Chapter 654

Lu Bu replied directly: "When the time comes, we will take a boat directly to Jingzhou to meet Su Boyuan!"

"As for subsequent arrangements, I will discuss them with Su Boyuan! In short, I won't treat you unfairly!"

"At worst, I can help you find a good job or position under Su Boyuan. Any objections?"

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

"No!"

"Absolutely none!"

"It's good to go under King Gan! I heard the treatment under King Gan is excellent!"

"..."

The generals responded with surprise upon hearing this.

It was as if they had been looking forward to defecting to Su Xuan for a long time, which made Lu Bu's face turn slightly dark.

You scoundrels, so you have been wanting to defect to Su Boyuan for a long time?

He simply ignored these scoundrels and looked at Chen Gong on the side: "Chen Gongtai, what about you? What are your thoughts? If you don't want to go to Su Boyuan's side, I won't force you!"

"No need!"

Chen Gong shook his head: "It's good to go see King Gan and experience Jingzhou!"

"Didn't I tell you last time, my Lord? I have already figured out some things!"

"Perhaps my past persistence was wrong in itself! I want to see King Gan's new policies in Jingzhou with my own eyes. Please grant me permission, my Lord!"

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

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

The world thought King Gan had been developing low-key and head-down all these years, unable to expand outward because of a lack of reform talent.

However, in fact?

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

King Gan probably hadn't stopped infiltrating and controlling the various commanderies in the world for a single moment, right?

On the surface, he was harmless, but in secret, he had already controlled the entire world.

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

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

He couldn't imagine which warlord in the world could stop his pace of unifying the world and changing dynasties at that time?

Cao Cao?

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

Then Yuan Shao?

Hehe! In Chen Gong's eyes, 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 had actually been decided long ago; it would 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's great that you can think this way, Chen Gongtai! You have helped me a lot along the way; although some ideas were different from mine, your help to me was real!"

"If possible, I still don't want you to go down a dead end!"

"It's good now! We can still live well together in the future and watch the clouds and winds; wouldn't that be beautiful?"

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

It's enough to be powerful and prestigious!

Demanding 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, 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 him.

"Changwen! Back so soon? How did it go? Was it smooth?"

Cao Cao couldn't help but ask when he saw Chen Qun enter.

Chen Qun cupped his hands and smiled: "Reporting to my Lord! This matter went surprisingly smoothly!"

"After my persuasion and careful consideration, Chen Deng has agreed to defect to you, my Lord, and help us open the West Gate of Xiapi City from the inside out to help us take Xiapi City quickly!"

"Oh?"

Cao Cao was surprised, but also frowned, doubting: "Is it that simple? Did Chen Deng really agree 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 quickly: "I can guarantee that Chen Deng is truly sincere about defecting to you, my Lord, this time!"

"I can understand your suspicion!"

"However, this is because you don't understand Chen Deng; otherwise, you wouldn't think so!"

"Oh?"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and waved his hand: "Let's hear it!"

Chen Qun replied immediately: "Chen Deng has never truly defected 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 his family are paramount, and everything else should be ranked behind them!"

"In everything, he prioritizes family interests and considers things from the perspective of family interests first!"

"Currently, you have occupied more than half of Xuzhou, my Lord, and many of the Chen clan's industries are within it;"

"Chen Deng cannot abandon these industries!"

"In addition, anyone with eyes can see that the defeat of Xiapi is set, and Xuzhou will inevitably belong to you, my Lord, in the future!"

"It is very normal for Chen Deng to defect to you in advance for the sake of his family and help you take Xiapi!"

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

Zhong Yao, who was on the side, also nodded and agreed: "My Lord! I also think Chen Deng is sincerely defecting this time! You don't need to doubt this, my Lord. I actually explained Chen Deng's temperament to you last time."

"Hmm!"

Cao Cao nodded expressionlessly.

He didn't know whether to be happy or sigh in his heart.

He could see that whether it was Chen Deng, Chen Qun, or Zhong Yao, they all prioritized family interests above all else.

Only then did they consider him as their lord!

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

Yet, he cannot do without these people now.

Sometimes he truly envies Su Xuan's courage, methods, and foresight!

He saw through the essence of these gentry people early on and didn't prepare to compromise with them from the beginning, choosing new policies instead.

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