Han Xiang

Chapter 39 Don't explain it?
"Although Liu Xuande is a benevolent master, his foundation is too weak. In the past, he succeeded Tao Qian to take charge of Xuzhou, and the Chen family did not fully support him. Why do we have to help each other frequently now? My child doesn't understand."

Chen Deng looked at Chen Gui curiously.

Chen Gui replied calmly: "The feudal lords in this chaotic world are like a group of people racing horses. Liu Xuande's marathon can't be blamed for not using our strength, but Lu Bu's horse is wild and difficult to tame. If it runs alone, it will easily get out of the rein and will trample on it. It is not for the benefit of the Chen family, so we have to help Liu Bei secretly, and the two-horse race is the way."

"Returning to the Tao? The father spoke profoundly, and the child admired it." Chen Deng nodded in agreement.

Chen Gui patted Chen Deng on the shoulder and said encouragingly: "Yuan Long has been smart since he was a child, these principles may not be impossible to understand."

"My child needs to learn more and ask more questions." Chen Deng was full of humility.

Watching the carriage drive away from the prefect's mansion, Chen Gong patted his robe and turned around to enter.

After asking the guards and learning that Lu Bu was practicing martial arts in the back garden, Chen Gong went straight to the back garden to look for it.

Lu Bu was restless, and Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand danced in a mess. When he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps, he turned around and returned the carbine, and the tip of the painted halberd stopped in front of Chen Gong's chest, scaring his forehead. cold sweat.

"General you"

"I thought it was an assassin, didn't you scare the public office?"

Chen Gong covered his sleeves and wiped his sweat, shook his head and replied: "The sky is bright, how can there be an assassin? Besides, with the martial arts of a general, who would dare to stroke a tiger's beard?"

Lu Bu held the painting halberd and swung it aside, the guards in the garden immediately took it.

"Why don't you dare? I have stroked twice."

"Twice?"

Although Chen Gong's heart was like a mirror, there was a puzzled expression on his face.

Lu Bu immediately clapped his hands, signaling Chen Gong to sit under the pavilion in the garden.

"I asked Hou Cheng to buy more than [-] good horses from Qingzhou, but most of them were robbed by gangsters when passing through Changli County. Now everyone dares to stretch out his hand in Xuzhou, and he dare not stroke the tiger's beard."

Lu Bu lifted the lid of the wine pot on the stone table and poured it roughly into his mouth.

Chen Gong stretched out his hand to grab the handle of the jug, and advised:

"Wait a minute, general. Can General Hou recognize the villain? Let's send troops to take it back. You don't need to drink bitter wine alone here."

"Hmph, that trash was beaten to the bum, how do you know who the villain is?"

Lv Bu snatched the flagon from Chen Gong's hand with a light tug, thinking that you want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?

bring it to you.

Chen Gong frowned and stroked his beard, and said: "Changli is at the junction of Qing and Xu, could it be that the remnants of the Yellow Turban did it?"

"Chen Yuanlong also said the same just now, I just wish I didn't know where the villain's lair is, otherwise I will ride the red rabbit and trample it down."

Lu Bu placed the bronze jug heavily on the stone table, and the wine in the jug splashed a little.

"Hou Chengnai is a cavalry general in the army. Although his martial arts are not outstanding, he is not comparable to a mere bandit. I thought that bandit must not be an unknown person. General Hou lost two hundred horses and brought back no useful information?"

"Hou Chengyan's thieves are all masked in black scarves, and the leader is very powerful."

Chen Gong didn't answer Lu Bu's words, but changed the subject and muttered to himself:
"Although Changli is at the junction of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, it is not too far from Yuzhou"

On the surface, Xiao Pei was not mentioned a single word, but both inside and outside the words were guiding Lu Bu to find the answer.

Xiaopei belonged to the state of Pei in Yuzhou. Because of the need to distinguish it from the name of the county, the name was deliberately changed to Xiaopei.

"Yuzhou? Could it be that black?"

Lu Bu's eyes widened immediately, and the appearance of a leopard's head surrounded by eyes immediately appeared in his memory.

Chen Gong knowingly asked: "Black? Black what?"

"It's that black servant."

Lu Bu slammed his fist on the stone table, gnashing his teeth: "The ring-eyed thief, you bullied me too much."

"Zhang Fei? If it wasn't for the general's accurate deduction, he would have almost forgotten that Liu Bei is also suspected. After the general rescued Xiaopei last month, it is said that there is a large number of recruits there."

Chen Gong first complimented Lu Bu, and deliberately stopped when he mentioned Liu Bei.

"The big-eared thief prides himself on benevolence and righteousness, so he forgot to shoot the halberd at the gate so quickly, he should be damned."

"The general is ridiculous. You are so kind to shoot the halberd at the gate, but he only remembers the hatred of seizing Xuzhou."

Hearing this, Lu Bu got angry, stared straight at Chen Gong and asked, "If the big-eared thieves become popular, wouldn't that be a legacy of raising tigers? Tomorrow I will lead my troops to kill Xiaopei."

"It should be like this." Chen Gong was overjoyed when he heard the words.

"But."

Lu Bu changed the subject and suddenly became embarrassed.

Chen Gong asked: "What worries does the general have?"

"Liu Xuande is quite famous in Xuzhou. The last time I personally went to rescue Xiaopei, it was actually entrusted by Chen Hanyu. If I attacked Xiaopei rashly, would the Chen family have any objection? After all, they received a lot of food." Lu Bu wrote on his face. Full of hesitation.

Chen Gong grieved and said: "If the Chen family is close to Liu Bei, the general has to get rid of them quickly. The so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, now we must stop the Chen family's thinking. Besides, the general shot a halberd at the gate last time, which made Yuan Shu very angry. Winning Xiaopei is just a sign of our heart, Huainan is a strong support, and we should not throw it away lightly."

"What the public platform said, Mao Sai suddenly understood."

Lu Bu nodded repeatedly when he heard this, rubbing his hands and said excitedly: "I won't do it tomorrow, I will go to Zhang Liao to reorganize the army now, and send troops to Xiao Pei immediately."

"Soldiers are precious and fast, the general will go quickly." Chen Gong was very happy.

Lu Bu mobilized troops and horses in Xiapi, and there was quite a commotion, and the news quickly spread to Chen's residence.

Chen Deng hurriedly found Chen Gui, and asked for instructions: "Father, there is news from my boy's eyeliner that Lu Bu is mobilizing troops and seems to be going to attack Xiaopei. We have to find a way to stop him."

"No need." Chen Gui stretched out his hand to stop him, and explained coldly: "Hou Chengzai's horse was robbed in Changzai, it must be related to that reckless man Zhang Fei, don't forget that you are not the only smart person who got into trouble, Liu Xuande has such a brother who caused trouble , deserved this catastrophe"

"But don't you want to use Liu Xuande to check and balance Lu Bu?"

Chen Deng frowned in puzzlement, wondering what about two horses racing?

Chen Gui had to answer: "Since Chen Gong saw through this matter, it is meaningless to stop it. There is more than one prince in the world, let's think of another way. It doesn't matter who is in charge of Xuzhou. It can protect the Chen family. Benefits will do."

"Then don't care?"

"It doesn't matter, the old man is benevolent and righteous."

"We paid a price of [-] dendrobium grain to cause some cracks in the Yuan and Lu families. If Lu Bu were allowed to attack Xiao Pei, wouldn't Chen Gong repair the cracks? My child is a bit unwilling."

Chen Gui raised his head and laughed loudly: "Haha, if the egg cracks, what can you do to fix it? Chen Gong must be complacent now, and a complacent person can easily underestimate the enemy. My father has already thought of a plan just now."

"What's the plan?" Chen Deng was full of curiosity.

Chen Gui gently waved: "Come here with your ears."

In late October, Lu Bu attacked Xiaopei, and Liu Bei fled to Yuzhou with the remnants of his troops.

Lu Bu returned to Xiapi after victory, and wanted to show his merits to Yuan Shu through Han Yin, but Yuan Shu's wedding envoy unexpectedly disappeared in the city.

The last time Han Yin appeared was at Chen Gong's house for a banquet.

"Public station? Why don't you explain it?"

(End of this chapter)