There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said: "De and Cao Cao are old acquaintances, so we know that this person is very wise and good at judging forms?"

Cai Mao frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Back then, Cao Cao refused to pay attention to us, but it was because he couldn't see the direction of the wind. Now that the pottery merchant has achieved dominance, his first goal must be the land of the Central Plains! At that time, Cao Cao must bear the brunt of Tao. Shang’s pressure, and now to unite with him, it’s not us begging him, but he begging us.”

Cai Mao stared blankly at Liu Bei, but was speechless by what he said.

At this moment, Liu Biao stood up and said, "According to Xuande's words, send people to Luoyang to form an alliance with Cao Cao!"

Chapter 793 The phoenix chick came out of the mountain

After the meeting, Liu Biao specially left Liu Bei behind, 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 pacify Zhang Xian's rebellion before, and he worked hard. Now that Jingnan has been settled, our army has no worries in the rear, all thanks to Xuande's contribution."

Hearing Liu Biao's praise, Liu Bei hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Brother praised you, but I'm just making some modest contributions to Jingzhou. How can I afford my brother's praise?"

Liu Biao waved his hand and said, "Don't be modest, the suggestion you just put forward to unite Cao Kangtao is very appropriate in my opinion, and the land Cao Cao occupies in Yan and Henan is a land bordering four directions, mixed with Hebei and Hebei. Between Jingzhou, if there is a war with pottery merchants, the Central Plains will be the main battlefield of the three parties, and it is a very clever strategy to keep our Jingzhou land from the flames of war."

Liu Bei nodded and said, "Brother is thoughtful, but he is more thoughtful than Bei."

Hearing Liu Bei's praise, Liu Biao seemed a little complacent. He laughed a few times, then suddenly his expression changed, and then he lowered his head and coughed violently.

Liu Bei hurriedly stood up, stroked Liu Biao's back, and said, "Brother, what is this?"

After coughing, Liu Biao straightened up, waved his hands lightly, and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm getting older, my body is no better than before, if I'm not careful, I'll catch a cold."

He took a sip of water, suppressed his cough, and said, "Xuande, I brought you here today to introduce you to a hero."

Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Brother, what kind of talents have you acquired recently?"

Liu Biao said happily: "Pang Degong, a famous person in Xiangyang, once recommended a handsome talent for this old man. He is his nephew. The old man has already sent someone to invite him. You can meet him later. At the beginning, I recommended him to you. It is this person who is in charge of the troops to settle Jingnan."

Liu Bei nodded suddenly.

Of course, he had heard of Mr. Pang De's name. He was a famous scholar in Xiangyang, and his reputation in the southern country could be described as unparalleled.

When I was young, I saw an ugly young man who came to the courtyard led by the guards and saluted Er Liu.

When Liu Beizhuo saw Pang Tong, his eyes widened involuntarily, his face full of confusion.

This is the talent my brother introduced to me?

How can this be considered a person?

After Pang Tong saluted the two, Liu Biao immediately waved to Pang Tong, "Shi Yuan, come and sit down."

Pang Tong responded, and then sat down beside Liu Biao.

"I have admired Duke Xuande and Daming for a long time, and seeing him today, I am sure that he is extraordinary in appearance and outstanding among men."

Liu Bei said with a smile: "Sir, it's great."

"It's not too much praise!" Liu Biao said to Pang Tong, "Xuande spoke for me today, saying that I want the old man to join forces with Cao Kangtao and take the status of Jingzhou outpost in the Central Plains to fight against Cao Cao. The old man thinks so, I don't know what Shiyuan thinks?"

After hearing this, Pang Tong agreed very much: "What Xuande said is the most beneficial method for the development of our Jingzhou today, but Cao Cao is a hero in the world. If you want to persuade him, you must be an eloquent person. Coming to Liu Jingzhou's tent, without any merit, I am now going to persuade Cao Cao to join forces, and Pang is willing to be an envoy to relieve the general's worries."

Liu Biao turned to look at Liu Bei.

Liu Bei understood what Liu Biao meant, and immediately started chatting with Pang Tong to test his talent, learning ability and adaptability.

As the conversation deepened, Liu Bei was more and more surprised by Pang Tong's ability.

Regardless of other things, but he can speak eloquently and have extensive knowledge. There are really few people in the world who can compare with Pang Tong.

At least among the people Liu Bei knew were very few.

When I was young, I saw Liu Bei say to Liu Biao: "Brother's eyesight is really good. Mr. Pang is indeed a hero in this world. If Mr. Pang is allowed to persuade Cao Cao, an alliance can be reached."

After getting Liu Bei's approval, Liu Biao no longer had any doubts, and immediately sent Pang Tong to set off.

Pang Tong is young, but he has just come out of the rivers and lakes, and he has a lot of utilitarianism. This time he went to see Cao Cao with the confidence of success.

Cao Cao was in Luoyang at this time, working to conquer the Guanzhong land.

As far as personal feelings are concerned, he is also extremely worried about the rise of pottery merchants. His main territory borders Xuzhou and Yangzhou to the east and Hebei to the north, so he may 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 stayed in Luoyang temporarily to rule the pass.

To be honest, to some extent, this is also a last resort.

Just when Cao Cao was worried, Pang Tong came to Luoyang with Liu Biao's instigation, and asked Meng to join forces with Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao heard that Liu Biao was willing to join forces with him, he couldn't help being overjoyed, but in terms of face, he still had to pretend to be awesome.

No matter what you say, you have to save face enough.

But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that he wanted to persuade Feng Chu with his power, but he didn't expect that instead of persuading Feng Chu in front of him, he was convinced by Feng Chu's talent.

At a young age, he showed extraordinary talent, and Cao Cao felt that he was about to fall in love with Feng Chu.

Absolute love.

"Mr. Pang is really a genius." At the end of the speech, Cao Cao slapped the table heavily: "Such a talent is really rare in the world. It is really a rare talent. If you don't mind, Mr. Cao is willing to treat you like a teacher." Of!"

At that moment, Cao Cao stood up and gave a big gift to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong hurriedly said: "Mr. Cao, why do you do this? The general understands the righteousness, and joined forces with General Liu to fight for the country's thieves. As long as he can make a big deal this time, the general will be a hero of the Han Dynasty in the future, and he will definitely be famous in history. "

Cao Cao's private car shook his head and said, "It's better to have Mr. alone than to leave a name in history."

Pang Tong played sloppy eyes with Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao and General Liu have united to ensure the true fate of the emperor. From now on, you and I will be ministers in the same palace. Pang is naturally a descendant of Mr. Cao, so why not get him?" Word?"

Cao Cao was not angry when he saw that Pang Tong didn't urinate in his pot.

How can it be so easy to get a handsome talent in the world?He, Cao Cao, is not in a hurry.

"Sir, let's go down and rest. How about allowing Cao to discuss with everyone about the charter of the alliance?"

The matter was no small matter, and naturally Pang Tong would not force Cao Cao to act immediately, and then temporarily resigned.

After Pang Tong left, Cao Cao immediately found his confidant advisers and asked them for advice.

Xun You said: "Minggong Mingjian, the alliance with Liu Biao is indeed the best way to fight against pottery merchants, but with Liu Biao's heart, he just wants to use our army as a screen, and this move is not allowed."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "I also know what Liu Biao is thinking. It's just that our army's territory is like this, but it's also difficult. It's hard to 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 need Liu Biao. The alliance will surely come true. Now that neither of us can preserve our strength, the best way out for our army at the moment is to send troops together. Crusade against Xuzhou."