Xiaoqi

At present, Xuzhou is already surrounded by our army. To the west is tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by General Bo Cai, to the south is the Southern Expedition Army led by the lord, to the east is the sea, and to the north is Yanzhou under Cao Cao's rule.Therefore, Lu Bu has no way to retreat, and there are only two paths he faces, one is to take the initiative to submit to the lord's command, and the other is to resist to the end and fight our army to the death, but the result will not change, the Xuzhou army will be defeated .The only difference between these two options is that if Lu Bu surrendered himself, he would still be able to survive and even be appointed by the lord; "

Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused, nodded to Lu Su with a smile, and said affirmatively: "I agree with what Brother Zi Jing said, first try to persuade Lu Bu, persuade him to surrender or force him to surrender, as a last resort. Then send troops to attack again. For this reason, I would like to help Zijing. I will assist Zijing in negotiating with Lu Bu. In addition, I beg my lord to invite Chen Gong to a banquet and have a private talk with him. If the lord can persuade Chen Gong. It will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and it doesn't even matter whether Lu Bu surrenders or not, as long as Chen Gong is willing to surrender, everything will be solved easily."

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed loudly when he heard the words, pointed at Guo Jia with his index finger, and said with a smile, "Well, you Guo Fengxiao, you actually made an idea on me. Let me be a great general to be a lobbyist. Only you Figure it out!"

After laughing, Li Li changed the subject: "However, I really should talk to Chen Gong face to face. I had this idea before. It has been delayed until now. It's time to meet him alone. During the Chang'an Rebellion If he hadn't stopped the soldiers from arson, Mei Wu would have been burned. If Mei Wu was destroyed, how could our Xiliang army be as strong as it is today? The cause and effect cycle in the world. A good cause will bring good results. No matter whether he is willing to invest in this time Me, I won't make things difficult for him, otherwise I will be worthy of heaven, worthy of heaven, but I will be sorry for my own conscience."

Li Li's words moved Guo Jia and Lu Su, and they immediately respected Li Li and felt a lot.Immediately Guo Jiagong said: "The meeting between my lord and Chen Gong will be arranged by my servant. Later, Zijing and I will go to Lv Bu's camp to find out about Lu Bu's tone and meet Chen Gong by the way."

Li Li nodded slightly.Then he picked up the teacup and signaled Guo Jia and Lu Su to drink tea.

The riverside under the night is more and more quiet and quiet.The river is gurgling eastward.Clear and blue, the wide water surface is filled with mist and lingering.

At this moment, a flat boat is wandering on the quiet river, swaying gently with the wind, and traveling along the water.

On the not-so-spacious boat, Li Li sat on a wooden bench on the bow deck, holding a fishing rod made by Li Zhi in his hand, leisurely.Night fishing is rare in the Jianghuai area, but there are quite a few people fishing at night. Obviously, Li Li's original intention of fishing at the moment is not whether he can catch fish, but to enjoy the fun of fishing.In short, it means aiming at fishing but not fishing.

In the cabin less than two steps away from Li Li, Chen Gong drank by himself, looking deeply at the lights on the bank of the river and the lights of the fishing boats on the distant river from time to time, drinking while meditating.

Li Zhi sat at the stern of the boat with a wooden paddle, sliding it from time to time, the wooden paddle parted the surface of the water, rolled up a splash of water, created layers of waves, and stirred up circles of ever-spreading ripples.

"Since the farewell in Chang'an, you and I haven't seen each other for many years." After a long silence, Chen Gong finally couldn't help but speak first.

After Li Li heard the sound, he stepped on the fishing rod in his hand, turned around, and said calmly: "Yes, it has been nearly seven years. During this period, I met Brother Gongtai several times. However, every time it was on the battlefield , although you and I have known each other, we have never spoken to each other, let alone have the opportunity to sit in a small boat and talk face to face at close range like now."

Chen Gong was dejected when he heard the words, and was silent for a while, then asked softly: "I heard that Yu'er is pregnant again, so spend more time with her when you have time. You have taken good care of her these years, as well as my mother, wife and children, thanks You took them away in time back then, otherwise, they would be in danger." Chen Gong's words spanned a lot, the first sentence was still talking about his sister Chen Yu, and the latter sentence jumped to his mother, wife and children .

"These are all my duty, brother Gongtai, you don't need to say thank you."

Fortunately, Li Li is not an outsider, and he knows Chen Gong's family affairs well.After all, he has raised a pair of children for Chen Gong all these years, and also took care of his wife and mother.

At this point, Li Li is a nostalgic and grateful person.Back then, Chen Gong gave him great help and saved Mei Wu for him. After so many years, he always remembered it in his heart and never forgot it.Because of this, Chen Gong's mother is over sixty years old, but she is still not deaf, her eyes are not blurry, her waist is not bent or bent, her body is strong and her spirit is hale and hearty.His two sons and daughters are also living well. They are currently studying in Chang'an Taixue, and they will grow up in a few years.

Speaking of which, Chen Gong's regular wife, Feng Shi, is relatively poor. It's not that life is hard, but that she has been filial to her mother and raising children for many years, but she is a widow when the night is quiet. Became a woman in her 20s.In the days of orphans and widowed mothers, although there is no need to worry about food and clothing, there are not many laughter and laughter.

Chapter 038

The riverside under the night is more and more quiet and quiet.

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

At this moment, a flat boat is wandering on the quiet river, swaying gently with the wind, and traveling along the water.

The buoy floating on the water moved slightly, then swayed violently, splashing layers of waves and creating circles of ripples.

However, Li Li, who was stepping on the fishing rod, didn't notice it, or he noticed it, but he was not in a hurry to pick up the fishing rod.

Maybe, he just wants to enjoy the fun of fishing, but he doesn't care whether he catches fish or not.

The ambition is to catch but not to fish.

"Since the Southern Expedition, Brother Gongtai seems to have seldom advised Wen Hou, and most of the time he just sat on the sidelines. I don't know why Brother Gongtai is like this?"

Seeing that Chen Gong talked about other things, and seemed to avoid talking about it, Li Li simply raised the topic and forced him to answer directly.

Chen Gong was not surprised by what Li Li said.In his heart, sharp words and aggressiveness seem to have become synonymous with Li Li, who has always been strong.Therefore, he looked calm at the moment, and after hearing the words, he still drank by himself in a leisurely manner, but there was a trace of contemplation between his brows, showing that his heart was not calm, fluctuating, and hesitating.

"To be honest, in recent years I have been paying attention to every move of Wenchang, the tactics and tactics and strategic intentions of every expedition. Wenchang calmed Xiliang with lightning speed. If you want to achieve great things, the rear must be stable. On this point, all the towns and princes are like this, which is not surprising. Then Wenchang led the army to the Northern Expedition, and his intention was still to clear the border. On the basis of further expanding the territory and strengthening the strength , completely eliminate hidden dangers.

The Sili War was the most difficult test that Wenchang had encountered since the rise of the army, and it was a major choice related to life and death.If you win, you will win the opportunity to enter the Central Plains.In order to clear the obstacles for the subsequent deployment of the Central Plains; if it loses, the Xiliang Army will surely collapse, and even cause disasters to the whole family, falling into a land of eternal doom.Fortunately, Wen Changxiong has a great talent and strategy. He uses retreat as an advance and defense as an offense. He actively avoids his edge and waits for work with ease.Then accumulate strength, strike late, and win the game in one fell swoop.

The victory of the Sili War made the Xiliang Army go through a baptism of tempering.Really became the strongest army in the world, while Wenchang was the leader of the princes and overlords who became the leader of the pack. "For Li Li's actions in the Sili War, Chen Gong gave a very high evaluation. When he spoke, he looked at Li Li with admiration. He was quite emotional and sincerely happy for Li Li.

This made Li Li very unaccustomed to his eyes, and he had a faint feeling of being looked down upon.Strangely, there was a tinge of warmth in his heart, and he felt a long-lost intimacy in Chen Gong, which was the feeling of relatives.

In fact, there are often only two kinds of people who pay attention to you all the time.One is an enemy who is hostile to you, and he pays attention to you.Just to completely defeat you, wait for the opportunity and hit with one hit.Let you never turn over again.The second is your loved ones. No matter where you go, there are loved ones watching behind you.Seeing your joy after success, he will be happy for you from the bottom of his heart, even more excited than his own achievement; seeing your depression after failure, he will worry about you, care about you, and complain about you .The concern of relatives is actually caring, love, and the driving force and solid backing to support your success.

The reason why Li Li is not used to this kind of caring look is because he has always believed that relying on others is worse than relying on himself, and he tried every means to make himself stronger and become a real strong man.Little does he know that behind his success, he also needs someone to share his joy with him.This achievement is only meaningful if someone shares the joy of success with you and is sincerely happy for you.Only in this way can you be truly happy after success, have a sense of accomplishment, and make you feel that all the hard work and dedication are worthwhile.

Therefore, although Li Li was not used to Chen Gong's eyes like this, his heart was warm and very useful.Invisibly, he felt that the distance between himself and Chen Gong was quietly narrowing, and the barrier between them disappeared instantly.

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 plot against the generals around Lu Bu, or even do anything for him.Compared with these real benefits, Li Li cares more about Chen Gong, his "friend", this "big uncle" who cares about him like a relative, and doesn't want him to make any mistakes.As the saying goes, daughters are easy to get, but confidants are hard to find.In Li Li's heart, Chen Gong is one of his few confidants, and his weight in his heart is equal to that of 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 doesn't do anything, as long as he stays by his side.Today, what Li Li needs are people who really care about him and people who are absolutely loyal and reliable. As for other things, he is fully capable and capable of achieving his goals, and he doesn't need them to take risks at all.

Just when Li Li's thoughts were racing, Chen Gong said to himself while drinking: "The fact that the emperor and the officials escaped from Luoyang did blind the eyes of the princes of the towns, so that they rushed to snatch the emperor and the officials, trying to coerce the emperor. In order to order the princes to follow Wenchang's rapid development and growth, and thus replace Wenchang's position as the number one overlord in the world. As everyone knows, Wenchang has always acted meticulously, with a long-term vision, and careful planning. With such a major mistake, the emperor and all the officials escaped from Chang'an unscathed?

Fame and fortune are touching!The princes robbed the emperor and hundreds of officials madly, and the result was the situation today.Yuan Shao in Jizhou steals chickens and loses a lot of rice, and the fox makes a fuss if he doesn't kill him.After the sudden death of the emperor, Yuan Shao in Jizhou was accused by thousands of people, unable to argue, and had to bear the notoriety of regicide and treason.Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shu in Huainan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun. This undoubtedly made things worse and confirmed the fact that the Yuan brothers were plotting to usurp the throne.It can be said that Yuan Shao killed the king first, and Yuan Shu proclaimed himself the emperor later. It can be said to be solid evidence. No matter how Yuan Shao defends, it will be in vain.

Therefore, the establishment of the Yuan League is the trend of the times and the aspiration of the people.Wenchang called on the princes of various towns to form an alliance against Yuan, which was a wise move and won the love and support of most people in the world.For this alone, no matter what the result of the alliance against Yuan is, the moment Wenchang became the leader of the princes and alliance, he has already gained countless hearts, won the name of righteousness in the world, and has become the uncrowned king of the Han Dynasty after the Han Emperor.

Afterwards, Wenchang conquered Youzhou in the east and wiped out the two major tribes of Wuhuan and Xianbei, further confirming Wenchang's supreme reputation as the pillar of the great Han Dynasty.At the same time, after the pacification of Youzhou and Saibei, the territory under Wenchang's rule has spread throughout the entire northern Xinjiang, forming a tendency to encircle and swallow all the states and counties in the Central Plains, and even the Han Dynasty.So far, Wenchang has become the most well-deserved overlord of the Han Dynasty. His strength is so powerful that he dominates, and his momentum is as powerful as the sky! "

As Chen Gong suddenly intensified his tone, the boat wandering on the river couldn't help shaking, so that Chen Gong's words stopped abruptly.I saw him clinging to the plank of the boat, his face was pale, and he looked around in a panic, as if he was looking for the nearest river bank.It turned out that he was not used to water and was afraid of water due to seasickness!

"Hahaha!" Li Li couldn't help laughing heartily after seeing this, and looked at Li Zhi who was sitting in the stern meaningfully, his laughter became louder and louder.

It goes without saying that the violent shaking of the boat just now was all caused by Li Zhi who was sitting in the stern. It can be said that he deliberately mischievously caused Chen Gong to lose his composure suddenly and was still in shock.Obviously, Li Zhi regarded Chen Gong as a flatterer who was good at sycophancy, flattered his lord without any restraint, and kept talking more and more vigorously. Li Zhi hated this very much, so he punished Chen Gong a little to make Chen Gong shut up. .

Li Zhi's move can hide the truth from Chen Gong who is afraid of water and seasickness, but it cannot escape Li Li's eyes.Because of this, Li Li was thoroughly amused, and immediately laughed heartily, leaning forward and backward.

Obviously, Li Zhi didn't know Chen Gong at all, let alone Chen Gong's character, otherwise he wouldn't have done this.In fact, Chen Gong was not a flatterer at all, otherwise he would not have drifted away from Lu Bu.On the contrary, Chen Gong is upright by nature, upright in dealing with things, and has always been outspoken.Therefore, it was inevitable that he would fall under Lv Bu's tent and be accused of committing crimes, which made Lv Bu extremely displeased. If Lv Bu had not relied heavily on him to advise and govern the state, he would have been driven away long ago, or directly accused and beheaded.

At this time, Chen Gong praised Li Li for his generous 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 got the chance and poured them all out in one go.It cannot be denied that these words also contained Chen Gong's admiration and appreciation for Li Li from the bottom of his heart.At the same time, this is also Chen Gong's attitude.

Perhaps for Chen Gong, who is upright and upright by nature, it might be difficult for him to say the words of surrendering to Li Li himself.This is due to nature, to put it bluntly, Chen Gong is a lofty and arrogant person with a strong backbone, extremely stubborn in his bones, accepts death, and would rather break than surrender.This is also the reason why he refused to be loyal to Cao Cao in history no matter what. He believed that Cao Cao was a treacherous and treacherous villain, so he would rather die than be loyal to Cao Cao.

What Li Li valued most about Chen Gong was precisely his upright and honest character.That's why Li Li was willing to be his friend and treat him as his relative, so that he didn't even care whether he was willing to surrender to his command.

But now everything is so beautiful.Although Chen Gong never mentioned words such as allegiance or submission, he had already expressed his attitude, and this was exactly what Li Li wanted to see the most.

"Wow!" As Li Li picked up the fishing rod that was under his feet and swung it vigorously, a big red and white carp nearly two feet long jumped out of the water and landed in the cabin.

In fact, this fish has been hooked a long time ago, maybe when Chen Gong just got on the boat, or it can be traced back to when Mei Wu met seven years ago.It's just that Li Li kept attracting and didn't say anything, letting it fuel the flames in the water, roaming wantonly, muddying the clear water forcefully.It wasn't until the bright red maple leaves on the shore were hidden in the night, and the lights on the fishing boats in the distance had been turned off, that Li Li decided to return by boat, only then did he lift his fishing harvest out of the water and take it away with the boat.

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Chapter 039

As New Year's Eve approaches, the city of Shouchun clears up the beacon fire and becomes lively again.

In recent days, many things have happened in the city, but most of them are good things, at least for the people in the city.

Three days ago, Lu Bu led the Xuzhou army to leave Shouchun, leave the city through the east gate, and return to Xuzhou.

The next day, Jiangdong Sun Ce followed closely behind, and after politely asking the leader Li Li for instructions, he also led his troops to withdraw from Shouchun.

Unlike Lu Bu, Sun Ce did not return to Jiangdong after leading his army out of the city. Instead, he stationed his troops in Lujiang County and camped along the river, with his back against Jiangdong.