Chen Gong died, as did Zhang Miao's brothers, which meant that Yanzhou was about to return to Cao Cao's rule. In fact, it is precisely like this, after the news of the death of Chen Gong and Zhang Miao brothers spread, those who followed the rebellion either committed suicide, or rushed to Chen Liu's surrender, or directly abandoned the city and fled.

Ying Shao of Taishan County chose to flee, and his target was Yuan Shao of Jizhou. Speaking of which, Ying Shao is indeed a good talent, although Cao Cao's main target is Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others, but under the attack of Zang Ba, he still firmly controls the county administration of Taishan County, Fenggaocheng and the western cities. It wasn't until he learned that Chen Gong and the others had been defeated that he left and went straight to Hebei.

Of course, this does not rule out that Zang Ba has signs of releasing water, because he has always chosen to besiege but not attack, even when Ying Shao led the army to cross the Yellow River north, he did not choose to pursue. Cao Cao also knew about this, but he still handed over Taishan County to Zang Ba according to the original agreement.

The reason is also very simple, Cao Cao needs Zang Ba! He needs his soldiers and the Lang Evil Country! It is even said that Zang Ba himself is also a talent.

At the same time, Cao Cao sent people to negotiate peace with Liu Chong, the king of Chen, and although he very much wanted to recapture the Pei and Liang kingdoms occupied by the king of Chen, he knew that the only thing he should do now was to recuperate.

Chen Guo Chen Cheng.

"Xiaoyuan, then Cao Mengde plans to negotiate peace with me, what do you think?" Liu Pet looked at the letter in his hand, turned his head to look at Luo Jun and asked.

"Then it depends on whether His Highness intends to continue to be the enemy of that Cao Mengde, or continue to wait for the opportunity." Luo Jun said respectfully when he heard this.

"Hmm...... Now that Chen Gongtai and the others have been killed, the entire Yanzhou has returned to Cao Mengde's hands. Because of this, the morale of the troops in the state is high, and if the troops are easily dispatched, although Cao Mengde lacks food and grass, he may not be able to win. Liu Pet said after a deep sigh.

"His subordinates think the same way, and in the past, His Royal Highness once refused to lend grain to Yuan Highway, with his flaws that must be repaid, and Liang Guo and Peiguo are still the original territories of Yuan Highway, I'm afraid it will ......" Luo Jun said with some concern.

"Humph! Could it be that he still dares to take the initiative to attack this king?! Liu Pet snorted coldly when he heard this.

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly walked in, "Your Highness, a letter from General Yuan of Jiujiang." ”

"Oh? He also sent someone to deliver the letter? Could it be that he planned to attack Yanzhou in alliance with this king? Liu Chong sneered when he heard this, and at the same time casually accepted the letter presented by the soldier. Just after looking at it twice, he stood up suddenly, and scolded angrily, "Yuan Shu Shaft!" It's just too deceitful! ”

As he spoke, he said angrily to Luo Jun, "Xiaoyuan, go and reply to Cao Mengde's messenger and tell him that this king agrees to negotiate peace with him!" In addition, you personally go to Xuzhou and persuade Liu Xuande to form an alliance with this king! At the same time, send people to form an alliance with Liu Zhengli in Yangzhou and Liu Jingsheng in Jingzhou! ”

"Your Highness?" Luo Jun looked at Liu Pet with a shocked face, but he couldn't figure out what the letter sent by Yuan Shu could make Liu Pet so angry.

"Humph!" Seeing this, Liu Pet directly threw Jian Ce, who was writing the letter, over.

Take it carefully, Luo Jun suddenly looked at it curiously, but he didn't look at it twice, he was the same as Liu Chong, he was furious, "Yuan Highway!" It's really deceiving! As he spoke, he made a promise to Liu Chong, "Please rest assured, Your Highness!" The subordinates will definitely convince Liu Xuande! ”

Yinling City, Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.

"Hahahaha! Thinking about it, Liu Pet will definitely be angry after seeing the letter sent by his father, right? Yuan Shu said with a laugh. It can be seen that he is very happy.

Below, after Yang Hong and Yan Xiang heard Yuan Shu's words, they hurriedly sent all kinds of sycophants, which immediately made Yuan Shu even more proud.

Speaking of which, the content of that letter is actually very simple, that is, to tell Chen Wang Liu that he was named Chen Gong by the imperial court and the saint, and invited him to participate in his inauguration ceremony.

This content doesn't sound like anything, isn't it just a ceremony to invite him? During this time, Ma Chao, Cao Cao, and Liu Biao accepted the position of prince one after another, and it was nothing for him to accept Yuan Shu in accordance with the situation? But obviously, things won't be so simple, otherwise Liu Pet wouldn't be so angry.

How so? It's a matter of banning! Liu Pet is King Chen! And now Yuan Shu has been named Chen Gong! Although there is a king and a duke, and the fief is in Chen Guo and the other in Jiujiang, it is obvious that this title will undoubtedly make Liu Pet very unhappy! Because in history, even those forces that are hostile to each other have rarely used a single number, let alone that they are still considered ministers of the same dynasty!

And King Chen was sealed first, after so many years, suddenly there was another Chen Gong? Isn't this deliberately looking for things? In fact, Liu Chong could also guess that this was a trick of the imperial court or that Zhang Ning, just like Cao Cao's Zheng Gong, whose position in history also overlapped with that of King Chen. It's just that Cao Cao didn't show off like Yuan Shu? Please also invite Liu Pet to watch the ceremony! This is obviously looking for something! You must know that Cao Cao's ceremony of inheriting the throne is quite simple and low-key.

But just as Yuan Shu said, he did it on purpose, who let Liu Chong not lend him grain before, and now he occupies Liang and Pei? What's more, Yuan Shu has been plotting against Chen Guo, who has a lot of troops and enough food, for a long time!

"Gongguang, how are they preparing for the work?" After Yuan Shu stopped laughing, he turned his head to look at Yang Hong and asked in a deep voice.

"Back to the lord, you are ready, and you can send troops to Chen Guo at any time." Yang Hong said respectfully when he heard this.

"Excellent! Then the next thing is to wait for news. Yuan Shu nodded and smiled when he heard this.

Chen Guo.

In a room on a street.

Zhang Min and two men were armed with crossbow arrows, aiming at pedestrians on the street through cracks in their windows. Their expressions were nervous, and from time to time sweat slipped down their foreheads.

"Fu Er, are you sure that Luo Jun will definitely pass by here?" Zhang Min asked in a low voice.

"Head, don't worry, I've been staring at it for more than a month, every time Luo Jun wants to go out of the city, no matter where he goes, he has to pass through this street!" Fu Er's tone was tinged with a hint of smugness, although it still sounded very hoarse.

"Hey, you kid can't be nervous, right?" Zhang Min quipped when he heard this, but his eyes were still staring out the window.

"Definitely, head, it's not that you don't know this kid, you're cowardly. When he killed Cao Song in the past, this kid didn't sleep all night after he went back! Hearing this, the other person hurriedly agreed.

"Bastard! My rich second is different now! Hearing this, Fu Er hurriedly tried to defend himself.

The three of you said a word, and the nervousness slowly decreased. I don't know how long it took, Fu Er suddenly asked in a low voice, "Head, as long as we kill Luo Jun and the others, will Yuan Highway really let us go?" ”

"Definitely, although Yuan Highway doesn't have a good personality, he is a person with a reputation after all, not to mention that I also arranged a backhand. If Yuan Highway dares to repent, it is a big deal to directly announce this matter to the world! Zhang Min said affirmatively.

In this era of fame, everyone is very much defending their reputation. It's like Tao Qian sent him to rob and kill Cao Song in the past, if Zhang Min hadn't guessed Tao Qian's mind a long time ago, I'm afraid he would have been secretly executed by someone he sent like those brothers.

Hearing this, the other person wanted to ask something more, but before the words could be spoken, he closed his mouth again. At the same time, Zhang Min's deep voice rang out, "It's coming!" Get ready! ”

As far as the eye could see, Luo Jun was slowly leading the men and horses towards this side, and their speed was not fast, because there was also a carriage full of things. After a short time, they came to the shooting range of Zhang Min and the others. I saw that Luo Jun's expression was very serious, his eyes were slightly squinted, as if he was thinking about something. The soldiers beside him followed him quietly.

Along the way, countless people greeted Luo Jun, and it was obvious that Luo Jun was quite popular in Chen State. But it's no wonder, after all, from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present, Chen is probably one of the few happy lands in the Kanto region that has not been invaded by war.

Suddenly, "Poof! Burst! Burst! The three crossbow arrows were nailed to Luo Jun's body, and Luo Jun immediately fell in a pool of blood and died on the spot.

"Prime Minister?!" At this time, those guards reacted, and immediately exclaimed loudly, and at the same time immediately sent people to inform Liu Chong and the city gate officials, and sent people to mobilize troops.

At the same time, the surrounding people were all stunned by this scene.

"The prime minister is dead!"

"Murdered!"

"Find the murderer!"

The people kept shouting, and the scene was extremely chaotic, although the guards tried to control the situation, but in the end, they couldn't do anything other than protect Luo Jun and the place around the carriage.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and after a while, Liu Pet hurried over surrounded by a group of guards.

"What the hell is going on?!" Liu Pet's expression was extremely hideous, and his eyes were bloodshot. You must know that Luo Jun is not only Chen Guo's state minister, but also his most powerful assistant and staff member of Liu Pet. If there is no Luo Jun, although Liu Pet can still control Chen Guo, it is definitely not as good as when Luo Jun helps. After all, Liu Pet has been obsessed with martial arts and the art of war since he was a child, and he is not too proficient in knowledge such as governing places. Not to mention the friendship that the two of them have established over the years.

Hearing this, the guards present hurriedly explained what had happened.

"Rubbish! It's all rubbish! What do you want you to do with being so careless as a guard?! Take it all down for me! Liu Pet shouted angrily when he heard this.

At the same time, in another room.

"How?" Zhang Min asked in a low voice.

"No, there are so many people around that it's hard to aim." Fu Er replied in a low voice.

"Hmm...... Then wait a little longer, anyway, it didn't surprise Yang Hong. Zhang Min said lightly, but the beads of sweat on his head had obviously betrayed his heart.

I don't know how long it took, just as Liu Pet was about to leave, he suddenly shot several crossbow arrows again from a corner, but it was not Liu Pet, but on the horse brought by Luo Jun and others. One of them shot directly at the horse's eye. In an instant, except for the horse holding the cart, the rest of the horses suddenly scurried wildly.

"There are assassins! Protect Your Highness! The soldiers immediately tried to surround Liu Pet in a panic, but instead, another horse rushed towards this side.

"What are you doing in a daze, slaughtering this beast!" Liu Pet saw that the soldiers in front of him were still standing in place stunned, and immediately couldn't help but reprimand angrily, "The rest of the people, follow the direction where the crossbow bolts are fired to catch people!" They certainly won't run far! ”

"No!"

At the sound of an order, the soldiers took action one after another, and after a while, there were only a dozen people left around Liu Chong. They cautiously stared at the movements around them, and at the same time protected Liu Pet and slowly retreated towards King Chen's mansion. And Liu Chong also pulled out his saber and stared around nervously. Although he is good at martial arts, this kind of hidden arrow is obviously the most difficult to guard against. In particular, the screams of the surrounding people kept coming, which seriously affected his judgment.

Suddenly, there was a "poof! Burst! Burst! The voice sounded, and in an instant, several soldiers who were guarding Liu Chong's side fell to the ground. Then, I saw that among the people around me, there were about more than a dozen people dressed as ordinary people in some corners, and they rushed towards Liu Pet with a scream.

"Kill them all!" Seeing this, Liu Pet immediately shouted angrily. He never imagined that there would be so many assassins in Chen Cheng under his rule. "When I go back later, I must punish all the city gate officials!" Liu Pet thought as he continued to retreat with the only three guards beside him.

That's when ......

Cold light appeared in the corner of Liu Chong's eyes, almost instinctively, Liu Pet swung his sword and slashed away the incoming arrow, and at the same time twisted his body, so that the other arrow only hit his thigh. However, there was still an arrow stuck in his throat.

"Fu Er! Well done! Come on! Zhang Min shouted excitedly, and then threw away the crossbow arrow, and quietly blended in with the two of them, pretending to be flustered and helpless and constantly shouting.

At the end of June, a few days after Liu Pet and Luo Jun were assassinated.

Zhang Xun led an army of 50,000 troops to Chen Guo, and the reason was very simple, since King Chen was dead, then Chen Guo was naturally his Chen Gong's. In this regard, although the officials in various parts of Chen Guo had the intention to resist, they even suspected that the mastermind of the assassination of Liu Chong and Luo Jun was Yuan Shu. It's just that...... What can they do other than surrender?

Yuan Shu's actions were so fast that they didn't even have a chance to meet to discuss what to do next. By the time Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others got the news, Yuan Shu had completely occupied the state of Chen and recaptured the state of Pei and Liang.

And seeing that the matter had come to this, Cao Cao and Liu Bei could only acquiesce in this matter. At the same time, Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Liu Miao and others also accepted the division of the imperial court. After getting the news, Li Yi also officially assumed the position of Zhao Gong.