Li Qian originally didn't want to come here again, but he took his two secretaries shopping and ended up here unknowingly.
Now that you’re here, let’s go and have a look.
However, Li Qian didn't hold out much hope today. After all, there were people selling these "flying lanterns" all over the capital. Even if Zhuge Liang was really interested, he wouldn't necessarily come to him.
Li Qian's real plan is to wait for the news about these sky lanterns to spread, and then release the news about the hot air balloon flying to see if he can seduce Zhuge Liang...
"Master, is it the kind of flying lantern you made in the palace a while ago?"
Lu Pheasant and Wu Meiniang both had beautiful eyes.
Although Li Qian was also spared in the palace, in order to avoid causing a fire, he always asked the eunuchs to knock it down with a long pole while it was not flying high, so the two women had never seen such a thing flying high.
"It's that kind of lamp." Li Qian smiled and nodded.
The two women hurriedly followed Li Qian's footsteps. For them, the strangeness of this lamp was only secondary.
The key is that this thing was made by Li Qian.
A lamp that can fly into the sky is awesome when you think about it!
Several people walked around the corner and came to the familiar stall shop.
"Look, it's about to start."
The sky has darkened, and all the shops on the street are lit with lights.
When Li Qian came over, he happened to encounter a sky lantern being released, and a large number of people had gathered at the stall outside the store.
Although these people will not buy Kongming lanterns, they will not be absent every night when the lanterns are put on, they all come to watch the fun.
The boy in the store ran to an open space and lit the tinder in the lampshade.
Then, driven by the heat, the Kongming Lantern slowly rose into the sky, swaying under the gusts of wind in the night sky.
Although it was not the first day, this situation quickly attracted the attention of most people on the street. No matter what they were doing, they couldn't help but stop and watch for a while.
"It's so beautiful, sir..." Wu Meiniang held Li Qian's arm, looking up at the distantly rising firelight in the night sky with her beautiful face.
"Will this flying lantern turn into a star in the sky?" Lu Pheasant's beautiful eyes were also full of longing, and a little yellow light reflected in his dark eyes.
"Um……"
Although this situation was very romantic, Li Qian hesitated for a moment and then explained to them: "They will not become stars."
"After the lamp flies high, the oil inside will burn out, and it will go out, and then it will fall down."
"If there happens to be a strong wind and the fire inside is blown askew, the whole lamp can be lit and burn into a ball in the sky."
Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi would not blame Li Qian for not understanding romance. Instead, they looked at him with admiration: "Master knows so much, he even knows things in heaven."
Li Qianqian laughed and did not continue to say anything that would ruin the atmosphere.
The flying lantern rose higher and higher, and the yellow light became darker and darker. Finally, after bursting into the brightest afterglow, it was swallowed up by the dark night sky.
The people who were looking up at the lights finally came back to their senses. They all rubbed their sore necks and discussed the lights with joy.
"Let's go too."
Li Gan smiled and pulled his two secretaries and walked towards the carriage.
The two little secretaries obviously didn't see enough, and reluctantly said: "Master, will you let the sky lanterns fly again in the future?"
"Of course."
Li Qian nodded: "When the Lantern Festival comes, someone will definitely put this thing out, so you can see it all..."
As he spoke, his words stopped abruptly.
Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi raised their heads in confusion, only to find Li Qian's eyes widened, staring in one direction among the crowd.
The two women thought he had seen some beautiful woman, and followed His Majesty the Emperor's gaze curiously.
But then they were both disappointed and horrified to find that what Li Qian was looking at was actually a man.
He is still a man in fluttering blue clothes, with a few strands of long beard under his chin, and an air of majesty.
"Master..." Lu Pheasant looked at Li Qian with some worry.
There is no shortage of good things like Longyang these days, such as dividing peaches and cutting sleeves. In fact, there are many high-ranking officials and nobles who only like young husband-in-laws with fair skin and tender flesh, but not young ladies.
There were even former Daqian emperors who liked eunuchs but not concubines.
For any concubine, this situation is unacceptable.
Li Qian didn't notice the worried expressions on their faces. At this moment, there was already a storm in his heart.
The man in the distance actually looks a lot like Zhuge Liang in the portrait, but he is well maintained and looks a bit younger than the legend!
This calm and unfazed temperament, this grace of standing with hands behind hands, this eyes full of wisdom, this warm smile that makes people feel like a spring breeze...
Who else could it be but him?
As for the portrait, Li Qian had long forgotten it.
That thing was originally painted very abstractly. It would be strange if Zhuge Liang really looked exactly like it.
Looking at the man's appearance and temperament, Li Qian could almost conclude that this was Zhuge Liang.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, turned around quickly and shouted in a low voice: "Fengxian??"
When Lu Bu heard Li Qian's words, he quickly came over from behind: "What's the matter? Master?"
Li Qian looked at him steadily: "After what I said, don't look back."
Lu Bu immediately understood what it meant and nodded casually.
"There is a man in blue clothes behind me. He is about thirty years old. He has a beard and looks a bit like... the Zhuge Liang we have been looking for these days."
Li Qian solemnly warned: "In a moment, you can bring people around and invite him to our car."
"Okay, sir." Lu Bu nodded with solemnity and joy in his eyes, and slowly backed away.
Wu Meiniang and Lu Zhi also knew that Li Qian had something serious to do, so they had to retreat back to the carriage.
But Li Qian stopped them: "Don't worry yet."
Li Qian squeezed the hands of the two little secretaries and tried to calm down the excitement in his heart. What is this called?
The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly looking back, he found that person in a dimly lit place.
I didn’t expect that Zhuge Liang, who had been looking for him for so many days, would appear here, watching the Kongming Lantern!
What is this? It’s fate!
Thinking of this, Li Qian continued to look in the direction of Zhuge Liang, for fear that he would run away.
Maybe Li Qian's eyes were too fiery, Zhuge Liang seemed to notice it, turned around and saw Li Qian.
Li Qian was startled, he didn't expect to be discovered.
He was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he nodded to Zhuge Liang and showed a polite smile.
Zhuge Liang seemed stunned and nodded to him.
Li Qian didn't expect to get a response, and the smile on his face suddenly became more polite and brighter.
Zhuge Liang may have thought that he was seriously ill, so he twitched the corners of his mouth, smiled awkwardly and politely, and turned to leave.
Li Qian smiled slightly and was not in a hurry at all.
I'm waiting for my teammates, what are you waiting for?
Taking advantage of the moment when the two of them were looking at each other, Lu Bu's men had already surrounded him in the crowd.
Before Zhuge Liang could take a step, Lu Bu rushed forward, quickly covered his mouth, and dragged him onto the carriage regardless of Zhuge Liang's whining and struggling.
Li Qian's mouth trembled. He remembered that he said "please" to Lu Bu.
Shouldn't he walk up politely with a decent smile on his face: "Mr. Wolong, our master invites you to be our guest." Is this like this?
What the hell is this call for help now?
But now that the matter was over, Li Qian did not delay it any longer. Instead, before the crowd broke into commotion, he hurriedly pulled Wu Meiniang and Lu Fei, walked over quickly, and got on the carriage.
The small leather whip in the driver's hand snapped on the buttocks of the two horses. The two horses lined up the crowd and pulled the carriage away quickly.
The whole process was like lightning, and no one around them reacted.
Just as Li Gang pulled Wu Meiniang and Lu Pheasant into the carriage, he saw a scene that shocked him.
Zhuge Liang had a piece of black cloth stuffed in his mouth. Lu Bu also held a hemp rope and tied it around him to prevent him from moving.
The old eunuch next to him was still holding a sack, eager to put it on Zhuge Liang's head after Lu Bu had finished tying him up.
"Fuck~"
Li Qian even cursed and rushed forward to grab the rope from Lu Bu's hand and the sack from the old eunuch's hand.
"Is this how you invite people?"
Li Qian glared at Lu Bu: "I said please! Please!"
Lu Bu scratched his head dumbfounded: "Master, isn't this just a invitation?"
"you……"
Li Qiangang wanted to scold him, but out of the corner of his eye he noticed Zhuge Liang struggling at his feet, and suddenly realized that he still had a rag stuffed in his mouth.
Li Qian hurriedly leaned down to help him loosen his bonds and pulled off the cloth in his mouth.
"Mr. Wolong was shocked."
Li Qian tried his best to save his impression and explained apologetically. Before Zhuge Liang could reply, he looked at Lu Bu and the old eunuch fiercely: "Hurry up and let people go back to the house and prepare a banquet for Mr. Wolong." Shocking!"
Lu Bu smiled dryly and said, "Yes, sir, I'll go right away."
"Wait...wait a minute..."
Zhuge Liang put his hands on the ground and gasped for air, as if he had been suffocated just now: "You...you have recognized the wrong person..."
"Did you admit the wrong person?" Li Qian frowned, subconsciously thinking that Zhuge Liang was going to lie and get away.
"It's impossible, Mr. Wolong."
Li Qian said sternly: "Sir, you may not know me, but I have met you. It is impossible to admit my mistake. You are Mr. Wolong, Zhuge Kongming."
"ah?"
"Zhuge Liang" also raised his head and looked at Li Qian suspiciously: "Have you met my brother?"
These words made Li Qian stupid: "Brother? What do you mean??"
Lu Bu and the old eunuch also noticed something was wrong, and they all gathered around with a sullen expression.
The victim seemed to be frightened by the atrocities committed by the two of them. He hurriedly supported his body with his hands and backed away in horror: "Hero, spare your life! Hero, spare your life! You have really found the wrong person!"
"Mr. Wolong is my brother! Not me!"
"etc."
Li Qian opened his hand to stop Lu Bu and the old eunuch, and frowned at the boy in front of him: "What's your name?"
"Zhuge Jun! My name is Zhuge Jun!" Zhuge Jun looked at Li Qian and Lu Bu fearfully, of course, mainly Lu Bu.
Li Qian looked him up and down with suspicious eyes.
Is he really Zhuge Liang's younger brother, not himself?
"My brother is much older than me!" Zhuge Jun may have guessed Li Qian's intention of inviting him, and he was no longer so panicked, but he still didn't dare to raise his head to look at Lu Bu.
When Li Qian heard this, he thought the same thing.
If he looks very similar to Zhuge Liang, he must not be an unrelated person.
And he is younger than Zhuge Liang, so it is not surprising that he is Zhuge Liang's younger brother.
Li Qian was not discouraged even though he arrested the wrong person.
After all, if Zhuge Jun is caught, can Zhuge Liang escape?
After thinking about this, Li Qian put on a smile again and reached out to pull Zhuge Jun: "It turned out to be a misunderstanding. The flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple, and the whole family didn't recognize each other! Mr. Wolong's younger brother is My brother, sit down first, sit down first."
Zhuge Jun was frightened just now, but now he is a little cautious even though he sees that Li Qian has no ill intentions.
"Sir, have you really met my brother?"
Zhuge Jun had doubts on his face: "But I haven't heard from my brother that there is an old friend in the capital."
He is not a fool, so it is impossible for him to believe whatever Li Gan says.
Li Gan smiled happily: "Mr. Wolong doesn't know me, but I met him once by chance, and I can't forget his charm for a long time."
"You and Brother Ling look very similar, so I just admitted my mistake..."
Zhuge Jun nodded doubtfully: "It turns out they are my brother's friends. They are really a family."
The smile on Li Qian's face froze, and he vaguely felt that this boy didn't believe a word of his words.
It's just that now people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.
This is normal. After all, the whole city is looking for Zhuge Liang, so it is impossible for Zhuge Jun not to know.
It's normal for him to be wary.
Li Qian did not ask about Zhuge Liang's location rashly, but took Zhuge Jun's arm affectionately: "Since we have met, it is fate. Mr. Zhuge will go to my house first to be a guest and give you a banquet to apologize."
Zhuge Jun laughed dryly and wanted to withdraw his hand, but he couldn't resist the strong Li Qian: "Thank you for your kindness, but the curfew is about to come, and it's not very convenient now..."
"No problem!"
Li Qian looked at him with a smile: "When you are tired from playing, just go to bed and treat it as your own home."
Zhuge Jun was even more afraid. With such enthusiasm, he must have some ulterior motive, either for money, sex, or his brother.
Zhuge Jun didn't want to pay for any of these three things.
"Haha~" He laughed dryly and said: "Brother, I appreciate your kindness."
"But I'm afraid it won't work today. My family is still waiting for me to go back for dinner..."
"Family?"
Li Qian's eyes lit up: "Is it Mr. Wolong? I respect him the most. Why don't you come to my house to have a banquet with us?"
Zhuge Junxin said, are you inviting him to dinner? I'm afraid you'll eat him.
"My brother is not in the capital for the time being, I am talking about someone else..." Zhuge Jun explained.
"That's okay."
Li Gan said generously: "It doesn't matter how many people come, my house is quite big."
"Where do you live? Why don't you go pick them up now?"
"This..." Zhuge Jun was sweating on his forehead. He didn't expect that he would be picked on.
"No, no!"
He waved his hands hurriedly: "It's almost curfew now. Let's go to your mansion quickly to avoid being caught late at night by the soldiers and horses."
"Yeah...that's fine." Li Qian didn't force him, but smiled and nodded: "Let's talk about it another day."
Zhuge Jun breathed a sigh of relief. He was still afraid that Li Qian would force him to find their place.
The wheels creaked, and it seemed that the car had left the busy place, and the outside of the car gradually became quiet.
No one in the car spoke, and Zhuge Jun had time to take stock of the situation in the car.
First of all, this carriage is very big, really very big. If it weren't for the rich and powerful people in the capital, they would definitely not be able to ride in such a carriage.
Then he shifted his eyes and saw Lu Pheasant and Wu Meiniang sitting behind Li Qian.
Zhuge Jun was first shocked by the beauty of the two women for a moment, and then he seemed to remember something, and suddenly looked at Li Qian with wide eyes: "You... you are the person who saw the flying lantern on the street just now..."
He was so frightened just now that he didn't realize until now that Li Qian was the person who "smiled" at him.
Li Qian looked at him dumbly: "I thought you had recognized it a long time ago."
Zhuge Jun was choked and his face turned red. When he thought about his performance just now, he felt that he was completely stupid.
They were obviously waiting to catch him, but he still stood there looking silly and happy.
Isn't this stupid?
Li Qian looked at him with a smile, but he had doubts in his heart whether this guy was Zhuge Liang's younger brother.
It stands to reason that since they are both born to the same mother, their intelligence levels should be about the same.
But why does this guy not look very smart? Is he really Zhuge Liang's younger brother?
You won't be fooled by this kid, right?
The carriage gradually slowed down and slowly drove into a large house, which was the old eunuch's outhouse in the capital.
"Please, Brother Zhuge."
Li Qian got off the carriage first and asked Wu Meiniang and Lu Pheasant to return to the rear mansion, and then looked at Zhuge Jun with a smile.
Zhuge Jun forced a smile on his face, and under the glare of Lu Bu from behind, he had no choice but to jump out of the carriage: "Brother, there is no need to be so polite..."
"You are a guest, so you should be polite."
Li Qian led him inside and said with a smile, "By the way, I just forgot to introduce you. My surname is Li."
Zhuge Jun glanced around at the dark environment around him, feeling uncomfortable in every piece of flesh on his body, but he still forced a smile and nodded: "Brother Li."
He was already aware of his situation and was clearly being kidnapped.
Li Qian was also very satisfied with his knowledge. He smiled and said to the old eunuch: "Hurry and lead the guests in. I'll go to the toilet first."
"Yes, sir." The old eunuch led Zhuge Jun away.
Li Qian then pulled Lu Bu over and whispered, "Go back to the store where you just sold lamps and have someone take a good look at it to see if anyone is looking for anyone there."
Lu Bu was startled and immediately understood what Li Qian meant: "Sir, you are saying that Zhuge Liang may go to find this kid."
With a smile on his lips, Li Qian nodded slightly: "It's not necessarily Zhuge Liang who will go by himself. He may also let others go."
"Anyway, as long as there are people who are looking for this kid, you can have someone follow them and see where they end up..."
Lu Bu nodded excitedly and gave a thumbs up: "Master! High!"
"Okay, let's go quickly!" Li Qian waved his hand: "Be careful, don't be discovered by the soldiers and horses patrolling at night."
"Don't worry, sir..." Lu Bu had already turned around and ran away.
Li Qian returned to the main hall, where a sumptuous banquet had already been set up. Li Qian poured wine for Zhuge Jun and invited him to drink a few drinks. Zhuge Jun's resistance was somewhat relieved.
"Brother Zhuge, are you coming to the capital this time to take part in the Jinke Examination?" Li Qian put down his cup and asked him with a smile.
Zhuge Jun sighed: "Brother Li, it's better not to promote him to me. I'm just a scholar. How can He De come to take part in the examination?"
Li Qian paused for a moment, then nodded: "I see, since you don't want to take the general examination, then your brother is going to take the general examination for Jinke?"
Zhuge Jun looked at him deeply and then sighed: "Yes, my brother has this plan."