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Chapter 84 Yuliangzhou

Lai Gong, who has just turned [-] this year, is seven feet three inches tall, with big ears, eyebrows like ink, eyes like lacquer, and a beard that adds a little heroic air to him.

Lai Gong was born in the Lai family of a large Lingling family, and is the third-generation grandson of the No. 70 king of Lai Shuying. His family has a long history, which can be seen.

It is an extraordinary talent, a famous scholar in Lingling, and the famous Jingnan.After Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, he recruited local celebrities everywhere, and Lai Gong was also among them. Now he is working in the prefectural department, and it is rare to stay at home today.

For Liu Zhongda, who has spread all over the city in Xiangyang, at first he was not associated with his sister's uncle Ji and Liu Jing, who had been his disciple, although Liu Jing was also called Liu Zhongda.

In his impression, Liu Jing was an ignorant and ignorant person. How could he write the calligraphy that Handan Chun and Liang Hu admired?How can you write poems like "Advancing Agriculture" and "Ting Yun", which are widely praised by scholars from both the north and the south?

Until he once questioned Deng Xi face to face, and learned that the copybook was obtained from his brother Deng You, and that Liu Zhongda was his "loved son-in-law".

Lai Gong knew about the marriage between Liu Jing and Deng's girl, and only then did he finally realize that the two Liu Zhongda were the same person.

This matter had a great impact on Lai Gong. Even if the facts were in front of him, it was difficult to accept. In the end, he wrote a letter to his sisters Lai Ci and Liu Jing each to try to find out.

Now, Liu Jing's reply is in his hand, and the words written on the paper are like palaces and temples, majestic and majestic, which is exactly the same as Liu Zhongda's copybook, which is widely circulated in Xiangyang, or even better.After all, the copybooks are now copied, which are not even handwritten by real people.

The two were indeed the same person, and the last doubt in Lai Gong's heart had vanished.

What puzzled him was that the Liu Jing in the letter was composed, modest and courteous, talented and ambitious... and he had no resemblance to the Liu Jingquan in his impression.

Through his sister's handwritten letters, all the details of Liu Jing's return home have been presented in front of his eyes. .

In the past, Zilu listened to the teachings of Confucius all day, and it was difficult to change his heart, but Liu Jing only spent half a year, and he completely transformed himself.

A servant wearing a blue scarf walked in and reported, "Master, Pan Chengming is here."

"Hurry up, please." Lai Gong immediately regained his senses and went out to greet him.

Pan Jun was about the age of the weak crown. He was of medium stature and had a dignified appearance. He wore a small black gauze crown and a brown brocade robe with curly grass patterns. When he walked, his large sleeves fluttered, and he was very graceful.

"Chengming, you haven't been here with me for a while." Lai Gong stepped out of the room and took Pan Jun's hand.

One of them is from Lingling County and the other is from Wuling County.

Pan Jun said with a hearty smile: "Jun Lai works for the Prefect's Department and is busy with official business, so how dare you dare to disturb me. I don't know why Lai Jun came here?" There must be something.

Lai Gong invited Pan Jun to his seat and said, "I corresponded with Liu Zhongda some time ago. When he replied to the letter, he brought back ten volumes of books and asked me to return them to you. This is a letter from Liu Zhongda to you."

Pan Jun suddenly realized, took the letter, and Lai Gong said again: "I knew that Chengming and Liu Zhongda were friendly, but I didn't expect you to borrow Song Zhongzi's "Notes on Zhouyi" to him."

"I also feel sorry for the big changes in his family, and it will be difficult for him to return to Xiangyang in the future, so I lent him Master Song's "Notes on Zhouyi". I hope he can continue his studies even if he stays in his hometown." Opening the letter, and taking a look, he was immediately stunned on the spot.

Lai Gong couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm afraid Chengming didn't even think of it, right? Liu Zhongda, who is now rumored in Xiangyang, is this son."

Pan Jun's heart was shaken no less than Lai Gong's, or even worse. After two years of getting along day and night, he asked himself that he knew Liu Jing quite a bit, but now it seems that he doesn't understand at all.

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There is Xian Mountain in the south of Xiangyang City. From Xian Mountain to Yicheng for more than [-] miles, Cai, Kuai, Pang, Xi, Yang, Ma, Xiang and other noble families live here.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, there have been dozens of officials, scholars, provincial governors, and two thousand stone.

Wearing a silk scarf on his head and wearing a Confucian robe with wide sleeves, Zhuge Liang came to Yuliang Island, south of Xianshan Mountain, above the Mian River, where the Pang Degong family of the Pang clan lived.

Soon after Zhuge Xuan arrived in Xiangyang, he married his two nieces to the children of the Kuai family and the Pang family.Zhuge Liang came to Yuliangzhou in name to visit the young lady and brother-in-law Pang Shanmin, but in reality it was to see Pang Degong, the father of brother-in-law Pang Shanmin.

Pang Degong is the leading celebrity in Jingzhou, but he is not interested in fame and fortune.

Liu Biao's repeated expeditions were not enough, and even if he personally invited him, he could not make Pang Degong submit. In the end, Liu Biao could only sigh and return.

Pang Degong has both a clear name and a lesson in knowing people. Zhuge Liang very much hoped to get his attention. In the name of visiting the young lady, he ran to Pang's house every three days and worshipped Pang Degong under his bed, and Pang Degong never stopped.

Zhuge Liang walked into the gate of Pang's house with ease, and went straight to the hall to meet Pang Degong, only to find that Pang Dejong was talking to a black-faced and dull boy.

The boy's name is Pang Tong, and his style is Shiyuan. He is 17 years old this year, and he is the son of Duke Pang De.

Pang Degong's face was stern and handsome, and his beard was exquisite. He sat upright on the bed with a solemn expression. Compared with him, Pang Tong's appearance was dwarfed.

However, Zhuge Liang did not judge people by their appearance. The Book of Changes said: "A person who has appearance without reality is also a person; a person who has reality without appearance is also a Taoist person." age is not known to the world.After all, juveniles like Liu Jing and Wang Can are very few in the world.

"Kong Ming, you're here..." Pang Tong saw Zhuge Liang coming, and immediately got up to greet him.

Pang Degong sat peacefully on the bed and nodded slightly to Zhuge Liang.

"Pang Gong..." Zhuge Liang entered the door, and first paid tribute to Pang De Gong, and then met Pang Tong.

Without waiting for Zhuge Liang to sit down, Pang Tong couldn't wait to say: "Kong Ming, have you heard that the emperor has arrived in Hongnong Huayin."

Zhuge Liang looked excited, nodded and said, "I have heard of it."

"As expected, what Liu Zhongda said!" Pang Tong sighed with a complicated expression.Since he became acquainted with Zhuge Liang, the latter often mentioned Liu Zhongda's name, and his ears were about to hear a cocoon.Pang Tong was still a little unconvinced that Zhuge Liang admired Liu Zhongda so much, but now it seems that he is arrogant.

(End of this chapter)