Liu Bei was also worried about the changes in the Central Plains. Originally, Liu Bei was still worried that Cao Cao would take advantage of the opportunity to enter Shuzhong to complete the great cause of unifying the Central Plains. When he returned to Jingzhou, everything would be too late.

But who would have thought that the Central Plains had a sudden change, and Yuan Shao actually joined forces with Fang Zhiwen, and Cao Cao was in trouble now! In the blink of an eye, he was completely disappointed, and he could only run away in a mess and retreat back to his hometown. Now he is facing a terrible situation of being attacked by two strong men.

Liu Bei was also anxious at this time. He also wanted to take the opportunity to divide Cao Cao's nest and occupy a treasure land in the Central Plains. However, before Liu Bei was confused enough to swallow the one in his mouth, he opened his mouth to bite another prey. If that happens, wouldn't it be like a bear to break corn?

The best way is to quickly solve the problem in Shuzhong, and then seize the time to return to Jingzhou. Perhaps there is still a chance to catch up with the feast of dividing the Central Plains. Cao Cao is strong and now he has no way out of life and death. I believe he will not be completely defeated in a short time. Liu Bei can only look forward to it so much.

Therefore, Liu Bei's top priority is to take down Shuzhong as soon as possible. In other words, to force Liu Zhang to recognize the current situation as soon as possible.

Liu Bei was anxious, and Pang Yuan was also anxious. Pang Yuan thought more than Liu Bei. Liu Bei thought about good things and Pang Yuan also wanted to think about bad things. Now that Yuan Shao and Fang Zhiwen have successfully formed a military alliance, Pang Yuan could think of the transaction behind the two families. If it were not to share the Central Plains together, then Fang Zhiwen would support Yuan Shao to unify the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao gave up Jizhou.

What Pang Yuan didn’t understand at first was why Fang Zhiwen chose Yuan Shao, but after thinking about it carefully, Pang Yuan understood. That’s because Fang Zhiwen had no choice!

Fang Zhiwen definitely cannot choose Cao Cao because he does not allow it in his position, and the actual interests are even less allowed. Once Cao Cao obtains the Central Plains, Fang Zhiwen will inevitably be threatened and constrained by Cao Cao, which is a result that Fang Zhiwen absolutely cannot accept.

As for Liu Bei, that's not possible, because Liu Bei has basically taken over Yizhou. If Liu Bei gets the Central Plains again, then Liu Bei has a deep foundation. With the Central Plains as a place of development, it will inevitably be difficult to control and will even be able to compete with Fang Zhiwen in the future. This is definitely not the result that Fang Zhiwen is willing to see.

The remaining Gongsun Zan was not overestimated. Sima Fang had the same problem as Liu Bei, so after choosing, Yuan Shao was the most suitable one. Yuan Shao took down the Central Plains. On the surface, he had a big advantage, but without Jizhou as the foundation, Yuan Shao's strength growth would inevitably slow down. Yuan Shao's growth slowed down, and Liu Bei and Sima Fang would definitely not sit idly by and would definitely take the opportunity to get involved in the Central Plains. In this way, the Central Plains was still a place of war. The princes constantly weakened the other party's Zhiwen.

Then, if you think about this idea, Yuan Shao will gain the Central Plains in the future. The direction of Yuan Shao's development is unlikely to take back Jizhou to the north, and it is very likely to enter Sili to the west, or to avoid going to war with Sima Fang and Liu Bei at the same time, you can choose to attack Jingzhou first. If this result occurs, then Liu Bei will be in trouble, because there is a big problem between Jingzhou and Yizhou, that is, the road is difficult to move. Although Jingzhou and Yizhou are both bound by Liu Bei, the road is not smooth, which will cause the two places to form a de facto separation. If Sima Fang or the Yellow Turban Army goes south to spy on Yizhou at this time, Liu Bei will be trapped in a situation where it is difficult to take care of both sides. In the long run, the Shu Kingdom was trapped in Shuzhong in history.

Pang Yuan didn't want him to repeat Zhuge Liang's old path, and in the end he failed and ended up with a hard work!

If you want to change this situation, you must take over Yizhou as soon as possible. Then, while quickly unifying Yizhou, you will start building the straight road from Yizhou to Jingzhou. At the same time, you must quickly turn your energy to Jingzhou and strive to get a share of the battle between the Central Plains. At that time, one will rise and the other will decline, and Yuan Shao will find it difficult to fight against Liu Bei, who has a deeper foundation, for a long time.

As for how to take over Yizhou as soon as possible and start a series of follow-up measures, there is only one way, that is, to put huge pressure on Pang Xi and force Pang Xi to turn to Liu Bei, and then great things will be done.

When Pang Yuan visited again, Pang Xi naturally knew why he came. Now that the situation in the Central Plains is unpredictable, Liu Bei could no longer sit still in Shu. Pang Xi also fantasized whether Liu Bei would give up Yizhou and take care of the Central Plains first. However, Liu Bei did not seem to have such thoughts. Now that Pang Yuan’s visit again has actually fully demonstrated Liu Bei’s true thoughts.

Pang Xi invited Pang Yuan to the study room and left the left and right. Pang Yuan went straight to the point.

"Mr. Pang Da, now the situation in the Central Plains is changing, so I believe Pang Da is also clear. However, Pang Da Da must not make misjudgments because of this, so as not to mislead major events!"

"What...what does Fuqing mean? What does it mean to miss a big thing?"

Pang Yuan put away the smile on his face and said solemnly: "The so-called misjudgment is that Pang should not think that Lord Liu will give up Yizhou and return to Jingzhou because of the urgent matters in the Central Plains. For Lord Liu, the Central Plains is a step to climb a high level, while Yizhou is the foundation for his life and cannot be compared with others!"

Pang Xi sighed in his heart, and it was true. It seemed that Liu Bei had insisted on Yizhou. Pang Yuan had reached the level of maintaining one's life. In other words, if anyone blocked Liu Bei's path, Liu Bei would have to fight to the death. Then the so-called "big event" in the next sentence is self-evident.

"This...Yizhou...Mr. Liu really wants to act like this?"

"Mr. Pang Da, this is not what Lord Liu wants to do. Lord Liu is not alone. How can Pang Da Da not know this? Pang Da is also an old man in the officialdom. Naturally, he should know what the general trend is. Yizhou's status is so important and now it is even more important. In this case, Yizhou has no choice!"

Pang Xi felt miserable, but Pang Yuan was right. In the face of the interests of the group, personal honor and disgrace are insignificant, and morality, benevolence and righteousness are all bullshit. Poor Liu Zhang, to put it bluntly, it is the crime of possessing a treasure!

Seeing that Pang Xi's face was gray, Pang Yuan quickly added another move: "Mr. Pang Da, I'll give this an ultimatum. Now the situation is unforgivable, and time is the most important factor. Therefore, there is no time to delay and hesitate. If Pang Da Da still sticks to his personal friendship, then we can only take the last resort. Even if Chengdu is destroyed, it will be spared. It's just that poor Liu Zhang, Pang Da Da, and thousands of military generals are going to be buried for him! Pang Da, please think twice."

"This...if so...How would Lord Liu plan to place Ji Yu?"

Pang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself. Pang Xi was not asking how to place Liu Zhang, but it was clearly asking how to place himself.

"Liu Jiyu is the nephew of the same clan of the Lord. Will Lord Liu treat him badly? A Xiaoyao Hou will definitely not be able to escape. If Liu Jiyu really wants to do something, it is not impossible to even make him a city lord and prefect. However, if he can understand the righteousness and promote this matter, it is a great achievement. Lord Liu will definitely give it no stingy. It is no problem to be named a marquis and title, and Lord Pang does not need to worry about this at all."

Pang Xi's face cleared a little, and he pondered for a moment: "If Lord Liu can guarantee that Ji Yu is the prefect, he is willing to do his best to promote this matter, and his personal life and death are small. Therefore, the survival of the main family, the welfare and future of the people of Chengdu and thousands of soldiers, cannot be destroyed by my own personal selfishness."

"My dear Lord! Chengdu, Yizhou people are very lucky, thousands of soldiers in Shu are very lucky, and Liu Jiyu is even more lucky!"

Pang Yuan was overjoyed, and for a moment, the flattering words rushed towards Pang Xi like a tide. Pang Yuan used this entirely to vent his joy!

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Pang Xi came to Liu Zhang's mansion again. Recently, the atmosphere in the mansion was very depressing. Everyone tiptoed to walk, for fear of disturbing Liu Zhang, so they summoned themselves to an unexpected disaster.

Liu Zhang was restless, his round face seemed to have become thinner, and his expression was even more ugly. Seeing Pang Xi's arrival, Liu Zhang reluctantly cheered up.

"Ziwen, do you have any good news to tell me today?"

"This...no, there is a bad news to tell Ji Yu."

"Well," Liu Zhang sighed indifferently: "I am now in debt and people don't have to worry about it. Anyway, that's it. Ziwen, let's talk about it, what's the bad news? Could it be that Liu Bei is preparing to take action?"

"This...is it! Now that the situation in the Central Plains is tense, Liu Bei is eager to return to Jingzhou to deal with the important matters of the Central Plains, so he no longer has the patience to continue to waste here!"

"Huh!? Isn't that good news? If he can't stay, he will get out of here. Wouldn't we be safe!"

Pang Xi looked at Liu Zhang's excited look and shook his head helplessly and said, "Pang Yuan came to his subordinates' mansion today. He told his subordinates that the Central Plains are the ranks of climbing up the high, and the Yizhou is the place to settle down for Liu Bei. Therefore, first Yizhou and then Central Plains are the inevitable choices of Liu Bei."

"Is this... an ultimatum?"

Pang Xi was silent for a while and nodded powerlessly.

Liu Zhang stared at Pang Xi tightly. Seeing Pang Xi's head swaying up and down, Liu Zhang immediately collapsed to the ground like a ball of breathlessness. The room became quiet, and time seemed to slow down. The shadow of the sunlight casting in through the gap in the window did not slow down for a long time.

"Okay... OK! What a gentry uncle with unparalleled kindness... Haha..."

Pang Xi didn't say anything and didn't know what to say. He couldn't say it, and he couldn't blame Liu Bei for this. There is no family affection in the struggle between political forces!

After Liu Zhang's emotions were almost vented, Liu Zhang sat behind the desk with a dazed expression and stopped moving. Pang Xi slowly spoke: "Ji Yu took the initiative to give way, and Liu Bei promised a position of Xiaoyao Hou and the Prefect. If he did not follow, he would be burned!"

Liu Zhang's face was stunned, and then he slowly came to life. The expression on his face gradually became richer. Finally, he showed a look of joy. He sat up straight, leaned forward slightly, stared at Pang Xi and said, "This is what he said seriously!"

"really!"

"That's true?!"

"This is absolutely true. I guarantee it with my family and life!"

"Okay! Very good! Haha..." (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!
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