Chapter 179 Let’s talk about Pang Tong first
Children are accustomed to hearing the music of Hujiu, and they have heard of it in Luxiang. -------Ming Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
It is said that Chen Long and his entourage slowly walked into Shuijingzhuang, and they felt that the green mountains and green water were like a dream, and the infinite scenery made people stop and linger. In the darkness of Baima Cave, a middle-aged man in gray robes with fluttering clothes walked out, like a silhouette of an immortal.
Chen Long looked carefully and saw that the visitor was wearing a Confucian robe and a high crown, with long black and white hair. Behind the high crown, his neat hair on both sides was exposed, highlighting his immortal style. He has a tall figure and eyes as deep as the sea, giving people a penetrating and full feeling. It seems that his full spirit has replaced the thin body.
Behind the old man, naturally arranged are horses, dragons, phoenixes and tigers. Finally, there was a younger child following. Zhuge Jin stretched out his hand and shouted happily: "Brother Jun!" "
Chen Long looked at these four children with infinite emotion in his heart. I saw only a few young men, Zhuge Liang was refreshed, Sima Yi was smart and restrained, and behind him was a clown kid with thick eyebrows, raised nose, yellow teeth and open mouth, it was the ugly duckling Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan. The childish one at the end was the one who greeted Zhuge Jin, little Zhuge Jun.
Sima Hui didn't seem to be surprised by Chen Long's arrival. He didn't ask where he came from, and just invited him casually. He walked through the corner gate of a small courtyard and led everyone into a cliffside path. There is a clear stream at the foot, and the sound of gurgling water adds a bit of tranquility to the ancient villa. There is a bridge over the stream. When walking on it, it feels like walking on gentle waves. Along the winding path behind the cave to the front of the thatched cottage, the sky and the earth stretch out. Suddenly, there is a cave. Looking around, you can see the blue water of Shuijing Lake in the distance, the sky, the same color, and the green misty mountain shadows, just like a fairyland. The distant Nanzhang City Wall is towering, the nearby pastoral scenery is unobstructed, and the wild river at the foot of the mountain stretches like a silver belt, which makes people feel relaxed and happy, and their thoughts disappear.
Chen Long felt this in his heart and looked back at Zhuge Jin leading several famous little brothers. He asked the youngest first: "My little friend, are you Zhuge Jun?" He hugged Zhuge Jun in his arms and took out a piece of dried meat. Put it in the palm of his hand and let him suck it. He has already thought about the achievements of these children in the official history.
Pang Tong, named Shiyuan, was ten years old, later known as Fengchu, and was a native of Xiangyang, Jingzhou. An important counselor in Liu Bei's account, he was worshiped as military advisor Zhonglang General together with Zhuge Liang.
Pang Tong was ugly. He was a simple man when he was a child, and he didn't look smart on the surface. At that time, Sima Hui of Yingchuan was an elegant man and good at recognizing people. Pang Tong went to meet him under the leadership of his grandfather. Sima Hui sat on a mulberry tree picking mulberries, while Pang Tong sat under the tree. The two talked to each other from day to night. Sima Hui was greatly surprised by Pang Tong, saying that among the scholars of Nanzhou, no one could compare with Pang Tong. With Sima Hui's words, Pang Tong gradually became known.
Xu Shu once said to Liu Bei, "The sleeping dragon and the phoenix will bring peace to the world." Pang Tonggui was a phoenix child. He once commented with Lu Ji and Gu Shao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty on the quality of people, claiming that he had the ability to assist the emperor.
Pang Tong was later recruited as a meritorious official by his county. He liked to evaluate people and cultivate the reputation of others, so the people he evaluated often exceeded the person's actual talents. People felt very strange about this, so they asked Pang Tong. Pang Tong said: "The world is in chaos now, and the way of justice is gradually declining. There are few good people and many evil people. I want to raise such customs to achieve the purpose of promoting the right way, so I must promote good things." set an example and improve the world's moral conduct."
Chen Long checked this in Guang's mind, put Zhuge Jun down, picked up the little brat Pang Tong, and noticed that his ugly face had eyes that glowed with wisdom, thinking that Pang Tong was definitely a smart kid. He laughed and said: "Little Shiyuan, did you know that your brother Pang Shanmin is a high official in my place? Do you want to go when you grow up?" Pang Tong's little eyes flickered and he said nothing. His life continued in Chen Longguang's story. flashed in my mind.
In the fifteenth year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu was preparing to attack Xichuan, but suddenly fell ill and died in Baqiu. Pang Tong was a meritorious officer of Zhou Yu at the time and sent his funeral to Soochow. Most people in Soochow had heard of Pang Tong's name. When Pang Tong was ready to go back, they sent Pang Tong to Changmen together, including Lu Ji, Gu Shao, Quan Cong and others. , Pang Tong knew their purpose, so he told them: "Lu Ji can be said to be a slave horse, capable of traveling, and Gu Shao can be said to be an ox capable of carrying heavy loads for long distances." He said to Quan Cong, "You People who love charity and admire fame are like Fan Zizhao of Runan. Although he lacks intelligence, he is still a beauty." Lu Ji and Gu Shao said to Pang Tong: "If the world is at peace, I hope to appraise celebrities from all over the world with you." So Lu Ji and Gu Shao of Soochow Gu Shao, Quan Cong and others had close friendship with Pang Tong.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou and led the herding of Jingzhou, while Pang Tong tried to guard Leiyang County as an employee. During his tenure, he ignored county affairs and was dismissed from office. Lu Su of Soochow wrote to Liu Bei, telling Liu Bei that Pang Tong was not a talented person. Zhuge Liang also talked about Pang Tong to Liu Bei. So, Liu Bei summoned Pang Tong. After some exchanges, Liu Bei thought highly of Pang Tong and appointed him to be in charge of the government. He was less intimate than Zhuge Liang. Later, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang were both military advisors.
Once, Liu Bei had a chat with Pang Tong and asked him: "You once served as Zhou Yu's meritorious officer. I heard that when I went to Wu State, Zhou Yu sent a secret letter to Sun Quan and asked Sun Quan to detain me. I wonder if this is true? Who is it? Of course, you should be loyal to someone who is your subordinate. You don’t have to hide it." Pang Tong replied: "It is true." Liu Bei sighed with emotion: "I was in crisis at the time and had something to ask for from Sun Quan, so I had to go see him. I went. , and almost fell into the hands of Zhou Yu!" Liu Bei also said: "All the wise men in the world have the same view. Kong Ming also advised me not to go at that time, and insisted again and again, thinking that he was afraid that Sun Quan would detain me. But I thought that Sun Quan would detain me at that time. What we need to be wary of is Cao Cao in the north. He should hope that I can be his helping hand, so I insisted on meeting him without any doubts. Now that I think about it, this is indeed a risky move and not a foolproof plan."
In the 16th year of Jian'an, Fazheng went to Jingzhou on the orders of Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, to welcome Liu Bei to Yizhou and reject Zhang Lu. Fazheng secretly presented his secret plan to Liu Bei and asked Liu Bei to take the opportunity to capture Yizhou. Liu Bei hesitated again and again and could not make a decision. Pang Tong added: "Jingzhou is desolate and ruined, and all its people have been lost. Moreover, with Sun Quan in the east and Cao Cao in the north, it is difficult to develop greatly. Yizhou has a household registration of millions, fertile land and abundant products. If we can really seize this place as a foundation, we can't Achieve great things.”
Liu Bei was still worried: "The one who is different from me now is Cao Cao. Cao Cao is anxious, so I am lenient, Cao Cao is tyrannical, so I am kind, Cao Cao is cunning, so I am loyal. Only by doing the opposite of him in everything can I achieve what I have today. Now in order to gain Is it possible for Yizhou to break its promise to the world?" Pang Tong said: "Now that we are in chaos, we cannot stick to the rules in everything. We have to adapt randomly. Besides, annexing the weak, attacking the ignorant, taking advantage of the contrary and obeying, repaying with righteousness, justice. This is what the ancients valued. As long as you return a piece of land to him after the matter is settled, who else can say that you have breached your trust? If you don’t take advantage of Yizhou now, others will take advantage of you." Liu Bei believed that Pang Tong It made sense, so he decided to leave Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others to guard Jingzhou, while he led Pang Tong and led tens of thousands of soldiers into Yizhou. Yizhou shepherd Liu Zhang and Liu Bei met in Fucheng. Pang Tong advised Liu Bei to kidnap Liu Zhang during the banquet, but Liu Bei refused on the grounds that he had not established good faith since he had first arrived in Shu. Liu Zhang entertained Liu Bei and his men ceremoniously, allocated a lot of additional troops, food, grass, and military supplies to Liu Bei. Even the strategic pass of Baishui Pass was given to him for supervision, and he was ordered to lead his troops to attack Zhang Lu. After Liu Zhang finished explaining, he returned to Chengdu, while Liu Bei led his troops to Jiameng Pass.
In December of the 17th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei had been stationed at Jiameng Pass for a year. Pang Tong presented Liu Bei with three secret plans regarding strategic issues: "Choose elite troops and conduct day and night attacks on Chengdu directly. This can be decided in one fell swoop. This is the top plan." The plan is: Yang Huai and Gao Pei are famous generals in Shu. They have elite troops under their command and are guarding the key points. We can pretend to go back to Jingzhou and lure them to see them with light cavalry. We can then capture and kill them and then march into Chengdu. This is the central plan. The plan is to return to Baidi, lead Jingzhou, and slowly enter Tuyizhou. This is the next plan. If you hesitate to move forward, there will be a big disaster, and you cannot stay here for a long time."
Liu Bei believed that the plan was reasonable and acted accordingly. He killed Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and sent his troops directly towards Chengdu. He made great progress all the way, successfully conquering all the places he passed, and soon reached Fucheng. In Fucheng, Liu Bei gathered his soldiers, drank wine and had fun, feeling satisfied. He took advantage of his drunkenness and said to Pang Tong: "Today's banquet should be over soon." Pang Tong said: "Conquering other countries as a pleasure is not a benevolent soldier." Liu Bei was already drunk and said angrily: "King Wu is attacking Zhou. Singing before dancing and then dancing, aren't you a teacher of benevolence and righteousness? What you said is not good, hurry up and get out." So Pang Tong stood up and left. But Liu Bei immediately regretted it and asked him to come back. Pang Tong returned to his original position and sat down. He did not look at Liu Bei or apologize, but just ate and drank by himself. Liu Bei asked, "Whose fault did we discuss just now?" Pang Tong said, "It was our fault together." Liu Bei laughed, and the joyous atmosphere returned to the banquet.
In the 19th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei mobilized Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others to lead troops to conquer Baidi, Jiangzhou and Jiangyang. Soon, Liu Bei surrounded Luocheng. Pang Tong was entrusted with an important task and led his troops to attack the city. Unfortunately, he was hit by a flying arrow and fell off his horse and died. He was only thirty-six years old. Liu Bei felt very sorry for him and shed tears whenever he mentioned Pang Tong. In recognition of his meritorious service, his father was appointed Yilang and later promoted to the post of Admonishment Officer. Liu Bei posthumously granted Pang Tong the title of Marquis of Guannei and his posthumous title of Marquis of Jing.
After Pang Tong's death, he was buried in Luofengpo. Although the cemetery layout is simple, it is said that this was the cemetery chosen by Liu Bei himself. But looking to the north and south of the house, it is a geomantic treasure. Later, an ancestral hall was built for worship, named Dragon and Phoenix Ancestral Hall.
Chen Long also stuffed a piece of dried meat for Pang Tong, and finally put him down gently. A strong desire to protect Pang Tong's life welled up in his heart. As long as you are under my command, I must keep you safe!
Chen Long's eyes were already looking at another child who was calm and composed in front of him. Although he was only ten years old, he looked at Chen Long without any stage fright. Chen Long smiled, picked him up and said, "Are you Sima Yi?"
