In mid-October, Tang Hui sent people to Xiapi in disguise to deliver the message.

Han Yin read Qiao Rui's letter, asked about Long Xiang's current condition of his injury, and immediately agreed.

That night, Han Yin invited Chen Gong to have a drink at the post house and explained the matter of repatriating the guards.

"Mr. Han wants to send the guards away, do you want to leave too?" Chen Gong was very thoughtful. He was worried that Yuan Shu would be angry and send troops and deliberately withdraw Han Yin.

"No." Han Yin drank the wine from the glass, shook his head and sighed: "The ceremony of acceptance, questioning, accepting, and recruiting has not been completed, and Han wants to continue to stay in Xiapi to cooperate, so I am worried that the marriage will change..."

Chen Gong rolled his eyes and comforted: "My lord has already explained that shooting the halberd at the gate is God's will. As the saying goes, God's will cannot be violated. Mr. Han, please don't doubt it. The Yuan and Lu families are friends with Qin and Jin, so nothing will happen."

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"Marquis Wen helped Liu Bei to rescue Liu Bei, my lord will definitely be displeased..." Han Yin tapped on the table gently.

"Whether the two families are harmonious or not depends on your mediation, sir. Please drink this cup to the full." Chen Gong raised the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Seeing Han Yin's sad expression, he changed the subject: "Tomorrow morning I will go to General Hao and put the two

The ten guards have left the city. It has been two months since they arrived in Xiapi. Do they miss their families? Sir, you are really considerate of me..."

Han Yin shook his head and denied: "They are not a member of Han Dynasty. They were assigned to me by Long Xiang as a guard."

"Long Xiang? The Sima who took care of the grain back then?"

"Of course, I've seen it at Gongtai too."

Chen Gong was puzzled, so he asked like a barrage of questions: "Since Mr. was assigned to be a bodyguard, why should he be sent back to Huainan first? Could it be that something happened in Shouchun?"

Han Yin gave a wry smile and explained: "Long Xiang made a mistake in collecting grain last time, so he was demoted to Quhou by his lord when he returned home. Qiao Rui also beat him with twenty military sticks, and he is still lying on the couch unable to get off the ground."

"Although he suffered an unreasonable disaster, he made such a big mistake and it's good to be able to save his life. Could it be that the reason why Mr. Sir sent his soldiers back home this time was because of Long Xiang?" Chen Gong looked at Han Yin curiously.

"Long Yunqi lost his troops and generals last time, and there were only a hundred soldiers left in his unit. Now he can't even make up a song. Qiao Rui wrote a letter asking me to return the troops, so he just wanted to do it as a favor..." Han Yin said.

Letters from Deqiao Rui.

Chen Gong unfolded the silk letter to read it, and soon returned it to Han Yin. He shook his head and sighed: "Thanks to Long Yunqi for retreating from Zhang Fei alone, he is now in such a miserable state. I'm afraid that you won't return the twenty bodyguards."

He can't even make a small song Hou..."

"We are all colleagues, and we will help if we can. It's all because of Chen Yu..." Halfway through his words, Han Yin suddenly turned serious and asked in a deep voice: "Recently, Marquis Wen has been very close to the Chen family's father and son.

Don’t you think there’s something weird about it?”

"It's not like you and I joined forces to make the Chen family spit out 100,000 hu of military rations. It's normal for the lord to be close to them. Mr. Han, don't think too much." Chen Gong shook his head gently.

Han Yin opened his hands and his voice suddenly became high-pitched: "Otherwise, the Chen family and his son are not incompetent people. Since you and I have formed a relationship with the Chen family, there may be some back-ups, and the government has to guard against it.

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"Don't worry, sir, Chen Gong is here to protect you." Chen Gong was quite confident in himself.

Han Yinxu raised his eyes, twirled his beard, and a cold light flashed in the slits of his eyes, "The so-called strike first, strike later and be controlled by others. The Chen family has been in Xuzhou for many years. If some underhanded plot is really used, we may not be able to deal with it. Moreover, Marquis Wen will take action.

The name of Xuzhou is unjust, and the Chen family may recognize Liu Bei more. Doesn’t Gongtai think that Marquis Wen’s shooting of halberds at Xiaopeiyuan Gate is a bit unreasonable?”

"Hiss... I also secretly suspected..." Chen Gong frowned.

Han Yin continued: "My lord hates Liu Bei deeply, and has become friends with Marquis Wen. Marquis Wen now kisses Chen and alienates Yuan, but the Chen family has a secret affair with Liu Bei. The government must find a way..."

"I can spare it..." Chen Gong answered simply, but he was already analyzing in his heart.

Are Chen Gui and his son really trying to help Liu Bei secretly? If Yuan Shu is really angered and attacks, will the Chen family take advantage of Lu Bu's battle and welcome Liu Bei into Xiapi?

If you can only commit a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days? Hidden dangers must be eliminated in advance.

Seeing Chen Gong frowning and thinking, Han Yin leaned forward and asked in a voice like a mosquito: "If Lu Bu doesn't listen, Gongtai might as well consider going to Huainan. My lord will be waiting for you. We all have something in common."

The enemy Cao thief..."

"Sir, be careful, if things don't come to this, if that's the case, the Yuan and Lu families will become a fire and water, wouldn't Cao Cao be happy?" Chen Gong looked around, then shook his head repeatedly.

Han Yin took a step further and said to Chen Gong with a smile: "General Hao has already agreed. If Mr. Hao is willing to cooperate, how can anyone in Xuzhou be named Lu? By then, my lord will be in Xu and Yang, so why should we be afraid of the thief Cao?"

Chen Gong hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop, "Let's not mention this matter for now. Although Lu Bu is a reckless person, he has not failed me after all. The Chen family father and son have been flattering recently, and I will devise a plan to break it."

"How to crack it?"

"We will know in a few days, and your Lord will definitely not doubt it then."

"Uh...okay..."

The next day, Han Yin made some arrangements and arranged for twenty guards to leave the city.

The messenger sent by Tang Hui, after explaining clearly to everyone, mingled with the people and returned to Xiapi before the city gate closed in the evening.

Long Xiang knew that Yuan Shu and Lu Bu would eventually have a battle. If he followed Qiao Rui in the war in the future, this hidden line might be useful. Under the premise of his own lack of ability, he could only make such a simple layout, which was a precautionary measure.

A few days later, Lu Bu sent his general Hou Cheng north to buy horses. Hou Cheng was passing through Changlu County to buy horses from Qingzhou. He suddenly encountered strongmen cutting the path and took away most of the more than 200 fine horses he had purchased.

When Hou Cheng returned to Xiapi to plead guilty, Chen Gui and his son were drinking with Lu Bu. Hou Cheng was scolded and kicked out of the house.

"He was still my cavalry commander, but his horse was robbed by robbers and gangsters? What a shame and humiliation..." Lu Bu clenched his fists and spun around.

"Changlu County is very close to Qingzhou. The remnants of the Yellow Turbans there have always been rampant. It is understandable that General Hou is defeated." Chen Deng looked at Chen Gui and hurriedly stood up to intercede for Hou Cheng.

Lu Bu frowned and asked: "Yuan Long is talking about the generals of Mount Tai? Zang Ba and others have already surrendered, how dare they dare to defy the odds?"

"It's hard to say. In short, it was done by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and there are no other strong men in Xuzhou." Chen Deng explained with his hand.

"Hou Cheng didn't recognize the bandit leader. I don't even know who to seek revenge from." Lu Bu was so angry that he punched the table and wondered if he was too weak? Anyone can put their hands into Xuzhou? There is Yuan Shu in front of him.

The betrothal gift and military rations were burned, and now Hou Cheng's horse purchase has been taken away. Why don't you take Fang Tian's painted halberd seriously?

"Marquis Wen, there are some trivial matters at home, so we will leave first and come back to see you tomorrow." Chen Gui saw that Lu Bu had an angry look on his face and was unwilling to stay any longer, so he pulled Chen Deng and left.

"Doctor, go away..." Lu Bu raised his hand gently.

The father and son immediately left the house. It was not until they got into the carriage that Chen Deng asked Chen Gui in a low voice: "Although Changlu is close to Qingzhou, it is also very close to Xiaopei..."
Chapter completed!