My younger brother Zhuge Liang

Chapter 31 Lord Xuande, you must think clearly before taking this step (new week, please vote, please collect and follow up)

Zhuge Jin's afternoon rest was naturally ruined because he was delayed by Bu Zhi's letter, which was delivered in a roundabout way.

Before he officially started his mission to visit Lu Bu, he had to take some time to visit Bu Zhi's relatives and give them some gifts.

However, this little episode also served as a reminder to Zhuge Jin, making him realize that when he has some free time later, he must sort out the social relationships of the original owner of the physical body and plug the small details that need to be plugged.

If it is inconvenient to plug the leak, you should also find a reasonable excuse.

Not to mention the distant future, just think about the future when he sees his second brother again. With Zhuge Liang's intelligence, he will definitely find that his eldest brother's talents have improved so much after not seeing him for a few years that he is unrecognizable. He is not as easy to fool as his stepmother who knows nothing about foreign affairs.

So, whether it is a gift from nature or a sudden enlightenment, you must think clearly first.

With this thought in mind, Zhuge Jin took a horse-drawn carriage and visited the two uncles of Bu Zhi in a daze, but he went through the motions of courtesy without thinking, and then presented money, food, and cloth to convey the importance that the General Zhendong attached to the people under his rule.

Soon, it was dark, and around the beginning of the afternoon, Zhuge Jin arrived at the last house according to the list on the letter.

Judging from the letters, there was no male head of this household anymore. There was only Bu Zhi's widowed aunt, who was raising her young children and relying on support from her clan.

When Liu Bei asked Sun Qian to prepare gifts and arrange the itinerary, perhaps Sun Qian also considered that there were no scholars in this family and they were not of great value, so he arranged to visit them last - although this consideration is a bit utilitarian, it is also human nature.

"I actually have to knock on a widow's door to give gifts. What a fuss. Luckily, Bu Zhi and I are brothers in name, so I should just treat her with courtesy as if she were my own aunt." Zhuge Jin walked to the door, thought for a moment, and then asked someone to knock on the door.

After a long time, a woman seemed to observe through the crack of the door and confirmed that Zhuge Jin looked dignified and did not look like a bad person. Then she cautiously opened the door a crack, but still did not remove the bolt. She only showed half of her face and answered, "Who is coming?"

Zhuge Jin knew that she was Bu Zhi's aunt Xu. In fact, her husband was originally a minor official under Liu Xun, but he died two years ago and had nothing to do with the recent Battle of Guangling.

Zhuge Jin simply handed the letter through the crack in the door. There was no need to waste any words afterwards. He just made his purpose clear.

The other party finally confirmed that he was Bu Zhi's classmate and was highly valued by the new local envoy, and seemed to be able to provide some conveniences to the Bu family. Only then did the widow open the door hesitantly.

Zhuge Jin had no intention of talking any more nonsense with the other party, so he did not go into the house. Instead, he walked into the yard and ordered his servants to carry the gifts prepared by Sun Qian to the steps at the door of the house.

At this moment, a petite figure suddenly appeared from the inner room, hid behind Xu and peeked a few times.

Zhuge Jin didn't want to look at the widow, so he didn't look in that direction and just ignored the child's mischief.

But the figure seemed to recognize something, and came out from behind Xu, walked closer and pointed at Zhuge Jin: "You are Brother Zhuge! I saw you when I went to my cousin's house in the spring."

Xu was shocked, her face darkened and she scolded: "Master, don't be rude!"

Seeing that the other party was a little girl, Zhuge Jin hurriedly said it was okay to Xu, squatted down and played with her for a few words: "But I haven't seen you."

Bu Lianshi tilted her head and said, "I went to my cousin's house to borrow rice that day, but he wanted to meet a guest, so I hid behind the curtain. I also heard from you that Yuan Shu and Liu Bei might have a war sooner or later, and it would be difficult to live in Guangling, so I asked my cousin to go to Wujun to explore the way first - is he doing well now?"

Zhuge Jin: "Brother Zishan should be living well, but Wujun may not be more peaceful than Guangling in the future. It is definitely better for you to live well in Guangling than to run around."

Master Bu Lian was still a little unconvinced: "But that's not what you said the other day. You also said that the price of rice in Wujun was cheap and there were a few unscrupulous merchants who raised the price because of the war."

Zhuge Jin stood up and tried to comfort Master Bu Lianshi and Madam Xu: "This is a different time. You can stay here peacefully from now on, and you don't have to worry about famine or war in your hometown. These money, silk, fish and rice are my way of repaying my brother Zishan for his kindness in exploring the way. I will have someone come to visit you every month in the future. If you need anything, just let me know."

Xu had seen that Zhuge Jin was definitely a powerful person favored by Liu Bei, and she just obeyed his orders and was glad that the orphan and widow had found a protective umbrella. Bu Lianshi was still young and didn't understand the awe of the officialdom, so she still wanted to dig deeper: "Brother Zhuge, what basis do you have to say this time and that time?"

Zhuge Jin turned around and said, "At that time, I hadn't decided whether to do anything for the people of Guangling, but now I have made up my mind."

If I don't take action, what will happen to the people here?

Master Bu Lian was shocked. She couldn't figure out the details, but her intuition told her that Brother Zhuge was not bragging.

Originally, I overheard the conversations of my cousin's classmates behind the curtain at my cousin's house, and they all felt that Brother Zhuge was a man known for his "humbleness and self-control". So when he said this now, he should still be "humble and self-controlling"...

It was a long time after Zhuge Jin left that Xu and Bu Lianshi, mother and daughter, took out a few small buckets and scooped the heavy gifts into the house and kitchen bit by bit.

Looking at the baskets of copper coins and fine silk, as well as the ten-pound giant sea bass in the water jars, Bu Lianshi was really curious about what kind of contributions Brother Zhuge had made to the envoy that made the envoy suddenly pay so much attention to the relatives of Zhuge's friends.

……

Zhuge Jin didn't care how humble an image he left in the little girl's mind.

As for Master Bu Lian, because of the butterfly effect, she stayed in her hometown of Guangling from now on and no longer wandered around, which was not a bad thing.

Anyway, in this life, Zhuge Jin didn’t even know Sun Quan, so there was no question of letting down his friend at all.

After dealing with the extra little troubles brought to him by the Bu family, Zhuge Jin went back that day and finally sorted out the training materials for his second brother Zhuge Liang. Then, early the next morning, he instructed Tang Guang to take the fleet to Yuzhang and Xiangyang to inquire about the news and deliver family letters.

After finishing all this, Zhuge Jin, feeling relieved, went to the government office to meet Liu Bei formally, and finally confirmed with him the details of the mission to Lu Bu and the report to the court.

Zhuge Jin certainly would not let Liu Bei betray any of his righteousness, so Liu Bei had people write the memorials he requested to the court. As for the other gold and silver gifts, assistants, and guards that were required, there was no need to elaborate on them.

Zhuge Jin just confirmed one important thing with Liu Bei at the end, which was what kind of external enemy environment Liu Bei's army would face in the future once he reconciled with Lu Bu and redeemed the families of Liu Bei's army.

This issue is of great importance, and Zhuge Jin must first make it clear to Liu Bei.

If Liu Bei cannot accept such external enemy relationship, then this cannot be done.

"General, there is something I must say first. After this reconciliation with Lu Bu, Yuan Shu will certainly regard us as a greater enemy. He may not be able to fight us this year, but he will definitely come back next year.

As for Lu Bu, I can stabilize them temporarily, but this stabilization is also based on the premise that 'Yuan Shu is strong, and both we and Lu Bu are weak'. Lu Bu is fickle, and once there is a new change in the power comparison between us and Yuan Shu in the future, Lu Bu is entirely likely to tear up the reconciliation again, and this cannot be solved by verbal lobbying.

As for Sun Ce in the south, they are nominally enemies of our army, but in fact they are separated by the Yangtze River. Sun Ce also has other soft persimmons to pick on, so he will not be distracted to deal with us before defeating Wang Lang.

With such a strong enemy surrounding us, it is impossible for our army to take the initiative to break the situation. We can only hold on and wait for changes. Otherwise, the setback in the future may be worse than the loss of Xiapi. I only think about it, General. "

Liu Bei had actually discussed this issue with Zhuge Jin several times before, so today's new content did not surprise him too much.

Liu Bei just calmed down for a moment and asked: "Zi Yu, you have always said that apart from helping Uncle Ling to recapture Yuzhang County, we cannot make any more rash advances and must 'hold on and wait for change'. What exactly is this 'change'? Can you roughly think of it?"

Zhuge Jin didn't want to say too much, but seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, he decided to reassure him a little: "Although I can't guarantee it, I think the 'change' that can break our army is that Yuan Shu is arrogant, to the point of becoming an enemy of the court and condemned by the world - for example, proclaiming himself emperor."

(End of this chapter)