Zhuge Liang was very friendly to the landlords and greeted Cao Zhi and Sima Fu very friendly. He did not make any strange moves because of Cao Zhi's identity.

Although Huang Zhong and Wei Yan's expressions were quite bad, Cao Zhi finally recovered slightly from his initial horror.

After all, he was a talented man all over the world. Cao Zhi retreated nervously and immediately showed his attitude as a famous scholar. He calmly asked Zhuge Liang, hoping that he could release Chen Qun and Xun You.

After listening to Cao Zhi’s story, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, “Of course.”

Cao Zhi straightened his body and said solemnly:

"I don't know what Military Advisor Zhuge wants."

"Don't want anything."

Cao Zhi:...

Zhuge Liang smiled and said:

"Xun Gongda is famous all over the world. He was the righteous man who assassinated Dong Zhuo back then. He was separated from Ling Zun during the previous battle. Now that he wants to return to Yingchuan, we naturally have to send him away.

But Chen Changwen and my master are old friends. They haven’t seen each other for a long time and they will have to talk about the past some time."

What else can Liu Bei and Chen Qun have to say...

Cao Zhi and Sima Fu both showed a very helpless expression on their faces.

Xun You is Xun Yu's nephew, and Chen Qun is Xun Yu's son-in-law. It is better to get one of these two people back than to get one back.

Zhuge Liang's move to retreat as he advances really made Sima Fu speechless.

Cao Zhi was unwilling to give up. At this moment, he was reborn as usual and couldn't help but mock him:

"Chen Changwen had a great relationship with Liu Envoy in Xuzhou. He first defected to Lu Bu and returned to the court. He was still thinking about Liu Envoy."

After Chen Qun ran away from Liu Bei, he followed Lu Bu for a while. Later, Lu Bu was defeated, and he immediately defected to Cao Cao's tent. Cao Zhi implicitly mocked Liu Bei and Chen Qun's friendship was not as good as Lu Bu, so there was nothing old to tell.

Zhuge Liang was quite calm and said with a smile:

"I wonder how Mr. Zhi thought Changwen was like a person?"

Cao Zhi suddenly shook and said solemnly: "Mr. Chen is a stern man, but he will not be in charge of his heart; if he is good at planning, he will not be in charge of his opinion. He is a calm man and a talent for the prime minister."

Chen Qun's knowledge and skills are the best in the world. He is especially good at managing his reputation. He is highly praised by a scoundrel like Kong Rong and a poor man like Wu Zhi. His existence can also play an extremely huge role in the stability of Cao Cao's court.

The leader of the Qingliu under Cao Cao is now Xun Yu. As we all know, since Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and abolished the Three Dukes and established the Prime Minister, cracks have begun to appear between Cao Cao and Xun Yu. The "only talent is to promote" that Cao Cao now can certainly win over a group of people with strong abilities and do not value moral concepts, but the future world of the Cao family cannot be Jia Xu. People like Cheng Yu with flexible moral bottom line occupying the court. Cao Cao is a little trembling when he thinks about this.

So Chen Qun is very important. When he grows up, he can gradually replace Xun Yu to help Cao Cao win the support of Qingliu. Cao Cao's successor can also use his fame to gradually ease his relationship with Qingliu.

Therefore, we must strive to get Chen Qun back!

Cao Zhi casually praised Chen Qun, thinking that if Liu Bei continued to force himself, he would write articles in the future to angrily accuse Liu Bei of kidnapping famous scholars in the world. With his fame, he could make the scholars in the world separate from Liu Bei, which was a good thing.

Zhuge Liang nodded slowly when he heard this and said with a smile:

"Well said, Mr. Chen is such a person. Then please think about it carefully. Changwen, such a person, has not seen my master for many years. Do you never think about the feelings of an old friend? My master did not force me to stay, for at least ten days, for at least five or six years. When my master revives the Han Dynasty, Changwen will naturally return to his hometown."

Cao Zhi felt a thump in his heart, and then he realized that he had fallen into Zhuge Liang's trap.

He yelled Chen Qun as if he was a saint. Since he was a saint, how could he refuse to talk to the person who had recommended him because of his political disagreement many years ago? The two of them lingered in this story and felt inseparable from the scene. What happened afterwards can be explained. How could it be said that Liu Bei kidnapped a famous scholar?

"Liang was still young back then, and he always admired the character and knowledge of long articles.

There are also many people from Xuzhou under my sect. When talking about the past, I naturally feel a little uneasy with my long writing character.

What did Mr. Cao do in Xuzhou back then? This is known to everyone in the world.

Whenever the long article thinks of this matter, it sighs a lot, and feels a little bit of self-blame. This time, I heard us talk about it again, and immediately shed tears, and blamed myself for not being concerned about this matter for many years and for being unwilling to the people of Xuzhou back then.

If Cao Gong was willing to write a book for what happened back then, I would be very happy to have long articles and immediately rushed back to the Central Plains. Then we will definitely send them together and have a happy time.

If Cao Gong didn't want to...haha, with his long-written character and knowledge, he would be embarrassed to return to the Central Plains."

Chen Qun focuses on a character, but when Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou, the literati represented by him were speechless and did not even dare to say anything. He had no style of the famous scholars saying whatever they wanted.

Only Xun Yu used this saying, "In the past, the power and punishment were implemented. His children thought of the shame of their father and brother, and they must defend themselves. If they have no intention of surrendering, they can defeat them. It is not possible to have it." This kind of words advised Cao Cao to kill fewer people in the future for the sake of the success of the war.

Chen Qun has been silent for so many years and is actually very uncomfortable. He feels that this is not what a famous scholar should do. After meeting Liu Bei, he talked about the past. This former old friend gave up his previous political disagreement with Liu Bei and instead hopes that Cao Cao will admit his guilt. Isn’t this exactly what a famous scholar with high morality should do, and should have done it long ago?

Everyone was silent.

Even Huang Zhong and Wei Yan couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.

When they first heard that Zhuge Liang was going to let Xun You go without any conditions, they thought that Zhuge Liang was taking advantage of Liu Bei’s absence from home to make things happen. Unexpectedly, he was messing around and threw a high hat on Chen Qun’s forehead, making Cao Zhi unable to get out of Taiwan at all.

Come on.

Cao Zhi's only way now is to refuse to admit that Cao Cao was massacred in Xuzhou, and then Zhuge Liang made today's conversation public. Cao Zhi would also have to recognize him in front of Cao Cao in the future. At that time, his reputation in the clear stream will definitely evaporate most of his instantly. This behavior that becomes darker and darker may not necessarily bring joy to Cao Cao.

But if I admit it...

At that time, Mencius and Xunzi had conflicts over whether nature is good or nature is evil, but they all agreed that benevolent politics is the kingly way, and tyranny should be eliminated.

Does admitting Cao Cao’s atrocities that year mean that Cao Cao should be eliminated sooner or later?

It doesn't exist.

Then, if you pretend that this does not exist...

OK, Zhuge Liang can also send this condition to the Yingchuan clan in the future. At that time, a hat of poor work will inevitably be placed on Cao Zhi. You must know that Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, Sima Yi, and Wang Can are the iron brothers around his second brother who are also very literary. If the second brother doesn't take the opportunity to attack, there will be a ghost.

Now, Cao Zhi suddenly envies Ding Yi a little.

Ding Yi was beaten by Yunshan and threw him in Shi Yang. If he had been beaten at that time, would he have experienced less of this torture?

Zhuge Liang's torture was even more piercing the lungs than Yunshan's fist. He quickly looked at Sima Fu with help and asked him to give him some advice. Sima Fu was so stared at him that he could only cough:

"I dare to ask where Xun Gongda is? Can we meet him?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Of course, I said before that you can take Xun Gongda away."

Bring one is also a gift.

Cao Zhi and Sima Fu looked at each other helplessly, and could only hope that Xun You was willing to take the initiative to abandon Chen Qun and run away.

Zhuge Liang asked someone to send Cao Zhi, Guan Ping, and Sima Fu to meet Xun You.

They thought Xun You would be locked in a courtyard to think about life, but they didn't expect Xun You to wear a hat and squat in the ridges of the fields in a daze in the drizzle.

Spring thunder was bursting, and the fine raindrops were scattered, and soon connected into thin lines.

Xun You just squatted on the ground, watching several old farmers teach their children and grandchildren how to farm, and listened with relish, just like listening to great scholars and famous scholars explaining the great way.

Cao Zhi and Sima Fu walked over and called Xun Gong softly. Then he stood up slowly, pulled up the hat on his head, revealing a much older face.

"Your son Zhi is here in person." Xun You looked guilty and bowed to Cao Zhi first, then nodded to Sima Fu and Guan Ping.

Yes, he nodded to Guan Ping as well.

"Mr. Xun, let's go. Let's take you back!" Sima Fu said impatiently.

He didn't want to stay in this ghost place for a moment.

Even if you can bring Xun You back, you have completed most of the tasks, at least Cao Cao can make sense for the time being.

A warm smile appeared on Xun You's face, and Guan Ping also bowed to him a little. He shook his head and brought his hat to the top of his head, which had been wet by the rain.

"I won't leave." He walked along Tianlong with his hands behind his back. Cao Zhi and Sima Fu hurriedly followed behind, and he was extremely anxious when he heard this.

"Mr. Xun, you can't do this. Even if Mr. Chen can't go back, why should you..."

In Cao Zhi's opinion, Xun You must be embarrassed to escape back by knowing that Chen Qun could not leave.

But now he is not concerned about this. It is Cao Zhi's great contribution to escape. Of course, he has to try his best to persuade Xun You to go back.

Xun You turned his eyes to Guan Ping, and he remembered the experience he had at Huarong Road that night.

This was the most shameful night in his life. His confidence, elegance and tenacity were wiped out. Although not many people saw this scene, Xun You did feel that he was completely defeated.

He had no shame to return to Cao Cao, and then made suggestions like a quarrel with everyone to savor the world's heroes.

During these days of being captured, Xun You talked to Zhuge Liang almost every day. The two, who were very old, talked about military tactics and major events in the world, and unknowingly talked about the years of that year.

If there were no military disaster in Xuzhou, Zhuge Liang's talent would definitely be recommended to the court sooner or later, and become a famous scholar who was praised by famous scholars such as Xun You and Chen Qun.

But that war changed everything.

The young man of that time has become a person who can stir up the situation. His appearance will surely rewrite this era. Xun You was so old that he was so severely injured that he could never recreate his demeanor.

It's great to be young.
Chapter completed!