Liu Bei quickly asked the reason, and Sima Hui replied: "I heard that Xu's mother was very virtuous. Even though she was trapped by Cao Cao, she would never write a letter to Xu Shu. There must be something wrong with this letter. If Xu Shu didn't go, then Xu Shu My mother may still be alive, but now that he is gone, Xu’s mother will definitely die!”
Liu Bei didn't understand. Xu Shu should have gone. Wouldn't Cao Cao kill Xu's mother?
Sima Hui explained: "Mother Xu is an upright and upright person. She will feel very ashamed after seeing Xu Shu."
Liu Bei nodded. He happened to be unclear about the person Xu Shu introduced, so he changed the subject and asked: "When he left, I introduced a person named Zhuge Liang. How is he?"
Sima Hui smiled and said: "This Xu Shu, he left on his own, why did you provoke him?"
Liu Bei said: "Why do you say that, sir?"
Sima Huidao said: "Kong Ming is very good friends with Cui Zhouping of Boling, Shi Guangyuan of Yingchuan, Meng Gongwei of Runan, and Xu Shu. The four of them have extraordinary abilities, but Kong Ming has a grander view. He often hugs his knees and chants, He often pointed to the four people, you can be promoted to governor and county governor, so everyone asked Kong Ming, what about you? Kong Ming smiled and did not answer. He often compared himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi, whose talents were limitless. "
Liu Bei sighed: "Why are there so many talented people in Yingchuan?"
Sima Hui said: "Yin Kui was good at observing the sky at night. He once said that the stars gather above Yingchuan. There must be many talented people in this place."
Guan Yu stood beside Liu Bei all the time and couldn't help but said: "I heard that Guan Zhong and Le Yi were both very powerful celebrities in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Their contributions were great. Compared with these two people, Kong Ming is a little crazy." So proud."
Sima Hui smiled and said: "In my opinion, you shouldn't compare with these two people. I want to use the other two people as an analogy."
Guan Yu asked: "Which two people?"
He replied: "It can be compared with Jiang Ziya, who prospered the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years, and Zhang Liang, who prospered the Han Dynasty for four hundred years."
Everyone was very surprised after hearing this. Sima Hui bowed and prepared to say goodbye. Liu Bei wanted to keep him so that he could continue to ask for advice, but he couldn't.
Sima Hui went out and looked up to the sky with a big smile and said, "Although Kong Ming has a good master, he doesn't have a good opportunity. What a pity!" After saying that, he left.
Liu Bei looked at the disappearing figure and sighed: "What a master!"
On the second day, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong. From a distance, he saw several people on the mountainside, working in the fields, and singing was heard.
After Liu Bei listened to it once, he quickly stopped his horse and asked the farmer, "Who created this?"
He replied: "It's Mr. Wolong!"
Liu Bei said: "May I ask where Mr. Wolong lives?"
The farmer replied: "To the south of this mountain, there is a high hill called Wolong Gang. There is a forest in front of the hill. Among the thatched cottages in the forest, Mr. Zhuge lives."
Liu Bei thanked him and rode forward. After walking for several miles, he soon saw Wolonggang and found that the scenery in this place was beautiful and extremely quiet.
Liu Bei walked to the front of the village, dismounted from his horse and knocked on the door himself.
A child came out and asked who he was. Liu Bei said: "General Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty, General Yicheng Tinghou, leader of the Yuzhou Shepherd Emperor, came here to pay homage to Mr. Liu Bei."
The child was a little confused and said, "Your name is very complicated, I can't remember it."
Liu Bei said: "Just tell sir that Liu Bei came to visit specially."
The boy said: "Sir, he went out earlier and is not in the house."
Liu Bei asked where he was going and replied: "Sir, you usually don't have a fixed place, and you don't know where you went?"
Liu Bei asked again: "Then when will you come back?"
He replied: "I don't know when I will come back. Sometimes it takes three or five days, sometimes it takes ten days."
Liu Bei felt melancholy when he saw no one.
Zhang Fei said: "Since this gentleman is not at home, let's go back first."
Liu Bei was still unwilling to give in and said, "Let's wait a little longer."
Guan Yu advised: "Why don't we go back first? After we go back, we will send someone to investigate. If you are here, we will come back."
Liu Bei followed the advice and told the boy, "If sir comes back, please tell me." After saying that, he mounted his horse and returned. On the way, Liu Bei took a good look at the scenery of Longzhong and found that although the mountains were not high, they were very elegant. The water is not deep but very clear, the land is not wide but very plain, the woods are not large but very lush, apes and cranes, and pine trees are green, forming a very harmonious ecological picture.
While I was intoxicated by the scenery, I suddenly saw a man with majestic appearance and handsome appearance. He was wearing a Xiaoyao scarf, a soap cloth robe, and a staff coming from a remote mountain path.
Liu Bei was very happy and said: "This person must be Mr. Wolong!"
He quickly dismounted to pay his respects and asked, "Is your Majesty Mr. Wolong?"
The man saw Liu Bei and knew he was a general, so he asked, "Who is the general?"
He replied: "I am Liu Bei."
The man argued: "I am not Kong Ming, but his good friend Boling Cui Zhouping."
Liu Bei bowed and said, "I've heard about your name for a long time. I'm very lucky to meet you. Please give me some advice."
The two of them sat on a stone in the forest, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei standing on one side.
Cui Zhouping asked: "Why does the general want to find Kong Ming?"
Liu Bei replied: "Now that the world is in chaos and there are killings from all directions, I want to see Kong Ming and seek advice on how to stabilize the country."
Cui Zhouping smiled and said: "You mainly focus on putting down rebellions. Although you have a benevolent heart, there has been no universal standard for managing chaos since ancient times. Since the Han Emperor Gaozu killed the White Snake after the uprising, and punished the violent Qin Dynasty, it was through chaos that he entered The enlightened governance declined and lasted only two hundred years. The period of peace lasted for a long time. Wang Mang usurped and turned from governance to chaos. Emperor Guangwu revived, reorganized the foundation, and once again set things right. For more than two hundred years now, people Peace has lasted for a long time, so now war has begun again. This is the time when governance has entered chaos, and the situation has not yet been settled. The general is planning to let Kong Ming take control of the world, and deal with it between heaven and earth. I am afraid it will not be the same. Easy things are a waste of effort. Haven't you heard that people who follow the weather will be very comfortable, and people who go against the weather will be very hard-working? These are all there, and there is no reason to force the reason. You don't have the courage. , and to obtain it by force, is this really good?”
Liu Bei said: "What you said is indeed a noble idea, but as a descendant of the Han Dynasty, I have the destiny to support the Han Dynasty. How can I compare it with Qi Shu?"
He replied: "I am just a villager in the mountains and I am not qualified to discuss world affairs with the general, so when the general asked me just now, I deliberately said nonsense."
