Three Kingdoms

The surrounding soldiers held torches, and the flames swayed in the night wind, illuminating the surrounding objects and figures in uncertain light and darkness, just like the current situation.

Zhang Liao pointed out the py relationship between Chen Gong and Yuan Shao. Chen Gong didn't have time to think about it in detail, so he subconsciously used a negative triple link.

"..." Seeing Chen Gong speaking so resolutely, Lu Bu stared at Chen Gong. He seemed to hesitate suddenly and couldn't make up his mind, so he subconsciously turned back to look at Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao smiled bitterly.

Logically speaking, Lu Bu should either continue to ask questions, or he should not have been so hasty just now, but the problem is that Lu Bu did not choose either method, but turned to Zhang Liao. This does not mean that he told Chen Gong everything. Source?

Although Chen Gong could also guess it, there was still a gap between what he guessed indirectly and what Lu Bu directly stated.

It was just as Zhengxi expected...

Zhang Liao sighed in his heart.

At this moment, Zhang Liao really felt that what General Zhengxi said was right. Lu Bu was not suitable for hanging out in the court. It was not that he looked down on Lu Bu, but it was true. Lu Bu's ability is as good as a general at most, and he still needs a general with sufficient backing. Otherwise, even if he is tricked to death one day, he will not know what happened.

Zhang Liao did not hate Lu Bu. On the contrary, Zhang Liao pitied Lu Bu, as if he saw an ignorant child wandering in the market with a daughter of gold in his arms. Zhang Liao didn't bother to rob a child because it was inconsistent with his idea of ​​loyalty, but he couldn't bear to watch the child walking towards the trap.

Wenhou Lu Bu is not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of a political group, and he cannot be a commander-in-chief. Only someone like Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, who knew both battlefield skills and the ability to wield political power might be a better candidate for commander.

Lu Bu stood on one side, with unpredictable expressions on his face. He didn't say a word, as if he was thinking about something, or as if he wasn't thinking about anything at all.

Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu with many emotions. Zhang Liao believes that strictly speaking, apart from Lu Bu's martial arts, Lu Bu is actually a very ordinary person. Perhaps it is because he did not learn any literary knowledge in his youth, which led to Lu Bu's low logical thinking ability.

All seven emotions are written on the face. It is easy to trust others and believe what others say. However, it is also very easy to be influenced by other people and easily overturn previous conclusions. In short, it means that the ears are soft and logical reasoning is poor. Okay. He shows his heart and lungs at all times, and shows no mercy when he feels angry. He is not stupid at all, and he is not smart at all. He is just an ordinary person with a straight temper.

But people will always change. Wen Hou Lu Bu, has there been any change over the years?

Zhang Liao is not very clear now, but one thing is clear, that is, he needs to follow Zheng Xi's suggestion and crucify Chen Gong first!

"...Wen Hou, Master Chen..." Zhang Liao took two steps forward and stood in front of Chen Gong. He stared at Chen Gong, looked up and down a few times, and then said with a smile, "Let's not care about this letter for the moment... …

Zhang Liao pointed with his finger at an "S"-shaped jade pendant on Chen Gong's waist, and said, "This thing is absolutely beautiful. Could it be a family heirloom of anchor Chen? I wonder if I can take a look at it?"

Chen Gong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly put the jade pendant on his waist, and then said, "No! This is someone's... someone's beloved thing!"

Zhang Liao still smiled and said: "My favorite thing? I'm afraid it's a token of friendship with General Yuan!"

Chen Gong's expression suddenly changed. Just as he was about to do something to cover up or do something else, Gao Shun came up from the side and pulled off the jade pendant hanging on Chen Gong's waist and handed it to Lu Bu. .

"The inner ring of this jade pendant should be engraved with the inscription 'Tao Tu Chuan Fang'..." Zhang Liao looked at Chen Gong and said with a strange smile, "Master Chen, what else can I say?"

Beads of sweat rolled down Chen Gong's head, but he still argued forcefully: "My surname is Chen, and Yuan Taotu is also a grandson of the Chen family. I love Taotu's idea of ​​spreading fragrance, so why is it strange?"

"Haha..." Zhang Liao smiled and shook his head.

No wonder Chen Gong is still stubborn now, because Chen Gong chose to deny it at the beginning, and now he is forced to use lies after lies to make up for the loopholes left before.

Anyone who is interested knows that Yuan Taotu is an ancestor of the Yuan family, but it is not wrong to insist that he is a descendant of the Chen family, but basically no one will see it that way. Chen Gong also argued with strong words. If these words really fell into Yuan's ears, I don't know what wonderful stories would follow.

"Since Mr. Chen carries this jade pendant with him..." Zhang Liao did not continue to argue with Chen Gong on this issue, but suddenly changed the subject and his eyes fell on the leather bag on Chen Gong's waist, "Then I must also bring it with me. Wear the seal awarded by the general..."

"!" Chen Gong was shocked, and subconsciously covered his waist with his hands. However, Gao Shun, who noticed something strange in his expression and was already on guard, opened his arm with a palm, and then put it in his leather bag with an expressionless face. He took out two seals and turned them over in the firelight. One was a copper seal, the seal of the main book made of copper nose button, and the other was a silver seal with turtle button, but it was the seal of "Zhengshi" mentioned by Zhang Liao.

When the Sanggong Mansion recruits officials, there will be some relatively special official positions, such as the so-called "Taifu Tu", "General Zongshi", etc. These are actually an array of officials that are not normal, but they are used in certain situations. An indefinite number of official positions that can be used to act on behalf of one's superiors. "掾" is generally like a certain adjutant in later generations, while "Zhengshi" means some senior advisers.

Whether it is "掾" or "正事", they are not official positions that Wen Hou Lu Bu can give at his current level. Therefore, when the silver seal was found, all Chen Gong's previous denials became a joke.

In such a situation, Chen Gong calmed down, his head came to his senses, and he said angrily: "So the so-called person who sent the letter...this is, this is someone who was framed by Zhengxi!"

Zhang Liao was silent and did not deny this.

When Chen Gong sent a letter to Yuan Shao, he naturally had to receive a reply. If the time interval was too long, Chen Gong would inevitably suspect that something had happened. Therefore, Fei Qian, the general in charge of the West, arranged for someone to pretend to be Yuan Shao's envoy and bring it to Chen Gong. Got some items...

Therefore, Chen Gong's suggestion that Zheng Xi framed him was not wrong to a certain extent.

But no one cares too much about this now.

If it was a frame-up, why didn't you, Chen Gong, hand over the silver seal in the first place, instead of putting it in your own leather bag?

Lu Bu played with the two seals up and down, his face as dark as water. He didn't look at Chen Gong or Zhang Liao. He didn't know what he was thinking about.

Chen Gong couldn't help but feel some regret in his heart. If he had known that Zheng Xi was so cunning, he should have been more careful, and he wouldn't have...

In fact, Chen Gong not only had transactions with Yuan Shao, but also had some behind-the-scenes dealings with Yuan Shu. After all, the Yuan family had disciples all over the world, but what he didn't expect was that Yuan Shu was just a silver spear head, and he was actually seen as useless. Cao Cao and others were unable to find Bei, so Chen Gong could only continue flirting with Yuan Shao in an attempt to renew their good relationship...

Although the people originally sent to Jizhou did not come back, since someone brought back the so-called "token", Chen Gong did not have much doubts at the time. After all, it is normal for people to break their legs and feet while climbing the mountain roads these days. As the saying goes, it takes three hundred days to break the muscles and bones, as long as the information is brought.

However, looking at the current situation, Chen Gong understood that his behavior might have fallen under the eyes of Zheng Xi and others. Even these seals and jade pendants were not really sent by the general, but by Zheng Xi. General Xi's imitation...

But there is no use in talking about this now.

Chen Gong ignored the beads of sweat rolling down his head and shouted loudly in the face of increasingly unkind looks from around him: "Marquis Wen! This matter is all because of Marquis Wen's concern!"

"When the general was weak, he came to the court and became famous all over the world. His family background was well established. When it was time to dethrone him, he worked hard with loyalty, rode out alone, and became famous all over the world! At that time, Dong Zhuo was frightened and reversed the order of the court. The general raised the flag of righteousness and gathered heroes. , invigorated the soldiers of a county, gathered the people of Jizhou, shocked Heshuo, and saved the people from hanging upside down! This is an unparalleled achievement!" Seeing this fact, Chen Gong no longer shied away from excuses, and said bluntly, "General His appearance and majesty are unparalleled in the world, and he also loves scholars. He has devoted himself to winning the hearts of the people of Hebei and Henan. He is truly a model for the world! Wenhou must be aware that you can do things with the trend, but you will lose if you go against the trend. Don't use your will to do things. To fight against each other is to bring about self-destruction! Someone may have made a mistake, but contacting the general was all planned by Marquis Wen. He wanted to seek the position of General of Hussars for Marquis Wen. He never wanted to be harmed by the conquest of the west, so he used this as a pretense. Yin was confused by someone..."

Chen Gong pretended that I worked so hard just to be warm to you, and it seemed to make sense for a moment. It was more or less a reason. As for whether this reason could be justified, it was just the same thing. .

Lu Bu still did not express his position. Although this behavior was somewhat inconsistent with his previous impulsive behavior, under such circumstances, he was not the center of attention.

"... Mr. Chen is so meticulous and thorough," Zhang Liao said with a smile. No wonder General Fei Qian of the Western Expedition was unwilling to show it to Lu Bu even after receiving the evidence of these letters. He must have guessed that such a situation would happen, which also made Zhang Liao was also increasingly disappointed with Lu Bu, "How could you forget this letter?"

"What letter?" Chen Gong suddenly had a very bad feeling. He suddenly realized something, shouted loudly, and stepped forward to snatch it. "It must be a fake! There has been no letter from a certain person in recent days!"

Gao Shun stretched out his hand and stopped Chen Gong.

Zhang Liao took out another letter from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu took it, glanced up and down for a few times, and then he became furious and furious. He pointed his halberd at Chen Gong and cursed: "Old man! How dare you bully someone! Someone thinks that you are loyal and righteous, and he is more important than you, but he never thought about your desires." You’re trying to harm someone! Oh, my anger is killing someone!”

As if he was extremely angry, Lu Bu pulled out his sword with a clang, and without saying a word, he slashed at Chen Gong!

"Unjustly accused! Unjustly accused...ah..."

Chen Gong quickly tried to escape, but he could not escape Lu Bu's sword, and was immediately chopped to the ground.

Gao Shun, who was watching from the side, suddenly raised his eyebrows at Chen Gong, who was shouting injustice when he was being hacked, and then frowned, hesitated for a moment, but in the end did not make any move.

What kind of lie is the most terrifying, naturally it is a lie with nine truths and one falsehood. Because everything was true before, most people will not consider whether the last, most critical sentence is true or false.

Regarding the last letter, Chen Gong was indeed wronged. Chen Gong is not as ruthless as he said in the letter. He wants to climb up on Lu Bu's bones. Even if he really plots against Lu Bu, he generally won't be as straightforward as he expressed in the letter...

However, none of this matters now.

Although Gao Shun didn't quite understand the specific truth of the whole incident, judging from Chen Gong's final performance, Chen Gong was still full of doubts and anger before his death, instead of being timid and evasive. Such an expression did not seem like he was making Something about betraying Wen Hou...

Of course, compared to Yuan Shaolai, Gao Shun was more pleasing to Fei Qian, and from the beginning, Gao Shun felt that since he had joined the ranks of Zhengxi, he should not go back on his word, pick up the bowl to eat meat, put down the bowl and flip the table If you want territory, you need money and food. You can just ask Zhengxi to borrow troops and capture it yourself. How can you invade Zhengxi's territory?

Of course, when Lu Bu and Chen Gong make up their minds, they often don't discuss it with Gao Shun, so Gao Shun initially meant that Lu Bu agreed. But now it seems that the main planner is still Chen Gong, so when Gao Shun When he sensed something was wrong, he hesitated for a moment due to various factors and did not stop Lu Bu immediately...

Moreover, Lu Bu's current rage seemed a bit too sudden...

Lu Bu slashed Chen Gong to death with several blows. Although he vented his anger, he still seemed to be angry in his heart. He couldn't help but roar to the sky. After a few blows, he turned around, looked at Zhang Liao, and said, "Zheng Xi How should I explain it, and what arrangements are there?”

"Zhengxi has no arrangements..." Zhang Liao's attention was focused on Chen Gong. Seeing that Chen Gong was dead, he secretly exhaled and said with his hands raised.

"Ah?" Lu Bu blinked his bloodshot eyes, and the blood seemed to gradually fade away. He casually stuck the sword on the ground, scratched his head, and asked again, "What? Why is there no arrangement?"

Zhang Liao cupped his hands and said: "General Zhengxi once said that Marquis Wen is like an elder brother... If Marquis Wen wants to be the governor of Bingzhou, he will be the governor of Bingzhou. If he wants to be the governor of Taiyuan, he will become the governor of Taiyuan. It's just... "

"But what?" Lu Bu asked.

"It's just that Zhengxi once said that the three auxiliaries of Yinshan and the northern land were not the work of Zhengxi alone, but the efforts of everyone. Therefore, they cannot be given or accepted privately. I hope Marquis Wen will understand..." Zhang Liao lowered his head and said. , "If Marquis Wen is interested, he can also summon the tribes of Yinshan and the nobles from all over the country to discuss it..."

Lu Bu was stunned. Although Lu Bu also knew that what Fei Qian said was generally polite and polite, it was already very difficult to say these words.

"This..." Lu Bu was silent for a long time, and then sighed longly, "Zhengxi... It's not as good as the result... Sigh..."

This sigh lasted for a long time, as if it was sighing about itself, but also seemed to be sighing about something else...

"Retract your troops!" Lu Bu waved his hand, "A certain camp is... here... Bo Ping and Wen Yuan, you two, please discuss it..."