Zhuge Liang and Liu Yu sat and looked at each other.

Liu Yu was watching the tea leisurely, and Zhuge Liang also looked at it with great care. Both of them were pretending to be silenced.

"Kongming, what do you think of my rule?" Liu Yu said while pouring tea.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, Liu Yu was a test for him.

"The people in the court live and work in peace and contentment, Your Majesty unified the world and revitalized the Han Dynasty." Zhuge Liang said very officially.

Liu Yu was very dissatisfied with the answer and said, "Kong Ming, you should understand what I mean. What I need is the truth. I once said that since ancient times, I have been a king who praises him, almost half a fool. I am not the kind of person who only listens to good things. If I tell the truth."

Liu Yu heard countless praises in the court every day, and was tired of these voices. He knew that at this moment, only the words he warned him were what he needed most.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a while. He was thinking about the meaning of Liu Yu's words. The king's mind was the most sensitive, especially the powerful king. If he couldn't figure out his mind, he might cause death.

After thinking about it, Zhuge Liang still felt that he had explained his views and said, "Your Majesty is wise, so the people will talk about his superficial views."

Liu Yu nodded, he just wanted to hear different voices.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty's strength has surpassed all the princes in the world. It is only a matter of time for unifying the world. But Your Majesty has several hidden dangers. One of them is Emperor Jian'an in Shouchun. Cao Mengde kept retreating, but he washed away the chaff and condensed the essence. This is also the reason why Cao Cao dared to defend Yuzhou with all his might. Even if Your Majesty launches all his strength to attack Yuzhou, the result will be the same as Yanzhou."

Liu Yu nodded when he heard this. Chen Gong, Ju Su and Tian Feng had mentioned this statement in front of him that he could not launch a large-scale attack on Yanzhou without resolving the dilemma of Yanzhou.

"Secondly, the princes in the world cannot resist Your Majesty. They will give up after enjoying the highest power and have given up on their own. They can do this. Almost all the top kings in the world. Almost no princes in the world can do it. If the princes in the world cannot resist Your Majesty alone, they will definitely unite. The alliance between Cao Mengde and Sun Ce of Jiangdong proves this." Zhuge Liang continued.

"So what should I do?" Liu Yu asked. He wanted to hear Zhuge Liang's solution.

Regarding this issue, the Military Affairs Office has given many plans, but Liu Yu did not adopt it. It is not that the plan given by the Military Affairs Office is not good, but that each plan has its merits, which makes it difficult for Liu Yu to choose.

"The grass-roots people have a plan. First, weak and then strong, and defeat them one by one!" Zhuge Liang said.

Zhuge Liang's method Liu Yu had seen it in the Military Affairs Office. The plan given by Sima Yi was the subject, so he asked: "How to defeat one by one after another?"

"There are only four people in the world who are hostile to Your Majesty. Cao Mengde, Sun Bofu, Liu Jingsheng, and Liu Jiyu. These four people are in charge of all directions and resist the emperor's imperial power. Cao Mengde is the strongest among the four. He has countless civil and military officials and generals under his command, and has Emperor Jian'an. Although he only has Yuzhou, he can compete with Your Majesty. If Your Majesty fights to the death, the Han Dynasty may be unified later. Sun Bofu is another strong man. Sun Bofu is young and vigorous, with the courage of a king.

In just a few years, he captured Jiangdong and seized the Guangling County of Xuzhou while His Majesty and Cao Mengde fought against each other. Sun Ce was under his command of his father's generals or young generals, and Zhang Zhao and other old men who were planning to make plans in the country. In addition, the natural danger of the river was the strongest. From this point of view, Jiangdong was as stable as Mount Tai, and there was no chaos in the country, so he might not be able to buy it." Zhuge Liang showed his courage to guide the country as he spoke, as if everything was in his control.

"Cao Mengde and Sun Bofu are indeed my opponents, and it is indeed not easy to defeat them. They are both strong, so Liu Zhang and Liu Biao are weak?" Liu Yu said.

"Your Majesty is wise! Liu Zhang is a cowardly and incompetent person, and his subordinates are mostly dissatisfied. When Zhang Lu was in Hanzhong, Liu Zhang could not control him. If His Majesty had not defeated Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang might not have even taken back Jiange Pass. The land of Yizhou was a country of Tianfu, and Emperor Gaozu used it to lay the foundation of the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, Liu Zhang was incompetent and had been defending his land for many years. If it weren't for the extremely dangerous road of Shu, he would have been your Majesty's guest." Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

"What Kong Ming said is that if it weren't for the difficulty of Shu Road, I would have attacked Yizhou many years ago." Liu Yu affirmed Zhuge Liang's opinion.

"And Liu Jingsheng from Jingzhou is a rare hero. He went to Jingzhou alone and pacified the counties of Jingzhou for ten months. It can be seen that his wisdom and courage are among the best among his peers. Unfortunately, Liu Biao's success was too smooth, which made his ambitions expand, resulting in the fact that after hitting a wall everywhere, Liu Biao could not withstand such a big gap and became addicted to wine and color. He became a guardian dog."

"Liu Zhang still has a good location to defend. According to Kong Ming's intention, the last Liu Biao is the place you think you want to seize first." Liu Yu said.

"That's true. Liu Biao has a fatal flaw. Compared with other princes, he is relatively older and not as strong as that. In addition, he has been addicted to alcohol and sex for many years. The grass-roots people probably don't have much time to live. Once Liu Jingsheng dies, the power of Jingzhou will inevitably be seized by Cai Mao. As long as His Majesty's army advances and bluffs, Jingzhou will be determined without a fight!" Zhuge Liang said firmly.

Liu Yu secretly praised Zhuge Liang's calculation ability, and almost all of them could estimate the future changes in Jingzhou. However, Zhuge Liang still missed one person, that is Liu Bei.

"Kong Ming, what do you think of Liu Xuande?" Liu Yu reminded Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang's face did not change, and he chuckled: "Your Majesty wants to say that Caomin ignored Liu Bei? In fact, Caomin has already counted Liu Bei, but unfortunately Liu Bei has no place to stand in Jingzhou. When Your Majesty's army goes south, Liu Bei is the first to bear the brunt of Liu Bei. With Liu Bei's troops and the terrain of Nanyang, he cannot resist Your Majesty's army, and in the end he has to be defeated and flee all the way."

Zhuge Liang is half a local snake in Nanyang. Most of the Jingzhou families have a slight connection with Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying. Zhuge Liang has such confidence to say this, and Zhuge Liang himself is quite confident in his own strength.

"Maybe he can escape to Jiangdong and seek help from Jiangdong. I understand Liu Bei, who can do anything for his ambitions," said Liu Yu.

"In this way, isn't Jingzhou the belonging of Your Majesty? If Liu Bei escapes to Jiangdong, even if Sun Bofu's temper is taken in, Liu Bei will never have a chance to make a comeback in his life. Caomin felt that Liu Bei was more likely to escape to Yizhou, and his character would be very likely to seize the power of Yizhou." Zhuge Liang concluded.

"Haha, Kong Ming, you seem to know Liu Bei very well!" Liu Yu said with a smile.

"Caomin has investigated Liu Bei before." Zhuge Liang said frankly.

Zhuge Liang once investigated the personalities and past of various princes to see which one is suitable for him and that he can help him carefully.

Unfortunately, these things seem useless now, and Liu Yu will not let him vote for others.

"Kong Ming, do you know why I mobilized so much power to find you, even without hesitation to use force?" Liu Yu suddenly mentioned this matter.

Zhuge Liang thought to himself that it was not because he was a talent worthy of making you move, otherwise my brother would still be staying safely in Nanyang.

Zhuge Liang respectfully pretended to be stupid: "The people of the grass don't know."

"Sleeping dragons, phoenix chicks, can be assured of the world. I believe this sentence regardless of whether others believe it or not. Shiyuan is known as the first scholar in Nanzhou, and Kong Ming is also comparable to Guan Zhong and Leyi. Isn't it a pity that I missed it? That's why I care so much about you and Shiyuan. Fortunately, I have the blessing of God, and I have got both of you." Liu Yu said with a smile.

Zhuge Liang really wants to say: Your Majesty, Caomin has not agreed to you yet.

If Zhuge Liang had no intention of competing with Liu Yu, then he wouldn't have said so much just now.

Liu Yu understood what Zhuge Liang meant and smiled and said, "I know Kongming, you want to come to my command. After I learned that you arrived in Luoyang, I did not ask you to come to see me immediately. I chose to let you see everything about me with your own eyes and the current situation of the people's lives under my rule. I believe that with Kongming, your wisdom, you will make the right choice. I am willing to give you time, and it is a kind of confidence in yourself."

A hint of unnatural flashed across Zhuge Liang's face, and he felt that His Majesty's face was too thick-skinned. He just didn't want him to find it. Although he also had the intention to understand Liu Yu, he did not make up his mind to serve Liu Yu at the beginning.

Liu Yu keenly captured this point and said with a smirk: "I have a principle. If I want to get talents and don't want to submit to me, I will destroy him. Shi Yuan was a little tough at that time, and I used some tricks to subdue him. Now I don't want Kong Ming to take ruthless actions like Shi Yuan before, and even I will feel scared. What do you think? Kong Ming, you won't let me down."

Zhuge Liang did not expect Liu Yu to threaten him so directly and arrogantly. Zhuge Liang regretted it now. He was a little stubborn and chose to come to Luoyang and actually delivered it to him.

After Liu Yu finished speaking, he started drinking tea leisurely and couldn't help but say, "What a tea!"

Zhuge Liang finally made a choice.

"The arrogant Zhuge Kongming is willing to obey Your Majesty's arrangement!" Zhuge Liang respectfully knelt in front of Liu Yu.

Liu Yu helped Zhuge Liang up and said excitedly: "Kong Ming, I am very happy, I am really happy."

It is false to say that Liu Yu is not excited. After saying so much just now, Liu Yu is really worried that Zhuge Liang would reject him, which forced him to deal with Zhuge Liang. Even Zhuge Jun had to deal with him, and he had to take on a mortal revenge with Zhuge Jin from Jiangdong. This is not worthwhile.

Fortunately, at this moment, the talent that Liu Yu wanted most in this era was finally realized.

Zhuge Liang could see Liu Yu's excitement from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that he had a high status in Liu Yu's mind.

"Thank you for your continued attention!" Zhuge Liang was also very moved.

The king and his minister just supported each other with both hands and looked at each other.

"Kong Ming, I know your ability, but I don't know how to arrange you. Which position do you want? You said, I will satisfy you!" Liu Yu was a test of Zhuge Liang.

Historically, Zhuge Liang is a bit greedy for power and likes to take everything into consideration. Liu Yu wants to see if Zhuge Liang is like this.

Zhuge Liang said straightforwardly: "Since Your Majesty is kind, I want to go to the Military Affairs Office!"

Good guy, he is the center of the country as soon as he opens his mouth.

"I am clear about the importance of the Military Affairs Office. I want to learn about the specific situation of the court from the Military Affairs Office, just like Shi Yuan, so that I can better do things for Your Majesty." Zhuge Liang told his reasons, and he believed that Liu Yu would agree.

Liu Yu smiled, and Zhuge Liang reminded him that since Pang Tong can go to the Military Affairs Office, he, who is as famous as Pang Tong, can naturally enter the Military Affairs Office.

"The Military Affairs Office is full of young talents and wise men of the dynasty. It would be great for Kong Ming to enter the Military Affairs Office. I agreed to your request. Just like Shi Yuan, please go to the seat of General Huang Zhong. And I believe that Kong Ming would have a very happy life in the Military Affairs Office. Because there is a young talent and Kong Ming here, you are comparable to you. I am very looking forward to what kind of sparks will come between you." Liu Yu agreed to Zhuge Liang's request and even seduced Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang's heart moved. Who could be comparable to him? The only person he knew was Pang Tong, but Pang Tong had already left the Military Affairs Office and went to the front line. Who else was besides Pang Tong?

"Can Your Majesty say it clearly? I also want to know who can compare with me?" Zhuge Liang asked modestly.

Liu Yu knew that Zhuge Liang's competitive spirit was ignited, so he said, "You must have seen this person. He is Sima Yi and Sima Zhongda of Hanoi. Zhongda proposed similar plans for the points you just mentioned, but they are different from your focus on Jingzhou. He suggested that I attack Yizhou and put forward detailed plans. From this point of view, you are all outstanding wise men. I really hope that you can all show your talents in the Military Affairs Office and let everyone in the world know your name."

Zhuge Liang understood that it was Sima Yi who was fighting with him and winning. Unexpectedly, he also proposed similar strategies to Liu Yu, and it seemed that he was a respectable competitor.

"Kongming, I have the greatest expectations for you, Shiyuan, and Zhongda. I hope you can help me return this Han Dynasty to peace! I hope you can become new military ministers and the most famous wise ministers of the Han Dynasty in the future." Liu Yu said to Zhuge Liang seriously.

Liu Yu had long defined Sima Yi, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang as the three major military ministers in the future of the Han Dynasty, but now he only talks to Zhuge Liang.

With such great expectations, Zhuge Liang bowed and said, "My minister Zhuge Kongming is willing to devote himself to His Majesty until his death!"

Zhuge Liang felt that he had met the wise ruler who was most suitable for him.

Liu Yu looked at Zhuge Liang and nodded. There were already three of the great monsters in the Three Kingdoms era in his hands. This feeling was so wonderful.

But Liu Yu cannot be careless. Cao Cao has Guo Jia and Sun Ce has Zhou Yu. Neither of these two talents can be dealt with at will.
Chapter completed!