After coming out of Gongsun Zan's place, Liu Bei's face immediately turned gloomy. Although Liu Bei had said it so easily just now, in Liu Bei's heart, how could he really want to give up Qingzhou, which he was about to get? It was only during this period that Liu Bei had clearly felt
Knowing what his old classmate was thinking, if Liu Bei really took over Qingzhou, he would have to face Gongsun Zan's army before long! Rather than being beaten by Gongsun Zan and fleeing everywhere, it would be better to sit back and take the lead now.
Guangling County is better! Although if you go to Xuzhou, you will inevitably encounter difficulties from Tao Qian, but Tao Qian has a great reputation, and he went to Guangling to take up the post with his holy mandate, so Tao Qian must not dare to go too far!
Although he said this, Liu Bei still felt bitter in his heart. Liu Bei believed that his ability was no worse than that of any prince in the world, but he had been wandering around for so many years and still had no achievements! To be honest, he was just a prefect.
Liu Bei really looks down upon him! But there is no other way. Now Liu Bei has no choice but to accept this result!
"Ah! It's General Liu! General Liu!" Just when Liu Bei lowered his head and hurried to his residence, a voice suddenly came over, interrupting Liu Bei's thoughts. Liu Bei raised his head and turned his head following the voice, but it was
I saw a group of people walking towards me at a street intersection on the left. The leader was a middle-aged man, wearing an official uniform, and he looked somewhat familiar. When the middle-aged man saw Liu Bei looking over,
, hurriedly waved, and at the same time quickened his pace, shouting: "It is indeed General Liu! General Liu!"
"Uh!" When the other party walked up to him, Liu Bei subconsciously saluted, but looked at the other party with some doubts and said, "May I ask who you are..."
The middle-aged man was not unhappy at all. Instead, he laughed and said: "Ah! General Liu is such a noble man and forgets things! No wonder, the lower official and General Liu only met briefly! The lower official Zhuge Xuan,
He is the magistrate of Langya County in Qingzhou! Half a year ago, when General Liu led the army to suppress bandits in Qingzhou, I was lucky enough to meet the general!"
Hearing what the other party said, Liu Bei then remembered that Gongsun Zan had used troops against Qingzhou before. Naturally, he couldn't just use weapons rashly, so he found an excuse to help the Qingzhou government quell the chaos. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army was prevalent in Qingzhou, and many people in Qingzhou
All the officials died tragically in the rebellion, including the former governor of Qingzhou, so Gongsun Zan's excuse was suitable. As the main force in the capture of Qingzhou, the three Liu Bei brothers were naturally the first batch of generals to invade Qingzhou.
When they captured Langya, they did meet such a person, and it was Zhuge Xuan who took the initiative to open the city and surrender, which enabled Liu Bei to capture Langya without any blood!
When Liu Bei remembered what happened, he immediately clasped his fists at Zhuge Xuan and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Master Zhuge! Bei Shi was so rude! Please don't take offense to Master Zhuge!"
How could Zhuge Xuan blame Liu Bei? Now Zhuge Xuan has taken refuge under Gongsun Zan, and in his eyes, Liu Bei is Gongsun Zan's number one general. It is impossible to say that there will be many places where Zhuge Xuan will rely on Liu Bei in the future, so Zhuge Xuan
It was too late to curry favor with Liu Bei! Zhuge Xuan immediately said to the three young men behind him: "Jin'er! Liang'er! Jun'er! Why don't you come over and pay homage to General Liu?"
As soon as Zhuge Xuan finished speaking, the three young men immediately stepped forward, bowed to Liu Bei, and shouted in unison: "Young man has seen General Liu!" The oldest of the three looked like he was twenty.
Many years old, with a long face and a humble look. The youngest one is only in his teens. He looks smart and a little shy. After saluting, he immediately shrank behind Zhuge Xuan.
.Except for these two people, the remaining one should be between the two of them in age, about seventeen or eighteen years old, but he is very handsome and tall, and he is not weaker than Liu Bei at all.
Adults!
Seeing these three people, Liu Bei was secretly surprised, but he looked at Zhuge Xuan and asked: "Master Zhuge, who are these three people?"
"Haha! Xiaguan is here to introduce General Liu!" Zhuge Xuan laughed, pointed at the three people and said to Liu Bei: "These three sons are Xiaguan's nephews. Xiaguan has no children, and so do these three sons.
Treat them as your own flesh and blood and take them with you! The eldest is named Zhuge Jin, whose surname is Ziyu, the second oldest is named Zhuge Liang, whose surname is Kong Ming, and the youngest is named Zhuge Jun, but he is not yet an adult, so
I haven’t given my name yet!”
"Oh!" Liu Bei nodded, glanced at the three Zhuge brothers, especially when his eyes moved to Zhuge Liang, he stayed for the longest time, and smiled at Zhuge Xuan: "Master Zhuge's family is really full of talents! These three
Each of these little brothers is extraordinary! You will definitely have a bright future in the future!"
"I have received the good advice from General Liu!" Liu Bei praised him, and Zhuge Xuan was also full of joy. After everyone exchanged a few words, Zhuge Xuan said: "General Liu! This time, I am serving the envoy Gongsun.
I have ordered you to write letters to report your work! General Liu must also have important things to do, so I don’t dare to bother the general anymore! I will say goodbye and pay a visit to Liu Bei another day!" After saying that, Zhuge Xuan paid a deep tribute to Liu Bei.
bye.
Liu Bei also hurriedly returned the gift, looking away from the three Zhuge brothers with some reluctance, and said to Zhuge Xuan: "Since Master Zhuge has something serious to do, just go ahead! But Liu Bei almost missed your business! Liu Bei took leave!"
After saying that, Liu Bei did not forget to nod to the three Zhuge brothers, and then turned and left.
Seeing Liu Bei leaving, Zhuge Xuan stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, nodded and said: "This man has extraordinary demeanor, and I heard he is a member of the Han clan! Well, he is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men! I am afraid that this man will achieve great things in the future.
!”
The boss Zhuge Jin said seriously: "My uncle's words are wrong. How can a person's fortune be judged by his appearance? My nephew heard that Yuan Benchu also had an extraordinary demeanor, but didn't he end up in a disastrous defeat in the end? It shows that judging a person by his appearance is really unfair.
That's right!" As he said that, Zhuge Jin shook his head in a mature manner, but his expression was very mature and inconsistent with his age.
But Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and said: "What the eldest brother said is not unreasonable, but I think this Liu Xuande is not the kind of person who has a lot of gold and jade but a lot of bad things on the outside! And I can see him in his eyes.
The ambition in my heart! Although it is temporarily under Gongsun Zan’s account, it will not last long! I believe that before long, this person will soar into the sky!"
"Shh! Kong Ming! Keep your voice down!" After all, this is still Gongsun Zan's territory. If Zhuge Liang commented on Gongsun Zan like this, it would be terrible if someone with a heart heard it. Zhuge Xuan was shocked by his nephew. But soon
He looked at Zhuge Liang again with a strange look on his face and asked: "Kong Ming, it seems that you really value this Liu Bei very much? Could it be that he is the long-awaited Ming Lord you usually mentioned?" For this person of his
Zhuge Xuan was aware of his nephew's abilities, and Zhuge Xuan was somewhat interested in being praised so highly by Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang did not comment, but smiled faintly and stopped talking. However, the youngest Zhuge Jun suddenly said: "If I guessed correctly, my second brother will secretly visit Liu Xuande tonight."
?" With no outsiders present, Zhuge Jun returned to his usual liveliness, pointing at his second brother and shouting softly.
Zhuge Xuan thought about it, which was in line with Zhuge Liang's character. He reached out and patted Zhuge Jun's head gently, and said to Zhuge Liang with a smile: "Kong Ming! Although our Zhuge family's ancestral motto is to help the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei is indeed a Han Dynasty.
I am a clan member, but I see that this person is now in dire straits. If you seek refuge with this person at this time, you will inevitably suffer a lot!"
"Hahahaha!" Zhuge Liang didn't answer, but Zhuge Jun laughed and said: "Uncle! You underestimated the second brother! I'm afraid it is because Liu Bei is in trouble now that the second brother is determined to do it on his own.
, assist Liu Bei to achieve hegemony! Only in this way can we reflect the second brother’s ability! Right? Second brother?”
This time Zhuge Liang chuckled, stretched out his hand and flicked his fingers on Zhuge Jun's forehead, and said with a smile: "You are the devil!" Although it was only a short sentence, there seemed to be something in this sentence.
Zhuge Jun's guess was confirmed.
Hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Zhuge Xuan and Zhuge Jin looked at each other, and finally sighed inwardly. They both knew that even though Zhuge Liang seemed to be very easy-going, he was actually very stubborn! As long as it was something he believed in,
Then you will definitely go all the way to the end, even if you hit your head and bleed, you will not look back! Immediately, Zhuge Jin looked at his brother's confident look, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "In this case, Kong Ming, why not
Let me go with you tonight!"
Hearing what Zhuge Jin said, Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. Of course he understood the meaning of Zhuge Jin's words. He clearly wanted to serve Liu Bei with him. He quickly asked: "Brother, haven't you already done this before?"
Have you made up your mind to go to Yangzhou to join Sun Jian? Why did you suddenly think of going with me..." He stopped talking halfway through. Zhuge Liang is such a smart man. He immediately understood what Zhuge Jin meant. It was obviously for
Don’t let yourself suffer more, so you choose to help yourself!
But Zhuge Jin, who knew that his brother was arrogant, did not pierce the window paper. He smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "I know that my second brother has always had a good sense! This time I believe in my second brother.
I have a good eye for it! Let’s see if this Liu Xuande is the Mingzhu I want to find! Haha, second brother! Let’s talk it over first. If this Liu Xuande can’t convince me, then I won’t give you face.