Gan Ning can no longer pretend to be asleep.
Although this strong man remained lying on his back, his hands covering his belly trembled slightly, showing that his heart was definitely not unshakable.
The next moment, Pang Tong sighed and said, "Then why are you hesitating about? No one can help you fulfill your wish except Xuande Gong."
Gan Ning sat up straight and stared at Pang Tong.
What Pang Tong said was nonsense. Gan Ning knew of course that Wu Hou had given up Jingzhou and the group of Yizhou migrants he led, so he wanted to return to his hometown to relax his depression and could only rely on Xuande Gong.
The problem is that although Duke Xuande led Yizhou to use it for his own use, he did not show an extremely eager attitude to Gan Ning. Why did he do this? Gan Ning thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand it anyway. Could it be that the connections accumulated over the decades of the river and the reputation of fighting for many times, and the reputation of fighting against Xuande Gong was not attractive to Duke Xuande?
Pang Tong continued to shake his head: "This is the generous thing of Xuande Gong. He respects your talents and ambitions, so he never treats you as a prisoner. He is afraid that you will not be willing!"
Gan Ning was silent for a moment.
Pang Tong continued: "Xingba, you are a smart person and you understand it in your heart. So once the Marquis of Wu loses the hope of attacking Shu, you will be half-rejected and half-stopped and stranded in Jingzhou. Because you know that if you did not attack Shu, you will no longer have the value of being a general. Now the only one who can use you is Xuande Gong."
"But I have never seen him show the intention of recruiting me!" Gan Ning shouted irritably.
"Duke Xuande is in Jingzhou, and scholars are like rivers and seas. Did they all recruit him from Duke Xuande?" Pang Tong asked back: "In this great struggle, the king and the minister should have chosen each other. Xingba, what do you think?"
Gan Ning remained silent.
Pang Tong did not say some words clearly, but he had hinted in the past few days that Gan Ning had already understood them. In the final analysis, Gan Ning needed Xuande Duke, which was far more important than Xuande Duke needed Gan Ning.
What Xuande Gong wanted was his subordinates who could follow him wholeheartedly and build great achievements together, rather than a Jinfan thief who relied on his own strength, acted roughly and stubbornly without any scruples. However, Gan Ning himself had no other choice.
Now Duke Xuande gave Gan Ning enough time to make him figure it out. I hope that after he figured it out, he would willingly abandon those wrong ways and become a qualified subordinate.
Gan Ning exhaled a breath of turbid air.
That's actually not bad.
Duke Xuande is really an extremely powerful person. He will never stop in Jingzhou in the future. Maybe he can really restore the Han Dynasty and restore peace as he boasted. By then, it would be just a matter of placing the mediocre people in his hometown, and it would be remembered in history, and it would be impossible to look forward to it.
OK, that's it.
Gan Ning couldn't help but get up and walked back and forth twice in the stream.
The stubborn element in his character was ultimately difficult to eliminate. After walking for two laps, he suddenly became a little dissatisfied with Pang Tong.
Although I, Gan Xingba, want to invest in a new leader, I have to do this because of the failure of the battle. What about you Pang Shiyuan? What about you, you, are you, so fast, and what are the benefits you have gained? You are holding a wise bead and trying to persuade me... I don't think you are in General Zuo's mansion, as if you are being reused!
Thinking of this, Gan Ning strode back to the seat, and with a loud bang, he sat directly opposite Gan Ning.
"And you?"
"What?" Pang Tong was stunned for a moment.
"I remember very clearly that Pang Shiyuan followed Zhou Lang. After Zhou Lang passed away, you traveled several times in Jiangzuo and Jingzhou. Because you were unable to seek an official position in Jiangdong, you returned to Jingzhou and surrendered to Xuande Gong." Gan Ning said coldly: "You just said that in a great struggle, the king and the ministers chose each other. This sentence makes sense. So I want to ask, why did you choose Wu Hou, why did Wu Hou choose you? Now you chose Xuande Gong again. Did Xuande Gong take a fancy to you?
When Gan Ning asked, Pang Tong was about to get the wine to drink. After hearing this, he was so excited that he could not drink at all and took the wine cup back to the desk.
But the drunkenness was at this time, which made Pang Tong feel a little sad.
Previously, Pang Tong escorted Gongjin's coffin to Jingkou, then visited famous scholars in Jiangzuo, and met with Wu Hou. Who knew that Wu Hou had lost his normal judgment because of Zhou Lang's death. Although Pang Tong tried his best to advocate a big plan, it fell into Wu Hou's eyes. He felt that the Nanjun Gongcao had no effect at all during Zhou Lang's lifetime. When his superior died, he came to talk big and seek high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
So the Marquis of Wu sent Pang Tong back to Jingzhou without hesitation, and even Lu Su came forward to mediate was useless.
Since I returned to Jingzhou, if I didn’t want to be a hermit in the toilet and land, I could only become an official in Duke Xuande.
Perhaps because there are too many scholars who have come to join me these days, Duke Xuande was just lukewarm to Pang Tong, and politely gave him a title for Jingzhou, and asked again: "There is no free actual responsibilities in the military mansion. Can you be willing to be the magistrate of Leiyang County? If the governance is good, I will promote it according to my merits."
Joke! I, Pang Tong, have the secret strategy of the emperor, and rely on the most to rely on the people who want to plan for the temple. How can I become the magistrate of Leiyang County with a grain of rice?
What's more... Zhuge Liang is now in charge of Linying as a military advisor General, commanding the government affairs of the four counties in Jingnan. Leiyang and Linying are close to each other. Wouldn't he meet Kong Ming, the superior? As a phoenix chick, he must not be able to gain such an advantage by Wolong.
So Pang Tong immediately refused the appointment of the magistrate of Leiyang County and was willing to work in Jingzhou in the Public Security City.
A few days later, he ran into Gan Ning.
So the two of them wandered aimlessly.
Gan Ning looked at Pang Tong's expression and guessed the clue. He picked up the wine jar beside Pang Tong and drank it hard. During the drinking, he suddenly laughed and said, "Pang Shiyuan, Pang Shiyuan, you have not yet been valued by Xuande Gong, but you are shaking your lips and tongues, intending to use the credit for persuading Gan Ning to surrender to become the rank of promotion. Isn't it?"
Pang Tong quietly waited for Gan Ning to drink in a big mouthful. After he put down the wine jar, he nodded slowly: "Xingba is right, I mean that's exactly what I mean."
"You!" The literati who is used to circles suddenly became so direct. Gan Ningquan didn't expect that he could only stare at him.
Pang Tong supported the ground with both hands, let his body move forward half a step forward, and looked up at Gan Ning: "Zhou Lang knows Xingba's military strategy, so he regards you as the general of the Wu army in Nanjun. Zhou Lang also knows my talent for planning, so he regards me as the Gongcai of Nanjun. Now Zhou Lang has left, and you and I will have a new colleague. If we help each other, wouldn't it be better to move forward alone?"
Gan Ning narrowed his eyes and looked at Pang Tong. Pang Tong looked at each other without retreating.
The two have very different physiques. At first glance, they look like a cormorant confronting the black bear.
Just as he was about to say something, someone suddenly asked loudly outside the restaurant: "Mr. Shiyuan and General Gan Xingba who were engaged in Jingzhou, can they be here?"
The two of them went on a light carriage and did not contact local officials along the way. Suddenly they heard someone looking for it, and they were shocked.
Pang Tong immediately stood up and responded loudly: "Pang Tong, Gan Ning is here!"
There were suddenly noises outside the restaurant, with loud armor and sharp steps. Several followers pushed the cabin out of the restaurant and looked around. Then dozens of people entered in a row and arranged whistle guards around the banks of the river.
Pang Tong knew who was coming. He thought to himself that this person must have suffered a loss when Zhou Tai was raided by Zhou Tai in Lexiang City, so he was extremely cautious.
The next moment, Lei Yuan was admitted to the hospital.
He immediately noticed Pang Tong and Gan Ning, and smiled and stepped forward to salute: "General Gan, we have seen him. This person must be Mr. Shi Yuan."
Gan Ning yelled, without answering.
After Pang Tong returned the gift, he immediately asked, "How did General Lei know that we are here?"
"At noon, I received an order from General Zuo's Mansion, saying that the two were visiting Yidu County, and asked me to find two of them immediately and go to the police together. Fortunately, the two were in Yidao City, and I sent someone to the post station to inquire, and I would know it after asking."
Pang Tong noticed that Lei Yuan had a slight sweat stain on his forehead, as if he had rushed for a long time. He asked again: "Since the lord is urgently summoned, there must be something important. Let's set off now?"
Lei Yuan nodded: "I have asked my subordinates to pack up the carriage and horses, and I will leave in a while..."
A entourage stood next to Lei Yuan and whispered a few words in his ear.
Lei Yuan was slightly stunned and then said to Pang Tong: "It's a coincidence. I happened to bring another guest."
As he said that, he waved his hand and said that the two entourages immediately "please" out from behind the trees a little far away. It was the one who came from Yizhou who was hiding and eavesdropping.
"That gentleman is an official from Yizhou, and we have been following us." Lei Yuan explained: "Take him to the police with you. If your lord has any questions, you can ask him directly."
"Yizhou?" Pang Tong and Gan Ning looked at each other: "What happened in Yizhou?"
While leading the two people out, Lei Yuan took a document from his entourage: "Mr. Shiyuan, please see."
Pang Tong took the document and looked at it ten lines: "Zhang Lu? Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao? How could it be?"
Turning to the next page, Pang Tong exclaimed: "Is Mr. Cao crazy?"
Chapter completed!