Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 51: Attack Liu Bei, Chen Gong offers a plan

To Chen Deng, Chen Gong was an extremely annoying person!
As a scholar, he ignored the imperial court and chose to assist a traitor like Lu Bu.

But it must be said that Chen Gong is a good leader and a good strategist.

Seeing that Liu Bei was about to leave and Chen Gong jumped out again, he had a bad feeling in his heart!
However, Lu Bu did not notice Chen Deng's actions. When he heard Wang Kai's words, he said angrily:

"What else does he have to say? Go back and tell him, I don't want to hear it!"

Wang Kai knew that Lu Bu would react like this, so he bowed and said:
"I hope Lord Wen will listen and believe it!"

"Gongtai has already made up his mind to die. He has already said so when he came here. If Wenhou does not allow it, I am afraid he will commit suicide in prison!"

As he said this, he knelt down with a plop:
"I hope that Marquis Wen will remember our past friendship and trust Gongtai again this time!"

When Lu Bu heard that Chen Gong wanted to commit suicide, he panicked for a moment.

When he heard Wang Kai talk about the word "old friendship", he suddenly thought of the contribution Chen Gong had made to him in the past.

Although I cannot say that I have followed him wholeheartedly over the past few years, I have made great contributions.

"Why did Gongtai come to this? What does he want to say? Tell me now!"

Seeing Lu Bu's expression, Wang Kai hurriedly said:

"Gongtai only wants to present it to the general. If the general wants to listen, please let Gongtai come and see him!"

Lu Bu listened, but hesitated again.

Although he didn't want Chen Gong to die, he also didn't want to let Chen Gong go so easily.

At the very least, Chen Gong has to bow his head first!
Yang Feng and the others were watching from the side. After they looked at each other, Han Xian stepped forward and said:
"Marquis Wen, since Mr. Chen is willing to die for his advice, this matter is obviously of great importance!"

"It is better not to see it, so as not to ruin the life of a loyal minister!"

Seeing that someone was trying to persuade him and that the steps were almost paved, Lu Bu simply said:

"If you two hadn't persuaded me, I would never have let him go today!"

"Well, Zifa, go and call this person over. I want to see what he has to say!"

When Wang Kai heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly stood up and said:
"Thank you, my lord. I will go and bring Gongtai here right away!"

After saying this, he walked out of the hall quickly.

Chen Deng, who was standing by, had a gloomy expression when he saw this. He did not expect Chen Gong to use such an extreme method.

Now that Lu Bu has agreed, it will be difficult to send Chen Gong in!

As for why Chen Gong came out, there is no doubt that it has something to do with Liu Bei!

If possible, he really wanted to stay and persuade them, but he had just accepted a mission to leave the city, and it would be impolite to stay any longer.

While he was thinking, Lu Bu saw that he was still there, and he asked in surprise:

"Why doesn't Yuanlong move?"

When Chen Deng heard this, he looked up and said:

"I'll go right away!"

"But there is one thing I want you to know. You must put the overall situation first. You must know that the biggest enemy at present is Yuan Shu. You must not make enemies with Envoy Liu!"

Seeing Chen Deng's random reminder, Lu Bu thought he was trying to persuade Zhang Fei again, so he smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Yuanlong. I won't argue with such a person!"

Seeing Lu Bu like this, Chen Deng knew that he didn't hear it, so he could only sigh secretly, bowed and walked out of the mansion.

Not long after Chen Deng left, Chen Gong was brought up.

Lu Bu wanted to ridicule him, but when he saw Chen Gong with disheveled hair and a haggard appearance, he couldn't help but feel pity and said:
"Gongtai, why are you doing this? I don't want to do evil with you!"

"Now that it's like this, you're blaming me!"

When Chen Gong heard this, his expression was calm:

"This is not the fault of Lord Wen, but the fault of the villain!"

"Even if the palace has complaints, it's not Marquis Wen's fault!"

Hearing that Chen Gong did not blame him, Lu Bu became even more uncomfortable and said coldly:

"If you don't blame me, then why should I blame you?"

"I heard from Zifa that you intended to die in prison?"

"Do you think I will confess my crime if you threaten me with death?"

If it were someone else, they would definitely explain it, but Chen Gong just shook his head and said:
"I am not forcing you to die, but because Lord Wen is about to die, I have no choice but to speak!"

"I have come here specially to save Marquis Wen's life!"

Lü Bu listened and became furious.

"Chen Gong! How dare you be so arrogant!"

"You are a prisoner, and I am in the hall. Who can kill me?"

Yang Feng and Han Xian saw that the two of them started arguing as soon as they arrived, and they all bowed and said:
"Marquis Wen, we will take our leave first!"

Before Lu Bu could speak, Chen Gong said coldly:
"I haven't met the two generals yet!"

"I guess it must be Generals Han and Yang who are here!"

"This matter is also related to you two, I hope you will listen to it!"

When the two heard this, they were both stunned and no longer wanted to leave.

Lu Bu became more and more angry and said:

"Chen Gongtai, what do you want to say? If you continue to talk nonsense like this, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Chen Gong saw this, but he was not afraid at all, he knelt down and said:

"General, you can kill them if you want, but please kill Chen and his son first, and then kill Liu Bei!"

"If these three die, Gong will die without regrets!"

Seeing that Chen Gong was truly not afraid of death, Lu Bu was helpless and could only glare at him and say:
"Since you are threatening to die, I will listen to you for now. And tell me why you want to kill these three people?"

Chen Gong immediately said:

"Because Chen's father and son colluded with foreign enemies and wanted to seize Xuzhou, Liu Bei had bad intentions and wanted to seize Xuzhou!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu gnashed his teeth and said:

"how do I say this!"

He really wanted to kill Chen Gong. This was the nth time he had done this. Every time he opened his mouth, he would give this reason. Today, he wanted to hear the whole story!
Seeing this, Chen Gong did not explain directly, but asked:
"Just before I came here, I heard that Zhang Fei was causing chaos outside the city. May I ask what this is about?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but once he did, Lu Bu got angry and said:

"What does it have to do with you?" Wang Kai, who was standing behind Chen Gong, was really worried about his brother and hurriedly whispered:
"Because our army has not been given enough money and food, Zhang Fei came to ask for it!"

Chen Gong suddenly turned around and shouted:

"Have you eaten yet? Why are you so timid?"

Wang Kai was stunned after being scolded like this.

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said:

"General, may I ask if this is true?"

Lu Bu was already on the verge of a rage, and he shouted:
"Chen Gong, what on earth do you want to say?"

If Chen Gong wanted to blame him like Chen Deng did, then he would have to kill this disobedient person today!
But when Chen Gong heard this, he said loudly:
"I would like to ask the general why our army's food and fodder should be handed over to Liu Bei's army!"

"Obviously, all the food and fodder were obtained by our army, and this battle also saw the main force of our army!"

"What contribution did Liu Bei make? He was just a supporting force. How could he be qualified to share the spoils with our army?"

"Why give it to Liu Bei first when the two generals haven't got it yet?"

Lu Bu was stunned by his shouting.

Didn't Chen Gong come here to blame others for not providing food, but instead blamed him for providing food?

For a moment, he could only raise his eyebrows and say:
"Because I agreed to it beforehand, I have no choice but to go along with it!"

"Then why did the general agree to this?"

Chen Gong asked again:
"General, don't you know that what they got is all the money and food of Xuzhou? Even if it becomes military funds, it belongs to our army. Why should we give it to Liu Bei?"

As his momentum grew, Lu Bu became weaker.

For a moment, I wanted to roar a few times to show my strength, but when I thought about it carefully, I found that it seemed that I had agreed to this matter without thinking!
When asked the reason, he actually didn't understand it clearly, he just agreed for some reason!

When Chen Gong saw that Lü Bu was silent, he immediately fell to the ground and said:

"This is the story of Chen's father and son colluding with the enemy!"

"General, you might as well think about it. There is no way in the world that we can share the spoils with the reinforcements!"

"Liu Bei came to help our army, which was a righteous act. If he really did this, I would respect him a little bit."

"Even if he has a request, we can discuss it before he comes. If our army accepts, he can send troops again. If our army does not accept, he will not come, and our army will not blame him!"

"But he should never, ever discuss this matter with our army after arriving. This is like waiting for a price, just to get something for the sake of gaining something!"

"The general didn't know the enemy's plan, so he naturally agreed. Chen's father and son are both wise men, so how could they not see the enemy's plan?"

"But they saw it, but said nothing. Isn't this harming the general?"

Lu Bu listened and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Yes, he didn’t hear it at that time. How could Chen Deng and Chen Gui not hear it?

You heard it but you don't say anything, isn't that just betraying your own people?
When he thought about how he had been tricked by the father and son, Lu Bu drew out the long sword from his waist and chopped it on the corner of the table, saying in a cold voice:

"The Chen family father and son bullied me, they should be killed!"

Seeing this, Chen Gong continued:
"The Chen family father and son are always on the opposite side of the fence, it has always been like this!"

"But Liu Bei has evil intentions!"

"Now, I don't know where this strategist Wang He came from. His heart is as vicious as Qin Zixuan under Cao Cao's command!"

"He asked Liu Bei to come to our army to help us. We didn't lose any troops, but gained great benefits!"

"Now that his ambition has not been fulfilled, how can he leave? I heard that the general wants to go south. If Liu Bei really wants to eliminate the bandits, why doesn't he join forces and go south?"

"It can be seen that this person has sinister intentions. He must want to take advantage of the general's march south to turn against him!"

At this time, Lü Bu was led into Chen Gong's thoughts and unconsciously followed his thoughts, muttering:
"I was wondering why Liu Bei wanted to return, so it turned out to be for this reason?"

But Yang Feng, who was listening to the analysis, suddenly frowned and said:

"It would be fine if Chen and his son were colluding with the enemy!"

"Liu Bei has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness. If he were to turn against his allies like this, wouldn't he be afraid of being despised by the world?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help but frown.

Seeing this, Chen Gong said:
"Your Excellency must be General Yang Feng!"

"May I ask, General Yang, have you ever dealt with Liu Bei?"

Yang Feng shook his head and said:
“There isn’t much communication!”

He interacted more with Cao Cao, but rarely met Liu Bei.

Upon hearing this, Chen Gong smiled and said:

"In that case, it's no wonder that the general didn't recognize Liu Bei!"

"In my opinion, Liu Bei appears to be kind and righteous, but in reality he is sinister and cunning."

"This time, his plan is the same!"

"He seems to have good intentions, but he actually has evil intentions. He knows that the general will not want to share the food and grass, so he offers to share it!"

"Now it turns out to be true. Although our army has its reasons, he can use this as an excuse to launch a sneak attack on our army!"

"If he succeeds, even if the world knows about it, they will blame our army for not giving them money and food, instead of accusing him of turning against us and attacking us!"

Having said this, he bowed to Lu Bu and said:
"General, think about it. It was reasonable for our army not to give us money and food. Now it seems that we are wrong!"

"He seems to be resentful and asked Zhang Fei to come and ask for food, but in fact he is just trying to slack off the general!"

"I dare say that if the general goes south, he will turn against us sooner or later!"

"Rather than letting him go, it is better to act decisively now and kill Liu Bei to prevent future troubles!"

When he said this, Lü Bu was finally persuaded. Just like the previous sneak attack on Xia Pi, he said with a ferocious look:
"If Liu Bei really has this intention, he should be killed!"

Yang Feng and Han Xian had already had this idea, and upon hearing this, they stood up and said:
"We are willing to follow Lord Wen!"

But suddenly, after a long silence, Wang Kai stepped out and said:

"If we follow Gongtai's words, we should attack and kill Liu Bei, but if our army takes the initiative to attack now, won't we be accused of attacking friendly forces?"

As soon as he spoke, Lu Bu remembered.

Yes, that's the problem. Now he invites Liu Bei but doesn't give him money or food. Liu Bei can attack him, but he has no legitimate reason to attack Liu Bei.

When Chen Gong heard this, he stood up and said:
"General, rest assured. I have a plan that will ensure that our army can kill Liu Bei, and the world will find it difficult to blame us!"

He didn't stay in jail for nothing these days. No matter what Lu Bu's reaction was, he was sure he could convince Lu Bu!
(End of this chapter)