Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 136 Dark Alliance
"Your Majesty, the liquidation in Xiapi has come to an end. The magistrates of all counties burned the rosters in public and read out the official documents. The previous affairs have been canceled." Guangling, the prefect's mansion, a civil servant hurriedly came to Chen Deng and bowed his hands to Chen Deng. road.

"End?" A look of unspeakable disappointment flashed in Chen Deng's eyes, and he waved his hand: "Back off."

The clerk bowed and retreated.

Chen Deng got up silently, went back to the inner hall, and saw his father and brother.

"Why does Yuanlong have such an expression?" Chen Gui looked at Chen Deng in surprise and asked.

"Lv Bu stopped the purge of Xuzhou, and ordered the magistrates of all counties to burn the family files that recorded their participation in the war." Chen Deng sat down and sighed: "I thought that Lu Bu was a reckless man, and he would not be able to refuse The temptation brought by ransacking the family and exterminating the family, thus offending the poor families and clans from all over the world who have already been attracted, but I don't know that this person has such courage."

"Could it be Chen Gong's conspiracy?" Chen Ying asked beside him.

Chen Deng shook his head, but did not speak.

Chen Gui sighed and said, "It's Chen Gong's scheme, so what's the use if Lu Bu doesn't use it?"

At the end, he said with some doubts: "From my point of view, Lu Bu is not such a decisive person."

Chen Deng shook his head. Now the facts are like this. Lu Bu has indeed done something against his character. It is meaningless to say more. He sighed after a long time: "Father, it is my child's miscalculation. I thought that all ethnic groups could unite and drag Lu Bu down." Into the quagmire, no time to look south, now it seems that it is the child who is too confident, causing the big clans in various places to miss the best opportunity to transfer, and lost many people for nothing."

"As a father, I never thought that the soldiers and horses under Lu Bu's command would be so fierce." Chen Gui frowned, and the big clans from all over the country joined forces. There are two generals around him who haven't made a move yet.

His father and son also stayed under Lu Bu's command for a period of time. They are familiar with the abilities of those generals, but they can get a general idea. Except for Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, the rest are not too capable. Poor, but definitely not excellent, completely different from the level shown in this battle.

Look away!

Chen Gui sighed: "Next, I'm afraid they will attack me."

"Father, if Lu Bu comes to attack, how can Mr. Cao just sit idly by?" Chen Ying asked with a frown.

Chen Deng shook his head and said: "Mr. Cao will not come to Xuzhou until Duke Cao defeats Yuan Shu. All I have to do is to hold out until Duke Cao defeats Yuan Shu. Only then will we have a chance."

Lv Bu chose this timing very well. No matter how repulsive Lv Bu's atrocities in Xuzhou are, the public enemy of the world is now Yuan Shu, not Lv Bu. Cao Cao is in charge of the court, and he must be held, so for Cao Cao, he must deal with it first. It must be Yuan Shu, not Lu Bu.

"There are over a hundred of us who have gathered divine power. Guangling has no shortage of soldiers and horses. We should be able to fight that Lu Bu." Chen Ying said in a deep voice.

"There are no generals in Guangling!" Chen Deng shook his head and sighed. Those with the power of the five elements will only be trapped to death.

Speaking the law is not a panacea, especially for ordinary Confucians, the effect of saying the law is weak, and it has little effect on the battlefield.

"Your Majesty." An official came to the door and saluted Chen Deng.

"What's the matter?" Chen Deng looked at the official and smiled gently.

"There is a person who claims to be an envoy from Jiangdong outside the door asking to see him." The official bowed.

"Jiangdong? What are they doing here?" Chen Ying frowned. As far as he knew, Jiangdong also had a share in Lu Bu's trade line.

"I'm here for Xuzhou." After hesitating for a moment, Chen Deng said to the officials, "Please."

"Here!"

"Brother, since you are here for Xuzhou, will Duke Cao be dissatisfied if we meet him?" Chen Ying was a little worried.

Chen Deng shook his head: "Mr. Cao will understand our difficulties."

They are not Cao Cao's vassals, at least not now, and Cao Cao has no time to take care of them. If he wants to block Lu Bu now, he can only choose to save himself. Everything comes first. Naturally, we should cooperate with whoever can bring greater benefits to the Chen family. From the current point of view, it is obvious that cooperation with Sun Ce can solve Lu Bu's difficulties.

After a while, a slender, tall and handsome man came in under the leadership of the officials.

The man looks handsome, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, wearing a scarf on his head, and smiling at the corners of his eyes. He not only has the heroic spirit of a general, but also has a bit of Confucian calmness. His posture is chic and unrestrained, which makes people feel ashamed feeling.

"So it's Brother Gongjin, I'm sorry." Chen Deng got up and smiled.

"Brother Yuanlong, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your posture is even better than before." Zhou Yu nodded and smiled, and then saluted Chen Gui: "Mr. Han Yu, my junior Zhou Yu, came here without prior notice, and I hope you will forgive me."

"What did Gong Jin say?" Chen Gui shook his head, motioning for Chen Ying to give up his seat to Zhou Yu.

"Brother Gongjin, please." Chen Ying got up and led Zhou Yu.

"Thank you." Zhou Yu nodded, not being polite, sitting in Chen Ying's seat and said with a smile, "Brother Yuanlong repelled my lord several times, but it made my lord very depressed."

It was because Sun Ce wanted to take advantage of the situation to take Guangling and enter Xuzhou, but was blocked twice by Chen Deng.

"I am also obeying orders. I hope General Sun will forgive me." Chen Deng shook his head.

"My lord has never been angry because of this. He swept all directions in Jiangdong without meeting any opponents. When he arrived in Guangling, he was defeated twice by Yuan Long. This is a blow to his confidence. My lord admires Yuan Long in private. , This time I heard that Yuanlong is in trouble, so I was ordered to come here to see if Yuanlong is willing to accept my Jiangdong soldiers into Guangling to help Yuanlong?" Zhou Yu laughed.

In terms of official position, Zhou Yu is not the highest under Sun Ce, but he is definitely the core figure around Sun Ce. His status is by no means lower than that of Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang. People, let Zhou Yu come in person, which shows Sun Ce's sincerity.

Of course, this favor will definitely not be in vain. What Sun Ce wants is Xuzhou. After accepting Sun Ce's kindness, the Chen family may become a vassal of Jiangdong in the future.

Chen Deng didn't answer immediately, but fell into deep thought.

Chen Gui smiled and said, "This matter is not in a hurry. Gong Jin is coming from afar, so why not stay here for a few days. As for General Sun's matter, there is no rush."

Zhou Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Naturally, I have heard the name of Lord Han Yu for a long time, but I regret that I have never had the opportunity to ask for advice. This time I can see Lord Han Yu. As far as I am concerned, this trip has been very rewarding. There are some problems that bother me. For a long time, if Mr. Han Yu can not hesitate to give advice, even if we can't fight the enemy together this time, Yu's trip to Guangling will not be in vain!"

"Gong Jin is a young hero. It is my wish that I can discuss knowledge with a young talent like Gong Jin." Chen Gui couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. .

Actually speaking now, they need Sun Ce even more. After all, if this battle is lost, the Chen family may be completely finished like those big families, and as far as Jiang Dong is concerned, it will only lose a chance to take control of Guangling that he did not have.

"I haven't come out for a long time, can I let you enjoy the scenery of Guangling?" Zhou Yu stood up and smiled.

"You should, Yuanyou." Chen Gui nodded, looking at Chen Ying who was standing aside.

"The baby is here!" Chen Ying said with a bow.

"You are in charge of entertaining Gong Jin, so you must not be negligent." Chen Gui looked at Chen Ying and said.

"Yes." Chen Ying understood what Chen Gui meant, nodded, and bowed to Zhou Yu: "Brother Gongjin, please follow me."

"It's work."

At that moment, the two left the inner hall one by one, only Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son were left in the hall.

"Father thinks, what should happen to this matter?" Chen Deng looked at Chen Gui with a bitter smile.

"Fish is what I want, bear's paw is what I want, how to choose, depends on Yuanlong." Chen Gui said indifferently.

Chen Deng wanted to invest in Cao Cao, and he was quite optimistic about Cao Cao. Although Sun Ce had the capital of a hero, Jiangdong was in a corner, so it was difficult for him to develop much.

But the problem right now is that Cao Cao has no time to look around at all. At present, Cao Cao's energy is focused on Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce came to contact the Chen family at this time to ask the Chen family to make a choice between the future and the present.

Is it to continue to be loyal to Cao Cao?Or to protect the family business, join Sun Ce's command?
Sun Ce is different from Lu Bu. If the Chen family chooses Sun Ce this time, they will not be able to deviate as easily as they did when Lu Bu was under his command. There are still good reasons for betraying Lu Bu. , but after voting for Sun Ce, the Chen family could continue to deviate if they were in danger, but in that case, the Chen family's reputation would be ruined.

This choice is very important to the future of the Chen family. If you choose Cao Cao, it will be very difficult at the moment, but if you choose Sun Ce, you will be hostile to Cao Cao in the future. The future development of the Chen family must reset its direction.

Chen Deng didn't think for too long, and looked at his father with a wry smile: "Is there any choice for the child?"

The future may be beautiful, but if it is gone now, what is the future?

Chen Gui caressed his beard and smiled: "Since there is no choice, why should my son be troubled?"

"Sun Ce does have the capital of the British Lord, but Jiangdong can be defended, but if he wants to go out of Jiangdong, it will be very difficult to conquer the Central Plains." Chen Deng sighed.

It's not that Sun Ce can't do it, but that the Jiangdong gentry is different from the Central Plains gentry, and they are extremely xenophobic. Of course, there are more or less xenophobia among the gentry everywhere, but the Jiangdong circle has been separated from the Central Plains circle since ancient times. Protecting Jiangdong made it difficult for the soldiers and horses of the Central Plains to survive, but it also formed a relatively closed environment for Jiangdong, making most of the Jiangdong gentry content with the status quo, and did not have a strong desire to expand externally.

It's just that they really don't have a better choice right now. To fight against Lu Bu, the Chen family alone is obviously not enough.

"Who can know what will happen in the future? There is never a perfect law in this world."

"What the father said is true, the child is greedy."

(End of this chapter)