Faced with Sima Hui and the others' intimate worries about him, Liu Biao chuckled and said, "But I never thought of fighting against the imperial court."

"I'm just confused about the purpose of the imperial court sending a large army south at this time, and then I'm a little worried about my own life!"

"I've reached this point in my life, and now I value my life more seriously."

Pang Tong moved the corners of his mouth twice, but he didn't say anything, but his expression looked a bit like constipation.

Sima Hui glanced at Pang Tong quietly, and said to Liu Biao, "In that case, why don't you please make the king return to the countryside?"

Liu Biao was a little stunned, "What you said is true?"

"Naturally, it's true, how dare the old man deceive the king." Sima Hui said.

This suggestion really made Liu Biao hear it in his heart.

It's just that he has another choice that makes him more tempted at the moment, which makes him a little entangled.

At this time, Pang Degong's own concocted perch came up, "Please make the king and the princes taste my country craft."

Liu Biao slapped his hand twice on the top of the fish, and said with a smile: "There are many people in this world who say that there are 10% of the delicacies in the world, and the Sunset Inn accounts for 12%. Today, I saw this fish concocted by Pang Gong himself, I see how ignorant the world is, and Pang Gong's fish will account for one percent."

"Although I haven't tasted it yet, it's full of color and aroma, so it naturally tastes the same."

Pang Degong said with a smile: "The envoy is joking, the fish I make is just a rural practice, and I am afraid it cannot be compared with the Sunset Inn."

"Come, let's try it together." Liu Biao was like the host of this place and greeted him warmly.

Pang Tong took the opportunity to ask Sima Hui in a low voice, "What is he here to do today? I'm a little confused!"

"It's just two things." Sima Hui sat upright, and said quietly when he lowered his head to pick up the vegetables, "Forcibly let me wait to go out of the mountain and enter the office, plan for him, or ask for advice. But I think it should be the latter, he came to ask Pang Gong for advice, not me."

"Pang Gong's plan is indeed clever, but in the face of such a domineering emperor, no matter how clever his strategy is, it will not help." Pang Tong whispered with a hint of mockery in his tone, "There can be no more princes in the world, this is the emperor's already very clear posture, what else to ask."

"Just say a few words, I find that you have said a lot today." Sima Hui persuaded.

"I'm just angry at this sanctimonious villain." Pang Tong muttered in a low voice, "Han Song wrote a few days ago, and he was also very worried about his life, and he detained other people's families and coerced others to assist him, and this kind of thing was also done by him Liu Biao."

"You say a few more words now, don't talk about Han Song's life, I'm afraid the lives of several of us will not be able to be saved." Sima Hui squeezed out this sentence in a very low voice between his teeth while eating, "This Jingzhou's soldiers and horses are still in his hands, he can't fight the imperial court, but it's easy to kill a few of us."

Pang Tong's shoulders shrunk and muttered, "Okay, I'll say a few words, and I don't like to talk to this villain too much."

After Pang Tong didn't speak, this very temporary gathering under the warm spring sun was also happy.

After eating, Liu Biao invited Pang Degong indoors alone.

"The envoy came today, it seems that he has something important?" Pang Degong saw that Liu Biao liked to drink tea, so he took out his own fried tea and asked slowly.

"There really is one thing." Liu Biao said, "Pang Gong thinks that if he gathers the power of the three southern states, can he have the strength to fight with the imperial court?"

Pound Decheng shook his wrist lightly as he poured hot water, and then said, "It can be done in the short term, but it will fall apart in the long term!"

"Why?" Liu Biao asked.

Pang Degong put the blackened teapot in front of Liu Biao, then knelt down and said, "The three southern states that the envoy said should be Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, right?"

Liu Biao bowed, "Pang Gong's guess is right, Yuan Shu sent an envoy to this matter."

"I see." 庞德公下意识的顺着自己雪白飘逸的长须说道，「此事说来倒也简单，袁术已经称帝，而益州刘焉早有传言

, has been planning to become the emperor. Jiaozhou Shixie, probably don't need to say much, most of the officials in Jiaozhou, large and small, are from the Shi family, and his actions are no different from being emperors." new

"At this time, the imperial court soldiers and horses are attacking in a big way, and they want to recruit the unsubordinate. Yuan Shu probably calculated that he was not an opponent of the imperial court when he fought alone, so he thought of forming a gang and finding a few more helpers."

"With the strength of the three southern states, it is indeed possible to compete with the imperial court in the short term, but this matter will definitely not last long. How can two people who are ready to be emperors be willing to live under others?"

Liu Biao was slightly shocked in his heart, "Pang Gong already knows the conditions that Yuan Shu gave me?"

"Barely guessed." Pang Degong flicked his beard and chuckled, "Yuan Shu's ability to impress the envoy at this time is nothing more than those conditions. If you shouldn't say something, you don't have to wade into this muddy water."

Liu Biao stood up and thanked him, "Thank you Pang Gong for your advice, so I will know it in my heart."

"It's just a little bit of a small opinion, and I don't deserve to be grateful." Pang Degong replied.

Liu Biao just took a sip of tea, and then left Yuliangzhou with Cai Mao.

As soon as he left on the front foot, Sima Hui and Pang Tong gathered around Pang Degong on the back foot.

Pound Degong stroked his beard and smiled, "What? Curious?"

Everyone nodded.

If it was something ordinary, none of them were that curious.

But the timing of Liu Biao's coming this time was really a bit of a coincidence, and they really wanted to know Liu Biao's purpose.

With a kind smile on his face, Pang Degong beckoned everyone to sit down, and then said, "I should also let you know that this matter is important, whether I say it or not, you are already involved. For the sake of your lives, listen to them."

Pang Tongyi listened, and immediately scolded: "I knew that it would definitely be no good for Liu Biao, the villain, to come. This guy must have talked to his father about some rebellion, and then worried that we would leak it!"

"Shi Yuan basically guessed correctly." Pang Degong said, "Liu Biao asked me if the alliance of the three southern states and the imperial court have the power to compete."

"It's a bit unbelievable that Liu Biao still hasn't given up." Sima Hui sighed.

Pang Tong stared sideways, and said after a moment: "This matter should not be advocated by Liu Biao, this person is narrow-minded but indecisive, and he can't do such an ambitious thing. I'm afraid that the one who advocates this matter is either Yuan Shu or Liu Yan."

"It must be Yuan Shu!" Sima Hui said with great certainty, "Liu Biao was close to Yuan Shao before, and he was not on good terms with Liu Yan. And Liu Yan still has a way to retreat to the south, he has not been forced by the imperial court to the point of no retreat, but Yuan Shu is different, he does not seek an opportunity at the moment, there is only a dead end. Only at this time can he put down his body and form an alliance to protect himself."

Pang Degong flicked his beard and bowed, "What you two said is right, it is indeed Yuan Shu's advocacy of this matter, and I listen to Liu Biao's tone, Yuan Shu's condition for Liu Biao should be that after the matter is completed, he will give up the emperor's title to Liu Biao and respect Liu Biao as the emperor."

Pang Tong instantly seemed to have heard shocking news, and the expression on his face suddenly became quite exciting, "It's incredible, Liu Biao is actually tempted by this condition. No, he must have been very tempted by this condition, I almost forgot what kind of person he was. A man who wants to be an emperor, but wants to be pushed to be an emperor, but no one pushes him to be an emperor."

"When Xu You and the others preferred to promote the Marquis of Hefei rather than push him, he should be half angry!"

"It's a condition that's really worth tempting." Sima Hui said, "No wonder Pang Gong deliberately said that whether we know it or not, we are afraid that we will suffer."

Although Pang Degong said seriously, he didn't seem to take this matter to heart, he said: "Don't go down on the island, before the matter in Jingzhou has a result, you can accompany me to cultivate the mulberry, stay on the island and stay motionless, it will be fine."

"We won't be able to stay for a year and a half." 庞统嘀咕道，「从父，若是我们暗中将此事禀告朝廷，应该能算得上是一桩功劳吧？」

"Of course." Pound bowed his head and said, "But this merit will be done on the basis of the lives of our people

Are you willing to do it?"