Liu Bei twirled his beard and thought for a while, then suddenly laughed.
"It is a gift from God that I have such a good son-in-law like Hongfei. My good son-in-law, is there anything else you want? As long as my father can get it, I will definitely satisfy you."
Zhao Yi looked into Liu Bei's eyes, who was smiling and motionless.
"Father, Hongfei only has one wish."
Liu Bei's eyelids moved slightly and his smile grew stronger.
"Oh? What is your wish? Let me tell my father."
"Hongfei's wish is for his father to inherit the throne and dominate the troubled times! Hongfei, on the other hand, takes a back seat under his father's blessing. As long as he has food and drink, a wife and children to accompany him, he can spend his free time traveling around the mountains and rivers, walking with birds and amusing dogs. , I feel like it’s a huge blessing.”
When Liu Bei heard this, his brows suddenly widened, and he said with a thoughtful smile on his face: "Hongfei, you are still young, and you are a disciple of the Immortal, with both civil and military skills. How could you say to retreat to the second line so early? Father still I expect you to charge forward and benefit the people, and what I say today can only be heard by my father and son. Please do not mention it in front of others. Such words are too treasonous."
Zhao Yi understood clearly, patted the back of Liu Bei's hand and said: "Don't worry, father, Hongfei knows, that is, he doesn't hide it in front of you. Then I will pick up Wanyi and return to Xiangyang."
"Okay, Hongfei, let's go. After I discuss the details with the military advisor, I will send a fast horse to deliver a letter to you with the details."
"Father, take care, Hongfei will take his leave first."
Watching Zhao Yi disappear outside the door, the soldiers guarding the door closed the door again. After a while, in the back room of the room where the two had just talked, Zhuge Liang walked around the screen and sat next to Liu Bei with a goose feather fan. .
"Military advisor, look at what my good son-in-law wanted just now, but he changed his mind at the last minute."
Zhuge Liang secretly glanced at Liu Bei and knew that his lord was not just a good old man like he appeared. In fact, he knew many things better than anyone else, such as the reward that Zhao Yi originally wanted.
Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, then said: "My lord, in fact, Liang believes Hongfei's words at least eighty percent. After being in contact with him for such a long time, Liang can feel that this person is ambitious, but not ambitious, let alone He is now the son-in-law of the lord, and he has the title of disciple of the Immortal. He especially contributed the potatoes and sweet potatoes. After the harvest next year, the people and soldiers under the lord's rule will no longer have to worry about food."
The expression on Liu Bei's face did not change at all. He tapped his fingers on the table and said after a while: "Military advisor, aren't you curious about whose child is in the belly of my concubine Sun?"
"this......"
Zhuge Liang, who was almost as clever as a demon, didn't expect Liu Bei to ask such a direct question, and he didn't know how to answer at that moment.
Liu Bei sighed lightly, still with a smile on his face.
"Military advisor, do you know? In fact, I'm quite afraid of that Mrs. Sun. She spends all her time dancing with guns and sticks. She has a perverse personality. She always keeps swords in her boudoir. She is always accompanied by a group of female soldiers. Every time I go with her, I was always on tenterhooks when I slept, fearing that this person was a killer sent to me by Sun Quan, so I wouldn’t go to her boudoir if I could, let alone let her get pregnant... I heard that Hongfei was in During the Jiangdong period, I had close contacts with the Sun family, does the military advisor know about this?"
Zhuge Liang did not hide it, nodded and said: "It is true, I wonder how the lord wants to deal with it?"
Zhuge Liang knew very well that it was not convenient for him to give much advice on Liu Bei's personal matters, and he was not sure how his lord would handle this matter.
"Oh, military advisor, human nature dictates that family scandals cannot be publicized, but I really have no choice. Once this matter is leaked out, even if I don't punish Hongfei, he will inevitably feel resentful. Today Wei Yan caught a man sent by Cao Cao The secret envoy, he brought a secret letter, which was written to Hongfei, Cao Cao wants to instigate my son-in-law to rebel."
As Liu Bei spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve and pressed it on the table. Zhuge Liang hurriedly opened it, browsed it quickly, and couldn't help but take a breath.
"This Cao Cao underestimates Hongfei. Hongfei is young and mature, but he can impress gold, silver and high-ranking officials?"
Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes, as if he had made up his mind and said, "My lord, let me say something disrespectful. My lord, have you ever heard of the story of 'extinguishing the candle and severing the tassel' during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?"
Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang meaningfully and nodded and said: "Of course I have heard of it. When the King of Chuzhuang hosted a banquet for officials, a strong wind blew out the candles. As a result, one of the ministers took advantage of the darkness to molest his concubine, but the concubine... He broke the tassel on the head of the man who was teasing him and complained to the king of Chuzhuang. Unexpectedly, the king of Chuzhuang asked all his officials to pull off the tassel on their hats and never mentioned the matter.
A few years later, the general who had taken the opportunity to molest his concubine had made great military exploits. When the King of Chuzhuang discussed rewards for his merits, he refused to reward him and even confessed his rude behavior at the banquet. Who knew that the King of Chuzhuang not only Without blaming him, he rewarded the general with his favorite concubine. This incident became a good story for a time. What does the military counselor mean by asking me to imitate King Zhuang of Chu and give the Sun family to Hongfei? "
Zhuge Liang hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Liang did not dare to comment on the Lord's family affairs easily. He just suddenly remembered this story and remembered something. It is said that Li Ru, the counselor next to Dong Zhuo, also told him this allusion and advised Dong Zhuo to marry Diaochan to Lu Bu. As a result, Dong Zhuo refused, and the two father and son turned against each other because of a woman. The final result is obvious to all. Of course, the master is not Dong Zhuo, and Hongfei is not Lu Bu. Liang just suddenly remembered it, and there was no other meaning."
Zhuge Liang hurriedly distanced himself from the relationship. It was wrong to talk too much about this matter, but it was wrong not to talk to him when Liu Bei asked him. After all, he was very optimistic about Zhao Yi. If such an immortal figure turned against Liu Bei because of a woman, Once they really go to Cao Cao, it will be a devastating blow to them.
Liu Bei remained silent, and after a while he said: "Excuse me, military advisor. You and I have never discussed what happened before we left this room today. However, the three strategies of advancing westward mentioned by Hongfei need to be troubled by military advisor. Fill in the gaps.”
"Yes, lord, Liang retreats first."
Zhuge Liang bowed and left. Liu Bei sat alone in the room, his eyes looking forward but not focused, as if he was thinking about how to deal with this matter.
But Zhao Yi picked up his wife Liu Wanyi, packed some clothes, and was about to return to Xiangyang when he saw a messenger running towards him and dismounting.
"General Zhonglang, my lord has an order for you to go to Chaisang, Jiangdong immediately. The ferry is ready!"
"Going to Chaisang? My lord, what is the important matter?"
"It is said that Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, died of illness, and Lu Su took over his position and became the new governor. The Lord wanted General Zhonglang to attend Zhou Yu's funeral in his place."
"What? Zhou Yu is dead? Okay... I understand, report back to the lord, and Hongfei will set off for Jiangdong immediately."
Although Zhao Yi knew that Zhou Yu would die soon, he did not expect that he would die so soon. He glanced at his wife apologetically and said comfortingly: "Wanyi, I can't accompany you to Xiangyang. Someone will escort you to our hospital." In my new home, I have to go to Jiangdong and return to Xiangyang immediately after I’m done.”
"Hongfei, be careful. You don't have to worry about me. Go get down to business."
Liu Wanyi was as considerate as ever, Zhao Yi touched her head apologetically, then got on his horse and said to Lu Lingqi who was not far away: "Let's go, call Ma Liu and the others, we will go to Jiangdong immediately, pack lightly and don't miss the time" ."
"Yes, General Zhonglang."
