"Mr. Han finds it unbelievable, which means it's not that simple. A sixteen-year-old orphan from a military household dares to embezzle a hundred thousand hu of grain? It's impossible without some support..."

Chen Deng's meaningful description made Lu Bu confused.

"Reliance? What exactly does Yuan Long want to say?"

"The property that Mr. Han embezzled is incomparable to the value of the 100,000 hu of military rations. Long Xiang may have betrayed him long ago to inform on him, and Yuan Shu used his trick to make Mr. Han an abandoned son..."

When Chen Deng's speculation came to an end, Lu Bu's face became increasingly ugly, and Han Yin suddenly came closer to him in the cell.

I saw him grabbing the fence with both hands and shaking his body, shouting excitedly: "Impossible, Long Xiang will not betray me, the lord will not abandon me..."

"Although Mr. Yuan Shu is a close confidant, how can he keep Shuo Shu by your side if you increase your betrothal gift and enrich your own pockets? That Long Xiang lost 100,000 hu of military rations, and in the end it was just a demotion. Such a light punishment,

Do you think it’s reasonable, sir?”

"Long Xiang was beaten with twenty military sticks..."

"Have you seen it with your own eyes, sir?"

"This is not... but... it is absolutely impossible for my lord..."

Chen Deng peeled off the cocoon, and Han Yin's confidence became weaker and weaker. Finally, he collapsed and sat on the ground, muttering something unknown.

Lu Bu's mood today was like riding a roller coaster, with ups and downs.

When he walked out of the cell again, Lu Bu looked ugly. Although he believed it in his heart, he still persisted in his words.

"Yuan Long's reasoning is certainly wonderful, but after all, there is no actual evidence. I still don't believe that Yuan Shu would be like this. It's probably because Long Xiang was so bold..."

"If the general wants to prove it, he has to send people to Huainan to collect secretly. But now Yuan Shu is in a hurry to get married, so you have to get your daughter involved..."

"I..."

Seeing Lu Bu's embarrassed look, Chen Gui, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly laughed.

Lu Bu was immediately displeased and asked in a deep voice: "Doctor, why are you so happy?"

"I laugh at you, even though you know the facts, you are still hesitating here. Are you worried that by turning against Yuan Shu, you will not be able to gain a foothold in Xuzhou in the future? You are worrying too much..."

Chen Gui hit the mark with one hit and spoke directly to the opponent's heart.

Lu Bu quickly clasped his fists in salute and said respectfully: "Please teach me, doctor."

"Yuan Shu has no good intentions. If Marquis Wen marries your daughter to Huainan, she will become a hostage. From now on, if he borrows troops or food, how can Xuzhou not care?"

Yuan Shu is still scheming now, but he may not treat Marquis Wen sincerely in the future. Maybe Xuzhou will be slowly cannibalized and annexed by him like Guangling. By then..." Chen Gui looked at Lu Bu and did not continue.

"As the doctor said, what should we do? We can't terminate the marriage, right? That will inevitably turn against Yuan Shu. At that time, Xuzhou was caught between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, and it was in danger..."

"Marquis Wen was worried about turning against Cao Cao and Yuan Shu at the same time. He thought that Xuzhou would be attacked from both sides? In fact, it was not the case.

Now that Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor, how can it be tolerated that Cao Cao respects the great Han?

Marquis Wen was originally a loyal minister who helped the Han Dynasty, so why not seize the opportunity to show his favor to Cao Cao? In the face of great righteousness, Cao Cao will definitely accept it."

"Cao Cao has always been treacherous, can he really break up with me?" Lu Bu said to himself.

"Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and rebelled, and the impact was even worse than Dong Zhuo's rebellion. If there are eighteen more princes who allied themselves to fight against the thieves, how will Marquis Wen deal with himself? Sun Ce knows how to draw a clear line..."

Chen Gui looked heartbroken.

"If it hadn't been for the doctor's warning, I would have almost made a big mistake. But I offended Cao Cao a lot last time, so I'm worried..."

Chen Gui and Chen Deng looked at each other and smiled, stroking their beards and pointing to the cell and said: "If Marquis Wen secretly sent someone to Xudu to present the gift prepared by me, Cao Cao must understand Marquis Wen's sincerity. After all, he will destroy a rebel like Yuan Shu."

We also need the response from all the princes in the world, so how can we refuse?"

"Wonderful..."

Lu Bu was instantly happy, but soon asked worriedly: "The new marriage envoy sent by Yuan Shu will also be sent to Xudu with weapons?"

"Don't do this." Chen Deng stretched out his hand to stop, and then offered a plan: "General, you can pretend that the lady is ill and cannot travel far away for the time being. You can stabilize Yuan Shu's envoy first, and then wait for news from Xudu, and wait for the dust to settle.

It’s never too late to end the marriage.”

Lu Bu couldn't help but applaud. He turned to Chen Gui and praised: "Yuan Long is really a talented person from Xuzhou, and his future achievements will be limitless..."

"He's just a child with a yellow mouth. He still needs experience before he can be qualified for a big job..." Chen Gui shook his head modestly.

"The doctor is really humble. I will come to you often for advice in the future."

Lu Bu cupped his fists and bowed again. When he stood up, he glanced at the cell again and asked Chen Deng in a low voice: "Then Han Yin was originally tall and tall, and now he looks like this. Could it be Yuan Long's handiwork?"

Chen Deng smiled slightly: "Chen Deng is not seeking personal revenge, but actually wants to help him recall the past. If he is too full, he will not be able to remember..."

Lu Bu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, but he no longer sympathized with Han Yin, and he didn't care whether the "name certificate" could eat enough. Anyway, he would live to the end of his life if he was sent to Xudu.

"Marquis Wen, please remember to keep this matter secret. You have many friends of Han Yin under your command..."

Chen Gui almost didn't say Chen Gong's name.

Lu Bu nodded solemnly and made a pledge.

"Don't worry, doctor, I will let my close associates take care of it. This matter will never be made public until the news is sent back."

"That's good, the Chen family will fully cooperate."

Whether it is the Chen family father and son, or the intellectual leader Chen Gong, everyone can listen to what they say. This is Lu Bu's greatest strength, and also his greatest weakness.

Everyone makes sense, it all depends on whether the timing is right or not. The 'simple' Lu Bu was shaped into a mentally retarded person by those who gave him advice as he listened to advice again and again.

In fact, Lu Bu was by no means a brainless and reckless man. A real reckless man could not separatist power and become a man of the hour.

Under the secret operation of Lu Bu and the Chen family, the marriage envoy Han Yin was sent to Xudu to show his head to the public.

At that time, Cao Cao had just defeated Wancheng, and both Cao Ang and Dian Wei had died for his romantic activities. He had no energy left to deal with his "enemy" Lu Bu and the rebel Yuan Shu who had just proclaimed himself emperor.

Before Cao Cao attacked Wancheng, in order to prevent Lu Bu from taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack, he gave the defeated Liu Bei a small number of troops and ordered him to station in eastern Henan and wait for an opportunity to recapture Xiaopei.

Someone gave him a pillow when he fell asleep. Cao Cao was overjoyed to receive Lu Bu's sincerity, so he declared him General Zuo and wrote a letter to comfort him.

Because Wancheng is too close to Xudu, no matter how much Cao Cao hates Lu Bu, he can only stabilize it first. He must accumulate strength and then attack Wancheng to completely eliminate the threat from the southwest.

After receiving the imperial edict, Lu Bu no longer used excuses to delay the marriage, and immediately killed the marriage envoy and openly broke with Yuan Shu.

It was not until mid-March that the news that Lu Bu broke up the marriage and killed the envoys came back to Huainan.

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard the news, so he sent Zhang Xun as the chief general and Qiao Rui as the deputy general, combined with Han Siam, Yang Feng and other troops who came to surrender last year, and sent a total of more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry troops to attack Xiapi.

After the combat mission was issued, the garrison in Huainan immediately moved into action, and all military units and departments prepared their troops and assembled ready to go.
Chapter completed!