Chapter 276: Take refuge in the sky
Since Liu Bei got the help of Pang Tong, he has often been like a fish in water, even though Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, and Jian Yong are quite dissatisfied, but what are the strengths of this twenty-year-old young man? There is a great intention to test this person, but they are all solved by Pang Tong's words. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Since then, everyone no longer doubts Pang Tong's talent, and Pang Tong has naturally become a staff member of Liu Bei's center, but because Liu Bei is afraid of Liu Biao's suspicion, he will not sign up for the time being, and treat him as a guest.
And after getting Pang Tong, Liu Bei finally asked a question that he had been puzzled for a long time - what did Liu Biao raise himself in Xiangyang for?
This problem has troubled Liu Bei for nearly half a year, but in Pang Tong's opinion, it is not worth mentioning, so he said frankly: "The lord is the general of the left, the marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, and the pastor of Yuzhou, and Liu Biao is on an equal footing. And Liu Biao, as the lord of a state, will definitely not dare to despise the lord, if he cedes the lord with one land, he will inevitably let the lord dominate ......"
"But what can I do about it?"
Pang Tong smiled slightly and said, "If Liu Biao wants to give the lord land, I don't know what boundary the lord wants?" ”
"Naturally, it's Shinno."
Pang Tong shook his head and said: "Nanyang is now in the hands of Cao Cao, and he has sent heavy troops to guard it; If the lord is stationed in Xinye, he is afraid that within ten months, he will be exterminated by Cao Cao's faction. ”
"Then Jiang Xia?"
"Jiangxia is adjacent to Jiangdong, it is a place of long-term war, and Huang Zu is too protective and has been trusted by Liu Biao, so why bother with it?"
"This ...... Could it be that the military advisor is talking about Guiyang, Lingling and other places? ”
Pang Tong laughed, shook his head and said: "This place is an important commercial town, how can Liu Biao stay with the lord?" From the perspective of his subordinates, if the lord wants to avoid Cao Cao's difficulties, he must be cangwu! ”
Liu Bei was shocked, thinking that Pang Tong was joking with him, but he didn't look like him at all, and said excitedly: "Cangwu is located in the extreme south of Jingzhou, not far from Jiaozhou, poor and remote, the military advisor asked me to let me hide here, how to compete in the world in the future?" Not to be! ”
"Then where does the lord think we can control? I don't hide it, I am afraid that Liu Biao is now waiting for the lord to ask for his life and go to Cangwu! Otherwise, with Liu Biao's shrewdness, it is absolutely impossible to keep the lord all the time! ”
In Pang Tongyi's words, thinking about it like this, whenever Liu Bei talked to Liu Biao, the latter always inadvertently wanted Liu Bei to run to a remote place, which was regarded as a joke by Liu Bei. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems that Liu Biao has long wanted to let himself stay in Cangwu!
"Cangwu is remote, I am afraid that there is no possibility of seeing the Central Plains in this life...... Isn't there a better way? ”
Pang Tong said: "Partial peace Cangwu is just an expedient measure, Liu Biao has governed Jingzhou for many years, and has many exchanges with the southern barbarians, although the lord is in Cangwu, but it is not far from the Central Plains." At that time, the lord only needs to use ingenuity to occupy the south of the Yangtze River in Jingzhou, thinking that he will rely on it, so why worry about the uncertainty of the north of the river? ”
"This ...... Liu Biao is kind to me, how can I ......"
"Lord, those who have achieved great things should not be confined to small sections! Liu Biao took in the lord, but only increased his false name; And the lord is attached to Liu Biao, isn't he also seeking an opportunity to make a comeback? ”
Pang Tong was right, and even Liu Bei seemed to have no way to refute it; Thinking that he, a young military advisor, was willing to follow him to that remote place, he would definitely not harm himself, so he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.
"Today, let me Liu Bei, be a dragon of the abyss first!"
Sure enough, after acting according to Pang Tong's plan, although Liu Biao pretended to ask Liu Bei to stay, but after two excuses, Liu Biao allowed Liu Bei to go to Cangwu to garrison, on the surface, he was talking about guarding against Shixie, but everyone with a discerning eye knew that this was to drive Liu Bei away.
Cangwu actually belongs to the boundary of Jiaozhou, but Liu Biao once took advantage of Shixie's inauguration of Jiaozhi to keep a foothold and took Cangwu into his hands; But it is precisely because of this that the war here has been fought for many years, sometimes returning to the hands of Taoist Shixie, and sometimes being snatched away by Liu Biao, the local people are miserable, and the business is barren.
Liu Biao transferred back Cangwu Taishou Wu Ju (a Wu Chen, because of his character Ziqing, so it is very likely to be a minister, but now most of them are Ju), gave Liu Bei 3,000 soldiers and horses, and transferred some money and grain from Jiangling to Cangwu, and sent Liu Bei away, and there was no longer the appearance of affection before.
Liu Bei has completely seen through it now, what Liu clan relatives are, it's all bullshit! In the troubled times, there is only mutual use, and he used to take into account that Liu Biao was kind to him, and it was not good to invade his territory, but now it seems that he really has to change his mind.
Liu Bei led his troops through Jiangling, intending to cross the Yangtze River, go south from Jiangjin, pass through Wuling and Lingling, and reach Cangwu all the way; But Pang Tong asked Liu Bei to take a few more steps, starting from Wulin, passing through Changsha, Guiyang, Linhe, and then Cangwu. Not only did this increase the distance by half, but it also wasted nearly ten days!
But even though Liu Bei was puzzled, thinking that Pang Tong's suggestion should still be meaningful, he followed suit.
Walking to Changsha, a scout suddenly came to report: "Changsha is too guarded by Liu Pan, and Sun Ce is fighting in Ai County, and now he is invincible, and when he heard that the emperor's uncle arrived, he sent a messenger to ask for support!" ”
"Is this a ploy by the military advisor?"
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, but he looked at Pang Tongzheng on the side and smiled slightly, as if he had already premeditated. It turned out that Pang Tong had learned in Xiangyang that Liu Pan had led the army to harass Sun Ce, and he would inevitably be attacked by Sun Ce, so he asked Liu Bei to make a detour to Changsha.
Without further ado, Liu Bei hurriedly drove his troops to Ai County to rescue, and when he encountered defeated soldiers on the road, he became one. About a few hours later, the two armies were seen fighting from a distance, Liu Pan's army was beaten by Sun Ce's army, Liu Bei hurriedly waved his army forward, cooperated with Liu Pan, and finally repelled Sun Ce.
Liu Pan came to see Liu Bei and saluted: "It turns out that Your Excellency is Uncle Liu Huang, and you have admired it for a long time!" ”
Liu Bei returned the salute, and suddenly saw that there was a strong man behind Liu Pan, who was over fifty years old but had a lofty instrument and great bravery, but he was afraid that he would not be on par with Guan Zhang, so he was secretly shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Virtuous nephew, I don't know who this general's surname is?" ”
Liu Pan said with a smile: "This is a certain Zhonglang general, surnamed Huang Mingzhong, and the word Hansheng." Huang Zhonglang, come and meet Uncle Liu Huang. ”
"In Xia Huangzhong, I have heard the name of the emperor's uncle and uncle for a long time, and I can see it today, and I am fortunate to have three lives!"
"General Huang should be old and strong, admire it below!"
Liu Bei looked at Huang Zhong, and thought of Guan Yu and the others in his heart, sadness came from it, if the three of them were still there, how could he feel sad because of a Huang Zhong now?
"I don't know where Uncle Huang wants to go?" Liu Pan suddenly asked.
"I have sought a place from Liu Jingzhou, and now I am preparing to go to station."
Liu Pan was shocked: "Cangwu is a poor and remote country, how can the emperor's uncle be stationed here?" Not to be! The little nephew wrote a letter to his uncle, how could he let the imperial uncle suffer such a loss? ”
"I received the kindness, but I didn't expect that the virtuous nephew not only worked hard, but also had such a mind, and the people of Changsha were blessed...... However, I was tired of the disputes in the Central Plains, so I invited a remote place and became a rich man! ”
Liu Bei is naturally a lie, after all, Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew, is it possible that he wants to say that he is waiting for Dongshan to make a comeback in Cangwu? Isn't this digging a hole for yourself?
"Uncle Huang is a hero in the world, how can he withdraw from the world's strife?"
"Aren't the heroes of the world also fighting for the common people in the world? The people of Jingzhou are the common people, aren't the people of Cangwu the people of the world? Virtuous nephew, for a while, you can't be angry because of the size of the territory, as long as you can contribute to the local Qiantou! ”
Liu Pan was speechless for a while, but he was very moved by Liu Bei's spirit, and saluted: "Uncle Huang, the little nephew admires, remember the teachings!" ”
Liu Bei smiled slightly, then stopped talking to Liu Pan, and after a little greeting, he was ready to lead everyone under his command to leave; Before traveling five miles, a single rider suddenly came and shouted, "Uncle Liu Huang is slow". Everyone stopped, and when they saw that it was Huang Zhong, they were secretly shocked.
However, Liu Bei's eyes were flat, and he asked, "Why is General Huang here?" ”
Since Huang Zhong has the word "loyalty" in his name, he must not have come to take refuge; I saw Huang Zhong saluting on the horse and said: "Uncle Liu Huang is ambitious, Han Sheng admires it a lot!" It's just that the two masters are loyal, if Uncle Liu Huang has the leisure to come to Changsha, he also hopes to go to Hansheng Mansion for a while! ”
Although Liu Bei was a little disappointed, he thought that this could be regarded as winning the hearts of a person, and if he took Jingnan at that time, he would naturally receive this person, so he agreed, and then watched Huang Zhong leave.
"Strategist, it seems that you asked me to wait for Changsha to pass by, and I didn't lose a clever plan!"
Liu Bei and Pang Tong looked at each other and laughed, and then led the army to the south, and under the afterglow of the setting sun, it seemed to bloom with shining silver.
Jingzhou ...... I, Liu Bei, will definitely come back! ”