Hearing Zhou Cang mentioning Zhuge Liang, Liu Xun was very excited and asked quickly: "Have you seen Zhuge Liang?"
"Yes, General. After the fall of Fancheng, I went to the village in front of Fancheng to buy a horse and wanted to escape back to my hometown. Mr. Kong Ming was discouraged. He said that the lord and the son are kind, so long as I sincerely admit my mistakes, I will definitely not blame me. He hasn't seen us before, but he knows us well. It's a strange person." Zhou Cang exclaimed, but now he doesn't understand why Zhuge Liang thinks things like a god.
"Oh, this happened? Then do you know why he came here?" Liu Xun asked one after another. He was very concerned about matters related to Zhuge Liang, as if Zhuge Liang were his relatives.
Zhou Cang thought for a while, and suddenly he patted his hand, "I remember, I also asked him what he was doing in Fancheng. He said that he had finished his wandering outside and passed by Fancheng when he went home. It should be home."
"Great, Mr. Wolong is finally back." Liu Xun almost jumped up happily.
Liu Xun ordered Guan Yu to take the soldiers back to Xiangyang the next morning. He rode back to Xiangyang overnight, thinking about rushing back to Xiangyang early, telling his father about the matter, and then going to visit Zhuge Liang. Liu Xun rode the "Luma" and traveled thousands of miles a day. Soon, Liu Xun rushed to Xiangyang.
When we arrived in Xiangyang, the sky showed a slight morning light. Xiangyang City is still so tall and majestic, with a red flag with the word "Liu" waving in the wind. Under the governance of Liu Bei and Liu Xun, Xiangyang City ushered in unprecedented prosperity.
Although it is still early, there are already merchants carrying goods on the streets. In another hour, the morning market will open, and the streets will definitely be bustling with crowds.
Liu Xun didn't have time to return to the mansion, and went directly to the political affairs hall of the governor's mansion. He knew that every day when the ugliness of the cock crows, his father had already got up to deal with government affairs, and he went to eat and practice martial arts after handling the government affairs, and then summoned generals and advisers to discuss military affairs at Mao's time.
The political affairs hall of Jingzhou Cishi Mansion is a high-rise building with 16 bays, plus a backyard garden, which is the central system of Cishi Mansion. Originally, when Liu Biao was in Xiangyang, the Zhengshitang was very luxuriously decorated, and there were all kinds of rare birds and animals in the garden.
After occupying Xiangyang, Liu Bei dismantled the luxurious decorations and used them as military resources to return all the rare birds and animals back to nature. Therefore, the Zhengshitang looks simple yet solemn.
The political affairs hall is composed of three parts: the discussion hall, the clerical institution, and the study room.
The meeting hall is in the middle of the political affairs hall. It is a formal occasion for Liu Bei to convene generals and advisers to discuss military affairs. It is also a place to receive envoys from the princes.
Taking the conference hall as the boundary, the west side is the clerical agency, which is mainly responsible for assisting Liu Bei to handle various government affairs, formulating policies, issuing documents, compiling rules and regulations, and so on.
To the east is the study room, which is also the place where Liu Bei and Liu Xun deal with daily government and military affairs. In order to let Liu Xun take the role of successor, Liu Bei took great pains to let Liu Xun handle all kinds of things with him in the political affairs hall.
Liu Xun saw that the study room on the east side was lit up. Now it’s still slightly bright outside, and there must be lights in the room in order to work normally. This is a study room with neat and simple furnishings. There is no red felt on the floor, and there are no expensive items such as screens, curtains and curtains around.
The most conspicuous are the three rows of bookshelves, full of bamboo slips and a few handwritten paper books and silk books. Surrounded by three walls. On the wall facing the book case in the middle, a huge map of the fourteenth week of the Han was hung, which clearly marked the princes and the places occupied by them. The sheepskin on which the map is painted has lost its whiteness and smoothness, and its filthyness shows its age.
Long swords and bows are hung on both sides of the map. All the bookshelves of several cases are almost black and deep purple-red, which makes Zhengshitang seem quite mighty and mysterious. There are only three large butter lamps in the room, which are not very bright, and the oily smoke from the windshield mouth is still faintly visible.
Liu Bei stood in front of the map, still thinking. Seen from the back, he is tall and straight, without any decoration on a black red-patterned robe, and his hair is tied with black cloth. After looking at it for a moment, he let out a long scream and slammed his fist on the big sheepskin map, angrily and heavy.
There were no female servants in the study, only one old servant stood by the gate of the political affairs hall, expressionless and silent.
"Father, I'm back." Liu Xun gasped, sweating, and looking tired.
Liu Bei turned around and said kindly: "Fancheng was taken down by you so soon, it seems that you are no less than me." As he said, Liu Bei handed over a towel, finally showing a little smile on his face. meaning.
"I think my father is very worried." Liu Xun had already seen that Liu Bei was upset, and he wiped away the sweat with a towel as he spoke.
"Oh..." Liu Bei sighed for a long time, thinking that I had spent half my life in the army and had been displaced, but now I only occupy a county. All the states and counties in the world have fallen into the hands of the rebels and thieves, which makes me very sad! "The more I said, the more sad Liu Bei was.
Liu Xun looked at his father's sideburns with more and more gray hair, feeling very uncomfortable. Since childhood, my father taught himself not to forget his status as a royal family, and always remember to revive the big man. But his father's fortunes were not good, he fought and fought and fought. After escaping from Guimen Pass many times, he finally managed to settle down in Xiangyang and gained a foothold. However, Xiangyang is surrounded by powerful enemies and has few soldiers. I don't know where to go, and there is an urgent need for a master like Wolong.
"Father, don't worry. After all, we now have a foothold. As long as we can invite Wolong out of the mountain, our future must be bright." Liu Xun hurriedly comforted his father.
"By the way, according to the Malay Report, Kong Ming had already returned home yesterday. Since you are here too, after eating, we will leave for a visit." Liu Bei calmed his emotions and said to Liu Xun.
After dinner, Liu Xun sent someone to call Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and his father Liu Bei to go to Longzhong.
It was the hottest time in late summer. When Liu Xun and the others set off, the sun had already risen, and it was even hotter now.
"We might as well go to the market in Longzhong first, find a wine shop, eat some ice wine, cool off, and then go to Wollongong." Zhang Fei suggested.
Ice wine is to put ice cubes in the wine. The ancients did not have refrigeration equipment such as refrigerators and freezers, so wine shops generally used low temperatures to make ice cubes in winter and store them in ice bins. When summer arrives, take it out and use it.
"No, if we are late and Mr. Wolong is gone, won't we come again in vain." Liu Bei flatly rejected Zhang Fei's proposal.
"You should go to the Longzhong Market. The restaurants and tea shops there have gathered celebrities from Xiangyang. You should have something to gain." A passerby said casually.
Liu Bei hurriedly got off his horse and asked, "Excuse me, this gentleman's surname?"
"I was from Xiangyang when I placed the order, and my father-in-law's house is on Longzhong Street, so I know more about that side." Shan Fu looked very humble, but there was a chivalrous look from his eyebrows.
"Can I go to Longzhong Market together?" Liu Bei saw this person and invited him to go with him.
After Shan Fu heard it, he waved his hand quickly, "Sorry, everyone, I have something else." After speaking, he left straight away.
Liu Bei looked at Shan Fu's away back and shook his head, "Longzhong is really a talented man, and a casual passerby looks so different." Liu Bei kept tut complimenting.
Zhang Fei disagreed, "Isn't my brother so mad that he didn't see Kong Ming
Liu Bei didn't reply right away, but got on the horse and said, "Xio, I want to talk more, go to Longzhong Market."
"Okay." Zhang Fei smiled from ear to ear when he saw ice wine to relieve the heat.
Although Longzhong is only a small township, there are many wine shops and it is quite lively.
Liu Bei, Liu Xun and others walked into a very large restaurant. It is not easy to listen to the locals in Longzhong introduce this tavern called "Four Seasons Fragrance". There is a "debating hall" for those celebrities to talk about the current situation. Not only the local scholars in Jingzhou, but also many celebrities from other places came here admiringly.
There are a hundred long cases in the debate hall. It was originally a case for one person, but in many cases, there are too many people and only a few people can squeeze around a case. Liu Bei, Liu Xun and others also found a case and sat down. I also asked the store for five jars of ice wine and ten catties of beef, eating and watching.
"Everyone, I am from Yizhou. What is your opinion on the situation today? Is there any hope for Han Zhongxing?"
"Cao Cao'holds the emperor in order to command the princes', the official residence of the prime minister, occupying the land of the three states of the Central Plains. The elite soldiers will be broad, and the talents such as Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu will surely dominate the world, Zhongxing Han Room." A celebrity who claimed to be a Yanzhou citizen said first.
"Neither, nor. General Yuan Shao IV and San Gong, a famous gate for many generations. In the Southern and Northern Wars, the three northern states have been occupied. The Zhongxing Han Dynasty must be this person." Bingzhou celebrities said one after another.
Jiangdong’s celebrities were dissatisfied, “Our Jiangdong little overlord, Sun Ce, has established a second king and owns three counties. Although the site is small, the momentum is fierce. How can we know that the Zhongxing Han Dynasty is not our Jiangdong’s Sun Ce.”
"Cao Cao, named Han Xiang, is actually a Han thief. He forced the Emperor Xian to make himself a prime minister, and his heart of usurpation is obvious. Yuan Shaozhi is so talented that it is difficult to make a big thing. As for Sun Ce, at best, he can only occupy a corner of Jiangdong, how can he They look down on the world. Besides, they are just under the banner of the Han Dynasty, and they have never thought of revitalizing the Han Dynasty." A white-clothed boy in the hall talked eloquently, about fourteen or five years old, with a sword still hanging from his waist.
Liu Xun followed his reputation and saw the man standing behind him. "Is this brother drinking? It's just a drink. It's boring to stand." Liu Xun invited him to come by toasting.
The young man did not refuse, took the cup and emptied it, and sat down. Liu Xun asked the shopkeeper to bring a cup and talk to the scholar. It turned out that this scholar was named Ma Liang, a native of Yicheng, Xiangyang.
I heard people say that "Ma's Wuchang has the best white eyebrows." This person has white hair between his eyebrows. It seems to be the most famous of the Ma's brothers. Liu Xun was very pleasantly surprised when he met a talented person.
"Yes, yes." The Yizhou scholar agreed. "I have to rely on my Han clan family members to revive the Han clan. Yizhou Liu Zhang, Jingzhou Liu Biao, and Xiangyang Liu Bei are all my Han clan clan members, and they have to rely on them to rejuvenate the Han clan."
Liu Bei was very happy when he heard someone mention him.
"It's only half right." Ma Liang continued after drinking a glass of wine. "Liu Zhang is weak, and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong can beat him up. Liu Biao in Jingzhou reuses his relatives, the Cai family, and spoils his youngest son. The four counties of Jingnan have long been out of his control. The housework is not handled well, how can he revitalize the Han room? Only Liu Bei Liu Huangshu of Xiangyang is a hero in troubled times. Although he has repeatedly failed, he has not given up. Now he has Xiangyang County, and his son Liu Xun is a young hero with unlimited future. ZTE Han family can only rely on Liu Huangshu. "
Liu Bei, who was in the same case, was secretly surprised when he heard Ma Liang's remarks, which really touched his heart. This restaurant is really right, even a teenager can make such a high point.
Everyone applauded for Ma Liang's wonderful remarks, the debate came to an end, and everyone left one after another.
Ma Liang also got up to say goodbye to Liu Bei and Liu Xun.
Liu Xun hurriedly got up, grabbed Ma Liang, and hurriedly said, "Ji Chang, don't worry, it's really rare for you to have such a remark!"
"Oh, these are all heard from the teacher." Ma Liang said truthfully.
"Oh, who is your teacher?" Liu Bei hurriedly asked, it seems that there are so many talented talents in Xiangyang.
"Zhuge Liang, everyone calls him Mr. Wolong" Ma Liang answered the question patiently.
Zhuge Liang? Everyone was surprised...