In “Romans of the Three Kingdoms” there is a quote: “If you have Ngoa Long Phuong So, you can settle the world”although many people feel that it is a bit exaggerated, but there is a saying that is definitely well established. It’s just that “Phuong So” died early in the battle, causing Liu Bei to mourn and cry endlessly.
Zhuge Liang‘s ability to rule the country (Ngoa Long) is probably known to everyone so there is no need to prove it. What about the character Bang Thong (Phuong So)?
Bang Thong
At first, Bang Thong worked under Ton Quyen. During the battle of Xich Bich, he advised Chao Cao to use iron chains to tie the warships together to avoid soldiers from getting seasick; but in fact it makes it impossible for the boat to spread out. On this side, Zhuge Liang offered Zhou Du to use fire.
Didn’t the very Ngoa Long – Phuong So Thuc couple help Han consolidate his “three peaks” position with Dong Ngo and Cao Wei?
Zhuge Liang and Pang Thong. Photo: Bing.
Later, when Zhou Du died, Zhuge Liang came to mourn, met Bang Thong and gave him an envelope, begging that if he did not respect Sun Quan, he would return to Liu Bei. As expected, Ton Quyen, who was a cautious person, saw Bang Thong’s attractive and ugly appearance and did not like it, so the Bang family said goodbye to Giang Dong and returned to Kinh Chau with Liu Bei, according to Zhuge Liang’s wishes.
When Liu Bei heard the news of Bang Thong’s arrival, he was very happy, but when he saw Bang Thong’s ugly face, he changed his mind and asked him to be the District Commander of Loi Duong. Bang Thong stayed here for about 100 days, from morning to night he only drank alcohol and neglected work. When Liu Bei received the rejection, he was angry and asked Truong Phi and Ton Can to come and see.
Truong Phi angrily asked Bang Tong why he was so greedy for alcohol that he quit his job. He smiled and ordered the office to bring in all the documents within 100 days for approval. In just half a day, Bang Thong finished everything. At this time, Bang Thong presented a letter of introduction from Lu Tuc (In Lu Tuc’s letter, Bang Thong wrote that Bang Thong could not be used for minor positions) and an invitation to Jingzhou from Zhuge Liang for all to see. Liu Bei knew what had happened and was sorry to mistreat talented people to the land of Thuc. Bang Thong quickly promoted, even promoted Commander-in-Chief, Like Zhuge Liang.
During the cooperation process, Bang Thong once offered Liu Bei a plan to capture Liu Chuong to intimidate him; But Liu Bei feared that he did not have enough power so he hesitated to follow him.
Readers of “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” may be familiar with the character Cao Cao. “If you use it, you have to believe it. If you don’t believe it, don’t use it.” Liu Bei is a friendly person, but when he uses people, he still has doubts. Using people without using other people’s plans is no different than not using them at all.
What is even more unfortunate is when Liu Bei knew the depth of Bang Tong’s tactics and took advantage of them (Bang Thong led his army to pull Truong Nhiem out of Lac Thanh, helping Liu Bei take Ich Chau) then it was time to die.
After the death of Bang Thong, it is impossible not to mention one person; His character is terrible, his appearance makes Bang Thong unable to escape from death. So who is he?
Bang Tong’s death was a great loss for Liu Bei However, at this time Liu Bei also captured Tay Xuyen, and talented Shu people also defeated him, including Fa Chinh – the originator of the saying: “As soon as this person appears, Phuong So must die. “ Why do people say that?
Bang Tong died in battle and was replaced by Phap Chinh
First, Bang Thong and Phap Chinh often have similar plans. At first, Fa Chinh was Liu Zhang’s subordinate, but Liu Bei was the image of Minh Quan whom Fa Chinh admired. So, when Liu Zhang and Liu Bei were fighting against Zhang Lu (At that time he was the lord of Hanzhong province), Fa Chinh took the opportunity to go as an ambassador to Shu to “express his feelings” to Liu Bei and offered Liu Bei a plan to take over Ich Chau.
Meanwhile, Bang Thong also advised Liu Bei to deal with Liu Zhang quickly. Phap Chinh’s intentions were quickly revealed, coincidentally also when Liu Bei lost Bang Thong, he used Phap Chinh to take his place.
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Therefore, the death of Bang Tong was a great loss for Liu Bei, but he also received support from Phap Chinh. It seems that such a rare coincidence can only be confirmed by heaven.
However, shortly after winning Liu Bei for Hanzhong, Fa Chinh unfortunately also died. Bang Thong and Phap Chinh were both important military advisors to Liu Bei, but they left at the same time after helping Liu Bei overcome his most difficult time. Besides, the time the two spent helping Liu Bei was very short.
Talents come together – the time has not yet come
Indeed, next to the sentence: “By Ngoa Long Phuong So You Can Settle the World” There is another sentence: “If Tu So and Hieu Truc die, it will be difficult for Han That to succeed”; Liu Ba and Phap Chinh’s given names are Tu So, Hieu Truc. Under Liu Bei, four great talents (Zhuge Liang, Bang Thong, Liu Ba, Phap Chinh) gathered together who could lead the northern army and unite the Central Plains Unfortunately, Bang Thong was hit by an arrow and he died.
As for Phap Chinh, after replacing Bang Tong to help Liu Bei take Hanzhong – an important base for the expansion of Shu Han, Liu Bei proclaimed himself king, creating a situation of “three divisions under the world” by Dong Ngo and Cao Wei. But just two years later (220), Fa Chinh died. Two years later, Liu Bei continued to defeat Liu Ba. DThat Thuc only had Ngoa Long Gia Cat Luong to support him.
