Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 424 The Great Talent Liu Mo
"Little Zhuge Liang, I can't bear the name of a friend of the public"

"Oh? Zhuge?" Liu Mo pondered for a moment, and led him all the way to Menzixue, then asked with a smile, "There seems to be no minister with the surname Zhuge in the court? How could you be sent by the emperor?" ?”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "I don't know Liang, but Your Majesty has kindly ordered me to come and learn from him."

"Hahaha, it seems that you are also a child of a poor family."

"Hui Gong, I am from the Zhuge family in Langya, and my ancestors have been officials for several generations. My uncle is the order of Huaiyang." Zhuge Liang said a little embarrassed. He was worried that the other party would think he was showing off his family background. In fact, he just didn't want to deceive the opposite party. Minister, since entering Luoyang, this person has been the most enthusiastic and kind to him, and he can feel that oppressive feeling when facing the emperor.

Ministers like Zhao Wen and Zhang He didn't take him seriously. As for the students of Taixue, he said honestly: "Liang is not showing off, but he doesn't want to hide from the elders."

Liu Mo shook his head and said, "No problem, no problem, you are obviously a smart person to be able to enter the school at your age, it seems that the people from the Tai Xue made things difficult for you, no problem, I used to be a junior I entered Taixue, and Taixue students looked down on me, so I came to Menzixue. I am different from you." Zhuge Liang could hear the bitterness in the other party's words, so he didn't ask any more questions.

But Liu Mo continued: "I was originally from Dongyi, the king of Dongyi, and I served the great Han and became a minister of the Great Han. Do you know Dongyan? We are in the north of Sanhan, that is, in the north of Youzhou. There are many fish and shrimp in our place. There are many, and there is also a fish with dragon beards, which can be described as miraculous!" Speaking of Dongmai, Liu Mo's eyes glowed, he was a little excited, and he never stopped talking.

"Oh? There are such fish in the world? I don't know how long the dragon's beard is?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

Liu Mo suddenly burst into tears. For many years, no one has asked him this, even if he was just a child, so he danced and gestured, and described it. After a change, the distance was further extended, and soon, they came to the door of Menzixue. Seeing Liu Mo coming, the soldiers guarding the door felt a little headache.

It was not once or twice that Liu Mo came to Menzixue. He came every time, making Menzixue uneasy. Zheng Xuan personally ordered them not to allow Liu Mo to enter. , this person is not white, but a subordinate of Taiwei Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen is their immediate superior, what else dare they do?

Seeing him coming again, the two soldiers had frowning faces and really didn't know what to say.

Liu Mo frowned, and said: "According to the order of the Son of Heaven, I send the students here to learn, and there is also a letter to be handed over to Duke Zheng." Hearing his words, the soldiers did not dare to stop , With the order of the emperor, how dare they stop it?As for whether Liu Mo is deceiving them, huh, a man from Dongyi dares to falsely preach the imperial decree? ?
Liu Mo got his wish and entered Menzixue. He took Zhuge Liang and walked on this winding path. The students who passed by all avoided things. Zhuge Liang was terrified. Who is this, and why are others like this? I was so afraid of him, finally, Liu Mo brought him to Zheng Xuan's study, and a servant immediately reported him, but Zheng Xuan only saw Zhuge Liang, and didn't want to see Liu Mo.

Zhuge Liang bowed to Liu Mo and said goodbye.

Liu Mo smiled, and whispered in his ear: "If someone bullies you, go find someone, call him Se Nijia, he is from Guishuang, and you can say that you are old with me, and he will naturally protect you You." After speaking, he smiled and left.

He came here to meet his good friend Se Nijia, and now that his goal has been achieved, he doesn't need to stay here anymore. Zhuge Liang then walked into the study, Zheng Xuan was reading a book, saw him coming in, He looked him up and down and saw that he was very beautiful, so he nodded, squinted his eyes, and asked, "Did the emperor want you to come here?"

Zhuge Liang took out the emperor's letter from his body and handed it to Zheng Xuan.

Zheng Xuan took it with both hands, read it carefully, then sat down again, without saying anything, ordered the servant to take him to find sacrificial wine, and arranged for Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang thanked him again and again, and then left the place , there are many students in Menzi School, and their ages are also different. There are white-haired old men and some top scholars, but he is the only young boy.

Zhuge Liang met one by one, but the people in front of him were no different from Taixue students, and they were extremely indifferent when facing him. The servants sent him to his residence, ignored him, and left directly. A sacrificial wine came, registered him, and left. The two attendants put the things they brought here, bid farewell to Zhuge Liang, and prepared to return home.

After they left completely, Zhuge Liang was a little lonely, but he was not upset, he just looked forward to studying with the rest of the people tomorrow, and at night, his classmate came, this person is a young man who has reached the crown Scholars, he had already heard that a classmate had come to settle in with him, and he was very happy, so he hurried in from the outside.

Taixue is a single-person residence, while Menzixue is a double-person or even six-person residence.

The man walked in happily with a jug of fine wine in his hand, walked into the mansion, looked at him, and saw a young child looking at him suspiciously, there was no one else around him, he frowned, a little puzzled Said: "Now you come to this school to learn, can you still bring your children?" He looked at Zhuge Liang and asked curiously: "Where is your father?"

Zhuge Liang was taken aback for a moment, and said slowly, "Father passed away ten years ago."

The man was startled, and almost threw the flagon in his hand, terrified, looked around in fear, thought for a moment, then responded, and asked, "Who did you come with?"

Only then did Zhuge Liang understand why this man asked his father. He thought he was accompanying him, so he got up, walked up to the man, bowed his hands and said: "I will learn from Zhuge Liang, and I greet you!"

Hearing his words, that person's eyes widened. How can this guy learn at such a young age?After a while, he smiled awkwardly, and said: "Sima Lang pays homage to you." He looked at the jug of wine in his hand, and put it on the desk, but said nothing, picked up the book, and returned to himself. Seeing him leave, Zhuge Liang continued to read his book.

As for the next day, Zhuge Liang also went to school with the others. Most of the sacrificial wine here were disciples and old friends recruited by Zheng Xuan. His ability to treat scriptures was by no means trivial, and he would also teach them about agriculture, law and other things. However, there are not many teachings, the main thing is to treat the scriptures, Zhuge Liang is fascinated by it, and their level is many times higher than that of the official school's sacrificial wine.

However, he still didn't find any students who were willing to pay attention to him. These people were very indifferent to him. Zhuge Liang also had his own arrogance in his heart, and he didn't want to find others, so he immersed himself in his studies every day. Among them, On the contrary, the man from Guishuang came to him. It seems that Liu Mo told him to take care of him. This person is very different from Liu Mo.

Reticent, just asked Zhuge Liang if he could help, and left.

After he left, Sima Lang at the side asked curiously: "Do you recognize him?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "When I came here earlier, it was Grand Captain Shi Liu who brought me here."

"Mr. Dongyi?" Sima Lang asked, smiled, and said, "In the future, you should keep in touch with them less. Their reputation in this school is not good."

Zhuge Liang didn't answer, Sima Lang said again: "Do you know why everyone is so indifferent to you?"

Zhuge Liang put down the book in his hand, looked at him, and said, "It's just because of my age."

"No." Sima Lang shook his head, and said: "People who study in the sect are not students of the Taixue. You are so talented that you can be ranked with us at a young age. We will not be angry, but you did not pass the examination. The way, instead, came to study under the recommendation of noble people, which made everyone displeased, not to mention, I heard that you are from a noble family?"

Zhuge Liang couldn't explain clearly, and asked suspiciously: "I heard that you are also a member of the family?"

"Hahaha~~" Sima Lang laughed loudly and said, "I am Hanoi Sima."

"Then why is it in Menziology?"

"Don't say it, don't say it."

"It's the same with Liang."

Zhuge Liang replied, Sima Lang looked at him, smiled, and said: "I don't mean any malice, you are about the same age as my second brother, maybe a few years older, looking at you is like seeing my young brother, he Just like you, young and intelligent, with arrogance. Whatever, I won’t persuade you much.”

After that, Sima Lang never spoke to him again. Zhuge Liang studied all day long. If he had any doubts, he would ask Jijiu. They are different, they like him very much, his questions, Jijiu will even teach him personally, which makes the rest of the students displeased with him.

There are many reasons why the students were angry with him. His age, his family background, being recommended, and even his excellence all made the rest of the students feel angry. After a few months, Zhuge Liang used the fastest time to She lost her childishness and grew up quickly. She doesn't like to talk, but loves to read. He often borrows many books in the school and reads them overnight.

However, Zheng Xuan still ignored him, and he didn't know what the emperor's letter said.

"Boom, boom, boom"

There was a light knock on the door, and Sima Lang helplessly covered his forehead. Zhuge Liang smiled and stepped forward to open the door. It was indeed Liu Mo outside the door. Liu Mo smiled and walked in. Sima Lang walked in. Pretending to be in a deep sleep and ignoring him, Liu Mo walked in and started talking with Zhuge Liang. After chatting for a while, Sima Lang couldn't bear it anymore and coughed heavily.

Liu Mo stood up, smiled awkwardly, and Zhuge Liang walked out with him without saying a word.

In these days, Liu Mo often came to him, and he didn't know how he got through the soldiers outside the sect. He never explained it. Zhuge Liang discovered that Liu Mo had a great talent. He had spent a lot of time in Taixue and Menzixue. In terms of profound knowledge, Zhuge Liang had never seen anyone more powerful than him.

No matter what they were talking about, Liu Mo could pick up the conversation, and even talked for several hours without stopping.

"What did you learn today?"

"About politics, offering sacrifices to wine requires us to find out ten arguments against marching into Funan."

"Hey, the chaos in the court has spread to this place. You don't know that in today's temple, the ministers of the two parties are arguing very much because of the matter of Funan Chenla. They often fight, and even I have been implicated. I am a small civil servant, Zhang Gong took me to the temple all day long, and debated with the officials, so you, have you finished writing it?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Never."

"Hey, people like Cao Cao have a good idea, but they are too young. Think about it." He wanted to speak, but he looked around quietly and saw that there was no one around, so he continued: "Why isn't it like this today? How popular is the Holy Son of Heaven? It’s not the new ministers of the emperor’s faction. They only want to make meritorious deeds for themselves, to expand their territories, to make the Son of Heaven happy and to gain meritorious service.”

"But? What good does this do for the common people? There has never been a slight reduction in tax burdens, nor have there been any measures to love the people. They are just accumulating meritorious service. The life of the people is good, the emperor is the wise king, he blindly conquers, but does not take any measures to care for the people, these ministers," Liu Mo said, shaking his head.

Zhuge Liang listened quietly, without the slightest bit of impatience. He has been able to improve his studies so quickly these days, and he has nothing to do with Liu Mo. Under the moonlight, the two were walking together, and Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: " Mr. Liu, I have something to do."

"Oh? What's the matter? Who bullied you again? Don't be afraid, I have people from my clan who serve as soldiers under General Gongsun."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Liang and Liu Gong have never met before, so I don't know why you love them so much?"

Liu Mo was taken aback for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "But it's bothering you."

"Never, just curious"

Liu Mo grinned and said: "In the world, you are the only one who is willing to listen to me. When I was the same size as you, I could only talk to myself. I have been suffering for so many years." He said, his voice gradually lowered When he came down, he didn't tell Zhuge Liang that Zhuge Liang looked very much like his younger brother, who died tragically at the hands of the Goguryeo people.

He often saw his family members at night. In his dreams, his family members stared straight at him. He clearly remembered the wild laughter of the Goguryeo people and the wailing of his younger brother.

Zhuge Liang looked at the person in front of him. Liu Mo was cowardly by nature. He never dared to be an enemy to anyone. When Zhuge Liang was insulted for the first time, Liu Mo went to look for that person, but it didn't help. After giving Liu Mo a pause, Liu Mo didn't dare to resist, and didn't say anything, he just went to Zhang Wen with his wounds on his shoulders, and the enraged Taiwei almost killed Menzixue.
In order to appease the Taiwei, Zheng Xuan expelled that student from the academy. Since then, Zhuge Liang has never been subjected to any violent bullying.

This person speaks a lot, whether others listen or not, he always has countless words to tell others, and he has a kind of pain in his heart, Zhuge Liang doesn't know why he is like this, he just knows that every time he talks about his childhood Or family members, Liu Mo's words are full of sadness and self-blame.

Zhuge Liang didn't find him very annoying. Since his father passed away, his uncle raised him. However, his uncle was busy with political affairs all day long. He was alone since he was a child, and he couldn't communicate with him normally because , up to now, they haven't even finished studying "The Analects of Confucius"
Liu Mo was by his side, giving him a father-like feeling. Liu Mo would accompany him and tell him everything in his heart. Even if he was timid, he would stand up and protect him.
"Uncle Liu."

"Ok?"

"When will you take me to see the fish in Dongyan, the one with dragon whiskers?"

(End of this chapter)