Chapter 413

Others also looked at Lu Bu in unison.

Lu Bu replied directly: “At that time, we will take a boat directly to Jingzhou to meet Su Boyuan!”

“As for the subsequent arrangements, I will discuss them with Su Boyuan! In short, I will not treat you unfairly!”

“At worst, I can help you find a good job and position under Su Boyuan; any objections?”

After this, hegemony is impossible; he should also settle down.

“No!”

“Absolutely not!”

“Going under King Zou Qian is good! I heard that the treatment under King Zou Qian is excellent!”

“.....”

The generals heard this and echoed with surprise.

As if they had long been looking forward to surrendering to Su Xuan, which made Lu Bu’s face turn slightly black.

You bastards, so you have long wanted to surrender to Su Boyuan?

He simply ignored these bastards and looked at Chen Gong standing to the side: “Chen Gongtai, what about you? What are your thoughts? If you are unwilling to go to Su Boyuan’s side, I will not force you!”

“No need!”

Chen Gong shook his head: “It is good to go and see King Zou Qian and see Jingzhou!”

“Last time, didn’t I tell you, my lord? I have figured out some things!”

“Perhaps, my past persistence itself was wrong! I want to see King Zou Qian’s new policies with my own eyes; I hope you will allow it, my lord!”

Things had reached this point, and he had nothing to hesitate about.

However, he was indeed amazed by Su Xuan’s methods.

The world thought that King Zou Qian had been keeping a low profile and developing in recent years, unable to expand outward because of a lack of reform talent.

However, in reality?

Just by looking at his amazing layout in Xuzhou, Chen Gong could roughly see or guess how many secret hands Su Xuan had buried in the provinces and commanderies of the world over the years.

King Zou Qian probably never stopped infiltrating and controlling the provinces and commanderies of the world, right?

Appearing harmless on the surface, he had actually controlled the entire world in his hands secretly.

Even the ownership of territory and the outcome of wars were within his grasp.

One can imagine that when his talent cultivation is sufficient, his sending of troops will inevitably be earth-shattering and unstoppable.

He could not imagine which warlord in the world could stop his footsteps in unifying the world and changing the dynasty?

Cao Cao?

Looking at how his acquisition of Xuzhou was secretly arranged by Su Xuan, one can imagine that Cao Cao is not worthy of being King Zou Qian’s opponent?

Then Lord Yuan Shao?

Hehe! In Chen Gong’s eyes, Lord Yuan Shao at this moment is not even as good as Cao Cao.

But excluding these two, the other warlords are even more unbearable.

Therefore, the overall situation of the world has actually been determined long ago, and it will inevitably belong to Su Xuan.

He had even less to struggle with.

“Oh”

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong with surprise and joy: “Haha! It is great that you can think this way, Chen Gongtai! Along the way, you have helped me a lot; although some ideas were different from mine, your help to me was real!”

“If possible, I still do not want you to go to a dead end!”

“Now it is good! In the future, we can still live well together and watch the clouds and winds; wouldn’t that be beautiful?”

Living in this world, power seems to be just like that!

Enough to use and enough to be majestic is fine!

Seeking too much will only lead to losing more.

“Hehe! My lord is right!”

Chen Gong smiled knowingly: “I am waiting for the day to watch the clouds and winds with you, my lord, and watch the rise and fall of other warlords!”

“Haha! Good!”

Outside Xiapi City, in Cao Cao’s camp,

Hearing that Chen Qun had returned, Cao Cao immediately sent someone to invite Chen Qun.

“Changwen! Back so soon? How did the matter go? Was it smooth?”

Seeing Chen Qun enter, Cao Cao could not help but ask.

Chen Qun bowed with a smile: “Reporting to my lord! This time, the matter was surprisingly smooth!”

“After my persuasion and careful consideration, Chen Deng has agreed to surrender to you, my lord, and help us open the West City Gate of Xiapi City from the inside and outside, helping us take Xiapi City quickly!”

“Oh?”

Cao Cao was surprised, but frowned, doubting: “Is the matter that simple? Chen Deng actually agreed so easily? Could there be a trick in this?”

Don’t blame Old Cao for being suspicious; he always felt that this matter was too easy.

“Please rest assured, my lord!”

Chen Qun explained: “I can guarantee that Chen Deng is truly wanting to surrender to you, my lord, this time!”

“I can understand your suspicion!”

“However, this is because you do not understand Chen Deng, otherwise you would not think so!”

“Oh?”

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and waved his hand: “Let’s hear it!”

Chen Qun replied: “Chen Deng never truly surrendered to Liu Bei from beginning to end; he only served under Liu Bei as an official of Xuzhou!”

“In his eyes, the future and interests of the family are paramount, and everything else should be ranked behind them!”

“In everything, he considers family interests first and considers things from the perspective of family interests!”

“Currently, you, my lord, have occupied most of Xuzhou, in which there are many Chen clan industries;”

“Chen Deng cannot give up these industries!”

“In addition, anyone with eyes can see that the defeat of Xiapi is determined, and Xuzhou will inevitably belong to you, my lord, in the future!”

“It is normal for Chen Deng to surrender to you, my lord, in advance to help you take Xiapi for the sake of the family!”

If it were him, he would make the same choice.

Zhong Yao, standing to the side, also nodded in agreement: “My lord! I also feel that Chen Deng is truly surrendering this time! You do not need to doubt this, my lord; I actually explained Chen Deng’s temperament to you last time.”

“Hmm!”

Cao Cao nodded expressionlessly.

He did not know whether to be happy or sigh for a moment.

He could see that whether it was Chen Deng, Chen Qun, or this Zhong Yao, they were all putting family interests first, and everything was based on family interests.

Only secondarily was he their lord!

Such people are simply tumors that will threaten the development of his power in the future.

Yet, he cannot do without these people now.

Sometimes he really envies Su Xuan’s courage, methods, and foresight!

Seeing through the essence of these noble clan people early on, he did not prepare to compromise with them from the beginning, but chose new policies.

— Author's Notes —

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