I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 410, Zhuge Liang in "The New Three Kingdoms"

at this time.

When Li Yun returned to the set of "New Three Kingdoms".

The disorientation returned, and the feeling of playing a role came back.

Getting into the zone

At this time.

It wasn't because of Zhuge Liang's feelings.

It was not so much a feeling as it came from Lü Bu.

The feeling of that valiant general from a chaotic era hadn't completely left his body; a remnant of it still lingered within Li Yun.

at this time.

Most of his consciousness had ceased to exist; only his inner domineering spirit remained, seemingly wanting to witness the end of this struggle for supremacy among the Three Kingdoms.

But it's okay.

Soon, his senses will be replaced by other senses.

It has the feel of a civil official like Zhuge Liang.

at this time.

When Li Yun opened his eyes, he found himself inside a thatched hut.

Before him stood an elegant young man with a feather fan and a silk turban.

He was looking at Li Yun in front of him with utter laziness.

You're back.

Returning to this chaotic world.

Yes.

I am back.

When Li Yun returned to this familiar thatched cottage.

Somewhat confused and unclear, I wondered how many times I had come to this thatched hut, and in what capacity.

I once served as a minister of the Han Dynasty.

A hero who claimed the head of a Yellow Turban rebel at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Civil officials, military generals, peddlers, butchers.

I have come to this Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage in various guises, met Mr. Kongming, and become one of the "common people" seen by Mr. Kongming.

Today, I will become someone. Yes, today I will become someone.

This is the Mr. Kongming right in front of me.

The fourth year of the Guanghe reign of Emperor Ling of Han.

Langya Commandery, Yangdu County.

When he was 3 years old, his mother, Zhang, passed away.

When she was 8 years old, her biological father was no longer alive.

At this time, the still young Zhuge Kongming was very calm and also very numb. He had known about birth, aging, sickness and death since he was a child, and he knew from a young age that this was the rule of the cycle of nature.

Mr. Kongming.

He's such a calm person.

Li Yun was so calm that there wasn't even the slightest ripple in his heart—because that extremely intelligent rationality was also impacting Li Yun's brain.

It is precisely because of this rationality, this understanding of the cyclical nature of nature, that they are so precocious, yet they have lost too much of their emotions.

Li Yun wanted to be sad, because if she put herself in his shoes, she should be sad, that's how it should be.

At this moment, Li Yun felt her own emotions trying to tell her that she should grieve.

But this emotion has been taken away.

Li Yun found it somewhat unbelievable.

In the past, when I was acting, I always imbued the characters with my own emotions.

It's their feeling.

This time, however, Kongming stripped himself of his emotions, driven by reason and wisdom.

In his childhood, Zhuge Kongming took his younger brother to live with his uncle.

But the good times didn't last long; when he was 17, his uncle also passed away.

Since then.

Kongming then began his years of seclusion.

Walking through the years.

A teenager.

From childhood to adulthood, we are constantly losing.

In Nanyang, there was a young man who loved to recite "Liangfu Yin". His talent and intelligence were unmatched. He read books hundreds of times and gained some knowledge in literature, history, divination, and even the Eight Trigrams. He worked diligently in Nanyang.

For the past ten years.

Zhuge Liang met many people: refugees, Yellow Turban rebels, scholars, and warriors.

People who want to achieve great things

Some displaced farmers, forced to become Yellow Turban rebels, came to Zhuge Liang (Kongming) for food and water. They wouldn't have done anything if Kongming hadn't given them; they just wanted to survive. After Kongming gave them a bowl of water and rice, the Yellow Turban rebel left.

On this day, when Kongming saw these Yellow Turban refugees again, they were already the heads of military men who had made great achievements.

The warrior also deeply respected scholars like Kongming. Amidst their lively conversation, he even shared his dried meat with Kongming before departing to continue his campaign against the rebels.

To punish the disaster victims who could not survive due to the oppressive government and tyrannical rule.

hero.

Chaotic times.

An era of great achievements.

The blue sky is dead; the yellow sky shall rise.

The Azure Heaven is indeed dead, but the Yellow Heaven is also difficult to establish. Kongming was too wise to understand this point.

He knew that these people, no matter what, were doomed to die—either starving to death or becoming heads to be used for rewards and punishments.

In this era, there is no reason for them to survive.

Kongming, however, became a sleeping dragon, unable to question the heavens.

Actually, who said that?

Kongming was emotionless.

He does have feelings, but those feelings are overshadowed by his overly rational nature.

Because he knew that even in this chaotic world, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't do anything at all.

A golden age for heroes and great men.

Isn't this also a chaotic era?

Li Yun had experienced everyone that Kongming had ever seen.

From a majestic warrior, a wise scholar, a Yellow Turban refugee, to a ruthless bandit.

These are all experiences Li Yun has had in his life.

For a warrior, what's so strange about helping the country quell rebellions and selling one's dragon-slaying skills to the emperor? It could even be considered a very proud thing, as loyalty to the Han Dynasty is a virtue! If no one sees it, one can even kill innocent people to claim credit and gain fame and fortune in return—how wonderful!

For scholars, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which led to widespread famine and poor harvests, depriving our aristocratic families of delicacies, was a grave sin. The Yellow Turbans were great bandits and the source of chaos in the world.

For the Yellow Turban refugees, resorting to cannibalism meant there was no other way to survive. How could Heaven treat them? How could they possibly repay Heaven? They had only ever sought a way to live.

The bandits who waved the Yellow Turban banner might not have the guts to provoke heroes and valiant men, but they certainly had the audacity to take advantage of the chaos and turn their swords against the weaker.

Everything from the past resurfaced within Li Yun's body; their personalities, figures, thoughts, and ideas were all intertwined, and they all felt that what they had done was natural and correct.

What's wrong with that?

At this moment, Li Yun had no idea where he was or where he was.

Is it Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage in Nanyang, a hotel on the film set, or somewhere else?

Refugees, bandits, warriors, and scholars.

These people changed their identities again and again.

Born in the Three Kingdoms period

Screw heroes and great men.

To hell with this chaotic world of warlords.

Screw getting ahead.

Li Yun only saw people as worthless as weeds, as wild dogs in a chaotic world, living here and waiting for the day their deaths would come.

This cruel era, stripped of the filter of heroes and valiant figures, is so brutal.

Most people who love the Three Kingdoms probably fantasize about becoming a "hero" in this chaotic world of warring states.

Not to mention the saying that "one general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand."

Simply put, when you become part of this era, the role you play is not necessarily that of a hero, but rather the head that is slaughtered by heroes and used to achieve great deeds.

In such an era.

Where is there any reason left for people to yearn for?

At least Li Yun would no longer feel any longing for these so-called heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

At least Zhuge Liang himself almost despaired of this era.

Having seen enough, he wanted to change.

There is a desire to make a change.

But in this era, his desires could change very little.

What should I do?

How should we do this?

until one day.

He had heard from somewhere that there was a different kind of lord, a unique one.

A lord who is willing to accept refugees.

It's laughable.

For these heroes and valiant men, refugees were nothing more than conscripts or medals for their achievements.

In this era, the people are a joke, a burden, a source of sustenance, and a tool for killing innocent people to claim credit.

Their existence is as insignificant as an ant.

At this time.

But there was one lord who was willing to see those refugees.

Those humble beings whose homes were shattered.

I was originally a commoner, tilling the fields in Nanyang, barely surviving in this chaotic world, not seeking fame or fortune among the lords.

But then we see a benevolent ruler—

But we see a benevolent ruler who sympathizes with all living beings.

Those lowly people who cowardly survive in chaotic times.

What should we do?

How to proceed

The moment he saw Liu Bei, all the pent-up compassion and emotions he had felt erupted within him.

If it were him, Kongming would be willing to give up being the "Sleeping Dragon".

Even if the "right time" hasn't come yet.

The arrival of Liu Bei.

Li Yun felt the emotions belonging to Kongming in his heart, those restless feelings were very clear and real, and there was also a kind of impulse.

No, Kongming, it's still three years away from the 'timing' you calculated.

Now is not the time for you to step out of seclusion.

However, when faced with Liu Bei's "three visits to the thatched cottage," Kongming was completely unable to suppress his impulse.

Mr. Kongming.

You can come with me.

Go forth for the sake of all people and bring a world of benevolence and virtue.

I do.

For the first time, Wolong allowed his emotions and feelings to override his wisdom and reason.

at this time.

Li Yuncai woke up to find himself in a hotel bed.

I was already drenched in sweat.

Beside him was the transparent figure of Mr. Kongming.

This famous minister of the Three Kingdoms

His thoughts were the same as Li Yun's; the 'emotions' that had been taken away surged up in an instant, and the rationality brought by his wisdom could no longer suppress his emotions.

"Master Kongming, it turns out you can also make choices based on emotions, and make decisions that go against your own rationality. The general trend of the world and the wishes of the people, how great it is! Especially when I myself become one of the people you pity, I feel a deep empathy for you."

At this moment, Li Yun looked at herself in the mirror and murmured to herself.

Kongming's emotions were so great, but Li Yun's emotions were on two completely different extremes.

Even after personally experiencing the lives of ordinary people, as a military general, as a Yellow Turban leader, and even as a lord, and empathizing with all of them, Li Yun was still Li Yun.

Li Yun would not do anything out of pity for the common people.

"But we do have one thing in common. If I had to choose a lord back then, I would definitely choose Liu Bei, not Cao Cao or the Little Conqueror of Eastern Wu."

Serving under a benevolent ruler ensures that you won't be condemned for stepping out the door. (The proverb "I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me" is a separate, unrelated statement and doesn't directly relate to the preceding sentence.)

I need a lord with stable emotions.

A person who wouldn't easily fire their subordinates.

Otherwise, what good would it do to seize the world's supremacy?

Li Yun is very selfish.

In such chaotic times, survival was the only true principle. Only by using any means necessary to survive, to live, and to continue was the true principle of existence.

All those ambitions of conquering the world and greed will ultimately amount to nothing. Nothing is more important than survival; that's the truth of everything.

"Perhaps your way of thinking is more suited to my era; in that respect, you're much smarter than me."

"How could I dare, Mr. Kongming? I am just a person who would do anything to survive, but if I were given a chance to make a name for myself there, I would not refuse such an opportunity. However, my survival is my top priority."

"I'm not like you. I'm not great. I only make choices that are beneficial to my survival, that's all. I don't like this messed-up era either. It's not conducive to people's lives at all."

Li Yun murmured at that very moment.

Then the body and Mr. Kongming's feelings merged into one, becoming one.

That feeling of confusion returned.

That feeling of not being able to distinguish between the role and oneself lingered and surged in Li Yun's heart.

At this very moment, filming continues on the set of the new Three Kingdoms.

Liu Bei really suffered during this period.

Cao Cao unified the north, held the emperor hostage to command the other warlords, and replaced Dong Zhuo in his position.

Cao Cao gives the impression that he has finally transformed from a dragon-slaying youth into a malevolent dragon.

Liu Bei, who was once a young man selling straw sandals, became a wandering lord, without even a city of his own, and could only rely on his cousin Liu Biao.

He lacked the same spirit he had when he discussed heroes with Cao Cao over wine.

That's just how history is.

When the campaign against Dong Zhuo took place, the three heroes fought against Lü Bu with such might that Cao Cao could only watch from the sidelines.

The current situation is that Cao Cao has already completed the unification of the north, and even Yuan Shao, who came from a family that held high office for four generations, was defeated by Cao Cao, while Liu Bei can only live in seclusion in the south.

It seems that apart from occupying the title of the legitimate successor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei had nothing that made him stronger than Cao Cao.

He's not even as good as Cao Mengde.

He is not as good as the Little Conqueror of Eastern Wu.

Shu Han was the weakest link among the Three Kingdoms.

But Liu Bei happened to have a famous general whom even Cao Cao envied, Guan Yu, who was loyal to his lord and had to pass through five passes and slay six generals before returning to him.

Everyone in the Three Kingdoms period had their own unique charm.

"Sometimes I find it hard to understand why those famous generals all liked Liu Bei, even though I was much more capable back then."

At this moment, Chen Jianbo and Cao Cao joked.

He has now completely become Cao Cao.

"Perhaps it was because Liu Bei had the aura of a protagonist that he was able to exude such domineering power, and the generals around him would immediately bow down in respect."

"Maybe."

In fact, even Liu Hewei, the actor who plays Liu Xuande, is not entirely clear about it.

What is the true charm of Liu Bei?

How exactly did he possess the ability and charisma to gather heroes from all over the world to fight for his supremacy in the Three Kingdoms?

Liu Hewei didn't understand that.

Perhaps it's because of kindness and compassion? Or perhaps for some other reason.

Who knows?

In short, Liu Hewei himself felt that there was a thin veil separating him from the character.

I couldn't fully understand that part.

(End of this chapter)