Looking at Zhuge Liang's still tender face, Liu Chuang was silent.

"Kong Ming means to take Donglai first and then settle Beihai?"

Zhuge Liang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and he said quietly: "Brother Meng Yan, what do you think you can get four counties?

Anqiu, Chunyu, and Chang'an are all in the shade of Wei River.

Brother, if you occupy four counties, you will have to cross the Weishui River to station troops, which will inevitably cause the troops to be dispersed.

The county wants to take care of the county, but the county doesn’t care about it... Brother Meng Yan, don’t forget that the reason you were able to win consecutive battles was because you always gathered your troops in one place, so you can concentrate your all. If you really divide the troops into four counties, it’s not a good thing for your brother.”

"Then you mean..."

"My brother only needs to occupy the two counties of Yi'an and Gaomi, and stay between Weishui and Jiaoshui.

If you advance, you can go to Xiami, and if you retreat, you can defend Yi'an. If you advance east, you will take Jimo, and if you retreat west, you will occupy the three counties... In this way, the brother can concentrate his strength and first seek Donglai. As for Yuan Tan, Qi County, since Cao Cao asked Peng Yan to be the Prime Minister of the North Sea, he would let him stop Yuan Shao.

My brother just needs to guard the Wei River and be as stable as Mount Tai.

Taking this opportunity, my brother expanded eastward and would take over the Thirteen counties of Donglai in less than a year. By then, even if I don’t say anything, Peng Yu, the Beihai Prime Minister, would not be able to do it steadily. The most important thing is that my brother spent this year to temporarily gain a foothold in Qingzhou..."

Zhuge Liang said it well.

Liu Chuang sat on the table, bent his elbow and placed it on the table, pondering and silent.

This Kong Ming is indeed like a demon!

This is a fifteen-year-old, okay. Can a sixteen-year-old come up with something?

No wonder Sima Hui said to Liu Bei that the dragon and phoenix chicks can be at peace with the world... Feng Chu is so damn far away, I probably won't see him.

But this wool dragon...

No matter what method is used, you must keep him.

If this guy runs to assist Liu Bei, how can I have room for trouble in the future?

Thinking of this, Liu Chuang suddenly laughed and smiled proudly.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chuang in surprise, and after a while, he whispered: "Brother Meng Yan, isn't Kong Ming thinking something wrong? Did he say the wrong thing?"

Liu Chuang waved his hand quickly, "Kong Ming's plan is very good for me. Haha, I just thought of being proud of myself, and I couldn't help laughing. It has nothing to do with you. But... Kongming, I remember you are about to be sixteen years old. Tomorrow I am going to beg the old man to stay in Gaomi to study. Zheng Gong is very Juncai, I think you are here. I will gain something... Kongming, are you willing to stay here?"

Fifteen years old. It is the good age to study.

Of course, Liu Chuang wanted to bring Zhuge Liang with him, but in the long run, it would ruin Wolong.

Liu Chuang knew how capable he was and how much ink he had in his stomach. He could instill some ideas from later generations in Zhuge Liang, but he was not able to teach Zhuge Liang. Not to mention whether this ability was enough, Liu Chuang was only three years older than Zhuge Liang. In this case, he really didn't know what to teach Zhuge Liang, so it would be better to leave it to Zheng Xuan for teaching.

In the original history, Zhuge Liang studied in Wolonggang and studied in Shuijing Villa.

Liu Chuang doesn’t believe that Zheng Xuan’s level is worse than Sima Hui?

Moreover, if he stays by his side, he can have many opportunities to practice. The most important thing is to change his problem of doing things personally.

Zhuge Liang in history must personally do things in Shu.

It’s really because he doesn’t know how to train his successor? Liu Chuang thinks it may not be!

After Zhuge Liang, there were Jiang Wan and Fei Yi and Xiang Chong, and he also specially trained Jiang Wei, hoping to leave talents for Shu Han. But these people were unable to save the fate of Shu Han later... This was the general trend and lacked practice. When Liu Chuang was studying the Three Kingdoms in his previous life, he had a small guess. It was not that Zhuge Liang did not want to cultivate talents, but that he was worried.

Take on the burden of the family too early and flee from Yuzhang to Xiangyang...

Zhuge Liang thought he had a strong sense of crisis, which made him develop the habit of doing everything personally.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to cultivate talents, but that he doesn’t really believe others, so in the end, no one except himself believes.

Liu Chuang didn't know whether his guess was correct, but he hoped that Zhuge Liang's habit could be corrected.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said softly: "Brother Meng Yan, are you here in Gaomi too?"

"Haha, this is naturally."

Zhuge Liang immediately smiled, "Since that's the case, I am naturally willing to study under Mr. Zheng."

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The next morning, Liu Chuang took Zhuge Liang and greeted Zheng Xuan.

After hearing Liu Chuang’s thoughts, Zheng Xuan nodded repeatedly.

"Meng Yan's concerns are indeed reasonable.

I had no thoughts before and rashly occupied the four counties, which would indeed disperse your troops, but it would not be beautiful. Since you are not interested in the three counties of Anqiu, then as you said, you should first station in Gaomi and Yi'an. However, it would be better for you to visit Wang Shuzhi today, after all, he is the Gaomi Order; as for Yi'an..."

Zheng Xuan pondered for a moment and said softly: "Zuo Ziyi, Chang of Yi'an, is an honest man. He has a good relationship with Liu Zheng. You can ask Zihe to come forward to talk to him about the situation. It won't be too difficult. After all, you have no fame and reputation now, so you can only temporarily live in two counties to avoid losing the population.

I have jointly signed You'an Genju and others, and Liu Zizheng is also willing to send someone to Xudu and submit a report to the emperor.

However, this is not something that can be facilitated in the short term. After all, it takes many things to return to the clan and ancestors. I will encourage the court to reply as soon as possible, and then with you a fame, you can rest assured to settle here. Well, before this, you must remember to try not to conflict with Peng Yu."

"My nephew understands."

Zheng Xuan was a little nagging, but Liu Chuang could hear that his care for him came from his heart.

Liu Chuang was also very moved, but he did not forget to agree to Zhuge Liang.

After talking to Zheng Xuan, Zheng Xuan seemed a little embarrassed.

After all, he is seventy years old, and to be honest, his energy is no longer as sufficient as before.

However, since Liu Chuang spoke, Zheng Xuan was not easy to refuse. Especially Zhuge Liang was also a child of a noble family. His father Zhuge Gui and his uncle Zhuge Xuan were also quite famous in Langya County, and the Zhuge family was also considered a big family... Zheng Xuan thought about it and finally agreed.

"Meng Yan, you recommended Kong Ming to study, which shows that you are also a studious person.

I know that you were wandering among the people in your early years, and Liu Yong probably didn't have the ability to teach you. Although you had books left by your father, I think you didn't learn much. Your father was very literary and elegant and praised by the people of the world. Since you have returned to your ancestors, you can't weaken your father's reputation. Besides, the Liu family in Yingchuan is known for his "Spring and Autumn" and "Book". If you cannot read these carefully, wouldn't you lose your father's reputation?"

Liu Chuang suddenly had a bad premonition, "What Shifu meant is..."

"You are going to come to Gaomi too, so you can study under my school."

"ah?"

Liu Chuang felt a sudden slap in his heart. He couldn't help but feel a big head.

I just wanted Kong Ming to study, but I didn't say that I would come to study too...

The pain suddenly appeared in my mind when I read Zheng Xuan’s works in my previous life.

Zheng Xuan was proficient in the Book of Changes, Books, Mao Shi, Yi Li, Book of Rites, Analects of Confucius, Book of Filial Piety, etc. He was also the most outstanding master of philology in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was very rigorous in his academic research. If he really studied under his disciples... Liu Chuang was so excited that he was furious.

“That’s all.

When you come to Gaomi, you live in my house.

Meng Yan, I know this may make you a little embarrassed, but since you are Ziqi's son, you must inherit what he has learned, otherwise you will be laughed at by others."

Zheng Xuan said everything to this point, and Liu Chuang knew that he might not be able to escape this fate.

I agreed to Zheng Xuan’s request in a very entangled way, and even felt inexplicably sad about my future life.

If those scholars know about his entanglement, he will inevitably have to criticize him again. How many people in the world hope to join Zheng Xuan’s sect but not? Now that Zheng Xuan takes the initiative to accept him as his disciple, he still feels painful, which is a great sin!

Of course, Liu Chuang would not tell anyone about this kind of entanglement.

After discussing with Zheng Xuan, he went to visit Wang Xiu again on the same day.

Who is this Wang Xiu?

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he was a subordinate of Yuan Tan and was a Bie Jia of Qingzhou.

After Yuan Tan's death, he was beheaded. Wang Xiu cried beside Yuan Tan's body despite Cao Cao's orders.

Cao Cao therefore praised: How many righteous men in Hebei are there? Unfortunately, Yuan cannot use it, so how dare I look at this place directly?

Afterwards, Wang Xiu was named General of the Central Army and never appeared again in the Romance of the Romance.

However, Liu Chuang did not combine this Wang Xiu with the Wang Xiu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The reason is that the saying "Hebei righteous man" made Liu Chuang always think that Wang Xiu was from Jizhou, so Wang Xiu was from Qingzhou, so Liu Chuang naturally did not associate it with Wang Xiu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. After visiting Wang Xiu, he found that this person was also a person with extremely outstanding talent and knowledge. In addition, Wang Xiu had traveled to Yingchuan, so his attitude towards Liu Chuang was also very friendly.

He advised Liu Chuang not to cross the Wei River for the time being, and to seek the three counties of Anqiu.

"The land in these three counties is barren, with sparse population, and frequent thieves.

It would be better to give up the three counties and live between Weishui Jiaoshui. On the one hand, it can avoid direct conflict with Peng. On the other hand, if you get the opportunity, expand eastward and take Jimo Jiaodong, which will far surpass the three counties."

Wang Xiu's suggestion coincided with Zhuge Liang.

This also made Liu Chuang look up to him a little bit.

After discussing with Wang Xiu, Liu Chuang hurriedly visited Liu Zheng.

When Liu Zheng heard Liu Chuang’s request, he did not refuse. He agreed without saying a word and said that he would go to Yi'an to talk about the matter immediately.

Whether to be close or not, the family is all relatives of the Han Dynasty!

Liu Chuang stayed in Gaomi for three days and hurriedly said goodbye to Zheng Xuan.

Because, news came from Dongwu that Huang Shao returned from Yuzhou Mountain and brought information about Xuezhou.

Liu Chuang was also anxious when he heard this.

Xuezhou's 30,000 pirates are the top priority for him to establish himself in the Beihai.
To be continued...