Chapter 40: Chen Qun's Theory
With Chen Qun's words, everyone quieted down and focused all their attention on him. Gao Ping also looked at Chen Qun curiously, not knowing what Chen Qun was going to say, but he definitely felt different from what everyone said.
"Where did Lu Bu's infamy come from?" Chen Qun slowly walked to the middle of the crowd and said loudly: "We only know two things, one is to kill Ding Yuan, the other is to kill Dong Zhuo, but there are other bad deeds, we believe through these two things that Lu Bu is a person who betrays the Lord and seeks glory, but Dong Zhuo is cruel and unpopular, people in the world hate to eat his flesh, draw his tendons, and drink his blood, this can't be regarded as a big mistake, and killing Dong Zhuo is a very happy move, this matter group thinks that the merit outweighs the fault, and Chen Qun of Ding Yuan's death doesn't know if there is any special reason for this, However, there is a sentence in the next sentence that I don't know whether to say or not, the group is just talking about things, and I hope that the lord and everyone here will not be angry."
"Oh" Liu Bei said lightly: "Wen Chang has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it"
"That group has the courage to ask you for a lesson" Chen Qun got up and saluted deeply: "Most of the princes here are the old department of Xuzhou, Xuzhou was originally the monarch of Tao Qian's Tao Mansion to guard the side, and after the lord came, Tao Qian died of illness, and we all followed the lord to crusade against the two sons of Tao Gong, and we can be regarded as the executioners who indirectly killed the two sons, so are we counted as people who betray the lord and seek glory?" ”
As soon as Chen Qun's words fell, Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and others turned red, and just about to refute it, Chen Qun waved his hand and said: "Please let me finish my words, you may say, the lord is benevolent and righteous, the good birds choose the wood and perch, and the virtuous minister chooses the lord to do things, and the lord was repeatedly forced by the two sons of Tao Shang and Tao Ying to pacify the chaos in Xuzhou. What do the princes and people in other places think of this matter, they only know one thing, and the final outcome of the matter is that the lord seized Tao's Xuzhou, and this is how the terrible words of people came about. Turning the topic to Lu Bu again, in the same way, we also know that the result of the matter is that Lu Bu killed Ding Yuan and Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, but what about the process? What is the reason for this? Isn't there a lot of hidden truth in it that we don't know about? I can't guarantee that there is, and I can't guarantee that there isn't. ”
Chen Qun sorted out his thoughts and at the same time let everyone understand what he just said, and continued: "Lu Bu is a high-minded and arrogant person, if we are suspicious in many ways, even if Lu Bu is sincere, we will be forced to turn against each other, and moreover, with the mind of the lord, when the world is the leader, if Lu Bu is turned away, will not let the later people be held back, this is the heartfelt words of the group, I hope the lord will think carefully about it." After that, Chen Qun gave Liu Bei a deep salute and returned to his seat.
Everyone was immersed in Chen Qun's words, and no one opened their mouths to refute them for a long time. Gao Ping also reminisced about it, Lu Bu's infamy in history was indeed because of these two things, and there was also the addition of Xuzhou, which later took Liu Bei, but as Chen Qun said, was it because Liu Bei's subordinates were suspicious of Lu Bu, and Zhang Fei's many bad words against Lu Bu caused Lu Bu to turn against him? And after Lu Bu captured Xuzhou, he also paid tribute to the families of Liu Bei and others, and did not hurt him, it seems that Lu Bu really has no notoriety except for killing Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, am I wrong? For the first time, Gao Ping doubted his own judgment.
"There is no need to be suspicious" Liu Bei broke the silence and said: "Now that Lu Bu is returning, whether it is true or not, I should treat him with sincerity, in order to thank him for his two helps, I intend to join Lu Bu tomorrow and attack Lingbi Ji Ling."
"Lord" Gao Ping touched his nose and smiled: "Maybe it's really me who is too worried, after all, none of us have really understood Lu Bu." However, even so, the heart of defense is indispensable, and he is willing to go to Lu Bu's camp first to test his reality."
"This matter must not be" Liu Bei waved his hand again and again when he heard this: "Ziqing is my humerus, how can I be in danger lightly, if Lu Bu has bad intentions, Ziqing but there is a bad pool, how can I be safe?" ”
"The lord is too worried" Gao Ping said firmly: "Now Lu Bu is in poverty, and the lord's army is behind him, even if he has two hearts, he doesn't dare to attack Ping at this moment." The lord can rest assured that there is no danger in this trip." In fact, Gao Ping's words were not said as soon as his brain was hot, but after careful consideration, because the current Lu Bu is the most impoverished and desperate need a place to live, since he came to the boundary of Xuzhou and took the initiative to show favor to Liu Bei, then how could he harm himself at this critical juncture?
Liu Bei was silent for a long time and finally sighed and said: "That's it, I know that Ziqing has made up his mind, and it is useless for me to say more, but with Ziqing's wisdom, I will not be alone in danger if I don't have a certain certainty, Ziqing's loyalty and courage can show the sun and the moon, but after Ziqing left, I then reorganized my troops and horses and set off as soon as possible, and used my strength to deter Lu Bu, so that he would not dare to mess with Ziqing."
On the morning of the second day, Gao Ping rode alone to Lu Bu's camp, and when the guard sergeant informed Lu Bu, Gao Ping looked around Lu Bu's camp and saw that the camp was entrenched in a majestic and orderly manner. After a while, Lu Bu laughed and came out to greet him in person, followed by Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and other civil and military personnel.
Gao Ping saw the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms for the first time, and couldn't help but take a closer look, only to see that his figure was tall and straight, roughly estimated to be more than 1.9 meters, his shoulders were hugged, his waist was tied to his back, his face was like Fu Fan, his sword eyebrows were closed into the sky, his forehead was inserted into the mustache, a pair of handsome eyes were clear, his nose was like a jade pillar, his mouth was like Danzhu, and his big ears were towards his arms; Wearing a three-pronged purple and gold crown, the top door is inlaid with pearls, radiant, pheasant tail, and the back of the head is fluttering; Wearing a Xichuan red cotton flower robe, with gold edges, gold threads, group flowers, waist tie armor and exquisite lion belt, inlaid with pearls, inlaid with foreign treasures, pink silk pocket trousers, a pair of pink silk flying cloud combat boots under his feet, and a sword under his ribs, standing there is majestic, magnificent, and heroic. is worthy of being called "Lu Bu among the people", looking at the appearance like a superstar of the emperor of later generations, a famous brand! Gao Ping couldn't help but sigh secretly.
The second general behind him, Zhang Liao, revealed perseverance in elegance, Gao Shun was rough and ruthless, but Chen Gong had a short beard under his chin, a smile on his face, and his eyes reflected the light of wisdom.
At the same time, Lu Bu and the others were also looking at Gao Ping, only to see that he was wearing a scribe's scarf and a cyan robe, his appearance was unremarkable, his face was white and beardless, only one nose was quite straight, his face was childish, and he was alive and a half old child, but his eyes revealed a deep gaze.