Chapter 711 What Kind of Person Is Zhuge Liang?

"Whoosh——"

"Boom——"

At the foot of Luofengpo Mountain, a gunpowder whip arrow suddenly shot out and exploded in the sky.

This familiar, weakened version of the explosion sent shivers down the spines of everyone in the barbarian army.

The same was true for Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, Cheng Yu and others in the military tent.

At this time, Zhuge Liang slowly stepped into the room and explained to them, "Don't panic, my attendant will send out a gunpowder whip and arrow every half an hour to signal to the Shu army that I am safe and sound here..."

The same light tone as always.

The same calmness as always.

But the difference is that now, this light sentence is full of intimidation.

All the barbarians couldn't help but wonder if Zhuge Liang meant that if he didn't send out this gunpowder whip and arrow in half an hour.

Then, the explosion just now will no longer be from the outside of Luofengpo foot, but will all explode from the foot of their barbarian army, and then here - no humans or animals will be left!

this…

this…

Zhuge Liang didn't say a word about this kind of threat from Chi Guoguo, but everyone was filled with inexplicable fear.

As an envoy, this Zhuge Kongming has such good means——

Cheng Yu felt the most uncomfortable. He was already sure of victory. Who would have thought that he would capsize in this sewer and encounter an inhuman ambush at Luofengpo.

It was obvious that the explosive packets and the explosions all around made Cheng Yu, who could eat human flesh without blinking an eye, feel anxious and uneasy at this moment.

Zhuge Kongming is already in an invincible position——

"Barbarian King, please look at these..."

Zhuge Liang spoke again at this time, and at the same time, a guard placed some jewelry, weapons, and accessories made of animal bones away one by one, as well as several bloody daggers. The blood on the daggers had dried.

Zhuge Liang continued to explain, "These are the clues we found. Jewelry, weapons, and ornaments should be familiar to the Barbarian King, right?"

Meng Huo looked at these relics and frowned: "They belong to my daughter!"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang continued, "These are the things that the barbarian princess carries with her, and this dagger is actually the assassin who assassinated the barbarian princess... They are holding these daggers one by one. These... the princess's followers have also seen it and can testify!"

Having said this, Zhuge Liang paused.

But Meng Huo raised his hand and had no intention of asking his entourage, "Go on..."

It seems that the dagger mentioned by Zhuge Liang was reported by a barbarian subordinate, and even one of them was handed over to Meng Huo before.

But he didn't think much about it before.

Zhuge Liang went on to say, "The forging of weapons in the Central Plains is extensive and profound, and the richness of each place is different. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were knives from the State of Zheng, scales from the State of Song, daggers from the State of Lu, and swords from Wu and Yue... These are all well-known The famous place is rich in it, and the forging process of this dagger to assassinate the princess is exactly the same as that of the Lu State! It cannot be imitated by other places, let alone the Lu State where it was forged. That’s Lu County in Wei Yuzhou, so the assassin’s weapons come from Wei Yuzhou!”

Don't wait for Zhuge Liang to say this.

Cheng Yu cursed loudly: "You are talking nonsense, you are talking nonsense——"

As he spoke, Cheng Yu took a step forward, "Yes, Zheng's knives, Song's scales, Lu's daggers, and Wu Yue's swords are all locally produced and well-known. What do you think? Zheng? The swords of the state can only be used by the state of Zheng, but the daggers of the state of Lu cannot be traded? Haha, this is simply ridiculous! "

In stark contrast to Cheng Yu's raised and arrogant tone, Zhuge Liang's voice was always very soft, but his breath was exceptionally steady.

"It is true that it can be sold and traded, but...such as weapons, iron and steel, especially the sharp dagger of the Lu State? The quantity is already very small? How could the King of Wei not keep a close eye on it? Shuzhong actually wants to buy it Some are as difficult as climbing to the sky! The Barbarian King can send people to investigate. As far as I know, this dagger from the Lu Kingdom has only appeared in the hands of the Wei army. There have never been rumors or records in other places!"

"Smooth talk... talk nonsense——"

Cheng Yu just chanted his words.

Zhuge Liang's voice suppressed his words.

"Besides, Chengdu has never had any motive to assassinate the barbarian princess!"

"Why not?" Cheng Yu directly denied, "The barbarian king sent the princess to find out the reality of Chengdu. You were afraid that the reality of Chengdu's emptiness would be exposed, so you took the risk and sent someone to assassinate the princess in order to block her mouth and...hide Chengdu. Empty truth! This is the motive!"

"Haha, Mr. Cheng, what you said is simply not true." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan lightly, and then... directly refuted Cheng Yu: "First, why should I cover up the fact that Chengdu is empty? You saw it just now, I can cause the earth to crack and collapse in an instant, and I can also cause explosions all around me in an instant!"

"Oh, I almost forgot. Just recently, in the Hanzhong battlefield, the Wei army's soldiers died in the explosion, as many as 100,000, right? In the Luoyang battlefield, the number will only be more! So and so, don't say It's a barbarian army of 100,000 or 200,000. Even if a million barbarian troops come to Chengdu, why should I be afraid? If the fact that Chengdu is empty is spread to the barbarian land, wouldn't this just make the barbarian army more vulnerable? If you are careless and underestimate the enemy, Chengdu and I are already in an invincible position!"

this…

Cheng Yu wanted to refute every word and sentence Zhuge Liang said.

But he found that he couldn't refute every word or sentence...

"Second..." Zhuge Liang's voice continued, "What if it was a barbarian princess who I ordered to be assassinated? How could I let go of those barbarian princess's attendants? Would I be so negligent as to let them go and leak the news to the barbarian king? Arouse the hatred of the entire barbarian tribe? Even if I really want to arouse this hatred, why should I come here now? I will directly kill the barbarian army in this valley and solve this hidden danger once and for all. , isn’t it the best policy? Why bother explaining it here?”

"You..." Cheng Yu opened his mouth to the extreme. He wanted to chant a thousand words, but in the end... there was only the word "you" left.

Zhuge Liang glanced at him and said, "Mr. Cheng, you may as well speak up if you have something to say, how can you hesitate?"

"You are just talking about family... There are flaws everywhere, there are loopholes everywhere!" Cheng Yu said tit for tat, but his tone was always a bit false...

Zhuge Liang smiled, waving his feather fan while smiling, "Where is my loophole? Where is my flaw? Mr. Cheng might as well point it out directly?"

"Haha... How cunning is your Zhuge Kongming? How do you speak cleverly? Everyone knows it! Your clever mouth can make the scholars of Soochow ashamed. Now... it's just to make the Barbarian King retreat? To solve the crisis in Chengdu! Do you think the Barbarian King will rely on you alone? I just believed your lies and believed that there was a secret behind the assassination of the barbarian princess? "

Just as Cheng Yu finished speaking, Zhuge Liang raised his head, "So, Chengdu needs time. Chengdu will definitely be able to find out the truth about the assassination of the barbarian princess..."

At this point, Zhuge Liang's bright eyes met Meng Huo's, "King Man, I have a suggestion. King Barbarian will give us some time to investigate the truth. During this time, the barbarians retreat. I, Zhuge Liang, will retreat to Nanzhong with King Barbarian." , waiting for the final truth to come out.”

Well…

Meng Huo was a little surprised by Zhuge Liang's suggestion.

He asked repeatedly: "What do you mean? If I retreat, you will come with me?"

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang nodded heavily, "Only in this way can we not only save the lives of the barbarian soldiers, but also buy time for Chengdu to investigate! It is also the most likely that the two sides will turn their war into friendship——"

Inexplicably, Meng Huo felt a sense of admiration because of Zhuge Liang's words.

Although he didn't say it, in his heart, he was in awe of Zhuge Liang...

It's just that this matter...

Meng Huo did not make a decision immediately.

He waved his hand and said, "I am tired, so I have to leave!"

Then, all the cave masters and leaders bowed and retired. Cheng Yu and Zhuge Liang also solemnly handed over their hands. They knew that the Barbarian King Meng Huo had not made a decision, he was still weighing and thinking.

But just when the two of them turned around and were about to step out of the military tent.

"Mr. Cheng, stay -"

Meng Huo shouted one last time, and Cheng Yu paused and turned around.

Facing Meng Huo's gaze, he had an extremely strong feeling.

Today...may not be the decisive battle between Wei and Han, but between him and Zhuge Liang, one person will definitely die here.

This feeling is getting stronger——

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In the big tent, Cheng Yu stood solemnly.

Meng Huo winked at King Duosi next to him, and then King Duosi opened his mouth, "You Han people have a saying that people are knives and soldiers, and I are fish and meat! Now, more than 100,000 of us barbarians are like fish and meat here, no matter what What about Zhuge Liang's slaughter? Mr. Cheng, do you have a way to break the situation? "

Cheng Yu paused for a moment, then raised his head, "Yes! It's just a little dirty!"

He was so frank, which made Meng Huo a little surprised and praised. Meng Huo said seriously: "Can you tell me?"

Cheng Yu held up his hand and said: "A soldier never tires of deceit. Your Majesty, you can temporarily agree to Zhuge Liang..."

"Promise him?"

"That's right!" Cheng Yu nodded heavily and straightened up. He knew that the purpose, mission, achievements, and merits of his trip were all here. He looked at Meng Huo with firm and confident eyes. "Promise him, and then take him hostage in the army, and let the army withdraw from the foot of Luofengpo and escape from this dangerous place. By then, Zhuge Liang will be in the hands of the barbarian king, and the barbarian army will be out of danger, and then Zhuge Kongming will be the leader. Hostage, force Chengdu to surrender! This is the best solution!"

Well…

When Meng Huo and King Duosi heard this, they both took a breath of air. The method Cheng Yu said really surprised them and also made them wary.

Meng Huo said "Oh" and then asked, "What if Chengdu really investigates the cause of my daughter's death? What if we really wronged Zhuge Liang?"

"Barbarian King..." Cheng Yu strode forward, his eyes becoming solemn, "Now that the Barbarian King has mobilized all the barbarian troops, this is no longer just a matter of revenge for the princess. If such a powerful army cannot defeat Shuzhong this time, what will happen in the future?" Liu Bei's return will definitely be regarded as a serious problem. If the Wei Dynasty loses Hanzhong again, the Barbarian King will be unable to stand alone in Yunnan... What's more, in my opinion, Zhuge Liang is just a delaying strategy. The princess died in Chengdu anyway? Can Zhuge Liang get away with it?"

Cheng Yu's goal was to settle for the next best thing, even if he didn't capture Chengdu.

But as long as the fact of the Nanman invasion remains unchanged and the Nanman does not retreat to Yunnan, then... Liu Bei will definitely not be able to sit still on the Hanzhong battlefield. Once he cannot sit still, there will be flaws and opportunities!

Cheng Yu tried to hold Meng Huo steady——

And following Cheng Yu's words.

As expected, Meng Huo fell into deep thought.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the high wall of Chengdu that could be seen from here. Thinking about the situation of his barbarian tribe, he remained silent for a long time.

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Just after finishing the conversation with Cheng Yu, Zhuge Liang was led into the military tent by the barbarians. At this time, Cheng Yu was walking out.

Cheng Yu also saw Zhuge Liang. He deliberately became arrogant, then turned his head and strode away.

Entering the military tent, Zhuge Liang asked Meng Huo, "What did the Barbarian King call me for again?"

However, Meng Huo did not answer Zhuge Liang's words. Instead, he asked Zhuge Liang, "Haha, come back to Nanzhong with us. Haha, are you, Zhuge Liang, really not afraid of death?"

At this point, Meng Huo added another sentence.

"That's not your Zhuge Liang's inheritance. Is it worth it for you to die in our barbarian land?"

"Inherited? Death?" Zhuge Liang's feather fan stopped, and he sighed: "Liang is just a scholar. My lord Liu Huangshu will not abandon him. He has visited the thatched cottage in Nanyang three times and consulted me about the affairs of the world. He regards me as a teacher and I regard him as a friend. ...Such an encounter and such feelings are unmatched by outsiders! As for...death? How can I not be afraid of death? Everyone will bleed and suffer when a knife is cut on me. Living is better than anything else..."

Having said this, Zhuge Liang paused and said, "To be honest with the King of Man, when I sent the barbarian army as an envoy, he noticed that my wife Huang's belly was slightly bulging. She thought she was pregnant with my child. I never Not specified... I'm just afraid that if I know this and care about this, I won't be so brave anymore... Therefore, I am even more afraid of death, afraid that my wife will not see her husband, and also afraid of my unborn child. When he opened his eyes, he couldn't see his father!"

Zhuge Liang knows everything...

However, in his mind, the importance of Huang Yueying's pregnancy... is far less important than the endless internal affairs and the endless trivial military affairs!

Meng Huo was also shocked when he heard Zhuge Liang's words, and his eyes widened.

"Did you not have children before?"

"Brother adopts another brother, but in the end he has to go back." Zhuge Liang shook his head. This may be the only thing that makes him feel disappointed.

"So, this is your first child!" Meng Huo asked again.

Zhuge Liang nodded. "yes!"

Meng Huo's eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes full of sadness, "Wan'er is also my first child..."

At this time, it seemed that the atmosphere in the big tent here had solidified.

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, and Meng Huo didn't speak either. It was quiet...the silence that could be heard by a needle dropped lasted for a long time, for a long time...

It was not until the end that Meng Huo slowly opened his mouth, "That is your first child. You must cherish it very much. However, today I want you to make a choice! I can agree to your conditions and wait for you to check it out slowly." To reveal the truth about my daughter’s assassination, I also have a condition. Not only will you come with us back to the barbarian land, but your wife and your unborn child will also come back with us until the truth is revealed—”

this…

Suddenly, Meng Huo's request reached Zhuge Liang's ears. For a moment, he only felt thunder rolling from the sky and five thunders roaring.

But in just a moment, Zhuge Liang's emotions were under control. Except for his lips moving slightly before opening his mouth, his expression remained as usual and his tone was calm and normal.

"That's great. I have to thank Man King for allowing Liang's family to reunite in Nanzhong."

"I'll write a letter right now and have my wife delivered early tomorrow morning."

Meng Huo, on the other hand, did not expect Zhuge Liang to agree so readily.

He stared at Zhuge Liang solemnly, "Aren't you afraid? In the barbarian land, out of anger, we will eat you and your whole family?"

"What am I afraid of?" Zhuge Liang showed a faint smile, "I am upright and have no regrets in my heart. Besides, how can there be any reason in this world that the body should be afraid of the shadow being distorted?"

Shocking…

Undoubtedly, the Barbarian King Meng Huo was shocked by Zhuge Liang's behavior, Zhuge Liang's aura, Zhuge Liang's language...everything about Zhuge Liang.

He...he could obviously kill more than 100,000 barbarians?

But in the end, he...he fearlessly chose to return to the wilderness with his wife and children in order to depose him, for hundreds of thousands of living beings, and for...the justice and truth in his heart!

Such feelings...

Such courage...

This kind of momentum moved Meng Huo... and made him awe-struck. He raised his hands towards Zhuge Liang and bowed solemnly... then turned around and walked out of the Chinese army's tent.

Outside the door, King Wu Tu Gu of the Ugo Kingdom, and the most wise men of the Southern Barbarians, King Duosi, King Mulu, Jin Huan Sanjie, Dong Dana, and A Hui Nan were all guarding here...Obviously, they were also moved by Zhuge Liang's words. Shocking.

"King? You..."

Wu Tu Gu saw Meng Huo looking strange and asked questions quickly.

Meng Huo paused, pointed at Zhuge Liang in the tent, and said, "What kind of person is Zhuge Liang?"

That’s right…

At this moment, Meng Huo was in awe of Zhuge Liang.

At this moment, he already believed Zhuge Liang more.

yes…

A person who dares to put himself in danger and face the danger of death at any time in order to save tens of thousands of people;

A person who only has everyone in his heart and no small family, only the big self and no small self;

A person who can hold a butcher's knife in his hand, but does not hesitate to give it to others.

Zhuge Liang is such a person!

As for such a man, it would be hard for Meng Huo and all the barbarian soldiers not to believe what he said!

The personality charm exuded by such a person moved him so much.

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…(End of chapter)