[Comprehensive] leaning on flowers and bamboo

Pang Tong really made Gongsun Ce feel that he was at a disadvantage. He felt like a dumb man eating coptis, and he couldn't speak.

Gongsun Ce returned to the tent, drank several cups of water but couldn't suppress his anger, sitting there, the anger in his heart would burst out from the top of his head.

Hua Manlou on the side knew that Gongsun Ce couldn't help laughing, "You are so angry, Pang Tong may not change because of you, why bother to be angry with yourself."

"Pang Tong is really conceited. He doesn't even pay attention to Zhao Zhen, let alone me, a third-rank censor." After finishing speaking, Gongsun Ce looked at Huamanlou's calm expression, tilted his head and asked, "Huamanlou , if someone doesn't take you seriously, will you be angry?"

"will not."

"why?"

"You won't lose anything just because he's arrogant, and he's just quick." After Hua Manlou finished speaking, he walked up to Gongsun Ce, bowed and reached out to touch the hair on the back of Gongsun Ce's neck, "You Don't care about Pang Tong's opinion, we are here to pass the news back to Beijing, and he knows that the two have nothing to do with each other and don't interfere. In the army, as long as we do things within the scope of his permission, he can at most take advantage of words , Just ignore it and just ignore it."

With a reassuring voice and a comfortable tone, Gongsun Zhi moved his head, rubbed Hua Manlou's palm, and squinted his eyes, "You're right, Pang Tong can only take advantage of words."

Hua Manlou withdrew her hand and sat aside.

After stirring the charcoal in the brazier, Gongsun Ce leaned back on the chair covered with a cloak, holding a book in his hand, and turned to look at Hua Manlou, "This job seems to be very leisurely except for having to endure Pang Tong's temper."

"Isn't it a good time to let you read a book?"

"It's just that the weather in the north is indeed a bit colder. It's still bitingly cold even in February. It's said that it was still snowing two days ago." Gongsun Ce is good-looking, and he has a good temper when he is not angry. Willing to talk to him, Gongsun Ce also took the opportunity to inquire about many irrelevant things.

For example, the weather here, and Pang Tong's daily behavior in the army.

Huamanlou grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. In winter, he seldom went out. He stayed in the Baihualou to tend flowers and plants, and played the piano to relieve boredom. If he didn't practice martial arts in the north, he might not be able to bear it.Gongsun Ce is also a person who is afraid of the cold, obviously he was not born in the south of the Yangtze River, but he was born like a handsome man in the south of the Yangtze River. When he comes here, he can't wait to wrap the quilt around his body.

The warmth brought by the brazier made the inside of the tent and the outside of the tent feel like two worlds. Reading a book and drinking tea comfortably at this moment made Gongsun Ce quickly forget the unhappiness that happened with Pang Tong just now.

Hua Manlou heard that Gongsun Ce beside him was breathing steadily and had fallen asleep, so he stood up and helped Gongsun Ce pull up his cloak and walked out of the tent—Pang Tong was curious about Gongsun Ce and his identity, otherwise he would not let people go to Gongsun Ce When you see him, tell him those words.

Pang Tong is very interesting.

"Young master, please follow me."

"It's work."

Even though Hua Manlou was by Gongsun Ce's side, she was never involved in the incident and was always hovering outside.He didn't want to complicate things, and he didn't want unnecessary things to happen between him and Gongsun Ce. It was more appropriate to choose to be a bystander, not to mention that he didn't like court disputes either.

If Gongsun Ce is not an official, he really wants to take Gongsun Ce back to the south of the Yangtze River, build Baihualou, and enjoy a comfortable life.

The soldier opened the curtain to let Huamanlou in, and guarded the door himself.

Pang Tong got the news that Gongsun Ce had an extra capable person beside Bao Zheng, but he was even more feared than Bao Zheng.

"How long have you known Gongsun Ce?"

"Half a year."

"It happened for a while, just when Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng were angry, the timing of your appearance was too coincidental." Pang Tong smiled at Hua Manlou, and sat down by himself, "The timing of your appearance is too strange, It can't help but make people suspicious, but you can make Gongsun Ce trust you so much and take you to Hejian Mansion, it seems...you are not just a skinny man."

"What do you mean by General Pang's words?"

Pang Tong was straightforward, "What is your purpose for approaching Gongsun Ce?"

The timing of his appearance was so coincidental, and he led Gongsun Ce several times to save himself from danger. Pang Tong didn't believe that Hua Manlou's appearance beside Gongsun Ce was just a coincidence.

The description of Hua Manlou in the letter is only a few sentences, only knowing that he is from the south of the Yangtze River, a martial artist with high martial arts skills... "A person like you is willing to be a guard by Gongsun Ce's side, which makes people suspicious."

"General Pang, I'm just a guard, you have hired the wrong person."

"You know as well as I do that you are not a bodyguard."

"Since the general is clear, why do you still ask me what I said just now? I am a friend with him. If a friend is in trouble, I will naturally help him. This bit of morality of people in the rivers and lakes may not be worth mentioning in your eyes, but for him, no matter when , I will reach out my hand." Hua Manlou finished speaking, waiting for Pang Tong's answer.

Pang Tong wanted to find out the truth, to find out the tone, but Huamanlou had nothing to hide.

The quarrel between Zhao Zhen and Pang Tong was their business. Hua Manlou and Gongsun Ce did not intend to get involved. Even though Gongsun Ce was forced to come to supervise the army now, these troubles should be avoided as much as possible.

Taishi Pang and King Xiangyang colluded, but Pang Tong's position is unclear now. Unless Pang Tong wants to rebel, Gongsun Ce will only selectively ignore it.

"You are smarter than Gongsun Ce."

"kindness."

"Because you don't care about the imperial court or the world at all. What you care about is only Gongsun Ce, but he is different. He has the world and the people in his heart. No matter where he is placed, he will be a generation of virtuous ministers, loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and for the people. A person who can abandon everything is destined to be inferior to you."

Hearing that Hua ManLou didn't answer, he said, "Gongsun Ce is only asking for the word "Worthy of Heart."

"Too pedantic."

Pang Tong cared too much about Gongsun Ce, which made Hua Manlou a little apprehensive, "This is him."

"Gongsun Ce...is really good-looking."

"..."

Gongsun Ce stared sleepily at Hua Manlou who came in from the outside, froze for a moment and quickly took off the cloak on his body, "Pang Tong sees you alone?"

It's terrible, he shouldn't be so sleepy and fall asleep so easily.

"kindness."

"What the hell is Pang Tong planning? We came here, and we only ignored him after being dismounted. Supervisor, I don't even know where the Liao people are now. If the Liao people raise their troops to attack—" Gongsun Ce thought of Pang Tong. Noticing Huamanlou, his heart tightened, for fear that Pang Tong would attack Huamanlou.

Pang Tong is very wary, let him go no matter what because he knows that he will not do anything, he is a scholar in the barracks where everyone has killed people, he is a lamb waiting to be slaughtered on the cutting board, whether he is alive or dead Pang Tong said a word, but Huamanlou is different. He is very skilled. It is not difficult to steal something and leave the army. If Pang Tong——

"Don't worry, it's just a routine questioning."

"Really?"

"Do not lie to you."

Dubiously glanced at Huamanlou, Gongsun Ce went back to the side, and tidied up the cloak that he just put down casually, "It's okay if you say so, but now I don't know how many miles away the Liao people are, and I didn't have much time just now Ask more, what is the situation here, but I think they were all forced to Hejian Mansion, so I think it is not very optimistic."

"How well do you know Pang Tong?"

"The court admires the invincible General Flying Star. Even Zhao Zhen loves and hates him. If he can subdue Pang Tongyi to serve the court, he is afraid—"

"One of the reasons why Zhao Zhen sent you here."

"If it's just to supervise the army, I won't be needed."

But it is not easy to convince Pang Tong, not to mention that Gongsun Ce has no affection for Pang Tong at all. Let go of your guard, otherwise it would be impossible to win over Pang Tong.

There are still Pang Taishi and others in the court. Everyone knows Sima Zhaozhi's heart. Pang Tong is his only son, and the possibility of betraying the Pang family is too small.

"Pang Tong appreciates you very much."

"He wished that I would leave as soon as possible and die under the enemy's iron cavalry." Gongsun Ce got up and walked out after finishing speaking, "At least I am a third-rank official. I'll go outside and have a look, maybe I can find out some news, together?"

"kindness."

The garrison camp was large, and among the soldiers there were some wounded, who seemed to have been injured when they were pushed back from the front line, and some military doctors were bandaging their wounds and changing their dressings.Gongsun Ce looked at the garrison while talking to Hua Manlou in a low voice, "Why are there only three military doctors in this barracks? After World War I, the wounded soldiers would not be able to take care of them at all."

"This is a borderland, there are few doctors, and there are only one or two medical clinics in the town, and there are at most ten people including apprentices."

"Don't the court know?"

"If the court knew about it but the situation had not improved, maybe there was a reason why Pang Tong and Zhao Zhen were against each other."

Gongsun Ce was startled, not knowing how to answer.Even if there is any discord, you can't make fun of the lives of the soldiers who went to battle to kill the enemy. If Zhao Zhen is like this, then... Before he could answer, the painful groans of the soldiers next to him came to his ears, and Gongsun Ce quickly squatted down, "Where is the injury?" ?”

"My lord, I..." Without saying a word, I tilted my head and fainted in front of Gongsun Ce.

"Hurry up and carry it in! The wound is deteriorating and festering, carry it in!"

Gongsun Ce was unprepared, and was pushed away by the soldiers who came over. Fortunately, Hua Manlou was behind to catch him, so he didn't fall in embarrassment. "Are you ok?"

"It's okay." Gongsun Ce shook his head, following the soldiers who were being carried away.

The body temperature of that person just now was very high, and if the fever caused by the ulcerated wound was not treated in time, not only would the arm be lost, but even his life would be lost.Gongsun Ce frowned and stepped forward, grabbing the arm of the military doctor who was about to enter, "I'm a doctor, you don't have enough manpower, I can help."

"you--"

"I studied with Lu Ming in Beijing."

"It turns out that he is an apprentice of Miracle Physician Lu, Master Gongsun, come with me."

Gongsun Ce nodded, turned his head to Huamanlou and said, "I'll go in and come out later."

"Watch out."