Three Kingdoms

The peaceful and comfortable life in Jingzhou is like a beautiful dream, some are illusory and some are not quite real. Compared with neighboring areas such as Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Heluo and so on, Jingzhou has indeed been very comfortable in recent years.

People often think that the reason for their comfort is having a good chief official, and they often attribute this share of the credit to the chief official in this area. Therefore, Liu Biao's reputation in Jingzhou is actually very good.

However, in the hearts of the gentry children, this is not what they think.

Most of the descendants of the gentry believe that Liu Biao has become more incompetent as he gets older. He was quite high-spirited before, but later on, he became greedy for enjoyment and had no enterprising spirit. Anyway, he was not respected and respected as much as ordinary people.

This cognitive gap is not surprising, because their respective positions are different.

So which perception is true?

Or maybe none of it is true?

Perhaps only Liu Biao himself knows this.

Now, Liu Biao was sitting quietly in the small pavilion in the middle of the lake behind the courtyard, sitting on the fence, fishing with a fishing rod.

Zhang Yun came back and reported the story. Of course, this story was processed by Zhang Yun, but he still couldn't escape the anger of Liu Biao, and he was almost taken to task by Liu Biao on the spot...

However, in the blink of an eye, Liu Biao, who had been so furious that he seemed to want to kill someone, was quietly fishing by himself in a small pavilion in the middle of the lake?

setting sun.

Like blood.

The reflection on Liu Biao seemed to dye his gray hair with a layer of red light.

On the winding corridor, Liu Cong walked over hesitantly, then raised his hands in front of the pavilion and saluted: "I have seen my father..."

"Come in..." Liu Biao said calmly, then turned around and motioned to his side, "Come and sit here..."

"Only..." Liu Cong's voice was a little low, and he was a little confused. He had no idea why his father called him here. Was it just for fishing? I don’t know how to fish, or I don’t like fishing. Fishing is time-consuming and troublesome. If you have the time, it would be great to drink wine and drink tea. Besides, if you want to eat fish, you have to catch it yourself. If you can't, just ask the servants to go fishing. It's just...

Liu Cong held back his curse and slowly walked into the pavilion.

Liu Biao looked back at the servant who had followed Liu Cong, and said coldly: "You are all waiting at the shore..."

Liu Cong nodded and waved.

Liu Bei saw it and didn't say anything. He turned his head and continued to look at the sparkling lake.

The breeze blows and the water is calm.

Liu Cong sat aside and waited for a long time, but still didn't hear what Liu Biao said. He couldn't help but twist impatiently, pretending to cough, and then his eyes quickly slid towards Liu Biao, and then immediately returned to where they were before. position, waited for a moment, coughed twice again...

"You can't bear it for just such a short time?" Liu Biao said calmly, breaking the silence.

This...it seems that there is something in the words...

Liu Cong's heart skipped a beat and he said quickly: "No, no... Father, I just think that the moisture here is damp, which may be harmful..."

Liu Biao laughed twice, and then said softly: "Only when you can endure it can you achieve great things... It's like fishing... Only when the fish is hooked will you have delicious food... This little wind and rain is nothing..."

Then Liu Biao pinched Liu Cong with his eyelids and said, "Sit over here...can I eat you?" 』

Liu Cong responded in a low voice, then stood up and moved a little closer to Liu Biao, thinking to himself, you acted as if you wanted to eat Zhang Yun before. If you weren't my father, who would be willing to get into trouble at this moment?

Liu Biao almost had the same thought in his mind. If you weren't my son, who would be willing to teach you these things?

However, between me and my sons, most of the people who work hard and do whatever they want are me. After working hard all your life, you can’t take it with you when you leave. In the end, don’t you leave it to your own children? The blood I have shed, the pits I have fallen into, and the experiences I have gained, don’t you all hope that your children will bleed less and fall less?

Liu Biao sighed slightly, stopped trying to tease Liu Cong, and said straight to the point: "Don't reveal anything about today's words to outsiders!" Remember, it’s anyone! If someone finds out, you can't even do this, talk laxly, and don't keep things confidential, haha... This Lord of Jingzhou will also harm you! 』

Liu Cong was startled, his eyes widened, and he promised again and again.

"Do you think I'm old?" Liu Biao said softly, his voice like the wind blowing on the lake, slightly calm, "So you are also eager to win people's hearts and gain power so that you can inherit the position of Jingzhou?" 』

"This..." Liu Cong's eyes moved around, "I don't dare, I don't dare..."

"Don't dare?" Liu Biao still said calmly, but it was as if Liu Cong had been stripped of all his clothes, making Liu Cong feel as if he was naked here, "Then what are the new knights you have recruited? Is the money all given by Cai? Don't you think it's such a coincidence that these people came here? You happened to be looking for some better escorts, and then you met them? Didn't you use your brain to think more? Don't keep thinking about these things in your hands. Sooner or later these will be given to you. What are you afraid of? Your eyes shouldn't be here, you shouldn't just focus on this thing in front of you, you should look further away..."

Liu Cong also married Cai. Although Liu Cong is not old, in the Han Dynasty, it was legal for a shota to marry a lolita.

"Father..." Liu Cong couldn't answer.

"Hi! Liu Biao waved his hand, "It's like this every time. When you're playing, you speak more eloquently than anyone else, but when it comes to serious matters, you can't even fart..."

Liu Cong: "..."

Liu Biao continued: "Do you think Mr. Cai is pretty good?" He was obedient, willing to give money, and shared his worries... so he didn't hide anything from Mrs. Cai? 』

Liu Cong looked at Liu Biao.

"Look what I'm doing?" I’m asking you something! ” Liu Biao swung the fishing rod, causing ripples to appear in circles.

Liu Cong hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Yes...but..."

"But what?" ”Liu Biao said, “I felt the same way back then...but now...hehe...you know about General Hussar leading his army to Luoyang, right? 』

Liu Cong obviously couldn't keep up with Liu Biao's rhythm, and nodded blankly.

"So what do you think about the matter between Zhu and Zhang?" I'm asking, what do you think? ” Liu Biao turned and stared at Liu Cong.

"This..." Liu Cong plucked up his courage and said, "Father should have made a decision from the beginning... After all, we have fought against the Cavalry General before... Big Brother, Big Brother is still being held captive..." Liu Cong really thought so. After all, there seemed to be a subtle voice deep in Liu Cong's heart. If Liu Biao refused at the beginning, then when Qiaoqi knew about it, Liu Qi would be furious. , then wouldn’t I be more stable?

Liu Biao stared at Liu Cong. Just when Liu Cong became more and more uneasy, he suddenly laughed, patted Liu Cong on the shoulder and said, "Yes, just say it like this!" Here are you and me, father and son, and the rest are outsiders! What you have to guard against is outsiders, not your father! do you know? 』

"only……"

Liu Cong breathed a sigh of relief, but brought it up again the next moment, because he heard Liu Biao say again: "If that's all, you are not qualified to be the Lord of Jingzhou... You have to look further..."

"Look, farther, a little further?" ” Liu Cong looked at the lake in the distance, and his head felt like the lake was being disturbed.

Liu Biao sighed, "I'm old, really old. I didn't want to say this so soon, but... Cong'er, pay attention, what's in the lake?" Are there a lot of fish? 』

Liu Cong nodded quickly. After nodding, he realized that his father was sitting aside and could not see his movements at all, so he added: "Yes, Father, there are a lot of fish..."

"What should I use to fish?" Liu Biao continued to enlighten.

Liu Cong looked at Liu Biao's hand and said, "Want to use a fishing rod?" 』

"..." Liu Biao took a breath, closed his eyes for a while, and then said slowly, "It's the bait!" 』

Liu Cong swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and also swallowed up the heretical sayings such as using fishing nets without using bait, or letting people catch fish without using bait, etc.

"Zhu and Zhang are just the bait..." Liu Biao stroked his beard, "Only when the bait is thrown in, will these fish move and take the bait... Do you understand?" 』

"Ah, Father, I understand..." Liu Cong replied subconsciously.

Liu Biao turned around and looked over, "What do you understand?" 』

"This..." Liu Cong was sweating slightly on his forehead, "This... my father wants to use Zhu and Zhang to lure fish to fight for food. Well, to lure Hussar and Cao Sikong into a fight?" 』

Liu Biao nodded slightly, "In this way, it is generally...right a little bit...I ask you, there is an opponent, do you like this opponent to be talented, bold, resolute and decisive, or do you prefer an opponent who is indecisive, hesitant and difficult to make decisions?" of? 』

Liu Cong said: "Of course I like indecisive opponents..."

"Isn't this what it is? Liu Biao said with a smile, "The more hesitant and indecisive someone is, the more his opponent will think that someone is fatuous and old, and the more at ease they will be... Otherwise, if you are a hussar or a Sikong, you are willing to fight when a powerful enemy is watching." What? 』

Liu Cong's eyes widened, with unconcealed admiration in his eyes, "It turns out, Father..."

"So what you and I say today must be kept secret and must not be known to anyone..." Liu Biao emphasized again, "Remember, it is anyone...otherwise, your future Jingzhou will not be yours..."

Liu Cong nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would not say anything about beating him to death.

"Besides, I just said that you were only half right, and the other half was right. Do you have any other ideas? Liu Biao asked.

"Others..." Liu Cong had a hard time just understanding the meaning of Liu Biao's previous expression, not to mention the deeper meaning hidden under the surface, which made Liu Cong even more confused.

Liu Biao sighed, "It's okay, go back and think about it..." After a moment of pause, he couldn't help but asked, "Look where I'm fishing now?" 』

Liu Cong looked around.

In the pavilion?

On the wooden railing?

Or in the lake?

"Go away..." Liu Biao said, "When you have figured it out, come back to me... Remember, don't say anything to outsiders, anyone!" 』

"only! "Although Liu Cong still had a lot of confusion, since his father Liu Biao said so, he had no choice but to agree, bowed, and left.

Liu Biao didn't seem to be looking at Liu Cong, but in fact his attention was still on Liu Cong. Hearing Liu Cong's footsteps gradually moving away, Liu Biao slowly raised his eyelids, took a look, and sighed slightly.

To be honest, most parents know what kind of stuff their children are, but they all know that parents always hope that their children can make progress, or at least not eat too much and be heavy in this world. loss. Parents themselves were beaten hard by the world back then, and the painful marks left on their bodies and hearts, they all hope to tell their children. However, it is a pity that many children do not feel that this is a love from their parents, but are extremely disgusted. Nagging and preaching…

Liu Biao didn't know if Liu Cong could understand that this fishing was fishing for a whole lake of fish, including the Cao Cao and Fei Qian mentioned by Liu Cong, as well as other people, and even Liu Cong himself...

Only by understanding this can Liu Cong be able to gradually climb out of this fish pond and become a fisherman.

Otherwise, even if Liu Cong became the Lord of Jingzhou that day, he would still be a fish, a fish on the chopping board.

The crowning ceremony held in advance may not be so delicious...

Liu Biao couldn't help but sigh again.

I am indeed getting old, my legs and feet are inconvenient, and the pain on my body is gradually increasing, especially the sore carbuncle on my back. Sometimes I can't sleep all night. I don't know when I will let go. I hope I can still... When he is awake, he teaches more, but he is afraid that Liu Cong will lose his thinking ability because of too much indoctrination. But if he doesn’t say anything, he is also afraid that Liu Cong will become crooked...

This kind of contradictory and melancholy thoughts can only be transformed into this puddle of water and this fishing rod without bait.

After Liu Cong slowly exited the pavilion, he frowned all the way. He couldn't figure out what the hidden meaning of his father Liu Biao was, and what it had to do with fish or the lake. He kept walking. When I arrived at my small courtyard, I was still thinking about it.

"Lang Jun is back?" 』

Liu Cong's little lolita, Little Cai stepped forward to greet her. She first helped to take off Liu Cong's cloak, and then asked someone to bring honey water to Liu Cong. Then she sat aside and waited for Liu Cong to take a few sips. Asked: "My father came to see Mr. Lang. I wonder what he said?" 』

"That's all..." Liu Cong suddenly turned his head and looked at Xiao Cai, then lowered his head and took a sip, put the bowl aside, and said a little unnaturally, "I didn't say anything, I just talked about fishing... …』

"fishing? 』

"Yeah, fishing." 』