Pang Tong returned to his courtyard after leaving the governor's office. He didn't stay in the inn because the Pang Family was originally a noble family in Jingzhou. Naturally, they had additional properties in Xiangyang City. Pang Tong was now staying in one of the courtyards of the Pang Family.
The Pang Family was indeed a big family in Jingzhou. Such a courtyard in the inner city of Xiangyang City was worth thousands of gold taels of gold. Although it wasn't as luxurious as the governor's office, it wasn't inferior in other aspects.
"Second Young Master, you're back!" Pang Tong entered the courtyard and was greeted by the housekeeper.
"Where's my eldest brother?" Pang Tong asked the housekeeper.
"Eldest Young Master should be in the study now!" The housekeeper humbled himself. He was an old member of the Pang Clan and had been here for a long time. Naturally, he had a scholarly aura. He was a seventh-ranked official in Jingzhou. Even some county officials would call him Uncle Fu to give him some face. However, Uncle Fu was bowing to the second young master because he knew that the Pang Clan would eventually fall into the hands of the second young master.
Seeing Pang Tong's expression, Uncle Fu couldn't help but ask, "Do you want me to inform Eldest Young Master?" “
"No need! I'll go myself! " Pang Tong walked straight to the study. When he entered the study, he saw that his elder brother was indeed reading a book.
Pang Tong's eldest brother wasn't his biological brother but his cousin. He was the son of Pang Degong, Pang Tong's uncle. During the Three Kingdoms period, people had two characters in their names. Only barbarians had three characters in their names, such as Hu Che Er. The other three characters were for people with compound surnames.
Pang Degong gave his son the name 'Mountain Man', which showed his courage.
Pang Shanmin, Pang Shanmin. Just like his name, this young master of the Pang Family was as simple as a mountain villager.
"Shiyuan, you're back?" Pang Shanmin put down the book in his hand and looked at his younger brother. They attended the meeting with Liu Biao. However, Liu Biao asked Pang Tong to stay behind to discuss the issue of provisions.
"Did he agree?" Pang Shanmin asked.
"Yes! Pang Tong nodded his head. Liu Mang agreed to provide two hundred thousand rations as payment. First, he would send one hundred thousand rations. The rest would be sent after the fake King Liu Mang's Yangzhou Army retreated! Pang Tong's face was full of joy when he said this. With this batch of provisions, Milord can be replenished. With a big boss like Liu Biao supporting him, Liu Bei wouldn't have to worry about not having enough provisions! Liu Mang was expanding his army, and so was Liu Bei.
Because Hu Che Er was from the Qiang Tribe, he was able to find the Qiang Tribesmen to join Liu Bei's army. These Qiang Tribesmen were good at riding and shooting. They were always on horseback, so they could be used as elites in the army. They could find people, but they lacked provisions. Now that the issue of provisions has been solved, expanding the army wouldn't be a problem.
"In that case, Ambassador Liu should have no worries!" Pang Shanmin was also happy for his brother. Pang Shanmin had been influenced by his father since he was young. He worshipped people who were righteous and benevolent. Liu Bei's reputation was already very good. With his brother's promotion, he worshipped Liu Bei. Liu Bei was able to get the full support of the Pang Family because of Pang Shanmin.
Now, Pang Shanmin was waiting for his brother to introduce him to Ambassador Liu so that he could work for Ambassador Liu.
"Worry-Free?!" Pang Tong looked at his brother, but he didn't agree. This was because Pang Tong had a knot in his heart. He was worried about the envoy sent by Liu Biao. If this envoy reached Liu Mang's army, what would happen?
Pang Tong could see that Liu Biao didn't want to start a war with Liu Mang. What Liu Mang wanted was provisions! If the envoy sent by Liu Biao reached Liu Mang's camp for a discussion, then all his previous efforts would be wasted. Therefore, Pang Tong had to find the envoy and make him disappear. Only then would he have no worries. He would have to rely on his brother to find out who the envoy was.
"Brother, I haven't seen Brother Qishan for a long time. How is he?" Liu Bei's intelligence department could only find out that the envoy sent by Liu Biao was his brother's best friend, Tang Yun, Tang Qishan. As for the other information, such as when the envoy set off, which route he took, whether he went directly to Liu Mang's army, Shouchun, Lujiang, or Wan Cheng, they didn't know.
Other than Liu Biao and Kuai Yue, the only other person who would know about this was his brother.
Tang Qishan and Pang Shanmin had a close relationship. If the two of them went on a long journey, they would definitely inform each other.
"Brother Qishan?" Pang Shanmin felt a little strange. Why did his second brother think of Tang Qishan today? Tang Qishan was very handsome. He had a good relationship with Pang Shanmin, but he didn't have a good relationship with his second brother. This was because when Tang Qishan went out with Pang Shanmin and Pang Tong, Tang Qishan and Pang Tong were two extremes. Tang Qishan was handsome and tall, more than eight feet tall, while Pang Tong was dark, fat, and short. Every time they went out, people would think that Pang Tong was Tang Qishan's servant. Even if Pang Tong wore gorgeous clothes, people would think that Tang Qishan was generous enough to give his servants brocade clothes.
Therefore, although Tang Qishan didn't directly offend Pang Tong, he indirectly made Pang Tong resentful. Therefore, wherever Tang Qishan was, Pang Tong wouldn't be. It could even be said that Pang Tong was deliberately avoiding Tang Qishan. However, now that Pang Tong mentioned his best friend, Pang Shanmin was very confused.
"Shiyuan, aren't you with Qishan?" Pang Shanmin asked doubtfully.
Pang Tong and Tang Qishan didn't contact each other. In order to not arouse his brother's suspicion, Pang Tong smiled and said, "Brother, this time Liu Jingzhou has prepared provisions for Lord Xuande. Maybe after a few times, I will return to Yuzhou. After this farewell, I don't know when we will meet again, so I want to meet up with you and Brother Qishan." Tang Qishan was Pang Tong's childhood friend. This was ancient times, not modern times. It wasn't like a phone call could connect thousands of miles away, nor was it like a plane or a car.
This was ancient times, hundreds of kilometers away. The next time they met might be a few decades later, or some people might say goodbye forever due to medical problems. Therefore, the friendship between friends was very important. For example, those popular poems about friends described the pain of parting.
Hearing that his younger brother was going to reunite with his best friend, Pang Shanmin was very happy, "If your elder brother Qishan knew that you miss him so much, he would definitely be very happy!" Happy? Of course, Pang Tong missed Tang Qishan very much.
Pang Shanmin showed a regretful expression. "Unfortunately, your Brother Qishan has Liu Jingzhou's mission to Yangzhou!"
"Oh?" Hearing his brother's words, Pang Tong's eyes lit up. Sure enough, the messenger from Jingzhou was Tang Yun, Tang Qishan. Liu Mang suppressed the excitement in his heart and pretended to be regretful as he continued. "So that's how it is. Originally, I wanted to go hunting with Brother Qishan. Unfortunately, I missed this opportunity. I don't know how long it will be before we meet again. It might be impossible in this lifetime!" Pang Tong's lonely face made Pang Shanmin, as his brother, feel very sad. His brother was now under Liu Jingzhou's Ambassador, while Tang Yun was under Liu Biao's Ambassador. Both of them were under different masters. It was fine now, but once Liu Jingzhou and Ambassador Liu got into an argument, then this farewell would be a lifetime.
Pang Shanmin couldn't help but say, "Your Brother Qishan knows how to talk …!" Pang Shanmin immediately felt that he had said too much and quickly stopped. He then looked at his brother, afraid that his brother would hear something.
"Ah, I still remember the scene when Brother Qishan and you played the zither together!" Pang Tong seemed to be immersed in his own world, and there were tears on his face. Pang Shanmin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his brother like this. Although Pang Tong was his brother, Pang Shanmin had his own principles. He was now an official of Liu Biao, so naturally, he couldn't be involved in Liu Biao's secrets. Moreover, Tang Yun was his best friend. Kuai Yue had personally told him not to reveal the route of the mission to prevent people from noticing. If it weren't for the good relationship between Tang Yun and Pang Shanmin, Pang Shanmin wouldn't have known about Tang Yun's actions.
"Yes, Shiyuan, you don't have to be like this. Your Brother Qishan will be back soon! Shiyuan, you will definitely be able to see him! " Pang Shanmin was still comforting his brother, but he didn't expect that his brother only had a few drops of tears. They were completely crocodile tears, and his eyes were shining.
Luokou? If it were someone else, they might not know, but Pang Tong was from Jingzhou. Luokou was the only person in Xiangyang who could talk to Luokou. This Luokou could be considered as a diversion! Luokou could directly go to Xinye. It seemed that Liu Biao wanted to talk to Liu Mang before the war.
But it was not that easy! Since Pang Tong knew about this, Liu Biao could forget about making peace with Liu Mang.
After a long polite conversation with his brother, Pang Tong used the excuse that he was tired as an excuse to leave. After leaving the study, Pang Tong immediately returned to his room and said, "Call He Feng and Cao Zhi for me!"
He Feng and Cao Zhi could be considered as Liu Bei's subordinates who specialized in doing shady things.
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