When Lu Bu heard the Qin Huang Sword in Muzhi's hand, he unconsciously loosened his grip. He paused for a moment, but still said forcefully: "This crime of treason is not the responsibility of Cao Zhi and his family. If I lose,
He, I can also say that he held the emperor hostage and attempted to rebel. Moreover, I am not alone, Yuan Jiujiu has formed an alliance with me."
When Lu Bu talked about forming an alliance with Yuan Shu, he became more confident and even looked at Chen Gui with his neck stiffened.
Chen Gui stretched his cramped calf and stared back at Lu Bu contemptuously: "It would be better if the prince did not form an alliance with Yuan Shu. Now that you have formed an alliance with him, I heard that the prince wants to form a family with him. Then the prince will marry him."
The name of treason is confirmed."
Lu Bu was stunned again and asked again: "Why?"
Chen Gui was getting older. Ever since he entered Lu Bu's mansion, he had been standing and talking in shock and fright. Now he could no longer stand. Chen Gui did not wait for Lu Bu to invite him to sit down, and moved his buttocks to the nearest seat.
On a table, he said slowly: "Yuan Shu is a rebel with a word carved on his forehead. He is ready to proclaim himself emperor and establish himself as emperor. The princes and he will not only form an alliance against the current orthodox Emperor Xian and the court, but also
If we form a family with him, then wouldn’t the name of treason be confirmed!”
Lu Bu said "Ah!" and fell back to his original position holding Qin Huangjian, lost in thought. What Chen Gui said, Lu Bu also thought about when Chen Gong persuaded him to agree to his daughter Wanjun's marriage, but Chen Gui
The palace advised him that before the emperors and generals became successful in history, it was common for them not to be punished, but to be labeled as rebels. However, after today's rebels become emperors and generals in the future, future generations will still evaluate their achievements.
As a noble and patriotic person, he even glorified his original rebellious behavior as an attempt to uphold justice, to save the common people in the midst of fire and water, etc.
Chen Gong advised Lu Bu not to give up Lu Wanjun's opportunity to become the crown prince, as this was also a shortcut to his career success.
At that time, the food and grass sent by Yuan Shu and the betrothal gift aroused Lu Bu's desire for profit. He thought that he would definitely need allies to fight against Cao Zhi. Yuan Shu was close to him and had common interests, so he agreed regardless of hunger or cold or clothing.
But now after listening to Chen Gui's words, the worry hidden in my heart resurfaced, and I sighed sadly.
Chen Gui saw that Lu Bu had regrets, so he quickly followed up: "Don't you think about it, doesn't Yuan Shu look like a man who became a king and an emperor? Yuan Shu is just an arrogant guy. What virtues and abilities does he have? What kind of strength does he have?"
Can you claim the title of emperor? Do you really think you can gain some glory by cooperating with him?"
Chen Gui asked several questions all at once, leaving Lu Bu speechless and looking at Chen Gui blankly.
Chen Gui continued: "Although Yuan Shu is still sending food and grass to the princes, I heard that Yuan Shu's inventory has never been very rich. Every time he sends out troops, he either requisitions the people's rations at will in the territory he governs, or borrows from here and there.
Yes, every place he has stayed will be devastated by him, and the people will complain. If you marry him, won't it be convenient for Yuan Shu to ask you to borrow food and troops in the future?"
When Chen Gui said this, Lu Bu's face changed color. Lu Bu's ears were actually very soft, and he often regretted the decisions he made. At this time, through Chen Gui's words, Lu Bu had begun to regret listening to Chen Gongzhi.
He said that he was married to Yuan Shu.
Chen Gui saw that the fruits of his labor were about to be effective, so he stepped up his provocation and said: "Master, think about it, if you and Cao Zhi are having a fierce battle, Yuan Shu is also there fighting Cao Zhi, but he will ask you to borrow it later."
"I'll ask you to borrow some food later. Do you want to borrow it or not?"
Lu Bu didn't know how to answer Chen Gui's question. He also didn't know whether it would be better to lend something to Yuan Shu, who had become a relative, or not.
At this time, Chen Gui asked Lv Bu to reply: "If you can't let go of the affection, then you can borrow it, but if it goes on for a long time, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it by then. But if you don't borrow it, given Yuan Jiujiu's character
But if you have a grudge, you must avenge it, and you can disown the person if you fall out. By then, the prince may have eliminated Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu will march to attack the prince, and the journey will be smooth."
When Chen Gui said this, Lu Bu was already breaking out in a cold sweat. He knew Yuan Shu's character. He was arrogant and others could not touch his interests at all. What does he like in you? If you don't give it to him, he will follow you.
Even if I use violence, I will kill you to get it. Back then, Lu Bu had experienced "Diao Chan" being favored by Yuan Shu. Of course, Lu Bu was unwilling to give up, and was almost assassinated by Yuan Shu. From Lu Bu's personal experience, this is also consistent with Chen's experience.
Gui analyzed Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu immediately regretted even more. He couldn't sit still, rubbed his hands, stood up, and walked back and forth in the hall.
How could Chen Gui, a cunning old man, not see that Lu Bu had been persuaded by him, but it was still a bit too early to reveal his final purpose at this time. Chen Gui once again added fuel to the fire and said: "Maybe what I said will not come true.
Yuan Jiujiu may not be so shameless, always reaching out to ask for things from the monarch. However, once the Zhong Emperor is destroyed by the people of the world, the monarch will be implicated and become the next target of the conquest.
.The monarch is the target of public criticism! I hope that by then the monarch will be able to resist the encirclement and suppression by all the heroes in the world!"
After Chen Gui's neither yin nor yang words, Lu Bu's clothes were soaked through. In the end, Chen Gui's scaremongering was devastating to Lu Bu's weak will. Lu Bu was originally a person with a weak will, and
Lack of independent opinion, he often regrets because of regrets. At this time, Lu Bu felt as if he was being slapped in the head. After listening to Chen Gui's remarks, Lu Bu shouted anxiously: "Chen Gong has mistaken me!" He turned around twice and asked again.
Chen Gui: "Doctor (respectful title), what should I do?"
Chen Gui smiled sinisterly, and the old god gave up for a while, and then he said to Lu Bu as if he had thought of a solution: "The prince must break off diplomatic relations with Yuan Shu first, and then withdraw the troops attacking Xiaopei."
Ma, send someone to Xudu again to show your favor to Cao Zhi!"
Lu Bu didn't have time to react and followed Chen Gui's rapid-fire opinions. After thinking about it, it seemed that this was the best emergency plan at present. Lu Bu was now eager to restore the relationship with Cao Zhi and the Xu Du court, so he rushed to seek medical treatment for something a little sick.
So, Lu Bu first ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun who were besieging Xiaopei to withdraw their troops, and then wrote to Yuan Shu to cancel the engagement and draw a clear line between them.
But when it came to selecting the people to send to Xudu, Lu Bu had worries again. Most of his trusted men were military generals who were good at fighting and were suitable for going to Xudu for negotiations. There were not many candidates who could show favor to Cao Zhi and the court. Chen Gong calculated that
One, but in terms of his strong support for the alliance and marriage with Yuan Shu, this was a two-day line that ran counter to Chen Gui's opposition to Yuan Yongcao. Lu Bu already had an opinion about him at this time, so he turned to fawn over Cao Zhi.
In fact, Lu Bu was not prepared to use him, and even hid many things from him and did not let him know.
When Lü Bu was thinking about who to send to Xudu, Chen Gui showed up in front of Lü Bu at the right time because he reported to Lü Bu every day. Lü Bu's eyes naturally lit up, and he thought that his good envoy was undoubtedly Chen
Gui, so Chen Gui was naturally sent there.
So Chen Gui appeared in front of Cao Zhi as Xuzhou Lu Bu's special envoy. When he finished talking about how to use tricks to destroy the alliance between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, Cao Zhi was stunned, and continued to laugh, and praised, "I, Cao Zhi, have
With the help of the master, there is no need to worry about the big thing failing!" After saying that, Chen Gui, who was tired of traveling and traveling, settled down first, and then sent people to rush to Xiaopei to verify what Chen Gui said.
Cao Zhi was not a child, so he could not trust what Chen Gui said based on just a few words. But fortunately for him, what Chen Gui said was true, and the verification information was sent to Cao Zhi only the next day.
At this time, Cao Zhi was forced to make a 180-degree turn in his thinking due to the unexpected situation. Fortunately, for this expedition, he appointed Guo Jia as his military advisor, and he immediately discussed with him how to deal with this change.
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Guo Jia immediately came up with a plan to conquer Yuan Shu, advocating seizing the opportunity to appease Lu Bu, and at the same time, he sent his troops south, raising troops and horses from Yanzhou and Yangzhou to encircle and suppress the "rebel" Yuan Shu, and use this opportunity to completely eliminate this person who attempted to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Zhong established his prestige to the people of the world to consolidate Xu Du's unshakable position as emperor.
At this time, Cao Zhi adopted Guo Jia's plan and immediately declared Lu Bu as "General Pingdong" and granted him the title "Marquis Pingtao". Because he had no time to get General Pingdong's gold seal from Xudu, he sent it to their Liang garrison.
, took out the gold nuggets used for military supplies on the spot, melted them and cast a gold seal, and wrote a letter to Chen Gui to take back to Lu Bu.
The letter was jointly drafted by Guo Jia and Chen Gui. The two of them spent a lot of time writing. In the letter, Cao Zhi not only decided to clear up the past feud with Lu Bu, but also told a touching story, saying that Lu Bu, the seal and ribbon of General Fang Pingdong, was Cao Zhi's choice.
It was cast from the best gold ingots in the treasury, and the ribbon was worn by Cao Zhi as his official seal. It was specially given to Lu Bu today.
After being packaged like this by Chen Gui and Guo Jia, the weight of the "Gold Seal and Purple Ribbon" delivered to Lu Bu's hands was different. Lu Bu was indeed moved by the "Gold Seal and Purple Ribbon" packaged by the two of them.
A good while.
Similarly, as the hero of the whole incident, Chen Gui, Cao Zhi was not stingy. He invited Chen Gui to go to Xudu, enter the Shangshu Mansion, and assume the position of Shangshu. But Chen Gui refused. He shook his head and said to Cao Zhi: "I am old.
Well, I can’t be such a big official anymore. I hope Duke Cao can support his children more in the future!”
Cao Zhi looked at the gray-haired Chen Gui and understood that Chen Gui was so desperate to get closer to the court and please Cao Zhi for the sake of his son's future. So Cao Zhi immediately asked about Chen Deng's situation. When he learned that Chen Deng was now
When he held an important position next to Lu Bu, he frowned and said, "It's not appropriate to stay with someone as ambitious as Lu Bu who can't support him for a long time!"
These words actually hinted to Chen Gui that Cao Zhi only let Lu Bu go for a while. When he frees his hands, Lu Bu's life will not last long.