King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 651 Liu Bei Searches for Kongming (3)

Three days later, Liu Bei really fulfilled Zhuge Liang's words and visited Zhuge Liang's residence again. However, this time he was in some trouble. As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Liu Bei was surprised to find that the sky above his head changed drastically, and it rained cats and dogs in a moment , Looking left and right, Liu Bei found a place to hide from the rain on the side of the road, and wanted to wait for the heavy rain to pass before going up the mountain to meet Zhuge Liang.

Seeing that the agreed time was getting closer, Liu Bei gritted his teeth and braved the downpour to go up the mountain. The mountain road that seemed very wide three days ago was extremely narrow in Liu Bei's eyes.It was extremely difficult to walk, and there was a danger of slipping and slipping if there was any inadequacy, but Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Chen Dao to the halfway up the mountain and arrived at Zhuge Liang's residence. Everyone was wet, muddy, and filthy, and the hair bundles on their heads were also scattered by the rainstorm, leaving their hair loose and looking downcast.However, even so, the expression in Liu Bei's eyes has not changed at all. For him, he must seize this opportunity.

It's strange to say.The moment Liu Bei saw that thatched hut, the heavy rain stopped and the scorching sun returned. The strangest thing was that when he turned around and looked behind him, the mountain road was still as wide as it was three days ago.And on the mountain road, there was no trace of being wet by the rain, as if there had never been a heavy rain just now, Liu Bei was stunned.He touched the clothes on his body, and then secretly heaved a sigh of relief. If he wasn't still wet all over, Liu Bei really doubted whether he had seen a ghost in the daytime. The three of them walked to Zhuge Liang's thatched hut, and Liu Bei took a deep breath. After tidying up his whole body attire, he went up to knock on the door himself, but to his great surprise, the boy who came to open the door this time was still the boy from three days ago.

Opening his mouth in astonishment, Liu Bei had a bad premonition in his heart, and asked bravely, "Dare to ask, little brother, has your young master ever returned?"

"Yeah!" The boy nodded.

"Are you back?" Liu Bei was overjoyed, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "That's it. And I'd like to trouble my little brother to recommend it for me!"

"But he went out again!" But before Liu Bei finished speaking, the boy said something very innocent.

"I..." Liu Bei was very speechless, and asked again: "Dare to ask little brother, can you inform your son for me?"

"Well, I said it." The boy nodded desperately, and then said with a wrinkled face: "Young master wanted to stay and wait for you to come, but he didn't want his close friends to come, so he just dragged him to drink, but he resisted. I couldn't help it. I was dragged away!"

"So that's how it is." Liu Bei nodded and murmured, but he couldn't see what his face was like now. After a while, he raised his head, his face was the same as before, and said with fists in his hands: "I don't want to be so coincidental today, anyway, since it is so, I Let’s go back first, but I don’t know when your young master will return?”

I saw a bit of surprise on the boy's face, he was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly lowered his head and said: "I think...it won't be too long, I can come back in a day or two... maybe a few months, I'm not very clear about this... "

"That's it, that's it!" Liu Bei could hear the perfunctory look in the tone of the child. Zhuge Liang really went out, but he still didn't want to see him!snort!What kind of person, do you still want to play with someone?I came here in such a mess, I didn't expect it to be nothing!Liu Bei frowned, Guan Yu behind him didn't say a word, and Chen Dao didn't say a word. Liu Bei stayed there for a long while, shook his head, then changed back to a smiling face, and said to the boy: "In this case, Liu Let's go back for now. Come to visit me someday!" He said.He smiled at the boy, turned around and left, but failed twice in a row, Liu Bei was quite disheartened.

Looking at the back of Liu Bei leaving Naiyuan, the boy was a little confused. Turning his head, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were sitting in the room.

"Kong Ming, isn't this move...inappropriate!" As he spoke, Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Liang and said slowly, "So, have you passed your test?"

Zhuge Liang said slowly: "When you arrive at the appointed time, you call it punctuality, which is faith; if you go up the mountain in the rain, you call it sincerity, and it's sincerity; it's a pity that you don't get angry when you hear that this trip is empty. ………”

"What a pity?" Pang Tong said with a smile,

Zhuge Liang smiled when he heard the words, then nodded and said, "How difficult is it to take a step towards the door! Let's wait for three days!"

"Hey!" Pang Tong shook his head and smiled, and said with a little sarcasm: "If you treat me like this, how many people in the world will take the trouble to come to you again and again?"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang laughed at himself, shook his head and sighed, "Maybe it's because of bad timing!"

"Hey!" Pang Tong waved his hand and said with a smile, "Don't talk about secrets and timing to fool me. This time, you were the one who was rude first. How can you blame Liu Xuande for retreating?" Facing his friend, Joking, Zhuge Liang didn't think much of it, nodded and said in a calm voice: "He will come!"

"You figured it out again?" Pang Tong smiled strangely, shook his head and pointed at Zhuge Liang, and said, "You, you, you are asked to choose a wise master, and you actually use such a test method!"

Before Pang Tong could finish speaking, Zhuge Liang interrupted him, and said flatly: "If this is the case, there is no room for tolerance. It is definitely not the master in my heart!"

"You..." Pang Tong took a sneak look at Zhuge Liang's expression, saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, so he said hesitantly: "Kong Ming, speaking from the heart, what should you do if this person comes back in three days?"

Looking at Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang smiled playfully, shook his head and said with a smile: "Scholar, don't worry too much. This is what I want to test him. Today is today, and three days later is three days later. How can they be the same?"

"What else do you want to do?" Pang Tong frowned slightly.He hesitated and said: "Kong Ming, it is really unrighteous to bully a gentleman. Since this person has come to invite you sincerely, why do you repeatedly make things difficult? This matter must never be repeated. Don't go too far!"

"It's because this person came to invite me sincerely, that's why I did it!" Zhuge Liang shook his head after hearing Pang Tong's words.He sighed softly: "Hit him for a while, but help him for a lifetime!"

"Do you want to test him again?" Pang Tonghu asked.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded and said, "Well, it's also the last time!"

"Hey..." Pang Tong shook his head, suddenly changed the subject, and said slowly, "Kong Ming, have you ever seen that look in his eyes at the moment when he knew you were not there!"

Zhuge Liang turned cold, nodded slowly, and Pang Tong said, "Kong Ming! Do you think this Liu Xuande is a bit too contrived!"

Seeing Pang Tong's appearance, Zhuge Liang suddenly laughed, and said, "You, you! Shi Yuan, you were still responsible for me just now, why are you suddenly talking about Liu Xuande now?"

Pang Tong said: "If Kong Ming thinks that after three trials, he will be entrusted with lifelong revenge, so he will naturally speak out what he thinks!"

Zhuge Liang nodded slowly, and said, "Yes! What Shi Yuan said is true!"

Pang Tong said: "Although it looks very courteous and virtuous, but it is too contrived. After receiving such actions, I will bear it in my heart. Such a person looks very decent on the surface, but in his heart..."

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and interrupted Pang Tong's words: "Shiyuan, in today's troubled times, how many people can live with their hearts, and how many honest gentlemen are there? Calm down, what's the matter with you and me, right, haha..."

Pang Tong shook his head and said: "If you are a monarch and minister, although there are high and low, you must at least treat each other honestly. The look in Liu Bei's eyes just now... But then again, Liu Bei is such a person who can endure for talent. , indeed it is rare!"

Zhuge Liang turned his head away, looked at the gate of his thatched cottage, muttered slowly, and said: "This person is the appearance of an emperor, and he will surely be popular in the future!"

"Hahaha!" Pang Tong laughed out loud, and said slowly, "This is also what you wrote in the book that day!"

Zhuge Liang said unhappily: "You! You have been in the bright place these days, but you have made up your mind to take refuge in that Ming Lord?"

Pang Tong laughed and said, "Of course I won't force Liu Xuande with Kong Ming. Although Liu Xuande is good, he doesn't fit a certain temper. Besides, with Kong Ming here, how can I have the status of Pang Shiyuan! Haha!"

"Hey! You!" Zhuge Liang tapped Pang Tong a few times with the feather fan in his hand.

In fact, whether it is Pang Tong or Xu Shu, they all understand Zhuge Liang's character. Zhuge Liang is brilliant, and of course he looks straight at Qinggao. Otherwise, how could he compare himself to Guan Zhong, Le Yi, and test Liu Bei in this thatched cottage in Longzhong?With Zhuge Liang's family background and relationship, he can definitely get a very high status with Liu Biao, but Zhuge Liang will not be willing, because Zhuge Liang's mind is that the lord I rely on may not be strong, and he may be inconsistent, but the most important thing is It is to give myself the greatest rights, and Liu Biao in front of me is a good example. There was originally Xu Shu under the account. Xu Shu knew his temper. Even if he introduced Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang would not go. Now Xu Shu went to Xuchang, and then pointed out the way to Liu Bei. Liu Bei had no soldiers and no power, but he was able to come here with such sincerity, not only because he was very anxious to grasp himself, but also because he knew what he should fight for. In the past, Liu Bei used to say that he was also a prince and descendant of the royal family. Although it has no practical significance now, his name is still there. With Zhuge Liang's talent, he thinks it is not difficult to make Liu Bei rise. The most important thing is that as long as Zhuge Liang is under Liu Bei's command , then Liu Bei will definitely trust [-]% and give him the greatest rights. Xu Shu can already be seen at Liu Bei, and a person as strong as Zhuge Liang's desire to control needs a master like Liu Bei. With such an identity, which lord would take refuge in him as the most important courtier?
Zhuge Liang looked at Pang Tong and said, "Shi Yuan, you must have already made your choice, right?"

The corner of Pang Tong's mouth twitched, he looked at the sky outside the house, and said slowly: "That's natural..."

(End of this chapter)