Chapter 174: To save or not to save
Take the chance!
Gan Ning's words surprised Liu Feng and others, but after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.
During the battle of Jiangling, Zhou Yu was wounded by an arrow, and his health deteriorated, which is a well-known thing in the world.
Gan Ning is Zhou Yu's own belly, and in order to treat Zhou Yu's illness, he did not hesitate to pull down his son and come to ask for Zhang Zhongjing, which is not only reasonable, but also really touching.
It's just that being moved alone is not enough to impress Liu Feng, and whether Zhou Yu can be saved or not is not only related to personal feelings, but also to the overall situation of Liu Feng's future.
A living Zhou Yu, with his immortal talent, is enough to have an impact on this game of chess in the world, and Liu Feng, who is a force on this chess game, cannot think about it more.
"My father-in-law understands General Gan's feelings, but now our Liu Zhoumu is also seriously ill and needs to be treated and recuperated by Doctor Zhang, but I am afraid that Doctor Zhang will be flawless."
Before Liu Feng could speak, Liu Ba preemptively refused euphemistically, and lent Liu Qi for treatment in the name of treatment, this reason seems to be impeccable.
However, those who know Liu Qi's condition know that Liu Qi's illness is actually incurable, Zhang Zhongjing has done everything he can to Liu Qi, and Liu Qi at the moment is just using medicine to maintain his life, waiting for the day when the deadline comes, as for whether Zhang Ji is around or not, it actually makes no sense.
Obviously, Liu Ba decided that Zhou Yu was a threat to him, and it was better to sit back and watch this person die of illness.
Liu Feng knew that the alliance with Dongwu was only temporary, in this era of fighting for every inch of land, it was only a matter of time before he turned his face with Sun Quan, if Zhou Yu was still alive at that time, he would definitely be a great threat to himself, and if he really wanted to go to war, it was obvious that Zhou Yu would be much more difficult to deal with than Lu Su.
Liu Feng coughed a few times, and was about to follow Liu Ba's foreshadowing, the same euphemistic refusal, at this time, Pang Tong smiled, "Liu Zhoumu's illness actually just needs to be slowly regulated, in my opinion, Doctor Zhang doesn't need to be by his side all the time, since Xingba has asked for help, they are all his own family, I think it's better to let Doctor Zhang go." ”
Pang Tong's attitude is diametrically opposed to Liu Ba, obviously, Pang Tong is planning to save Zhou Yu, as for why he wants to save it, Liu Feng can't figure out why for the time being, but since Pang Tong advocates this, it must have its reason.
Between Liu Ba and Pang Tong, there is no doubt that Liu Feng chose to stand on Pang Tong's side.
So, Liu Feng swallowed back the words of rejection that had originally slid to his lips, his expression suddenly changed from hesitation to cheerfulness, and he said happily: "I am Wu Hou's brother-in-law, and Zhou Dudu and Wu Hou are brothers, so in this way, everyone is actually a family, and now that Zhou Dudu is sick, how can I sit idly by." ”
As soon as these words came out, Liu Barton was taken aback, and he was anxious to make his eyes dark, but Liu Feng only pretended not to know.
Gan Ning was extremely pleased, and he was busy getting up and bowing deeply to Liu Feng: "The general is very gracious, Ning is unforgettable, please accept Gan's worship." ”
Gan Ning wanted to kneel down and bow down as he spoke, Liu Feng hurriedly jumped up to support him, stroked his shoulder and said with a smile: "It's all my own family, if Xingba sees him like this again, I can't help it." ”
Although Liu Feng is young, this bearing makes Gan Ning extremely admired.
"I will arrange for Doctor Zhang to set off to Moling tomorrow morning, today Xingba will stay in my Linxiang for a while, I have heard for a long time that Xingba is excellent in martial arts, let's just drink wine and learn martial arts, wouldn't it be happy."
Gan Ning smiled proudly, stroked his palms and said, "Okay, the general has such an elegant act, and Gan should accompany him." ”
Between the host and guest, the one-sided friendship between the host and the guest turned into a friendship of like-minded confidants, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After chatting a few more words, Liu Feng ordered Gan Ning to be sent to the pavilion to rest first, and then set up a banquet to entertain him in the evening.
As soon as Gan Ning left, Liu Ba, who had been holding back, immediately said unhappily: "Lord, I have repeatedly hinted that I can't let Doctor Zhang go to treat Zhou Yu's illness, why should the lord agree to come down." ”
"Zhou Lang has won the hearts of the military and the people in Eastern Wu, if he can help him heal his injuries, it is equivalent to having another powerful helping hand in Jiangdong, why not do it?" In Liu Feng's view, what he said is also a reason.
Liu Ba shook his head and said: "The lord's words are wrong, the three generations of the Sun family have been eyeing Jingzhou for a long time, sooner or later, once the time is ripe, Jingzhou will be annexed, and this will not change because the lord and Wu Hou are married." And Zhou Yu is a famous general in the world, if Wu Hou uses it to attack Jingzhou, it will be extremely difficult to deal with, such a potential threat, how can the lord take the initiative to rescue if he does not take the opportunity to get rid of it? ”
Liu Ba's reason was also the direct reason why Liu Feng was ready to refuse before, and at this time, Liu Ba said that Liu Feng was not easy to refute, so he had to look at Pang Tong, who had been smiling slightly, and asked: "Mr. Shiyuan, you also tried to save Zhou Yu, presumably your reason is the same as mine, you might as well tell Mr. Zichu." ”
Liu Feng threw the burden to Pang Tong.
"Zichu, just imagine, if you worked hard for Wu Hou to win the Battle of Chibi, defeated Nanjun, and was wounded by an arrow, and Wu Hou did not hesitate to hand over the territory you worked hard to give away, and also took advantage of your illness to deprive you of your military rights, after you were treated like this, would you still die for Wu Hou?"
Pang Tong did not answer directly, but used a hypothetical rhetorical question to show his reasons.
This remark made Liu Feng suddenly realize, and he was really amazed by Pang Tong's profound gaze.
Pang Tong is right, after being treated so unfairly by Sun Quan, as long as Zhou Yu is not an idiot, he will inevitably have a grudge against Sun Quan in his heart, and how can he be loyal to Sun Quan.
From this point of view, if Zhou Yu is saved, not only will he not make an enemy for himself, but he will lay a foreshadowing for dealing with Sun Quan in the future.
Liu Ba is a smart person, Pang Tong said it to such an extent, how could he not understand, but despite this, he still said with a lot of concern: "What Shi Yuan said is not unreasonable, but after all, it is just a hypothesis, what if Zhou Zhou Yu is not what Shi Yuan thinks?" We can't afford to take such a big risk just because of a hypothesis. ”
"How can those who achieve great things not take some risks, if what I expected is good, then the risk we take now will have immeasurable returns in the future." Pang Tong insisted on his own ideas.
Liu Ba still didn't back down, and said, "What if Shiyuan's speculation is wrong? And who should bear the consequences? ”
Liu Ba's tone was vaguely questioning, which made people feel that his mentality at the moment did not seem to be to discuss the matter, but to defend Pang Tong before he would give up.
Liu Feng heard a bit of gunpowder, and he knew that Liu Ba was dissatisfied with Pang Tong.
It's no wonder that Liu Ba was originally the first minister under Liu Feng, since Xiangdong became self-reliant, Liu Ba has indeed done his best to do things for Liu Feng, Liu Feng can have the strength of today, Liu Ba can be said to be indispensable, Liu Ba himself thinks so.
But Liu Feng knows very well that Liu Ba's work is nothing more than Chen Ping and his ilk, while Pang Tong's plan is Xiao He and Zhang Liang's work, which is more important, Liu Feng knows it well.
However, Liu Ba's exploits were seen by everyone, but Pang Tong's exploits were not as important as they did after he joined his own camp, and Liu Feng told everyone that he didn't feel that much. And Pang was unified, Liu Feng appointed him as the chief envoy of the Zhennan General's Mansion and became the head of the officials.
The unhappiness that was suppressed in the bottom of my heart now broke out through the incident of Gan Ning.
The great cause has not been accomplished, and the internal husband fights, this is a taboo of the country, Liu Fengyan does not know, Liu Ba's actions like this are really a bit of a private waste, Liu Feng's heart suddenly became angry.
Just as he was about to have an attack, Pang Tong looked at Liu Ba coldly, and said unhurriedly: "It was my idea to take advantage of Zhang Ji, and all the consequences will naturally be borne by me." If Zhou Yu dares to take revenge and threaten the lord in the future, I, Pang Tong, will make him head with a trick. ”
Pang Tong carried this burden alone with his confident guarantee, and as soon as he made such a guarantee, Liu Ba immediately fought back speechlessly.
"Shi Yuan, Zhou Yu is not a good person, are you sure you can deal with him?" Liu Ba's tone and expression softened a lot.
Pang Tong's expression also returned to normal, and he said with a smile: "If I don't have this ability, how can I be worthy of the name of this 'phoenix chick' on my head, Zichu, can't you believe in my strategy?" ”
Pang Tong was born in the four major families of Jingxiang, and is a person of the same name as Zhuge Liang, although Liu Ba is also a famous person in the south of the Yangtze River, but compared with Pang Tong's name, it is a little inferior.
After a pause, Liu Ba smiled faintly: "Shi Yuan's wisdom is unparalleled, how can I not believe it, in fact, I am also thinking about the lord, since Shi Yuan is so confident, then I will wait and see." ”
Under Pang Tong's strong self-confidence, Liu Ba finally made concessions.
"You are all thinking about the great cause of me and us, I am naturally clear about this, let this matter pass, let's discuss it carefully, how to train the army and rejuvenate the agriculture......
Liu Feng pretended to be relaxed to divert the topic and ended the argument full of gunpowder, but he was thinking in his heart about how to smooth out Liu Ba's psychological gap and strangle this sprout in the cradle.
Soon after Gan Ning's visit was only a small episode, Liu Feng sent people to Jiaozhou in the south to widely publicize it in the name of Liu Ba's proposal in the name of Liu Qi's Jingzhou pastor, but all the people who returned to Changsha and Guiyang from Jiaozhou would be lent farm tools and seeds at low interest rates to help them open up the wasteland, and all the fields that were cultivated could be exempted from taxation for two years.
Previously, when Cao Ying went south, many people in Jingzhou were afraid of war, so they took advantage of the chaos to flee south to Jiaozhou.
Because Sun Quan has made it clear that he intends to get involved in Jiaozhou, Liu Feng is naturally not good at fighting for this state by force, and Jiaozhou and Jingzhou are separated by mountains and bad waters, even if they are captured, the people and wealth of the state cannot reach Jingzhou, and it cannot be a help for him to achieve great things.
Therefore, after several discussions, Liu Ba came up with such a strategy to "lure the people".
Isn't your Sun Quan going to take Jiaozhou, that's good for you, I won't fight with you, but those people who think about their homeland take the initiative to leave Jiaozhou and return to their homeland, so you Sun Quan has nothing to say.
In the blink of an eye, winter goes to spring, and under the temptation of this policy of benefiting the people, nearly 10,000 people from Jingzhou have returned to the north in one season, and this number is still increasing.
Just when Liu Feng was relieved about this, on this day, a shocking news came back to Linxiang:
Ma Han and other ten princes of Kansai have raised troops against Cao!
(To be continued)