At night, Zhuge Liang sat alone in the tent, looking over and over at the handwritten letter from Le'an.
Pang Tong, who was recognized by him for nothing else, after experiencing an incident that didn't seem to cause a serious blow, actually said, "If anything happens to me, please don't hesitate to give up what you have already done."
"With the victory, he quickly led the army to evacuate Jiangdong", Zhuge Liang felt helpless about the difficulties they would face next.
It stands to reason that neither he nor Pang Tong are people who like to brag and talk big words. If there is really a problem with the plan, they will definitely give each other reminders and warnings as soon as possible.
But...what is Pang Tong's judgment based on?
Did Pang Tong really believe what Zhao Yun said before... that Yi Xiaotian was the mastermind behind everything?
The key is... what Pang Tong said at the end... why did he tell himself to be wary of Zhao Yun?
Although Zhuge Liang was confused about the previous things, he had no doubts, except for this last sentence... To be honest, Zhuge Liang had actually felt something weird these days.
Perhaps it was because Pang Tong had not had much contact with Zhao Yun since he came to the army. No one had noticed the cold relationship between the two of them before.
On the contrary, this time... After arriving in Jiangdong this time, Zhuge Liang discovered that Zhao Yun would always put forward views that were inconsistent with their assumptions at some important nodes.
Of course, this can still be explained as Zhao Yun's own judgment of the situation has improved.
But it's such a coincidence every time that it makes people suspicious.
This is just one of the doubts.
The most important thing is that Pang Tong mentioned it more than once about making himself wary of Zhao Yun.
As early as when Pang Tong first came to the army, Pang Tong once pulled him aside and talked about Zhao Yun's problem——
"Kong Ming... don't you have any doubts about Zhao Yun's disappearance in the past few months?"
"You may not understand if you are not in Jiangdong. In order to find the missing Zhao Yun, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu blocked all rumors along the Yangtze River and sent extra manpower to every place, whether they were going up the mountain or to remote villages and towns... just for the sake of
Find traces of Zhao Yun."
"The result is obvious. Zhao Yun has disappeared from the world in the past few months without leaving any trace...I heard from people in your army that when Zhao Yun was betrayed by Zhao Fan, he was seriously injured...
For such an injured person, do you believe that he can not only stay out of sight during these months of rigorous investigation, but also recover from his injuries and reunite with you at such a suitable time?"
It was because Liu Bei returned successfully. Zhuge Liang was very happy that day and said to Pang Tong who asked such a question:
"Shi Yuan... Everyone is very happy today. It's better not to be suspicious of such things... You don't know how anxious everyone in our army was when Zilong disappeared... As I said, just come back.
Let’s talk about other things later…”
Zhuge Liang was indeed a little tired at that time.
He even regretted not following Liu Bei to Jiangdong in person. Otherwise, with his ability, he would definitely be able to help Liu Bei obtain more benefits and discover the real secret of the civil strife in Jiangdong...
It seems that after he reminded him, Pang Tong also kept silent about Zhao Yun's doubts...
I thought this matter would just go away, but who would have thought that every time Zhao Yun went out to perform a mission, Pang Tong would come to him to talk about the results of his investigation into Zhao Yun...
The result was that nothing was found. Zhuge Liang had no doubts about Zhao Yun's loyalty.
But what is strange is why Pang Tong targeted Zhao Yun so much?
So that at this juncture - that is, now, the first half of Pang Tongxin's letter has written down many countermeasures as if it were his last words, but at the end of the letter, he still did not forget to ask Zhuge Liang to beware of Zhao Yun...
What did Pang Tong discover?
Is it really what he said in his heart...
"Yi...Yi Xiaotian?"
People are afraid of being obsessed with it. Once they are obsessed with a certain thought, if there is no reasonable explanation, the thought will easily become entangled and trouble themselves for a long time.
Because Wu Ban Chen's navy has not returned yet, the army is now holding on to its position, surrounding Jianye with three men missing... In this way, they are trying to create psychological pressure on Zhu Ran in the city.
But Zhu Ran was also experienced. The more he acted at this time, the more calm and composed he was. Regardless of the shouts from the city, after taking advantage once, Zhu Ran never opened the city gate again.
Under such circumstances, Zhuge Liang would inevitably become idle.
And tonight he received such a letter again, which made him even more worried... In order to relieve it, Zhuge Liang finally couldn't help it.
"Go...call General Zilong and tell him that I have something to ask him."
"Uh... military advisor... General Zilong is on duty outside the camp right now... Is that okay?"
"No problem, let General Chen go and replace him."
"good!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers outside the tent trotted away from the tent. Not long after, Zhao Yun's steady footsteps came closer and closer.
Lifting the curtain, Zhao Yun ducked into the tent and saw Zhuge Liang sitting at the table under the dim candlelight.
"Military advisor? Are you looking for me?"
"Here you come? Zilong, please sit down first..."
Zhuge Liang seemed to have something to say, but when he saw Zhao Yun's dusty face, he suppressed his words again, shook his head, and motioned for Zhao Yun to sit down.
Zhao Yun was of course confused. He thought Zhuge Liang had something to give him, but before he could ask any questions, he found that Zhuge Liang had already made tea for him.
"Well...strategist...what are you..."
"Zilong, relax, you have been working hard these past few days on the night watch. You don't need to worry about it tonight. I have sent General Chen to take your place in guarding the camp. Come... have tea."
Seeing Zhuge Liang's smile, Zhao Yun no longer thought about anything, just sat across from him respectfully and began to taste the tea quietly.
——
"Speaking of which, Zilong, I heard that the reason why you were so wary of those Shanyue people was because you met the Shanyue people on your way to exile in Jiangdong?"
"Well...that's it."
When asked about the Shanyue people, Zhao Yun actually didn't respond much, but Zhao Yun realized that if the question Zhuge Liang asked next was about the months when he disappeared...
No, he had to think carefully before answering. First of all, he didn't want to betray Yi Xiaotian, but at the same time... he didn't want to cause any additional suspicion to himself.
As a lesson from heaven and earth, his loyalty to Liu Bei was pure and sincere, but he cherished the time he spent with Yi Xiaotian and others extremely... It really echoed the sigh he said before leaving -
How great would it be if he didn't have the status of Liu Bei's subordinate...
