Seeing that Huang Yueying was still insisting, Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "To be honest, madam, I have a premonition that there will be a war in the Central Plains this time."
"This may also be the largest and most widely involved war in these years, or many years from now."
"The outcome of this war may directly change the direction of the world,"
“If you don’t see it, you might miss a lot of things.”
Huang Yueying said: "Husband, are you talking about the Battle of Yecheng?"
"It may affect Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou and Bingzhou. It will indeed be considered a war."
Zhuge Liang replied: "More than that, not only the four states are involved, but Yanzhou, Sili, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou may also be involved."
"Even Yangzhou and Jingzhou are not impossible!"
Huang Yueying was a little surprised, "In addition to Yizhou, wouldn't all the forces in the world participate?"
Zhuge Liang said solemnly: "Leave Zhang alone, if the war expands, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong may also take action."
After hearing this, Huang Yueying smiled and said: "It's such a good show, I really should find a front row seat so that I can see it clearly."
"I'm afraid that the key to the fight now is Yecheng, and Huaicheng where the Emperor's chariot is located, right?"
Zhuge Liang showed admiration, "Madam is really smart, so I just thought that Zhang Xiu's power is very interesting, and I can use it."
"I am ready to agree to the general sent by Zhang Xiu to temporarily join Zhang Xiu as a guest minister. At worst, I will just casually come up with two mediocre ideas."
"This way, I won't be taken seriously by them. If things go wrong, I can get out in time."
Huang Yueying finally understood, "So my husband has already had an idea to use Zhang Xiu's strength to protect his own safety, and to use his identity as his staff to understand the trends of various forces in the Central Plains?"
"This is a clever plan. I was originally worried that my husband would be alone and unable to protect himself in the war. But now it seems that I am overthinking it."
"Although Zhang Xiu was born in Xiliang, what he did in Nanyang in the past year did not disturb people's livelihood, and his reputation is actually much better than Zhang Ji."
"With your husband's talent, at least he won't be in trouble, right?"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "That's right."
"Although Zhang Xiu has no great ambitions, there is someone under him who I care about very much."
"Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe."
"I want to take this opportunity of temporarily joining Zhang Xiu to see with my own eyes what this man who has brought chaos to the Han family is really thinking about."
After hearing this, Huang Yueying showed a trace of worry on her face, "That's a poisonous man with a bad heart. Why should my husband provoke him?"
"No, I have to follow you. I can help my husband to some extent!"
Zhuge Liang saw that after all the talk, Huang Yueying let him go, and couldn't help laughing and said: "It's not safe over there, are you really not afraid of death?"
Seeing Zhuge Liang's loose tone, Huang Yueying said, "I believe in your husband's stargazing skills."
"If this trip is dangerous, my husband won't go out, right?"
Zhuge Liang didn't expect Huang Yueying to use stargazing to squeeze him, so he couldn't help but shook his head, stood up and said: "Stargazing is about the general trend of the world. Whether you can see personal destiny, at least I can't do it now."
"So in critical moments, the key to determining fate is actually the sword in your hand."
As he spoke, he pulled out a sheathed ring-headed knife from the rattan box next to him.
Huang Yueying saw that although the sword was well maintained, it was somewhat poorly made, and she couldn't help but be surprised and said: "I heard that my husband is from the Langya Wang family, and he is also a local prominent family, but it seems that my husband's sword is not very good."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Yes, this is a ring-head sword used by ordinary soldiers."
Huang Yueying knew there must be a reason for this, so she listened attentively.
Zhuge Liang stroked the blade of the sword and said slowly: "This is when Xuzhou was massacred. I fled with my uncle and wanted to go south to Xuzhou. On the way, I met Zhang Kai of the Xuzhou army who was escorting Cao Song in Fei County."
"That Zhang Kai had evil intentions. He wanted to kill Cao Song in Feixian County and at the same time silence the thousands of Langya people who had fled."
"The escape route was my idea, but because I was not good at studying and did not take into account the variables of Zhang Kai's army, everyone in my family was put in a desperate situation. At that time, I was ready to die."
After hearing this, Huang Yueying suddenly said: "No wonder my husband was so persistent in stargazing later, but the world is so big and there are too many variables. Who can predict everyone's movements?"
"I feel that my husband is too harsh on me."
Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly, "A miscalculation is a miscalculation, and I have been using this matter to spur myself on, as a warning."
Huang Yueying asked curiously: "How did my husband turn the corner into peace in the end?"
Zhuge Liang said: "It's a fierce tiger."
"Like a prophecy, he set out from Jizhou with hundreds of troops and horses, and accurately found Feixian County, and he came precisely for Cao Song."
Huang Yueying heard this and said in surprise: "Starting from Jizhou?"
"This is interesting. If he hadn't known about the news beforehand, or if this was his plan, I really can't figure out how he traveled thousands of miles and found it so accurately."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't figured it out yet."
"It can only be explained by the fact that he has expert stargazers under his command."
"After a battle, he killed Zhang Kai, rescued Cao Song, and then returned him to Cao's army who arrived later. This saved Cao's army from having an excuse to massacre the city again, and also saved thousands of people present."
"I owe him a debt of gratitude, and I'm grateful that he made me understand something."
He walked out of the house with his sword in hand. Huang Yueying followed him out and asked curiously: "What's the point?"
Zhuge Liang turned around and said, "I found this knife next to the dead soldiers in Feixian County and brought it back as a warning to myself."
"It is difficult for man to defeat God, but in the face of fate, everyone will want to resist."
"The sky fails and the earth responds. The only thing you can rely on is the knife in your hand."
"This is even more true in troubled times."
"So during these years, I not only studied literary and military strategies, but also farmed the land and strengthened my body all the time."
"He breathes in and out every day and screams to summon the gods. After all, this is the last resort to protect himself."
After hearing this, Huang Yueying suddenly said: "No wonder my husband often makes the sound of tigers roaring and dragons roaring!"
Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Langya County has belonged to the State of Lu since ancient times. It is the place where Confucius came from."
"He stalks rabbits in the suburbs and uses his strength to conquer the city gates. He is a model for our generation of literati."
"Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" records that "Confucius' strength can reach the gates of the whole country", and "Huainanzi" records that Confucius "snatched a rabbit on the outskirts and moved the city gates with all his strength", which means that Confucius not only ran faster than a rabbit, but was so strong that he could lift Unbolt the city gate.
Chengguan is the gate latch of the capital of the vassal state. According to records, it weighs more than 800 kilograms. It is obviously an exaggeration for a person to lift it. After all, the tripod lifted by King Wu of Qin was only 500 kilograms.
But considering that Confucius' father was Shu Liang He, one of the three tiger generals of the Lu State, he was ten feet tall. He was not only talented in both civil and military skills, but also brave and strong. He was also a world-famous strongman, and there was a record of lifting a thousand gold gate.
The "Historical Records: The Family of Confucius" records: "Confucius was nine feet and six inches long. As the saying goes, the height varies with people." In that era, this father and son were not necessarily any worse than ordinary generals.
Moreover, according to the record in "Book of Rites Archery", Confucius's archery skills were precise and he could shoot birds in the sky. Every time he shot an arrow in public, crowds of onlookers would even block the road. In addition, Confucius could drive a chariot and personally go into battle to defeat Duke Guo. Shan Buxuan's rebellion, so it is natural for him to advocate the six arts of a gentleman, after all, he has practiced these personally.
The martial habits of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were passed down from the Qin to the Han Dynasty and began to be deeply engraved in the blood of the Chinese people. The Chinese people have never been a weak and weak nation. On the contrary, the nature of worshiping martial arts is engraved in their genes.
The Chinese people's courtesy is just that a gentleman knows what is right and should be polite before fighting. Anyone who misunderstands this will sooner or later get a bloody head.
Zhuge Liang slowly raised the Huanshou knife in his hand and pointed it at the big stone in the courtyard.
He shouted suddenly, and thrust out the sword like lightning, striking the center of the boulder extremely quickly. Sparks suddenly flew out, and with a harsh tearing sound, the sword penetrated the boulder for more than half a foot!
Huang Yue was not only speechless. Although the texture of Nanyang stone was soft and not as strong as ordinary bluestone, it was still stone after all. This stab probably had a strength of hundreds of kilograms!
Tao Hongjing of the Southern Dynasties recorded in "Records of Ancient and Modern Swords and Swords": "Zhuge Liang was in central Guizhou, passing by the Bluestone Temple, then drew his sword and stabbed the mountain, threw the sword and left without drawing it. He was unpredictable!"
Zhuge Liang slowly pulled out the knife, and saw that the tip of the knife was worn, and his face suddenly turned bitter. This knife was only used by ordinary soldiers, and now it needed to be sharpened again.
When Huang Yueying saw it, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, "My husband really opened my eyes. Do you want me to ask my father for a good sword?"
Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Don't bother me. Although this knife is ordinary, as long as you sharpen it every day, it will be sharpened sooner or later."
"Just like this time I came out into the world and kept sharpening myself with the world's soldiers and wars, sooner or later, just like sharpening a knife, I will understand the truth of the world and sharpen my own edge!"
Huang Yue was very excited after hearing this, "I have seen my husband's ambition. I want to follow my husband all the time and see his path clearly!"
Zhuge Liang suddenly became proud and said with a smile: "Okay!"
"With both of our wits and knives in hand, I won't be able to find a way out if I don't believe it!"
In Jicheng, urgent letters were sent to the city guard's mansion like snowflakes.
Guo Jia had a dozen bamboo slips spread out in front of him. He took turns thinking about them with a pen, and finally stood up and sighed heavily.
Although many situations happened as he expected, he still felt a little guilty when the information was placed in front of him.
Some of the things that have already happened, if I could prepare in advance, maybe the situation would be much better, and so many people would not die.
Guo Jia understood that many of them could have survived, but because he didn't say anything, they all lost their lives.
However, if Guo Jia was asked to choose again, he would definitely make the same choice without hesitation.
Because although the current situation seems to be unfavorable to Yuan Xi, due to Cao Cao's actions, he has put himself on the opposite side of many people. This is actually an excellent opportunity for Yuan Xi.
What led to the current situation was Guo Jia's silence.
He finally saw Yuan Xi on the path most conducive to future development in his own way.
However, Guo Jia was also hesitant, because in this information, Sun Ce's assassination and Lu Bu's death in battle were related to Yuan Xi's female family members.
And it can also be used further.
Guo Jia hesitated for a moment.
Do you want to tell them the truth and promote the development of the situation?
(End of chapter)
