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However, with the arrival of the emperor, hundreds of officials, and the army of various princes, hundreds of thousands of troops entered Nanyang County and gathered inside and outside Wancheng, and the prosperous market that Zhuge Xuan had managed to develop disappeared in an instant.The bustling caravans no longer dared to stop in Wancheng. Hundreds of shops were ransacked by the princes' soldiers and horses. Many innocent people were affected.

According to Zhuge Xuan's knowledge, during the more than 20 days when the army of the princes was stationed around Wancheng, more than 1000 female relatives disappeared in the city one after another, all of them were between 13 and 40 years old, and no one was alive or dead.This is just the tip of the iceberg. More than [-] civilians, merchants, and associates died in vain in the city, and thousands of young and strong were forcibly conscripted into the army.In addition, the villages within [-] miles around Wancheng were successively ransacked by gangsters, looting wantonly and doing all kinds of crimes, so that the surrounding villages of Wancheng were reduced to no-man's land, and tens of thousands of people fled to Luoyang where the Xiliang Army was stationed. territory.

This string of numbers and tragic scenes made Zhuge Xuan heartbroken, and he repeatedly reported to Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, but there was no news of them like a cow falling into the sea.As a result, when Liu Biao heard Zhuge Xuan begging to see him, he hid far away and refused to see him.Because Liu Biao had expected all this, without even thinking about it, he knew that the people of Wancheng were facing a catastrophe, and it would even spread to the entire Nanyang County. An army of more than 20 princes stationed in Nanyang County is far more terrifying than a war. Its damage is so great and its scope is so wide that it is really unimaginable.

Regarding this, Liu Biao is also powerless. He can only turn a blind eye and close his eyes. He just hopes that these plague gods will leave Jingzhou as soon as possible, and go as far as possible. It is best never to set foot in Jingzhou. .Therefore, he did not wait to see Zhuge Xuan, a pure nerd, he knew why he was today.If the army of princes and the officials of the emperor were shut out early in the morning, how could there be today's disaster?

I have been hiding from Zhuge Xuan for nearly a month, but today Liu Biao no longer needs to hide.Because the emperor is missing.The princes from all walks of life have left Wancheng one after another in the past two days, returning to their respective territories one after another.Just now, the last two princes, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, also led their troops out of the city.So far, all the more than [-] princes' troops occupying Wancheng have left, and the soldiers and horses remaining in Wancheng at this moment are all Jingzhou troops under Liu Biao's command.

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In the main hall, after hearing Zhuge Xuan's cry, Liu Biao's expression was ugly, gloomy as ice, and he wanted to criticize Zhuge Xuan for a few words, but saw his tearful eyes.I couldn't bear it, and couldn't open my mouth.

"Brother Zhongde, why don't you understand? The more than 20 troops of the six princes are actually a group of robbers. They raped/robbed, murdered and set fire, and committed all kinds of crimes. Their behavior is even worse than robbers! They have entered Nanyang County. They are stationed outside the city of Wan. What can I do to them? Even if they are caught, they will have to let them go. Otherwise, do you want me to be an enemy of the princes of the Six Routes? "

While speaking, Liu Biao became more and more angry, his face was full of anger, panting like a cow, and he said furiously: "Our Jingzhou army is not weak. I am not afraid of any of the princes of the Six Routes, but they are definitely not the place for the soldiers of Jingzhou and one state to gather together. It can resist. This time, Benzhou commanded an army of 20 to come. But they have more than [-] troops. Once Benzhou executes their soldiers without authorization, they will definitely make enemies with the six princes. If they work together, our Jingzhou will be in danger!"

At the end, Liu Biao couldn't help sighing, "I have to admit that Li Li in Xiliang is far stronger than us. If the princes from all walks of life are in Li Wenchang's territory this time, don't look at them with more than [-] soldiers. Even if it was twice as many, they would not dare to act recklessly, otherwise they would definitely become ghosts under the sword! Even so, the princes from all walks of life did not dare to confront Li Wenchang to argue, it was purely self-inflicted humiliation. In the end, we are the ones waiting If you don't have enough strength, you will have today's disaster!"

Having said all this, Liu Biao waved his hands impatiently and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this matter for now, these plague gods are gone now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

While Liu Biao was speaking, the young scribe standing behind Zhuge Xuan stepped forward to help him up.Hearing Liu Biao's relieved words at this moment, the young scribe respectfully said, "I take the liberty to ask the governor of the state. I am very curious. I don't know which prince took the emperor away?"

Hearing the sound, Liu Biao looked up at the young scribe, with a faint smile on his face, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes. He smiled and said, "My nephew is Brother Zhongde's son, Zhuge Jin, right?" (A son is a nephew)

"I don't need to ask, the pastor of the state. My lord, Zhuge Jin, whose name is Ziyu, has met Liu Jingzhou."

Liu Biao nodded and said with a smile, "I heard that Zhuge Ziyu is very handsome and majestic. I have heard it for a long time. When I saw him today, he was indeed a good-looking talent. The rumors are true. Brother Zhongde has such a son, which really makes this state envious. Hehehe"

"Brother Jing Sheng is too famous." Zhuge Xuan heard that Liu Biao treated himself and his nephew in two different ways.Immediately, he cheered up, squeezed out a smile, and said modestly: "You are a junior, I can't afford such a compliment from Brother Jing Sheng."

Liu Biao smiled indifferently when he heard the words, then nodded to Zhuge Xuan, then turned to Zhuge Jin and said, "Your nephew asked just now, and I couldn't answer you before yesterday evening, but now I already know who picked up the emperor. In fact, this result has long been doomed, it is fine if Yuan Shao of Jizhou does not come to welcome the emperor, as long as he comes, the other princes will have no chance!"

"It turned out to be Yuan Shao from Jizhou." Zhuge Jin's expression changed slightly, and he muttered thoughtfully.

Liu Biao nodded lightly, and said in a displeased tone: "Three nights ago, Yuan Shao paid a surprise visit to this old man. He was very respectful and claimed that he had something to ask, but I didn't know what it was at the time. Unexpectedly, that night, the emperor inexplicably He disappeared, and the next day, the princes from all walks of life were suspicious of each other, and they didn't know who did it. The old man immediately sent someone to investigate secretly, but no clue was found, and then the princes from all walks of life led their troops to leave Wancheng one after another.

It wasn't until yesterday evening that the old man found out that when the emperor disappeared, only Guo Tu, a counselor under Yuan Shao's command in Jizhou, led [-] soldiers out of the city, and they didn't return the next day.In addition, none of the other vassals left the city when the emperor disappeared.It can be seen that the emperor was picked up by Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and what he asked the old man was to send all the officials to Jizhou.Stealing the beam and changing the post, the thief shouted to catch the thief, I didn't expect that Yuan Benchu, who is well-known all over the world, would use such tricks, it was beyond the old man's expectation! "

After Zhuge Jin heard the words, he was not surprised at all, and said calmly: "In troubled times, people's hearts are unpredictable, and Yuan Benchu's fourth and third princes have been in the past. Now the princes are fighting for hegemony, and they are doing everything they can. The means of stealing is also reasonable. After all, among the princes from all walks of life who gathered in Wancheng this time, there are many who are trying to coerce the emperor to make the princes, and there are not a few of them.

In this way, if Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to pick up the Son of Heaven openly, it would not be easy, and the other princes would certainly not sit back and watch him pick up the Son of Heaven and all the officials, but would fight with him, and it would be difficult to give up.So the emperor disappeared, and even though the princes had suspicions, they suffered from the lack of real evidence, so they couldn't help Yuan Benchu.Now that the big event is over, Yuan Benchu ​​is naturally eager to return to Jizhou. Once he leaves, it will be meaningless for the other princes to stay in Wancheng.What's more, at the border of Nanyang County, there are more than [-] troops under Xiliang Li Li's command, which forces all the princes to leave Nanyang County as soon as possible, otherwise, once they are entangled by the Xiliang Army, it will not be so easy to retreat. "

Liu Biao nodded appreciatively, and said with a smile, "My nephew's opinion coincides with what the old man thinks. Based on my nephew's opinion, will the Xiliang army continue to attack my Nanyang County?"

"This..." Zhuge Jin was stunned when he heard the sound. From the corner of his eyes, he suddenly caught a glimpse of his uncle Zhuge Xuan blinking. He immediately understood and said with a smile: "In my humble opinion, the Xiliang Army will not attack Nanyang. If all the princes were wiped out in one fell swoop, then he would have sent troops to fight here. Now that the princes are gone, he would be an enemy of Liu Jingzhou if he attacked Nanyang County again. You can sit back and relax!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Biao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said with a smile on his face, "What my nephew said is exactly what I want. Now Jingzhou is in the midst of employing people, and the old man is also thirsty for talents, so I need young talents like my nephew." I don't know if my nephew is willing to become an official?"

"Liu Jingzhou is too flattering!" Zhuge Jin showed joy, and when she was about to answer, she caught a glimpse of her uncle Zhuge Xuan's gloomy eyes, seeming displeased.This made him very surprised, he immediately stopped his voice, and after thinking for a while, he bowed to Liu Biao and said, "Uncle is not feeling well recently, my nephew should serve uncle by his side and assist uncle in governing Nanyang, please Liu Jingzhou complete."

"Oh?" Liu Biao murmured, showing lack of interest, got up and waved his hands and said, "That's fine, young people need some experience. The old man is a little tired, brother Zhongde and nephew Ziyu, please go ahead. After finishing speaking, Liu Biao walked away in a huff.

"Uncle, why is this?" Seeing Liu Biao turning around and leaving in extreme displeasure, Zhuge Jin was very panicked, and asked in a low voice hesitantly while following Zhuge Xuan out of the main hall.

Zhuge Xuan didn't turn his head back, and said in a deep voice: "Don't talk too much, wait for Ling'er and Liang'er to come back, and then serve as District Office."

Chapter 921 Qingpingle, in the ascendant

Longzhong Zhuge Cottage, two days passed quietly.

The mountains are majestic, the streams are graceful, and a bridge corridor spans the water pool, which is pleasant and peaceful.

Zhuge Ling spent two whole days recuperating in Li Li's room. None of the dozen or so people in the village knew about it, and Kong Ming naturally knew about it too.

Except for Kong Ming's sullen face and cold snort when he saw Li Li on the first day, everything was the same after that, as if nothing had happened, talking and laughing happily with Guo Jia, still chic.

That afternoon, Zhuge Ling called Kong Ming into the room, and the siblings whispered for a long while, not knowing what to say.Afterwards, Kong Ming called Li Li "brother-in-law" respectfully, and then babbled that he went up to the mountain to hunt some game himself, because his sister was too weak.The meaning behind the words was ready to come out, so Li Li took Li Zhi, Xu Chu, Chen Dao and others into the forest at dusk and didn't come back until dawn.The harvest was quite rich, and more than a dozen people who went up the mountain together returned with a full load. The game they got was enough for 30 people to eat for three months.

So far, Kong Ming has calmed down. Every time he sees Li Li, he always greets him with a smile, and he no longer argues.Li Li was also very strange. After breaking his promise to Kong Ming, he didn't shirk or explain. When he saw Kong Ming, he greeted people with a smile, but he didn't say a word.

Two days later, Zhuge Ling's body returned to normal, and the three-day itinerary was postponed again.Rest overnight and set off early the next morning.

In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun is scattered on the water pool, sparkling and the scenery is pleasant.

There is a water pavilion in front of the stone steps in the east wing, which is built near the water and half of it is suspended in the air.At this time, Kong Ming was leisurely playing the piano in the pavilion.A long river chant was sung from the fingers, and it was done in one go, relaxed and cheerful.Listening to it makes people feel happy physically and mentally, and their hearts suddenly open up.

"Boom, ding ding!"

As the last note fell, Li Li walked over slowly with a pot of fragrant tea, took a seat, poured two cups of hot tea, and raised his hand to signal Kong Ming to drink with him.

Gently put down the teacup, Li Li said with a smile: "Kong Ming's anger has subsided? Say one thousand words and ten thousand. This matter all started because of my brother, and I broke my promise to my good brother."

Kong Ming shook his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Your brother Kui night went hunting in the mountains. Thank you for your hard work. I will respect you with tea instead of wine." He took a cup of tea and drank it down, and Li Li raised his glass to follow.

Putting down the teacup, the smile on Kong Ming's face faded quickly.It was replaced by a serious expression.After a little thought.Looking at Li Li solemnly, he said frankly: "Elder brother and Liang met by chance, but they hit each other very well. They hit it off right away, as if they had been friends for a long time. For more than 20 days, elder brother spent a lot of money without frowning. This thatched hut is a testament to the sincerity of the elder brother in treating the foolish brother. May I ask who among the more than ten princes in the world can do it and is willing to treat him like a brother and treat him like a brother. I am afraid it is unique. For this reason, I am grateful to my elder brother for his appreciation , Brother Yu is willing to lose his mind and follow his brother to the death." After speaking, Kong Ming stood up and knelt down, and Li Li hurriedly got up to support him.

"Your brother is serious. There is no need to be so polite between you and me, and you must not perform such a big gift in the future." Li Lixi helped Kong Ming up with a smile, and said with a smile.

After taking their seats, Kong Ming said: "The etiquette of the master minister cannot be dismissed, and there is a difference between the superior and the inferior. Although the elder brother is generous and does not stick to small details, but the foolish brother is a minister, he should follow the etiquette. However, the foolish brother has not yet reached the crown, please forgive me." I have some time, up to two years, and I will go to serve under my brother's command when my brother Yu Yu completes his studies."

Li Li nodded happily, and said with a smile: "It should be so. My virtuous brother is talented and wise, but reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. When you devote yourself to studying, you should also travel to various states in the world. Only with the hills and valleys in your heart can you get twice the result with half the effort Two years ago, brother Yu traveled all over the world, and his purpose was just for this."

"What brother said is very true." Kong Ming nodded in response, and after a short pause, the topic changed abruptly, and the old matter was brought up again, and he said with a solemn expression: "Now, brother and sister are finally getting together, and the foolish brother obstructed it in many ways. It is really not good. That's right, if I'm rude, I hope my brother will be gracious and tolerant."

Speaking of this, before Li Li could answer, Kong Ming nodded to show that he understood, and then said: "The reason why the foolish brother obstructed this matter must be that the elder brother also knows the reason. There are five brothers and sisters in my Zhuge family. My parents died young, and I have been wandering with my uncle for many years. , relying on the eldest sister to manage the housework and make a living for the whole family, and the hard work, the foolish brother will never forget it and remember it for life. Therefore, the foolish brother hopes that his sister can marry a good husband, and he must not wrong himself. But the foolish brother is lonely and lonely. However, she was not strong enough to find a good family for her sister, and was bullied by the Kuai family, causing her sister to suffer a lot of humiliation.

Originally, brother Yu discussed privately with his uncle and brother. My sister has reached the age of leaving the court, so there is no further delay; if Kuai Qi is willing to marry her as his wife, he should accept this marriage and marry into Kuai's family in a dignified manner.Unexpectedly, the elder sister fell in love with the elder brother, but Brother Yu knew that the elder brother already had a family, and,,, had many wives and concubines.Therefore, the foolish brother will block it, worrying that the sister will inevitably be wronged after entering the door. "

Li Li was silent when he heard the words, smiled sarcastically, picked up the teapot again, and poured a cup of fragrant tea for Kong Ming.

Kong Ming nodded his head in thanks, and said frankly: "I will tell you my brother, I have always believed that although my brother is a rare hero in the world, he is not a good match for my husband and son-in-law. Now my brother has thirteen wives, which is undoubtedly the first among the princes in the world. It is unique. However, until now, I know that if you want to do extraordinary things, you must have extraordinary abilities. Brother is like this."

Li Li was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately blushed, his cheeks were slightly hot, so he looked at Kong Ming, and the two brothers looked at each other and smiled.This smile instantly blew away the barrier between the two, and the trivial matters before disappeared.

What Kong Ming said, "If you want to do extraordinary things, you must have extraordinary abilities", can be described as a pun.After Li Li and Zhuge Ling had a good night, Zhuge Ling stayed in bed for two days before staying in bed. This is "extraordinary people do extraordinary things".It can be seen from this that the reason why Li Li has many wives and concubines is not without reason. If there is no special ability, wouldn't it be asking for trouble by marrying so many wives and concubines?At the same time, Li Li is only 23 years old, but he has already laid a huge foundation, and his military force is so strong that no one in the world dares to compete with him, which shows that he is really an extraordinary person.

With a pun, my brother-in-law said this in front of his brother-in-law, and his words were humorous.Kongming is also a wonderful flower.Dare to say such a thing in front of Li Li openly, which shows that he and Li Li are very close, and he completely regards Li Li as an elder brother who talks about everything.

They looked at each other and smiled.Kong Ming said: "As for the elder brother's hunting trip in the mountains the night before yesterday, it was indeed my younger brother's intention. You must know that things that are too easy to get are often not cherished by the world. .But the little brother is a little worried, the elder brother treats the elder sister very well, this is obvious to all. It is the little brother who is jealous of the gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain. The foolish brother hereby solemnly apologizes, and I hope that the elder brother will not be blamed." Kong Ming got cheap and acted like a good boy.Li Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was very happy in his heart.It seems that from this moment on, he found a common language with Kong Ming and completely eliminated the barrier.Beyond the boundaries of the times.Really become a brother who talks about everything.

With a knowing smile on his face, Li Li no longer regards Kong Ming as the "sage of wisdom" Zhuge Wuhou in his memory, but his brother-in-law, a like-minded brother of a different surname.

At the same time, Li Li is very fortunate that he met Kong Ming ten years in advance, and that he met Kong Ming when he was in the ascendant and when he was in high spirits.In this way, I get a brother who is affectionate and sexual and a master who treats each other honestly.

Ten years is crucial for an amazingly talented young man.ten years ago.You may still be able to see his true temperament. After ten years, you can only see his calm, prudent, wise and sophisticated side. You can look at any problem rationally. It is very likely that you will not be able to pry into his true emotions for a lifetime. , I even wondered if he was born different, without the lively and romantic childishness of normal people.

After eliminating the barrier, Li Li and Kong Ming had a very happy conversation, talking about everything from the past to the present.