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In the evening, Zhuge Liang waited for his wife to coax the child to fall asleep, and then smiled at her and said, "I'm not used to living here, so we'd better go back tomorrow."

Huang Yueying felt a little unhappy and remained silent. When Zhuge Liang saw his wife being unhappy, he stopped mentioning this matter. When he was about to fall asleep at night, Huang Yueying sighed and said, "If you want to go back, we will go back tomorrow."

Zhuge Liang apologized in his heart and comforted his wife, "It's not that I don't like my father-in-law's family, but I have something else to do."

"I know, when you saw Liu Bei today, your wish was fulfilled, so you naturally wanted to go back."

Zhuge Liang was exposed by his wife and could not say a word. After a while, Huang Yueying said quietly: "I don't understand that most of the talents from Longzhong went to Jiangxia, mountain people, Yuanzhi, and Ma Liang were all there, and even your master went, why didn't you go? Moreover, Jing Gong attached importance to you, sent people to invite you five times, wrote a letter of handwritten letter, and even promised you the position of military advisor. Why don't you accept it? Do you still hold a grudge against the things that happened back then?"

Zhuge Liang hugged his wife's waist and smiled, "He had a good intention back then, which made us have a marriage. I am grateful that he was too late, so how could he hold a grudge?"

"Then why do you still have to compete for the position with Pang Shiyuan? Don't you understand the real purpose of his coming today?"

"Of course I understand, but I thought about it for a long time and observed it for several years. I think Uncle Liu is more suitable for me."

Huang Yueying turned over and looked into her husband's eyes and said, "What you mean is that Gong Jing can't accomplish anything."

Huang Yueying was not worried about Liu Jing. Liu Jing’s life or death had nothing to do with her. She was worried about Tao Zhan. Tao Zhan should not be implicated by Liu Jing. Zhuge Liang shook his head, "Liu Jing is also a person who does great things and will surely achieve something in the future."

"Then why are you..." Huang Yueying stopped talking when she saw that her husband had not finished speaking.

Zhuge Liang sighed slightly and said, "Although Liu Jing is good, it is not suitable for me. He is too strong. He is actually very similar to Cao Cao. If I follow him, I will be like Xu Shu in essence. It may be more important, but I will not have the power alone in my hands. I have observed him for a few years. Liu Jing will not allow anyone to take power alone. This is not what I want."

"Will Liu Bei let you take power alone?"

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, "He is different from Liu Jing. He will regard me as his teacher, because only I can help him get out of trouble. More importantly, Liu Bei is old and has to be busy with giving birth to heirs. He does not have so much physical strength and energy to deal with government affairs. He can only rely on me. Following him, I can display my ambitions more."

Huang Yueying sighed, "But Liu Jing made a marriage between you and me, and he valued you so much, but you wanted to defect to Uncle Liu. Are you a little sorry for others?"

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment and said, "Just think I owe him a favor."

.........

At night, Liu Bei was in peace in the camp. He had been busy for half his life, and had a thorough understanding of human nature. Today, he could see that Zhuge Liang had good plans and could help him get out of the predicament.

Moreover, Sima Hui recommended Zhuge Liang to him twice, saying that this person has the talent of conquering the world. Even if it is a little exaggerated, he must have real talent.

More importantly, when Liu Bei talked about Zhuge Liang several times, he realized that although Zhuge Liang had a relative relationship with Liu Biao and Cai Mao, he had no contacts in daily life. In other words, he did not have to be afraid of Zhuge Liang and Cai Mao's relationship.

Liu Bei knew in his heart that the fundamental reason why Zhuge Liang refused to say the trick was that he was not sincere enough. When he met in the Huang Mansion by chance, how could he easily say his heartfelt words? He had to visit him in person to show sincerity.

At this time, the book assistant Ma Su quickly stepped into the tent and presented a thick stack of books, "Report to the emperor, the copy has been completed."

Ma Su is Ma Liang's younger brother. He has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. He is only eighteen years old this year. He is not only rich in five cars, but also has great riding and shooting skills. He is both martial and talented.

Ma Su studied under Sima Hui, and Sima Hui recommended him to Liu Bei a month ago. Although he was not very old, Liu Bei was quite satisfied with him after taking the exam and appointed him as the assistant to organize his books for him.

Liu Bei took over the husband and asked with a smile: "What do you think of Kong Ming when you are young?"

Ma Su replied respectfully: "Brother Kong Ming is known as Wolong, and is one of the four talented men in Jingzhou. He is a person I admire most."

Liu Bei nodded and asked curiously: "Which four talented people?"

"One is the lie-off dragon Zhuge Kongming, the second is the phoenix and pang Shiyuan, the benevolent hero Xu Yuanzhi, and the fourth is my brother, the white-browed horse Ji Chang."

Liu Bei laughed, "I don't know this kind of statement."

Ma Su couldn't help but say again: "The emperor may not know that in fact, there is a saying of a child prodigy in Jingzhou."

Liu Bei knew that Ma Su was known as a child prodigy, but he was actually talking about himself. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart and asked, "Tell me, which child prodigy is it?"

Ma Su's biggest weakness is that he is self-conceited. People in Jingzhou say that the Ma family is the most beautiful, and he has always been dissatisfied with it. Because he was still young when he said this, he always thought that he was a martial arts master and was definitely not inferior to his brother.

Since Liu Bei asked, he said without any modesty: "One is Liu Biejia's nephew Zhou Buyi, the other is also from Lingling, Jiang Wan and Jiang Gongyan, and the other is subordinate, Ma Su and Ma Youchang."

Seeing that he was a little bit like a newborn calf, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile. At this time, Pang Tong's figure appeared at the door of the tent. He happened to hear the prodigy, and he also smiled: "In fact, there should be another person named Deng Ai, and Lumen Academy also recognized him as a prodigy."

Ma Su hurriedly bowed to Pang Tong and retreated. Liu Bei asked Pang Tong to sit down and asked with a smile: "Zhou Buyi I know he is in Jiangxia, where is Jiang Wan and Deng Ai?"

"Jiang Wan is so hiking. It's late spring now. He won't be at home. The lord can pay attention to this person. If he is supplemented, he will gain a great talent, but Deng Ai probably won't be loyal to his lord."

"Why is this?"

"Deng Ai's father and Liu Jing were friends in life and death. He regarded Liu Jing as his uncle. In addition, his mother and two sisters received a day of support from the Tao family, and even the eldest sister got a generous dowry from the Tao family when they got married."

Liu Bei was puzzled, "Why did the Tao family want to support them?"

Pang Tong laughed, "To be precise, it was Liu Jing's wife who sponsored them, did the lord forget?"

Liu Bei suddenly realized and was silent for a moment. Liu Bei asked again: "What does Shi Yuan think of Zhuge Kongming?"

Pang Tong's heart was thrilled. This was the second time Liu Bei mentioned Zhuge Liang in the sky. Could it be...

Pang Tong's face became a little unnatural and he forced a smile: "Kong Ming is known as the Wolong and is also known as the four talented men in Jingzhou. According to common sense, he should also be talented."

Liu Bei heard something in Pang Tong's words, so he asked strangely: "Why is it called "From common sense"

"It's very simple, because the person who evaluated the four talented people was Cai Mao, but it was just a joke on Liu Jingzhou's birthday the previous year, and it turned out to be widely circulated."

How experienced Liu Bei is, he heard the jealousy in Pang Tong's tone. He felt a little unhappy and said without saying a word: "In this way, Kong Ming is just a false reputation."

"It's not like having a false reputation. However, my uncle called Kong Ming a genius, especially good at the yin and yang and the five elements. I heard that my uncle recommended Kong Ming to Liu Jing several times, but Liu Jing didn't use it in the end. I don't know why it may be related to the Cai family, haha."

The human heart is the most subtle. When he is angry or jealous, he often loses his usual rationality and says childish words that he does not lean on. This is what Pang Tong is like. He is known as Feng Chu, so he is naturally talented.

But the jealousy in his heart burst into his mind. He was afraid that Zhuge Liang would steal his position, so he tried his best to smear Zhuge Liang, but he didn't know that he had fallen under the predicament, which greatly reduced his impression in Liu Bei's heart.

Liu Bei was speechless and thought to himself that he and Kong Ming were in the same state as water and fire, so Zhuge Liang could not be too hasty.

When Pang Tong left, Liu Bei ordered someone to come and ordered Zhang Fei, saying, "You should send ten jars of wine and two pigs to Zhuge Mansion. You must be respectful in your manner, and even the housekeeper must bow and bow."

Zhang Fei heard that even the housekeeper had to bow and bow, and he felt a little unhappy. However, he didn't dare to disobey his brother's words, so he had to agree. He turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother, isn't Zhuge Liang in the Huang Mansion?"

"I know he is in Huang Mansion now, but you want to send the things to Zhuge Mansion, do you understand?"

Zhang Fei scratched his head, "I understand."

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Before dawn, a fleet of twenty warships was slowly heading north along the west coast of the Han River, less than a mile from Xiangyang City.

Liu Jing stood in front of the boat window with his hands behind his back. The wind was strong on the river and the boat window was not fully opened. From the narrow gap of the boat window, he saw a gray field.

It was almost dawn, and the sky was white. In the vast wilderness where the scenery was constantly changing, a few stars were flickering in the sky, and there were a ray of mountains standing hazy in the gray sky in the distance.

It has been five days since he broke up with Jia Xu, but Liu Jing is still considering Jia Xu's suggestion, taking Guanzhong as the foundation and competing for the Central Plains. Wei Yan also proposed a similar plan back then, which is similar to the plan for the world division proposed by Zhuge Liang.

However, Zhuge Liang's plan was Shuzhong, while Jia Xu's plan was Guanzhong. These two plans have their own strengths, but also their own weaknesses.

The capture of Shu was convenient, but the region was narrow and the strategic depth was small. Guanzhong was indeed a place of prosperity. The two most prosperous dynasties in the long history, both the Han and Tang dynasties emerged here. However, Guanzhong was far away and it was difficult to capture it. Even if it was captured, it would be difficult to maintain contact with Jingzhou.

Of course, the best way is to seize Bashu first, then Hanzhong, and finally occupy Guanzhong. This is to take every step and be very stable, which is actually similar to Zhuge Liang's plan.

But why did Shu Han fail in the end? Is it true that it was Jia Xu's conclusion that Shu is a place where dragons are trapped?

Liu Jing's heart was very chaotic. He had been worried about this for several days. At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves woke Liu Jing from his thoughts. He looked up to the shore and saw several riders running south in the hazy morning light.
Chapter completed!