"Where is Duke Yu of Han?" When Liu Bei returned to the city, he didn't bother to blame Zhang Fei for causing trouble for no reason, so he quickly asked his left and right officials.
The collapsed city wall was restored in such a short period of time. Looking at Xuzhou, only Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son could do it. Chen Deng is now far away in Guangling, and the only one who can do it is Chen Gui.
"My lord, Duke Yu of Han has been waiting in the mansion for a long time!" Sun Qian came up to greet Liu Bei and said.
Liu Bei quickly ran to the government office with Generals Guan and Zhang. He saw Chen Gui sitting on the couch. When he saw a group of people coming in, he stood up to greet him: "Mr. Xuande."
"Thank you, Lord Han Yu, for your help!" Liu Bei said with a quick salute.
"What's the big deal about such a trivial matter?" Chen Gui quickly supported Liu Bei and sighed, "It's just that I had a rash conflict with Lu Bu this time. It's not what a wise man would do!"
Liu Bei sighed and said, "This is also a misunderstanding. Now that Duke Yu of Han is here, does he have good advice and guidance?"
Chen Gui shook his head and said, "I came today because I wanted to recommend talents to Duke Xuande. But as soon as I left the city, I saw Lu Bu gathering his troops to attack Xiaopei. Unfortunately, Lu Bu's general was so powerful that I couldn't advance in advance despite my best efforts." Come and inform Mr. Xuande, please don’t blame Mr. Xuande!”
Liu Bei shook his head when he heard this. After asking Chen Gui to take a seat, he said: "This is Bei's fault. How can you blame Duke Yu of Han? I just don't know who Duke Han Yu wants to recommend?"
"There is a golden cao under Lu Bu's tent, named Chu Nan. I have met him. He has sharp words and is very knowledgeable about the general situation of the world. If we can get this person, we should be able to help Xuande Gong." Chen Gui sighed. : "Who knew this would happen."
"Jin Cao?" Zhang Fei frowned and said, "Han Yugong, what can a mere Jin Cao do?"
"Yide, don't talk nonsense!" Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and said: "How can a hero be judged by his birthplace? To be recommended by Han Yugong, he must have extraordinary abilities!"
"Yes, it's just Jin Cao, but he ruined my plan." Chen Gui nodded and said with a bitter smile: "It is precisely for this reason that I think this man is quite talented, and it would be a disgrace to submit to Lu Bu, so I recommended him to Duke Xuande."
"It's just that since he is Lu Bu's general now, how can he surrender?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Gui with some surprise. He was able to defeat Chen Gui's plan. It seemed that he was quite capable. However, since he had already surrendered to Lu Bu's sect, how could he be willing to switch to himself again?
"This matter is also my fault. This person was a merchant earlier. His heart seemed to be towards Duke Xuande. He had tried to recommend himself to Duke Xuande through Chen Mi's family several times. Unfortunately, I found that this person was just a merchant in my house. I don’t have any spiritual power at my side, so I didn’t pay attention to him, and I didn’t want to miss such a great man!” Chen Gui sighed.
Liu Bei shook his head and said with a smile: "There are thousands of merchants in the world. If they all come to look for Duke Yu of Han, how will Duke Yu of Han have time to rest?"
"Merchant?" Zhang Fei frowned, obviously dissatisfied with his background.
Liu Bei ignored him, but looked at Chen Gui and said, "Mr. Han Yu, if I can get through this, I will try to find this person. However, the current situation still requires the mediation of Mr. Han Yu."
Chen Gui shook his head and said: "Forgive me, Mr. Xuande. He has just revealed his magical power. Lu Bu may know that I am here. If Mr. Xuande goes to lobby at this time, he may anger Na Lu Bu."
The Chen family can favor Liu Bei, but it is impossible for the Chen family to completely side with Liu Bei. Now it is okay for him to do a small favor for Liu Bei, but he cannot go to see Lu Bu on behalf of Liu Bei. In that case, he would be siding with Liu Bei. By the way, Lu Bu must be suspicious, and Chen Gui doesn't want to bring the Chen family into a head-on confrontation with Lu Bu.
When Liu Bei heard the words, he immediately understood the other party's intentions, and quickly saluted and said: "Bei made a mistake out of haste. Please forgive me, Mr. Han Yu."
Chen Gui waved his hands repeatedly to show that he was not wrong, and looked at Liu Bei and said: "Now Duke Xuande is the first to make peace with Lu Bu. Now that Lu Bu has a strong army, a head-on collision with him is like throwing an egg against a stone."
"What Mr. Yu of Han said does not overestimate Lu Bu's prestige!" Zhang Fei said a little unhappy after hearing this.
Chen Gui didn't say anything more. It's easy to judge the strength of both sides now, so why bother talking?
Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei and said, "Where is the horse now?"
"They are all fostered in various temples." Zhang Fei was glared at by Liu Bei and lowered his head.
Liu Bei glared at him fiercely, knowing that he was outmatched, but he still provoked him rashly, really... Seeing Zhang Fei motionless, he frowned and said: "Go and get the horse quickly, don't cause any more trouble!"
"Here!" Although Zhang Fei was unhappy, since Liu Bei had spoken, he did not dare to say anything. He immediately stood up and led his men to gather the horses.
"It is only right to send people to return the war horses as soon as possible and stop fighting with Lu Bu!" Chen Gui sighed. Lu Bu came to raise troops this time. In addition to the war horses, Lu Bu may not have taken the opportunity to annex Liu Bei. However, Chen Gui versus Lu Bu
I'm afraid I haven't really made up my mind yet. Now is the best time to bow my head and admit my mistake, call it quits and make peace.
Liu Bei nodded, and after Zhang Fei got the war horse back, he prepared some belongings and sent them to Lu Bu along with the war horse.
On the other side, Lu Bu was still hesitating.
Decisiveness is a trait that a lord must possess, but this is exactly what Lu Bu lacks.
Chu Nan's answer made him hesitate. He looked at Chu Nan, then at Chen Gong, and finally sighed: "Is there no way to have both?"
Chu Nan didn't speak. He didn't know what to say. Chen Gong on the side spoke Chu Nan's heartfelt voice: "Marquis Wen, there is no way to have both in this world. What Zi Yan said is the only two things Marquis Wen has."
You can only choose one path!"
Lu Bu was silent, he wanted Liu Bei to stay and help him resist Cao Cao, but as Chen Gong said, Liu Bei's popularity in Xuzhou was too high, and the longer he stayed, the greater the threat to him.
While he was still hesitating, a personal guard came to report that Liu Bei's envoy brought a large number of horses and belongings to ask for a meeting outside the camp.
The reason for sending troops this time was the war horses. Lu Bu immediately asked people to bring the horses back and also invited the envoys.
"Marquis Wen, this is all a misunderstanding. Our lord has sent back his war horses and rewarded his soldiers with property. I hope Marquis Wen will be lenient. How about our two families calling off their troops and making a truce?"
Lu Bu frowned and looked at Chen Gong and Chu Nan. Chen Gong said calmly: "If you don't kill Liu Bei today, you will be killed by Liu Bei tomorrow. Marquis Wen can make his own decision."
Chu Nan still didn't say anything. If Lu Bu wants to go further, he must have his own decision-making ability. Otherwise, even if Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Pang Tong, and Cheng Yu are all given to Lu Bu, it will still be difficult to achieve anything.
"Get ready for war!" Lu Bu didn't think for too long this time. He raised his head and looked at the messenger and said, "Today Zhang Fei just kidnapped my horse. If a powerful enemy comes in the future, who knows that he won't cut off my return? Let's go and inform Liu Bei.
, if you are smart, you will immediately surrender to the city, otherwise, don’t blame yourself for not remembering the old relationship!"
"Marquis Wen, this..." The envoy was shocked when he heard this and wanted to persuade him again.
"Huh?" Lu Bu's eyes turned cold: "I didn't say it clearly?"
The messenger's breath was suffocated. Faced with Lu Bu's momentum, he finally chose to lower his head and silently saluted Lu Bu: "In that case, I'll take my leave!"
"Send him out of the camp." Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling to his guards to send him out...