"Lord, is Zhuge Xuan really worthy of your mobilization of troops?" Xu Rong walked up to Liu Long. It was rare to see his lord rushing around overnight, so he couldn't help but be curious about Zhuge Xuan.
Liu Long smiled slightly and touched the bridge of his nose with his right hand. "It's worth it. You will know when the time comes."
Zhuge Xuan's talents cannot be compared with those of Guo Jia and others, but Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang are different. Historically, Zhuge Jin was an important minister of the Wu State. He was a broad-minded, kind-hearted and honest man. After Sun Quan became emperor, Zhuge Jin became a general and led the herding of Yuzhou. It can be seen from this that Zhuge Jin is not a simple person.
As for Zhuge Liang, needless to say, this person is as famous as Guo Jia and others. There are too many legends. Although Liu Long has never seen the real Zhuge Liang, he has heard his fathers tell him about the Three Kingdoms period since he was a child. Story, the most dazzling one is Zhuge Liang. Although when I grew up, I knew that there were too many things in history that were untrue, but no matter what, this Zhuge Liang was not an ordinary person.
What makes Liu Long uneasy is that Zhuge Liang has now followed his uncle to Bingzhou. His friendship with Pang Degong, Sima Wei, Huang Chengyan, etc. in Nanyang has all come to nothing, and he is more likely to miss Huang Yueying.
"It's better not to think about these things. Zhuge Liang is still a child now. Maybe after a few years, I can go south and capture Jingzhou with a large army" Liu Long thought secretly in his heart.
In this way, Liu Long stayed in Huaicheng for another five or six days. In addition to approving official documents at the government office every day, he also summoned Hanoi officials to meet. In these days, corrupt officials will be severely punished and talented people will be greatly promoted.
"My lord, here we come. Ji Gui and the others have arrived at Huai County. They are at Qishan five miles away from Huaicheng. I'm afraid they will arrive at Huaicheng soon." Zhang Fei ran in carelessly and said breathlessly.
Looking at Zhang Fei panting, Liu Long thought it was quite funny. This black guy is very impatient.
"Take it, let's go out of the city and wait." Liu Long put down the official document in his hand and walked out of the house with Dian Wei and Jiang Ji.
"Master, wait for me." Zhang Fei saw himself standing alone in the government office, and hurriedly waved to catch up.
At the south gate of Huaicheng, Liu Long and several of his men stood under the gate, looking at the army slowly advancing in the distance. Liu Long was extremely excited at this time. Not only is it to meet Zhuge Liang, but the main point is Cui Yan's successful alliance with Liu Biao this time.
Thousands of troops were approaching the city. Cui Yan was sitting on the horse with Zhuge Xuan, laughing and chatting. When they arrived only a hundred meters away from the city, Cui Yan saw Liu Long standing under the city gate, hurriedly galloped up, and jumped off the horse. He walked down to Liu Long.
"Cui Yan pays homage to the lord." Cui Yan came to Liu Long and bowed hurriedly.
Liu Long stepped forward to help him up, patted the dust on Cui Yan's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Ji Gui, it's been a hard journey. This trip to Jingzhou is quite dangerous. I almost lost my life the first time I arrived in Jingzhou." "
"Let me worry about it, my lord. This trip is indeed risky, but with Shi'a here, all dangers can be saved." Cui Yan said, and Shi'a behind him also stepped forward to salute Liu Long. Liu Long stepped forward and helped him up, with a few compliments in his words.
After praising the two of them a few words, Liu Long looked towards the direction of the army, "Ji Gui, have Zhuge Xuan's family followed you to Huaicheng?"
"My lord, please wait a moment." Cui Yan learned that his lord wanted to see Zhuge Xuan, so he walked towards Zhuge Xuan without saying a word and came to him: "Brother Zhuge, I am asking for your blessing this time. This time my lord is here to Jinyang came here to welcome you in Huai City."
"Uh" Zhuge Xuan was a little flattered and hurriedly got off the horse, "Ji Gui was joking, how could I have such a big reputation for Marquis Wu Cheng to come to receive you. Marquis Wu Cheng is here to receive you this time. That¡¯s it.¡±
This was the first time that Zhuge Xuan and Liu Long met. They were incompatible with each other before. He did not think that Liu Long showed up in Huaicheng because of him. After all, Cui Yan's negotiation was successful, and he felt that Liu Long personally came to the meeting. I came here for Cui Yan.
Cui Yan stepped forward and grabbed Zhuge Xuan, "I still can't deceive Brother Zhuge. My lord is going to summon you now. Come on, follow me to see your lord."
Liu Long stood under the city gate and watched Cui Yan pulling Zhuge Xuan towards him. He couldn't help but look up at the crowd behind him and saw a large carriage among the army. The person sitting in the carriage must be Zhuge Xuan. The Xuan family includes Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jin.
"Greetings to my lord (Wu Chenghou)." The two men stepped forward and saluted again. Liu Long helped the two men up, looked at Zhuge Xuan, and said, "This must be Mr. Zhuge Xuan, the governor of Yuzhang."
Zhuge Xuan hurriedly replied, "Wucheng Hou has said it, and I feel ashamed to say it. Now the governor of Yuzhang is no longer an ordinary person, but an ordinary person." When Zhuge Xuan said this, his eyes were a little downcast and disappointed.
"Hmph! That's because the imperial court is mediocre and incompetent.Mr. Ge's talents are more than enough to be the governor of a state, not to mention the governor of a county. If Mr. Zhuge can stay and help me, Liu will be grateful. "Liu Long bowed to Zhuge Xuan. Now that the Zhuge family has arrived in Bingzhou, Liu Long will certainly not let them go, and Zhuge Xuan is not bad at it. It is not difficult to manage a county.
"My lord, you must not do it. How can I accept his great gift? Besides, I came here this time to seek refuge with my lord." Zhuge Xuan opened his mouth and hurriedly addressed himself to his lord, and his meaning was very obvious. Besides, when he followed Cui Yan to Bingzhou, he was not traveling with his family.
"Okay, okay, with Mr. Zhuge's help, I, Liu, don't have to worry about anything happening. Come on, it's windy outside, so you'd better go into the city to talk." Liu Long pulled Zhuge Xuan and led everyone towards the city, looking at the people driving towards the city. As the carriage came in, Liu Long couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhuge, I wonder if your two nephews, Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, are here with you."
"My lord, I don't need the word "sir", just call him by his first name. As for my two nephews, they also came together. I wonder what my lord has to say." Zhuge Xuan said.
"Well, I heard that your eldest nephew is brave and wise, and his words are tangible. Liu has seen one or two of them. I, the Liu Family Army, also need talents and want to reuse them. I wonder what you want." Liu Long asked.
"My lord has this plan. It is my Zhuge family's blessing. After settling down, I will bring Ziyu to meet my lord." Zhuge Xuan was extremely happy at this time. He thought he had found a place, but now after listening to Liu Long's words, he expressed his feelings towards Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang attach great importance to it. Regarding Zhuge Liang, he knew that he still needed many years of training at a young age, but Zhuge Jin was different. He had grown up and was originally an ambitious person. Liu Long had already spoken this time and would definitely make appropriate arrangements.
"It's so good, it's so good" All the way into the city, the smile on Liu Long's face never stopped, and he intentionally or unintentionally got closer to Zhuge Xuan. . This time he was even planning to let Zhuge Xuan take over the post of Taiyuan Governor.