Chapter 25: The future is no bright

Ma Jun prefers boys over girls, which is not an exaggeration in this era.

This is an era when everyone is inequality and men and women are inequality. Guo Jia has no intention of instilling new ideas into Ma Jun.

"Deheng, you have four wives and concubines. You are still young, what are you afraid of?"

Guo Jia wants to help enlighten Ma Jun.

But Ma Jun didn't appreciate it, and still said in a suffocation: "This, this, this, this day, there is no son, I am not worried."

After all, my daughter will get married, that is, the water you poured out. Ma Jun used to be poor, but now his family is big and his business is big. He should always think about inheriting his family business. No one wants to be proud of his family. The glory and wealth he has worked hard to give to outsiders as his daughter's dowry.

Guo Jia, who was amused and crying, thought for a while and said to Ma Jun: "Deheng, why not do this, your eldest daughter, how about marrying my youngest son Guo Jin in the future?"

To make a baby marriage, Guo Jia is not marrying a daughter, but seeking a wife for his son, which is considered a waste of money. As for free love, this era is nonsense.

Not to mention Ma Jun, even Dian Wei, Xu, Chu and Gan Ning all cast surprised eyes at Guo Jia.

They knew Ma Jun's ability. With Ma Jun, Guo Jia's rest and recuperation in Yizhou was able to achieve twice the result with half the effort and was very efficient.

But they did not expect that in order to win over Ma Jun, Guo Jia not only had high officials and generous salaries, but even the next generation had to treat the Ma family well. This kind of enlistment has surpassed the present and lasted for future generations.

Ma Jun's expression was immediately surprised and asked in disbelief: "Lord, lord, you, are you serious?"

When marrying a daughter, you should treat it differently. Being a good match is considered a marriage. Although Ma Jun is a different leader in Yizhou, he can marry a daughter to Guo Jia's legitimate son. It is not clear whether it is a wife or a concubine. At least it is a high-level person, and the meaning is definitely different.

Guo Jia joked: "What? Did I have any false words to you?"

Ma Jun thought about it again and said that all the promises Guo Jia gave him were fulfilled. Except for the title of marquis, it was something that Guo Jia could not do, but as long as Guo Jia had that strength, it would definitely be fulfilled.

"Then, then, my eldest daughter, will marry the second and second sons of the lord."

Ma Jun swept away the haze on his face, swam comfortably in the pool, and then leaned against the pool and enjoyed the night breeze with a smile.

He was simple-minded and didn't think too far. If Guo Jia was defeated and the people who had been married to Guo Jia would end up being unimaginable.

Soaking in the pool, a few people chatted about the world and were having fun. In the other pools, young children gathered together to have fun, and the families could enjoy this pleasant moment.

The evening breeze is cool and pleasant.

Suddenly a guard came to report someone outside asking for a meeting.

Guo Jia lay beside the pond and asked the guard: "Who is coming? Whose surname?"

The guard clasped his fists and said truthfully: "The person who came is called Pang Tong."

Oh

Guo Jia was surprised, even Xu Chu and Dian Wei looked at each other, showing a shock.

Guo Jia is familiar with the name Pang Tong, and Dian Wei and Xu Chu are also impressed.

Since joining Guo Jia, they have only lost in Jingzhou, and the people involved still remember the person who lost the defeat. Although Pang Tong was just a young man and inconspicuous, Xu Chudianwei, who regarded the defeat in Jingzhou as a shame, remembered everyone in Jingzhou.

"How many people did Pang Tong bring?"

Guo Jia asked again.

The guard said: "One."

"Let him in."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he came to the far pond and said to Xu Chudianwei beside him: "Do you still remember Pang Tong?"

Xu Chu said in a muffled voice: "Remember, the young man in front of the Jingzhou army back then."

Dian Wei showed a hint of reminiscence and said, "That young man dared to immediately set up his front at a young age. It is impressive. I don't know if he still has the courage he used to be in the past several years."

Regardless of our enemies, Guo Jia also felt that Pang Tong dared to appear on the battlefield back then and was considered a young hero.

Now, Guo Jia believes that Pang Tong came in just two positions, either representing Liu Biao or representing himself. Anyway, it is absolutely impossible to represent Liu Huangshu.

"He dares to come alone, which shows that he is extremely brave. He is a person who is observing all directions. He will be here only half a day after I come to Mount Li to leave the palace. I'm afraid he has been waiting for this opportunity a long time ago."

It is not a secret that Guo Jia comes to Mount Li. The Sanfu area is under his control. There is no possibility that the people who are planning to plot against Guo Jia.

A moment later, a young man in white walked from the other end of the pool. He was gentle and indifferent, neither humble nor arrogant. After walking to the pool, he bowed and reported to his house.

"Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, have met the envoys and generals."

Guo Jia leaned against the far end of the pool water and looked at Pang Tong. After Pang Tong raised his head, he found that Pang Tong looked ugly and did not like to talk to others. Instead, his expression was extremely indifferent and firm, without any swaying look.

If it weren't for this resolute expression, Pang Tong would probably give people the impression that he was a guy who was a deer-headed guy. Now he could make people ignore his appearance and treat him with caution.

Guo Jia has seen many handsome people, Yuan Shao, Xun Yu, Qin Mi, etc., all of them are beautiful men. Guo Jia has also seen ugly people. Zhang Song, who is an official under him, is one.

In this era of judging people by their appearance, whether Pang Tong has talent or not is, his appearance can make people look down on him openly.

"Pang Tong, haha, when I was traveling to Jingzhou, I met your uncle Pang Degong. How is he doing recently?"

Guo Jia did not get up and changed clothes to formally receive Pang Tong, which was not arrogant. Pang Tong came at this time and should have known that this was not a formal occasion.

Pang Tong's expression was indifferent and his words were clear, and he said, "I don't know this, but I haven't met Pang Gong for three years."

oh?

This was quite unexpected. Guo Jia did not expect that Pang Tong and Pang Degong were alienated. His mouth raised slightly, his tone turned cold, and he asked back, "If I remember correctly, I returned from Jingzhou in a bad way, you would be a member of Liu Biao's account. Today I came alone, aren't you afraid that I will kill you to vent your anger?" I didn't jump.

Through the pool water, the mist was curling, as if it was a misty place. Pang Tong held his head up and his chest was raised, his eyes slightly looking down at Guo Jia in the distance, with confidence and audible sound.

"The envoy is so powerful and powerful, how can you kill arbitrarily? You are a bystander in the Jingzhou army that day. How can you blame the envoy for the defeat of the envoy? Those who accomplish great things do not care about the gains and losses of a city and a place. The envoy has not won Jingzhou back then, and he has already left it behind today. Why should you mention the old things again?"

Ha ha ha ha

When Guo Jia heard this, he laughed happily. Just as Pang Tong said, the loser would always focus on the past, while he only looked at the present and the future.

"I'm going to be evil. He doesn't believe that I dare to kill him. You go and do it."

After Guo Jia's laughter stopped, he raised his eyebrows at Dian Wei.

Dian Wei sneered: "This unknown junior, I don't want to kill him. Lord, please let Zhongkang go."

Guo Jia was joking. How could they not see that they followed Guo Jia for so long?

What's more, killing Pang Tong at this time is simply a self-destruction of his reputation.

Xu Chu turned his head and looked at Guo Jia with his back. He shook his head and said, "I won't go either, let Xingba go."

Gan Ning punched the pond and splashed water, pretending to be angry and said, "Hey, I didn't go to hit Jingzhou."

As he said that, Gan Ning and Dian Wei's eyes turned to Ma Jun who was entertaining themselves.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Ma Jun thought they had pushed the murder on him, and was shocked and begged Guo Jia in panic: "Lord, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I feel dizzy, my heart is terrified, no, don't let me kill, kill people."

Guo Jia shrugged and laughed, then looked at Pang Tong, who was calm and composed, and said, "Pang Tong, you have calculated that I won't kill you, so you dare to come alone."

Pang Tong remained calm and replied: "The king loved the people as much as his son, recruited talents. As long as he was not the enemy in front of the king's formation, the king would not kill him, otherwise he would be unkind."

Whether it is a great benevolence or a false benevolence or a false benevolence or a false benevolence is not important. The key is that the attitude you are at least in the end of benevolence and righteousness.

"Pang Tong, you are from the Jingxiang clan, what are you doing in Chang'an? Although I have lived in Chengdu for a long time, I also know that the Jingxiang clan cursed me in every way and disdained to be with me. Are you the envoy of Liu Biao?"

After a brief silence, Pang Tongcai solemnly said: "I do have a deep relationship with the Jingxiang clan. Perhaps in the eyes of the envoy, even if I am not an enemy at the moment, I will be enemies with the envoy in the future. But here I come here to serve the envoy and see if the envoy dares to use it."

Except for Guo Jia, everyone else showed shock. No one would have thought Pang Tong would spit out such words.

"Self-fighting? Pang Tong, do you bully me ignorant or show off your wisdom? With Pang Degong's prestige in Jingzhou, if you want to become an official, Liu Biao will use you more, why do you come to me to seek an official position?"

Guo Jia leaned against the pond, looking up at the night sky, with a calm expression.

When he heard Pang Tong's words, his first reaction must be that Pang Tong was lying.

But now, I think about it again and again, it is not impossible.

Pang Degong was indeed an important figure among the Jingxiang clan, but under Liu Biao's rule, the Cai family and Kuai family were in a situation where the Cai family and Kuai family were in a state of competing for power. Even if Pang Tong became an official, he had to rely on one of the two families and rely on others.

Guo Jia uprooted the Yizhou gentry, and the current Yizhou officialdom has been completely renewed. If you want to gain a high position and be valued, you have to rely on your talents.

Even though Pang Tong is praised as Feng Chu by Sima Hui, he is still an unknown person in the eyes of the world.

"I will not hide it from the envoy. In my eyes, Liu Jingzhou is defending Jingzhou, and he is a chat guest. He has no ambitions. He can serve in Jingzhou, but he can only do nothing."

Pang Tong's words are all facts, and Guo Jia agrees with them.

If Liu Biao had ambitions, he would have swept the Central Plains long ago.

Not to mention that when Sun Jian died in battle, he did not rush his army to conquer Nanyang, even Yangzhou seemed to be given to Yuan Shu. In addition, Yuan Shu attacked Cao Cao in front of Yanzhou and Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou later. Liu Biao had too many opportunities, but he never used a soldier.

Pang Tong was able to become an official under Liu Biao's rule, but he was questioned whether Liu Biao, who only knew how to stick to his family and indulge in love with the romantic and romantic monarch, would be valued and whether he could perform his knowledge.

Can't the Jingxiang clan's crouching tiger and hidden dragon? Can't the Kuai Yue brothers see the god-given opportunity that has appeared in the past few years? But they can't persuade Liu Biao to compete in the Central Plains. Pang Tong followed Liu Biao, and his future was indeed lost.
Chapter completed!