Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 48 Without a military advisor, how could I have achieved today’s great victory?
The Xiangyang Mansion was kept spotless and clean.

Even the big trees beside the road were specially cleaned with water mist.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Ming rode forward side by side, enjoying the worship and welcome of the people of Xiangyang along the way.

"Those who win the hearts of the people win the world; those who lose the hearts of the people, the world will be lost!"

Liu Bei looked at the smiles on the people's faces and couldn't help but feel very emotional.

"The people of Xiangyang are oppressed and bullied by Cai Mao and other four major clans. They wish they could eat their flesh and sleep on their skin. My lord is here, and they regard you as their savior."

Zhuge Ming wore white clothes, a turban and a folding fan, and sat on a white-maned horse. He looked otherworldly and full of fairy spirit.

Liu Bei sighed: "Since the death of my brother Liu Biao, the morale of the army and the people in Jingzhou has been completely scattered. Jingzhou, which was once an iron-clad city, is now a piece of sand and falling apart. My brother has knowledge underground, how can he rest in peace..."

Zhuge Ming smiled softly!
"In the past, Tao Gongzu made three concessions to Xuzhou and handed over the people of the city to you. How similar is it to today? It's a pity that my lord didn't know how to cherish it. Instead, he gave it to Lu Bu and missed the opportunity to conquer the world!"

Zhuge Ming said it very euphemistically. In fact, it was not a gift to Lu Bu, but a defeat to Lu Bu.

Liu Bei's face turned red, he smiled awkwardly, and after a brief pause, he admitted frankly: "At that time, there were no military advisors around him, and the generals were only the two brothers Guan and Zhang. There was Yuan Shu in the south of Xuzhou, Cao Cao in the north, and there was also a man who was messing around. The fleeing Lu Bu really had no confidence that he could hold on, so he gave it to Lu Bu, hoping to increase Lu Bu's strength so that he and Cao Cao would be evenly matched and both sides would suffer!"

Zhuge Ming laughed loudly: "Although my lord, this plan is a good one, it's a pity that Lu Bu is just a common man after all. Without Chen Gong's strategy, not only did he not cause any trauma to Cao Cao, but he gave up several of his generals to Cao Cao. The wings are fuller!"

The people on both sides were eating pots of pulp to welcome Liu Bei, and their voices became even louder.

"Unknown Lord comes to Xiangyang this time. What do you think is the most important thing?"

Zhuge Ming smiled and did not repeat himself, but changed the topic.

Liu Bei pondered for a moment, looking at the people on both sides of the street and the shops and shops that were almost all closed.

"Appease the people, restore people's livelihood, and inspect the military and horse granaries."

Zhao Yun followed closely behind, holding a bold spear in his hand, responsible for guarding the lord and the military advisor.

At this time, when I heard Liu Bei's words, I secretly admired him: when my lord was overjoyed to win Jingzhou, he did not forget the people and put the people first, and he would be able to achieve his great cause and become a wise master for a generation!
He became more determined to follow Liu Bei.

"No!"

Zhuge Ming suddenly suppressed his smile, picked up his horse and took a few steps forward.

Liu Bei hurriedly chased after him, and in less than a quarter of an hour, he walked out of the crowded road and arrived at the street in front of the Xiangyang governor's mansion.

It is forbidden for ordinary people to come and go, so it is more quiet.

"You don't need to do anything my lord just said. You only need to do one thing, that's enough!"

Zhuge Ming slowed down and waited for Liu Bei and Zhao Yun to catch up before speaking.

"Military advisor, what are you referring to?"

Liu Bei was very surprised. He pressed close to Zhuge Ming's horse and asked in a low voice.

"It's very simple. You don't have to go into the palace. You go directly to Liu Biao's cemetery. You don't need to lead sheep to carry wine, and you don't need paper horses and incense sticks. When you get to the cemetery, just cry loudly. The sadder you cry, the better."

"You have to remember that you are not crying just because of the friendship between you and Liu Jingsheng. You are crying for the people of Jingzhou to see!"

Liu Bei's face turned red!
"Oh!"

"This is..."

Liu Bei turned around and glanced at Zhao Yun out of the corner of his eye, feeling even more ashamed: "Military advisor, how can this be so embarrassing...it's really..."

Zhuge Ming's face darkened and he said solemnly: "My lord, if you can comfort the people with ten thousand words, it would be better to cry in front of Liu Jingsheng's grave for half an hour!"

"Military advisor, tell the truth. If you want to talk about crying, don't worry if you are prepared. It's just..."

Liu Bei had a look of embarrassment on his face. He is no better now than he was in the past. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies and the ruler of the three counties of Jingzhou, he is no longer what he used to be. How can he imitate his children to cry in front of the people?
"My lord..."

Zhao Yun, who was behind, heard clearly. He took a step forward, came to Liu Bei, dismounted and bowed in salute.

"Zilong couldn't understand what the military advisor said, but he must be right because of his superb strategy."

Liu Bei listened to Zhao Yun's words and suddenly realized that he could win people's hearts!

Zhao Yun ordered five hundred soldiers to buy yellow paper along the road. If anyone asked, he would say that Liu Bei had entered the city and missed his elder brother. He did not go to the palace before going to the west of the city to pay homage to Liu Biao.

The people missed the many benefits of Liu Biao's presence in Japan in the past. It was only because after Cai Mao came to power that people were not allowed to pay homage, so they suppressed it until now. Now that they heard that Liu Bei went to pay homage in person, they all went to watch.

It is less than five miles west of Xiangyang City.

Although it had only been a dozen days, Liu Biao's tomb already looked very desolate.

Withered yellow weeds, scattered snow, and howling cold wind make it even more miserable.

Liu Bei, wearing cloth clothes and hemp shoes, braved the cold wind and came to the grave alone.

"Alas! Jingsheng!"

"It hurts! My brother!"

Liu Bei cried and worshiped in front of the grave, letting the snow and mud soak his clothes.

"In the past, Liu Bei was defeated and was at the end of his rope. If he hadn't been taken in by his brother, Liu Bei would have been dead long ago!"

"It's just because the traitor Cai Mao blocked Jingzhou so that you and I can't see each other until we die!"

"Liu Bei is ashamed of his brother today. If Liu Bei had come earlier, my brother would not have been harmed to death!"

When Liu Bei started, he just howled without tears.But as he talked, he gradually entered the state. Thinking of his past downfall and Liu Biao's kindness, he couldn't help but touch the sadness in his heart, and he actually burst into tears!

The people in Xiangyang, watching from a distance, were moved to see Liu Bei crying so sadly!
"Liu Jingsheng lived a life of benevolence and righteousness, protecting the people of Jingzhou, but he did not expect that he would get such a result. Even before his death, only Uncle Liu Huang came to pay his respects!"

"Uncle Huang is as benevolent and righteous as Liu Jingsheng. Today, Cai Mao's treacherous minister finally escaped. We in Xiangyang can be protected by Uncle Liu. We are so lucky!"

"The nine counties of Jingxiang are originally the foundation of the Liu family, but Liu Cong is young, has a weak IQ, and is Cai Mao's puppet. How can he be worthy of inheriting the foundation of Jingzhou?"

"That's right, unless Liu Qi, Liu Jingzhou's eldest son, is taken back from Jiangxia and put in charge of Jingzhou!"

"Not necessarily. I think it would not be an exaggeration if Uncle Liu is in charge! He is the uncle of the Han Dynasty. Even the current emperor would call him 'uncle' when he sees him!"

"That's true! If we don't unite to support Uncle Liu Huang, God will bless us!"

This crying session lasted for two hours!
Many people's feet were numb, but Uncle Liu Huang refused to retreat, and no one was willing to leave first!
Traffic jams appeared throughout Xiangyang’s West Gate.

Zhuge Ming looked at it from a distance and saw that Liu Bei seemed to have completely entered the state of ecstasy. Sometimes he burst into tears, sometimes he cried softly, sometimes he beat his chest, sometimes he stepped forward and stroked Liu Biao's tombstone, without any intention of ending.

"My lord values ​​love and justice. When he first came to Jingzhou, all the Jingzhou clans were not friendly to him. Without Liu Biao's care, how could we have established a foothold in Xinye and waited for the arrival of the military advisor!"

Zhao Yun couldn't help but sigh when he looked back on the sad experience of the past.

At this moment, a war horse arrived like flying. As soon as it got close, it was stopped by Zhao Yun's five hundred swordsmen and axemen.

"military adviser!"

"Can the military advisor be here?"

The man on the horse shouted loudly, looking at the crowd searching continuously.

"It's Mi Fang!"

Zhao Yun stepped forward quickly and led Mi Fang to Zhuge Ming.

"See the military advisor. I'm here to look for the master. Go back to Xiangyang Mansion as soon as possible. The little master is born!"

Mi Fang was sweating profusely, which showed that the search was very hard.Zhao Yun nodded: "Mrs. Gan was pregnant for ten months, and my lord was pregnant with Xiangyang. What a double happiness!"

Zhuge Ming nodded: "That's almost it. Zilong, you go over and let the Lord express his condolences and obey!"

Zhuge Ming glanced at Mi Fang and winked at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun understood, nodded, inserted the iron spear on the grass, and walked towards Liu Bei in front of Liu Biao's tomb.

"My lord, there is no resurrection after death. The affairs of Jingzhou must be handled by my lord. Take care of yourself!"

Zhao Yun walked up to Liu Bei, bent down and whispered.

"Zilong, if it weren't for cousin Liu, how could I, Liu Bei, be where I am today! My brother has given me the grace to be reborn, but I can't save him from danger!"

"Now that Yin and Yang are separated, how can I not be sad!"

Liu Bei burst into tears, his sorrow beyond words.

With this cry, half of the people in the nine counties of Jingzhou were attracted by him!
Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei crying so sadly that he did not dare to tell him about having a son in old age.

I am afraid that under the great joy and sorrow, Liu Bei will not be able to catch his breath and pass out in front of Liu Biao's tomb.

"My lord, the military advisor asks you to go back. We have important matters to discuss."

As Zhao Yun spoke, he helped Liu Bei up and dragged him back.

When the people of Xiangyang saw Liu Bei in emotion and pain, with his body numb and unable to walk, they became more and more moved and supported Liu Bei all over again.

In the governor's mansion.

"Mi Zhu, didn't eldest brother come with you? Now that my nephew is born, why hasn't eldest brother arrived yet? Could something have happened?"

Zhang Fei was sweating profusely and said anxiously.

"I will take my family first, followed by Zilong and the lord's military advisor. They are only half a day's journey apart, so we should be here by then!"

Mi Zhu counted the distance and time with her fingers. She was puzzled and worried that something might happen to Liu Bei.

"No, I will lead a group of people to meet my eldest brother and military advisor!"

Zhang Fei finally couldn't sit still anymore, got up and walked out.

At this moment, a scout walked in quickly.

"For the information, generals, my lord and the military advisor arrived at Fuqian Street. Instead of entering the mansion, they turned to the west city and went to visit Liu Biao's grave outside the city!"

The scout leaned over and said.

"Second brother. What kind of fun is the eldest brother doing?"

"I heard that in ancient times, Dayu controlled floods and never entered his house three times. When his wife gave birth to a child, he didn't even go in to take a look when he heard her crying."

"Is it possible that our eldest brother is also following the example of the ancients? His baby is crying here, but he went outside the city to see the tombs of the dead!"

Zhang Fei didn't know why Liu Bei did such an outrageous thing, so he couldn't stop complaining.

"Third brother, the eldest brother follows the military advisor. Since he acts like this, there is a reason to act like this. You and I can wait here with peace of mind for the eldest brother to come back. Don't act randomly or break the rules of the eldest brother!"

Mi Zhu said in a low voice: "Now that Xiangyang has been decided and the people's hearts are not yet attached, my lord will leave the city this time without being escorted by Zilong's five hundred swordsmen and axes. I'm afraid it's not safe!"

Guan Yu sat calmly, stroking his beard and laughing: "Zizhong, you have underestimated Zilong. Let alone 500 people, let alone 50 people. Looking at the entire Jingzhou, who dares to come to Zilong's hands?" Seize someone?"

"Not to mention the military advisor Mr. Zhuge. Although he is a scholar, in my opinion, he is worth millions of soldiers!"

Guan Yu was in awe when he mentioned Zhuge's military advisor.

"I have sent Mi Fang with 1000 troops to the west city to look for him. I will protect him and report to him the happy news of my little master's birth."

While Mi Zhu was talking, he went back to the inner hall to take care of Liu Bei's household affairs.

When Liu Bei was in Xuzhou, he encountered difficulties. There was not enough food and grass, and his troops and horses were hungry.

In times of crisis, Xuzhou Biejia Mi Zhu took decisive action to help Liu Bei.The Mi family in Xuzhou has mountains of food and grass, and a family fortune of hundreds of millions.

Mi Zhu has a keen eye for people. Not only did he donate all the Mi family's huge property to help Liu Bei succeed, he also married his sister Mrs. Mi to Liu Bei as his wife. This moved Liu Bei so much that he often called Mi Zhu his brother in private.

Soon after, Liu Bei took another concubine, who became Mrs. Gan!
Although Mrs. Gan is young, she is smart, beautiful and hard-working. She is an expert in taking care of household affairs and managing finances. She is deeply loved by Liu Bei!

Now that he has given birth to another son, Liu Bei, whose life has been wandering, finally has a successor.

……

"My lord is here!"

Following Mi Fang's shout, Liu Bei walked in front, Zhuge Military Advisor and Zilong behind, and quickly walked into the Governor's Mansion.

"Greetings to the lord and meeting to the military advisor!"

Guan Yu hurriedly led Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, Liu Feng, Guan Ping, Liao Hua, Zhou Cang and other generals to bow down together.

"Generals, please get up! Please get up!"

Liu Bei hurriedly bent down to help Guan Yu up, and then helped everyone up one by one.

"Brother, the second sister-in-law has given birth to a son. If there is a successor for the eldest brother, you can go to the inner hall first and visit him before discussing important matters."

Guan Yu didn't wait for Liu Bei to sit down, stood up and said.

"Don't panic. Let's discuss important matters first."

Liu Bei was thinking about the situation in Jingzhou, and he was even more eager to understand how Zhuge's military advisor planned to make Xinye's soldiers capture seventeen cities in a row in one day!
"Second brother, third brother, how will you march from Xinye?"

Guan Yu stood up, walked to the table, leaned over and picked up a wooden pole, pointing to a huge map of Jingzhou on the wall.

"I respect the military advisor general and walked all the way to the south gate of Xiangyang. I was originally preparing for a fierce battle. Unexpectedly, there was no resistance from the eight or nine cities along the way. Instead, the city gates were opened wide and sheep and wine were brought to respond!"

Zhang Fei was standing by and answered, "Me too."

Guan Yu continued: "I was puzzled at first, thinking it was a ruse to suspect soldiers, and did not dare to enter the city. However, later investigation revealed that these cities were originally owned by Liu Biao's confidants, and they also had many contacts with the young master Liu Qi. Because there have been many rumors recently. Guang, saying that Cai Mao killed Liu Biao, and wants to bring bad luck to them, will spread to Xiangyang sooner or later, and chop off their heads!"

"So they were fearful and fearful. They expected to be no match for Cai Mao, and they had long wanted to abandon the city and escape to avoid Cai Mao's persecution. So when they met my Xinye army, they happened to borrow flowers to offer sacrifices to Buddha, and also sought shelter."

Zhang Fei continued: "Me too!"

When Liu Bei heard this, his face was full of admiration, and he looked at Zhuge Ming who was leisurely and content beside him.

"It turns out that the military advisor has already made a plan before sending troops! These seventeen cities are nothing more than given to Liu Bei for nothing!"

Liu Feng was standing by. Seeing his father's high regard for the military advisor, he couldn't help but interjected: "Although the military advisor acted quickly, without my father's reputation as an imperial uncle and his father's benevolence and righteousness, things would not have gone so smoothly."

Zhuge Ming smiled faintly: "What the young general said is absolutely true. This is all because of my Lord's great fortune, and it has nothing to do with me, Zhuge."

Before Zhuge finished speaking, there was a "pop!" and Liu Feng's mouth had been slapped hard by Liu Bei!

"Bastard!"

"How dare you be so rude to the military advisor? Without the military advisor, I would have been killed by Cao Ren when Cao Ren came to attack Xinye!"

Everyone was shocked!

In the heart of the lord, the status of military advisor is so important!

(End of this chapter)