"Kong Ming's move... is really thrilling!
Taking retreat as a way to advance, are you really not afraid of losing everything? "
In a bamboo forest outside Jinzhu County, Guanghan County, Yizhou, two middle-aged men were sitting opposite each other in the bamboo forest, and between them was a chessboard that was already the end of the game.
At this time, the two of them were wearing feather fans and silk scarves. Their faces were as white as jade but they had tall figures. They were kneeling on the futon with their waists straight. Their auras were so high that people dared not look directly at them.
It is precisely in the Chengdu court now that the great Han Dynasty, who is known as one person below ten thousand people, records the affairs of the Secretary, Jiajie, Sili Xiaowei, Prime Minister, and Zhuge Kongming.
Opposite Zhuge Liang, there was a middle-aged man in a blue and white gown with an ordinary face. His whole body looked old and haggard, but his eyes were radiating with blazing light.
This person also stirred up many troubles in Yizhou. He was a former celebrity in Yizhou and Liu Zhang's former confidant, Zheng Du.
And the two of them have been playing chess for a full day.
From the very beginning, when Zheng Du made great progress and forced Zhuge Liang to parry frequently, Zheng Du's originally relaxed and somewhat disdainful face was completely gone.
And when Zhuge Liang "missed" a piece, causing his side to collapse, and Zheng Du took advantage of the situation to take a big step forward, his face finally turned completely gloomy.
Now on the chessboard, Zheng Du had the advantage, but a bitter smile appeared directly on his face.
Following what he just said, he directly threw the chess piece aside.
After Zhuge Kongming saw Zheng Du's actions, he gently put the chess piece aside and looked at Zheng Du in front of him with a smile.
"Brother Zheng obviously has great advantages, why do you want to give up the word?"
"I made a wrong calculation and was lured into the cage by you. This move... Du lost!" Zheng Du didn't have the slightest joy on his face at this time. He even saw the chess game in front of him from the corner of his eye and couldn't help it. He curled his lips slightly, seeming quite disdainful.
Naturally, these little moves of his could not be hidden from Zhuge Liang. At this time, he casually picked up the news that had just come from Yong'an not long ago and handed it to Zheng Du in front of him.
"What are you doing? This is your battle report. What are you showing me?"
"Brother Zheng is also a wise man, why don't you take a look?
Although it is a war in Jingzhou, we and Jiangdong are closely related. If Jiangdong loses, then we..."
"It's you waiting, it has nothing to do with me!" Zheng Du snorted directly, but still took the battle report into his hands.
After just one glance, he closed the battle report directly.
"idiot!"
"Hehehe... Is Brother Zheng talking about our Crown Prince, or Sun Quan and Cao Pi?"
"They're all the same!" Zheng Du snorted angrily, and at the same time looked at Zhuge Liang in front of him with a strange look in his eyes, "Is this...your handiwork?"
"Why can't it be my Royal Highness's?"
"Either he is a god who came to the world and could predict today's events half a year in advance, so he went to Jiangdong early to make arrangements.
Either he is a fool and got to where he is now by chance.
You think...that little fat man could be a god who came to the world? "
...Brother Zheng, it’s better not to say anything about this in the future, hahahaha..." Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing, and at the same time he took back the battle report again.
Looking at Zheng Du in front of him, he sighed a little in his heart.
"When Your Highness went to Jiangdong to visit, in addition to the famous people from Jiangdong, there were also many people who had no choice but to live in Jiangdong.
Among them were generals and ministers who surrendered from Jingzhou, and naturally there were also people who fled from Xichuan to Jiangdong.
Among them, there is one person, or one dead person who is the most special, that is the late former Yizhou Shepherd, Liu Zhang...
His Majesty had been wandering and benevolent all his life, but he did something that made his conscience feel guilty, which was to take away the inheritance of his ancestral brothers.
No matter how Shi Yuan persuaded him at the beginning, there was actually a hurdle in His Majesty's heart, and that was the matter of capturing Yizhou.
He knew very well at the time that this was his last chance. If he continued to be benevolent and righteous like Jingzhou, he would lose his last chance, but if he took it in the end... he would be sorry for the clan brothers who once trusted him.
For this matter, Liu Bei thought many times that his virtue was shallow.
Even when he was in Yong'an, he repeatedly told me that his virtues were shallow and he was not worthy of being a king...
When that highness visited Wuchang, he also paid homage to the late Liu Zhang and met some old servants who had been following Liu Zhang during his lifetime.
And asked them if Liu Zhang had any regrets during his lifetime.
And this Liu Zhang... really does exist!
"The king had three regrets before his death. The first was that he could not bring his children together, which eventually led to the separation of the two children. They may never see each other again in the future.
Secondly, I couldn't serve my father with my brothers. Now under the Nine Springs, I'm afraid we are far apart.
Third... I was sorry for Zheng Zhong and his generals, and failed to live up to their abilities. Many of them are now alone at home, with no ability to develop..."
These were the original words the old servant gave to Liu Chan, and Liu Chan wrote them directly in the letter and gave it to Chengdu.
It was because of this letter that Liu Bei began to continuously visit those people who had lived in seclusion or who had been left out by him at home and thus closed their doors.
Yan Yan, Liu Xun, Pang Xi, Liu Quan, Zhao Min, Li Jing, and general Yang Bai who fled from Hanzhong into Shu were reactivated...
Among these people, the counselor Zheng Du, who was specifically mentioned by Liu Zhang, became the only die-hard person.
However, Liu Bei did not have time to visit in person, but Zhuge Liang took over the task and came to Jinzhu in person... thus knocking on Zheng Du's door.
Although Zheng Du has no intention of relenting now, his attitude has obviously improved a lot.
Perhaps just as some people speculated back then, they were pretending to be waiting for Liu Bei's polite corporal, but Liu Bei, because of the guilt in his heart, didn't want to see them again, let alone have him bow his head again.
As a result, the matter became indifferent.
Liu Chan's letter was written casually, and perhaps he did not expect that people in Chengdu would take it so seriously.
But...even if Liu Chan knew about it, he couldn't care less at this time.
Because he is now in a certain city in Yidu County, looking at the battle report sent to him by Zhuge Liang through Jian Yong, his expression is really wonderful.
“My Xiangfu is my Xiangfu, this gesture... is really as big as ever!
I remember that when Xiangfu attacked, he dared to send out seven armies by himself, but now it seems... that is not Xiangfu's limit..."
