Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 76 Benefactor Pang Xi
State Shepherd House.

"Pang Qing." Liu Zhang stood at the door of the State Shepherd's Mansion and greeted the middle-aged man with a long beard in front of him warmly.

When he saw the Pang Qing in front of him, he wanted to salute, so he quickly took a step forward, walked in front of Pang Qing, and supported Pang Qing's bending action.

"Pang Qing, why do you need to perform such a grand ceremony?"

"Ming Gong, etiquette cannot be discarded." Pang Xi felt that his treatment was a bit too honorable.

After knowing that he was coming to the door, the Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang in front of him not only went to the door of the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion to greet him, but also stopped him from saluting.

Liu Zhang smiled and shook his head: "Pang Qing, you and I have a good family relationship. If you do this again, I'm afraid it will hurt the relationship between the two families."

Seeing Liu Zhang say this, Pang Xi had no choice but to salute him.

After Pang Xi finished the etiquette procedures, Liu Zhang took Pang Xi's hand and led him towards the reception area of ​​the Prefecture Mufu.

This Pang Xi was someone he couldn't neglect.

Earlier this year, his father Liu Yan and General Ma Teng conspired to attack Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang'an. Unfortunately, they were defeated and his brothers Liu Fan and Liu Dan were killed.

The man in front of him was Pang Xi, who was serving as a councilor in the imperial court at the time. He had a good relationship with his father Liu Yan, so he spent money to rescue several sons of his elder brother Liu Fan and Liu Dan and took them to Shu.

This was a great achievement, so Liu Zhang owed Pang Xi a huge debt of gratitude.

For this kind of kindness, after Liu Zhang was elected as Yizhou Mu, and then received the imperial decree to appoint Yizhou Mu, he greatly repaid Pang Xi and promoted him directly to the position of Zhonglang General. He was favored and favored unparalleled.

However, Pang Xi, the lieutenant general, had no real power. Although he had a high position, he was placed in a high cabinet and had nothing to do.

In this regard, Liu Zhang had his own considerations.

Not long after, Liu Zhang and Pang Xi walked to the reception area of ​​the Zhou Mu Mansion.

Liu Zhang signaled Pang Que to prepare wine and food, and then asked Pang Xi to sit down. The two did not sit down separately, but sat facing each other.

This was Liu Zhang's consistent preferential treatment to Pang Xi, and it was a reward for Pang Xi's rescue of his brother's heirs. No scholar would seek refuge with a mean and unkind monarch, so Liu Zhang paid great attention to this aspect.

"Pang Qing, I have been busy with military affairs recently. Please don't blame me for not summoning you." Liu Zhang spoke first, saying that he had too many affairs recently and did not entertain Pang Xi well.

"Ming Gong conquered Bajun and pacified Bashu. There is no need to worry about Xi." Pang Xi declined Liu Zhang's plea, and then said with a hint.

"Besides, Xi has always had nothing to do and didn't dare to come to the door rashly. He heard that Mr. Minggong has been quite free recently, so he dared to come to the door to disturb him."

"You can come to the house if you have nothing to do. Our two families are like one family. You can make trouble at any time." Liu Zhang waved his hand and told Pang Xi to relax. The governor's office could come whenever he wanted.

Then he exposed the meaning of Pang Xi's words: "You said you have nothing to do, are you looking for something to do?"

"Mr. Ming, it's true." Pang Xi breathed a sigh of relief. It would be best for Liu Zhang to pierce this layer of window paper.

Although he was appointed Zhonglang General, he had no real power. Although he had a high position, he was idle and had a lot of troubles every day.

Hearing this, Liu Zhang sighed and said slowly: "I regard you as a scholar-bureaucrat. Although I appoint you as a lieutenant general, if I entrust you with trivial matters in the army, I may not treat you gracefully, and others may think that I treat you poorly."

Seeing a slightly disappointed expression on Pang Xi's face, he continued: "If you really want to find something to do, you have something to entrust you to do now."

"Anything is okay, all is okay." Pang Xi agreed, and agreed to Liu Zhang's entrustment without knowing the matter.

Liu Zhang's expression remained unchanged, but he was slightly happy in his heart. The method of suppressing first and then rising was really good. During this period, it seemed that Pang Xi was really panicking. After all, Pang Xi was a person who was determined to have an official career.He opened his mouth to talk about what he wanted to entrust to Pang Xi, but he needed to lay the groundwork first: "Yizhou suffers from floods and droughts. People don't know about famine. The fertile fields are thousands of miles away. The world is known as land and sea, and it is called Tianfu."

"This is because Jiangyan, the capital of Qin Dynasty, was built by Li Bing and his son."

"Nowadays, there have been years of disputes and wars. Dujiangyan is in disrepair and has many damaged areas. I always think of good people to supervise and maintain Dujiangyan."

As soon as these words came out, Pang Xi immediately understood what Liu Zhang meant and said loudly: "Does Duke Ming want to arrange for me to go?"

Then, without waiting for Liu Zhang's reply, he recommended himself: "Xi once worked in the local area in the past and was responsible for water conservancy maintenance. I am willing to accept this important task."

"I also intend to entrust Pang Qing. Farmers are the foundation of the country. I hope you will treat him well." Liu Zhang smiled and nodded in agreement with Pang Xi's request.

He knew something about Pang Xi, the benefactor of the Liu family, and what Pang Xi had done in history.

Because he had rescued several sons of Liu Fan and Liu Dan, Pang Xi was first appointed by Liu Zhang as Hede Zhonglang General. Then, after Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu turned against each other, he served as the prefect of Bajun and stationed in Langzhong of Bajun to resist Zhang Lu. Lu.

After Pang Xi arrived in Bajun, he thought that Bajun was disruptive and that the county should recruit military guards, so he repeatedly recruited people from Hanchang County to join his tribe. After being reported to Liu Zhang, he was jealous of him.

Faced with Liu Zhang's suspicion, Pang Xi did not confess his innocence. Instead, he tried to recruit more people as private soldiers and made some changes.

Just in the sixth year of Jian'an, Zhao Wei's army failed. Pang Xi was very frightened and sent Cheng Yu, the county official, to Cheng Ji, who was the chief of the Han Dynasty at that time, in order to recruit more Ji people. After being rejected by Cheng Ji righteously, he Pang Xi had no choice but to go to Liu Zhang to apologize.

In addition, when Zhang Song persuaded Liu Bei to enter Sichuan, he once said: "The generals Pang Xi, Li Yi, etc. in the state today are all arrogant and arrogant. If they want to have unforeseen consequences, if they don't get to Yuzhou, the enemy will attack outside and the people will attack inside." The sure way to defeat. '

Zhang Song was the governor of Yizhou at that time, and he understood very clearly that Pang Xi was arrogant because of his kindness to Liu Zhang.

Therefore, Liu Zhang would use Pang Xi, a person with hidden loyalties, but not to a great extent. He would not let Pang Xi serve in local posts or interfere in military affairs.

The story of Liu Bei's brother-in-law Mi Fang left a deep impression on him. As a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, Mi Fang followed Liu Bei from Xuzhou to Jingzhou, wandering all the way, but never betrayed Liu Bei.

Over there, Liu Bei had just captured Hanzhong. Over here, Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army and shocked China. When Liu Bei's group was at its peak, Mi Fang, as the prefect of Nanjun with two thousand stones, actually betrayed Liu Bei and surrendered the city to Wu.

Mi Fang's mistake caused Shu Han to miss an opportunity to unify the world.

It would be fine to say that Mi Fang got some huge benefits in Sun Wu, but Mi Fang was just a general in Sun Wu, and he didn't even have to be a prefect. It even made his brother Mi Zhu die of shame, and he was often attacked by Yu He scolded him so much that he didn't even know what he was trying to do.

The best way to deal with a time bomb is to remove its fuse so that there is no possibility of explosion. Things like water conservancy and farming, which are both important and harmless in troubled times, are very suitable for Pang Xi.

"Xi takes the order." Pang Xi accepted Liu Zhang's order happily. For him, it was good to do something. If he did something, he would get credit and make progress.

At this time, Pang Que approached, but instead of bringing food and wine, he reported something. Captain Li was back.

'Um? Liu Zhang didn't react at the first moment. There was no Captain Li under his command now.

After a moment, he suddenly realized that it was Li Yi. The defeated troops who ran to Baishui Pass reported that Zhang Lu attacked Pang Le and Li Yi's camp. Pang Le was killed by the formation, while Li Yi escaped to the mountains and forests.

Liu Zhang was a little surprised. In this era, the mountains and forests were not a kind place. There were hordes of ferocious beasts, including traces of tigers and iron-eating beasts, also known as giant pandas, who had fought with Chi You.

Li Yi actually didn't die in the forest. He came back to survive in the wilderness. This was even better than Mr. Bei he had seen in his previous life. Mr. Bei had a team.

He gave an order and asked Pang Que to call Zhao Wei to come.

Li Yi is back, and Zhao Wei should be present. After all, Li Yi has been under Zhao Wei's account for a long time.

　It’s the Chinese Valentine’s Day, so it’s a little late. Here I wish all readers a happy Chinese Valentine’s Day and be accompanied by beautiful women~
　　
　
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