The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms - Vol 10 Chapter 316

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Liu Yao said, “But Lu Fengxian is willing to send troops to help me?”

Chen Gong said: “As I said just now, helping Shijun to take down Jiujiang and Fuling is also self-help for Lü Bu, one can eliminate one enemy for him, and the other is in case of Pingchun and other counties. If it is Xun Zhenzhi’s attack, then he will at least have a way to retreat to Yangzhou at that time, I think he will not see these two points, … I am willing to go and persuade him for the envoy.”

However, it was no longer suggested that Liu Yao choose a person who can speak for him as a lobbyist, and Chen Gong simply recommended himself.

After listening to Chen Gong’s set of strategies, Liu Yao thought about it carefully.

He felt that Chen Gong’s strategy seemed to be between the two in terms of feasibility. To say that it is not feasible, it seems to be; but if it is highly feasible, it does not seem to be very reliable. But in any case, Liu Yao is well-known for Lv Bu and the bravery of his troops. Liu Yao has also heard of his name. If he can get Lv Bu’s help, he is indeed a hero. It’s not a small benefit. Besides, taking a step back, even if you don’t get Lu Bu’s help in the end, it’s not a loss to Liu Yao.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Liu Yao agreed to Chen Gong’s suggestion and Chen Gong’s initiative, and said, “Then there is Mr. Lao! I will ask Mr. to go to Pingchun for me to see if I can speak. Move Lu Fengxian. If this is done, I will not forget the merits of Mr., and I will definitely be rewarded.”

Chen Gong said generously: “In the past, Xun Zhen used a false name to coax the world, but now his unpredictable intentions are gradually emerging. The suffering of the people of the omen hanging upside down is also greedy for rewards!”

“Yes, yes, Mr. is definitely not someone who is greedy for money and silk, I know it.” Only from Liu Yao’s words and tone, it is not perfunctory.

This is settled.

Chen Gong told Liu Yao that he would leave Danyang tomorrow and go to Pingchun.

Because Xun Zhen had already conquered Wan County, with his ability and the fact that he now has the name of the imperial court, it is estimated that it will not be long before he can settle the whole county of Nanyang, so this matter should not be too late.

Liu Yao agreed, and wrote a warrant to Chen Gong, telling him to go to the prefectural government to be in charge of the finances, to collect the necessary travel expenses and the gifts that Liu Yao gave to Lu Bu. Chen Gong respectfully accepted the warrant, but he didn’t need to mention it.

Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were in the same car when they came and left Liu Yao’s mansion. When they went back, they naturally took the same car.

After leaving Liu Yao’s house, they got into the car, and the two sat opposite each other.

After waiting for the car to start and moving forward steadily, Zhang Liao asked Chen Gong with a worried expression, “Sir, are you sure you can persuade Duke Lu to help Liu Yangzhou to send troops to help him?”

Chen Gong nodded and said with a twist: “What he said was full of good words, but in fact, he didn’t give any benefit, and he almost occupied Nanyang. All kinds of promises are still invisible. No matter how stupid a person is, at this moment, he should be able to see that the promises Xun Zhenzhi made earlier were nothing more than coaxing words! And after Xun Zhenzhi settles Nanyang , he will definitely attack the four counties in Pingchun. Lu Fengxian may have now regretted what he said before, and he has already seen this point. As long as he regrets it, he can already see this point. Wen Yuan, I am sure to be able to convince him. he.”

Zhang Liao said: “However, even if Duke Lu regretted it and saw this, as the gentleman said, the four counties of Pingchun are now surrounded by chariots, General Wei and Huang Zu. There are not more than ten thousand troops, only four or five thousand, and with this strength, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect myself, … Sir, how can Duke Lu have the spare strength to divide troops to help Liu Yangzhou?”

Chen Gong ignored Zhang Liao’s concern and said lightly: “After arriving in Pingchun, I will try my best to persuade Lv Fengxian to give up the four counties of Pingchun and lead his entire army to join Yangzhou.”

Zhang Liao was taken aback, his eyes widened, and he said, “But when you were in the hall just now, sir, you didn’t say that to Liu Yangzhou!”

Chen Gong smiled and said: “When I was in the hall, the reason why I only told Liu Yangzhou that I could ask Lü Bu to help us out is because I was worried that if I said to welcome Lv Bu’s entire army to Danyang, Liu Yangzhou might be born because of it. Doubt, because I didn’t say so.”

Why did he say, “If it is said that Lv Bu’s entire army is welcome to join Danyang, Liu Yao may have doubts”?

Chen Gong did not explain, but he did not need to explain, Zhang Liao knew the meaning behind Chen Gong’s words.

Lu Bu’s current reputation is not good after all. Although he claims to be a great hero in getting rid of Dong Zhuo, in the eyes of the Guandong scholars, he is just a warrior swordsman who is backing his master and chasing profit, so if you and Liu Yao bluntly welcome Lv Bu’s entire army to Danyang , which may cause Liu Yao’s resistance.

Zhang Liao was even more surprised and said, “Then, don’t you worry, if Duke Lu really led the entire army to Danyang, would Liu Yangzhou really have doubts? At that time, if there was a conflict between the two sides, what should we do? ”

Chen Gong stroked his beard and said indifferently, “By that time, the raw rice has already been cooked, and with you and me in the middle, I think that even if there is a conflict between Liu Yangzhou and Lu Fengxian, it will not be provoked. What a big trouble.”

Looking at Zhang Liao’s eyes, Chen Gong did not say another word. In addition to thinking that there will be no irreconcilable conflicts between Liu Yao and Lu Bu

, there is another advantage of letting Lu Bu’s entire army go to Danyang, that is, it will help Chen Gong and Zhang Liao to improve their status in Danyang and Yangzhou.

However, whether it was Cao Cao and Zhang Miao who voted first, Lu Bu who voted later, or Liu Yao who voted now, the interests of these people are not important in Chen Gong’s eyes, and he doesn’t care at all. For him, these people are just tools that he uses. The only thing he wants is to restore Yanzhou, so he will not hesitate to deceive Liu Yao, as long as he can achieve his ultimate goal.

Although Zhang Liao is young, he is a calm and knowledgeable person. From the bottom of his heart, he does not agree with Chen Gong’s “trick” approach, but since he agreed to Chen Gong, he came to Yangzhou with Chen Gong. From that moment on, at least when he was in Danyang with Chen Gong, the fate of him and Chen Gong was almost tied together, and at the same time, as a military general, he had to rely on Chen Gong, because he could not accuse Chen Gong in person. No, in the end, he had to hide his disapproval in his heart, and it didn’t go anywhere.

After a while, he asked Chen Gong again and said, “Sir, you are going to Pingchun, do you need me to accompany you?”

Chen Gong said: “You don’t need to go with me, Wenyuan, you will stay in Danyang. When I leave tomorrow, you can assign me two teams of soldiers to **** me.”

——Cao Cao can be described as persevering, but if it is said that in order to realize his personal “ideal”, he will do whatever it takes to achieve his personal “ideal”, but this is also true of Chen Gong. Since Xunzhen conquered Yanzhou, in the past two years, he has traveled from Yanzhou to Dongjun, then to Chenliu, then to Jiangxia, and now to Yangzhou. , Now I have to go to Pingchun again as follows, I really work hard.

The next day, Chen Gong took the toll and a gift for Lu Bu, and without delay, he left the county seat and rushed to Pingchun under the guard of the two soldiers Zhang Liao sent him.

From Danyang to Pingchun, you need to go south first, enter the border of Lujiang County, then turn westward through Lujiang County, enter Jingzhou Jiangxia County, and even Pingchun. When he arrived in Lujiang County, Chen Gong stopped by to visit Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang County.

Chen Gong and Zhang Liao had traveled from Pingchun to Danyang before, and when they joined Liu Yao, they also passed through Lujiang County first. At that time, he met Lu Kang once, and this was the second time they met.

In the prefecture of Lujiang County, when seeing Lu Kang, Chen Gong tested his opinion on Xunzhen’s attack on Nanyang County. Unsatisfied, Yuan Shushu violated the sacred purpose first, and then hid the traitor Guo Si in the back. Hearing that he thought that “the one who replaces the Han should be painted with Gao/Ye”, his intention was on him. ”

After Chen Gong heard this, he didn’t say anything more.

There is a saying that there is no speculation, Lu Kang’s attitude is clear, Chen Gong has no interest in staying in Lujiang any more, and only stayed in Lujiang County for one night. The next day, he said goodbye to Lu Kang and continued to Pingchun. ——Lu Kang did not keep him to stay for a few more days.

Ten days later, Chen Gong and his party arrived at Pingchun County.

——But he said that Chen Gong and Zhang Liao had just betrayed Lv Bu at the end of last year and switched to Liu Yao, but now Chen Gong has come to Pingchun again to persuade Lv Bu for Liu Yao to help attack Jiujiang and Fuling. He is not afraid of Lv Bu. Would you be annoyed at him because of his betrayal, instead of helping Liu Yao, could it possibly be detrimental to him? Chen Gong really didn’t have this concern.

Chen Gong’s time with Lu Bu was not long, but it was not short, and he already knew Lu Bu very well. Lv Bu’s character is not so many twists and turns. He is not a gloomy person, nor is he a vengeful person. He was born as a chivalrous man, and he is a good-faced person. He has always respected scholars and the like. Don’t mention it, just say that when Chen Gong and Zhang Liao left, Lv Bu also asked Gao Shun to send someone to catch up with them and send Jin and silk to them. Chen Gong was sure that after seeing him, Lu Bu would not only not mention his own. “betrayal” thing, and certainly will be revered as before. It is true that “people who are good are deceived by others”, although Lu Bu cannot be called a good person, but his character flaws in this respect were firmly caught by Chen Gong and used.

Outside Pingchun County, Chen Gong and others first met Wei Xu.

Wei Xuzheng was hunting in the wild with dozens of cavalry, and happened to meet Chen Gong and his party.

Wei Xu was not Lü Bu. As early as the day he learned that Chen Gong and Zhang Liao left Pingchun and went to Yangzhou, Wei Xu had asked Lü Bu for orders, led troops to chase them, and dedicate their heads to Lü Bu. At this moment, I never imagined that Chen Gong would dare to come back! Wei Xu pulled out the sword at that time, drove his horse to the outside of Chen Gong’s car, ordered Chen Gong to get out of the car, and put the sword on Chen Gong’s neck.

Although Chen Gong had more soldiers than Wei Xu’s side, these soldiers were Zhang Liao’s subordinates, and they all recognized Wei Xu. Although there were many people, no one dared to speak up, and no one dared to step forward. . However, Chen Gong had no fear on his face. After he got out of the car, he let Wei Xu’s sword rest on his neck, his head held high, his hands behind his back, facing Wei Xu’s fierce gaze, and said to Wei Xu, “Captain, I am here on the order of Liu Yangzhou to ask for a visit to Duke Lu. Liu Yangzhou has an important matter for me, Chen and Duke Lu. If you want to kill me, the body of the palace is here, you are free to kill it, and the head of the palace is here. You can take your freedom, but if you miss Liu Yangzhou and Duke Lu’s important affairs, I’m afraid that Duke Lu will not spare you!”

Wei Xu sneered and said, “You are a traitor! What is the important thing to ask the general? How could Liu Yangzhou entrust you with any important thing! I don’t think you have something important to discuss with the general, but you I don’t know what bad water is trying to deceive the general!”

Chen Gong says

Said: “This is what I said, whether you believe it or not, it’s all up to you. If you don’t believe it, you can take my head.”

Seeing Chen Gong’s attitude, Wei Xu hesitated.

After all, Liu Yao was the prefect of Yangzhou, and Chen Gong claimed that he had come to see Lu Bu under his order, so he really couldn’t kill him.

After hesitating for a while, Wei Xu angrily returned the sword to its sheath, then escorted Chen Gong into the city to see Lu Bu.

Lu Bu was throwing pots in the hall with several close officials. After hearing the news, he was also very surprised and said, “Is the public platform back?”

Wei Xu, who came to report, replied from the cavalry: “Yes, General, he claimed to Wei Xiaowei that he was under the order of Liu Yangzhou, and he came to discuss with the General on something important.”

Lu Bu ordered the throwing pot to be taken away and asked Chen Gongtang to meet him.

Not long after, under Wei Xu’s push, Chen Gong entered the courtyard.

Lu Bu watched him go up the stage and go up the corridor, and then watched him take off his shoes and enter the hall.

As soon as Chen Gong entered the hall, he immediately bowed down and saluted, and said in his mouth, “Gong pays respects to Duke Lu.”

“Gong” and “gong” have the same pronunciation. His self-proclaimed name, coupled with the “gong” of “Lvgong” at the back, made everyone in the hall feel a little awkward. Wei Xu spat and asked angrily: “You Are you calling your own name, or are you using this to disrespect the general!”

Chen Gong said, “Then how should I call myself?”

Wei Xu was dumbfounded, speechless.

His name is Chen Gong. This is indeed the case. Besides calling himself “Gong”, how else can he call himself?

There was a chuckle from the head of the hall, Chen Gong and Wei Xu looked up, but it was this scene that actually made Lu Bu laugh.

Lu Bu stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Gongtai, get up quickly, please take a seat.”

Chen Gong got up from the ground, thanked Lu Bu, and sat down at the table.

Lu Bu said: “Gongtai, at the end of last year, you and Wenyuan left without saying goodbye, which made me very sad. But I don’t know what I did wrong and angered both of you? I want to bring you back and face to face. Ask, but then think about it, since the two of you have decided to abandon me, then even if I invite you back and ask in person, what’s the use? So I have to endure the pain and let the two of you leave. Go. Gongtai, I specially sent officials to chase you two that day, and sent you some gold silk and dry food, did you two receive it?”

“I received what I said when I returned to the general. Wenyuan and I did not dare or forget the deep friendship of the general, and we have always kept it in our hearts. Last year, I left without saying goodbye, not because of my farewell, and did not dare to hide the general, but because I left my hometown. After a long time, I miss my hometown. I originally thought that after arriving in Yangzhou, I would pass Xuzhou and return to Yanzhou in the north, but I never thought that it was blocked by Xuzhou, and I still stayed in Yang.”

Lu Bu knew that what Chen Gong said was a lie.

But sometimes, a lie is better than the truth, and a lie can give a person a step down, so Lu Bu naturally wouldn’t go to the bottom of it, so he assumed that what Chen Gong said was the truth, and said, “It was actually blocked by Xuzhou. What? I can understand that Mr. misses his hometown. I also miss my hometown very much. It’s just that my hometown is too far away from my hometown. It’s difficult! After Mr. arrived in Yangzhou, it’s not easy to return to your hometown, but you can always get through letters, right? Can you get in touch with your hometown?”

Chen Gong said: “I also wrote a few letters and got a few letters back.”

Lu Bu seemed to be very concerned and asked, “How is the situation at Mr.’s house?”

Chen Gong said: “General Lao is concerned, the situation in my family is still good~www.mtlnovel.com~ but it is not only good, Chen Gong not only wrote letters to his family, but also wrote letters to some of his old friends in Yanzhou. Go, the Huishu from his family, or those of his former friends, mostly praised the current situation in Yanzhou, and they all persuaded him to go home quickly, telling him that even though he fought against Xun Zhen, Xun Zhen could He was very kind to his family and clan. Xun Zhen had always been lenient. As long as he was willing to change his thoughts of confrontation, Xun Zhen would definitely not blame him for his past, and would definitely reuse him.

After reading these replies, Chen Gong’s mood at that time can be said to be mixed with mixed feelings.

It’s just that he not only didn’t have the real idea of ​​returning home because of this, but a tragic feeling, born from this, like a hero who is dedicated to doing good for others, but he is not understood by others, and is even more determined. He was determined to fight against Xun Zhen and restore Yanzhou.

——Of course, Chen Gong would not tell Lu Bu about these emotions.

After Lü Bu asked about Chen Gong’s recent situation, he asked Zhang Liao again, “How is Wenyuan now in Yangzhou?”

Chen Gong replied, “After Wen Yuan and I arrived in Yangzhou, we have been greatly appreciated by Liu Yangzhou, and we are all doing well now. Originally this time, he was going to return to Pingchun with me to ask the general, but because he has military affairs. I am here, so I cannot come with me.”

Lu Bu nodded, looking very relieved, he stroked his beard and smiled: “Okay, okay, okay! As long as both Mr. and Wenyuan are in Yangzhou, I’m relieved.” He glanced at Chen Gong and asked Chen Gong. , “Sir said that you came to Pingchun this time on the order of Liu Yangzhou, and you have an important matter to discuss with me. I don’t know what the important thing your master said, what is the important thing?”

Chen Gong said: “But before I say this important thing, I have one thing first. I dare to ask the general.”