Chapter 221 Liang Has Been Waiting For A Long, Long Time
Chapter 221 Liang has been waiting for a long, long time
In October of the 10th year of Jian'an, a light rain began to fall in Xiangyang. The Xiangyang City shrouded in wind and rain stood on the edge of the rolling Han River, as if it had thousands of years of vicissitudes.
The heavy rain from May to June this year almost flooded Xiangyang City. Fortunately, Liu Biao sent people to dredge the river and dig canals, so the disaster was avoided.
From then on, Liu Biao rarely lived in the palace of the King of Chu, but often lived in the palace of the Xianshan Palace to support himself in his old age.
After Liu Bei entered Xiangyang City, he originally wanted to see Liu Biao. When he came this time, he also came up with an excuse. He said that Jingnan was remote and grain and grass were not suitable for transportation. He also hoped that the King of Chu could mobilize grain and grass for him on the spot.
Although the Jingnan area is far away from the political center, its development is not bad. Changsha County is located on the Dongting Lake Plain, has rich grain production and a population of one million, making it a very good base area.
But he also understood that Liu Biao's purpose of transferring him to Jingnan was to restrict his development, so based on this problem, he needed to constantly ask Liu Biao for requests.
You know, you know, but just because you know, you can't bear it silently, and you have to speak out at the right time, otherwise people won't take him seriously.
But since Liu Biao was not in Xiangyang, he had to do other things first. Liu Bei first visited Deng Hong, and then under his guidance, he left Xicheng and headed towards Longzhong.
The sky was dark and the light rain continued. After leaving Xiangyang, we arrived at Suiting about half an hour later. Suiting was still the same as yesterday. Because it was raining and there had been no market recently, the streets of Tingshe were sparsely populated except for the school in the southwest.
The sound of reading aloud could be heard.
Liu Bei was riding a horse and wearing a raincoat and walking in the rain. He asked the locals that there was a hill in Longzhong Township in front of him. There were several families in the hill. One of the courtyards was the courtyard of Zhuge's family, not the one in front of him.
This is Shanxiating Middle School.
Just seeing that there was an academy in such a condition in the countryside, and listening to the sound of Lang Lang's book, it seemed that there were hundreds of students. This was something that could not be seen in other places, so Liu Bei said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "There are people in this countryside who can
Accepting so many students will convince the surrounding people that there must be virtuous people."
There happened to be a villager passing by. Hearing this sentence, he immediately laughed and said: "It's a good idea to take a step. Yes, our Longzhong Township has today's rural ethics, all because of that gentleman teaching and educating people here."
Many fellow villagers are also willing to entrust their students to him."
"It turns out that there really is a great sage here, and I should pay him a visit."
When Liu Bei heard about this, he got off his horse and went to the school door. Because he was still studying inside, he couldn't knock on the door, so he stood in front of the door and waited.
It was still raining, and after about ten minutes, the sound of reading in the school stopped.
Liu Bei wanted to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself.
It turned out that this time was during the lunch break. The students would go home to eat after school and continue to have classes in the afternoon. The teacher, Wang Yan, opened the door and let the students go back.
Suddenly seeing three strangers standing outside the door, Wang Yan was startled. Then he looked at it again, thinking they were parents who came to take their children to school, so he said: "Are the three of you here to take your children to school? If so,
You can come in and register.”
"General Zuo? Uncle Zhang!"
Before Wang Yan finished speaking, someone suddenly shouted in surprise from inside the door.
Liu Bei looked along the sound and unexpectedly saw the tall figure of Shan Yi. He was surprised and said: "It turns out to be Yide."
Zhang Fei opened his eyes wide and said: "Shan Yi, why are you here? I thought you followed your master before."
When school was over, everyone was crowded at the door. Many students didn't know what was going on. Wang Yan was also wondering.
Wu Dang, one of the Six Sages of the Shen Clan, had also been to Zigui with Shen Chen before. When he saw everyone blocking the door, he said, "General Zuo, please come in first. Everyone, give way. Junior brothers, please go back first."
Wu Dang was one of the first six people to follow Shen Chen. Secondly, he was the oldest and therefore quite prestigious. When they saw him speaking, everyone made way for Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to come in from outside.
After they came in, many students took their rain gear and got out of the classroom one by one. On the way, they were talking about something like that person was General Zuo.
Naturally, the rest of Xie Hui, Zhang Li, Hu Miao, Huo Yang, Wu Tao, Shan Yi and others did not leave. There were about a dozen disciples of Shen Chen who entered the room, and surrounded the three of them to the back hall.
Along the way, Liu Bei was confused and was invited to sit in the back hall. No one took the main seat, but Liu Bei was asked to sit under the right hand of the main seat.
After everyone was seated, Wu Dang said to Liu Bei: "Why did General Zuo suddenly come to Suiting?"
Liu Bei explained: "I returned to Jingzhou this time to ask the King of Chu to tell me something. I heard that there was a great talent in Longzhong Township, so I came to look for him. When I passed by the door, I saw the sound of reading here, so I wanted to knock on the door and ask, because everyone was still there. I was reading and waited outside the door for a while."
"I see."
Only then did everyone know the reason.
"Why are Chengming and Yide here?"
Liu Bei asked curiously again.
Zhang Fei also shouted: "Yes, Shan Yi, aren't you with your master?"
Shan Yi said awkwardly: "Master went to Jiangxia alone. Although I wanted to go with him, Master said that my parents were not traveling far away and would not let me go."
Going to Zigui before was actually not that far, just wandering around Nanjun, but going to Jiangxia would even take us to Jiangdong, which was very far away, and Shen Chen would naturally not let his disciples follow him.
So after the Battle of Zigui, Shen Chen asked Wu Dang to bring Shan Yi back. Although Shan Yi was tall and powerful, his martial arts skills were very sparse. When he was in Wuling, he also learned martial arts from Zhang Fei for a period of time. , so both parties are familiar with each other.
At this time Liu Bei also came to his senses and said: "Is this the place?"
"It's the school opened by Master Shijun."
Wu Dang introduced Wang Yan, Xie Hui, Zhang Li, Hu Mian, Huo Yang, Wu Tao and others to Liu Bei one by one.
Of course Liu Bei didn't know that these students were the disciples trained by Shen Chen and planned to be used to succeed those wealthy families in the future, but he was still very happy to see so many talents and got to know them one by one.
Everyone had long heard Wu Dangshanyi talk about Liu Bei's style. When they saw him today, they learned that he was waiting outside the door in order not to disturb their reading. They all felt that he was a good person, so they all bowed and greeted him very enthusiastically. Liu Bei talks.
"The young gentleman is not only talented in literature and martial arts, but he is also good at teaching and educating people."
Liu Bei couldn't help but praise: "You are all talented people, and you must have achieved the mantle of a young gentleman."
Xie Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Master Jun always said that our virtue is not enough and we need to cultivate."
"Master, this is to strictly demand us."
Wu Dang said seriously: "I followed my master to Zigui this time and benefited a lot. If I stay with my master all the time, it will be like attaining the path of a saint."
"By the way, General Zuo, are you here to find your master?"
Shan Yi asked.
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "I came here because I heard that there are great talents in Longzhong Township, but I also know that Mr. Xiao has now gone to Jiangxia. It is said that there is Zhuge Kongming here?"
"You mean Mr. Zhuge."
Wang Yan smiled and said: "Mr. Zhuge lives in the hill in front. He and his employer are close friends."
"I see."
Liu Bei then stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go to that hill to have a look first. If I have time, I'll come to the school to visit all the great talents."
Wu Dang immediately said: "General Zuo, I will take you there."
"I'll go too."
Shan Yi also started making noises.
Because they were not familiar with Liu Bei, everyone was embarrassed to open their mouths, so they did not follow him.
At that moment, Wu Dang and Shan Yi took Liu Bei to the hill.
It was late autumn and early winter in October, during the continuous drizzle, the grass and trees in the mountains were withered and yellow and turned brown, and there were small streams trickling down.
A pool of water was dug outside the courtyard of the Zhuge family's thatched cottage. It extended from the courtyard. A wooden suspension bridge was built over the pond and extended all the way to the thatched cottage. There was also a waterwheel beside it that automatically drew water.
Liu Bei stood by the stream and looked at it. He saw that the waterwheel had never been seen before. Curious for a moment, Wu Dang introduced him: "Shijun often likes to do some craftsmanship with Mr. Zhuge. The waterwheel was made by Mr. Shijun and Mr. Zhuge."
It seems that there are not only waterwheels, but also other places. They have a craftsman’s room in the backyard, where they often knock."
"Forging iron?"
Zhang Fei said curiously: "I am good at this craft."
Although he was born as a butcher, as a general he would naturally be able to forge iron. Not only him, but also Guan Yu.
Wu Dang smiled and said: "I don't know, but I do know how to make weapons and armor."
A few people talked and arrived in front of the thatched cottage.
Shan Yi hurriedly knocked on the door.
A girl of fifteen or sixteen years old opened the door, but it wasn't Anu. Who was it?
Anu looked at them curiously at the door, and asked in a voice as clear as a bell: "Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Mr. Zhuge."
Seeing the pretty Anu, Zhang Fei suddenly thought of his own Mrs. Xiahou. For a moment, he became childlike and approached her with a dark face and a beard like needle pricks, and said, "Do you know where he is?"
"ah!"
Anu was so frightened that he screamed, closed the door, and ran to the backyard in panic, shouting as he ran: "The young man is in trouble, a black-faced monster has broken in."
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei reproachfully and said, "Third brother, please don't be reckless. You see, people think you are a monster."
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people have called those weird and abnormal things as well as the spirits of plants and animals as monsters. Although monsters at that time was not a derogatory term, it was certainly not much better.
Zhang Fei scratched his head and chuckled, "I thought this sister-in-law was really interesting, so I just scared her."
Just as he said that, the door quickly opened again.
A young scholar wearing a green robe stood inside the door. Before he could speak, Liu Bei hurriedly apologized and said, "But Mr. Zhuge? It was my third brother who was reckless just now. Please don't blame me sir."
The scholar asked curiously: "Who are you?"
"I am Liu Bei, whose courtesy name is Xuande."
Liu Bei introduced: "This is my second brother Guan Yu, whose courtesy name is Yunchang, and my third brother's courtesy name is Yide."
"It turns out to be General Zuo."
The young scholar bowed his hands to Liu Bei and saluted.
Wu Dang and Shan Yi also bowed their hands and said, "Mr. Ziping."
Mr. Ziping?
Liu Bei was confused for a moment, could this young man be?
Zhuge Jun said with a smile: "My name is Zhuge Jun, courtesy name Ziping. The person General Zuo is looking for must be my brother."
"It turns out to be Mr. Ziping."
Liu Bei then learned that the person in front of him was Zhuge Liang's younger brother, so he asked, "I wonder if Mr. Kong Ming is at home now?"
Zhuge Jun said: "Unfortunately, my brother and his wife went back to my uncle's house these two days."
The wife's uncle does not refer to the wife's brother's family, but to the father-in-law's family. Since the father-in-law was called uncle in the Han Dynasty, the wife's uncle also meant the natal family at that time.
Liu Bei was a little disappointed, but he still pulled himself together and asked, "This is not the right time. I wonder when your husband will come back?"
"It's hard to say. Maybe he won't come back until three to five days or after this winter."
Zhuge Jun said: "If the general is in a hurry, you can go to Baishui in Miannan to look for him. Although it is a bit far from Longzhong, if you take a boat, go from Mianshui to Liqiu, and then go east toward Zhangling."
In ten miles, you can reach Baishui."
Liu Bei shook his head and said: "Mr. went to his wife's uncle's house. I'm afraid it won't be inconvenient to disturb him. In that case, please ask Mr. Ziping to inform Mr. Kong Ming so that Liu Bei can visit on another day."
"General, why don't you come in and sit down?"
Zhuge Jun asked.
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's getting late, so I won't bother you."
"Then I won't send the general away."
"Sir, farewell."
Liu Bei bowed his hands to him and turned to leave.
Zhuge Jun stood at the door and watched him leave. He waited until he disappeared into the forest before closing the door.
Anu said sharply: "Young Master, have you seen that big black-faced monster?"
Zhuge Jun said with a smile: "That is General Zuo's third brother Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide. Don't call him a monster, lest he be unhappy."
"But he looks like a big black-faced monster."
Anu muttered.
Zhuge Jun smiled and shook his head and returned to the thatched cottage to continue studying.
Time is unknown in the mountains. After Liu Bei left Longzhong, he went north to Wancheng again.
In fact, he still has a certain foundation in Wancheng. The local people and officials love him very much. When they heard that he was coming back, they all welcomed him.
After staying in Wancheng for some days, at the end of November, I went south and returned to Xiangyang again.
Because of the cold weather in the mountains, Liu Biao moved back to the Prince of Chu's palace from Xian Mountain. When he heard that Liu Bei was coming, he refused to summon him. It was not until Liu Bei wrote to him many times in the past few days that he had no choice but to refuse, so he was allowed to go and see him once.
The main reason was that Liu Biao knew that he was in the wrong and asked Liu Bei to help him work for him. He went north to fight Cao Cao and Liu Zhang.
In the end, he was even sent to the miasma-ridden Jingnan area to quell the barbarian rebellion. It was as if he had become a tool in his hands, using others when he was using them and throwing them aside when not in use. It was really unkind.
.
But Jia Xu also said that Liu Bei was an unstable factor for him to become emperor, so when there was no way to get rid of Liu Bei, Liu Biao had no choice but to drag Liu Bei down, naturally not allowing him to grow stronger.
After Liu Bei came to see him this time, he came to him again to ask for weapons, food, grass, and equipment. But Liu Bei had a reason to work for you and not give him food, grass, weapons, and equipment. It was too rude.
Although Liu Biao was in the wrong, he still obeyed Jia Xu's words. In the end, he only gave a small part of the food and grass to be sent away, but did not give Liu Bei the food, grass, weapons and equipment he wanted.
In December, it snowed heavily in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei set out for Longzhong again amid the snow and wind.
By the time they arrived at Longzhong Township, the sky was covered with snow. Liu Bei was wearing a purple robe and a bright red plush cloak. Seeing that the sky was turning bright, he said, "It's a heavy snowstorm."
Zhang Fei shouted: "It's freezing cold and there's heavy snowfall. Instead of sitting by the stove to rest, we have to run so far away from such a useless person. I'm really afraid that my elder brother's body will be frozen."
"I just want to let Kong Ming know that I am sincere. If my third brother is afraid of the cold, he can go back first and Yunchang and I can go."
Liu Bei stretched out the wind and snow on his clothes and hat.
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "I will follow my elder brother through life and death. I am not afraid of death. I am afraid of the cold. I am afraid that my elder brother will waste all his efforts. Even if I go, what should I do if Kong Ming doesn't agree?"
Guan Yu said: "As Mr. Yuan Zhi said, Mr. Kong Ming must also have a heart to serve the country, otherwise Mr. Yuan Zhi would not recommend him."
"good."
Liu Bei also said: "Mr. Kong Ming has a close relationship with Mr. Xiao, so he must be someone who cares about the Han Dynasty."
As the three of them were talking, they had already passed the Suiting Pavilion and entered the hills. The mountain road was rugged and there were dense bamboo shadows. There was a bamboo house among the bamboos on the left side of the road, and the sound of singing could be heard from inside.
"Brother, look quickly."
Guan Yu pointed to the bamboo house and said, "Mr. Kong Ming's house is in front of us. This is the only bamboo house here. Isn't it possible that Mr. Kong Ming and his friends are singing?"
"oh?"
Liu Bei said: "Let's go and see together."
The three of them rode horses to the bamboo house, and the singing became clearer.
He heard loud talk and laughter inside, and there was also the smell of alcohol, which made Zhang Fei sniff involuntarily.
"Who?"
Someone seemed to hear the sound of horse hooves outside the door and asked.
There was a curtain at the door, and only vague figures of people could be seen inside. Liu Bei shouted from outside: "I wonder if Mr. Kong Ming is here?"
"Please come in."
Someone said something inside the door.
Liu Bei went in and saw three middle-aged Confucian scholars inside, making wine and singing together. He raised his hands and said, "I wonder who is Mr. Zhuge Kongming?"
One of them asked: "What do you want from Kong Ming?"
Liu Bei still held up his hand and said seriously: "I, Liu Bei, whose courtesy name is Xuande, heard that there is a great sage in Longzhong, so he came to look for him."
"Hahahahaha."
The three of them laughed.
One of them said: "There are indeed great sages in Longzhong, but we are not Kong Ming."
"oh?"
Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "Who are the three of you?"
"I am Shi Tao, whose courtesy name is Guangyuan."
"I am Meng Jian, courtesy name Gongwei."
"I am Cui Jun, courtesy name Zhouping."
The three of them saluted one by one, it was Shi Tao, Meng Jian and Cui Jun.
"It turned out to be three great sages."
Liu Bei heard the names of the three people from Xu Shu, and he knew that these three people were their friends.
To be friends with Nuoge Liang, Xu Shu, and Chen Chen, they must have wisdom and wisdom, and they must have their views on world affairs, so he raised his hands and said: "Today, the world is in chaos, with swords and soldiers everywhere, the princes are separatist, treacherous ministers are taking power, and the Han Dynasty is falling apart.
Wei, why do the three great sages live here in seclusion and not care about worldly affairs?"
Cui Jun smiled and shook his head and said: "I know that although the emperor's uncle has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness, in my opinion, major events in the world must be separated after a long time, and they must be reunited after a long time. It cannot be changed by human power. Since ancient times, the rule of chaos has been unpredictable."
"What's the point?"
Liu Bei frowned. He was a member of the Han Dynasty clan and did not want to hear that the Han Dynasty could no longer be restored.
Cui Jun said: "When Emperor Gaozu killed the White Snake and rose up in rebellion, he destroyed Qin in three years, defeated Chu in five years, and established the Han Dynasty. This was chaos and rule by men. But the Han Dynasty spread throughout the world for more than two hundred years, and it was passed down to Emperor Xiaoping
, the treacherous minister Wang Mang appeared. Wang Mang killed Emperor Ping with three cups of poisonous wine, and the emperor took away his son-in-law's inheritance. The world was once again in chaos, and the people could not live in peace."
"Later, Emperor Guangwu revived the Han Dynasty and reorganized its foundation. Since Guangwu, the world has been ruled by people. Now the Han Dynasty has been passed down for more than two hundred years, and it has spread to the two emperors Huan and Ling. Treacherous ministers have taken power and wars have broken out.
And from rule to rule, people are in chaos. How long will the chaos last? Who can turn things around and change people's way of governing the world?"
"As the saying goes, everything depends on man and God. Everything is unpredictable and unpredictable. The emperor plans to ask Kong Ming to assist you in completing your career as king and restoring the Han Dynasty. With all due respect, I am afraid it will not be that easy. Even if Zhuge Liang comes out, he will
It’s a waste of effort. Those who follow nature will be at ease, while those who go against nature will work hard. Where numbers are, they can’t be rationally snatched away; where destiny is, people can’t and can’t make it strong.”
Hearing his words, Liu Bei's brows furrowed even deeper.
He looked at Shi Tao and Meng Jian and said, "Is the same true for both gentlemen?"
Shi Tao smiled and said: "That's not what I thought. It is said in the Book of Changes that man is stronger than nature. Throughout the ages, many things have been done against nature. Even Shen Chen did the same thing. It's just that I don't have enough intelligence.
, I can’t do it like Ah Chen, maybe Kong Ming can do it, who knows?”
Meng Jian also said: "Yes, but I think that although Ah Chen went against the will of heaven, in the end Cao Cao in the north still succeeded. I am afraid that the destiny lies with Cao and not Han, so we can only wait and see."
This is because the three people have different ideas. Cui Jun just wanted to not care about worldly affairs, so he lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, focusing on the mountains and rivers all day long.
Shi Tao and Meng Jianze still had the idea of serving as officials, but they did not go against the will of Heaven and attack Cao Cao like Shen Chen. Instead, they wanted to follow the destiny and follow whoever could conquer the world in the future.
Their fate was also the same in history. Cui Jun lived in seclusion and eventually disappeared. Shi Tao and Meng Jian became officials in Cao Wei, which made Zhuge Liang sigh.
Liu Bei pondered for a moment, and finally could only smile bitterly and said: "Three gentlemen, you have great opinions, but I, Liu Bei, am a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and I should help the Han Dynasty. How dare I ignore it by leaving it to fate?"
"We, the villagers in the mountains, cannot discuss world affairs with the general, but the general's arrival is unlucky. The reason why we are drinking here today is because Kong Ming has to go on a long trip in the morning. We are drinking here to see each other off. Just in the afternoon
Walk."
Cui Jun told him the situation.
It turned out that the weather had been freezing recently, and Zhuge Liang was afraid that Huang Yueying would freeze due to her long stay in the mountains, so he sent Huang Yueying back to her parents' home and lived in Longzhong.
It happened to be the end of the year recently, so Zhuge Liang went to Xiangyang and bought some New Year goods to send to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house. He planned to celebrate the New Year at his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house, so he invited three friends to come over and get together. In the afternoon, he left in a carriage, almost with Liu Bei.
Things about the front and rear feet.
"ah?"
After learning about this, Zhang Fei was shocked and said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go chase it quickly."
Saying this, he pulled Liu Bei out.
Liu Bei had no choice but to cup his hands and say, "Gentlemen, please take your leave."
"General, take care."
The three of them respected him quite a bit and stood up to say goodbye.
After leaving the bamboo house and returning to the mountain road, the three of them chased him for a while, but could not find him.
On the way back, Liu Bei remembered that there was indeed a carriage passing by Suiting before, but at that time he was only looking at the silver-covered world in the distance and didn't pay attention.
At this moment, he was filled with regret. Seeing his annoyance, Zhang Fei said, "If brother really wants to see Kong Ming, let's go to his wife's uncle's house to look for him."
Liu Bei shook his head and said, "How can we bother Mr. and his family? Let's just wait and come back next spring."
"well."
Zhang Fei sighed, why is his eldest brother so stubborn?
The three of them returned to Xiangyang and took a boat back south to Jingnan.
I arrived in Xiangxiang before the end of the year.
That is when winter passes and spring comes. In February of the 11th year of Jian'an, the snow melts and spring flowers bloom.
Liu Bei went north again to Xiangyang Longzhong.
In February, Longzhong Township has changed into something else. Last winter, the sky was completely white. Now, the wheat fields are green and yellow, the mountains and forests are green, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
The originally frozen stream trickles, the peach groves in the mountains are fragrant, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom, just like that certain month in that year, butterflies danced gracefully on the green water bank beside the green mountains, and they followed each other from life to death, making unswerving vows.
"Second brother and third brother, look."
The three brothers climbed up the mountain path. Liu Bei saw the peach trees outside Zhuge Thatched Cottage in the distance blooming with brilliant peach blossoms. He said with joy: "There are peach blossoms in bloom there."
Peach blossoms bloom in March and April, which is March or April according to the Gregorian calendar, but February according to the lunar calendar. Especially in the south, they bloom very early.
Therefore, this is the season when peach blossoms bloom, and the mountains and plains are dazzlingly pink, which is really beautiful.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also stood on tiptoes to watch, with a smile on their faces.
Among the bamboo shadows in the peach forest, there was a scholar wearing a Confucian robe, walking slowly under the flowers, his slender figure pruning the flowers with scissors.
His back was turned to the three of them, but his face was nowhere to be seen.
I could only hear a young voice chanting softly: "In Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple. Peach Blossom Fairy grows peach trees and picks peach flowers in exchange for wine money. He only comes to sit under the flowers when he is drunk, and he comes to sit under the flowers when he is drunk.
Sleeping, half awake and half drunk day after day, flowers falling and blooming year after year."
"gentlemen?"
Liu Bei stood on tiptoe, stretched out his neck, and called out: "But Mr. Kong Ming?"
Zhuge Liang's movements in his hands froze, he was stunned for a moment, and then slowly turned back.
What kind of figure did he see?
That is a memory that even if many years have passed, I can't help but smile when I think back to it.
Liu Bei stood there, looking at him with a smile.
There was a bright smile on his face, and he was as happy as a child, waving constantly.
Is it him?
It's him.
The emperor's uncle is a bit older.
The tips of the hair are gray.
Unknowingly, twelve years have passed.
He has also gone from being a passionate warrior in his early thirties to now being in his forties and approaching his destiny.
Has time gone by so fast?
Yes.
Looking back now.
That year in Xuzhou, he and his uncle followed his team all the way south. Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou and saw countless bones.
Among countless people trying to avoid him, he was the only one who had no choice but to save the people of Xuzhou.
Everyone says he is stupid.
But without this fool, how many people would have died in Xuzhou?
Maybe it was at that time that I already admired his benevolence and faith.
It's just that I was young and couldn't do anything.
Time flies now.
I thought I was just a passerby in life and would never meet again in this life.
Goodbye now.
Maybe this is God's will.
Zhuge Liang thought to himself.
He put down the scissors in his hand, stretched out the dust on his body, tidied his robes, and then returned the same bright smile.
He slowly bent down and cupped his hands in the direction of Liu Bei, lowered his head and spoke softly.