Jian 'an 12th year, 207 AD.
Jingzhou, Nanyang.
It was late spring and March, and the drizzle was continuous. It was warm and cold at first.
Accompanied by the chirping of the cuckoo, the melted snow formed a gurgling stream that watered the fields into patches of new green.
In the spring rain, many children were not afraid of the cold in the air.
She was flopping around in the stream with her bare feet, causing her parents, who were not far away, to laugh and scold her.
In Longzhong, under a pavilion halfway up the mountain in Wollonggang.
"Second brother, these children really look like us when we were young.”
"It's a pity that Big Brother went to River East. Otherwise, I would have called Big Brother, you, and Brother Jun to go fishing in the rain by the stream.”
"Tsk tsk, wearing a bamboo hat, wearing a green coat, one hand supporting his chin, the other holding a fishing rod, I think it must be a different taste!”
"If I call Shi Guangyuan, Meng Jian, and many other good friends to bring onions, ginger, and garlic, and start a small fire to cook and season the fish and prawns I caught…
What else can a real man ask for in this chaotic world?"”
Zhuge Mu smiled as he looked at the scene before him. His gaze slowly turned and landed on a handsome white-robed young man who was eight feet tall.
It was as if he did not hear Zhuge Mu's words.
The white-robed young man's eyes were fixed on Liu Guan and Zhang, who were being entertained by his fourth brother Zhuge Jun for the second time, in front of a thatched hut at the foot of the mountain. He seemed to be thinking about something.
Seeing this scene, Zhuge Mu, who was born with his fourth brother Zhuge Jun but was a transmigrator, sighed in his heart.
What a sin!
Even if he was added to the Zhuge family in this life, it would not change the favor his second brother, Zhuge Liang, the future Prime Minister of Shu Han, had for Uncle Liu.
Zhuge Mu nudged his second brother Zhuge Liang with his elbow and said softly,""Brother, have you decided to become an official?”
"But…
please listen to my advice. Although Liu Bei has the appearance of a ruler, he is not the ruler of the world.”
"Compared to Cao Cao, who dominated the north, he started too late!”
"Even if you serve him and help him achieve his great cause, in the end, you can only live in a corner and the Han Dynasty will not prosper!”
There was one more thing Zhuge Mu did not say out loud!
There was only one Grand Mage Liu, the Child of the Plane, Xiu-Er, and Cao Aman was not the great scholar Wang Mang who did not know military strategy.
Liu Han's last bit of luck and fortune had long been destroyed by the fatuous and unreasonable Emperors Huan and Ling.
Perhaps the words "the Han Dynasty is difficult to prosper" provoked Zhuge Liang and finally attracted his attention.
Looking at his third brother, Zhuge Mu, whose face was less lazy and more serious, Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with a trace of complexity.
"Shuzhi, is it difficult for the Han Dynasty to prosper?"
"If you don't revive the Han Dynasty, don't tell me you want me to go with you to the north to seek refuge with that Han thief Cao Cao who holds the emperor hostage and commands the vassals?”
"Book of Rites·Qu Li" has said, the head of the nine states into the emperor's country, called Mu!
The governance of the state is the same as that of the state shepherd, with the meaning of management and governance.
In addition, in ancient times, the ranking of brothers was based on seniority. Shuzhi was Zhuge Mu's name.
Under the pavilion, Zhuge Liang ignored Zhuge Mu's shocked expression.
He turned around and sat down in front of the stone table in the middle of the pavilion. He picked up the boiling water in the kettle and poured a cup for him and Zhuge Mu.
Then, he continued,""Third brother, although you've been concealing your thoughts very well all this time, I'm not blind.”
"You can go, but even if my brother dies…I'm only willing to be a minister of Han.”
Zhuge Liang probably felt that his tone was a little harsh just now, so he softened his tone and said in a compromising manner,"However, it's good that you went to Cao Cao's place!”
"This is exactly what my uncle (Zhuge Xuan) wanted before he died. He placed three bets on the Zhuge Clan of Langya to ensure the continuation of the clan.”
"As for Brother Jun…"
After a moment of silence, Zhuge Liang shook his head.
"In terms of conduct, King Najian is inferior to Eldest Brother!”
"In terms of marching, fighting, attacking cities, and seizing land, he's inferior to you!”
"He is not as good as me in governing the country. As the youngest son of the Zhuge family, let him stay in Longzhong and guard this straw hut.”
"In the future, if the Sun family of Jiangdong assisted by my brother, or Cao Liu assisted by you and me, wins the world, it won't be too late for you and me to take them out of this place.”
"If the three of us fail at the brink of success, the youngest can still preserve a trace of the bloodline inheritance for the Zhuge clan.”
Zhuge Liang raised the cup of water in his hand and bowed slightly to Zhuge Mu. He asked,"When are we going north?"
"At that time, my brother and I will fulfill it for you!”
"As for Eldest Brother, just leave a letter before you leave. I'll send someone to send it to you.”
The tea in the cup was steaming.
Zhuge Mu looked at his second brother, Zhuge Liang, who had already seen through everything and guessed his thoughts. He let out a bitter smile.
With a wave of his sleeves, Zhuge Mu came to the stone table and sat opposite his second brother, Zhuge Liang. His expression was no longer as cynical as before.
Zhuge Mu did not answer Zhuge Liang's question directly. He observed the ripples in the cup in front of him and lowered his head."Elder brother, so you already knew. To think that I thought that I had concealed it very well.”
"But..."
Zhuge Mu's tone suddenly changed. Even his voice was raised a little because of his excitement.
"Brother, you know!"
"If you ask me to stay and assist Liu Bei with you, I will not refuse!”
"Even if I follow you down the mountain and join Liu Bei, I won't tell anyone…"
Zhuge Liang waved his hand and interrupted Zhuge Mu before he could finish.
"Third brother, second brother believes your words. Because of this, Second Brother will not force you to stay.”
Zhuge Liang's face revealed a trace of reminiscence. After looking at the youngest son of the Zhuge family who was dealing with Liu Guan and Zhang, he said with relief,"Third brother, you have been intelligent since young. Even my brother and I sometimes feel ashamed when compared to you.”
"Since you are optimistic about Cao Cao's success, Second Brother believes that you must have your own reasons and evidence.”
Was it reasonable?
Hearing his second brother's words, Zhuge Mu's face turned slightly bitter.
It was simple, because he didn't think highly of Zhuge Liang's Long Zhongdui.
From the perspective of Zhuge Mu's future generations, although his second brother Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Dui had been passed down through the ages, it was limited by the limitations of the times. It ignored the most critical and fatal factor of success or failure.
That was…
the difference in productivity between the north and south of China during the late Han Dynasty!
The Sichuan, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou regions occupied by the Shu Han, and the southern regions occupied by the River East had not experienced the migration of population during the Tang and Song Dynasties. Before agriculture and commerce developed vigorously, the productivity of the regions was far behind the Central Plains region occupied by Cao Cao north of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. There was no possibility of the south pursuing the north.
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