Chapter 4 The fourth time Mr. Shuijing

Liu Bei rode his horse all the way to the west. He escaped from death during this trip, but fortunately he managed to save his life. He couldn't help being intoxicated and said to himself: If Lu Ma saved my life, it was God's will, then Zhao Zilong appeared at a critical moment But it was his righteous brother's Fubu mystery. From this we can see how amazing the supernatural power of Zhao Zilong is. It's a pity that Liu Bei is not so lucky to ask for the help of this person, otherwise why not worry about his great success?Thinking, the sky is already bright. Thoughts were rising and falling in his mind, he traveled westward all the way.As he was walking, he suddenly saw a shepherd boy riding on the back of an ox, playing the piccolo, coming towards him. Seeing the elegant appearance of the shepherd boy, Liu Bei couldn't help sighing in his heart: "The shepherd boy is so elegant, I am not as good as him."He reined in the horse and stopped, watching and sighing.

Unexpectedly, when the shepherd boy approached, he also stopped the cattle and did not leave. He took a look at Liu Bei and said with a laugh: "Master once said that there must be a distinguished guest coming to Zhangshan early this morning. I will pay attention to it. It seems that it is true." When Liu Bei heard this, his heart couldn't help being moved, and he hurriedly said: "Little brother, who is your master?" The shepherd boy laughed and said: "Master once said that if a distinguished guest inquires, you can directly report his name. As expected, my teacher is Sima Hui, and his Taoist name is Mr. Shui Jing."

When Liu Bei heard it, he couldn't help being surprised: I heard that there is a high-level man in Jingzhou who can discern talents and discern talents.If it is not bad, please little brother quickly lead me to pay homage. The shepherd boy smiled and said: "Yes or no, you will know when you meet, please come with me." The shepherd boy turned the cow's body and walked westward. Liu Bei hurriedly rode his horse to follow.After walking about two miles, I saw a manor in the forest ahead.There was a sound of piano in the manor, very elegant.The shepherd boy led Liu Bei to go forward, and wanted to enter the village to report, Liu Bei whispered: "Little brother, wait a moment, don't disturb such an elegant piano sound."

Liu Bei approached quietly, got off his horse, and walked into the villa gate.After walking for a while, when approaching the middle gate, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped.A man dressed in family clothes suddenly came out with a chuckle and said: The artistic conception of the sound of the piano is originally elegant, but suddenly the rhyme is high-pitched, so one knows that there must be people fighting outside. Liu Bei quickly looked at the person who came, but seeing his loose-shaped crane bone, flowing like a fairy, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: Your Excellency must be Mr. Gao Yinshuijing of Jingzhou?

The visitor nodded with a smile and said, "My dao name is Shui Jing, and the world calls me Mr. Shui Jing."The blackness between your eyebrows has begun to dissipate, and you must have escaped a catastrophe of life and death. When Liu Bei heard it, he couldn't help being very surprised, and thought to himself: This man really deserves to be called Shui Jing, who can distinguish people and check luck, and it is so effective! Mr. Shui Jing invited Liu Bei to enter and sat down on two sides. The boy offered green tea. Mr. Shui Jing smiled and said: "Wen Xuande is a hero in the world. He has the ambition to help the Han Dynasty. Why is he so downcast?"

Liu Bei couldn't help sighing: Liu Bei's career is hard to achieve, I'm afraid it's time and fate, and it's hard to force. Mr. Shui Jing shook his head slightly, and said: "Otherwise, your destiny is already in the forest position of Gongshan Mountain, and there are ancestral veins and dragon spirits pulsating."The green evil spirit in the Yintang is gradually receding, which is a sign that the original destiny is gradually entering the destiny.You are not doing well, but there are no high-powered people around you. Liu Bei said: "Otherwise, although Liu Bei is not good, there are Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Wu Guangong, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, who are all loyal to support Liu Bei.

Mr. Shui Jing smiled and said: "Guan, Zhang, and Zhao are all invincible generals, but it's a pity that none of them are good at using their talents."But Sun Qian and Mi Zhu's generation are just white-faced scholars, eloquent and without the ability to save the world. Liu Bei's mind was revealed by Shui Jing, and he couldn't help being speechless. After a long while, he sighed and said: "Hey, to be honest, I also tried hard to worship a hidden master, but unfortunately my luck was not good, and I didn't meet him." That's all. Mr. Shui Jing said: "No, don't you hear that there must be fragrant grass within ten miles?"How can it be said that there is no one in the world.

Liu Bei knew that Mr. Shui Jing was superior in observing people and distinguishing things, so he didn't dare to ignore it, and hurriedly said: "Liu Bei is stupid, so I have never heard of it, please enlighten me, sir." Mr. Shui Jing smiled and said: "Today, all the talented people are in Jingzhou. You can ask for them." Liu Bei asked anxiously: Where is the wizard?Who is it? Mr. Shui Jing said: Wolong and Fengchu, if they get one, they can pacify the world. Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "Where can I go to pray for Wolong and Fengchu?" Mr. Shui Jing clapped his palms and laughed, and suddenly chanted: The young phoenix spreads its wings too hastily, and the Wolong is deep in Wolonggang.

Liu Bei wanted to ask again, but the boy suddenly reported that there was a heroic man named Zhao Zilong outside the village who came to look for Liu Bei.When Mr. Shui Jing heard it, he laughed and said: "Zilong, Wolong, one article and one military, help the Ming Lord, fortunately, don't be in a hurry. General Liu, let's go out of the village and join your Zhao Zilong." Liu Bei knew very well that Mr. Shui Jing was a recluse and expert, and he was definitely not someone who knew everything and said everything. They would only give a few hints, and they had to understand everything by themselves, so it would be futile to ask further.Moreover, he is also concerned about the military affairs in Xinye City, and he doesn't know how the Cai clan in Jingzhou will deal with him next.He didn't dare to stay in Shuijing Manor anymore, bowed deeply to Mr. Shuijing, and bid farewell.Sure enough, Mr. Shui Jing didn't want to stay, but just bowed back.

Liu Bei was puzzled, thinking over and over the four verses left by Mr. Shui Jing, all the way out of the villa, the boy had already led the horse out for him. Outside the gate of the villa, it was indeed Zhao Zilong who searched here. When he saw Liu Bei, he said happily, "Is General Liu safe and sound?" Liu Bei hurried forward, held Zhao Zilong's hands and said: Liu Bei has been rescued by Meng Zilong many times. This kindness and virtue will never be forgotten. It's a pity that Liu Bei's downcast body cannot be rewarded generously. Zhao Zilong thought to himself: Did you know that all of this is a mystery laid by brother Yi?But he didn't get the promise from his righteous brother, and he didn't dare to reveal it, so he had no choice but to smile lightly and said: Zilong and Mr. Liu are predestined, and Zilong was ordered by his righteous brother to protect you with all his strength. You are welcome, Mr. Liu.Zhao Zilong stopped abruptly and refused to speak any more.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Bei heard this, his heart couldn't help being moved, and he hurriedly said: "Zilong, you mentioned your righteous brother many times, he must be a peerless master, who is he?"Where do you live now? At this time, Zhao Zilong was thinking about his brother-in-law, and he could not help but blurt out when he heard the words: Wollongong is indeed only a place like Wollongong, which can match him As soon as Liu Bei heard the word Wolonggang, his heart skipped a beat immediately, because he suddenly remembered the verse that Mr. Shui Jing gave him: "Wolong is deep in Wolonggang". Gang?Does your foster brother live in Wollongong?Don't hide it, let me know! Zhao Zilong saw that Liu Bei was in a hurry, and also saw that he had blurted out such a point, and his brother-in-law would not blame him, so he couldn't bear to hide it from him, and nodded with a smile: Yes, brother-in-law does live in Wollongong, but it is just a majestic mountain It's just a post, nothing unusual.Zhao Zilong didn't know that Mr. Shui Jing had given Mr. Shui Jing the gatha to tell Cha Xian's ability to distinguish, and he said that just because of the location of Wollongong, it was not a leak of his sworn brother's treasury. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei suddenly remembered Mr. Shui Jing's parting sentence: Zilong, Wolong, one article and one military, help the Ming Lord, fortunately, don't be in a hurry.He couldn't help jumping in his heart again, secretly thinking that Zhao Yun's name is Zilong, and his adopted brother lives in Wolonggang. Could it be the Mr. Wolong that Mr. Shui Jing hinted at?If this is the case, then Zilong and his sworn brother Wolong are really geniuses from heaven who can help the Ming Lord with one piece of literature and one martial arts! Liu Bei changed his mind, and secretly made up his mind, after returning to Xinye, no matter what, he would ask Zhao Zilong to introduce his brother-in-law, even if he left behind military affairs, he would not hesitate to travel around the world to find him. At that moment Liu Bei didn't say what was in his mind, he smiled happily, and followed Zhao Zilong down the mountain, heading north back to Xinye. On the way, they met the soldiers and horses led by Guan Gong and Zhang Fei. When Liu Bei met Guan and Zhang, he talked about his near-death situation last night, and said that it was fortunate that Zhao Zilong was like a magic soldier, so he escaped safely. Guan Gong was very emotional. He bowed to Zhao Zilong and thanked him for saving his elder brother. Zhao Zilong didn't take credit for it, he just smiled lightly, but Zhang Fei said angrily: "There is no good banquet, no good meeting, it is better to lead the troops into Jingzhou , Behead the treacherous people. Liu Bei hurriedly stopped him and said: "My dear brother, don't be reckless, maybe it wasn't Liu Biao's idea, if we make trouble first, the world will think we are ungrateful, how can we gain a foothold in Jingzhou?"Let's make plans when we return to Xinye. Guan Gong also nodded and said: "What elder brother said is very true, third brother, don't be anxious and make mistakes." Seeing that Guan Gong also agreed with Liu Bei's idea, Zhang Fei suppressed his anger for a while and kept silent. When Liu Bei returned to Xinye, he personally wrote a letter and sent Sun Qian to Xiangyang, Jingzhou.Liu Biao received Liu Bei's letter, and listened to Sun Qian crying about Liu Bei's grievances.Liu Biao couldn't help being startled and angry. Although he was already suspicious of Liu Bei, Cao Cao was eyeing Jingzhou at this time. If he angered Liu Bei and entered Jingzhou, he would be attacked by the enemy himself. It was critical. Liu Biao was old and weak , has long lost any aggressive ambitions, but he can keep Jingzhou, and he is already satisfied. Liu Biao had no choice but to explain to Liu Bei, so he ordered Cai Mao, who presided over Liu Bei's murder, to be pushed out and beheaded. Mrs. Cai came out to stop after hearing the news.Seeing this, Sun Qian knew that Liu Biao was still partial to Mrs. Cai, and he wanted to kill Cai Mao, but it was just a gesture.So he said to Liu Biao: If Liu Shijun kills Cai Mao, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Liu Bei to stay in Jingzhou again. As expected, Liu Biao was very timid about the members of the Cai family, he took advantage of the situation and said: If Sun Qian hadn't pleaded for mercy, he would definitely be executed.Cai Mao, don't act recklessly in the future. Cai Mao withdrew resentfully, and Liu Biao sent his eldest son, Liu Qi, to follow Sun Qian back to Xinye to apologize to Liu Bei. Liu Bei and Liu Qi are very speculative on weekdays, seeing that it was Liu Qi who came to apologize on behalf of his father, it is inconvenient to have another attack.He hosted a banquet in honor of Liu Qi and took the opportunity to comfort Liu Qi, Liu Qi suddenly cried: Uncle save me, stepmother Cai always has the intention of murdering, my nephew has no way to escape, please give advice to my uncle. Liu Bei knew that Mrs. Cai had eavesdropped on what she said a few days ago because he wanted to stand up for Liu Qi, which had offended the Cai clan; at this moment, he didn't dare to get involved in this family vortex again, so he could only comfort him in a vague way: "Nephew But be careful and only do filial piety, which will naturally keep you safe. Liu Qi didn't know what to do, so he had to leave in tears, Liu Bei felt sorry for him, but he couldn't protect himself, so what magic method could he use to save Liu Qi?He could only comfort Liu Qi, and sent him all the way out of the city. Liu Bei sent Liu Qi away, and came back from the south gate of Xinye, when he suddenly saw a man on the street, wearing a Ge scarf and straw sandals, singing all the way, coming towards him, but he sang: the sky and the earth are changing drastically, the red fire will be extinguished; The building will fall, but a single tree cannot support it; there are sages in the valley, who want to vote for the wise master; the wise master seeks the wise, but they don't know me. When Liu Bei heard it, his heart couldn't help but he thought, "Could it be that this person is the crouching dragon and phoenix chick that Mr. Shui Jing mentioned in his verse?"So he hurriedly dismounted to greet him, and invited him back to the mansion. Liu Bei asked his name, and the man smiled and said, "I am from Jingzhou, and my surname is Shan Mingfu. Because I heard that Liu Gong recruited talents and wanted to meet him, I sang a song in the city to attract Liu Gong to meet."Liu Bei was overjoyed and treated Shan Fu as a guest of honor. After drinking for a while, Shan Fu suddenly laughed and said, "As you saw just now, the horse that Liu Gong rides is called Lu. Although it has strong feet, it will harm the master, so it cannot be used." Liu Bei said disapprovingly, "It once carried me across a deep ravine." Shan Fu smiled and said: "This is the savior, but there will still be disasters that hinder the lord in the future. I have a way to eliminate it." Liu Bei said: "How to eliminate the disaster of hindering the Lord?" Shan Fu said: "If Liu Gong has an enemy, you can give him this horse. After the horse kills this person, you can use it as a mount, and everything will be safe." When Liu Bei heard it, he couldn't help saying angrily: "You just came here, but you didn't teach me the way of benevolence and righteousness, but instead came up with such treacherous tricks. Liu Bei didn't dare to listen to your words." Shan Fu was not angry, but laughed and said: "Okay, okay, I heard that Mr. Liu treats people with benevolence and justice. I don't know if it is true. I have a try today, and it is really admirable." Only then did Liu Bei understand Shan Fu's intentions, and he couldn't help sighing: Although Liu Bei used this to warn himself, he may still have shortcomings, but Mr. Wang will not hesitate to correct him. Shan Fu smiled and said: I have not entered Xinye, but I have heard the people in Xinye sing: Xinye Mu, Uncle Liu Huang, since I came here, the people have been prosperous.It can be seen from this that Liu Gong really loves the people like a son, as long as benevolence and righteousness are the foundation, people will naturally be harmonious, so why worry about not being able to gain a foothold in the world? Liu Bei readily agreed, so he worshiped Shan Fu as his military adviser, and was responsible for practicing the formation of his troops. Because of his new appointment of Shan Fu as his military adviser, Shan Fu was indeed very talented, and he was able to deploy troops and deploy them well.Liu Bei felt relieved, so he couldn't help temporarily letting go of his desire to visit Wolong and Fengchu. At this time, Cao Cao had won a great victory in the north, and the teacher returned to Xuchang.His eyes began to fixate on the nine counties of Jingzhou, which were directly in front of him. Soon, Cao Cao sent his own general, Cao Ren, with 30,000 troops, to station in Fancheng, which is less than 50 miles away from Xinye in Jingzhou to the south, ready to attack Liu Biao in Jingzhou at any time. And Xinye happened to be located in the northern frontier of Jingzhou, confronting Cao Jun head-on, so Xinye naturally became Cao Cao's thorn in the side and a thorn in his flesh, unless he got rid of it soon. Sure enough, Cao Ren launched an attack on Xinye soon, but was repelled by Shan Fu in three ways.Soon, Shan Fu made another plan for Liu Bei, taking advantage of Cao Ren's arrogance, and captured Fancheng.In Fancheng, Liu Bei adopted the nephew of Liu Mi, the county magistrate of Fancheng, as his adoptive son and changed his name to Liu Feng.Guan Gong didn't like Liu Feng, and he once opposed it. Since then, this matter has left a sharp thorn in Liu Feng's heart. Liu Bei couldn't help being overjoyed when he saw that Shan Fu had succeeded in using troops, and he used Shan Fu very much.Unexpectedly, when Cao Cao heard the news of Cao Ren's defeat, he was shocked and sent people to investigate Xinye. Because he knew that a senior scholar who helped Liu Bei changed his name to Shan Fu, but his real name was Xu Shu. Cao Cao then planned to use Xu Shu's mother to force Xu Shu to leave Xinye and join Cao Cao in Xuchang. Only then did Liu Bei know that Shan Fu's real name was Xu Shu, and he was an eminent scholar in Jingzhou. He knew that Xu Shu was extremely filial, and couldn't bear to separate his mother and son, so he agreed to go to Xuchang to meet his mother. On the day of farewell, both Liu Bei and Xu Shu wept sadly.Liu Bei immediately stood by the forest, watched Xu Shu go away, and couldn't help crying: "He's gone, so what about me?"Helpless, helpless. Just looking at it, I suddenly saw Xu Shu turn his horse back and said to Liu Bei: "Just now, because I was upset, I forgot to tell Liu Gong that there is a strange man hidden in Longzhong, Jingzhou. Liu Gong can go and ask for him." When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly said, "Can you please invite this person to Xinye to meet you?" Xu Shu said: How can this person be so contemptuous!If it is easy to find, and if he is a person of fame and fortune, will he still be trapped in it?I hope Mr. Liu will do everything for himself. Liu Bei was surprised and said: "How does this talent compare with Mr.?" Xu Shu sighed: "This person is not comparable to any human being. If you compare him with Xu, he will be like a weak horse and a unicorn side by side!"If you get the help of this person, it will be like King Wen of Zhou got Taigong Jiang, and Emperor Gaozu of Han got Zhang Liang. Liu Bei hurriedly said again: I heard Mr. Jingzhou Shuijing say that Wolong and Fengchu can win one, and they can level the world. How does this person compare with him? Xu Shu couldn't help laughing in his sadness and said: I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, only because I live in this mountain!To be honest, the crouching dragon is this person.His surname was Zhuge, his first name was Liang, and his courtesy name was Kongming.He has the ability to know the world, if he is lucky enough to ask him to come out of the mountain, then half of the world is determined to be Liu Gong, so I will leave here.After Xu Shu finished speaking, he turned the horse's head and rode away. Liu Bei was both surprised and happy. He also forgot the sorrow of being separated from Xu Shu, and raised his forehead with his hand and said, "I only know the origin of Wolong today!"God help me too. When Liu Bei returned to Xinye City, he immediately invited Zhao Zilong to his residence, and smiled happily: "Zilong, Zilong!"You lied to me, Liu Bei, so hard!Now I know who your righteous brother is!Why didn't Zilong sue me? Zhao Zilong couldn't help being startled and said: Do you know who my righteous brother is? Liu Bei laughed and said: That day in Zhangshan Shuijingzhuang, Mr. Shuijing once left a verse, saying that Wolong and Fengchu, the two can be one, and the world can be pacified. He also said that Wolong is deep in Wolonggang. Yixiong, it must be Mr. Wolong, no doubt, Zilong, you dare not reveal his whereabouts without Mr. Wolong's permission, so you dare not tell me. I don't know if this is the case? When Zhao Zilong heard it, he couldn't help but smiled and said: "What Liu Gong said was not what Zilong revealed, and my righteous brother will definitely not blame me in the future!"Everything is up to Mr. Liu to decide on his own. As soon as Liu Bei heard it, he knew that Zhao Zilong had hinted to him that there was nothing wrong with his deduction, it was just that it was inconvenient for him to say it directly.Liu Bei couldn't help but said happily: "Yes, yes, everything is Liu Bei's own judgment, and it's not Zilong who revealed the behavior of his brother-in-law!"Liu Bei knew what to do. That night, Liu Bei prepared a generous gift overnight, which was nothing more than gold, silver and jewelry.Liu Bei was very short of money at this time, so this batch of property was almost all of him. Early the next morning, together with Guan Gong and Zhang Fei, he rushed to Nanyang Longzhong to beg Mr. Wolong.Liu Bei also knew what Zhao Zilong was thinking, so he didn't ask him to go with him, but left him to guard Xinye, and Zhao Zilong readily agreed. Xinye is only 30 miles away from Nanyang Longzhong. In less than half a day, Liu, Guan, and Zhang arrived in the outskirts of Longzhong. Complaining in my heart: What thing claims to be Wolong?Are the three of my brothers coming to pay a visit in person?Hmph, I don't know if he is really talented. At this time, I suddenly saw a farmer plowing in the field, singing with a hoe: the sky is like a dome, the earth is like a chess game; sleep deprivation When Liu Bei heard the song, he reined in his horse and asked the farmer, "Who wrote this song?" The farmer said: This is what Mr. Wolong taught us to sing. When Liu Bei heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Where is Mr. Wolong?" The farmer stretched out his hand and pointed to the south, and said: "To the south of this mountain, there is a hill called Wolonggang. The grassy cottage in the forest under the hill is the place where Mr. Wolong lies high." When Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly rode his horse to the south of the mountain without waiting for the farmer to finish speaking.Guan Gong also urged his horse to follow, but Zhang Fei had no choice but to grit his teeth and follow. After a while, I saw a majestic hill in front of me, from west to east, entrenched under white clouds, shaped like a giant dragon.Lying down in the universe, it is very majestic.There is a bamboo forest under the hill, and the tops of several thatched cottages are exposed in the bamboo forest.Surrounding the bamboo forest, there are gurgling water and flowers everywhere, which is very elegant. Seeing Liu Bei, he hurriedly rode his horse and dismounted outside the bamboo forest. He didn't dare to let the sound of the horse's hooves disturb Mr. Wolong who was in Gao Wolong. Guan Gong and Zhang Fei had no choice but to dismount and walk into the bamboo forest. The three of them approached a Maolu in the middle of the bamboo forest.Zhang Fei couldn't hold back, and shouted loudly: "My brother Liu Huangshu is here too!"People inside, come out to meet the guests.When Liu Bei heard this, he was taken aback, and scolded Zhang Fei: "Who is Mr. Wolong?"How can you be so loud?If you are impatient, go back to Xinye first. Zhang Fei was scolded, so angry that his beard rose, but he didn't dare to make a sound. Carefully, Liu Bei walked up to the bamboo gate of Caolu, and was about to reach out to knock gently, but at this moment, he was attracted by a piece of white paper and black writing on the bamboo gate. Three people from the Lu came to look for them; people should not stay in the Lukong, but the commoners are hesitant. When Liu Bei saw it, he couldn't help but sighed, "Mr. Wolong has gone out to travel!"Liu Bei was out of luck and missed this opportunity to visit Zhang Fei said angrily: "This man is rude, and he refuses my brother thousands of miles away with a blank letter!"I'm furious. Liu Bei hurriedly said: Mr. Wolong has the foresight, and he knows that the three of us are visiting today.Don't you think it's noon when the sun is shining on Wollongong?How can such a high-ranking scholar be contemptuous?It must be that Mr. Wolong has other important matters, or has unspeakable difficulties, so it is inconvenient to meet Liu Bei with me, hey!It's because I, Liu Bei, have poor fortune, that I failed to meet Mr. Liu soon. Seeing Liu Bei's long sighs, Guan Gong said, "It's not a solution, brother, to sigh here. The farmer I met just now seems to know his whereabouts. It's better to go back first and ask the farmer about it on the way." Liu Bei had no choice but to follow Guan Gong's words, step out of the bamboo forest and ride on his horse. Passing by the field, three farmers were still plowing in the sun.One of the farmers who was answering just now raised his head and smiled when he saw Liu, Guan, and Zhang, and said, "This general, you must not see Mr. Wolong, right?" When Zhang Fei heard this, he said angrily: "Since you know that Mr. Wolong is not there, why didn't you report it earlier, and I'm tired of waiting for nothing?" The farmer smiled and said: I just said that Mr. Wolong usually lies high in the thatched cottage in the forest, and was about to tell Mr. Wolong that he had gone out again, but you left in a hurry before you could finish my sentence. Who is to blame? Liu Bei sighed, and said: Yes, I, Liu Bei, was anxious to see Mr. Wolong, too anxious and reckless!How can the third brother blame others? Zhang Fei couldn't make a sound, and gritted his teeth in hatred. Seeing Liu Bei's sincerity, the farmer said with a smile: "This general, if you can't see Mr. Wolong today, you may not be able to see him tomorrow. Haven't you heard the ancient saying that sincerity and sincerity make gold and stone open?" When Liu Bei heard this, he woke up suddenly, and said to himself: Mr. Wolong must not know my sincerity and determination, so he is not willing to meet me!He changed his mind, and said to Guan Gong and Zhang Fei: I will return to Xinye first, and come to visit another day. The three of Liu Bei returned to Xinye. It was the middle of winter at this time, and it changed as soon as it was said. It was still sunny a few days ago, but today it is snowing all over the sky. Liu Bei was impatient and decided to go to Longzhong again to visit Mr. Wolong. Zhang Feidao: Guess what Mr. Wolong is, he is just a villager in Caoye, so why should my brother visit in person?Send someone to summon him. Liu Bei said anxiously: "Third brother, don't be arrogant!"Mr. Wolong is a high-ranking scholar in the world, how can he be so negligent!I am determined to go, if you want to go, go, if you don't want to, just stay in Xinye. After Liu Bei finished speaking, he got on his horse and went away. Guan Gong and Zhang Fei, fearing that there would be troubles on Liu Bei's road, had no choice but to get on their horses and go with them. The three of them walked for several miles, when suddenly the cold wind blew up, howling and howling, and the snow fell heavily. The mountain lamps were like white jade, and the forest buds were covered with silver clothes. Zhang Feidao: "It's freezing cold, there's nothing you can do about it with troops. Isn't it unfair to travel so far to see that useless villager in grass and fields?"Why don't you go back to Xinye to avoid the snow. Liu Bei resolutely said: "If this is not the case, it is not enough to express my sincerity!"If you are afraid of the cold, go back first, and I will go with my second brother. When Zhang Fei heard this, he was so angry that he shouted: Zhang Fei is not afraid of death, but is he afraid of the cold weather?I'm just worrying about my brother for nothing!Walk!Walk!Walk!Even if the sky collapses and the earth collapses, Zhang Fei will follow to the end. Liu Bei was well aware of Zhang Fei's loyalty, so he just smiled and said nothing more. The three braved the wind and snow all the way to Longzhong, and when they arrived in front of Wollongong in Delongzhong, the three had become living snowmen. Liu Bei didn't hesitate, and still got off his horse outside the bamboo forest and walked in through the snow.When we arrived at the hut in the bamboo forest, unexpectedly, even the black and white writing on the bamboo door disappeared, which must have been blown away by the strong wind and snow.Liu Bei called again and again, but there was no sound inside.Still reluctant to give up, Liu Bei stood outside the Cao Lu, waiting in the snow. Gradually, his feet were covered by the heavy snow. Zhang Fei stomped his feet repeatedly in hatred to drive away the cold, but he didn't dare to say goodbye, so he had no choice but to stare at Guan Gong as a signal. Guan Gong saw that if he waited like this, he would not die but would also be frostbitten, so he said to Liu Bei: "Mr. Wolong must have no real knowledge. He is afraid of meeting his brother, so he has already gone far away!"If you wait like this for nothing, it will be difficult for him to show up, so why not come back another day. Liu Bei saw that it was getting late, and there was no one to stay in the barren mountains and mountains, so he had no choice but to mount his horse and go back. After walking for a long time, he still turned his head and looked towards Wollongong again and again, until Wollongong was completely hidden. After entering the wind and snow, he sighed and returned unhappy. When Liu Bei returned to Xinye, he was depressed all the time. After a few days, Liu Bei specially chose an auspicious day to bathe and change clothes, clean and self-cultivating, and decided to visit Longzhong again. When Guan Gong and Zhang Fei heard the news, they both felt unhappy, so they went inside together to persuade Liu Bei. Guan Gongdao: Brother has paid two visits, his sincerity and etiquette are as important as Mount Tai!That person must have a false name, so he avoids seeing him, why should my brother be deceived by him?Besides, Cao Cao's army is approaching, and the battle of Jingzhou is about to break out. Why does my brother care about this stranger while neglecting military affairs? Liu Bei said: "Because of the imminent battle, I sincerely beg Mr. Wolong to come out of the mountain!"Don't you know my painstaking efforts? Guan Gong was more prudent than Zhang Fei, so he stopped talking when he heard the words.Zhang Fei couldn't hold back, and shouted angrily: Brother is wrong!Such a villager from Kusano has a name for nothing, what kind of expert is he?There is no need for my brother to go again, just wait for me to go on the horse and tie this person with a hemp rope to see my brother. When Liu Bei heard this, his face changed, and he quickly covered Zhang Fei's mouth with his hand, and said angrily: "My sincerity was diluted by your words!"Stop talking nonsense, and you don't need to follow me. My second brother and I will go together. Zhang Fei grinned, and said, "Both elder brothers are going, and the younger brother must also follow." Liu Bei said: "You can go together, but remember not to be rude and make trouble." Zhang Fei smiled helplessly: Good!good!I act like my second brother in everything. Liu Bei knew that Guan Gong was more prudent than Zhang Fei, so he agreed to let Zhang Fei go with him. The three of Liu Bei set off from Xinye and headed all the way to Longzhong. At this time, the sky was clear and the sun was soft, neither hot nor cold, which was exactly what Zhang Fei wanted. The three of them arrived in Longzhong, and went straight to the Shenglin of Wollongong. Outside the bamboo forest, the three of them got off their horses and walked in. Far away, they saw two young girls enjoying flowers and playing outside Cao Lu. Liu Bei took a closer look, and one of them A young girl in a white dress, spotless, like a fairy in the snow, Liu Bei did not know.The other one was playing and laughing, looking extremely happy, and it turned out to be Sima Zhi, the happy daughter who had saved Liu Bei's life! At this time, when Liu Bei saw Sima Zhi, the daughter of joy, he didn't know if he was infected by her joy, his heart suddenly bloomed like a flower, and his hands and feet danced for joy.Liu Bei thought in his heart: Sima Zhi is Zhao Zilong's junior sister, Zhao Zilong's adopted brother lives in Wolonggang, and Sima Zhi appeared here, obviously Zhao Zilong and Mr. Wolong have a very deep relationship!And since Sima Zhi appeared, it would not be difficult to find out Mr. Wolong's whereabouts!Or Mr. Wolong is in Caolu! Liu Bei's thoughts changed suddenly. He was afraid that Zhang Fei would be reckless, so he and Guan Gong waited outside. He walked forward cautiously, but the two girls didn't realize it. Sima Zhi suddenly turned around, not surprised, as if everything was within her expectations, she said to Liu Bei, "Sima Zhi pays his respects to General Liu." Liu Bei didn't have time to inquire about Sima Zhi's recent situation, so he hurriedly said, Miss Sima Zhi, is Mr. Wolong, who lives here, here today? When Sima Zhi heard this, he giggled and said: General Liu, this is Mr. Wolong's younger sister Diaoxue, you want to find out Mr. Wolong's whereabouts, why don't you ask her carefully?It turns out that the girl who looks like a fairy in the snow is the girl Diaoxue. Liu Bei thought: This girl is as real as her name, as elegant as Bai Xue.But at this time, he didn't think about anything else, and hurriedly cupped his hands to Diaoxue: It turned out to be Mr. Wolong's younger sister, Miss Diaoxue, Liu Bei was disrespectful!May I ask Mr. Wolong, is he here? Diaoxue replied with a smile, and said: So it is a distinguished guest who has visited twice and is not afraid of cold, heat, and wind?The general's desire to seek talent is very sincere! Liu Bei hurriedly said: Don't dare to be that!If Liu Bei can pay a visit to Mr. Wolong, how dare he be afraid of the cold, heat and wind?It's just that Liu Bei's fortune is poor. As soon as Diaoxue heard it, he smiled again and said: General Liu's original destiny has merged with the secret of heaven, that is to say, the time to get the destiny is approaching, the great blessing is great, what is so small about it?To tell you the truth, my brother knew yesterday that there will be distinguished guests today, so I declined all visitors, and I have already waited in the thatched cottage!General, please come in yourself. As soon as Liu Bei heard the sound of Lun, he hurriedly bowed his hands to Diaoxue, then took three steps in parallel, pushed open the bamboo door, and walked into the thatched hut. Looking up, I saw a young man of twenty-six or seven years old, taking a nap in the mat in the thatched cottage, motionless, as if he was having a good dream. Liu Bei didn't dare to disturb him, and stood aside quietly waiting for this person to wake up. Guan Gong and Zhang Fei waited outside for a long time, but they still didn't see Liu Bei coming out, nor heard any movement, so they couldn't help but walked forward and entered the thatched cottage. Seeing Liu Bei standing aside, Zhang Fei was furious and said to Guan Gong: This man is very arrogant and rude!My elder brother stands down the steps dumbly, but he lies down on his own!So I went to the back of the house and set a fire, and burned his grass to see if he couldn't get up.Guan Gong quickly stopped Zhang Fei's recklessness and dragged him out of the thatched cottage. Liu Bei stood there for an entire hour, and saw the people at the table turn over, as if they were about to get up, but fell asleep again, so he had no choice but to wait quietly. After standing still for another half an hour, the people at the table suddenly began to sing: "Whoever wakes up the big dream first, I know it all my life; the hut is full of dreams, and the sun is late outside the window!"May I ask who is visiting, why didn't you call me up?The man asked suddenly, turned over and jumped up. Liu Bei took a closer look at this man, and saw that he was eight feet long, with a face like a crown jade, wearing a blue silk hat, and a robe embroidered with white cranes.Liu Bei hurriedly bowed deeply to him, and said: "I'm going to Liu Bei to meet Mr. Wolong. I don't dare to disturb you because I see that you are having a good dream. This person was indeed Zhuge Liang who was called Mr. Wolong in Longzhong.Zhuge Liang bowed back and said in a soft voice: So it was General Liu who came here. I, the people of Caoye Mountain, are very ashamed to be here. Zhuge Liang invited Liu Bei to sit down and poured him a cup of tea, but that was all, without any extravagant hospitality. Liu Bei didn't care about it, as long as he could see Zhuge Liang, he was already elated, and he didn't have time to think about other things!He hurriedly said to Zhuge Liang: "It's a great fortune in my life for Liu Bei to meet Mr. Liu Bei!"Liu Bei is having a problem, so ask Mr. for advice! Zhuge Liang smiled and said: There are so many beautiful jades in the world, why does Liu Gong give up the other and ask for the stubborn stone? Liu Bei sighed: "The beautiful jade is in front of Liu Bei. Where else can Liu Bei go to ask for it?" Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, then looked at Liu Bei and said softly: Kong Ming is willing to listen to the general's ambition. Liu Bei sighed and said: "Now the Han Dynasty is about to fall, treacherous ministers are stealing the government, Liu Bei is beyond his control, and wants to bring justice to the world."It's a pity that my intelligence is shallow, and I have been busy for half my life, and I still have nothing to achieve.Mr. Wan Wang pointed out. Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei really cared about the country and the people, and that he was very sincere in his pursuit of talent. He pondered for a while, and finally revealed his insight into the general trend of the world over the years. Zhuge Liang said: "Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, all the heroes in the world have risen together, and the princes have divided their regimes. Cao Cao is not as powerful as Yuan Shao, but he can eliminate Yuan Shao's power. This is a seven-point chance and three-point plan."Now that Cao Cao has half of the country in the world, he is holding the emperor to command the princes, and his power is no longer comparable to him.As for Sun Quan in Jiangdong, his foundation has been established for three generations, and with the help of land and danger, the people will return to his heart, so he can only be a joint aid and not an enemy. It was the first time in Liu Bei's life that he heard such a brilliant and brilliant theory, and he couldn't help being fascinated, and said repeatedly: "Good advice, sir!"Liu Bei looked forward to listening to the details. Zhuge Liang continued: "There is Jingzhou nearby, with the old city of Wu in the east and Bashu in the west. It is a place for military use, and it cannot be guarded unless it is a master. Does the general intend to take it?"Zhuge Liang paused, saw Liu Bei pondering and remained silent, smiled, and said: Yizhou is the dangerous and cold place in Shuchuan today, the land of abundance, the fertile wilderness thousands of miles away, and it is the base of Han Gaozu who obtained the world. Zhuge Liang took a look at Liu Bei, saw his eyes brighten, and then said again: Liu Zhang, the lord of Yizhou, is stupid and cowardly.Therefore, the wise people in Yizhou all look forward to the coming of the Ming Lord.Does the general have aggressive intentions?If you sit in Jingzhou and Yizhou, take advantage of the natural dangers to unite the small kingdoms of Rong in the west, comfort the Anyi and Yue tribes in the south, tie up Sun Quan on the outside, and cultivate the Ming government on the inside, then the foundation will be established. When the world changes, attack from Jingzhou to the north. , On the one hand, from Yizhou to the east, the people of the world will return to welcome them, so that the general's great career can be achieved, and the Han Dynasty can prosper. Liu Bei listened carefully, and said repeatedly: "Good advice, sir!"Good regards, sir. Zhuge Liang didn't hesitate any more at this time, he took out the map he drew on his westward trip to Shuchuan, spread it out on the case, and said to Liu Bei: This is the map of the fifty-four states of Xichuan. If the emperor ordered the princes, he would have obtained the advantage of the weather; if Sun Quan faced the danger of the Yangtze River in the south, he would have obtained the advantage of the land;You can first take Jingzhou as your home, then take Xichuan as your expansion base, seek a tripartite force, and then take the Central Plains in the north. After hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help standing up, bowed his hands and thanked Zhuge Liang: "Mr.Today, Liu Bei finally had a sudden enlightenment, and he saw the blue sky through the dark clouds!But Liu Bei suddenly hesitated, paused, and said, "Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou are both relatives of the Han family. How can I have the heart to attack them?" Zhuge Liang chuckled and said: "I watch the sky at night, Liu Biao in Jingzhou will die soon, and Liu Zhang in Yizhou is also on the verge of collapse. The fate is coming, I am afraid that the general will not be able to refuse." Liu Bei couldn't help but looked up to the sky and sighed: "Heaven has eyes, today I can see this expert, he is not yet a fledgling, and he knows three parts of the world. He is really a strange man from all ages."Liu Bei paused, then bowed deeply to Zhuge Liang, and said: "I hope that Mr. Liu Bei will not abandon Liu Bei and come out to help. Liu Bei will obey Mr. Zhuge Liang's orders." Zhuge Liang was silent when he heard the words.I thought: Master expected, although I have avoided many times, it is still difficult to escape into the world of mortals!Could it be that I am really a person in the general pattern of three-point secrets?That being the case, it must be inevitable, so what can I say?