Chapter 10: My Family is an Adult
"Lord Qiqi, there is a letter from Master Pang to deliver!"
In September of the twentieth year of Jian'an, because of the expectation of 'becoming a city in one year and Chengdu in three years', in the back garden of the Chengzhou Pastoral Mansion in Yizhou, which had just been renamed Chengdu by Liu Bei, Liu Bei, who had finally stolen half a day's leisure, was playing chess with the military advisor Zhuge Liang to enjoy the coolness, but an attendant hurriedly came with a letter sent from Jingzhou.
"Master Pang's letter? Could it be that Jiangdong is ...... again"
Taking the bamboo tube containing the letter in the attendant's hand, Liu Bei couldn't help frowning.
Speaking of which, for the despicable behavior of the Jiangdong side going back on its word and stabbing the knife in the back, if it weren't for the huge pressure brought by Cao Cao's dispatch of troops to Hanzhong, Liu Bei would have led his troops out of Sichuan to 'theorize' with him.
"The lord doesn't need to worry, it must be the return of the prince from Jiangdong, and the day when the lord and father meet is not far away!"
Seeing Liu Bei's slightly angry face who was checking and unsealing the fire paint seal, Zhuge Liang, who was dropping the chess pieces in his hand, smiled confidently.
"Alas, Adou had a bad fate, if it weren't for Zilong desperately saving him in the chaos of the army...... Later, he lost his mother at a young age, and he was a few years of hostage to Jiangdong at a young age......"
While pouring the letter out of the letterbox, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh with some guilt at the moment.
Don't look at his famous saying that 'brothers are like siblings, and wives are like clothes', everyone knows it, but it was just a word of comfort to stop Zhang Fei from wanting to commit suicide in the first place.
Just like Cao Cao said the famous saying 'I would rather teach the world to bear the world, and stop teaching the world to bear me', these are just comforting words spoken in a special environment, and they cannot really represent his true heart.
"Huh? Shi Yuan's epistle ......"
Liu Bei, who was lamenting Liu Chan's ill-fated life, had not finished speaking, and as a roll of light snow-white 'silk silk' shook off his hand from the letterbox, Liu Bei suddenly couldn't help but sigh.
No way, compared with the previous silk silk, the silk silk used in Pang Tong's letter is too special and too light.
And more importantly, I don't know if it's for show, this letter written in a special 'silk silk', Pang Tong did not fold it as before, but just rolled it into a cylinder and stuffed it into the letter tube.
"It seems that Shiyuan's epistle was not written on silk, but rather resembled paper. Just ......"
When unfolding this special 'silk silk' rolled into a cylinder, with years of hand, Liu Bei instantly noticed the difference in the material of this letter. It's just that because of its quality that far exceeds that of ordinary Caihou paper, it made him a little confused for a while.
However, he was anxious to know the contents of the letter, but he did not dwell too much on it, and instead checked the content of the letter with questions.
"Hahahaha, military advisor, take a look, it turns out that this letter is really written on paper!"
A moment later, in Zhuge Liang's slightly puzzled and indifferent expression, Liu Bei handed over the letter in his hand with excitement and pride.
"Congratulations, congratulations! The prince's capital, the lord's successor! ”
After reading the dense content of the letter in his hand with a few glances and ten lines, Zhuge Liang, who was still indifferent before, was no longer calm before, and he also bowed to Liu Bei with an excited face.
It turned out that this letter from Pang Tong not only described in detail Liu Chan's production of new paper, but even the 'nine-character mantra' and Liu Chan's prescription for the diagnosis of the Han Dynasty were also recorded one by one.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Liu Bei, who learned the details of the incident, had such an expression. After all, the heart of Jackie Chan has been there since ancient times.
"The military advisor has an overreputation, it's just a game for children, it can't be taken seriously, and it can't be ......."
Modesty is a traditional virtue in China, and in the face of Zhuge Liang's strong praise of the 'Sleeping Dragon', Liu Bei hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him, and shook his head with joy and became modest.
However, before he could finish his modest words, with the sound of footsteps, I saw two more attendants carrying a large wooden box and a half.
"Enlightened lord, the prince has a gift from Jingzhou to ......"
"Oh? I don't know what Adou sent to come, wait for me to see! ”
Without waiting for the waiter to finish speaking, Liu Bei, who had been modest before, couldn't wait to stride forward and open the lid of the wooden box.
It's just that under the reflection of the sun, Liu Bei was immediately dazzled by the snow-white skin paper in the wooden box.
……
"What does the military advisor think about this?"
picked up the letter that Zhuge Liang put down again and looked at it, and Liu Bei took the letter sent by Liu Chan along with the parchment paper back into his sleeve.
"Lord, what the prince mentioned, bright ......"
In the face of Liu Bei's inquiry, Zhuge Liang, who has always been on the top of Mount Tai and his face does not change, this time he showed a look of embarrassment.
"Kong Ming is not an outsider, there is no need to scruple, what do you have to say!"
Looking at Zhuge Liang's embarrassed look, Liu Bei, who knew what his concerns were, hurriedly spoke of relief.
"Thank you, my lord, that Liang will be bold and outspoken!"
He saluted Liu Bei again, and Zhuge Liang slowly spoke with a solemn face.
"Liang, may I ask the lord, do you have the heart to set up another heir?"
did not directly answer what Liu Bei asked, but Zhuge Liang instead asked about Liu Bei's heir.
"Why did the military advisor say this? Abolishing the long and young is the way to take chaos, Yuan Benchu and Liu Jingsheng are not far from abolishing the long and young, how can I knowingly commit it. I know the year of the Mandate...... is the so-called Changjun in troubled times, the Yong'er born to the Wu family is less than a year old, how can he inherit my ambition and take on the heavy responsibility of reviving the Han Dynasty? ”
Liu Bei, who knew the meaning of Zhuge Liang's question, also unequivocally stated his position.
"There is a saying among the people, three years old looks old! Although Adou is only in the prime of his life, he is very intelligent, and there is no lack of fortitude, so he is the best choice for the prince! ”
In the end, in order to strengthen Zhuge Liang's heart, Liu Bei directly opened his mouth to establish the status of Liu Chan, the eldest son.
In fact, whether it is the subordinate officials led by the 'Dragon and Phoenix Combination', or the subordinate generals led by Guan Zhang Zhao Huang and other martial arts, if Liu Bei chooses among his two existing sons, Liu Chan will also have the absolute upper hand.
No way, who called Liu Chan was born in Jingzhou, and now in the entire Liu Bei Group, the real powerful factions are all from the 'Jingzhou faction' outside Yizhou?
Therefore, even if the issue of age and talent is not considered, Liu Bei has no other choice than Liu Chan. After all, including himself, he is also an 'outsider', and he can't think of relying on the 'land snake' of Yizhou that he has just conquered to stabilize his power position, right?
"The lord is wise!"
Seeing that Liu Bei directly decided on the candidate for the son, Zhuge also gave up his compliments.
"That being the case, Liang thought that Childe's proposal was feasible. There is a cloud in the art of war, 'know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles'! Just like the incident in Hanzhong this time, if you can know it early...... It will not be in vain to let the Cao thief take advantage. It's just that the leader of this 'Skynet' still needs the lord to make his own decisions, and Liang Shi can't share the worries of the lord. ”
At this time, Zhuge Liang finally officially answered Liu Bei's previous inquiry. However, Zhuge Liang still did not make a clear statement on the candidate for the leadership of the 'Skynet' mentioned in Liu Chan's letter.
"My family is an adult!"
In the face of Zhuge Liang's answer, Liu Bei was noncommittal, but looked in the direction of Jingzhou and sighed with relief.