In the afternoon, Xiahou Ying hurriedly took Xue Yong into the palace again, and saw that the palace gate was full of ministers from afar. Xiahou Ying hurried to the ministers, and the ministers all said to Xiahou Ying that the Huainan Kingdom of Tubu had risen to prominence, and led the people to rebel for many days, but the emperor still ignored the ministers. Xiahou Ying was anxious about this, and after a few brief words with the ministers, he introduced Xue Yong to the ministers, and said that Xue Yong had a strategy in his heart and knew about Huang Bu. Everyone's eyes suddenly brightened, and they looked at Xue Yong, who was standing quietly and respectfully, but there was not much joy, and the ministers did not see anything special about Xue Yong, and they all bowed their hands slightly and disdainfully. Xue Yong respectfully arched his hands to the courtesy of the ministers, and returned the salute one by one. Xiahou Ying went to tell the guards that there was something urgent to see the emperor, and the guards just repeated one sentence with a cold face, "The emperor has an order, and no one is seen." Xiahou Ying suddenly became angry, looked at the unreasonable guards with a cold face, and scolded in his heart that he was going to the palace, and the three or four guards immediately came to stop him, and politely put Xiahou Ying out of the palace, and other guards ran over to warn Xiahou Ying with their halberds. Seeing the situation, the ministers hurriedly persuaded Xiahou Ying not to be angry with the guards, and it was important to think of going in.

"Great Poisonous Heaven-" A vulgar complaint came from behind the ministers, and everyone turned around and saw that it was Wuyang Hou Fan who was scolding at the poisonous sun in the sky from the corner of his eye. Fan Xu shook off the sweat on his forehead, and hung the Xuanwu sword in his left hand idly on his waist, and came to the ministers. "The emperor is confused——, Fan Hao spit out the complaint in his heart, waved his right hand in the air, stepped on the stone platform with his left foot, and said to the ministers with a little anger, "Don't wait, you guys go in with me, okay?" The ministers were stunned for a while, and scolded the emperor to others Only Fan Xu dared to do such a thing, and Fan Xu's words also reached the hearts of the ministers, and everyone asked Fan Xu to go first.

Fan Xu was about to go in, but the guards stopped him again. 'Huh? Fan Xu looked at the guards angrily, seeing that they had no intention of leaving, Fan Xu roared and shot the two guards to the ground easily and couldn't get up for a long time, the rest of the guards saw that although they had the intention of rushing up, no one dared to be the first to rush to Fan Xu, the guards surrounded Fan Xu and others, and continued to be intimidated by Fan Xu's majesty, and finally scattered a way for Fan Xu and others to enter. The ministers admired Fan Xu's temperament very much, so they entered the palace with him. Fan Xu came in with a black face all the way, and no one dared to stop the guards. "Where is the emperor?" Fan Hao and the others walked and asked. "Xuanmuro Hall." The guards whispered. Fan Hao immediately led the civil and military ministers to rush to the Xuanshu Palace.

As soon as he walked to the front of the palace, he was stopped by two thin guards, "The emperor has an order, don't see anyone, please go back." ”

"Get out!" Fan Xu pulled the two thin guards apart, pushed the door straight in, and everyone followed Fan Hao into the hall, but they all stood in front of a bronze crane, and everyone stared at the emperor on the couch with wide eyes. Liu Bang was lying on the couch and laughing on the thigh of a eunuch, when he heard the door of the palace being pushed open, Liu Bang turned his head and shouted vigilantly, "What person?" ”

"Your Majesty." Fan Hao led the civil and military forces to bow to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang stared at the ministers for a long time, but in the end, he ignored the general closed his eyes and was silent, still pillowing the eunuch's thigh and pretending to sleep, and there was clearly more suppressed anger between the breath and the breath. The eunuch is not easy to talk between the emperor and the ministers, and does not dare to move like a log, if it were not for the occasional wandering of his eyes between the emperor and the ministers, he would really be like a log. The eunuch was stared at uncomfortably by the ministers, slightly attached his hand to Liu Bang's shoulder and shook it gently, and asked, "Your Majesty-" "Don't move." Liu Bang's slight words had a tone that seemed to be commanding. The eunuch did not dare to move, and continued to stiffen.

"Your Majesty ——," Fan Hao stepped forward and said straightforwardly, "Huainan Duobu is planning chaos, why don't you lead the army of tigers and wolves to pacify it?" Why don't you see the minister? ”

Liu Bang still closed his eyes and remained silent.

'Puff-', Fan Hao led all the civil and military forces to kneel down together, wept bitterly and said, "Your Majesty and your ministers are from the land of abundance, except for the tyranny of Qin and the destruction of the world, how strong; I made a big decision today, but I was so tired. His Majesty's arrow wound caused a serious illness, and he refused to see the minister for a few days, and we were very frightened. But if Your Majesty does not discuss important matters with his ministers, will he say goodbye to a lowly eunuch? Fan Xu deliberately glanced at the eunuch angrily when he said this, and the eunuch was frightened and quickly lowered his head. Fan Hao said again, "The previous dynasty Zhao Gao caused chaos in the Qin court, doesn't Your Majesty know?" At present, there are thieves plotting rebellion in Huainan, how can Your Majesty feel at ease to lie alone on the couch and turn a blind eye? Do you want to give up all of the Kanto to the black cloth boy? Fan Xu's words had already entered Liu Bang's heart, Liu Bang opened his eyes and was silent for a while, but a pair of sharp and wise old eyes were obviously moved at this time.

"It's not easy to get in the world, it's a pity to lose, Your Majesty sleep, I will lead people to guard the east and south passes." Fan Xu seemed to want to provoke Liu Bang with the words of the general, and after that, Fan Xu was the first to get up and go out of the hall, and the ministers got up and went out.

"Stop-" Liu Bang got up from the eunuch's lap, hurriedly stopped Fan Hao and the ministers who were walking out, and waved the eunuch, "Stand down." The eunuch hurriedly withdrew from the palace. Liu Bang hurriedly stayed to catch up with the ministers without shoes, and immediately changed his smile and said, "I am at fault, you are not strange." When the ministers looked at the emperor again, they saw the emperor standing in front of them with fluffy hair and thin clothes, as if the emperor had not tidied up his appearance for a long time. Liu Bang saw the ministers looking at him like this, and felt that his description was slightly inappropriate, so he immediately quickly tied the messy hair on the top of his forehead with his hand, tied a high bun in the middle, and crowned the benzi on the table next to the couch, and strode to the hanger to put on the outer robe, and put on the boots hard, and after everything was done, he went to the ministers again and said with a smile, "You are surprised, I have lost my manners." ”

"Your Majesty, please come to the front hall to discuss matters, okay?"

"Okay, okay, just go."

When he arrived at the front hall, Liu Bang seemed to be less enthusiastic about the matter of the cloth, and his heart was more overwhelmed and a little laissez-faire. Liu Bang knew that Duo Bu was most afraid of Han Xin and Peng Yue going to conquer him, and now that both of them were dead, no one in the Han family was no longer Duo Bu's opponent, and Chen Xuan's rebellion had not been completely pacified, a small part of the troops were still in place, and the troops in Guanzhong were not enough to pacify Huainan, and there was no general to send Liu Bang to the biggest problem for a while. Liu Bang sighed and said, "I can't sleep peacefully every night in the past few days, I don't want to pacify Huainan, but there is no one in the world who is no longer the opponent of Dubu, and the transfer of troops to Huainan is just an increase of tens of thousands of casualties." Guanzhong is in danger, and the world is in danger. ”

Xiahou Ying immediately went out of class and said, "Your Majesty, there is a guest Xue Yong, who was once the commander of the Chu State, and he is very strategic, and he knows Tu Bu as a person in private, and I hope Your Majesty will see him." Liu Bang's eyes lit up, his face immediately softened, as if he saw hope, leaned forward and said with a smile, "Where is it now?" "Waiting for the decree outside the palace." "It's called."

Xue Yong was announced into the palace by the eunuchs, and under the eyes of the ministers, he walked in front of Liu Bang, and bowed deeply to Liu Bang without hurrying and very calmly, "Minister Xue Yong, Your Majesty will be happy for thousands of years." ”

"Xiahou Gong said that Mr. has a strategy in his heart, do you know this person?" Liu Bang got straight to the point and asked dryly.

"The minister used to be the commander of the Chu State, and at the beginning, Tu Bu was a fierce general under the command of Xiang Ji, and no one in the Chu camp knew the importance of Xiang Ji to Di Bu. The minister had seen the cloth several times and knew him better. ”

"I made him lonely in the south, and he was in a high position, why did he rebel?" Liu Bang frowned.

"It's not surprising that the Cloth rebelled. If the best plan is made, then the land of Kanto is not owned by His Majesty; If the middle strategy is calculated, the outcome is unpredictable; If you plan the next step, your majesty can rest easy. Xue Yong seems to be full of grasp, not in a hurry, not slow, very leisurely.

"What's the best policy?" Liu Bang asked.

"Take Jing in the east, attack Chu in the west, swallow Qi and Zhanlu, and spread Yan Zhao to stick to the homeland, then the Kanto is not owned by His Majesty."

Liu Bang was silent for a moment, and then asked, "What is the middle strategy?" ”

"Attack Jing in the east, attack Chu in the west, swallow Han and occupy Wei, defend the Su of Aocang, and seal the road of Gao, the victory or defeat is unpredictable."

Liu Bang frowned and pondered for a long time, and then asked, "What is the next policy?" ”

"Attack Jing in the east, take Cai in the west, re-enter Yuedi, and enter Changsha, his wife's mother's country, then Your Majesty can rest easy."

As soon as Xue Yong said this, Liu Bang's frowning face immediately eased, and he asked excitedly, "According to Xue Gong's wisdom, how will Di Bu make a decision?" The ministers also straightened their ears and looked at Xue Yong, who was giving advice to the emperor at this time.

Xue Yong arched his hands and replied with a confident smile, "I must take the next step." ”

The ministers immediately exploded the pot and pointed at Xue Yong, all of whom did not believe that he would take down the strategy. Fan Xu, Guan Ying and other generals, Wang Ling, Gao Qi and other ministers all think that Huang Bu is a prince of one party, his own strength is big enough, at this time and blatantly rebelled against the Han Dynasty, if you want to rebel, you must fight with the Han Dynasty, it is best to share the world with the Han Dynasty, the west of Hangu Pass belongs to the Han, and the east belongs to the Ying, but there is also the rebellion of Chen Fan in Hebei has not been completely pacified, and taking advantage of the situation to seize the power of the Han Dynasty should be a strategy that the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty should adopt with such courage and strength as not to be underestimated. Xue Yong said that Di Bu would definitely adopt the next strategy, which would inevitably cause the disbelief of the courtiers, and the civil and military classes all disdained Xue Yong's words, and even laughed mockingly. Liu Bang was also confused about Xue Yong's words, and after thinking about it carefully, he still didn't believe it, and after calming the noisy ministers a little, he asked Xue Yong, "The strength of Di Bu is not small, why do you abandon the two strategies and take the next strategy?" ”

Xue Yong said, "When he was a disciple of Lishan Mountain, he went to the south to call the lord of loneliness, which was his own wealth, and he did not take special care of the people, and did not care about future generations." At present, it is not easy for him to be the king of Huainan, knowing that he is not the opponent of the Han Dynasty, he can only make trouble in the Kanto, and cannot replace the Han Dynasty. He thought that if he really didn't get enough, he would retreat into Yuedi, and he thought that his savings for many years would be enough to spend the rest of his life. He valued his life and his wealth and glory. Therefore, the minister thought that he would take the decision. ”

The ministers were noisy again, but at this time, they thought that Xue Yong's statement was very reasonable. Liu Bang squinted his old eyes and thought carefully about Xue Yong's analysis of the cloth, but he straightened up, but he shouted thickly, "Xue Gong is reasonable, very good, very good." Liu Bang immediately named Xue Yong the Marquis of a Thousand Households, and ordered someone to release the informant Ben He in prison and reward him with 200 gold.