Whoever wins the crouching dragon wins the world

Liu Xi and I have been planning for several years. Once we leave the palace, it is naturally impossible to fight unprepared.In order to confuse Cao Cao's attention, we parted ways as soon as we left Luoyang. I went to Nanyang to seek refuge in Kongming, while Liu Xi went to Xuzhou via Guancheng.He seemed relaxed and said that he had a big plan, but it was not convenient for him to take me to complete it.

I couldn't hold back the tears.

No matter in the previous life or in this life, he has always tried his best to take care of me just because he assumed the role of brother and sister.

Long before Cao □□ forced Liu Xie to move his capital to Luoyang, Liu Xi recruited a group of confidantes to smuggle out of the palace one after another the jewels and antiques he could get.But he never told me the list of his confidantes, and he never allowed me to do dangerous things.If it wasn't for a eunuch who acted carelessly and flirted with Liu Xi after showing off his feet, I'm afraid I would have been kept in the dark until I left the palace.

At that time, Dong Zhuo was killed by Lu Bu, and the palace was in chaos. Lu Bu, who was promoted to Fengwei General, and Situ Wang Yunquan fell into the court.Wang Yun is noble, stubborn and proud. In retrospect, I have countless times rejoiced that he was the one who grabbed Liu Xi's pigtails and not Lu Bu——Wang Yun was born into a family of officials and officials. After more than forty years of mixing, he knows the Han court like the back of his hand.He had seen Liu Xi who was still in his infancy. Although the child under one year old could not speak, his sluggish eyes and the stupidity of not responding to being knocked on the forehead left a deep impression on him.Wang Yun has a high position and authority, and he has long heard about the fact that Empress He drugged Chen Meiren. He believed that it was impossible for Liu Xi to pretend to be crazy since he could not remember, so he didn't even directly kill the eunuch who "talked wildly" during the interrogation .

Since then, Liu Xi has become more cautious in his actions. Even my younger sister who knows the inside story has to observe carefully with wide eyes in order to barely find some clues that seem to be true.

Wang Yun and Lv Bu were in power for a very short period of time. One month later, Dong Zhuo's former subordinate Li Jue defeated Lv Bu, killed Wang Yun, and captured Chang'an.In the second year of Xingping, Li, Guo, and Fan fought among themselves. Li Jue was afraid of Fan Chou's bravery and popularity, so he set up a banquet to kill him, and then fought with Guo Si in the city for several months. Tens of thousands of civilians were killed or injured.The entire royal family of the Han Dynasty was terrified. Liu Xiekong, bearing the title of emperor, had no soldiers or generals, and was snatched away by Li Jue and Guo Si like a fig leaf. Liu Xi and I even took a stand to protest. None, and was forced to follow Liu Xie's humiliation.It wasn't until Cao Cao, who was the governor of Gunzhou in the first year of Jian'an, entered Luoyang with Liu Xie, and then moved the capital to Xu, that he ushered in a moment of respite.

Troubled times are difficult, but there are also many opportunities. It is best to fish in troubled waters.Liu Xi made full use of the advantages of foresight, carefully operated, forbearance and accumulation, and was able to release the confidantes out of the palace before the new generals, Sima, and governors in power tried to eliminate dissidents in the name of cleaning up the chaotic party, and infiltrated the palace. to all walks of life.These people are able to fall into Liu Xi's eyes, so naturally they are not lacking in courage and ability. After receiving Liu Xi's guidance, they will be like a tiger with wings added, which can be of great use.Therefore, when we finally pretended to be eunuchs and escaped from the court in the fifth year of Jian'an, they had saved a considerable fortune for Liu Xi among the people.

But it's not enough.

What Liu Xi wants to fight for is the world, and there are many people who need it.Soldiers, horses, food, and generals will not come out of thin air, and none of them need to be bothered to manage.There are thousands of miles in China, I don't know why he chose Xuzhou as the place to make his fortune, and I don't know why he chose Xinye as the place to make his fortune. I only know that he is the only person I have been connected by blood in the world after two lifetimes. Relatives, brothers and sisters, close relatives of flesh and blood.

Liu Xi's entrustment was still in my ears: "I plan to start an uprising in the 12th year of Jian'an, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with Kong Ming. You have to help me prevent Liu Bei from visiting the thatched cottage, and gather a group of Jingzhou celebrities headed by Mr. Shui Jing by the way, and wait for me to go to Nanyang. Please.——Celebrities, it is always valuable to have the superior person come to the door in person."

Now eight years have passed like running water, I have done enough homework to record the hobbies and personalities of famous people in Jingzhou into a book, and I just wait for Liu Xi to come to the door.Mr. Shui Jing is not good at being an official, but he has a soft and generous heart. As long as Liu Xi puts down his face and stalks him, he will eventually let go.Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei, and Shi Guangyuan were not moved by Liu Bei. They all served as officials in Wei State in history, but they all did nothing.They don't have the great ambition to build a world-class feat like Kong Ming. Although they sympathize with the hard work of the people, they know that the wheel of history is unstoppable.Liu Xi doesn't need to bother to recruit them, he just needs to show a positive attitude of sweeping the couch, ask them to give him some time to develop and grow, and let them pick and choose freely—if Liu Xi is small, It is impossible to persuade them to be the tree-shaking fly for him even if they exhaust their tongues.But once Liu Xi is expected to succeed, even if they don't ask for a recommendation, they will try their best to stick to the door.Especially Shi Guangyuan, who has an unrestrained personality and a flexible mind, has already perfected his ability to assess the situation, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.These three people are not suitable for opening up territories, but with their abilities, being parents and officials to straighten out internal affairs is more than enough to benefit the people of one side.

As for Kong Ming, in theory, since he could come out of the mountain because of Liu Bei's kindness, as long as Liu Xi can do the same as a corporal, he has no reason to refuse.However, after learning the real reason why he left Huang Yueying, it would be naive for me to think that he is someone who can be moved by friendship.After thinking about it, I added another comment after his name: lure him with a virtuous name, promise him with trust, and move him with no doubt.

There are all kinds of people in this world, those who seek power do all the tricks, and those who chase profits do nothing, both of which are shameless to the world, but people who regard power and profit as dung may not be so noble.People have desires, Kong Ming doesn't care about wealth, beauty, or power, but when I look back at dusk, behind his devotion to death, the greatest selfishness may be hidden.

The night talk from a few years ago came to mind.

Me: "Sir, you often compare yourself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, but these two are no more than ministers. Hasn't Mr. ever thought of going further, standing higher, and seeing farther?"

Kong Ming: "Those who rule the world are capable ministers, and those who steal the world are national thieves. The former work hard for the people, while the latter work for self-interest. Historians have their own judgments."

Zhuge is very wise, but he has never thought of becoming a king. If he has to, he really doesn't want to.

I asked again: "Sir, is your ambition in this life to end the troubled times and save the people from suffering?"

Kong Ming chuckled: "The world is not benevolent, and all things are regarded as dogs. Dynasties change, people live and die, rise and fall have their own way, and manpower is hard to match. But since a man was born in the world, there will always be traces of the wind, and the sound of the geese. Mianli, leave some traces in the world, and be admired by future generations, so that this journey in the world is not in vain."

A word that breaks the sky.

Birds of a feather flock together.Kong Ming and Cui Zhouping are friends, and they are essentially no different from them.He also doesn't think that Liu Bei has the ability to change the world, but he gladly accepts the invitation to fight for him - not really caring for the people, saving the world just by the way, what he wants is just a few "traces" in the history books, which have been passed down through the ages Achievement is a reputation that will last forever.

His goal was so clear from the beginning, so in the end he got what he wanted, and his name goes down in history.

Forty years in a hurry, the Shu Han rose because of Kong Ming's ingenuity, and fell because of Kong Ming's negligence. Even the founding emperor Liu Bei couldn't run through it because he left midway. In fact, there was only one Kong Ming who really achieved.

He seeks benevolence and benevolence, but seeing the true meaning of it, I feel chills down my spine. It is like a calligraphy and painting by a famous artist, which is worth thousands of gold. However, he found that his writing style was frivolous, his color was gaudy, and his name did not match his reality.At this time, outsiders who have never seen paintings are still praising the ingenuity of calligraphy and painting, but you can almost destroy your intestines if you paint with pen and ink alone in the middle of the night.

If I had known what Kong Ming looked like after the halo faded, I would never travel thousands of miles alone to witness an idol's disillusionment.

Before leaving, Liu Xi was afraid of my hard work, and wanted to temporarily place me in a safe place near Luoyang.He said: "I know the development of history, and it is not difficult to defeat Liu Bei. When I kill Liu Bei and take over his remaining troops, Kong Ming will naturally fall under my command, and other Jingzhou celebrities will also have their own ways to subdue them."

At that time I replied: "Looking at the history, Kong Ming knew that Liu Adou was unworthy to be a king, but he tried his best to help him to the top. He knew that he was a man of love and stupid loyalty. He came out of the mountain to repay the kindness of his knowledge. If you kill Liu Bei, he said Maybe he wiped his neck and followed him, or he followed his good friend Xu Shu and didn't offer a plan for the rest of his life, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?"

I'm really overcompensating, and I'm hurting myself!

According to the current situation, if Liu Xi persuades Kong Ming to surrender after killing Liu Bei, he can at most work hard to accompany Kong Ming to perform a scene of "sincerely invited, but the kindness is hard to refuse" to fulfill his wish.Kong Ming has not yet achieved his ambition to be famous forever, and he is reluctant to die or hide in the mountains to live in seclusion. I never took it to heart!

So what are my hard work these years?I can make myself cry stupidly!Angrily, I stuffed my clothes into the package, wishing I could go to Xinye to confess to Liu Xi immediately.

Last month, Cao Cao appointed Cao Yi as General Funan, and dispatched [-] troops from Yuzhou, Sizhou and other places to march to Xinye.Although Liu Biao hated Liu Xi for taking his territory by force, but the enemy was in front of him, and he was afraid that Cao Cao would destroy Liu Xi and then invade Jingxiang.The two frontiers, which have been forbidden areas since Liu Xi moved in, also showed signs of being open to trade.I entrusted the waiter in the teahouse to keep an eye on the news for me at all times, and set off as soon as the border is opened.

Cha Xiaoer agreed to my request, and said strangely: "Weren't you Mr. Kong Ming's girl before? Why don't you want to take care of his funeral at this time, instead you are in a hurry to go out, so...hehe..."

I was stunned, thinking that I had misheard: "What happens next?"

"You don't know?" Xiaoer exclaimed in disbelief, and said quickly, "It's spread all over the town. Last night, there was a fire in the thatched cottage in Wollongong. Mr. Kong Ming served tea with his book boy, and both of them burned to death. The human bones are all smoky and pitch-black—hey, where are you going? Be careful not to fall!"

I can no longer hear his instructions, only the endless wind ruthlessly passing by my ears.

The sky is spinning, the earth is cracking and landslides.