After Zhuge Jin finished dialing Liu Bei, the time was already night.

Liu Bei was going to leave him for dinner, and then see him off in person.

Compared to yesterday's barbecue, tonight's menu is significantly worse.

His hometown was stolen and his military rations were cut off. Liu Bei felt that as a military general, he should also share weal and woe with the soldiers, even in private.

In the end, the chef only stewed three chickens, Liu Guanzhang ate one, Zhuge Jin and Mi Zhu ate one, and the pickles and rice were enough.

After the other one was stewed, it was sent directly to Zhuge Jin's house, and Zhuge Jin did not stop it.

Now the food ration of the whole city has been controlled, and there is no money to buy anything.

In these chaotic years, the Zhuge family was in exile for more than a year, and the fields and manors could not be realized and run.

The small possessions he had saved in his hometown were gradually spent, and his mother and uncle had not eaten meat for several days.

While eating, Liu Bei told Zhuge Jin that he could go out earlier than originally planned tonight.

Because according to the latest information obtained by Guan Yu, Ji Ling has completely removed the patrol and sentry on the east and north sides of Huaiyin, so he will not bump into the enemy when he goes out of the city in the first half of the night, which is very safe.

And what Ji Ling's action meant, everyone present could see it except for Zhang Fei.

"He is still lucky, for fear that the defeated soldiers who fled from Xiapi will not be able to enter the city to report the news and disturb the hearts of our army, so he specially created conditions for the defeated soldiers, but I didn't expect it to be convenient for us to go out of the city."

Zhuge Jin finished gnawing a chicken leg, threw away the clean bones, and casually defined Ji Ling's behavior.

Ji Ling, this guy, has been self-defeating several times.

After eating, Liu Bei asked people to bring a fragrant wood gift box, which contained ten horseshoe gold, as well as some silver collars and East China Sea pearls.

Zhuge Jin modestly excused himself: "I am not pursuing profit, but I am giving advice to the general......"

"I didn't say it was a thank you gift. However, in my husband's family, there are always old and weak women and children who are inconvenient, and the trip has been delayed because of me. ”

Liu Bei insisted that it was just a coil, and said that it was for his family, so Zhuge Jin had nothing to say.

According to the filial piety standards of the Han Dynasty, whether his stepmother accepts money or not, Zhuge Jin cannot refuse on his behalf.

Therefore, there were so many Meng Xian Xinling and the like in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and they gave big gifts to each other's parents before gathering talents.

After eating, Liu Guanzhang followed Zhuge Jin to thank him and see him off.

Riding a horse along the way, Liu Bei also explained a few words:

"It is said that when I invited my husband to give advice last night, I should have come to the door in person, so as to treat the virtuous. It's just that the military situation was in full swing at that time, and he had to personally deploy to block the news, which made Gongyou run away on his behalf, disturbing the dream of the house, and now it is time to apologize. ”

A few horses soon arrived at Zhuge 's house, and the Song family didn't expect that there would be outsiders, so they came to open the door in person, and couldn't help but be surprised.

And Liu Bei was also a little surprised when he saw the young woman.

He and Zhuge Jin have only known each other for a day, and they don't know if the other party is married to a wife.

Seeing that Song was a beautiful young woman who didn't look older than Zhuge Jin, Liu Bei immediately surrendered:

"Liu Bei, the general of Zhendong, came abruptly for a while, disturbing his younger siblings. This time I have no other intentions, so I came to see off Mr. and apologize for my little chat. ”

Song was immediately embarrassed, but fortunately, Zhuge Jin immediately explained: "This is my stepmother." ”

Liu Bei was shocked: "This is ...... Mrs. Tai? Faux pas. ”

Zhuge Jin: "It has been twelve years since Xian Yan abandoned the world, and two years later, she took the first exam to continue the string, but after another three years, she also gave up the world, leaving her stepmother and Jin and her younger brothers to depend on each other. Next to him is Uncle Jin's mother. ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized that it was Zhuge Jue's continuation, no wonder he was so young.

He secretly calculated in his heart that since the Song family got married ten years ago, he should be at least twenty-five or sixteen years old, but he looked like he was just in his early twenties.

In order to cover up the embarrassment of making an oolong, Liu Bei took the gift box from Guan Yu's hand just right and placed it in front of the Song family.

While praising Zhuge Jin in a different way, he diverted the topic:

"Mr. Jungong and his wife must have a family history, and they teach their children well, so that Ziyu has the wisdom and wisdom of today, and Mr. Jungong will be pleased to have a spirit in the sky.

Prepared for this desperate situation, all Ziyu planned righteously, and showed Lu Wang's great talent and Shi Zifang's grand strategy, so that he could survive and die. ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei personally opened the lid of the gift box.

When Song saw the ten horseshoe gold and other belongings, he immediately became more and more frightened.

It was early in the morning when her son came back last night, and he didn't tell her anything about talking to Liu Bei, and she complained that Liu Bei was too capable of calling people.

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei attached so much importance to her son.

"How is this possible? Doesn't Ziyu only talk about some big truths that don't make sense? I've never heard of any clever plans he can have......" Song was suspicious in his heart.

How did she know that since yesterday, her son has been completely reborn, and his strategy and resourcefulness have skyrocketed in an instant.

"This ...... The general has raised his love too much, please take back the heavy gift! Jin'er is self-denying, but in terms of intelligence, even his second brother is ten times more than him, what can he help the general? How can you live up to such a prestige? ”

When Song said this, he almost cried violently, and grabbed the horseshoe gold box and pushed it out.

If you are courteous and respectful, you must work hard for others, how much ability can Jin'er have? Can you afford it?

If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster!

Seeing this, Liu Bei felt more and more incredible.

He has always seen people with a very accurate eye, and when he saw Song's pear blossoms with rain and tears, he knew that it was definitely not pretending, it was really crying.

can know that the son Mo Ruomu, why does the Song family say that Zhuge Jin's intelligence is nothing more than that? That's obviously an unborn genius!

Zhuge Jin next to him also saw Liu Bei's suspicions, and he was also afraid of gangsters, so he hurriedly explained:

The general smiled, his mother had been widowed for many years, and he rarely saw outsiders, but he didn't know the depth of the world. Although the second brother in the family is five years younger than me, he is ten times more intelligent than me. My mother was accustomed to comparing my younger brother, so she felt that I was stupid and dull, and I was embarrassed and useful. ”

Liu Bei listened to this explanation, and looked at Song suspiciously.

This time, Song didn't feel that it was inappropriate, so he naturally nodded: "It's possible." Since the death of her husband, the concubine has rarely seen outsiders, perhaps because she is shallow.

There are three sons in the family, and the young sons are still young, and compared with Liang'er, Jin'er is indeed much smarter. But Jin'er is quite self-aware and self-denying......"

These words were said naturally, without any hesitation.

Liu Beixin said that this was so, and then an even greater surprise instantly occupied his brain.

"Ten times more intelligent than Ziyu...... In the world, there is such an existence? Then I'm afraid I have to surpass Zhou Kong, Lu Zhang, Guan Xiao, Sun Wu, right? ”

Rao is Liu Bei has also seen the world, but he was still shocked by this unimaginable existence, and he couldn't speak for a while.

How did he know that the Song family thought that "Liang'er was ten times that of Jin'er" was ten times that of Zhuge Jin before he was taken away.

Liu Bei understood that he was ten times the reborn demon in front of him, and he couldn't be shocked for a whole year.

After a long time, Liu Bei came back to his senses, and asked eagerly in a dry voice: "Sir, how old is Brother Ling's teeth?" ”

Zhuge Jin: "My younger brother is five years younger than me, and now there are six out of ten." ”

Liu Bei: "I don't know where Brother Ling is today?" ”

Zhuge Jin: "Since the beginning of last year, I fled south separately at the next gate, and my stepmother and I came here to live in Guangling temporarily, while the second and third brothers went to Yuzhang, and then transferred to Xiangyang.

The general must also know that the first examination was the county guard of Taishan County. Before Cao Song died, Cao Cao was entrusted with Shao to escort his father back to Yanzhou. After Cao Song was robbed and killed by Zhang Min, Ying Shao abandoned the official Beitou Yuan Shao for fear of crime.

When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, there were many slaughters, and my family had an old relationship with Ying Shao. ”

Liu Bei experienced all the past events mentioned by Zhuge Jin, and he suddenly felt that he was related.

He was sad for a while before returning to the topic: "In this case, why did the gentleman's family go south in two ways?" ”

Zhuge Jin: "When I fled south, I was barely able to raise my second brother, so I had to beg my uncle to take him in. And his uncle was originally a guest of Liu Jingzhou, and he was named Yuzhang Taishou, so he took his second brother to Chaisang to take office.

It's just that later it happened again, when the imperial court on the way back to the east gave Zhu Hao, the son of Zhu Jun, as the Taishou of Yuzhang, and Zhu Hao recruited the Guangling thief Zhen Rong as his subordinate and attacked my uncle.

My uncle lost his land and retreated, so he had to rely on Jiangxia Huangzu as a backup, and sent my second brother back to Xiangyang, where he was taken care of by someone close to Liu Jingzhou—these things I only learned about a few months ago. ”

Liu Bei listened very carefully, and then realized that there was such a complicated bond in it.

Of course, he had heard about the evil deeds of the Guangling thief Zhenrong for a long time, after all, Zhenrong took advantage of Cao Cao's invasion of Xuzhou to kill the late lord Guangling Taishou Zhao Yu, ransack the rich households in various counties, and then fled to Jiangdong.

Liu Bei is now stationed in Guangling County, and there is such a shortage of military food, at least more than half of them have to complain that Zhenrong had destroyed Guangling County too badly before, and has not fully resumed production so far.

It's just that I never thought that this guy actually went to Yuzhang later and got involved with Zhuge Jin's uncle Zhuge Xuan.

And when Liu Bei heard that "Zhuge Liang was sent to someone close to Cousin Liu to take care of", he immediately made up a drama in his mind that "Liu Biao took Zhuge Liang as a hostage to control Zhuge Xuan", which made him feel deeply regretful.

However, Liu Bei also faintly realized an opportunity, because he and Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang may have a common enemy:

Since Ziyu said that his second brother was ten times more intelligent than him and was raised by Zhuge Xuan, Zhuge Xuan is now forced by Zhen Rong. In the future, if I can repel Yuan Shu and gain a firm foothold, should I develop to Jiangdong and help Zhuge Xuan kill Zhenrong?

Or lend troops to Ziyu when the time comes, so that he can assist his uncle...... It's just a bit far-sighted, let's get through the current level first. ”

Liu Bei also realized that he was thinking too much, so he had to put these unrealistics aside for the time being. But the idea of "rescuing Zhuge Xuan and marrying Zhuge brothers" has been like a barb, lingering in Liu Bei's heart.

It's not easy to seek talents, how can you miss such a great talent! Of course, you must show your greatest sincerity and seek it at any cost!

This is true for Mr. Ziyu, and so is his second brother.