Although it was not yet March, Jianye had already smelled the breath of spring. Willow branches spit on the purple gold mountain, tender green as smoke, wild flowers blooming in the valley, full of vitality. Birds sing in the trees, butterflies flying among the flowers, huge kites were pulled by thin and unobstructed lines, flying high in the wind, causing bursts of laughter.

"The spring in Jianye is so beautiful." Zhuge Liang sighed softly. He is exactly twenty years old this year and is eight feet tall, with a handsome appearance, and wearing a white spring shirt. He has attracted many girls along the way. Even if he stands with Sun Ce, he is not inferior.

"Is Jingnan beautiful? I think Dongting Lake is good." Sun Ce smiled and said, "Or do you only see the vanilla beauty in your eyes?"

"Jingnan is beautiful, but I just don't have time to see it." Zhuge Liang smiled twice and said again: "Maybe the scenery of Jingnan is not the same as Langya after all, and I feel it is not as deep as the king."

"You are so clever and honest, you are not interested in yourself, but you are just talking about the good hometown." Sun Ce shrugged, laughed, and said earnestly: "Kongming, you are still young and the road is long. Don't hurry, leave some time to see the beautiful rivers and mountains. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. What is important is not where the end is, but the scenery along the way."

"Yeah, I'm taught." Zhuge Liang bowed and bowed.

The two walked forward, tall and long legs, gradually distanced themselves from the people behind. The tiger soldiers were scattered around and hid behind the trees and stones, which did not affect their conversation. While talking, they walked forward and gradually came to the top of the mountain. Looking into the river, the spring breeze blew on their faces, it was really comfortable.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, then turned around and bowed to Sun Ce. "King, I think Gan Ning cannot be alone."

Sun Ce didn't say anything, but nodded and signaled Zhuge Liang to continue. He recalled Zhuge Liang from Jingzhou to listen to Zhuge Liang's explanation. He could change Zhuge Liang's life trajectory, but he could not change Zhuge Liang's character. Zhuge Liang's method of handling the Ganning incident in Jingzhou made him see signs of abuse of power, and he had to be more cautious.

Although Zhou Yu advanced westward, he had no idea of ​​re-establishing a general in Jingzhou. Even if he had a general, it would be Sun Yi, not Zhuge Liang. In fact, he has been planning to divide Jingzhou recently. Jingzhou is too big, with both geographical situation and economic advantages, and a household registration of one million is easy to cause separatism. If you want long-term stability, you cannot let Jingzhou be controlled by someone.

Not only Jingzhou, but other major states are the same. With the economic development and the center of gravity shifted south, the original division of states was no longer suitable and needed to be adjusted. However, it was not so urgent yet, so there was no rush to discuss and only discuss it among a limited number of people. In his plan, Jingzhou must be divided into at least two war zones, or even more. At this time, of course, he could not accept anyone's idea of ​​taking charge of Jingzhou.

"Ganning is brave in fighting, proficient in water wars, and familiar with the water conditions of Yizhou. He is indeed the best candidate to attack Yizhou from the water. However, Ganning is easy to kill and cruel by nature. When he was a bandit in Yizhou, he was very bad. He fought in Youzhou in recent years and killed many innocent people, and even became a habit. He dared to kill people rashly in Jingzhou. Wouldn't he want to massacre the city when he went to Yizhou?"

Sun Ce turned to look at Zhuge Liang, pondering and silenced. This is a bit exaggerated. However, Zhuge Liang's worries make sense. If such a thing really happens, the impact on his reputation is extremely bad, and it is likely to arouse the people of Yizhou to unite with each other and fight back to death. Gan Ning has been escorting the East China Sea and fighting with pirates over the years, and has been famous for his attacks. This style of doing things cannot be brought to the mainland, and the impact is too bad.

"Li Tong and Lou Gui join forces to check and balance Gan Ning?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head. "Gan Ning is the commander-in-chief of the navy, and the only one who can command him is the king. The king is the only one who serves Gan Ning. Even if he sends to the army to assist, it will probably be difficult to get along with him. If the king comes in person, it will inevitably make him confused or suspicious. If he is asked by Li Tong and Lou Gui to join the war together, it will be natural for the king to come in person."

Sun Ce chuckled: "Is this formation too big?"

"The king, nothingness is born from each other. There is nothing to show, and there is nothing to show. Because the king has no intention of attacking, it should be shown in form. When the king arrived at the mouth of the gorge, Yizhou was shocked, and Cao Cao had to defend the pass. If it were only Gan Ning, Cao Cao might not have done his best." Zhuge Liang paused and said, "Although Gan Ning is brave, the navy has only more than 5,000 people. I am afraid that it will not be able to defeat Yizhou."

Sun Ce pondered for a long time. Zhuge Liang's analysis made sense, but this was contrary to his basic strategy. Now all the mobile troops that could be used were on the battlefield, leaving only more than 20,000 people in his hands. He didn't want to go to Jingzhou again to scare Cao Cao. He really couldn't fight, just don't fight, and he didn't expect the battle to succeed.

The difference between him and Zhuge Liang is that he can advance or retreat. He chose to retreat, while Zhuge Liang chose to advance. This is not only because the two have different visions and their strategies. Zhuge Liang is determined to make contributions and seize the opportunity of the fighter, but he is determined to lay a solid foundation and build a century-old plan.

Zhuge Liang was young and enterprising, but as a person who grew up around him, Zhuge Liang's performance still disappointed him a little.

On the mountain road in the distance, Yang Yi carried his clothes and walked quickly. Sun Ce turned around and saw several fast horses parked under the hillside, and several knights were resting and drinking water. It looked like the fastest 600-mile rushing cavalry. Sun Ce's eyebrows moved slightly and he looked at Zhuge Liang subconsciously. Zhuge Liang stared at Yang Yi in a stare, not paying attention to Sun Ce's eyes, but Sun Ce saw a trace of complexity in his eyes.

"Kong Ming."

"King."

"Guess where this news comes from, is it good or bad news."

Zhuge Liang thought about it seriously and looked at him with a concentration. Yang Yi walked up to him and saw Zhuge Liang's expression was wrong. He looked at him in surprise and bowed to Sun Ce. Just as he was about to speak, Sun Ce raised his hand to stop him, took the military newspaper directly from him, but deliberately avoided Zhuge Liang's eyes.

The military newspaper was sent by Man Chong, so it should naturally be related to Chenliu's war. Sun Ce was a little curious. Man Chong led 10,000 Yuzhou County soldiers into Chenliu. There was news so soon, was it victorious or defeated? Two days ago, he also received news that Dong Zhao had 30,000 Jizhou soldiers, 20,000 Chenliu family troops, and 2,000 cavalry. It was not easy for Man Chong to win.

Could it be a failure?

"It's news from Yuzhou." Zhuge Liang suddenly said, looking at Sun Ce with bright eyes, with a confident look.

"Why?" Sun Ce said while opening the military newspaper.

"Yuan Tan sieges Gao Tang, changed his tactics, besieges Gao Tang, Licheng, and Linzi, and attacked Yanzhou, but it is still quite far from entering Yuzhou. Even if there is news, it will not be urgent. Only when the war in Chenliu is achieved can it be possible to use 600 miles to speed up."

Sun Zheng responded and said, "Then let me tell you, is it good news or bad news?" He happened to see Lu Yi attacking Chenliu with two thousand people at night, and the Chenliu family was defeated by fire, and the part of Chenliu's siege was relieved. He couldn't help but laugh again. "This kid..." shook his head with relief. Lu Yi fought beautifully in this battle, bold and careful, and used infantry to pass through the area monitored by cavalry. At night, attacking Chenliu was not something that ordinary people dared to do.

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously lowered his eyelids, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to calm. Sun Ce waited for a while, and saw that there was no sound, so he looked up at Zhuge Liang. "Why don't you say it?"

Zhuge Liang said: "The king has told me the answer. I will talk about it again, it is suspected of being able to take advantage of it."

Sun Ce was slightly stunned, then suddenly realized and regretted it. Zhuge Liang and Lu Yi were good friends, and they could talk a lot, but this did not hinder the competition between them. Lu Yi was fine, but Zhuge Liang cared about this matter more. After all, Lu Yi was two years younger than him, but he had opportunities that he could not reach. Although Lu Yi did not fight, he was superior everywhere and now made great achievements. Zhuge Liang knew about it, but he was afraid that he was even more anxious.

Sun Ce pondered for a long time and said, "Kong Ming, you have a good relationship with Bo Yan. Have you ever analyzed the pros and cons of you two?"

Zhuge Liang bowed and bowed. "Please refer to the mystery."

"Boyan is close to Confucianism, and you are close to the law."

Zhuge Liang blinked his eyes and his face was calm. Yang Yi's face was a little nervous. Sun Ce turned around and looked at Zhuge Liang quietly, and then said, "Bo Yan has wisdom, you have wisdom. Wisdom is within reach, but wisdom is beyond reach."

In an instant, Zhuge Liang held his breath, took a deep breath, and quietly vomited it out, bowing and saying, "What the king said is very good, and I feel that my talent is not as talented as Bo Yan, so I can only work hard."

Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled Zhuge Liang not to hurry. "I haven't finished speaking yet."

"I am guilty of being rude, and I am guilty of death."

"It is precisely because of the inaccessibility of wisdom that it is difficult to learn. Whether you can get such talents depends entirely on luck. Whether they can show their talents depends on luck sometimes. If they can appear at the right time, they are the most dazzling stars in the night sky. If they cannot appear at the right time, they are the meteors that appear during the day."

"Bai...tian?" Yang Yi was surprised, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help asking. "King, there are still meteors during the day?"

Sun Ce glanced at him and ignored him. Zhuge Liang also smiled, his originally tight face relaxed a little, and gave Yang Yi a look and signaled him not to speak. Yang Yi knew that he had made up his words, smiled embarrassedly, and closed his mouth.

Sun Ce continued: "It is precisely because of the wisdom that we can learn and teach properly that we can not only teach more wise men, but also pass on their achievements. The accumulation of each generation will make the soil a mountain and the accumulation of water will make the abyss."

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, thought about it for a while, took a step back, and gave a deep bow. "Thank you for your advice, I will remember it for the rest of my life, and I will never forget it for a moment."

Sun Ce reached out and helped Zhuge Liang up. "Kong Ming, don't be afraid of clouds covering his eyes. You should look at the scenery in the long run. Don't be anxious, take your time."
Chapter completed!