Just Liu Biao and the celebrities in Jing Chu sat down and discussed. When the spit was flying, he naturally didn't care about a local young man, who was taking a ferry boat down the river, ready to take refuge in Sun Jian in Jiangdong.

This young man's name is Pang Tong, the character Shiyuan, and he is an authentic Xiangyang person.

When Pang Tong was young, he was simple and dull, and no one appreciated him. In addition, his appearance is ordinary, his face is slightly dark, and compared with Liu Biao, who is a talent, it is simply a comparison between a local chicken and a phoenix, so it is reasonable that he is not appreciated and recommended by the local celebrities in Jingchu.

Only Pang Tong's uncle Pang Degong valued him very much and thought he was an unusual person. Pang Tong himself thinks so, so he doesn't care about the world's evaluation and opinions, and studies with Zhuge Liang, Cui Zhouping, Meng Gongwei, Shi Tao and others under the seat of Sima Hui, a famous scholar in Yingchuan, and often debates with Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong and others.

Through observation and school examination, Sima Hui also admired Pang Tong very much, saying that he was the leading talent in Nanyang, and compared him with Zhuge Liang, calling the two "Wolong" and "Phoenix Chick". The meaning of "phoenix chick" is the chick of the phoenix, that is, the little phoenix, which means that over time, Pang Tong will definitely soar high for nine days and clear the clouds.

After Zhuge Liang left Nanyang some time ago, Pang Tong, who was three years old when he was a big Kongming, also began to plan his own life path.

Pang Tong knows very well in his heart that the nicknames of "Wolong" and "Phoenix Chick" are all floating clouds, if he can't choose a good master to take refuge in, and he can't show his skills in his career, even if he has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, he will only be buried in the grave in the end.

For Liu Biao, the young and vigorous Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are not very optimistic, and they always feel that this person is a bit pretentious and exaggerated. They appreciate more lords like Zhao Xing, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian, who are both civil and military, and are vigorous.

In fact, this is also a problem that all young people love to make. I don't like to listen to old people posing with old qualifications, Rory is chattering, and I can't help but admonish myself in a serious tone...... Moreover, the most important thing is that Liu Biao is also a master who likes to choose talents based on his appearance, and there is no way out for crooked melons and cracked dates under his account.

So, why didn't Pang Tong choose to travel north with Kong Ming and shop around before making a choice? Because the ancients had a very important concept of the countryside, and "it is difficult to leave the homeland." Unlike Zhuge Liang, an outsider, Pang Tong, as a native of Xiangyang, is unwilling to go all the way to the north to become an official, and Jiangdong Sun Jian is not far from Xiangyang, the climate is similar, and Sun Jian is quite a tyrant, and he can be regarded as a good backer, so Pang Tong did not hesitate to choose to go down the river and go to Wuzhou to meet Sun Jian.

The road was smooth, and within a few days, Pang Tong arrived at Wu County, the seat of Wuzhou (now Suzhou). After entering the city, Pang Tong, who was unknown, found that he had no one to recommend, so it was a joke to go to see Sun Jian so recklessly. So he inquired about the people in the city and asked if there were any famous people in the city, and the people replied, "Lu Ji and Gu Shao are in the city today, and they are talented people in Jiangdong!" Pang Tong followed the guidance of the people to find Lu Ji's mansion, handed the name card to the doorman, and waited for the master's meeting.

Speaking of Lu Ji, everyone may not be familiar with him, but to say that he is the son of Lu Kang, the Taishou of Lujiang in the late Han Dynasty, and Lu Xun is of the same clan, everyone will know now. According to the seniority, Lu Xun should call Lu Ji uncle. Regarding Lu Xun's story, let's talk about it slowly, and now let's talk about Lu Ji first.

Lu Ji, the word Gongji, a native of Wu County (Suzhou), as an adult, is knowledgeable, proficient in astronomy, calendrical calculations, once wrote "Hun Tian Tu", annotated "Book of Changes", wrote "Taixuan Jing Annotation", is a character similar to Cai Yong. Generally speaking, the people who can annotate the Book of Changes are all awesome almost fairy-like figures, and this Lu Ji has a great reputation in Jiangdong, and many scholars are willing to come to associate with him in order to increase their fame.

Historically, Lu Ji served as a taishou in Yulin County (southwest of present-day Guiping City, Guangxi). When he returned to Wu County at the end of his term, he had to return to his hometown by water because of the difficult and dangerous journey on the road. On the day of departure, quite a number of local officials and people on both sides of the strait spontaneously went to the riverside wharf to bid farewell to Lu Ji. When the official ship sailed to Tonggu Beach (pebble beach), because the water in the place where the Guizhou and Yu rivers converge is turbulent, because Lu Ji never accepted bribes and financial gifts when he was in office, he did not carry much luggage with him, and the luggage on the ship was only brought by him when he took office, so it was difficult to cross the water in a light boat, and the boat swayed.

In desperation, the boatman suggested that Lord Lu approach Tonggu Beach and ask someone to move some big stones and put them in the ship's ballast. Lu Ji agreed to this method, and when the big stone was carried onto the boat by a group of nearby villagers who volunteered, Lu Ji bowed his hand to the people and said: "I have been an official in Bushan for many years, and I regard Bushan as my second hometown from the bottom of my heart. Bushan is rich in famous tea, famous fruits, and famous cinnamon, which are famous all over the world, but I don't bring them back. I only took this stone back to my hometown, first, to press the boat, and secondly, if I miss Bushan in the future, I will think of Bushan when I see this stone. I will always miss Bushan, and I will never forget the love of the people of Bushan......"

After listening to Lu Ji's words, the boatman and the people who came to move the stone on their own obligation watched the breezy parents standing on the bow of the boat and drifting away, and they were all moved to tears.

One is the wise and resourceful Feng Xiao in Xiangyang, and the other is a famous man in Wuzhou.

Lu Ji heard the doorman's report that Mr. Jing Chu "Feng Yan" came to pay a visit, and hurriedly trotted out to greet him.

Under the face, Lu Ji saw a man outside the door who was not good-looking, with a dark face, waiting calmly and calmly, although he muttered in his heart, but he said enthusiastically: "I often hear people say that there are two high-ranking disciples under the seat of Nanyang's "Mr. Shuijing" (Sima Hui), and it is really a blessing to see the phoenix chick today!"

Pang Tong saw a young gentleman with a majestic appearance and decent manners coming out of the Lu Mansion, and he was enthusiastic and moderate in his conversation, so he had a good impression and replied modestly: "The wild grass people of Xiangyang Mountain, in vain, have taken the liberty to come to harass Mr. Gongji today, and ask for forgiveness." ”

The two met, and after a little greeting, they walked into the Lu family's mansion hand in hand. After the guest and host sat down, their own subordinates brought preserved fruit snacks and tea, and the two slowly began to talk. After some exchanges, Lu Ji had a subversive understanding and opinion of Pang Tong, who was not good-looking, and Pang Tong also saw from Lu Ji's words that this person's profound erudition, and secretly said in his heart that he was indeed a man of no avail.

So the two made friends, Lu Ji enthusiastically kept Pang Tong at home, and invited his friend Gu Shao (the son of the cattle Gu Yong), who is also his nephew, as well as local celebrities Zhang Dun, Bu Jing and others, every day and Pang Tong Zang Zang are characters, and praised Pang Tong as "on the emperor's secret strategy, the most important thing to rely on." ”

Pang Tong, who temporarily had a place to stay, was not in a hurry to meet Sun Jian, and just took advantage of Lu Ji's relationship to gradually get acquainted with Sun Jian's sons Sun Ce, Sun Quan and others, and was ready to use the curve to save the country and achieve his desire to go to Jiangdong.