Jianming Chaos

That night, Zhiming came to Xu Shu's room.Xu Shu was sitting listlessly on the bed, with sadness and helplessness in his eyes.Indeed, knowing that the mother is suffering, but also bearing the pain of losing a brother, this double blow is unbearable for anyone.

Zhiming cut to the chase and said, "Military division, I want to go to Beijing with you."

Xu Shu was taken aback: "Why?"

"I want to investigate the base of the White Tigers." Zhiming said directly.

Xu Shu's eyes widened: "How do you know these things? My lord asked you to go?"

"No, this is my own idea, my lord doesn't know about it." Zhiming looked serious.

"Do you know what organization the White Tigers are?"

"I know, that's why I want to investigate."

Seeing the determination in his eyes, Xu Shu said, "No, you can't go there, ordinary people can't go there! The soldiers of the White Tiger Squad are all emotionless, murderous beasts. If you go there, you will never come back!"

"'If you don't enter the tiger's lair, you won't get a tiger cub'! In order to fight against Cao Cao, I must go deep into the enemy's strongholds and conduct detailed investigations." Zhiming said firmly.

"Since it was not arranged by the lord, why should the general take such a risk!"

"I've made up my mind to go, so there's no need for the military commander to say more, please take me with you; besides, the military teacher is in a bad mood now, and I hope to have a companion on the road. Don't worry, I only have one life, and I will act cautiously."

After a long time, Xu Shu said, "Although I don't quite understand what you're doing, since you've made up your mind, I can't stop you. Let's set off tomorrow morning."

"Thank you military division. In addition, please ask the military division to keep it secret for me. Just tell the lord that I will escort you to Beijing. If the lord knows what I think, he will definitely not agree."

"...No problem." Xu Shu always felt that Zhiming was a little too dedicated to his work, or he had other ideas.

The next morning, Liu Bei held a farewell banquet for Xu Shu at the long pavilion outside the city.The two sat opposite each other and wept.

Looking at the table full of wine and dishes, Xu Shu said: "Now that my mother is trapped by the enemy, it is difficult to swallow the jade liquid and fine wine."

Liu Bei also said: "As soon as the military master leaves, I feel like I have lost an arm, even if I have a dragon's liver and a phoenix's gall, I can't enter."

Xu Shu raised his glass and said, "I have been in Xinye for many days, and my uncle has always treated me kindly. I really can't bear to say goodbye now! But family love is more important than anything. If I don't go, I'm afraid God will not allow me."

Liu Bei also raised his glass and said: "The name of this pavilion is 'Chang Pavilion'. The word 'Chang' means long time. It's a pity that the fate of Bei and the military adviser is too shallow. I wish I could fight the world and kill the traitors together. It's really a lifelong friendship." regret!"

The two had a toast, and it was heartbreaking.

Xu Shu ate a few mouthfuls of food indiscriminately, drank another glass of wine, and got up to leave.

Liu Bei grabbed his sleeve and said, "Is the military division really leaving? Can't you stay a little longer?"

Xu Shu smiled wryly, and said, "I still have to go if I stay a little longer. Uncle Emperor needs to understand my feelings, I'm restless right now!"

Liu Bei slowly let go of his hand.Xu Shu said: "Don't worry, Uncle Emperor, I have sworn to God that I will never give advice to Cao Cao, even if I die! By the way, I want General Lei to escort me to Xuchang, is that okay?"

"Zhiming told me, there's no problem. Zhiming's martial arts is strong, and he can keep the army safe on the way." Liu Bei originally planned to send someone to escort Xu Shu to Beijing, but Zhiming came to ask him for instructions early in the morning, so he naturally agreed.

Xu Shu and Zhiming got on the horse.Liu Bei and the generals sent him off one way after another. Xu Shu repeatedly asked him to go back, but he refused.

Finally, when they came to a dense forest, Xu Shu begged Liu Bei to go back again.Liu Bei said: "'Send you a thousand miles, but you will have to say goodbye at the end', I wish the military division a safe journey! When you see Lingtang, please greet him."

The two parted with tears.After bidding farewell to everyone, Xu Shu and Zhiming patted their horses and went deep into the woods.

Liu Bei looked at the back of Xu Shu with tears in his eyes until he was submerged by the sea of ​​forest, and suddenly pointed to the forest in front of him and said angrily, "I wish I could cut down all those trees!"

The generals asked why, and he said, "They block my view of the military division."

Everyone sighed deeply, and when they were about to return to the city, suddenly, Xu Shu came back patted on horseback.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, thinking that he had changed his mind and would not go to Xuchang, but he said, "I was too emotional just now, and I forgot one important thing. In fact, I am a disciple of Sima Hui, and it was Master who asked me to come to seek refuge with Uncle Huang. Master may It has already been calculated that I cannot stay here for a long time, and I specially confessed that I will tell the emperor Fulong's address before leaving."

"Fulong!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up, and then he remembered that this matter has not been discussed yet, "Is it one of the two great talents in the world 'Fulong and Fengchu' that Senior Sima said?"

"Exactly. Fengchu has settled in Jiangdong, and his specific address is currently unknown, but Fulong is currently living in seclusion in Longzhong, [-] miles outside Xiangyang City. There is Wolonggang, a remote village. He is a generation of wizards. Another name is 'Mr. Wolong'. Uncle Huang can try to invite him out of the mountain, if he helps, he can rule the world."

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "In this case, can the military advisor lead me to find him before going to Xuchang?"

"No, I have to go on my way. Longzhong is not far from here, the emperor can find him by himself. Just go to Longzhong and inquire again. Almost everyone there knows him." Xu Shu said goodbye to everyone again.

After Liu Bei watched his back go away again, Fang and the others returned to the city.

Seeing Xu Shu's return, Zhiming asked, "Did you say it?"

"I've said it, but luckily the general reminded me, otherwise I would have failed Master's original intention."

"Is Xuchang far from here?"

"It's not very far. If you hurry up and travel day and night, you can arrive in three or four days." Xu Shu whipped his whip violently, "Hurry up, you poor horse, my mother's life is much more important than your legs."

After Liu Bei returned to the county office, the shadow of the dragon kept appearing in his mind, and his brain cells were always in a highly excited state because of his eagerness to seek talents.

The next morning, Liu Bei ordered someone to prepare generous gifts, and was going to visit Fulong in Longzhong with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

The three of them were about to go out when they reported that an old man who called himself Shui Jing asked to see him outside the yamen.Upon hearing this, Liu Bei hurriedly said, "Please hurry up!"

Sima Hui entered the lobby.Liu Beixi stepped forward to greet him, shook his hand tightly and said, "Senior Sima's visit in person really makes this yamen flourish."

Sima Hui smiled and said: "Uncle Huang is serious, I came here uninvited."

Liu Bei asked him to take a seat, and Sima Hui sat down without humility.Liu Bei admired him very much.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were puzzled to see Liu Bei being so respectful to an old man.

Liu Bei introduced to both sides.Guan Yu and Zhang Fei saluted symbolically.

Liu Bei asked: "Senior, you must have something important to do here, right?"

"No, I just want to come and see Mr. Shan Fu and my nephew and grandson." Sima Hui expressed his purpose.

"Oh? It's not a coincidence for seniors to come. They just left Xinye yesterday and went to Xuchang together."

"Going to Xuchang? Sure enough, as I expected, Yuanzhi is destined not to be able to assist the emperor for a long time!" Sima Hui said with regret, "It seems that I came a step late....The emperor just said that Zhiming will also go up together gone?"

Liu Bei spoke about the previous events and said: "To be honest, I never thought that Zhiming would offer to escort the military division to Beijing. He sometimes gives people a feeling of being unexpected."

"Have you ever thought that it is God's will for Zhiming to come to seek refuge with Uncle Huang?"

"God's will?" Liu Bei was puzzled.

"Just as he took the initiative to apply to send Xu Shu to the capital, it is God's will. If it wasn't for Xu Shu's mother..."

Speaking of this, Sima Hui suddenly yelled at the case: "Too bad, Xu Shu was fooled!"

"What?!" Liu, Guan and Zhang said in unison.

Sima Hui said: "You don't know. I know his mother. She is a loyal and courageous person who will never give her son to Cao Cao. I can be sure that the letter is fake."

The three of them were very surprised when they heard this.Liu Bei said: "Then, isn't the military advisor sent to death in vain?"

"It's a pity, yes." Sima Hui sighed, "They shouldn't have gone. They fell into someone else's trap. I just hope they're okay."

Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Cao Cao, I must have skinned him!"

Still Guan Yu calmed down and said: "The military commander just left yesterday, I would like to ride a red rabbit horse to chase him back."

Liu Bei agreed: "Yes, this is a good idea!"

But Sima Hui shook his head and said: "Xu Shu is anxious to see his mother, so he should walk together every day. No matter how fast your horses are, they may not be able to catch up; and you are not sure about the route, and it is difficult to find traces. Things are unpredictable, let everything go by fate! "

The three of them sighed after hearing this.Liu Bei thought of Fulong and said: "Before leaving, the military commander gave me Fulong's address. It is in Longzhong, [-] miles outside Xiangyang City. We are going to visit him. Seniors, do you know what kind of Fulong is?" people?"

"Actually, Lao Zhuo came here today because he was afraid that he would forget to tell me about it. Kong Ming, like me, likes to live a carefree and idle life, but there is one difference: I am a hermit, I only love mountains and rivers, and I don't want to go into politics; he He often goes out with friends and talks about the world, and he has a lot of political ambitions. He has four close friends, all of whom are learned and talented, and one of them is Xu Shu. Among the five, only Kong Ming has the most extensive knowledge. One is worth four in terms of intelligence."

After hearing this, Liu Bei admired him more and more; Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't take it seriously, thinking that this person was purely boasting.

Sima Hui continued: "Kong Ming has a bit of a conceited personality, and he often compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi in front of everyone; but in my opinion, these two are not as good as him."

Guan Yu said dissatisfiedly: "Guan Zhong and Le Yi were celebrities in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They seem a little brazen, don't they?"

Sima Hui said: "No. In my opinion, Guan Zhong and Le Yi are not as good as him; those who can really compare with them are Jiang Ziya of the Western Zhou Dynasty and Zhang Liang of the Western Han Dynasty."

Zhang Fei brushed off his beard and said, "If you speak so powerfully, you're nothing more than a villager. Find a villager to serve as our army's military adviser, how can I convince you!"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and said, "My second younger brother speaks rudely, senior, please don't take offense."

"It's okay, it's okay." Sima Hui took out a note from his sleeve with a smile, handed it to Liu Bei and said, "If the emperor doesn't want to move Kong Ming, I will give this letter to him. Please don't read the content first, wait for me to read it." Check it out when you need it.”

Liu Bei took the letter and said happily, "Thank you, senior!"

Sima Hui patted Liu Bei's shoulder and said, "Uncle Emperor, I have to explain one thing, this troubled world cannot be pacified by Kong Ming alone, you must cherish the people around you!"

Liu Bei understood and nodded.Sima Hui smiled meaningfully, ready to leave.

Liu Bei wanted to keep him, but was declined politely: "If Uncle Huang can invite Kong Ming, he will be a hundred times better than me!"

Liu Bei saw that he couldn't keep him, so he asked Zhang Fei to give him a generous gift from the back hall.

Sima Hui refused: "I'm a hermit, and I don't deserve the uncle's love; besides, the friendship between us is based on spirit. We will meet later!"

Seeing him drifting away, Liu Bei sighed: "This man is really a 'Guiguzi' in this world. He obviously possesses the wisdom of the heavens and the earth, but he doesn't bother to fight for fame and fortune. He only wants to enjoy the peace all by himself. It is both respectable and a pity! "

Guan Yu said: "Just now he mentioned that it was God's will for Zhiming to seek refuge with elder brother. I don't quite understand it. Does elder brother know what he means?"

Liu Bei also couldn't figure out the meaning, and said: "Before he left, he reminded me to cherish the people around me. He should be referring to someone in particular. Xu Shu can't look back, so it shouldn't be him. Could it be Zhiming?"

The three of them thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and then they stopped thinking about it.As it was almost noon, they decided to go to Longzhong after lunch.

When Sima Hui returned to Nanzhang, Xiaoying asked him, "Have Master seen Mr. Xuande and Mr. Yuanzhi?"

"Mr. Xuande saw it, but Mr. Yuanzhi went to Xuchang and didn't meet him."

"Why did Mr. Yuanzhi go to Xuchang?"

"He must have something important to do." Sima Hui didn't want to tell the child the truth.

"Master, do you think Mr. Xuande can invite Mr. Kong Ming?"

Sima Hui nodded resolutely: "Okay, God has already destined Kong Ming to help Liu Bei achieve his great cause in this life. The two of them are like the relationship between fish and water, and no one can do without the other: if a fish leaves the water, it will surely die; if there is no fish in the water , will be a pool of stagnant water.”

After that, he frowned again, and said: "This troubled world cannot be pacified by Kong Ming alone. I hope that the savior who came to the emperor's side can grow up as soon as possible. Behind Cao Jun, there is a stronger force secretly growing , wait for the opportunity to usurp the Han."

Sima Hui is right, the real enemy of the big man is not Cao Cao, but...