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Chapter 327

Zhuge Liang couldn't wait to invite Liu Yu aboard, and called out his wife Huang Yueying and younger brother Zhuge Jun to meet Liu Yu.

Liu Yu looked at the yellow-haired, black-faced Huang Yueying and couldn't help but cast a glance at Zhuge Liang beside her.

Zhuge Liang got married in the spring and summer of the previous year, before war broke out in Jingzhou and the roads were unimpeded, so Liu Yu knew that Zhuge Liang had married the daughter of the Huang family, a rich family in Xiangyang.

Zhuge Liang once said in a letter that his wife Huang Yueying had the virtue of Meng Guang. Meng Guang was the wife of Liang Hong, a hermit in the early years of this dynasty. She was ugly and dark, but she was quite virtuous and praised by the world.Zhuge Liang compared his wife to Meng Guang, Liu Yu thought he was being self-effacing, but seeing Huang Yueying today, he realized that what he said was true.

Although it was a bit unexpected, Liu Yu was not a layman who judged people by their appearance, so he greeted Huang Yueying calmly.

Huang Yueying turned a blind eye to Liu Yu's gorgeous and womanly appearance, her expression was calm, her manners were polite, and her conversation was extraordinary, which gradually made Liu Yu feel respectful.

Huang Yueying knew that her husband and Liu Yu must have something to talk about, so she and Ji Shu Zhugejun left after a while, leaving only Zhuge Liang and Liu Yu in the room.

Before Zhuge Liang could ask, Liu Yu took the initiative to talk about the reason for going north this time.

Knowing that Liu Yu was representing Liu Jing and going to pay tribute to Xudu, Zhuge Liang couldn't hide the shock on his face. His friend actually became an official?

Zhuge Liang thought he knew Liu Yu quite well. His long-cherished wish was to be a hermit who escaped from the world of mortals and wandered around forever. What happened in the past two years?It actually caused such an earth-shaking change in him.

Liu Yu explained: "You also know that since I was young, I have been devoted to mountains and rivers and have no intention of official career. My mother can only pin her hope of revitalizing the family on Wen Shi. At the beginning of this year, Wen Shi suffered from angina and died young. My mother mourned the loss of her son. I also hate the hopelessness of family rejuvenation, wash my face with tears all day long, and my body is getting weaker and weaker. If things go on like this, the consequences will be unimaginable. As a last resort, I can only choose to become an official to ease my mother's heart."

Hearing that Liu Gene died of illness, Zhuge Liang frowned deeply. The two were the same age, both born in the fourth year of Guanghe (AD 181). regret.

"Wen Lang, the deceased is dead, please mourn..." Zhuge Liang comforted him.

Liu Yu nodded with a heavy expression. It has been more than half a year since his brother passed away, but every time he talked about it, he still felt extremely sad.Immediately changed the subject and said: "By the way, Kong Ming, have you ever received a letter from Zhong Da?"

"Received." Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.When Kuai Qi returned to Xiangyang, he handed the letter to him. The sincerity and sincerity of the words in the letter have moved him until now.

Liu Yu said: "If Zhong Da knew that you went south to seek refuge, I don't know how happy he would be."

Zhuge Liang said with emotion: "I lived in seclusion in Nanyang, farming and studying for self-entertainment, but I didn't expect Zhongda to rise up in the land of Jingnan so soon."

Liu Yu also said with great emotion: "It's not just you, even I, who has been by Zhongda's side, didn't expect it."

Zhuge Liang said again: "Zhongda has always had the heart of rejuvenating the Han Dynasty and the ambition of clarifying the world. He used to lament that Liu Jingzhou was not a talent for the king. Thousands of miles away, with millions of households, the foundation has already been established, so we can expand our ambitions a little bit. Zhongda and I are inseparable, like-minded, even though our wisdom is limited, we are willing to serve our subordinates, save all people from suffering, and solve the world's upside down."

Liu Yu let out a long sigh and said, "Zhongda once said: 'Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.' You and Zhongda were both in a humble age, but you have the world in your heart—I'm not as good as I am." Speaking of this, Liu Yu After a pause, he said again: "Kong Ming, you said you live in seclusion in Nanyang, what is the current situation in Nanyang?"

Longzhong, where Zhuge Liang lives in seclusion, belongs to Nanyang Deng County, but it is three or four hundred miles away from Zhiwan County in Nanyang County, but only a few dozen miles away from Xiangyang.In addition, the central and northern parts of Nanyang, and more than ten counties including Wan County are all owned by Cao Cao, so Zhuge Liang doesn't know much about it, but there is one thing worth mentioning.

Zhuge Liang said: "At present, Cao Cao and Yuan Benchu ​​are stalemate in Yinguandu, Henan, Runan, Nanyang and other places. There are many people who betrayed Cao and attached themselves to Yuan. Wen Lang went north alone. It is not easy to reach Xudu. Fortunately, Du ( Xi) Brother Zixu is currently serving as the county magistrate in Xi'e County, north of Wan County. Wen Lang takes a boat through the Han River and enters the Feishui River, all the way north, and can reach the city of Xi'e. Brother Du Zixu will send troops to escort you there Xu Du."

"Du Zixu is in Nanyang now?" Liu Yu was overjoyed when he heard the words. Since Du Xi returned to the north four years ago, he had completely lost track of him. He was pleasantly surprised to hear news of him suddenly.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Last year, Zhang Xiu recommended all the counties in Nanyang to surrender to Cao Cao, and Xi'e was among them. Presumably, Cao Cao thought that brother Du Zixu had avoided living in Jingzhou and was familiar with the situation in the south, so he appointed him as the county magistrate of Xi'e."

Liu Yu couldn't help clapping her hands and said: "With Du Zixu here, I will go north without any worries." Liu Yu, who was relieved, shared what he had seen and heard in the past two years, detailing everything.

Zhuge Liang was amazed when he heard that, Liu Jing didn't start very high, he was only a city official, and until last year, he was only a mere county.

With Liu Jing's strength, he was originally worthy of being a spectator between Liu Biao and Zhang Xian, but he insisted on becoming the master of Jingnan step by step through his own planning.

It really is "calculation like a god, unparalleled talent, and a world-class hero." Zhuge Liang doesn't think anyone in the world can do better than him.

After chatting with Liu Yu for a long time, Zhuge Liang suddenly remembered his good friend Xu Shu on the boat, and hurriedly invited him into the room to introduce them.

Liu Yu's character is out of aloofness, with a high self-esteem, and the idlers don't even bother to make friends. After living in Changsha for so many years, he can count the number of friends who can be called friends.

Xu Shu used to be a knight-errant in his early years. Although he put aside his sword and halberd to learn from others, he still has a bit of freedom and unrestraint in his temperament. This is very much to Liu Yu's appetite.

That night, the three of them sat on the same table while lying down on the same bed, and talked without stopping, and the candles did not go out all night.

Liu Yu had a heavy responsibility and didn't dare to delay, so after breakfast, he bid farewell to Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu and continued northward.

In the next few days, the journey went smoothly, but as soon as they left Xinye, the northernmost county in Zhangling County, officially entered the Nanyang County area, bandits began to appear on both sides of the Feishui River.

Fortunately, the dozens of people on Liu Yu's boat were all the elite of Liu Jingshui's army with excellent armor and weapons.

A few days later, the city of Xi'e County was looming in sight.

(End of this chapter)