Pang Tong was often ignored before he met Liu Bei, was it because he was ugly?

It can be said that there is this truth, because in the Three Kingdoms or ancient times, if you want to be an official, you are not only required to have excellent personal talents, but also to have good looks. This is an unwritten rule in ancient officialdom. In fact, if we are more careful, we will find that the life of an official recorded in the history books always mentions whether his appearance is correct or not, or something else.

This is especially true during the Three Kingdoms period, because we know that the procurator system of the Han Dynasty was still used during the Three Kingdoms period. To put it simply, the procuratorial system is that officials recommend people who are not officials to other officials to be officials. This is a system of inspection and adjudication. So if you want others to recommend you, you must have a reasonable appearance, and you don't need to be excellent. At least you won't let others see you and feel uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, although our Pang Tong is called Feng Chu, his own appearance may be really not outstanding or even ugly. This is recorded in the annals of the Three Kingdoms. I won't go into details here. You can check it yourself if you are interested. Anyway, Pang Tong's appearance is not very good, and his personal height is not high. So people's first impression of Pang Tong is not very good. At this point, we can see the description of Liu Bei 1 meeting Pang Tong in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. When Liu Bei met Pang Tong at 1, he thought that he was ugly and didn't want to go near Pang Tong. Even though Liu Bei knew that this man was Feng Chu Pang Tong, he didn't want to go near him. If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's recommendation, Pang Tong might not even see Liu Bei.

Therefore, although Pang Tong was talented, he didn't become an official until he was not young. This has fully explained how much influence his length has on him. Zhuge Liang, who has the same name as him, has been mixed in Liu Bei's regime for a long time. Of course, if you insist on talent, I personally think that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are not much different. But Zhuge Liang is not only brilliant, but also charming. At this point, Zhuge Liang completely defeated Pang Tong, so Zhuge Liang achieved more than Pang Tong and came earlier.