After the simple ceremony was completed, everyone congratulated him and sat down at the table. At this moment, Zhuge Liang ordered," Gang 'er! Sit beside me for now, and I'll introduce you to my uncles.”
Looking in the direction that Zhuge Liang was pointing, there was an empty seat on his right! It was obvious that it had been set up there for Han Gang.
As if he hadn't fully recovered from his surprise, Han Gang's body trembled as he sat down on the empty seat. Just as his butt landed on the chair, he heard Zhuge Liang's gentle voice introducing to Han Gang,"Come! Gang 'er, let me introduce you to everyone here.”
After saying that, he pointed his finger. The first person on the left, Sima Hui, who Han Gang had met earlier, said to Han Gang,"This is 'Mister Shui Jing', Sima Hui. There's no need to talk about his talent. Although his physiognomy is not known by the world, it's not something that any physiognomist in the world knows.”
Following Zhuge Liang's introduction, Han Gang's line of sight also shifted towards Sima Hui. After the two of them exchanged a glance, Sima Hui gave Han Gang a meaningful smile, then smiled and retracted his gaze, saying softly," I've already met my little friend, so there's no need to be so polite."”
Although Sima Hui had already explained this, Han Gang still stood up and bowed respectfully."This brat greets Mister Sima."
Han Gang's respectful attitude deepened their good impression of him. Sima Hui smiled in satisfaction and said,"Little friend, there's no need to be like this.”After he finished speaking, he stepped forward and gently helped Han Gang up. Han Gang didn't make any more formalities and stood up with Sima Wei Wei's arm.
After both parties had finished their greetings, Zhuge Liang pointed to the second person and introduced him to Han Gang,""This person is Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi. His military strategy is extraordinary. If there is a chance in the future, Gang Er will need to consult him.”
At this moment, Han Gang was already somewhat unable to react. One had to know that in the past few days, the contact of celebrities from the three countries had appeared in front of him. He had many feelings! Now that he heard the name "Xu Shu", although he was not as shocked as when he first met Zhuge Liang, he was still a little absent-minded.
Gazing at the scholar in front of him who had a strong and muscular body, Han Gang's heart could not help but surge." This is Xu Yuanzhi, who is proficient in military tactics and battle formations? Was he the one who recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei in the future? It was a pity that such a great talent had been depressed for the rest of his life because of his mother.”
Han Gang was only stunned for a moment. After thinking about some random things, he saw the other party's appreciative gaze and could not help but bow in fear,"Greetings, Mister. If I have any questions regarding the art of war in the future, I will definitely ask you for advice. I hope that you will not be stingy with your guidance.”
Xu Shu's understanding of Han Gang was still limited to Zhuge Liang's description. Now that he had seen him in person, although he could not tell anything else, he realized that the child in front of him was very polite to others. Just this point alone distinguished him from many children of the same age.
Hearing Han Gang greet him, Xu Shu nodded and smiled, then said,"Xu Shu greets little friend."”
After the two sides finished their greetings, Zhuge Liang did not intend to give Han Gang another chance to be absent-minded. He quickly smiled and said to Han Gang,"Let's chat later. Let me introduce you to the three uncles.”
As soon as Zhuge Liang said that, the leader of the three men interrupted him,""What's there to introduce? If we continue to introduce them like this, won't we have to wait until nightfall before we can eat wine?”
From the tone of their conversation, it could be seen that these three people must be very familiar with Zhuge Liang. It was not strange to think about it. Although Sima Hui was a friend of everyone, he was the oldest one, so they could not disrespect him. As for Xu Shu, although he had impressed everyone with his own talent and made friends with them, he was not a native of Yingchuan. He had traveled here to study. As a result, the time they spent together was not as deep as the others.
After that person finished speaking, he did not delay and introduced himself,"I am Shi Guangyuan of Yingchuan.”
Since Shi Guangyuan had already taken the lead, the remaining two people hurriedly continued to introduce,"I am Meng Gongwei! I am Cui Zhouping! Greetings, little friend."
"The Four Friends of Yingchuan?" The few of them had already finished introducing themselves, but Han Gang's return did not follow up. This was because when Shi Guangyuan's words had just left his mouth, Han Gang's intuition had already sensed something. Now, the few of them had already confirmed his previous guess. Han Gang's thoughts were churning in his heart when he happened to see everyone's strange gazes.
Han Gang's heart trembled, and he quickly opened his mouth to cover it up,""Greetings, gentlemen. I hope you don't mind my strange behavior just now. I've been here for more than three months, but I didn't know that Master has so many good friends. I was surprised to see you all just now, so I hope you don't blame me for being rude.”
Hearing Han Gang's explanation, although everyone still had some doubts, they still smiled and indicated that it was fine.
At this moment, Xu Shu opened his mouth and laughed,""This is a joke, young friend. The five of us went on a trip together half a year ago and only returned today. We didn't expect to coincidentally catch up. It's our great honor to have Mr. Wolong open a mountain to take in a disciple! Haha!"
At the end of his speech, he seemed to feel that he had finally managed to tease Zhuge Liang, so he laughed heartily. Everyone else followed suit and laughed heartily, except for Zhuge Liang, who had a helpless and bitter smile on his face.
Everyone laughed for a while. Sima Hui saw that they were almost done laughing, so he changed the topic."This old man is to blame. If it weren't for me following you, your journey wouldn't have been so slow.”
Hearing Sima Hui's words, everyone was stunned at first, but then they quickly comforted him. Everyone present was talented and could see through things big and small. It was inevitable that it would be a little fake to say something that went against one's heart to maintain the scene. Therefore, most of their words were: "Without the company of the old mister, how could we have gained so much knowledge that we have never seen before? Therefore, no matter who is missing on this trip, you can't be missing!”Words like that.
Seeing that the situation had become awkward, Zhuge Liang, who was sitting in his seat, quickly smiled and said,""You guys still have the nerve to say that. You guys went on a trip and left me alone. I haven't even said anything and you guys actually talked about going on a trip first. Hearing this makes me so angry. Alright, let's stop talking. Today's banquet is not only for this one's disciple recruitment, but also for Yuan Zhi's farewell. Everyone, please enjoy yourselves so that Yuanzhi can leave without regret!”
The moment these words were said, everyone first revealed a reluctant expression, but they were also unwilling to act like children. They each began to wish Xu Shu well.
At this moment, the " mistress " carried two dishes and began to serve them. Han Gang saw that the few people sitting there did not look at him except for the initial greeting. He felt that there was no point in sitting here. He quickly stood up and said to Zhuge Liang,"Master! Third Brother is inevitably busy with waiting on the Marquis alone. Why don't I go and help out so that the uncles sitting here can eat hot food and wine earlier?!”
Zhuge Liang did not think much of Han Gang's words. He smiled and nodded, indicating that he could.
After receiving Zhuge Liang's signal, Han Gang apologized to everyone and smiled at Sima Hui, who was looking at him apologetically, before striding out of the room.
It was not strange to see such a scene. In a situation where they were not familiar with each other, it was inevitable that the other party would overlook it. Han Gang certainly would not do anything because of this. Although the people in the room were all talented people, they were still humans. Since they were humans, it was human nature. Moreover, although everyone knew that Han Gang was very intelligent, they also understood that he was only a nine-year-old child. For Zhuge Liang's face, they had already given Han Gang full respect, but they could not pick out anything else.
One had to know that talented people who were conceited about their talents had a certain degree of arrogance. This could be clearly seen on most people.
Not long after, all the dishes and wine were served. Everyone in the room began to drink and chat. Han Gang, who did not want to join in, was summoned into the room by Zhuge Liang.
While everyone was eating and drinking, Shi Guangyuan or Cui Zhouping said,""The world is in chaos now, the warlords are splitting up, and the people are in danger. I wonder which hero can save them.”
As soon as these words were said, it immediately aroused the hearts of everyone present. They only heard Xu Shu reply,"The world is in chaos and the people are not united. I believe that those who obtain the world must first obtain the hearts of the people.”
Just as Xu Shu spoke, Meng Gongwei retorted,""The people's hearts are actually general. If the heroes of the world want to be rich and powerful, they must treat the people well. Therefore, he thought that in troubled times, he would rely on power and tactics.”
Before anyone could say anything, Shi Guangyuan replied with admiration,"Brother Meng is right. If the Qin Emperor could unify the Warring States Period, his methods could not be said to be inferior to people. If the people yearn for a stable and stable life, with methods and power tactics, he could give the people the life they want. Then the people would rely on him and return to him. That's why it's said that in a chaotic world, it depends on a wise ruler to be able to appoint wise people as relatives and whether he has power tactics.”
It was unknown if everyone had forgotten the original intention of the banquet, or if this question was too sensitive. After the topic was raised, it caused a fierce debate. Xu Shu retorted disapprovingly,"Although the two of you are not wrong, you seem to have forgotten something. Why does the Qin Dynasty only last for two generations? It was because the second Huhai levied taxes and acted recklessly, causing the people to suffer and the country to perish. The Han Dynasty has been established for four hundred years. The previous dynasty cultivated the country and raised the people. The people thought much of the court's kindness. However, in the era of Emperor Ling, eunuchs monopolized power and took advantage of the situation. They only knew that they were rich and forgot about the people's livelihood, which led to chaos. In this way, whether the country is strong or chaotic depends entirely on the hearts of the people.”
Zhuge Liang didn't say anything as he watched the heated debate below. He just listened with a smile. However, when he saw Xu Shu's serious and long face, Zhuge Liang knew that if he didn't say anything, he wouldn't be able to drink the wine.
Zhuge Liang first looked at Sima Hui, who was also smiling without saying a word, and said jokingly,"How many years have you been arguing about this? Who knew when the results would come out? This was probably not a short period of time, right? It was better to settle this question for the time being! If we can unify the world in our lifetime, we will naturally see the outcome.”
After Zhuge Liang finished his words, everyone stopped arguing. It was obvious that this was the question that they had been arguing about for a long time without reaching a conclusion. In an instant, everyone paused for a moment, sorted out their emotions, and continued to drink.
Han Gang was the only one in the scene who was watching the change in everyone's expressions in disbelief. He couldn't understand why the tense situation had suddenly returned to normal. After a moment of shock, Han Gang looked at Sima Hui and his master Zhuge Liang, who were already used to it, and finally understood what his master had said just now.”The true meaning of his words.
Perhaps only those who were used to arguing and changing their emotions about the current situation could have such a huge contrast?
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