It was a bit cool on winter nights. Fortunately, both father and son were warriors, so they were not afraid of these cold air.

Yuan Shu patted Yuan Yao on the shoulder and said to him:

"Yaoer, you have heard of your father's performance in the Military Academy.

It's done a great job, much better than my father back then.

When your father was as old as you, you could only be pointed at the nose and scolded by your grandfather every day.”

Yuan Yao admired his father Yuan Shu very much, and he said to Yuan Shu seriously:

"The father is a man of great cleverness and great wisdom and foolishness.

Without the hidden strength and lowliness of that time, there would be no accumulation of strength in the future."

Yuan Shu stroked Yuan Yao's forehead and said:

"Dad is not as powerful as you said?

At that time, I was really a playboy. I just thought about eating, drinking and having fun every day, and I had no serious business at all."

Yuan Yaoxin said with some emotion:

"Then the father must have been in pain at that time, right?"

Yuan Shu shook his head and said with a smile:

"Do you know what time is the happiest time when my father has come to this day?"

Yuan Yao replied without hesitation:

"It must be when the Yellow Turbans were wiped out and the title of Marquis was shocked by the civil and military officials in the court."

"no."

"That must be the time when you are invincible in front of the formation, defeating Dong Zhuo and looking down on the heroes of the world."

“Not it.”

"That was... when I was sitting on half of the south of the Yangtze River and became king?"

“None of them…”

Yuan Shu looked up at the moonlight, and a look of remembrance flashed across his face:

"When my father was the happiest time, he was a prodigal son in Luoyang City.

Although there was no achievements at that time, most of the people in the city were scolding me.

But if I can make jokes with a few close friends every day and drink some wine to lose my family, my father felt very happy."

Yuan Yao said with a confused look on his face;

"Father, I don't seem to understand..."

Yuan Shu laughed in silence:

"It's right that you don't understand. You shouldn't understand these things at your age.

When you understand, it means you will lose a lot of things.

The partner who played with his father back then is now facing the two armies.

By the way, have you made good friends at the Military Academy?"

"Yes, I have!"

When talking about his friends, Yuan Yao said with his eyes shining:

"My best friends are Jiang Wei and Wen Yang, and brother He Qi.

They were my roommates, and they ate and lived with them when they were in the military academy, just like brothers and sisters.

And Jia Mu, who is very smart and has given me many good ideas.

In addition, Deng Ai, Dian Man, Ji Meng, Xu Li and others are also generous and righteous, and have a very good relationship with their son.

Deng Ai was a little stuttering and looked stupid.

Wen Yang is quite bad, and he always learns from Deng Ai to speak."

When Yuan Shu heard that his son had made so many good friends, he smiled with relief.

He got up and breathed a sigh of relief, throwing the stone into the middle of the lake:

"Cherish these friends you are now.

If you tell you too much, you won’t understand it, so my dad will give you a word.

No matter how many years you have been alone, you can't compare to the time you have been together!"

"Son, remember your father's teachings!"

Although Yuan Yao couldn't understand what Yuan Shu said, he still remembered it deeply in his heart.

The next day, Yuan Shu woke up after hangover, and Shi A came to report:

"King, Mr. Kong Ming has returned from Yizhou.

Now we are waiting for the king in the main hall of the royal palace.”

"Kong Ming is here?"

Yuan Shu quickly got up and put on his clothes, and said to Shi A:

"Take him here and see me."

Yuan Shu put two pots of tea in the room and waited for Zhuge Liang's arrival.

After a while, Zhuge Liang came to Yuan Shu's room under Shi A's guidance.

He was wearing a white robe and a black cloak on his outside.

Although it was mid-winter, the feather fan in his hand still swayed slowly.

Still so handsome and brilliant.

"My minister Zhuge Liang, pay homage to the king!"

After Zhuge Liang entered the courtyard, he gave a big gift to Yuan Shu directly.

Yuan Shu hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up, saying happily:

"You don't have to be too polite, we are still brothers in private.

Get your seat quickly.

Drink some hot tea to warm your body.”

The two of them sat down with the host and had tea and chat.

Yuan Shu asked Zhuge:

"How good are you in Yizhou during this period?"

Zhuge Liang put down the teacup and replied:

"With the support of many colleagues, the military and political affairs of Yizhou are operating smoothly.

Coupled with the support of the people and the king's support for Yizhou, the grain produced in Yizhou this year is twice as high as that during Liu Yan's reign!

Now that the people of Yizhou are rich, they all praise the king as a rare wise ruler in the world."

Yuan Shu was very satisfied with Zhuge Liang's answer and praised him:

"Thanks to the life of Brother Kong Ming and all the wise ministers and generals, Yizhou can develop so well."

Zhuge Liang said to Yuan Shu:

"Brother, Yizhou soldiers are very good now.

Brother Yu wants to send troops to Nanzhong, completely pacify the southern barbarians, and solve the border troubles of our Great Chu southern border."

Yuan Shu nodded and said:

"My brother just let go and send two generals to help you.

By the way, I found a talent that can be made in Hebei and wanted my virtuous brother to take it as a disciple.

With this child's intelligence, he will definitely be able to inherit what his virtuous brother learned."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said:

"I am sure of my brother's vision and I am willing to teach you all my life's learning.

I wonder when I will meet my apprentice?"

"This little guy lives in my mansion now, please follow me."

Yuan Shu took Zhuge Liang to Jiang Wei's courtyard.

At this time, Jiang Wei was practicing the white bird phoenix spear in the courtyard.

Jiang Wei's graceful posture and serious expression instantly won Zhuge Liang's favor.
To be continued...