Although he knew that Mr. Jiang Gan's hysteria was just the wailing of a defeated dog, but when he heard Jiang Gan praise a Yang Changshi who had never met him so highly, and asserted that if Yang Changshi was also on the scene at the moment, he would definitely be able to turn defeat into victory and turn things around, Pang Tong still had some interest, and he also had a curiosity in his heart, "That Yang Zhongming, is it really that powerful?" ”

Pang Tong was curious, Xu Shu and Mao Jue sneered, but Liu Pan was bored and shouted, "Mr. Ziyi, are you done talking nonsense?" After that, please go to the pavilion to rest, if you don't want to go to the pavilion, you can leave now, I will send someone to escort Mr. out of Yecheng! ”

Liu Pan's guards invited Jiang Gan to leave again, and Mr. Jiang Gan, who was angry, got up, waved his sleeves and said: "Thank you General Liu Pan, this trip failed, and I don't have the face to stay in Yecheng, farewell!" Go back and ask the lord for his guilt, and by the way, wait for the general to ask you about the fate of the beheading! The fate of death without a place to be buried! ”

As he spoke, Jiang Gan walked away, but Liu Pan was furious, jumped up and yelled: "Piff, stop!" What did you just say? Have the guts to say it again! ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Panwei, who was guiding Jiang Gan, had already held Mr. Jiang Gan down, and pulled out a knife to stand on Mr. Jiang Gan's neck, but it was still the same sentence, Mr. Jiang Gan's only advantage was that he was not afraid of death, and he was even more open-mouthed in his rage, and said loudly: "Say it again, say it again!" I'm waiting to see what happens to you, general, to see if you will be beheaded by a raider, or if you will die without a place to be buried?! ”

Xu Shu and Mao Jue secretly smiled more happily, but General Liu Pan's face turned pale, and he simply strode up to Jiang Gan, grabbed Jiang Gan's collar, and said with a hideous expression: "You don't have a chance to see it, because you are about to fall to the ground!" As an envoy, he dared to curse General Ben, don't blame General Ben for ignoring the morality of the envoy! ”

"It doesn't matter if the head falls to the ground, I can also go to the bottom of Jiuquan to see what happened to the general." Jiang Gan said without fear: "To tell you the truth, General Liu Pan, Mr. Zhongming has already predicted that you are indeed very likely to be bribed by the Cao thief this time, but as long as you are bought by the Cao thief, you will die!" Liu Jingsheng will not let you go, Cai Mao and Huang Zu will not let you go, Mr. Zhongming's beloved apprentice Liu Qi Gongzi will not let you go, and my lord Tao Zhijun will not let you go! It's easy for you to eat the bribe of the Cao thief, but it's even harder to pull it out than to climb to the sky! The world is so big, there is no place for you anymore! ”

"Piff, look for death!"

Liu Pan couldn't bear it, snatched the guard's waist knife, and slashed Mr. Jiang Gan head-on with the knife, but when the knife was halfway through, one arm suddenly stretched out, and grabbed Liu Pan's wrist, everyone was surprised, but saw that the person who grabbed Liu Pan was actually the gray-haired Jingzhou veteran who stood behind Liu Pan and never said a word, and then Liu Pan immediately said angrily: "Hansheng, what do you want to do?" Why are you holding me? ”

"The young general is angry, Zhong thinks that Mr. Ziyi's words are very reasonable, please listen to him first." The Jingzhou veteran replied in a deep voice, then turned to Jiang Gan and asked, "Mr. Ziyi, what do you mean by saying that the world is so big that there will be no place for a major general?" ”

"It's not what I said, it's Mr. Zhongming's opinion." Mr. Jiang Gan raised his head and replied: "Mr. Zhongming once comforted me, saying that although my trip will definitely fail, Liu Pan, who was bribed by Cao Thief, will not end well!" Because Liu Pan accepted the bribe of the Cao thief, after letting the Cao thief go to Sili Guanzhong, once the Cao thief made a comeback, the first threat was Jing Shenggong, who was easier to bully, and when Liu Jingsheng not only offended our Xuzhou army, but also faced the threat of Cao thief, he would definitely hate Liu Pan who let go of Cao Thief, and he would definitely not spare Liu Pan of Cao Thief! ”

"There are also Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Huang Zu, these Jingzhou ministers, they will inevitably be jealous of the countless treasures that you Liu Pan got from Cao Thief, and they will definitely force you Liu Pan to share the benefits equally with them, and when the time comes, you Liu Pan will either have to take out more than half of the jewelry to honor them, and you will definitely not be able to satisfy their appetites, and they will continue to knock the bones and suck the marrow endlessly, until you squeeze the last drop of oil and water! Either offend Cai Mao and Huang Zu, the powerful ministers of Jingzhou, and die even worse, no matter how many treasures they get from the hands of Cao Thief, in the end, not only will they not be able to keep a lot of money, but they will also have to get their lives into it! Mr. Zhongming has seen too many things like this! ”

Liu Pan's face changed, because Liu Pan knew very well that Jiang Gan's words were not a threat, but a fact - with the virtues of Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Huang Zu, the masters of Jingzhou, they could definitely do such a thing!

"Mr. Zhongming also said that your Liu Pan's bad luck is still behind!" Mr. Jiang Gan continued: "Because when the time comes, Gongzi Liu Qi will definitely not let you go, when you are bullied and cleaned up by Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Huang Zu, Gongzi Liu Qi will not only not pull you, but will definitely fall into the well for you, and borrow the hands of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to let out this evil breath!" But this is not the worst, the worst thing is that the general you did this, my lord Tao Envoy will definitely not let you go, after my lord took Xuchang, you Liu Pan is the second target of our Xuzhou army, my lord in order to avenge the revenge of today, must go all out to attack Ye County, annihilate your army, and take your head and your money together! ”

Liu Pan's face changed rapidly, and there were already sweat stains on his forehead, but Xu Shu and Pang Tong glanced at each other in surprise, and said together This Yang Zhongming is not simple, we only took into account the level of strategy and tactics, but he even saw the details of Liu Pan's personal fate clearly, and his mind was so delicate that even we couldn't catch up.

"General Liu Pan, by the way, I will tell you one more thing." Mr. Jiang Gan sneered again and said, "Mr. Zhongming also said that at that time, even the Cao thief will not let you go!" What kind of character is Cao Mengde? This time, the tiger fell into Pingyang and was deceived by you, on the surface, he must be grateful to you for his kindness, but when you are cornered, Cao Mengde will definitely be more ruthless than anyone else to your fall! At that time, if you want to go to Cao Thief to save your life, it is equivalent to sending it to the door and letting Cao Thief break your body into thousands of pieces, and you will be humiliated by Xue Jin! ”

The back hall was silent for a while, Liu Pan's wrist held by the Jingzhou veteran began to quietly retreat, and his face began to show fear, Mao Jue saw that the situation was not good, and quickly jumped out and said: "General Liu, you don't listen to this Jiang Gan's false words and threats, my lord Meng Degong is humble and virtuous, and never holds grudges. ”

"Cao thieves never hold grudges?" Mr. Jiang Gan laughed and said, "General Liu, do you believe it?" Do you believe this old general? Cao Ying, who slaughtered more than 20 cities in Xuzhou back then, did not hold grudges? ! ”

Liu Pan glared at Mao Jue viciously, and scolded in his heart, "Lao Tzu is mixing well in Jingzhou now, and he can use it to defect to your desperate Cao thief team?" ”

"Alright, I'm done." Mr. Jiang Gan raised his head and said loudly: "General Liu, let's do it, Jiang Gan is incompetent, he failed to complete the lord's entrustment, and he has no shame to go back to the camp to see the lord. ”

It's strange to say, after listening to Yang Changshi's analysis conveyed by Jiang Gan on his behalf, Liu Pan, who was scolded like thunder just now, not only did he no longer have the idea of killing, but his head was overwhelmed by the gold, silver and jewelry that was about to arrive, but he calmed down at this moment and began to ponder and analyze Yang Changshi's prophecy and opinions, but it was okay not to ponder, the more he pondered Liu Pan, the more reasonable he felt, and the more frightened and sweaty he was - it is easy to eat a lot of rare treasures by himself now, but it will be a big trouble if he can't pull them out in the future! Although the gold and silver jewelry is cute, but it is useless to consume these gold and silver jewelry, no matter how cute and useful it is?

"Major General, Mr. Ziyi is reasonable, the husband is not guilty, and he is guilty." The veteran general of Jingzhou also whispered to Liu Pan: "How does the young general plan to decide, although Zhong has no intention of interfering and has no right to interfere, but please think carefully about the consequences, don't mistake your surname for the sake of temporary immediate benefits." ”

Liu Pan was silent, nodded for a while, and then threw back the guard's waist knife, walked back to his seat and sat down again, the Jingzhou veteran has been partnered with Liu Pan for many years, knowing that Liu Pan has been shaken, so he whispered to Jiang Gan: "Mr. Ziyi, please sit down for a while, this matter needs to be discussed separately." ”

"What's the need to discuss?" Mr. Jiang Gan shook his head stupidly and sighed: "We can't afford to pay a higher price than Cao Thief, can your young general change his mind?" ”

"Not necessarily." The Jingzhou veteran shook his head, and asked curiously: "Mr. Ziyi, I will ask Mr. again, with Mr.'s high opinion, how should our major general make a decision now?" ”

"Talented and shallow, what can you think of?" Mr. Jiang Gan shook his head and said the truth with a wry smile, and then Mr. Jiang Gan suddenly remembered one thing and blurted out: "Ah! That's right! Mr. Zhong Ming, he ....... ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Jiang Gan closed his mouth violently again, quickly shook his head again, and said, "I can't say, I can't say, I promised Mr. Zhongming, I can't say it!" ”

"And it has something to do with that clever Mr. Zhongming?" Liu Pan, Jingzhou veteran and Pang Tong were all shocked, and then Pang Tong and the Jingzhou veteran said in unison: "Mr. Ziyi, Mr. Zhongming, what else did Mr. Zhongming say, please Mr. Ziyi must tell the truth." ”

"Can't say, really can't say." Mr. Jiang Gan still shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Zhongming is not only Gan's boss, but also Gan's confidant and friend, Gan once promised him that he must not tell others what he said, although he is not talented, but he can't be untrustworthy, so I also ask this old general to forgive, I can't tell you General Liu Pan's plan to get out." ”

"A way to get out?" Everyone present pricked up their ears, and resourceful people such as Xu Shu and Pang Tong were inevitably full of curiosity, curious about what Yang Changshi's words and the plan to get out were. Liu Pan even stood up and said loudly: "Mr. Ziyi, if you can tell Mr. Zhongming's words truthfully, I can guarantee you that I will carefully consider Tao Yuanjun's request and resolutely block the breakthrough path of the Cao thief for you!" ”

"General Liu, you have just promised to let us go." Mao Jue was anxious when he heard this, and quickly jumped out and said: "General, as long as you open the net, we can discuss any conditions!" ”

"Shut up! When did I promise to let you break through? Liu Pantie yelled with a blue face, and then turned to Mr. Jiang Gan and said, "Mr. Ziyi, please come quickly, Pan can guarantee that he will carefully consider Tao Yuanjun's request." ”

"It's ......." Mr. Jiang Gan still hesitated, and after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and refused: "No, no, the gentleman promises a thousand gold, Mr. Zhong Ming trusted me, so he said those words to me, I can't say nothing to him." ”

Liu Pan was in a hurry, and was about to open his mouth to threaten, but Pang Tong stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Ziyi, loyalty and righteousness, loyalty and righteousness come first, sir, you came to our army on the order of Tao Envoy Jun to persuade our army to intercept the breakthrough road of Cao Thief's team, and now my major general has promised to consider this matter carefully, I only ask you to tell the truth about Mr. Zhongming's plan to get out, you now promise my young general's request Although it is dishonest, it is for Tao Envoy Jun's loyalty, how important is the loyalty of the Lord and the righteousness of friends, Mr. is a famous person in the world, can't he still weigh it? ”

"It's ......."

Mr. Jiang Gan, who was indeed a shallow learner, was even more embarrassed, and began to be moved by Pang Tong's words, but Xu Shu and Mao Jue over there were all taken aback, and Xu Shu, who had always been calm, blurted out a rare exclamation, "Shiyuan, are you crazy?!" ”

"Yuan Zhi forgives sins, and if you don't do the power of your friends, you can't do anything." Pang Tong didn't dare to look at Xu Shu, but just bowed his head and replied: "That Yang Hong Yang Zhong is really clever, and the dangerous consequences he pointed out after the young general gives way to you, even I am irrefutable, and I can't change the young general's mind." Also, I'm curious about what the clever Mr. Zhongming said about something. ”

After finishing speaking, Pang Tong turned to Mr. Jiang Gan again and urged: "Mr. Ziyi, please speak, I would like to hear what other high opinions that Mr. Zhongming has?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Ziyi, please point us to the major general." The veteran general of Jingzhou also urged: "Zhong can assure Mr. that if Mr. Zhongming's words are reasonable, Zhong will definitely do his best to persuade the young general to accept Tao Envoyjun's request." ”

couldn't stand the instigation of Pang Tong and the veteran generals of Jingzhou, and Mr. Jiang Gan also hoped to continue the miracle of the invincibility of the Xuzhou army on the diplomatic battlefield, so after hesitating for a long time, Mr. Jiang Gan still nodded and said: "Well, for the sake of the lord's affairs, I can only be sorry for Mr. Zhong Ming once today, and afterwards, I will also ask Mr. Zhong Ming in person." ”

In anticipation of everyone, Mr. Jiang Gan first carefully recalled the scene at that time, and then said slowly: "Actually, I asked Mr. Zhong Ming first, after Mr. Zhong Ming said that if Mr. Liu received a bribe from Cao Thief, he would definitely die without a place to be buried, so I asked Mr. Zhong Ming curiously, saying that if the Major General received a bribe from Cao Thief, he would die, so what should be done to best serve the interests of the Major General?" ”

"What is Mr. Zhongming's answer?" Liu Pan hurriedly asked.

Mr. Zhongming immediately laughed. Mr. Jiang Gan recalled and said: "He smiled and said, of course, there is a way for General Liu Pan to make a fortune and save his life, but in this way, Mr. Zhong Ming has no chance of making a fortune, so Mr. Zhong Ming does not allow me to tell others about this method." Later, when I asked Mr. Zhong Ming what the method was, Mr. Zhong Ming told me that if the young general wants to make a lot of money and does not have to bear any danger, there is only one way, that is, to honestly accept the gifts sent by our Xuzhou army, and then join forces with our Xuzhou army to block the Cao thief in Runan Death! ”

"Why?" Liu Pan asked in surprise, "Mr. Ziyi, did you ask why?" ”

"Asked." Mr. Jiang Gan replied: "Mr. Zhong Ming replied like this, if General Liu Pan accepts our gift and joins forces with our Xuzhou army to block the breakthrough road of the Cao thief, then after the matter is completed, the valuable gift we gave to the young general, of course, the young general can rest assured to put it in his pocket, and he can also make a big profit from the spoils of exterminating the Cao thief." And after you return to Jingzhou, Major General, because our Xuzhou army has bordered Jingzhou in the Central Plains, with the surname that Jingsheng Gong likes to protect himself, he will definitely accept the request to get along with our Xuzhou army in friendship, so Major General, you join forces with our army to exterminate the Cao thief, not only will you not be punished by Jingsheng Gong, but on the contrary, you may also get a reward and get a handful. ”

"And." Jiang Gan added: "Mr. Zhong Ming also said, after you return to Jingzhou, Young General, you will definitely not have to worry about the persecution of Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Huang Zu, and when the time comes, Gongzi Liu Qi will definitely stand up and protect you, rely on you as a confidant, and take great care of you, and will recommend you to be promoted to your official in front of Gong Jingsheng at any cost, so that you can control more troops and greater power, because Gongzi Liu Qi was originally a student of Mr. Zhong Ming, and we have always been close to the Xuzhou army, and they have fought with Cai Mao's family for the matter of establishing an heir. Young General, if you help our Xuzhou army, it is equivalent to being an enemy of the Cai Mao family, and Prince Liu Qi will naturally protect you at any cost and let you control more troops and territory, because the higher your official position and greater power will be at that time, the more beneficial it will be to Prince Liu Qi. ”

Liu Pan's eyes rolled, and his face began to appear happy, and Mr. Jiang Gan added stupidly, saying: "By the way, Mr. Zhongming also estimates that if you do this, the young general, you will be promoted to at least two levels after the matter is completed, because don't look at Jingshenggong's reuse of Cai Mao's family, but Jingshenggong still loves his eldest son Liu Qi Gongzi very much in his heart, so after Liu Qigongzi arrived in Jiangxia, no one who was promoted by him could not get Jingshenggong's approval, and one of them named Gan Ning was promoted to three levels in a row. From a small tooth goalkeeper, he was directly promoted to the position of captain, the young general, you are Jingshenggong's subordinate, and you have shown your attitude to support Liu Qigongzi, can Jingshenggong still treat you badly? Therefore, Mr. Zhong Ming asserted, Major General, you have to be promoted to at least two levels, and the official worships the Zhonglang General! Maybe it's possible to be promoted to three levels and directly sealed as a general! ”

Liu Pan opened his mouth wide, and his face was no longer just showing joy, but really ecstatic. However, the Jingzhou veteran was still a little strange, and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Ziyi, Mr. Zhongming's high opinion is extremely clever, why don't you tell the young general?" ”

"This ......." Mr. Jiang Gan hesitated again, and then replied cautiously: "This old general, don't be angry when you say it, Mr. Zhong Ming won't allow me to tell the young general this because Mr. Zhong Ming is waiting to raid the young general's house!" ”

"Waiting to raid my home?" Liu Pan opened his mouth wide, and the Jingzhou veteran, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others also widened their eyes.

"Exactly." Mr. Jiang Gan nodded seriously and replied truthfully: "Mr. Zhong Ming has long heard that the young general likes to accumulate money, and has looted Jiangdong County many times, and hoarded countless gold, silver and jewelry at home, if the major general makes a fool of you and accepts a bribe from the Cao thief, then in addition to your death, your family property will definitely be more abundant, so Mr. Zhong Ming very much hopes that the young general will make you a fool of the Cao thief, and then when our lord is angry and sends troops to Ye County, Mr. Zhong Ming, who is responsible for confiscating the enemy's family property, will have the opportunity to raid the young general's house." ”

Bang bang bang three times, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and Mao Jue, the three resourceful men fell to the ground together, completely unable to understand whether that Mr. Zhong Ming was smart or stupid, obviously there was a way to persuade Liu Pan to agree to the requirements of the Xuzhou army, but for his own personal interests, Jiang Gan was not allowed to say the most clever words - what the hell is this called?

After being dizzy, Pang Tong also woke up suddenly, just like the old Jia poison back then and Zhuge Kongming not long ago, and exclaimed in his heart: "It's so powerful, first shocked and then caressed!" What a powerful plan to get away with! This matter must have been expected by that Yang Hong a long time ago, so he deliberately arranged for Jiang Ziyi to show weakness and admit defeat first, and then highlight the strange soldiers, pointing out the dangerous consequences of Liu Pan accepting the bribes of Cao Thief, completely scaring Liu Pan, and finally pointed out that Liu Pan accepted the various favorable consequences of the Xuzhou Army's request, which not only received twice the result with half the effort, but also made Liu Pan have no time to consider the third option, neither accepting the bribery of Cao Thief, nor cooperating with the Xuzhou Army to intercept Cao Thief to break through! ”

Exclaimed here, Pang Tong, who has always been arrogant and arrogant, glanced at the northeast direction where Mr. Zhong Ming was located with admiration, and said secretly in his heart: "Such a clever method is simply amazing, no wonder the Xuzhou Army is invincible in foreign affairs, that Mr. Zhong Ming is really powerful!" ”

At this time, General Liu Pan had already laughed, and said with a smile while applauding: "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Zhongming is a genius in the world, and no one in the world can reach him. However, I may be going to disappoint Mr. Zhongming this time. ”

"Major General, are you going to refuse the pottery thief's request?" Mao Jue, who thought he had lost, asked in surprise.

"Fart!" Liu Pan scolded a swear word and said with a sneer: "I said that I want to disappoint Mr. Zhong Ming because I don't plan to give Mr. Zhong Ming a chance to raid my house!" Go back and tell Cao Thief that if you have the guts, come and attack my defense zone! You want me to get out of the way, dream! Cao thief has entered Kou Jingzhou many times and killed countless soldiers and people in Jingzhou, if I give way to him and let him go, what face will I have to meet the parents and villagers in Jingzhou in the future?! Get lost! ”

Mao Jue wanted to persuade again, but Liu Pan shouted again: "Come on, take down the Cao thief messenger, and beat Ye County with a stick!" ”

"No!" The guards outside the door agreed suddenly, and then rushed in like a wolf, dragging Xu Shu and Mao Ju up and leaving, Mao Ju struggled and screamed unwillingly, but Xu Shu was full of despair, and looked at Pang Tong with a pleading face, Pang Tong apologized to Xu Shu helplessly, saying that he was powerless now. Only Mr. Jiang Gan was still dizzy, scratching his head and saying, "What the hell is going on in this ......?" ”

The matter was not over, when Xu Shu and Mao Jue returned to the Cao army camp and cried to Cao Boss about the mission, Cao Boss was furious, and finally made up his mind to break through by force at any cost, and ordered Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He to be the vanguard, and led an army of 3,000 to attack the Wushui Pass controlled by Liu Panjun. General Liu Pan, who had already accepted the gift from Deputy Director Tao, was furious when he heard the news, and immediately ordered the veteran of Jingzhou, who had been his partner for many years, to lead the army to meet the battle, and the two armies would meet in the south of Wushui, General Xiahou Yuan slapped his horse and raised his sword, and took the lead in going out to fight in front of the Jingzhou army formation, and the veteran of Jingzhou did not hesitate to pick up his horse and raise his knife, rushed out of the battle to fight with General Xiahou Yuan, and then ............ "wonderful talent——! My brother————! ”

Holding Xiahou Yuan's headless corpse, Boss Cao cried on the spot and fainted, and Zhang He, who didn't even lose his helmet on the way to escape, also cried loudly, kneeling in front of Boss Cao, who was finally rescued and woke up, pointing to the heart shield with a hole in himself and crying: "The lord forgives the sin, the last general is unwilling to fight to the death, it is really that Huang Zhong Lao'er is too powerful, if it weren't for the last general's heart guard, the last general would almost not come back." That old horseman's archery and martial arts are really amazing. ”

Crying, Zhang He untied the gauze again and asked Boss Cao to examine his wounds with his own eyes, and the arrow shot by Huang Zhong first passed through Zhang He's heart guard, and then broke one of Zhang He's ribs, and stopped less than half an inch away from his heart.

(To be continued)