Han Xiang

Chapter 26
"General Lu."

Chen Deng was young and sharp. When he found out that Lv Bu had returned, he got up first to salute. Chen Gui, who was sitting next to him, looked like an old man, tremblingly got up halfway and then fell down, followed by a slight nod.

Lu Bu didn't mind Chen Gui's deliberate betrayal, but he remembered that Gao Shun's people were gone, so he guessed that the Chen family's father and son had come early.

Is it the inner ghost who tipped off the news?Or do they have something else to do?With a face full of question marks, Lu Bu asked in a neutral tone, "You two, what's the matter?"

"I heard that the general's death is approaching, so I'm here to mourn!" Chen Gui stroked his white beard and nodded slightly, looking at the patient like an old Chinese doctor.

Lu Bu had listened to Chen Gong's suggestion and hated the Chen family in Xuzhou. He managed to adjust his mood on the road, but he was verbally attacked by Chen Gui when he didn't want to enter the door. He felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.

His forehead was black, and his face was full of joy.

"Doctor, why did you say that?" Lu Bu asked coldly. (Doctor, originally an ancient official name, later generally refers to the bureaucratic class, and is similarly used to address leaders, bosses, etc.)

Chen Gui moved the pleated robe, and then said slowly: "When Marquis Wen first took charge of Xuzhou, the foundation was not stable, let Liu Bei live in Xiaopei's corner, and he could resist Yuan Shu's soldiers in Huainan in the south, and guard against Cao Cao's troops in Yanzhou in the north. , was originally the best policy, but since the general broke his arm, wouldn't it mean that his death is approaching?"

"Broken arm?"

Facing Chen Gui in the hall who relied on the old to sell the old, Lu Bu stood condescendingly at the door, not intending to "learn a lesson" inside.

"Xiao Pei is Xiapi's arm. Yuan Shu married Marquis Wen first, and sent Ji Ling to attack Xiao Pei later. Could it be that the general couldn't see such an obvious plan to cut off his arm?"

"Yuan Shu and Liu Bei already had a rift. What does the mutual attack between the two families have to do with Lu Bu marrying a daughter? The doctor is serious."

Chen Gui teased him with a gun and a stick, but Lu Bu directly slapped him back. At the same time, he also made his position clear, no matter how Yuan Shu and Liu Bei fought, he would not help each other.

"This statement is absurd. With the strength of Huainan's army, I am afraid that the general and Liu Bei may not be able to defeat him. Once Yuan Shu attacks and defeats Xiaopei, Xuzhou will be in danger."

"It's in danger." Seeing Chen Gui's appearance, Lu Bu couldn't help but to complete the sentence, but then he refuted: "I am married to Yuan Shu, even if Liu Bei is destroyed by him, what's the matter with Xuzhou being in danger?"

"Oh, the general is so confused. Father, son and brother can still turn against each other, let alone mere in-laws? I have heard that Yuan Shu wants to become emperor, so would he have no intention of Xuzhou? Can I accommodate you?" Chen Gui looked heartbroken.

Lu Bu found it very harsh. He thought that Chen Gui's words of "father and son and brother turned against each other" seemed to be implying that he wanted to kill Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo. He thought that this old thief really thought I had a good temper?
That black servant can just scold and scold according to his ability, why you old guy?
"Xuzhou is in dire straits. General, please make up your mind early. Don't say that Yuan Shu has no intention of Xuzhou, Guangling County is an example." Seeing that Lu Bu did not speak, Chen Gui continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"The doctor is concerned about the safety of Xuzhou, so he instructs you to secretly sabotage my marriage with Yuan Shu? It's really benevolent and righteous." Lu Bu suddenly strode inward with his words of condemnation.

"Gong Wei (Chen Yu)?" Chen Gui didn't know that the grain and grass had been attacked, so he was stunned when he heard it.

Seeing Lu Bu's aggressiveness, Chen Deng was worried that his father might have said something wrong, so he hurriedly got up and went up to block him, and asked humbly, "General Lu, what did you just say? I'm uncle."

Lu Bu was much taller than Chen Deng, and when he saw the other party standing in front of him, he looked down and sneered, "A few days ago, in Xiaxiang County, Yuan Shu's betrothal fleet was burned down by your uncle, and more than a hundred thousand hu of grain was consumed. I fed the fish and shrimp, how do you explain it?"

"Can't you?"

Chen Deng immediately denied it after hearing this, but his tone was not so firm when he saw Lu Bu's stern words. Chen Gui, who was sitting behind him, stood up quickly as if he had eaten a 'covered cover', and swept away the words just now. He looked old, and stared at Lu Bu with questioning eyes.

Lu Bu glanced at Chen Gui's actions from the corner of his eye, and added coldly: "Recently, the harvest in Xuzhou has been poor, and the soldiers in the camp can't get enough to eat every day. I hate wasting food the most in my life."

"Wen Hou's information is all right? Gongwei was defeated by Yuan Shu in the past, and there are only a thousand soldiers left. He has no shelter so far. How can he have the ability to burn the grain ship?" Chen Gui calmed down first, and immediately raised his doubts .

It turned out that the Chen family and his son were sitting, and Lu Bu stood condescendingly. Now that the other party stood up, he strode to the main seat and sat down with the momentum of a 'victory'.

"Yuan Shu only has three or four hundred soldiers to escort, isn't Chen Gongwei more than a thousand soldiers enough?"

"It is said that catching traitors and stealing goods, and catching thieves and taking stolen goods, since Marquis Wen said that Uncle Cong did it, could it be that he has captured the witnesses of the captives?" Chen Deng was quick in thinking and quick in response. In the case of absolute superiority, there will be no prisoners left, as long as you refuse to admit it, you will be fine.

Lu Bu stroked his beard and looked at Chen Deng, and said meaningfully: "Since your uncle has many horses and is fast, and you set fire to sneak attack at night, where are Yuan Shu's people going to catch the prisoners? It would be good if you can survive a few identifications, Yuan Long ( Chen Deng) is known for his quick wit and quick thinking, so he should know whose army the soldiers and horses wandering around the edge of Guangling will be?"

"Uh, most of Guangling is occupied by Yuan Shu. Could it be that in order to deal with Liu Bei, and he didn't want to honor the general's dowry, he deliberately sent people to burn his own boat, using the strategy of killing three birds with one stone, destroying Liu Bei, regretting the marriage without food, and framing my uncle , In fact, there is no food on board?"

As soon as Chen Deng finished speaking, Chen Gui gave him an affirmative look, as if saying that my son answered well.

"Yuan Shu burned his own boat? With Huainan's rich manpower and material resources, how could he spend so much time trying to frame Chen Yu with such a dirty trick? What's more, he wanted to take advantage of my daughter's reputation?" Lu Buxu raised his eyes and asked repeatedly, his tone changed. Be rather rude.

"Don't be annoyed, Marquis Wen. The feudal lords are intriguing. What Yuan Long said is not impossible. We should be careful to verify it." Chen Gui first accompanied Xiao Xin to salute, and then trembling, was supported by Chen Deng to sit back in his original position.

"Yuanlong's concerns are indeed thorough, but Yuan Shu's grain ships were not completely destroyed, and the remaining eight ships have been taken back by Zhang Liao. The grain on board is currently being unloaded at the dock, so it can be inferred that there is no grain on board."

"This can only prove that there is food on these ships. It's hard to say what's on the ships that sank in Surabaya. Someone should be sent to salvage and check."

Chen Deng adhered to the principle of never admitting it. No matter how sharp Lu Bu's words were, he could find loopholes in it to make an excuse. As long as the other party has no substantive evidence, it has nothing to do with the Chen family.

"Who will Yuanlong ask to salvage? I can't let my hungry soldiers go to Surabaya to salvage, right? Besides, there is a lot of rain this summer, and the autumn water is flooding."

Chen Gui saw that Lv Bu was being aggressive today, and his own side was not right, so he got up and interrupted, "Needless to say, Marquis Wen, today's argument is meaningless. Since there is a shortage of food in the general's camp, my father and son should go home immediately. There is a way to collect some food for the general in an emergency."

(End of this chapter)