Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

As the weather grew colder, Xu Chu finally brought news about Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang returned yesterday and has gone back to Longzhong.

"My lord, I will send someone to pick him up tomorrow."

Liu Yu shook his head. He had always been a person who was courteous to wise men and humble to humble ones. If he had gone there twice and only needed the last time to see Zhuge Liang, he would naturally not give up this opportunity.

Those who travel a hundred miles are more than ninety.

When he came to the thatched cottage for the third time, although the wind was blowing, Liu Yu did not feel any chill. Instead, he felt inexplicably hot and excited. His soul was born in the future, and he had reverence for Zhuge Liang in his bones. Although a thousand years had passed, his thoughts remained unchanged.

Xu Chu stepped forward to report, and after a while, a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old came out.

He was dressed in a scholar's robe, smiling, and looked extremely handsome.

"Greetings, uncle."

Liu Yu hurried forward and returned the greeting respectfully.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and led Liu Yu into the inner room.

I came here three times, and sat outside each time on the first two occasions, without entering the inner room.

Liu Yu looked around and saw that the thatched cottage was elegant and simple, with a table and several couches and nothing else.

There were two lines of words hanging there, and Liu Yu was very familiar with them.

If you are not indifferent, there is no ambition, and if you are not quiet, there is no far.

Liu Yu remembered that this sentence was from Zhuge Liang's letter to his son. That was many years later. Looking at it today, the young Zhuge Liang already had an extraordinary bearing.

The tea boils with the flames, and soon the fragrance of tea fills the air.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said calmly, "Uncle Emperor has visited me twice while I was traveling. I was in a hurry and missed my schedule. Please forgive me for my impoliteness."

"Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles can help you gain something by verifying each other. Kong Ming did this and said it was the right way to learn." Liu Yu affirmed it as soon as he spoke. The world was not settled and bandits were rampant. In this era, traveling abroad requires not only financial resources, but also courage.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "What a great saying! Reading ten thousand books and traveling ten thousand miles! Your words are truly brilliant. I have long heard that your uncle is extremely talented, well-read and has a strong memory. Seeing you today, I realize that you are indeed extraordinary."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "I wonder where Kong Ming went this time?"

Kong Ming replied briefly: "Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou."

"Oh." Liu Yu became interested. "There are thirteen states in the world. Why did Kong Ming only go to these three states?"

“Although there are many states and counties in the world, judging from the current situation, the ones who can rule the world must come from these three states.

Or to be more precise, the only three people who have the best chance of conquering the world are the Emperor's uncle, Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce."

"Appreciate further details?"

"Yuan Shao occupies four states, has a well-trained army and sufficient food, and is very powerful. He now has a million soldiers. This man has the support of the Yuan family and is the strongest.

Uncle Liu is a relative of the Han royal family and the emperor's uncle. He is extremely talented and wise. He is responsible for supporting the Han royal family and his momentum is strong.

Sun Ce is a young hero, and his father's generals are loyal and brave. Yangzhou has many rivers, stretching for thousands of miles. If managed properly, it should not be underestimated. "

I have seen many heroes everywhere, but there is no one who can rival the three of you, my uncle."

Liu Yu nodded secretly. Judging from the current situation, this was indeed the case. He would soon have a battle with Yuan Shao to compete for the control of the north.

During this period, the most likely to rise south of the Yangtze River was undoubtedly Yangzhou and Sun Ce.

In the South, there are three most powerful forces.

Sun Ce, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang was weak, Liu Biao was defensive, and only Sun Ce was young and energetic and eager to make progress.

Liu Yu nodded and smiled, "Although Kong Ming is young, he has extraordinary experience. I wonder if he has already made a judgment in his mind after all this journey. Sun Ce has occupied Yangzhou and is preparing for war. What do you think of this man? Kong Ming will speak first."

Zhuge Liang smiled and replied, "Sun Ce is extremely brave and daring, and he is a talented general, but he is not a good candidate to govern Yangzhou."

“How come you see?”

“Killing enemies on the battlefield and expanding territory requires bravery, but governing a place requires the exact opposite, and requires slow cooking. More haste, less speed.

Sun Ce has just pacified Yangzhou. He should improve the internal governance and resolve the conflicts. Within three to five years, the nobles and the people will surely return to him.

But he was impatient and implemented his policies unrealistically. He tried to achieve success quickly, just like attacking a city or a stronghold.

There are many complaints among the Yangzhou noble families now. They complained as soon as the area was pacified. How can this situation last long? "

Liu Yu laughed and praised: "Kong Ming's words make sense. As far as I know, Sun Ce has a talented person under his command, Zhou Yu, who is very knowledgeable and must be able to see the shortcomings of Yangzhou. How could he not advise Sun Ce?"

"Uncle Huang is right. Zhou Yu is indeed a talented general. He is good at both civil and military affairs and has great insight. Unfortunately, in Sun Ce's eyes, Zhou Yu is better at martial arts than literature. He let Zhou Yu lead the troops in Niuzhu. If you are far away from the place of governance, even if you have a thousand strategies in mind, I am afraid it will be difficult for you to make them work.

After I visited Yangzhou, I knew that someone like Sun Ce would never have the last laugh."

It seems that in Zhuge Liang's eyes, Sun Ce was the first person to be eliminated, and Liu Yu was not surprised by this.

No matter who between him and Yuan Shao unified the north, Sun Ce would not be able to gain control of the world.

When fighting against the north, the greatest advantage Sun Ce could rely on was his navy.

There are ships in the south and horses in the north, it has always been like this.

"Kong Ming's words make sense. Feng Xiao has already said that Sun Ce is careless and unprepared, impatient and lacks strategy. Sooner or later, he will die at the hands of a villain."

"Feng Xiao actually has such insight, I wonder where he is now?"

Zhuge Liang immediately felt a sense of mutual admiration for talented people.

Liu Yu felt the same way and told him about Guo Jia's physical condition.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a while and then said slowly: "God is jealous of talents, what can we do?"

After a while, Zhuge Liang slowly came back to his senses.

"Yuan Shao has a distinguished family background and profound resources. Now there are a lot of talented people gathered in Jizhou. If Yuan Shao can make good use of them, he may have a chance to conquer the world.

Unfortunately, before he succeeded, he started to play the game of imperial power. The talented people under his command were divided into several factions, which hindered each other. He prevented them from putting their best efforts on planning things, which greatly weakened their power.

Based on this alone, I think it will be difficult for this person to make it to the end."

After talking about Yuan Shao, Zhuge Liang did not pause and continued: "Uncle Liu is modest and respectful to the wise. The people of Yuzhou all applaud and praise him. Since ancient times, the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. I think that in the end, Uncle Liu will definitely conquer the world and revive the Han Dynasty."

Zhuge Liang talked eloquently in front of Liu Yu, without any of the nervousness and immaturity that a young man should have.

Liu Yu was so knowledgeable at such a young age, and could only attribute it to his talent.

Talent determines the upper limit, and strives to determine the lower limit.

A hard-working and talented person like Zhuge Liang deserves to achieve such great success.