Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 984

Perhaps seeing that Zhuge Liang was in a bad mood, Princess Raoyang didn't chatter with him, and she didn't even tell Zhuge Liang what Liu Yi and the others said after they came. It was completely useless to persuade Zhuge Liang not to do such stupid things again, but after hearing Zhuge Liang's explanation, Rao Yang was no longer worried.

Her husband would never do anything stupid, and her husband was the smartest person in the whole world.

When she brought the food in front of Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang was still a little silent. He was thinking about something. Rao Yang was already very old, Zhuge Zhan was married, and his child was four years old. Shuang met his grandfather, they were grandparents, even Emperor Xiaoxian became a legend, and as Emperor Xiaokang's daughter, Princess Raoyang's status is quite high.

In the temple, even Liu Qu saw her, and he had to greet her with a big salute and call her grandmother. As for Zhuge Liang, he was unwilling to use his identity to do things, and he would definitely make many people forget his identity. Son-in-law, however, when necessary, such as today's temple, this status can play the greatest role. The officials of the temple dare to accuse Zhuge Liang of wrong policies, but few people dare to directly attack Zhuge Liang himself.

Rao Yang's hair was gray and her face was covered with wrinkles. However, she sat obediently by the side and looked at her husband with a smile, but it was no different from those decades ago. Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry to eat. Since Liu Gong After his death, he spoke a lot less, and he was always thinking. No one knew what he was thinking, but no one dared to interrupt him.

"Dinner!", except for Rao Yang.

After the two had dinner, Rao Yang chattered about her son and grandson. She missed her son very much, "I've never seen you so cruel. I heard that you recruited a group of young people from Guishuang. Why not let Zhaner come back together? I heard that Guishuang is very dangerous. In summer, the river boils, and in winter, urine can freeze. Let me tell you, even if you let him sharpen, you will not He should go to Guishuang.”

Rao Yang's chatter did not disturb Zhuge Liang, "You don't understand, only in such an environment can he develop his abilities. He is very smart, but he is too lazy. With such a lazy temperament, he can't do anything. I don't want him to waste his talent, in such an environment, if he doesn't do well, he will be left behind by others, and he has to accept punishment, and he can only return to Luoyang if he does well."

The two were chatting, suddenly a servant came over and told them that Yuan Yao asked to see him.

Rao Yang was very happy. Yuan Yao and Zhuge Zhan had been playing together since childhood. Looking at this little guy, Rao Yang always felt as if he saw his own son. When Yuan Yao walked in, he was called to his side by Rao Yang. , "Yaoer, is your mother okay?", Yuan Yao paid respects to the two of them, and just replied: "Go back to Master, mother is fine."

"It's a good time to come. Come and have dinner with us."

"Ms.. I just finished eating"

"Hey, you young man, you should eat more, look at how thin you are!"

Yuan Yao originally came to Zhuge Mansion with a full stomach of questions, but he didn't ask any questions. The confusion disappeared, replaced by a belly full of meat. Rao Yang was so enthusiastic, looking at him, It was as if he had seen his own child and kept forcing him to eat. If Zhuge Liang hadn't been able to bear with it and dissuaded him a few words, Yuan Yao might not be able to walk today.

Touching his chubby belly, Yuan Yao fell into deep thought.

"Tell me. What are you doing here?"

"Master, you know why and asked."

Zhuge Liang didn't say a word, he glanced at Yuan Yao, and then said: "Why are you so concerned about this, you are still so young."

Yuan Yao hurriedly said: "Master, I'm not thinking about myself, it's just that the veterans in the temple are almost all the most outstanding talents in the temple, especially you, Shijun, you are about to reach the prescribed age. Is Shijun also planning to leave the temple and return to his hometown? There is no shortage of temples."

"Yao'er, I will die too. Could it be that when I die, you want to put my body in the temple?" Zhuge Liang asked back, and Yuan Yao didn't say anything more when it came to this topic. , is not a very good topic, Yuan Yao asked: "I just want to know, why do you want to do this."

"Yao'er, the longer I live, the higher my status will be. No one dares to persuade me, no one even dares to curse me. I let so many veterans leave today, but none of them dare I said to my face that all my ministers wanted to flatter me, flatter me, and I never said anything, but I was surrounded by a group of people who wanted to help me and make my power in the temple even stronger."

Zhuge Liang said some inexplicable words, "I found that after I gradually get old, I want to do everything by myself, and I feel that I can do everything the best. Even if I don't want to, my power is constantly increasing. Increase."

"I understand." Yuan Yao said, frowning tightly, "So, Master will leave the temple too?"

"Ah."

The results of the imperial court meeting spread all over the country very quickly. Through the Mansion Newspaper, the speed of the spread of the news was astonishing. Of course, the territory of the Han Dynasty is still too large, so the news will have to go through at least several years. It took a month to spread to Guishuang, Ningzhou and other regions, or even longer. However, in the Central Plains, these news caused a huge sensation just over a month later.

Officials in various places, some are angry, some are happy, they are different. At the same time, the servants of the official government and Sun Quan are also busy, because the officials who have reached the age in various places will be dismissed, and they need someone to take their positions The amount of work to be replaced is not insignificant, from Zhang Fei at the monitoring station, to Man Chong at the criminal court, to generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Liao in the military, and even high-ranking local officials, such as Zhou Yu.
These people are all going to be dismissed, and no one can tell whether such a move will cause any bad things. Everyone is a little anxious, especially if this kind of dismissal involves the military, if the old generals everywhere , refused to obey such an unreasonable dismissal. Thinking of this, the ministers cursed Zhuge Linggong again in their hearts, why bother to find trouble for everyone?If something goes wrong, you, Zhuge Kongming, are the sinner of the big man!

Why do you do it in such a hurry?Wouldn't it be better to wait for a while, after these old generals give up their positions, and then execute it?Everyone really didn't understand why Zhuge Liang, who has always been prudent, would be so reckless and act too hastily!
Fortunately, several months have passed, and in the fifth year of Tianji, nothing major has happened in various places.

However, someone came to tell Zhuge Liang that Chen Lin was dead.

He died in the mansion, and the imperial physician's order did not find out the real cause of his death. It is only known that after leaving the temple, his mood has been very low, and he gradually stopped talking, and sat in the courtyard all day long. In this way, sitting and sitting, he fell asleep.

Zhuge Liang felt a little uncomfortable, and he felt a little guilty. He had a vague feeling that he had killed Chen Lin, but this thought was quickly pushed out of his mind. Everything he did was never for himself First of all, it continued to expand beyond the Great Wall, and even left behind the elite military brigades of the Northern and Southern Army. The annual corvee service also continued to build cities outside the Great Wall. This was to prevent enemies beyond the Great Wall.

Including many reforms to Guishuang, states and counties, temples, and even the final disposal of veterans, all are to avoid the decline of the great man. After eliminating all conditions such as foreign affairs, internal troubles, power ministers, and faint emperors, Zhuge Liang believes that the great man He can definitely continue his glory. As for the future, there is nothing he can do. He is already old, and there is only so much he can do.

Soon, all the old ministers and generals from all over the country rushed to Sili, and the first one to come was Zhou Yu from the Overseas Mansion. Zhou Yu looked very irritable. Zhuge Liang, looking at his expression, no one dared to take him to see Zhuge Linggong. In the end, Yuan Yao came forward and took him back to his mansion. The two of them chatted for a while After a whole day, the anger in Zhou Yu's heart seemed to subside.

There is no idea of ​​going to Zhuge Liang again.

Gradually, veteran generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, and Ma Chao also returned to Luoyang. These generals seemed even more irritable. On the first day they rushed to Luoyang, they came to Zhuge's mansion, and Zhuge Liang went out to greet him. , took these people to the courtyard, and entertained them, but almost all of them came here with full armor, especially Guan Yu, who was like an enraged tiger. After entering the door, his eyes never left Zhuge Liang in front of him. .

Zhuge Liang was very calm, looked at these people, and asked with a smile: "You gentlemen come here to compete with me in martial arts?"

"I heard that Zhuge Linggong thinks we are old and weak, so I want to come to show Linggong to see if we are weak!" The person who spoke was Guan Yu. In fact, the relationship between Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang is still very good. In the past, they conquered Guishuang together. Zhuge Liang played a very important role in that battle. He made friends with the generals of the Northern and Southern Army, and their relationship was very close. However, when Zhuge Liang proposed the retirement system, these old friends had already been removed. All offended.

"Hahaha, I have never said such words. Even if General Guan is 20 years older, I will definitely not be your opponent." Zhuge Liang said indifferently, ignoring the threats of these people, but enthusiastically pulling They let them sit down one by one, and then the servants brought all kinds of delicacies and drinks. Zhuge Liang didn't drink alcohol, and Guan Yu didn't rush to question or do anything.

He watched Zhuge Liang coldly prepare meals for them, sat on the upper seat, and took a sip of wine.

Immediately, Zhuge Liang coughed violently. He doesn't know how to drink. Zhang Liao couldn't help but smile. With him taking the lead, the rest of the people are not polite, eating food and drinking wine, among other things, these things are really much better than those in the frontier fortress, and staying in the frontier fortress for a long time makes these meals even more delicious .

Zhuge Liang looked at the crowd with a smile, and didn't say anything about retirement. Instead, he asked about the situation in various places, coughing from time to time, covering his mouth with a piece of silk, and was very curious about the situation in various places. They also answered one by one. Everyone chatted for more than two hours, and everyone ate very happily. However, no one pressed Zhuge Liang again. When Guan Yu led everyone away, someone finally realized that something was wrong.

"General Guan, that's not right!! Aren't we here to avenge Zhuge Liang this time??"

Guan Yu paused, remembered something, and shook his head, "There is no need to argue with him anymore."

In the mansion, Zhuge Liang sat alone at the banquet, took out the blood-stained cloth, looked at it for a long time, and then hid it in his sleeve.

(End of this chapter)