Section 19 Liu Pan

Liu Ba and Pang Tong are not the kind of people who have become officials from serious Confucianism. Pang Tong also has some backgrounds in a big family. Although Liu Ba's father Liu Xiang was once the prefect of Jiangxia, he did not come from Confucianism. Instead, he became the chief clerk of the household with his extraordinary calculations. He had no good feelings for those who only knew the classics of saints but did not understand practice. When he heard Cao Chong's strange ideas, he was very excited and immediately began to implement them resolutely. He was an official at the age of 18 and had experience in doing things.

Of course, it is not comparable to a newcomer like Cao Chong. On the way back to Xiangyang in Qiao County, Cao Chong saw that he was an excellent practical talent, so he gave him all the practical things with confidence. Now he even gave him the seal of the prefect of Nanjun, trying his best to take on an atmosphere of unquestionable employment. He saw that Liu Ba was actually very arrogant and had the style of a raider. He liked you, could be attentive to you, and he would give you face if he looked at you.

"Your recruiting meeting has a good idea. Has the news been sent?"

Liu Ba said, "Everything is ready, just wait for the young master to come back and make a decision." Liu Ba said, taking out a folding page and pushing it in front of Cao Chong, pointing to the top piece of paper and saying, "This is my draft. Please see what else needs to be modified."

Cao Chong picked up the soft rice paper, looked at the clear ink marks on it and smiled: "Shuxiangfang has just been built, this will probably be their first order? Have you ever negotiated the price? Did my father-in-law give you a discount price?"

Liu Ba smiled and said, "Zun Yue heard that it was something that the young master wanted to do, so he promised to charge me only the cost and not make a penny."

Cao Chong smiled and said nothing. He glanced at the notice drafted by Liu Ba, nodded and said, "Zi Chu's handwriting, there is no need for me to interfere. It's so good. Just post it." As he said, he handed the notice in his hand to Pang Tong. Pang Tong looked at it and smiled, "What a beautiful calligraphy, it looks like the handwriting of Emperor Meng of Liang."

Liu Ba smiled silently: "Shi Yuan has good eyesight, you don't know yet. This can be regarded as a handwritten by Emperor Meng of Liang. These characters and patterns are written by Emperor Meng of Liang, and are engraved from the best engravings, and are revealed in a very fine detail. It is no different from the original works."

Pang Tong was surprised. He looked carefully again, then raised his head suspiciously at Cao Chong and Liu Ba. Liu Ba smiled and took the notice: "This is just the calligraphy of Emperor Meng of Liang. I heard that Cai Degui was going to open the seal recently and there are illustrations of the painter of Emperor Xiaoling Hongdumen who was painting by Emperor Xiaoling of the Hongdumen. Poetry, calligraphy, painting, and paper are excellent. When the time comes, I am afraid that Luoyang will be expensive again. Cai Degui is working hard to create a name."

"The painter of Hongdumen?" Pang Tong was even more surprised. He looked at Liu Ba in disbelief and smacked his lips repeatedly.

Liu Ba didn't say much, turned over the folded page, pushed it in front of Cao Chong, and began to explain one by one. These were all things he was doing and preparing to do. The lines were clearly listed, which made Cao Chong see clearly. Cao Chong was very satisfied with Liu Ba's care and caution. He nodded and asked some questions while looking. Liu Ba explained one by one, and sometimes he had to discuss it for nearly an hour before he finished reading the thick folded page.

Cao Chong put away the folded page and smiled: "Zi Chu is safe in doing things, and she has the style of Xiao He. She is really a rare talent. It is a blessing for a boy to have a help from his husband." He turned around and said to Pang Tong: "If Zi Chu is Xiao He and Shi Yuan is Zhang Liang."

Liu Ba and Pang Tong were stunned, looked at each other, laughed loudly, and bowed repeatedly, "Young Master has won the award, your son has won the award."

Liu Ba and Cao Chong have been together for a long time. They know that Cao Chong has a unique vision of looking at people. He can promote a defeated general Wei Yan, and he can also wisely recognize treasures and bring a Zhang Song, who is not famous, to his side. Of course, he does not know that Cao Chong is so profitable because of his knowledge in his previous life. In his opinion, Cao Chong is the kind of person who can find gold in stones. So although Pang Tong has no reputation except the name of Feng Chu mentioned by Pang Degong of his family, since Cao Chong said so, there must be his reason.

But Pang Tong was inexplicably grateful at this moment. He had always regarded himself very high, but had never met anyone who appreciated him. Liu Biao had been in Jingzhou for more than ten years and had never taken him seriously. Most of the time he was able to be a Gongcao in Nanjun was because of the power of his Pang family and the reputation of Pang Degong, which actually had nothing to do with his own strength. To be honest, his reputation may not be as good as his cousin Pang Shanmin. Now he has been with Cao Chong for a few days, and there was no amazing plan in the Battle of Fangling. However, Cao Chong gave him such a high evaluation, how could he not be excited? He didn't feel that Qianlima finally met Bole and Meiyu met Bian He?

After seeing Liu Ba and Pang Tong away, Cao Chong called Cao Tai again. The two of them talked for half an hour. Cao Tai, as Liu Ba expected, wanted to stay in Xiangyang, Cao Chong nodded and asked someone to arrange a residence for him. After a while, he returned to the inner room tiredly. Cai Xuan had already left, and Cai Ji was sitting on the couch while reading a book while listening to the chat between Cai Qiner and the Mi sisters. When Cao Chong came in, the four women quickly stood up to greet him. Cao Chong sat on the couch and straightened his legs and shouted, "Da Shuang, rub it for the young master. After sitting for a long time, his legs were not his own. Xiao Yu'er, pinched my head, and his forehead was swollen."

Cai Ji and others smiled and went to their place. Mi Xiaoshuang quickly picked up the clean-washed ear cup and took the teapot from the stove to pour water. Cai Qin'er couldn't find anything for a moment and stood in the middle of the room with some helplessness. When Mi Xiaoshuang saw it, she smiled and handed the ear cup filled with tea fragrance to her hand, and squeezed her eyes at Cao Chong, who was closing his eyes and enjoying the tenderness. Cai Qin'er smiled gratefully, carefully held the tea cup and came to Cao Chong, and said softly: "Young Master, drink a little hot tea to relieve fatigue."

Cao Chong opened his eyes and looked at Cai Qin'er with some surprise. He took the ear cup and sipped and smiled, "Qin'er hasn't seen her these days. She has grown a lot. She actually knows to pour tea." Cai Qin'er blushed, took the ear cup and lowered her head and stepped back, put the ear cup aside, sat obediently on the other side, pinched her small fist and beat Cao Chong's other leg.

"Is this war going well for my husband?" Cai Ji saw Cai Qin'er embarrassed and was afraid that Cao Chong would joke with her again, so he quickly talked about a topic: "It's only half a day since my husband came back. The whole Xiangyang City has known the situation that this soldier has unleashed the encirclement of Fangling without bloodshed. Everyone in Xiangyang City is circulating that his husband is famous."

Cao Chong sighed, thinking that Wenpin was really fast. It took half a day to let the entire Xiangyang City know. It was not simple, he was an excellent propaganda talent. He closed his eyes tiredly and relaxed his body and leaned on Cai Ji's leg: "It's not like a soldier without blood. Although Fang Ling did not fight, the Shen Family Village was bleeding, and more than a thousand guards did not survive. I heard that the stones on the mountain were dyed red."

Cai Ji was stunned. It was the first time she knew about this. She always thought that there were not many people dead in Fangling. After listening to Cao Chong's narration, she knew the real process of the war. Cao Chong explained it and said, "A general succeeded and thousands of bones were undone. I have not succeeded yet, so many people have died. Tiger jumped into the ravine and Yingchou Rive, and there are more than one thousand people in the big village of Shenjia. Thinking about the time when I scolded Le Jin in Ye County, and thinking about what I am doing now, how could the people killed less than Le Jin in Ye County."

Cai Ji gently pressed Cao Chong's temple and advised softly: "Why do you have to blame yourself? There is no way to die in war? If someone else went to remove Fangling, I was afraid that Fangling would not be so stable. Those five thousand mountain people would probably be killed or injured again, and the Shen Family Village might not be safe."

Cai Qiner said, "That's right. Compared with those generals, the young master has killed much fewer people. I just hope that the young master will pacify Jingzhou as soon as possible, so that there will be no need to die anymore. Otherwise, if you call me and I will kill you, I don't know how many people will die." As she said, she glanced at Mi Dashuang opposite her. Mi Dashuang seemed to have not seen her, and her face was as calm as a lake of spring water. But her trembling hands revealed her inner anxiety and anxiety.

Cao Chong did not respond. He snored softly, spread his hands and feet and leaned beside Cai Ji, and fell asleep. When Cai Ji saw it, he waved his hand gently at Cai Qiner and others. He took the brocade quilt and covered Cao Chong's body, carefully tucked it for him, and then picked up the book again and read it absent-mindedly.

Jiang Gan went to Nanyang County and Runan County, and met Liu Pan in Xiyang. Liu Pan was of medium figure and strong body. There was a long scar on his left face, which added a bit of ferociousness to his already vicious face. When he saw Jiang Gan, he looked up and down. Then he smiled and said, "It turned out to be Jiang Ziyi, Jiujiang. He has been looking back for a long time." The smile pulled the scar on his face, and it looked even more ferocious.

Jiang Gan smiled and bowed: "General Liu has been guarding You County for many years, making Sun Quan unable to sleep or eat. Every time my son heard General Huang talk about this, he felt very sorry for not seeing the general. This time he heard that Liu Boyu was ill, he immediately sent me to visit Master Zhang's disciple. Come, let me introduce to the general, this is Master Zhang's disciple Wang Yan, whose courtesy name is Zidu, and he is from Shanyang."

Wang Yan hurriedly stepped forward to salute Liu Pan. When Liu Pan heard that he was from Shanyang, his originally a little stiff attitude immediately became much more kind. He talked about some things about his hometown, and he couldn't help but feel a little cold. He had been away from Shanyang with Liu Biao for sixteen years and had been in Jingzhou for many years. In addition to the accent, he almost forgot that he was from Shanyang, and there was also his ancestors' tombs. At this time, when he heard Wang Yan's Shanyang accent, he couldn't help but feel sad. After 16 years, Liu Biao died in a foreign land, and Liu Qi and Liu Cong became the sign of struggle between the two sides. Liu Cong's condition was better, but Liu Qi was terminally ill and was about to die in Xiyang again.

"Mr. Jiang, is Zhongyu okay?" Liu Pan asked with concern while giving up his seat.

Jiang Gan laughed: "Liu Zhongyu is so arrogant now. The Cai family has built many new workshops. Liu Zhongyu is in charge of the technology. Governor Cai treats him like a guest of honor. Not only him, but even the entire Cai family is very polite to Zhongyu. The general has not participated in the Battle of Wulin, has never seen Zhongyu's warship transformed, and even Zhou Gongjin was almost killed by a blow. Now the entire Jiangdong knows that Liu Zhongyu is famous." Jiang Gan smiled and said sadly: "If you want to say that he has anything to do with him, it is probably that his two brothers often meet when they cannot. This time, when he heard that Bo Yu was ill, he was almost crazy. He has not been thinking about food these days. As soon as the young master came back from Fangling, he went to beg for the young master."

When Liu Pan heard that Liu Cong missed them, he felt much better. He asked Cao Chong in detail about the Battle of Fangling, and was very interested in the tactics of tactics that Cao Chong first killed Yu Jing, the rebel think tank, and then attacked the leader of Shenjia Dazhai, and defeated the psychological methods of mountain people in one fell swoop. With a common topic, he and Jiang Gandi were immediately closer.

The two talked for a while, and then Liu Pan stood up with unfulfilled feelings and said, "With Mr. Jiang, I let Pan know a lot. I should have had a night talk with Mr. He, but Bo Yu was seriously ill. I would rather send the two to see Bo Yu first and find an opportunity to ask for advice later."

Liu Qi's face was thin, his cheeks were originally round, his cheeks were deep, and his big eyes were drowsy and he could cough for half a day with just a few words. When he saw Liu Cong's handwriting brought by Jiang Gan, he couldn't help but burst into tears. Liu Pan patted Liu Qi's back with a gloomy face and advised: "Boyu, don't be excited, it's not good to be angry if you get angry again. I just asked, Zhongyu is very good, he is very worried about you, so let Mr. Jiang bring the doctor to see you. This is Wang Yan, the disciple of Master Zhang Ji, and let you diagnose you."

Liu Qi nodded weakly. He stretched out his thin arm from the thick brocade quilt. Wang Yan met Liu Qi two years ago. At that time, Liu Qi was still a handsome young man. Unexpectedly, he was so thin now. He couldn't help but be surprised. He sat beside Liu Qi, stretched out his hand and put his wrist on Liu Qi's wrist with three fingers. He closed his eyes and focused. Liu Pan and others held their breath and looked at Wang Yan's face nervously. Wang Yan's face was calm, but it took him a long time to take the vein. After nearly thirty breaths, he let his fingers loose. He checked Liu Qi's tongue coating and eyes again, and then smiled and said, "Young Master, don't have any more serious condition, but it's not yet untreated. When I draft a prescription, I'll use a few medicines. I think it will be better."

Liu Pan breathed a long sigh and a smile appeared on his face: "It's so good. Bo Yu, you should feel at ease now. If you are sorry, Mr. Wang, please follow me." He took Wang Yan out of Liu Qi's room, but left Jiang Gan and Liu Qi to talk in detail. When he arrived at the room next to him, Liu Pan closed the smile on his face and asked seriously: "Mr. Wang, how long will Bo Yu have?"

Wang Yan sighed: "General, the young master is too poisoned and his lungs are rotten. Even if my teacher is there, I can't imagine it. What I can do now is to extend his life. Try to delay until their brothers can meet."

Liu Pan had a gloomy face, holding his hands behind his back, and the iron armor on his body rustled. He raised his head and looked at the gray sky outside the house, and suddenly sighed: "It is hard to know people and face. Bo Yu's step was so wrong. No wonder my uncle was unwilling to use Liu Bei at the beginning, but he had a sharp eye."

Wang Yan stood aside with his hands bowed and remained silent.

Liu Pan was stunned for a while, then he was silently tempted Wang Yan to sit down, sent someone to take the pen and ink, and asked Wang Yan to prescribe the medicine. After Wang Yan finished prescription, he picked it up and said in surprise: "Sir, this prescription is very similar to the prescription that Bo Yu used before, but one medicine is missing." As he said that, he took out a bamboo slip from his arms and placed it in front of Wang Yan. Wang Yan glanced at the prescription and smiled: "Yes, one medicine is missing, but if there was no such medicine at the beginning, maybe the young master would not be like this now." He sighed: "The person who prescribed this prescription has excellent medical skills, and the combination of each medicine is reasonable, but this medicine is very abrupt. Why does his medical skills make such a mistake? The medical books clearly stated that these medicines should not be mixed. How could he not know if he has such medical skills? It is really puzzling."

Liu Pan was stunned, his face immediately became ferocious, and the questions that had always existed in his heart were finally confirmed. He suppressed the anger in his heart and bowed to the courtesy, so he led Wang Yan down to rest, and then asked someone to decoct the medicine. Then he took two bamboo slips into Liu Qi's ward. Seeing Jiang Gan and Liu Qi were joking softly, there was a rare smile on Liu Qi's face, and it seemed that they were having a good conversation.

"Zi Ju, what does Mr. Wang say?" Liu Qi asked with a chuckling when he saw Liu Pan coming in.

"Boyu, Mr. Wang prescribed a prescription and said that as long as you take the medicine according to this prescription, you can recover at most of the moon." Liu Panqiang smiled and handed the two bamboo slips to Liu Qi. Liu Qi glanced at him, sighed, picked up the original bamboo slips, and reached to the oil lamp next to him. The flames licked the bamboo slips, illuminating Liu Qi's weak eyes.

"Zhongyu is lucky, he has been lucky since he was a child." Liu Qi said quietly as he looked at the burning bamboo slips.

"Young Master said this. It is common for a real man to encounter a little setback. Why should you be discouraged? If you make a mistake, then make a correction." Jiang Gan advised in a harmonious voice. Liu Qi laughed silently. He did not respond to Jiang Gan's words, and then said silently for a while: "Mr. Jiang, Qi is a little tired. Please go with Zi Ju to rest. I will ask you for advice from you tomorrow."

After hearing this, Jiang Gan bowed and bowed his hand and followed Liu Pan out. Liu Qi stared at the ashes of bamboo slips in the brazier, turned over and fell on the brocade quilt, and two lines of clear tears flowed along the corners of his eyes. Not long after, Liu Pan walked in gently. Seeing Liu Qi crying, he felt a little unhappy, but he advised: "Boyu doesn't need to be sad. Didn't Mr. Wang say that, it will get better."

"Zi Ju, why do you lie to me? Do you still think I am a child?" Liu Qi smiled with tears and said, "To be honest, how long will I have to do?"

Liu Pan was stunned for a moment. He paused for a while before saying, "Mr. Wang said that with his ability, he can only try his best to save your life and give you the opportunity to meet Zhongyu for the last time." He thought for a while and said, "But Master Zhang Ji is in Xiangyang, and when he arrives in Xiangyang, perhaps Master Zhang has a way."

Liu Qi nodded: "Since that's the case, you can immediately reorganize the army and contact Li Tong. We want to borrow his way back to Xiangyang. I want to go back to Xiangyang. My father's grave is still outside Xiangyang City. When he passed away, I couldn't see him for the last time. I was going to die, and I always got a worship service on his grave."

Liu Pan responded: "Okay, I'll send someone to contact him immediately. It should be easy to have Mr. Jiang here."

Liu Qi said again: "You should take your people to the court. Your ability is not weaker than Huang Hansheng. I heard that Huang Hansheng has been promoted to a general, and you will not be bad even if you come to Cao Cangshu's tent."

Liu Pan felt sad and lowered his head weakly, holding Liu Qi's hand that was so thin that he was left with bones: "Boyu, don't think too much, now think about how to send you to Xiangyang first, and let's talk about the others later."

Liu Qi smiled silently. He pulled his hand back and touched his waist for a while before untiing a seal. He stroked it carefully for a moment, and put it in Liu Pan's hand with regret: "I will give this seal from Jiangxia Prefect first. Liu Xuande has thought about it for a long time and he is embarrassed to ask for it. Now he doesn't want it. Keep it, and you can do whatever you want at that time. Whether you keep it yourself or offer it to Cao Cangshu."

Liu Pan could no longer hold it back. He stuffed the seal back into Liu Qi's hand, and tears burst out from his eyes. He choked and said, "Boyu, I don't want this seal. If you want to send it, you will give it to Cang Shu personally. Uncle has a heroic life, but you are so young. How can you see him in the future? Don't think too much. I will send someone to send you to Xiangyang, and you have to hold on yourself. You have deep brotherhood, but you have to sow the villain. Now Zhongyu is in Xiangyang and is not thinking about food and food. How can you give up on yourself and leave without seeing him?"
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