Liu Xun lives on the west side of the governor's house, a certain distance from Liu Bei's residence. After taking down Xiangyang, Liu Bei gave Liu Xun a 15-room independent courtyard to the west of the governor's mansion as the general's mansion, and Liu Bei lived in the courtyard to the east of the council hall of the governor's mansion. Liu Xun was thinking about things along the way, so he walked to the East Campus without knowing it.
As soon as he entered the door, Liu Xun saw Liu Bei looking at the pear blossoms in full bloom in the courtyard, with his hands behind his back, as if thoughtful.
"Father is so elegant." Liu Xun smiled and walked in. He didn't know how to say it, so he said casually.
Liu Bei was just thinking, but was interrupted by Liu Xun's words. Liu Bei looked up and saw Liu Xun coming in and said, "Spring is a good season. When I saw Pear Blossom, I remembered the scene when I met your mother. You are seventeen years old in a blink of an eye. Time flies so fast. As he spoke, tears burst into Liu Bei's eyes.
"Yes, time is precious, so many things should be done as soon as possible", Liu Xun is a pun. Liu Xun does things with more perseverance and decisiveness than Liu Bei.
Liu Bei also guessed about what Liu Xun wanted to express, and said straightforwardly, "I know you want to invite Wolong Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain, but I'm afraid that such a celebrity will only sell his reputation and have no practical talents."
However, Liu Xun did not agree with Liu Bei's point of view. "From the introduction of many people, I think Mr. Wolong must be an outstanding wizard. If we can't invite it early, it will really be a huge loss for our army. Our army is like a cloud. , But there is no strategist who can strategize, just like an eagle cannot fly without wings."
"Yes, after our army occupied Xiangyang, there were strong enemies all around, but I didn't have the direction to develop, and I didn't know how to develop further." Liu Bei also knew that there was a lack of great talents in his army, but he was also afraid that he would invite mediocrities. Ridicule.
"You can invite Mr. Wolong first. If you are really an outstanding wizard, you can entrust the important task; if the talent is very ordinary, you can only do it for a small official, and we have no loss." Liu Xun's suggestion is fully resolved. Liu Bei's doubts were overcome.
Liu Bei's frown stretched out and said happily, "Well, tomorrow we will set off to invite Mr. Wolong."
When Liu Xun saw that Liu Bei was about to invite Zhuge Liang himself, he was overjoyed, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground.
On the second day, just before the dawn, Liu Bei took Liu Xun, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and other generals to Longzhong to pay homage to Zhuge Liang, leaving Chen Dao and Wei Yan to guard Xiangyang. The reason why Liu Bei brought important military commanders was to show the strength of his army on the one hand, and on the other hand to express his sincere invitation to Zhuge Liang to come out.
When Liu Bei, Liu Xun and others arrived in Longzhong, they looked into the distance and saw the sky like a round cover, the land like a chess game, the birds singing in the mountains, the peasants working in the fields, a picture of a leisurely and contented picture, and a breeze blew by. The fragrance of flowers bursts into the nose.
"The world is divided into black and white, striving for honor and disgrace: the honorable is at peace, and the insulter is determined. Nanyang has seclusion, but high sleep is not enough!" A scholar sang poems as he walked.
Everyone could see that this person was handsome, heroic, and wearing a small towel and soap cloth robe. The clothes were not luxurious, but clean and tidy. Will this person be Zhuge Liang
Liu Bei stepped forward and asked, "Are you Mr. Wolong?"
The man was taken aback, and asked in return: "Who is the general, please?"
Liu Bei replied, "I am Liu Bei, the governor of Jingzhou."
The man said again: "I am Cui Zhouping, a student of Kong Ming."
"I heard that Mr. Wolong Zhuge Liang is also in his twenties. You are also thirty or forty years old, why are his students?" Liu Xun didn't understand why the students were older than the teacher.
Cui Zhouping laughed loudly when he heard it, "Who said that the teacher must be older than the student? Kong Ming is a brilliant wizard than me and others."
Liu Beiping has read countless people in his life, and seeing Cui Zhouping is not a leisurely person, but he is willing to be under Kong Ming. It can be seen that Zhuge Liang must be a great talent, this trip is really the right one. Liu Bei never expected that there would be such a worldly expert in the countryside, and even Guan Yu began to change his prejudices and looked at the celebrities with admiration.
"Mr. Jiuwen's name, I have the honor to want to meet, so why don't we sit down and have a conversation", Liu Bei's attitude is very humble.
So Liu Bei, Liu Xun, and Cui Zhouping sat on the rocks in the forest and talked, and Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all stood behind.
"I have long heard that the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Huangshu, treated the people very well and successfully put down the Xiangyang Rebellion." Cui Zhouping's impression of Liu Bei is still very good.
"Where and where, it is the credit of my son Liu Xun," Liu Bei said modestly.
"An Han General Liu Xun was able to surrender the Yellow Turban army several times his own by a crowd of 20,000. It is really courageous and respectable." Although Cui Zhouping is in the countryside, he still understands the major events happening in various places. simple.
"Excuse me, where does Mr. Wolong live?" Liu Xun was embarrassed to see someone complimenting himself so he hurriedly changed the topic.
"From here to the south, there is a high hill called Wollongong. The thatched house in the bamboo forest in front of the post is my teacher's home. Why are you looking for my teacher?" Cui Zhouping didn't understand, why Liu Huangshu suddenly came to Kong Ming .
Liu Bei sighed and said, "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han Dynasty has declined, the world has fallen apart, and the people have suffered. I heard that Mr. Wolong, Zhuge Liang, is a brilliant genius, especially for a way to stabilize the country."
Cui Zhouping stroked his beard and said, "Since ancient times, where there is chaos, there will be governance, and where there will be chaos, governance and chaos complement each other, one after another. Since the great ancestor Slaying the White Snake Uprising, the Qin Dynasty has been violently criticized and won the Han Dynasty. Later, the imperial power was usurped by Wang Mang. The world turned from tranquility to turmoil. Later Guangwu Emperor Zhongxing Han Dynasty, the world changed from chaos to Dazhi. Now the world is in turmoil again, I am afraid it is not so easy to change."
"As descendants of the Han family, we can't just watch the people suffer without doing anything. Even if it is not easy, we must work hard." Liu Xun said excitedly. It seems that Liu Bei's education is very successful. Liu Xun has always To revitalize the Han room as its own responsibility.
"The general said that success is possible without fear of difficulties and perseverance." Cui Zhouping admired Liu Xun's spirit very much.
Liu Bei sighed again and said, "I also know that it is very difficult to revive the Han Dynasty. But when I think of the emperor still being imprisoned in Xudu, my heart is like a knife. As a descendant of the royal family, I can't always watch the emperor come. It's difficult, so I gritted my teeth and persevered."
"Today, after hearing about your father and son's ambitions, as a mountain villager, I am ashamed of myself," Cui Zhouping said with emotion.
"Your Excellency is humble, please go to our county to do a career, how about?" Liu Bei saw Cui Zhouping's extraordinary knowledge and wanted to use it for himself.
"I am accustomed to idle clouds and wild cranes. I don't adapt to the life of an official, and I don't seek fame and fortune. Please forgive me." After speaking, Cui Zhouping laughed and left.
Seeing Cui Zhouping's departure, Liu Bei felt a pity that such a good talent could not be used for himself.
When he first came to Longzhong, he saw such a talented person, and Liu Xun was even more convinced that Zhuge Liang had the talents of the world. And Liu Bei had no worries at all. He had only one idea, and that was to quickly ask Wolong to help him out.
"Everyone led the horse and walked to Wollongong," Liu Bei said.
"Oh, it's really troublesome, why for a villager...", "If it's troublesome, you go back to Xiangyang", Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were interrupted by Liu Bei before they finished their grievances. It seems Liu Beizhen It's like seeking talents like thirsty.
"The third uncle and the second uncle just said casually, the father doesn't have to take it seriously." Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Liu Xun hurried to mediate.
Seeing that Liu Bei was angry, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stopped talking.
Liu Bei, Liu Xun, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei all led their horses to Wollongong.