Seeing Liu Zhang's expression of embarrassment, Huo Jun stood in front of him again.
"Shi Yuan, although you and I both have great ambitions, your talent is countless times greater than mine, and your talent is beyond my reach! Now General Wei is not only a clan member of the Han Dynasty, but also aims to revive the Han Dynasty.
, isn’t that what you and I should serve?”
"General Wei just analyzed the princes of the world for you. Isn't that enough to show his sincerity? To be honest, I am extremely envious of the importance General Wei attaches to you!"
"You often tell me that adding icing on the cake is worse than providing help when the time is right. Now that General Wei is recruiting people for the Northern Expedition, don't you know how rare this kind of platform to showcase his talents is?"
"The phoenix spreads its wings and soars thousands of miles! Whether you can become famous all over the world and express your ambitions depends on your thoughts at this moment!"
"Shiyuan, this opportunity may only come once in your life!"
Huo Jun walked up to Pang Tong and punched him hard on the chest, hoping to wake up this young phoenix.
Seeing Pang Tong silently endure this heavy punch, Liu Zhang was deeply moved.
At least the friendship between Huo Jun and Pang Tong is definitely genuine.
Just now Pang Tong tried to motivate Huo Jun to stay in Yizhou, but now Huo Jun used more brutal methods to wake Pang Tong up.
Seeing that Pang Tong had no reaction and was still thinking hard with his head lowered, Huo Jun shook his head gently and walked up to Liu Zhang and saluted.
"General Wei, it's getting late, so Huo Jun has to leave first! Once the clan affairs are settled, no matter where General Wei is, Huo Jun will definitely come to join us!"
At this moment, Liu Zhang really saw the shadow of General Huo Jun.
"Zhong Miao, take care!"
There was no point in talking more, so Liu Zhang gave Huo Jun a look of conviction.
Huo Jun had just turned around to leave when he heard Pang Tong's shout.
"Zhong Miao!"
Huo Jun did not turn around, his back was always facing Pang Tong. He only saw him gently raising his right hand.
"Pang Shiyuan, don't let me look down on you! Also, I don't want to see you in Jingzhou!"
After saying that, he no longer hesitated and strode away, slowly disappearing from everyone's sight.
Huo Jun's move undoubtedly cut off Pang Tong's return path. He wanted money but no money, and he wanted people but no one! Without Huo Jun's protection, whether Pang Tong could return to Jingzhou safely was a question.
Pang Tong's heart was extremely confused. He knew that loyalty and filial piety have been in dilemma since ancient times, but he had not yet made the decision to fulfill his loyalty and sacrifice his filial piety.
However, deep down in Pang Tong's heart, he did have an urge to join Liu Zhang.
If Liu Biao did not consider it, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would not be able to join him. If Liu Zhang was rejected at this moment, Pang Tong would have no choice but to go to Jiangdong and join Sun Ce if he wanted to do something.
According to Liu Zhang's words, once Sun Ce dies, Jiangdong will immediately fall into disintegration. Especially Jiangdong's deformed private military system, who knows how chaotic it will be by then!
Pang Tong was faced with a very serious choice at this moment. Once he rejected Liu Zhang, he would most likely face a situation of being idle at home for a long time, or even without any achievements in his life!
Just like Huo Jun said before leaving, the opportunity may only come once in a lifetime!
"Shi Yuan."
Hearing Liu Zhang's soft call, Pang Tong looked over in confusion.
"General Wei...what advice do you have?"
"Shi Yuan, you are different from Huo Jun. If something happens to Huo Du, the Huo family cannot live without him. But you are different. Pang Degong is very kind to you, but the Pang family also has Pang Shanmin, Pang Degong's legitimate son."
Liu Zhang relied on Pang Tong for all his ambitions because Pang Tong was not the eldest son of the Pang family.
As long as Pang Shanmin is still alive, it will be useless even if Pang Degong values Pang Tong. The Pang family will still be Pang Shanmin's Pang family from now on.
The eldest son is always a symbol of heir. Even if Pang Shanmin dies unexpectedly, it may not be Pang Tong's turn to take charge of the Pang family.
Pang Tong was just the son of Duke Pang De, and his sons were only related by blood.
Daughter is different from adoption. Maybe the same person becomes a Daughter or a legitimate son after adoption. The difference is huge!
For example, Yuan Shao originally came from a low position, but was eventually adopted because of his good looks, and he only reached his current position.
Are the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family lacking any heirs?
The answer is absolutely no.
Among such a large Yuan family, only Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao stood out in the end, let alone the Jingzhou Pang family who was far inferior to the Yuan family.
Liu Bei is also a living example. In order to let his biological son Liu Chan inherit the throne, he had no choice but to murder Liu Feng, his adopted eldest son. This move was even supported by Zhuge Liang.
It was precisely because of these experiences that Liu Zhang knew the embarrassment of the title Congzi.
It is probably for this reason that Pang Tong in history joined Zhou Yu's command.
"The Pang family is not an ordinary aristocratic family, but one of the four top aristocratic families in Jingzhou! To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter whether Pang Tong is in the Pang family or not. Because whether it is the change of times or the change of ownership in Jingzhou, the Pang family
There must be a law for his survival."
"Except for the patriarch and the eldest son, no one in the Pang clan can shake this law. This is true for young phoenixes, and it is still true for phoenixes."
Liu Zhang's words made sense, and Pang Tong nodded frequently. However, it still did not reach the point where Pang Tong was really desperate.
"General Wei, I pride myself on being very smart, but I didn't expect that I fell into stupidity today. I really failed General Wei's respect!"
How he had just resentfully ridiculed Huo Jun for being indecisive, now Pang Tong resented himself for being like this. At the same time, he also deeply understood Huo Jun's helplessness just now.
Liu Zhang didn't care about this, and Pang Tong was able to think, which shows that he still hopes to make achievements in his heart.
"Shiyuan, the authorities are blind to the beholder! No matter how smart you are and how you can see through everything, you still can't see through yourself in the game! It's not just you, it's the same for anyone. So you don't have to blame yourself for this."
"How about we communicate from another angle?"
Pang Tong nodded. He knew that he was trapped in an endless loop. In this case, no matter how he thought about it, it was difficult to come up with a result.
"Please give me some advice from General Wei!"
Facing Pang Tong like this, Liu Zhang immediately became more confident. He believed that with his own efforts, Pang Tong would not be able to escape from his grasp!
"Shiyuan, do you think I have a chance to unify the world?"
Pang Tong was slightly taken aback, not expecting Liu Zhang to ask such a sensitive question so openly and directly.