The Yuan Qi army had not gone far when a hurried sound of horses' hooves accompanied by the tremor of the earth came from the north. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As soon as they heard the sound of horses' hooves, Zhao Hu and Ma Yue immediately became vigilant, and respectively commanded the elites of the two battalions of Tiangui and Digui to quickly line up and wait for the battle. Qi Tian held the Qi Tian halberd tightly and guarded Yuan Qi with the other generals.

A moment later, a team of cavalry in white clothes and white horses appeared in the eyes of everyone, Gongsun Ruyun took the lead in the front of the team, and the anxious look on his face was clearly visible.

Seeing that it was Gongsun Ruyun, Zhao Hu's heart relaxed, ordered the defense to be withdrawn, and shouted loudly: "Gongsun is too guarded." Gongsun Ruyun looked up and saw Zhao Hu, the worry on his face immediately turned into joy, Pegasus came to Zhao Hu's side and asked, "Where is the prince?"

Yuan Qi urged the horse to come over in the middle of the formation, and said with a smile: "Brother Ruyun, so-and-so is here." Gongsun Ruyun turned his head, looked at Yuan Qi carefully, and after making sure that he had not been harmed, he stroked his forehead with his hand and said happily: "Heaven bless, it's okay to be safe." When he got the news, he had already entered the territory of Youzhou, but he was afraid that the road was far away and the rescue would not be possible, so he rushed over day and night. "Because Gongsun Zhuyun left the capital three days earlier than Yuan Qi, and all his troops were cavalry, when he received the news that Yuan Qi was ambushed, he had already returned to Youzhou, so he came a little late.

After a pause, Gongsun Ruyun waved his hand to the white horse Yicong behind him, and five thousand white horse Yi turned over and dismounted from Qi Shushu, and bowed to Yuan Qi: "See the lord!"

Yuan Qi looked at Gongsun Ruyun in astonishment, and asked in surprise: "Brother Izuyun, what do you mean by this?" After a long laugh, Gongsun Ruyun replied: "At the beginning, Fat Ru was trapped, if you hadn't led the army to rescue." My grandson Ruyun has long been turned into a piece of loess, and now he is leading the army to vote, and he is willing to follow the lord!"

Without waiting for Yuan Qi to react, Gongsun Ruyun turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "The last general Gongsun Zhuyun, see the lord Gongyun!" According to common sense, there is nothing wrong with Gongsun Zhuyun calling Yuan Qi the lord, but looking at Gongsun Zhuyun's current attitude, it is obvious that he wants to serve under Yuan Qi, which is another atmosphere.

Yuan Qi hurriedly jumped off the horse and pulled Gongsun Ruyun up. Puzzled, he said: "Brother Izumo, you and my brother, please get up quickly!"

Gongsun Ruyun stood up and said loudly: "The lord is kind to people, and his open-mindedness is heartbreaking. A certain has long had the intention of serving the lord, but all along, the lord's soldiers are strong and strong, which makes Izumo ashamed in his heart and dare not speak rashly. Now that the Lord is just employing people, therefore, a certain county soldiers and horses came to serve, in order to help the Lord and the Lord. That's all he said. Gongsun Ruyun put it to Yuan Qi's ear again, and whispered: "Actually, there is still a little selfishness, with you, the little overlord as the pastor of Youzhou, you can only be a Liaoxi Taishou in this life; ”

Yuan Qi laughed, stretched out his hand and pressed on Gongsun Ruyun's shoulder, and said with some emotion: "It's easy to put icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow." Brother Izumo's affection will always be remembered in my heart. ”

The generals and strategists under the command of Yuan Qi came over to congratulate Yuan Qi on another tiger general, and after laughing for a while, the two groups joined forces and embarked on the return journey back to their hometowns again.

After a quick journey all the way, the city of Jijun is already in sight. Ten miles outside the city, the civil and military officials stationed in Jijun County all came out. Yuan Qi is their backbone and their spiritual leader, and they are very concerned about Yuan Qi's safety. Although Youzhou is located in a remote area, the news of Yuan Qi's ambush has already been spread, if it were not for Xun Liu, who has always been known for his prestige and steady personality, to block it, the generals would have raised troops to the south to attack Yuan Ding.

Zhang Chong, Xu Fang, Zhang Long and other generals stood on the left side, and Xun Luo, Lu Su, Gu Yong and other Wenchen stood on the right side, all looking forward to it, waiting for the return of the Yuan Qi army. When Yuan Qi appeared in everyone's sight, a cadre of civil and military could no longer bear it, and quickly stepped forward to meet Yuan Qi, even Xun Liu, who had always been calm, also ran over with excitement, three steps and two steps.

In the midst of the crowd, an unpretentious carriage was quietly parked on the side of the road. In the carriage, there were two lines of crystal tears flowing on the plain face of the brocade clothes without powder, and he whispered in his mouth: "Husband, you have come back safely... ”

Beside Jinyi, Yi Yue was also teary-eyed, gently patted the back of Jinyi's hand, and said gently: "Silly boy, isn't Yuan Qi already back, don't worry, he won't leave his mother and you alone." ”

After a lapse of several months, Yuan Qi sat down again in the lobby of the governor's mansion, and the civil and military officials lined up on both sides, listening to Yuan Qi tell all the things that had happened in the past few months.

After briefly telling the story of the matter, Zhang Long, who was sitting in the hall, was already furious, stood up and shouted: "The Yuan family is the third prince of the fourth world in vain, what a despicable villain! Senior brother, you can swallow this breath, but you can't swallow it!"

Yuan Qi waved his hand, signaling Zhang Long to sit down first and not be excited, and then slowly said: "Zhang Long, everyone, after this battle, our army has lost more than seventy percent of the elite of the two battalions of Tiangui and Digui, which can be described as a great injury to the vitality, and it is really not appropriate to use the sword again, and the gentleman will take revenge, it is not too late for ten years." In the next step, we have two urgent issues that must be addressed. First, it is necessary to expand the number of soldiers and replenish the lost combat strength as soon as possible; second, it is necessary to open academies and recruit a large number of scholars from poor families and ordinary people to study in the hospitals, and then select outstanding ones among them to be added to the army and various counties and counties to serve as officials. ”

The tone set by Yuan Qi made all the civil and military officials present fall into contemplation. Jia Yuan nodded in agreement: "The lord is planning to recuperate, and I wish to agree to do so." After a few years, our army will regain its combat effectiveness, and the first batch of cadets who will be able to complete their studies will be able to take on great responsibilities, and then it will be the best time for us to take revenge. It is also a time for our army to compete with the heroes of the world. ”

After Jia Yuan, everyone expressed their opinions one after another, and based on the two points put forward by Yuan Qi, many reference suggestions were put forward. In the end, under everyone's suggestion, Yuan Qi decided to recruit and train new soldiers on the one hand, build the academy on the other, and recruit prestigious and capable people to serve as teachers. After the preliminary division, the college will be divided into eight courses: Confucianism, Medicine, Military Science, Craftsmanship, Commerce, Agriculture, Jurisprudence and Miscellaneous Studies.

After the discussion, Xu Rong slowly stood up. sighed and said: "Xu Rongmeng is a heavy weapon, and he should have led the army to gallop on the battlefield to serve the lord. But now Rong is a crippled person, and he no longer has any ambition in his heart. Rong is willing to live in seclusion in the academy and pass on what he has learned to the students in order to repay the kindness of the lord. ”

When Yuan Qi heard this, he was silent. After pondering for a while, he agreed to Xu Rong's proposal: "Since General Xu has made up his mind. A certain is not forced, the general's salary is doubled according to the original position. ”

If the old people take a back seat, there will be new people. Just as Yuan Qi and Xu Rong were talking, a sergeant came to report that Zhuge Liang was coming. Yuan Qi was stunned in his seat for half a minute, then laughed, stood up, and greeted him in person.

I haven't seen him for a few years, Zhuge Liang has grown taller and more handsome, and the bookish qi on his body has decreased a lot, replaced by wisdom and maturity. It can be seen that in the past few years, Zhuge Liang has learned a lot under Pang Degong, and has completed the transformation from youth to maturity.

"Big brother. Seeing Yuan Qi, Zhuge Liang only had time to say these two words, and the rest of the words were swallowed by choking. A thousand words were blocked in his chest, but it seemed that only crying with joy could express the feelings in his heart.

"Let's go, follow so-and-so into the house. Yuan Qi replied briefly, stepped forward and grabbed Zhuge Liang's hand, and pulled him towards the mansion. Zhuge Liang suppressed the excitement in his heart, dragged Yuan Qi's arm, and then pointed to the three people behind him and introduced Yuan Qi: "These are the best friends of the younger brother, Boling Cui Zhouping, Yingchuan Shi Guangyuan, and Runan Meng Gongwei. Because they couldn't worry about their little brother, they traveled thousands of miles to accompany their little brother together. ”

Yuan Qi let go of Zhuge Liang's hand, bowed deeply to Cui Zhouping and the others, and said: "Thank you three for taking care of Kong Ming along the way, thank you here, please enter the mansion together." When I saw Kong Ming for the first time, I was excited, and I neglected the three of them, and I asked Haihan. Seeing that Yuan Qi was really like the legend, treating people kindly and being polite and virtuous, Cui Zhouping and the three of them arched their hands together and said: "Thank you for your kindness, I'll bother you." ”

After returning to the lobby, Zhao Hu, Ma Yue and others, who had known Zhuge Liang when they were in Nanyang, stepped forward to greet him affectionately, and the rest of the people who didn't know Zhuge Liang had long known Zhuge Liang's name and knew that he was the first mastermind of Yuan Qi's internal decision, and they all stood up and greeted Zhuge Liang.

After the ceremony, Yuan Qi returned to the main seat, pointed to the seat next to him and said to Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, sit here." "Now Zhuge Liang does not have any official position, but he can be named by Yuan Qi to sit beside him, which shows how much Yuan Qi attaches importance to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, but did not sit down, but saluted everyone in the lobby, and said: "Liang is the youngest, has been under the command of the lord for the shortest time, and has no skills, how dare you sit on the side of the lord? ”

Jia Yuan, who was originally the first strategist under Yuan Qi, couldn't help but nod secretly when he saw Zhuge Liang's demeanor and magnificence. Jia Yuan knows that he is getting older, and he can still cope with it in front of him, but he will become more and more powerless in the future, and the matter of cultivating a successor is naturally as early as possible, and he can also make his successor mature as soon as possible. Zhuge Liang in front of him is not a good cultivation object.

Standing up slowly, Jia Yuan recounted what everyone had discussed just now, and then looked at Zhuge Liang with the meaning of assessment, and asked, "Kong Ming, what do you think of this matter?"