Chapter 455 Interpretation of blessings and misfortunes
"If a husband does something without righteousness, there is no one who is invincible." [Three Kingdoms·Huan Jie Biography]
Late at night, Huang Chengyan ate all the fish, but the plate of green vegetables was still on the same place. Seeing that the vegetables he picked by himself had not been touched by the other party, Mr. Pang Degong became unhappy and ordered zero of the plate of vegetables, saying: "No, that's not good."
eat?"
"I like river fish." Huang Chengyan said without changing his expression and without moving his eyelids.
Pang Degong obviously didn't believe it and said softly: "When I used to eat water shield soup, even if I didn't add salt and black beans, you still had to fight with me."
Huang Chengyan ignored him and instead picked up another piece of vegetables, leaving the plate of green vegetables alone. Pang Degong frowned, turned to look at Pang Tong and Pang Tong who were full of wine and food, and asked: "You two don't eat either?"
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Pang Tong gave Pang Degong a helpless look. In fact, he and the other person had already eaten, but there was still some leftover, but the stubborn Pang Degong noticed it. He glanced at the tableware in front of him innocently, and then raised his eyes.
Looking at Mr. Pang De and others, he didn't talk much and looked like a simple young man.
"Yuan Zhi, where are you?" Huang Chengyan secretly praised, then turned to ask the young man sitting opposite Pang Tong.
"She is a bit old." The young man known as 'Yuan Zhi' said bluntly.
Pang Degong suddenly choked, and Huang Chengyan got the answer he wanted, and immediately smiled and said: "Look, what do I do? Pang Gong, you are working here to cultivate the garden, after all, you are not paying attention, it is just a temporary pleasure."
"Be great and be good at the same time." Pang Degong suddenly sighed and said: "I don't want to, but the situation is difficult. Liu Jingsheng is jealous. He invited me several times but was not sincere, and I rejected him several times and I offended him. This time for the sake of
If you and I work together for good things, they will definitely be dissatisfied. If I don't 'take care of myself', what can I do?"
Pang Degong is not as good as Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and other wealthy people. Although they have talents and assets that can be used by Liu Biao, they are not as famous as Pang Degong in Jingzhou. Liu Biao wooed Pang Degong several times just to borrow his fame.
He maintains a stable position, but is always on guard that the other party will steal the show and overshadow his own limelight. This kind of fearful and close attitude makes the two of them "cooperate" on the surface a few times before going their own way.
Huang Chengyan naturally understands Liu Biao's complicated psychology, but since he has avoided it, he should avoid it completely. Now he is 'avoiding', but he is still making other plans in private. How can he not make Liu Biao angry? Fortunately, it is time for both parties.
It's too late. Sometimes we seize the opportunity too late, but it's still a blessing: "Jingzhou is like this dish. It looks fresh and delicious, but it's picked late and it doesn't taste good. At that time, Dong Zhuo was good at specializing, but his country was in chaos. Liu Jingsheng
When he entered Jingzhou, Emperor Guangwu had the intention to protect Hebei. However, in the past few years, the situation has changed suddenly and the imperial court has become stronger. No matter what thoughts and plans he had, it was too late."
"I never looked at him like this before." Pang Degong said with a smile: "At first, I didn't want to stand out, so I pushed Liu Yan out to test the court. After Yizhou returned, he still didn't give up and took in many people from Luoyang Palace.
Zhongjiangzi... This time in Xinye, I dared to scheme against Xu Huang. If we hadn't come forward to contact Situ Huanggong and the people in Yingchuan, how would the court view me, a Jingzhou scholar? Liu Jingsheng would be willing to stop dreaming about unreasonable things.
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"Eh." Huang Chengyan sighed slightly. The more he learned about their grudges and disputes, the more emotional he became. At this time, he already knew the whole story and understood that the rift had arisen and that it would be difficult to resolve it, so he no longer continued, but
He turned to look at the two second-in-commands and asked: "Now that Liu Pan has not been ordered to go to Jiangxia, he has led his troops to Jiangling and surrendered to Cai Degui. He intends to go to Changsha. What do you think?"
Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, was born in the Zhang family of Nanyang. He worked in Lingling and Guiyang, and won the hearts of Jiangxiang and other places. Because of his stubborn and rebellious character, he often disagreed with Liu Biao. Since he entered Changsha, he has used his personal reputation to
, the four counties in Jingnan all look at each other with their horses' heads, and they are implicitly fighting against each other in Jiangbei.
As a major local force in Jingzhou, Zhang Xian has always been the subject of Pang's close attention. This time, Pang Degong had already mobilized Huan Jie, a native of Linxiang in Changsha, to persuade Zhang Xian and conspired with Zhang Xian to prepare for the eastward expedition with the imperial army.
The four counties in Jingnan raised troops to intimidate Liu Biao anyway. Not only the four counties in Jingnan, but also the prefect of Jiangxia, Huang Zu, would also participate. Now that most of Nanyang has been acquired by Xu Huang, the powerful Xiangfan who has an obscure stance will also respond. Liu Biao
Relying on Nanjun alone, there is no other choice but to surrender.
The matter was originally kept secret, but Zhang Xian had long been tabooed by Liu Biao because of his mutual dissatisfaction with Liu Biao and his alliance with the governors of the four counties in Jingnan. As soon as there was any trouble, Liu Biao's first thought was Zhang Xian. This time, the dispatch was the most effective.
Liu Pan, his close nephew, rushed to Jiangling for this purpose.
"I think Liu Shijun is not only trying to prevent danger, but also to strike first." Seeing Pang Tong smiling and saying nothing, the young man sitting opposite him spoke first. This person was Xu Shu, whose courtesy name was Yuan Zhi.
The descendants of the Han family in Yingchuan fled to Jingzhou to avoid chaos in their early years. By chance, they got along well with Pang Degong.
Pang Degong still has a son. On this occasion, he and Pang Tong should have accompanied the distinguished guest Huang Chengyan, but Pang Degong took Xu Shu with him, which shows that he has an important position in Pang Degong's heart.
Huang Chengyan always knew that this son was extraordinary, and he often looked up at him because of Pang Degong, and said in deep thought: "Yuan Zhi is right, Huang Zu cut down the firewood and mulberry trees, but he only paid lip service to it. What Liu Jingsheng really wanted to do was to conquer Jing."
South?"
"Huang Gong Ruijian." Xu Shu has dark skin, firm features, and bright eyes. Since he only picked up the book a few years ago, he still looks like a swordsman in the world, not like a scribe. He doesn't have the usual roundabout ways of many scribes.
As a common problem, his words were more straightforward: "Whether it is to solve future worries or to declare the authority of state pastoralists, Jingnan has to be cut down. Compared with it, places like Chaisang are insignificant."
In fact, the seven counties of Jingzhou seem to be vast in size, but in fact, both sides probably know the details of each one. On the one hand, Liu Biao was wary of Zhang Xian, and on the other hand, it was indeed the behavior of Pang Degong and others that made him wary.
With these two associations in mind, it is easy to turn your attention to Changsha.
"Our original intention was to let Huang Zu be in the light and Zhang Xian in the dark, but we didn't expect Liu Jingsheng to make a move. This move would not only give Huang Zu power, but also relieve Jingnan's power." Huang Chengyan's face was moved, and he sighed softly: "It's true.
I didn’t expect that he who only knows Confucianism would be so resourceful, I’ll wait and see.”
"This may not be his original intention." Pang Degong said coldly. He claimed to be someone who knew Liu Biao very well, so he would rather believe that Liu Biao made a mistake than to believe that the opponent made a superior move.
At this point, Pang Degong did not pay attention for a moment. It was early spring and it was not suitable to send troops, and Zhang Xian was not ready for war. Once Liu Biao succeeded, it would not be up to them to take the lead in deciding whether Jingzhou would submit to the imperial court in the future.
"Actually, it's not difficult to break this plan." At the critical moment, Pang Tong suddenly interjected slowly: "As long as Liu Shijun is allowed to use the rat weapon."