Chapter 19: Greasy
After Zhu Rong Qingyi told Zhao Xue what happened that night, he begged Zhao Xue again, hoping that Zhao Xue would intercede on his behalf and let Chen Nuo accept her sister. When Zhao Xue came to Chen Nuo and conveyed Zhu Rong Qingyi's request on his behalf, he didn't expect Chen Nuo to agree immediately.
After seeing Chen Nuo nodding, Zhao Xue was silent for a moment, didn't think much about it, stood up, smiled at Chen Nuo, and said: "If the eldest brother really has this heart, it doesn't matter if he doesn't set up an incense case, and it doesn't matter if he looks down on my brother and sister or not...... Since you don't have anything to say, big brother, Sister Tsing Yi is still waiting for Xue'er to reply, Xue'er I'll go down first. Seeing Chen Nuo's nod, Zhao Xue turned around and went out from Chen Nuo.
"Heh, it's not bad, it's rare to suddenly have such a sister in this life." Chen Nuo smiled, and for some reason there was an indescribable taste in his heart, but he was swept away in a moment. Here, he immediately forcibly pulled his thoughts back to the trivial matter at hand. Xuzhou's originally unfavorable battle situation, in the end, because of Tao Qian's stupidity, caused him to collapse without a fight and retreat, which can be regarded as a temporary end, and he can not worry in a short time. But for now...... At present, Gongsun Zhan's army is approaching the city, and it has already gone through several tentative attacks, but I am afraid that there will be a big battle next.
Chen Nuo is not afraid of the war, but he is afraid of such a cold winter, how should the soldiers survive? In the past, he called 'report' to the top several times because of the matter of clothing and armor, asking for approval. However, there has been no response. Later, he accidentally learned from Feng Ji that Yuan Shao's statement about this matter was that he was going to move a batch of armor transferred from the plains to his army. Originally, this is a good thing, and you can help as much as you can. However, when he learned from Feng Ji's words that this batch of armor transported from the plains was originally intended to be transferred to Lu Bu's army, and it was also urgently needed, he suddenly had an idea in his heart. His soldiers are people, aren't the soldiers in Lu Bu's hands people? Although he is not autonomous in this matter, he knows that taking the love of others will provoke others, can he still do such a stupid thing? It's not that he, Chen Nuo, is afraid of causing trouble and doesn't dare to offend Lu Bu, but he really has to pay attention to being a man, right?
As the saying goes, how to punish, take away; Why be angry, don't let it. This kind of thing is not what Chen Nuo wants.
Moreover, from Feng Ji's words, Chen Nuo also suddenly felt Yuan Shao's sinister intentions. At first glance, Yuan Shao was helping him, but after a closer look, did he know that Yuan Shao was pouring bad water? If he really accepted this batch of armor, what would Lu Bu think? It will probably anger Yuan Shao, but it may anger him even more. In this way, Yuan Shao could just use Lu Bu's hand to deal with him. And this is exactly what Yuan Shao intended. However, he knew that Yuan Shao's purpose in doing this was here, could he push it?
No! Not only can't, but you have to pretend not to know.
If he rejected Yuan Shao's original intention in order not to offend Lu Bu and not provoke Lu Bu, what would Yuan Shao think? Yuan Shao probably thought that Chen Nuo was really cunning. In this way, it angered Yuan Shao. His relationship with Yuan Shao was already very delicate, and recently there has been a lot of uproar because of the Black Mountain incident, if Chen Nuo insists on sabotaging Yuan Shao's intentions, it seems very smart, but in fact, what about it...... Actually, it's very confusing. If Chen Nuo really rejected Yuan Shao's 'kindness', it would be a big deal to get in touch with Lu Bu, and maybe Lu Bu would get close to him from now on. But so what? Yuan Shao was afraid of him, if he got close to Lu Bu, what would Yuan Shao think? Unless he doesn't have to worry about Yuan Shao's attitude, he can be so 'presumptuous'. But is it possible? It is absolutely impossible, since his set goal is to raise hope to gain a foothold in Jizhou, how can he easily change it?
If he was angry with Yuan Shao because he didn't anger a Lu Bu, I was afraid that it would be Chen Nuo's biggest mistake. is angry with Lu Bu, at most, he is at odds with Lu Bu; was furious with Yuan Shao, which made their relationship worse, which was very unfavorable. How can you not figure it out? In Chen Nuo's current opinion, he would rather offend Lu Bu than offend Yuan Shao. Therefore, after some weighing, Chen Nuo pretended to be stupid in front of Feng Ji at that time, but said that he really lacked armor in his army, and if he could support his subordinates a little from the materials transferred from the plains, of course he would be very happy to accept it.
The reason why Feng Ji told Chen Nuo about this matter in advance was also intentional. When he heard Chen Nuo say this, he was also slightly stunned, and then deliberately reminded him with words, saying that if you accept the materials that Lu Bu should have, I am afraid that you will offend Lu Bu Yunyun because of this. Since Chen Nuo has made up his mind in his heart, he naturally won't change it easily, he still pretends to be stupid, just saying that although this batch of materials is transferred from the plains to be paid to Lu Bu's army, since Yuan Gong is ready to temporarily embezzle, whether it is transferred to A's army or B's army, it is naturally Yuan Gong's plan, and we should obey Yunyun as our subordinates.
When Chen Nuo spoke, Feng Ji deliberately observed Chen Nuo's expression, but from Chen Nuo's face, he couldn't see anything at all, and he didn't know if Chen Nuo was really confused or fake. But he can be relieved to know that after some temptation and reminder, Chen Nuo still looks like he doesn't care about himself, and he doesn't immediately point out the power in it, whether he is pretending or not, but it is really rare for him to be able to do this. Feng Ji was so concerned in his heart, and he couldn't help but cast a glance at Chen Nuo and nodded secretly.
Although Chen Nuo handled this matter with an extremely rational attitude, Chen Nuo was actually unwilling to easily provoke Lu Bu in his heart. After all, one more enemy is better than one more friend. Since it is destined to be offended, then it can only be left to the development of the situation and ignore it. However, even if this batch of armor is finally in hand, I am afraid that it will not be a big deal. Lu Bu didn't have many soldiers in his hands, so how much armor could he have equipped with him? Even if all of them are intercepted to him, I am afraid that it will not be enough to replace thirty percent of the people in his army. So, what should we do with the remaining seventy percent of people?
Headache, really a headache! Chen Nuo thought of this and stretched out his hand to rub it lightly on his forehead, not daring to think about it. This winter, it was surprisingly colder than last year, and if there was no timely replacement of clothes and armor, let alone a war, I was afraid that I wouldn't even be able to endure the hardships. The capital he has accumulated since the war, except for Chen Rong to take some to Xuzhou, the rest is here, and now many people have frozen to death due to the cold, he can't watch the situation develop in the direction of deterioration, and he has to find a way to reach out to Yuan Shao for more armor.
Hey, that's exactly what the trouble is under the fence! When will I be able to support myself? Chen Nuo rubbed his brows and thought wildly, because he thought of the deputy marshal of Montenegro again. The last time he came, because General Gao Ran was surrounded by Montenegrins, he had to come to the rescue. I don't want to, because this incident caused a lot of trouble afterwards. From the chat with Feng Ji, he vaguely knew that Yuan Shao had a lot of opinions on this matter.
Actually, I don't blame Yuan Shao for having opinions, but I'm afraid that others will be suspicious when they hear it. After all, who can understand that a two sides who met each other on the battlefield ended up saying a word because they met alone, and then withdrew their troops directly, who can not guess and think? Who knows what he was talking about at this table, whether it was negotiation or conspiracy? Otherwise, why would they be called to withdraw their troops with a single word? What's more, when he first obtained Jizhou, Chen Nuo had the help of Montenegro, how to sort out this relationship?
If Montenegro is a friend, but Montenegro is now on the side of Gongsun Chan and helps Gongsun Chan deal with Jizhou. But if it's an enemy, it doesn't seem to be justified. At least, in Montenegro, Chen Nuo's words still worked, otherwise he would be able to order him to withdraw his troops immediately after a conversation with the deputy marshal of Montenegro? But the problem came out, he Chen Nuo was Yuan Shao's general, and now Yuan Shao is fighting against Gongsun Zhan, and Montenegro is helping Gongsun Zhan, that is, he is indirectly the enemy of Yuan Shao, as Yuan Shao's subordinate Chen Nuo, he is naturally on Yuan Shao's side. But now, the two formations are facing the enemy, Chen Nuo's words are still effective, and one of his words can retreat from the enemy, what do outsiders say? If you don't understand, you still think that Montenegro is still friends with Yuan Shao; Those who understand don't understand why Chen Nuo still has such a big face in the Black Mountain, is there anything between them?
The speculation outside is already stormy, and the suspicion is as heavy as Yuan Shao, what will he think? Although speaking of which, from the time this incident happened, to the present, he Yuan Shao still did not question him on the surface, but in fact, Chen Nuo could also clearly know that he was afraid that Yuan Shao was already suspicious of him in this matter. The more he remained silent, the more frightening he became. Although Chen Nuo was worthy of his heart in this matter, he didn't have too much trouble with Montenegro, and he could even shout that he was wronged, after all, Wang Dang's unkind eyes when he met him clearly meant to arrest him, where else was there any kindness? But can he explain these events to others? Unclear explanation. There is no need for explanation.
Sometimes, it's better not to explain. Of course, he also knew that Feng Ji mentioned this to him so that he could explain to Yuan Shao face to face, so as to relieve the doubts in Yuan Shao's heart and ease the subtle atmosphere between them. But Chen Nuo knew that with Yuan Shao's temperament, the more you explained to him, the more suspicious he was afraid, so he finally chose to remain silent and let the situation develop.
Because of the Montenegrin incident, Chen Nuo thought of Yu Yulai, who was also the marshal of Montenegro, and Hushou, who was bent on counterattacking Jizhou. There's been no movement over there for a long time, I wonder how it's going? was so moved that Chen Nuo immediately asked people to come up and ask him about the news from the poison side.