Liu Bei’s mansion in Xiangyang, Jingzhou.

"The two military advisors, are the soldiers ready?"

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong had already completed the inspection and returned to Liu Bei.

Zhuge Liang bowed and said, "Lord, don't worry, all the troops have been dispatched. Just wait for the news from Your Majesty Xu Du to send troops to Runan, Yingchuan, to divert Cao's attention in Yanyu and other places for Your Majesty, so that the emperor can go south."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "With two military advisors helping to arrange it, Bei is most at ease! This time the emperor suddenly posted a letter and wanted to go south. It was really unexpected. I wonder what the two saw, the emperor would have the chance of winning after leaving Xu Dunan and coming to Xiangyang this time?"

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan and was about to speak, but suddenly he thought of something again. He turned to look at Pang Tong and smiled and said, "Shi Yuan, in your opinion, what's going on?"

Pang Tong bowed and said, "Reported to the lord, the secret decree sent by the father-in-law of Fu, the emperor gave in detail the opportunity and plan for the emperor to escape from Xuchang. In his opinion, the plan is quite detailed and meticulous, and he should have at least eight points of chance of winning!"

"Eight points?!" Liu Bei nodded and smiled, "It's great. The emperor was imprisoned in Xuchang for many years and bullied the thief of Cao. Although Bei was determined to support the Han Dynasty and entered Xudu to rescue the emperor, he had never been able to do anything. Fortunately, Your Majesty was smart. He had been lying on firewood and tasting gall for many years and finally could break out and get out of trouble. Bei felt very comforted! This time, we must welcome the emperor to Xiangyang. I also asked the two gentlemen to plan this matter with all their heart."

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong handed over together.

After the three of them discussed some specific details of the greeting, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong temporarily left and went to another place to arrange arrangements.

After leaving the main hall, Zhuge Liang took two steps to catch up with Shi Yuan and shouted: "Shi Yuan!"

Pang Tong stopped and turned to look at him: "What's the matter with Kong Ming calling me?"

Seeing that his tone was neither salty nor light, Zhuge Liang was slightly stunned and shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Shi Yuan. Since you got back from fighting with Yuan Shang last time, your attitude towards Liang seems to be cold."

Pang Tong raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is that so? Why didn't I feel it?"

Zhuge Liang felt helpless.

He knew that Pang Tong was suffering now, and he was as famous as himself, but he was not lucky. After he arrived at Liu Bei's tent, he had always been a deputy military advisor and shortened himself. He helped Liu Bei take over the great achievements of Jingzhou. The problem was that Pang Tong had no decent significant contributions so far. He finally trapped Yuan Shang with the Fire Phoenix Formation last time. He was also broken by Yuan Jun's formation masters and suffered the loss of the other party's Bagua Formation. It was a coincidence that he was rescued by himself.

Zhuge Liang knew the depression in Pang Tong's heart. This classmate and friend were now holding back his energy to compete with him! Of course, Zhuge Liang was not afraid that Pang Tong would leave in anger. He understood that Pang Tong was not such a person, but Feng Chu was born with pride and was eager to make contributions at this moment, so it was normal for him to have some estrangement from him.

But Zhuge Liang is not afraid of anything else now. He is afraid that Pang Tong will always face the world with such an aura, and it is fine if he is an ordinary enemy, but if he competes with a powerful person like Yuan Shang and Sima Yi, he will lose his life if he is not careful. He will only leave regrets for eternity.

But Zhuge Liang couldn't say this. He was afraid that the more he said it, the worse he became, the worse he said it.

Temporarily putting these thoughts behind his mind, Zhuge Liang whispered: "Shi Yuan. Do you think that the emperor suddenly issued an edict to go south to Xiangyang this time is a bit strange?"

Pang Tong raised his sparse eyebrows and stared at his gourd eyes: "What's weird? Someone thinks it's normal!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "Is it normal? Think about it carefully. Over the years, everything the emperor did in Cao's hands has been incomparable. Take the matter of breaking the fingers and revising the edicts back then, it was simply a fool's act. How could he make such detailed plans and arrangements in the blink of an eye? Don't you wonder if Shi Yuan?"

Pang Tong thought for a while and said, "After you said this, it's true. I guess these plans were not the ideas that the emperor had come up with himself... Could it be Fu Wan?"

Zhuge Liang immediately denied: "The subduing is not a talent for a stable country and a stable country. There must be strange people behind the emperor."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused and said, "Shi Yuan, would it be...he? He is now in Xudu."

Pang Tong's face changed, he thought for a while, and said, "After you said this, it's really not accurate! This matter was probably done by him. I didn't expect that he could still be dormant in Xudu for two years."

Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "When the Emperor was in a poor state, he was the first among us, the Shuijing students, to be under the Emperor's command. At that time, Yuan Shang was carrying out a three-year rest policy. Cao Cao's attention was almost all in the south, but he forced himself to make him away. Now things have become a repentance for eternity. I believe he must be very sad."

Pang Tong said: "If it were him, that would be even better! Although his heart is in Cao's camp, his heart is always facing us. Otherwise, he would not have used a trick to let the emperor leave Xuchang this time. If the emperor is really welcomed and he will be found back, let the three of us join forces to look at the world. What are the fears of Cao Zhi, Yuan Shang, Sun Quan and others?"

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said, "I'm afraid that he will change his mind and nature will also change..."

"Kong Ming!" Pang Tong frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "You are good at everything, but you are too cautious and like to do everything step by step. If you can't even believe him, who else can we trust in this world? I hope that it is his advice behind the emperor, that's the best!"

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The location of the negotiation between Yuan and Cao was to find a camp from the middle point between Liyang and Baima. The camps of the two armies were displayed ten miles behind the north and south of the camp.

The leaders and generals of both sides made an appointment here and each brought their important officials and guards.

When Yuan Shang led his personal guards and a group of civil servants to the negotiation tent, the Cao family was already waiting there.

But Cao Zhi sat in the middle of the left side of the camp, and was arranged by Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Dong Zhao, Liu Ye, Chen Qun, Wang Lang, Xi Lu and other staff members, all of whom were scheming and sharp-tongued.

Beside Yuan Shang were Sima Yi, Pang Ji, Guo Tu, Tian Feng, Shen Pei, Ju Su, Xun Chen, Deng Chang and others. The civil officials on both sides were protected by military generals. Standing on the east and west sides, the barriers were clear.

As soon as Yuan Shang sat down, he saw a person flashing from the crowd behind Cao Zhi, with sharp mouths and monkey cheeks and deer-headed and rat eyes. Although he deliberately put his face on his face, he still could not hide his inherent vulgar face.

Among Yuan’s army, Tian Feng, Shen Pei, Ju Su, Zheng Ji, Guo Tu and other older ministers changed instantly!

But when the man with a deer-headed and rat-eyed eyes walked to the middle of the two sides, cleared his throat, shouted in his sharp voice: "Today, Prime Minister Cao and Yuan Weiwei are here to discuss politics, both sides should follow..."

Before he could finish his words, Tian Feng, who was the most irritable in the Yuan Jun counselors, suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "Xu You, you thief! What kind of face does he have to appear in front of us! Why don't you get out of here!"

Yuan Shang was surprised when he heard this and looked at the man up and down a few times!

Xu You! It turns out it was him?

In the Battle of Guandu, he rebelled against Yuan Shao and offered advice to Cao Cao, which led to the defeat of Yuan's army!

Xu You rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "Tian Yuanhao, what you said is so funny. I am an important minister of Prime Minister Cao. The two armies negotiate major events. Why can't I be here?"

Tian Feng sneered and said, "Shameless people, dare to ramble here?"

Yuan Shang raised his hand to block Tian Feng's words, turned to Cao Zhi and said, "Prime Minister Cao, I believe you know better than anyone else. If you asked him to preside over you here, was it because you deliberately disgusted Yuan?"

Cao Zhi smiled faintly and said, "Yuan Weiwei, Xu You is also an important official under my tent, and he is also a magistrate of the court. For the sake of reason, he is qualified to stand here? Why can't Yuan Weiwei tolerate him alone?"

Yuan Shang shook his head and said, "You and I are both important officials of the court and are also vassal states. When the two families negotiate, they should be gentlemen with innocent wealth and righteous character. People like Xu You don't need to stay in this camp, right?"

When Cao Zhi heard this, he laughed and said, "Yuan Weiwei, I don't like to listen to you? What's wrong with Xu You? Why is he not a gentleman? Why is he misbehaved?"

Yuan Shang smiled faintly, turned his head to look at Xu You, and said, "For his own selfish interests, Xu You sells his owners for honor and is unfaithful and unrighteous. What kind of character do you talk about?"

Cao Zhi raised his eyebrows and said to Xu You: "Ziyuan, have you ever sold the owner and asked for honor?"

Xu You said righteously: "Nothing happens!"

When I heard the four words "This is absolutely nothing", Tian Feng, Ju Su, Pang Ji, Guo Tu and other old ministers in Hebei seemed to be trapped in some kind of memory. Look at me, I look at you, and shake your head secretly.

Cao Zhi heard this and said, "Did you hear it? Xu You said that there is absolutely nothing wrong with this!"

Yuan Shang raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "He was rebelled against my father and surrendered to the enemy at the last moment. Isn't this a seller for honor?"

But when he heard an old voice sounded faintly beside Cao Zhi, he said, "The common ruler of the world is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. His Majesty in Xu Du, Xu You is a minister of the Han Dynasty, and his lord is only the emperor! Your father is just a minister of the emperor, and he is in line with Xu You, how can he say something wrong?"

Yuan Shang turned to look at the old man.

Sima Yi came behind him and whispered: "Lord, that old man is Jia Xu! I went to Xudu once back then and recognized that old man. The old guy is so powerful!"

Speaking of this, Sima Yi paused and whispered: "Cao Zhi brought Xu You here, which is just a disgusting thing for us. The lord should not be confused by his mind, or it is important to do the important thing."

Yuan Shang nodded and suddenly said, "Well, since you want this birdman to accompany you here, I don't object. Let's talk now!"

Cao Zhi nodded and said, "This is the best!"

Yuan Shang turned his head and winked at Shen Pei.

Shen Pei met, coughed gently, and stood up and said.

"After this meeting, my lord has three things to say. First, I ask the court to issue an edict immediately to spread the world, and to appoint my lord as the Grand Marshal General, Grand Tutor, and the governor of Jizhou! He takes charge of the troops and horses of the world and orders the kingly army in the world! Second, I immediately ask the emperor to rise up and move the capital to Yecheng! Third, Cao Zhi resigned from the position of prime minister, Zhuo established the Marquis of Anping, paid tribute, and served him every year, and was always the brothers' gang. There are only three items, and no one less is left!"
Chapter completed!