The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 236 Conversation with Kong Ming
Li Yuan had already seen Zhuge Liang, and he had been focusing on Zhuge Liang since he came in. This very famous figure in Chinese history made Li Yuan very eager to get it, but Li Yuan knew that he should not be impatient, and everything had to be done step by step.

"That one over there, why have you kept silent? Don't you have any relatives at home?" Li Yuan looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, "There are parents, brothers and sisters at home, but my relatives have settled in their hometown for decades, and they will not go to Xiapi easily. After I have completed my studies, I will go back to honor my parents."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, thinking that Zhuge Liang was secretly telling him that he would not stay in Xiapi, that is to say, he would not work for him in the future. Although he didn't know why he had such an idea, Zhuge Liang's performance far exceeded his imagination , He didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so smart at this age.

Li Yuan asked the student to bring his relatives with him in order to keep them and serve him in the future, but Zhuge Liang saw through Li Yuan's thoughts early on, and immediately thought of a way to decline Li Yuan.

"Dare to ask Gao's name?" Li Yuan pretended not to know Zhuge Liang's name.

"My surname is Zhuge, my name is Liang, and my name is Kongming." Zhuge Liang clasped his fists at Li Yuan, and the calm smile on his face gave Li Yuan the urge to beat someone up.

With Li Yuan's current status, no matter who stood in front of him, he would feel a little uncomfortable, but Zhuge Liang, who was in his teens, was very calm in front of him, without any discomfort. I don't know if it was because he was too precocious or pretending to be calm.

Li Yuan decided to try it out and said, "Zhuge Liang, I heard about you from Mr. Sima. He said that you often compare yourself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi. It shows that you have extraordinary talent and self-confidence. How about a talented and learned man?" How can an arrogant person just want to go home and work in obscurity for a lifetime, I believe you must have other thoughts in your heart."

Zhuge Liang trembled a little, and replied: "General Li is a man of great wisdom. How dare Liang speak in front of General Li, let alone pretend to be talented and knowledgeable. However, there is a field in Liang's family that needs to be taken care of, so I must take care of it." Back home, my two brothers are much more talented than me, maybe they are the talents that General Li needs."

Zhuge Liang lowered his status, saying that he was just a farmer. If Li Yuan really needed talents, he could recommend his two brothers.

Li Yuan knew that Zhuge Liang had two brothers. His elder brother, Zhuge Jin, was an important minister of Wu State in "history". He was broad-minded, gentle and honest, and was deeply trusted by Sun Quan. Later, Zhuge Jin became a general and led Yuzhou Mu. He was already an extremely human minister, which shows that he has extraordinary talents.

Zhuge Liang also had a younger brother named Zhuge Jun. Zhuge Jun was not as famous as his two older brothers. After Zhuge Liang followed Liu Bei, he stayed in Nanyang. After being recommended by Zhuge Liang, he became an official under Liu Bei. Passed away on the way.

Li Yuan knew that Zhuge Liang didn't want to work for him, so he said that. He didn't know why Zhuge Liang had such an idea. With his current status, he didn't know how many people wanted to join him, but Zhuge Liang clearly refused. His kindness.

Li Yuan stared at Zhuge Liang closely, and the murderous aura spread out of his body, covering the audience in an instant. The people around looked at Li Yuan nervously, thinking that Zhuge Liang's words had angered Li Yuan, and many people were frightened into cold sweat. They usually only study in the academy, but they have never seen such a murderous look. Li Yuan's murderous look made them feel suffocated.

Zhuge Liang didn't expect Li Yuan to change his face as soon as he said it, but he remained calm on the surface, pretending that nothing happened, but he felt that Li Yuan's gaze was like a sharp sword piercing his heart, and a lot of sweat was streaming down his back , but he still holds the goose feather fan and shakes it...

After all, Zhuge Liang is not really mature yet. Although he is calm on the surface, Li Yuan can still see the panic in his eyes. Li Yuan slowly put away his murderous aura, and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, Zhuge Liang, you are really a wonderful person. I, Li Yuan, admire you very much."

Everyone looked at Li Yuan inexplicably. They didn't know why Li Yuan said that suddenly. One moment his eyes were fierce, and the next moment they turned into hearty laughter. It was really unpredictable.

"You can rest assured that I once promised Mr. Sima that he would never force his disciples to work for me, so you don't have to be so cautious with me. You can rest assured to stay in Xiapi and continue your studies. I know you are a man of great talent. It will be very interesting if you become my enemy in the future."

Although Li Yuan valued Zhuge Liang's talent, it was not enough for Zhuge Liang to rely on him. If he had just traveled through the Three Kingdoms, he might still have this idea, but now he has seen too many capable people and strangers, and his advisers Xi Zhicai and Jia Xu are no worse than Zhuge Liang.

In fact, Zhuge Liang’s most powerful talent is political ability rather than military ability. He may not be as good as Guo Jia and Jia Xu in round strategy, and Zhou Yu in military command, but no matter what, Zhuge Liang is a big name. In the near future, he will either become an important one under Li Yuan’s command A counselor will either become Li Yuan's strong enemy, but no matter what the situation is, Li Yuan looks forward to it very much.

After chatting with everyone for a while, Li Yuan left. It was not until Li Yuan walked out of the gate that Pang Tong walked up to Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, why did you talk to General Li like this just now?"

"Oh? What did I say?" Zhuge Liang smiled intentionally or unintentionally.

"Reject General Li's offer to solicit." Pang Tongtong could tell at a glance that Li Yuan was very interested in Zhuge Liang.

"That's right, Kong Ming, why did you reject General Li?" Xu Shu also walked over and said, if Li Yuan recruited him, he would nod and agree without hesitation.

"General Li is a rare hero, and he is very likely to achieve hegemony in the future, but he already has too many talented people under his command, whether it is Xi Zhicai and Chen Qun who have followed him for a long time, or Cheng Yu, Chen Gonghe Jia Xu, these people all have extraordinary abilities, if I rely on Li Yuan, I may not have many opportunities to show off."

Zhuge Liang is proud and arrogant. Although he knows that Li Yuan is the hero, he only wants to be the most reliable, powerful and trusted person around Li Yuan. If he can only be an ordinary counselor, he would rather go home and plow the fields.

"Kong Ming, you are really arrogant." Xu Shu shook his head and smiled wryly.

"But what Kong Ming said is not unreasonable. Li Yuan's military adviser Xi Zhicai is the person Li Yuan trusts the most. He has laid a solid foundation for Li Yuan and let Li Yuan occupy Yuzhou and Xuzhou. Yuan has planned a strategy for attacking the world in the future, if we join Li Yuan's command, our status and achievements will be far inferior to those of Xi Zhicai."

Zhuge Liang is arrogant, and Pang Tong is not. He and Zhuge Liang are both kind of conceited people, and his conceit is even greater than Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)