"What's the matter? You said something about eunuchs and eunuchs, and you made His Highness the King Of Shu act like this? The Ten Constant Attendants are dead. Dong Zhuo, who bribed the eunuchs, is from your grandfather's generation. As expected of jackals of the same tribe! "Pang Shanmin was not polite at all. He was simply pointing at Liu Mang's nose and scolding him. He even mentioned Dong Zhuo's matter.
"Pang Shanmin, apologize to His Highness the King Of Shu and leave!" Liu Biao was also furious. Pang Shanmin did not give him any face at all. Today, he was supposed to entertain the King Of Shu and Liu Mang. Even if there was a grudge between them, they had to put it aside. Cai Mao was gloating but did not say anything. Instead, he sat there and drank. How did Pang Shanmin, who Liu Biao thought was very calm, suddenly become like this?
"Hmph, Liu Mang, no matter how rebellious the Pang Shanmin is, he still knows etiquette, justice, integrity, and shame. He is ashamed to sit with someone who flatters eunuchs!" Pang Shanmin waved his sleeves and was about to leave. However, how could Liu Mang let him leave?
"Pang Shanmin, shut up! Although Wen Hou had become Dong Zhuo's disciple, he was indeed very patient. In the end, he killed Dong Zhuo with Wang Situ and restored the Han dynasty to its former glory! How can you say that in one day? "Kuai Liang scolded Pang Shanmin.
"There's no need to leave!" Liu Mang's eyes were cold. If Pang Shanmin really left, then Liu Mang would really become a flattering eunuchs. He would be the same as the Ten Constant Attendants who had messed up the Han dynasty.
Pang Shanmin, Pang Shanmin, Liu Mang thought to himself. "Pang Shanmin, right? Since you look down on eunuchs, then this King will correct you again. Otherwise, your Pang Clan will be humiliated because of you! "
"Hmph! I am all ears! " Pang Shanmin also looked at Liu Mang with disdain. The two young men looked at each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"People of the Pang Clan, let me ask you, why are you so unbearable to the eunuchs?" Liu Mang asked with a smile.
Pang Shanmin maintained a great enmity towards Liu Mang. "Eunuchs are messing with the government. Starting from Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, there were five of them, Shan Chao, Xu Huang, Ju Yuan, Zuo Yan, and Tang Heng. They messed up the government. There were also Liu Pu and Zhao Zhong from the Little Yellow Sect. They sent their clansmen and relatives to the local areas to serve as provincial governors and governors. Dan Chao's younger brother Dan An is the Hedong Prefecture Chief, disciple Kuang is the Jiyin Prefecture Chief, Xu Huang's younger brother Xu Sheng is the Hanoi Prefecture Chief, Zuo Juan's younger brother Zuo Min is the Chenliu Prefecture Chief, Ju Gong's older brother Ju Xiang is the Pei Xiang. They are all corrupt officials who have harmed the local area. " This Pang Shanmin was really knowledgeable. He could recite the Middle Volume of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling's era. Now that he was speaking, he was really sharp-tongued.
"Xu Huang's brother, Xu Xuan, was the Magistrate of Xiapi. Because he couldn't get the daughter of the governor of Runan, he sent an official to arrest the governor's daughter. He shot her to death with an arrow and buried her body in the county office." This Xu Xuan that Pang Shanmin spoke of almost made the entire Great Han Dynasty's landowning households jump up in anger.
"Eunuch Hou Lan's brother was the provincial governor of Gai Province. He framed and killed the rich people in his district, confiscating their wealth and pocketing it. Hou Lan himself occupied 381 residences and thousands of acres of fertile land. He also built a 16th residence, which was modeled after the imperial palace. The guests and servants committed crimes there, harassing the common people and robbing tourists. The local officials interfered slightly and were immediately removed from their positions. Right and wrong were completely reversed. When Eunuch Shan Chao died early, the Emperor, in addition to conferring him the title of General of Cheji, bestowed upon him a secret weapon in the East Garden, a jade set in his coffin, General Hou's seal and ribbon, and a state funeral. After that, five battalions of cavalry, generals, and imperial censors were sent to the funeral. From his death, one could imagine his life. After that, the Four Marquises became arrogant. The world said, "Zuo Huitian, Ju Duan, Xu Wouhu, Tang Er Fell." Speaking of this, Pang Shanmin looked at Liu Mang proudly.
"Your Highness King Of Shu, this is only from the time of Emperor Huan. Do you need me to read the second volume of Emperor Ling to tell Your Highness what happened?" Pang Shanmin looked at Liu Mang mockingly, implying that Liu Mang didn't know anything and was just an ignorant child.
After being ridiculed by Pang Shanmin, Liu Mang suddenly stood up and stared at the young man in front of him. He had already put down his wine cup and his hand inadvertently moved towards the sword at his waist.
"Your Highness King Of Shu, you can't!" Kuai Liang was a little anxious. What was Liu Mang doing? Was he going to pull out the sword at his waist?
"What? Your Highness King Of Shu wants to kill me?! Coincidentally, I also want to go to hell with my Brother Qishan! " Pang Shanmin wasn't afraid of Liu Mang at all. He still believed that Tang Qishan was killed by Liu Mang.
"Brother Qishan?" Liu Mang didn't know who this person was.
"Hmm?!" Seeing Liu Mang put his hand on the sword at his waist, the generals of Jing Province all became alert. The more they didn't care, the more indifferent they became. On the other hand, Cai Mao was gloating. Kill, kill! He pulled out the sword at his waist and slashed down.
He couldn't wait for the Pang Clan and Liu Mang to turn the world upside down. Whether it was Pang Degong's Lumen Academy or Liu Mang, Cai Mao wasn't a friend of theirs. If Liu Mang pulled out the sword and killed Pang Shanmin, Jing Province would be in for a good show. Under Cai Mao's signal, the generals of Jing Province were obviously slower by a beat. It seemed that they wanted to give Liu Mang a chance to show off.
Jia Xu, who came with Liu Mang, calmly sat in his seat. He knew that his lord wouldn't use his sword. This was a banquet. If Liu Mang used his sword, it wouldn't look good for anyone. Liu Biao had to take down Liu Mang first. This was related to his rule. Although Liu Mang's title was higher than Liu Biao's, in Jing Province, Liu Biao was the boss. He had to give face to Liu Mang. Therefore, Liu Mang wouldn't act recklessly.
"Hahaha, good, good, good!" Liu Mang suddenly laughed. Not only did he withdraw his hand from the sword at his waist, he even clapped his hands towards Pang Shanmin. Liu Mang's praise towards Pang Shanmin didn't make Pang Shanmin appreciate it. Instead, Pang Shanmin was directly ridiculed. "Pang Shanmin is indeed a member of the Pang Clan. Pang Degong Lumen Academy accepts students from all over the world. Pang Shanmin is also a member of the Pang Clan!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm just teaching His Highness the King Of Shu a lesson!" A teacher who can give lessons is not a teacher in modern times. In ancient times, a teacher for a day is a father for life. Pang Shanmin's intention is to humiliate Liu Mang by saying that he is Liu Mang's father and that he is here to teach him lessons.
Pang Shanmin! Did Liu Mang really not want to kill Pang Shanmin? If this wasn't Jingzhou, if Liu Mang didn't have a request, Pang Shanmin would have died long ago. Even Jia Wenhe didn't dare to ridicule Liu Mang like this.
Liu Mang suppressed the anger in his heart. "I don't need Pang Shanmin to teach me what to do next. During the reign of Emperor Ling, the eunuchs Cao Jie and Wang Fu kidnapped Emperor Ling and Empress Dowager Dou. Empress Dowager Dou was placed under house arrest on the Cloud Platform, and Emperor Ling was completely controlled by the eunuchs. After that, the eunuchs Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang, and a total of 12 other eunuchs were appointed as the Ten Eunuchs. They deceived Emperor Ling and sold his position in exchange for nobility. Emperor Ling even declared," Zhang Chang is my father, Zhao Chang is my mother. " The Great Han Dynasty fell into chaos just like that. Pang Shanmin … " Liu Mang replaced Pang Shanmin and filled in the rest of the plot for him. This was the so-called rebellion of the eunuchs of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. Cao Cao was Cao Cao's cheap grandfather! Therefore, even if Cao Cao was the descendant of the eunuchs, it was not bad.
Pang Shanmin had underestimated Liu Mang. Hearing Liu Mang's words, he nodded.
"Pang Shanmin, have you read the Book of Imperial Annals?" Liu Mang asked Pang Shanmin.
"Of course I have!" Pang Shanmin said proudly. Sima Qian's Book of Imperial Annals was a forbidden book during the Han and Wei Dynasties. Officials and commoners were not allowed to read it freely. Even the princes and dukes did not have the right to read it. Moreover, ten chapters, such as Xiao Jing Ben Ji and Xiao Wu Ben Ji, were deleted from the Book of Imperial Annals. The fact that Pang Shanmin could read this book meant that the Pang family was really big.
There were many scholars who knew about the Book of Imperial Annals. For example, the Lao brothers and the people from the Lumen Academy had read it many times. Now that the world was in chaos, some of the forbidden books could be read and read. The rules were not as strict. The key was to have this book.
"Then do you know? Who was the one who wrote this Taishi Dugong Shu? "Liu Mang continued to ask.
"Why doesn't His Highness the King Of Shu know? It's the Book of Imperial Annals, Sima Qian! "Pang Shanmin was going against Liu Mang today.
"Oh, then who is the Book of Imperial Annals, Sima Qian? The head of the secretariat is a eunuch, a eunuch! "Liu Mang raised his voice. The word eunuch was originally just a title for an official position, not an insult.
"You?" Pang Shanmin pointed at Liu Mang. He was at a loss for words.
"Villagers of the Pang Clan, do you know what kind of paper you can write on now?"
"Cai Hou paper!" Pang Shanmin said.
"Who made Cai Hou's paper?!"
"Cai Hou, Cai Lun!" Pang Shanmin said.
"Cai Hou is the head of the imperial court, a eunuch, a eunuch? Is that possible? "Liu Mang began to be aggressive.
"Me!" Pang Shanmin wanted to say something.
"After the death of Emperor Zhang, Emperor He succeeded the throne at the age of 11. It was difficult for him to control the government, so his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, held the real power. From then on, the situation of the foreign relatives dictating the government began. Who helped Emperor He to take back the power and return it to the Han Dynasty?"
"It's the Secretary of Imperial Annals, Zheng Zhong!" Pang Shanmin didn't want to say it, but his knowledge made it impossible for him to hold it in. Once he opened his mouth, he said it out loud.
"Who is Zheng Zhong?" Before Liu Mang could ask, Pang Shanmin shouted, "He's a eunuch, a eunuch!"
"Sun Cheng, a eunuch during the reign of Emperor Shun, and Emperor Huan, as you said. When the Liang family rebelled, it was the eunuchs who stood out! Pang Shanmin, do you still think that eunuchs are a bunch of people who rebel against the government? They are the scourge of the country! "Liu Mang's voice was getting louder and louder, and he was getting closer to Pang Shanmin. Pang Shanmin kept retreating.
"Sigh!" Cai Mao sighed bitterly and shook his head. Pang Shanmin was no match for the King Of Shu. It was a pity. However, Cai Mao was very happy to see Pang Shanmin like this. The Lumen Academy had lost face.
"What a good King Of Shu!" Kuai Yue nodded at Liu Mang. He had always heard his younger brother talk about how good the King Of Shu was. At first, Kuai Yue didn't believe it. He thought that it was because Kuai Liang and Yang Hong had taught each other well. That was why Kuai Liang praised Liu Mang so much. However, it seemed that Liu Mang was a glib talker.
Pang Shanmin suddenly shouted, "But those are other eunuchs, not Cao Jie. They have nothing to do with Cao Jie!" Pang Shanmin once again found his reason and stood up.
How could Liu Mang let him stand up? "You also said that those are other eunuchs, not Cao Cao. Then why are you so fixated on Cao Cao? Cao Jie is Cao Jie, other people are not Cao Cao! "
"Not Cao Cao, not Cao Cao, not Cao Cao, not Cao Jie, not Cao Jie, not Cao Jie, I, I, you, you, you!" Pang Shanmin pointed at Liu Mang and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Liu Mang was very close to him. Although Liu Mang tried his best to avoid it, he was still splashed by the blood.
"Brother Qishan, Brother Qishan, Shanmin is useless. Shanmin is useless. I can't avenge you!" Pang Shanmin said as he lay on the ground without moving.
"Someone come, someone come quickly. Put Pang Shanmin down!" As soon as Pang Shanmin fainted, everyone in Jingzhou was stunned. They were really stunned. They had heard of people who could infuriate people to the point of smoke coming out of their seven orifices. That was an exaggeration. However, they had never seen someone who could make someone speechless and spit out blood.
"Quick, call a doctor. Call a doctor!" Pang Shanmin was Pang Degong's son. Therefore, the disciples of Lumen Academy were the most worried. Their teacher's only son had fallen here. Of course, they would panic.
"Take Pang Shanmin away!" Liu Biao waved his hand. The soldiers on the side cupped their fists and nodded. They took Pang Shanmin away. Although Liu Biao was on guard against the Pang Family of Lumen Academy, he still had to give them face.
Seeing Pang Shanmin being taken away, Liu Mang still didn't spare him. "Brother Shanmin, don't just go back and read books. It's better to have no books than to only believe in books. You have to read more!"
"You!" The blood in Pang Shanmin's mouth couldn't be stopped.
This King Of Shu?! Liu Biao shook his head. He really wanted to offend the Pang Family of Lumen Academy.
Liu Mang didn't know Pang Shanmin's identity. He only knew that this person was related to Pang Tong. That Little Fire Chicken had almost killed him in Luokou. Making Pang Shanmin spit out blood was already a light punishment. If Pang Shanmin could still hold on, Liu Mang would definitely ruin his reputation. Fortunately, Pang Shanmin was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty. If he was born in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liu Mang might have really forced him to death.
This was because Liu Mang's full text also included Yang Sisun, who pacified the southwest barbarians for the Great Tang, Yu Chao En, Tong Guan, Zheng He, who set sail and spread the might of the country thousands of miles away, and Wei Zhongxian, who suppressed the Donglin Faction, who brought disaster to the country and its people, and who suppressed the Donglin Faction.
"Come, come, come. Your Highness King Of Shu, this old man was not strict enough. I've made a fool of myself in front of Your Highness King Of Shu!" Liu Biao quickly raised his wine cup and toasted Liu Mang, hoping to open a new chapter.
"You're too kind!" Liu Mang also didn't want his relationship with Liu Biao to be strained because of Pang Shanmin. Soon, the two of them brushed past each other.
"Father-in-law and Mang have spoken too much. Although the first two are heroes, they can't compare to the last one!"
"Oh? Who is the last one?! " Kuai Yue, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. He didn't want to speak too much with Liu Mang because he was afraid that the Pang Family and the Cai Family would misunderstand. However, the people from the Lumen Academy were in a hurry to save their teacher's eldest son. How could they have the time to care about this?
Cai Mao was secretly happy when he saw that Liu Mang had angered Pang Shanmin to the point of vomiting blood. The Pang Family and Liu Mang were both his enemies. To Cai Mao, this was a dog-eat-dog situation. How could he not be happy? The happiest thing would be if both sides suffered.
Kuai Yue was now speaking to Liu Mang and he wouldn't offend Cai Mao. As for the remaining Huang Family, for some reason, the eldest son of the Huang Family, Huang She, didn't appear.
Huang She didn't dare to appear. He had sent people to kill Liu Mang but failed. Instead, he brought back Zhang Fei. He was anxious. If Liu Mang publicly pointed out that he was one of the masterminds behind Liu Mang's attack, it would be a serious crime. Liu Biao might really behead Huang She. Although the Great Han Dynasty was in chaos and the title of Prince wasn't worth much, there were some unspoken rules that had to be followed. Otherwise, this game of hegemony would turn into an assassination.
Previously, Liu Mang had expressed goodwill to Kuai Yue and Kuai Yue had to respond. Therefore, he threw a brick to attract jade.
Kuai Yue? Liu Mang looked at Kuai Yue, who was sitting beside Liu Biao. Kuai Yue was really an old fox. How could he not understand what Liu Mang was going to say next? "The third hero is naturally Imperial Uncle!" Liu Mang opened his mouth and immediately toasted Liu Biao. Kuai Yue directly jumped on the boot-licking bus.
"Haha, haha, you're too kind. Wen Hou and Hanyang are too kind!" Liu Biao stroked his beard and had a humble expression. However, Liu Mang could see that this old man was happy. If he was really overpraising, why didn't he call him the King Of Shu but Liu Mang? It was obvious that he was proud of himself.
Zheng Xuan and Cao Cao. One of them could be said to have students all over the world and could be considered the benchmark of scholars. The other was Cao Cao. Although he was Liu Biao's enemy, Cao Cao now controlled Yanzhou, Zhili, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou. Hebei was just around the corner. It could be said that he was already an overlord. If these two people couldn't compare to Liu Biao, then what was Liu Biao like?
"My Lord is cultured and virtuous. You are worthy of being called a hero!" Although the scholars and generals at the side despised Liu Mang's blatant boot-licking, they still gave their boss the title of a hero to satisfy his vanity.
"Haha, haha! You're too kind! "Liu Biao's old face was smiling like an old chrysanthemum.
However, it must be said that Liu Biao was truly an outstanding person. Back then, Liu Biao had single-handedly entered Jingzhou. In the end, he ruled Jingzhou and was known as one of the Eight Horses. Liu Mang felt ashamed of his inferiority. Now, Liu Mang had heard from Liu Qi that Jingzhou had a population of more than three million. What kind of concept was this? It could be said that Liu Mang's Yangzhou, Liu Bei, and Jiangdong's population could not be compared to Jingzhou's population.
In terms of population, Cao Cao sat on several provinces and could only be compared to Liu Biao. Liu Biao only had one province. Moreover, Liu Mang had never seen a scene of people starving to death on the streets. There were even very few beggars. Liu Mang also followed Lü Bu all the way from Xuzhou to Jingzhou. When they were rushing to Xuzhou, the road was filled with corpses and devastation. It was simply unbearable to look at.
However, the faces of the people under Liu Biao's rule were not yellow. Although they could not eat well, at least they could eat until they were full.
Three million people were close to four million people. Liu Mang's one million people almost defeated Liu Mang. Moreover, Liu Mang had more civil officials than Liu Biao.
Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the entire Great Han Dynasty could be said to be in chaos. There were wars everywhere. Jingzhou could be regarded as the only pure land in the Great Han Dynasty. Even Shu Chuan could not compare. After all, Shu Chuan had Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang attacking each other.
The banquet continued. After the people of the Lumen Academy left, the atmosphere was much better. Cai Mao's party saw that Liu Mang was so good at arguing and did not dare to fight. They were afraid that they would be embarrassed by Liu Mang.
Therefore, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
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