Zhuge Ling returned to the room, her heart still pounding.

He has never been so close to anyone. When Liu Chuang saved her, Zhuge Ling was really shocked.

Of course she knew that Liu Chuang was an unintentional act.

But……

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Zhuge Liang brought Zhuge Jun to pay tribute to Zhuge Ling, but seeing Zhuge Ling's distracted appearance, Zhuge Liang became frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Kongming, I'm fine... I'm about to eat breakfast soon. I'll go to Mr. Zheng to listen later, but it's not too late."

Zhuge Liang's family lives in an independent cross-yard, with a central hall, three wing rooms, and a vegetable garden next to it.

Usually, Zhuge Ling is responsible for the family eating.

Just today...

"Sister, it's salty."

"ah?"

"I ate early today, it was a little salty."

Zhuge Ling suddenly woke up and quickly apologized.

She packed up the dishes, and Liu Chuang's appearance continued to appear in her mind.

"Kong Ming, what do you think of Mr. Liu?"

When Zhuge Liang finished his clothes and was about to go out, Zhuge Ling finally couldn't help but call Zhuge Liang and asked softly.

Zhuge Liang was stunned and looked at Zhuge Ling in confusion.

After a while, he replied: "Brother Meng Yan is a very good man, but sometimes he looks a little domineering.

Sister, why did you ask this question?”

"This... I'm just thinking about our future arrangements.

Before, I thought, I would settle down with Mr. Liu first, and after contacting my elder sister or brother, we would leave. But now... Kong Ming, I don’t know what to do. It is a great blessing for you to join Mr. Kang Cheng to study. If you leave like this, wouldn’t you miss the opportunity for nothing? However, if we stay here like this, it will never last long, so I am a little upset today."

Well, this reason sounds very good.

At least the doubt in Zhuge Liang's eyes has disappeared. Instead, it is a kind of confusion.

Yes, what should I choose if my elder sister and the others send someone to pick them up?

Do you stay?

Or leave?

A month ago, if Zhuge Liang had to choose, he would definitely choose to leave without hesitation.

But now, his favor for Liu Chuang is getting deeper and he likes to follow Liu Chuang and give advice. Not to mention, Liu Chuang found a famous teacher for him, which made Zhuge Liang even more grateful. How many people are looking for something that cannot be obtained by studying under Zheng Xuan's school? If he just gave up like this, wouldn't it be a pity? Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel a headache and couldn't think of the answer.

The siblings sat face to face, each with their own thoughts.

Zhuge Ling couldn't help but shook her head hard and drove away the messy thoughts in her head.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this, Kong Ming will go to study first.

Let’s talk about these things at that time… By the way, I will go out with the third lady and the others at noon, so you and Mr. Liu will do whatever you want in the mansion.”

Zhuge Liang was in a daze and was kicked out of the house by Zhuge Ling.

On the way to Zheng Xuan's mansion, he was still a little confused.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of expectation in my heart, and I hoped that it would be best if I couldn’t find my elder sister and my elder brother, so that I wouldn’t have to leave here. But my elder sister was right. What was it like to stay in Beihai, have no relatives, have no names or separations? I always felt a little embarrassed.

If, if, if, if Meng Yan’s brother is his brother-in-law, that would be great!

Liu Chuang thought about it and thought Zhuge Liang's idea was very good.

So he nodded, "What Kong Ming said is very much for me!"

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The first year of Jian'an, December 27th.

Zhang Hong climbed to the top of the city again, looking at the barracks outside the city, his face turned pale.

"How could this happen, how could this happen?"

Zhang Hong murmured to himself, couldn't help swallowing hissing, and roared: "Didn't you say that Wang Ziwei would send reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?"

The county magistrate who swore that Wang Ying would definitely come back to help was speechless at this time.

Yes, where are the reinforcements?

Just yesterday, Wang Ying did send reinforcements, but he didn't expect to encounter Huang Zhen's troops on the banks of the Gushui River.

At that time, there were three thousand soldiers and horses in the king's camp, while Huang Zhen had only more than a thousand men.

Both sides set up a formation on the banks of the Gushui River... Huang Zhen used the power of the terrain to resist the troops of the Wang Camp. The two sides started to confront each other from Chen Shi, and lasted for more than an hour. Seeing that Huang Zhen was about to be unable to resist, Taishi Ci led a cavalry and suddenly came from the back formation of the Wang Camp. The Wang Camp was caught off guard and his team was in chaos. Huang Zhen took this opportunity to launch a counterattack on the Wang Camp.

In a big battle, the king's camp was defeated and fled in panic, returning to Zhuangwu County.

Only one thousand soldiers were left, and the rest were either killed in battle or captured by Taishici.

After this battle, the king's camp was no longer able to rescue him.

While sending people to ask Changguang for reinforcements, he strengthened his defenses while helping Taishi Ci continue to attack.

However, Taishi Ci ignored Wang Ying at all. After the Gushui victory, he immediately led his troops back again... That night, ten sea boats in Xuezhou arrived at Jiaozhou Bay, and more than 3,000 people successfully landed and joined Xue Wen. So much so that after dawn, Zhang Hong found that the enemy army seemed to have increased its strength several times, with more than 5,000 people. More than 5,000 people set up joint camps outside the city, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Seeing the flags flying in the distance, Zhang Hong was scared to death.

At this moment, Taishici brought Xue Wen and Hou Qian to the city again.

"If I order it, my son is the descendant of the Marquis of Zhongling and a relative of the Han Dynasty.

Now I am invited by Mr. Kang Cheng to come to Beihai to quell the bandits. I warned you for the last time that if you don’t open the city to surrender tomorrow, you will not be able to step on the city. My son is kind and righteous, and he does not want the people to suffer the pain of swords and wars. However, if you are obsessed with it, don’t blame us for being ruthless."

Taishici circled around and shouted loudly under the city.

Zhang Hong was upset when he heard this and did not dare to stand up and respond.

He got off the city and returned to the county government, as if he had lost his soul.

Fight to the death?

He really doesn't have the courage... What a person like Taishi Ci is famous in Donglai County.

Thinking back to the time when tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans surrounded the Beihai, he broke through the siege alone and borrowed reinforcements from Xuzhou, and then he lifted the siege of the Yellow Turbans.

After that, Taishi Ci went south to Jiangdong, so that people gradually forgot him.

But who would have thought that he suddenly came back at this time, and his momentum was so strong that he could not resist it at all.

On the one hand, Zhang Hong wanted to save the situation, but on the other hand, he did not dare to fight Taishi Ci to death.

He sat in the middle hall and sighed. He wanted to surrender, but some people didn't want to surrender, they didn't want to surrender, but they didn't want to start a war... If Liu Chuang was asked to comment, it would be just one sentence: a bitch is pretentious. He wanted to take all his face, but he didn't dare to start a war. He was in a dilemma. He didn't know what to do.

"Why is my husband so restless?"

Zhang Hong's wife walked in with supper. Seeing Zhang Hong's distraught look, she couldn't help but ask softly.

"Mrs. I don't know anything.

Now that the king's camp is defeated, there are no reinforcements. The bandits are very powerful and there are more and more people... Two days ago, there were only a thousand people, but now there are thousands of people. I am determined to serve the country with death, but I am worried that it will affect the people in the city; but if I surrender to the city, I am worried that I will leave the slander behind."

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help laughing.

"Husband. Taishi Cisu is famous for his courage. Who can compete with Donglai County?

Besides, Liu Chuang is not a thief. I heard before that he was a royal relative and nobleman, and he was also appointed as a disciple of Kang Chenggong. Think about it, how could the disciple of Kang Chenggong be considered a thief? If he wants to seize it today, why should the husband make things difficult for him here?"

"But……"

"Is my husband worried, then County Li?"

Zhang Hong nodded and said softly: "Madam, you should know that almost all the troops are controlled by Li County Commander Li.

I can see on the top of the city today that he has no confidence to block Taishici. But he is unwilling to surrender... Even if I want to open the city and offer surrender, I need his consent. If he refuses to agree, if I insist on offering surrender, I may be killed by him."

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but frown.

She thought for a while and suddenly said, "Husband, at this time, you must not hesitate anymore.

Otherwise, even if Taishici attacks the county town, even if your husband wants to surrender, he will probably be unable to save his life. I have a plan, but I don’t know if your husband dares to do it? Later, I will prepare some wine and food, and my husband will invite Li County Magistrate to discuss matters with him. You should first explore his words. If he is willing to surrender, he will naturally save trouble; if he doesn’t want to, get him drunk, and then you, husband..."

Mrs. Zhang made a move to cut off, but Zhang Hong was shocked and chilled.

"Madam, can this succeed?"

Mrs. Zhang looked at Zhang Hong and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and a look of contempt flashed in her eyes.

"Unless he, County Li, can predict his future, his husband will be able to get rid of it.

Abandoned this person, your husband can make the decision. Opening the city and offering surrender is a great achievement. It is hard to say that your husband can still be appreciated by Mr. Liu, and you will definitely enjoy endless wealth and honor at that time."

Zhang Hong stood up and wandered around the house.
To be continued...