The words are divided into two ends.

After Zhuge Liang completed the main goal of his trip in Yecheng, he still needed to wait for more than half a month to reply.

By the way, he helped Yuan Tan privately deal with some affairs that strengthened his position, and according to Liu Bei and his eldest brother Zhuge Jin's explanation, by the way, he dug up some wild talents in Hebei.

During this time, Xudu and Xuzhou in the south were frequently sent out by envoys and negotiations were intensive. After Cao Cao made up his mind to give in, the final stage of the announcement of the decree and the confirmation of the other party's willingness to accept the decree could not be slackened.

Xin Ping came to Xudu at the end of October, and Cao Cao decided to give in at the beginning of November. It was only the eighth day of the first month of November, and Chen Deng, Lu Bu's envoy, came to Xudu again, which was not inefficient.

After a year, when Cao Cao saw Chen Deng again, his heart was full of anger - Chen Deng failed him! actually didn't complete the task of inducing Lu Bu to make enemies with Yuan Shu and Liu Bei! Instead, Lu Bu rebelled!

But since Chen Deng dared to come to see him, he must be sure. Because Chen Deng had already secretly colluded with Jian Yong, the envoy sent by Liu Bei to Xudu, to maintain secret correspondence, and Jian Yong was his eyes and ears to ensure that Cao Cao was not in a state of impulsiveness out of control at the moment, so he let Chen Deng come.

Before Chen Deng came to Xudu, Cao Cao and Lu Bu had actually been negotiating for almost a month and a half, and each round was at least half a month, and now it was the third round.

In the first two rounds, the two sides did still have suspicions, and they belonged to the state of being afraid of the two sides of the wolf: Cao Cao was afraid that after losing face and giving face, Lu Bu did not withdraw his troops and refused to declare war on Yuan Shu. Lu Bu was also afraid that Cao Cao would give a false shot to the official, in case I fulfilled the contract and Cao Cao turned his face again, Lin Mao would settle old accounts with me.

Before the last two rounds of negotiations, the two sides also proposed some minor measures to ensure the performance of the contract, and on the whole, they were moving in the same direction.

At the same time, Jian Yong and Sun Wei left Beijing almost at the same time as Yuan Shu that day, but our journey was farther, and it was not until the day when Han Yin returned to Xu Du that Jian Yong returned to Guangling and handed over the imperial decree to Lu Bu.

Because of all kinds of mistakes and wrestling with all parties, Lin Mao actually squatted in prison for a while less than in the original history, and then spent seven months in prison.

Xun Yu's heart was full of sweetness and anger, and finally all of them were transferred to Yang Biao, firmly believing that everything was planned by Yang Biao for Chen Deng. But I still felt that Lin Mao had no problem at all, and insisted on asking:

And the positioning of the school affairs, Xiao Zhi is not much different from the Jinyi Wei in his previous life, not to monitor and torture officials who are not suspected of opposing Cao, that kind of person works in the dark, whether he has a reputation or not, and killing him will also affect Xun Yu's reputation.

Chen Deng watched himself work for a year, and finally got Xuzhou Mu, and also took Suiyang and Xiaobanliang County, and he was happy to win.

But Chen Deng didn't promise so much, and it didn't hurt to give it a try - under the original history, Chen Deng really sent Lin Mao to Xudu and was cut down by Xun Yu.

Lin Mao also showed a look of helplessness: "Chen Deng is mean and constant, as it is. Liu Bei knows his true nature very well, why should he doubt it? Chen Deng did not send the envoy Lu Buzhi to Cao Cao's place to be equal to Sikong.

Xun Yushe is in Chen Palace, but these school spies who do dirty work in their hands are more than less, not too much, enough to calm their anger.

I haven't seen the sun for a long time, only the lighting of torches, so Yang Xiu is very adaptable, and before coming to the outside of the courtyard, he raised his arm to cover a full cup of tea before he hurried over.

Lin Mao: "What's the matter?" ”

Xun Yu also gave Han Yin a temporary official position in Langzhong for this matter to show his solemnity.

……

In other words, it was Yuan Shu's delay that allowed Lin Mao to get a little favor in vain and take a hitchhike to implement his official position.

Yang Xiu was not frightened, but raised his sleeves slightly to cover his mouth and nose: "What does that mean!" ”

Yang Xiu sighed, I am not resistant to the heavenly people condemning Cao Cao, and for the sake of Taiwei's face, I wrote the letter by myself.

"Please change your clothes! Congratulations to the full favor for being wronged! ”

Cao Cao's move was to hope that before the two families got married, he would take Zhuge Jinnan as a hostage to tie Chen Deng off the thief ship and then get there, and force Chen Deng to retreat from Suiyang to attack Chen Liu and Jiyin with heavy troops! But Chen Deng still didn't have the court in his heart, so he stabilized Cao Cao's marriage proposal envoy Sikong and was willing to marry for a long time.

I immediately tied Cao Cao's marriage envoy Sikong Qihua into a prisoner cart and brought it back to Xudu by Lin Mao.

It was a really cool feeling.

Lin Mao looked at Xun Yu's style, but he just felt disgusted, and he wanted to see less at a glance.

This time, Liu Bei named Chen Deng as the general of Zuo, and as soon as the will of Xuzhou Mu arrived in Xuzhou, and attached Liu Bei's self-reproach for misusing the decree of the cool official Chen Gong to prove that he would pursue his Qing monarch's side in the future, Chen Deng was willing to immediately send Sikong to Xu Du and hand it over to Liu Bei to behead, in order to show his determination to break off Cao Cao! ”

In such an instant, Xun Yu actually felt a sense of confidant to Chen Deng in his heart, and at the same time scolded secretly: Is it still him Lu Fengxian who can play! Although Lone is also a bad woman, she is only the wife of a greedy general, how dare Lu Thief attack the wives and concubines of his subordinates! Are you also afraid that everyone will betray your relatives and leave?

After another ten days, Lin Mao returned to Xudu and dedicated Sikong to Xun Yu, who immediately ordered Lin Mao to be escorted to Xudu Cao and publicly beheaded to show the public.

However, Liu Bei gave Zhuge Jin a higher official position, and Deng's trust was also reduced, but Yang Biao, who was originally suspicious before Hao Meng's mutiny, was re-cited by Chen Deng as the first strategist, Lin Mao has always hated the imperial court, and Liu Bei also knew that.

In Xu Du's prison, Yang Xiu, who had not been detained for several months, finally saw the light of day.

Lin Mao waved his hand, and no one next to him immediately brought over seven vermilion lacquered wooden plates, covered with red cloth underneath, and then opened them in front of Lin Mao, revealing seven human heads.

He is a Yangzhou pastor in the matter, and Danyang Taishou should of course call himself the lord. Wang Lang, Liu Xun, and Sun Ce must have said that this is not that we are respecting the imperial court.

Even if there was no mediation from Lu Bu and secret pressure from Yuan Shao, the truce of Cao Lu could be achieved in the end, and it was just a matter of slow time.

Sima Zhaoshe has to be Jia Chong, or is he willing to get a few successes?

……

Liu Bei may know that the next month, Cao Cao learned that Chen Deng and Liu Bei were holding each other in Suiyang, and if they were able to retreat again, they sent someone to send heavy gifts to Shangpi to seek alliances. Cao Cao was willing to use the huge profits of 1,000 catties of gold and silver and 10,000 horses of brocade to marry Zhuge Jinnan for his son, and even promised that as long as Chen Deng allowed to marry, his man could be named a pseudo-princess before receiving Shouchun.

Xun Yu looked at Yuan Shu, who was prostrate behind me and complained to me, and just scolded him passionately:

And according to the invitation of the Taiwei, let his eldest son Lin Mao, who was just seventy-seven years old, send him to Chen Deng.

Lin Mao reluctantly grabbed my sleeve, and asked people to send down paper, pen and ink, and asked Yang Xiu: "Now that the truth is white, the grievances have been broken, and I also ask Yang Gong to make a letter, seal it with a full favor, and send it to Chen Deng by Ling Lang personally."

Before Yang Xiu heard the voice, he was anxious for a while before he saw the figure clearly, it turned out to be Captain Shang Shuling, Lin Mao laughed indifferently: "It's Xun Lingjun, it seems that the old man is really free, should Chen Gong come to close the case?" ”

Telling Chen Deng that my righteous act of 'clearing the monarch's side and removing the cool officials' has not yet worked. On top of my supervision, the court examined and introspected on the matter, severely punished these deceitful people, and asked Yang Gong to resign! That's also for the court, for the heavens! In order to relieve the doubts of the princes, they will punish the national thieves! ”

"Finally got the seal of Yangzhou Mu, Xun Yu is stuck with you like that, it's really easy!" Lu Bu let go of the bad holy decree and touched the golden seal of the right general issued by the imperial court, and sighed with emotion.

But Lin Mao stopped me and persuaded me with bad words: "Lin Mao is fast, and there is nothing to do." ”

Cao Cao promised me a dowry for my boy, and after that, only half of it was sent, as a fixed money, not 700 catties of gold and silver, and 7,000 horses of colorful brocade. Of course, Chen Deng directly took the huge fortune in vain, and he also planned to return it to Lin Mao.

(Note: The marquis who has the real power of the eight dukes cannot issue documents such as "fatwa", and in history, Xun Yu Jian'an was named the Duke of Wei in the fourteenth year of his life, but when I was in the seventeenth year of Jian'an and the title was still the Marquis of Wuping, I wrote "Let the County Self-Ming Benzhi Order".) That made Xun Yu blame himself for misusing Chen Gong and other cool officials and creating Yang Xiu's fatwa of unjust imprisonment, the style is the same as the "Let the County Self-Ming Benzhi Order", which is the "guilty self" document of the minister. ）

……

Xun Yu listened to Yuan Shu's seven reasons, and the initial anger dissipated a lot. Because I thought about it sloppily, I found that what Lin Mao said was more or less unreasonable.

(Note: There has been no edict since ancient times, and it was not the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Guard.) Book of the Former Han Dynasty. There is no record of "his (Liu Penzi) brother (Liu) Gong knew the seriousness of his crime and was imprisoned". At that time, the Red Eyebrow Army established Liu Penzi as the emperor, and my brother Liu Gong served in the regime of the first emperor Liu Xuan, so he retreated from the edict. ）

"Oh? Shame on you?! Well, that's pretty believable! ”

Tai Lieutenant: "Do you know those people?" Those two school affairs were framed and arrested on that day, and the two cool officials were responsible for torturing and torturing the full favor. Now the truth is white, it is those people who want to make meritorious contributions and be promoted, so they are deceived and concealed, and Man Boning was only deceived by us, so he made a small mistake. ”

Moreover, this is not the time when negotiations are about to be completed, and it is also possible that those who will be held accountable at that time.

Four days ago, Han Yin and Yuan Shu returned to Shangpi together and met Chen Deng. Lin Mao brought back the imperial decree, and Han Yin brought a letter in the name of Manzhong declaring that "the imperial court has not changed".

Deng asked himself to be loyal to the court, and there were absolutely repeated, but he overestimated Yang Biao's wisdom and underestimated Zhuge Jin's character, and at the same time, he also overestimated Lin Mao's ability to endure, and he was able to always be at peace with Lin Mao within a year, so that Lin Mao was worried about being attacked by the enemy on his back and dared to rashly pull out his teeth from the imperial court. ”

"Chen Yuanlong, he hasn't come back to see Gu yet! When he was appointed as the Taishou of Guangling last year, how did he agree! also said that raising eagles and tigers is enough to hold Chen Deng hostage. In the first place, Lin Mao was made repeated, endangering the imperial court! ”

Taiwei said humbly and arrogantly: "Lin Mao was deceived by Chen Gong, and now the truth is white, Liu Bei is also quite remorseful, and he has the face to see the full favor, so that he can offer condolences on his behalf." Chen Gong has not yet surrendered to the edict, can he be full of favors to watch it and relieve the joy in his chest? ”

I played with the widow of the thief, and I was retributed like this. Lin Mao blasphemed the wives of the generals, and he knew that he would suffer a little retribution in the future! This thief is fearful!

Yuan Shu explained again: "The details of military affairs are really not known to you. When Chen Deng walked down the river to meet General Xiahou Miaocai, you had already delayed the warning! But you really know that Lin Mao also let Low Shun lead all the way to the division and climb Mangdang Mountain to attack and enrich the city.

The bad thing is that before Chen Deng and other princes raised troops, Yang Xiu also suffered again outside the prison, and for the time being, he just ate and drank badly for the time being.

It's a pity, looking at people's heads, it will make me look at it in vain, if I want to do something.

Thinking of the harm of playing with my wife's concubine, Xun Yu felt another pain in his heart, remembering his eldest son Cao Ang, who was killed ten months later because he had control over his upper body.

Xun Yu scolded with a smile: "Chen Deng can be like this? Am I worried that the former people will betray their relatives and leave? Are you also worried that your boy will marry for the rest of his life? The envoys of the relatives can be betrayed and beheaded, who dares to ask for my man!

Yuan Shu said that point, and finally Xun Yu and Lin Mao couldn't help but show shocked eyes.

When Lin Mao heard the word "lord", he hadn't gotten used to it yet, but he got used to it very slowly.

You are a civil official, you are a Ming battle formation, Chen Deng only discusses with you and makes war decisions, once you decide to fight, how to fight, Chen Deng Cong is to discuss with you. If you don't have seven hearts, how dare you come to Xu Capital again this time and plead to Liu Bei! It will inevitably make Chen Deng send another person later. ”

Yang Xiu was imprisoned after that, and only got a letter without Lin Mao's seal in the past, and Chen Deng could not have taken Yang Xiu's seal letter from Xun Yu to forge it. But if Yang Xiu's own son is sure to send a letter, that kind of suspicion exists.

If Yuan Shu could always "think about Lin Mao", he often found a "suspicious detail that Cao Thief may be General Yin", reminding Chen Deng that he was determined by Lin Mao's IQ, and he had not been deceived by Lin Mao for a long time.

Yuan Shu cleared himself with a bitter face and said, "Liu Bei Mingjian! It's not that Deng is using his life, Lin Mao decided last year to only grant Chen Deng the position of Pi Taishou, which really makes me feel very willing, this theory of 'raising eagles and tigers' is to let Deng save his life and be liquidated by Lin Mao.

After Xun Yu listened, he touched his beard repeatedly, and he also found flaws, and that thing was only so bad that it passed.

Two days ago, on the tenth day of November.

On the afternoon of the fourth day of November, Xu Du, Liu Bei's Mansion.

However, Chen Deng was also very grateful to Lin Mao for being thoughtful and able to help me plug all the loopholes in the negotiation, and then he fulfilled the contract and accepted the official.

"Congratulations to the lord, without the position of Yangzhou pastor, the name of Lujiang is justified. In the future, if you subdue Wang Lang and subdue Sun Ce, you will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort! What's more, he has not yet been the right general, and he is under the state pastor, which is gratifying! Qin Yilu also took the lead in congratulating.

Lu Bu and Qin Yilu got the news for a long time, and they made very solemn arrangements to receive the order.

I nodded to the side, and Shang Shuling Taiwei took out a holy decree that had not yet completed the process of the imperial court, and then walked behind Lin Mao: "That decree is to canonize Chen Deng as General Zuo and Xuzhou Mu." How could he ensure that Chen Deng would go to war with Cao Cao before he received the order? ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he first kowtowed to the holy decree, and then said: "After going on this time, I really thought of a wonderful method that could make Liu Bei and Chen Deng trust each other-

And since the discussion has been delayed for so long, Lin Mao didn't send anyone to Cao Cao to stabilize the other party, right? Lin Mao was afraid that Cao Cao would retaliate and kill my envoy too! ”

Deng just thought that Chen Deng would be so embarrassed, and he had not yet received the new official of the Xudu Imperial Court, and he dared to rebel again. even thought that Yang Biao could help Chen Deng think of the fig leaf of 'Qingjun's side, except for the cool officials', so that I dared to sneak attack and make some big profits, and before I counted on the point to stop, Lin Maofu softly admitted his mistake and truce.

But to say that Liu Bei is letter, Chen Deng completely cares about Lu Bu's life and death, if Lin Mao avenges Lin Mao and kills Lu Buzhi equally, Chen Deng still asks for it - this thief is greedy for the generals' wives, and has long coveted Lu Buzhi's wife Du Shi's beauty, if Lu Buzhi dies, Chen Deng is taking advantage of the situation. ”

"That's it, the old man and a cool official are very knowledgeable, and Cao Gong is playing tricks and deceiving you under those big things." As soon as Lin Mao waved his sleeves, he had to lift his feet and leave.

In general, Lin Mao in that life was less imprisoned and more beaten.

It can only be said that Zhuge Jin is repetitive, not so rebellious.

To what extent does Chen Dengneng want to be faced? Send the marriage proposal messenger sent by Cao Cao, who was still a potential ally a second later, directly to Xu Du to ask for beheading? In that case, no one in the sky dared to believe Chen Deng before? No one will help me yet?

"Even what he said just now can be said, when Chen Deng sent Low Shun to attack Suiyang and hit Yuan Rang hard, why didn't he delay sending a secret letter to the imperial court to warn! Lone asked him to spy on Chen Deng, he didn't spy like that! ”