In a side hall, Liu Jue was drinking tea while waiting for Sima Hui.
Although Liu Cong had spoken rudely, Sima Hui was very cultured and did not vent his anger on Liu Jue. Instead, he invited him into the house and even asked the servants to prepare tea.
A moment later, Sima Hui appeared in the side hall. He had already put on his turban and changed into clean clothes. He looked very different from the farmer from before.
Liu Jue immediately stood up to welcome him. He cupped his hands and said,"Liu Jue greets Mister Shui Jing. Please forgive me for my sudden visit today.”
"Young Master, you're too kind! Young Master's name had long spread in Xiangyang. Today, he was indeed a dragon among men.”Sima Hui chuckled as he sized up Liu Jue.
He was dressed in brocade clothes and had a sword hanging from his waist. He had an imposing appearance and the aura on his body made Sima Hui exclaim in admiration.
Sima Hui had always been very accurate in judging people. As the saying goes,'observe their actions and listen to their speechs'. A person's words and actions could more or less reflect how much achievements that person would have in the future.
Just now in the manor, Liu Jue's performance was far above Liu Cong's. It could be said that one was heaven and the other was earth. Just by looking at the bearing he displayed, one could tell that this child's future achievements would not be small.
"No wonder you were able to defeat Zhou Yu and take down Chaisang! However, Liu Jingsheng's youngest son is so extraordinary, why haven't I heard of him before?”Sima Hui couldn't help but think.
Originally, Sima Hui felt sad for Liu Biao. Neither Liu Qi nor Liu Cong had the ability to rule Jingzhou. Now, it seemed that he was overthinking things.
"Thank you for your praise, Mister Shui Jing." Liu Jue smiled and said modestly.
"Young Master, please take a seat!" Sima Hui invited Liu Jue to sit down and sat on the main seat.
After some pleasantries, Sima Hui cupped his hands and asked,""Young Master is now the prefect of Jiangxia and has a noble status! I also defeated Zhou Yu in Wuchang City. It's time for me to become famous. I wonder why you're looking for me?”
Liu Jue looked at Sima Hui and did not beat around the bush. He said bluntly,"The political world is in chaos now, and the people are in dire straits. Although I'm young, I want to make a name for myself, so I'd like to ask you to introduce me to someone.”
"Young Master, who do you want me to introduce to you?”Sima Hui was not surprised at all. He had long seen that Liu Jue was ambitious. He must have some scheme for coming to his place today.
"I heard that one of the Crouching Dragon Phoenix Chicks can stabilize the world! Among them, Pang Tong was once praised by Sir, saying that he was the crown of scholars in the South Region. Please introduce him to me!”
Liu Jue raised his head and looked at Sima Hui, his eyes shining brightly.
"The saying that a dragon and a phoenix can settle the world by themselves is too exaggerated! But Pang Tong was indeed a talented assistant!”Sima Hui couldn't help but laugh bitterly. He could already tell that Liu Jue's ambition was not small, but he didn't expect it to far exceed his expectations.
"Forget it. Now that the Han Dynasty has lost its deer, the vassals of the world are chasing it! Now that Pang Tong was knowledgeable, it was time to choose a wise ruler.”
Sima Hui sighed slightly. He did not find it strange that Liu Jue only wanted him to recommend Pang Tong and did not care about Zhuge Liang.
In history, Zhuge Liang was far more famous than Pang Tong. However, in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, Pang Tong was far more famous than Zhuge Liang.
Although Zhuge Liang was known as the Crouching Dragon, his circle of friends was limited to Xiangyang. However, Pang Tong had a wide circle of friends, such as Lu Ji and Gu Shao in Jiangdong.
If Liu Jue knew what Sima Hui was thinking, he would definitely laugh in his heart.
"But Young Master came at the wrong time. Two months ago, Pang Tong had already gone to River East with Meng Jian and the others.”Sima Hui revealed an apologetic expression as he explained to Liu Jue.
"Wasn't it more than two months ago when I first arrived in Jiangxia?”Liu Jue revealed a surprised expression. If he had known that Pang Tong was going to River East, he would have sent people to guard the road day and night and stop him no matter what.
"Wait, River East?" Liu Jue suddenly frowned. He remembered that Pang Tong's first official position was as the duty officer under Zhou Yu. However, he was not put in an important position by Sun Quan.
"Mister Shui Jing, when will Pang Tong return to Xiangyang?”Liu Jue asked.
"I heard that the Jiangdong Mountains are currently in a riot. I believe that Pang Tong and the others will be back soon.”Sima Hui replied.
"Thank you, Mister Shui Jing." Liu Jue heaved a sigh of relief.
No matter what, Liu Jue could not let Sun Quan get Pang Tong. Although Sun Quan did not value Pang Tong in history, which led to Pang Tong being handed over to Liu Bei.
However, with him around, what if the trajectory of history changed?
Zhou Yu, Pang Tong, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and the other old generals, Liu Jue felt a headache just thinking about it.
Famous generals, strategists, armies, and territories were all part of one's strength.
Although Liu Jue was confident that he could rely on the system cheat to fight against Cao Cao and Sun Quan, if he had a large number of talents under him, wouldn't it be easier to deal with Cao Cao and Sun Quan?
If he had talent but could not make use of it, wouldn't he be causing trouble for himself by pushing all of it to his opponent?
Liu Jue was not such a stupid person. The competition for talent was a war. He could not let his opponent off easily.
Liu Jue stood up and cupped his hands."I'm really sorry to disturb you today. I'll take my leave now!”
Sima Hui didn't mind and also stood up and said,""Young Master is too polite. Let this old man send Young Master out.”
"Sorry to trouble you, Mister Shui Jing!" Liu Jue immediately thanked him.
Liu Jue left Sima Hui's manor. Although he did not see Pang Tong today, he had gained something. The next thing he needed to do was to deal with Zhuge Liang.
Longzhong was not far from Xiangyang City, only about twenty miles away. If they rode fast horses, they would arrive very quickly.
"Zhao Long, take five people and change to a fast horse. Follow me to Longzhong. I'll leave the carriage to you, Zhang Sheng.”Liu Jue ordered his guards.
"Here!"
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