"Eight thousand gold? Sir, what do you mean?!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up when he heard the eight thousand gold. Eight thousand gold, for Zhang Xiu! It was originally agreed that after giving Zhang Xiu four thousand gold, he said that the gold he gave Zhang Xiu was robbed by Lu Bu's army halfway, which made Zhang Xiu start a war with Lu Bu, but now it seems that he still has to give Zhang Xiu the eight thousand gold. Liu Bei has been living in this way for so many years, so he naturally knows that the greater the effort he pays, the higher the reward he gets. He is not confused or even reluctant to let go of the number eight thousand. Liu Bei lost too many things. Compared to the entire Xuzhou, what is this eight thousand gold?

"Now is not the best time! What we need is to stab Lu Bu's chest with Zhang Xiu's knife, and now we need Zhang Xiu to turn into a shield to block Lu Bu's counterattack for us! Only then can the lord truly occupy the Central Plains' tripod!" Pang Tong said to Liu Bei. Pang Tong had now thrown away the feather fan. After being awakened by Liu Bei, Pang Tong became more and more persistent in his style, rather than just imitating Zhuge Liang.

"It's not the time, it's not the time. When is the time?" Sun Qian changed his tone again. You can't blame Sun Qian. He is a good adviser. He has been praised by Liu Bei everywhere and can only be regarded as a vague character. No one can forget it. However, some people can tolerate it, while some people can't help it.

"Hmm?!" Liu Bei frowned. He also heard the dissatisfaction in Sun Qian's words, but Liu Bei did not stop Sun Qian immediately. After all, Sun Qian was considered an old man and had been following Liu Bei since Xuzhou. After Liu Bei lost Xuzhou, all the fence-bearing grass left. Only Sun Qian and Jian Yong followed Liu Bei's side. It was fake that Liu Bei said he was not moved.

Sun Qian is not without talent. He was once recommended by the great scholar Zheng Xuan. If he had no talent, he would not be attracted to Zheng Xuan. However, Sun Qian was at most a second-rate strategist, and this person can be said to be similar to Yang Hong, good at diplomacy, and he could not play with Guo Jia and Chen Gong in strategy at all. Jia Xu and those top strategists, so every time Sun Qian came up with something, he could see it, and the sets could be broken one by one. However, Liu Bei still attached importance to Sun Qian as always, because there was no better strategist under Liu Bei's command than Sun Qian, but now there was a phoenix chick.

Feng Chu took over the position of military advisor as soon as he arrived. To put it in a smaller position, he was in charge of military logistics, just like a staff officer in modern warfare. To put it in a bigger position, a vassal like Liu Bei, a military advisor can be said to be the second-in-commander in internal affairs. Except for Liu Bei's biggest since Liu Bei, Liu Bei was not good at speaking, but he hoped that Sun Qian would end here.

But Sun Qian didn't seem to see Liu Paopao's eyes, and he was still talking more, "Military advisor, this is already eight thousand gold. Even if my army has a deep foundation, it can't help but spend it like this! You have to know that 7 thousand gold has been given before, plus the current eight thousand gold is 15,000, which is enough to support tens of thousands of troops!"

"This doesn't require the consideration of Prefect Sun! As the saying goes, if you don't do anything in your position, you won't do anything. Prefect Sun won't know!" Pang Tong is not a person who lets others talk about himself but doesn't say anything. Prefect Sun? Normally, Pang Tong called Brother Gongyou. Now he calls Prefect Sun, which is completely treated with his position. The next sentence even suppressed Sun Qian. Even if you Sun Qian is an old man from Liu Bei's army, you are just a prefect now. Compared with his military advisor position, there is still no need to see it. Prefect is enough to manage your own command. Of course, some people will come to work hard on these military affairs.

"You!" Sun Gan was directly hit by Pang Tong. It was him. He was no longer the military advisor of Liu Bei's army, but a small prefect. The position of military advisor has been removed. These ethics are not something that Sun Gan should worry about. He just needs to be his prefect of Runan. That's it, the reason is the same, but Sun Gan just couldn't swallow his breath. Why did he lose his position as a military advisor? It was because of Pang Tong's arrival that Sun Gan gave up his position as a military advisor and became a prefect of a county. If it were just before, Sun Gan might not have such a big complaint. After all, being a prefect of one side is a great honor. If you didn't see Sun Bofu in Jiangdong, you are just a prefect of Kuaiji! Even Zheng Xuan's evaluation of Sun Gan is an expert in governing the county, who can protect the public security of one side and benefit the people.

But Sun Gan got off from a high position. You demoted him to a high position. That feeling is really bad. It's just telling others that Sun Gan can't do it, Sun Gan is incompetent, and some people even speculate whether Liu Bei has any objections to Sun Gan, which makes Sun Gan pull down from the position of military advisor. Although Liu Bei's subordinates dare not say these words in a blunt way, their eyes and fingering still make Sun Gan feel very annoyed.

Sun Gan took a deep breath. He was not a man from the city, but a man from the mountain village jumped up and patted the table to scold Pang Tong. Instead, he calmed down. "Yes, if he is not in his position and does not plan his own affairs, Sun Gan can only be a county magistrate, and not like a military advisor, he can govern a great country." Sun Gan's three words "governing a great country" have aggravated his tone.

These three words directly made Pang Tong's eyes condense, and a hint of chill was revealed from his eyes.

Governing a great country! These three words come from the words "Tao Te Ching" in Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching": "Governing a great country is like cooking a small fresh food." Yi Yin saw Tang as a virtuous monarch, so he proposed his proposal to govern the country. Once, Yi Yin saw Tang asking about the food and said, "Cooking dishes should not be too salty or too light. You must make the dishes well; governing the country is like cooking. You cannot be too rush or slack. Only when it is just right can you get things done." Shang Tang was inspired and wanted to use Yi Yin more. After Shang Tang talked with Yi Yin, he felt that he had met too late, so he immediately appointed Yi Yin as "Aheng" (prime minister). Under the management of Shang Tang and Yi Yin, Shang Tang's power began to grow and wanted to attack Jie of Xia.

This is a way of governing the country. If you just talk about it, it is really a compliment to people. But now you have only taken three of them, which is actually to hide the four words behind them and cook! If you think about it carefully, you will know that what Sun Gan is actually insinuated is that he got the famous Huainan dish and braised turkey before! This is the biggest shame since Pang Tong became an official. As the saying goes, it is easy to hit people but not slap people in the face or scold his mother, and Sun Gan is revealing Pang Tong's scars.

"Enough!" Liu Bei hurriedly stopped him. He originally planned to let Jian Yong speak, but Jian Yong didn't know if he really didn't see it or pretended not to see it, so he didn't speak there. In desperation, Liu Bei had to stand up by himself.

"Gongyou, sir, you two are both my right-hand men and both are Bei's confidants. Why do you have to be so opposed?" Liu Bei was not easy to offend, so he could only praise the two of them first. "Gongyou, you are really, sir, that's considering our army. Don't you know that the more you get, the higher the price you pay!" Although Liu Bei was very fair to the two on the surface, he was still favoring Feng Chu. Who made Feng Chu the first military advisor of Liu Bei's army now?

"It's Gongyou who understands!" Sun Gan glanced at Liu Bei and also looked at Pang Tong and apologized first.

"It's Shi Yuan, I understand. Brother Gongyou was Shi Yuan just now, so please don't be surprised by Brother Gongyou!" Pang Tong also smiled and apologized, but his eyes were still filled with cold light.

"Okay, sir, please continue to say it!" The reason why Liu Bei favored Pang Tong was because Liu Bei knew that Sun Gan was a general person. This time the disagreement with Pang Tong was not inconsistent. After saying that, the knot in his heart would naturally be untied and would not have an adverse impact on Liu Bei's army.

"Yes! Lord, if we tell Zhang Xiu the news of the robbery of gold now, Zhang Xiu may not believe it!" Pang Tong also came back and said to Liu Bei. The plan that Pang Tong had set for Liu Bei before was to use Zhang Xiu's knife to kill Lu Bu's tiger, but Zhang Xiu is not a fool. This batch of gold is only eight thousand gold. Will Lu Bu go to war with him Zhang Xiu for such a fortune? You must know that Lu Bu received tens of thousands of gold in the previous battle with Jiangdong and Jingzhou. Although the agreement only states that the money for buying and selling crossbows and warships, a discerning person can see at a glance that it is just a fig leaf.

Moreover, Sun Ce sent him a letter to Liu Bei, and it was possible that Zhang Xiu had it. Sun Ce planned to plot against Lu Bu, wouldn’t Zhang Xiu think too much? Moreover, Lu Bu’s army is quite powerful now, so Zhang Xiu would really do something for the eight thousand gold!

Since there are so many flaws, then let's delay. Eight thousand gold is not enough, then 16 thousand gold. This number is probably even if the wealthy Jingzhou is rich, Yuan Shao will be jealous! Moreover, Pang Tong is preparing to delay it for half a year. At that time, Sun Ce's plan will be about to succeed. The riot of two million people will make the whole Shouchun and Lujiang chaotic. If Zhang Xiu is involved at this time, Zhang Xiu will definitely be willing to be the one who takes the blame. No matter how weak Lu Bu is, the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it will be the world of Liu Bei.

"Sir, you are such a talent!" Liu Bei's eyes lit up. It was Pang Tong's idea to write a memorial to the Emperor of Han in front, but he still felt a little painful for eight thousand gold. After all, the one in front was more than 10,000, but it was worth using more than 10,000 gold to exchange for the entire Central Plains. Whether it was Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, or Sun Ce, the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole behind, but have you ever known that there is a hunter behind the oriole.

Liu Bei was so happy that he did not notice the dimness in Sun Gan's eyes sitting down. Pang Tong looked at Sun Gan more, which was filled with resentment and a murderous aura.
Chapter completed!