Liu Bei said: "Thank you sir for your advice, but I don't know where Kong Ming went?"
Cui Zhouping said: "I am also going to visit him, but I don't know where he has gone."
Liu Bei said: "I hope sir to go to the county with me so that I can give you advice every day. How about that?"
Cui Zhouping said: "I live a relatively idle life and have little interest in fame and wealth. I hope to see you again in the future!" After saying this, he said goodbye and left.
Liu Bei watched the other party leave, then mounted his horse and returned with Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.
Zhang Fei said: "We can't find this Kong Ming, and we met such a bad scholar. We chatted for a long time. I think it would be better to just call back my fourth brother Yu Yi instead of these rural villagers!"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "These are the hermits' advice. We cannot underestimate their words."
The three of them returned to Xinye. A few days later, Liu Bei sent someone to get the news of Kong Ming's return, so he immediately prepared his trip and was about to visit.
Zhang Fei said: "Kong Ming is just a villager. Brother, you don't have to go there by yourself. You can just send someone to call him."
Liu Bei reprimanded: "Have you not heard what Mencius said: If you want to meet a virtuous person without any sincerity, it is like entering a closed door. Kong Ming is a rare sage in the world, how can he send people to call him casually? ?" After saying that, he got on his horse and prepared to visit Kong Ming again.
Zhang Fei had no choice but to follow Guan Yu.
It was already the middle of winter, the weather was very cold, and the clouds in the sky were uncertain. After walking for several miles, a cold wind suddenly howled, and light snow began to fall. The mountains seemed to have been carved and covered with a layer of silver.
Zhang Fei looked around at the situation and said: "It's freezing cold and I don't know how to use soldiers. How can I meet such a useless little person? Why don't we go back to Xinye first and avoid the wind and snow for the time being."
Liu Bei said: "I just want Kong Ming to know my determination to ask him to come out. If the third brother is afraid of the cold, he can leave first."
Zhang Fei said: "I'm not afraid of death. How can I be afraid of the cold? I'm afraid that my brother will waste his time."
Liu Bei said: "Don't say anything more, just come with me."
When he was about to arrive at the thatched cottage, he suddenly heard someone composing a song in a roadside hotel. Liu Bei immediately listened carefully. It seemed that the two of them were singing in antiphon. After listening for a while, when it finally ended, the two of them clasped their hands and laughed.
Liu Bei thought that the two were very talented, so he immediately dismounted and entered, thinking that Wolong might be in the hotel. I only saw two people sitting face to face on the table. One had a white face and a long beard, and the other had a strange and ancient appearance. They both had mysterious looks.
Liu Bei saluted and asked, "I wonder who among you is Mr. Wolong?"
The bearded man asked: "I wonder who the general is? Why are you looking for Mr. Wolong?"
Liu Bei said: "I am Liu Bei, and I am going to visit you, sir, to find ways to govern the country and bring peace to the country."
The bearded man smiled and said: "We are not Mr. Wolong, we are his good friends. I am Yingchuan Shi Guangyuan, and the one opposite is Runan Meng Gongwei."
Liu Bei was very happy after hearing this and said: "I have heard about that person's name for a long time, and I am very lucky to meet you. Now I have brought some horses, and I invite you two to come with me to Wolong Manor for a chat."
Shi Guangyuan said: "We are all lazy people in the mountains. We don't know the important matters of the country's governance and security. We really can't be questioned. Please get on your horse and go find Mr. Wolong."
Liu Bei resigned and rode to Wolonggang. He came down in front of the manor, knocked on the door and asked the boy, "Is your husband at home today?"
The boy replied: "He is studying in the hall now."
Liu Bei was very happy, so he followed the boy in. When he got to the middle door, he saw a couplet written above the door, which read: Indifference leads to clear aspirations, tranquility leads to far-reaching goals.
Liu Bei was thinking about the meaning when he suddenly heard the sound of reading from inside. He peeked out of the side window and saw a young man composing songs in the thatched cottage.
Liu Bei waited for him to finish, then went to the front of the thatched cottage to salute and said: "Liu Bei has admired Mr. for a long time and has never had the chance to visit him. Yesterday, because of Xu Shu's recommendation, he arrived at the villa and did not expect that Mr. was not there. Now he has braved the wind and snow to come to visit Mr. , I am really lucky to be able to look up to my husband’s appearance.”
The young man was obviously panicked after hearing this, and replied: "Isn't the general Liu Bei, who wants to see my brother?"
Liu Bei was very surprised and said: "Isn't Mr. Wolong also Mr. Wolong?"
The young man replied: "I am Zhuge Jun, the younger brother of Mr. Wolong. There are three of us brothers. The eldest brother Zhuge Jin is now the guest of honour, Sun Quan in Jiangdong, and Kong Ming is the second brother."
Liu Bei said: "Then are your two brothers at home now?"
Zhuge Jun replied: "I made an appointment with Cui Zhouping yesterday to go out for a leisurely stroll."
Liu Bei asked: "Where did you go to play?"
Zhuge Jun said: "It may be rowing in the rivers and lakes, or it may be looking for experts in the mountains, or it may be drinking with friends in a certain village, or it may be playing the piano somewhere. The comings and goings are unpredictable, and you don't know where you will go."
Liu Bei said: "I didn't expect that I, Liu Bei, would have such a shallow fate. I came here twice and still couldn't meet the great sage!"
Zhuge Jun said: "Please sit down and have a cup of tea."
Zhang Fei said: "Mr. Wolong is not here, so please get on your horse and let's go back quickly."
Liu Bei said: "Now that I have arrived at this place, how can I leave without saying a word?"
So he asked Zhuge Jun, "I heard that your second brother, Wen Tao, reads military books every day. Have you heard anything about it?"
Zhuge Jun answered very simply, "I'm not sure either."
Zhang Fei seemed a little impatient and said: "What's the use of asking him! The wind and snow are getting worse now, why don't we go back early."
Liu Bei scolded Zhang Fei, and Zhang Fei then backed away. Zhuge Jun glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "My brother is not here, so I don't dare to keep the general for too long. I hope to come back someday."
Liu Bei said: "How dare you ask your husband to find me? In a few days, I will come again in person. I hope you can lend me a pen and paper and leave them with your second brother to express my attentiveness."
So Liu Bei began to write a letter. The content was: Liu Bei has admired Mr. Liu for a long time. He came to visit twice and came back empty-handed. He was very sad! I hope that Sir will remember that I am a clan member of the Han Dynasty, my bloodline remains, and I have a reputation for benevolence and virtue. I have seen the collapse of the Han Dynasty's imperial code, the traitors who have harmed the country, and the evil party.
My heart is very heavy to deceive you. Although I am determined to help the Han Dynasty, I have no economic strategy. I look up to you to be kind and loyal, generously display your talents, and use strategies like Zhang Liang, then the world will be very lucky! Sheji will also be very lucky! I am writing this first, hoping that when my husband is at home later, I will fast and take bath, come to see him in person, and express my confusion in person.
After Liu Bei finished writing, he handed it to Zhuge Jun, then bowed and went out.
