"Why are you squirming?"

Xue Yue finally came out of the back of the upper seat and slowly lay down on the couch on the edge.

Pang Tongyi waved his sleeves and said: "What do women know!" "He was tormented by the fact that there was war between the righteous and upright.

He walked out of the camp, looked at the bright moon in the sky, took a deep breath, and said in his heart: "I must unify the world with the smallest loss, and I must not let my brother and others fight with Yun Chang and Yide, and I don't want to see benevolent and righteous people like Xuande die in the chaotic battle." ”

Guan Yu returned to Zhuge Liang's mansion in Anyang County. In the hall, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei sat idly. Seeing Guan Yu coming back, the two immediately greeted him. Guan Yu said everything with a heavy face.

Zhuge Liang was shocked and said: "Let the people choose the emperor by themselves? He grinned and sighed deeply: "If it weren't for nonsense, this Pang Shiyuan would be a genius made in heaven." ”

Although Zhang Fei didn't understand, seeing him behave like this, he asked tentatively: "Could it be that the military advisor is also tempted?" ”

"I can only say admiration, admiration."

Guan Yu, who felt that the mission had failed, sighed: "There should be no way now, after all, Shiyuan is unwilling to hand over the pass." ”

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang laughed and said: "Peace talks, truce." ”

Guan Yu, who didn't know what he was thinking at all, was stunned and said, "Since Shiyuan refuses to hand over the pass, why is the military advisor so excited and agrees so much?" ”

In order to make the two fierce generals in front of him who were staring at him relieved, Zhuge Liang said lightly: "My grain team came from afar, I didn't send guards to answer it, and he didn't attack him. And when the two armies were slowly pulling out of the village and completely defenseless, he Pang Tong did not let the light cavalry sneak attack at night. It can be seen from these two points that Pang Tong sincerely wants peace talks. And I asked Yun Chang to go to the pass, if he agreed, there must be fraud in it. His categorical refusal is a normal reflection. ”

Guan Yu, who suddenly realized what he heard, sighed: "Why do you have to think so complicated. The idea of the military advisor is really not something that Yide and I can decide. ”

Zhuge Liang, who was confident, immediately wrote a truce document and sent the envoy to Pangtong's Dazhai. After seeing the documents, Pang Tong said happily: "That's fine." ”

Xue Yue, who hadn't fallen asleep at the fourth watch, jumped up, stood on the couch and said, "Don't let people sleep, what's good!" ”

Pang Tong, who got up from his seat, said with a smile: "Zhuge Liang agreed to a truce, of course it's a great thing. ”

Xue Yue, who was confused, asked puzzledly: "Since you want to stop fighting, why are you leading the troops to attack the city?" ”

Pang Tong, who slowly walked to Xueyue's couch, replied patiently: "I originally wanted to compete with Zhuge Liang, and I also wanted to take down this Hanzhong." But Zhuge Liang is not an ordinary person, and his soldiers are strong. After coming here, I saw that agriculture outside the city was very developed, and I thought to myself that this was all the fruit of many years of peace. Indeed, this Yizhou is a very rich land of abundance. I have only been cultivating for a few months, and I will raise troops to attack, which is far worse than Cao Cao, who is a good hand in internal affairs. It is still necessary to listen to Jiang Wan's advice, let the militia cultivate well, and develop the economy and agriculture, otherwise it will not last long. There are still several difficulties in attacking Yizhou, one is that if I pull the front into the territory of Yizhou, the depth is too long, and the grain route will be easily cut off. Second, the roads in Yizhou are steep, we do not understand the terrain, if the enemy confronts us according to natural dangers, there is no way to defeat the enemy, and the soldiers will be chaotic over time. The third is that Liu Xuande has won the hearts of the people, but it is even more difficult to break through the unity of the army and the people. Therefore, without deep strength, it is impossible to attack Yizhou. ”

"You are really troublesome, one will say that you have more generals than others, and the other will say that others have so many benefits." Xue Yue, who really didn't want to think about what Pang Tong's brain was thinking, said a little impatiently: "Whatever you want, I'm going to sleep." ”

After making a tirade, Pang Tong looked at this child-like Xueyue with a wry smile, and held it on the bed and pretended to snore.

Pang Tong, who was on the ground, also relaxed his whole body immediately, as if the whole person was about to fall into a coma, and walked to the couch on the opposite side and fell asleep.

The next day, Pang Tong's army pulled out the village and retreated to the Meridian Valley.

At the end of February of the ninth year of Yonghan, heavy snow fell and covered the land in the north. In the southern part of Runan County, the seat of the county, on the hills to the north, Cao Cao built six high platforms, each three feet high. The round platform is surrounded by the banner of the word "Wei", and Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Xian Dynasty wearing a yellow robe, stood on the round platform and personally read the edict: "Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, has the merit of conquering the ten permanent servants, has the merit of encircling and suppressing Dong Zhuo, has the merit of quelling the rebellion in the north, and has the merit of supporting the royal family. If you have made great contributions, you should be rewarded. He was specially named the king of Wei to serve the Han family. ”

Cao Cao had been kneeling in front of him, and after hearing this, his face was joyful, and after getting up, he said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." He took the edict. The cheers of Cao Cao's civil and military officials and soldiers in the audience galloped across the plain and soared into the sky.

After Cao Cao was crowned queen, Sun Quan immediately proclaimed himself King of Wu. And Liu Bei, under the persuasion of Zhuge Liang, also proclaimed himself the king of Shu on the grounds of supporting the Han family. Liu Qi of Jingzhou knew that he had no ability to conquer the world, let alone ambition, and just wanted to keep to himself.

After discussing with Jiang Wan and others, Pang Tong finally made up his mind.

A circular high platform is also erected on the high mountain in the east of Luoyang City, a total of five levels, each level is three feet high, and the surrounding is covered with the word "benevolence" flag. Pang Tong wore a golden silk red robe, strode up to the high platform, came to the center, and shouted: "Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to be king, and Sun Quan and Liu Bei were also kings." We have been fighting for the world for many years, and it is time to have the corresponding position to compete with these kings for the world. He looked at Lu Bu and the others in the audience, and everyone was excited. From the moment when the great cause was launched in Luoyang, the road to the present day is as long as a hundred years, so many moments of life and death, battlefield and defeat, are all iron-like real battles, so that today's foundation has been created. He took a deep breath and said angrily: "I Pang unified my heart for the people, so I set myself up as the 'benevolent' king. ”

The generals in the audience were all moved and shouted, "Long live Nioh!" ”

Cao Cao learned about it after rolling out a red carpet to the mansion at the door, and said with a smile: "This kind of banner makes people see that it has the effect of weakness and incompetence, and there is no confidence at all." ”

Guo Jia, who was on the side, said: "Don't underestimate the word 'benevolence' for the king, Pang Tong is not written for us to see, but for the people of the world." ”

And Sima Yi, the chief bookkeeper who had just walked in with some documents, also said: "It seems that the king is talking about Pang Tong." According to what I can see below, this Pang Tong just wants to use the method of 'Renbu World' to please the people. But the real pleaser of the people is to make them rich, not as simple as shouting a few words. Now that agriculture, salt, and handicrafts are well developed in our territory, and the development of water conservancy is convenient for transportation and flood prevention, as long as this development continues, the people will become rich, and they will inevitably feel the benevolence of the king. ”

Cao Cao, who heard this, stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "I'll be a favor." ”

Cao Cao went to the palace to meet Emperor Xian and said: "Today, Sun Quan and Liu Bei privately claiming to be the king is an unrighteous act, and they despise the saint, and the ministers will definitely cut them down." Pang Tong is also called the king, and he should be in the same place. But now there are too many thieves, and we will be overwhelmed. The world is a big deal to fight with me, and it should not be underestimated. It is better to send a holy decree to reward him as king, and it is also justifiable. In the future, after Weichen annihilated Sun Quan and Liu Bei, he would plot against Pang Tong. Please be enlightened. ”

The emperor Liu Xie, who was on the dragon chair, sat on pins and needles, and there was nothing to refute with Cao Cao, he said with a sad face: "King Wei is well aware of the righteousness and is ready to play." ”

In the early spring of March, Pang Tong received the emperor's decree to be crowned king and the reward of nine tins in the palace. Jiuxi is the nine kinds of ritual vessels given by the Han Emperor to those who have made great contributions, and it is the highest courtesy.

Pang Tong saw nine gifts that had been moved to the front yard, including chariots and horses, clothes, music, Zhu Hu, Na Ma, tiger ben, axes, bows and arrows, and mustaches. After going around the gifts, Lu Bu said, "It's all precious things." ”

Pang Tong, who had no desire to pursue such items, said calmly: "These ritual artifacts can usually only be used by the Son of Heaven, and the formal significance of the reward is far greater than the use value. ”

Lu Bu, who patted him on the shoulder, said with relief: "In this way, there is also a saying about the matter of the virtuous brother becoming the king, which can be regarded as justifiable, and no one in the world dares to say more." ”

Pang Tong said to him with a confident expression: "This is Cao Mengde's hypocrisy. This world speaks with prestige, military power, and people's power, and whoever is the strongest can make others obedient. The current Han family has no ability, and it is already a waste of firewood. He is also a façade for himself, and I am not uncommon. ”

It happened that Jiang Wan entered the mansion, and after seeing these gifts, he sighed: "This is something for the emperor!" ”

Looking at this knowledgeable person, Pang Tong said: "This is a great courtesy to me, according to Cao Cao, the queen and the emperor also gave Jiuxi." ”

Jiang Wan, who was deeply impressed by Pang Tong's outstanding ability, arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to the king." ”

But friends who know ancient history know that since the Han Gaozu set up Jiuxi, the emperors of many dynasties have given Jiuxi, but the people who have been given are not ordinary people, almost all of them are high-ranking masters, and the emperors have been unable to grasp the role.