"Although Liu Xuande is a benevolent master, his foundation is too weak after all. He succeeded Tao Qian in controlling Xuzhou in the past, and the Chen family did not fully support it. Why do they need to help frequently now? I don't understand..."

Chen Deng looked at Chen Gui with curiosity.

Chen Gui calmly replied: "In these troubled times, the feuding princes are like a group of people racing a horse. Liu Xuande's horse is running weak. We can't blame us for not using our strength. But Lu Bu's horse is wild and difficult to tame. If it is allowed to run alone, it will easily break free and be trampled."

To benefit the Chen family, we must secretly help Liu Bei. If two horses race together, they will return to the Tao..."

"Return to the Tao? My father said it profoundly, and the child admired it..." Chen Deng nodded in agreement.

Chen Gui patted Chen Deng on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Yuanlong has been smart since he was a child, so he may not be unable to understand these principles..."

"Children need to learn more and ask more questions..." Chen Deng's face 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, he learned that Lu Bu was practicing martial arts in the back garden, so Chen Gong went straight to the back garden to look for him.

Lu Bu was agitated, and the Fang Tian halberd in his hand danced messily. When he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps, he turned around and fired a carbine. The tip of the halberd stopped in front of Chen Gong's chest, frightening him so much that he raised his eyebrows.

Cold sweat.

"General, you..."

"I thought it was an assassin. Didn't you scare the public?"

Chen Gong covered his sleeves and wiped the sweat, shook his head and replied: "How can there be an assassin in the clear sky and white sun? Furthermore, with the general's martial arts, who dares to stroke the tiger's beard?"

Lu Bu held the halberd and raised it to the side, and the guards in the garden immediately took it over.

"How could you not dare? I've tried it twice..."

"Twice?"

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

Lu Bu then clapped his hands and motioned Chen Gong to sit under the pavilion in the garden.

"I asked Hou Cheng to buy more than 200 good horses from Qingzhou, but most of them were stolen by gangsters when passing by Changlu County. Now everyone dares to stretch their hands in Xuzhou, and they say they dare not stroke the tiger's beard..."

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

Chen Gong reached out and grabbed the handle of the wine pot, admonishing:

"General, wait a minute. Can General Hou recognize the villain? We will send troops to recapture it. There is no need to drink bitter wine here alone."

"Hmph, that good-for-nothing was beaten to pieces. How do you know who the villain is?"

Lu Bu took the jug from Chen Gong's hand with a gentle tug of his hand, thinking, "You also want to seize food from the tiger's mouth?"

Bring it to you.

Chen Gong frowned and stroked his beard, and said: "Changli is located at the junction of Qingxu, could it be the work of the remnants of the Yellow Turbans?"

"Chen Yuanlong said the same thing just now. I just wish I didn't know where the gangster's lair is, otherwise I would ride on a red rabbit and trample it."

Lu Bu placed the bronze wine jug heavily on the stone table, causing a little splash of wine in the jug.

"Hou Cheng is a cavalry general in the army. Although his martial arts is not outstanding, he is not comparable to thieves and bandits. I thought that the thieves must not be unknown. General Hou lost two hundred horses and didn't bring back any useful information?"

"Hou Chengyan said that all the thieves and bandits were wearing black scarves and their faces were covered. The leader was very powerful..."

Chen Gong did not answer Lu Bu's words, but changed the topic and muttered to himself:

"Although Changli is located at the junction of Qingxu and Qingxu, it is not too far from Yuzhou..."

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

Xiaopei belongs to the Pei Kingdom in Yuzhou, and the name was deliberately changed to Xiaopei because it wanted to distinguish it from the county name.

"Yuzhou? Could it be that black..."

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

Chen Gong knew it and asked: "Black? What is black?"

"That's the black guy."

Lu Bu punched the stone table and gritted his teeth: "Thief with ring eyes, you have gone too far to bully me."

"Zhang Fei? If it hadn't been for the general's accurate deduction, he would have almost forgotten that Liu Bei was also suspected. After the general rescued Xiaopei last month, it was said that they were recruiting troops there..."

Chen Gong first complimented Lu Bu and then deliberately mentioned Liu Bei to the end.

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

"General, you are ridiculous. You are kind enough to shoot a halberd at the gate, but I only remember the hatred of seizing Xuzhou..."

Lu Bu became angry when he heard this. He stared at Chen Gong and asked, "If big-eared thieves are allowed to 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 this.

"But..."

Lu Bu changed the topic and suddenly became embarrassed.

Chen Gong asked: "General, what are your concerns?"

"Liu Xuande is quite famous in Xuzhou. The last time I went to Xiaopei to rescue the siege, I was actually entrusted by Chen Hanyu. If I risked my own life to attack Xiaopei, would the Chen family have any objections? After all, they received a lot of food..." Lu Bu

Hesitation was written all over his face.

Chen Gong said sadly: "If the Chen family is close to Liu Bei, the general will have to get rid of them quickly. There is a saying that there is no room for two tigers in a mountain. Now we must stop the Chen family. Moreover, the general shot a halberd at the gate last time, which made Yuan Shu very angry.

Taking down Xiaopei is just a sign of our sincerity. Huainan, a strong support, should not be discarded easily..."

"What Gongtai said was enlightening."

Lu Bu nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Tomorrow... no, I will go find Zhang Liao to organize the army now and send troops to Xiaopei immediately."

"Soldiers are valuable and quick. General, go quickly." Chen Gong felt happy.

Lu Bu mobilized troops and horses in Xiapi, and the commotion was quite big. The news soon spread to Chen's mansion.

Chen Deng hurriedly found Chen Gui and asked for instructions: "Father, there is news from the child's informant that Lu Bu is mobilizing the army and seems to be going to attack Xiaopei. We have to find a way to stop it..."

"No need." Chen Gui stretched out his hand to stop him and explained coldly: "The reason why Hou Cheng was robbed of his horses in Changli must be related to that reckless man Zhang Fei. Don't forget that you are not the only smart person in Xiapi. Liu Xuande has such a troublesome brother.

, deserve this disaster..."

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

Chen Deng frowned in confusion, thinking that the two horses were racing.

Chen Gui stroked his beard and replied: "Since this matter has been seen through by Chen Gong, there is no point in blocking it anymore. Liu Bei is not the only prince in the world. Let's think of other ways. It doesn't matter who is in charge of Xuzhou. It can protect the Chen family."

Just profit."

"Then don't care?"

"No matter what, I am completely benevolent."

"We paid a price of 100,000 grains to cause some cracks in the Yuan and Lu families. If Lu Bu is allowed to attack Xiaopei, why not let Chen Gong repair the cracks? I am a little unwilling..."

Chen Gui raised his head and laughed: "Haha, if the egg cracks, how can you repair it? Chen Gong must be complacent now. Complacent people can easily underestimate the enemy. My father has just thought of a plan."

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

Chen Gui waved gently: "Come here..."

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

Lü Bu returned to Xiapi in victory and wanted to show off his merits to Yuan Shu through Han Yin. However, Yuan Shu's marriage envoy unexpectedly disappeared in the city.

The last time Han Yin appeared was for a banquet at Chen Gong's home.
Chapter completed!