Han Xiang

Chapter 316 Crouching dragon and phoenix chicks, night talk around the furnace

When relatives and friends get together during the New Year, Zhuge Liang is invited by his friend Shi Tao to meet Sima Hui at the residence of Xianshan.

When they got to the place, they found that Xu Shu and Pang Tong were also guests at Sima Hui's house, so the five of them cooked wine and sang songs to express their friendship.

The five people are all intelligent and slightly superior. They sit around the stove drinking wine to keep warm, and at the same time express their opinions.

Shi Tao might be drunk, and suddenly hooked Xu Shu's shoulder beside him, and murmured to the crowd: "Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao again this year, it seems that the pacification of the north is just around the corner, and then he will go south to Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and Xiangyang will definitely encounter military disasters. The so-called gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, when we return to our hometown together, will De Cao, Kong Ming, and Shi Yuan also go together?"

Everyone was silent after hearing this, Shi Tao looked at Sima Hui again, and asked: "De Cao is the owner of this place, let's show everyone first, he will not be willing to live in seclusion here, and be Mr. Shui Jing for the rest of his life, right?"

Sima Huishuo must say to him: "The scenery here is beautiful. I live here to enjoy farming and hoeing. I can often ask Pang Gong for advice. The Central Plains hometown is war-torn and withered. I don't plan to go back."

"How can there be eggs under the overturned nest?" Shi Tao asked in disbelief, "In the future when Cao Cao sends his troops south, will De Cao not be afraid of being injured by the rebels?"

Sima Hui shook his head lightly: "If the hermit can't be saved, can he live a stable life when he returns to his homeland? In short, everything has its destiny, and I'll just let nature take its course."

"But this."

"Brother Guangyuan."

Shi Tao shook his head and wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Pang Tong, who was beside Sima Hui, waving his hand.

Pang Tong continued: "Although Cao Cao won a big victory in Cangting, he failed to inflict heavy damage on Yuan Shao. The strength of Hebei should not be underestimated. In addition, Sun Quan attacked Shouchun and openly opposed Cao. After dealing with the Jingnan rebellion, Mr. Liu Fu , and there is spare power to contain the north, Cao Cao is surrounded by enemies at this time, I don't think he may be able to pacify the north."

Xu Shu nodded and agreed: "What Shi Yuan said is true, even though Liu Jingzhou and Jingnan have not yet been settled, he has newly recruited Liu Xuande, who is greatly feared by Cao Cao. Now that he is stationed in Wancheng, how can Cao Cao dare to seek a battle with Yuan Shao easily? In the end, who will be able to conquer the North and conquer the Central Plains is yet to be known."

Shi Tao didn't expect a reason to refute, so he got up and walked to Zhuge Liang's side, staggeringly leaned on his shoulder, patted his hand lightly, and muttered: "Kong Ming, you often compare yourself to wind music, why don't you say a word? Remember you?" Your hometown is in Langya, have you ever thought about returning to your hometown?"

"Brother Guangyuan is drunk"

Zhuge Liang stood up and greeted Xu Shu, and the two helped Shi Tao to lie down on the couch next to him, and then returned to the stove to continue the conversation.

"Although my hometown is good, the world outside is even bigger. Liang intends to travel in all directions, how can he be caught?"

After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he sat cross-legged on the ground: "At this time, the general situation of the world is still in a state of chaos and uncertainty. Originally, Yuan Shao had the best chance, but he lost in Guandu last year and Cangting again this year. It is impossible to enter the Central Plains. The princes are currently the strongest existence in the troubled times, but they may not be able to have the last laugh."

Xu Shu asked: "How can I see it?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "Jiangdong's performance is the most unexpected this year. Sun Quan dared to use troops outside the country just after he took the throne for only one year, not to mention killing Li Shu and Tucheng in Lujiang, and dared to provoke Cao Cao;
All the way from Huainan to attack Shouchun, all the way to Huaidong to attack Guangling, the purpose is to control the front line of the Huai River, and then threaten Xudu with the army, the military style is more radical than Sun Ce;
Cao Cao now has to divide his troops to defend, and he cannot take advantage of the victory to seize Hebei. Now that the Yidai Zhao incident is well known, if the Jingzhou, Jiangdong, and Hebei families work together, it is not certain that Cao Cao will be wiped out and the Central Plains will be divided."

"Yuan Shao and Sun Quan are hard to say"

Xu Shu raised his brows, stroked his beard and commented: "I have been in Jingzhou for several years, and I know Liu Jingsheng to a certain extent. He is more than enough to quell the rebellion in the state, but his ability to expand outward is still a bit weak. Last year, Yuan and Cao fought in Guandu. , Sun Ce was assassinated and died. Jiangdong is unstable, and both sides are excellent opportunities to make progress, but he chose neither to go east nor to go north, and Liu Jingsheng and the Sun family have enmity, at least it is difficult for the two of them to unite."

Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement: "Yuan's blunt words are reasonable, Mr. Liu Fu has the ability to maintain success, but he may be a little older and has no ambition to expand his territory."

Pang Tong interrupted the two of them at this time, and rectified Liu Biao's name, saying: "You can't talk to death. I heard that when Liu Xuande came to Jingzhou, he met the emperor at Dawangzhuang. They all pushed him to be the leader and threatened to fight against Cao Cao and help the Han Dynasty together. Mr. Liu Fujun is indeed not young, but the two clansmen Liu Xuande and Liu Ziyang are in their prime, and they can completely represent Jingzhou to go north."

Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head: "How can Shi Yuan trust what is said on the scene? Liu Xuande wants to live in Jingzhou, so can he not choose a nice word? In short, how the situation will evolve can only be left to time."

"Speaking of Liu Xuande, I have some news here."

Sima Hui, who had been listening in, suddenly opened his mouth, looked at Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu, and said solemnly: "Liu Xuande has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and he also has Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals under his command. I don't know why he has been unsuccessful. Listen It is said that Uncle Huang is looking for talented people in Xiangyang recently, and you are all talents full of knowledge, it may be difficult to become an official in Jingzhou at this time, why not find another way to assist Uncle Liu Huang?"

"Assist Liu Xuande?" Pang Tong frowned his sparse eyebrows, shook his head and pouted: "He has already been sent to others, how can I fulfill my ambition if I go to vote again? Wouldn't it be a joke to let the family know?"

"Hehe." Sima smiled slightly at Pang Tong, and said: "It's hard for others to say, but with Pang Gong's magnanimity, he will never laugh at Shi Yuan like a layman."

"Forget it. I'm not in a hurry"

As the most talented son of the Pang family in Jingzhou, Pang Tong has better resources than Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, so he doesn't like Liu Bei's small temple at all.

Seeing Pang Tong's refusal, Zhuge Liang also expressed his opinion: "I, like Mr. Shui Jing, like to work hard and study in Longzhong. I am very happy to make friends in foreign affairs. I have no intention of becoming an official, but Yuan Zhi."

"Me?" Xu Shu shook his head gently: "As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in. Whether Liu Xuande knows the Lord is still unknown, and I will not become an official for the sake of becoming an official."

Pang Tong nodded in affirmation: "What Yuan Zhi said is true. Liu Xuande has no place to stand. Voting to him at this time is like fighting a fire with salary. If you accidentally burn yourself, in fact, there is nowhere to go in today's world. Jiangdong Sun Quan is a good choice. , he restrained Cao Cao in Shouchun and Guangling, it can be said that he did a good job."

"Forget about Sun Quan." Zhuge Liang hurriedly interrupted, explaining: "The Sun family has lived in Jiangdong for three generations, and it is still difficult to achieve anything if Yuan Zhi leaves. "

"Why are you all harassing me? Xu Shu doesn't have to be an official. Just like what Kong Ming said just now, when the situation in the world is not clear, now he would rather travel around the mountains and rivers."

(End of this chapter)