Chapter 837
The corners of Pang Tong's mouth rose slightly, revealing a confident smile.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, even if Kong Ming speaks eloquently, it will be difficult to convince the Jingzhou family with words."
"What's more, Zhuge Liang's eldest sister married Kuai Qi, and my second sister married my elder brother Pang Shanmin, who himself married Huang Yueying from the Huang family."
"These inextricable relationships also restrain Kong Ming from acting recklessly."
"Without Kong Ming's support, how could Liu Bei be proud in Jiangbei?"
With Pang Tong's confirmation, Liu Zhang's hanging heart was relieved a lot.
As Pang Tong said, without Zhuge Liang's support, Liu Bei could not easily win Cai Mao and Kuai Liang.
"My lord, Liu Qi is a complete fool, but Liu Biao is not!"
"Although Liu Biao is old and stupid, he can see Liu Bei's ambition at a glance. How can Liu Biao sit back and watch Jingxiang's foundation all belong to Liu Bei?"
"The State Shepherd's Mansion will definitely unite and make a concerted effort to externalize the situation, and the situation in Jingzhou will once again form a stalemate!"
Liu Zhang nodded, agreeing with Pang Tong's analysis very much.
I was really impulsive just now, so I wanted to send troops immediately to wipe out Liu Bei personally.
"Gongda, stop sending troops to Jingzhou, let Wenhe pay more attention to Jingzhou's movements, our main goal is still in Guanzhong!"
"My lord is wise!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Liu Zhang would not use his troops in a fit of mood.
Xun You could finally look at Pang Tong, expressing his surprise at the inside of Jingzhou.
"Shiyuan, I didn't expect this Zhuge Liang to have such connections in Jingzhou!"
Pang Tong nodded, and then couldn't help showing a wry smile.
"The military division doesn't know something, these relationships are far more than that!"
"Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, Huang Chengyan, married Cai Mao's eldest sister, and Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao married Cai Mao's second sister. In addition to the relationship between Kuai Qi and Pang Shanmin, it can be said that Zhuge Liang alone became the link connecting the four major families in Jingzhou!"
Xun You was astonished, no wonder Liu Zhang never forgot Zhuge Liang.
Leaving aside the ability, this network of relationships is beyond the reach of ordinary people!
"It's a pity, if Zhuge Liang submits to the lord, then we will have a lot of help in attacking Jingzhou in the future..."
Pang Tong also nodded noncommittally, but since Zhuge Liang surrendered to Liu Bei, it is absolutely impossible to change his mind.
"My lord, speaking of it, you and the Cai and Huang families still have some... even if they are related..."
Liu Zhang raised one eyebrow, but did not understand what Pang Tong meant.
"Shiyuan, I have no kinship with the Jingzhou family! Although I was only three years old when my father was the governor of Nanyang County, I also know that I have no real connection with the four major families."
Pang Tong pursed his lips and smiled, looking at Liu Zhang with some malicious intentions.
"My lord, do you know about Cai Xi?"
Liu Zhang nodded, he really knew.
"Cai Xi? It's Cai Mao's father, right? He should have died a long time ago?"
"That's right, but Huang Chengyan is Cai Xi's son-in-law, and Cai Xi's sister is married to Zhang Wen."
"Zhang Wen? I see!"
Liu Zhang suddenly realized, and finally understood why Pang Tong said, "Even Yuan Yuan", and finally understood why Pang Tong had such eyes!
"Shi Yuan, if you say that, Cai Mao must hate me!"
"No wonder he wanted to lead an army to attack Yizhou at that time. It turned out that he was venting his anger for his uncle!"
When mentioning Zhang Wen, Liu Zhang recalled the past more than ten years ago, when he was still a general.
Liu Hong ordered a crusade against Bianzhang, Beigong Boyu, took Zhang Wen as the chariot general, and commanded Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian and others.
Liu Zhang's later generals and the 10,000 troops belonging to the later general's mansion went to help, and they were not restrained by Zhang Wen.
Zhang Wen was jealous of Xianneng and frequently opposed Liu Zhang, and was finally beaten up by Liu Zhang.
Later, Zhang Wen underestimated the enemy and led an army to raid Yuzhong, but was finally defeated by Beigong Boyu.
The matter reached Liu Hong's ears, and finally Zhang Wen was dismissed and never used again.
In fact, Liu Zhang felt that Zhang Wen should thank him. If Zhang Wen had not been dismissed by Liu Hong, he would be the first one to clean up when Dong Zhuo took over the government!
"Shiyuan, how is Zhang Wen? Is he still alive?"
Pang Tong shook his head, a slight disdain flashed in his eyes.
"My lord, after returning to Nanyang, Zhang Wen was depressed all day long, and died in the second year of Chuping."
It seems that Zhang Wen still couldn't live a few more years because of this.
Liu Zhang secretly sighed in his heart, the second year of Chuping, that is, 191 AD.
Zhang Wen also died at this time in history.
"Okay, let's put aside the affairs of Jingzhou for now, let's focus all our energy on our Guanzhong!"
Liu Zhang put it down very quickly, and he couldn't say anything about it, and even his attention plummeted.
"My lord, wait a moment!"
Xun You suddenly made a sound, interrupting Liu Zhang's train of thought.
"Gongda, what's wrong?"
"My lord, how do you think Liu Biao, Cai Mao and Kuai Liang are feeling now?"
Liu Zhang stroked his chin lightly, but didn't understand what Xun You meant.
But since Xun You asked, there must be his intentions, and he began to think about it.
"Military division, do you mean to add insult to injury?"
Fazheng seemed to understand what Xun You meant, and blurted out directly.
Liu Zhang was even more puzzled. Liu Biao was still like this, and he was getting into trouble?
Wouldn't that make Liu Bei smile crookedly?
"Xiaozhi, it's fine if we don't help Liu Biao, how can we help Liu Bei?"
If it was not for the great benefit at this time, Liu Zhang would never agree to throw stones at Liu Biao.
He would rather give up some interests to help Liu Biao deal with Liu Bei!
"My lord, throwing stones at Liu Biao won't necessarily hurt Liu Biao!"
"Similarly, throwing stones at Liu Biao may not necessarily help Liu Bei!"
Xun You's two sentences have confused Liu Zhang. If it doesn't hurt or help, how can it be called adding insult to injury?
"Gongda, tell me more in detail!"
Liu Zhang had to admit that in some fields, he still couldn't keep up with the thinking of these advisers.
"Isn't my lord intending to return the people who fled from Guanzhong to Nanyang?"
"You can send people to Xiangyang and discuss with Liu Biao to drive these people back to Guanzhong, and ask Liu Biao to give us Wuguan!"
After Xun You said that, Liu Zhang was moved immediately.
For Liu Biao, these two requirements will indeed not affect the battle between him and Liu Bei.
But after all, there is a suspicion of adding insult to injury!
"Gongda, will Liu Biao agree?"
Facing Liu Zhang's question, Xun You smiled and directly asked a rhetorical question.
"My lord, does Liu Biao have a choice?"
Liu Zhang nodded slightly. If he threatened to send troops, Liu Biao would most likely compromise.
But this will offend all the Jingzhou family to death, which is not conducive to the long-term strategy in the future.
Especially thinking of helping Liu Bei, even if it was sideways, or even a little innocuous help, Liu Zhang felt so uncomfortable that he couldn't help himself.
But the people are too important, and Wuguan is too important!
Wuguan actually had no choice, Liu Zhang had to hold Wuguan in his hands.
If Wuguan is attacked by force, the casualties must be not small.
"Well, Bo Miao, you have to work hard again!"
"It's up to you to go to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao to give us Wuguan and the people!"
"As for how to help Liu Biao, as long as you don't need to take actual actions, you can decide for yourself!"
Deng Zhi had no objection, and immediately surrendered.
"My lord, don't worry, I will fulfill my mission!"
(end of this chapter)