Chapter 343

In the end, they broke up in discord.

Lu Bu was very speechless when he saw this scene.

In his opinion, as for Liu Yu, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, if he really had to choose a warlord to become the Son of Heaven, he felt that his younger brother Su Xuan was the most suitable.

As for himself?

He had never thought of becoming an emperor.

He was very clear about how much he was worth.

Being a warlord or even a king might be okay, and he had this ambition, but letting him be an emperor?

He felt he was not cut out for this.

He had also witnessed the situation of the Great Han Son of Heaven Liu Xie.

Excluding the problems of Liu Xie being controlled by Dong Zhuo, the tasks Liu Xie had to deal with every day were not something Lu Bu could do.

He felt that it was better for him to be a general or a warlord.

For a time, Lu Bu had the idea of leaving.

Thinking of this, he also turned around, preparing to leave.

"General Lu, wait!"

At this time, an official walked over and stopped Lu Bu.

"Hmm?"

Lu Bu looked at this person and frowned slightly: "Chen Gong? What is the matter with you stopping me?"

He naturally knew Chen Gong.

Speaking of which, it was at Wang Yun's place.

But because he had learned from Su Xuan early on that Wang Yun had been scheming against him from the beginning, Lu Bu had no good impression of Wang Yun.

Consequently, his impression of Chen Gong was also very average.

Chen Gong saw Lu Bu's impatience and immediately cupped his hands: "Now that the Son of Heaven and Minister Wang are both dead, and Changancheng is about to fall into great chaos, I wonder what General Lu's plans are for the future?"

"Hmm?"

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong with some surprise: "You are quite capable to be able to see this. Why? Do you have any good ideas?"

If Chen Gong could really give good advice, he wouldn't mind listening.

Because he was a little embarrassed to go and ask Su Xuan for advice again.

After all, it had only been a short while.

He had messed things up himself.

He was a bit ashamed to ask Su Xuan for advice!

"Naturally!"

Chen Gong saw that Lu Bu could listen to him and immediately cupped his hands: "In my opinion, General, since you killed Dong Zhuo, you will inevitably be viewed with hostility by the hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops, especially those Xiliang Army generals who were already at odds with you in the past. I am afraid they will not let you go easily this time;"

"Therefore, you cannot stay in Guanzhong! Leaving here is the best choice for you!"

"And with your ability, General Lu, you can go anywhere in this world;"

"If you haven't decided yet, General Lu, why not follow me to Yanzhou? I am willing to help you take Yanzhou as a foundation and become a warlord. What do you think, General?"

Why was he in Changancheng at this time?

Because Cao Cao in Yanzhou had disappointed him.

Because Cao Cao killed Bian Rang;

Because Cao Cao was unwilling to be controlled by them and was very dissatisfied with their Yanzhou gentry, secretly excluding and suppressing them.

How could Chen Gong endure this?

Therefore, he came to Changancheng, preparing to find another way out.

Originally, he was prepared to cooperate with Wang Yun and then win the favor of the Son of Heaven, and then obtain some things he wanted.

Who could have thought that the Son of Heaven and Wang Yun would both be killed at this time.

It left Chen Gong completely at a loss.

Originally, he was also a bit confused, but after seeing Lu Bu, he immediately had a new plan.

He also understood this Lu Bu; he was a simple and honest man.

He had no schemes and was easy to control.

Moreover, his strength was top-notch in the world.

He immediately thought, why shouldn't I serve Lu Bu as my lord, control and support Lu Bu to compete for hegemony, defeat Cao Cao, and then support Lu Bu to achieve a great cause?

With his intelligence and Lu Bu's almost invincible martial power, wouldn't they be the best partners?

Perhaps, if they combined, they could really accomplish a great cause?

It was with such thoughts that Chen Gong stopped Lu Bu.

"Oh?"

Lu Bu heard this and looked at Chen Gong with surprise: "Chen Gong, are you prepared to serve me as your lord? To offer me advice?"

"That's right!"

Chen Gong nodded affirmatively: "I do have this idea! It depends on how you decide, General!"

"What I value is your invincible martial power, General. In my opinion, you were buried in the past, General. Otherwise, with your ability, how could you stop at your current achievements?"

"Hahaha!"

Lu Bu felt extremely comfortable when he heard this. For a moment, he felt that Chen Gong, who was a bit unpleasant, suddenly became extremely pleasing to the eye. He laughed loudly: "Chen Gong, you are very good! I agree to your service. However, is Yanzhou really worth going for?"

"I don't have any foundation there, and I don't even know anyone. How can I gain a foothold there?"

Over the years, he had also discovered that it was a great disadvantage not to have a strategist to offer him advice at any time.

Mainly because he himself was not good at this aspect.

Thanks to Su Xuan's occasional guidance, he was able to achieve what he had today.

Otherwise, his current situation would definitely be many times worse than it was now.

But Su Xuan could not guide him at any time, and he himself wanted to make Su Xuan look at him with admiration.

Therefore, he was naturally overjoyed at Chen Gong's service.

"Naturally!"

Chen Gong was also happy to see that Lu Bu agreed.

This Lu Bu was one of the strongest warriors in the world, his ability to command troops was very strong, and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry under his command could also be called invincible.

Coupled with Lu Bu's simple nature and ease of control, Chen Gong seemed to have already seen the scene where he supported Lu Bu to become a powerful warlord, or even unified the world.

Thinking about it, he would be truly successful then.

"Cao Cao, you will regret your past choices! Hmph hmph!"

Chen Gong thought to himself with resentment.

"My lord, although you have no foundation in Yanzhou, I am different! I am a local of Yanzhou and have good relations with many gentry!"

"Plus, many people among the Yanzhou gentry are dissatisfied with Cao Cao now. This is our opportunity!"

"Of course, there is definitely danger, and the possibility of failure exists. It is impossible to have absolute certainty of victory!"

"It just depends on whether you have the guts and courage to venture with me, my lord?"

Chen Gong, who knew Lu Bu's character, used a provocation method directly.

"Hmph!"

Lu Bu snorted when he heard this: "There is no place in this world that I dare not go!"

"A mere Cao Cao, he is not Su Boyuan, he is definitely not my opponent!"

"Yanzhou, I want it!"

He figured it out; living under someone else's roof had no future. Being the boss himself and occupying a piece of territory was the best choice.

He had worked for others enough and never wanted to live this kind of life again.

It was too stifling.

"Eh?"

Chen Gong was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said with surprise: "It is rumored that you have a very good relationship with Jingzhou Governor Su Xuan, my lord. I thought it was just a rumor before. Now it seems, could this be true?"

"Naturally it is true!"

— Author's Notes —

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