The officers in the queue were slightly turbulent.

After all, it has been more than two months since I came to Jingzhou, and there are many daily exchanges between military and political affairs. No one does not know who Zhuge Liang is.

After Duke Xuande seized Jingnan, he relied on the financial resources of the four counties and the land of Jingxiang to join the scholars, and began to reorganize the Left General and the staff of the governor of Jingzhou. Among them, Lai Gong was appointed as his guest friend, Zhuge Liang was appointed as the military advisor, Liao Li, Pan Jun was appointed as the central government, Yin Guan was appointed as the chief clerk, Xi Zhen, Ma Liang was appointed as the subordinate of the Left General, Chen Zhen, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Sun Gan, and Yi Ji were appointed as the prefecture.

All these subordinates are famous heroes. Many of them rejected the recruitment of Cao and Wu Hou and went south through various channels. It can be seen that Xuande Gong's reputation in Jingzhou is so high that "the so-called by all the soldiers, like the return to the sea" is by no means false.

Among these elites, Zhuge Liang is naturally the one who is trusted and respected the most. Everyone knows that Zhuge Liang is not just "like a fish in water" to Duke Xuande? Zhuge Liang is both a confidant and a strong man; he is both a strategic planner and a specific executor; Duke Xuande specially created the position of "Military Advisor General" for him, and his powers exceed military, political, civil and military affairs, and is the undoubtedly second person in the entire Jingzhou military and political system.

Such a person actually came to mourn early in the morning?

Kong Ming's arrival must be related to Mrs. Sun's absurd behavior yesterday, but no matter what, it shows a respectful attitude.

Guo Jing took a half step forward: "Young man, do you want to welcome me?"

"No need, let him come." Lei Yuan answered briefly.

In other occasions, Lei Yuan might be happy because of Zhuge Liang's visit. After all, that was Zhuge Liang, a minister who was considered almost perfect by later generations, and a person who was almost at the peak of the bureaucratic system for thousands of years, regardless of talent, morality, or charm.

But now, when Lei Yuan was angry, Zhuge Liang was just a colleague in General Zuo’s mansion... No, he is no longer a colleague. Lei Yuan had resigned from the position of township chief Le in the name of mourning, and now he was just waiting for General Zuo’s envoy as the successor of the Lei family in Lujiang.

So everyone stood there, waiting for Zhuge Liang and his party to slowly emerge from the end of the road.

Lei Yuan saw Zhuge Liang at a glance.

Except for the fact that there was a white feather fan in his hand, Zhuge Liang's appearance was far from Lei Yuan's imagination, and he had no dashing demeanor, just a tall young man with dust and dust. He dismounted at the city gate, then waved his robe and walked quickly, taking a big step, but his movements seemed calm.

As Zhuge Liang approached, Lei Yuan suddenly felt that he was both strange and familiar. What was strange was the person in front of him, and he had never met or dealt with him. As for the familiarity, Lei Yuan was very familiar with the image of "Zhuge Liang". Through books, film and television channels in his previous life, Lei Yuan understood him countless times, even better than Zhuge Liang himself.

Zhuge Liang walked closer, patted the dust on his body, and saluted Lei Yuan solemnly: "Super, I was entrusted by the lord to come and celebrate my filial piety."

Lei Yuan had no expression on his quiet face, he bowed slightly, and gave a polite gift: "Mr. Kongming, please."

The situation is so awkward, almost at a loss. Both parties have the difficulties of not wanting to do it but having to do it; neither of them has the intention to cover it up, and it is even less suitable to have any personal friendship in this occasion.

Lei Yuan personally led the way and led Zhuge Liang into the mansion.

A tall spiritual shed had been set up in the mansion, and Lei Xu's body was parked in the spiritual shed, and he had just finished the small gathering. There were fireworks in the shed, because many families were surrounded by it, and the air seemed turbid. Dozens of white and black banners were hanging down on the ground, either the name of the deceased or the words praying for peace after death.

Seeing Lei Yuan leading Zhuge Liang into the shed, the relatives who were originally guarding the spirit saluted one after another, and then retreated to both sides, leaving the memorial place.

The one who served as the slaughter was Jiang Wan. Last night, Lei's army urgently controlled the entire Lexiang County. He was polite, but he could not disobey and invited Jiang Wan and his subordinates to a place to take care of him. Fortunately, Jiang Wan was a peaceful person. Not only did he not conflict with the children of the Lei clan, he volunteered to participate in the funeral ceremony.

At this moment, Jiang Wan bowed and walked forward, shouted orders, led Zhuge Liang to perform rituals and sacrificial wine.

Lei Yuan noticed that after entering the spirit shed, Zhuge Liang always maintained a focused and sincere attitude. His every move showed the elegant demeanor of a scholar, meticulous in every subtlety, and profound etiquette. At the same time, he did not lose the sincere expression of mourning, which made many of the Lei relatives in the hall infected by him and couldn't help but burst into tears.

However, this did not impress Lei Yuan. He knew very well that Zhuge Liang must have a purpose here, and filial piety was just a banner to show to the outside world. Zhuge Liang would definitely do something, but Lei Yuan could not guess his movements, nor did he know what his actions would bring.

So Lei Yuan, who was supposed to cry and give thanks, stood aside and watched the ceremony silently.

When the whole ceremony was over, Jiang Wan immediately came forward and asked diligently: "Su Zhi, should Mr. Kong Ming go into the mansion and sit for a while?"

Lei Yuan seemed to listen and did not answer.

In Lei Yuan's view, Jiang Wan's intentions are very obvious. He hopes to create an opportunity to allow himself and Zhuge Liang to have a private talk. Perhaps Jiang Wan thinks that as long as both parties can sit down and talk, through some kind of exchange and dispute over interests, both parties can gain a step, and then turn big things into small things?

This is probably a choice that mature politicians should accept, but Lei Yuan did not accept it. He firmly believed that the life of the leader of the Lei clan of Lujiang, as a son of man and the anger of thousands of clan tribes, should not be used as part of the exchange of interests. Even after two lifetimes of life, people are still human. Since they are born as human beings, they should always have some feelings and some things worth sticking to; otherwise, what is the difference between them and animals?

Thinking of this, Lei Yuan directly reached out to Zhuge Liang to invite him, and then went out first.

This resolute move immediately made Jiang Wan lose his lust.

Zhuge Liang nodded to Jiang Wan and said, "Pong Yan, you don't have to be alone."

He walked slowly beside Lei Yuan, keeping a half-step behind. After passing the second gate and approaching the main gate, he could see the soldiers waiting for orders on the street and their cold eyes.

He suddenly said, "Actually, I had expected Xu Zhi to not want to have a private talk. After all, Xu Zhi had already made it clear last night that what he wanted was not compensation, but morality."

"That's right." Lei Yuan paused slightly and continued to move forward.
Chapter completed!