Ma Liang saw that it was Pang Tong, and immediately arranged for people to give first aid and sent a boat to prepare to send him across the river to Shaxian. When Liu Cong arrived, Pang Tong hadn't woken up yet, maybe he had drunk too much water, or he was faint from hunger, but he looked very embarrassed anyway.

Ma Liang also stood next to Liu Cong and smiled awkwardly, he knew this Pang Tong, his reputation in Xiangyang was much louder than himself, Ma Liang was better than Zhuge Liang, and he was naturally more familiar with Pang Tong. He knew that Pang Tong followed Liu Qi to Jiangxia back then, and after Sun Quan and Liu Qi had a fierce battle on the Yangtze River, Pang Tong disappeared, but he didn't expect to meet here today.

It is also Pang Tong's fate, if it weren't for Liu Wen's family sending team passing by today, if it weren't for Liu Cong's inspection in Wuchang, the Jiangxia Navy patrol would definitely not be as careful as today, so when Pang Tong was discovered, I was afraid that he would have drunk the river water and become a floating corpse.

When it was reported that Sha Xian was settled, Pang Tong also woke up, and Ma Liang asked Pang Tong again and again why he was so embarrassed. Pang Tong took advantage of this to stop talking, and finally told the truth in a slur manner.

It turned out that Liu Qi did not listen to Pang Tong's proposition that day, and insisted on fighting Sun Quanhui on the river, and the Jiangxia naval army was far inferior to the Chaisang naval army in terms of combat effectiveness and numbers, and was defeated with one blow. Pang Tong knew that Liu Qi was destined to have no great achievements, but he rejected Liu Cong's invitation several times, so he thought about going to Jiangdong to find a way out.

But what Pang Tong didn't expect was that his talent in Xiangyang was still known, so Liu Qi and Liu Cong wanted to invite him to come out, and when he arrived in Jiangdong, Pang Tong took the initiative to ask several times, but was rejected by local officials, and then finally met Sun Quan, who was also judged by his appearance.

It's just that Pang Tong is still very arrogant, and he often talks to people about underestimating Zhou Yu, but Sun Quan loves Zhou Yu the most in his life, so although Lu Su, Zhuge Jin and others repeatedly recommended Sun Quan, Sun Quan just doesn't need him.

Because Pang Tong has become a real drifter in the east in this year, Sun Quan is the boss in Jiangdong, and Pang Tong did not have hope after several times, he originally planned to return to Jingzhou, but he heard that Cao Cao went south, so he stayed in Jiangdong for several months, and then wanted to go north to Cao Cao to try his luck, and as a result, Sun Quan gathered troops to prepare to attack Hefei, so he turned west.

Later, when he heard that the people in the Lujiang area were uprising, Pang Tong continued to travel south. When Pang Tong arrived in Yuzhang County, he learned that Liu Cong had repelled the elite of Sun Quan's Chaisang naval army, and had successfully repelled Cao Cao's southern expedition last year.

Along the way, Lu Su and others sponsored the entanglement has long been spent, Pang Tong is proud by nature, and refuses to go to Chaisang to find Zhou Yu to help, originally Pang Tong thought that he should be able to return to Xiangyang smoothly when he arrived at the Jiangxia territory, but he didn't expect to see a lot of warships in the Yangtze River from a distance this morning, Pang Tong was very puzzled, he heard that Jiangdong and Jingzhou had formed an alliance, is this Jiangxia Navy going to attack Chaisang? I hid by the river and wanted to wait for the warship to pass before moving on, but I fell asleep because of this, and when I woke up again, I was dizzy with hunger, and I didn't know how to stumble. When I wake up again, I will already be in the back hall of Shaxian.

Pang Tong knew Ma Liang, so he inquired about it, and Ma Liang told Liu Wen about her marriage and Liu Cong's inspection, and told Pang Tong to rest well and go to see Liu Cong by himself.

Pang Tong, who was lying on the bed, was full of emotion, his talent was not displayed, I heard that Zhuge Liang was already a general, Sima, and he was taking care of Jingzhou's large and small government affairs for Liu Cong. Even Ma Liang, who is not as famous as himself and is several years younger than himself, is too shou in Jiangxia, and even his cousin Pang Shanmin is very comfortable as a county magistrate. I worked hard to get to Jiangdong, but I returned empty-handed. It would have been nice if I had accepted Liu Cong's invitation at the beginning.

Pang Tong lay on the bed and thought about what he would do if Liu Cong invited him again this time. Over there, Ma Liang was also reporting Pang Tong's situation to Liu Cong.

Hearing that Sun Quan refused to hire Pang Tong, Liu Cong really felt angry and funny, this Sun Quan was really illiterate, of course, it was Pang Tong who was even more cheap, and he had to follow Liu Qi to compete with himself and Zhuge Liang, and he actually ran away from Jiangdong when he was obviously defeated.

"Lord, Liang will go and persuade Shiyuan later. Now that Jingzhou is the time to employ people, I believe that Shiyuan will be able to agree to accompany the lord! ”

Liu Cong shook his head and said to Ma Liang: "Ji Chang, don't worry! Shi Yuan had just returned from Jiangdong and had not yet visited his relatives. After he returns to Xiangyang to visit relatives, if you are interested, you can recruit him to Jiangxia and give you a master's ...... or something."

"My lord?" Ma Liang looked at Liu Cong with a suspicious face, what happened to the lord today? The lord, who is eager to seek talent on weekdays, saw that Pang Tong was so calm, and even a little indifferent! I planned to come forward to recruit Pang Tong for the lord, but the lord didn't react at all, Ma Liang said again and again: "Lord Mingjian, Pang Shiyuan's talent is ten times that of me, and he is a few years older than Liang. Today, Liang is already Jiangxia Taishou, how can Pang Shiyuan be under Liang? ”

According to Ma Liang's thoughts, if Pang Tong is willing to go out of Jingzhou, Liu Cong will at least have to give an official such as a deputy Sima or a deputy military division, how can he let Pang Tong be the master under him, is it that Liu Cong resents Pang Tong's refusal to submit back then, Ma Liang thinks about it and thinks that Liu Cong is not this kind of person, even Yi and others have been reused, not to mention Pang Tong.

"Ji Chang doesn't know, Pang Shiyuan's talent, how can I not know, but he is different from Kong Ming. According to my understanding of him and Kong Ming, Shi Yuan is better at strategy than Kong Ming, but there is no war in Jingzhou now. Besides, Pang Shiyuan likes to compete for merit, if I bring him back to Xiangyang immediately, he will inevitably target Kong Ming everywhere, and it will be useless to fight for merit everywhere. And government affairs is what he lacks, you can keep him in Jiangxia just to make up for the lack of manpower and hone his temperament at the same time, by the way, let him understand the current situation in Jingzhou, and wait until the right time to return to Xiangyang! ”

"Oh......" Ma Liang seems to understand what Liu Cong means, Pang Tong is a talent to be used, but it depends on the opportunity, in the final analysis, it is still necessary to wait for the opportunity, at present, Jingzhou is the main military officer, Zhuge Liang is the main government, Pang Tong went, whether it is for the civil appointment or Zhuge Liang more or less interference. If there is a war, it will be different, Pang Tong can occupy a place in the army by virtue of his expertise in resourcefulness.

"Then I'll stay in Shiyuan to be Jiangxia Juncheng."

"No, just start from the main book, and after you have merit, you can be promoted exceptionally...... When necessary, it can also be allowed to participate in the construction of the Jiangxia Water Army. In short, Pang Shiyuan will be handed over to you, you have to help me watch him, but you can't treat him badly. ”

"This ......" Ma Liang really can't imagine that when Liu Cong leaves, he will ask Pang Tong to be the master, what kind of expression will Pang Tong have at that time, will he brush his sleeves away and turn to Cao Cao?

In fact, Liu Cong didn't want to take Pang Tong with him, even if he didn't fight, it was better to give advice than to stay in Jiangxia and waste his talent in Xiuxincheng. However, Pang Tong's personality determines that he likes to compete for merit very much, and the role of this kind of person on the battlefield will be magnified, but it is difficult to ensure that he will not add chaos in peacetime.

Now Jingzhou's military and political affairs are in order. Moreover, Pang Tong had followed Liu Qi before, and after Jiangxia's defeat, he was exiled to Jiangdong's general Sun Quanna, although Sun Quan never hired him, but as soon as he came back, Liu Cong was absorbed into the inner circle of power, which was bound to cause criticism. Even if Liu Cong believed that Pang Tong was not ambushed by Sun Quan, what would the other officials think?

Of course, Liu Cong stayed in Jiangxia and hoped that he could give full play to his strengths, assist Ma Liang to guard Jiangxia at the same time, where to fall and get up, was defeated by Sun Quan back then, and now he has returned to Jiangxia and established enough meritorious deeds to convince the Jingzhou soldiers, only in this way, when he goes west in the future, Pang Tong can be worthy of the great task.

Of course, Liu Cong was worried that Pang Tong would go north to join Cao Cao, but he had just defeated Cao Cao, which would inevitably affect Pang Tong's choice. Secondly, Sun Quan judges people by their appearance, and Cao Cao will do the same, which Pang Tong knows better than himself. Familiar talents know Pang Tong's talent better. Today, no one is more familiar with Pang Tong than Zhuge Liang, followed by Liu Cong, Ma Liang and others, with more than two years of wandering experience, Pang Tong may become more tenacious.

After the two agreed, Liu Cong still went to see Pang Tong in person, and his words were full of condolences, that is, he kept his mouth shut and did not mention the matter, which made Pang Tong very embarrassed, in his opinion, Liu Cong may have been rejected by himself too many times, and he did not mention it in person because of his face, since Ma Liang can be too guarded, Pang Tong believes that as long as he is willing, he will definitely be able to get Liu Cong's reuse.