Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 431
In the sixth year of Xiping, Liu Mo returned to Luoyang with two Southwest kings.

The emperor still attached great importance to the two kings of the Southwest who had returned, so he ordered Da Honglu and Zhao Wen to personally arrange for them to welcome them. Yang Xiu rested for three days before entering the palace to meet the Son of Heaven. Both Funan King and Zhenla King were a little afraid. The more they came to the Central Plains, the more clearly they could see the power of the empire.

The prosperity of Luoyang is beyond their imagination. There is a lot of traffic. This city, which has undergone several expansions, is already worth more than half of their country. When entering the palace, looking at the solemn guards on both sides, They couldn't calm down at all, but fortunately, the Dahan Emperor was not as strong as they thought, he was very gentle, holding the hands of the two of them with great enthusiasm.

When they met for the first time, the emperor began to ask them how their health was, what was the harvest this year, and whether they needed court subsidies. I have prepared a lot of words in my heart, and I can fight for some benefits for myself, but after actually seeing the emperor, I can't say those words at all.

He could only lower his head and listen to the teachings of the emperor.

After entertaining them with a banquet, the emperor officially recognized their princes, and their princes can be hereditary. However, the imperial court will send ministers to Funan and Chenla to govern them. They are like the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty. They only have a name, but no real power. This is already the greatest gift. If they resist forcefully, they will be wiped out immediately, and their lives will be in danger.

The emperor regarded Zhou Zhong as the minister of Funan, and Xu Zhi as the minister of Zhenla.

After resolving the matters of Funan and Zhenla, the emperor naturally did not forget Liu Mo's contribution, and issued an imperial edict to enter Juetinghou.

There was a sudden quarrel in the temple. If it is not far away from Qierizuo in Xiliang, Liu Mo is the second foreigner to be ennobled. It was built on the heads of countless enemies, but, Liu Mo, why can he be a noble?Even the lowest Tinghou?You know, even the princes are added to the title after death, and there was no such reward in life!

But in today's temples, even Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, and even Jia Xu, who is the third lord, don't even have titles. How can you, a barbarian, be the first?

Quite a few veterans also complained about Liu Mo. Liu Mo has always been regarded as one of their veterans, and what he did in the temple last time was undoubtedly a betrayal to the veterans. As for the new ministers, that He was hostile to this cowardly barbarian from the bottom of his heart, and the conflict between the court and the government suddenly eased. No one could have imagined that it was all because of one person.

However, it is not easy to target Liu Mo. Liu Mo is cowardly and has never done anything that can be used to leave a handle. His identity can make some sense, but he is from Dongyi. Would anyone believe that he was conspiring with Dong Yi's old friend and wanted to rebel? ? ?

However, all kinds of bad remarks about Liu Mo continued to spread in the temple, and even spread to Luoyang.

Among the ministers, only Guo Jia did not participate. He couldn't say why, but he just didn't want to participate in such a thing.

Maybe it's because Liu Mo's situation today is very similar to that of a person in the past.

Zhuge Liang stood at the door of Menzixue, holding a volume of books, reciting slowly, walking while reading, and after reading a sentence, he would always raise his head and look around. Since Liu Gong returned to Luoyang, he has been waiting here After seven or eight days, however, Liu Gong did not come to see him, but he asked Se Nijia to pass the message of peace, and since then, there has been no news.

He looked around and sighed helplessly.

"Mr. Zhuge!" Someone shouted from behind.

Zhuge Liang hurriedly turned his head, but saw that it was a classmate, Zhuge Liang remembered his appearance, but couldn't remember his name, so he bowed his hands and looked at him with some doubts, could it be that Liu Gong came to see him?

"Zhao Jijiu is looking for you, hurry up and go to his study" the man confessed, and left in a hurry.

Zhuge Liang put away his books, looked around the street for a while, and then walked towards Zhao Qi's study room. In this school, Zheng Xuan was the dean of scholarship, and Zhao Qi's official position was only a little lower than Zheng Xuan's, which was regarded as Although Zhao Qi, the assistant of Menzi School, loves him a little on weekdays, he has never looked for him in such a hurry. Why today?

Walking into the study, Zhao Qi was sitting in front of the desk, reading a book. Zhuge Liang walked in and greeted him. Zhao Qi raised his head. He is a Confucian student who is familiar with scriptures. Yes, the emperor wanted him to be an official in the temple several times, but he refused. Zhao Qi bluntly said that he hated Xi Feng in the court and did not want to be with Wu Er.

This sentence was quite rude, but the officials didn't bother him. He is a great Confucian, and he is not easy to bully like Liu Mo.

"sit"

Zhuge Liang sat across from Zhao Qi.

Zhao Qi looked at him and began to test his knowledge. He asked some poems and books, and some classics. Zhuge Liang asked, "I heard that you have always been close to Chao Zhongdong?"

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, and asked with some doubts: "Who did you say about the wine?"

Zhao Qi said helplessly, "It's Liu Mo, the censor."

"What the sacrificial wine said is the first time to serve the great Han. Emperor Xiaokang personally gave the surname Liu. He studied hard for ten years in the Taixue Menzi. He was proficient in six languages. He played the emperor, asked to rule the country with benevolence, and persuaded the Three Kingdoms to return to Liu. male?"

Zhao Qi didn't know what to say for a while, frowned, and said with some seriousness: "It seems that you are indeed close to him?"

"If the person who said the sacrificial wine is this great sage, I am indeed close to him."

Zhuge Liang said with a smile.

Zhao Qi was furious, and said: "Smart words, sharp teeth, and sharp mouth, this is the end of your close relationship with him. As a Confucian scholar, you have learned these miscellaneous ways! Do you know your mistake?"

"It's wrong to sacrifice wine! If sharp teeth and sharp mouth can protect the country and protect the people, how can it be considered a bypass?"

"Where did you hear these treacherous words?! That Lord Dongyi is just a barbarian from the East. He is ignorant and incompetent. How do you know the profoundness of my Han family's classics? After learning a little bit, he became arrogant and arrogant. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different, such a thief, in the future, you are not allowed to get close to him, otherwise, you will leave Menzixue and return to your hometown!"

Zhuge Liang's face turned red, for some reason, a flame suddenly ignited in his heart, his eyes were reddened by anger, his whole body was trembling faintly, his fists were clenched tightly, he gritted his teeth, stood up slowly, his eyes were straight Looking at Zhao Qi, he said, "You fellow! When Liu Gong came out of Fuyu in the east and talked about the two kingdoms in the west, where were you?! When Liu Gong played a benevolent government, you old thief who is familiar with Confucian classics, and you where?"

"I thought that, as a great Confucian in the world, you must have some high-level remarks when you are in charge of the school, but I didn't expect that you would say such nonsense!"

"You are such a rotten Confucian, you want to read the sage's book!"

"If you want me to leave, you just play Zheng Xuan and drive me away!"

"I have no nostalgia for such a place where there is no distinction between the clear and the dirty, and the mediocre gathers!"

As Zhuge Liang said, he turned and left, leaving only Zhao Qi with a surprised face, watching him leave the study, Zhuge Liang angrily walked out of the study, and then walked outside, many students looked at him in surprise. Saying something, Zhao Qi watched Zhuge Liang go away, looked behind, bent down, and two people walked out from the screen behind.

"Zhao Jijiu, I'm really embarrassing you." The emperor said with a smile.

"Oh, your majesty don't want to say such words, but, this kid will probably hate me to death in the future." Zhao Qi shook his head helplessly and said, Zheng Xuan, who was behind the emperor, was a little puzzled, and asked: "Why did your majesty provoke you so much?" he?"

The Son of Heaven smiled and said: "My ineffective Lizi also needs someone to help him. In this position, I have to find a gentleman who is benevolent and righteous."

"Then if he didn't get angry because of this today, he agreed to Mr. Zhao's words."

"Then I have to find another person." The emperor said, but he was thinking in his heart. The people who will stay next to the prince of the great man in the future may not have talents, but they must not be treacherous people who can repay their kindness. This is very good. Then it's up to him..
Zhuge Liang walked on the road, asked for a long time, and finally found Liu Mo's mansion.

Liu Mo's mansion is not in the west of the city, but in the east of the city. It is no different from the houses of the surrounding civilians. It is not even a mansion. There are fences around it, and you can vaguely see the vegetables planted inside, as well as the Zhuge Liang was taken aback by the flock of chickens looking for food in the courtyard, raised his head, and looked carefully again. Yes, there is indeed a plaque of Liu Mansion hanging on the wooden door!
Zhuge Liang pushed open the fence door and walked in. Liu Mo was in the courtyard. Zhuge Liang could see clearly that he was cooing and feeding the chickens. Hearing the voice behind him, Liu Mo turned his head and saw Zhuge Liang, with a happy face, shouted again: "Close the door quickly!!" Before Zhuge Liang could react, a hen ran out from under his crotch!
"Chase!!"

Liu Mo ran away, and Zhuge Liang quickly followed. The two started to grab the chicken on the street. After running for a long time, panting, the chicken still disappeared. Liu Mo sighed, turned his head, and pulled Zhuge Liang walked towards his mansion, and asked as he walked, "Why did you come to my place? How did you find it?"

"It's not easy? I just found a few scholars and asked them angrily, where is the "Dongyi Bandit"? They brought me here." Zhuge Liang blinked and said.

"Oh, don't mention it any more. These scholars are not human. For a few days, they have blocked me at the door, scolded me, and even wanted to beat me. I have endured it. However, they even stole my chickens and I bought four or five of them, and I reported them to the government. The head of the pavilion arrested six of them, and they are still in the prison of Tingwei. This position of Tinghou has disturbed me for several days. Fortunately, there are embroidered clothes envoys stationed around , they didn’t dare to mess around.”

Zhuge Liang frowned and said nothing.

"You really shouldn't have come looking for me. My current reputation will only affect you. If you come to me so brazenly, if someone else sees it, alas"

While talking, when he came to the door, Liu Mo jumped up angrily!
"God damn thief!! Where's my chicken?!"

Seeing that the door was open, there was not a single chicken left inside. The two walked in. In a corner, they found a chicken that was looking for food just now. Liu Mo's original annoyance disappeared instantly. He stopped the chicken, looked at Zhuge Liang, and said: "Hahaha, wait a moment, this chicken is enough for you and me!"

Zhuge Liang sat in the courtyard, smelling the fragrance of green grass, and listening to the barking of dogs not far away. Liu Mo was in the distance, holding a sharp knife, skillfully slaughtered the chicken, and started to light the fire for food again.
Not long after, the two started eating, and Zhuge Liang asked while eating, "Didn't the emperor give you a hundred gold?"

"how so?"

"Hey, I gave you some of the gold, and the rest to Jimin Courtyard. Think about it, the few chickens in my mansion can't be tolerated by others. If the hundred gold is still on me, it's okay, Quan Luo The rangers in Yang are probably coming to look for me." Liu Mo said, looking around, and said with some comfort: "Besides, this place is more leisurely."

Zhuge Liang looked at him quietly, thought for a while, and then said: "I'm going to leave the door to study."

"What?!" Liu Mo stood up abruptly, frowned, thought for a long time, and asked, "Is it because of me?"

"No. It's just that I don't want to read any more"

Liu Mo looked at him for a long time, and said, "Even if you don't say anything, I know. Well, I'm still hurting you." Liu Mo's face gradually became resolute. He looked at Zhuge Liang, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will let Zheng Xuan pick you up personally."

The next day, court meeting

This court discussion is mainly focused on Liu An. Liu An wants to marry the eldest daughter of the Japanese king. Topics such as entering the Japanese kingdom need to be discussed by the ministers. The emperor has no worries about these. Today's court is full of talents.

Regarding these matters, all the officials expressed their opinions and gave a lot of suggestions, many of which were excellent suggestions. As Guo Jia said, he hoped that Tai Shici could go to the country of Wa to pick up his relatives, keep the soldiers in the country of Wa, bring back the women of Wa, and live in the East. After Yan and Liu An got married, Liu An was allowed to directly live in the Wa Kingdom, and the soldiers of Dongyan and Sanhan were used to forcefully integrate the Wa Kingdom, making Liu An the co-lord of the Wa Kingdom.

In addition, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, can also go back to take over the position of Yamatai. Liu An is the head of the dog slave country. As long as the two major countries are under the management of the big man, the remaining small countries will recognize Liu An's co-owner status sooner or later. However, Both Liu An and Cao Ang are still young, and they cannot be sent out alone, so who is the most suitable to take them to Japan?
Baiguan suddenly thought, of course it is Mr. Liu who is the most outstanding among all the officials now, Mr. Liu is a great talent, eloquent and unparalleled, naturally Mr. Liu should go!

Hundreds of officials began to praise Liu Mo one after another. In their words, Liu Mo seemed to be a great sage comparable to He Zi and overwhelming the prince.

Liu Gong is so talented, Tai Shici doesn't even need to go with him, as long as Gongsun Zan takes those Dongyi people to go to Wa Kingdom with him, wouldn't that be enough?You know, among the many generals, Gongsun Zan is the only general who has not changed his command. His brave battalion is all from Dongyi, so he is the best match for Liu Gong!
Liu Mo looked at them quietly.

He knew in his heart,
This is called flattery.

(End of this chapter)