Standing in front of Liu Bian, Pang Tong held his fists, first bowed down to Liu Bian, and then walked quickly to the railing of the pavilion near the side of the rockery, raised his hand and pointed at the rockery outside, looked back at Liu Bian, and said to him: "Your Highness, I don't know how Your Highness feels when you look at this rockery and waterhole?" ”

"It's just rockeries and waterholes!" first turned his head to look at Pang Tong who was standing by the railing, and then Liu Wei glanced at the rockery outside the pavilion, and responded very curiously.

"All Your Highness sees is a rockery and a waterhole!" After Liu Wei answered, Pang Tong withdrew his arm pointing at the rockery, bowed down again, saluted Liu Wei, and said to him: "But in the eyes of Tong, this rockery and pond water are like infinite rivers and mountains, the mountains are vast, the clear water is sparkling, and no hero in the world wants to get it quickly." Now His Highness has the advantage of being strong and powerful in all walks of life, as long as His Highness wants to take it, he can take it in his hands at any time and let His Highness play with it! ”

"Oh?" If this sentence came from someone else's mouth, Liu Biao might feel that he was too arrogant, but this sentence came from Pang Tong's mouth, so Liu Biao had to pay more attention.

"Those who are the masters of the world must put people first!" What shocked Liu Wei was that Pang Tong did not say that he could help Liu Wei get the world, but said to Liu Wei: "Now Cao Mengde in Yanzhou, Yuan Benchu in Jizhou, and even Liu Bei in the small plain are all recruiting talents, intending to expand their power. In the near future, these three will surely become a strong force in the competition with His Highness. In addition, in the area south of the Yangtze River, there are beautiful mountains and rivers, talents, and a land of fish and rice. His Royal Highness has the grace of knowing the situation, and the unification does not dare to deceive His Highness, if he wants to be in this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, His Royal Highness can use the name of the Han Dynasty to recruit talents and develop military strength, but the court must listen to the propaganda and not listen to the tune, in order to maintain the strength, and in the future, when the heroes are competing for deer, stabilize the hegemony of one side! ”

"Sir's words sound quite rebellious, but when you think about it, it is exactly the dilemma that this king is facing now!" After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Wei tightly wrinkled his brows and asked Pang Tong: "What Mr. Fang Cai said, this king sent troops to Chang'an this time, and he wants to win with strange soldiers, I don't know what Mr. has planned?" ”

"Your Highness!" Liu Wei asked about sending troops to attack the Xiliang army, and Pang Tong said to him: "If Your Highness wants to save your life!" Chang'an must not be saved! ”

"Why?" Pang Tong's statement is to confirm Xu Shu and Jia Xu's views, Liu Wei couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, several world-famous advisers, said in unison that he couldn't save Chang'an, it seems that he Liu Wei wants to live, and he really can't let Liu Xie live too well.

"The most feared person under His Majesty today is not the Xiliang Army!" Facing Liu Wei, who was stunned, Pang Tong then said to him: "The only person he fears is His Highness!" In His Majesty's heart, even if the Xiliang Army occupies Chang'an, he will still retain the position of emperor, but once His Royal Highness leads the army into Chang'an, the lord of the world will probably have to be replaced by someone else......"

At this point, Pang Tong stopped talking, looked at Liu Wei with a pensive face, and said to him: "This time, His Highness led the army to rescue Chang'an, and only led 30,000 people, which seems to be risky, but after thinking about it, it is the only way for His Highness to survive in a desperate situation!" ”

Looking up at Pang Tong who was standing in the pavilion and talking, Liu Wei frowned tightly and nodded incessantly.

"The unification has already made it clear!" Seeing Liu Wei frowning thoughtfully, Pang Tong continued: "The Niu Fu army has a large number of people, but there is no food and grass. His Royal Highness will send troops tomorrow, but he can pretend to attack the Xiliang army besieging Chang'an City, and Niu Fu will definitely relax. In addition, His Highness will send a scout horse to find out where Niu Fu stored the grain and grass, just light a fire for him and burn the grain and grass, and this battle will definitely be successful! ”

"Sir's plan is really wonderful!" As soon as Pang Tong said the strategy of breaking Niu Fu's army, Liu Wei praised it, but then a blank look appeared on his face, and he asked Pang Tong: "In this way, our army can break Niu Fu in a few days." The officers and soldiers in Chang'an City knew that our army had won and fought the enemy to the death, so how could Chang'an City be broken by Li Dao and Guo Yan? ”

"Your Highness, don't worry!" As soon as Liu Wei's question was spoken, Pang Tong said to him with confidence: "Although His Royal Highness killed Dong Zhuo, most of Dong Zhuo's remaining party in the city were captured and killed by Wang Yun. But Wang Yun didn't know that he did shock everyone by doing this, but it also put everyone in danger after joining Dong Zhuo and then serving the court. When people are in danger and only seek self-preservation, how can they still have the idea of being loyal to the court? Even if Chang'an Cheng is impregnable, within ten months, he will definitely be attacked by Li Dao and Guo Yan! ”

After listening to Pang Tong's words, Liu Wei sat at the low table, reached out and picked up the wine bottle on the table, brought the wine bottle to his lips, took a sip of the cold and sweet wine syrup, and then put down the wine bottle, stood up and turned to face Pang Tong, and said to him deeply: "Mr. has come to Chang'an, and he has such a plan. The two armies have not yet fought, and it is clear that they have succeeded or failed, and this king admires it in his heart. This king has a reluctant request, imploring Mr. to stay in Luoyang to help this king, I don't know what Mr. wants? ”

I didn't expect Liu Wei to bow down to him, Pang Tong was stunned for a moment, hurriedly picked up his fists, bowed lower, and said to him in fear: "Your Highness is not vulgar because of the ugliness of the unification, and is willing to be under the command, and the unification is very frightened, how can you refuse!" ”

"From today onwards, Mr. will be the military advisor under the command of this king!" With Pang Tong's permission, Liu Wei hurriedly stepped forward, took his hands, and said to him: "At present, under the command of this king, except for the military division, he is a general, only the rank is high, and there is no difference in title. In the future, the king will be stable, and then canonized the official position according to Mr. Merit. ”

Pang Tong, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old with his hands held by Liu Bian, was already excited with tears, his very asymmetrical cheeks twitched violently, and he said to Liu Bian with a little choked up in his tone: "Won the appreciation of His Royal Highness, from today onwards, I will definitely be broken to pieces, and I will fight for His Highness in the south and the north, and I will never be dishonored!" ”

"Good! Good! Good! As soon as Pang Tong made a statement, Liu Wei raised his hand, patted his arm gently, said a few good words, and then said to him: "The king of Ming Japan will lead the army to the expedition, Jia Xu will go to Hedong, Xu Shu will stay in Luoyang to coordinate the overall situation, and Pang Junshi will go to Chang'an with this king and take the head of the cow auxiliary man, how about it?" ”

"Obey His Highness's dispatch!" Hearing that Liu Wei was going to take him to fight, Pang Tong was even more excited, hurriedly hugged his fists and bowed, and gave Liu Wei a deep bow and answered.

With Pang Tong, Liu Wei had a little more confidence in this crusade against the Xiliang Army.

personally sent Pang Tong out of the back garden, and Liu Wei asked Deng Zhan to settle the mansion for Pang Tong on his behalf. After Pang Tong and the others left, he led a few Yulin guards and turned around and walked in the direction of the dormitory.

Along the bluestone road, after walking less than a stick of incense, Liu Wei saw several women standing on the road from a distance.

Standing at the front with a tray in both hands was a woman in a dark blue robe, and behind the woman stood several women in white flower maid clothes with foundation.

Although the distance is far away and he can't see the faces of the people in front of him clearly, Liu Wei can guess that the one waiting on the road with a tray should be Tao Huanniang and no one else.

The distance is getting closer and closer, and Tao Huanniang's face is getting clearer and clearer. On the tray held by Tao Huanniang in her hand, there was a golden set of armor and hair crown, which was exactly the same as the one that Liu Wei had thrown away in Lu County earlier.

Seeing that it was Tao Huanniang standing in front, Liu Wei hurriedly greeted him, and several Yu Linwei who followed him stopped when they walked five or six steps away from Tao Huanniang.

"Huanniang, why are you here?" When she arrived in front of Tao Huanniang, Liu Wei first glanced at the armor and hair crown she held in her hand, and then asked her, "Didn't you make the armor for this king again?" ”

"Your Highness's earlier set of armor has been lost in Lu County!" Holding the tray in both hands and holding the tray high above her head, Tao Huanniang bent one leg, half-squatted down, and said softly to Liu Wei: "When I was in Anyi, the concubine body had already made this armor by herself, and now His Royal Highness wants to lead the army to conquer in person, which is just right!" ”

Stretched out his hand to take the tray and handed it to a Yu Linwei who stepped forward, Liu Wei took a step forward, grabbed Tao Huanniang's hands, which were obviously much rougher than Tang Ji and Cai Yan's palms, stroked it very distressedly, and said to her: "Some little things, why should Huanniang do it herself......"

"Huanniang is not as good as Zhaoji Lingxiu, not as good as Tang Concubine Xianshu!" Lowering her head and standing in front of Liu Bian, Tao Huanniang said to Liu Bian with a little guilt on her face: "Not only that, but in terms of appearance, Huanniang is also not as beautiful as the two princesses. I don't dare to expect His Royal Highness's grace, but as His Royal Highness's wife, if I don't even prepare clothes and armor and hair crowns for His Highness, how can my concubine still have a face in this palace......"

"Huanniang is too worried!" Tao Huanniang's tone was full of resentment, listening to her words, Liu Wei couldn't help but feel a burst of sourness in his heart, took her hand, and said to her with some guilt: "This king is really too busy, and it is not enough to take care of you on weekdays, Huanniang doesn't say it, this king also feels a little panicked!" ”

Since marrying Liu Wei, Tao Huanniang has always had a knot in her heart, that is, she was from a humble background, but she climbed to a high branch and became the concubine of the king of Luoyang. On weekdays, when she gets together with Tang Ji and Cai Yan, she always wears a civilian deep coat to show that she is lowly and does not dare to forget her roots.

Listening to Liu Wei's words with a heavy apology, Tao Huanniang suddenly felt a panic in her heart, and said to him with a panicked expression: "Your Highness, don't be like this, the concubine is wrong......

"Let's talk to this king!" Seeing Tao Huanniang's sincere and frightened look, Liu Wei knew that she had not yet been freed from her humble inferiority, so she reached out and hugged her fragrant shoulder, and walked along the bluestone road with her, while diverting the topic and asking her: "How is Tao Hu now?" ”

"My brother is now in Anyi, and he has been promoted to a general!" Liu Wei asked about Tao Hu, and the loss on Tao Huanniang's face was suddenly swept away, replaced by a proud look, and said to Liu Wei with some pride: "Earlier, the military advisor wanted to mention my brother as a general, but my brother refused, saying that he had not made an inch of merit and did not dare to lead it without permission. He is a general, but he has accumulated military merits ......"