Pang Degong originally thought that Sun Ce would be defamed to Liu Biao. After all, it was a hostile side. No matter how fair Sun Ce was, he could not help but have preconceived ideas. But after hearing Sun Ce's evaluation of Liu Biao, Pang Degong felt that Sun Ce not only did not belittle Liu Biao, but even a little exaggerated.

However, Sun Ce pointed out one fatal shortcoming of Liu Biao: Liu Biao is inherently deficient in military affairs. Not only him, but also the people around him. Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others cannot be said to be stupid, but they cannot be said to be good at military affairs. Being an ordinary general is more than enough, and they will not be able to see a powerful general like Sun Jian.

If it weren't for this, Liu Biao wouldn't have let Huang Zu, a man, guard Fancheng and confront Sun Jian.

In this way, the Sun family's father and son are much better than Liu Biao, and it is very likely that Jingzhou will eventually fall into the hands of the Sun family.

Even so, Pang Degong did not make a clear statement. He talked with Sun Ce for a long time, but didn't even leave a meal, so he asked Pang Shanmin to send Sun Ce out. Sun Ce didn't say anything. He knew that his goal had been achieved. The Pang family was so simple, and there was probably nothing delicious, not to mention that there was Huang Zhong outside, who left him for a long time, but he didn't know if he had left.

Sun Ce went out and immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Huang Zhong who was still standing there. If he ran away from Huang Zhong because of bragging with Pang Degong, the loss would be great. He walked over quickly and bowed to him.

"What advice does Huang Jun have?"

Huang Zhong was very embarrassed. He was woken up by Sun Ce's words and stayed here and did not leave. Naturally, he wanted to see if Sun Ce could give him a chance. What does Sun Ce mean? Do you drive me away?

"Uh..." Huang Zhong's tongue rolled in his mouth, but he couldn't say anything. Sun Jian sent someone to find him, but he didn't go, but now he defected to Sun Jian's son Sun Ce, and he took the initiative to defect. Isn't that appropriate?

"Haha, it seems that Huang Jun still has a lot to say." Sun Ce laughed and said nothing, pulling Huang Zhong to the military camp. "Or why it's like this, it's getting late. Huang Jun stayed in the camp, and we traveled together with candles and had a talk all night."

Huang Zhong couldn't ask for it, so he followed Sun Ce half and half. Pang Shanmin stood in front of the door, feeling sad. Sun Ce said that he had a talent of 2,000 stones, but he did not invite him to travel with him. Alas, my father was too concerned about face and refused to ask for help, otherwise I could become an official now.

Pang Shanmin returned to the house and saw Pang De standing in the courtyard. He looked up at the sky with a serious expression. He walked to the side and stood quietly.

"Dad, General Sun has left. Huang Hansheng will travel with him tonight."

Pang Degong nodded, but said nothing. After a while, he said, "Shanmin, who do you think Liu Biao or Sun Jian will be the lord of Jingzhou?"

Pang Shanmin was excited. Pang Degong asked this question naturally because he was ready to make a decision. Once he made a decision, the Pang family would take action. Whether the answer was good or not, which determined whether he could leave his life as a hermit and officially enter the officialdom. He thought about it carefully, but he was a little shaken because he could not make a clear judgment at all.

"It's hard to make a decision, right?" Pang Degong lowered his head and glanced at Pang Shanmin quietly. "The Sun father and son are good at military affairs, which is not something that Liu Biao can match. But whether he can compete for Jingzhou is only one aspect. Although Nanyang has many household registrations, there are many powerful families, and it is not optimistic that Yuan Shu can plunder how much materials Yuan Shu can plunder, so he would not be optimistic. If not, he would not have sent Sun Jian to attack Xiangyang. Liu Biao is not good at military affairs, but he has Cai Kuai's support nearby and Yuan Shao's alliance far away, and occupied Xiangyang. If nothing unexpected happens, it will not be a problem to defend the first half of the year. Half a year later, can Yuan Shu still hold on? Who knows?"

Pang Shanmin nodded repeatedly and broke out in a cold sweat. Only then did he understand why his father had such a speculative talk with Sun Ce, but he did not let go in the end. Now it seems that the time is not ripe at all. If he voted for Sun Ce and Sun Ce was defeated in the end, the Pang family would suffer a great loss. Not only should he not expect to be side by side with the Cai family, but he might even be in a slump.

"What if Sun Ce... wins?" Pang Shanmin asked unwillingly. After all, Sun Ce is the first person to say that he has the power of two thousand stones so far.

"Didn't Huang Hansheng go with Sun Ce?" Pang Degong walked slowly towards the hall with his hands behind his back. "What's more, he even liked Shi Yuan, and promised him to be a good material and beautiful jade that has never been seen in a century. If he wins and Shi Yuan becomes his confidant, why should you worry about your career?"

The people of Pangshan were relieved.

Sun Ce did not know that he was too pretentious, so he exposed his strong interest in Pang Tong in advance, but instead lost an opportunity to gain support from the Pang family. He had a great chat with Huang Zhong and was immersed in the joy of picking up bargains. Although there was a holiday before, he had successfully untied Huang Zhong's heart, and the similar family backgrounds of both parties made their relationship quickly harmonious.

The Sun family is a poor family in Fuchun and is despised. When Sun Jian wanted to marry Mrs. Wu, he was rejected by his relatives of the Wu family. After more than 20 years of struggle, Sun Jian is now a prince, but his inferiority complex is still there and he is still unwilling to keep his family in Fuchun. But compared to Huang Zhong, the Sun family's experience is not so exaggerated, and it can even be said to be lucky.

At least Sun Jian still had the opportunity to be appreciated by the governor, and was promoted to 2,000 shi step by step, and even made a marquis with military merits. Huang Zhong became even more miserable. There were too many families in Nanyang, and there was no chance to become an official with courage like Sun Jian. Huang Zhong was over forty years old, but he was still a thief Cao official who was not worth mentioning in his biography. The thief Cao was an official in the prefect of the county, in charge of the security of the county. There was a thief Cao man with a monthly salary of 16 shi, and the number of officials was different. The salary was reduced by half, and the monthly salary was eight shi.

The standard for an adult's ration is six liters of a solar eclipse, and eight liters of a month. The monthly salary of eight liters is not even a belly-covered for Huang Zhong, and it is even more than 100,000 miles away from his ideals. Now that he has the opportunity, Huang Zhong naturally refuses to let it go. At the invitation of Sun Ce, he performed sword skills and the most proud archery technique, and then tried it with Zu Mao to prove his value.

After reading Huang Zhong's martial arts, Sun Ce confirmed it correctly and immediately promised to recommend Huang Zhong to Sun Jian. Huang Zhong was overjoyed and was grateful.

"However, you cannot give Huang Jun too high a position in the short term, at most it will be only 600 stones." Sun Ce patted Huang Zhong's hand and said earnestly.

Although he was a little disappointed, Huang Zhong was used to being frustrated and was mentally prepared. When he arrived for the first time, he did not expect to become a general who led the army at once. He was satisfied with the opportunity to be promoted.

"It has nothing to do with Huang Jun's ability, but I'm worried that someone will target you and snatch you away." Sun Ce smiled slightly. "Huang Jun, how about being the Five Sheepskin Captain for a few days?"

Huang Zhong was surprised and happy. He was from Nanyang, so how could he not know the allusion of Wu Sheepskin? Bai Li Xi, a doctor from Wan, Nanyang, and no one in Nanyang did not know this sage, and often encouraged himself with this sage. Huang Zhong was one of them, but he never dared to boast about Bai Li Xi. Now Sun Ce compared him to the commander of Wu Sheepskin, and this kind of grace is more considerate than any high-ranking official and generous salary. With such a wise ruler, what future does he have to worry about? It is simply a bright future.

"I wish to be a general who is heartbroken and dies." Huang Zhong bowed to the ground and cried in tears.

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