Chapter 10: The Man of the Crown

When Zhao Guang brought the order to Pang Cong, it really made Pang Cong puzzled for a while.

Speaking of the status of the Pang family in the Wei State, it is no exaggeration to say that since the king of Wei and below, only their Pang family is a prominent family. Especially when Pang Juan was a general in the Wei State, there were countless people who flattered him. At that time, I was really nervous.

However, once Pang Juan died in Ma Ling, the status of the entire Pang clan in Wei plummeted, and those fox friends and dog friends at the beginning left him far away and never dealt with him again. Especially after Pang Juan, although the entire Pang clan is dedicated to martial arts, but an unborn general like Pang Juan, if he can be mass-produced, he will not be called a genius. It was the Pang family that was no longer favored by the King of Wei.

Sure enough, King Wei was disgusted with himself because of the "three-person city tiger". For himself and the glory of his family, he had to resolutely leave the Wei State, which brought him infinite scenery, and came to Handan, the Zhao State.

What kind of person is Zhao Suhou? Pang onion is not good to evaluate. Because when he was in trouble, it was Zhao Suhou who accepted him and handed over the defense of Handan to himself. It is said that Pang Cong should be grateful to Zhao Suhou. Especially in the past few days when Zhao Suhou drove the sage, he also set up a tablet at home, offering it in the morning and evening, and the incense was endless.

It's just that with the military talent of the Pang family, he deeply realized that Zhao Suhou's military strategy of competing for hegemony in the Central Plains was completely wrong.

Zhao is full of wealth and has a large number of soldiers, because it is in the land of four wars, industry and commerce are developed, and the people of Zhao are still martial, compared with other countries, the quality of soldiers is better. But the biggest hidden danger of Zhao is not in the Central Plains, but internally. Zhongshan is in the heart of Zhao State, Zhao State has tried to swallow Zhongshan many times, all of which have ended in failure, Zhao Suhou decided to hit the Central Plains first, and then turn around to deal with Zhongshan, he committed a military taboo: if the trouble is not eliminated, even if it is south, it is not at ease. In addition, with the State of Qi by his side, he contained the State of Zhao through Zhongshan. This led to putting the cart before the horse, so Zhao Suhou continued to fight all his life, but his achievements were limited, and this was the reason for this.

This also made Pang Cong realize that Marquis Zhao Su was a generous prince, but he was not necessarily a male lord who could be hegemonic. Following him, he may not be able to revive the Pang family.

But now, the young monarch, who has not yet been in power, resolutely decided to fight-for-tat in the face of the five-nation alliance, which impressed Pang Cong. Could it be that this young gentleman is much stronger than his father? If this is really the case, maybe Zhao Guo can still think about it for a few days and then make plans. However, although he thought so, he was also trying to complete what he should do, especially for this defense, which really made him work a lot of effort. He was sure that unless the enemy army calculated, he was still sure to resist in the face of 50,000 coalition troops.

However, what he didn't expect was that Shaojun sent someone to summon him, and even asked him to bring his son. Why is that?

With doubts, Pang Cong hurriedly rode his war horse back home. Zhao Guoren is generally engaged in business, and the whole country is very wealthy, and even with a civil servant like him, his salary can be guaranteed. With money, it is quite easy to buy a house and property, but it is just a courtyard, in addition to himself, his wife, and his servants, there is a son, and his son's teacher.

When he got off the horse and walked into his small courtyard, he happened to see his son's master, standing in the courtyard looking at the sky, chanting words. The one who was dressed in a white coat with a crown of bird feathers was the origin of his name.

Every time Pang Cong asked the real name of the Crane Guanzi, he prevaricated for other reasons, only knowing that he was originally a Chu person, but he was talented but he was unwilling to go out, only willing to secluded mountains and forests. And the reason why he was willing to become Pang Nuan's teacher was that he came to Handan for a trip, and when he met Pang Nuan, he immediately expressed his desire to become Pang Nuan's master, and he didn't take a penny, he only needed one meal on Sunday.

Seeing that he was eccentric, Pang Cong naturally paid more attention, and finally found that the crane was not only talented, but also had a simple understanding and extraordinary wisdom. He stayed at home for three months, but he really didn't take a penny, and he taught Xiao Pang Nuan from a sincere heart. Seeing this, Pang Cong no longer asked about his motives, just an extra pair of chopsticks left and right, but he couldn't eat him.

"What are you doing, sir?" Pang Cong saw that something was wrong with the crane crown today, so he walked over and asked.

"Calculate the time." Crane Guanzi said lightly.

"The gentleman laughed." Pang Cong said with a smile, "When calculating the heavens, the number of stars should prevail. And in broad daylight, how can there be stars for you to check? ”

"My method of calculation, unlike others, is that it must be checked during the day." Crane replied.

"Well, sir, you're really talented." Pang Cong actually has no feeling for these so-called astrological divination, in his opinion, if the stars can lead to the decline of the country, doesn't it mean that everything is predestined? Are all my current fateful journeys given by God?

"Don't you believe me?" Crane Crowned smiled slyly, "Can I know why you're back now?" ”

"Oh? Sir, you may wish to take a quiz. Pang Cong was a little skeptical.

"I've already done the math. The general must have come here for warmth. Crane said with a smile, his eyes revealing a rare shrewdness.

Pang Cong was horrified in his heart, when Zhao Guang read out the password just now, only one person was present, and even his own personal general was not heard. How does the crane know? Does he really have the ability to measure heaven and earth?

"Then sir, do you know why Nuan'er was summoned this time?" Pang Cong asked suspiciously.

"What the general is busy with is what Nuan'er has to do." The crane smiled even more mysteriously this time.

"Huh? Does Shaojun want Nuan'er to lead troops to fight? He's an eight-year-old! Pang Cong panicked at this time, while worrying about his son, he also thought to himself that this young gentleman was so unreliable that he let a child go to war. couldn't help but feel worried about the future of Zhao Guo.

"Hahaha, not to mention that even if it is Confucius, he once worshipped the seven-year-old Xiang Lu as his teacher." Que Guanzi said with a smile, "Let's just say that although Shaojun is not yet in power, his close ministers Feiyi and Zhao Bao are all quite talented people, and they will definitely not allow Shaojun to be so absurd." ”

"Uh, that's good, that's good." Pang Cong said resignedly, blaming himself for being a little too worried. "Then this summon Nuan'er for...?"

"The general can rest assured, there will be no problems, and he can just go with Nuan'er." Crane Guanzi comforted Pang Onion.

"That's good, then I'll take Nuan'er with me." So saying, he hurried to the back room.

"General, wait, I still have a word to tell the general." The crane crested and stopped Pang Cong.

"Sir, do you have anything else to tell?"

"When measuring the sky in the past few days, I found that the stars of Zhao Kingdom were flickering, and I was waiting for the death of the stars, and it should be the most reasonable thing that the stars were dark. However, the main star is obscure, and the auxiliary star shines brightly, and does not obscure the light of the main star. ”

"What does that mean?"

In other words, Zhao Guoshaojun's future is unclear, but because of his abnormal performance, he should be a portrait of removing the old and making the new. The auxiliary stars are bright, the main heroes are numerous, and at least in the next few years, the auxiliary ministers of Zhao State will emerge in endlessly. And the auxiliary star does not obscure the light of the main star, which should be a sign that the lord controls the ministers. The crane slowly said the results of his calculations.

"Then should Zhao Di stay, or should he go?" Pang Cong said.

"The so-called 'one voice corresponds, one breath seeks the same thing. The water is wet, the fire is dry, the clouds are from the dragon, and the wind is from the tiger. The saints made and the view of all things, which is based on the heavens and the earth, is according to their kinds. This is also the so-called flying dragon in the sky, and it is good to see the lord. If the general thinks that he can get along with Shaojun, he might as well stay, and if he can't adapt to Shaojun's thoughts, then he might as well flee to other countries, maybe he can protect himself. Crane said slowly.

Pang Cong was silent and nodded, "Taught."

Crane Guanzi looked at the departing Pang Cong and muttered to himself: "The flying dragon is in the sky, and it is good to see your lord." Should I stay and see the new king, or should I get out of here? With that, he shook his head and left the courtyard.