Soldiers come to the world

Huang Yueying gave birth to a daughter three months ago, named Zhuge Guo. Although she was a daughter, she was very cute and beautiful, and she was extremely loved by Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying.

Two months ago, Dong He, an old acquaintance who was an official in Sichuan, invited Zhuge Liang to visit Sichuan. Zhuge Liang was a new father and wanted to stay with his wife and daughter at home, but Huang Yueying persuaded her husband to go out to travel and gain knowledge. It has been nearly two months since He Zhi invited him to Shuzhong.

Huang Yueying loves her daughter very much. She doesn't need a wet nurse and spends time with her daughter day and night. Even if her daughter falls asleep, she will sit by the side and read and embroider, taking good care of her daughter.

The three-month-old child spent most of his time in sleep. In the warm room, Huang Yueying and Tao Zhan sat opposite each other. They chatted, but their eyes fell on the bamboo and rattan cradle next to them from time to time. The little guy slept soundly. It is fragrant and sweet, and the little face is flushed, which is lovely.

Tao Zhan picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I don't understand. You obviously have a child, and your heart is full, and you are so busy that you have to take care of your husband. Why do you think of me?"

Huang Yueying stretched out her hand to tuck the corner of the quilt for the child, stared at the little face for a while, and then responded with a smile: "I think you can't do it? I want you to share so many interesting things. Besides, I want to talk to someone , there are some things that men don’t want to listen to, and I don’t want to tell him. After much deliberation, it’s only you, and I’ll arrest you before you’re married. When you’re married and have the pleasure of a boudoir, I probably won’t be able to arrest you if you want to. gone."

"You bastard, what are you talking about?"

Tao Zhan was ashamed when he heard her talking about the joys of the boudoir, but he was afraid of shocking the child, so he stretched out his hand to gently twist Huang Yueying's hand, and couldn't help laughing: "It's you who have the joys of the boudoir! "

Huang Yueying's face suddenly turned red, and she quickly changed the subject, "To be honest, how long are you going to stay in Xiangyang this time?"

Tao Zhan thought for a while and said, "To be honest, I don't know. The key is to see how his affairs are handled. But I think at least Zhou Mu's birthday will not leave."

Huang Yueying nodded, she thought of another matter, and asked in a low voice: "I heard from my mother that Zhou Mu once planned to betroth you to Mr. Cong, is there any news about this?"

Mentioning this matter, Tao Zhan felt a trace of hatred in her heart, her face sank, and she said coldly, "He's just dreaming!"

Tao Zhan's coldness was not aimed at Huang Yueying, but at Liu Biao. This matter has always made her heartbroken. She didn't want to see Liu Biao because of this matter.

Huang Yueying also understood in her heart, and said with a smile: "Actually, I also want to tell you this matter, you don't have to take it to heart at all, I heard from my husband that in a few years, chaos will arise in Jingzhou, if you are really promised to Mr. Cong , Jingzhou is now in chaos, Zhou Mu also understands in his heart, so this matter will not happen again."

Liu Jing also said similar things to Tao Zhan, which reminded Tao Zhan of Liu Jing's trust in him, so he said with a smile: "Let's not talk about these annoying things, by the way, has Mr. Kong Ming considered becoming an official? Why don't you?" Help him find a way, isn't Zhou Mu your uncle?"

"Hey! Don't mention it. When I went back to my natal family for the first time after marriage, my father had a good talk with him. He wanted to recommend him for a job, but he refused. I asked him later, and he said that Jingzhou had no future. He didn't want to Being an official under the state shepherd depends on the face of the person."

"Then...do you want to move north?"

Huang Yueying shook her head, "Impossible, my husband will not serve Cao Cao, his ambition is to help the Han family and revitalize the Han family, how could he join the Cao bandits."

"Isn't Zhou Mu the direct descendant of the royal family and a relative, why can't he assist him?"

Huang Yueying sighed and said: "Zhou Mu is old and has no ambitions anymore. Unfortunately, neither of his two sons is a great talent. Husband is deeply disappointed. This time I went to Shuzhong to see how Liu Zhang is doing?"

Tao Zhan said with a smile: "I heard from my father that Liu Zhoumu in Yizhou doesn't have a good reputation. Although he didn't commit any evil deeds, he is also a mediocre person. Jing Lang also said that he can't even tolerate General Gan Ning and can't accomplish anything. event."

"That being said, but my husband's character, you must see it with your own eyes before you can make a decision."

Speaking of this, Huang Yueying glanced at Tao Zhan, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You don't want to recruit my family Kong Ming for your future husband, do you?"

Tao Zhan blushed. Although she agreed to help Liu Jing take the wife's route, she would not hide this kind of thing from Huang Yueying. Huang Yueying is her best friend. She always believed that friends can't play tricks, so it's okay to speak out frankly.

"Mr. Xu always recommends Mr. Kong Ming to Jing Lang. Originally, Jing Lang sent me here today. He also wanted to pay a casual visit to Mr. Kong Ming. Unexpectedly, he was not there. But I thought, if Mr. Kong Ming had no plans to go to Jiangxia at all, I would like to meet and invite him. On the contrary, it would be embarrassing, so I wanted to ask him first to see if there is such a possibility, in fact, Jing Lang is also thirsty for talent."

Huang Yueying laughed, "It seems that I have lured wolves into the house, you guy actually came here with a purpose..."

Speaking of this, Huang Yueying suddenly felt that the use of "leading wolves into the house" was inappropriate and would make Tao Zhan angry. She quickly explained, "I was just joking with you, so don't be angry."

Tao Zhan shook his head lightly, "I just want to do something for Jing Lang, but I will never hide or deceive you. If you don't want to listen to these words, I will never say them again."

Huang Yueying felt some displeasure in Tao Zhan's tone, and knew that she had joked too much just now, she felt apologetic, so she pressed Tao Zhan's hand and said sincerely: "I know you won't lie to me, and I understand your kindness, But I really can't make decisions about my husband, but if he has the idea of ​​going to Jiangxia to find a job, I will try my best to make it happen."

Tao Zhan smiled, "In fact, Jing Lang is also a person with great ambitions. Like Mr. Kong Ming, he also wants to help the Han family and revitalize the Han family. I hope they have the opportunity to sit down and talk. If they share the same goals, then Wouldn't it be a good thing for everyone to fight together?"

"Hmm! What you said makes sense. When my husband comes back, I'll test him out. If he really wants to go to Jiangxia, that would be the best."

The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.

At this time, a servant girl reported at the door: "Madam, a young man came outside and said he wanted to visit Mr., so he specially sent a card."

"Did you not tell him that sir is not at home?"

"Yes, he said, please forward the thorn to Madam."

Huang Yueying felt strange, she stood up and took the stabbing slip, only to see Jiangdong Luji was written on it, Tao Zhan also stepped forward to take a look, and was stunned, "Why is it him?"

"you recognize?"

Tao Zhan nodded, "His uncle is my uncle. I met him once when I went to my aunt's house last year. He is an official in Jiangdong. Why did he come to Xiangyang?"

Huang Yueying thought for a while and said: "Or else, you can accompany me to meet this person."

"I can't see him!"

Tao Zhan has a lot of resentment towards the Lu family, and the Lu family looks down on the Tao family in their bones, which makes her always grieve in her heart, including this Lu Ji. Also ignored.

Even if he met him in Xiangyang at this time, Tao Zhan didn't feel the slightest joy of meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country, so he refused to meet him without hesitation.

Huang Yueying had no choice but to go out quickly. At the gate, she saw a tall young man.

Huang Yueying saluted, "I'm Kong Ming's wife Huang, may I be Mr. Lu?"

Lu Ji hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Lu Ji is in the east of the Yangtze River, and I'm here to visit Mr. Kong Ming."

Huang Yueying said apologetically: "I'm sorry, my husband went to Bashu and hasn't come back yet, so Mr. Lu went away."

Huang Yueying greeted Lu Ji at the door, but she didn't mean to invite him in. Generally speaking, if Zhuge Liang was in Xiangyang, Huang Yueying should invite Lu Ji to sit in the room out of politeness.

But when Zhuge Liang went to another place, the owner of the house was only the hostess. In this case, male guests were not allowed in. This was not only a courtesy, but a sense of being a guest.

Originally, Lu Ji was Tao Zhan's distant relative, so for Tao Zhan's sake, it would be fine to invite Lu Ji into the house as long as Tao Zhan was with him, but since Tao Zhan didn't want to accept this favor, Huang Yueying didn't It is necessary to invite him into the mansion.

"If Mr. Lu has anything to ask my husband, I can tell you."

Lu Ji took out a letter, presented it to Huang Yueying and said with a smile: "I have nothing to do, brother Kong Ming entrusted me to send this letter, Madam please forward it to Mr. Kong Ming."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!" Huang Yueying took the letter.

Lu Ji gave another salute, said goodbye, and left. Huang Yueying watched him go away, then returned to the room, and said with a smile: "It turned out that uncle wrote a letter and asked Mr. Lu to bring it."

At this moment, the child suddenly started crying, and the two girls were flustered for a while, and they didn't bother to mention Jiang Xia's matter.

Kong Ming's elder brother is Zhuge Jin, who is currently Jiangdong's chief historian. He wrote a letter to persuade his brother to work for Jiangdong. Lu Ji wanted to persuade Zhuge Liang again, but unexpectedly Zhuge Liang was not at home, which disappointed him.

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At noon that day, the news that Lumen Academy would jointly establish Jiangxia Academy with Liu Jing spread throughout Longzhong, and the favorable terms offered by Jiangxia Academy made everyone's heart flutter.

One stone of rice and three thousand dollars per month. You must know that Xiangyang only allocates three buckets of rice and two hundred dollars per month to each scholar, while Jiangxia not only has generous money and food, but also provides houses and fertile land. Each person can get two hundred dollars. Acres of fertile land.

The news was like a boulder falling into a deep pool, causing an uproar in Longzhong, and countless scholars rushed to Lumen Academy to inquire about the news.

It was soon confirmed that the news was true, and more than a hundred people who studied learning would be recruited through examinations. No matter how high or low, they were only talented. It's "ju" these eight words have brought hope to many people.

But soon, another news came from Longzhong Town, Xu Shu appeared in Longzhong Town.

At this time, Xu Shu had become the leader of the northern gentry. At a time when the northern gentry generally suffered from Jingzhou's cold reception, Xu Shu suddenly emerged in Jiangxia and became Liu Jing's chief aide, which made countless northern gentry feel envious.

Xu Shu stood in front of the northern gentry like a huge example, making Jiangxia a holy place that many northern gentry yearned for.

The promotion of Jiangxia Academy and Xu Shu's timely appearance caused a stir in Longzhong.