"Yes, I have accepted General Wei as my master, and we will be colleagues in the future!"
Pang Tong acknowledged it generously and bowed again.
There was a hint of admiration in Zhuge Jin's eyes, and he was even more convinced of Liu Zhang.
"I didn't expect that my lord would even attract the little phoenix from Jingzhou. I wonder if Mr. Pang Degong would be reluctant to part with it!"
Pang Tong laughed several times, and then pointed at Zhuge Jin with malicious intent.
"Brother Ziyu, you are not kind! When you left Jingzhou, it turned out that you had already intended to surrender to the lord! You must have kept Kong Ming in the dark too!"
Zhuge Jin nodded without hesitation, his expression very solemn.
"Yes, I will never forget my lord's kindness in the past! Now that I have returned from my studies, I will definitely repay my lord!"
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, exchanged pleasantries for a few more words, and finally became quiet.
Liu Zhang also took advantage of the situation and set his sights on another young man.
The first surprise is Zhuge Jin. Who could this second person be?
Zhuge Jin, Liu Zhang, and Pang Tong were reminiscing about old times before, and they regarded the young scholar as a snub. However, the man always maintained a faint smile, and never showed a trace of anger because of the snub, whether in his expression or in his eyes.
"Come on, can you introduce yourself?"
Hearing Liu Zhang's slightly brisk question, the young scribe quickly raised his hands and saluted.
"Deng Zhi, courtesy name Bomiao, a native of Nanyang County, Jingzhou, pays homage to General Wei!"
"But after General Deng Yu?"
Liu Zhang exclaimed, he really didn't expect that this young man turned out to be Deng Zhi!
"Not only Deng Zhi, but his ancestor is Deng Yu!"
Not only was there no pride on Deng Zhi's face, but there was also a trace of shame.
Deng Yu was very powerful. He was the founding general of the Eastern Han Dynasty and ranked first among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai!
In the early stage, he assisted Liu Xiu to establish victory and played a decisive role in the restoration of the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, his performance in the later stage was poor and he suffered several defeats.
But overall, to be ranked first among the twenty-eight Yuntai generals must have been absolutely recognized.
"Deng Zhi, your ancestor assisted Emperor Guangwu in recovering the Han Dynasty. Why do you look like this?"
Judging from Deng Yu's title, the Deng family can definitely be regarded as a large family with its current development.
As a new savage from Nanyang County in Jingzhou, Deng Zhi took the initiative to come to Yizhou, which was beyond Liu Zhang's expectation.
Deng Zhi looked melancholy and sighed heavily.
"Hey! The family has fallen into decline, and Deng Zhi is ashamed of his ancestors! Therefore, he is always ashamed in his heart!"
Liu Zhang nodded with some understanding, it turned out that the Deng family was in decline.
If you think about it carefully, it’s not surprising. In two hundred years, the Eastern Han Dynasty was overthrown, let alone a small Deng family!
Deng Zhi was a man with very comprehensive abilities. Historically, after the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei's death caused the Shu Han, which was already besieged on all sides, to become even more precarious.
At this critical moment, Deng Zhi took the initiative to stand up and assumed the important task of serving Soochow and continuing to unite with Sun Yat-sen to fight against Cao Cao.
Facts have proved that Deng Zhi not only did not disappoint Zhuge Liang, but also completed the task outstandingly, and was even appreciated by Sun Quan.
Deng Zhi was not only a talent in diplomacy and domestic affairs, but also made considerable achievements in commanding troops in combat.
In history, Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition was to attack Jigu with Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi as suspected soldiers, and he managed to frighten Cao Zhen for a long time.
If it weren't for Ma Di's defeat at Jieting, Cao Zhen might still have been kept in the dark.
All of Deng Zhi's achievements are closely related to his own character. He is upright and simple, and he always likes to put his words in plain sight.
In terms of emotions, Deng Zhi has always had a clear distinction between love and hate. He is strong and simple, and is definitely suitable for being a lonely minister. He is willing to offend everyone for the sake of the monarch.
Deng Zhi's character was too upright, and he didn't understand or was unwilling to adapt at all, which made no one in history want to be friends with him. All his property was obtained from his salary, and he never received any money other than his salary in his life.
It is precisely because of this that Deng Zhi's family spent the days of hunger and cold during the most difficult period of the Shu Han Dynasty!
Throughout his life, Deng Zhi served as a former military advisor, a former general, the governor of Yanzhou, the Marquis of Wuting in Yangzhou, and soon after he was the governor of Jiangzhou. Finally, he was promoted to the general of chariots and cavalry, and later was granted the title of holiday!
Such an important official in the imperial court should have a rich family. However, when Deng Zhi died, his family did not have any extra property.
Such an honest person is rare in history!
Liu Zhang could no longer remember whether Deng Zhi was supposed to appear in Yizhou or whether he asked his family to go to Yizhou because of his arrival, but this is no longer important.
At present, Liu Zhang really urgently needs someone like Deng Zhi to inspect the entire Yizhou officialdom for him.
"Bo Miao, Xinye is more than a thousand miles away from Chengdu. You must have a purpose in traveling across mountains and rivers, right? In front of me today, you can speak freely!"
Deng Zhi bowed his hands again and then faced the number one man in Yizhou calmly.
"I would like to report to General Wei that Deng Yu of my family has the honor to follow Emperor Guangwu to revive the Han Dynasty. Today, Deng Zhi is not talented, but he is also willing to follow General Wei and imitate his ancestor Deng Yu to put down the troubled times together and regain the Han Dynasty."
If someone else had said these words, they would have been impassioned and dancing to express their ambitions.
But Deng Zhi was different. His words were full of heroism, but his expression was extremely calm, giving people a very stable and practical feeling.
Liu Zhang smiled and nodded. In his eyes, Deng Zhi was just a piece of jade, but with a thin outer layer of gauze.
It may be difficult for the world to see through the gauze, but in Liu Zhang's eyes, the gauze has long been removed, and a piece of beautiful jade is showing its sharpness!
"With Bo Miao's great ambitions, his achievements will be no less than those of your ancestor, General Deng Yu!"
"There happens to be a position in the Yizhou Prefectural Mufu that is particularly suitable for you. I also believe that you will be able to share my worries! I wonder if you are willing to work for me?"
Seeing Liu Zhang's kind smile, Deng Zhi knelt down in front of Liu Zhang without any hesitation.
"Deng Zhi is willing to follow General Wei, and we will never betray him in this life! We will go through fire and water, no matter what!"
Liu Zhang personally stepped forward to help Deng Zhi up, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this supervisory job really required going through fire and water.
"Bo Miao, work hard!"
"Thank you, lord!"
Today's success far exceeded Deng Zhi's expectations. Not only did he successfully join the Yizhou Group, he was also personally received and appreciated by Liu Zhang.
But among everyone present, the one who was most surprised was Liu Zhang.
Today is a double joy for both of us. Lu Su leads his army back and it’s time to go on an expedition!
Wei Yan came to surrender and brought Huo Jun along with him. He followed the clues and finally brought Pang Tong out!
Fortunately, Zhuge Jin and Deng Zhi's cooperation made Liu Zhang more comfortable with future distribution.
"Wen He, ordered Zheng Du to go to Yufu and serve as military advisor together with Gan Ning and Zhou Tai's two naval battalions to garrison Kawakou. Let Xu Huang lead the Wubu battalion to return and prepare for the Northern Expedition!"