Liu Bei and the three of them hurriedly had lunch, then took their gifts and set off.

After walking for several miles, they came to a place surrounded by mountains and fields and waters, and saw a group of farmers hoeing in the fields, looking at ease.

A farmer sang: "The Wolong boy has high ambitions, is young and prosperous, and has good luck, I don't know when to vote for whom, but I ask for a lifetime to help the hero!"

Liu Bei was fascinated by what he heard, and when the farmer finished singing, he couldn't help but applaud. The eyes of the peasants were all at him.

Liu Bei was slightly embarrassed, dismounted and walked to the singing farmer and asked, "This uncle, the song just now is really good, the music is well scored, the lyrics are also well written, and the melody is beautiful and elastic. I wonder who did it?"

The farmer looked Liu Bei up and down and asked, "Sir...?"

"In Xiaxinye County, Liu Bei was ordered. "Liu Bei and the three of them went out in casual clothes today, so as not to attract attention.

As soon as they heard the name "Liu Bei", the nearby farmers put down their work and gathered around, obviously everyone knew his name.

"Is the official the famous Liu Yuanjun?" asked Farmer A.

"Don't dare to be, it's Liu. Liu Bei was a little embarrassed.

Farmer B pointed to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were waiting over there and asked, "I heard that the envoy has two sworn brothers, but there are two generals over there?"

It was Liu's second brother Guan Yu and third brother Zhang Fei. ”

"Come to my house for a cup of tea, you all, my house is right next to me. Farmer C said.

"Thank you, uncle, we have something important to do in Longzhong, next time. Liu Bei resigned.

The farmer who sang just now said: "I forgot to answer the question of the envoy, the song just now was created by Mr. Wolong, called 'Shenlong Zhi', and almost everyone here can sing it." ”

"Wolong!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up, "You mean this song was written by Wolong?"

"Yes. Does the envoy know him?"

"I'm here to find him. He must be nearby, can you introduce him?"

"So that you can find the right place, I will show you the way, so that you can go by yourself, I still have to be busy." The farmer pointed to the south and said, "There is a path between the two mountains, and when you pass through the mountains, you will see a high hill called Wolonggang, and there is a sparse forest in front of the hill, and there is a thatched hut in it, and Mr. Wolong lives there." ”

Liu Bei thanked the farmer, and came to Wolonggang with Guan Yu and Zhang Feijing.

As they crossed the mountain path, they saw a high hill, and a grove of trees and a stream. Liu Bei saw from a distance that the corner of the house was exposed in the sparse woods over there.

"This is really a good place with good mountains and rivers!" Liu Bei looked around greedily and couldn't help but sigh, "It turns out that the sage I am looking for lives in this picturesque and dreamlike fairyland!"

The three of them came to the thatched house, and Liu Bei dismounted and knocked on the door.

A boy of about 10 years old opened the door and asked, "Who is the gentleman looking for?"

"Hello. I am Liu Bei, the commander of Xinye County, and I am here to pay my respects to Mr. Wolong. ”

"You are Lord Liu Bei? My husband only mentioned you a few days ago. ”

"Really, may you let me in and see him?"

"It's unfortunate that he's out this morning. ”

"Oh, when will he be back?"

"Maybe, maybe three or five days, maybe half a month, anyway, he always returns uncertainly. ”

Liu Bei listened and was melancholy. Zhang Fei said: "Since we are not here, let's go back first." ”

Liu Bei thought for a while and said to Xiao Tong: "If Mr. comes back, please tell me, just say that Liu has been here, and he has something important to ask for, and he hopes to meet him." ”

The three of them went home. After walking less than a mile, I suddenly saw a young man who looked like a scholar walking in front of me, dressed in white, wearing a scarf on his head, and holding a small folding fan.

Liu Bei thought that Kong Ming was back, so he dismounted and saluted: "Liu Bei is ordered in Xia Xinye County to come to see Mr. Wolong." ”

The scholar was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "In Xia Cui Zhouping, I am a friend of Wolong, and I have seen Uncle Liu Huang. ”

Liu Bei was also stunned and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Cui, fortunately." ”

Cui Zhouping asked: "I heard that Uncle Huang is now the commander of Xinye County, why did he succumb to this mountainous place today, could it be that he came to ask Kong Ming to come out of the mountain?"

"Alas, exactly. Liu came at an inopportune time, and Mr. Kong Ming went out this morning and did not return. ”

"Really, that's unfortunate, and I'm just trying to talk to him. ”

"Sir, can you sit down with Liu?"

"Of course you can, it's really a privilege to see Uncle Huang today. ”

So, the two sat down on the stone and talked, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei waited. Zhang Fei was dissatisfied, but it was inconvenient to speak.

Talking about the general trend of the world, Liu Bei said: "If there is a big chaos today, from the dictatorship of the Ten Standing Servants to the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Party, to Dong Zhuo's power, and now it is Cao Cao usurping the Han Dynasty, it is really a wave of unsettled, wave after wave." I wonder what Mr. thinks about this?"

Cui Zhouping shook his head with a smile and said: "I don't understand the major events in the world, I only know that there will always be contradictions in the world, no matter which dynasty it is, war is unavoidable, because human nature is belligerent." Under such circumstances, we can only rely on a small number of people who are good at grasping the rudder of history to ease contradictions, transform troubled times, and reduce the scourge of war. I think Uncle Huang is enough to take on this heavy responsibility, eliminate treachery, and restore the Han family. ”

Liu Bei sighed: "I'm really ashamed, Liu has worked hard for many years, but now he has only mixed up with a county order, I really don't know what year and month will be able to realize the dream of destroying Cao Fuhan!"

"Uncle Huang don't worry, God has its own decision in the world, and everything must have a reason. ”

In the end, Liu Bei asked Cui Zhouping to be his military advisor, but he was politely refused.

After Cui Zhouping left, Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly: "Big brother is so unreasonable, if he can't see Wolong go back, forget it, he still has to talk to that rotten Confucian for so long, so I will have to wait for the two of us!"

"Mr. Cui is also a generation of talents, although he is not as good as Kong Ming, but he can't say the same about him. "Liu Bei is a person who respects talents and treats Kong Ming's friends equally.

Zhang Fei listened, bowed his head and was speechless. After returning to Xinye, Liu Bei immediately sent people to Longzhong to live temporarily and inquire about Kong Ming's news every day.

Four days later, the soldiers reported that Kong Ming had returned. Liu Bei was overjoyed, and immediately ordered to prepare horses and prepare gifts, and then go to Longzhong.

Zhang Fei was unhappy again when he heard this, and said: "Why bother with this, eldest brother! If you want that villager, I will go to Longzhong to carry him, won't I have to go to Longzhong to carry him?

Liu Bei said: "The third brother doesn't know anything. The seeker must be sincere and visit him in person, so that the sages will be tempted to know that you value him, and if you carry him, it will only be counterproductive. ”

Zhang Fei listened and had nothing to say. So, the three of them brought gifts and came to Longzhong again.

It was the boy who opened the door again, and he said embarrassedly: "The adults are one step too late, Mr. Kong Ming went out with his friends an hour ago, and said that he would not come back until the day after tomorrow." ”

"Did you mention my visit?"

"I said it, but the gentleman didn't pay attention to it. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly fell from the peak of hope to the deep valley of disappointment, and sighed: "No chance!"

"Don't be discouraged, my lord, he will be at home the day after tomorrow. By the way, Mr. Kong Ming's brother Zhuge is in the house, do you want to see him?"

Liu Bei thought, anyway, they are all here, just meet each other, and then follow the child into the house.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood outside the house watching the horses. It was winter, and although they were wearing thick sweaters, they were still shivering with cold.

A person in the room is sitting on a straw mat and reading: "Sitting alone in the pavilion and chanting to the sky, accompanied by wind and thunder, looking at the oblique rain, the clouds are blowing on the face, but feeling the coolness floating in the heart, cold, cold, cold ......"

"It's really cold!" Liu Bei snapped.

The man looked back. Liu Bei Shili said: "In Xia Xinye County, I have met Mr. Liu Bei. ”

Zhuge Jun hurriedly got up and returned the salute: "Uncle Liu Huang suddenly came to the cold house, and he was disappointed!"

"Sir, you are serious. I don't know what poem Mr. just read?"

This poem is called "Wind and Rain Pavilion", which is written by the Spring and Autumn poet Rong Guoping, the poem depicts the bleak state of mind of a down-and-out officialdom, although the writing is mediocre, but it is written very realistically, the artistic conception is far-reaching, and people have an inexplicable sense of sadness after reading. ”

Liu Bei sighed and said, "My mood at the moment is just like that down-and-out person!"

"Uncle Huang must be worried about how many times he can't meet his brother Kong Ming, right?"

"Exactly. If I haven't seen Kong Ming for a day, I won't feel at ease for a day!"

"Uncle Huang is not in a hurry, he said that he will come back the day after tomorrow, and Uncle Huang can come to him the day after tomorrow. ”

"I'm afraid that I'll be one step too late!" Liu Bei sighed. Indeed, with today's means of communication, it may not be possible to catch up next time.

"No, my second brother never mentioned the return date when he went out before, but this time he mentioned it, indicating that he was hinting to Uncle Huang that he would wait at home the day after tomorrow. ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this: "If this is the case, the Han will be saved!"

"Uncle Huang is so worried about the country and the people, he will definitely be rewarded. ”

"Thank you. Mr. is the younger brother of Kong Ming, and he must also be a person who is full of knowledge, can he go back to Xinye to govern with him?"

Zhuge Jun shook his head with a smile and said, "Uncle Huang doesn't know anything. Of the three brothers, I was the one who didn't want to go into politics the least. My eldest brother Zhuge Jin went to Jiangdong in his early years to engage in Sun Quan, the lord of Wu, and I was left with my second brother to live a free life here. The second brother yearns for freedom on the surface, but deep down he hides lofty political ambitions, and he hopes that one day he can join a British lord and fight the world with him. As a citizen of the Han Dynasty, he was also very concerned about the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. Seeing Cao Cao bullying the king and oppressing the people, he was also heartbroken, and he only hated that he could not meet a master like the emperor's uncle. With our brotherly relationship for many years, I can be sure that as long as Uncle Huang sincerely invites him, he will definitely be duty-bound. ”

Liu Bei remembered the song that the farmer sang that day, and now when he heard Zhuge Jun's words, his confidence suddenly increased, and he thanked: "Mr.'s words greatly encouraged Liu. Please rest assured, I swear in the name of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty that I will invite Brother Ling out of the mountain as soon as possible!"

He borrowed pen and paper and wrote a book, describing the decline of the Han Dynasty, pouring out his heartfelt desire to seek talent, and begging Kong Ming to come out of the mountain to help, his words were sincere and tear-jerking.

Liu Bei handed the letter to Zhuge Jun and said, "Mr. Lao Fu forwarded this letter to Brother Ling, and I hope that Mr. can say a few more good words for Liu, Liu is grateful!

On the way back, Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly: "The eldest brother didn't see Kong Ming last time, but he bumped into a white-faced scholar and talked about it, asking us to wait; this time I spent half a day with that yellow-haired boy and asked us to drink the northwest wind outside! I said big brother, you can't just care about others, you also have to think about us!"

Liu Bei apologized and said, "I am really sorry for ignoring you, but please understand my feelings." Since Xu Shu left, my heart has been like a bottomless black hole, endless emptiness. If I don't see Kong Ming for a day, I won't be able to eat for a day!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei listened and bowed their heads silently.

Xiangyang City Perfume River, a flat boat. In the bow of the boat stood the gondoliers, and in the stern sat two people.

Cui Zhouping: "Kong Ming, do you know that the famous Uncle Liu Huang came to you a few days ago?"

Kong Ming: "I know, Xiaode told me." ”

Cui Zhouping: "Haven't you always wanted to take refuge in a British master? ”

Kong Ming: "Wrong, I yearn for a free and easy life, not asking about the world, and carefree." ”

Cui Zhouping: "Don't pretend, I know you have the intention of taking refuge in him early on." ”

Kong Ming: "Sure enough, it's an old friend for many years, and I can't hide it from you." Actually, the teacher told me to do this, and I have no way to avoid it now! It seems that there will not be many opportunities to accompany you in the future. ”

Cui Zhouping: "It's okay, you are busy with political affairs, I still have Guangyuan and them." ”

Kong Ming: "You guy, you never speak implicitly. ”

The two of them talked and laughed along the river.