The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 91 The Way of Heaven
When Sun Shao saw Zhuge Liang's house, he was very surprised.These days in Chengdu, although he knew that Liu Bei did not obey Zhuge Liang's words as in the legend, but after all Zhuge Liang was a military adviser general and in charge of the affairs of General Zuo's mansion, how could he live in such a simple and simple way?The small courtyard in front of him was much more shabby than his own in Wu County.

"The general lives here?" Sun Shao pointed at the courtyard door with a strange expression on his face.

But Zhuge Liang smiled calmly, and raised his hand to signal: "I'm really ashamed, Liang's family is completely empty, and can't be compared with the captain, please forgive me."

Sun Shao smiled wryly, and followed Zhuge Liang into the door.It is an exaggeration to say that the house is barren, but it is not too much to say that it is simple. Although the yard is not small, it is empty. Except for an old servant who is dim-eyed and is slowly cleaning the fallen leaves in the yard, there are no other servants in sight. .When Sun Shao passed by the old servant, the old servant didn't react at all, and just looked around on his own, as if he didn't see Sun Shao at all, let alone expect him to catch up and bring tea and water.

After sitting down in the hall, a young man rushed over, bowed deeply when he saw Sun Shao, and said apologetically, "I don't know if there is a guest coming, but if I miss you, I will be punished by death."

"This is my third younger brother Zhuge Jun, Ziping Cao." Zhuge Liang said with a very easy-going smile.

Sun Shao hurriedly saluted, but Zhuge Jun didn't dare to be careless, so he hurriedly returned the gift.Although Sun Shao was young, Zhuge Jun knew that Zhuge Liang never brought people home. Sun Shao was the only one, so he couldn't be neglected.

"Brother, you sit with Captain Sun, let me prepare it?" Zhuge Jun looked at Zhuge Liang and asked him if he wanted to prepare lunch. You have to go to the city to buy it.

Zhuge Liang smiled: "You don't have to worry about it, Captain Sun, why haven't you seen it? You go tell your sister-in-law to pick some fresh vegetables in the back garden, and you go to the city to drink two buckets of wine and cut some beef. That's right." Turning around, he smiled at Sun Shao and said, "Lieutenant Sun, there really isn't anything nice to entertain at home, so I can only make fun of it."

Sun Shao has been looking at Zhuge Liang, he feels that Zhuge Liang seems to be a little bit too much, with his salary, can the family only live such a frugal life?If a self-critical person is either a hypocrite, or is really willing to be mediocre, but if Zhuge Liang is really willing to be mediocre, why would he follow Liu Bei into this muddy water?But if you call him a hypocrite, he doesn't seem to have this tendency, and his behavior is very natural.

"You are being polite, General." Sun Shao waved his hand lightly, without any hint of politeness.Zhuge Liang didn't explain, and invited Sun Shao to take a seat. Zhuge Liang brought tea, and then went out, presumably to drink wine and buy meat.

"General, I heard that one of Cao Cao's subordinates, Zhuge Dan, is of the same clan as you?"

Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sun Shao in a daze: "Is Gongxiu under Cao Cao?"

Sun Shao was also stunned, he only knew that the Zhuge family had a dragon, a tiger and a dog in the Three Kingdoms period, the dragon was sitting in front of him, and the tiger was in Jiangdong, so the dog was Zhuge Dan?That's why I asked casually, why didn't Zhuge Liang know?
"Oh." Zhuge Liang smiled, and quickly explained: "Gongxiu is indeed of the same clan as me. He is one year younger than me, and he is my younger brother. It's just that he has failed for more than ten years, and I have never known his whereabouts. Where did you hear about it? How is he now?"

How could I know the black line on Sun Shao's forehead.He concealed a smile: "I also heard people talking about it. I don't know the specific situation. I'm really sorry."

"Hehehe, it's okay, since I know that he is under Cao Cao, I'll send someone to inquire later." Zhuge Liang didn't mind, he lifted the teapot and poured Sun Shao a cup of tea, "Xiaowei, please come to the humble house today To tell the truth, there are some attempts."

Sun Shao smiled: "You want to ask about the new wine?"

"Exactly." Zhuge Liang also smiled, "I'm very curious about how the captain makes this wine, and I hope the captain can give some pointers."

Sun Shao looked at him, drank two sips of tea, smiled, but did not speak. After a while, he said: "The general invites you so kindly, logically speaking, I should tell you frankly. However, Hehehe, General, this is my way of making a living, you can't cut off my way of living, can you?"

Zhuge Liang was a little embarrassed. He originally thought that if he invited Sun Shao to his house and asked for advice so sincerely, Sun Shao would have to say a few words. So shameless, she rejected him straightforwardly, and refused to reveal a word.For a while, it was difficult for him to say anything, and he had to say apologetically, "So, Liang is taking the liberty."

Sun Shao was thick-skinned, he didn't feel embarrassed at all, drank tea with peace of mind, thought for a while and said: "I can't say how to make new wine. First of all, this is not only my way of making a living, but also my way of making a living. My aunt's way of life. General Zuo married a new man and forgot the old one. He neither gave my aunt a divorce letter to let her remarry, nor gave her any living expenses. My aunt can only live by pointing at this winery. If I tell you Don't you want to watch her starve to death? How can you bear it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled wryly, but his heart was furious.If it wasn't for saving face, he wished he could kick Sun Shao out.Sun Shangxiang will starve to death?She hasn't sold wine to Chengdu yet.Sun Shao explained that he was accusing Liu Bei of being unethical, and married Mrs. Wu again without giving Sun Shangxiang an explanation. After all, this was a family affair between the Sun family and the Liu family, and he was not very good at commenting.But Sun Shao actually took this as an excuse, and he was so arrogant, which really made him very unhappy.

"The captain's words are serious."

"Hahaha...Of course, this is just a joke, I don't think the general will believe it." Sun Shao laughed, as if he had succeeded in a prank, and was very happy: "But I have a word that is not a joke at all. The general must be able to understand. There is a so-called, the secret must not be leaked, otherwise there will be disasters. General, can you believe it?"

Zhuge Liang's heart moved, and the anger just now disappeared.Sun Shao's words confirmed his guess that there was a secret in that winery.He picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and nodded with sympathy: "I can understand what the captain said. If that's the case, then Liang won't dare to ask."

The corner of Sun Shao's mouth twitched, he looked at the deflated Zhuge Liang with some complacency, and then said: "However, thanks to the general's invitation, I really want to talk to the general about things other than this new wine, such as... this way."

"Dao?" Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed: "What way?"

"The way of heaven."

"The way of heaven?" Zhuge Liang glanced at Sun Shao, somewhat disapproving.Although he is not very clear about Sun Shao's situation, it doesn't mean he knows nothing.Sun Shao is a martial artist, good at martial arts, but his knowledge is average. When talking about Guan Yu's age, he can only talk about the first two volumes, and he has no knowledge of the latter.He dared to come and talk to him today, and he was so serious, wouldn't he be making fun of himself?He was disdainful in his heart, but there was no strange expression on his face, he leaned over and said, "Liang listens carefully to the captain's opinion."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed heartlessly again: "General, Confucianism, Law, Taoism, ink soldiers, I don't know which one the general prefers?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a while: "Of course it is the Confucianism taught by the sages."

"It's not right, it's not right." Sun Shao pointed at Zhuge Liang with a big face, like an old senior pointing out a junior, "The general is not sincere."

"Why did the captain say that?" Zhuge Liang asked back with a smile.

Sun Shao fiddled with the teacup in his hand, and said slowly: "Shao is not talented. I heard that when the general lived in seclusion in Longzhong, he called himself Guan Yue. Is there such a thing?"

"Yes." Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, then nodded.It was because of what Sun Shao said just now that he invited Sun Shao to come to the house to explain. Although he thought it was strange that Sun Shao knew about it, it was not surprising that Sun Shao heard about it occasionally because his elder brother was in Jiangdong.

"The general is ingenious and good at organ skills, is there such a thing?" Sun Shao asked again.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, then nodded again: "Yes."

"The general entered Yizhou, took charge of the affairs of the left general's mansion, and ruled Shu with the laws of Shang and Han. Is this obvious to all?"

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth were slightly crooked, and he nodded with a smile on his face.

"Then...how does the general rule?"

Zhuge Liang smiled disapprovingly: "Liang only seeks generalizations in reading, not following chapters, and not focusing on one classic."

"Then there is no cure for classics." Sun Shao slapped his thigh: "Guan Zhong, Zajiaye, Leyi, Military School, Shang Han, Legalist School, School of Mechanics, Mohist School, the general knows all of these schools, but he does not cure one classics. , How can you say that you are only interested in the way of a sage? The general can't help himself, is he trying to deceive me?"

(End of this chapter)