When Liu Chan saw Zhuge Liang, he was not reviewing official documents and battle reports, nor was he reading and playing the piano.
Zhuge Liang just sat on the table, shaking his feather fan with a half-smile.
Seeing Liu Chan walking in, Zhuge Liang even immediately stood up and bowed his hands in salute: "Young Master Liu has had a difficult journey, but now he has returned safely. It is really gratifying."
"over."
After getting along with Liu Chan for so many years, he knew as soon as he heard this tone and looked at this style that Uncle Zhuge was angry.
There is no need to ask why. It must be because he secretly smuggled to Soochow.
He didn't think he could hide this from Zhuge Liang, after all... Liu Chan turned his head and glanced at Lao Luo outside the room with the same half-smile.
At first, Lao Luo held on and did not respond, but soon he couldn't hold it any longer and looked back with a little guilt.
Sighing secretly, Liu Chan withdrew his gaze.
After all, sending these personal guards to him was also the condition for Lao Liu and Uncle Zhuge to agree to train troops and suppress bandits.
It was his job to report his current situation and safety, and there was no need to embarrass him.
Only this time it was too fast!
Judging from this posture, as soon as he arrived in Nan'an County, the news should be passed back to Chengdu.
"Uncle Zhuge, the ground in Soochow is not peaceful. It's not that I don't trust the caravan, so I led my people to protect it..."
"Oh? The ground in Soochow was not at peace, so the young master helped Shanyue to wipe out thousands of soldiers of his Sun family in one fell swoop?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "I wonder if Lu Meng, Sun Jiao and others hosted a banquet for the young master to express their gratitude? "
Liu Chan: "..."
He glanced at Lao Luo outside the door again. Is it necessary to report in such detail?
"Alas." Zhuge Liang sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face, "How did the young master promise Liang when he left?"
"...Don't cause trouble."
"Young Master is too reckless to put himself in danger!"
Seeing Uncle Zhuge turning on the education mode with a worried look on his face, Liu Chan breathed a sigh of relief.
This means that he will not tell Lao Liu about it afterwards.
As long as Lao Liu is not informed and his troops are collected, anything can be said.
"Don't you hear that 'prevent misfortune first so as not to hurt people later. Act with knowledge and prudence, and a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall'?"
"Zen understands." Liu Chan cupped his hands, as if he knew his mistakes and could correct them.
It's just that he has no choice but to stand under the dangerous wall just to "prevent disaster in advance".
There are many things that only he knows and many things that can only be done personally.
Why didn't he want to just lie down and let his thighs take him flying?
But the consequences of that have long been recorded in history books.
Seeing Liu Chan's appearance, Zhuge Liang couldn't bear to say anything more, and...actually, when he heard the news, he was more proud than blamed.
"Why did the young master take risks this time?"
If there is anyone in the Liu Group who least believes that Liu Chan's move is just a fool's errand, it is Zhuge Kongming.
He has been watching the changes in the young master in the past two years.
As for this issue, Liu Chan also knew that he couldn't fool him, so he simply told the truth: "If my second uncle goes north to Xiangfan, Chan is afraid that the rear will be unstable. This time I disguised myself as a trader and crossed the border to explore the reality of Soochow."
Zhuge Liang looked like this.
He was not surprised that the young master could see Lao Liu's next plan.
only……
"Although Sun Quan has been coveting Jingzhou for a long time, his ambition is not small. If he wants to dominate the world, he must know that the only way to fight against Cao Cao is to unite.
"If our Jingzhou army fights against Cao's army, Sun Wu's best choice is to sit on the sidelines. If General Guan's army fails, our Jingzhou army will decline. It will not be too late to try again."
"If it comes to pass, Cao Cao will mobilize troops from Henan and Yanzhou to rescue Xiangfan. When Sun Wu attacks Hefei again, won't it be decided in one battle?"
Liu Chan also felt that there was nothing wrong with Uncle Zhuge's analysis.
In a three-way fight for hegemony, one must win first.
If the second child wants to win in the end, he must also find a way to suppress the third child on the premise of pulling the third child to defeat the boss.
It's a pity that Uncle Zhuge didn't know that Comrade Wu Laoer, the good eldest son that Cao Cao admired, had been beaten to Hefei PTSD by Zhang Babai. He didn't want to be the second eldest son this time.
He wants to be the sixth child.
However, Zhuge Liang immediately changed the topic and said with a smile: "But it is very good that the young master can be so defensive."
Afterwards, he asked Liu Chan what he had seen during his trip and the details of his battle with the valley.
Zhuge Liang was greatly relieved to hear that Liu Chan had used the terrain and mountains to destroy the thousand Wu troops without losing a single soldier.
"Uncle Zhuge, if there is nothing else, Zen will go back first."
He thought the matter had been revealed at this point, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to stop him.
"I'm calling you here this time for one more thing."
Under Liu Chan's puzzled gaze, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Master, do you know that the Jian belongs to the Zhang family and can be used by me?"
After listening to what happened in Yizhou over the past month, Liu Chan understood why County Magistrate Zhang was so unbelievably enthusiastic towards him.
It turned out that it was Jian who took sides with the Zhang family and took the county's surname and stood on his side.
This is great news.
It seems that Liu Hou is still more enterprising and ambitious than those who are short-sighted.
Although there is still a long way to go to fully integrate the factions within Lao Liu, it is still a good start.
…
When Liu Chan returned to the military camp, he saw a man standing in front of the school ground with his back to him, dancing and spitting.
"On that day in the valley, I saw the enemy's flags covering the sun, their murderous intent covering the sky, and a large army of people rushing towards the valley to kill..."
Many of the soldiers watching swallowed and clenched their fists.
"The first general is a man with a strong back and strong waist, a red dragon pony on his hip, and a long halberd in his hand, which is very majestic."
Some soldiers facing Liu Chan saw him walking in and instinctively stood up.
Liu Chan quickly stopped them with his hand, signaling to keep quiet.
The people in the field obviously didn't notice the soldiers' little actions, and they were still full of passion.
"When the enemy soldiers and horses marched into the valley, the drums beat loudly, the killings began, and the rolling stones fell like a mountain avalanche..."
Liu Chan stood behind him with great interest. The other soldiers who found out wanted to warn him but did not dare to, so they all winked.
"I saw the young general riding alone, trying to kill the general. The general was either dead or wounded. Seeing that the general was unable to escape, he gritted his teeth and panicked! I saw him turning back on his horse... uh ?”
When Hu Lixing came, he pointed it like a spear, turned around and stabbed... pointed at Liu Chan, who was looking at him with a smile.
The originally passionate expression on his face gradually froze.
"Go on, don't talk, you're talking pretty well." Liu Chan patted him on the shoulder, "Are you interested in working part-time at the post house? The officials will definitely be interested in hearing about your talk, and they might even give you some reward. "
Hu Li twisted his waist so much that it hurt, but he didn't dare to move. He was almost in tears...
"Okay, let's gather in line first. I have something to say." After making a small joke, Liu Chan said seriously.
Everyone stood up quickly and lined up in a few breaths, neatly and uniformly.
Liu Chan nodded secretly. It seemed that even when he was away, the people who stayed behind did not slack off.
"Everyone performed well in this mission. Each person will be rewarded with 200 coins and 1 hu of rice."
Hu Li and others couldn't hide their joy, while the soldiers who stayed behind were very envious.
But soon, their attention was attracted by Liu Chan's next words.
"Except for Shen Zhong and others who have yet to return from their missions, everyone else can rest for three days. After three days, there will be a competition in the school field to re-select the regular army and generals at all levels."
The countdown to the Battle of Xiangfan is only one month away.
The invisible hand that turns the wheel of history is about to reach out, and Liu Chan must seize the last period of time to improve his strength.
The risks are high, but the rewards are also high.
People who have died once, it is rare to visit these three countries. Even if they die heroically, it is better than living in captivity for a lifetime and becoming the laughing stock of future generations.
…
At this time, another son of the Liu family had been ordered to join Meng Da and forced Shen Dan, the prefect of Shangyong, to surrender. He successfully occupied Shangyong and reached the pinnacle of his life in history.
However, he was so satisfied that he had now reached the biggest fork in the road in his life.
