Chapter 744 Sitting and talking

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After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the house. When Lu Lingqi heard this, she rushed in with two halberds, but Yuan Xi grabbed her collar from behind and pulled her back, "Be honest." , don’t add extraneous branches.”

Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao couldn't help looking at each other and smiling bitterly when they saw Lu Lingqi muttering and following behind. They knew that it was difficult for generals like themselves to enter in such an occasion, so they just waited outside.

Zhuge Liang's sleeves were fluttering. After entering the room, he bowed his hands to Yuan Xi and said, "Please take a seat."

The two sat opposite each other. Lu Lingqi sat behind Yuan Xi and put the halberd beside her.

However, Huang Yueying served tea. She squinted and saw that the tip of Lu Lingqi's halberd had made a hole in the straw mat she liked. She couldn't help thinking that this woman was really rude, and she didn't know who taught her.

However, a woman who can go into battle must not be an ordinary person, and from her appearance to her temperament, she is obviously not an ordinary girl. If this fierce tiger dares to take a woman into battle, the two must have a close relationship.

Huang Yueying suddenly thought of the previous rumors, and couldn't help but think, maybe this is not the daughter of Marquis Wen Lu Bu?

Cao Cao killed Lu Bu. It is not difficult to explain the appearance of Hua Hua's daughter here.

Zhuge Liang sat up straight, bowed slightly and said, "Liang is unclear about something, please help me clarify my confusion."

Seeing Zhuge Liang's solemn words, Yuan Xi also said solemnly: "Sir, please speak."

Zhuge Liang said humbly: "How can ordinary people call me sir in vain? Just call me Kong Ming."

He got straight to the point and said, "I want to know if there are really people around you who are good at observing stars and predicting the future?"

Yuan Xi was a little surprised, then he laughed and said: "Kong Ming actually believes this?"

"I thought Kong Ming was not interested in these illusory things."

Zhuge Liang replied: "It is Liang's wish to explore the truth of the world."

"Shijun has made such a big name in the past few years. Liang can't figure out how he got from one city to one county to where he is today."

"The rapid rise of Shijun has only happened to a handful of people since ancient times. In other words, Shijun already has a different image."

"Especially in several key battles, Shijun was able to turn danger into good fortune. Liang had to wonder whether Shijun really saw something from the stars."

Yuan Xi sighed: "Yes, even I don't believe it. How did I get to where I am today when I was trapped in a city three years ago."

"But I can sit here and talk to Kong Ming, but maybe I am lucky enough to survive."

"If I had been less lucky, I might have died long ago, and what happened in Wancheng today wouldn't have happened."

Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Your Majesty is really powerful. What I said is indeed suspected of turning the effect into the cause."

"So back to the original question, I won't make any assumptions. Let me put it another way. Can you tell me whether you saw something from stargazing?"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi said calmly: "That's right."

"I see a little more than other people."

"But this is not the decisive factor. The most important thing is man-made."

Zhuge Liang let out a sigh of relief. Yuan Xi's words just now made him speculate on a lot of things. This was also done intentionally by Yuan Xi.

First of all, Zhuge Liang asked Yuan Xi if he could observe stars. Yuan Xi did not deny it and said that he saw it himself. This showed that the person who could observe stars was Yuan Xi himself.

The second is that Yuan Xi's words are a disguised admission of the existence of stargazing.

But Yuan Xi’s original words were about seeing things. It’s possible that this wasn’t stargazing, but something similar.

Third, Yuan Xi's words showed that he had predicted the future that others could not see based on a certain ability. This showed that he relied on his own efforts, rather than illusory luck, to achieve his current achievements.

Zhuge Liang probed: "The prophecy about the envoy's name, and the rumors about the envoy's name that circulated in Taiping Road."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Those are all rumors I had people spread."

Huang Yueying, who was sitting behind Zhuge Liang, almost spit out the tea in her mouth. Can you be honest like this?

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, "If you don't believe the prophecy, then why do you go to such trouble?"

Yuan Xi explained: "Because if I don't spread rumors, others will. This is just a helpless act to contradict each other."

Zhuge Liang wondered: "This makes me a little puzzled. The envoy who is good at stargazing doesn't believe in these things. It seems a bit contradictory."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Yes, because most things in the world are like this. Along the way, I have experienced too many choices, and I gradually understand that people's destiny is in their own hands."

"If you believe in these things and ignore the factor of human effort, you will end up like Yuan Gongli."

Zhuge Liang understood clearly in his heart. After a conversation, he had a general understanding of Yuan Xi's thoughts. As a member of a noble family, he had the ambition to climb up the ladder. Maybe it was because he was born a bastard?

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang spoke up and said: "Your Majesty may not know that Liang's life was thanks to your rescue by your Majesty, otherwise Liang would not be sitting in front of your Majesty like he is now."

Yuan Xi was confused. After Zhuge Liang explained, he suddenly realized that when he went to Xuzhou to rescue Cao Song, did he also rescue Zhuge Liang?

It is really strange to say that the world is really strange. He led his troops to block Zhang Kai in the city. The reason was just to save Cao Song, a person who should not have been saved, and to use him to block Cao Cao's excuse to massacre Xuzhou. However, he did not expect that a coincidence would happen. and saved the lives of Zhuge Liang and his family.

But he didn't know the inside story at that time, so he just missed Zhuge Liang. It wasn't until today, several years later, that the two were able to meet each other, but both of them blazed their own paths.

Yuan Xi couldn't help but smile on his face, "I killed Zhang Kai that day and just saved the fleeing people. But the day before yesterday, Mr. took the initiative to kidnap Jia Xu, which in turn helped me a lot. It can be said that things in the world are unpredictable. "

Yuan Xi's words made Zhuge Liang fall into thinking. This kind of thing is difficult to predict. Does it mean that stargazing can't see it?

So what conditions need to be met for stargazing to predict the future?

However, Yuan Xi did not expect that Zhuge Liang was still thinking about stargazing. He was glad in his heart that with this relationship, he should have a good impression in Zhuge Liang's mind. In this way, the possibility of bringing Zhuge Liang under his command would be greatly increased. increased!

He laughed and said: "But I never thought that a gentleman who is famous for his wits would use the simplest and most direct means to break the situation violently. It is really complicated and simple."

Zhuge Liang said: "I am ashamed to say that Liang is not as resourceful as Jia Wenhe, and he is alone, and his power cannot be compared with him, so he can only adopt this most risky and stupid method."

"And I didn't know that there was an envoy outside the city at that time. I just felt that if Cao Cao won, then many people in the world would suffer greatly, just like the people of Xuzhou."

Yuan Xi sighed: "Even so, my husband is both civil and military, which is rare in this world."

Zhuge Liang had doubts in his heart. From the moment Yuan Xi saw him, he showed great enthusiasm for him, as if he knew him very well. This was not normal.

Zhuge Liang knew that the reputation of his four friends actually had some influence in the small circle of the Jingzhou gentry. After leaving Jingzhou, there were many talented people from the Central Plains and Jianghuai gentry. Who would care about this?

But Yuan Xi's attitude towards him was even worse than that of the famous Jia Xu. He especially praised his resourcefulness several times. Has he done anything before?

Zhuge Liang's heart moved. Could it be that the other party was watching the stars and saw what he could do in the future, so that's why he recruited him like this?

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang was a little happy, but also a little disappointed. He was happy that he might be able to do something in the future, but he was disappointed that the other person appreciated what he might do in the future, not his current talents.

He sighed in his heart, leaned forward slightly, looked directly into Yuan Xi's eyes, and said, "Listen to Liang Xiang, and let me know your views on today's world."

As soon as Huang Yueying heard this, he knew the real drama was coming.

Although she married Zhuge Liang not long ago, she already knew Zhuge Liang's temperament and character quite well. Her husband was indeed very talented, but he seemed to be extremely persistent about certain things.

To put it simply, if you can have a good conversation with Zhuge Liang, be congenial, and have the same views on things, you will be recognized and appreciated by Zhuge Liang.

But if Zhuge Liang's behavior is not accepted by Zhuge Liang, such as Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, Zhuge Liang will be very resistant. It is absolutely impossible for such a person to be loyal to Zhuge Liang.

Yuan Xi also realized that the lord and his subordinates choose each other, but for generals, this is not a problem. As long as someone appreciates them, most of them can sacrifice their lives for them.

For the nobles who are greedy for profit, this is not a problem. Yuan Xi has a good enough platform and benefits. They can get what they want by taking refuge in Yuan Xi, so there are not many noble officials who take refuge in Yuan Xi. .

But Zhuge Liang is the most difficult type to deal with.

He needs someone to appreciate him and feel the kindness of knowing him, before he can make the decision to help.

In fact, the same is true for Guo Jia. He and Yuan Xi don't have the same ideas. If Yuan Xi hadn't forced him to use him for his own purposes that day, and subtly changed Guo Jia a lot in the process, I'm afraid he would have left Yuan Shao just like he did. Same, leave Yuan Xi.

People like Guo Jia, who have special personalities and abilities, are the most difficult to deal with. He is not the kind of person who pays attention to fame and fortune. Yuan Shao looks down on him, let alone others.

What such a person wants is whether he can have the same mind as his lord, and the same is true for Zhuge Liang in front of him.

What he faced Yuan Xi now was such an exam.

What Zhuge Liang wanted to ask was Yuan Xi's thoughts on today's world. In fact, he was asking Yuan Xi what kind of path he wanted to take.

If this path runs counter to Zhuge Liang's ideas, I'm afraid he won't sincerely surrender to him, right?

Yuan Xi thought for a while and said slowly: "If I say it is for the sake of peace in the world as soon as possible and for the people of Li, it seems that I am overstating myself."

"Actually, I am just an ordinary person. What I want to do is to pave the way for future generations as much as possible and fill in the holes left by my predecessors intentionally or unintentionally."

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, "Since your Majesty said this, do you think the Han system is not good?"

Yuan Xi thought about it for a moment and said, "The Han system was inherited from Zhou rites, so in general, it is correct."

"But there have been many hidden dangers since the founding of the Han Dynasty."

(End of chapter)