will be in command of the expedition to the west and the southern barbarians." When the oath is made tomorrow, the brotherhood will appoint a virtuous brother as the governor of the Western Expedition in public, with full authority to control all the soldiers and horses in Yizhou, oversee all the affairs of the Western Expedition, and grant you the right to arbitrarily decide on the spot. After all, the southwest is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and if everything is reported, it will inevitably delay the fighter plane, and the gains outweigh the losses. Therefore, the virtuous brother does not have to worry about other things, although he lets go, even if there is a mistake, he also bears it for the brother! ”

"This 、、、" Although Zhuge Liang had already expected that when he traveled to Yizhou three years ago, he expected that sooner or later Li Li would send him to conquer the Southern Barbarians. However, when this qiē really fell on his shoulders, he was still pleasantly surprised and felt flattered. To his surprise, the authority given to him by Li Li was far greater than he imagined, and he must know that there were 400,000 troops in Yizhou, which was equivalent to entrusting the entire Yizhou to him. It's an unreserved trust, and it's no wonder he's speechless with excitement.

"Virtuous brother doesn't have to be like this." Li Li gently patted Zhuge Liang's shoulder and said with a smile: "I estimate that this expedition to the west will take three to five years. During this period, all the states and counties under my Xiliang rule were mainly defensive, and they fully supported the virtuous brother to lead the army to the west, and the money, food, ordnance and other baggage were personally dispatched by me, which would definitely ensure that the army of the western expedition had no worries.

After the oath tomorrow, he returned to Chang'an with only 3,000 iron cavalry, and the rest of the soldiers and horses, except for the 50,000 soldiers and horses under Zhou Yu's account who still need to be stationed in Jiangzhou, are all under the dispatch of the virtuous brother, and the same is true for the generals of each battalion. I hope that the virtuous brother will live up to the trust and pacify the Nanban as soon as possible. On the day when the virtuous brother returns victoriously, he will go out of the city for his brother to greet him! ”

"Chen Liang takes the order, thank the lord!" Zhuge Liang didn't make any promises, but got up to tidy up his clothes, and bowed his head.

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