When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 38 Liu Bei (I)

Inside the theater, under the direction of Zhen De, the staff of each department took their positions one after another. The makeup team put makeup on the actors, and the costume team put clothes on the actors. The lighting and sound effects were very alert and prepared intensively.

The civil officials wearing the Jinxian crown knelt on one side, and the military generals wearing the military crown knelt on the other side.

Zhen De frowned, "No, why isn't the most important Prime Minister Zhuge here? Where's the stand-in? Wasn't he here just now?"

The assistant director hurried over and whispered in Zhen De's ear: "Sorry, Director Zhen, I just asked, the stand-in had a stomachache yesterday and is in the toilet now."

"I have a stomachache." Zhen De held his forehead with his hand. "What should I do? What should I do if Prime Minister Zhuge is missing?"

"Hey, Director Zhen, how about you 'guest star' as Prime Minister Zhuge?" Zhang Fei stepped forward from behind him. "Anyway, your height and appearance are pretty much the same as the Prime Minister Zhuge described in the book. You also said this is a side story, a character that hasn't appeared in the main film yet, so you should blur his appearance in the side story. In my opinion, it's better for you to do it. Don't you agree, second brother?"

Guan Yu, who was standing nearby, came over, stroked his long beard and nodded, "Third brother, what you said is absolutely right."

"I?"

Zhen De was stunned, even his voice was shaking.

The assistant director took the opportunity to chime in, "Director Zhen, I think what the Second and Third Masters said is right. How about you just bear with it?"

"boom!"

Zhen De suddenly stood up and slammed the table, "How can it be wrong to play the role of Prime Minister Zhuge? It's my honor, okay!"

The assistant director's face froze, and he thought to himself, "It's over. I've flattered the horse!"
"Then why are you hesitating?" The assistant director took out a towel and wiped the fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

Zhen De fell weakly on the chair and murmured, "I don't think I'm worthy."

"Director Zhen, what are you talking about? If you are not worthy, then I think no one else is! You are right or wrong, second brother?"

".Third brother is right."

A big hand was placed on each of Zhen De's shoulders. When he turned around, he saw the affirmative eyes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, while Liu Bei was lying on the hospital bed in front of the camera.

The assistant director's eyes lit up immediately when he saw this. He led the atmosphere around him and was the first to cheer, "Director Zhen, Director Zhen, there's no problem!"

Others followed suit, "Director Zhen, Director Zhen, no problem!"

"Then I will act?"

"Okay! Costume crew, carry Director Zhen down! Change his clothes!!!"

"Hey, don't do it, I'll do it myself!"

"understand!"

The assistant director called and sent Zhen De to the dressing room.

Then he happily returned to Zhen De's seat and sat down, "Hahaha, Director Zhen is not here, so I am the director!"

After a while, a man eight feet tall, with a majestic appearance, a feather fan and a scarf, and white hair on his temples, came out.

The assistant director took the lead in shouting and clapping, "Good, good, good!"

"Director Zhen, kneel there."

"All units, get ready, get in position, start shooting!!!"

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The third year of Zhangwu, April 24th.

The peach blossoms outside Baidi City are in full bloom, but they cannot cover up the snow-like sobbing inside Yong'an Palace.

Liu Bei lay on the bed and slowly opened his eyes.

Where am I?
so tired
Why is it so loud? Why is it so bright?

Yunchang, let them be quiet.

Yide, please draw the curtain for me.

Why is there no sound?

Yunchang? Yide? Aren't you here?
The figures of two men appeared in front of my blurred vision.

Guan Yu, wearing a green scarf and with a long beard, put down Zuo Zhuan and clasped his hands together, "I am here, and I am willing to accompany you for life, even until death. If you break this promise, both heaven and earth will kill you!"

Zhang Fei, who was drinking tons of wine, put down the wine jar and said with a smile: "Me too!"

It seemed as if it was still the young Zhuo County, with the three of them hanging out together all day long, laughing until they fell over.

Yunchang, Yide.
Liu Bei stretched out his hand forward, but caught nothing.

The two peach blossoms outside the window trembled and withered in the wind. A flash of fire appeared in Liu Bei's eyes. The fire in Yiling spread, the laughter in Zhuo County gradually stopped, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei turned into peach blossoms, and the passion in Liu Bei's chest was burned to ashes.

The hand slowly fell.

The scene before my eyes gradually became real.

The familiar beams feel cold.

A sickly-light incense.

Liu Bei remembered.

It turns out that this is Yong'an Palace.

Yunchang and Yide have closed their eyes forever.

He lost at Yiling to Lu Xun and destroyed the elite Han army.
Now that I'm here, I'm going to die
The crying gradually became louder.

Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Crying? Why was he crying?
Turning my head, I saw a middle-aged scholar. His temples were gray and his handsome face was full of the wind, frost, rain and snow of the past ten or twenty years. Under two lines of tears were his eyes that were still bright.

It's Kong Ming
Liu Bei's chest rose and fell violently. He stretched out his trembling hands and uttered two words from his white and cracked lips:

"Prime Minister."

"I am here"

Zhuge Liang caught Liu Bei's shaky hand.

"Ah"

"Your talent is ten times that of Cao Pi. You will surely be able to stabilize the country and finally settle major issues. If the heir is capable, assist him. If he is not, you can take the position yourself."

A flash of fire appeared in Liu Bei's pupils. This fire was different from the previous one. It was so weak, like the flicker of a candle, as if it would be extinguished by the wind.

He said in his heart, Prime Minister, Prime Minister, I'm sorry, I have to follow Yunchang and Yide, and the heavy burden of conquering the Central Plains and supporting the Han Dynasty will fall on your shoulders.

Tears welled up in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and it seemed as if a new fire was burning. In the fire was the determination of a thousand riders to save Xuzhou, the sincerity of visiting him three times at his thatched cottage, and the determination to carry the people across the river.

"I will use all my strength to serve you and die for your loyalty!"

He nodded heavily as if to say, Your Majesty, from today on, your ideals are my ideals, and your will is my will.

Liu Bei grabbed Zhuge Liang's hand with all his strength and said, "Prime Minister, don't talk about death. If you want to live, you have to watch the Han flag being raised over the city of Chang'an for me."

Liu Bei then said to Liu Chan, who was kneeling and crying beside him, "You should serve the Prime Minister like a father."

“Do not do evil no matter how small it is, and do not refrain from doing good no matter how small it is.”

"Your father is of low virtue, so don't try to imitate me."

After saying this, Liu Bei seemed to have exhausted his last bit of strength. He looked towards Zhuge Liang, the fire in his eyes gradually dimming, while the fire in Zhuge Liang's eyes burned fiercely, as if it was transmitted to Zhuge Liang's eyes.

Kong Ming, Kong Ming, I leave everything to you.

Liu Bei slowly closed his eyes. He felt really cold. Fortunately, his covered hands could transmit a little warmth. His breathing became more and more difficult, and his consciousness gradually became blurred as if he was drunk.

The ministers' cries grew louder. Through their blurry eyes, they saw Zilong's wailing and Jian Yong's heart-wrenching pain.

Can you please stop crying?
Let me finally go quietly.
It's getting blurry.

Blurred to.

He felt as if he had returned to the small village of Li Ting in Zhuo County, Zhuojun.

We walked under a tall mulberry tree with a large crown.

Amid the laughter of his companions, he pointed to the mulberry tree and said, "I must ride in this carriage with feathered canopy!"

My father's voice came from behind me.

“Have you achieved your ambition?”

Achieved.

His mother appeared before him, hugged him and whispered softly in his ear:

"Bei, you must be tired. If you are tired, take a good rest."

But I still have things to do.
(End of this chapter)