Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 54 General Xing formed a clique for personal gain!

The General's Mansion was completely different from when Xing Daorong left.

Fan Yufeng is quite capable in managing the household and keeps the mansion in perfect order.

A plaque with the words "General's Mansion" hangs above the vermilion lacquered gate.

However, considering that Xing Daorong was only a lieutenant general, the three big words "General's Mansion" seemed a little exaggerated.

On both sides of the gate stood two majestic lions. Fortunately, there were no soldiers standing nearby, otherwise it would have been too high-profile.

When Pang Tong arrived in front of Xing Daorong's mansion, he felt better. Looking at the imposing gate, he smiled and said, "Zi Yu, your mansion is almost as good as that of a general."

Of course, these words were mostly meant as a joke, but the speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it to heart. Xing Daorong thought that the appearance of the store needed to be changed.

Don't be too high-profile.

Fan Yufeng was already waiting at the door.

Seeing her husband sighing at the door, she hurried over and said, "My husband, this is all thanks to the help of County Magistrate Xi. He got these two stone lions."

It turned out to be Xi Zhen...

Xing Daorong listened and looked at Pang Tong, who smiled and said, "Wenxiang is also helping, General, don't worry about it."

Xing Daorong thought that Xi Zhen was indeed working hard. No matter why, he helped a lot after all.

Then he asked, "If he is not in Jingnan to govern the area these days, could he be in Jiangling?"

Pang Tong said: "He should be in Jiangling. I heard that the lord has some new arrangements."

Xing Daorong was not particularly interested in what the new arrangement was, but since Xi Zhen was in the city, it would not make sense to ignore him.

He said, "Why not ask someone to call Magistrate Xi to come along?"

Pang Tong naturally agreed and hurried to invite Xi Zhen.

While inviting Xi Zhen, Xing Daorong took another tour of the mansion.

Following Fan Yufeng, we walked straight in and after about two hundred steps, we saw a low and wide building with the words "Martial Arts Hall" written on it.

At this moment, the gate was closed. There was a small area in front of it, with various weapons and some stone locks and stone pillars placed around it.

This allowed Xing Daorong to practice martial arts in the mansion, which was very much in line with the temperament of the general's mansion.

Speaking of martial arts training, this is also Xing Daorong’s current priority.

Originally, Xing Daorong had no requirements for his own fighting ability.

Since we have to sacrifice ourselves voluntarily anyway, it doesn't matter whether we can fight or not.

But now that my mentality has changed from "active sacrifice" to "go wherever the going takes me", the matter of practicing martial arts has become the new priority.

However, if he had to ask who Liu Bei could ask for advice from, the first choices would of course be Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. As for whether they were willing... he would just give it a try and see.

After passing the martial arts hall, the scenery suddenly changed. There was a pond at the back, which divided the General's Mansion into two distinct areas. The garden courtyard hidden behind the green trees was the back mansion. A wooden arch bridge collapsed over the pond, becoming the only access to the backyard.

Under the sunlight, the surface of the pond reflects golden light, and purple water lilies are blooming in the water. Against the backdrop of the reflection of the green trees, they appear more delicate, soft, refreshing and unique.

Closing your eyes and listening, you can hear the sound of flowing water slowly. The water in the pool must be brought from Jiangling City, which makes you feel relaxed and happy.

Walking in it, your mood can easily return to a clear and peaceful state. The pond is surrounded by green trees, colorful summer flowers, and the croaking of frogs and cicadas is lively and funny, making people forget that they are living in the chaotic world at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It has to be said that a big family is a big family.

If Xing Daorong were to build this mansion by himself, he would definitely not be able to come up with something like this.

Xing Daorong and Pang Tong were setting out wine and drinks in the garden. As for Fan Yufeng, as the only hostess in the garden, it was not convenient for her to entertain guests. She just ordered the servants to serve carefully.

After a while, Xi Zhen came hurriedly.

Hearing Xing Daorong's invitation, the guy came running over shouting "Hurry up!"

As soon as the banquet was set up, the guests arrived.

When Xing Daorong saw Xi Zhen, he naturally stepped forward and thanked him profusely.

"County Magistrate Xi, you helped a lot when I got married last time. You also put in a lot of effort in the renovation of my house this time. This makes me feel a little embarrassed."

"Let me offer you a toast first, as a token of my gratitude."

Seeing Xing Daorong raise his glass, Xi Zhen quickly raised his glass in response, saying, "General, you are really polite. This is just a small favor for me."

As he spoke, Xi Zhen began to praise Xing Daorong's performance in Jiangdong.

"The general's visit to Jiangdong has really made him famous. I have heard of his deeds in Jiangling."

Xing Daorong said helplessly: "It's not that I want to show off, it's not Shi Yuan who is forcing me to write some poems."

"A certain general didn't know how to do this, so he had to come here anyway."

Although Pang Tong didn't know the word "Versailles", he couldn't help but defend Xing Daorong when he heard him being too modest, "Zi Yu is going too far. How can you say that you came here with such a big idea? What should we say about that?"

Xi Zhen heard the two joking with each other and immediately felt that the atmosphere today was much more relaxed. He also took the opportunity to joke: "Shi Yuan, you are not as knowledgeable as Zi Yu, so naturally you have nothing to say."

Pang Tong was stunned when he heard this, then he pointed at Xi Zhen and laughed, "Xi Wenxiang, you are helping others to criticize me!"

Xi Zhenlian said he dared not.

With such random fighting, the atmosphere suddenly became heated.

After three rounds of drinks, Xing Daorong remembered Xi Zhen's visit to Jiangling.

Then he asked, "County Magistrate Xi, I heard that you changed your job when you came to Jiangling this time?"

Xi Zhen nodded and said, "My lord has transferred me to be a Zhonglang official. I will do more work in Jiangling in the future."

The Zhonglang official was a type of Langguan, that is, the Lang in the province, and was originally a close attendant to the emperor.

It was first established in the Warring States Period and continued in the Han Dynasty. Its rank was equivalent to six hundred stones and it belonged to Guanglu Xun.

In short, he went from being a local official to a close minister to Liu Bei.

As for why the official positions were suddenly transferred, if it was not because of Pang Tong's contribution, then Liu Bei must have other plans for employing him.

Pang Tong touched his chin and said, "My lord will go to Sichuan sooner or later. This transfer should be in preparation for this."

"Then General Huang Hansheng was transferred back to Lingling."

As he spoke, he seemed to recall something and said, "I heard that General Huang had been trying to find out about the great doctor Hua Tuo. We spent a lot of time trying to find him. Finally, our efforts paid off and we found him."

Xing Daorong mentioned Hua Tuo to Huang Zhong because he thought he would be reincarnated soon anyway, so he gave him a mention.

I didn't expect that as I got along, not to mention reincarnation, my life would get better and better in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Besides, Pang Tong and Xi Zhen found Hua Tuo. If he could really cure Huang Xu's hidden illness, wouldn't Huang Zhong be so grateful?

In addition, this proposal was originally put forward by himself, and the relationship between the few of them will definitely become closer after this.

Xing Daorong has a feeling...

The bond between me and the Jingzhou group is getting tighter and tighter!
(End of this chapter)