Chapter 11 second quarter

When Zhou Yu died, he held a letter sealed in carved white jade paper in his hand. The letter was so tightly packed that no one else could pull it out, so they buried it with him.As soon as Zhou Lang died, the "Pro-Liu faction" headed by Lu Su in Jiangdong gained the upper hand, and within two months, Sun Quan lent Nanjun to Liu Bei.Pang Tong carried Zhou Yu's coffin from Baqiu back to Wu County for burial. When he returned, he weighed it repeatedly and defected to Liu Bei. "It's Fengchu!" Liu Bei was very excited when he heard that Pang Tong came to vote. Zhuge Liang pressed Liu Bei's knees with his feather fan, and asked, "Can I hear some advice from Liang?"

"Say it!" Having shared weal and woe for more than two years, Liu Bei respected and trusted this young man very much. "My lord, don't worry, let's arrange for him to go to Leiyang to be a county magistrate first." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "Since Shi Yuan has come, he will not leave easily. Giving him generous gifts at the beginning will actually encourage arrogance; Why don't you treat him a little bit slower and reuse him in the future. At that time, the lord will have another gift of knowing you to Shi Yuan." "Haha... Kong Ming, Kong Ming!" Liu Bei patted Zhuge Liang's leg and laughed loudly.

Pang Tong originally thought that Liu Bei would greet him with the same respect and respect as he had treated Zhuge Liang back then, but unexpectedly he waited for a long time at the door for a seal from a county magistrate.If he wants to take office, he despises this official position from the bottom of his heart; if he wants to leave, he is afraid that he will be ridiculed by Jiangdong: those celebrities in Jiangdong all predict that he will get the honorable status of Zhuge Liang under Liu Bei!Why compare him with Kong Ming?Pang Tong couldn't help being angry, three or five years ago, how could Zhuge Liang be compared with Pang Tong, he was just "the son-in-law of the Huang family" that's all!He weighed the official seal in his hand, which was as light as a feather, and decided to endure it for the time being.

"One day, Liu Bei will see me with his own eyes," Pang Tong said. "At that time, he will regret that he didn't reuse me sooner."After arriving in the small county town, he ignored everything and waited for the "someday".He waited for another "surprise". A month later, Pang Tong was dismissed from office because of "negligence of duty", and the place where he signed the bill was the official seal of "Military Advisor Zhonglang General"! Military Adviser Zhuge... Pang Tong almost gritted his teeth for these four words when he was packing the bed, but "jealousy" made him panic.Why?How could you "hate" that person?That person wearing an old robe that was washed white, lying under Degong's bed tremblingly?Pang Tong was not a mean person when he was young, and even for a long time, he was despised because of his few words.Until one time when he went to see Sima Hui, Sima was picking mulberries, and they chatted one by one and under the next tree for a whole day. After that, Pang Tong's talent spread through Sima's mouth, and Pang Tong himself was striving for excellence day by day. Competitive and sharp.After stuffing the last piece of plain clothes into his bag, Pang Tong suddenly felt nostalgic for Leiyang. Although it was only a small town, it was his first place where he could handle the administration independently.In the past in Nanjun, I only accompanied Zhou Lang to drink, play the piano, and discuss current affairs.Could it be that he really has no political talent?Pang Tong thought regretfully, if he could treat this month well, maybe he would know whether he could be on his own.

In the dark night, Pang Tong led the horse and walked in the countryside with his head bowed, with a small bag on the horse's back.Where should I go?Are you going home?When Degong and Sima saw him, they must have comforted him again, while talking enviously about Zhuge Liang who was down and out that day!Those were not what Pang Tong wanted to hear.Are you going north?After Cao Cao's defeat in Chibi, he was even more thirsty for talents. With the name of "Fengchu", even if he could not become a first-rate Prime Minister, the position of a second- or third-rate adviser would not be a problem.However, Pang Shiyuan went to seek refuge with Cao Cao before Zhou Lang's body was cold, wouldn't he be ridiculed?Pang Tong's heart was in a mess, the whole world couldn't allow him to settle down for a while!I just want to find a small inn, wash my face with hot water, take off my shoes and socks, and have a good sleep. Pang Tong squeezed the copper coins on his waist, and then he heard a cannon!

After a cannon shot, the torches on both sides lit up, illuminating the path like daytime! Pang Tong raised his eyes and saw two people galloping ahead, one was wearing a red robe with a gentle face, the other was wearing white clothes and a feather fan scarf.The two jumped off their horses ten feet away from him and walked forward quickly.When Pang Tong saw the lupine, he felt a pain rolling up from his stomach.He frowned, and followed Zhuge Liang's words, Pang Tong thought: The reason why he blocked him from the front instead of chasing him from behind was to show that "I control every move you make"!hateful.

"Mr. Fengchu!" Liu Bei greeted Pang Tong with a smile, and held Pang Tong's hand. "Wait a minute! I just received Zijing's letter of recommendation, and I realized that you are really Xiangyang Pang Shiyuan!" Then, he turned to Zhuge Liang, He reproached, "Kong Ming doesn't care, if he reminded me earlier..." Liu Bei looked sorry for Pang Tong, took off the red robe and handed it to him, and said with a smile, "The sky is cold and the dew is heavy." "There are a lot of things going on in Changsha recently." Zhuge Liang explained simply, he put his feather fan on his chest, and looked at Pang Tong with a smile, "With Brother Shi Yuan, there is no need to worry about Jingzhou. The talent of Shi Yuan is ten times brighter. "

"Don't dare, dare not!" Pang Tong waved his hands and said, "How can it be compared to Kong Ming's 'strategy'?" "By the way," Pang Tong thought of something, "Kong Ming, I've always wanted to ask you something." "Please speak." Zhuge Liang said. Pang Tong asked, "What did you write in the letter to Zhou Lang?" Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, held the rein in his hand, looked up at the stars, and said in a low voice, "Nothing. I just say... the little overlord Sun Ce has been lonely for too long. He has lived alone in the dark for a whole ten years."

This is not a letter, it is clearly a reminder! "Captain Zuo, Yizhou is mine, I can't give it to you." Zhuge Liang thought again. Pang Tong suddenly laughed loudly, and while laughing, he got on his horse, his laughter was full of sadness, so he was a little choked up when he spoke: "Since Zhou Yu is dead, Jiangdong is unable to go westward, and Yizhou will return to Xuande Duke sooner or later! He bowed his hands to Liu Bei, "I would like to lead the way to help Duke Xuande enter Sichuan!" "well!" When Liu Bei laughed heartily, Zhuge Liang's heart sank.

What does Pang Tong mean?Do you want to take over the battle of entering Sichuan?Zhuge Liang believes that he has that ability, as long as he finds the right opportunity, it should not be difficult to seize Yizhou from the fatuous Liu Zhang.Yet where does he leave me?Zhuge Liang frowned, in the dark night, if one could look at him closer, one would see a shallow, polite smile on his lips.For a moment, Zhuge Liang thought of the thatched cottage in the Longzhong Autumn Wind, and when he thought of the thatched cottage when he talked about "Yizhou", Liu Bei couldn't hide the joy on his face and the worry that he might not get it.Yizhou...is the place where the country was founded!Pointing to the stage, Zhou Yu told Kong Ming that he saw Chibi; he hated that he didn't answer directly, and wanted to show him "Yizhou"...Zhuge Liang was in awe, seeing Pang Tong and Liu Bei sitting side by side on the horse.

"Kong Ming is good at governing, and Tong is good at grasping the opportunity of war." Pang Tong said loudly, and asked again, "Is that so?" Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded: "That's natural." He looked very calm and uncontroversial. "Kong Ming, there is one more thing, the mountain people asked me to tell you." Pang Tong said. Pang Shanmin?Could it be... Before Zhuge Liang could speculate, Pang Tong had already said, "The bell is dead." Bell is dead! died……? Zhuge Liang shook his body and tightened the reins before he stood still. "Brother Shiyuan, how did Ling... die?" Zhuge Liang reluctantly asked. From Yangdu to Jingzhou, in the days of walking through the bones, it was Ling's white and soft hand that covered Zhuge Liang's eyes, and she said: "Don't look, second brother." She is as agile as an antelope and as kind as a moose. As clever as a fox, and as charming as a spring.Zhuge Liang lost his mother when he was young, and his elder sister was silent. Only Ling, who was an elder sister, was also like a mother. When Zhuge Liang became an adult, she glanced at him with resentment, which made Zhuge Liang unable to help but love him. At this time, Pang Tong said: "Oh, in troubled times. People die easily, but I don't know how." Zhuge Liang raised his head, and he saw that under the moonlight, Pang Tong's expression was serious, and after being serious, he was complacently indifferent!Zhuge Liang said nothing, Liu Bei sighed, and felt the "bell" in Pang Tong's mouth, which is a very important person for a military adviser.He couldn't find the right words to comfort Zhuge Liang, so he had to look at him silently. "Is Duke Xuande going back to Nanjun?" Pang Tong asked. Liu Bei nodded. "Kong Ming, get on your horse?" He whispered. "No." Zhuge Liang said with difficulty, "I stayed in Lei County for one night, and I will return to Linzhao tomorrow. The money and food in the three counties still need to be raised. My lord," he looked at Liu Bei and Pang Tong, and said, "There are scholars With brother by your side, everything will be safe. As for brother Shi Yuan's official position..." "What does Shiyuan mean?" Liu Bei asked. Pang Tong said with a smile: "Whichever vacancy is available, just fill in that one." "What did Shi Yuan say?" Liu Bei smiled, "Is it okay to engage in governance?" This official title is slightly lower than Zhuge Liang. As soon as Zhuge Liang blurted out "too low", Pang Tong stopped him, waved his hand and said, "Okay! It's much better than the county magistrate, haha!" Pang Tong laughed, and Liu Bei also laughed. Zhuge Liang's mood was out of tune.When the two of them stopped laughing, Zhuge Liang saluted Liu Bei. He seemed to have no strength to get on the horse anymore, so he only held the rein, turned the horse's head, and sank into the night leading to Leiyang County. During the night alone, he thought a lot. A lot of things that he was dazed and unwilling to make a decision at this time surged up like a tide, urging him and pushing him, and he must make a choice.Zhuge Liang curled up on the small bed, feeling that the night was embracing him from behind, sending gentle breath into his seven orifices.Zhuge Ling, the name, was like a night light flying around, he tried to catch it, but it flew away from his fingers.If the bell had been promised to Yuanzhi instead of marrying into the Pang family, the second sister would not have died young.This thought swirled in Zhuge Liang's mind until he pressed his head heavily on his knees and remained motionless. "Pang family... Pang Shiyuan, okay." In the middle of the night, Zhuge Liang leaned against the damp wall of Leiyang Station, stretched his limbs, smiled, and said in a low voice: "Since you want Yizhou so much, I will give you Yizhou." .” Opportunities are coming soon. Half a year later, a man walked into the Jingzhou Mu mansion.This man has a dignified appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and only the Dao killing pattern on his lips, which shows that he is both wise and lustful.He went straight to the hall, bowed casually to Liu Bei, and said straight to the point, "My name is Fazheng, and I'm from Chengdu." On Liu Bei's right, Pang Tong stood up abruptly. Zhuge Liang, who was sitting on the left of Liu Bei, pressed his fingers on his knees to restrain his desire to get up. "Is Fa Xiao straight?" Pang Tong asked, "What's the matter?" Fazheng smiled arrogantly and said, "I was ordered to give gifts." "Gifts?" Liu Bei asked Fazheng to sit down, and asked sideways, "Is this here at the order of Liu Jiyu (Zhang)?" It wasn't until Pang Tong sat back at the table that Zhuge Liang shook the white feather lightly, ordered the servant to serve tea, and said with a smile, "I think Liu Jiyu will ask my lord for something. Does Cao Cao attack Zhang Lu make him feel uneasy?" He left Approaching Fazheng, he smiled and said, "Did Xiao Zhi come here to plan for Ji Yu, or for something else?" After Zhuge Liang finished asking slowly, he turned around and took the green tea. When he was about to pour the tea for Fazheng, Fazheng got up in a hurry. "Mr. Kong Ming is under your feet?" Fazheng asked, supporting the teapot.To be honest, Fazheng was very surprised to see Zhuge Liang as soon as he arrived; what was even more surprising was that as soon as he met, Zhuge Liang told his thoughts lightly!Although it is well known that Cao Cao defeated Ma Chao, forced Zhang Lu, and threatened Yizhou, why did Zhuge Liang guess that Fazheng had "other" plans besides "taking orders"? "There is no one with insight in Shu who is not half-hearted." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "Being filial and resourceful, this trip must have brought a generous gift to my lord." Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang with a smile on his face; Pang Tong felt a little uncomfortable seeing Liu Bei's smile.For the past six months, Pang Tong has been traveling with Liu Bei.It only took him one month to make Liu Bei full of confidence in occupying Xishu and competing in the world, and at the same time he praised him a lot.By the middle of the second month, Pang Tong was promoted to be a general in the army.When Zhuge Liang heard the news, he wrote a special letter saying: "This is the way to appoint virtuous people!" However, the more humble Zhuge Liang was, the more vigilant Pang Tong became. "Shiyuan is too tired." Zhuge Liang once said with a smile.To Pang Tong's ears, these words were like a laugh. "How many people did Xiaozhi bring to invite my lord?" Pang Tong asked, not wanting Fazheng to only focus on "Fulong". "Four thousand." Fazheng was stunned as soon as he answered, and asked suspiciously, "How did you know that I brought someone here?" Pang Tong said with a smile: "Cao Cao went west, Ji Yu was worried that Yizhou would fall into his hands, so he wanted to use my lord's power to resist Cao's army, so he invited my lord to enter Sichuan, right?" "Exactly." Fazheng said. "Since that's the case, how can Ji Yu not show the sincerity of the invitation and send an elite army to meet him?" Pang Tong said. Fazheng nodded again and again, and then asked: "Where is the next step...?" "Pang Shiyuan." Pang Tong said reservedly. "It turned out to be Mr. Fengchu!" Fazheng patted his forehead, and turned to Liu Bei happily, "The so-called 'Fulong and Fengchu, one can make the world safe.' Now Xuande has both, it's time to aspire to the top! Xuande Degong..." Fazheng said solemnly, "As Junjun Pang said, my lord Liu Jiyu wants to use your strength to protect Yizhou. However, in my opinion, Xuandegong might as well just follow the plan!" "Xiao Zhi said...?" Liu Bei's eyes flashed! "That's right!" Fazheng said resolutely, "With Duke Xuande's great talent, taking advantage of Liu Jiyu's cowardice and incompetence, and my friend Zhang Song as the internal support in Shuzhong, he will surely win Yizhou in one fell swoop! After that, you will rely on With the abundance of the Land of Abundance and the precipitousness of the mountains and rivers, if you want to start a great cause of becoming a king and hegemony, it will be as easy as pie!" The corners of Liu Bei's lips trembled!He looked at Zhuge Liang, as if telling him: The second step of the "Longzhong Opposition" - "capturing Yizhou" is imminent. "Kong Ming, are you as happy as I am?" Liu Bei asked, Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head, signaling Liu Bei not to express his opinion in a hurry. "Mr. Xuande! Please lead the army into Shu with a confidant counselor!" Fazheng said. Pang Tongtong became anxious when he heard this, and whispered to Liu Bei: "I think what Xiaozhi said is true, my lord, this is a good opportunity to take control of Yizhou." Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, pointed the feather fan at Fazheng and asked, "What will Xiaozhi use to convince my lord?" Fazheng reached out his hand to take out a small package from his arms. He took a step back, put the package on the ground, slowly opened it, and took out a piece of dense, fine-textured silk from the package. He spread the silk layer by layer until then, Only then did people discover that the original small piece of silk and satin had been folded dozens of times. When it was completely spread on the ground, it covered most of the floor of the living room. It was floating and transparent, shining in the sun, as if Move the starry sky to the floor, and move it to the eyes of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Pang Tong! "Mr. Xuande, please take a look!" Fa said proudly. Pang Tong rushed down from his seat first, looked down, and was stunned.Zhuge Liang stepped forward and saw the silk and satin dotted all over the whole of Sichuan!Mountains and rivers, plank roads, rivers, passes...all inclusive; Jiameng, Berkshire, Deyang, Moxia...everywhere.Zhuge Liang took a deep breath, and he lingered on this picture, as if looking at his long-lost friend, or a lover who needs to be served carefully!Finally, with a wave of his hand, the tip of the white feather fan pointed upside down on the two red letters - "Chengdu". Chengdu is the capital of Yizhou. "It's here." Zhuge Liang said softly. "My lord!" Pang Tong cupped his hands and said to Liu Bei, "With this map, the steep mountains in the middle of Shu are like flat land! According to Tong's opinion, the opportunity to enter Shu is at this time! Tong has three strategies: upper, middle, and lower. The lord chooses." "Oh? What are the three strategies?" Liu Bei looked at the picture and asked. "The plan is to enter Sichuan upon invitation, attack Chengdu directly, and take Liu Jiyu down on the spot while he is completely unsuspecting; the plan is to move into Xishu, find a foothold first, and then attack Chengdu; plan," Pang Tong said with a contemptuous smile. , "Haha, that is to sit and guard this picture and discuss slowly." Pang Tong was able to formulate three countermeasures in a moment, which is really impressive. Liu Bei thought about it and said: "The plan is too slow, the plan is too hasty, the plan is not too urgent, it can be done." By answering this way, he agreed to attack Xishu.Pang Tong glanced at Zhuge Liang triumphantly, seeing that he was paddling the feather fan from Chengdu to Hanzhong, his eyes were full of boyish hope.Pang Tong snorted coldly, thinking: If Kong Ming wanted to compete for candidates to enter Shu, he would have taken the upper hand with his "three strategies" just now. "Mr. Xuande, please make a quick decision to achieve great things!" Fazheng urged. A dragon and a phoenix are both unworldly talents.Fazheng also wanted to know who Liu Bei would choose to follow. "Kong Ming's meaning...?" Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang looked away from the map and said with a smile: "Although Ji Yu is weak, there are quite a few people in Shu who are willing to work for him. I am afraid that it will not be easy for Liang to win Xi Shu quickly." These words were like a basin of snow water, pouring directly on the steaming Pang Tong, making him almost jump up.Pang Tong finally restrained his anger, and said coldly: "Kong Ming is too cautious, why not sit in Jingzhou and watch me accompany the Lord to pass the battle." "Good!" Zhuge Liang said. A clean "good" made everyone dumbfounded.Who knows, once Xichuan is conquered, the person who accompanied Liu Bei into Shu will receive the supreme glory, as well as the supreme trust and love.It can even be said that that person is the number one person under Liu Bei! "Kong Ming?" Liu Bei asked more. Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Brother Shi Yuan's words are exactly what I want. My lord, what Liang is best at is raising food and grass and managing the rear. When you fight with the king, you have to work hard on the saddle and horse. Brother Lao Shiyuan. Oh, my lord, I have to arrange Xiaozhi’s place to live,” Zhuge Liang said to Fazheng with a smile, “Jingchu’s singing and dancing are exquisite. Does Xiaozhi have any interest?” Before Fazheng could nod, Zhuge Liang smiled lightly: “In the Jiuzhang Pavilion, we will definitely be there tonight. The wine is fragrant." booze.beauty.Warm candlelight.In the candlelight, her white and pretty ankles tied with golden bells moved.Looking up from the ankles, you can see the naked, twisting waists of the dancers, and the navel is like a pear dimple. There is no greater joy in life than this.