The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 155 Covering Chen Gong
"Chen Gong, the reason why I say so much is because I think you are a rare talent. I am short of counselors. If you are willing, you can stay by my side and advise me. I think your resourcefulness is not inferior. Yu Xizhicai and Cheng Yu." Li Yuan said frankly, directly explaining his intention of soliciting.

"Xi Zhicai and Cheng Yu are both resourceful people in the world. How can I compare with them?" Chen Gong said modestly. He had already heard that Li Yuan had two great advisers. It was Cheng Yu, led by Xi Zhicai, the person Li Yuan relied on most, and Li Yuan would discuss with Xi Zhicai about everything, big or small.

"I've always sought truth from facts. Lu Bu doesn't know how to use people, so I lost to me. I think you should have advised Lu Bu not to go out of the city to fight. If he had listened to you, the city of Puyang is still as stable as Mount Tai. It's a pity he He is self-willed, and as long as he is angry, he will not listen to other people's suggestions, so his defeat is only a matter of time." Li Yuan fought against Lu Bu many times, so he knew Lu Bu's character well.

Chen Gong was a little surprised when he heard the words. Li Yuan even knew about his advice to Lu Bu not to go out to fight in the city. Who else could Yuan turn to? Without Li Yuan's cover, he would be caught by Cao Cao as soon as he walked out of this room. Given Cao Cao's hatred for him, he would never let him go easily.

Chen Gong cautiously asked: "I betrayed Cao Cao, isn't General Li afraid that I will betray you again in the future?"

Chen Gong knew that what these high-ranking figures hated the most was someone who betrayed others, because he had a stain on him, so he was worried that Li Yuan would distrust him because of this, and if he really wanted to rely on Li Yuan, he wouldn't be able to do anything, so he might as well not take refuge in him .

"Don't worry, I, Li Yuan, am a person who can distinguish between right and wrong. The reason why you betrayed Cao Cao was because you wanted to avenge Bian Rang." Li Yuan had read history books in his previous life, so he also knew the reason why Chen Gong betrayed Cao Cao. Bian Rang is your friend, Cao Cao killed him because he was criticized by Bian Rang, it is indeed too much, it is also reasonable for you to betray Cao Cao for revenge, I will not blame you for this."

Hearing this, Chen Gong let go of the stone in his heart. Since Li Yuan valued him so much, if he didn't take any action, he would be ungrateful. He quickly knelt down and cupped his fists and said, "Chen Gongtai pays respects to the lord."

"Hahahaha, get up," Li Yuan helped Chen Gong up, "you will change into the clothes of our soldiers in a while, and then go back to Xiapi with me, so that Cao Cao will not be able to find you. Pi, even if Cao Cao finds out, he can't do anything to you."

"Thank you, my lord," Chen Gong thought again, worried, "Isn't my lord afraid of offending Cao Cao because of me?"

"Cao Cao is just a vassal, and with his current strength, he is not my opponent at all. Since you call me lord, you are my subordinate. As your lord, I will naturally protect you." For Li Yuan, offending Cao Cao is fundamental. It's nothing, just do it if you don't like it.

Chen Gong felt a burst of warmth in his heart. Li Yuan protected his weaknesses so much that he felt protected. This was completely different from Lu Bu. Lu Bu only cared about himself and did not care about the feelings of his subordinates. No wonder Li Yuan's subordinates and generals were willing to Dedicated to follow.

After a while, the soldiers brought a set of clothes to Chen Gong, and Chen Gong put them on immediately, and then Li Yuan asked Huang Zhong to arrange it among the soldiers to cover him out of the city. Cao Cao couldn't find him even if he dug three feet under the cover of the soldiers. .

At the gate of the city, Li Yuan's army was preparing to leave Puyang and return to Xiapi. Cao Cao went to see him when he knew about it, and the two met at the gate of the city.

"Why did General Li leave in such a hurry? I was planning to hold a celebration banquet tonight, and I invite you to come and celebrate." Cao Cao beamed with joy, and he became particularly happy after conquering Puyang.

"I have sent troops for more than a month, and the soldiers are tired. They should go back to recuperate. Besides, I miss my relatives at home, so I want to go back and reunite earlier." After all, Puyang is Cao Cao's territory, so Li Yuan didn't want to stay longer, and he didn't want to stay. Pointless.

"In this case, I will not keep General Li. By the way, I wonder if General Li has seen Chen Gong himself?" Cao Cao immediately sent someone to arrest Zhang Miao and Chen Gong after entering the city. Zhang Miao had already been found, but Chen Gong didn't see it, and wondered whether Chen Gong had already escaped from the city.

"Who is Chen Gong? I haven't heard of it." Li Yuan shook his head, expressing that he had never heard of this name. For a thick-skinned person like him, it would be impossible for Cao Cao to tell a lie without blushing. Chen Gong is in Li Yuan's army.

Cao Cao wanted to say something else, but Xia Houyuan suddenly came to Cao Cao's side, and he whispered a few words into Cao Cao's ear, Cao Cao's expression changed drastically. Although Li Yuan felt strange, he couldn't ask more questions.

"Since General Li is leaving, I won't stay. I still have important matters to deal with," Cao Cao clasped his fists at Li Yuan.

"Farewell!" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he led the army back to Xuzhou without any nostalgia.

Seeing Li Yuan's army leave, Cao Cao couldn't help saying: "In the future, Li Yuan will be our army's formidable enemy."

"My lord, don't worry, I will compete with Li Yuanyi after I unify the north."

Guo Jia had already formulated a plan for Cao Cao to unify the north. Their primary goal was Yuan Shao. From Guo Jia’s point of view, Gongsun Zan would definitely lose to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao would first defeat Gongsun Zan to unify the north, and then go south. There is a chance to go north to defeat Yuan Shao. This strategy seems crazy to others, but Guo Jia is absolutely sure, and only he has such resourcefulness and courage.

Cao Cao nodded and went back to deal with what Xia Houyuan said.

After leaving Puyang, Chen Gong changed back to his own clothes and rode with Li Yuan. In ancient times, only subordinates of considerable status could ride with the lord. Not long after Chen Gong took refuge in Li Yuan, he gave him this The treatment is considered to be very important to him.

"Gongtai, Xia Houyuan said something in Cao Cao's ear when he left just now. Cao Cao's face changed drastically after hearing it. Cao Cao is the kind of person who can't show his emotions. What do you think will make Cao Cao's face change drastically?" The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. At first he thought that Cao Cao had found out about covering Chen Gong out of the city, but Cao Cao did not catch up after they left the city, which proved that there were other reasons.

"If this subordinate's guess is correct, Cao Cao's face should have changed drastically because of Liu Bei." Chen Gong said without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)