Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming, was born in the Zhuge clan of Langya, and later fled to Nanyang.
Although the final achievements of the Shu Han Dynasty were only partial, later generations have always had a high evaluation of Zhuge Liang. From the beginning of the Jin Dynasty to modern times, he has been sought after by countless people. The romances written in the Ming Dynasty also added to the legend.
Before the novel was written, Zhuge Liang was also the only one from the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty among the ten philosophers of the Wumiao Temple...
Although there are many civil and military officials in the Chu State, and both the old and the strong, as well as the young and successful, there are sufficient reserves, but Bai Tu still had a lot of thoughts about Zhuge Liang.
At this time, hearing Huang Chengyan's evaluation, Bai Tu became more and more convinced that Zhuge Liang was also a rare talent in Cheng Ji's world...
Although in Huang Chengyan's words, there are now about ten people who can be compared to each other, but... Zhuge Liang is only twenty-one!
But Lu Bu, who was on the side, was a little unhappy after hearing this. He frowned and said, "Xueshi Huang will increase the prestige of others and destroy his own ambition. Our country will lose young talents?"
"Yes, I have Pang Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry of Great Chu, Lu Ziming who is in charge of Donglai Port, Lu Boyan from Yizhou Governor's Palace... Sun Zhongmou, Wei Wenchang, Jiang Gongyan... there are many young talents, but Kong Ming is indeed the most amazing to me.
"Yes." Huang Chengyan insisted.
"Okay! With such a talented person in Nanyang, God has helped me greatly. Huang Xueshi thinks it would be better for you to take the trip for me, or for me to visit incognito tomorrow?" Bai Tu asked enthusiastically.
After all, Zhuge Liang is still young, and Bai Tu can't raise his tone too high. If he needs to be invited in person, he will pay a private visit incognito. Otherwise, in the name of the King of Chu, he will go with great fanfare... and he will be invited three times?
For the unknown Zhuge Liang, how can Bai Tu invite others in the future?
So it’s okay to take a third look, but Baitu needs to go quietly...
When Huang Chengyan heard this, he said with some embarrassment: "The king wants to conquer Zhuge Liang, but I'm afraid... he won't be able to do so."
This is why Huang Chengyan previously questioned that Pang De and Sima Hui would actually mention Zhuge Liang to Bai Tu - a man who is almost impossible to be conquered by Chu!
The reason was naturally not because of Huang Yueying, Huang Chengyan only mentioned the engagement to Zhuge Liang once, and they only said that they could meet, but in the end they didn't even meet, so the matter was dropped.
But because...
"Based on my ability to observe people for many years, Kong Ming has the ambition of Zhou Gong, which cannot be displayed in Dachu. And with Kong Ming's temperament, if he cannot display it, he would rather linger in the countryside all his life than leave the mountains." Huang Chengyan said,
He shook his head regretfully.
"The ambition of Duke Zhou?" Bai Tu read it again and then thought about it.
"Well? He's good at interpreting dreams?" Lu Bu frowned, realizing that things were not simple.
Huang Chengyan:……
"No, I think if Kong Ming becomes an official, he will only choose to assist the Han Dynasty, and... his feelings for the Duke of Zhou are both the virtues of the Duke of Zhou and the merits of the Duke of Zhou." Huang Chengyan explained to Lu Bu.
Although what Huang Chengyan said was very vague, Bai Tu could understand the general meaning with Zhuge Liang in his memory as a comparison.
The feelings of Duke Zhou...
Who is Duke Zhou?
No matter what the real history is, in today's mainstream view, the Duke of Zhou represents orthodoxy, the perfect man who returns to power after taking power...
The Chu State is not considered orthodox now, and there is no room for one person to take power!
In this case, even if Bai Tu is sincere, it will be difficult to impress Zhuge Liang.
"Xueshi Huang summed it up well. Kong Ming is indeed a bit...a little awkward person, but he is indeed very powerful. Just in the military formation, the outcome between me and him is only 50-50. In other aspects, I am far behind."
It's better." Xu Shu also said at this time, it seems that he has also met Zhuge Liang.
Bai Tu sighed silently in his heart - Huang Chengyan and Xu Shu both said so, and he already understood that Zhuge Liang was different from Lu Su at the beginning.
Although Lu Su was initially optimistic about Sun Ce, he was only optimistic about him. It was not that he was incompatible with Bai Tu in terms of fundamental concepts.
Moreover, Zhuge Liang lost his father when he was young, so Bai Tu probably couldn't find anyone he could recognize...
Of course, Bai Tu didn't feel too uncomfortable, he just felt a little emotional. After all, the Chu State today is not indispensable for Zhuge Liang.
"Then I'd better pay a visit to the young Duke Zhou tomorrow... Yuan Zhi will accompany me." Bai Tu finally decided.
"If your Majesty is not in a hurry, you can wait until the first day of the lunar month before going... I usually have many friends who will gather at Kong Ming's place on the first day of every lunar month. It seems that Shi Tao, Cui Jun, Meng Jian and others are all talented and learned.
Yes, Shi Tao is still from my hometown, and he always respects the king very much, but he missed the provincial examination before." Xu Shu suggested.
It is true that the chaos in the Central Plains caused many children from poor families and even aristocratic families to come to Nanyang to avoid trouble, giving Bai Tu more opportunities to conquer.
It was less than ten days before the first day of July. When Bai Tu heard this, he readily agreed...
Even if Zhuge Liang has no intention of Chu, Bai Tu must show off, and... there are Shi Tao and the others, so at least Bai Tu will not make this trip in vain!
On the first day of July, Bai Tu took Xu Shu and went to Longzhong in civilian clothes. The number of accompanying guards was rare and dropped to less than ten people because... Lu Bu also followed this time.
Although Xu Shu repeatedly assured that Zhuge Kongming and the others could not harm the King of Chu, in Lu Bu's view, since Zhuge Liang might have his heart set on the Han Dynasty, he had to guard against it!
The two transcendent generals Lu Bu and Huang Zhong followed, and Bai Tu didn't even know how he could be assassinated...
In addition, this time, in addition to Lu Lingqi, who serves as the chief guard and part-time queen, and Bai Tu's gold medal secretary, Shang Shulang Zhang Chunhua, even Cao Bang also came with him as a rare occasion.
He was about to leave the Kingdom of Chu, and Cao Bang was planning to write one last play. The theme was based on the King of Chu's western tour to conquer the sages in the wilderness. When he went to see Sima Hui and Pang Degong before, the occasion was too formal, and Cao Bang did not cause any trouble.
, but this time they are all relatively young sages, so they naturally want to follow Caicaifeng.
In July, when the weather is getting colder, you can still hear some songs in the fields after arriving in Longzhong. According to Xu Shu, they were all composed by Zhuge Liang...
This was a reminder to Bai Tu. Although the number of people who had time to watch the theater was increasing, they were still a small number. This was mainly due to the rise of workshops, which caused many laborers to gather near the city.
And labor chants and the like are the ones that can really get closer to the majority of farmers!
"An Guo! The labor chant... is the kind of tune that encourages oneself when working. Can you write it?" Bai Tu asked Cao Bang.
"This...I have also heard something. If I just write it, it shouldn't be difficult, but ordinary people may not recognize what I write, so they have to go out of their way to change their previous habits." Cao Bang said cautiously after thinking for a while.
It’s actually easy to promote this kind of thing, but...
"Hey, Anguo... It would be great if you didn't leave! I don't have a crush on anyone else's girl, let me introduce it to you."
Seeing Bai Tu start chattering again, Cao Bang simply ignored him and stopped talking to him.
Baitu has not given up on this journey and wants to keep Cao Bang...