Chapter 87 Pang Tong swore to the river: Liu Bei is blind, I will take over the four counties of Jingnan from you! !
Chapter 87: Pang Tong points his finger at the river and swears: Liu Bei is blind, I will take over your four counties in southern Jing! !
Jingxiang land,

In a courtyard somewhere in Gong'an City.

The cold wind was blowing, and on the branches of an old tree in the yard, the withered leaves were swaying.

In the main hall, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other in silence.

[If the lord doesn't give it to him, he will come and snatch it himself! ]

Liu Bei's eyes were bloodshot, and the words Zhuge Liang said a few days ago kept echoing in his mind...

If I don't give my inheritance to Liu Wu, will Liu Wu come to snatch it away?
Liu Wu is coming to rob, can I stop him?

That rebellious son defeated Cao Ren and Cao Cao's armies of tens of thousands with a force of several thousand men, and even captured the two Cao brothers in person. Now, the rebellious son has become a vassal lord across the north of the Yangtze River, with well-trained soldiers and sufficient food...

Do you really want to give it to him?

"No, it's impossible!" Liu Bei finally gave the answer and made his own choice.

Zhuge Liang on the opposite side closed his eyes woodenly.

Liu Bei said hoarsely: "Four counties in southern Jing, 60,000 soldiers... Liu Wu, the rebellious son, has no hope of gaining even an inch of land or a single soldier from me."

"I am still alive, but that rebellious son wants to divide my family property. What does this mean?"

How can this be considered as handing over one's own business to Liu Wu?
This is clearly putting his face in Liu Wu's hands, allowing him to slap him however he wants. How could Liu Xuande accept such a great humiliation?
"My lord!" Zhuge Liang wanted to make a final effort: "My lord, a hundred years from now, today's soldiers and cities will eventually be passed on to your descendants. Now that the eldest son has become powerful, why don't you..."

"Sir, this is different!" Liu Bei stood up. At this moment, he felt his blood boiling. "When Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang became emperor and founded the country, he honored his father Liu Yan as the Supreme Emperor!"

"The position of the Grand Emperor is indeed high and mighty, but can he be equal to the Great Ancestor?!"

"If I hand over the four counties of southern Jing and 60,000 soldiers to that rebellious son, what difference would there be between me and the retired emperor Liu Yan?"

"What does it mean that I have been wandering around and fighting all these years?!"

Liu Bei was unwilling!
How difficult was it to obtain these four counties in southern Jing?
Since joining the army to suppress the Yellow Turbans, I have experienced countless battles and escaped death countless times!

Fall down again and again, get up again and again!
Fight again and again, and fail again and again...

Finally, in the final desperate situation, Liu Xuande seized the opportunity and formed an alliance with Jiangdong.

Zhou Lang burned 800,000 Cao troops on fire on the river at Chibi. Cao Cao was so focused on escaping that he had no time to take care of other things. This gave him the opportunity to seize the four counties of southern Jing and obtain 80,000 soldiers!

Twenty thousand soldiers were killed in the battle of Jiangling. The remaining 60,000 soldiers in the four counties of southern Jing are the result of half his life's hard work and the hope of his heart. How can he give them away so easily to that rebellious son?

"Let him come. Does he really think that I, Liu Xuande, am afraid of him?!" Liu Bei's eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

"The 60,000 soldiers under my command are all elite. How can that rebellious son snatch them away?"

"Even if that rebellious son detained Zilong, so what? Zilong has always been loyal and will never attack me." Liu Bei calculated the strength of both sides, as if to cheer himself up: "I still have Yide, Yunchang, and General Huang under my command..."

"How many generals does Liu Wu have?"

"Besides Wei Yan, the traitor who betrayed his master, what other generals did he have in Xiling?"

"Yes, that rebellious son is indeed brave, but he is now seriously injured. Adou came back and told me that Liu Wu can hardly even ride a horse now, and has to rely on a carriage to travel."

"That rebellious son can't do anything himself, and the only general who can do anything right now is Wei Yan... What can he do to fight me?!"

Liu Bei's words made it clear that the power in his hands was far greater than that of Liu Wu. If Liu Wu really dared to openly rob the four counties of southern Jing, he might not get anything good.

At that moment, Liu Xuande's originally frightened heart seemed to swell again.

Seeing that his master was determined to break with Liu Wu, Zhuge Liang sighed: "My lord, have you really decided to fight against the eldest son? But my lord, don't forget..."

"Even if our current strength is barely better than that of the eldest master, there is still Cao Mengde behind him who has been keeping a close eye on the situation on both sides of the river!"

"If the Lord and the Eldest Prince were fighting fiercely, and Cao Mengde suddenly led his troops south...what should we do?"

Zhuge Liang, who was standing by, once again had hope in his eyes. If his lord could change his mind because of Cao Cao's threats, then...

If Cao Mengde takes the opportunity to kill him,
How can one family alone resist the forces of Liu Wu and Cao Cao?

Liu Bei's expression did not change: "Jiangdong, the military advisor forgot that we still have Jiangdong as an ally!"

Liu Bei's voice dimmed the hope in Zhuge Kongming's eyes again.

Liu Xuande had already made a plan: "We can send a letter to Jiangdong and invite them to join us in attacking Liu Wu! Jiangdong has always coveted Hefei, so we can promise the Marquis Wu that if we win this battle, Jiangdong can take Hefei for themselves!"

At this moment, Liu Bei felt relieved. He didn't believe that the price of Hefei could not persuade Jiangdong to send troops.

"Big brother!"

Suddenly, a rough voice came from outside the hall.

Zhang Fei, with his tower-like figure, stepped into the hall quickly: "Brother, a letter from Lu Zijing of Jiangdong!"

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Jiangling, shore pier.

A small boat docked at the shore, and several soldiers disguised as civilians jumped onto the shore carrying a sack.

"Woooooo!~"

The sack kept squirming and struggling, and there were muffled sounds coming from inside.

"Quick, quick, quick! Untie the sack quickly, or Mr. Fengchu will get suffocated!"

Several soldiers swiftly untied the sack.

"Huh!~Huff~" An ugly head suddenly popped out of the sack, gasping for breath. It was none other than Fengchu Pang Tong.

Pang Tong turned around and looked at the burly men around him, his face full of panic: "Where are we now? What do you want to do?! I am the famous scholar of Jingxiang, Fengchu Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan! You must not be rude to me!"

I was clearly outside of Leiyang County, riding a donkey and drinking, and suddenly I was robbed? !

Mr. Feng Chu is very panicked now, but fortunately he is still rational.

I have no extra money, only a gourd of wine and a donkey under my crotch, nothing else. How could ordinary bandits rob me?
These bandits definitely didn't come for money, they were probably coming for me.

Could it be that Liu Xuande was so jealous of others' talents that he could not tolerate himself? !

Thinking of this, Pang Tong’s face turned pale instantly.

"Don't panic, sir..." The leading captain hastily comforted him, "This is the shore of Jiangling, and we have no ill will towards you."

Jiangling?

Pang Tong was stunned.

The soldiers surrounding him dispersed, and Pang Tong looked around... He saw a big river in front of him, with steam rising and river fog everywhere. The outline of a city on the opposite side was vaguely visible in the fog. Is that, is that Gong'an City?

Pang Tong turned around suddenly and saw a big city in the distance behind him. He could faintly see the words "Jiangling" on the top of the city.

It’s Jiang Ling!
Did I really arrive in Jiangling?
Pang Tong stood there in a daze, unable to react for a moment.

"We are following the order of our general to invite you to Jiangling..." The lieutenant bowed respectfully to Feng Chu and explained the whole story: "If I am impolite, I hope you will not blame me, Mr. Feng Chu."

"Your general invited me to Jiangling?" Pang Tong was confused: "Who is your general?"

The captain said: "My general is Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang, who is now stationed in Jiangling! General Wenchang was born as a general in Jingxiang, and he has many old men in the four counties of southern Jing. Otherwise, it would not be so convenient for us to invite you away from Leiyang County."

Wei Yan?

Didn’t they say that Liu Zilie took Jiangling?
Pang Tong was stunned and blurted out subconsciously: "The one who occupied Jiangling was actually Wei Yan?"

“No, no, no…” The captain was also stunned, and he kept explaining: “The one who occupied Jiangling was my general’s master, and my general was stationed in Jiangling for my master…”

"This time, my general came to invite you, sir, on the orders of our lord, and ordered us to go to Leiyang County to invite you here."

The captain patiently explained in detail, which made Pang Tong dizzy.

But he still grasped the key: "Then who is your master?"

The captain said solemnly: "My master is Liu Zilie of Xiling!"

Liu Zilie?
Liu Wu?!
They are my good disciples? !
Just as I was about to go to Liu Wu for surrender, Liu Wu had already sent someone to bring me directly to Jiangling?

"Ha, hahaha! Okay, okay..." After a brief pause, Pang Tong's face was full of surprise and he laughed with his head raised.

He is indeed a good disciple of mine. As soon as he established his career, he couldn't wait to go deep into the four counties of southern Jing and found me here. What does this mean?
This shows that Liu Wu is aware of Pang Tong's talents and abilities, and that Liu Wu values ​​this young genius of his!

He is a phoenix and a young man,
Finally found a wise leader who recognizes my talents!

Looking at Mr. Fengchu who was laughing uncontrollably, the soldiers around him looked at each other. Could it be that this gentleman was dissatisfied with the way they invited him and was laughing out of anger?

The lieutenant was even more cautious: "Mr. Fengchu, we are all rough men in the army, we don't know the etiquette, we are just outside the city of Leiyang..."

“No, no, no! You did a great job!” Pang Shiyuan waved his sleeves. Although the big bump on the back of his head had not disappeared, he was still full of energy and vigor: “Young people, you must dare to think and act!”

"Your master and the general asked you to invite me here, but as soon as I left Leiyang, you took me to Jiangling. I like your vigorous and decisive style! Very good!"

All the soldiers were stunned to hear that Mr. Fengchu not only did not blame them for their impoliteness, but also praised their behavior.

Only the captain had a smile on his face. I had said that celebrities love to be different, and Mr. Fengchu really likes that too!
"Sir, Mr. Fengchu!"

At this moment, a loud shout came from the direction of Jiangling City.

Pang Tong looked up and saw a general riding his horse galloping towards the river, followed by hundreds of soldiers and a rather luxurious carriage.

Xilulu! ~
In a moment, the general dismounted from his horse in front of Pang Tong and bowed to him with a smile on his face: "Wei Yan greets Mr. Fengchu, how are you?"

The general in front of him was Wei Yan.

Pang Tong was stunned: "General Wei Yan and I have never met each other. How did the general know that I am Pang Tong?"

Wei Yan: "Sir, you don't know Wei Yan, but Wei Yan knows you. When my master personally escorted you to Leiyang, I also accompanied you outside Gong'an City, but you don't remember it..."

As he spoke, Wei Yan waved his hand backwards, and the luxurious carriage was slowly driven in front of Pang Tong by the driver.

"Sir!" Wei Yan looked at Pang Tong solemnly: "Mr. Fengchu is a great talent of the country, but he has been living in a small county in Leiyang for the past few months. It is really unfair."

"My master once said: Liu Xuande regards you as a worthless person, but Liu Wu longs for you, just like a person longs for rain during a drought!"

"This carriage was originally Cao Mengde's carriage! It was obtained after my master captured Cao Cao alive. My master specially sent someone from Xiling to Jiangling to deliver it for you to use as a means of transportation..."

"Please get on board, sir!"

As soon as the words fell, hundreds of soldiers gathered around the carriage and shouted in unison: "Sir, please get on board!"

The sound seemed to disperse the thick fog on the river.

Pang Tong stared at the scene in front of him in a daze...

He remembered that he had made great contributions to Jiangdong, but was treated coldly by Sun Quan, the Marquis of Wu.

He remembered that he had Zhuge Liang's letter of recommendation, but was sent by Liu Xuande to the small county of Leiyang to be a county magistrate.

He recalled the sorrow and anger he had felt in Leiyang County over the past few months, and how he had to drink to drown his sorrows...

Think about Pang Tong. Ever since he was studying under Mr. Shuijing, he was praised by Mr. Shuijing as being as talented as Zhuge Liang. Later, when he graduated from the mountain, he was praised as Fengchu, and was as famous as Zhuge Liang's Sleeping Dragon.

However, Liu Xuande visited Crouching Dragon three times at his thatched cottage, but Fengchu was not good-looking, so no lord on both sides of the Yangtze River was willing to employ him!

These days, he encountered repeated setbacks, which almost shattered his previous arrogance.

Especially when he went to meet Liu Xuande with Zhuge Liang's letter of recommendation and full of expectations, he was thrown into Leiyang County by the other party to be a small county magistrate!

This was almost like throwing Pang Tong's last bit of face onto the ground and stepping on it!
It's really too much!
Until then.

He looked at Wei Yan, the Jiangling garrison commander, who was bowing respectfully to him...

He looked at the hundreds of soldiers who were waiting for him...

He looked at the chariot of Cao Mengde that Liu Wu had specially sent from Xiling to him...

Pang Tong's eyes were red.
After all, he got the respect from Liu Wu that was right for him, and he finally got the recognition that was right for him!

Pang Tong sighed: "My parents gave me life, but Liu Wu is the one who knows me best!"

Wei Yan invited him again: "Sir, please get in the car."

Mr. Feng Chu took a deep breath and was about to get on the car.

suddenly,

There was a river breeze blowing from behind, and the cool breeze made Pang Tong stop in his tracks.

He slowly turned around and looked at the outline of the city across the river behind him.

That was Gong'an City, where Liu Bei was, and that was the source of the humiliation he had suffered for several months.

In a trance, he seemed to see again the scene when he presented Kong Ming's letter of recommendation but was evasive by Liu Bei.

In a trance, he seemed to recall the past few months when he had been drinking to drown his sorrows in Leiyang County.

All these things were like needles piercing Pang Tong's heart!
"Liu Da'er, you are blind!" Pang Tong looked at Gong'an City across the river and swore by the river. He gritted his teeth and said, "You judge people by their appearance. You think Fengchu is just a talent of Baili!"

"One day, I will definitely help that good disciple to establish his kingdom and tyranny! I will take over your four counties in southern Jing! I will make you regret looking down on me, Pang Shiyuan..."

(End of this chapter)