cite Han

Chapter 440
Pang Tong stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, a floating water surface, and a lush island in the middle of the river came into view. This is Yuliang Island. The so-called fish beam is a fence for fishing. Fish, hence the name Yuliang.

Yuliang Island is also the residence of the Pang family in Xiangyang. Pang Tong's parents and brothers all live on the island.

In addition, Sima Hui, a famous scholar in Yingchuan and "Shui Jing", also settled down in Yuliangzhou, living next to Pang Tong's father, Pang Degong, a famous scholar in Xiangyang.

Pang Tong was able to grow from an unknown, simple and blunt boy to the crown of the famous Chinese scholar, and the two are the greatest contributors.

Pang Tong went to Xiangyang with the army yesterday. Due to too many things, he couldn't spare time to go back to Yuliangzhou.

The big boat sailed through the waterway on the side of Yuliangzhou, then turned westward, and finally stopped at the ferry in the north of Xiangyang City.

Due to the lack of warships in Xiangyang, once Liu Jingshui's army arrived, they voluntarily gave up the ferry and retreated into Xiangyang.Facing the empty ferry, Liu Jingshui's army had no intention of occupying it.

As a result, after Pang Tong landed, no one cared about him. He assigned an attendant to go to Xiangyang to report first, and he himself took a simple and simple car, and walked slowly behind.

The news of Liu Jingjun's envoy's arrival was quickly reported to Liu Cong by the defenders in the city.

Liu Cong was not surprised by the arrival of Liu Jingjun's envoy, and asked the defenders to let him in.

At the same time, Liu Cong sent people to summon his cousin Zhang Yun, Liu Xian from the prefecture department, Pang Ji from Zhizhong, Kuai Liang from Zhizhong, Cao Yu from the south of the town, Fu Xun from the general's residence in the south of the town, and Han Song from Zhonglang Han Song. Receive the envoy of Liu Jingjun.

As for Liu Bei, who was nominally "supervising Jingzhou's military", he was once again ignored by Liu Cong.

Pang Tong entered Xiangyang, was led into the state by the cavalry officials, and came all the way to the front of the main hall.

However, Liu Cong was not in the main hall, but chose to meet Pang Tong in the other room.

Pang Tong got out of the car and walked into the toilet with leisurely steps, with a particularly calm demeanor.

Pang Tong is a well-deserved crown among the younger generation in Xiangyang. Nine out of ten people sitting here know him, and some of them are quite friendly.

However, except for Pang Ji, no one knew that he went to Liu Jing in the south, so they were very surprised to see him come here on behalf of Liu Jing.

What attracts the attention of those present is Pang's complete suit, whose intention is self-evident.

Pang Tong came to Liu Cong, bowed respectfully and generously: "Pang Tong, the left Sima of General Anyuan's Mansion, pays homage to the mansion." After Liu Qi's death, Liu Biao made Liu Cong the successor of the prefect of Nanjun, so Pang Tong called it the mansion. Jun.

Of course, Liu Jing also accepted Xu Shu as the prefect of Nanjun. Now he has more than ten counties under his rule, including Jiangling, the county government, and only Xiangyang can be controlled by Liu Cong.

Pang Tong is no stranger to Liu Cong, who likes drinking like his father Liu Biao. Pang Tong often went to each other's banquets in the past, but the relationship between the two is limited to this.

In contrast, Pang Tong and Liu Qi were more familiar. Last year, Liu Qi had intentionally asked him to be a meritorious service officer in Nanjun, entrusting him with political affairs, but Pang Tong was not optimistic about him, so he politely declined.

Liu Cong hadn't slept much for two days and two nights. The heavy pressure of the past few days and the huge blow brought by his father's death made him look haggard.

Seeing that Liu Cong was in such a poor state of mind, Pang Tong felt more confident, and bowed to Liu Congsu: "My lord, please mourn. General Anyuan was deeply saddened when he heard that the envoy was ill, and he sent me here to express his condolences. .”

Pang Ji was afraid that people would misunderstand that he had leaked the secret, so he stood up and refuted it immediately: "Your Excellency's illness has been repeated, and it is difficult to see things at the moment. The rumor of illness is pure nonsense! You have heard the rumors and have not confirmed them. It is extremely rude to come here to express condolences hastily.”

Pang Tong did not argue aggressively with his patriarch, but looked at Liu Cong calmly.

Liu Cong hesitantly, neither admitted nor denied, but avoiding talking about it is not a statement.Liu Cong sighed and said, "I am a brilliant scholar in Jingchu, and I can't find enough prefectures and counties. Now why do I go south to Changsha?"

Pang Tong said calmly: "Since Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty has declined and heroes have risen together, resulting in the collapse of the world and the destruction of the world. General Anyuan used to have the ambition to clarify the world when he was in the market. , saved the people of Jiangxiang from the fire and water, governed Jingnan, selected talents and appointed them as good people, encouraged them to work in agriculture, and benefited the people infinitely, so the songs and sighs in the south of the Yangtze River spread far and wide."

Speaking of this, Pang Tong breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in a loud voice: "So Zhuge Liang came out of Longzhong, Pan Jun abandoned his state post, and Xu Shu Mude all crossed the river to the south, willing to drive away. Deng Zhiyuan was in Bashu, heard about the deeds, They came from thousands of miles away to vote. Li Yan, Xiang Lang, Chu's talented people, also had their hearts broken by the general, and surrendered the city."

Pang Tong finally said: "There are innumerable people who look forward to Mude in the world and go to Changsha in the south. I am just one of them."

Those who sat were silent, with different expressions.

Pang Tong stood with his head held high in the hall, looked around, and saw that Jingzhou's rulers and ministers were touched by his words and fell into deep thought. He immediately hit the iron while it was hot, and said to Liu Cong, "Your Majesty thinks that he is tolerant and tolerant, and he is attached to the world. How does he compare with General Anyuan? "

Liu Cong said truthfully, "It's better."

Not only is it not as good as it is, it is a difference of one hundred and eight thousand miles, and there is no comparison at all.

Pang Tong nodded slightly, and asked again: "How does it compare with General Anyuan, who has a prudent government, selects talents and appoints talents, and governs the people?"

"Not as well."

"Heroic and decisive, planning and planning, and confrontation, how does it compare with General Anyuan?"

"It's not as good as it is." Liu Cong said three "not as good" in a row, with a blushing expression.

Pang Tong bowed deeply to Liu Cong, and said: "General Anyuan's wisdom is superior to the world, and he uses his troops like a god. Now he is carrying out the division of Jingnan tigers and wolves. He will go to Jiangling in the first battle, and fall into Yicheng in the next battle. The navy will sleep in Hanmian, cutting off the north and south. The ancestors retreated to Jiangxia and did not dare to move, and Xiangyang has become an isolated city."

"Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest, the general will lead an army of [-] to Xiangyang. Jiangling is a strong city under the heavens. There are tens of thousands of elite armor inside and support from all directions outside. It is still difficult to stop the general's advance. The city of Xiangyang will come down in ten months. How can a small soldier be able to resist the might of the general?"

Pang Tong's words are not nonsense. Jiangling is the county seat of Nanjun County, with a distance of more than ten miles in Zhouhui. The city is high and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack.However, Xiangyang was just an ordinary county in the past. It was not until Liu Biao entered Jingzhou and valued Xiangyang's superior geographical location that he established the state government in Xiangyang.

Over the past ten years, although Xiangyang has been expanded, the foundation of Xiangyang is too poor, not to mention Jiangling, even Yicheng is not as good.

Pang Tong said so much earlier, it was all laying the groundwork for persuading surrender. At this moment, he finally saw it: "Now it is the government's plan, it is better to give Jingzhou to General Anyuan. Both the government and the general are descendants of the great ancestors, and there are also sages. In his name, the general will treat him with a special gift and extend it to the world."

(End of this chapter)