Chapter 193: Those who know me say I am worried

As soon as the sky was dawn, Cheng Li was the main general and Chunyu Dao was the deputy general. He brought two hundred trolls to protect Xu's mother, Pu and Ma on the road.

Dong Qi took people to send them to the entrance of the village.

When she left, she naturally had another reminder... Xu's mother held Xu Shu and Shi Tao's hands, and repeated the words she said many times the night before. The content was nothing more than asking them to study hard and study hard, and not worry about her life.

Xu Shu and Shi Tao repeatedly promised that Xu's mother would not disappoint.

Xu's mother got in the car and said to Dong Qi before leaving: "Xiping, I'll entrust these two children to you."

Dong Qi also repeatedly promised: "Don't worry, aunt, I will set out to find a good future for them."

Only then did Xu's mother feel relieved and board the car.

Seeing the car driving away, Dong Qi suddenly had a thought of homesickness. Four years have passed in a blink of an eye. Although grandma always said she was healthy every time she sent someone to deliver a letter, she always felt an inexplicable feeling of guilt whenever she thought about it.

If you have the chance, you must go home and have a look.

Dong Qi made a secret decision and turned around to go back.

Xu Shu was unwilling to leave, so he stood at the entrance of the village and looked blankly at the direction where the car left, and suddenly tears came out.

Thinking about it, Xu Shu has depended on his mother since he was a child. For eighteen years, even during the difficult years of Taiping Dao’s rebellion, he has not separated from his mother. But he did not expect... Jingzhou and Zhangye were thousands of miles apart when they went to study, and I don’t know how long it would take to see his mother again. Thinking of this, Xu Shu felt a colic in his heart.

Shi Tao comforted him softly, but Xu Shu still stood there.

Dong Qi went over and patted Xu Shu on the shoulder, "The thread in the hand of the loving mother, the clothes of the wanderer. She sewed it tightly before leaving, and she was afraid that she would return late. Who said that the heart of a grass can repay the spring sunshine... Yuanzhi, my aunt has a lot of hope for you. Only by studying hard and achieving something in the future can you live up to your aunt's wishes. Now that you are sad, you might as well think about how to work hard in the future."

Xu Shu's heart trembled and he looked up at Dong Qi.

"Brother said something today, Yuan Zhi kept it in mind."

Just as I was about to go back and summon people and set off, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar.

Pu Yuan panicked and urged the horse to gallop, shouting loudly: "Lord, lord..."

Dong Qi was stunned. When Pu Yuanma approached, he stepped forward and grabbed the reins of the horse, "Pu Yuan, why are you back?"

"I almost forgot about a big thing!"

Dong Chu said: "What's the matter?"

"The lord must have to pass through Jiangxia when he goes to Danyang."

"It should be."

"Yuan just remembered on the road that there was a strange man in Jiangxia. You might as well go and visit him when the main road passes."

Jiangxia? A strange man?

Dong Qi said in surprise: "Who is it? What's so strange?"

Pu Yuan scratched his head, "The man's name is Feiwo, his courtesy name is Zaicheng, he is a young man. He is a child of a large family in Jiangxia City and is quite talented. He is good at studying in the organs and has been a disciple of Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar in Miannan. He has studied art for five years and is known as Xiao He in this life."

Dong Qi was shocked when he heard this, "Why haven't you heard of such a person in Jiang Xia?"

Pu Yuan said: "This person doesn't like to be honest, so he is not famous. Yuan heard the name of this person at Master Zheng, so he left a thought and asked Master Zheng about his residence. When he was excited when he saw his lord before, he almost forgot about this matter. If the lord passed by Jiangxia, he could meet this person... This is his address in Jiangxia."

Dong Qi said with relief: "Pu Yuan, I'm intent!"

"Then Yuan said goodbye... Brother Cheng Li and his team were still waiting for me on the road. The lord was in good luck all the way, and I hope he would go back to Zhangye as soon as possible."

After saying that, Pu Yuan bowed and turned around and left with a horse.

This fat boy was very casual, but this made Xu Shu feel much better.

So he summoned people and Dong Qi led the 300 trolls to set off again, moving towards Xiangyang in a mighty way.

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After a little gossip, Dong Qi and others stayed for two days when they passed Wan County, passed Jingyang, and passed Xinye.

This is not the first time I came to Xinye. I just passed by in a hurry and didn't stop at all. Dong Qi still had a lot of feelings about this place. The storytelling said that when Liu Bei suffered consecutive defeats in the north and was desperate, he was here to recuperate. He met Xu Shu, and after Xu Shu's introduction, he visited Zhuge Liang three times and invited him out.

However, now, the famous benevolent and righteous wise ruler in history has now become a rebel.

And the three Yings in Taoyuan are also one of them. I wonder if those familiar stories can happen again?

Therefore, when staying in Xinye, Dong Qi was quite touched.

Suddenly I remembered that Longzhong was not too far from Xinye. Zhuge Gui's family lived in Longzhong, so I asked people about the route to Longzhong and took Pang De and Wu Anguo to visit Zhuge Gui's family.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Wolonggang and found Zhuge Gui's residence, Zhuge Gui was not there.

Zhuge Jin was at home, but he was ill.

Zhuge Jin, who is fourteen years old now, has shown a steady spirit. Hearing that Dong Qi came to visit, Zhuge Jin was very happy. He supported his sick body to greet him and invited Dong Qi into the house.

"My eldest sister got married, and my father took my second sister and two younger brothers to Jingzhou to watch the ceremony. I didn't go together because I was in poor health. But I didn't expect... If my father knew that An Ningting Hou was visiting, he would definitely regret it very much."

Zhuge Jin said happily and poured a cup of wine for Dong Qi.

"Oh, Miss Zhuge gets married? I wonder which man is so lucky?"

Zhuge Jin smiled and said, "When it comes to that person, Marquis Anningting must know him. He is Kuai Qi, the son of Kuai Liang, a famous scholar in Jingzhou."

"I know Kuai Liang, but Kuai Qi doesn't know. Didn't Kuai Liang follow the Qin Governor in Yangzhou? How is it now?"

Zhuge Jin said: "Mr. Kuai is now a different boss under the command of the governor of Qin, which is not bad. After we moved here, my father made a marriage with the Kuai family. Kuai Qi is also very talented and is a student of Mr. Shui Jing. My father is very satisfied with him. Brother Dong, if you could come thirty days earlier, you might have met my father, and he often talks about you."

Dong Qi laughed, "It is my honor to let Mr. Zhuge talk about it."

Zhuge Jin seemed to be quite relaxed in front of Dong Qi. From the time he came here to settle down to what happened later, he talked a lot. Before he knew it, it was getting late. Dong Qi simply stayed overnight and talked about his experience after the farewell with Zhuge Jin, which made Zhuge Jin feel even more excited.

"Brother Xiping is only four years older than me, but now he is a Marquis of Ting and has made many contributions. I really wish I could grow up early, fight with my brother on the battlefield, kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions." Zhuge Jin said endlessly.

To be honest, Dong Qi's interest in Zhuge Jin was not as strong as that of Mr. Kong Ming in the future.

However, after this night, my understanding of Zhuge Jin improved a lot.

Zhuge Jin spoke in a very organized manner, but at a young age, he seemed very steady. Although his knowledge was not extensive, he could hit the nail on the head.

Zhuge Jin said: "Brother Xiping, where are you going this time?"

"Oh, I have two virtuous brothers who want to send them to Pangdegong of Lumen Mountain to study."

"ah?"

Zhuge Jin said in surprise: "That's really a coincidence. My father told me a few days ago that he would be sent to Pang Gong's office to study when I was fifteen years old. Alas, it's a pity that Brother Xiping was probably no longer in Lumen Mountain at that time."

Dong Qi rubbed Zhuge Jin's hair and smiled and said, "What's the matter? When you have learned it, come and help me."

"Can I really help Brother Xiping?"

"certainly!"

Zhuge Jin smiled, and Dong Qi laughed too...

Early the next morning, Dong Qi took Pang De and Wu Anguo to say goodbye. Before leaving, Zhuge Jin reluctantly sent Dong Qi away and kept sending him ten miles away. Then, under Dong Qi's urging, he turned around in three steps.

After chatting with Zhuge Jin for a night, Dong Qi was in a good mood.

After returning to Xinye, I ran to Bowangpo for a day. The terrain here is dangerous and there are grass and trees on both sides.

Xu Shu frowned and suddenly said, "Brother Dong, if one day you fight with the enemy here, how can you defeat the enemy?"

He said almost without hesitation: "Of course it is to attack with fire!"

Xu Shu Zhanyan smiled and said, "Brother Dong thinks the same as me. This is indeed an excellent place for a fire attack."

Nonsense is not an excellent place. So Zhuge Dacheng almost burned to death by fire here, Cao Cao's powerful general Xiahou Dun?

After everyone was walking around Bowangpo for a while, they returned to Xinye with satisfaction.

There was nothing wrong this night and we continued to set off after dawn.

Along the way, Dong Qi, Xu Shu and Shi Tao kept arguing. They either explained in detail about the terrain of a certain place, or how to fight according to the terrain. Later, Dong Qi and others even made a sand table, and whenever they encountered a dangerous terrain, they would stop to deduce. At first, there were only three people, but later, Pang De also joined in to discuss.

In this way, the speed will of course be slowed down.

Dong Qi's theoretical tactics mostly come from Ma Yuan's military tactics. You should know that Ma Yuan had fought in Jingxiang and had corresponding records. However, Xu Shu and Shi Tao had innate and keen intuition about this. Often, when they were at a disadvantage, they suddenly had strange ideas and a small idea made Dong Qi's various arrangements waste.

Especially when passing Fancheng, Dong Qi remembered the story of flooding the Seven Armies.

So he pulled Pang De and joined in, asking Xu Shu and Shi Tao to play the role of Guan Gong. As a result, Xu Shu adopted the strategy of avoiding war from the beginning, and delayed the time until the rainy season, reappearing the tragic situation of flooding the seven armies.

Dong Chu began to believe that if there was such a battle in history...

Guan Gong, you should not be underestimated.

In this process, whether it is Dong Qi, Pang De, Xu Shu, Shi Tao, they have gained a lot.

After leaving Deng County, crossing Atou Mountain, he entered Xiangyang.

Dong Qi calculated the time, but unexpectedly found that they had taken nearly thirty days to come all the way from Xinye in just a short journey. Calculate the days, it had taken fifty days since they left Luoyang.

They didn't dare to delay any longer. After asking about the location of Lumen Mountain, Dong Qi and others walked all the way.

At the end of July, the group entered Lumen Mountain.

Outside the mountain, tigers are raging in autumn, but in the mountain, it is cool.

Along the way, I saw strange peaks and rocks protruding. Looking around, they were all lush and green. The stream was gurgling and birds were singing.
To be continued...