Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 149 Lingling General - Xing Daorong! (Thanks to Mike_Stone for the monthly ticket support~)

The seat of Changsha County was Linxiang County.

Before Chen Gong and Wei Yan arrived, they had already notified Han Xuan in advance and directly presented him with two large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry.

Originally, Han Xuan relied on his 15,000 defenders and had a high opinion of himself, so he had no intention of meeting with Lu Bu's envoy.

But after seeing two large boxes of jewelry, his attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees!

Chen Gong and Wei Yan were immediately invited to Linxiang City and received in the reception room of the prefect's mansion!

Chen Gong and Wei Yan bowed to Han Xuan who was sitting on the seat.

Han Xuan was dressed in brocade clothes and had an arrogant look on his face.

Seeing that Chen Gong and Wei Yan were just bowing, he asked in a calm voice:

"Why don't you two kneel down and bow before me?"

Wei Yan's eyes flashed with anger, and just as he was about to explode, Chen Gong pulled his sleeve, stepped forward, and bowed, saying:
"Have you not heard that a minister of a superior state does not bow to the ruler of an inferior state?
“Although you are a governor, you are under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhou Provincial Governorate, just like the two of us.

“Your Excellency is our superior, but we are here to meet you on the orders of your superior.

"We two have just bowed to show respect and given Governor Han enough respect.

"If we continue to kneel and kowtow, I'm afraid it will be disrespectful to the governor appointed by Your Majesty, and even more so to the Han Dynasty!"

Han Xuan was a little panicked when he was suddenly accused of such a serious crime.

He also knew that this thin-looking man in a blue cape was a sharp-tongued fellow.

Han Xuan didn't dare to make things difficult for the other party anymore, and immediately got to the point:
"It was just a joke, don't take it seriously.

"I wonder how you plan to persuade this governor to surrender to Marquis Lü Wen?"

When Chen Gong heard this, he knew that Han Xuan was also quite clever.

Ordinary flattery may not be able to impress the other party, so I immediately changed the wording:
"I have no intention of persuading Governor Han to submit to my master."

"Oh?"

Han Xuan narrowed his eyes, and became more interested after feeling a little bored.

Chen Gong continued:

“On the way here, I saw people happily farming.

"Their farming tools were also curved plows and keel water wheels.

“Also, almost every household had a set of curved plows, and every village had a keel waterwheel.

“Everyone says that Han Taishou is impatient, easy to kill, and regards human life as worthless.

“But in my opinion, this is just a prejudice from some aristocratic families.

"If Governor Han really regarded human life as worthless, why would he spend a huge amount of money to build enough curved plows to meet the needs of every farmer?
“Your Excellency loves money and possessions, but this reception room is plain and simple, without any trace of luxury.

"I think the reason why Governor Han was happy about the gold, silver and jewelry was because with this money, he could do more for the people, right?"

Listening to Chen Gong's meticulous words.

Han Xuan's expression had changed from a little interested at the beginning to gradually solemn, and in the end he even pursed his lips unconsciously!

Finally, someone can see his silent dedication to the people.

The aristocratic families in Changsha County all hate him, isn't it because his actions have touched the interests of the aristocratic families?

After all, if you can grow your own crops and food, who would be willing to farm for aristocratic families and then be exploited by them?
However, the aristocratic families did not understand him, and neither did the subordinates around him.

He could only quietly hide the kindness in his heart.

He used his position as a prefect to do his best to benefit the people.

But what he didn't expect was that an envoy sent by Lu Bu actually noticed the details around him at a glance and noticed his silent efforts...

For a moment, Han Xuan's heart was quite touched, and he had an urge to talk to the other party from the heart!
Chen Gong looked at the other party and laughed secretly in his heart. What he didn't say was that the other party had spent a lot of money to make many curved plows.

But he heard from the villagers that these curved plows were forced to be sold to them by Han Xuan.

And it is a must buy for every household!
In addition, although Han Xuan was not extravagant, he had the habit of accumulating wealth and liked to collect large amounts of gold, silver and treasures and hide them in his warehouse.

Such a self-centered person will naturally feel that his actions have brought substantial benefits to the people.

But in fact, he is not only greedy for money, but also suspicious of his subordinates.

This also led to his very bad reputation outside.

However, Chen Gong deliberately ignored these shortcomings and focused on magnifying the opponent's advantages.

Coupled with his careful observation and reasonable speculation, he used soft words to arouse the other party's resonance.

Naturally, it will make the other person feel like they have met a close friend!
Han Xuan immediately stood up, walked to Chen Gong, shook his hand vigorously, and said excitedly:

"After being in a trance for half my life, I finally found a soulmate!
"Come here, prepare the banquet. I want to drink and chat with Gongtai!"

Wei Yan, who was standing by, was stunned.

No, Chen Gong coaxed Han Xuan like his own son with just a few words!

Is this the charm of language?

I have really broadened my horizons!

For the next period of time, Wei Yan also took a seat at the table.

It's just that he was drinking alone, while two people were sitting at the table opposite him, talking and laughing, as if he was redundant.

After three rounds of drinking, Chen Gong took the opportunity to state Lu Bu's conditions.

After hearing that he could still keep his position as prefect and just needed to hand over his military power.

After hesitating for a moment, Han Xuan readily agreed!

What's the point of having military power when you only have one county? You can't defeat others anyway.

Territorial expansion is even more impossible.

It would be better to hand over the military power to Lu Bu and focus on internal affairs, which would also make it easier for him to continue to make money!
As for the city defense, he left it all to Lu Bu, and he didn't have to worry about it anymore.

Chen Gong was very happy to see that Han Xuan agreed, and he immediately became sworn brothers with Han Xuan.

With this identity, he no longer has to worry about Jin Xuan sending someone to persuade Han Xuan.

After having a hearty drink with Han Xuan, Chen Gong said goodbye the next day and went straight to You County with Wei Yan to visit Huang Zhong.

While they were trying to persuade Han Xuan, Chen Deng and Chen Wu had just arrived in Lingling.

After several months of persistence and his father's strict supervision, Chen Deng finally gave up the temptation of sashimi.

From the beginning I couldn’t sleep all night and had no appetite because I couldn’t eat sashimi.

Later, I gradually diverted my attention, and my desire for sashimi became weaker and weaker, until finally I was able to put it behind me.

After giving up sashimi, Chen Deng clearly found that his abdomen was no longer as painful or bloated as before.

It’s true that I don’t have any stomach pain and feel relaxed every month!

Chen Deng was very grateful to Lu Bu.

This time, it was the first time that Lu Bu gave him a task.

He had to complete it successfully no matter what and repay the other party's favor!
When he thought of this, the gate of Quanling County, the seat of Lingling County, slowly opened.

A general wearing black armor and with a round face rode out on his horse and shouted to Chen Deng and Chen Wu:
"I am General Xing Daorong of Lingling!

"You two, follow me into the city."

(End of this chapter)