Lu Dynasty

Chapter 615 Cui Zhouping

Liu Bei was really disappointed when he heard the boy say that Zhuge Liang was not there. He looked at Zhuge Liang's thatched hut and didn't know what he was thinking.Sha Moke was not happy, he had a problem with Zhuge Liang, but now that Zhuge Liang was not at home, he was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger, and he was even afraid that Liu Bei would ask him to fast when he went back.The taste of being a vegetarian every day, Shamoko doesn't want to try it again in this life!He looked at Liu Bei who was hesitating standing in front of the thatched cottage, and said angrily, "Brother, since Kong Ming is not at home, let's go back first!"

Liu Bei finally got news of Zhuge Liang, how could he want to leave?Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "Just wait a little longer!"

Wei Yan saw that Liu Bei really didn't want to leave, but waiting like this was not an option. He said to Liu Bei, "Brother, Mr. Wolong doesn't know when he will come back, so just waiting like this is not an option. The military and government in Xinye will always have to deal with it. Why don't we go back first?" Send people to check the news from time to time, and when Mr. Wolong comes back, how about we visit again?" Wei Yan is not like Samoke, he speaks with reason and evidence, Liu Bei also agrees, so Liu Bei took Wei Yan and Samoke back to Xinye!
Although Liu Bei decided to go back, he was still reluctant to part.Liu Bei turned his head again and looked at the scene in Longzhong. Sure enough, the mountains are not high but elegant, the water is not deep but clear; the land is not wide but flat, the forest is not big but lush; Xanadu!Liu Bei looked at this place where the sages lived in seclusion, and he was already full of admiration. Suddenly he saw a man with a dignified appearance and a handsome figure, wearing a kerchief, a soap cloth robe, and a staff coming from a remote mountain road.Liu Bei believed that he was Mr. Wolong, so he quickly got off his horse and saluted and asked, "If you dare to ask, is Mr. Wolong face to face?"

The visitor asked with a smile, "Who is the general?"

"I'm Liu Bei!" Liu Bei has always been polite to others, and the person who can hang around Zhuge Liang's house is definitely not an idle person, not to mention that he even mistook the visitor for Zhuge Liang!
The visitor laughed and said, "I'm not Kong Ming, I'm Kong Ming's close friend, Boling Cuizhouping!"

Liu Bei knew through Sima Hui that Zhuge Liang had four friends, Shi Guangyuan in Yingchuan, Cui Zhouping in Boling, Meng Gongwei in Runan, Xu Yuanzhi in Yingchuan, and a young phoenix named Pang Shiyuan who was as famous as Zhuge Liang.Sima Hui once said that at least four of Zhuge Liang's friends are state shepherds and governors, equivalent to provincial cadres. Now that Liu Bei sees Cui Zhouping, naturally he will not let him go easily!Liu Bei said with a smile: "Mr. Jiuwen's name, I am honored to meet you today, and please teach me a thing or two!" Liu Bei is a prince at any rate, and there are two big men, Sha Moke and Wei Yan, glaring at him, Cui Zhouping dare not refuse His face.

Liu Bei and Cui Zhouping sat facing each other, Samoke and Wei Yan stood on both sides of Liu Bei respectively, Cui Zhouping looked a little cold at this situation!You know, Wei Yan is cool in the first place, plus he didn't meet anyone when he visited Zhuge Liang, the frost on his face almost froze!Shamoke is still angry about being a vegetarian before inviting Zhuge Liang, so naturally he will not have a good face. Two thousand enemies stand in front of Cui Zhouping with murderous looks. Without Zhuge Liang's guts, which scholar can sit still ?Cui Zhouping looked at Wei Yan and Sha Moke, calmed down his state of mind, and smiled at Liu Bei pretending to be calm: "Why does the general want to see Kong Ming?"

Liu Bei laughed and said: "Nowadays the world is in chaos, the princes from all over the world are fighting endlessly, and the wars and disasters have spread to the people. I want to see Kong Ming to ask him for advice on how to stabilize the country!"

"It seems that the general wants to calm the world and bring peace to the people!" Cui Zhouping said with a smile: "Although the general is benevolent, since ancient times, he has ruled chaos and impermanence. Since the ancestor Gaozu's snake-killing uprising, punishing the injustice and tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, it is out of troubled times. Entering the ruling world; until the two emperors Ai and Ping for 200 years, the peace has passed for a long time, Wang Mang usurped the rebellion, and went from ruling the world to the troubled world; to Guangwu Zhongxing, reorganized the foundation, and once again changed from the troubled times to the ruling world; it has been another 200 years , the people have been governing the world for a long time, so wars are happening again: now is the time when the world is going from ruling the world to chaos, and it is impossible to calm down in a short period of time. The general wants to ask Kong Ming to mediate the world and mend the world, I am afraid it will be difficult to succeed, and it may be a waste of money in the end Strength. Hasn’t the general heard that those who follow the sky are free, and those who go against the sky are tired; where the numbers are, they can’t be rationalized and seized; where the fate is, people can’t be strong?”

It is undeniable that Cui Zhouping's words are very reasonable, but according to what he said, wouldn't Liu Bei surrender?Liu Bei actually disdains Cui Zhouping very much, thinking that he has no king and no father!But Liu Bei hasn't seen Zhuge Liang yet, if Cui Zhouping says bad things in front of Zhuge Liang, it will affect Liu Bei's image, so Liu Bei said with a smile: "Mr. How dare you push such a heavy responsibility to fate and rationality?"

Cui Zhouping didn't intend to persuade Liu Bei, he just came forward to investigate Liu Bei, this is the task given to him by Sima Hui, he has to do it!Cui Zhouping laughed and said, "I'm just a villager, so I'm not qualified to discuss world affairs. If Duke Ming asks my opinion, I'll just say it. I hope Duke Ming won't blame me!"

"Thanks to your teaching, I have benefited a lot!" Seeing that Cui Zhouping had different ideas from his own, Liu Bei stopped discussing current affairs.He did not forget the purpose of this trip, and now he met Cui Zhouping, Kongming's close friend, and he felt that Cui Zhouping might know where Kongming was going, so Liu Bei asked, "Do you know where Kongming has gone, sir?"

"I'm here to look for him too! What's the matter? Kong Ming isn't at home?" Cui Zhou's plain clothes looked very similar. This was designed by Sima Hui. Kong Ming is at home now, but he didn't come out to see Liu Bei!If Liu Bei forcibly entered the thatched cottage, he would probably see Zhuge Liang lying on the couch, but if Liu Bei really did this, he would never have a chance with Kong Ming in this life!

Still no news of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei was very disappointed, but he didn't want to make a trip in vain.Looking at Cui Zhouping in front of him, Liu Bei smiled and said: "Since the gentleman is also here to look for Kong Ming, and he is not at home, how about asking him to go to Xinye with me?" Liu Bei is also a monarch who is eager for talents. He doesn't want to let go of any of them!Don't look at Cui Zhouping's words are not in line with Liu Bei's mind, but Liu Bei still wants to invite him back!
Don't say that Cui Zhouping doesn't like Liu Bei, even if he likes him, he can't go with Liu Bei!You know, he just persuaded Liu Bei to give up his great cause. If he went back to be an official with Liu Bei now, wouldn't his words and deeds be inconsistent?Cui Zhouping smiled and said: "I like to be idle, and I don't care about fame for a long time! Let's talk about being an official later!" After finishing speaking, Cui Zhouping saluted Liu Bei and left. Seeing the figure of Cui Zhouping leaving, I suddenly feel a little envious!
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