At first he belonged to the Xiajiang Army of the Green Forest Army. In AD 23, Liu Xuan assumed the position of Emperor Gengshi, Pang Meng was appointed as Jizhou animal husbandry, belonged to Shang Shuling Xie Gong, and defeated general Liu Xiu against Hebei Wang Chang. In AD 24, Liu Xiu slaughtered Xie Gong, and Pang Meng fell to Liu Xiu's subordinates.Jessey Choo, Robert Ford Campany, Yang Lu, Wendy Swartz; 2014. Early Medieval China: A Sourcebook, page 707
