For people like this, who know that the other party is very likely to replace us but still recommend them firmly, we usually call the other party selfless.

So, are Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang such selfless people?

Obviously not!

It is not a lie to say that Zhou Yu is small-minded, he really has some pride and small-mindedness.

The same is true for Zhuge Liang, or to be precise, Zhuge Liang is very controlling.

This can be seen from the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the list of teachers he wrote himself.

During the Hou Zhu period, that is, the period when Liu Chan was the emperor, Zhuge Liang took all the power of Ji Han into one hand.

No matter how big or small everything is, everything is decided by the Prime Minister.

Not only the ministers below, everything needs Zhuge Liang's approval, that is, it can only be done with his nod.

Among them were Jiang Wan, Fei Wei and others who were nominally his equals.

Not only were Ji Han's ministers headed by Zhuge Liang, but even Emperor Liu Chan was ignored by Zhuge Liang.

It can be said that Zhuge Liang's desire for control is not ordinary.

At this time, after Pang Tong said he would come to Liu Bei's side, do you think Zhuge Liang would be happy?

Don't forget, Zhuge Liang has known Pang Tong for a long time. They are childhood friends. How capable Pang Tong is, does Zhuge Liang know?

It can be said that with the arrival of Pang Tong, at least half of Zhuge Liang's power must be divided.

So, although Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to Pang Tong, he did not remind Liu Bei.

Pang Tong went to Jiangdong first, but was beaten with sticks. This made Pang Tong instantly feel that something was wrong.

Therefore, when he went to meet Liu Bei, he kept an eye on it. First he hid his clumsiness to make Liu Bei dissatisfied with him, and then he showed off his talents in front of Liu Bei.

This made Liu Bei look at Pang Tong with admiration and gave Pang Tong the position of deputy military advisor.

But even though he was deputy military advisor, a position lower than his own military advisor, Zhuge Liang still felt threatened.

This was also why Zhuge Liang was unwilling to go when Liu Bei entered Shu, because at that time, Zhuge Liang felt that he was not as valued as before by Liu Bei and was sabotaging his work.

Pang Tong followed Liu Bei into Shu. This was the first time that he was on his own. He was eager to prove himself, so he made the mistake of advancing rashly.

However, having said that, the reason why Pang Tong chose to advance rashly was because he wanted to compete with Zhuge Liang.

On the other hand, he also knew that at that time, Liu Bei wanted Yizhou, but in order to maintain his own face, he could only pretend to be unwilling.

How smart is Pang Tong? Liu Bei's little ideas have long been guessed by Pang Tong.

Therefore, Pang Tong was thinking about how to let Liu Bei attack Yizhou in a legitimate way. After thinking about it, he thought that only by putting Liu Bei in the position of the victim could Liu Bei attack Yizhou in a fair and just way.

So the question is, how can Liu Bei, who originally invaded Yizhou, become a victim?

It's very simple. All it takes is a big defeat for Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei entered Shu to help you Liu Zhang fight against Zhang Lu of Hanzhong. As a result, his troops were attacked by you Liu Zhang as soon as they arrived in Yizhou. Is this true?

Not a victim yet?

Therefore, Pang Tong chose to advance rashly, because only by advancing rashly could he give the Yizhou Army a chance.

Pang Tong thought of this, and Liu Bei naturally thought of it too, so with his tacit approval, Pang Tong led his men and horses and advanced through the narrow path, giving the Yizhou Army a chance.

But what no one expected was that a false defeat turned into a real defeat due to Zhang Ren's extraordinary luck.

Not only that, Pang Tong also lost his own life. This is really true, life is unpredictable, the big intestine wraps up the small intestine.

Therefore, in Liu Xie's view, Pang Tong really deserved his death.

It needs to be mentioned here that if Pang Tong had not died, then it is really hard to say what happened next.

Not to mention Liu Bei will dominate the world in the end, but in the end it will be a confrontation between north and south across the Yangtze River.

The confrontation across the river mentioned here refers to Liu Bei and Boss Cao. Without the Jiangdong Sun family, nothing would happen.

As for why you say this? It's very simple. After Zhou Yu's death, Jiangdong's top counselors were more than one step behind Liu Bei and Boss Cao. And in terms of force, they were not on the same level.

Liu Bei, with the support of Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang, is definitely super brave.

After all, Zhuge Liang admitted that he was inferior to Pang Tong's military ability.

But unfortunately, history has no ifs, and Pang Tong finally died in Luofengpo.

However, what does this have to do with Liu Xie? It is only 197, and there are still 16 years left in 213 when Pang Tong died in history.

After such a long time, can't I still unify the Han Dynasty?

The worst case scenario is that after conquering Pang Tong, we will not allow him to enter Shu, or we will directly poach Zhang Ren.

He didn't believe it anymore. If he didn't let Pang Tong go to Luofengpo or enter Shu, Pang Tong would still be killed by Zhang Ren.

Looking at Pang Tong, who kept his head down and wrote rapidly, Liu Xie nodded with satisfaction. This attitude alone was much better than Zhuge Liang, who always pretended to be serious next to him.

After Liu Xie paid attention to Pang Tong for a while, he turned his attention elsewhere.

At this time, Liu Xie suddenly saw a scholar, which was very strange.

How should I put it? Generally speaking, scholars have a bookish look on their faces and have delicate features.

But this scholar, how should I put it, he looks very handsome, but he lacks the aura of a scholar and has more of a murderous aura that only a military general can have.

The body is also unusually strong, not at all the frailty typical of a scholar, but more burly.

If instead of him wearing a shirt and a square scarf writing furiously, he would have been put on a battle armor, equipped with a war horse, and dressed up properly, he would definitely look like a general.

"Strong and strong? A scholar?" Liu Xie looked at the young man and murmured. A name suddenly appeared in his mind.

Xu Shu!

"Interesting, Xu Shu has also come to Luoyang? Looking at it this way, all the counselors who can carry the cauldron during Liu Daer's early, middle and late periods came to me."

"Then I want to see what you can do to make a fortune, and what can you do to fight me? Just rely on Guan Yu or Zhang Fei?"

"If they work together, you won't be chased away like a dog!" Liu Xie suddenly felt so good!

This is like eating a big mouthful of ice cream and drinking a bottle of Sprite on a hot day.

Liu Xie picked up the wolf hair on the table in front of him and wrote the names of several people on the silk book.

He planned to let people pay attention to these people, and when the Wenbi Conference was over, he would take them into his pocket.

After naming these people, Liu Xie turned his head and looked elsewhere. He wanted to see if there were any talents who had not yet become officials that he had overlooked.

As a result, it was better not to look at it. After a quick look, Liu Xie really discovered a young man.

This man's eyes are as bright as a hawk's and a wolf's, and his eyes are full of sharpness and edge.
Chapter completed!