During this Northern Expedition, Wu Yi and his clan brother Wu Ban also went out with the army and made military achievements together.

Although he failed in the end, he received a certain reward because of his performance on the battlefield.

Compared to Pang Xi, who is arrogant and likes power and pomp, Wu Yi's personal cultivation is obviously far higher than Pang Xizhi.

He doesn't fight much, treats people with gentleness and politeness, and is cautious everywhere, so Liu Zhang likes Wu Yi more with such a personality, and he usually gets very close to Wu Yi.

This time, facing such a situation, Liu Zhang could not think of any other way and could only make up his mind to kill Pang Xi.

If the problem cannot be solved, then solve the person who raised the problem. In this way, there will be no problem and the problem will be solved naturally, right?

Liu Zhang felt that his IQ occupied the high ground of life.

However, as Liu Zhang's basic base, Liu Zhang himself knew that he could not lose the Dongzhou people and could not lose the support of the Dongzhou people for Pang Xi. Otherwise, if he would be unsteady in this position, he would be as hindered as Liu Biao, which would not be in his interests.

The Dongzhou faction must exist and must maintain a certain amount of strength, not weaken or be overly strong, so Liu Zhang decided to re-support a representative who could replace Pang Xi to lead the Dongzhou faction.

Wu Yi, who has a gentle personality, is the best candidate.

He has military achievements, family background, qualifications, relatives and good personality with Liu Zhang.

After Liu Zhang made a decision, he called Wu Yi and said that he would discuss major events with Wu Yi in private.

Wu Yi felt strange, but he still came over to meet Liu Zhang honestly. Liu Zhang took Wu Yi to talk secretly in his study and expressed his thoughts.

"Pang Xi and Zhang Kuang drew their swords on the main hall. On the surface, they wanted to deal with Wang Shang, but in fact they wanted to murder Orphan. Now that Wang Shang's fate has fallen, how can I not consider my own life? Ziyuan, your father and his father are close friends, and our two families are close friends in the past. In this situation, who else can I rely on besides you?"

Liu Zhang wiped his tears while holding Wu Yi's hand, crying and expressing his purpose.

Wu Yi was shocked and realized that Liu Zhang wanted to use his own strength to kill Pang Xi, and then let himself, as a representative of the Dongzhou faction, stabilize the Dongzhou faction, so as to resolve this political crisis.

Speaking of which, Wu Yi also saw the political crisis this time and was anxious.

The gap between the people of Dongzhou and Yizhou is getting bigger and bigger, almost in a state of tear. The situation that has just stabilized has become turbulent, which is very dangerous.

But at this moment, Wang Shang died inexplicably, and there were many doubts in it, and there were too many things to figure out.

Wu Yi actually had some bold speculations, but he was unwilling to confirm, and he didn't want to pursue it. He knew the right way.

Wu Yi knew that this state could not continue, otherwise, once the situation was out of control, with Pang Xi's personality, it was hard to say that he would not raise a military disaster.

Once a military disaster occurs and Hanzhong is in chaos, will Guo Peng, who is in Guanzhong, sit idly?

Wu Yi also went to see Pang Xi before, hoping that Pang Xi would not make things so big. Now that the Northern Expedition has failed and the country has suffered losses, it is the time to focus on development.

If internal turmoil continues at this time and benefits are still Guo Peng, isn’t Hanzhong in danger?

Pang Xi doesn't think so. Pang Xi said that before dealing with foreign enemies, you must first solve the internal enemies. The outside world is visible, and the internal enemies are invisible, so the internal enemies are even more dangerous because you don't know when they will do things that will harm the overall situation.

Since he was forced to withdraw his troops this time, Wu Yi also knew the harm of the internal enemy. It was precisely because of this that he could not support Pang Xi to launch a fierce political struggle. However, Pang Xi did not listen, and the two parted unhappily.

Wu Yi felt very distressed.

Liu Zhang's idea exceeded his vision, and Pang Xi was out of control again. Once Pang Xi really lost control, what situation would be bad?

Seeing Liu Zhang crying bitterly, Wu Yi was very confused, so he returned home and told his clan brother Wu Ban about this matter, wanting to discuss it with Wu Ban.

Wu Ban is different from Wu Yi. Wu Yi is relatively low-key, while Wu Ban is relatively high-profile. He is generous and chivalrous. He is famous at that time and has a very strong and has a certain status among the generals of Dongzhou.

Now, when he heard that Liu Zhang had the idea of ​​getting rid of Pang Xi, he was surprised for a moment, but he was very supportive.

"Pang Xi was arrogant and did not know how to restrain himself. He held a knife in front of the palace and lost his etiquette. Now that the disaster has been caused, it is difficult to end. The king has the idea of ​​getting rid of him. Isn't it a chance for you and my brother?"

Wu Ban said: "You and my brothers and Pang Xi went to Sichuan with the first lord. In terms of origin and family background, you and my brothers are not inferior to Pang's. Why did you and my brothers make Pang's place above you and my brothers?"

Wu Ban's statement made Wu Yi have some ideas. After thinking about it over and over again, Wu Yi felt that long pain was better than short pain. The Yizhou people lost a Wang Shang and were already angry. Seeing that the conflict was about to break out in all directions, they fought with the people of Dongzhou. If they could not do anything at this time, there would be no chance of reconciliation.

After all, Yizhou people are numerous and powerful, occupying most of the land and property. If it is really a stalemate, it will be the greatest harm to Liu Zhang and may not be beneficial to the people of Dongzhou.

After much thought, Wu Yi decided to follow Liu Zhang's orders and find an opportunity to kill Pang Xi and his confidants, replace Pang Xi's status with the Wu family, stabilize the situation in Shu, and end the confrontation.

Liu Zhang was very happy and decided to appoint Wu Yi as the prefect of Hanzhong after the victory of the operation, and be appointed as General Zhenbei, and General Wu Ban to fight against rebellion to reward Wu Yi and Wu Ban's actions.

They began to prepare in great detail for the plan to kill Pang Xi, and found a trusted personal guard and retainers to organize a Hongmen banquet, intending to kill Pang Xi at the banquet.

The relationship between Pang Xi and the Wu family is actually not bad. They are both generals in Dongzhou, so they still maintain a consistent pace in major events. It is not unusual to invite each other to drink with each other.

The plan was determined very smoothly. How to kill Pang Xi, how to kill his confidants, how to quickly take over Pang Xi's military power, stabilize Pang Xi's subordinates, eliminate Pang Xi's loyal and family, etc., a series of plans to eliminate future troubles have been decided.

Eliminating Pang Xi became an established fact, and Pang Xi himself knew nothing about it.

But then again, perhaps it was God's will. Pang Xi had a young man named Deng Zhi under his command. He was a native of Xinye, Jingzhou. He was a descendant of Deng Yu, one of the founding heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Deng family of Shinye was once prominent in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty. The Deng family entered the court for the second time. The Deng family's relatives were very powerful. Later, after Emperor Huan Emperor Deng Meng's deposed the queen, the Deng family gradually fell into decline.

Deng Zhi was born in a poor family and had no family resources. He could not find a way in Jingzhou and could only go to Sichuan to make a living, but he was not appointed, so he had to go to Pang Xi, who liked to support scholars, to make a living.

Pang Xi was not very good, but he really liked to raise scholars. Some of the scholars who raised were capable and often gave advice to Pang Xi. Cheng Ji and Fa Zheng were the second ones. Deng Zhi was not valued because he was young and was just a diligent person.

Having said that, Deng Zhi had great ambitions and worked hard to improve his knowledge. He wanted to make a name for himself. When Pang Xi led his army to the north, Deng Zhi, as a disciple, followed with his sword and became a personal guard. He watched the real battlefield up close. He regretted the subsequent failures and hated the people who were dragging their feet.

But the situation is changing suddenly, and Deng Zhi has no place to use his skills, so he can only continue to study, eat free rice, and feel very sad.
Chapter completed!