Cao Bao said: "Brother Yuanlong is open-minded, elegant and elegant, Cao admires." ”

Chen Deng's expression was a little gloomy, and he said with a slightly wry smile: "What is open-minded, ashamed and ashamed, as the saying goes, under the low eaves, how can you not bow your head, and under the fence is just to send people under the fence and eat with a mouthful of food." ”

Cao Bao's heart moved, from Chen Deng's words, he seemed to be able to taste some flavors, but he said quietly: "Yes, our old Tao ministers, which one is not trembling like thin ice, once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is really good to be able to keep this fortune now." It stands to reason that Liu Yuanjun can enter Xuzhou, Brother Yuanlong is a great contribution, and Brother Yuanlong should be reused by Liu Yuanjun, and he is much better than us. ”

Chen Deng shook his head and said: "Brother Cao, don't make fun of me anymore, Brother Cao is now also a soldier Cao Engaged, Jianwei Zhonglang General, an official position of two thousand stones, what about the younger brother?" However, it is only a 600 stone main thin, and it is not much different from the order of a county. Brother Cao, there are no outsiders here, I might as well tell you the truth, I Chen Deng thinks that I am also a good learner, when I turned my back on Tao Gong and went to Gaotang to welcome Liu Zhijun into Xu with the infamy of being a traitor, what was it for? Don't you just want to give yourself a good future? Pity...... Hey, don't talk about it, sometimes you have to have it, and you don't have to ask for it when you hit it, and there are many things that you can't ask for. ”

Cao Bao said: "This Liu Yuanjun acts, there are often unpleasant things, but Yuanlong is such a loyal and upright person, it should be Liu Yuanjun who reuses it, and rewards according to merit, and Brother Yuanlong should not be condescended to the position of the master." ”

Chen Deng sighed and said: "What you ask for, but it is also the guard of a county in the East China Sea." But Brother Cao can also see clearly, Liu Yuanjun only uses people who are close to him, and we, the old subordinates of Tao Gong, are difficult to enter Liu Yuanjun's henchmen after all. Think about Tao Gong's kindness to Deng back then, and what Deng did was worthy of Tao Gong. ”

Cao Bao secretly looked at Chen Deng, observing his words and feelings, Chen Deng looked at his face at this time, thinking about it, he welcomed Liu Ze into Xuzhou back then. Chen Dengke is a staunch diehard. In the end, he only ended up being a small master, Liu Ze gave the position of Taishou in the East China Sea to Zhang Fei, who knew nothing about government affairs, and did not give Chen Deng, who had outstanding knowledge and talent, Chen Deng did not eat mutton but made a commotion, so it was inevitable to feel resentful.

"Cao has a plan. But Brother Bao Yuanlong sat in the seat of the East China Sea Taishou. Cao Bao's gaze. stared at Chen Deng. Solemnly authentic.

Chen Deng's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he said, "Brother Cao's words are serious?" ”

Cao Bao said with a smile: "You and I have been officials in Xuzhou for many years. Brother Yuanlong still can't trust Cao's character? ”

"That's, that's, I don't know what Brother Cao's plan is?"

"My son-in-law Lu Fengxian is now in Tun Xiaopei, the soldiers are strong and strong, and now Liu Ze leads most of the troops to Huainan, Xuzhou is empty, as long as we submit a letter, let Fengxian lead the troops to come, Xuzhou is at your fingertips. After the deed is completed, I will definitely promote Brother Yuanlong to be the Taishou of the East China Sea in front of Fengxian. "Cao Bao is categorical.

Chen Deng was shocked and said: "This is a rebellious move, I still have a seventy-year-old father, how can I do something risky?" ”

Cao Bao said with a smile: "Liu Ze's expedition, there is only one butcher Zhang Fei and thousands of Liao Liao left in Xuzhou City, Fengxian's army is close to Xiaopei, and it will be easy to take Xuzhou." Liu Ze and Yuan Shu compete in Xuyi, whether they can win or not is still unknown, even if he is lucky to return, Xuzhou has already changed hands, even if he has the power of the sky, I am afraid it will be difficult to turn the tables, this is a good opportunity for heaven to help, and it will make Fengxian sit in Xuzhou. If Brother Yuanlong can help Feng Xian, why worry about high-ranking officials? ”

Chen Deng had some heart-warming feelings, but he still hesitated, and said hesitantly: "Deng has already betrayed the Lord once, if it is reversed, how will the people of Xuzhou look at Deng?" ”

Cao Bao laughed and said: "Good birds choose trees to perch, good want to choose the master and do things, if Liu Zeru does not live up to the king, why should the king bear him?" To tell the truth, Brother Yuanlong cried for Liu Ze and shed his liver and guts, but what did he get back? Brother Yuanlong, I am also worthless for you! ”

Chen Deng pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth, and finally said, "What does Brother Cao want me to do?" ”

Cao Bao was overjoyed and said: "I immediately wrote a letter to Fengxian, and agreed to attack Xuzhou at the third watch tonight, you and I only need to open the west gate of Xuzhou, and the big event can be decided!" ”

Chen Deng Xu Zhi, Cao Bao returned home, repaired a letter to Lu Bu, and sent his henchman Xu Wei to Xiaopei in person. Xu Wei hurried to Xiaopei, it was not yet dark, and after Lu Bu received the letter, he groaned undecided.

At that time, Chen Gong was on the side, and when he saw Lu Bu's expression, he asked what was wrong.

According to the truth, after Liu Zenan's expedition to Xuyi, Xuzhou had thousands of soldiers and horses to defend the city, Zhang Fei was tyrannical and unpopular.

"This is a God-given opportunity, why does the lord hesitate?" Chen Gong asked.

Lu Budao: "Runde Gong treats me sincerely, Cao Cao Xu wants to take my life with a high-ranking official, fortunately Runde Gong is righteous, my life is still alive, how can I bear to betray him?" ”

Chen Gong can be a little curious, when did this Lu Bu have the kindness of a woman, and he never sighed like this when he killed Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo. Nai Dao: "The lord is a man of great talent and strategy, and now he is under the woman, and he is forced to do it." What's more, the reason why Liu Yuanjun made the lord live in Xiaopei was just to regard the lord as a minion and watch the door, what is the favor? Zhang Fei has repeatedly insulted the lord, but I don't know what Liu Ze meant? Xiaopei is not a place to live for a long time, there is a gap in Xuzhou today, if you miss this opportunity, you will regret it in the future. ”

As soon as Zhang Fei was mentioned, the nameless fire in Lu Bu's heart soared, and the goodwill left by Liu Ze was gone, a trace of violence flashed in his eyes, and he secretly clenched his fists and said, "Okay!" Just according to the words of the public station! ”

Lu Bu immediately picked up five hundred wolf horsemen on the hour, took the lead in setting off, and ordered Zhang Liao Gaoshun and Chen Gong to lead the army to follow and go to Tancheng.

At that time, the 3,000 wolf cavalry of Bingzhou followed Lu Bu to fight in the Kanto region, but now there are only more than 500 cavalry left. Lu Bu led the wolf rider to ride overnight, wearing the stars and the moon, and arrived at the city of Tancheng, it was already the fourth watch, at this time the moon was as bright as bright, Lu Bu secretly beat Liu Ze's banner, and ordered someone to shout at the top of the city: "Liu Envoy Jun has a secret report back, and you will open the city as soon as possible!" ”

According to the military order, he has no right to open the door in the middle of the night, but he said: "General Fengzhang, the city must not be opened in the middle of the night, and the envoy will wait until dawn before marching into the city." ”

Lu Bu was furious and said: "Bold! This is Liu Envoyjun's urgent secret order, which delayed the military situation, how many heads do you have? ”

The military marquis guarding the city said: "Where is the duty of the lowly duty, do not dare to bend the law for personal gain, the envoy really has to have an urgent military report, the humble duty must be given to General Zhang, he will decide, and the envoy will wait." ”

As soon as the marquis got out of the city, Cao Bao came over with a few people. Cao Bao has been waiting near the West Gate, waiting to answer Lu Bu, that knew that the agreed three watches, but did not see Lu Bu appear, Cao Bao secretly anxious, and waited for another hour, heard someone shouting outside the city, knew that Lu Bu had arrived, secretly delighted, the military marquis who knew that the city was unmoved, refused to open the city, and reported to Zhang Fei, Cao Bao was afraid that he would do something bad, and hurriedly came out to stop him.

"Who's out there?" Cao Bao deliberately pretended to pass by by by by accident, and asked casually.

The military marquis naturally knew Cao Bao, but in the middle of the night, how Cao Bao would appear at the gate of the city made the military marquis feel surprised, but Cao Bao's official position was much more than him, so he respectfully saluted and said: "The person outside the city is said to be Liu Yuanjun's messenger, and there is urgent military intelligence coming, but when the night is dark, he does not distinguish between truth and falsehood, and he does not dare to open the door lightly. ”

Cao Bao said: "General Zhang is drunk today, and he is resting at this time, so you don't have to bother." General Zhang has instructed me to guard the city gate on my behalf, if there is a messenger from Liu Zhijun, welcome him in quickly, and just open the city gate! ”

The military marquis looked at Cao Bao and said, "General Zhang ordered General Cao to guard the city gate on his behalf, is there a token?" ”

Cao Bao was quite displeased, thinking that he was in charge of the military power in Xuzhou back then, but he was rampant in Xuzhou City, and now a soldier leader dares to openly question himself, it is really a tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs! He replied: "General Zhang was so drunk that he didn't wake up, he just gave a verbal order, and did not issue a token. ”

The military marquis said: "There is no token, and the subordinates will never dare to open the city gate without authorization, General Cao, please go back." ”

Cao Bao's henchman scolded angrily: "Presumptuous! In front of General Cao, you dare to be so rude? ”

The military marquis said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Although the humble post is low, he bears the heavy responsibility of guarding the city gate, and he does not dare to show favoritism. ”

Zhang Zhen angrily drew his sword and said: "A little military marquis, dare to commit a crime, believe it or not, I cut off your head?" ”

Seeing that Cao Bao's people had moved their weapons, the soldiers guarding the city surrounded them in Hulala, showed their swords and guns, and surrounded Cao Bao and others, and the military marquis said in a deep voice: "If you are at fault in your humble position, you will have your own military law to deal with it!" If General Cao is forced to submit to his humble duties, it will be difficult to obey his fate! ”

Cao Bao didn't expect a little military marquis to be so twisted, seeing that time passed little by little, Lu Bu was blocked outside the city and was not allowed to enter the city, once Zhang Fei came at dawn, the matter would all be revealed, Cao Bao was so anxious that he didn't stomp his feet, but he was helpless.

At this time, Chen Deng came from the direction of the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help frowning, and shouted in a deep voice: "What is the situation here, why do you want to use knives and guns?" ”

The military marquis arched his hand and said: "There is a messenger outside the city, claiming that it was sent by Liu Zhijun, and he does not distinguish between truth and falsehood, and he does not dare to open the city lightly, but General Cao passed on General Zhang's military order to coerce the lowly position to open the city, and the lowly position has not seen the token, so naturally he cannot obey the order, so he has a dispute." (To be continued......)