The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

The news of Liu Bei's death shocked the world, and Cao Pi was very happy. This must be the weakest time of the Shu Han, and it would be a pity not to take advantage of this opportunity.

"Zhongda, do you have any suggestions?"

"I have no suggestion." Sima Yi said with a bit of sarcasm.

"Zhongda, are you angry? I did what I said. Although I didn't discuss it with you when I appointed Guo Guifei as the queen, Yin Meiren and that... that so-and-so and so-and-so and so-and-so have already given birth to three sons! I have counted enough for this year!"

There's really no way this conversation can continue.

"If you say that again, I will go home." Suggestions such as sending troops are definitely more reliable in the court meeting than in the palace!

Once the emperor has passed the second grade, it is too scary, even the ministers will have to be the second grader.

"Zhong Da, I sincerely seek advice from you."

It doesn't matter if you are not sincere, who made you the emperor.

But Cao Pi has the posture of "If you don't talk about it, I will continue this topic indefinitely".

"The army can be divided into five groups. Hasn't Your Majesty already named Sun Quan the King of Wu? Let Sun Quan send out the first army; Nanman has been coveting the land of Shu, let them send out the first army; Xiliang sends out the first army; Your Majesty appointed General Cao Ren and Cao Zhen to lead the two armies , set off after these three roads, the momentum is huge, and you can take Shu."

Cao Pi pulled the brocade quilt upwards: "Zhongda, you are perfunctory."

Sima Yi didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either: "Your Majesty, it's not the right way to conquer the country without paying tribute to the mourning. In the past, Qin took advantage of Jin Wen Duke's funeral to conquer, and returned after being defeated in the battle of Huo. This is an example."

"I haven't finished talking. You are perfunctory. I want to try."

Zhao Yun got the news that five groups of people came to destroy Shu.

This is normal, Zhao Yun thought, together with Chen Dao, Xiangchong and others to speed up military training, Zhuge Liang will probably summon their generals to arrange a battle soon, and Ma Chao will return to Chengdu for the funeral without any accidents. The meeting is worth looking forward to.

but.

Zhao Yun waited for several days, Zhuge Liang locked himself in the mourning hall since he returned to Chengdu, and no one was seen.

Zhao Yun thought to himself that if he doesn't learn the good ones, he will learn the bad ones very quickly. Your Majesty's reluctance to meet people has also been learned by Zhuge, right?

All the generals and even the prince came to beg Zhao Yun, knowing that she had a close relationship with Zhuge Liang, and wanted to invite her to find out what happened.

But Zhao Yun couldn't enter the mourning hall, so he was politely stopped: the prime minister said, but no one was seen.

Zhao Yun could only go back home depressed. He had just given birth to a son, and Qi Bao, who Zhao Yun named his son Zhao Guang on the grounds that "the parachutist Li Guang is an unrivaled hero", hurriedly greeted him: "The general came back early today."

"Well, ma'am."

Although Qi Bao came from a small family and has never seen a big scene, he is shrewd and virtuous.After marriage, she did her best to take care of the housework and raise her two sons. Zhao Yun felt that it was really worry-free.

But Wang Tong was awkward so far, he refused to change his words when he met Zhao Yun, and only said "General Zhao", which made Qi Bao very disturbed.Zhao Yun occasionally arranged for Wang Tong to study martial arts, and Wang Tong also resisted. Once he made a mistake and Zhao Yun said a few words, Wang Tong felt that Zhao Yun was bullying him for not having a real father.

Qi Bao's expression was different today, Zhao Yun could see it: "Madam, what's the matter?"

Qi Bao hesitated to speak, and forced Zhao Yun into the inner room, and then drove all the maidservants out.

"What's the matter, Ma'am?" Zhao Yun sat down a little bewildered.

Qi Bao sat down opposite him: "Has the general seen the prime minister recently?"

"no, what happened?"

"Has anyone else seen the prime minister?"

"I haven't heard of it. What's the matter with Madam?"

Qi Bao stood up, with a different expression, and turned around twice: "So... things may change!"

"Madam, can you tell me what happened?" Zhao Yun was baffled by Qi Bao.

Qi Bao sat down again, thought for a while, and then said cautiously: "General, I found it strange to see countless carts going to the palace today, because I didn't hear the general mentioning the court meeting, so I sent someone to inquire and report back. It is said that all the ministers went to the palace to discuss the emperor's funeral under the order of the empress."

Zhao Yun felt that Qi Bao was making a fuss out of a molehill: "This is normal, the rules of the Han family are like this. It is appropriate for the empress to deal with the affairs of His Majesty's death and call all civil and military officials to discuss matters."

"Then why don't you invite the general?"

"I'm a military officer, and besides, I have the task of guarding at any time. If the queen doesn't want to invite me, I don't want to invite her. I think all the civil servants in Chengdu will go."

"That's the problem: the concubine sent someone to inquire, but the queen didn't invite the prime minister to discuss the matter!"

Zhao Yun was stunned by Qi Bao's last words.

It is indeed not a big deal not to invite Zhao Yun, but the emperor is so big that he does not even invite the assistant prime minister, which is definitely problematic.

"So many people have been invited, but the prime minister is the only one who is negligent... I am afraid that there is some conspiracy... But after the matter involves my mother, I am not very sure, and I dare not speak nonsense, so I can only wait for the general Come back and discuss."

Empress Wu is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Zhuge Liang told Zhao Yun that many rumors unfavorable to Zhuge Liang came from the palace. Liu Chan also clearly expressed his distrust of the empress. Dare not give her up.

"when did it happen?"

"No more than three quarters."

Zhao Yun nodded: "I'll go see the Prime Minister right away!"

Zhuge Liang was wearing a chopsticks, sitting against the corner of the room, trying to shrink himself a little smaller.

Liu Bei's Zigong is parked in the back, the best birthday material.

Zhuge Liang once wanted to open the Zi Palace and look at Liu Bei again, but the craftsmen were so skilled that they nailed the coffin lid to death, and they might not be able to open it with a crowbar.

So Zhuge Liang stayed in the room in a chaotic state, hoping that when he fell asleep, he would see Liu Bei in his dream. If it was true, it would not be a bad thing to never wake up.

It has been several days, and Zhuge Liang has not seen anyone. It is not that she has not heard the bitter remonstrance of the ministers outside. What Cao Wei sent troops to His Majesty should do. Zhuge Liang pretended not to hear it.The ministers did not dare to persuade her deeply because she was the auxiliary minister appointed by Liu Bei, and what she said was almost equal to Liu Bei's will.

Today was another muddy day, Zhuge Liang watched the dust dancing in the light in front of his eyes in a daze, and subconsciously flapped the floating dust particles with a feather fan, but it was very quiet outside.

But the silence was quickly broken. First came the sound of footsteps, and then the gatekeeper stopped him: "General Zhao! You can't go in!" Then someone pushed the two guards away, and opened the door with a bang.

Zhao Yun stood at the door.

"You blocked the light." Zhuge Liang didn't move, saying that it had nothing to do with him.

Zhao Yun stepped forward in a few steps and grabbed Zhuge Liang by the collar: "It's going to turn upside down outside, you're still hiding here!"

"It's none of my business outside."

"Cao Wei sent five armies to take Chengdu!"

"Whatever they want."

"You're crazy! Your Majesty died, and you became decadent?" Zhao Yun let go, and Zhuge Liang slid to the ground from the corner of the wall.

"To tell you the truth, since he died, I wish I could go with him..."

"You..." Zhuge Liang's half-dead attitude made Zhao Yun want to hit someone but couldn't shake his fist, so she could only grab Zhuge Liang again, "Little pig, listen to me, the matter is not over yet. Someone will die, and the living You still have to live! Before he died, he didn’t rely on you, it was the country, do you understand the country?! He gave you all the 10 people in this country! Because he trusts you! He knows you will do well Yes, you will fulfill his wish! Instead of losing the wealth he has saved so easily like now! If he knows what you are like now, think about how sad he will be!"

"Don't encourage me..." Zhuge Liang was unmoved. "I don't even have the confidence to govern such a small country. Whoever takes over will be useless. It's boring..."

"You think it's tasteless! Others don't think so! There are too many people with secret thoughts! For example, Empress Wu! She has called all civil and military officials to discuss matters, but she didn't find you! If you continue to be so decadent, her next step is to get rid of you. You! It may not matter if you die, but the prince will definitely have a fight with her. Even if there is no Cao Wei Fifth Route Army, this country will die in internal strife! You have the heart to watch the country he left you end like this? Don’t you I always say that I am afraid that I am sorry for him. You have harmed the country he left behind and went underground to see him. I am sorry for him? He understands you, he believes in your ideal of governing the country, so he entrusts the country to you; why doesn’t he entrust the country to you? Queen? If the queen takes power, what will the country look like! And Liu Li, and Liu Yong, think about them, in the hands of Queen Wu, can they live well?"

"Queen Wu!" Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly became clear, and she suddenly grabbed Zhao Yun's hand, "What do you think happened to Queen Wu?"

"She wants to empty you, and may even stage a coup."

Zhuge Liang stood up: "Only by her?"

"If you don't come out to take the lead, someone else will naturally take the lead. At that time, the country might get out of control!"

"No way!" Zhuge Liang interrupted Zhao Yun, she straightened her filial piety, and when she raised her head again, her face was bright again, "The country left behind by His Majesty is also something she can imagine? Come on! "

The guard came in.

"Arrange a car battle, I want to see the prince immediately!"

The maids reported that all the officials had assembled in the main hall, and they were waiting for the queen.

Wu Shi has never felt so happy in her heart.

If I am the queen, I will be the queen mother soon, what is Zhuge Liang, what is Liu Bei!The bad breath lingering in his heart can finally be released.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu couldn't hide the pride in her heart, and ordered the maid to open the bamboo curtain in the inner room. The show was about to begin. There could be no mistakes in the costumes, and she must appear in front of everyone in the most ideal state.

But as soon as he entered, Mrs. Wu was dumbfounded.

"Zhuge Liang!"

Zhuge Liang sat in front of the case with a calm expression.

Surprised, Wu was at a loss: "You... how could you be here... No, no, you shouldn't be here! Presumptuous! You are a foreign minister, how dare you break into the inner palace!"

"The empress is serious," Zhuge Liang raised the things in his hands, "I have the order of the crown prince, and I can freely enter and leave the inner court."

"Why are you here? I never summoned you." After all, he had seen the big scene, and Wu quickly returned to normal.

"I heard that the empress invited civil and military officials to discuss your majesty's great move, why is this minister ignorant of this?"

"I don't want to invite you, so naturally I won't invite you." Wu Shi sneered.

"Your Majesty is doing a great job. According to the law, the prime minister has a part in the participation. What the queen is doing now is against the norms."

Wu's sneer widened: "Prime Minister? It doesn't matter."

Following Wu's order, more than a dozen warriors rushed out, Wu pointed at Zhuge Liang, and said bitterly: "Zhuge Liang is guilty of the crime below, and quickly get the Ming Zhengdian punishment!"

But to Wu's surprise, more than a dozen warriors stood still.

"The prince gave it to the queen in the early years to show his filial piety." Zhuge Liang raised the edict, "That's just right. The prince has an order, and the empress Wu's family is old. Immediately move to Changle Palace, and she is not allowed to participate in the government unless it is ordered out!"

Seeing the warriors turning to her, Wu panicked: "Presumptuous! I am the queen! When the crown prince ascends the throne, he is the queen mother! How dare you be rude to the queen mother!"

The warriors did not dare to move after hearing this.

Zhuge Liang sighed: "Queen? It doesn't matter."

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion, and the prince Liu Chan broke in, and Wu hurriedly shouted: "Adou, come and save the queen mother! Zhuge Liang has the heart of disobedience!"

A Dou looked at Mrs. Wu, but turned to salute Zhuge Liang: "Is Xiangfu all right?"

"Everything is fine, sir."

Hearing Zhuge Liang's answer, Liu Chan turned to the warriors: "What Xiangfu said is Gu Jun's decree, send the queen to Changle Palace as soon as possible!"

Even though Wu was beaten to death, she didn't expect that things would take a turn for the worse. She thought that Liu Chan would stand by her side because of Zhuge Liang's too much power. When the warriors dragged her down, she yelled frantically: "Let go! My queen too! Ru How dare you wait! Let go! You..."

Liu Chan persuaded from behind: "My queen, my father has passed away, so you can take care of yourself for the rest of your life!"

Zhuge Liang watched the farce end with a cold eye. Empress Wu had no foundation in the court, and there was not much room for her to use it in the harem. This coup was congenitally deficient from the beginning, so it was over before it even started.

I really don't know where this woman has the courage to imitate others and carry out a coup d'etat.

Or, looking at the way she relieved her hatred when she talked about Zhuge Liang, she was just blinded by hatred.

Liu Chan came up and saluted Zhuge Liang respectfully: "Father Xiang, please come to the main hall to preside over the great affairs of the emperor."

Many people had already gathered in the main hall at this time, whispering and discussing Liu Bei's affairs.

The sound of "Prince has arrived" made everyone wait with bated breath, although a few people thought it was a bit strange that they didn't shout "Queen has arrived".

"Father, please slow down."

What happened next can be said to have left all civil and military officials dumbfounded: under the watchful eyes of everyone, Liu Chan helped Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to the seat that should belong to the queen, Zhuge Liang did not refuse, she sat down, and Liu Chan was beside her Take the side seat and sit down on your own seat.

There was silence for a while.

"Everyone is invited to come here today to discuss the ceremony of His Majesty's funeral." Zhuge Liang broke the eerie silence.

"Prime Minister, this matter should be dealt with by the queen according to the law... I wonder where the queen is now?" Yang Hong was the first to speak.

Zhuge Liang didn't need to speak, Liu Chan took it and replied: "My mother was too sad because of the father's death, and can't manage the affairs. She has moved to Changle Palace. This matter is fully handled by the prime minister."

"Does Ji Xiu have any comments?" Zhuge Liang asked politely.

Yang Hong calmly sat back: "No."

"Prime Minister, before discussing this matter, let's deal with the urgent military situation first. How can the Cao Wei Fifth Route Army retreat? We can't do our best to deal with His Majesty's affairs, completely ignore foreign enemies, and let them come to take Chengdu, right?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Wei Yan: "Mr. Wen is right. Therefore, according to Liang's humble opinion, the most urgent task is to invite the crown prince to ascend the throne, the government orders are passed, and the internal affairs are safe. Then the foreign enemies can retreat."

"Please speak clearly, Prime Minister."

"The army of Cao Wei and the Five Routes was gathered together. Only Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, and Cao Ren were the ones that really came from Wei, and these two routes have not been launched for a long time. Obviously, we must first look at the performance of the other three routes. The sources of the other three routes are loose. I am worried, and I will not be willing to work for Cao Wei. Among them, the Eastern Wu branch will not really send troops because the alliance has been established when His Majesty was there. The other two groups feel that they are weak and will not strive forward. Cao Wei sees other The three armies cannot win, and they will naturally retreat. Therefore, the army of the five armies need not worry. As long as Ji Han's internal affairs are clear and the monarchs and ministers are united, the foreign enemies will see that we have no gaps to take advantage of, and they will retreat without fighting. General Wei, please return to Hanzhong as soon as possible. Guard the main throat, don't let foreign enemies take advantage of it, at Jiameng Pass, Liang Hui Xiu Shu and General Ma Chao, please be more careful, it will be no problem."

"Yes!" Wei Yan was always very happy when he heard that there was a leader leading the team.

"Now, can we discuss what His Majesty has done?"

Liu Chan successfully succeeded to the throne, gave his father the posthumous title "Zhaolie", built a temple and built Huiling Mausoleum, and Mrs. Gan was posthumously named a queen to share.

Sure enough, Cao Pi's five-way army didn't even touch Ji Han's side, so it was nothing.

Yizhou Hanzhong and other places returned to normal, Zhuge Liang started to deal with government affairs again, Liu Chan ordered her to open the mansion, Jiang Wan became the governor of the prime minister's mansion, Ma Di moved to join the army, and the whole Jihan gradually recovered from grief and began to recuperate.A fire broke out in Xiaoting, which damaged tens of thousands of horses. Zhuge Liang worked hard to develop production and replenish military sources, and planned to restore the national strength of Xiaoting within five years.

As for Cao Pi here...it's not very happy.

Cao Pi scolded the officials in the hall for sending troops.

Sima Yi felt that it was really unreasonable to make trouble. She came up with this idea. Why is Cao Pi always asking for trouble from others?

As for her idea, she didn't plan to make it reliable at the beginning. She knew it wouldn't work, but it was used to perfuse Cao Pi. Cao Pi didn't believe in evil and insisted on using it. What does it have to do with others?

Cao Pi scolded enough, let everyone continue to think of a way, anyway, it can't make Shu Han feel better.

Wang Lang came up with a proposal: Zhuge Liang is the actual person in charge of the Shu Han regime now. When the emperor Taizu was there, he recruited Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bei was still there at that time.Now that Liu Bei is gone, Zhuge Liang has lost his support, and he must be in constant fear. Your Majesty can write another letter to recruit him.

Sima Yi thought from below, this is less reliable than my idea of ​​sending troops on five routes.

But Cao Pi actually agreed, not only agreed, he also gave this idea an upgraded version: suggest that all ministers write to Zhuge Liang!

Sima Yi stood up and wanted to stop this almost crazy behavior, but before she could speak, Cao Pi said: "Zhongda, you don't need to write, I plan to conquer Soochow next year, you go and help me prepare Bar."

Ma Di looked at the basket of letters on the ground, and then peeked at Zhuge Liang, feeling extremely headache.

Yes, that's right, a basket of letters.

"It's all written to me?" Zhuge Liang said faintly with anger.

"Uh..." Ma Di carefully took out a box from his sleeve, "Before Xu Situ died, he had repeatedly received letters from the old Cao Wei Sikong Wang Lang, asking him to surrender to Wei, but Situ ignored them. Dispose of it, put the received letter in the box, and forward it to Cheng Cheng."

"Burn the box! Write back to Wang Lang and tell him that Situ is dead and burn the paper! It's a small matter to summon the soul, but a big matter to dig the grave!"

"Sir, calm down...and the letters in this basket underground, burn them too?"

Zhuge Liang wanted to say "burn it too", but then he thought about it, no matter what they said, maybe some military and political secrets were revealed in their words.

"Bring it to me and have a look."

Zhuge Liang read four of them in a row, which were written by Situ Huaxin of Wei, Wang Lang of Sikong, Chen Qun of Shangshu Ling, and Xu Zhi of Taishi Ling. The more he read, the more angry he became.

"The Wei Dynasty and the Han Dynasty are the destiny, and the destiny cannot be violated. Why do you move against the sky?"

"Han Zuo has come to an end, and the preparations are fighting with each other, which can be laughed at, but the Duke wants to continue the preparations, which is even worse."

"If the whole country comes to surrender, it can still be called a vassal. Otherwise, as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, the land of Shu will be crushed!"

"Gongyun is a great talent, and when he enters the court, he will be a minister. If he is so rich, he must plan for his descendants!"

I really couldn't stand it anymore, Zhuge Liang was so angry that his hands shook and he kicked over the basket: "Youchang!"

Ma Di hurried forward, he had never seen Zhuge Liang so angry.

"I won't read it, you take it and burn it, burn it all!"

"Yes..." Ma Su agreed, and put all the letters into a basket, ready to drag them out and burn them.

But there was a letter, the content of which suddenly jumped into Ma Di's eyes: "Sir, here... this letter seems to be written by Cao Pi, the Lord of Wei... Do you still want to read it..."

"Written by Cao Pi?"

Check it out then.

As it turns out, it's better not to watch.

Cao Pi said: Xuande died, and Qing became independent.Looking at the shadow alone, the long night is lonely, how can you be happy?If you don’t come back with Shu, Qing will have a king, and I will have ministers, so that we can communicate with each other.The soldiers and civilians of Wei and Shu are all delighted...

Zhuge Liang tore up the letter without waiting to read it.

This tm is not a surrender, this tm is naked flirting!

The white silk was split into two halves with a hiss, Zhuge Liang still couldn't let go of his hatred, and continued to tear with shaking hands, the white silk was twisted out of shape.

"Sir...don't be angry, sir..."

"Beasts!" Zhuge Liang was furious, "Cao Wei is a bunch of animals! This is deceiving no one in Shu!"

"Sir, if you get angry and hurt yourself, according to Su's opinion, you can write back a letter and refute it with positive words."

Zhuge Liang calmed down slowly: "You are right, I will write it right away."

So "Zhengyi" has become a rare Zhuge Liang's righteous and sharp manuscript.

"In the past, in Xiang Yu, he could not help but be virtuous. Although he was in the Central Plains, he followed the power of the emperor. He died in a pot, and he was an eternal warning. Wei did not judge, and this is the next one. It is a blessing to avoid the body, and the punishment is for the descendants. And the second and third sons each With the teeth of Qi Ai, he inherited the false finger and entered the book. If he has the merits of Ruo Chong and Yu Ming Mang, he will also be forced to escape from the Yuan disaster!...Zi Huan is promiscuous, and then he compiles it. Even if the second and third sons are more successful Su and Zhang’s deceitful theories are presented in HuanDou’s outrageous speeches, intending to slander the Tang Emperor and satirize Yu and Ji. The so-called mourning and literature are bothering calligraphy and writing! What a gentleman and a gentleman don’t do..."

Almost scolded Cao Pi, and even Cao Wei and others.In particular, "Exemption is a blessing, and the punishment will be on the descendants" is almost a curse, of course, it can also be said to be a prophecy.

"Youchang, send someone to send this letter back to Luoyang."

"Yes." Ma Su took it and was about to leave.

"Wait." Zhuge Liang felt that she still couldn't let go of her hatred. She thought about it, and put Cao Pi's letter in her bag, "Here, send a special person to Sima's mansion, and give it to Sima Yi, Sima's servant."

Needless to say, when Zhuge Liang’s "Zhengyi" arrived in Luoyang, there was an uproar in the court, and it is needless to say how Sima Yi took the letter from Zhuge Liang and said to Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, you are short of beauties in your harem again, are you here this time?" Have you sent your idea to the Shu Han?" Anyway, that was Cao Wei's own business, and for Zhuge Liang, the more chaos the better.

Just keep your home safe.

Just as Zhuge Liang was thinking so, someone came to report suddenly, sent by Huang Yueying, saying that Zhuge Jin had suddenly fallen ill and was seriously ill.

Zhuge Liang's heart skipped a beat.

After Liu Chan ascended the throne, all the officials had discussed the matter of setting up an empress, but as a rule, the new emperor had to observe filial piety for the late emperor. It was obviously not suitable to marry at this time, and there was no reason to marry, so Zhuge Jin's marriage was continued to be postponed up.

The country was just settled, and there were too many things to do, Zhuge Liang didn't go home for several months, and stayed at the office for food and lodging, dealing with government affairs day and night, leaving the family affairs to Huang Yueying, and Zhuge Liang himself couldn't take care of it at all.

It was also because of this that if it was not an urgent matter, Huang Yueying would have taken care of it by herself, and would never bother her. Now that she has specially sent someone to report, Zhuge Jin seems to be seriously ill.

"Young lady is the concubine selected by the late emperor, sir, you should go back and have a look."

Ma Di was considerate, and Zhuge Liang left his work and rushed home.

After arriving home, Huang Yueying didn't greet her. The servant said that the wife was guarding the daughter-in-law and never left her.

Zhuge Liang came to the inner room in three steps at a time. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zhuge Jin lying on the couch, covered with a thick quilt on a scorching hot day, and Huang Yueying beside him was crying, her eyes swollen like peaches. Obviously crying for a long time.

"Yueying! What's wrong with Ah Jin?"

"Kong Ming!" Huang Yueying couldn't control her tears when she saw Zhuge Liang. She threw herself into Zhuge Liang's arms and cried loudly, "It's me! It's all my fault! Ah Jin looked wrong a month ago. When I asked her, she only said something A little dazed, it’s okay, I didn’t take it to heart... A few days ago... A few days ago, she suddenly told me that she was dizzy, and then passed out on the ground. I don’t know who she is! These days, she has a high fever! Seek medical attention Asking for medicine, but still no improvement..."

Hearing what Huang Yueying said, Zhuge Liang hurried to the couch, only to see Zhuge Jin's face was flushed, his lips were burnt and peeling, his eyes were tightly closed, and he remained motionless.

"How long have you been asleep?"

"Three days..."

Zhuge Liang sat on the side of the couch, held Zhuge Jin's hand, and felt that the temperature of his hand was also very high: "Ah Jin? Ah Jin? Wake up, Ah Jin? Daddy came to see you, how do you feel when you talk to Daddy?" ?”

Zhuge Liang called several times in succession, Zhuge Jin managed to open his eyes, stared dimly for a while, and finally recognized the person in front of him: "Father..."

"Ah Jin, dad is here...how is it, tell dad."

Zhuge Jin blinked in a daze: "Father... I dreamed of a person... a woman with long and short hair, and I couldn't see her face... She called me, she said, I was her daughter... I Fear……"

"Ajin, dreams are all fake, they are reversed. If you don't want to, you won't have dreams." Zhuge Liang comforted softly.

"kindness……"

"Do you still want to sleep?"

"think……"

"Sleep a little longer."

Zhuge Liang put Zhuge Jin's hand back under the quilt, and Huang Yueying came up to cover the quilt again: "Ah Jin also told me before that he had this dream for several nights in a row, could it be..."

"You don't talk about strange power and confusion, don't talk about it." Zhuge Liang stopped Huang Yueying, "I'm going to ask Your Majesty to send an order from the imperial physician."

Liu Chan attached great importance to this, and sent an imperial physician order and two imperial physicians to take turns to diagnose and treat.

It was almost the Dragon Boat Festival in May, but Zhuge Jin's condition did not improve, and the whole family lost the mood for the festival.

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Zhuge Liang got up early, had seen Zhuge Jin, and was about to congratulate him. Suddenly someone reported that there was a gentleman outside the door asking to see him, claiming to be an old friend.

"Old man? Who's the name?"

"I didn't say anything, I just said that I came here because of my daughter's illness, and I sent a handwritten letter to the prime minister to read."

Zhuge Liang opened the wooden tablet after someone handed it over. Inside were four lines of seven-character poems, a style that is not very common these days:

"Duan Fang Xiu Yun body fragrance,

"Don't forget to recommend realgar at noon.

"To drive away the monsters and the wormwood,

"Evil does not invade red forehead makeup."

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, and ordered someone to please.

The gentleman who came here was not very good-looking, with ordinary features, flat nose, middle-aged appearance, sloppy clothes, almost like a beggar's rags, but he knew how to be polite. When he saw Zhuge Liang, he raised his hand first and saluted: People are polite."

"Excuse me, sir. The intention of writing this letter to me is to test it? This Tibetan acrostic poem is about a beauty on the surface, but it actually talks about rice dumplings, or rice dumplings wrapped with red dates, right?"

The visitor laughed loudly: "What the prime minister said is true! But literally speaking, the beauty is not fake. Isn't there a beauty in the prime minister's mansion? Trapped by evil spirits?"

Zhuge Liang was taken aback.

"In summer, it is the time when the five poisons are rampant and ghosts and monsters are causing harm to the world. The ancestors handed down the realgar wine with mugwort leaves and herbs, which has the meaning of exorcising evil spirits. The geography of Sichuan is humid, and there are many poisonous insects. It is still suffering from this, so we must investigate. ah."

"According to the master, can you exorcise the little girl?"

"No. Although the daughter's illness originated from evil spirits, this evil is not evil. It is the soul of a noble woman in Luoyang who died unjustly and cared about the world. She has something to rely on, and she will go away sooner or later. It's just that although she didn't do evil, she entangled the daughter-in-law all day long. , it will make the young lady weak, and the disease can take advantage of it, and now evil spirits are insignificant, and the disease is the serious problem."

Zhuge Liang thought of the "woman" that Zhuge Jin said, and was dubious about the words of the person in front of him: "Since this is the case, can the master save it?"

"I'm not a medical practitioner, how can I be saved? However, I would like to point out a way for the Prime Minister to save the young lady."

"Sir, please speak." Hearing that Zhuge was saved now, Zhuge Liang couldn't care about anything else.

"When the daughter-in-law fell ill, her body would be cold and hot, and ordinary medicines would not be effective. There is only one medicine that has special effects: there is a tree, born in Fanbang, named: 'Jinjina'. Take the skin and refine it, and make a pill that can save your life. The life of the young lady. It's just that this medicine is rare. There are only two places in the world where this tree grows, and one is at the place of Meng Huo, the king of the South. Meng Huo refused to accept the teachings and wanted to get rid of Shu for a long time. If the prime minister asks for it, he may not give it to him. There is only bark. Fan people don't know how to refine it, and they don't know how to refine it. It is not suitable for the disease of the daughter. There is another place, that is, in Xuchang. Back then, the famous doctor Hua Tuo planted it himself, and took the skin to refine the medicine. Although Hua Tuo now After death, there are still two apprentices working as imperial physicians in Luoyang, collecting the medicines refined by Hua Tuo, and hiding them in the inner palace as treasures."

After hearing these words, Zhuge Liang was speechless for a while.

"According to Mr., the little girl's illness cannot be cured by Cao Wei?"

"Exactly. In the past, only the medical sage Hua Tuo could cure this disease. Special medicines can only cure the disease. If you want your body to recover, you need someone who is proficient in the disease to take care of it carefully. Except for Hua Tuo's disciples, no one in the world can cure it." .”

"I have heard so much from my husband, but I haven't asked for my name yet."

The person who came laughed loudly: "My surname is Guan and my name is Ren. I used to predict good and bad luck for Emperor Wu of Wei Taizu and today."

"Guan Ren!" Upon hearing that this person was from Cao Wei, Zhuge Liang, Huang Yueying, and the servants in the house all became nervous.

"Since you are from Cao Wei, how dare you say that you are old with my husband!" Huang Yueying shouted.

Guan Ren didn't panic, and bowed again: "I did meet the prime minister before, but the prime minister may not have seen it... Ah, I can't say that, to be precise, I met the prime minister later, but according to the prime minister's memory To put it bluntly, it should be regarded as before... It’s too troublesome to say so, does the Prime Minister still remember Guan Xianting?

Guan Xianting.Zhuge Liang remembered.

Guan Xianting said that her ancestors had told the emperor's fortune.

"Thank you sir for pointing out the maze, please go back."

Guan Xianting's name suddenly appeared, and what Guan Ren said was probably true.

So, if you want to save Ah Jin, you can only ask Cao Wei for help?

Guan Ren drifted away, leaving Zhuge Liang alone in the room.

From Guan Ren's description, she probably already knew what was going on. "Jingina" was not too special. Zhuge Liang had heard of it before, but at that time, this thing had another name.

Cinchona tree, Cinchona cream.

quinine.

A cure for malaria.

Huang Yueying saw that Zhuge Liang would miss the Dragon Boat Festival congratulations if he hesitated any longer, so she couldn't help but persuaded: "Kong Ming..."

"Quinine! Quinine! It's only a few hundred yuan a catty in modern society! Synthetics are everywhere...but you can't find them here!" Zhuge Liang burst into tears and overturned the cases in front of him, "Ah Jin...is Daddy is incompetent...why didn't I think of bringing this medicine with me when I came here..."

Huang Yueying could only cry with Zhuge Liang.

The crying woke Zhuge Jin up. She was half awake and half confused. At this moment, she stretched out her hand: "Father... Mother..."

"Ajin..." Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying hurriedly wiped away their tears and came to the side of the couch, "Ajin, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine... Dad, don't beg Cao Pi..."

"Ah Jin, don't worry about this matter, take a good rest, huh? Dad must have a way to save you, do you hear me, everything will be fine..."

Coaxing Zhuge Jin to fall asleep again, Zhuge Liang went to the case, spread out the white silk, hesitated again and again, and wrote "Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang paid Wei Lord Cao Pi to dismantle it".

Huang Yueying watched from the side, and couldn't help exclaiming: "You really want to write a letter to Cao Pi!"

"Otherwise, what else can I do? I can't really just watch Ah Jin..."

"But you wrote such a letter just now, scolding Cao Pi, and now you are asking someone else, can Cao Pi agree?"

"You have to try, how will you know if you don't try?"

Huang Yueying grabbed Zhuge Liang's hand: "This letter can't be written easily! It's a trivial matter if Cao Pi refuses to agree. If you don't go through His Majesty, you will associate with Cao Wei as a prime minister. You are suspected of treason! If you ask for help with humble words, you will be self-degrading and insulting to the late emperor! Besides, how could Cao Pi let go of this opportunity! If he hates you for scolding him before and humiliated Ji Han with this matter, you will become a sinner through the ages!"

Zhuge Liang murmured: "I know it too...so I regret it too...I really shouldn't have written such a letter out of emotional conflict at the beginning, just for the sake of momentary pleasure, and forgot to leave a way out for myself ...If the late emperor is still here, he will definitely act safely...Now that he is gone, everything is on me...I will make mistakes too!"

At this moment, someone came to report in panic: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty will come to visit you in person!"

During the Dragon Boat Festival congratulations, we waited and waited, but Zhuge Liang did not arrive. Liu Chan guessed that something serious had happened. After suppressing his dissatisfaction, he came to visit in person. Zhao Yun was worried and followed.

When Liu Chan walked into the courtyard, Zhuge Liang led his family to kneel down to greet him: "Your Majesty..."

"Father Xiang is exempt from courtesy." Liu Chan personally supported him. "Today, I am congratulating you. I don't see Father Xiang. I am really uneasy. I am afraid that Father Xiang will have a gap, so I come here in person. If there is nothing wrong with the house, please come to the court with me. , if something happens, I hope the father will tell the truth."

Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh, and told everything about Zhuge Jin, especially the medicine that Guan Ren said.

Liu Chan thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind: "I will deal with this matter. I am writing this letter to Wei Lord Cao Pi. There is no need to embarrass the father."

"Your Majesty, you can't! How can your majesty's body of gold have anything to ask for usurpers and thieves?"

"Father Xiang is serious. Although Ah Jin did not perform the ceremony, she is also the concubine of the late emperor, my empress. It is not an exaggeration for me to seek medical treatment for the empress."

"Impossible!"

Seeing Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan pushing back and forth, Zhao Yun became anxious: "Is there no other way but to bow to Cao Wei? I don't believe in this evil! At worst, I will go to Luoyang and rob Cao Wei."