Seven hundred and ninetieth chapters phoenix out of the mountain
After the meeting, Liu Biao stayed with Liu Bei specially and went back to the backyard of his mansion with him. The two sat opposite each other and started talking.
"Xuande went to Jingnan to quell Zhang Xian's rebellion, and he worked hard and achieved great results. Now that Jingnan has been settled, our army has no worries in the rear, all thanks to Xuande's efforts."
After Liu Bei heard Liu Biao's praise, he hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Brother, you have praised me. I am just doing a little bit to help Jingzhou. How can I bear such praise from my brother?"
Liu Biao waved his hand and said: "Don't be modest. The suggestion you just made to unite with Cao to fight against Tao is very appropriate in my opinion. Moreover, the land of Yan and Yu occupied by Cao Cao is the land bordering the four directions, mixed between Hebei and Hebei.
If there is a war between Jingzhou and the pottery merchants, the Central Plains will be the main battlefield for the three parties, but it can be a great strategy to avoid the flames of war in our land in Jingzhou."
Liu Bei nodded and said: "Brother is thoughtful, but he is even more thoughtful than Bei."
Liu Biao seemed a little proud after hearing Liu Bei's praise. He laughed a few times, then his expression suddenly changed, then he lowered his head and coughed violently.
Liu Bei quickly stood up, stroked Liu Biao's back and said, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Liu Biao finished coughing, straightened up, waved his hands gently, and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... I am getting older, and my body is no longer what it used to be. If I am not careful, I will catch a cold."
He took a sip of water, suppressed his cough, and said, "Xuande, I brought you here today because I want to introduce you to a distinguished figure."
Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "What kind of talents has my brother acquired recently?"
Liu Biao said: "Pang Degong, a famous scholar in Xiangyang, recommended a talented person to me some time ago. He is his nephew. I have sent someone to invite him. You can meet him later. I recommended you to me at the beginning.
This is the same person who led the army to conquer Jingnan."
Liu Bei nodded suddenly.
Naturally, he had heard of Pang Degong's name. He was a famous scholar in Xiangyang, and his reputation in the southern country was unparalleled.
When I was young, I saw an ugly young man coming to the courtyard under the leadership of the guards and saluting the two of them.
When Liu Beiji saw Pang Tong, his eyes widened in confusion.
Does the talent introduced to me by my brother look like this?
How can this be considered a person?
After Pang Tong saluted the two of them, Liu Biao immediately waved to Pang Tong and said, "Shi Yuan, come and sit down."
Pang Tong responded and immediately came to sit next to Liu Biao.
"I have long admired Duke Xuande of the Ming Dynasty. When I saw him today, he was indeed an extraordinary person and an outstanding figure among men."
Liu Bei said with a smile: "Sir, thank you very much."
"It's not a compliment!" Liu Biao said to Pang Tong: "Xuande gave me a suggestion today, saying that I should ask me to join forces with Cao to fight against Tao, and use the position of Jingzhou as an outpost in the Central Plains to compete with Cao Cao. I think so. I don't know what Shi Yuan thinks?"
After hearing this, Pang Tong agreed very much: "What Xuande said is exactly the method that is most beneficial to the development of Jingzhou now. However, Cao Cao is a powerful man in the world. If you want to convince him, you have to be an eloquent person. Pang Mou said it himself
I came to Liu Jingzhou's tent and achieved great success. Now I am going to persuade Cao Cao to join forces. Pang is willing to be an envoy to share the general's worries."
Liu Biao turned to look at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei understood what Liu Biao meant, and immediately began to chat with Pang Tong to test his talent, learning ability and adaptability.
As the conversation progressed, Liu Bei became more and more surprised by Pang Tong's abilities.
Regardless of other things, but for his eloquence and breadth of knowledge, there are really few people in the world who can compare with Pang Tong.
At least there are very few people Liu Bei knows.
When he was young, he saw Liu Bei saying to Liu Biao: "Brother, you really have good eyesight. Mr. Pang is indeed a hero of the world. If Mr. Pang is allowed to persuade Cao Cao, we will definitely be able to reach an alliance."
After getting Liu Bei's approval, Liu Biao no longer had any doubts and immediately sent Pang Tong on his way.
Pang Tong was young, but he was new to the world, and he was very utilitarian. This time he went to see Cao Cao with the confidence that he would succeed.
Cao Cao was in Luoyang at this time, working hard to conquer the land in Guanzhong.
Personally speaking, he was also extremely worried about the rise of the pottery merchants. His main territory bordered Xuzhou and Yangzhou to the east and Hebei to the north, so he would be the first to bear the brunt.
In order to plan for the future and leave a deep place for himself to retreat, Cao Cao temporarily stayed in Luoyang to govern Guanzhong.
To be honest, this is a last resort to a certain extent.
Just when Cao Cao was worried, Pang Tong came to Luoyang with Liu Biao's instructions and asked the alliance to unite with Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao heard that Liu Biao was willing to join forces with him, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, but in terms of face, he still had to pretend to be awesome and coaxing.
Whatever you say, you have to show your face.
But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that he wanted to use his power to convince Feng Chu, but he didn't expect that instead of convincing him in front of Feng Chu, he was impressed by Feng Chu's talent.
At such a young age, he showed extraordinary talent, and Cao Cao felt that he was about to fall in love with Feng Chu.
Absolute true love.
"Mr. Pang is really a genius." At the end of the sentence, Cao Cao slapped the table: "Such a talented person is really rare in the world. Talent is really rare. If you don't dislike it, sir, Cao is willing to treat him as a teacher."
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At that moment, Cao Cao stood up and gave Pang Tong a big gift.
Pang Tong hurriedly said: "Why is Mr. Cao doing this? The general understands the righteousness and joins forces with General Liu to fight the traitors for the country. As long as a major event can be resolved this time, the general will become a hero of the Han Dynasty in the future and will definitely leave his name in history."
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Cao Cao's chariot shook his head and said: "It's better to leave your name in history than just to have a husband."
Pang Tong and Cao Cao had a sloppy look: "Cao Gong and General Liu have united to protect the true destiny of the emperor. From now on, you and I are the same ministers. Pang is naturally a descendant of Cao Cao, so why can't he get it?"
Word?"
Cao Cao was not angry when he saw that Pang Tong did not urinate in his pot.
How could it be so easy to get talented people in the world? Cao Cao was not in a hurry.
"Sir, please go down and have a rest. How about allowing Cao and everyone to discuss the terms of the alliance?"
The matter was not trivial, and Pang Tong naturally would not force Cao Cao to act immediately, and then resigned temporarily.
After Pang Tong left, Cao Cao immediately called in his close advisers and asked them for advice.
Xun You said: "Ming Gong Mingjian, joining forces with Liu Biao is indeed the best way to fight against the pottery merchants, but Liu Biao's character is just to use our army as a shield, so this is not possible."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "I also know Liu Biao's thoughts. It's just that our army's territory is in such a location, but it is difficult to handle. There is no guarantee that our Central Plains will become a place of war in the future."
Jia Xu stood up and said: "Liu Biao needs us, and we also need Liu Biao. The alliance must be completed. Now when neither of us can preserve our strength, the best way out for our army at the moment is to send troops together and take the lead."