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In addition to Liu Qi, the only one who can inherit the throne is Liu Cong, the second son of the Cai family.

However, Liu Cong is young, not yet ten years old, once Liu Biao returns to heaven and Liu Cong ascends the throne, it will inevitably cause a situation where the imperial power is next to the throne and the foreign relatives are dictatorial, and the Southern Han Dynasty will completely fall into the hands of Cai Mao and others.

The situation was like this, Pang Tong thought about the future of the Southern Han Dynasty with all his might, and the only way out he could think of was to take advantage of Liu Biao's lifetime to further consolidate his power, and use this to seize part of the military power in his own hands. Only in this way can the orthodox inheritance of the Han family be maintained, otherwise sooner or later it will be replaced by the Cai family and usurp power.

The early dynasty lasted for nearly two hours, and at the end of the day, for some reason, the officials did not unanimously mention the imperial examination edict issued by the emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty. Maybe they guessed that Liu Biao already knew, after all, the imperial list was posted on the wall outside the palace gate, and there were so many chamberlains and eunuchs in the palace, how could no one find out? So the officials tacitly agreed that since Liu Biao himself was unwilling to mention it, they didn't touch this mold, and they didn't know.

The prestige is unpredictable, no one will risk their own net worth and life, it is better to go with the flow.

This is the atmosphere in the court of the Southern Han Dynasty.

At first glance, there is a harmonious atmosphere, the king is a bright monarch, the minister is a obedient minister, and the civil and military officials perform their duties in an orderly manner. However, this kind of harmonious atmosphere is obviously not suitable for the court, but it seems to be a harmonious atmosphere only available at home. The most important thing is that the world is not peaceful at present, and the Southern Han Dynasty has not yet reached the Cheng dù of Haiqing Heyan and Guanhe Ningding; Contrary. Now that the Three Kingdoms are in power, the other two vassal states are always thinking about sweeping away the other vassal states. Eminence.

However, there was no trace of fire in the Southern Han Dynasty, and there was no breath of smoke that had not been extinguished. It's like living behind closed doors. From top to bottom, almost everyone can't wait to enjoy this hard-won wealth and glory, and no one worries about the community and plans for the long-term goal. Perhaps this is just Pang Tong's own thoughts, and the conclusion is all based on subjective speculation, in fact, the officials may not have thought about the future and fate of the Southern Han Kingdom in their hearts.

It's a pity that Pang Tong didn't see any of the officials who were really worried about the safety of the society, and all he could see was a group of harmonious and step-by-step repetitive routines. No one was able to come up with an effective concrete strategy to consolidate the foundation of the dynasty, and no one dared to stand up and take the initiative to send troops to conquer cities and conquer cities and further expand the territory.

Thinking of taking the initiative to send troops, Pang Tong couldn't help but look up at Liu Biao, who was squinting at the upper hall, and sighed secretly, feeling very bitter in his heart.

When Li Li ascended the throne and became emperor last year, Pang Tong was ordered to follow the mission to infiltrate Chang'an, secretly contact Cao Pi, the prince of Wei, and make great efforts to reach an alliance with him. On top of that covenant. The Southern Han Dynasty undoubtedly had the upper hand, and made many demands to the Wei state, and in the end they all got their wishes, so Pang Tong successfully completed the mission. However, what Pang Tong didn't expect was this. When he returned to Jingzhou with the covenant he had made with Wei, the reaction of the emperor and his officials when they saw the covenant was completely unexpected, and it was very different from the joy he had imagined.

Then. After Liu Biao saw the covenant, instead of a trace of joy, his expression was solemn. Looking at Pang Tong's eyes, there was no reproach in his eyes, if it weren't for the fact that he was not afraid of hardships and dangers and worked tirelessly to sneak into Chang'an. I'm afraid that Liu Biao will be angry with him on the spot, and even blame him. The reaction of the hundred officials was the same as Liu Biao, and they didn't think that this alliance would be of much benefit to the Southern Han Dynasty at all, and the 20,000 war horses and equipment were clearly written on it, but they turned a blind eye, but openly accused Pang Tong in unison that he should not be the first to take the initiative and promise to send troops first. What's more, the general Cai Mao was furious and stretched out his hand to point at Pang Tong's nose and reprimanded sharply: "The use of troops in Xiliang is not trivial, how can you be a scholar in such a big matter?" How hasty this move is, as if the major affairs of the military state are child's play, and the erection is not enough and strategic! ”

It is precisely because Cai Mao scolded him that it was tantamount to openly tearing his face with him, putting the contradictions between each other on the table, so that Jingzhou's civil and military forces could see it, so that they quickly stood in line and made their positions clear. I have to say that Cai Mao took advantage of the problem to make a brazen attack and gave Pang Tong an unusually heavy blow, so that the little power he had built up in the army was destroyed by Cai Mao in an instant, and more than ten generals who were attached to him defected one after another and threw themselves under Cai Mao's command again. Almost as soon as he turned around, Pang Tong once again became a lonely man, a real light pole military advisor; If Liu Biao didn't still trust him and protect him, I am afraid that it would be difficult for Pang Tong to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.

Because Liu Biao and the officials were not enthusiastic about that covenant, the alliance between the Southern Han and the Northern Wei Dynasty was put on the shelf, and it is still ignored and forgotten by everyone. In other words, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, including Liu Biao, were deliberately evading this covenant, and no one wanted to mention it, as if nothing had happened, and there had never been such a thing. In this regard, Pang Tong is only a shadow and a single force, except for a gloomy sigh, he is really helpless.

Five months have passed since the incident, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty still do not mention the fulfillment of the covenant, and even do not mention the names of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, for fear of touching everyone's sensitive nerves and causing Liu Biao to be unhappy, thus causing himself to burn himself and offend the anger of the public. The reason why the Chinese military officials of the DPRK are so sensitive is, to put it bluntly, in one sentence: the civil and military hundred officials, including Emperor Liu Biao, do not want to fight, especially do not want to officially start a war or a full-scale confrontation with the Western Liang army.

On this issue, Liu Biao was silent, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and other conservative generals resolutely opposed the war, the Kuai brothers also suffered from gains and losses, vacillating, and the remaining royalists such as Huang Zu and Liu Pan took Liu Biao as the head of everything. Only some middle-level generals in the army, such as Wei Yan, the general of Changsha Zhonglang, and Wen Ping, the general of Fancheng, responded positively and advocated a war against the Xiliang army.

Five months passed in a blink of an eye, and the matter of the covenant has been shelved until now, Pang Tong made unremitting efforts to this end, and did his best to screen out 20,000 cavalry, and actively prepared, only after receiving 20,000 war horses and equipment from Wei, he could immediately form a war cavalry, and expand the Jingzhou cavalry to 70,000 war horses, which was enough to confront the Xiliang iron cavalry. Now that all the qi qi qi is ready, as long as the army is sent to capture Nanyang County and open the handover channel with Yanzhou, you can get 20,000 war horses and cavalry equipment from Wei, and then join forces with Wei to fight against the Western Jin army.

Everything is ready only to owe the east wind, how similar is the current situation of Pang Tong to Zhou Yu in history, even if he has great ambitions, he can't show it, so what can he do?

To this day, Cai Mao's scolding sentence of "insufficient erection and conspiracy" has been lingering in Pang Tong's ears, making him feel like a fish in his throat and a man's back, and he has never been able to let go. When did Nai get Cai Mao's power to the government and the opposition, almost covering the sky with one hand, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Southern Han Dynasty were all in his hands, if he didn't get his support, Pang Tong's desire to use troops against the Western Jin Dynasty was tantamount to a fool's dream. But Pang Tong and Cai Mao have already torn their faces, and it is almost impossible to achieve it if they want to shake hands and make peace and get back together. It is because Pang Tong can only pin all his hopes on Liu Biao now, as long as Liu Biao is willing to send troops to the Northern Expedition, it can be solved with one qiē, even Cai Mao can't stop it.

After all, Liu Biao is the lord of Jingzhou, the orthodox emperor with strong roots, even if Cai Mao holds military power and tilts power towards the government and the opposition, he does not dare to disobey Liu Biao's decision, let alone openly disobey orders. Liu Biao has been in Jingzhou for more than ten years, and he has a large number of civil and military generals, and the dependence and support of major families in Jingzhou. Therefore, as long as Liu Biao does not die, there will be no turmoil in the Southern Han regime, he is the only master of Jingzhou, and hundreds of thousands of troops can move with an order; If the shape is needed, the Jiangdong Army can also be mobilized to participate in the war, and the strength is not inferior to Cao Cao of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

?????? In the early dynasty, Pang Tongyi didn't say a word, his mind turned rapidly, and the complicated court shape and the world trend all came to mind. What he did was to sort out the veins in it, grasp the main line from the chaff, and actively think about countermeasures to solve the most difficult problems one by one. At the moment, there are two things that worry him the most, one is the imperial examination notice in his sleeve, and the other is how to fulfill the alliance signed with Wei.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Pang Tong did not follow the hundred officials to leave the palace, but followed Liu Biao into the side hall. Coincidentally, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Liu Pan, Huang Zu and the Kuai brothers also followed, obviously they had realized what the imperial edict issued by Emperor Li Li of the Western Jin Dynasty meant, so they never mentioned it in the court, but they could not calm down in their hearts, and urgently needed to discuss countermeasures with Liu Biao as soon as possible to deal with the upcoming imperial examination storm.

In the side hall, the monarchs and ministers are seated. As Pang Tong expected, Liu Biao had already learned about the imperial list at the gate of the palace, and knew that this edict was not only at the gate of the palace, but also on every street and alley in the city.

In addition, Liu Biao also revealed that he had received a secret report that the imperial edict was not limited to Xiangyang City, but also appeared in other cities and even in the entire Jingzhou, and even fishermen in the Yangtze River also salvaged sealed bamboo tubes containing the imperial list. It can be seen that the same imperial list can also be seen in Jiangdong.

Speaking of this, Liu Biao sighed sincerely: "What a big deal! In all fairness, this move can be called a groundbreaking move, swallowing mountains and rivers, amazing courage, and terrifying in the future! ”

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