When Liu Zhang arrived at the gate of the Mufu Mansion, he saw Pang Tongyi standing at the door, Liu Zhang turned over and dismounted: "Why is Mr. here?" …… Is it to say goodbye? ”

Pang Tong smiled: "Pang Tong knows that when Uncle Huang returns home, he will definitely go to find Zaixia, so I arrived first, I know that Uncle Huang has something inconvenient to say, let's go to the back mountain to talk, how about it?" ”

Liu Zhang nodded.

…… Behind the Jingzhou Pastoral Mansion, there is a small mountain forest, the soldiers are scattered everywhere, Liu Zhang and Pang Tong walked up the hillside, the sunset is hidden in the depths of the dark clouds, and the dusk is a little gray.

Pang Tong, who was tired of climbing, panted, put his spear on the mound, sat on it, checked it, and said with a smile: "Uncle Huang, come and sit." ”

Liu Zhang glanced at it and sat down with him, Pang Tong let out a sigh of relief and said: "When Jiangling joined the army, I never thought that I would sit side by side with Uncle Huang, it is really a fickle life." ”

"And what do you think of?" Liu Zhang asked casually.

Pang Tong said with a smile: "At the beginning, I just thought, if Uncle Huang is really a tyrannical king who can't see the general trend of the world, he will listen to his uncle's words and overthrow you by the way.

Otherwise, Uncle Huang has great ambitions, breaks the rules of 400 years, and if he has great achievements, he will come to serve Uncle Huang.

In Pang Tong's heart, if Uncle Huang wants Pang Tong to vote with his heart, he must be humble and sincere, even if Pang Tong is arrogant, Uncle Huang will greet him barefoot, otherwise, Uncle Huang is not worthy of Pang Tong's service. ”

Liu Zhang didn't answer, quietly looking at the dark clouds in the west.

Pang Tong smiled lonely and continued: "But later I found out that Pang Tong's previous thoughts were really too simple, either black or white, either white or black, when I was a teenager, I imagined my perfect lord, only what kind of lord is worthy of service, and then I finally found out that such a lord does not exist at all."

The imperial uncle is not only self-serving, but also has the kindness of a woman, but at the same time, he has great ambitions and wants to shake the tree of the sky with his own strength, and at the same time, the imperial uncle also has this ability.

Up to now, Pang Tong is just like what he said in chess that day, Pang Tong is really willing to serve the emperor's uncle, not because Pang Tong's requirements for the lord have been reduced, but because the emperor's uncle's behavior has changed Pang Tong.

The emperor's uncle is stubborn, but he has his own purpose in his heart, of course, the strategist hopes how to achieve victory, how to win the world, and he wants the lord to do it, but the emperor's uncle is also a human being, and he has his own standards of conduct.

A dead lamb, whether it is used to eat meat or buried, the one who eats the meat feels stupid when it is buried, and the one who buries it feels ruthless to eat meat, it can't be miscalculated.

Uncle Huang's woman's benevolence is the same, in fact, sometimes it seems so unwise, but if you think about it carefully, how can it not unite people's hearts, it is precisely because of Uncle Huang's external jealousy and internal leniency that a large number of civil and military generals are loyal, and this is also a reason why Pang Tong is willing to serve.

Without the emperor's uncle's stubbornness to the family, and without the emperor's uncle's kindness to the people, there would be no today's emperor's uncle, otherwise, the emperor's uncle would just be an ordinary prince, in that way, Pang Tong would not have said so much nonsense here because he admired the emperor's ambition. ”

After Pang Tong said these words in an almost self-deprecating tone, he lowered his head silently, Liu Zhang could see that Pang Tong was very lost, Pang Tong and Zhou Budo were the same, they both wanted to find a lord in their minds, but the difference was that Zhou Budo had no interest in making contributions, so it didn't matter if he had a lord or not.

However, Pang Tong is bent on making contributions, even if he turns his back on his clan, he must give full play to his talents, so that between a strong utilitarian heart and no chance, it is extremely painful.

And now, Pang Tong finally found one, although he was not the ideal lord, but from another aspect, he was more suitable for his lord than his ideal lord, but suddenly found that he could not be loyal and had to leave.

No one can understand such sourness.

Liu Zhang looked at Pang Tong, knowing that Pang Tong had already understood his choice, and said after a while: "Shiyuan, this official chose Fan Lixiang and gave up on you, where will I go in the future?" ”

"Why did Uncle Huang kill the Sima family?" Pang Tong didn't answer Liu Zhang's words, and suddenly raised his head and asked.

"The Sima family has come to the fore, and Fan Lixiang roasted the Sima family on the fire, and the people hate it to the core, and the official has to kill it."

"Huh." Pang Tong smiled, "Uncle Huang can find out thousands of reasons for killing Sima, the humiliation of Jiang Jindu, the hatred of recommending Xu Shu, the abandonment of Xu Shu's sin, and Xiangyang's contempt for Uncle Huang, as well as the reasons that Uncle Huang said, but these are not the real reasons why Uncle Huang killed Sima." ”

Pang Tong said and smiled: "Fan Lixiang, Pang Tong knows that the imperial uncle is not because of Fan Lixiang, and since that day I went back from playing chess, I have thought about it carefully, the imperial uncle has the imperial uncle's way of acting, even if Fan Lixiang is left, Pang Tong is willing to be loyal, Pang Tong doesn't want to work hard to find the lord anymore, looking for it, it's very tiring."

Uncle Huang doesn't have Pang Tong, he can have today, if Pang Tong is added, just because a Fan Lixiang can't set the world, doesn't it seem that Pang Tong is too incompetent? What's more, Fan Lixiang's behavior made Uncle Huang also feel jealous, didn't he?

But Pang Tong knew that Uncle Huang really made up his mind to give up Pang Tong, not because of Fan Lixiang, but because of the entire Pang family, Uncle Huang, is going to do something to the family, right? ”

Liu Zhang's face moved slightly, Huang Yueying could see it, and Pang Tong could naturally see it, Liu Zhang endured it for so long today, didn't he just want to force the clan to rebel? What confiscated land, gold and silver, to the Sima clan, is to force the clan to a dead end.

Liu Zhang nodded silently.

Pang Tong smiled faintly: "Uncle Huang's approach, Pang Tong can understand, since Uncle Huang stationed in Xiangyang, there has never been a clear battle, it is all the family thinking about how to confront Uncle Huang, this kind of confrontation can't hurt Uncle Huang's muscles and bones, but it's like a mosquito on his body, if he doesn't die, he can't do other things with peace of mind."

Concealment, bribery, these are still light, such as the Cai clan in general, this kind of power that has been withheld is the most dangerous, the imperial uncle stands in the open, if he has been grinding with the Shi clan, and fighting with the Shi clan, the imperial uncle may have to die in Xiangyang, and may be bitten back by the Cai clan.

That's why Uncle Huang decided to force the people to rebel, tens of thousands of lives in Xiangyang, and at the cost of ten years of economy, he also wanted Xiangyang to settle down first, which was really courageous.

In fact, Pang Tong admires Uncle Huang very much, although Pang Tong is a child of the family, he hates the family of the gate valve who are intertwined and have a thousand changes in interests, sometimes Pang Tong is forced by the family to do something, and he can't wait to run away from home. ”

Pang Tong said and sighed: "But in this way, the Pang family is involved, and Pang Tong can no longer serve the imperial uncle, which is the real reason why the imperial uncle gave up Pang Tong." ”

Liu Zhang was speechless, what Pang Tong said was right, since entering Xiangyang, those self-righteous clans began to calculate themselves, deliberately let go of Chen Sheng, divided troops Zhang Yun, bribed, provoked, divided, endlessly, Liu Zhang's patience was really about to be worn out.

Liu Zhang went out of Sichuan with 100,000 soldiers and horses, didn't he have a rusty brain to outnumber the enemy, and took so many risks, didn't he just want to take the lead before the reunification of the north? Now that the four-way army is around, the Xiangyang clan has to be more patient with themselves.

Congratulations, the clan has won.

Liu Zhang didn't want to spend it anymore, and among them, the Pang family was one that could never run away, blatantly no different from the Sima family, and there were many talents, so Liu Zhang had to give up Pang Tong.

"Before I met Uncle Huang just now, Pang Tong kept thinking about whether Pang Tong could not have a family, just to show his ambitions and abandon everything, and thought about it for a long time, although Pang Tong was very disgusted with his family, but in the end he found that he couldn't."

Pang Tong sighed after speaking, and said in a deep voice: "If Uncle Huang kills the Pang family, Uncle Huang will be Pang Tong's enemy." ”

"Still." Pang Tong looked at Liu Zhang and smiled miserably: "Maybe Pang Tong has no chance to be an enemy of the imperial uncle, and Pang Tong is also on the imperial uncle's killing list, right?" ”

Liu Zhang was silent, but the answer was very clear, if a person like Pang Tong was an enemy of himself, it would be a big trouble, and Liu Zhang would never stay.

Speak to the wise, and don't hide it.

The two fell silent again, Pang Tong put his hands on his knees, his eyes stared at the ground, more than 20 years, he had never been so lost, a lord he was willing to serve was in front of him, he should have followed him to plan the world, ascended to the point of generals, commanded thousands of troops, and won the battle with the heroes of the world in the land of China, and let future generations remember their names.

However, because of his identity, he stood on the opposite side of it.

At this moment, Pang Tong's hatred for his family deepened again, but after saying a thousand ways and ten thousand, he was still a Pang family, and no matter how deviant, how could he watch his family collapse and serve his enemies?

Pang Tong got up suddenly, turned around and squatted down, looking at the dark spear in front of him, which was also the only gift he received when he entered the Sichuan Army, and he had been accompanying him.

Before he died, Pang Tong suddenly felt that he had a deep affection for this spear.

Liu Zhang's Lian Pang Zi, Pang Tong Liu Zhang, who was on the high platform today, had already realized it the moment he opened his eyes for a long time with his eyes closed, but from beginning to end, he never thought of using his own wisdom to resolve the crisis.

Pang wants to oppose Liu Zhang, Pang Tong can't persuade him, a big family like the Pang family is scattered all over the world, Jingzhou is just a side branch, completely different from those small clans in Jiangzhou, and the huge family interests make the family have to confront Liu Zhang.

If someone dares to be disobedient, he is unfilial, he is deviant, he is a sinner of the family, the public enemy of society, and the object of condemnation, and even the history books will spit on him.

didn't listen to Pang Degong's words and tried to subvert the Sichuan army, Pang Tong had already been cursed by the Pang family countless times, how could he persuade him?

The only struggle is that Pang Tong can use his wisdom to find a way out for himself.

But Pang Tong finally gave up.

The phoenix inhabits the sycamore, the phoenix bird is hard to meet, but as everyone knows, the phoenix is willing to perch on the sycamore is also difficult to find, Pang Tong finally found the sycamore is gone, intuition in this world, there is no sycamore tree better than this one, the heart is also dead.

Pang Tong stroked his spear, the dark and smooth wooden pole, he held it in his hand every day, stood guard, marched, washed clothes, lit a fire and cooked, what he would never think of before, he did it with this spear.

This spear witnessed his hardships in the Sichuan camp, but at the same time, Pang Tong felt that it was the easiest period of life he had lived for so many years, whether it was being a personal soldier for Gao Pei, or washing clothes and cooking, it was much better than the previous Gang Chang etiquette method of being constrained by the rules and regulations of the clan in the clan, and being educated every day to be the head of the family and complete the family mission.

Pang Tong was tired of the life of the clan very early.

"Uncle Huang, I heard that Xu Shu gave Uncle Huang a tip before he died, and offered three suggestions, Pang Tong before he died, can he also do three things for Uncle Huang? In that way, Pang Tong can also be regarded as a way for the emperor to break the old rules, and he has done his part, maybe, if the emperor succeeds, there will still be my Pang Tong's name in the history books in the future. ”

Pang Tong's tone was relaxed, but when Liu Zhang heard it, he was full of infinite sorrow, Pang Tong spoke of talent, buried the road, and before he flashed his brilliance in this troubled world, he was going to be annihilated in the darkness.

This is not something that a person who is bent on making a career can afford.

"Shiyuan, you can say it." Liu Zhang left the spear and sat down on the grass that had been soaked in heavy rain for several days.

Pang Tong took out a bag from his arms and handed it to Liu Zhang: "This is to deal with Jiangdong Army, Huang Zu and Zhang Yun, Chen Sheng is the least threatening, but the most troublesome, he is hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, he must be led out, it depends on how the family of Xiangyang acts."

If the Xiangyang clan wants to fight against the emperor's uncle, they must contact the four-way soldiers and horses, but Chen Sheng is different from the other three-way, he himself is the weakest, but he is the only one who can come on the land, he can only pour out his troops, and with Chen Sheng's hatred for the emperor's uncle, he will inevitably pour out his troops.

Therefore, as long as the clan moves, it is the time to annihilate Chen Sheng. ”

Liu Zhang took the bag, and there was a little fragrance on it, the same as the one that predicted the rain for seven days, but it was not the same, and he felt a little cold when he held it tightly in his hand.

Liu Zhang didn't want to accept Pang Tong, Pang Tong was born in the world, and he hated the world, and the appointment of Pang Tong was much better than the appointment of Li Yan suggested by Xu Shu at the beginning, and it must be a big blow to the heart of the world.

Moreover, Pang Tong's talent is definitely the top of the Three Kingdoms, with the help of such strategists, the road of the Sichuan army will be much smoother, otherwise Fa Zheng would not be so angry that he would push himself into the mud.

However, if he wants to implement his decree and go on according to the goal set by Jiangzhou at the beginning, he has to destroy the Pang family, and Pang Tong is destined to stand on the opposite side of himself.

Originally, from the beginning, the two were not on the same path.

"There is also Fan Lixiang, this woman is too lustful, and she knows how to take advantage of the situation, and her heart is outstanding, and the imperial uncle can't kill her now in order to stabilize the reputation of the Sichuan army among the people. In the future, it will definitely become a future problem, and it is the kind of aftermath that affects the whole body.

If the imperial uncle is afraid of these, Pang Tong gives the imperial uncle an idea, as for whether to adopt it or not, it depends on the imperial uncle himself, Fan Lixiang started as the leader of the peasant army, and has a natural basis for winning the hearts of the people, she uses the people's will to coerce the imperial uncle, but the imperial uncle can borrow a knife to kill people, if Fan Lixiang is killed by Chen Sheng, or Huang Zu, Zhang Yun, and Jiangdong Army, the imperial uncle can avenge her whole army. ”

The dark clouds covered the sky, and soon it was dark, Pang Tong took his spear and went down the mountain, Liu Zhang sat for a while, and also took his own soldiers down the mountain, feeling stuffy in his chest, like blocking a big stone.

About 200 meters away from the Mufu, in an alley, Liu Zhang suddenly saw a figure sitting under the dim lantern drinking, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be Fan Lixiang, Liu Zhang was very surprised.

"You don't know that alcohol is not allowed in the army?"

The soldiers were guarding the alley, Liu Zhang walked in with a lot of power, Fan Lixiang glanced at Liu Zhang, there was no accident, stood up and bowed to Liu Zhang, "Won't I just come out to drink?" Fan Lixiang smiled after speaking: "The lord also came to drink a little?" ”

Fan Lixiang spoke clearly, except for the flush on her face, there was no trace of drunkenness, but as soon as Liu Zhang approached, a smell of wine came to her face.

Liu Zhang wondered in his heart, he really couldn't imagine that there could be anything in this world that could make the invulnerable Fan Lixiang run to a small alley to drink alcohol.

"It's getting dark, and you, as the main general, should return to the army."

"Didn't Pang Tong say it? I don't know how to manage the army, so I might as well hand it over to Chen Ying and Xing Daorong. After Fan Lixiang finished speaking, she sat back on the edge of the steps, handed a wine jug to Liu Zhang, raised her head and whispered to Liu Zhang: "I saw Pang Tong just now, lost his soul, and was angry with the lord, right?" ”

Liu Zhang looked at the wine jug handed to him, was stunned for a moment, took it and tasted it, since the last Jiangling celebration banquet, Liu Zhang has rarely drunk alcohol, and he feels that the taste is not bad.

Liu Zhang sat next to Fan Lixiang, feeling a little bored in his heart, and he didn't want to go back to the room to sleep so early.

"Are you here to spy on me and Pang Tong?" To say that in other aspects, Fan Lixiang can't catch Pang Tong, but in terms of mental skills, Pang Tongyi wants to get rid of Fan Lixiang, how can Fan Lixiang not check, with Fan Lixiang's character, I'm afraid I've been thinking about countermeasures for a long time.

"How dare you, people have done something wrong today, and they have come to ask for forgiveness." Fan Lixiang looked at Liu Zhang affectionately, and her soft voice made Liu Zhang tremble, and Liu Zhang's head tilted back: "Don't come with me like this, if you have anything to say, hurry up and go back to the camp." ”

Fan Lixiang smiled, grabbed the wine jar on the side, held it in his hand, and said in a clear voice: "Has Pang Tong given up serving the lord?" ”

Pang Tong's dejected appearance couldn't hide from Fan Lixiang, Liu Zhang nodded, a little gloomy.

Fan Lixiang looked at Liu Zhang's face for a while, took a sip of wine, the wine jar was pestled heavily between her legs, and the wine in the wine jar swayed with the sound of collision, Fan Lixiang sighed faintly and said: "In this way, Lixiang really did something wrong, and the lord really gave up Pang Tong like this, it's not worth it." ”

"You don't think it's worth it?" Liu Zhang looked at Fan Lixiang and said, "I'm not here for you." Liu Zhang took a sip of wine, for a person like Fan Lixiang, Liu Zhang didn't want to lie too much.

(To be continued)