Xiapi City.
Prefecture Overseer's Mansion.
Lu Bu held the imperial edict in his hands, the veins on his hands bulging as if he was about to go berserk.
The emperor granted him the title of General and concurrently served as the herdsman of Xuzhou.
Of course, he knew that the emperor was only a puppet in Cao Cao's hands. This imperial edict was actually Cao Cao's idea.
Originally.
He sent the seal to Liu Bei, hoping to push Liu Bei out to be the governor of Xuzhou, and at the same time, become a shield for Yuan Shu to be captured in Xuzhou.
Who would have thought that Cao Cao's imperial edict would make his thoughts go down the drain.
"Cao Cao harmed me…"
"Damn it!"
Lu Bu threw the imperial edict to the side, his face filled with anger.
"General, there is no need to be angry."
"Cao Cao's actions might have a deeper meaning."
Among the civil officials below, a handsome young man in his twenties stepped forward and cupped his hands towards Lu Bu.
This man was Chen Deng, a famous scholar in Xuzhou. He and his father, Chen Gui, were known as Xuzhou's Double Heroes. Both father and son were talented and famous.
When Tao Qian was in charge of Xuzhou, he was already an important minister under Tao Qian.
After Liu Bei took over Xuzhou, he had asked for the two of them to assist him, but they had rejected him.
Later, Lu Bu swindled Xuzhou from Liu Bei's hands, but he did not have much hope.
However, he hadn't expected that the two of them would come to seek refuge under the name of admiring Lu Bu's prestige.
This made Lu Bu overjoyed, and he trusted them even more.
Hearing Chen Deng speak, Lu Bu calmed down and asked," What do you mean by that?”
"General, think about it."
"Cao Cao took Yangzhou and killed Yuan Shu. He has already formed a death feud with Yuan Shao.”
"My guess is that in less than three years, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will fight each other. At that time, the entire north will be in chaos. General, you are famous, and you occupy Xuzhou. You have 100,000 soldiers. Whether you ally with Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, you can directly determine the outcome of this war.
"Therefore, even Cao Cao is afraid of you.”
"Therefore, I am certain that the Emperor conferred the title of General because Cao Cao wanted to win him over.”
"General, you just need to accept it and pretend to be polite with Cao Cao. When Yuan and Cao Cao fight in the future, you can wait for an opportunity to act and succeed!”
Chen Deng's words caused Lu Bu's anger to turn into confusion, then joy, and finally a bright smile to appear on his face.
"Yuanlong is right," he said happily.”
This was the case when the snipe and clam fought and the fisherman benefited.
Just as Lu Bu was feeling happy, Chen Gong walked out and poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"Don't spout nonsense here to confuse everyone.”
Chen Gong glared at Chen Deng before turning to Lu Bu." General, have you forgotten what I told you last time? How could he allow others to sleep soundly beside his bed? Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were both heroes of the world, and they had countless strategists and generals under them.”
"How could they sit by and watch a threat like the general?”
"I'm afraid that before Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought, the first thing they thought of was how to get rid of the great threat of General.”
The smile on Lu Bu's face froze. He looked at Chen Gong angrily.
Chen Gong's words made sense, but why was he so angry?
"No!"
Chen Deng retorted," Mr. Gongtai, aren't you looking down on General Shang too much?"”
"General, you are extremely brave and have 100,000 soldiers under you.”
"Even if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao come to attack, they may not be able to take down Xu Prefecture.”
"Have you forgotten about Yuan Shu?" Chen Gong sneered.”
"Shouchun City's 200,000 soldiers were also defeated by Cao Cao.”
"Hahaha!" Chen Deng laughed out loud." Mister Gongtai, are you saying that the general is a mediocre lord like Yuan Shu?”
"I didn't mean that." Chen Gong's face was ashen.”
"Then why did you compare Yuan Shu with the general?" Chen Deng shook his head and laughed.”
"In my opinion, the general is extraordinary and is a first-class hero. How can a mere Yuan Shu be compared to the general?”
"Cao Cao is afraid of the general's prestige, so he won't dare to attack.”
"Shut up!" Chen Gong was furious. He pointed at Chen Deng's nose and scolded," I knew that you two had ulterior motives for coming here. So you were Cao Cao's spies."”
"You speak up for Cao Cao and confuse the general.”
As soon as he said this.
Chen Deng and Chen Gui, who had been silent all this while, knelt down at the same time, their faces full of grievance.
"We, father and son, have come to surrender because we admire the prestige of the general.”
"If General thinks that we have ulterior motives, please take our heads. We have no complaints.”
Seeing this, Lu Bu quickly waved his hand." Quickly get up. I understand your loyalty."”
After saying that.
He then looked at Chen Gong and said in a reproachful tone,"Sir, why are you so aggressive?”
"You are all people I trust. It is fine to discuss and quarrel normally, but there is no need to be so vicious.”
"Fengxian, why can't you see through their sinister intentions?”However, Chen Gong did not give in. He looked at Lu Bu and said in pain," Cao Cao definitely has the intention of taking over Xuzhou. Why would he come to rope you in?"”
Lu Bu snorted coldly," Hmph, I have 100,000 soldiers and dozens of generals. In addition, I have the Heavenly Halberd in my hand and the divine chariot, the Red Hare. I am invincible. Cao Cao is afraid of me, so he will naturally come to recruit me!”
"It is precisely because you have 100,000 troops and occupy Xuzhou that you are Cao Cao's greatest threat.”
"What Cao Cao wants is a stable rear. He doesn't want you to stay in Xu Prefecture and threaten Yanzhou at any time.”
"Do you understand?"
Chen Gong tried his best to persuade Lu Bu, but Lu Bu didn't listen.
"Enough," he shouted angrily.
"Sir, just because I respect you doesn't mean you can be so rude in front of me.”
"You are tired. You should go and rest first. There is no need for Teacher to participate in today's meeting.”
Lu Bu's indifference and drive made Chen Gong's heart turn cold.
He laughed at himself and cupped his hands."If you insist on listening to these two, you will definitely suffer a great defeat in the future.”
"Just watch."
After saying that.
He flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
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