"It has a different meaning!" Zhuge Liang said calmly.

"Oh~~?" Xu Shu asked with great interest, "Let me tell me if you and I think the same?"

"It seems that General Zhang has doubts about Zhang Zhongsi's identity..."

"Yeah..." Xu Shu nodded and said, "And there is some basis for this suspicion. Zhang Zhongsi has always been used to being calm and calm, but after being asked by General Zhang today, his behavior seemed a little abnormal..."

"Not bad!" Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, "The word 'Zhongsi' may not be true..."

"Well... Zhang Zhongsi's talent is not inferior to you and me, but I don't know why he has changed his name to each other so much?" Xu Shu couldn't understand the most critical question.

"Maybe there is something hard to say..." Zhuge Liang said with a smile...

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Talk about Cao's work in the palace

Zhang Yi walked back and forth in the study in the mansion, his face was extremely gloomy and his eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

When he walked to the brazier in the room again, Zhang Yi suddenly stopped, and the gloomy expression on his face kept changing. After a while, he finally sighed and took out a few silk books from the mezzanine layer of his cotton robe and threw them into the brazier.

The flammable silk immediately burned, and after a moment it turned into ashes. Looking at the red charcoal fire, Zhang Yi was in a daze...

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That night, the elder brother held a grand banquet in the mansion to "celebrate the birthday" of the two children. Except for the night generals, all the generals and officials in the city were within the banquet scope, and the county magistrates discussed the affairs and the reception halls were filled with wine tables.

As a father, I am naturally the main target of being persuaded to drink. Even though I am astonishing as I can't escape drunkenness in the end.

On the second day, the county officials followed the elder brother's instructions to decorate the whole city to show their desire to celebrate with the people. The elder brother also ordered people to set up more than 100 joint tables in the city.

We invited elderly people over 70 years old in the city to host a banquet; we also prepared a large amount of pastries and fruits, and distributed them to middle-aged children under 10 years old in the city.

In less than half a day of work, the story of my delight in the city was spreading throughout the city. At this time, the people gathered this matter with the New Year to celebrate. The city was even more lively and full of joy.

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After the battle between Yong and Sizhou, Cao Cao was especially injured even though he was defeated. He was currently in the stage of licking the wound and recovering his vitality. He was temporarily unable to advance south and invade the north again.

Sun Quanfang first defeated Danyang and Lujiang, and then suffered civil strife. He was still too busy to take care of himself, so he didn't even say that he would attack again.

Under such a general trend, we have a rare opportunity to recuperate. Although we "stole half a day of leisure in life", the eldest brother has been very busy for several days, one is busy with his second brother's marriage.

It took a lot of effort to name my children.

My second brother’s marriage was originally scheduled to be held in July and August last year, but because I launched a strategy for Danyang and Wujun, I had to postpone it.

In fact, many preparations for the marriage have been arranged long ago, and there are not many things that really need to be done at this time.

Compared to the second brother's marriage, the eldest brother seems more enthusiastic about naming the two children. My "incompetent" father has already asked the eldest brother for this matter.

After consulting many classics and asking Xu Shu, Sun Qian and others for a long time, the eldest brother decided to name the boy "Bao", which means flourishing and prosperous. The eldest brother's intention is very clear——The three of us brothers are still not prosperous at present.

Brother hopes to have a good intention.

After hearing the name given by my elder brother, I couldn't help but feel a little stunned. Although the current situation is different from the original historical trajectory, the name of my eldest son has not changed at all - Zhang Bao. Some things are still irreversible.

From this point of view, my daughter probably can't escape the "claw" of the boy in Sister Mi's belly. My brother had told me before that Sister Mi dreamed of Beidou entering her belly one night, and soon she felt pregnant.

When I was upset about what happened more than ten years later, my elder brother thought I was not satisfied with the name he gave, so he wanted to change it to another name. After coming back to my senses, I smiled and dissuaded my elder brother and decided to use it as the name "Ba".

But I left the naming rights of my daughter to Rong'er. I worked hard to conceive for 9 months and almost died and gave birth to a pair of children. I feel that I owe Rong'er too much. My daughter's name should also be left for Rong'er to decide...

When Rong'er heard that I asked her to name her daughter, she couldn't help but feel surprised (in ancient times, there were very few mothers who named her children).

After careful consideration for a day, Rong'er said that she likes to see the colorful spring flowers and the bright stars on summer nights, so her daughter's name is "Star Cai" (Note: In fact, there was no word "Cai" during the Three Kingdoms period. But many friends suggested that her daughter be called "Zhang Xingcai".

Just as everyone wants).

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The night before my second brother got married, I visited Xu Shu's mansion. Xu Shu seemed not surprised by my arrival. He wanted to welcome me to the living room, but I refused. It is very important that I discuss with Xu Shu, and it must be confidential.

At my request, Xu Shu led me to the study.

"...Yuanzhi, I'm visiting late at night, so I'm so disturbing!" After sitting next to the stove, I smiled and said to Xu Shu.

"What are the generals saying..." Xu Shu waved his hand and said with a smile. Xu Shu was recruited by me at the beginning, and then we worked together for a long time in Shouchun, and we had already become confidants between us.

"Does Yuan Zhi know my purpose here?" I didn't plan to go around the circle and just get to the point.

"..." Xu Shu hesitated for a moment and replied, "General... did he come for Zhang Zhongsi?"

"Yuan Zhi really saw the intention of my question that day..." I nodded and said in a deep voice, "Has my elder brother ever asked Yuan Zhi to check the origin of Mr. Zhang?" The few questions I asked suddenly that day, Zhang Yi's answer was clear and his behavior was very normal, but my doubts were not eliminated.

After all, when I heard me calling each other with "Zhongda", Zhang Yi's first reaction still made me quite suspicious. If I didn't thoroughly investigate this matter, I wouldn't be relieved even if I returned to Danyang.

But this matter should not be directly addressed to the elder brother. The second brother said it clearly——Although my elder brother and I are brothers, we are also subordinates. It is not a way to frame colleagues randomly. The second brother is too straightforward. If he tells this matter to him, he will inevitably reveal his fortune.

In comparison, Xu Shu is a person who can be said to be. Xu Shu is loyal and reliable to his elder brother. He has a good relationship with me, is very smart, and is in charge of intelligence search and analysis...

"The lord did not make any arrangements, but I once ordered a detailed plan to go to Shouzhang, Dongping, to inquire..."

"What's the result?" I asked anxiously. Xu Shu was indeed very careful in doing things!

"The local people say that Zhang Yi is indeed the one who is Zhang Miao's nephew. Later, due to the war, his family moved away, and he disappeared..." Xu Shu said in a harmonious voice. "What he did carefully investigate is roughly the same as what Zhang Zhongsi said!"

"Oh~~?" After hearing this, I couldn't help but look at my face---I expected something was wrong?

"General, why did you become suspicious of Zhang Zhongsi when you first met?" Xu Shu asked curiously.

"Yuan Zhi, did you notice the appearance of Zhang Zhongsi's eyes?"

"Yeah..." Xu Shu nodded and said, "It seems that there is something like 'eagle looking at the wolf'... But the general may not be as good as a person's character. There are also people in the world who have evil faces but good hearts. People who have good faces but bad hearts..."

"Haha..." I smiled and shook my head, "How could I judge people by my appearance..."

After a pause, I continued, "What I am concerned about is not Zhang Yi's face... Yuan Zhi thought that this "eagle looks at the wolf" is common in the world?"

"It's very rare..." Xu Shu seemed to understand what I meant.

"In this world, I only heard of one person having this appearance..." I nodded and said in a deep voice.

"Who?" Xu Shu couldn't help but become interested and asked afterwards.

"There is one of the Sima clans in Hanoi, whose name is Sima Yi and whose courtesy name is Zhongda, so he was born to look at this..."

"The second son of Sima Fang, the former Jingzhao Yin?" Xu Shu showed a strange look on his face. He said. Before going to the office, Xu Shu had traveled around and knew a lot from all walks of life.

"Yeah!" I nodded slightly. Actually, I didn't know Sima Yi's father's name, but I knew that Sima Yi was the second son in the family. Sima Yi had seven brothers, and all had the character "Da" in his font size, which people in the world called "Sima Bada".

"Shu heard that Sima Fang had eight sons, and Yi was the second..." Xu Shu suddenly figured out something, "No wonder the general asked Zhang Zhongsi's brothers, and also specifically mentioned that there were people similar to him ranked eighth in the family..."

"Did Yuan Zhi notice that Zhang Yi's reaction that day?" With Xu Shu's wisdom, it was indeed understandable at one point.

"There was no abnormality in the conference hall, but when he left the palace, Zhang Zhongsi seemed a little unstable and almost fell down..." Xu Shu pondered, "If Zhang Zhongsi was indeed Sima Yi, this matter would be extraordinary... As far as Shu knew, the Sima family was a famous family in Hanoi and had been an official from generation to generation.

Moreover, Sima Lang, the eldest son of Sima Fang, is currently serving as the chief clerk of the Prime Minister's Office under Cao Cao..."

"If he is a member of the Sima family, Yuan Zhi thought he would abandon Cao Cao and refuse to surrender, and instead surrender to my brother..." I asked out loud.

"..." Xu Shu's face turned stern and he became silent.

"Is Mr. Kong Ming in the inner room?" I suddenly turned my head and asked with a smile. Xu Shu's study room was divided into two rooms inside and outside. Xu Shu and I were talking outside.

When I first entered the study, I actually didn't notice that there was someone else, but as the problem deepened, the breathing of the people in the room became a little rapid. With my skills, I could naturally sense it.

"..." Xu Shu looked at me in shock, and then laughed, "Kong Ming, don't hide it, come out!"

Zhuge Liang walked out of the inside and said apologetically, "General Zhang and Senior Brother Yuanzhi discussed secretly. Liang shouldn't have eavesdropped inside. I'd like to ask General Zhang to punish him!"

"It might as well..." I said with a smile, "Yuan Zhi always told me about Mr. Kongming's talent and virtue. I have wanted to attract Kongming as a confidant for a long time... If the teacher does not dislike him, he can discuss this matter together..."

Zhuge Liang did not expect that I would trust him so much. After a moment of slight confusion, he smiled and nodded and said, "General invites you, dare not obey your order!"

After Zhuge Liang sat down, I asked, "Mr. Kongming, Fei asked just now, what are your opinions?"

"If Zhang Zhongsi really did this for Sima Yi, Liang thought there were two possibilities..." Zhuge Liang thought for a while and said, "First, the Sima family saw that the world was unclear, and Cao Mengde and his lord both had the possibility of achieving great achievements. They were afraid that they would affect the clan's family and so they simply surrendered to Cao Cao and also surrendered to the lord. No matter what happens in the future, they could ensure that the clan would remain unchanged! However, the foundation of the Sima family was still under Cao Cao's rule. If they were in the Ming Dynasty, they would suffer the disaster, so they changed their surname to Yi.

With the power of Sima, it is no problem to forge an identity..."

"Well..." I nodded quickly, and couldn't help but a little intimidated by Zhuge Liang's meticulous and profound thinking: his analysis is indeed very possible. In short, it is the so-called "diversified investment" and the risk reduction coefficient.

In the original historical trajectory, Zhuge did this - later generations said that Zhuge had a dragon, a tiger and a dog, and he joined the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Shu got his dragon (Zhuge Liang), Wu got his tiger (Zhuge Jin), and Wei got his dog (Zhuge Dan).

"The second possibility is...the darkness!" Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, but he still said it, "This person was inspired by Cao Cao, and took advantage of the lord's desire to seek talents, and was in the open and in the secret..."

Wujian? I couldn't help but smile bitterly in secret——If this is true, then the think tanks under Cao Cao would be too powerful.

Just imagine, if I hadn't known about the things in later generations and knew Sima Yi's unique appearance in later generations, who could have seen the flaws?

"In this way, Zhang Yi's proposal to become an official in the previous episode was quite suspicious..." Xu Shu suddenly said.

"What is 'try-test', 'reveal'?" I asked inexplicably.

"General, this is what..." Xu Shu explained to me and analyzed it.

"..." After listening to Xu Shu's analysis, I couldn't help but be stunned. The so-called "test" is actually the "imperial examination system" that began to be implemented since the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Judging from the selection of talents alone, the imperial examination system will definitely be better than the "recruitment" and "result" methods implemented now. If Xu Shu had not analyzed the pros and cons, I would definitely not see anything wrong with Zhang Yi's proposal, but would have strongly supported it.

"...Huh!" I sighed and said, "But these are just suspicions and there is no conclusive evidence. Is Zhang Yi the only one who is Sima Yi? Even if it is true, what is his purpose of similarity? It all needs to be confirmed!"

"It's true..." Xu Shu nodded and said, "Judgement is light and acted hasty, and it is afraid that the lord's reputation will be unfavorable. If there is any grievance, the lord may not be able to get help from the hero in the future!"
To be continued...