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Thinking of this, Liu Jing asked Lu Ji with a smile, "When did Brother Gongji arrive? Why did you think of coming to Xiangyang?"

Lu Ji understood what he meant, but couldn't find a good excuse at the moment, so he forced a smile and said: "I just arrived last night, and I have a half-teacher friendship with Mr. Pang. This time, I came here specially to visit Mr. Pang, and it has nothing to do with business."

"I see!"

Liu Jing pretended to suddenly realize, and said with a smile: "I thought Brother Gong Ji was sent to Jingzhou by the order of Marquis Wu!"

After a pause, Liu Jing asked meaningfully again: "Is that so?"

Lu Ji was indeed sent to Jingzhou by Sun Quan's order, but he did not visit Jingzhou officials, but came to understand the situation in Jingzhou, and by the way, he was looking for some talented people to serve Jiangdong.

Lu Ji's father, Lu Kang, had a very good relationship with Mr. Pang De. Therefore, when Lu Ji was young, he came to Lumen Academy to study. Although he did not formally worship Mr. Pang De as his teacher, he had a very close relationship with Pang's family because of his father.

Sun Quan also knew about the relationship between Lu Ji and the Pang family, so he sent Lu Ji to Jingzhou this time in the hope that he could use this relationship to recruit talents for Jiangdong.

Sun Quan especially admired Pang Shanmin and Pang Tong. He specially wrote a personal letter to Pang Degong, hoping to let the two Pangs come to Jiangdong as officials.

But before he had time to take the letter to Lord Pound, Liu Jing came to visit.

Liu Jing's frank words made Lu Ji blush and scratched his head in embarrassment. He is a scholar, he is not good at words, and he can't tell lies.

At this time, Pang Tong next to him said coldly: "Liu Sima underestimated Marquis Wu too much. More than a year ago, the mother of Jiangdong State passed away. Marquis Wu sent people to Jingzhou to report the funeral, but he was beaten out of Jingzhou with random sticks. It was such a shame and humiliation. Liu Sima thought that Will the Marquis of Wu still send envoys to Jingzhou?"

The impression of a person is often determined by some initial details. Pang Tong’s attitude towards Liu Jing is like this. Although Liu Jing fought heroically in Chaisang and Jiangxia and was admired by countless scholars, Pang Tong’s disgust for him is still hard to change. .

Pang Tong didn't like Liu Jing because of a small incident when they first met. At that time, Liu Jing gave Deng Ai the White Dragon Dagger and said to him, "If anyone dares to insult your father, kill him with this sword." ! '

It was this sentence that made Pang Tong extremely disgusted with Liu Jing. Is it so easy to kill the people of Lumen Academy?

Liu Jing looked at Pang Tongtong strangely, and then smiled slightly, "Those who achieve great things don't stick to small details. If Marquis Wu doesn't even have this kind of mind, how can he care about the world, Brother Gongji, am I right?"

Lu Ji's face became even redder, and he stammered, "I told you son... I came to Jingzhou for a private matter, and it has nothing to do with Marquis Wu..."

"Hehe! I'm just asking casually. Don't be nervous, Brother Gongji. It doesn't matter if it's true or not. It has nothing to do with me."

Lu Ji's nervousness has already made Liu Jing understand a thing or two. Lu Ji must have been ordered by Sun Quan, but he may not be visiting Jingzhou. If it is business-to-business, he should appear in the state government now, not Lumen Academy.

Perhaps Sun Quan entrusted him with other tasks. Thinking of other tasks, Liu Jing couldn't help but look at Pang Degong again. Seeing that Pang Degong's expression was a little unnatural, he couldn't help thinking to himself, "Could it be that Sun Quan is for Lumen Academy?" '

Lumen Academy is a place where top talents in Jingzhou gather, such as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Ma Liang, Kuai Qi, Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, etc., all came from Lumen Academy. Everyone in the world knows it, but how could Sun Quan not know it?

Liu Jing understood in his heart that this must be Sun Quan's hand reaching into Jingzhou.

Mr. Pang De, who had been silent all the time, noticed Liu Jing's suspicion of Lu Ji. In fact, he also guessed that Lu Ji came for him, but he didn't want Liu Biao to know about it, so as not to affect Pang Ji's career.

Mr. Pang De waved his hands and smiled: "Let's not talk about the current situation today. I am very grateful to Mr. Jing for consummating Kong Ming's marriage."

Lord Pound also knew the truth about Kong Ming's engagement back then. Although Liu Jing was a little messed up, the result was very satisfying. More importantly, Lord Pang wanted to change the topic.

Liu Jing also laughed, "That incident was due to Liu Jing's recklessness, and he almost did something bad with good intentions. Now that I think about it, I'm still a little scared. If something goes wrong, it won't make the Huang family lose face. It's better to say less."

Pang Degong smiled and didn't say any more. Liu Jing turned the topic back to the business, "I came to visit Panggong today to discuss something with Panggong, hoping to get Panggong's help."

Mr. Pang De nodded, "Mr. Jing, but it's okay to say!"

"That's it. I decided to build an academy in Jiangxia to provide a place for a group of talents who are interested in studying knowledge. It's just that I have no experience. I want to ask Mr. Pang to help me build this academy."

Mr. Pang De was somewhat interested, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Most scholars are poor and have to support their families. Has Mr. Jing considered their food and clothing? You can't study when you're hungry!"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "I naturally thought about it. If you enter Jiangxia Academy to study knowledge, housing will not be a problem, and you will have money and food every month. Compared with Jingzhou, it will only be more or less. One stone of rice per month is three thousand yuan. In Jiangxia It is also a wealthy family, and at the same time, I will give each talented person [-] acres of farmland in the suburbs of Wuchang, so that he can completely relieve his worries."

Suddenly there was a low exclamation in the middle hall. Although Liu Biao would allocate some food and rice to the gentry fleeing in the north every month, the amount was very small, and it was intermittent. work to support the family.

Everyone didn't expect that Liu Jing would be so generous. Not only was he rich in money and food, he also had a house to house his family, and he also gave [-] acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Wuchang. This was a fatal attraction for scholars.

Even Lu Ji was secretly startled, this Liu Jing is very courageous!

Mr. Pang De couldn't sit still anymore, he quickly asked again: "Then how many people does this academy need to recruit?"

Liu Jing pointed out a finger, "Only recruit a hundred people!"

Only a hundred people were recruited, and Pang Shanmin next to him couldn't help but said: "Isn't this a fight for the head?"

Liu Jing nodded and said with a smile: "So I want to ask Mr. Pang for help. Of course, not everyone can go to Jiangxia Academy. I want to select talents through examinations. Please ask Mr. Pang to pass this for me."

Only then did Pang Degong understand what Liu Jing meant. It turned out that he wanted to try and select the best. This is a very fresh method. Liu Jing found him because he wanted to take advantage of the reputation of himself and Lumen Academy.

Mr. Pound pondered for a while, and then asked: "What are the requirements of the young master for the candidates? For example, background, family, native place, etc., I hope Mr. Jing can tell me frankly."

Liu Jing said slowly: "I only have eight words, no matter how high or low, it's just the right one!"

Everyone is stunned, what if they only need talent and virtue?

Mr. Pang De took a deep look at Liu Jing, and he readily agreed to the commission, "Mr. Jing trusts the old man so much, how can I not agree, good! I will do my best to assist you in this matter."

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Both Liu Jing and Lu Ji left one after another, and the rest of the children also dispersed. There were only three Pang's uncles and nephews left in the middle hall. As soon as they were gone, Pang Tong said eagerly: "Second Uncle, what is Liu Jing's request?" Can you agree? He clearly wants to cook the Pang family on fire!"

Mr. Pang De gave him a strange look, "Shi Yuan, I found that you have a deep prejudice against him, why?"

It took a long time for Pang Tong to reply calmly: "My nephew has no resentment towards him, just discussing the matter as it stands."

Pang Shanmin next to him frowned and said, "Father, in fact, I also think that what Shi Yuan said makes sense. Liu Jing's so-called running an academy is to recruit talents in different ways. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if my father wants to help him, what will Liu Biao do?" See our Pang family?"

Mr. Pang De sneered, "Hmph! Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you mean that only your father is blind, right?"

Pang Shanmin was startled, and hurriedly knelt down, "Father misunderstood, my child never thinks so."

Mr. Pound gave him a hard look, "Get up!"

Seeing that his nephew hesitated to speak again, Mr. Pang said, "Shi Yuan, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Pang Tong sighed, he was quite prejudiced against Liu Jing and hated him very much, so when Liu Jing asked Lumen Academy for help, he was full of resistance.

Now when he found out that his uncle had other ideas, he gradually calmed down and realized that his uncle's considerations were not simple.

"Second uncle, my nephew means that Liu Jing is a very scheming person. He runs Jiangxia Academy, and my nephew thinks he is killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, he wants to take the opportunity to recruit talents, and on the other hand, he is actually trying to make money. The idea of ​​the family, the family of the emperor, the nephew is strong but the son is weak, there must be hidden dangers, he is Liu Biao's nephew, on the surface Liu Biao will not have any objections, but in his heart he is very jealous of Liu Jing, my nephew advises my uncle to think twice OK."

Mr. Pang De sighed slightly, "I understand all this. The Pang family has always been independent, so how could it be affected by the struggle for succession? You know why I want to help him. That sentence moved me."

Both Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin were silent. After a while, they saluted and retreated slowly, but Mr. Pang De stopped his son, "Shanmin, wait a moment."

Pang Tong withdrew, and only Pang Degong and his son were left in the room. After a long time, Pang Degong asked in a deep voice, "Do you know why you were named Mountain Man?"

"Father told me since I was a child, concentrate on learning, don't seek to be known to the princes, and would rather be a small man in the mountains."

Mr. Pang De nodded, "Liu Biao also invited me to be an official more than once, but I rejected them all. I don't want to be an official. But I don't want you to be a mountain dweller for the rest of your life. I also hope that you will have ambitions. world."

Pang Shanmin knelt down, "My child is willing to listen to my father's arrangement!"

Pang Degong smiled and said: "Actually, I have been waiting for the opportunity. Although it is easy for you to be the official of Jingzhou, I don't like Liu Biao. Neither he nor his son can achieve great things. Although Cao Cao is a great talent, it is a pity that he It is not my ambition to use the emperor as a puppet, but I have an idea now."

Pang Shanmin bit his lips, bowed his head and remained silent. He didn't know whether his father was talking about Jiangdong or Jiangxia?

Mr. Pang De smiled slightly, "Shanmin, you should also prepare! Take the exam at Jiangxia Academy, and then ask Shiyuan. If he is willing, then you all go to Jiangxia together."

"But my father is the examiner, so...is this appropriate?"

There was a hint of childlike naughtiness in Mr. Pang De's eyes, he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "For helping him with so many things, he should have some kind of thank you! I want a few places, and that's considered a thank you. It's okay to do it by chance!"