The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 216 Pan Jun ([-])

After Liu Chan finished speaking with Mi Fang, he politely declined Mi Fang's farewell, but he and Zhuge Qiao walked out the door, discussing things with ease.

When the two of them stepped out of the gate of the Jiangling government office, it was late in the afternoon and it was getting late.The red light of the sunset shone on the bluestone slabs of the street, and even the ground was dyed pink.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhuge Qiao said, "My lord, do you have anything to do now?"

Liu Chan shook his head and said: "I've been talking all day today, and my lips are almost worn out. Let's leave other matters for tomorrow."

"Well, let's go home now, Aunt Lan said, we're going to prepare a sumptuous dinner for us today!"

Liu Chan is not particularly particular about what he eats now, as long as the ingredients are fresh and the cooking skills are not too bad, he can usually accept it.However, Aunt Lan's cooking skills are still very good, at least she still knows what she wants!

"Well, it's been a long time since I've had a meal made by Aunt Lan."

Hearing Liu Chan's words, Zhao Feng waved to the coachman who was already waiting at the side, telling him to drive the carriage over as soon as possible, the prince is going back home.

Just as Liu Chan was about to board the carriage and leave, someone came out of the gate behind him, presumably someone who wanted to go home after work.Liu Chan turned his head to look, and suddenly frowned.

I saw that the person who came was a civil servant about forty years old, wearing ordinary clothes, with a thin figure and a crown of honor.Although this person looked very elegant, but the look on his face was too serious, and he seemed to be an extremely difficult person to get close to.

Liu Chan has lived in Jiangling City for so many years, has he never seen any officials in the city?He recognized at a glance that this person was Pan Jun and Pan Chengming, who worked in Jingzhou's administration and were now co-acting Jingzhou with Mi Fang.

Liu Chan has heard a lot about this person.This Pan Jun is a well-known person in Jingzhou, and he was highly regarded by the talented Wang Can back then.He studied under Song Zhongzi, and when he was less than 30 years old, he was appointed by Liu Shicheng to work in Jiangxia.

However, although this person can be regarded as capable, Liu Chan also knows how he is evaluated in the novels - he has been jealous in his life but favors profit, which is clearly the virtue of a villain.

Liu Chan had also come into contact with this Pan Jun occasionally before, and felt that this person's words and deeds have always been serious and dedicated, and he has never heard of how he knows how to break the law.So now, Liu Chan has always had complicated feelings for this person, and he is not sure whether this person is good or evil.

Now that this person is in front of his eyes, Liu Chan began to wonder whether he should find an excuse to kill this person, so that if Jingzhou falls because of this person in the future, wouldn't his long journey be in vain?

When Pan Jun came out of the gate of the government office, he saw that the people in front of him were the prince Liu Chan and the military master's son Zhuge Qiao. He immediately adjusted his clothes and went forward to salute Liu Chan: "My official, Pan Jun, pays homage to the prince. Jun got the news yesterday. It is said that when the son entered the city, he clashed with the son of Guan Junhou's family. But when the subordinate officials led people to rush away, the son had already returned to the mansion."

Liu Chan nodded, knowing that what Pan Jun said might be true.Although his position is in Jingzhou Zhizhong, in charge of Wencao, but in this era, the division of official duties is not as strict as in later generations.What's more, he is also one of the acting chief officials of Jingzhou now, so it is possible to lead people to maintain law and order in the city, and he used to be a county magistrate in the local area, which is what he likes to do most, and he must be familiar with it now.

When Liu Chan saw Pan Jun saluting again, he couldn't lose his proper etiquette just because he felt a little upset. After all, Pan Jun was a celebrity.Therefore, Liu Chan stepped forward and said, "Pan Zhizhong doesn't need to be too polite. You have finished work, are you going back home?"

Pan Jun's complexion changed, and he said seriously: "My lord, that's not the case. Jingzhou's affairs are complicated now, and the officials are busy all day long, fearing that they don't have enough time. How dare they finish their work at this time?"

Liu Chan let out a long sigh and asked, "So where is Pan Zhizhong going now?"

Pan Jun pointed to the sky.Originally it was a bright red sunset, but now its color has become much darker, sinking into a thick dark red.In the western sky, the outline of a faint moon has already risen.

Pan Jun said: "It's getting late now, and it's time to close the city gates. I'm going to inspect the four city gates and the situation of the city defenses."

Liu Chan nodded, appreciating Pan Jun's approach, secretly praising that Pan Jun is very careful in doing things.He was not at all like Mi Fang, who thought that Jiangling was far away from the front line, so he thought everything would be fine.

After this short conversation, Dugu Lei's impression of Pan Jun became much better.He felt that he should investigate him again before deciding to deal with him. After all, there are not many talents available in Jingzhou.

At this time, a soldier brought a horse by the side, and Liu Chan knew at a glance that it was prepared for Pan Jun.Liu Chan had an idea as soon as he rolled his eyes, and said to Pan Jun: "Pan Zhizhong, you are working hard on Jingzhou affairs every day, and now you have to ride a bumpy horse. It is really inappropriate. Why don't you let my son take you there today, you see how?"

Pan Jun still knew the affairs of the elder son Liu Chan very well, knowing that he had the best friendship with Ma Liang in Jingzhou, but he rarely interacted with him in Zhizhong, whose status was similar to that of Ma Liang.Therefore, now that Liu Chan personally invited him to drive with him, Pan Jun felt a little flattered in his heart.

But a famous scholar is a famous scholar, and he was really able to be flattered or humiliated. Pan Jun's face remained serious, and he said: "Jun is the governor of Jingzhou, how dare he ride with the prince?"

Zhuge Qiao on the side smiled and said: "Pan Zhizhong's words are wrong. If even Pan Zhizhong thinks he is not qualified, then I am a little servant, wouldn't I be even more unqualified to go out and enter with the prince?"

Although Zhuge Qiao's words were slightly teasing, they were actually very reasonable, and what Pan Jun said earlier was actually just modest words.Therefore, it was difficult for Pan Jun to refuse, so he had to thank Liu Chan again.

The three of them boarded the carriage and entered the carriage. Liu Chan's carriage was already very big, and it was more than enough to accommodate three people.Then, the coachman drove to the west gate of the city according to Pan Jun's instructions.

After getting in the car, Liu Chan took out a plate of pastries and said, "Pan Zhizhong, you have been busy all afternoon, and you must be hungry now, so you might as well fill your stomach with this first. Mr. Ma Liang used to eat this the most when he was in Jiangling. "

Pan Jun ate very little lunch, and he was indeed very hungry now, but even so, his style of conduct had always been serious, which was in stark contrast to Ma Liang's boldness.Therefore, he still had to decline and said: "Thank you for your kindness, young master, it's not too late for me to go home and eat."

Liu Chanzao saw Pan Jun swallowing his saliva lightly, and laughed in his heart that he was not straightforward enough. It must be extremely uncomfortable to work with such a rigid person, right?However, Liu Chan also likes his principles, and once again wonders whether he will really betray Jingzhou in the future.

Liu Chan said again: "Pan Zhizhong, the so-called 'people are iron rice is steel', if you insist on working hungry now, it is very bad for your health, so how can you contribute to the people of Jingzhou and the king of Hanzhong in the future? What's more, You and I already know each other, so you don't have to be so restrained in front of me, right?"

When Pan Jun heard this, the serious expression on his face softened a little, and he forced a smile.I'm afraid he really seldom smiled, so his smile looked a little stiff, and then he gratefully took the pastry from Liu Chan's hand.

Liu Chan then personally poured half a cup of tea for Pan Jun and Zhuge Qiao, so as not to splash out on bumpy roads, and then the three chatted while eating.However, what everyone was talking about now was nothing more than trifles about knowledge, so Pan Jun gradually let go, and the atmosphere with Liu Chan and Zhuge Qiao became much more active.

(End of this chapter)