Compared with the loneliness of Chang'an, the western capital, Luoyang, the eastern capital, is still drunk and desirable.

On this day, a small convoy from Yangzhou slowly drove into Luoyang from the Dongyang Gate, and the general guarding the gate saw a waist plate handed over by the team leader, and released the convoy without saying a word. In this way, there must be a transcendent presence in the team that the goalkeeper needs to deal with carefully.

In a certain four-wheeled carriage of this convoy, Zhuge Liang and his wife Huang Shuo sat on it.

Some time ago, Pang Tong went to Xuzhou, which made Zhuge Kongming feel a wordless oppression. Although Kong Ming thinks highly of himself, this does not mean that he ignores everyone. For this former classmate who is not good-looking and has a furrow, Zhuge Liang's feelings are complicated. Pang Tong and he chose different directions from the beginning, and as a result, Kong Ming met Liu Bei in Luoyang and soon stepped into the inner circle of the Han power struggle, while Pang Tong was hit in Jiangdong.

Later, Zhuge Liang thought that Pang Tong came back to Luoyang to look for him, but Pang Tong went to Crouching Tiger City without looking back. Who says that people with ordinary looks don't have pride and self-esteem in their hearts?

Fortunately, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are both gentlemen, although they are now their own masters, they both abide by the bottom line of being a man and doing things, even if they regard Xu Yangdi as a battlefield of silent competition, they also adopt righteous and bright means and resourcefulness, and do not play those indiscriminate tricks.

Although Kong Ming was in Shouchun, he still pretended to be the world in his heart, and he quietly thought about the situation in various places during this time, and finally thought of a plan that could pry into the current situation. Because of the big stake, Kong Ming was worried that he would be intercepted halfway, so he did not use the secret letter to transmit it, but returned to Luoyang in a bright and bright manner under the banner of greeting the princes of the court.

When the car slowly passed through the dimly lit doorway in Dongyang Gate, Zhuge Liang opened his mouth and said, "Yueying, I heard that the people in the house said that you have been thinking about improving the Saimen knife car recently, but what progress has you made?"

Huang Yueying smiled faintly, and replied with some pride: "You, this news is too ill-informed! Improving the Saimen knife car is just a small skill of carving insects, and the things I am thinking about now will definitely surprise you after reading it!"

Huang Yueying has loved to study mechanism skills since she was a child, and she is a typical inventor and master of mechanical manufacturing in later life. Since marrying Zhuge Kongming, the husband and wife have raised their eyebrows and loved each other, and Zhuge Liang did not prevent his wife from continuing to indulge in the study and design of various organs, and even helped Huang Yueying select skilled craftsmen from all over the world to assist her in invention and production.

Zhao Xing's birth has completely changed and subverted many traditional concepts, and now the businessmen and craftsmen with unique skills are all fragrant and sweet in society, and are no longer despised and underestimated. In order to retain the local craftsmen and craftsmen, all forces are racking their brains and offering all kinds of favorable conditions, otherwise these craftsmen will be abducted by the Jin State.

Zhuge Liang secretly hoped in his heart that his wife would bring him a surprise and invent and manufacture several powerful crafts that were powerful enough to fight against the firearms of the Jin Kingdom. When the city gate or city wall is broken by the enemy, it can temporarily play the role of moving the city gate, directly filling in the gap that has been captured, and blocking the road of the enemy's attack.

Although Zhuge Liang went to Yangzhou temporarily, Liu Bei prepared a courtyard in Luoyang City with an excellent location and a quiet environment, which was always guarded and cleaned in case Zhuge Liang and his family returned to Luoyang to live.

The carriage slowly entered Zhuge Mansion, unloaded the accompanying luggage, settled the family, and Zhuge Liang went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Liu Bei under the escort of Shi A and others, who had already heard the news.

Entering the main gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he saw that Liu Bei was already waiting under the dripping eaves in front of the middle courtyard, which was a very solemn welcome ceremony. Zhuge Liang hurriedly walked a few steps and greeted him.

"Kong Ming, I want to kill me!" Liu Bei, who was in his early forties, put his hands on Kong Ming's somewhat thin shoulders and said excitedly. If Zhao Xing sees this scene, he will definitely come up with the sentence "I have to do it". However, Zhao Xing forgot that he was actually a guy who was very good at buying people's hearts, and Liu Bei was probably a little worse than him.

The two guests and hosts went straight to a study where Liu Bei usually dealt with important official documents, and after sitting down, the maid in the prime minister's mansion brought refreshments and the like, and then bowed out and closed the door of the study.

"Yangzhou to Luoyang, thousands of miles away, the road is bumpy, why should Kong Ming come in person?" Liu Bei said with some reproach, "The princes of the court don't have to pay attention to it, but you should stay in Shouchun and spend the New Year with Mr. Zhuge well!"

Although he knew that Liu Bei was saying some kind words, Zhuge Liang still felt warm in his heart, he put down the tea cup in his hand, and said slowly: "When I returned to Luoyang this time, I wanted to discuss with my lord about an extremely important matter. ”

Seeing that Zhuge Liang said solemnly, Liu Bei also accepted his previous relaxed and happy expression, and said with an inquiring look: "Please also ask Kong Ming to tell me in detail." ”

"At present, Sili, Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou plus the southern part of Jizhou have completed the integration, although it has condensed into a considerable force, but it is still insufficient. Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei nodded silently, acknowledging Zhuge Liang's statement, and then said a little depressedly: "At first, I only thought that Liu Jingsheng was weak and could be bullied, but I didn't expect that this person was actually a piece of hob meat, so that people couldn't find a place to start for a while." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled, and felt very appropriate for Liu Bei to describe Liu Biao as a piece of "hob meat", he said: "Liang Bucai, but there is a plan here to disturb Jingzhou and Jiangdong, as long as Jingzhou and Jiangdong are in chaos, we will have a chance to start." ”

Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and he motioned for Zhuge to continue.

"The third prince and the fourth prince are all kings in different places, but the second prince has not appeared in front of people for a long time, and there have long been rumors in the market that the son is jealous today, so the second prince has been confined in the inner courtyard of the palace. Instead of controlling the second prince all the time, it is better to give him a title, throw him to the land of Jingzhou, where the turmoil is rising, and stir up the situation in the entire Jiangnan region!" Zhuge Liang used his words carefully, but he still clearly expressed the meaning in his heart.

Liu Bei listened to Zhuge Liang's suggestion, pondered for a long time, and then asked, "What kind of name does Kong Ming think should be proposed to the Son of Heaven to be the second prince?"

"King Xiangyang!" Zhuge Liang replied without hesitation.

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