Guan Yu really enjoyed the feeling of being above and above, responding to one word and making decisions.

Liu Bei also knew that Guan Yu boycotted the implementation of "Shu Ke" in Jingzhou and set up his own official titles such as governor. Although he did not say anything, he was also wary.

This time, Guan Yu wrote a letter asking Liu Feng to send troops to support him. Of course, Liu Bei understood that Guan Yu was not for Liu Feng and Meng Da's more than 10,000 troops, but wanted to indirectly control the entire Shangyong County by controlling Shangyong's army and defense.

When Liu Bei sent Liu Feng and Meng Da to attack Shangyong instead of letting Guan Yu directly attack from Xiangyang, he naturally wanted to make Shangyong independent of Jingzhou and also restrict the development of Guan Yu's power.

Liu Bei was a little worried about Guan Yu's autocracy in Jingzhou, and he did not want him to become bigger. If he was undermined by his sworn brothers, it would be no different from the current situation of Emperor Xian of Han. How could he talk about supporting the Han Dynasty and extending justice to the world?

Now Guan Yu asks Liu Feng and Meng Da for support, and is sure that one of them will lead the troops to fight. If Liu Bei agrees, he must let Guan Yu control Shangyong in military terms, which is equivalent to delegating Shangyong to the scope of Guan Yu's management. This is something that Liu Bei is very reluctant to see.

In the past, when something difficult to decide happened, the first thing Liu Bei thought of was that it was naturally Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang also solved many problems for him.

But after entering Sichuan, Zhuge Liang's prestige gradually increased, which was because he had no autocratic behavior, but Liu Bei felt that he was in danger of being undermined.

Liu Bei's so-called ambition to "support the Han Dynasty" was not to govern the world better and make the people live a better life, but to bring back the rights that originally belonged to the royal family. Naturally, it was particularly taboo to be underestimated by the important officials under his command.

In order to restrain Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei brought Fa Zheng out and entrusted him with important tasks, deliberately making a closer and trust Fa Zheng, so that the Yizhou Group headed by Fa Zheng was enough to compete with the Jingzhou Group headed by Zhuge Liang.

After a period of contact, Liu Bei was impressed by Fa Zheng's talent and truly attracted him as his confidant. Now when he encountered difficulties, the first thing he thought of was Fa Zheng.

Liu Bei immediately asked someone to invite Fa Zheng over. After Fa Zheng arrived, Liu Bei did not ask, but directly handed Guan Yu's official documents to Le Fa Zheng.

After reading Guan Yu's official documents, with the wisdom and strategy of the law, he naturally saw Guan Yu's thoughts.

According to Fa Zheng’s own wishes, he directly refused and eliminated the ambitions that Guan Yu should not have.

But he remembered the scene when Guan Yu was about to enter Sichuan and compete with Ma Chao. At that time, Liu Bei was very worried that Guan Yu would enter Sichuan privately. Zhuge Liang replied on the spot, raising Guan Yu's status, maintaining Guan Yu's face, and giving Guan Yu a step to resolve the matter.

This incident left a deep impression on Fa Zheng, knowing that Guan Yu cared about his face very much, and Liu Bei also wanted to give Guan Yu some face.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu have a deep brotherly relationship, so naturally they don’t want to hit Guan Yu in the face directly. If Fa Zheng made such a suggestion, Liu Bei would probably not adopt it, but instead turned to Zhuge Liang to make an idea.

Fa just didn't easily gain Liu Bei's favor, so naturally it would not give Zhuge Liang the opportunity to return to the past, and after pondering for a moment, he would have a plan.

Fa Zheng immediately asked Liu Bei to refuse Guan Yu's request on the grounds that "the general is away and the king is not allowed to accept the order."

Of course, Liu Bei did not give him any face at all, and also wrote a blank check, which was to agree that Guan Yu himself would send someone to Liu Feng and Meng Da to negotiate and determine the coordinated combat between the two armies.

Liu Bei was very satisfied with Fa Zheng's plan. This way of dealing with it not only gave Guan Yu a face, but also vaguely pointed out that Guan Yu had no right to mobilize Liu Feng and Meng Da, and could only negotiate equally.

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Cao Cao was deeply moved after hearing Pang De's sincere words. He personally helped Pang De up, comforted Pang De with his hands, and expressed his opinion on the spot:

"I know that I am loyal and righteous, and the preface is to please everyone. You can work hard to make contributions. You will not let me down, but I will not let you down."

Pang De kept his position as a pioneer and thanked Cao Cao for returning home, wanting to express his feelings to Cao Cao.

After pondering for a long time, Pang De decided to repay his death. He immediately invited craftsmen to make a coffin overnight.

The next day, Pang De invited his relatives and friends to the banquet and placed the coffin in a conspicuous position in the lobby.

When the relatives and friends saw the coffin, they were very surprised and asked:

"The general goes out to fight against the thief, and he pays attention to the success of the horse. Why use a coffin as an ominous thing?"

De raised his glass to his relatives and friends and said:

"I have received great kindness from the King of Wei and swear to repay him with death. Now I go to Fancheng to fight Guan Yu in a decisive battle. If I cannot kill him, I will be killed by him. If I am defeated, I will not be killed by him, and I will not live. I will commit suicide to thank the King of Wei. Therefore, I will prepare this coffin first to show that there is no empty return in the coffin."

Everyone sighed.

Before Pang De left the house, he called his wife Li and his son Pang Hui out and said to his wife:

"I am now the vanguard of the army, and I will serve as the battlefield of death. If I die, I will take care of my son. My son is smart. I will avenge me when I grow up."

When his wife heard Pang De's words, shed tears and parted with her husband. Pang De ordered his personal guard to hold the coffin and walk.

Shortly after Pang De entered the military camp, Yu Jin beat the drum and gathered the generals.

After the end of the dot, Yu Jin ordered the entire army to set out in turn, and Pang De led the front army to go first.

Before leaving, Pang De said to the soldiers of the headquarters:

"This time I will rescue Fancheng. As a pioneer, I must fight with Guan Yu to death. If I am killed by Guan Yu, you will take my body and place it in this coffin. If I kill Guan Yu, I will also take his body and put it in this coffin and offer it to the King of Wei."

Not long after Pang De surrendered to Cao Cao, there were only 500 generals in the army and horses in his headquarters, all of whom were his confidants, and he replied in unison:

"The general is so loyal and brave, and we dare not help us!"

So, Pang De led his army to Fancheng.

Someone reported Pang De's actions to Cao Cao. Cao Cao said happily:

"Pang De is so loyal and brave. Although we fail temporarily, we will definitely be able to defeat Guan Yu in the end!"

Jia Xu said:

"Pang De relied on his bravery to fight Guan Yu to the death. I am afraid that the king's plan will be broken!"

Cao Cao thought it was true. Now is not the time to defeat Guan Yu. Sun Quan must be allowed to do it before he can let go, but he cannot tell Pang De's inside story!

But Cao Cao could still do it to restrain Pang De, and he hurriedly sent an order to urge Pang De:

"Guan Yu is both wise and brave, so he must not underestimate the enemy. If you can choose, you should take it; if you can't choose, you should be careful. I have a plan to retreat to the enemy."

When Pang De heard the order, he was a little puzzled and asked the generals:

"Why is the king so much in value in Guan Yu? I will swear to defeat Guan Yu's thirty years of voice."

Yu Jin's original intention was that he did not want Pang De to act as a pioneer, but he did not dare to disobey Cao Cao's orders. Seeing that Pang De did not take Cao Cao's words seriously, he was afraid that he would go to war without authorization, so he warned:
Chapter completed!