Zhongqing City, the capital of the Yun Kingdom, is located at the Yong'an Gate in the north city.

A man with a calm and gentle temperament, wearing a bright red Kirin Buzi official robe that only the nobles of the dynasty could wear, was waiting quietly at the city gate, as if he was welcoming someone's arrival.

Beside him, besides the captain of the Yong'an Gate City Gate, he was carefully accompanying him.

To be treated with such caution by the city guard general, and to be so conspicuous in his crimson unicorn uniform, this man is obviously not an ordinary person!

It was Liu Bowen, the most sincere man of the day, the owner of Yun Tower!

Yun Tower is the place where Xiao Cheng gathers hundreds of talents to study the destiny, cohesion, and manipulation of the country's destiny. It is extremely important! However, in order to avoid prying eyes, the owner of Yun Tower only has a sixth-grade official position and is not well known to outsiders.

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But even so, Liu Bowen’s title of Lord Sincerity is genuine!

Moreover, because Liu Bowen was knowledgeable and witty, he often accompanied Xiao Cheng. Even the senior officials in the court did not dare to look down upon him.

Regarding his arrival, the city gate guard naturally did not dare to neglect, and respectfully said from the side:

"Uncle, it's a busy day right now, so you'd better get in the car and wait. Just let me know who you want to wait for! Someone will tell me when they arrive."

Hearing the words of the city gate guard, Liu Bowen waved his hands slightly and said with a warm smile:

"This is not okay! The people who came here today were ordered by His Majesty to pick people up. Don't be so negligent!"

With the title of Lord Sincerity, Liu Bowen's status is not low. In addition, since there is nothing to do in Yunlou now, Liu Bowen is very free, so he often runs errands for Xiao Cheng and conveys orders. It is indeed very suitable!

He happened to enter the palace today, so Xiao Cheng asked him to come and pick someone up.

Liu Bowen had a gentle temper and did not have the airs of a count in his behavior, so the city gate guard was very willing to talk to him, so he couldn't help but ask more, saying:

"Your Majesty's order? I wonder which lord in the court deserves your Majesty's attention, and even sent you to greet him personally?"

Liu Bowen chuckled, shook his head and said:

"Haha, maybe you haven't heard of it... At that time, the fourth-rank official of the dynasty, Jiangyang County Cheng, announced the Chief Secretary Zuo Councilor, Zhuge Liang!"

Unexpectedly, the guarding general's eyes lit up and he said:

"Zhuge joins the army?"

Zhuge Liang was originally recommended by Yang Dayan personally to join the army as an official.

Liu Bowen said with some surprise:

"You know?"

"The general served under General Zhendong before. Why didn't he know Zhuge joined the army? If he hadn't joined the army and led us to win the battle of Nanpanjiang, the general would not have been promoted because of his military exploits and was able to be promoted to the gatekeeper of Yong'an.

General!"

Most people in the world only know about the Battle of Nanpanjiang, in which General Yang Dayan of Andong destroyed nearly 100,000 elite naval troops of the Li Dynasty in one battle, which shocked the world.

But both the Yun State court and the generals who were in the army at that time knew that their own coach had no role in this battle. It was all thanks to Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu joining the army to achieve such a great victory!

When Liu Bowen heard that the city gate guard and Zhuge Liang had such a fate, he couldn't help but smile and said loudly:

"You were promoted because of Lord Zhuge. Today, Lord Zhuge has been promoted and returned to the capital. It just so happens that you are on duty to welcome him. Sure enough, there is God's will in the dark!"

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This kind of chance coincidence does have a bit of God's will in it...

At this time, on the official road in front of the city gate, a man dressed as a postmaster came on horseback. Then he dismounted and ran quickly to Liu Bowen and reported:

"Uncle, Master Zhuge is here!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen raised his head and looked forward.

Then he saw a simple carriage coming in the distance, surrounded by more than a dozen officers and servants.

He was a dignified fourth-rank official in the court, and he was also in charge of the army's logistics, and he was also the Chief Secretary Zuo Councilor in charge of the army's logistics. However, his style was so simple, and he only traveled in this simple carriage.

This incident alone gave Liu Bowen a very good impression of him!

Liu Bowen adjusted his clothes a little, took a few steps forward, bowed his hands and said with a loud smile:

"I have been entrusted by Your Majesty to come to greet Lord Zhuge!"

The simple carriage stopped, and Zhuge Liang, who was also wearing official robes, hurried out, bowed respectfully, and said:

"I've seen Mr. Chengyi!"

Although the two of them did not know each other, someone had gone to report it before, so Zhuge Liang naturally knew Liu Bowen's identity.

Before Liu Bowen could continue to be polite, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but asked urgently:

"But Your Majesty has something important to call you?"

Liu Bowen was ranked as an earl, and he served as the emperor's confidant before his arrival.

Seeing him waiting in person at the city gate, Zhuge Liang felt that it was Xiao Cheng who urgently invited him to come and see him.

When Liu Bowen heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly and explained:

"Master Zhuge is overly worried. Your Majesty is thinking of Master Zhuge, who is in charge of the army's logistics and maintains the frontline battle. It can be said that he has worked hard and accomplished a lot. So he sent me to greet you as a token of condolences and favor!"

Having said this, Liu Bowen bowed in the direction of the palace and said:

"Your Majesty has told me to send Lord Zhuge home to reunite with his family and have some rest. There is no harm in meeting His Majesty and taking care of the trivial matters assigned to him for a day."

Send the ministers of the court to greet them at the city gate, so that the ministers can go home to reunite and rest. Perhaps compared to ordinary promotions and rewards such as gold and silver, this arrangement seems less direct, but it is more gracious.

Being close also makes the hearts of the ministers more vivid.

Zhuge Liang was naturally moved by this, but he still shook his head firmly and said:

"Your Majesty loves his ministers, and Liang is moved. But officials who are sent abroad will have their own fixed procedures and systems after returning to the capital. They cannot be neglected just because of me!"

Zhuge Liang's temperament naturally makes it impossible for him to abolish public affairs for personal reasons.

Even though he missed his wife who stayed in Beijing, he still refused without even thinking about His Majesty's kindness.

Seeing this, Liu Bowen couldn't help but have a better impression of Zhuge Liang, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty already knew that Master Zhuge wanted to refuse, so he specifically explained that this is an oral order, and you must not disobey it!"

"Besides, before sending Master Zhuge back, Your Majesty also told me something that I need to ask Master Zhuge to do together with me."

These two sentences directly blocked all the arguments that Zhuge Liang planned to reject.

And Zhuge Liang was not a stubborn person who didn't know how to adapt, so he stopped refusing.

Dongchang Fanzi, who came with Liu Bowen, quickly asked the two of them to get on the carriage, and then personally led the way.

…

Zhuge Liang opened the window and looked at the street where the carriage was passing by, his eyes moving slightly.

It’s really not the direction back to my home…

At this time, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but look at Liu Bowen, who was also in the carriage, and asked:

"May I ask my uncle, what is it that your Majesty told you?"

When Liu Bowen heard this, he spread his hands slightly and said with a smile:

"have no idea!"

"have no idea?"

Zhuge Liang was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty said that he has Dongchang people to lead the way. The rest has not been explained at all!" Liu Bowen said.

No explanation?

Then how does he know what His Majesty wants him to do now?

The carriage drove slowly, and the noise and shouts outside the carriage became louder and louder, as if they had arrived at the most prosperous area in Beijing.

At this time, I heard the Dongchang fans outside the carriage saying respectfully:

"Uncle, sir, we are here!"

Liu Bowen and Zhuge Liang looked at each other and immediately walked out of the carriage.

Only then did the two of them realize that the carriage was parked beside a bustling street in Zhongqing City.

After taking a look around, the two of them suddenly focused their gazes and looked at two places in front of them.

Not far in front of the carriage, a group of people gathered at the corner of the street, seemingly watching something. Through the gaps in the crowd, you could vaguely see what seemed to be some kind of fortune-telling stall.

Although the two people who were surrounded by the stall owner couldn't clearly see his appearance and posture, they felt a profound Taoist charm that was one with Hunyuan and without any leakage.

Opposite this bustling fortune-telling stall where people gathered, Zhang Jiao, who was wearing a yellow robe and looking calm, also moved his stall here under the persuasion of his two younger brothers.

On the deserted stall, the flag "Spread Talisman Water, Treat Diseases and Save People" was erected. At first glance, it gave people the feeling of a money fraudster. But in the eyes of the two of them, it was from Zhang Jiao that they felt

There is a mysterious and mysterious force, with the majestic momentum of Zhiyang Thunder.

Liu Bowen and Zhuge Liang looked solemn at this time and subconsciously glanced at each other.

Master!
To be continued...