Sima Hui returned the salute and politely declined. "Thank you for your high regard, Governor, but like Pang Gong, I am an old man. I wish only to live out my remaining years in rural seclusion."
Rejected by both Pang De Gong and Sima Hui, Liu Biao could not help feeling disappointed, even though he had somewhat expected it.
Just then, Pang De Gong suddenly said, "However, although neither of us can serve you, Governor, there is someone who can."
At these words, Liu Biao and Sima Hui both looked at him.
Hope instantly flared in Liu Biao's sunken spirits, and he asked eagerly, "May I ask who it is, Pang Gong?"
Anyone recommended by an eminent scholar like Pang De Gong could hardly be lacking. It would be excellent if he could recruit this man.
Pang De Gong smiled. "There is a man whose breast brims with noble spirit, whose insight is exceptional, and whose talents can weave the warp of heaven and the weft of earth. He is comparable to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi."
Liu Biao craned his neck and pressed, "Who?"
Pang De Gong stroked his beard with a smile. Only after thoroughly whetting Liu Biao's appetite did he slowly say, "Zhuge Kongming."
Chapter 294: You Have Truly Done Kongming a Terrible Disservice-the Dawn of the Empire!
"Zhuge Kongming? Zhuge Xuan's nephew?"
Liu Biao was briefly taken aback by the name.
It was not an unfamiliar name. He remembered that this man was the nephew of Zhuge Xuan, the Administrator of Yuzhang whom he had once recommended to Yuan Shu.
When someone sent by the Imperial Court replaced Zhuge Xuan as administrator, Zhuge Xuan had come to seek refuge with him. Zhuge Liang had been at his uncle's side then, so Liu Biao retained some impression