Chapter 90
Just when Pang Tong thought he had completed his mission and resigned to Cao Cao, Cao Cao laughed! He smiled and tried to keep Pang Tong! That smile was very strange!
Yes! Cao Cao's smile is very strange! At least in Pang Tong's eyes, it was strange. This strange smile made Pang Tong feel chills from his heart. It was like a farmer who had been drought for a long time and unexpectedly discovered that what fell from the sky was not to relieve the drought dew, but to the storm mixed with huge hail that would cause human life.
Even so, Pang Tong didn't show anything on the surface. He said calmly: "Does the Prime Minister have anything to tell Tong?"
Cao Cao said loudly: "Mr. Fengchu has come from afar and offers such good advice. I have no choice but to thank him. How can I let Mr. Fengchu run for me again? Mr. Fengchu should stay in the army for a few more days! It is also possible that Cao can ask Mr. Fengchu's high opinions day and night!"
Pang Tong, who found himself in a false alarm, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It is a blessing for Shi Yuan to be able to serve the Prime Minister. However, in order to make the Prime Minister cross the river as soon as possible, Tong is willing to go to Jiangzuo to contact all the heroes to welcome the Prime Minister."
Cao Cao coughed dryly and said, "Mr. Shiyuan can achieve great success. Cao asked to report to the emperor and be named one of the three dukes."
Pang Tong said seriously: "I am not a wealthy person, but I want to save all the people. The Prime Minister crosses the river and be careful not to kill the people."
After hearing Pang Tong's answer, Cao Cao suddenly closed his eyes for some reason. The heart that Pang Tong had just put in his stomach immediately rose to near his throat.
After a long time, Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes, locked his bright eyes on Pang Shiyuan and said, "This Prime Minister said, "I will do my best for heaven, so I will endure killing the people!" Did Mr. Pang ask for the list to protect your family members who live by the river?"
It is absolutely impossible to say that Pang Tong's courage is absolutely unspeakable. Even though he knew that he had come to Cao's camp to deceive Cao Cao with a series of tricks and was destined to die once he was seen through, he was still able to deal with Cao Cao without any flaws. However, even though Pang Tong had extraordinary courage and excellent psychological quality, his face would change after being told through the plan of retreating in his heart. He had already thought about it in advance that he would ask for a list article in the name of protecting his family. The purpose of asking for this list article was not really for this purpose. The real reason was to let Cao Cao leave with confidence; and he would not have suspicion about the series plan he had made because of his departure.
Although someone told me his worries, Pang Tong was also very human. He smiled and said, "The Prime Minister's magical tricks are really admirable. I also asked the Prime Minister to give the scholar's first list to protect his family."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I have already written the Bangwen for you." After saying that, he waved his hand and saw Yishuzhuan walking over with something in his hand. Pang Tong looked carefully and saw that it was not a Bangwen full of words.
Pang Tong said: "Shi Yuan thanked the Prime Minister."
After saying that, he reached out and wanted to get the banwen. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao blocked the script before Shuzhang and said, "No hurry! No hurry! Feng Chu - Pang Shiyuan - I should serve the banwen that Mr. Pang Tong wants! But..."
Cao Cao's words are still very sincere.
But the most "but" made Pang Tong a big trouble. And Pang Tong had already found that something was wrong. Where was the bad? Just in the name Cao Cao said to him. From Mr. Feng Chu to Mr. Shi Yuan, Mr. Pang pointed to his nose and said to you! Judging from all the signs, his series of plans had been seen through by Cao Cao. When recalling that Cao Cao had just pointed out his plan to escape, it showed that his background was already known clearly. Now Pang Tong knew that the situation was hopeless. Although Cao Cao might not have to kill him, he thought that he would have done something for more than ten years of hard work to study and thought that he would end up like this. For a moment, Pang Tong became a little dazed.
Cao Cao asked, "Pang Tong! Do you have anything to say?"
"Prime Minister!" Pang Tong had to make his last effort, and he said, "Shi Yuan didn't know what the Prime Minister wanted."
"Ha...ha..." Cao Cao laughed and said, "At this time, Mr. Shiyuan still refused to tell the truth? Come on! Bring Xu Shu up!"
After a while, Xu Shu was taken to the big tent. He entered the big tent and saw Pang Tong and Cao Cao standing in the middle. Xu Shu, who didn't know the reason, bowed to Cao Cao and secretly looked at Pang Tong, who looked a little pale.
Cao Cao said: "Can Shiyuan know Xu Shu?"
Pang Tong said: "I and Yuanzhi are old friends, how can I not know each other?"
Xu Shu also said: "What Shi Yuan said is good!"
After looking at Xu Shu and Pang Tong, Cao Cao sneered: "Since he is an old friend, why did Shi Yuan ignore Yuan's life and death?"
After a sudden slap in his heart, Xu Shu rushed to say, "Prime Minister! Shi Yuan crossed the river this time to offer a series of plans to the Prime Minister so that the soldiers in the army will not be afraid of the storm and breaking the east of the Yangtze River is just around the corner. How could the Prime Minister say that Shi Yuan ignored my life and death?"
After Xu Shu finished speaking, Cao Cao said slowly: "If you want to defeat Cao's troops, you need to attack with fire. A ship on the river will catch fire and the rest of the ships will scatter, unless you offer a series of plans and teach him to nail them. Then the effort can be accomplished!"
This statement was so scared that Pang Tong was so heartbroken. Because how could Cao Cao's words sound so familiar? Isn't this what he said when he whispered to Lu Su! Pang Tong was really stunned now.
"Xu Yuanzhi followed the army here. After Cao's defeat, he would not distinguish between jade and stone. How could he avoid difficulties?" Cao Cao continued: "What's wrong with Shi Yuan ignoring his old friends?"
Pang Tong opened his mouth, but something seemed to be blocked in his throat, making him speechless.
"I know what you want to say!" Cao Cao said: "You can make a rumor in the army: Han Sui, Xiliangzhou, Ma Teng wants to rebel. He will run to Xu Du soon! Then Xu Shu can ask for orders to go to the pass to defend to protect his life! Can you do it?!"
Poor Pang Tong no longer had the momentum of entering Cao's camp and steadily entering Mount Tai, chatting and laughing. Now Pang Tong is like someone stripped of his clothes and showing everything to the Cao army. If the phoenix that has fallen off is not as good as a chicken, then the phoenix that has lost its hair is even worse than a little chick. Xu Yuanzhi also stood there with a dead face with Pang Tong, who has already felt ashamed.
Pang Tong swallowed hard, moistening his dry throat and said, "Prime Minister is a great talent! Pang Shiyuan shows off! But the Prime Minister knows that it is a plan, why does he still use iron chains to lock the ship? Isn't the Prime Minister really afraid of a big fire burning the Baili camp?"
"Haha! Haha! Haha!" Cao Cao laughed loudly.
Pang Tong said: "Why is the Prime Minister laughing?"
"I smiled at you Pang Shiyuan! I smiled at that Zhou Gongjin! I smiled at that Zhuge Kongming three times!" Cao Cao stood proudly. He looked around the civil and military officials in the tent, and looked at Pang Tong with confidence and said: "I smiled at you who have only a plan but don't know the time!"
Pang Tong said suspiciously: "Time?"
"Not bad!" Cao Cao said: "Whenever you use fire to attack, you must use the wind. In the middle of winter, there is only the west wind and north wind. How can there be the east wind and south wind? I live on the northwest, and the soldiers are all on the south bank. If they use fire, they are burning their own soldiers. Why are I afraid? Our army only needs to train troops and then attack the other shore before the wind direction changes next year. The six counties and eighty-one states in Jiangdong are the things in my pocket! This is what... everything is there - it's just the east wind! Haha...!"
Cao Cao's laughter echoed in the big tent like a morning bell and evening drum. After hearing Cao Cao's words, the civil and military officials laughed loudly. For a moment, the laughter was heard from the big tent to the outside of the tent. The laughter spread far and far away with the strong northwest wind!
A hint of rosy appeared on Pang Tong's pale face. He looked up at Cao Cao who was already smiling and was out of mind. He glanced at the civil servants and military generals under Cao Cao's tent, and there was a hint of disdain on the corners of his mouth.
After a long time, Cao Cao stopped laughing and said, "Pang Tong! Tell me... Do you don't know the time of heaven?! The funny thing is Zhou Gongjin. Not only is he lacking talent! Instead, he is self-righteous. At this critical moment, he not only blames Huang Gai, the minister of the Three Dynasties of Eastern Wu, but also humiliates the general Gan Ning, which makes the heaven angry and the people resentful! How can he not defeat!"
Pang Tong closed his eyes and said nothing.
Seeing that Pang Tong did not reply, Cao Cao turned around and shouted: "Except for the members of the parliament and the officials of the six ministries, all the others retreated! I want to interrogate carefully and take the heads of these two people to Feng Xiaoling to pay tribute to the heroic spirit! You are filial! You are filial! You are filial to walk slowly... In less than two months, I will definitely take the heads of Zhou Gongjin and Kong Ming to avenge Feng Xiaoling! You are filial to death... You are filial to heaven! You are filial to death...!" As he shouted, Cao Cao covered his face and cried!
Amid Cao Cao's crying, all the civil and military officials and generals in the tent bowed and left, while the rest were Cao Cao's confidants.
After there was no idle person, Xun You walked to Cao Cao and said, "Prime Minister! All the ones that should be left are gone! Don't cry for that prodigal son anymore!"
After putting down the covered sleeves, Cao Cao laughed and said, "I am laughing, how could I cry!"
Who are Pang Tong and Xu Shu? When they looked at the smile on Cao Cao's face, they shouted in their hearts: "I'm fooled!" Pang Tong was even more discouraged. He thought that this would achieve great achievements, but he thought that he, the person who offered a series of plans, became a tool for Cao Cao's series of plans. He just heard Cao Cao talk about Huang Gai and Gan Ning, and he thought that although Cao Cao had seen through his series of plans, he did not see through Zhou Yu's plan of surrender. But judging from the current situation, Cao Cao said those words to those who had just left. It is estimated that within three days, Jiangdong would get detailed information about today's dialogue. If Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang made a combat plan based on this false information, they would become Jiangdong's sinners.
Thinking of this, Pang Tong sighed and said to Xu Shu: "I, Pang Shiyuan, are really incompetent. Not only are I insured, I also implicated my old friends!"
Xu Shu said: "Time! Destiny! Luck! What does it mean to be implicated? You and I have been together for many years! Love is like brothers, and it is a blessing to die this time!"
Cao Cao sneered: "Will you let you die so easily?"
Pang Tong said: "Killing people is just a matter of placing the ground! You are the prime minister of the great Han Dynasty. Maybe in the future... do you have to do something to make a name for us?"
Ignoring Pang Tong's two steps, Cao Cao came to Xu Shu and said, "Huang Gai used a bitter plan, Kan Ze sent a letter of surrender, and Pang Tong came to offer a series of plans. I am afraid that it will not be completely burned! Do you really think you have hidden it with such a poisonous hand? But you know it but don't tell it. Do you think there are really no wise men in our army? If you don't love your talents, how can you keep you alive until today!"
After saying to Xu Shu, Cao Cao turned around and said to Pang Tong: "It's okay that Yuan Zhi has received the kindness of Liu Bei! Although you, Pang Shiyuan, have learned a lot, but because of your ugly appearance, they are called Feng Chu. How many people can Cao Mengde besides me, who can use your talent and learn without discriminating about your appearance? Since you crossed the river, although you know that you have ulterior motives, I have always treated you as a guest of honor! Do you have no idea of serving me at all?"
Pang Tong was stunned. Does Cao Cao still have plans to surrender to him? Alas! Even if Cao Cao had such a plan, how could he do this? Thinking of this, Pang Tong said bitterly: "It is only now that Pang Tong knows that the Prime Minister is broad-minded! But if I make a contribution to this, I am really ashamed of my friend from Jiangzuo. Please order me to kill me! As for Yuan Zhi! Although I don't report it, I still ask the Prime Minister not to be embarrassed by him.
Cao Cao said, "I said it won't be so easy to execute you! Although I am not a golden word, I am also a promise. Now I will announce the punishment for you. Please listen carefully! Finish yourself and implicate others because of yourself!"
This is clear. If you do as you do, you can make both of you live. It would be bad if you make your old friend implicated. This is often the case. When an excuse is given to a person who is wandering around in front of the gates of hell, even the saint will be moved. Moreover, no matter where this excuse is passed, people will not be able to say a blame. Since there is hope, please listen first. Pang Tong and Xu Shu said helplessly: "Please let the Prime Minister!"
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Let's punish you to keep your souls for filial piety!"
Xu Shu said: "Since I arrived in Xudu, Mr. Fengxiao has always been instructed, and I am half a teacher. Now Mr. Fengxiao is unfortunately gone. I will do my best to keep my soul as a disciple! I just don't know what Brother Shiyuan means..."
Pang Tong said: "You and I love each other like brothers! Since your teacher is my teacher, I really want to meet this Mr. Fengxiao, who is called perfect plan by Prime Minister Cao!"
Cao Cao said, "That's great! By the way, I will send you the quotation you ask for to your house!" Then he ordered Dianwei to escort the two of them to the mourning hall.
Chapter completed!