Gan Ning's words surprised Liu Feng and others, but after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.
During the Battle of Jiangling, Zhou Yu was wounded by an arrow and his health was deteriorating. This was known to everyone. Taking advantage of the incident in Nanjun, he was probably angry to death by Wu Hou. Hearing that he could only stay in bed at his home in Moling to recuperate, it was estimated that he would not be able to survive for a long time. many.
Gan Ning is Zhou Yu¡¯s own child. In order to treat Zhou Yu¡¯s illness, he did not hesitate to lower his face and come to ask for Zhang Zhongjing. Not only is it reasonable and reasonable, but his thoughts are indeed touching.
However, being moved alone is not enough to move Liu Feng. Whether to save Zhou Yu or not is not only about personal feelings, but also about Liu Feng's future.
A living Zhou Yu, with his unparalleled talent, is enough to have an impact on the world's chess game. As a powerful force in the chess game, Liu Feng cannot not think more.
"My lord understands General Gan's feelings, but now our Liuzhou Mu is also seriously ill and needs the treatment of Divine Doctor Zhang. I'm afraid that Divine Doctor Zhang is too busy."
Before Liu Feng could speak, Liu Ba politely refused and lent Liu Qi medical treatment. This reason seemed to be impeccable.
However, everyone who knows Liu Qi's condition knows that there is no cure for Liu Qi's illness. Zhang Zhongjing has done everything he can to Liu Qi. At present, Liu Qi is just using medicine to maintain his life and wait for the end. One day, as for Zhang Ji's presence or absence, it actually meant nothing.
Obviously, Liu Ba believed that Zhou Yu was a threat to his side, and it was better to sit back and watch this person die of illness.
Liu Feng knew very well that the alliance with Soochow was only temporary. In this era of fighting for every inch of land, it was only a matter of time before he fell out with Sun Quan. If Zhou Yu was still alive at that time, it would definitely be a great threat to him and he would really go to war. , obviously Zhou Yu is much more difficult to deal with than Lu Su.
Liu Feng coughed a few times and was about to follow Liu Ba's lead and politely refuse. At this time, Pang Tong chuckled and said, "Liu Zhoumu's illness actually just needs to be treated slowly. In my opinion, Doctor Zhang doesn't need time." Stay by your side, since Xingba has asked for help and they are all members of his family, I think it¡¯s better to let Divine Doctor Zhang go.¡±
Pang Tong¡¯s attitude was completely opposite to that of Liu Ba. Obviously, Pang Tong planned to save Zhou Yu. As for why he wanted to save Zhou Yu, Liu Feng still couldn¡¯t figure out why for the time being. However, since Pang Tong¡¯s assertion, it must have a reason.
Between Liu Ba and Pang Tong, there is no doubt that Liu Feng chose to side with Pang Tong.
Therefore, Liu Feng swallowed back the polite words of rejection that had slipped to his lips. His expression suddenly changed from hesitant to cheerful, and he said happily: "I am Wu Hou's brother-in-law, and Governor Zhou has a sympathy with Wu Hou." Brother, if you look at it this way, we are actually a family. Now that Governor Zhou is ill, how can I just sit back and ignore it?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Barton was surprised and secretly winked, but Liu Feng just pretended not to know.
Gan Ning was extremely happy. He quickly stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Feng: "General, I will never forget your great kindness. Please accept Gan's bow."
Gan Ning was about to kneel on the ground as he spoke. Liu Feng jumped up and supported him, caressing his shoulders and smiled: "After all, we are all members of our family. If Xingba keeps showing off like this, I will feel very sorry."
Although Liu Feng was young, Gan Ning admired him for his magnanimity.
"I will arrange for Dr. Zhang to leave for Moling tomorrow morning. Today Xingba will stay with me in Linxiang for a day. I have heard for a long time that Xingba is excellent in martial arts. It would be nice for us to have a good drink of wine and compete in martial arts."
Gan Ning smiled boldly, stroking his palms and said: "Okay, General, if you do such an elegant act, Gan will accompany you."
Between the host and the guest, the casual acquaintance turned into a friendship of like-minded confidants in a blink of an eye, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
After chatting for a few more words, Liu Feng ordered Gan Ning to be sent to the post to rest first, and they would hold a banquet to entertain him in the evening.
As soon as Gan Ning left, Liu Ba, who had been holding back all this time, immediately said displeased: "My lord, just now I have repeatedly hinted that Dr. Zhang cannot be allowed to treat Zhou Yu. Why did my lord agree to it?"
"Zhou Lang has always won the hearts of the soldiers and people in Soochow. If you can help him cure his injuries, it will be like having another powerful helping hand in Jiangdong. Why not do it with a little effort?" In Liu Feng's view, What he said is also a reason.
But Liu Ba shook his head and said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. The three generations of the Sun family have been eyeing Jingzhou for a long time. Sooner or later, when the time is right, they will definitely annex Jingzhou. This will not happen just because my lord is married to the Marquis of Wu." Changed. And Zhou Yu is a famous general in the world. If Wu Hou uses him to attack Jingzhou at that time, it will be extremely difficult to deal with such a potential threat. If the lord does not take the opportunity to eliminate it, how can he take the initiative to save it? "
Liu Ba¡¯s reason is also the direct reason why Liu Feng was prepared to refuse earlier.??, at this time Liu Ba said that Liu Feng had no choice but to look at Pang Tong, who had been smiling slightly, and asked: "Mr. Shi Yuan, you just tried to save Zhou Yu. I believe your reasons are the same as mine." Likewise, you might as well tell Mr. Zichu."
Liu Feng was throwing the burden to Pang Tong.
"Zichu, just imagine, if you worked so hard to win the Battle of Chibi for Wu Hou, captured Nanjun, and were wounded by an arrow, but Wu Hou did not hesitate to kill you in order to prevent you from relying on your own troops. Your territory was given away to others, and you were deprived of your military power while you were sick. After you were treated like this, will you still work hard for the Marquis of Wu?"
Pang Tong did not answer directly, but used some hypothetical rhetorical questions to express his reasons.
These words made Liu Feng suddenly realize, and he was really impressed by Pang Tong's profound eyes.
Pang Tong is right. After being treated unfairly by Sun Quan, as long as Zhou Yu was not an idiot, he would definitely be resentful towards Sun Quan. How could he loyally work for Sun Quan again?
It seems that if Zhou Yu is revived, not only will he not make enemies for himself, but he will also lay the groundwork for dealing with Sun Quan in the future.
Liu Ba is a smart man. How could he not understand what Pang Tong said to such an extent? Despite this, he still said with great concern: "What Shi Yuan said is not unreasonable, but it is just a hypothesis after all. What if Zhou Yu is not a scholar?" So what if it's what you think? We can't take such a big risk just because of a hypothesis."
"If you achieve great things, how can you not take some risks? If my prediction is good, then the risk we are taking now will have immeasurable rewards in the future." Pang Tong insisted on his own opinion.
Liu Ba still refused to give in and said, "What if your guess is wrong, Shi Yuan? Then who should bear the consequences?"
Liu Ba's tone was vaguely interrogative, which made people feel that his mentality at the moment was not to discuss the matter, but to defend Pang Tong before he would give up.
Liu Feng could hear the smell of gunpowder, and he knew that Liu Ba was dissatisfied with Pang Tong.
It¡¯s no wonder that Liu Ba was originally the first civil servant under Liu Feng. Since the independence of Eastern Hunan, Liu Ba has indeed worked hard for Liu Feng. Liu Ba can be said to have contributed a lot to Liu Feng¡¯s current strength. I thought so too.
But Liu Feng knew very well that Liu Ba's contribution was nothing more than Chen Ping and his ilk, while Pang Tong's plan was the contribution of Xiao He and Zhang Liang. Liu Feng knew which one was more important.
However, everyone saw Liu Ba's achievements, but Pang Tong's achievements were only known to everyone after Liu Feng informed him after he joined his camp, and it seemed that they did not have such great weight. When Pang Tong arrived, Liu Feng appointed him as the chief envoy of Zhennan General Mansion and the head of all officials. Liu Ba didn't say anything, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart.
The unhappiness that had been suppressed in my heart now exploded through Gan Ning's incident.
It is a taboo of the country for students to fight among themselves before the great cause is accomplished. How could Liu Feng not know that Liu Ba's behavior was a bit of a waste of public opinion, and Liu Feng suddenly became angry.
Just when he was about to get angry, Pang Tong looked at Liu Ba coldly and said calmly: "It was my idea to borrow the opportunity, and all the consequences will naturally be borne by me. If Zhou Yu dares to avenge his kindness and threaten his lord in the future, I, Pang Tong, will He will be crowned with a clever plan."
Pang Tong shouldered this burden alone with his confident guarantee. As soon as he made such a guarantee, Liu Ba was speechless to fight back.
"Shi Yuan, Zhou Yu is not a kind person. Are you sure you can deal with him?" Liu Ba's tone and expression softened a lot.
Pang Tong's expression also returned to normal, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If I don't have this ability, how can I be worthy of the title of 'Feng Chu' on my head? Zichu, don't you believe in my strategy?"
Pang Tong was born in the four major families of Jingxiang and Xiangxiang, and he was as famous as Zhuge Liang. Although Liu Ba was also a famous person in Jiangnan, his reputation was inferior to that of Pang Tong. Now Pang Tong regarded himself as a "phoenix child". After the name was moved, Liu Ba naturally had no right to question it.
Shen paused for a moment, then Liu Ba smiled faintly: "Shi Yuan is unparalleled in resourcefulness, how can I not believe it? In fact, I only imagined it for my lord. Since Shi Yuan is so confident, then I will wait and see."
Under Pang Tong¡¯s strong self-confidence, Liu Ba finally made a concession.
"You are all thinking about me and our common great cause. Of course I know this. Let this matter pass. Next, we should discuss how to train troops and prosper agriculture"
Liu Feng pretended to change the topic easily, ending the argument full of gunpowder, but in his heart he was thinking about how to calm Liu Ba's psychological gap and nip this trend in the cradle.
Gan Ning's visit was just a small episode. Shortly after he left, Liu Feng followed Liu Ba's suggestion and used Liu Qi's name as Jingzhou Mu to send people to spread the word to Jiaozhou in the south. Anyone who returns from Jiaozhou to Changsha and Guiyang For the common people, the government will lend them farm tools and seeds at low interest rates to help them open up wasteland, and any land that is opened up will be exempted from taxes for two years.
When Cao Cao went south, many people in Jingzhou were afraid of war and took advantage of the chaos to flee south to Jiaozhou.
Because Sun Quan had made it clear that he planned to get involved in Jiaozhou, Liu Feng would naturally not be able to use force to fight for this state. Moreover, Jiaozhou and Jingzhou are separated by mountains and rivers. Even if he captured it, the people and wealth of the state would not be able to reach Jingzhou, which would not be his achievement. Great help.
Therefore, after several discussions, Liu Ba came up with such a "lure the people" strategy.
"Don't you, Sun Quan, want to take Jiaozhou? That's fine for you. I won't argue with you. However, if those people who miss their homeland take the initiative to leave Jiaozhou and return to their homeland, you, Sun Quan, have nothing to say."
In the blink of an eye, winter turns to spring. Under the temptation of this policy to benefit the people, nearly 10,000 people from Jingzhou have returned north in one season, and this number is still increasing.
Just when Liu Feng was pleased with this, on this day, news that shocked the world came back to Linxiang:
Ma Han and other ten feudal lords in Guanxi raised troops to rebel against Cao Cao!