Chapter 212: My Agreement with the Emperor’s Uncle Chapter 4
Pang Tong was having a long talk with Liu Zhang in the hall. In the kitchen, Xiao Furong and Sang Ye had prepared three cups of goat milk tea, one cup of Pang Tong's and two cups of Liu Zhang's and Fazheng's. Xiao Furong tasted her own, also called Sang.
Ye took a sip and Sang Ye nodded.
"That's right. Madam is really smart and her food tastes even better than mine."
"Really?" Xiao Furong said in surprise.
"Madam, when have you ever seen me lie?" Sang Ye turned around and said, "I'm going to put out the fire. Madam, please bring two glasses out for your Excellency and that gentleman. I'll take care of Mr. Fa."
"Why do you turn off the engine? Let's go out together."
While holding the charcoal with the tongs, Sang Ye said: "It's raining continuously now, and it's very humid everywhere. In order to keep dry, these charcoal and grass ash are very useful. The army of 100,000 people is scarce, and ah, this fire is burning
, there is too much smoke, there are soldiers sleeping next door, don’t wake them up.”
"They closed the door, why is it smoking?" Xiao Furong picked up two cups of milk tea.
Sang Ye picked up the charcoal and then dug out the ashes. The grass ashes spread. Sang Ye's delicate face was covered with dirt. He slapped his face twice with his delicate palm and said, "This house is too old."
, there are holes everywhere, just like the room I slept in, there was one next to the bed..."
Sang Ye suddenly stopped talking, and Xiao Furong's hand holding the tea cup suddenly jerked, and the hot milk tea splashed onto her hand, and she almost threw the cup away.
There is a hole next to Sang Ye's bed? Xiao Furong remembered that Sang Ye's bed was next to the wall next to her and Liu Zhang's room. Wouldn't that be...
Xiao Furong's whole body was numb, and her face suddenly turned red. The dead man asked her to do such a terrible thing last night, and now she couldn't survive.
Xiao Furong quickly picked up two cups of tea and trotted out.
"Hey, plate, plate...pot..." Sang Ye was also stunned for a long time because of his own mistake, but when he realized it, it was too late to call Xiao Furong. Sang Ye touched his dusty face and walked away clean.
Next to the water tank.
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"With the general situation in the world, Yuan Shao is the strongest, followed by Cao Cao, but in the battle between Cao and Yuan, if the emperor can quickly conquer Jingxiang, he will be able to dominate the two states of Jing and Yi and become the leader in the world.
There are no more than two major problems before the emperor's uncle. One is the problem of the navy. If the navy is successful, the Jiangdong and Central Plains will not be able to invade the territory. They can advance, attack and retreat, and defend, making them invincible. The second is the issue of internal affairs.
The emperor's uncle has sinned against the family, and its foundation is suspended, with the possibility of collapse at any time.
Regarding these two points, Pang Tong has... a brief opinion."
As Pang Tong was talking, Xiao Furong walked in from the side door, holding two cups of tea in her hand. Everyone looked over. Xiao Furong was a little embarrassed in the middle of the night.
"Sir, have some tea." Xiao Furong put a cup of tea on Pang Tong's desk, took another cup and walked towards Liu Zhang.
"Uncle Emperor, we are discussing something, and I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Madam to walk in like this." Pang Tong suddenly snorted and said in a deep voice, strong dissatisfaction spreading in the air.
Originally, it was normal for a maid to come in and serve tea and water during the discussion, but when Xiao Furong appeared, she obviously attracted more attention, making Pang Tong, who was so proud, very uncomfortable.
Shamoko had long been dissatisfied with Pang Tong. Now seeing that he was rude to the young lord, he took a small step forward with his sword in hand, but was stopped by Zhang Ren calmly. Xiao Furong stopped after hearing Pang Tong's words.
After a moment, he immediately returned to smiling, put down the tea cup and said to Liu Zhang: "Husband, try the tea I made, I will go to bed first."
The original good mood was ruined by Pang Tong's yin voice. Xiao Furong was used to the cold looks of civil servants and military officers, and didn't care about one more Pang Tong. She turned around silently and was about to leave. But at this moment, Pang Tong noticed Xiao Furong.
There was a little water on Furong's white fingers, and her heart immediately became very angry.
"Madam." Pang Tong shouted calmly, stood up and bowed to Xiao Furong. Xiao Furong stopped and Pang Tong said respectfully: "Madam, as the saying goes, there is no rule without rules. Since Pang Tong has surrendered to the emperor's uncle, he will soon
When you are appointed as a military advisor, you have to follow certain rules, so please forgive me, madam."
"Sir, please tell me if you have something to say."
"I don't care what happened to the Sichuan Army in the past, and I don't care why Mr. Xiaozhi turned his back. I only care about how the Sichuan Army will turn out in the future and whether it can become an orderly and iron-blooded army. Since my wife is the emperor's uncle and concubine,
At the same time, he is also a Wuxi barbarian general. He should set an example. This kind of work of pouring tea and water is a low-level job. My wife does it in the middle of the night and delivers it to the lobby personally. It is no different from a maid.
He once heard that his wife disrupted the official examinations of the four civil servants and left the banquet without permission during the folk sacrificial ceremony. At that time, her wife was not his wife, and Pang Tong had nothing to say. But now that she has married a Han and is still a noble person like the emperor's uncle, she is already a greedy person.
As luck would have it, we should abide by the Han etiquette. The barbarian practices really make people laugh and are unworthy of women. I hope you will respect yourself."
"What did you say?" Zhang Ren didn't pay attention. Shamoko suddenly stepped out of the queue. With a "swish" sound, his sword was unsheathed and pointed at Pang Tong: "Please explain clearly to me what the barbarians are doing. We are six thousand
The people of the Wuxi tribe followed the Lord in the battles and traveled thousands of miles. How did they make people laugh at the magnanimity? How did my young lord fail to be a woman? Please explain it clearly to me, otherwise..."
Shamoko was covered by Zhang Ren and dragged back. He stood behind Liu Zhang and looked at Pang Tong angrily, spinning the short handle of the sledgehammer in circles in his five fingers.
"Sir, Furong's behavior is reckless and offends you. I am here to accompany you. You must respect yourself from now on." Xiao Furong looked calm and said four words clearly. Knowing that Pang Tong was someone Liu Zhang wanted to rely on, she went to Pang Tong.
After a bow, "Fu Rong, can you leave now?"
Pang Tong also bowed and said: "Madam is the master, and Pang Tong is the minister. How can Pang Tong explain whether Madam leaves? Pang Tong does this so that the Sichuan camp will be orderly in the future and there will be no chaos. Please don't blame Madam."
Xiao Furong nodded and left. Liu Zhang kept holding the teacup with both hands. As Pang Tong spoke, he hugged her tighter and tighter. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Pang Tong: "Shi Yuan, can we continue now?"
"Of course, but it's better to replace this goat's milk with it first." Pang Tong sat down again and looked at the goat's milk still reverberating in the cup in front of him. Xiao Furong just took two steps, stopped, and took a deep breath.
, just as he was about to go back to serve tea, a soldier standing at the door whispered to Xiao Furong: "Madam, I'll do it."
Xiao Furong's expression moved.
"Why?" Liu Zhang took a sip of the tea and found it quite delicious. He said to Pang Tong: "This goat's milk tea tastes pretty good, and drinking tree tea at night is harmful to the body... Well, sir, I don't like it, so that's all." Liu Zhang smiled.
Fazheng smiled, covered his face with his sleeves, and took a sip of tea. Fa Zheng looked at Liu Zhang, who only showed his forehead, with some worry on his face.
Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Uncle, this is not a matter of preference. Pang Tong just said that the biggest problem of the Sichuan Army is internal instability. To stabilize the internal situation, we must first set up rules. Han Fei said that a sage will know when he sees the slightest thing."
You will know the end after seeing the beginning. Although goat milk is good for the body, drinking tea in the middle of the night is harmful to the body, but this is a rule.
Just like men's morality and women's virtues, both restrain themselves. A man may sacrifice his life for morality, and a woman may sacrifice her life for the sake of integrity. Morality and women's morality restrain them, and the world will be the same as the world. If a man abandons morality for profit, a woman
If you are willful and widowed, the world will not be the same as the world, and you are no different from barbarians."
As Pang Tong spoke, he glanced at Xiao Furong at the door. The soldier was walking up to Pang Tong. He also heard that Pang Tong's tone was wrong. He raised his head and glanced at Xiao Furong, then looked back at Liu Zhang, wondering whether he should pick up the tea cup.
"Well, Shi Yuan is right. You can tell by the subtle things. Although tea is harmful to the body, it draws a circle. A cup of tea can reveal the disorder of our Sichuan Army. It seems that my vision is right. I will consider Shi Yuan's words carefully.
There’s no need to worry about it anymore, it’s almost dawn, let’s talk about the general trend of the world.” Liu Zhang put down the teacup and said to Pang Tong, Fazheng saw that the cup of goat’s milk was not missing at all.
Pang Tong chuckled: "Now that the emperor has spoken, Pang Tong has no intention of embarrassing his wife, but everything must have a good beginning, so let's not talk about it..."
"The general will not accept it."
"Samoko, come back here."
As Pang Tong was talking, Shamoko did not listen to Zhang Ren's dissuasion, stood up, and loudly said to Liu Zhang: "Sir, Shamoke is not convinced. This ugly thing keeps using my young lord to establish his power for the sake of the emperor's uncle and the Sichuan army. If
What is really wrong with my young lord? I, Shamoko, have nothing to say, but I have to ask, where did my young lord fail to be a woman, and where did he corrupt the moral integrity.
They keep calling barbarians, barbarians, Han people, roosters, dogs and thieves, insidious and cunning people, male thieves and female prostitutes, there are countless people, hypocrites, fake benevolence and righteousness, why do you call us Wuxi people, if you want this ugly thing to run wild here, I, Shamoke
So he took his tribe back to Wuxi."
Shamoko said that he was about to leave, and Xiao Furong walked out of the side door in two steps.
"Shamoko, shut up. If you leave like this, I won't have you as a big brother. Mr. Shiyuan is a great talent, but he dares to say something rude. Why don't you apologize to him quickly?"
The entire audience was cold and solemn. Liu Zhang looked straight ahead, with the rest of his eyes looking at Xiao Furong. Xiao Furong looked at Shamoko with a fair face, full of fierceness, and her eye circles were a little red.
When she turned around just now, she shed tears.
Samoko stopped and looked outside the house, neither walking nor looking back. The generals in front saw the unwilling look on Samoko's face.
At this time, Pang Tong stood up, laughed a few times, bowed to Liu Zhang and Xiao Furong each, walked down the steps, and said with a smile: "This barbarian, oh no, General Wuxi, said it very well, to the point, we Han people
There are also people who croak like cocks and dogs, steal men and women into prostitution. I hate them as much as the general does, so I don't care about the insult the general has given me.
I, Pang Tong, may be ugly in appearance, but it is no exaggeration to say that I am beautiful in my heart and confident in my eyes. Although there are some Xiaoxiao among the Han people, they are a minority compared to the entire Han people. Among the barbarians, although there are righteous people,
But like the vast stars.
Why? Because the Han people are well-educated and know etiquette. Pang Tong is not a person who adheres to the ancient times. I, Pang Tong, don’t care about ordinary people’s etiquette. If I, Pang Tong, were really the military advisor of the Sichuan Army, I would not alienate the generals in my daily life. Everyone is the same.
Under the tent, brothers who share life and death.
However, there is no clear plan for the actual duel between the two armies. So how do an army fight? Just now the general said that I, Pang Tong, use my wife to establish my authority, but I really don't dare to take the responsibility.
General, do you know why I, Pang Tong, refused to surrender to Liu Biao? It is because Liu Biao's subordinates are unclear and there is no distinction between internal and external affairs.
But what? Does the general also want the Sichuan Army to become like the Jingzhou Army?
If the wife's fault is an ordinary woman, it would be a small mistake, but she is the wife of the emperor's uncle. The general thinks about it calmly. Is it appropriate for a state shepherd's wife to serve tea and water?"
Samoko was speechless. In terms of words, he was no match for Pang Tong. He was so angry that he didn't speak.
Pang Tong smiled and then said: "It seems that the general is not convinced. It's no wonder. The general comes from the barbaric wilderness. He has been fighting with force since he was a child. Although he knows that what I said makes sense, he doesn't want to admit it. I, Pang Tong, don't have any intention."
Let the general change his mind now. From now on, the general will know Pang Tong's good intentions.
However, Pang Tong doesn't care what General Shamoko thinks. What Pang Tong cares about is what the emperor's uncle thinks. I have to say here that although the emperor's uncle is better than Liu Biao, much better, he has not made a real distinction between superior and inferior.
And to make a real difference, start with this cup of goat milk tea."
Pang Tong picked up the goat's milk tea that the soldiers were about to take away. He held it up and poured it on the ground bit by bit in front of everyone's eyes. The white liquid flowed on the stone steps and merged into the cracks. The generals watched quietly.
Xiao Furong stood beside Pang Tong, watching the goat milk she had made sprinkle on the ground bit by bit, tightening her grip on the sword hilt, her chest rising and falling slightly.
Sang Ye walked in with a cup of tea on a plate and froze at the door when he saw this scene.
"Your Majesty, I have made a four-part agreement with you. As long as your Majesty agrees, I, Pang Tong, will do my best to your Majesty and I will do my best for the rest of my life."
"Sir, speak frankly." Liu Zhang drank the goat milk tea in sips with a calm expression.
Pang Tong poured the goat milk bit by bit, like a white thread hitting the ground.
"First, there is no womanly kindness. As long as we can achieve long-term victory, we will never be indecisive, even at the expense of those closest to us, including me, Pang Shiyuan. I hope that Jiangling's opening of warehouses to relieve the two rivers will not happen again."
Some civil servants and generals frowned.
"Second, if women withdraw from the war, Miss Fan Lixiang has made unparalleled achievements for the Sichuan Army. She can be named the highest female official, rewarded with the highest title, and given fine clothing and food, but she can never manage politics and lead the army.
It's not because Pang Tong looked down on women. In the past, Empress Lu and Empress Dou were both outstanding in civil and military affairs, but we cannot set a precedent easily, otherwise they will inevitably cause chaos in the army. Miss Xiao is the wife of the father-in-law, let alone the leader of the army."
Chen Ying raised his head and looked at Fan Lixiang in front of him. He couldn't see her face, but he could only see the fingers of her hands behind her back spread out and twisted, and then slowly squeezed.
Chen Ying remembered that Fan Lixiang made this move twice, the first time before entering Liu Qi's camp, and the second time before executing the Han family in Changsha and the Jingzhou rebels.