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Chapter 972 Zhuge Liang's Dilemma

Zhuge Liang was on the boat, really puzzled, but he had no choice but to go to Nanxu. When Liu Bei left Jingzhou, he had entrusted all military and national affairs to Zhuge Liang. But when the news came that Wu Guotai was seriously ill, everyone knew that the marriage would definitely not be successful. So they had to think, what should Liu Bei do? According to the time, they should have arrived in Nanxu, but they couldn't go in or out, so what should they do?
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not happy about this and wanted to lead troops to Jiangdong to rescue their brother. Zhuge Liang tried to stop them, but was thought to be trying to put his brother in danger so that he could take over their territory in Jingzhou. What could Zhuge Liang do?
Zhuge Liang actually knew that at this time, he should suppress Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, balance the forces of all parties, and stabilize the situation in Jingzhou. The more stable Jingzhou is, the safer Liu Bei will be. However, Wu Guotai's matter made him hesitate again. His three tips were all about marriage. Now there is no marriage, and if Liu Bei is not careful, he will really be trapped in Nanxu and unable to turn the situation around. So the current problems are all things he had never thought of before, so at this moment, he suspected that his strategy might have been thoroughly studied by others, just waiting for him to make another move.

As he was not confident enough, he did not dare to suppress the rebellion too harshly, for fear that if something happened, he would be the eternal sinner of the Han Dynasty. He could only rush to Jiangdong and deal with the rebellion as it happened.

He brought a few doctors with him and handed over the military and political power to Guan Yu, repeatedly emphasizing that he must not act rashly, and that he would bring the lord back, and that Jingzhou must not be given up at will. However, he also knew that if Jiangdong sent troops at this time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei might not be able to hold on.

However, after getting on the boat, he also knew that as long as he left, the matter of Jingzhou was already God's will, and now he could only rescue Liu Bei as soon as possible to solve the difficulties in the army. He didn't know that in another world, in the original book, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei knew that Liu Bei was trapped in the land of gentleness, and they also blamed Zhuge Liang and led troops to rescue him. But at that time, it was Liu Bei's own problem, and Zhuge Liang was prepared, so he suppressed it. And now, after all, he is only a young man in his twenties, and has not yet developed the cunningness of the Three Kingdoms.

Sitting on the boat, Zhuge Liang was puzzled. Why was Wu Guotai so seriously ill? Was it a real illness or a fake one? However, regardless of whether it was a real illness or a fake one, his three magic bags were useless when she was critically ill. Was this actually Zhou Yu's trick? A fake marriage, but the follow-up was actually beyond his expectations?
No matter how much he thought about it, he would never have thought that there lived a soul who had experienced all kinds of things in Wu Guotai's heart. Of course, he guessed one thing, that person guessed his next step, so it didn't matter whether he went to Nanxu or not. As soon as Zhuge Liang left Jingzhou, the army of Jiangdong also slowly gathered and formed a siege against Jingzhou. Of course, it was just a slow siege, tightening up a little bit. The good show had to wait until Zhuge Liang arrived in Nanxu before it could begin.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang felt a headache because he couldn't figure out these people's minds. For a moment, he didn't know what to do. He could only hope that the ship would reach Jiangdong as soon as possible to see what happened and why these people didn't play by the rules.

However, it would take more than a few days to reach Nanxu from Jingzhou, and Zhuge Liang had no idea how to do it, so he decided to take his own life.

In Peking Opera, there is a Bagua diagram on Zhuge Liang's fan, which also implies that he has a Taoist background.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang also performed a ritual to borrow the east wind. Later, when he went north to fight and failed to pray for his own longevity, he also made it look like a miracle. His character is so smart that he is almost a demon. So many people wonder if he has a Taoist background.

But in fact, it is not. At that time, most people in the Han Dynasty believed in the Huang-Lao school of thought, also known as the Huang-Lao doctrine, which is the collective name for the teachings of Huangdi and Laozi. It is the source of Chinese Taoism.

This school of thought reveres the legendary Yellow Emperor and Laozi as its founders, but in fact, this doctrine was formed in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period. The representatives of this school revered the thoughts of Yellow Emperor and Laozi, mainly based on Taoist thought and integrated the views of Yin-Yang, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism and other schools.

The development of the Huang-Lao school of thought can be divided into three major themes: self-cultivation (self-cultivation, longevity, alchemy, etc.), worldly affairs (political thought, recuperation, inaction, etc.), and practical application (technological inventions, etc.). It takes the metaphysical Tao as its basis, and combines it with the physical aspects of health preservation, medical skills, mathematics, military tactics, strategies, etc.

So if we look at the roots of Huang-Lao doctrine and then look at Zhuge Liang's amazing skills, it is very telling. Zhuge Liang himself was a master of Huang-Lao doctrine. He took the tortoise shell and divined several times, and all of them were Kun. Zhuge Liang frowned and looked at the hexagram, muttering: "Ze Wu Shui (Dui on top, Kan on bottom) Hexagram: Kun, Heng, Zhen, great man is lucky, no blame. There is a word that is not believed."

The Zeshui Kun hexagram represents the coexistence of danger and opportunity. Zhuge Liang knew that at this moment, he had to remain calm, and he hoped that Liu Bei could hold on in Jiangdong. Now he felt that he was too arbitrary. In the Battle of Chibi, he was indeed a little arrogant. He thought that he could make the marriage a reality by getting three sachets. So he never expected that Wu Guotai would suddenly become critically ill. Is this really the case that man proposes, but God disposes?

Zhuge Liang arrived in Nanxu with great lack of confidence.

Nanxu City was really prosperous. The people were different from those who suffered from the war in other places. The streets were bustling with people and everyone was smiling, which made Zhuge Liang admire him a little.

I don't know how it is in other places, but in Jingzhou right now, the common people are still like frightened birds. Maybe all the family's property is on their backs, and their eyes are blank because they don't know if they will still be alive tomorrow.

So no matter what Sun Quan did, he had a good control over domestic affairs. Seeing this, Zhuge Liang sighed again. Liu Bei had a good reputation, but he had been wandering for half his life without a place to settle down. He wanted to occupy Jingzhou, just to get this Feng Shui treasure land for Liu Bei, so that the Han Dynasty could have some breathing space. But this opportunity was not given to the Han Dynasty? Zhuge Liang's heart was desolate.

When the carriage arrived at the inn, Liu Bei came out to greet him and said hastily, "It's good that the military advisor is here."

Zhuge Liang took a breath and felt like he was wrong. But he sighed secretly. He was devoted to supporting the Han Dynasty and rectifying the past. Uncle Liu was his best choice. No matter how dissatisfied he was with Liu Bei for not asking for Jingzhou, he could only pay his respects honestly.

"My Lord, how is this going?"

"Okay, okay, now I feel like I'm in a fog and don't know what the future holds. Fortunately, the military advisor has arrived." Liu Bei still had a sincere look on his face.

It's a headache. The office is so noisy.