Zhuge Liang's Journey to Dominate the World: Starting from Another World

Therefore, he decided to visit him in person and bring some things that might interest Kongming, hoping to maintain the bond between them.

Three days later, Li Guangling finally arrived at the mountain range where Kongming had gone into seclusion...

Li Guangling stopped in the valley, gazing at the remarkable scenery and ingenious layout before him, and secretly admired it.

Although Wolong Mountain Villa is located deep in the mountains, it has its own unique charm, with both the beauty of the mountains and rivers and the atmosphere of culture. It is indeed a wonderful place.

"Master Zhuge is truly a remarkable person; even his hobbies are different from others."

Li Guangling straightened his clothes, instructed a dozen or so handsome boys to wait where they were, and then strode towards the manor.

Upon reaching the pool, they saw a refined scholar chatting and laughing with a man dressed as a military general, looking quite pleased with themselves, while a wild boar stood nearby.

Upon seeing this, Li Guangling was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to bow, saying, "Immortal Master Zhuge, are you well? I have come here specifically to visit you."

Upon hearing the voice, Kongming turned his head, lightly flicking his feather fan. A smile appeared on his face as he nodded slightly and said, "So it's Your Highness. I'm sorry for not greeting you sooner. Why are you here instead of staying in the city?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guangling sensed something was wrong. Half a year had passed, and even Kongming's tone of voice had changed; he indeed seemed somewhat distant.

He glanced at Zhao Yun beside him and hurriedly said, "Master Zhuge's seclusion for cultivation is inevitably a bit boring. Although General Zilong is there to keep you company, it can still get tedious after a while. I've found some entertainment for you, Master, and I hope you'll accept it!"

"Oh! What has Your Highness brought?" Kongming smiled, his words as gentle as a spring breeze.

Li Guangling gazed into Kongming's deep, ocean-like eyes, then waved towards the valley behind him.

Immediately, a dozen or so boys with rosy lips and white teeth ran over and knelt before Kongming, saying in unison, "Greetings, Immortal Master Zhuge."

Kongming paused for a moment, then looked at Li Guangling and asked, "What does Your Highness mean by this?"

"The Immortal Master has been in seclusion for a long time. I was worried that the Immortal Master might be lonely, so I specially sought out these boys, hoping they could help the Immortal Master relieve his boredom." Li Guangling chuckled, giving a knowing look.

Kongming was immediately puzzled by Li Guangling's words. He glanced at the fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys and then looked at Li Guangling.

With a dark expression, he said, "You'd better explain yourself clearly, or I'll make sure you don't leave here alive!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guangling's heart trembled, and he cursed himself for being foolish; how could he have pointed this out to his face?

But now that the words were already out, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Mr. Zhuge, look... this... this... we've brought everyone here, and there are no outsiders here..."

"Bullshit! Do I look like the kind of person who's gay?"

Kongming's face darkened, his warm smile vanishing instantly—his mood changed faster than flipping through a book. He slung his feather fan behind his back, clearly displeased with Li Guangling's words.

Zhao Yun, standing to the side, also looked embarrassed. His decades-long relationship with Kongming was something outsiders simply couldn't understand. He never expected to be misunderstood so deeply, but since this matter involved his personal reputation, his expression wasn't good either.

Li Guangling quickly waved his hand and changed his words, saying, "Immortal Master Zhuge, that was not my intention. I just heard that you like music, and these children were carefully selected by me. They are skilled in various musical instruments and their singing and dancing are also quite outstanding. I just wanted to give you some entertainment and relaxation in your spare time."

Zhu Ganglie, standing to the side, covered his face with his sleeve and laughed out loud.

"Try laughing again!" Kongming glared at it fiercely, his face dark.

"You're really meddling! You can't even let people laugh, that's so domineering!"

Zhu Bajie rolled his eyes and hurriedly used both hands to tightly grasp his long snout, afraid that he would laugh out loud again and anger Kongming.

Now, Li Guangling seemed to realize that he had misunderstood Zhuge Kongming. He hurriedly waved for the boys to leave, then bowed deeply and apologized to Kongming, saying, "Immortal Master Zhuge, I was really rash and failed to understand your meaning. Please forgive me."

"However, the situation is unstable now. We have occupied Yuliang for a long time, but have made little progress. Moreover, the attitude of the Yuding Sect is becoming increasingly unclear. We are truly walking on thin ice. Therefore, we have come up the mountain to seek the advice of the immortal master!"

Seeing this, Kongming's expression softened slightly, but he still spoke with displeasure: "Although I am in seclusion for cultivation, I am not isolated from the world. The situation outside is still under control. I have said before that Your Highness must either endure or unite with Leizhou behind you..."

Seeing that Kongming showed no further signs of attacking, Li Guangling wiped the sweat from his brow and hurriedly said, "I will follow the Immortal Master's arrangements! I'm afraid Leizhou won't intervene..."

"It all depends on man!"

Kongming waved his feather fan, interrupting Li Guangling's rambling.

"After Your Highness returns to the city, give Zilong one million gold coins as expenses for the next few days. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Li Guangling gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement. One million gold coins was a lot of money, equivalent to half a year's military expenses. Given the current situation, if he didn't move forward, he would probably be sitting around eating away his savings.

During his time at Wolong Manor, Kongming had thoroughly investigated Leizhou, and his intelligence network spread throughout the region was now showing immediate results.

However, Zhao Yun deserves the greatest credit for this. In this unfamiliar world, without his own intelligence network, he would be completely in the dark, and all talk of strategizing and winning battles from afar would be nonsense...

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Leizhou was the largest prefecture of the Yuan Dynasty and bordered the Tang Dynasty. In any such important border region, the emperor's suspicion was particularly strong.

However, unlike the Tang Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty did not fall apart. The power in the mortal realm was firmly held by the Yuan emperor.

The governor of a prefecture was a true regional official, and the Yuan emperors devised numerous methods to control these governors.

The idea of ​​a princess marrying into the family is child's play; the real methods are chilling.

In places like Leizhou, each governor had to select his successor in advance and send him to the capital.

They called it "letting them feel the emperor's favor," but in reality, they were just using them as hostages.

Furthermore, they gathered the hostages from various states and brainwashed them, making them fear and acknowledge the supreme authority of the Great Yuan Emperor from the bottom of their hearts.

Some of the more intelligent protons could not bear this endless constraint, but without exception, they were ruthlessly eliminated as a warning to others.

Furthermore, the hostages monitored each other, and if any of them harbored disloyalty towards the emperor or the court, they would be immediately reported by the other hostages. Those who knew about it but did not report it would be punished with the same crime.

Under such intense pressure, these hostages lived in constant fear, a nightmare that haunted them for life. Even after becoming governors, they found it difficult to defy the Emperor's will...