At night, the riverside becomes more quiet and tranquil.

The river flows eastward, clear and blue, and the wide water surface is filled with mist and mist.

At this moment, a flat boat wanders on the quiet river, swaying gently with the wind and going down the river.

The buoy floating on the surface of the water moved lightly a few times, and then swayed violently, splashing layers of waves and rippling in circles.

However, Li Li, who was stepping on the fishing rod, was unaware of this, or was aware of it, but he was not in a hurry to lift the fishing rod.

Perhaps, he just wants to enjoy fishing, but he doesn't care if he catches a fish or not.

Aim to catch but not to fish.

"Since this southern expedition, Brother Gongtai seems to have rarely given advice to Wen Hou, and most of the time he just sat back and watched. I don't know why Brother Gongtai is like this? ”

Seeing that Chen Gong was talking about something else, as if he wanted to avoid talking about it, Li Li simply picked out the topic and forced him to answer it head-on.

Chen Gong was not surprised by what Li Li said. In his heart, sharp and aggressive words seem to have become synonymous with the always strong Li Li. It was because of his calm expression at the moment, and he was still drinking unhurriedly after hearing the words, but a touch of contemplation appeared between his eyebrows, showing that his heart was not calm, undulating, and hesitant.

"To tell you the truth, in recent years, I have been paying attention to every move of Wenchang, and every time I lead the army to the battle, the tactical tactics and strategic intentions. Wenchang pacified Xiliang with lightning speed, which is a policy to secure the outside and the inside; If you want to achieve great things, you must have a stable rear. In this regard, the princes of all towns are the same, and there is nothing surprising. Subsequently, Wenchang led the army to the north, and his intention was still to clear the border. On the basis of further expanding the territory and strengthening the strength, the hidden dangers will be completely eliminated.

The Battle of Sili was the most difficult test encountered by Wenchang since the army, and it was a critical choice of life and death. If you win, you will win the opportunity to enter the Central Plains. to clear the obstacles for the subsequent waving of the Central Plains; If defeated, the Xiliang army is bound to collapse, and even disaster will hit the door and fall into a place of no return. Fortunately, Wenchang is eloquent and strategic, taking retreat as advance, defending as attack, taking the initiative to avoid its edge, and waiting for work at ease. Then accumulate strength, take the lead, and lay the victory in one fell swoop.

The victory of the Sili War made the Xiliang Army experience a baptism of tempering. It has truly become the strongest army in the world, and Wenchang is the leader and the overlord of the princes. "For what Li Li did in the Sili War, Chen Gong gave a very high evaluation. When speaking. He looked at Li Li with admiration in his eyes. Qing Xù was quite excited, and sincerely happy for Li Li.

This made Li Li very unaccustomed to his eyes, and he faintly felt like he was being looked downon. The strange thing is that there is a trace of warmth in his heart, and he feels a long-lost sense of intimacy in Chen Gong, which is the feeling of relatives.

In fact, there are often only two kinds of people who keep an eye on you at all times. One is an enemy who is hostile to you, and he is concerned about you. Just to defeat you completely, wait for the opportunity to move, and hit with one blow. So that you will never turn over again. The second is your loved ones, no matter where you go, there are eyes of your loved ones behind you. Seeing the joy of your success, he will be sincerely happy for you, even more excited than his own achievements; Seeing your frustration after failure, he will worry about you, worry about you, and complain about you. The attention of your loved ones is actually care, love, and the forward motivation and solid backing to support you to succeed.

The reason why Li Li is not accustomed to this kind of caring eyes is because he has always believed that relying on others is better than relying on himself, and he has tried every means to make himself stronger and become a real strong man. As everyone knows, behind the success, he also needs someone to share the joy with him. Only when someone shares the joy of success with you and is sincerely happy for you, this achievement is meaningful. Only in this way can you be truly happy, have a sense of accomplishment, and make you feel that all the hard work and dedication are worth it.

Therefore, although Li Li is not used to Chen Gong's eyes, his heart is warm and very useful. Invisibly, he felt that the distance between himself and Chen Gong had quietly narrowed, and the estrangement between them disappeared in an instant.

At this moment, Li Li no longer cared whether Chen Gong was willing to serve under his command, nor did he need Chen Gong to oppose the generals around Lu Bu, or even need him to do anything for himself. Compared with these tangible interests, Li Li cares more about Chen Gong's "friend", this "uncle" who pays attention to him like a relative, and does not want him to make any mistakes. As the saying goes, it is easy to get money, but it is difficult to find a confidant. In Li Li's heart, Chen Gong is one of his few confidants, and his weight in his heart is on par with Li Xian, Fan Yong, Guo Jia, Lu Su, Zhuge Liang, Li Zhi and others, and equal to his wife and children.

For such a person who really cares about himself, Li Li doesn't need him to do anything risky, and even hopes that he won't do anything, just follow him. To this day, what Li Li needs is someone who really cares about him and someone who is absolutely loyal and reliable, and as for other things, he is fully capable and capable of achieving his goals, and he does not need them to take risks at all.

Just when Li Li's thoughts were flying, Chen Gong said to himself while drinking: "The escape of the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials from Luoyang really blinded the eyes of the princes of the towns at the beginning, so that they rushed to snatch the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials, trying to coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes follow Wenchang's rapid development and growth, so as to replace Wenchang's position as the first overlord of the world. As everyone knows, Wenchang has always acted carefully, with a long-term vision and careful planning, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is exhaustive. Is it because of Wenchang's rule that there can be such a serious mistake, so that the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials fled from Chang'an unscathed?

Fame and fortune are moving! The princes frantically robbed the Son of Heaven and the hundred officials, and the result was the situation today. Jizhou Yuan Shao stole chickens and rice, and the fox didn't fight and made a fuss. After the violent death of the Son of Heaven, Yuan Shao of Jizhou was already accused of a thousand people, and he had to bear the notoriety of killing the monarch and plotting rebellion. Immediately afterwards, Huainan Yuan Shu ascended the throne in Shouchun and became emperor, which undoubtedly made matters worse and confirmed the fact that the Yuan brothers were plotting to usurp the throne. Yuan Shao's murder of the monarch is in front, and Yuan Shu is the emperor in the back, which can be described as ironclad evidence, no matter how Yuan Shao defends it, it is in vain.

Therefore, the establishment of the Yuan Alliance is the trend of the times and the will of the people. Wenchang called on the princes of all towns to form an alliance to fight against Yuan, which was a wise move and was loved and supported by most of the people in the world. This alone, no matter what the outcome of the Yuan alliance is, but the moment Wenchang became the leader of the princes' alliance, he had already gained countless hearts, won the name of the world's righteousness, and became the uncrowned king of the Han world after the Han Emperor.

Since then, Wenchang has conquered Youzhou and exterminated the two major tribes of Wuhuan and Xianbei, which has further confirmed Wenchang's supreme prestige as a pillar of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, after pacifying Youzhou and Saibei, the territory under Wenchang's rule has spread throughout the entire northern Xinjiang, virtually forming a situation of encirclement and swallowing of the Central Plains states and counties, and even the Han Dynasty. At this point, Wenchang is already the first overlord of the Han Dynasty who deserves the name, and his strength is dominant, and his momentum is as great as the sky! ”

As Chen Gong's tone suddenly increased, the flat boat wandering on the river couldn't help but shake, so that Chen Gong's words came to an abrupt end. I saw him clutching the plank tightly, his face pale, and his panicked expression looking around, as if looking for the nearest riverbank. Originally?????? He is not accustomed to water, seasickness and fear of water!

"Hahaha!" Seeing this, Li Li couldn't help laughing, and looked at Li Zhi sitting at the stern of the boat with deep meaning, and the laughter became louder and louder.

It goes without saying that the reason why the boat shook violently just now was all done by Li Zhi, who was sitting at the stern, and it could be said that he was deliberately making trouble, so that Chen Gong suddenly lost his temper and was frightened. Obviously, Li Zhi regarded Chen Gong as a sycophant who was good at sneaking around and slapping horses, talking exaggeratedly, flattering his own lord unscrupulously, and talking more and more vigorously, which made Li Zhi very disgusted, so he punished him a little to shut up Chen Gong.

Li Zhi's move could hide from Chen Gong, who was afraid of seasickness, but he couldn't escape Li Li's eyes. Because of this, Li Li was completely amused, and he immediately laughed heartily, leaning forward and back.

Obviously, Li Zhi didn't know Chen Gong at all, let alone Chen Gong's temperament, otherwise he wouldn't have done this. In fact, Chen Gong is not a flatterer at all, otherwise he would not have drifted away from Lu Bu and looked like a god. On the contrary, Chen Gong is upright by nature, upright in everything, and has always been outspoken. Therefore, he inevitably fell into the name of Ganggang under Lu Bu's account, which made Lu Bu extremely displeased, if it weren't for Lu Bu still relying on him to give advice and govern the state and county, I was afraid that he would have been driven away long ago, or directly beheaded.

At this time, Chen Gong praised Li Li's unsparing words, perhaps because these words had been accumulated in his heart for a long time, and he had no chance to say them before, but now he finally poured them out in one breath when he finally got the opportunity. It is undeniable that these words are also full of Chen Gong's heartfelt admiration and appreciation for Li Li. At the same time, this is also an attitude of Chen Gong.

Perhaps for Chen Gong, who is upright and upright by nature, it is only difficult for him to say the words of surrender to Li Li in person. This is due to temperament, to put it bluntly, Chen Gongqi is a high-minded, arrogant and very backbone person, extremely stubborn in his bones, admitting death, and would rather give in. This is also the reason why he refused to be loyal to Cao Cao in history no matter what, and he decided that Cao Cao was a treacherous villain who seemed to be loyal and true in his life, so he would rather die than be loyal to Cao Cao.

And what Li Li values most about Chen Gong is precisely his upright and upright pure temperament. Therefore, Li Li was willing to be friends with him and regarded him as his own relative, so that he didn't care whether he was willing to surrender to his own command.

But now everything is so good. Although Chen Gong never mentioned the words of allegiance or submission, he had already made his attitude clear, and this was exactly what Li Li wanted to see.

"Whoop———! As Li Li picked up the fishing rod under his feet and shook it vigorously, a large red and white carp nearly two feet long suddenly jumped out of the water and landed in the cabin.

In fact, this fish has been hooked a long time ago, perhaps when Chen Gong just got on the boat, or it can be traced back to the time when Yi Wu met seven years ago. It's just that Li Li has been unable to trigger it, letting it fuel the waves in the water, swimming wantonly, and muddying a pool of clear water. It wasn't until the red maple leaves on the shore had disappeared in the night, and the lights on the fishing boats in the distance had been turned off, that Li Li decided to sail back to carry his fishing harvest out of the water and take it with the boat.

—————— To be Continued —————————— (To be Continued......

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