Pang Tong's army went north and joined Lu Bu and others. According to his instructions before leaving, the fence of the camp was now taken by a low earthen wall one foot high, and the soldiers were still building the city. After Pang Tong returned to the account, he gathered the crowd.

"Cao Renjun has been broken, you continue to build the earth city for me. This will definitely become an important hub, and if the enemy wants to attack Jingzhou, they must be held back here. ”

"Isn't this the springboard for us to attack Xiyang?" Lu Bu was stunned.

Xu Shu also frowned, as if he hadn't understood Pang Tong's words. He said, "I can understand half of what the adults mean. The location here could deter the sending of troops from all over Runan to Jiangxia, but this effect does not seem to be a long-term strategy. Shouldn't we directly capture Xiyang County? Only if Xiyang County is captured, then the other territories of Runan County are under our field of vision, the enemy will definitely step up defense, and the offensive in the north will definitely slow down. After containing the enemy, we sent additional troops and horses to attack Lujiang County, and on the other hand defended Xiyang County, which was the best policy. ”

"That's a good point." Pang Tong applauded and smiled: "Finally, there is someone who can read my mind." At the beginning, Lu Su racked his brains and didn't understand much. ”

"But the problem is that Wechen only understands half of it."

"Well said. You know that you understand half of it before you really understand. Brother and Xu Junshi are guarding this place, and I have to do something. Pang Tong said.

"The current military situation is critical, how can the emperor abandon it?" Xu Shujin said.

"I have my considerations." Pang Tong said coldly. Xu Shu and the others didn't dare to persuade again.

He said again: "Did Cao Zhi bring it?" ”

"It's been two days since I came." Lu Bu replied.

"Good!"

Pang Tong immediately ordered someone to take it to Cao Zhi's tent, surrounded by guards, after he entered, he saw Cao Zhi pacing in the tent worriedly, after seeing Pang Tong, he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty ...... it"

"Don't be polite to me, I'm not used to living here. Then Cao Mengde should have never let you march and fight. Pang Tong casually pulled a round stool and sat down.

Cao Zhi shrunk his shoulders and stood in front of him, feeling uneasy in his heart.

"What, looking frustrated?"

"I don't think I'll be around for a long time, and I miss my family a lot. I was tired until I was tired, and I asked the emperor to forgive me. ”

"You also know that your life is short?" Pang Tong asked.

"How could I not know." Cao Zhi kept his head down. "My father broke the contract, the two armies fought, and now he sent me to the front line, not to behead me in front of the Wei Dynasty soldiers."

"I don't like this old routine." Pang Tong suddenly said: "You better give me more time, after all, in my opinion, you are not my enemy." You are my friend. ”

"Ahh Cao Zhi screamed, as if he was hallucinating. "How dare you be the emperor's friend, I'm just a ......"

"You kid underestimate me, I'm not qualified to be your friend?" Pang Tong joked: "You are such an interesting person, you are so old-fashioned on the surface, you have a lot of thoughts in your head." People like you should be the emperor's material. ”

"A dying man, please stop teasing the emperor." Cao Zhi sighed.

"You're such a wretch." Pang Tong said coldly: "Your own people plan to assassinate you, and you are still missing them, why don't you think about how sad your situation as a person sent to death is?" ”

Cao Zhi's eyes were red, he was obviously stimulated by Pang Tong, and the incomprehensible question of "why did you kill me" in his chest also flooded into his mind.

"It must be sad." Pang Tong said: "I know why I was sent here as an outcast, I know that I have relatives who want to kill me, but I still have to try to deceive myself, this kind of emotional squeeze, you can still be so calm, so I said you can be the emperor." Only by being able to endure what others can't endure can we achieve great things. ”

Cao Zhi remained silent.

"But I think that Cao Mengde is not so ruthless, at least he may think that there is a way to rescue you, but unexpectedly, the person who came here killed you for other reasons. I expect that your brothers are all wolf ambitions, and even you will not let them go. Pang Tong said, Cao Zhi's body was stiff. After all, you have broken the contract, you should be a dying person, but those relatives of yours can still send killers to kill you, how much do they want you to die in a foreign land? ”

"Please don't say anything more, Your Majesty." Cao Zhi's voice lacked modulation.

"You've reached your limit, why don't you say it all happily, say that you want revenge, you want to be the emperor, you don't want to be used as a pawn!" Pang Tong stood up and said.

"Who wants to be a pawn!" Cao Zhi finally couldn't stand it anymore and burst out, saying five words. But he suddenly realized that he was simply crazy, and threw it in the face of the human emperor with an angry expression, as if Pang Tong was the source of his anger, and wanted to knock him down at once.

"Ahh

Cao Zhi screamed, hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Please forgive the emperor, I just ...... The mind is confused, confused...... Please also ask the emperor to forgive ......"

Like a wounded rabbit, he rolled up into a ball of grievances, Pang Tong couldn't stand it, and helped him up, which made Cao Zhi very frightened. But Cao Zhi didn't know why, the emperor of the dignified and benevolent dynasty wanted to help himself up, and the closer he got to this emperor, he felt more uneasy. But Pang Tong showed a smile, which made him feel instinctively relaxed, which was indescribable.

"What are you afraid of? I'm just an ordinary person. Before he became the emperor, before he set foot on the road of conquest, he was just an orphan in a small county town in Bingzhou. Pang Tong said indifferently.

Cao Zhi was stunned.

"Don't treat me as a terrible person, remember, Cao Mengde and I are both general, general."

"No, no! The emperor is the Son of Heaven, even if he is an orphan, he is also the chosen one by God. It's like Gaozu was just a pavilion chief when he slashed the snake and rebelled. Cao Zhi seemed to feel that the more amiable Pang Tong was, the more dangerous he was.

"You're not someone who likes flattery. The difference between me and you and your father is very simple, I am a poor orphan. You come from a famous family and have never suffered hardship. Cao Cao began the campaign out of his own desires. Desire is the root of suffering, many people can live a happy life, but they are still thinking about other pleasures, such people's desires will never be satisfied, because they cannot be satisfied and suffer. Therefore, the current Duke of Shanyang, that is, the abolished Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, is the fastest living person. He doesn't have to go out to fight, enjoy the glory and wealth, and you are still fighting for the war, and you are still killing for the throne. ”

Cao Zhi frowned when he heard this, tears condensed in his eyes, and he let out an indescribable sigh.

"What should I say, I should have treated you as a feared emperor, but you can see through my mind and still talk to me so kindly. Even if I know what your purpose is, I think you are easier to get close to, while my brother seems to be like a tiger wolf, more dangerous and more terrifying. ”

Pang Tong nodded and said: "We each have our own goals, I want the world to be peaceful, and you want to continue to live." But if your brother is still there, if you can't fight for the position of crown prince early, then they will try their best to hunt you down to the ends of the earth and never give up. ”

"You want me to go back and fight for the crown prince?" Cao Zhi said suddenly, his eyes wide open.

"Exactly." Pang Tong said.

Cao Zhi shook his head and said, "Impossible, my brother Cao Pi is not a simple person, and there is no good end to fighting him." ”

"It is unbearable that you should be born of the same mother, and that you should kill one another. So I think you'd better take the crown prince position without bloodshed. In that case, I am willing to live peacefully with you, without always being wary of Cao Mengde. ”

"But my father is alive, even if I can win the position of crown prince, it will not be peaceful."

"You kid is honest, but it's better than Cao Pi on the throne, this person has the heart of conquest and great ambition, I can't make him an unstable enemy, in that way, the people of the world will never be at peace."

Cao Zhi still shook his head, lowered his head and said: "I'm not sure, my second brother Cao Zhangwu is brave, and at the age of seventeen, he can already tie with General Yu Ban." ”

"Is your head broken? He is also the life of a military attaché, what are you afraid of him doing? Pang Tong smiled bitterly: "This kind of person is rough and big, not the emperor's material, does Cao Cao not know this?" I think your biggest enemy is Cao Chong, who was born to Cao Pi and Huan. ”

Cao Zhi stared at him in disbelief and said, "Why does the emperor know everything about my palace?" ”

"Cao Chong must be a smart person, isn't he?" Pang Tong said with a smile.

Cao Zhi only nodded and said, "Could it be that there is an emperor's fine work in my court?" ”

Pang Tong looked at him quietly and said, "Didn't you say that I was the Son of Heaven?" Naturally, God told me. ”

Cao Zhi thought to himself, how is this kind of thing possible, or maybe it is true? Unbearable, he looked at Pang Tongwei'an's half of the body and said, "The emperor is really a god." ”