Today is a rare day off.
In the Han Dynasty, except for the ten days of continuous holidays during the Spring Festival, it was basically a system of one day off for five days.
Five days of work and one day off.
The system does have this system, but in these troubled times, the Xiu Mu system has changed beyond recognition.
Just like Zhang Xi, he once presided over the training work in Zhang Fei's camp for a month in a row, while like Liu Bei, he basically did it all year round.
Well, thank you for the hard work of the future Zhao Lie Emperor who likes dogs, horses, music, and beautiful servers.
Recently, there has been a strong sense of urgency in Liu Bei's army, and it always feels like Liu Bei is eagerly preparing for something.
On the contrary, after going to Wollongong and meeting Zhuge Liang once, Liu Bei suddenly announced a holiday for the army and officials to take a rest for three days.
Although I don’t know what my lord Liu Bei is thinking, but being able to take a vacation... is a good thing.
Even Zhang Fei happily said that he would go hunting in the wild with his eldest and second brothers when the holidays came. Kou Feng and Guan Ping even made an appointment to exchange and compete with each other in the Guan family's martial arts training ground.
Originally, the two of them invited Zhang Xi, but Zhang Xi didn't want to join in the fun.
He doesn't know martial arts, how can he be used as a sandbag for these two bastards? !
Furthermore, he also wanted to take the four of them, Xiao Qibao, Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba, on an outing in the wild.
Although it's a little late, it's almost autumn...
But before Zhang Xi could figure out where to go, he was dragged away by Xu Shu.
Destination, Wollongong.
Characters, Zhang Xi and Xu Shu.
This time without the lord Liu Bei, it was essentially just a simple visit to visit friends, which is what literati often did on their days off.
But Zhang Xi didn't quite understand why Xu Shu called him.
Logically speaking, I am not familiar with Zhuge Kongming.
Although I visited Wollongong with my lord last time, it was mainly an exchange between my lord Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. Zhang Xi didn't say a word to the future Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Xi is indeed happy to visit Mr. Kong Ming, but... Mr. Kong Ming won't dislike him, right? !
Xu Shu didn't care, he just pulled Zhang Xi and said, "I'm going here this time to let Yuan Chang and Kong Ming get to know each other. Secondly, we can work together to embarrass Wolong, who has eyes higher than his head." gentlemen."
ha? !
Is this human language? !
Do you want to confront the Prime Minister? !
Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, where did you get the courage? !
There is a title "Wolong" in front of Zhuge Liang's name. He is an elite monster with a name prefix... If you want to find someone to compete with him, you should find someone with the same title.
For example, "Feng Chu" Pang Tong.
We both belong to the kind of blank slate heroes without titles or prefixes. Can we be their opponents? !
Zhang Xi didn't think Xu Shu had anything against Zhuge Liang. After all, Xu Shu was smiling when he said this. This was a kind of teasing between friends.
But Zhang Xi really wanted to express that if you, a person with an intelligence of 96, want to compete with a person with an intelligence of 99, I won't stop you, but please don't drag me, a person with an intelligence of less than 80, right? !
We can't afford to lose that person.
But Xu Shu didn't care, he thought there might be something to this matter.
In terms of talent, strategy, and change, Zhang Xi is indeed not very good at everything, but this guy has learned a lot, and there may be something Zhuge Liang doesn't understand.
Xu Shu, Cui Jun, Meng Jian, Shi Tao and other four people have long had opinions on Zhuge Liang.
It is said that they are not in the position of state and county, but he, Zhuge Liang, compares himself to a wind instrument... If he were not a friend, he would have to punch this guy for being so powerful.
The scholars of this era are not the weak and corrupt scholars of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They are all real men who pay great attention to "conquering others with virtue."
Therefore, when they get along in private, these four people will always find ways to embarrass Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang can get away every time... Whether it is talent or sophistry, the four people are no match for Zhuge Liang.
But this has become a way for these people to get along in private, and they often fight each other together when nothing happens.
The purpose of Xu Shu's visit to Zhang Xi today was actually the same. He couldn't defeat him on his own, so he asked his friends to help him.
Unlike the last time I brought Liu Bei to see Zhuge Liang, this time it was just a gathering of friends, so there weren't so many worries.
Xu Shu and Zhang Xi walked on the road for two days. Xu Shu told Zhang Xi many times about the "hateful" things about Zhuge Liang. By the time they arrived in Wollongong, it was already dark.
Xu Shu was not polite at all. When it got dark, he knocked on the door of Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage and called Zhuge Liang out of bed.
Zhang Xi looked at Xu Shu looking confident and confident, while Zhuge Liang looked helpless with a dark face, and laughed crazily in his heart.
It turns out that these historical figures also have such lovely sides in private.
Zhuge Liang also had nothing to do with Xu Shu.
This guy is about to turn thirty without even mentioning finding a partner for himself, and without any conscious thought at all, he visits her at night and ruins his married life.
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable?
But... these are friends.
Zhuge Liang really has a high self-esteem, but he is also outstanding in talent and learning. There are only a few people who can be recognized by him and become his friends.
Among the people who were friends with him, Xu Shu and Shi Tao were from Yingchuan, Meng Jian was from Runan, Cui Jun was from Boling... there was not a single native of Jingzhou.
Zhuge Liang really only made friends based on talent and knowledge, and never on family status, so he was not very popular in the circle of the Jingxiang family.
Of course, a certain "phoenix child" was actually not much better. If he hadn't had an uncle who was a famous scholar in Jingxiang, he might have been worse off than Zhuge Liang.
Anyway, Zhuge Liang is really handsome.
Although Zhuge Liang was unhappy with the late-night visit, he still arranged for Xu Shu and Zhang Xi to stay together, and the two visitors were officially entertained the next day.
Of course, good looks will not be given.
"You enter the house in the middle of the night without any courtesy as a guest!" Zhuge Liang accused Xu Shu face to face.
As for Xu Shu, he didn't take it seriously and said, "Kong Ming compares himself to wind music. Is it possible that he doesn't know how to manage Bao's friends?! Today, Shu is just imitating the sages and wants to create a good story with Kong Ming."
That's fair to say...it's very shameless.
Bao Shuya didn't even knock on Guan Zhong's door in the middle of the night.
Zhuge Liang glared at Xu Shu bitterly and said, "Although the friendship between Bao and Bao is a good thing, Liang's friend is a person who is good at using false names and is not comparable to the sages."
Well, these words are quite embarrassing. To put it bluntly, Zhuge Liang accused Xu Shu of changing his name and defecting to Liu Bei, without even telling Liu Bei his real name and past.
Xu Shu could only choke and stop talking.
Changing your name to avoid disaster is understandable.
But when you meet your master, you don't tell the truth, which is a bit unreasonable.
Xu Shu is indeed unreasonable about this matter, but he also has his own reasons.
"I have my own opinion on this matter." Xu Shu said with a stiff face, but no longer argued with Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang smiled when he saw that he had won, but turned his attention to Zhang Xi.
"This gentleman must be the friend mentioned by Yuan Zhi, Zhang Yuanchang of Yingchuan?!" Zhuge Liang asked Zhang Xi with a smile.
Zhang Xixi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.
The Prime Minister knows that I...hehe.
"I entered Zhangxi at the end of my studies and met Mr. Zhuge Kongming!" Zhang Xi said nothing and paid homage to Zhuge Liang with a big salute.
No shame, this is Zhuge Liang... We have to kneel down when we enter the Wuhou Temple, let alone see him.
Just such a big salute to pay homage frightened Zhuge Liang. He stood up in panic and helped Zhang Xi up, saying, "Please get up quickly, please get up quickly..."
While talking, he looked at Xu Shu... What's wrong with this friend you brought? !
When literati salute each other, they can basically bow to each other. A big salute and worship are the etiquette for treating teachers.
Zhang Xi paid homage to Zhuge Liang, whom he had only met for the second time, which was inconsistent with etiquette.
Xu Shu also felt embarrassed... He expected this guy to fight Zhuge Liang with him later. Why did he surrender before the fight even started? !
As for Zhang Xi, he also came to his senses now.
I was very excited to see Zhuge Liang just now, and without thinking much, I thought that the 25-year-old Zhuge Liang in front of me was the future Prime Minister Zhuge and paid my respects.
Now Zhang Xi has realized that doing this is not in line with etiquette. It can be said that he is humiliating an adult in front of his idol.
"I have heard Mr. Wolong's name for a long time, and Xi admires him very much. Therefore, I apologize for being rude." Zhang Xi stood up quickly, and then added a few words to himself.
Although it is a fact that he is embarrassed, it would be better to explain it to Zhuge Liang so as not to let Zhuge Liang think that he is ignorant of etiquette and uneducated.
Zhuge Liang did not continue to delve into the matter. Xu Shu just glared at Zhang Xi. Then Zhuge Liang invited Zhang Xi to sit down again, and asked the boy to serve tea and chat with Xu Shu and Zhang Xi.
After chatting for a while, Zhuge Liang asked Xu Shu about his purpose.
"Is Yuan Zhi coming here to be a lobbyist for Liu Shijun?!"
"Whether you can get out of the mountain or not, it all depends on Kong Ming, why do you need to say anything!" Xu Shu looked at Zhuge Liang meaningfully and said, "I am here because of the countermeasures proposed by Kong Ming and my lord!"
At this time, there was no such thing as "Longzhong Dui". This was the name given to this dialogue by later generations. Because it was in Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, it was named "Longzhong Dui".
"Huh?!" Zhuge Liang glanced at Xu Shu in surprise, then said calmly, "I don't know what advice you can give me?!"
Xu Shu indeed shook his head and said with a smile, "Kong Ming's words are indeed a great article, but there are also some shortcomings in them."
Zhuge Liang continued to calmly take a sip of tea soup before saying, "I would like to hear the details."
Zhuge Liang didn't believe it. He had been thinking about his strategy for several years, but Xu Shu could find some flaws in it in just a few days.
If this is the case, then Zhuge Liang said that there are too many heroes in the world, and I, a talentless person, will just die in the mountains.
Then, Xu Shu started the first round of attacks today.
