Luoyang Wushuang Fuzhong.

"Chen Beijia, why don't you go down and rest first?" Li Yi looked at Chen Gong and said meaningfully. Obviously, Li Yi didn't want the two of them to meet here, not because he was afraid of anything, but because he didn't want the two to have any conflict in his mansion, otherwise, he would indeed be quite difficult.

Because once there is a conflict between the two, Li Yi feels that he is likely to be unfairly biased towards Xun You, after all, the two of them are old acquaintances. This is obviously not the development that Li Yi hopes to appear.

"Junhou, I hope to stay here and listen to the meaning of Xun Gongda or Cao Mengde, even if it is death...... But I also want to die a little more openly! Chen Gong responded, although his attitude was very respectful, but with a tone that was difficult to refuse.

"In that case, let Gongda in." Hearing Chen Gong's words, Li Yi nodded and said, but in his heart, he had a trace of dissatisfaction with Chen Gong.

Soon, Xun You followed the soldiers to the door, and when he saw Chen Gong, Xun You's face suddenly flashed a trace of surprise and doubt, but soon, he regained his composure, strode to the center of the hall, and said to Li Yi with his fists in his hands, "Yanzhou Mu, Fenwu General Cao Cao Cao Mengde, who is engaged in Xun Yu Xun Gongda has seen the prince in the middle of the reign!" ”

"Hehe, Gongda, please take a seat." Li Yi chuckled when he heard this, then pointed to Chen Gong on the side, and said to Xun You again, "This person who wants to come to Gongda is not a stranger, so I don't need to introduce it more, right?" ”

"Hehe, Chen don't drive, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I've become a lot haggard~" After Xun You heard Li Yi's words, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then looked at Chen Gong and smiled.

Although he had already guessed in his heart that Li Yi had not promised Chen Gong anything, it was not until he heard Li Yi's words that he really put his mind at ease. Because of Xun You's understanding of Li Yi, if he really reached any agreement with Chen Gong, he would definitely not treat himself so normally.

"Humph! For the sake of the people of Yanzhou, what's the matter if you are tired and tired?! Chen Gong snorted coldly when he heard this, but he didn't give this former colleague and competitor any good looks at all.

Seeing this, Li Yi's heart once again gave birth to a trace of dissatisfaction, "No wonder in history, although Feng Xian only had one strategist in Chen Gongtai, he still didn't like to listen to him very much, this kind of character is really ......."

Chen Gong's two reactions, if you use a sentence from later generations to describe it, are that your emotional intelligence is too low. They may be very capable, but because they are not very good or disdainful of other people's faces, they will not be able to get the treatment that matches their ability.

Of course, this so-called uprightness is not a bad thing, such as Tian Feng, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, Gao Shun and others under Li Yi. Because on the one hand, Li Yi likes his subordinates to be like this, and on the other hand, he also hopes that some subordinates who dare to speak out can say different ideas.

It's just that...... If this kind of person is not used well, it is a very fatal thing. For example, Tian Feng, when Li Yi sent troops to Wei County in Jizhou and Hanoi in Sili at the same time, he chose to let Tian Feng assist Tong Fei, and let Fu Zhi assist Yan Liang. Because he knew very well that if Tian Feng and Yan Liang collided together, it was very likely that there would be a situation that he didn't want to see.

But now, Chen Gong, who also has an upright personality, has come as an envoy, although his ability is obviously enough to take on this role. But his character ...... At least in Li Yi's opinion, the best candidate for the envoy is still the kind of person who is exquisite.

However, Li Yi did not express his dissatisfaction, but chuckled and said, "Hehe, the two of you came to Luoyang today together, it won't be for the same thing, right?" ”

"Oh? I don't know what happened to Chen Beijia? Hearing this, Xun You looked at Chen Gong with a chuckle and asked.

It's just that Chen Gong didn't answer this, just glanced at Xun You lightly and was silent. Seeing this, the smile on Xun You's face did not change at all, and he turned to look at Li Yi and said respectfully, "Junhou, although I don't know what Chen Beijia's intentions are, but this time I came down to form an alliance with Junhou on behalf of Cao Zhijun!" ”

"Oh? Ally? Li Yi was a little surprised when he heard this, but he quickly understood Xun You's thoughts, and silently praised him in his heart.

"Yes, it's an alliance! In the past, Cao Yuanjun and the prince used to discuss the yellow scarf, and then they discussed the Dong thief, those days when they fought side by side with the prince, Cao Yuanjun has always been extremely nostalgic, and he will use the words of the former prince to remind Cao Zhijun to remind the subordinates and those colleagues. Therefore, after Cao Yuanjun heard that the prince and the marquis had already prepared to crusade against the horse thief Kuangfu Han Chamber, he hurriedly sent him forward, hoping to ......" Xun Yu said loudly, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Gong's sharp voice.

"Nonsense!" Chen Gong glared at Xun You angrily and said sharply, "Xun Gongda! If Cao Mengde really has the heart to support the Han family, why not follow the example of the prince and the marquis to recuperate and accumulate strength? But the poor soldiers attacked Xuzhou year after year? ”

"The enmity of the father, the Buddha and the heavens? This dynasty governs the country with filial piety, if Cao Yuanjun doesn't even go to revenge his father, how can he rule Yanzhou? Moreover, although there was a drought in Yanzhou, if it weren't for the rebellion when Cao Yuanjun led the army to attack Xuzhou, I am afraid that Cao Yuanjun would have already taken revenge. At that time, no matter who the new Xuzhou Mu is, Cao Yuanjun can discuss the matter of borrowing grain with him......" Xun You heard this, still replied with an elegant appearance.

"Dare to ask Xun Zhizhong! If Cao Mengde really wanted to avenge his father, why did he slaughter tens of thousands of people in Tancheng?! If he really loved the people like a son, why did he slaughter so many people in Yanzhou? Hearing this, Chen Gong asked coldly.

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Li Yi and the others also turned their heads to look at Xun You, because he also wanted to hear how Xun You answered.

"Chen Bei's words are wrong, although Cao Yuanjun killed a lot of people when he fought in Xuzhou and returned to Yanzhou to eliminate traitors, he never killed anyone unjustly!" Xun You said lightly when he heard this, but when he talked about the traitor, he slightly accentuated his tone. Suddenly, Chen Gong's face became ugly.

However, Chen Gong didn't have an immediate attack, just stared at Xun Yu with a cold face, waiting for his answer. Because Chen Gong knew that the moment Xun You appeared, he was already on the inferior side. Even if Li Yi's performance now is not biased, Chen Gong still thinks that Li Yi must have leaned towards Cao Cao in his heart.

After all, putting aside Li Yi's old relationship with Xun You and Cao Cao, Xun You only mentioned the alliance, and even said that Cao Cao was willing to help Li Yi when he attacked Chang'an. It put him on the side of absolute superiority.

Seeing this, Xun You turned to look at Li Yi and said in a respectful voice, "Junhou, I don't deny that General Cao did too much murder when he attacked Xuzhou and Yanzhou, but it was all forced to do it. Tancheng and even during the battle in Yanzhou, the so-called slaughter of the city by the world, in fact, General Cao had already vacated a door to let them leave on their own. didn't want Tao Gongzu or even this Chen Gongtai, but he ordered people to stop the people from fleeing and use them to defend the city. In this way...... At the time of the siege, casualties were inevitable. ”

"And after the city gate was breached, many people still resisted stubbornly, instead of fleeing through the vacant gate, which made General Cao have no choice but to kill, otherwise how to put down the rebellion?" Xun You said lightly, "Moreover, as the people of Yanzhou, they follow the rebellious Yanzhou Mu who is the enemy of the imperial court, and there is no doubt that they are against the thieves. But apart from those killings, General Cao did not punish these rebellious people, and even distributed a small amount of grain and grass to them......"

Speaking of this, Xun You's voice changed, looked at Chen Gong and said coldly, "But these thieves are different, in order to resist General Cao's heavenly soldiers, every time they defend the city, they will forcibly recruit a large number of people to help defend the city, causing hundreds of casualties!" These people are the real bane! If it weren't for Chen Gongtai, Zhang Mengzhuo and others who rebelled when General Cao attacked Xuzhou, where would there be war in Yanzhou? There are so many civilian casualties?! It was even said that they also invited King Chen over! ”

"Nonsense! The prince and the marquis, please be clear! If it weren't for Cao Mengde's bent on separating the local area and sending troops to Xuzhou, and then ignoring the people's livelihood with extravagance and force, how could so many officials in Yanzhou listen to the words of Zhang Mengzhuo? If it weren't for the fact that Cao Mengde easily forgave the Yellow Turban thieves who caused countless murders in Yanzhou, how could those people follow us? Chen Gong retorted angrily when he heard this.

"Okay two, why don't you go down and rest first, and let me discuss it with the rest of my staff?" When Li Yi heard this, he couldn't help but speak. Because if they continue to quarrel according to this pattern, I am afraid that they will not be able to compete until dawn. Because both sides have undeniable stains, Chen Gong's side is a rebellion, and Cao Cao's side is killing a large number of people. No matter what excuses and excuses are made.

"Zihao, you take Gongtai and Gongda down to rest." Saying that, Li Yi didn't give the two a chance to refute, and directly ordered Zhu Hao to take them down.

In this regard, Xun You did not have any objection at all, but just respectfully bowed to Li Yi, and then got up and prepared to leave. But Chen Gong couldn't help but say again, "The prince and the marquis, please think about it as soon as possible, think about it for one more day, and many people in Yanzhou will die tragically under Cao Mengde's butcher's knife!" ”

Hearing this, Li Yi nodded, and it wasn't until after the two of them left that Li Yi muttered with some dissatisfaction, "Is this Chen Gongtai really stupid or fake stupid?" Did he think that this threat would make me agree to send troops to fight Mengde? ”

"I think it was done on purpose, since the appearance of Gongda, although there is nothing unfair about the lord, but the subordinates think that Chen Gongtai must feel that this envoy is unable to invite reinforcements from the lord. Therefore, he constantly threatened the people, hoping that the lord would not interfere in the affairs of Yanzhou. Xun Yu on the side groaned and said.

"So, then Chen Gongtai and the others actually have another backhand?!" Xu Shu on the side asked in a deep voice when he heard this.

"Yes, it should be that King Chen! According to the intelligence, he withdrew from the army in the past because he was worried about the lack of food and grass, but since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Chen Guo has never had any major trouble, and it should not be like this. Come to think of it, then King Chen should be planning to ask Chen Gongtai and others for more. Xun Yu nodded and agreed.

"Not bad! On the one hand, Chen Gongtai came this time in the hope that the lord would be able to send troops to Yanzhou, so that in order to prevent the lord from inserting people in Yanzhou, King Chen would definitely send troops immediately. In this way, under the coercion of the two parties, it is more beneficial to Chen Gongtai and Zhang Mengzhuo. And even if the lord doesn't plan to send troops to Yanzhou, he can state his interests and prevent the lord from helping Cao Mengde. Guo Jia said.

"Well, that's it." Li Yi groaned, then shook his head and said, "Since that's the case, don't pay attention to them." Drag it until they leave on their own. "Li Yi really loves the people very much, but he is not a bad person, if he puts himself in a crisis for the sake of the people, he will never be able to do that kind of stupid thing.

"No." Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others responded in unison.

In the next three days, whenever Xun You and Chen Gong wanted to see Li Yi, they would always be rejected by the guards at the door for various reasons. Either you're spending time with your family or you're having an important meeting. And after learning that the other party was also treated like this, Xun You and Chen Gong naturally understood Li Yi's plan.

Then, on the evening of the third day, Chen Gong left a letter and left in the night. After all, he still couldn't believe Li Yi, and he was afraid that if he left together, he would be killed by Xun You. And Li Yi didn't have too many thoughts about this.

"Wen Ruo doesn't need to send it anymore." After Xun You and Xun Yu came to Luoyang City, Xun You smiled at Xun Yu.

"Gongda, although the lord doesn't plan to meddle in the affairs of Yanzhou, I still think that Cao Mengde is not a ...... master" Xun Yu couldn't help but say again when he heard this.

"Haha, Wen Ruo doesn't need to persuade anymore, everyone has their own ambitions, and I think General Cao is not inferior to Li Wushuang in the slightest." Xun You laughed when he heard this.

"Alas, in that case, take care!" Xun Yu shook his head when he heard this, and then said.

"There will be a date later!" Xun You also made a move, then turned over and went straight to Yanzhou.

At the same time, Yanzhou.

As Xun Yu and the others expected, although Chen Gong personally sent an envoy to Luoyang, they did not have only such a means. In the face of the victorious Cao army, Zhang Miao let his brother Zhang Chao defend Yongqiu instead of him, and at the same time personally went south to Chen Guo to ask for help from Liu Chong, the king of Chen.

Even Zhang Miao had prepared for the worst, if Chen Wang Liu Chong still did not send troops, then he would continue to go south to Runan County to ask Yuan Shu for help. In his mind, Yuan Shu would definitely agree, after all, his plot against Yanzhou was not a day or two.

Although if they did this, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong's power in Yanzhou would be greatly reduced, but he believed that as long as they dealt with it properly and showed the ambition shown by Yuan Shu, Yanzhou would still fall into the hands of his Zhang Miao brothers and Chen Gong in the end!