I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 186 Pang Tong: Speak Up for Me!
"How dare you be so rude!"

Even after being captured, Pang Tong refused to show any mercy to his soldiers.

"What do you mean by ugly? You've all heard of Buddhism, right? Do you even know what a stinking carcass is?"

"Fuck your mother!"

Pang Tong glared at the soldier: "How dare you use such vulgar language?"

"Fuck your mother! And look at me when you speak!"

"I'm already watching you!"

The soldier looked at Pang Tong with suspicion, held up his finger in front of Pang Tong, and finally confirmed: "It's not just that he's ugly, but he's also cross-eyed?"

"Don't you dare call me ugly! Do you think you're that good-looking?"

"My mom says I'm pretty! Has your mom ever said you're pretty?"

Pang Tong finally fell silent, then hugged himself tightly, heartbroken...

He was led by the soldiers to see Taishi Ci, who was also startled when he saw Pang Tong.

"Did you just kidnap some weirdo and bring them to me? This thing doesn't look like a human at all."

"General, he really is Pang Tong."

Seeing that Taishi Ci didn't believe him, the soldier poked Pang Tong twice with a wooden stick: "Quick! Tell the general that you are Pang Tong!"

Pang Tong actually recovered quickly.

In his opinion, it must be because those soldiers were of such low rank that they spoke such vulgar language and thus uttered such nonsense!

Now, Taishi Ci is at least a general under Liu Miao, so he wouldn't—

"Snapped!"

Pang Tong's thoughts were interrupted, and he looked at Taishi Ci, who had withdrawn his slap, with a bewildered expression.

"It's actually a person?"

Upon hearing Taishi Ci's words, Pang Tong simply rolled his eyes and shouted, "A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! What exactly do you want?!"

When Zhang Hong later met Pang Tong, he was also taken aback.

Although he knew it was wrong to secretly criticize others, Zhang Hong still wondered, "When Pang Tong sought out the renowned scholar Sima Hui, why did Sima Hui stay in the tree while Pang Tong stayed on the ground? Logically speaking, Mr. Shui Jing is not the kind of unreasonable person..."

"Could it be that Mr. Shui Jing's eyes were playing tricks on him, and he thought some strange wild beast had come down from the tree, so he dared not come down and thus completed the dialogue with Pang Tong?"

Taishi Ci nodded, "Zigang might be right! Let me go in and ask him."

"..."

"..."

Upon hearing that Liu Biao had sent Pang Tong to cause trouble in Yuzhang, Liu Miao immediately went to Yuzhang, which took no more than three days.

When Taishi Ci and Zhang Hong met Liu Miao, they both smiled obsequiously and said, "My lord, this Pang Shiyuan might not be quite right."

"Liar!"

Pang Tong was a genius who was on par with Zhuge Liang and was known as the "Young Phoenix"!

How could someone like that become abnormal in just three days?
Liu Miao immediately became alert: "Did you two torture him to extract a confession?"

"What are you saying, my lord?"

"We are not like that!"

Taishi Ci made a small, short gesture: "It's because Pang Tong's appearance is so striking that I slightly provoked him..."

Liu Miao didn't believe him: "Slightly?"

"Really, just a little bit!"

Liu Miao was skeptical, then glanced at Pang Tong, who was already waiting for him inside...

"You've arrested the wrong person, haven't you?"

"Absolutely not! He is Pang Tong!"

"What I mean is... are you sure you've arrested a person?"

"..."

Liu Miao entered the room, while Pang Tong merely glanced at him from afar before falling silent.

"Pang Tong?"

Pang Tong remained silent, but Zhou Tai, standing behind Liu Miao, finally shouted, "My lord is speaking to you! What kind of attitude is this?"

Lord?

Pang Tong's wrinkled ears twitched twice before he looked directly at... and then glanced sideways at Liu Miao.

"So you are Liu Miao?"

"Logically speaking, you are just a commoner and are not qualified to address me by my name. You should call me General of the Han Dynasty, Governor of Yangzhou, and Marquis of Wu."

However, Liu Miao didn't mind: "I am Liu Miao."

Pang Tong finally became serious and bowed to Liu Miao: "Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan."

"it is good."

Now that it was confirmed to be Pang Tong, Liu Miao drew his sword from his waist, its sharp edge stinging Pang Tong's eye.

"What did Liu Biao send you here for?"

"General Liu is joking. I am but a commoner, not a staff member of General Liu. What connection do I have with General Liu since I have come to Yuzhang?"

Liu Miao gave a wink to someone behind him, and Zhou Tai immediately understood, picking up his sword and heading straight for Pang Tong.

Zhou Tai's menacing expression made Pang Tong tremble with fear: "Liu Biaoji! Even if you are now the lord of a thousand chariots, you cannot disregard the law!"

“The law does not stipulate that spies cannot be executed.”

"I'm not a spy! Show me the evidence if you dare!"

"In principle, I have no evidence."

Liu Miao's words made Pang Tong grin.

"But unfortunately, I am now a principle in myself."

Pang Tong's face turned pale instantly, and Zhou Tai had already stood in front of Pang Tong.

Although Pang Tong suffered mental torment after being captured, neither Taishi Ci nor Zhang Hong physically abused him.

Pang Tong was, after all, a renowned scholar from Jingzhou, and was hailed by Sima Hui as "the best in Nanjun." Even if such a person were captured, few would dare to harm him.

Especially now that Liu Miao is the ruler of Jiangdong and the General of the Cavalry of the Han Dynasty, it's even less likely that he would threaten me with a knife like a thug...

Pang Tong only panicked when Zhou Tai held a knife to his neck.

He was certain that Liu Miao truly wanted to kill him!
He was equally certain that as soon as Liu Miao gave the order, Zhou Tai would definitely take action!
Under these circumstances, Pang Tong finally dared not be overconfident.

"Liu Jingzhou wants me to persuade the Yue people of Yuzhang Mountain!"

"What do you want to persuade them to do?" "Start an uprising."

"Why?"

"Liu Jingzhou wanted to send troops to support Zhang Xiu in resisting Cao Cao, but fearing the loss of Jiangxia, he wanted to cause chaos in Yuzhang!"

Should troops be sent to support Zhang Xiu?

This was something Liu Miao hadn't expected.

Why did Liu Biao help Zhang Xiu?

Pang Tong was almost in tears: "General Liu! I'm not a mind reader! How would I know why he mobilized so many troops to help Zhang Xiu?"

Liu Miao realized this, and indeed it was so.

Pang Tong is still young and is not Liu Biao's confidant.

Sending Pang Tong to Yuzhang to do such a dangerous task clearly shows that Pang Tong's safety wasn't taken seriously. At least Pang Tong wasn't as important as Liu Pan, who could be exchanged for Huang Zhong by Liu Biao.

Liu Miao immediately replied with a hint of boredom, "So, you know nothing else besides that?"

"Know!"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Pang Tong's forehead; he had clearly understood Liu Miao's meaning.

If he truly knew nothing, then Liu Miao might actually kill him!
Pang Tong then defended himself, saying, "Does General Liu know why he would send me to persuade the mountain tribes of Yuzhang?"

Before Liu Miao could answer, Pang Tong said, "Because I am eloquent and articulate!"

Liu Miao rested his chin on his hand: "Eloquent? Does that mean you can make the false seem true and the true seem false?"

Pang Tong: ...

He wanted to tell Liu Miao that Liu Miao's understanding of "eloquence" was too narrow.

But remembering Liu Miao's earlier statement that he was the one with principles, Pang Tong nodded emphatically: "That's exactly right!"

As he spoke, Pang Tong even stuck out his tongue and started fiddling with it towards Liu Miao, disregarding all etiquette.

Liu Miao chuckled upon seeing this.

He finally understood where Pang Tong's title "Young Phoenix" came from.

Although Pang Tong had a large face, his tongue was small and agile, truly as delicate as a phoenix tongue.

Pang Tong retracted his tongue: "If General Liu needs me, I am ready to serve him at any time!"

Liu Miao asked him, "Really?"

"really!"

"Okay, then I need you to do something now."

Pang Tong blinked his tiny, beady eyes, wondering what important task Liu Miao wanted him to undertake.

"Now, go back to the camps of those mountain tribe leaders and trick them all out."

Pang Tong pointed to himself with his short, stubby fingers: "Me?"

"if not?"

Pang Tong quickly shook his head: "Those powerful generals and thieves are like eels! How could they possibly gather in one place?"

"Didn't you say you were good at arguing?"

Pang Tong was on the verge of tears.

He still felt that Liu Miao's understanding of "eloquence" was not the same as his own understanding of "eloquence"!

Seeing that Pang Tong refused, Liu Miao frowned slightly: "No?"

"Row!"

Pang Tong was terrified of Liu Miao frowning!

"Yes! It will definitely work!"

Pang Tong made his promise to Liu Miao, but Liu Miao did not feel any sincerity from Pang Tong.

"Ten days."

Liu Miao patted Chen Wu beside him again: "Tell him to come with you."

Then Liu Miao instructed Chen Wu: "If Zi Lie senses anything is wrong with him, just kill him with one blow."

Pang Tong hadn't expected Liu Miao to be so decisive, and quickly winked at him, saying, "General Liu! Isn't this a bit too casual?"

Liu Miao glanced at Pang Tong: "Nine Heavens."

"General Liu, this is not how things are discussed."

"eight days."

"Liu Biaoqi! Can't we have a proper talk? This is behaving like a thug kidnapping and extorting money..."

"Seven days!"

"stop!"

Pang Tong hurriedly waved his hand: "Seven days! Just seven days!"

"But it can only be the major mountain tribes, such as Peng Hu, Li Yu, and Wang Hai! Liu Biaoqi! We really can't reduce them! The problem is that these people live in remote mountain valleys! I only have two legs, I really can't keep up!"

"This is right!"

Liu Miao did not continue to make things difficult for Pang Tong. Instead, he set up a banquet and invited Pang Tong to attend.

Although Pang Tong was surprised, he needed a happy event to cheer him up after being a prisoner for so many days. So he sat down next to Liu Miao and started talking big, without any of the manners a prisoner should have.

Liu Miao didn't care at all; instead, he ordered the cook to roast a lamb so that Pang Tong could continue to feast.

Pang Tong chewed on a lamb leg, half smug and half curious: "I am still Liu Biaoqi's enemy, so why is he treating me to such a lavish meal?"

Pang Tong added with a hint of probing: "Could it be that my talent has made Liu Biaoqi appreciate my abilities and is unwilling to kill me?"

Liu Miao shook his head: "Don't worry, when it's time to kill you, I won't hesitate for a second."

Pang Tong stood there, stunned, spitting out the mutton fat from his mouth: "Why is General Liu..."

"fine."

Liu Miao sighed.

"I was just thinking, you've been born with this face all this time... it must have been really tough, right?"

"Although I hate that you came to Yuzhang to cause trouble on Liu Biao's orders, I can't bear to be too harsh on you when I think of your face."

pat.

Pang Tong dropped the mutton he was holding to the ground, utterly devastated!

Kill me! Now!

Pang Tong really wanted to ask Liu Miao, Taishi Ci, Zhang Hong, and the soldiers who had initially captured him: were their mouths poisoned?
"Jingzhou is so much better, the people there are so polite..."

(End of this chapter)