In the mountains, there are few people, but at this time, the sound of the piano is lingering.

In a secluded valley, a clear spring flows, the stream is crystal clear, and there is a low grave on the west side of the stream.

The tomb was clearly newly built, and was bare and devoid of any debris all around, and the earth was probably fresh and damp.

In front of the grave, a man in plain clothes sat on his knees, forgetting everything and caressing the strings, and the notes danced in the mountains.

It was from here that the beautiful sound of the piano came, and this man was Zhuge Liang.

That night, after burning the mountains and burning all the dead soldiers in Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang disappeared with Huang Yueying's body.

He came here, and in this quiet place, he personally built a new tomb for Huang Yueying.

This low tomb, which does not even have a tombstone, may not be considered a grave if others do not find it carefully.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

In Zhuge Liang's eyes, there was a faint flash of sadness, but his piano sound seemed to be tactful and lively.

Glancing at the low tomb in front of him affectionately, Zhuge Liang had tears flashing in his eyes, he could only close his eyes and hold back the tears.

Because Zhuge Liang knows that in the eyes of his wife, he is a big husband who stands up to the sky.

"Knock knock!"

is still the familiar sound of the piano, I still remember that the shadow was dressed in a costume, dancing with the sound of the piano in the humble courtyard, which can make Zhuge Liang fascinated.

He plays the piano and she dances.

The piano sounds beautifully and the dancing is wonderful.

The man is handsome and beautiful, the woman is tactful and amorous, and the fairy couple is nothing more than a couple.

It's just that the lover is still playing solo, but the woman is dead, caressing the strings and thinking about it, Qianying is no longer sad.

Zhuge Liang, who closed his eyes, vaguely seemed to have returned to that humble courtyard, a man and a woman, a piano and a fragrance.

Time passed slowly, but Zhuge Liang didn't care at all, and it wasn't until after night fell that he slowly opened his eyes.

Today's Zhuge Liang is no longer as rich as jade, although he is not very old, he has already described it as withered, and his eyes are dull.

It can be seen from this that Huang Yueying's death hit Zhuge Liang hard.

The moonlight is like water, sprinkled all over the earth, the stream is murmuring, and the cold wind seems to be sharpened.

Zhuge Liang took a deep look at the grave, looked up at the starry sky, and could vaguely see the stars gathering in Guanzhong, and the light broke through the nine skies.

Especially the main star among them, it has the potential to swallow mountains and rivers, which makes people dare not look at it directly.

Zhuge Liang put his hands behind his back and looked up at the starry sky for a long time.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang burned the xylophone that had been with him for a long time in front of Huang Yueying's grave.

"Yueying, in fact, I know that you also like to play the piano, but you prefer to listen to the sound of the piano I play, so since you married me, you have never played the piano."

The former Zhuge Liang was high-spirited, sharp, laughing and talking about the world, and often compared himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi.

However, since his scholar was taken away and came back to explain to Zhuge Liang what he had seen and heard in Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang was silent.

Since then, Zhuge Liang has not been as frivolous as before, but has studied harder.

After the baptism of time, he seems to have washed away the lead, becoming more calm, restrained, and more unfathomable.

It's just that in this deep appearance, he can't hide the arrogance in his heart, as well as the kind of edge that can almost pierce the sky.

But when Huang Yueying was there, she was like an unpretentious scabbard, hiding all the edges of Zhuge Liang.

It's just that today, the scabbard of the sword burst violently, the sharp aura of the sword broke through the air wantonly, and Zhuge Liang seemed to have returned to his youth.

After taking a deep look at the tomb, Zhuge Liang said softly: "I want to devote myself to the world, this piano is useless to me, let it be with you forever." ”

The fire burned the xylophone and took away one of Zhuge Liang's hearts.

The cold wind howled, blowing those thin branches, and they shook desperately, as if to dissuade Zhuge Liang from doing that.

It's just that when Zhuge Liang made up his mind to do something, except for Huang Yueying, who had passed away, no one could make him change his mind.

"Guan Zhong helped Qi Huan Gong achieve hegemony, and Le Yi attacked Qi and conquered more than 70 cities in a row, in the past, I often compared myself with these two people, how can I not have a matching record?"

"Since you can't plough the fields, let's go on a vigorous journey in the troubled times."

Zhuge Liang left, even if he was reluctant in his heart, he never looked back.

It's just that in the valley, there is a sentence echoing: "I am willing to change the will of heaven with my life, and live up to what I have learned!" ”

The six years of Yuanxing have finally passed, but there is no festive atmosphere in Jingzhou, and everyone is like mourning and approval.

The Guanzhong army withdrew its troops, and Jingzhou was saved, but Liu Bei suffered heavy casualties this time.

Zhou Yu really did not take advantage of the fire to rob, but met with Liu Bei and promised that Eastern Wu would form an alliance with Jingzhou Yong to resist Chen Wenzhao together.

Not long after the withdrawal of the Guanzhong army, Zhou Yu also led the Eastern Wu soldiers and withdrew to Yangzhou.

As for Liu Bei, after returning to Xiangyang, he had already fallen completely ill, and even if Xu Shu searched for a famous doctor in Jingzhou, he could not cure him.

During this time, Guan Yu's face has always been very ugly, and every time he sees Wei Yan, he glares at him angrily, which makes Wei Yan tremble.

Fortunately, Liu Bei repeatedly told Guan Yu not to anger Wei Yan because of Zhang Fei's death, so Guan Yu did not trouble Wei Yan.

It's just that the relationship between the two has also begun to deteriorate.

Pang Tong is a famous man in Jingzhou, the family background is prominent, the Pang family also has a great reputation in Jingzhou, this time Pang Tong died, caused a great sensation in Jingzhou.

Although Pang Tong was praised by Sima Hui in the past, thinking that he was talented, many people still disagreed.

It's just that when Pang Tong defected to Liu Bei, took the position of military advisor, and governed Jingzhou in an orderly manner, Pang Tong's prestige in Jingzhou became stronger and stronger.

The people of the Han Dynasty had a very serious local complex, as long as there were capable people in a place, the vast majority of locals would feel honored.

Pang Tong is exactly like this for the Jingzhou scholars.

But now, the death of Jingzhou celebrity Pang Shiyuan and the death of Jingzhou General Zhang Yide in battle, but Jingzhou people feel panic in addition to grief.

Especially after Liu Bei fell ill, some people in Jingzhou Wenwu were even more panicked.

Guan Yu and Xu Shu walked out of the house, both of them with a solemn look on their faces, and it was conceivable that Liu Bei's condition was not very good.

Guan Yu couldn't help but say: "My brother's health is fine, and the medical staff has also prescribed a lot of medicines, why is he bedridden all day long?" ”

Xu Shu was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "My lord, this is a heart disease, and heart disease also requires heart medicine, if you can't untie the knot, it's really difficult to get better." ”

Guan Yu glanced around and said in a low voice, "Strategist, please take a step to speak." ”

Xu Shu also knew that this was not the place to talk, so he followed Guan Yu to a secluded place.

Guan Yu showed a solemn look on his face and said, "The heart disease that the military advisor said refers to Yide? ”

Guan Yu was also grief-stricken about Zhang Fei's death, and he hated to lead his troops into Ba County to avenge his brother.

It's just that he also knows that now is not the time to be impulsive, and Liu Bei can't afford to be sick, so Guan Yu has to be more cautious.

Therefore, he has always buried hatred and grief in the bottom of his heart.

Xu Shu nodded, shook his head again, and saw Guan Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Shu glanced at Guan Yu and sighed: "The death of the three generals is a great blow to the lord, but there are other reasons why the lord has become what he is now." ”

Guan Yu said: "I still hope that the military advisor will solve my doubts." ”

Xu Shu sorted out his thoughts and said: "The main army was defeated in Ba County, and not many of the 80,000 troops returned to Jingzhou, and after this battle, Jingzhou's strength dropped greatly. ”

"The most important thing is that Shiyuan and Yide died in battle."

"Jingzhou's heritage is relatively thin, Yide is not only a general under the lord's command, but also a brother of the lord, and the loss in Yizhou will naturally make the lord's heart ache."

"However, Shi Yuan is the cornerstone of Jingzhou, this time Shi Yuan died, did the second general ever think of what the consequences would be?"

Guan Yu is not a stupid person, and he was so touched by Xu Shu that he suddenly realized.

Under Liu Bei, the two main strategists were Pang Tong and Xu Shu, when they went out on the expedition in the past, Xu Shu guarded Jingzhou, and Pang Tong traveled with the army.

Although there are very few top strategists in Jingzhou, with these two people, it is barely enough.

It's just that now that Pang Tong is dead, although Xu Shu is very talented, he is a little alone after all, and Jingzhou is not qualified to compete with Chen Xu anymore.

Even, from now on, Jingzhou only has the power of defense, and no longer has the ability to forge ahead, and the situation in Jingzhou as a whole is worrying.

If Jingzhou wants to rise and have the strength to be enterprising, it must have two strategists to help, but Liu Bei's foundation is too thin, and now only Xu Shu is left.

This matter is Liu Bei's real heart disease.

After figuring out the key point, Guan Yu frowned, but there was no good way.

The top strategist is not a cabbage on the street, Liu Bei can get the help of Pang Tong and Xu Shu, which is already a great blessing.

Now that the princes are all thirsty for talent, where can they find a top strategist?

Guan Yu frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly said, "Has the military advisor ever had Zhuge Kongming's whereabouts?" ”

Although Guan Yu was very proud and had doubts about Zhuge Liang's talent, Pang Tong and Xu Shu both respected this person, and Guan Yu had to believe it.

The most important thing is that Jingzhou is really short of talents now, as long as there is a possibility of strengthening the strength, Guan Yu has to fight for it.

Moreover, if Zhuge Liang can defect to Jingzhou, maybe Liu Bei's heart disease will also disappear, which is what Guan Yu values the most.

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Xu Shu's eyes lit up at first, and then his eyes dimmed again.

He shook his head and said: "This attack on Yizhou was able to be like a bamboo at the beginning, thanks to Kong Ming's plan. But now that the lord's army is defeated, Jingzhou is in turmoil, and Kong Ming may not come out of the mountain to help the lord. ”

Xu Shu still hasn't said a word, that is, Chen Xu also attaches great importance to Zhuge Liang, if Zhuge Liang can see the situation in the world clearly, he will go to Chen Xu.

When Guan Yu heard this, he was silent again.

"Master, master, master."

At this moment, Xu Shu heard the shouts of his servant, and immediately turned his head and asked, "What is the matter with me?" ”

The servant stepped forward and said, "There is a person who came to the house, called Zhuge Kongming, claiming to be a friend of the master, and specially came to visit the master. ”

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed, and said to Guan Yu: "Kong Ming is coming to Xiangyang now, and he must have the heart to defect to the lord." ”

"It's just that such a talented person is arrogant, and he still needs the lord to personally invite him to help him."

"I'll go to meet Kong Ming first, and the second general quickly informed the lord and asked him to come to my mansion to invite Zhuge Kongming, only with the help of this person, Jingzhou will have the capital to confront Chen Wenzhao."

After finishing speaking, Xu Shu ignored Guan Yu and left in a hurry.

In order to avoid Liu Bei's search, even Xu Shu hadn't seen Zhuge Liang for a long time, and thinking of his friend, Xu Shu's heart was also hot.

Seeing Xu Shu leave in a hurry, Guan Yu stretched out his hand and opened his mouth, but finally turned around and walked towards Liu Bei's mansion.

Fortunately, the two of them had just come out, and it was not far from Liu Bei's mansion, and Guan Yu had already come to Liu's mansion again after walking a short distance.

"I've seen the second general!"

When the gatekeeper saw Guan Yu coming, although he was a little puzzled why he had just left and came back again, he did not stop him.

Guan Yu didn't answer, and walked straight to Liu Bei's bedroom.

In the bedroom, Liu Bei's eyes were hollow, his face was as pale as paper, and there was even some dead silence on his body.

There is no greater mourning than death.

The deaths of Zhang Fei and Pang Tong, as well as the destruction of the 80,000 Jingzhou army, dealt Liu Bei an unprecedented blow.

"Crunch!"

The door was pushed open, Guan Yu walked in gently, came to Liu Bei's side, and called, "Brother." ”

Liu Bei reluctantly turned his head, and when he saw Guan Yu, he remembered Zhang Fei, and tears couldn't help but fall.

Seeing this, Guan Yu also felt a little congested.

"Brother, please cheer up, one day, we can avenge the third brother."

Liu Bei smiled bitterly twice, and said decadently: "So far, what capital do I have to continue to be the enemy of Chen Wenzhao?" ”

After speaking, Liu Bei closed his eyes directly, and it could be seen that he was already a little disheartened.

Thinking of Xu Shu's words, Guan Yu knew that maybe Zhuge Liang's visit to Xiangyang this time was an opportunity to heal his brother.

He didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly: "There is a talented Zhuge Kongming in Jingzhou, as long as my brother can get help from this person, why worry about big things?" ”

Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and then he shook his head and said: "I went to visit twice, but Mr. Zhuge avoided it, which shows that he has no intention of joining me." ”

Guan Yu said with a smile: "Maybe before, Zhuge Kongming felt that his brother was not sincere enough, so why not try again?" ”

Liu Bei smiled bitterly: "I can't even see anyone, so how can I invite him to come out of the mountain to help me?" ”

Guan Yu saw that the fire was enough, and immediately said: "I just got the news that Kong Ming has come to Xiangyang to visit Yuan Zhi. ”

"Yuan Zhi told me that Kong Ming appeared in Jingzhou at this time, and he must have the heart to defect. As long as the brother sincerely wants to invite, Zhuge Liang will definitely bow his head. ”

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Liu Bei suddenly sat up from the hospital bed as if he had been stimulant, and said, "I'm going to meet Mr. Zhuge now!" ”